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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19

upon Slingersfontein, assaultlng with
musketry the hills on the northwest
held by three companies of WOrcesters
under Captain Hovel. The artillery
attack began at sunrise. The beers
approached in great numbers, estlmat-
ed at seven to one, but the British I'M
der a good cover, sustained the attack
throughout the day Meanwhile two
big guns on the west opened upon the
British at daylight, and fired half an
hour when the British Howitzer sill
enced them with lyddite, the British
artillery firing with precision An
other boer gun to the north opened on
the Royal Irish rifles, but rather inef-
fectually, as the rifles had good cover.
The Smelling continued all day; last
Founders to bomabard the camp from
Ia hill to the north The attempt was
plainly visible, gun seen being drawn
up by eighteen oxen. With the beers
surrounding the British in overwhelm-
ing numbers, using artillery, it became
evident it would be impossible to re-
tain Slingersfontein, which the British
evacuated under cover of the darkness,
falling back upon Rensburg. The
British casualties were lighter than
might have been expected IN the cir
cumstances.
French Strikes a Blow.
London, Feb. 15.-The war office has
issued the following message from
Lord Roberts, received last evening:
''Dekiels Drift, Feb. 14.-Gen. French
left this point at 100 yesterday morn
ing with three brigades of cavalry,
horse artillery and mounted infantry,
including several colonial contingents,
in order to seize the crossing of Mod
der river, a distance about rs miles.
He reports that he forced passage at
Clip Drift and occupied the hills north
OF the river, capturing three Of enemy S
the laagers, with their supplies, while
Gen. Gordon Of the 18th hussars, with
his brigade, who made feint at Ron
deval Drift four miles west, seized it
and the second drift between that and
Clip Drift, together with two more
laagers. French's performance was
brilliant, considering the excessive
heat and binding dust of the storm
which ragged during the latter part OF
the day. Owing to the rapidity Of his
movements, Gen. French met " It'll but
Islight opposition and his losses were
small. Lieutenant Johnson of the
lnnis-killing dragons is the
only officer reported severely
wounded. The sixth division
last night was on the north bank of
Riot at Waterfall Drift, and is moving
to the support of the cavalry. The
seventh division here will go on this
afternoon. Four officers and SO men
had to be sent last evening in the re-
turning OK wagons to the railway line,
being Frustrated by heat and exhaus-
ton"
Skirmish Near Potgieter's Drift.
London, Feb. 15.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Frere wires
Feb. 10: Sunday the beers advanced
down the Ladysmith road toward Pot
gleter's drift. Three hundred men on
horseback, with others, proceeded to a
point where they began to construct
new rows of trenches at right angles
to the road. This was about two miles
north of the drift. A party of beers
also crossed the Tugela, now very low,
six miles below Potgieters drift where
they sniped the south African light
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19
DAVIS STARTS FOR HOME.

Lorenzo Marques, Feb. 15.-Webster
Davis, United States assistant secre-
tary of the interior, arrived here from
Pretoria Feb. II and sails via Naples
for home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19
MISS ANTHONY RETIRES.
Presides For Last Time Over Suffrage
Association.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Niss Anthony
presided over the Woman's Suffrage
convention yesterday. Addresses were
made by the state presidents of New
Jersey and Montana showing the suf-
frage cause was making satisfactory
progress. Carrie Chapman Gait Of
New York, who was elected president,
read reports of the committees on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19
NEW ENGLAND FLOOD.

Boston, Feb. 15.-The flood in New
England is rapidly receding under the
influence of drying winds and freez 'ng
temperature The most serious l"es
will probably be at Montpelier, where
the Winooski river, blocked up by ice,
entered the city streets, flooding half
the business blocks and residences.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19

A cable message received by r. E..
BeesOn of Fond du Lac announced the
marriage in London of his sister, Nine
Abbie .Beeson Darlington, the Ameri-
can opera singer, to Prof. hilbert
Lewys. director of the Virgil-Clavier
musical schools of London and Berlin.
Nine. Darlington, who is a daughter
of the late Edward Beeson, has sung
throughout the United States and be-
fore many of the royal courts of Eu-
rope, as we'll as in the famous music
halls of London, Paris and Berlin.
Mrs. Darlington was granted a divorce
in Chicago a year ago from her hus-
band. She then came to Fond du Lac
and after visit of few weeks, went
to London to continue her music. She
has a daughter who for some time has
been one of the leading sopranos of
the Castle Square Opera company
singing at the Studebaker theater in
Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

