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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
HOW THE B0ERS' FIRE
CHECKED THE BRITISH

London, Jan. 29-The Daily News
publishes a dispatch. dated Spearman's
camp "Wednesday afternoon, but held
back, presumably by the censor, until
Friday, Jan. %, $40 p. m. The CORE
spondent says.
Having CALAMITY taken a portion Of
Tabanyama mountain during last
night General Warren's troops are
finding considerably difficulty in hold
ing it, There has been heavy fighting
today. The B0er shells are sDlendidly
directed. and i'm the face of the enemy's
heavy fire, the further advance Of our
forces has been checked
Again and again attempts have been
made TO dislodge the enemy. and things
had begun 10 look serious. Determined
as had been their attacks. however.
the Beers had not succeeded in dis
lodging them. Meanwhile. the Kings
Royal Rifles. approaching from the
POtgieters Drift side Of the mountain
range, began the arduous ascent of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29

General Buffers long dispatch was dis
played
Buffers Excuses Weak.
The Sunday papers issued extras, but
only the faintest interest was manifest
ed in the streets. At the service clubs
the situation as revealed by General
Butler was considered very unpleasant
His excuses or explanations were char
. acteTized as very weak The absence of
/ water which Sir Charles Warren was
/ led to believe existed, and the facts
/ that SpiOnkOp was indeed a noun
tain" and that its perimeter was too
large, are all matters which even Gen
eral Buffers warmest admirers hold
should have been ascertained before he
attacked
/ One comforting feature of the situa-
+ ton, however, is the fact that General
. Buffers retirement across the Tugala
. river was accomplished without loss,
which puts an end to the unpleasant
I rumOrs that We're in circulation here
ana on the continent. The splendid gal
lantry Of the men in capturing SDiOn-
kop Is read of with great pride and
satisfaction. 1t is taken as an. assur-
ance of the ultimate success of British
arms
r TEc war Office does not give any
idea of the casualties iii taking and
holding Spionkop, but a report from
/ the Boer headquarters near Ladysmith
3 Via LOuTenZO Marquee say that 500
British dead were left on the battle
field. This number is thought to in
clude the wounded. The report also
stated that General Butler had been
down with fever, but had recovered.
If the Boer reports are to be accept
ed, the abandonment of Spionkop was
due to the inability Of the British to
! resist the Beer attack, the Beers car
! Tying the first trenches and taking $50
/ prisoners.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived in LOndOT from Pretoria. dated
Jan. % via LOurenzO Marquee. Jan IS:
The government is advised that. after
heavy fighting near SPiOnkOp. some
British on the kop being st0rmed. hoist
ed white flag One hundred ard fifty
prisoners. God be thanked. although
we also had 20 give brave and valuable
liz U.s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
STOOD THEIR GROUND
IN FACE OF BOER FIRE

London, Jan. ga special dispatch
from Spearman's Camp, dated Friday.
and supplying additional details Of the
operations Of Wednesday, says:
The British made a most successful
movement today. They deployed to
General Warren's right flank and rein
forced the troops in possession Of Ia
banyama. They were subjected to a
heavy Boer shell fire, but stood their
ground nobly.
Part of General Lyttleton's brigade
extended on the plain in front Of Mount
Alice. and within two hours scaled the
height of SpiOnkOp under a heavy fire.
One rifieman who reached the summit
before his comrades, proudly stood on
top"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
YMPATHY AT ST. LOUIS.
Strong Resolutions Adopted at Big
PTo-Boer Meeting

ST Louis, Mo, Jan. 2S.-The Four
teenth street theatre was packed with
enthusiastic sympathiZeTs of the Beers
cause this AFTERNOON. DR.. Emil PretOr-
JUS editor Of the Westliche Post. acted
as chairman. and opened the meeting
with a brief and interesting speech. Adj
dresses We're made by Ex-Governor w
J. Stone Judges ROmbau and Estes, J.
w. Taylor and the Hon. O'Neil Ryan.
Resolutions very. strong and sympa-
thetic We're adopted. The resolutions
are probably the strongest passed by
any prO-BGer mass meeting yet held
in this country
After declaring in favor of freedom
as defined by the immortal and illus
triOus Abraham Lincoln. they call upon
the president of the United States to
use his good offices to bring about "a
quick ending of the struggle now on be-
tween the Beer republic and Great
Britain. and if later events tend to fore
cast the ultimate victory of Great Brit
ain. to step in and demand that the
war be Stopped. They also ask the
president of the United States to at
once recognize the representatives OF
the Transvaal and Orange Free State
officially.
TIE resolutions are to he sent TO the
congressman representing st. Louis in
Washington. 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
Want Nine Hour DAY.

