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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-16
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
Lord Roberts Fears That the Glands River
Garrison Has Been Captured-KItch-
ener Pursuing DeWet.

London, Aug. 9.-Lord Roberts
fears that the Glands river garrison
has been captured after ten days re-
sistance. The war office has received
from him the following dispatch,
dated Pretoria the 18th: ''DeIarey,
hearing of Gen. Hamilton's approach
toward Rustenberg and seeing that
he had no chance of capturing Baden
Powell, hurried off to Glands river
Hamilton reported that firing in the
Glands river direction ceased yester-
day and that Lieut.. Col. Hoare's gar
rison had evidently been captured
Hamilton left Rustenberg this morn
ing, bringing Baden-Powen with him.
DeWet commenced crossing the Vaal
river yesterday. Kitchener is now
moving in pursuit. Methuen, on the
right bank of the Vaal, has evidently
come into contact with DeWet's adj
vance guard, as his guns were heard
by Kitchener this morning"
Little sickness in Our Philippine Troops
Washington, Aug. 9.-Secretary
Root said yesterday that the latest
reports from Gen. Macarthur showed
that the sickness in the army in the
Philippines was eight per cent, which
was considered a remarkably good
showing. Owing to the lack of sur
geons, due to separating of COM
mands, there were some small de-
tachments without a surgeon, but
this defect was being remedied with
all due diligence.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE NOT LIKELY
BELIEVED THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE
WILL SO DECIDE.

General Francis V. Greene. president of the Re-
publican County Committee did not go to the
county headquarters until late in the afternoon YES
terday, and there was no conference of Importance
there. 1t was announced that the Executive Com
mittee will have its next meeting on Monday after
noon at o'clock, and 1t is believed that there will
be decision not to have any Campaign Commit
tee of the County Committee this fall The Execu-
tive Committee will issue formal call for the Re-
publican primaries, which are to be held on An
gust 2S
Leaders in the County Committee yesterday were
asserting with much warmth that there was no
truth in a report that two hundred votes at the
Republican primaries in the With District would
be lost on account Of alleged deal between
James w. Boyle, the Tammany leader Of the dis
trict and Frederick S. Gibbs the Republican leader
in the IXth District The story was to the effect
that Boyle, with the consent Of Gibbs had per-
suaded two hundred Republicans In the With bis
trlCt to enroll for the Democratic primaries in or
der to aid him in his expected fight to retain the
Tammany leadership of the district and that since
have started II fight against F. b. Miller the Re
publican leader in the district. Mr. Miller II was
said had consented to lend two hundred votes 10
Boyle before he knew that he to have trouble
of his at the primaries. Gibbs said Yesterday
that the story was too wild and woolly for belief
Abraham Gruber. the Republican leader In the
XXIst District said yesterday that he was pre-
tin at the coming primaries The annual outing of
the Republicans of the district had be pos DonAd
yesterday account of the rain II will take
place, weather permitting, on August 10.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27

fourth successive Democratic defeat in this
State in November. If the Democracy ever
could hope to win present issues, they ought
certainly TO have won in the off year 1898 Yet.
square National issues at the last election
the Republicans elected their State ticket and
nine out of the fourteen Congressman by
clear majority over all. Moreover. they carried
the Legislature by "a majority joint ballot.
which ousted the distinguished Democrat David
Turpie from the United States Senate and put
a Republican in his place, There certainly was
nothing in that sweeping of year victory augur-
ing success for Mr.. Bryan-nothing indicating
that the National Republican policy of Presi-
dent Mckinley, foreign domestic, has found
dsfavor among the people ION the Wabash"
The battles of the last eight years indicate that
the Republicans have assumed permanent as
cendancy in the political affairs Of Indiana.
This high Republican tide will scarcely begin to
ebb for several years vet. Not even the Demo
Gratis expect it. Indiana Is no longer a CLOSE
State" 1t has become a normally Republican
State
From the foregoing analysis it is not diff
cult TO understand why $4,000 plurality for
party in Indiana is significant OF the
States future political direction than 2OO,OOo
or even 800 600 in New York, perhaps. Between
1874 and 1890 the greatest plurality of either
party 13, 1856, and 1t went as low as 2,34S-
The average for the seven elections was pre-
cisely 1000. The Democrats carried four or
them and the Republicans three. Each party
won the Presidential electors twice, the Demo
Gratis taking the odd State election. But neither
party had clear majority over all at any OF
these seven elections
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
NETWORK CITY