William De Stesse of Fond du Lac,
who was a member of the thirty
Wisconsin infantry during the last
year of the civil war, is a candidate for
department commander of the G. A. r.
to succeed Gen. Henry Harnden of
Madison.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19
WHY MACRUM LIEF
FORMER CONSUL AT PRETORIA
ISSUES A STATEMENT.
Is SOMEWHAT SARCASTIC

Says He Could Not in Self Respect
Remain as British Consul and Not
American-Was Subject to Military
Censor at Durham Which He Didn't
Like
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19
q x
Chicago.

Mrs Marie Friedrich, who was more
than 101 years of age, is dead at Lo-
mira. She was born in a village near
Cologne, Germany, Oct. 81, 1898. She
was married twice, the first time in
Germany. She once spoke of her early
experiences as follows: cob, yes,
can remember things long time back
Even when I was a girl things hap
pened that can now recall [ used to
be very strong when I was a girl, and
once on a wager I carried five bushels
of wheat up flight of stairs. I have
never been sick to amount to anything,
though when I was child I had the
smallpox I remember, too, the boat
we crossed in, an old sailing vessel, the
Quebec. That was in 1858, and the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19

+ At Philadelphia, Tom Sharkey and
Joe Goddard met for a six round bout.
Goddard was clearly outclassed and
in the fourth round threw up the
sponge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19

President Mckinley has appointed
P A. Hallman postmaster of Green
Bay, and I. z. Merriam postmaster of
Whitewater
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
CLARK TESTIFIES
He Went Into a Campaign Only to
Down Another Democrat, That
Bad Man DAILY.
HE SPENT MUCH MONEY
But He Does Not Know That Any Was
Used Oorruptly and Forgets Whether
he Wrote Letter to Help Out
His Lawyer.

Washington, February 17.-In the
Clark investigation to-day Justice Pig
gott, of the Montant supreme court,
testified that Justice Hunt consulted
him as to the wisdom of a criminal pro-
ceeding against DR.. Tracey on account
Of his advances toward Hunt in con-
nection with the Welcome disbarment
case. They concurred that the situation
did not call for such action, as they
thought Tracey more sinned against
than SHINING. Piggott also said that
concerning the motive Of Corbett In
coming to see him August 5, his mind
was not yet clear.
While Piggott was testifying Senator
Clark entered the room.
Piggott was followed by Chief JUS
tice Theodore Brantley, of Montana. He
said that August he was on the Pa
cific coast. Upon his return Justices
Hunt and Piggott advised with him as
to the wisdom of proceeding against
Tracey, They decided against such a
course.
Chief Justice Brantley related an In
terview with Rev. Dr. A. B. Martin,
principal OF college of Montana, a
Presbyterian institution, of which Sem
ator Clark Is president. The witness
said Martin had shown him a letter
signed by Clark, one sentence OF which
was as follows: "See Justice Brantley
and ask him not to allow that good man
Welcome to be disbarred." He assured
Martin that Welcome would have a
fair trial. He was not sure the letter
was In Clark's handwriting.
Senator Clark was called. Mr.. Faux
ner Immediately began with questions,
the first of which brought out the facts
concerning Clark's career, political and
otherwise, in Montana. He had, he said
taken an active part in politics for the
past fifteen years. Coming to the cam
paign of 1898, he said he entered 1t at
the solicitation of friends, "who asked
me to help them organize the state
against what was called the DAILY pow
err which agreed to do with their as
sistance." The Democrats had been
fusing with Populists and Silver Re
publicans. He opposed such a course
because 1T resulted in the nomination of
people who were not Democrats Clark
said he had at preliminary meeting
with friends at Helena agreed to enter
the campaign to wrest power from Da-
", but not with the understanding that
he would be a senatorial candidate.
That conclusion had come later. He
said, all told, he spent about s115,000 In
the campaign. He denied explicitly all
statements made by Whiteside, Mark
Hewitt and others connecting him with
corrupt methods of securing his cleo
ton to the senate, saying as far as he
knew no money had been used corrupt
ly on his behalf. He said he might have
written the letter testified to by Jus
t1ce Brantley. but could not remember
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
MARKET REPORT.
MONEY AND METAL.