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 2S.-The district
council of the International association of
Machinists, and twenty representatives
Of the allied ship-building trades in this
city met today and considered the pr0j>ct
Of a general strike for "a nine-hOur work
day in all the ship yards on the Atlantic
seaboaTd. After a thorough discussion
John p. Connolly of New York mem Der
of the national executive board was dele
gated to visit localities where nine hours
are said not to prevail and ascertain
the sentiment and financial condition of
the various trades unions involved and
submit a report.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
Prize Court to We.

Cape Town. Thursday, Jan. 25.-The
prize court has fixed Monday. Jan. %
for the hearing Of the charges with re-
spect 10 The American flour said to be
intended for the Beers, which was on
board the British steamer MashOna
from New York, Nov. g. when she was
captured by the British gunbuat Par
fridge last month. The overdue trans
port Manchester Corporation has ar
rived here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Rush to Gold Fields.
PAGE TWO.
Bryan VIII Accept.
Election in France.
Railroad For Alaska.
PAGE THREE.
Double Purpose Convention Plan.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
No Ailment Barred.
Sustain New Leaders.
No Trace of Penpeys.
Didn't Obey Mandate.
PAGE SIX.
Coal Near Park City.
PAGE SEVEN.
Frances Big Show.
PAGE EIGHT.
Turngren Held Up.
Herald Starts Move.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
WERE ALLOWED TO PROCEED.
Frenchmen Who Are Making Their
Way Into the Transvaal.

London. Jan. 29.-The correspondent
Of the Times at LOurenzO Marquee,
telegraphiug Thursday. Jan. p. says.
over thirty Frenchmen who arrived
here by the French steamer GirondO
and were prohibited from proceeding
to the Transvaal. appealed to the
French consul, who protested that they
had passports by the Transvaal consul,
and who declared he would hold the
Portuguese government liable in dam
ages for breach in international law
in the event of continued refusal to al
low them to go forward.
las the Portuguese governor general
had previously signed the passports, he
was compelled to admit the validity OF
the French consul's contention. The
result was that the Frenchmen were
allowed to proceed. Eighty more for
eigners are expected by a German
steamer next week
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VIII Not Be Recognized.

Cape Town. Friday, Jan 26-Sir Al
fred Miner, British high commissioner,
has iss1ed proclamation announcing
that her majessy's government viii not
recognize as valid any forfeiture. finh0r
incumbrance uDon property in Tne
TransF-aal or the Free State subsequent
cIaraF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
DR.. Jameson Wounded

Head Lager, Near Ladysmith,
Jan %, via LourenZO Marques, Jan. %.
1t is reported here that as the result
of long TOMS practice on Monday.
DR.. Jameson was wounded in the les.
President Steyn has visited this laager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
Roberts. satisfied Wfth the Maine.

A~ODSI . NttIAoI-OI " AIu t44c IAdIIIc-
8 Cape Town. Thursday, Jan. 25.-Lord
Roberts. after visiting the hospital ship
Maine. over which he was conducted
by Lady Randolph Churchill. expressed
his entire satisfaction with the arrange
ments. The Maine will sail for Durham
tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
Mr.. Phslns Growing Weaker.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. S.-Edward J.
Phelps was extremely weak all day and
the physicians would not be surprised to
notice a change for the worse any hour
The doctors do not hold out any encour-
agement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
CANNIBALS OF NEW GUINEA
KILL AND EAT DUTCH SFAN1FN

Victoria G. Jan 2News has reached here of
a Dutch
of
FOL a warshp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29

London Jan 28-G,neral Butler says General Warren's
troops have rereated south Of the Tuge river The Boers
say tn, British lost 1900 killed Wednesday. 1t is believed
here this includes the wounded The Boers also claim that
$50 Of the English troops surrendered at Spionkop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
Commission For Young Churchill.