Patrick S. Haggerty has been appointed Deputy
City Paymaster for the Borough of Brooklyn at
ST. year
The FIremens Band will give its first concert
next Tuesday evening at the drill ground in Sixty
eghth-st.. between Lexington and Third aves per-
mission having been obtained from Commissioner
Scanne. The band has been organized only re-
Gently, 1t consists of fifty pieces and it is the
intention to give frequent open air concerts at the
drill ground.
The Charity Organization Society appeals for $50
in aid of widow upward OF seventy years old
infrm and without children or relatives She is
the waiting list Of Home. but II will be some
time before she can be received The sum asked
for will supplement the little she can earn and
otherwise acquire and enable her to live com
fortably meanwhile. Any money for this case
sent 10 the Charity Organization Society No los
East Twenty y-second-st.. will be duly and publicly
acknowledged The society also acknowledges the
following contributions In response to its appeal
for monthly pension for a widow with four chill
dren for funds wherewth to provide for the press
ing needs OF an aged couple and for funds TO pro-
vide shelter for aged woman: William c. Low
$50. 'G. L. w" and "E r. c. P" S95 each:
George Henry Warren. jr., $40; w. Horace and
e. II. Cole. $40 EACH Beta" w. H. Fenton Mrs
H. T. Livingston and j. H. Halsted S each; nina
Florence and Walter" So; -. c. k" through
THE New-York Times 50: Highland Falls" s.
and "B. H." and r. Bum. 81 each. No further
money Is required for these cases.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27