MONEY AND METAL.
New York, Feb. 17.--Money on cal
nominal. Prime mercantile paper, 4 g
5. Silver, 59%. Lead, $4.45.
GRAIN.
Chicago.-Wheat, Feb, 66k; May
68A a 6sA. Corn, Feb, 33; May, BAN
q 34N. Oats, Feb, 22A; May, 22%.
STOCK.
Kansas City. - Cattls, receipts, 90
market steady; native steers, 1926 @
$3.50; Texas steers, 80. 80 "a IS. 90; Texas
cows, $2.75 q $3.95; native cows and
neifers, 1925 q $4. 40; stockers and feed
ers, So 90 @ $5.25; bulls, $500 q 81. 30.
No sheep.
Chicago. Cattle, receipts, 100;
nominally steady; beevss, $500 q
$500; cows, $500 a $40; heifers, SO. Is
q 81. sc; Gamers, $2.25 @ $500; stockers
and feeders, 1925 q $4.75; Texas fed
beeves, $500 q $500. Sheep, 1900;
slow; native wethers. $4.75 q $3.50;
western wethers, $4.7O q $3.50; lambs,
slow; natives, $500 @ $500; westerns,
S5.75 @ So. 80.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
A SILVER BONANZA
Silver Cell Near Pinos Altos Said to
Have Yielded a Fortune From
Shallow Work.
BOUGHT BY DENVER MEN
Preparations Made for Extensive Develop
ment and the Mine Is Expected to
Produce Silver At Cost of 20
Gents Per Ounce.

Last week a rich strike was made In
the Silver Cell mine at Pinos Altos.
which recently passed into the control
Of Denver parties. The story told OF
this mine IS Interesting. Twelve yeSss
ago two brothers named Dimick came
| from Colorado and located at point q
few miles northwest of Silver City for
the purpose of engaging in the dairy
business. The ground on which the
mine is located was at that time sur
rounded by wire fence and for five
years the brothers herded and MIXED
their cows and sold their milk and but
ter without suspicion Of the wealth
that lay under their feet. But living SO
near thriving camp, they could not
but take an interest In ores, and one
day about seven years ago piece Of
the ore was found, assayed, and gave
such remarkable returns that they de-
| voted their spare time to tracing the
lead, the result being that they located
development. The mine paid from the
grass roots. Several thousand dollars
was taken out in the first Is feet of
work done, and since that time the two
men have averaged not less than $4,000
per year profit with the most primitive
methods, working three or four hours
per Gay when they worked at all, hoist
Ing the one with whim, pumping the
SefDapa water with a. windmill and
smelling their own ore with an adobe
smelter Of the ancient Mexican pattern.
The mine has been sold to Denver
men for Sl50,0O0, who have paid half
the purchase price from the output of
the property. They are putting in ma
chinery and expect to produce for 20
cents an ounce.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
Ell PAS0 TRAGEDY
Colored Troopers Attempt to Rescue
a Prisoner From the City
Jail.
A COP And A SOLDIER SHOT
The Rest of the Party Escaped, But the
Military Authorities Say That No
Men Are Unaccounted For At
Fort Bliss.

| El Paso Tex, February 17.--At
O clock this morning a mob of negro
soldiers from Fort Bliss attacked the
city police station with the object of
'releasing two comrades arrested yester-
day. During the fight Policeman Newt
7. Stewart and one negro soldier were
killed. It Is believed another soldier
was wounded.
Yesterday afternoon the police locked
| up corporal from the fort for being
drunk and threatening to chase the po-
lice out Of the city. Last night another
drunken soldier was arrested. A rescue
party, armed with Krag g-Jorgensens,
| was organized just before daylight, and
| a descent was made on the city. A few
minutes before o'clock two soldiers
with rifles in hand entered the police
station and demanded of Officer Stew
art, the only man on duty, the surren-
der of their comrades. Stewart ordered
the men out Of the office. They opened
fire on him. Jailer Richard Blacker,
who sleeps in a room adjoining the sta
ton office, was aroused by the shots,
sprang out of bed, grabbed a pistol and
started into the office. AS soon as he
diers opened fire on him. Blacker drop
ped to his knees, and at his first shot
negro staggered and ran out, closely
followed by his companions. The entire
squad left on the run. About twenty
shots in all were fired.
Policeman Stewart was shot twice
through the lungs and died at o'clock
trail Of blood leading from the station
was followed, and half a block away
the dead body of a negro shot through
the breast was found. The dead man
clutched a gun in his hands. Another
rifle and traces Of blood were also
found, which indicates another negro
wounded. Officers Blacker and Scott
pursued the fleeing soldiers, but We're
unable to make any arrests.
The company stationed at Fort Bliss
is company E, 25th infantry. Posses are
out looking for the marauders though
at the post it is claimed the only miss
ing soldiers are the dead man and two
prisoners in the police station
The police learned from two prison
ers the name of one Of the soldiers who
did the shooting at the police station Of
flee. Sheriff Boone and Chief Of Police
Lochart have demanded the surrender
Of the man from the commandant at the
post. The latter has given assurance
that he will lend all possible assistance
in bringing the guilty men to Justice. 1t
is believed there will be no further
clash. The entire police force, how
aver has been mounted and armed with
Winchesters to be in readiness for any
emergency. The feeling here against,
the soldiers is very bitter, and many
citizens have offered their services to
the civil authorities.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
LECTURE COURSE.