Cape Town. Friday. Jan. 26.-John
Churchill, second son of Lady Randolph
Churchill, who accompanied her in the
Maine has received from Lord Roberts
his commission in The South African
light horse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
TERRIBLE DISASTER TO
General WARREN'S ARMY
His Defeat at tbs Hands Of the BOeTS Amounted
Almost to a Massacre.
One Hundred and Fifty Prisoners Taken-NakeS Hur-
ried Retreat Across the Tugela.

Bosr Head Lager Ladysmth Jan. 25.-The British
dead left on he battlefield yesterday numbered 1900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
THE UTMOST GLOOM
FOR The BRITISH PUBLIC
Necessity is Realized at London of Abandoning
General Whites Forces to Their Fate.
Nest Carefully Planned and Executed Movement Of Entire
Campaign Has Resulted in Disaster.
REPUBLICANS HELD ALooF.

General Gatacre and General Kelly
kenney.
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slopes were So SJ-eu that Warren could
n"- get aI effective artillery position,
aut water supplies were "a difficulty
Couldn't Hold Position.
"Hn Jan. 4g I asseuted to his attack
ir- ~r.- kau. q large blinded,
LHuu. E.u-Hhich was evidently the
key lF .le position. but was far more
accessible. from the north than from.
a.. a.H.h
--a OBJ. utghJ of Jan. % he attacked
SH'..r.u. uut found it very difficult to
Er.a los UeTimeteT was too large and
water. which ne had been Bed 90 be
..F. existed i'm this extraordinary dry
sa#~" MAS found very deficient
I.. .rrSts were held all that day
.g#r severe attacks and "a heavy
SE. .. our men fought with great
-.I"..E. I would especially mention
ra. conduct of the Second Cameron
Irf#. ana the Third Kings Rifles.
Wa. supported the attack on the noun
Pain ... the ste5pest side, and ina each
GAS. Fought their way 10 the top, and
.-. Second Lancashire FusiiieTs and
~.... r.HdIesex. who magnifcently
maintained the best traditions of the
...-. army throughout the trying day
.. g.. -. and ThOruycroft's mounted
...... who fought through the day
..... ..H alongside of them.
.-. Woodgdte, who was in COM
man. .. the summit, having been
-... The officer who succeeded him
.. .- the night of Jan. q to aban-
Ohm" . position and did So before
e... ..u -.
Second Attack Useless
II ~..a.I Warren's camp at a. m,
.. ... --. and decided that "A second
a..... "..u Spionkop was useless, and
. . Iemy's right was too strong
.. ...w m. lo force It, Accordingly. I
. .H withdraw the force to the
s... .ae Tugels. At "a. m. we COM
.... HE.HdTaWing the train, and by
.. "- Jan. p Saturday Warren $
.'.. Was concentrated south of the
-.-... without the loss of a man or "A
... .. stores.
Fine ..., that the force should with
..." 1000 actual touch-in some cases
t n.e We're less than 1000 yards
with the enemy in the manner 1t
.. . r. think. sufficient evidence of
... .s of the troops, and that We
permitted 90 withdraw our cum
- .A and mule transports across
.-- .E.. -lghty-hVe yards broad, with
."e..S-l.gt banks, and very swift
current Emolested. is. / think. proof
..". .H. enemy has been taught 70 re-
'ar soldiers fighting powers.
arms tae morning and the earlier
.".t 'i The afternoon a plaCard bearing
... words, no news hung on the iron
...i@ DO front of the war Office, and
..# -AIFeriug sentries who stood guard
.- ran Mail In the rain and sleet had
..5 district all to themselves About
j. ---- however, the placaTd was taken
3D. ana On the bulletin boards inside
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
Buffers Excuses Weak.