There IS no election in Indiana in the odd
years. The Governor holds for four years, and
he is elected in Presidential years The vote
for Governor in 1886 is shown because he had
a larger plurality than the Republican candi-
date for President, although he had some two
thousand less votes than President McKfnlev
The reason was that there was no fusion Of all
the opposing elements for Governor as in the
case Of the Presidency. So too, in 1894 the Re
publican plurality for Secretary of State was
abnormally large because there was no fusion
between the Democrats and PopuIists, but the
Republican plurality over both was 10 1856 and
including the Prohibition vote, there was a clear
Republican majority over all Of 4,22S
NO DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY SINCE 1874
The figures in the foregoing tabulation for
1860, 1864 1868 and 1872 are majorities over
all. In 1874 the Democratic majority over all
was only 1,1O9 Never since have they had a
clear majority in the State In 1876 TlIden was
4,O1S In a minority and in 1873 the Democratic
minority was % 712 Garfield was in a minority
of 6345 In 1880. The Democratic minority in
1882 was 2,691. and in 1884 1t was 1900. In
1886 the Republican minority was 10, ,5O7 and in
1883, 10,227. In 1890 the Democratic minority
1881, and in 1892 Mr.. Cleveland lacked
2S, 13-3 votes of a majority. In 1894, for the
first time in twenty-five years. the Republicans
had a clear majority over all OF 4,22S. In 1896
Mckinley increased this 10 1O,3S9 over all. and
in 1898 the Republican majority over all was
1876
Many intelligent Democrats have long labored
under the extraordinary hallucination that In
diana is normally a Democratic State"-an ex-
preston often heard. There is certainly nothing
in the foregoing tabulation to warrant such a
claim, and when the total vote of the State at
the various elections is analyzed the still more
singular fact is disclosed that only once in the
last thirty-eight years. since 1862 has the Dem
ocratic party carried it by clear matority-in
1874 This makes all the more significant the
fact that at the last three elections the Repub-
heans have had a clear majority over all The
greatest Democratic plurality in forty years
I9.579-was that in 1890. the year of universal
Republican 1t was won on g. light vote
and, shown. the Democrats that year were
9SS1 votes in the minority So, in fact the
Democrats have always been practically in a
minority in Indiana since the rise of the Repub-
licsn party in 1874 whereas for a long period
Immediately thereafter the latter was in a clear
majority and again has assumed power in
the State
No amount OF sophstry can wipe out the
meaning Of these fgures-they are ominous of a
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NEw-YoRK. THURSDAY. JULY Is Iaeo
ARRIVED
Steamer Europe tB1. FindIav Laudan July ~ win
rndse 70 the Atlantic Transport Company Arrived st
steamer Tartar Prince tBr, NcFarlaue Ieshoru tsy
4. Genoa and Naples 10. with radse. cabin and s
steerase passengers 10 -he Eager COMPANY Arrived
steamer New-York. Staples. Azua, san Dou.as2 Cy
and Macoris July Il, Sanchez and sanlana Is Pusse
mdse and cabin passengers 70 William Clyde O.
Steamer Roraima CBr1, MugEah. Deuerara July Il
Barbados and = Vincent lS MarJln7ls ana Lea.i % 81
with ndss and s. passengers a E outsrb-t3ss cO
steamer Mount Vernon ,Nor,. FsIsen. Port Prncs
SsySsz IL Iscrsi "A S,1-a Nsrra 1S s-f InaEua q
with ndse 10 the Cameron S Co Arrived al the 81
steamer kansas City Fisher savannah July =. win
Ts Isamer a tsorEs Farweh s fcett BGnsfc aays
with lumber TO ] Turner Lumber Company vessel
steamer jamestown. TapIey. Norfolk. with miss ard
steamer Richmond Catherine. NortorE, with mtsa
steamer Eaglet. warren Philadelphia. with Haass "
Steamer EssIet, Warren. Philadelphia. via RartEn
Canal, with mdse to William clyde 3 Co
sandy HoSk J. July %. $50 ? H1-viad calm
SAILED
& s'saRsrs RaysPsa G 5. $BT f2T T-I1. RsoS Ger % %s
Helios GER, Flushing; EueTst BisTar1S 5sT, ,. ~
I gIls wa ~, yIn9uSs M 1 az ONs N v - ~i-ch Or
Crosse tGerl Bremen via CherbogES Hamilton = S 81
orleans Auchenarden (r Port Adelaide. e'c. FAS
CSorl. Philadelphia; Benefsctcv. Philadelphia
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Liverpool. July 2S-saiied. steamer NureN t5r'' !"
London July 2s-sailed steamer Marquette lFr. Gs,s.
York. -
Dover. July e6-Passed. steamer Nubia Ger. Roria-
plymouth july si@Arrived. steamer Delaware 81
1l1art iuIy -S-Passed. steamer Elise Marie c''
PTawic FONT July 26-Pssse,i steamers N,assia ss'n
Hellerhy OBJ. FiHny. New lorS for Havre, N4aH'
Brow Head. July 26-Passed. steamer American 81
Daniel. New -YorS FOR Liverpool ,,,,
Orr Cameron tfr6n IiverpooD NeV York- =,
Copenhagen, July 26-Avrivei. steamer N'rsf t-'-'
Kuudsen. NeYors via Christ iansani FIR S,e'' ',s,-,L
vRnR (Cferi, Spltdt New York CherirCsS
Bremen July s6-Arrived steamer Es.serin w.
rheresa GER, Richter. NcW-NorS. Via Caefe'-'s
Rotterdam July 20. p u1-SaHei steamer Ans''ri'1
Antwerp, july 24-SaIed. steamer Ia Fandre tI-'
Gertes. New-NoTk VII
helm der Crosse tCier EnseIeart ,srom srem'a am
Southampton. New-Nork.
Gibraltar july s5-Passed steamer A.s'1-A ,Sr'' W.
Palermo. july I9-Saied. steamer styr.a tNust' 1's
Genoa Jelly si-Sailed. steamer Monsiseuo Itin b@''
s. Mcnaes July Passed. steamer ssHgeS9' LEA S.',s
pCdero. NeN-YOrk Genoa Naples, -d -
steamer I@uTedeae ,Sr'. TiPPe' from cA'''''''
AIgoa BAY July Il-Arrived steamer Inchmaree 'f'
81 Vincent = Y July 26-Ssled. steamer lnar'''
Qsrl TrOtter (frou -YorSl MeloourDe. etc .s.r.
santos july Arrived steamer Rag,sa c5eFN h'''~
Barbadoes. July 24-Sailed steamer tsildeoitl@ -
Martin Orom Para. New-NogS-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
PEEKSKILL.