The committee having charge Of the
course Of lectures to be delivered at the
court house OF this city during the pres
ent winter under the auspices Of Carle
ton Post, G. A. R., take pleasure In an
nouncing to the public the engagement
Of the following distinguished talent,
who will appear at the respective dates
named below. It is to be hoped that
the citizens Of Santa Fe will cordially
unite with the committee in making this
lecture course an eminent success in ev-
cry respect.
February 22.
Hon. A. L. Morrison, Of Santa Fe, N.
NJ; subject, George Washington and
His Contemporaries"
March !.
Hon. J. P. Victory. Subject, THE
Bench and Bar: Their Moods-Grave,
Gay and Otherwise"
Tickets for the full course, $50; sin.
gle admissions, so cents. Season tickets
for pupils Of colleges or schools. x
cents. Tickets may be had and seats se.
cured at Ireland's drug store, at Welt.
mer's stationery store, from the com.
mittee. or comrades Of Carleton post.
]. P. Victory, g. W. Knaebel. 8. H
Day. committee.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
The Kentucky Contests.

Frankfort KY, February 1.-THE
Democratic attorneys representing
Governor Beckham will hold confer
ence tomorrow to decide proposition
to submit to a conference between them
and Governor Taylor's attorneys Mon
day relative to an agreement on case
involving all the issues arising from
the three injunction suits growing out
Of the contests over state offices.
Louisville. February ia joint reso-
luton was adopted by the Democratic
legislature, adjourning to meet al
Frankfort next Monday. Governor
Beckham will remain here until the
gubernatortal case is decided by the
court Of appeals. The grand jury re.
fused to-day to indict State Senator s
B. Harroll on John H. Whallen's charge
Of obtaining money by false pretenees
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

Washington, February 1.-THE hous,
in committee Of the whole resumed con
sideration Of the legislative appropria
tion bill.
In order to present his views upor
trusts and the financial bill now In con
ference, Mr.. Miers of Indiana offered al
amendment. He antagonized the provi.
sion of the financial bill which author.
lied national banks to issue currency
and denounced fastening the gold
standard upon the people as a glaring
inquty. He declared the retirement OF
greenbacks and placing national banks
above the government was the compile
tion of the most woeful blunder Of the
age. Miers declared that after the pas
sage of the Mckinley tariff law thirty
four new trusts were organized, and
since the Mckinley administration as
sunred power and the Dingley law has
gone into effect 200 such monsters
have raised their heads in the country,
with capital aggregating s70O, 900.
Mr. Miers' remarks precipitated a
| lively political debate, participated in
by Messrs. Sulzer Of New York, Grosv-
enor of Ohio, Cannon Of Illinois.
Mr.. sulzer dared the Republicans to
pass the financial bill. 1t would be a
signal to the American people to rise
| up and put into the white house that
| peerless statesman and man of ire
proachable character, William ]. Bry-
an"
M. Grosvenor replied in q humorous
vein, adverting to Sulzer's aspirations
| to the vice presidency. He closed by
saying that the Democrats had ample
opportunity between 1892 and 1896 to
enforce antitrust laws, but failed.
| THE American people know that" he
said, land they know also that between
1892 and 1896 business broke down, peo-
| pie starved, and everything In general
| went to the devil"
In reply, Mr.. Sulzer said: "The Amer
lean people will not accept the brutal
dietation of the gentleman from Ohio
(Grosvenor) and his master, Mark
Hanna"
Mr.. Cannon appealed to the belliger-
ents to permit a little public business
to be transacted, "just to fool the peo-
Pile" Haughter.)
Mr.. Bromwell Of Ohio offered an
amendment providing that the head Of
any department upon whose rolls the
name Of any employe permanently in
capacitated from performing service
appears shall report the name to the
civil service commission in order that
an employe Of proper capacity may be
designated for service. The amendment
was adopted.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Hit Of Illinois providing that permis-
sion be given j. D. Richardson to COM
pile, sell and publish state papers and
diplomatic correspondence OF the late
confederate states. This was adopted,
after an explanation that no expense
would attach to the government.
The committee then rose and the bill
was favorably reported to the house.
The amendments were agreed to, with
the exception of that striking out an
appropriation for the civil service. On
I rising vote this amendment was de-
seated by l25 to r.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
A Fire at Denver.

