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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Enormous Damage to Shipping and
 Great Loss of Life.

1 Great Loss of Life.
 London. Dec. 29.-Early this morning l 1t is apparent that the gale which has been sweeping the British Isles for the
 last twenty-four hours has caused tre- mendous damage to shipping The
 British bark Queen of Cambria was cut down to the waters edge In a collision with the Crown of India. The British bark Pegasus foundered off Pomarth Roads and the schooner Primrose Hlll was smashed to pieces and her crew, except one man, swept away.
 A terrible accident took place near Taunton the breakwater al Watchet Harbor yielded to the force of the gale and became wrecked permitting a tremendous sea to have full play against the shipping in the harbor, Sev- eral vessels broke adrift; two floundered and five others were driven into hope less tangle in a corner between pier and a wharf, where they lay grinding each other. Their masts and bulwarks speedily went and the damage will reach many thousands of pounds.
 The Austrian bark Capricorn was driven ashore near Rude, Cornwall Nine of the crew were drowned, one was saved, and four are still on board, with little likelihood of being rescued, as they are unable to avail themselves of the Brocket apparatus Two other vessels are ashore on the Cornwall coast Several were stove in at lltra- combe harbor. The bark Ragna was wrecked off Trevine near Cardiff three of her crew being drowned and nine being rescued by rocket lines.
 H. M. $. Black Prince, at Queens town, and H. M s. Teazer, at Ports- mouth, were both badly damaged.
 Incessant reports of innumerable shipping casualties show that the gale was one of the worst known in many years. Probably several days will elapse before the full extent of the damage becomes known.
 In addition some vessels not yet iden- tified, which have been wrecked or placed in great danger, the fate of some of the cross channel mail steamers is in doubt. For instance, the Great Western Railway company's steamer plying between Milford and Waterford, is twelve hours overdue and no tidings of her have yet been received. It would be impossible to enumerate the minor casualties.
 Wales appears to have suffered the worst effects of the gale both on land and sea, but everywhere the telegraph wirs are much disorganized and reports are therefore incomplete. Considerable damage to property inland is certain to be reported. Some fifty barges and sailing craft broke from their moorings in Thames alone. Al Owestry theater was destroyed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
HER CONFESSION NOT DENIED
CORONER lIIX RETAINS HIS
 SPHINX-LIKE SILENCE.
Infatuated With n Young Man Who Wasa Hotel CIerk-POlice Think the Motive Was to Obtain the Insurance and Join Him In Florida.

Mrs. Rathbun, the widow of the rail- road brakeman who met his death by poisoning last Friday, and MT Hart, the boarder of the family, were still in jail last night and were held on the warrant issued by the corner on Thurs day night. The story of the confession of Mrs. Rathbun as announced last night remains undenied and there is every reason to believe that the woman has succumbed to the trying ordeal of the inquest and decided that the best way out of her difficulty is the confes- sion.
 Coroner Mix was seen by a reporter last night, and when asked if he was ready to give out his statement replied that he would give out all the facts as soon as was consistent.
 Has Mrs. Rathbun confessed?" the coroner was asked.
 'Why-er-rm not in position to say anything about the case yet,p he replied.
 Tn what way does this man Keeler figure in the case?"
 ''Well-er-I can't say anything for the papers yet; there's nothing new in it."
 Well, coroner, have you ever heard his name in connection with this case or with Mrs. Rathbun's name?"
 The coroner hesitated and finally said: T have heard a good many names in connection both with Mrs. Rathbun's name and also with this case, but l have nothing further to say"
 The story is apparently one that has been taken a great deal of credence in by the public, and would, from the ac- tions of the coroner and his refusal to either affirm or deny the statements, appear to have some foundation.
 Mrs. Rathbun is said to have made partial confession to Detective Ward, and as a result it was expected last night that a warrant for her arrest on the charge of murder would be issued. As far as could be learned, however. this was not done, and the cororer would not say whether 1t would be or not. Detectives Ward and McGrath were apparently resting on their laurels and were taking affairs somewhat more easily than they have for the past five days. Neither of the men would talk, however, and nothing was to be gained from that source.
 By the alleged confession of Mrs. Rathbun the motive is supplied, and 1t
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
GENERAL DEWET'S PLIGHT
HIS ATTEMPT TO AGAIN GO SOUTH
 FRUSTRATED.
Now Reported at Senekal With a Large Command Holding Good Stretch of Country-General Knox in Touch With Him Report of the Boer Lead- er's Capture still UncOnfirmed.