Ex-AssembIyman James William Hustled and fam
ilv left here Yesterday for trip to Nova Scotia
They will be at the Myrtle House. Digby n 5.
for couple of weeks.
The picnic of st. Peters Church and Sunday
school was to have been held yesterday at orange
Lake the steamer Peekskin having been engaged
for the trip to Newburg. The Peekskil met Win
a collision in New-York Harbor on Tuesday even
ing and the rector, the Rev. William Fisher Lewis
then secured the John G. Carlisle for the eXcur-
sion Yesterday II rained hard all the morning. SO
the outing was postponed until next week
The picnic of the First Methodist Church was 20 20
have been held yesterday at Empire Grove, puI
the date was changed TO Tuesday next
President John 7. Storms has called a sPeCIdi
meeting of the Board of Trustees for next Iues-
day evening. The Board had adjourned ior Ihe
summer.
The Peekskil fire companies have decldsu Hos s
to participate in the State Firemens ConVentloh 4 a.
Syracuse next month body, but each corn,
pany as we'll as the Incorporated department. VIII
send delegate.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED.
ARDSLEY LIVERYMAN PASSES AWAY
UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES
AFTER A FIGHT.

The little hamlet of Ar1sley two miles east Of
Dobbs Ferry, is much excited over the sudden
death of Timothy J. Sl6ttery Wednesday after
noon. Slattery sixty-fve years old, and kept
a livery stable opposite the railroad station On
Monday he had d street fgnr with Fred Petitions,
employe of a rival stable. The fight resulted
IN arrests. and the have been called
Wednesday afternoon before Justice Lang in
Dobbs Ferry
A little before o'clock Slattery bought bottle
of sarsaparilla at a nearby saloon and took 1T
home. He complained to his wife that he felt I'll
and went his room About half hour later
his wife went to the and found him dead in
a chair. Coroner Birch. of White Plains. was in
formed and Drs. George O. Johnson, of Ardsley.
and w. H. Todd. of Dobbs Ferry held a post NOR
tenn examination yesterday. The death certificate
signed by the doctors says the cause Of death was
carbohc acid poisoning. On a bureau in the room
where the body found glass which
smelled Of carbolic acid but no bottle containing
acid was discovered.
Some of the villagers say that II a Of
suicide, but others hint foul play. A peculiar
feature of the is that the physicians give acid
poisoning as the cause Of death. but the under
taker says that the mans mouth = in the least
burned. as it would be had he swallowed carbolic
acid. Coroner Birch will hold the inquest on MSA-
day afternoon. He said that the circumstances
warranted him In holding Pettibone, who is IN the
county Jail. until an investigation is made,
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
CLEVER SWINDLER CAUGHT.
HAD BEEN PREYING UPON PEOPLE IN MANY
SMALL TOWNS