General Buffers long dispatch was dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29

Perfectly ,au8bIc but did not lend it.
sef rn au advance, as the southern
slopes were So Steeu that Warren could
n"- get a-l effective artillery position,
an L.-.- SuuuLies were q NifnCultN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
TEF MINING INDUSTRY

o,e Of Utah's greatest resources,
Tie Herald publishes more min
no news than any other Utah
newspaper
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
TO-DAY.

Forecast for Salt Lake Today Is:
Cloudy and Warmer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
SAYS 1T WAS A FALSE ARREST
YOUNG MAN WILL PREFER CHARGES
AGAINST DETECTIVE JEPSON AND
PATROLMAN DESMOND.

Edward 8. Flavell. thirty-two years old, who Is
employed by A. G. Nicholson OF No. $50 Carroll-st..
says he will brig charges against Detective Nell
P. Jepson and Patrolman Desmond, Of the Fifth
ave. police station who he declares arrested him as
a burglar. When he disproved the charge they took
him 10 the police station and had him held on q
charge Of intoxication. When Magistrate Bristow.
IN the Buterst court heard his story yesterday he
paroled FIavell IN the custody OF his counsel for
examination on March s.
Flavell, according to his story, was sent by Mr..
Nicholson at II o'clock Thursday night for a
baby carriage which Mrs. Nicholson had left the
home of a Mrs Paul. at Eleventh-st. and Sew
enth-ave. Mr.. Paul gave him the carriage, and
Flavel wheeled 1t along Seventh-ave. homeward
He had gone only a short distance when Jepson
and Desmond bounced upon him. He protested. and
says one of the pulled a revolver and told him
he would shoot him if he did not go to the police
station Finally the officers consented 10 go to the
home of Mr.. Paul for an explanation Mr.. Paui
corroborated Flavell in every particular.
Mr.. Nicholson went to the station house with Or.
H E. Speer. physician. of No. 1873 Seventeenth-st
DR.. Speer. in the presence of the police, made an
examina ton OF FaVell and declared that he showed
no evidences OF having been drinking. Flavell also
house by the police they tried induce him to go
into saloon and have drink.
The policemen say that when Flavell was asked
about the carriage he tried to run away, and that
when he captured he became abusive and
acted like a under the influence of liquor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
TESTIMONY IN sMELTING WORKS CASE.

Vice-Chancellor Emory, at Newark. yesterday
heard testimony in a suit by William H Devol TO
set aside decision by Governor Foster NJ. VOor-,
hees as receiver for the New-YOrk Smelling and
Refining Works. a New-Jersey corporation. Mr.
DeVOl is the surviving trustee OF two bonds for
$1,000 and $4,000 made by the company Janu-
airy .. 1881 and secured by two chattel mortgages
the fixtures Of the company in New-YcFk- Mr.
DevOl wanted get the full amounts of the bonds
with interest at per cent, and the claim was pre-
scented the receiver preferred
ny of the Court the receiver refused TO allow
the claims as preferred The fixtures had in tbs
NE an time been acquired by the city Of New-YOrk
under condemnation proceedings. Governor VoOr-
hees in his answer yesterday stated that he never
had control of the goods covered by mortgages and
therefore had funds pay the claims He also
held that the mortgages were null and void under
the New-York law, they had not been filed IN
accordance with law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
MODEL OF MR.. CARNEGIRs WV House

There is now on exhibition az the rooms OF the
Architectural League. at No 2l5 West Fitty-seF-
enth-st., model Of the fine house which Andre"
Carnegie will build in Fifth-ave. In the language
of the instructions which Mr.. Carnegie is said 10
have given to the architects. Babb COOK d VIII
lard II is mot a palace, but just a comfortable
home II is large. but not especially pIetentlouS
and seems TO be a combination Of severa! modern
stvIes Of architecture The material be used is
Indiana limestone and Harvard brick. with decora-
tions IN bronze onyx and marble. The house VIII
be and 20 feet wide, with the principal
entrance in Ninety hrst;st Mr. carnegie owns the
entire block front in Eifth-ave., and VIII lay out
a part Of II as garden. The house. ii is reported
will cost 100000, though no definite conirmat ton
of that report could be obtained Yesterday at MI
Carnegie's present home. No West Fifty -frst-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
BROOKLYN NEWS.
VICTIM OLA HEALER" INSANE
FIFTEEN GIRL UNBALANCED
BY TREATMENT OF A CHRISTIAN
SCIENTIST