Cape Town Dec. 2S.-General Dewet's attempt to break through to the south has been frustrated and he is now re- ported 10 be at Senekal with large commando holding the country between Ficksburg, Senekal and Winburg. Gen. eral Knox is holding the country be- tween Ladybrand and Winburg. The eastern parties of invading Boers are constantly harrassed and driven back towards the Orange river. The Yeo- marry who were captured near Brits- town have been released.
 London, Dec. 2S.-Persistent reports are in circulation in London and on the continent that General Dewet has been captured. The British Chartered South African company received this informal tion from source in which it is accus- toned to place implicit confidence. The war office. however is without any con- firmation of the report.
 London Dec. 29.-4 a. m.-Up to an early hour this morning no official news had been received to confirm the re- ported capture of General Dewet.
 Johannesburg Dec. 2S.-The Boers damaged the new Kleinfontein batteries yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
SUES FOR BEING WHJTECAPPED.
Columbus, O., Man Brings an Acton to
 Recover S2OO, ,OOO Damages.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 2S.-D. A. Jennings, of Columbus, O., has filed suit in the United States court against about twenty citizens, men and women, of Washington county, Ind, for $200,- 900 damages He claims they white capped him on January 30, 1900, and persecuted him and his family until they were forced to leave the state. Jennings says he ran newspaper Tn Salem, in which he had $15,000 invested. He claims the people of the country are so intermarried that they control all the social, religious and political insti- tutions. They undertook, he alleges, to control the policy of his paper and he opposed them. False charges were made against him in the local courts, he says, and the court costs alone took every dollar he had. The women, he says, undertook to get his wife to join in the conspiracy against him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
ROBBERS GET $1OO,OOO.
Mail Pouch stolen Near Detroit-A Bold
 Affair.

Detroit, Mich., Dec. 2S,-The Michi- gan Central depot at Wyandotte, a sub urb of Detroit, was the scene of a bold robbery some time last night, when a pouch containing, it is estimated, $100,- 900 of negotiable paper, checks and money was stolen From the waiting room. Two sacks of mail and pouch of second class matter were dropped on the platform by southbound Michigan Central train at 10:2S. Night Operator Richer took the two bags and instead of carrying them to the ticket office, where the mail is usually kept, allow ed them to lie in the waiting room. They were found this morning about 200 feet from the depot, ri1ed of their contents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
4 SLAP AT ENGLAND.
German Comment on Senate Action on
 Canal Treaty.


 Berlin, Dec. 2S.-The Kruez Zeitung, conservative, the chief mouthpiece of the government and whose editorials are often prepared by government off, cials. devotes two columns to-day to a discussion of the Nicaraguan canal question, pronouncing the Davis amend ment in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty a slap for England.
 "This disregard of the law of nations, which had already been manifested during the peace negotiations with Spain is in the highest degree regret table, It is counterpart of England S treatment of the Boer republics.
 President McKinleys administration has been placed in a highly disagreeable position, inasmuch as the acton of the senate is a grave provocation to Eng land, and it is impossible to face the anti-English feeling in the country. The administration could not thus wound Yankee pride.
 If the president adopts the senates position, England will have a moral right to prepare Fashoda for the United States, but, judging from pre- vious experiences. she will not do so. The present tone of the British press towards the United States is in strik- ing contrast with it's ferocious tone to- ward France in 1898.
 England is not likely to play her strongest trumps against the United States, but If she were to do so, she, and not the United States would be the sufferer. Fortune is fickle.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Howe & StetSOn.

put on the job for, or did you say what MT Troup put me there for?'
 1T don't remember the first part or your question" said MT. Brennan. "but I do about the latter part of it."
 will you state it?"
 "Is MT. Troup present." asked MT. Brennan.
 "No"
 linen refuse to repeat it in his ab- sence; I will repeat it, however in his presence" MT. Brennan answered.
 Herbert S. Jackson, the foreman for Brazos, who was in charge of the con- tract, was the next witness on the stand and was still being questioned when the committee adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Wild West Affair fin Harlem.