Fort Plain n Y. July 26.-Chief of Police Mer
ritt of this place yesterday caused the arrest at
Ilion of Captain Inglis L. S. A" The arrest wa
made on a trivial charge, and the prisoner was
supposed to be K. Dey Reid, but he proved to be
none other than the man who operated in Pough
keepsie during the recent regatta under the alias
of Captain Ings, u. 8. A.
The prisoner first attracted attention in PouRb
keepsie where he stopped at the most expensive
hotel. He met number OF people there and
through his suave manner obtained their confidence
and later borrowed sums OF money from each He
finally disappeared from Poughkeepsie after viz
umizng many people, and then turned up In Troy
He played his usual game there under the mama
of George A. Lyons From Troy he went to Johns
town and registered at the hotel as Captain Mapes
taus =, 3 A. lie managed 10 obtain sums of money
from people there. The swndler turned up in Fort
Plain on Tuesday, registering at the Hotel C.rant
as Il. Dey Reid. Yale. 'Ol His actions aroused the
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
En- SENATOR BURNS BEATEN.
HIS OPPONENTS VICTORIOUS AT THE
WESTCHESTER COUNTY PRIMARIES,

The Renublican primaries in Westchester
County last night resulted in victory for the
forces led by ex-Congressman William L. Ward.
This, it Is thought, insures the nomination OF eX-
County Judge Isaac N Mills. of Mount Vernon,
for Senator and county ticket to be dictated
by the Robertson wing OF the party, winch Is
also controlled by Mr. Ward.
The principal contest in Mount Vernon
and New Rochelle. In New w-Rochelle the Ward
wing had eight votes to seven for the Burns ad-
herents Charles Earwicker, the Ward leader Of
the city, will probably be elected county com
mitteeman and returned to power
In Mount Vernon Judge Mills won easily, ex-
cept in the First Ward, where ex-Mayor Edward
F. Brush made fight against him. DIR. Brush.
although entering the contest at the last mo-
ment. succeeded in dividing the delegation. His
fight was not against the Robertson wing, led
by congressman Ward, but against Judge
Mills personally whom he accuses OF defeating
his Municipal Water bill, introduced in the
Legislature last spring.
In some of the wards in Mount Vernon the
contest was quite exciting. In the Fourth Ward
the leaders asked for police protection early in
the evening.
Ex-senator James Irving Burns. in Yonkers.
was defeated by a large majority for the Suther-
land-Sikman wing. the ex-senator electing only
thirteen out of forty-one delegates. Mr.. Burns is
d candidate for the nomination for Senator
against Judge Mills. The entire anti-Burns
ticket for the Assembly District Convention was
also elected and it is expected that Frank Buck
will be named for Assemblyman.
The nti-Burns faction also carried the
ganization ticket. This takes the Yonkers City
Committee out of the hands of Mr.. Burns, who
has controlled it for the last ten years, 1t Is
the first time that the Sutherland -Silkman ad-
herents have had complete control Of the city
organization.
Surrogate Theodore H. Slkman received al
most a unanimous delegation. Returns Of the
primaries in the town Of Greenburg give him
fourteen out of eighteen delegates. and Mount
Vernon gives him tWenty-three solid, and New
Rochelle majority of the delegates. The sup
porters Of the anti-Burns faction paraded
Yonkers with a band to celebrate their victory.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
NORTH TARRYTOwN.

Papers were served Thursday night President
Thomas Brdsall ny Frank V. Mlard. counsel for
Alderman Anson Hustled. who had begun suit
for slander against the president for charging him
with receiving commission for selling the village
500 yards OF gravel for the Metropolitan Crushed
Stone Company. Of Manhattan.
President Birdsall Immediately called special
meeting which held on Wednesday evening
Instead Of being exCItlLL one, II turned out -
be a OF love feast President BtTdsali was
willing to meet Alderman Hustled half way and
acknowledge he had done wrong To put the Board
in good spirits he ordered bounteous supply or
lemonade and while the members were slipping
the drink from their cups he told how easy 1t was
to misunderstand some business matters.
U. C. Brewer president Of the Metropohtan
Crushed Stone Company, was present. and ne eX-
planned that ne emphatically told Mr.: BTdsal ina Z
Mr. Hustled was commission. Mr.. BIRD
SAIL then apoIogized Mr. Hustled. Mr.. Hustled
accepted the apology and said that he would with
draw his suit.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
HANNA AT ELBERON.
SENATOR EXPECTS GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT
TO BE WITH HIM IN AUGUST.