Denver, February IA fire this
morning Quilted a four-story building
on Wazee street, occupied by the Mil
lar-Osborn Spice Company and the
Kansas-Mollne Plow Company. The
loss was $150.000, Of which $50,000 was on
the stock Of the Millar-O Osborn COM
pany, $4,000 on the Kansas Moline
company, and $4,000 on the building
owned by Charles Boettcher.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserves, decreased, SO, ss1, 300;
loans, increased, $13, ,6s4 200; specie, de-
creased, $1,296, 100; legal tenders, de-
creased, $1,O2s,OOO; deposits, increase,
s6,231, 200; circulation, increased, $27O,-
500. Banks hold 1874 ,Ol5, ,675 in excess of
requirements of rs per cent rule.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
KRUGER Satisfied.

New York, February ia dispatch
which President Kruger Is said to have
sent to The Hague since the successful
movement of General French for the
relief Of Kimberley reached a former
official Of Holland in this city to-day.
1t reads; mo uneasiness. General op-
erations west fully planned"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
Lynched in South Carolina

Aiken, S. c., February 17.-Will Burts,
negro, was lynched near Basket
Mills, eight miles north Of Aiken, to-
day by a mob Of $50 men. Las Monday
Burts attempted to assault Mrs. c. l..
Weeks, a planters wife.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
Wagon Maker Fails.

Concord. N. H., February T.-The
Abbott Downing company. manufac-
turers Of coaches, carriages and wag-
ons, made an assignment to-day to
General Wyman, of Boston, and Abbott
Treadtell, of Concord. The liabilities
are 5000, 900; assets, $6OO,0oO
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
Death Of . New York Lawyer.

New York, February 17.-Former Cor
poration Counsel William H. Clark died
to-day Of bronchitis and q complication
Of diseases. Clark was well known In
racing circles. and was the owner Of
Banaster. the winner Of last years
Brooklyn handicap.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17

James Lynch, the we'll known Eliza
bethtown miner, Is being talked of by
his friends as candidate for one OF the
delegateships to the Democratic national
convention from this territory. Mr.
Lynch represents very good element
of the Democratic party, but it is under
stood that he Is resident of Trinidad,
Colo, and has only his mining and real
estate interests In New Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Socorro county Republicans favor the
nomination for sheriff of that county at
the coming election Of Hon. W. E. Mar
tin, ex-mem ber OF the legislative council
and of the house Of representatives from
that county.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17

Three Republican county conventions
to select delegates to the Socorro con-
vention will be held next Saturday, the
24th inst, namely, in Santa Fe, Albu-
querque and Las Vegas. There is quite
a lively contest for delegates and it looks
as If the Republicans who are heartily in
favor of the denomination of President
Mckinley will elect majority of the
delegates from those counties.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
Sampson paclines a Position.

Boston, Mass, Feb. l6.-Rear Admiral
William 7. Sampson, has been offered
and declined the presidency of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-17
WE WANT YOUR TRADE.

We are now prepared to meet
your wants with two car Of new
patterns of furniture, the larg-
sst assortment, the latest styles,
the lowest prices and the easiest
terms Of any house west Of Kan
sas City. Also we have carpets,
rugs, art squares, linoleum and
door mating at prices never
heard Of in Santa Te before.
CHARLES WAGNER FURNITURE co.