New York, Dec. 2S.-A fierce and bloody fight took place in the Onawa hotel in Harlem early to-day. Four men were shot. One died and another is dying. Two wounded men escaped and the police are looking for them. One man is under arrest and the dead mans brother has sworn to kill the prisoner who is accused of shooting him. The dead man was George Price, a printer and bartender He was shot near the heart. The wounded are Ed- ward Courtney, alias "Slats," shot in the abdomen; Thomas Kennedy, alleged proprietor of a pool room, shot in one leg; Edward McGinness, alias Edward McMullen, sporting man, shot in the left arm. The trouble arose through the renewing of an old grudge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
-BOCZ C-ISE INQUIRY.
Investigation Shows some Cadets Were Hazed to Exhaustion.

West Point, N. T., Dec. 2S.-So far as the taking of testimony the work of the military court of inquiry in re- gard to the death of Former Cadet Os- car L. Booz, will be finished at the West Point Military Academy to-mor- row afternoon.
 To-day's investigation brought out the testimony to the effect that cadets had been hazed to degree of exhaus- ton and two witnesses who were ex- amined last week were recalled in ref erence to these cases.
 The court will hear the testimony of Colonel A. l.. Mills, superintendent of the academy, and Former Cadet E. F. Smith, of Carbondale, Ills, tomorrow, who may be the last witness that will be called before the court here. The inquiry will be resumed here at 9:30 a. m tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AVERTED.
Air Line Passenger Train Narrowly
 Escapes PIunging Into Ravine.

East Hampton, Dec. 2S.-A serious railroad accident was narrowly averted tonight at Lyman's viaduct, three miles east of this city. The viaduct crosses ravine 137 feet deep, and this evening the Air Line passenger train due here at 7:21 struck the heavy iron bound door of freight car when not fifty feet from the bridge. By a mira cle the train kept to the rails, running some distance onto the bridge before 1t was stopped. Had the engine been de- railed nothing could have prevented the whole train from going into the ravine, with a considerable loss of life. It is thought that the door was dropped in some way from a freight train which preceded the passenger train by few minutes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
YALE STILL LAST.
Columbia Now Leads im the Inter-
 collegiate Chess Match.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The penultimate round in the ninth annual intercollegi- ate chess match between Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton was brought to a close at 10 o'clock tonight. Columbia took three and one-half games out of four and has the lead, with ex- cellent chances cf winning back the tro- phy which had been in Harvard's cus- tody for the past six years. The team score follows:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
At the Howe X StetsOn Stores.
h wen hdy December Now for the Third Day
 of the Cloak Sale.

We bound reduce this stock the very possible point and the cash has not been considered The thus far has cepona showing concve that Howe price reduction passed with smile by the reader generally but regarded warning and buy and immediately To-day the third day of the sale the selling goes forward with newed cv-wth fully twenty saespeople this depament-e
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
NEW CENTURY CELEBRATION.
Hartford City Government Appropri-
 ates-$25O for the Purpose.

Hartford, Dec 2S.-At special meet ing of the city government called to- night to consider arrangements for the celebration of New Years Eve, it was voted to appropriate $250 for such a celebration, and a committee composed of the mayor. three aldermen and six councilmen, was appointed to make plans in detail The committee will meet tomorrow at 10 a. m. and will re- port to a later meeting of the joint board.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
PadeTeWskt at Lausanne,

London, Dec. 29.-"Paderewski is at Lausanne with his wife," says the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, and declares the story that he recently fougth a duel to be an inven- tion. He asserts that the nervous af- lection from which he has been suffer- ing has greatly diminished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
OPERATIONS IN CHINA,
Three Expeditions Sent by Won WaIder-
 see Against Yuen Tfen Tsten.