Long Branch n. j.. July Ex-senator Marcus A.
Hanna and family arrived at Elberon at o'clock
this morning and at driven to the sum
mer home of Franklin Murphy. In Senator
Hannas party Mrs. Hanna, Miss Mabel
Hanna Miss Ruth Hanna and Mrs Mary Phelps
The Senator would not talk politics tonight
"I don't care to discuss the campaign" he said.
"I have enough work to do without talking poll
ties
Senator Hanna will visit New-York tomorrow
morning. leaving Hollywood the s:O4 train by
the Sandy Hook route. He expects to make daily
visits to the city until September l. when he will
leave the seashore Senator Hanna hopes to have
Governor Roosevelt his guest in August, but
he inclined to believe that the much talked
of visit from the President would not be made.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
ONLY ONE OF A DOZEN CHIEFS.
o. F WILLIAMS DISCUSSES AGUINALDO AND
THE PHILIPPINES-BRYA HE SAYS.
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE IS
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT.

TT would take ten times many American SOL
ders and ten times much American gold TO
establish Bryan's pet scheme OF protectorate over
the Philippines 1t will to establish territorial
government under the American flag" said Oscar
F. Williams, ex-Consul TO Manila, to Tribune
porter last night the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mr. Williams has been engaged by the Republican
National Committee to go on the stump in Ohio,
New-Jersey and Massachusetts, and will begin his
labors within few weeks.
The most noticeable thing about Mr. Bryans
talk about mtarism in the Philippines is that
doesn't know what he's talking about" added Mr..
Williams. "Aguinado is only of a dozen chiefs,
any of whom has just as much right to have
an American protectorate extended over his island
Agunaldo has. As a matter OF fact. Agutnado
is highly respected Tagal chief. His influence is
practically confined 10 the tribe known by that
name. one-half Of that tribe is in Manila and in
the suburban towns by, All told. his follow
ing will not exceed 10000 men. women and chill
dren, and this number is only about one-sxth of
the Inhabitants of the island of Luzon alone. If
this Government gave Aguinaldo alone a protecto-
rate we would have TO back him up in conquering
the other fve-sixths Of the island of Luzon and
this would Involve vastly greater sacrifice of hu-
man life than for our people to settle the whole
difficulty once and for always.
-Four hundred and fifty Of the Philippine islands
are inhabited and Of these dozen are large and
popuIous, each having its local chief ruler
of great local influence and wealth. II we were to
guarantee a PTote6torate TO Aguinaldo in his gov
argument applied by the other chiefs would re
quire us to protect them also, so that instead of
one protectorate under wing. should have
dozen. and We would not only have to protect them
against such nations Japan, Russia and Ger
many but, what would be much more difficult
ousies and riValries." ''
How soon. do you think, can the soldiers be sent
home from the Philippines?" Mr. Williams was
asked ~
"A large part of them can come home within six
months. A part Of those relieved could have Their
places fed by Tagalog and Macabeebe volunteers
with perfect safety. AS they get the idea
out of their heads that there is likely be an over
turn In the Government here that will give them
a national Independence, and they find that they
can get So or SO month and better food serving
In the American army than serving q local chief,
tain, the military element among them will march
under the American flag, and tight for IL rat her
than against II. Before I left Manila in Decemher
last many Of the more worthless and indolent Fill
pinos who visited me said that as soon as Rrvan
was elected they would have their liberty and a
lot OF good things! The people owning a little
property and those who are fairly inteifgen+ ara
hearty supporters Of this Government" 9---- ~