Berlin, Dec. 2S.-The war office has received the following dispatch from Count von Waldersee:
 'Pekin, Dec. 27. "A column commanded by Major von ATadai will start to morrow for San Ho Hsien to cooperate with the Crucher expedition which left Tien Tsin Decem- Der for Yuen Tien Tsien.
 An American detachment will leave Pekin to-n2orrow via Hiang Ho Hsien with the same object.
 "The Chinese who were defeated by the French December 22 fled in a south erly direction"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
SVtII Reduce Per Capita Wealth.

Washington, Dec 26-After January 1, in making the calculation of the per capita wealth of the United States, the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and the h. dian territory will be included. The probable effect will be to reduce slight ly the per capita wealth which now is about $27.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Torrington Woman Killed.

Torrington, Dec. 28.-Mrs. Orna w. White, of this town, was instantly kill ed this afternoon by fall from the porch roof of her house, eighteen feet from the ground. A neighbor who wit messed the accident says that Mrs. White was clearing the roof from snow and lost her balance when near the edge, striking on her head. Death was pronounced to be due to concussion of the brain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29

T d1I 111Ss IUT tITe TITltFT TUI1TTu tU-HTUTTUW are as follow: Falk Columbia, vs Hunt, Princeton; Sewall, Columbia, vs. Henley, Princeton; Schroeder Colum- bia vs. Weston, Princeton; Keeler, Co., lumbia, vs. Ely, Princeton; Perry, Har- yard, vs, Sawin, Yale; Rice, Harvard, vs, Russ, Yale; Fotch, Harvard, vs. Ad- ans, Yale; Clerk, Harvard, vs. Roberts, Yale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Alleged Differen ces Denied.

Berlin, Dec. 2S.-An official denial has been issued here of the report from Pekin, published in a New York news paper, that differences have arisen be- tween Field Marshal Count Won Wal dersee and Dr. Mumm Von Schwartzen- stein, the German minister at Pekin, on question of precedence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
BOTHA,S BROTHER IN ROME.
Arrives There on Way to The Hague
 Has Dispatches for Kruger.

Rome, Dec. 2S.-Major Grower Botha, brother of Commandant General Lewis Botha, has arrived in Rome on his way to The Hague. He carries dis patches for MT. Kruger. In the course of an interview here to-day he said the war in South Africa would last for years, that MT. Steyn had planned the invasion of Cape Colony and that re- volt of the Afrikanders was certain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29

Paterson, N J., Dec. 29.-Chief of Police Graul issued an order today prohibiting the holding of boxing bouts in this city in future. The order is believed to be a re- suit of the outcome of the bout last night before the Pasaic County A. C., between .Mysterlous" Billy Smith and Young" Mahoney of Philadelphia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
NEW HAVEN MEN ELECTED.
Chosen by the American Chemical So-
 ciety ns Councillors.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-At the session to- day of the American Chemical society, the following officers were chosen: Pres ident, Professor Frank W. Clarke, Washington; councillors to serve three years, Dr. w. A. Moves, Terre Haute, Ind. pr. F. A. Gooch, New Haven, Conn; Dr. T. w. Richards, Cambridge, Mass, and Dr. H. L. Wells, New Ha- ven, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
BRIIISH OFFICERS RESIGN.
Several of Those Concerned in Yoeman-
 rY Disaster nt LindleY.

London, Dec. 28-Lieutenant Colonel Spragge, who commanded the Yeoman- ny at Lindley, has resigned. Several other resignations have been gazetted, among them being that of Ivor Guest, M. F., a captain of Yeomanry, and Lord Wimberne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Women's Suits at $7.99
 Were as high as $14.5O.

Were as high as Sl4.5U.
 In materials of Pebble Cheviots, Homespuns and Serges,
 Jackets are fly front, double breasted reefers, Blouse Eton and double breasted tight fitting. Taffeta and serge silk Things, velvet collar. Five and seven gored skirts, lapped and double stitched seams, lined with percaline and finished with velveteen binding. Colors are in brown. grey and black l; have sold as high as Sl4.50. Now
 S7.99. Women's Suits at SIO.OO
 Were as high as $2l. 50.
 Of Venetians, Pebble Cheviots and Broadcloths, made in blouse Eton double and single breasted tight fitting effects. Trimmed with band of satin and cordings, bell sleeves, satin and taffeta velvet-lined collar.
 Five-gored skirts, trimmed with cordings and tuck inverted pleat back, percaline lined, velveteen bound.
 Women's Suits at $T3.6 50 Were as high as SPA. 50.
 Suits of Broadcloths, Cheviots and Venetians. Jackets are blouse Eton, double breasted. tight fitting; reefer bell sleeves and velvet collar, taffeta lined 5-gored skirts with oe- cidede flare, good percaline lining, velvet en binding. Colors are in blue grey, brown and black.
 A few suits that sold as high as S40.00, To close at @zo'oo
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
ROBERTS AT GIBRALTAR.
Landed at Noon Yesterday and Received
 Great Ovation.

Gibraltar, Dec. 2S.-The steamer Can ada, with Lord Roberts on board, arriv- ed here from South Africa to-day The field marshal landed at noon and re- ceived a great ovation. The Canada will resume her voyage tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
Lord BeresfOrd Dead.

London, Dec. 29, 6 a. m.-Lord Will liam Beresford died at midnight. He was born July 20, 1S47.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29

Pairings for the final round to-mOrroW
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-29
BRITISH ISLES STORM-SWEPT.

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-12
WHAT WEBSTER DAVIS SAYS
Was Received and Treated Kindly
Pretoria lmpregnabIe.
ST0REH0USE OF FOODSTUFFS.

New York, April AFTER Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock sent to Web
ster Davis brief note in which he said
the president had asked him to an
nounce that Mr.. Davis resignation has
been accepted to take effect April 4,
Mr.. Davis felt at liberty then to talk
freely upon the South African situa-
ton, and to friend he related the
history of his trip.
my journey was uneventful until
we crossed the Transvaal border and
stopped at Koomatipoort," he said.
There the whole neighborhood turn
ed out and welcomed me.
''Yet the English told me with great
positiveness that the savage Beers
would shoot me as soon as they learn
ed l spoke English. They tell this lie
so much at Cape Town that they even
got Colonel Stowe, our consul there,
to believe it. At Pretoria 1 was given
a cordial greeting. Marvellous to state,
during all the time 1 was there, not
one man asked me whether l favored
the British or the Beers.
1 viewed the defenses of Pretoria and
1 consider them impregnable. L do not
believe the English troops will ever
pass the line of hills surrounding the
town, bristling as they are with high
power Krupp and Creusot guns
when L describe the city as impreg-
nable, speak from the judgment of a
man of common sense. Pretoria lies
in a basin surrounded by rugged hills
affording most admirable opportuni
ties for defense. While there l learned
enough to know that the city is one
vast storehouse of foodstuffs and am
munition.
81 visited the lines along the Tugela
where Butler and his 40, 900 men were
held at bay, and l speak from the mos
positive knowledge when l say that al
the Boer troops in that region number
| ed but 1000. With this force, Joubert
and Botha held Butler back and kept
White and his Is, 600 men corralled in
the town.
cat Pretoria l met President Steyn
I also learned that there is no truth il
the report coming from English sources
concerning discussions between the
two presidents. They are in perfect
accord.
"As 1 said before, do not believe
the British will ever enter Pretoria.
Even the women of the town are sup.
piled with rifles and are daily practic
ing in Workmanship. Some of them
are very expert, and their average
shooting is good.