According 20 DR.. Leon LAURA, of No. 2is Hewes-
ST.. Rachel Krapnitzky, fifteen years old. who was
taken TO the Kings County Asylum for the Insane,
in atbush. yesterday afternoon, is the victim Of
Christian Scientists. John Murtha. of No IS Man
hattan-ave. lawyer, says that he will try take
legal action against the Christian Scientists.
The Krapnitzky family is poor. Since Rachel
was ten years old she has been deaf. About six
weeks ago her mother called Christian Scien-
list in Manhattan. 1t is said that his name Is
Lewis. According the story he agreed to restore
the girls hearing in nine treatments for which he
asked 81 each. Rachel says that her visits to
Manhattan she was taken into small room and
told to pray. Several prayers were written for her.
and she told to take them home and learn
them. After five visits Mrs Krapnitzky did not
allow the girl to go again. Rachel would do moth
ing but pray from the beginning 10 the end OF the
day. She refused to eat. and became emaciated
and hollow eyed
John Niurtha says that he has consulted District
Attorney Clarke in regard to this class of heaerS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
MIR BIDWELL'S VISIT TO FLORIDA.

Collector Bidweu said yesterday that on his re-
cer, trim IN Florida which he had taken for va
cation and not for his health. he had combined
business with pleasure.
Il had Intended to go 20 Palm Beach, he SAID
but went TO Tampa instead in order 10 inspect
the tobacco leaf which comes TO that port from
Cuba and learn the difference between tho lear
which Is used for filters and that which Is used
for ppers is not easy for the novice to dis
oern this difference. and have often been per
picked in levying duties upon tobacco entering the
mort Of Sew-York because the duties on filler and
wrapper leaf widely The next case 1ro OF inns
deciding rightly. for I made a thorough STUDY OF
the subject in Tampa. - -, r,r.,,,
but that they would probably have a good orange
cron this year, nevertheless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
SATURDAY.
MARCH 3. 1900.
THINK DEAD MAN WAS ROBBED.
PORTER WHO WAS FOUND ON PENNsYL
WANNA TRACKS. HIS FRIENDS SAY.
HAD 500 IN SECRET POCKET

The friends OF Alfred Bolden. coored. thirty
Years old. or No. H5 New Irk-ave.. Jersey City.
whose body was found the Pennsylvania rail-
road track at Brunswick-st. on Wednesday night
say that he was robbed OF 5000. The police In
Testigatins the case. Bolden porter the
Congressional Limited train He left the station
on Wednesday evening the which he had
Just returned from a trip. The car taken
me Point OF Rocks yards the east side of Jersey
lily Heights He was last the An
hour or TWO after he left the station his body
FOUND between the tracks. IL had been struck by
a train 1t was Identified until yesterday,
when his widow and William Williams cooreG a
waiter on the same train Identified IL at the
Morgue They said Bolden had 500 in pocket his
VIE had sewn on the inside of his undershrt.
This pocket was empty, the MorgUe keepers say.
when the body came into their Over the
pocket and over the outside shirt is a T-shaped
slit. The police think the slit was made by "a
locomotive. The top OF the slit is two inches long
The police say thief would have made bigger
cut and would have cut only the underShrt. Po-
hcernan John Oxley he found four five rail-
road men standing about the body with lanterns.
Captain John Cody, of the Gregory-st- station who
Is conducting the investigation. is trying ind
OUT VINO these railroad men were. 1t is believed
that Bolden jumped from the to walk
back from the Point of Rocks. and that he
struck by an incoming train
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
George 3 "A
CONSUMERS LEAGUE FORMED.

East Orange March (SpeciaD.-The New-Jerseyi
State Consumers League organized this after-l
meeting held the home OF Mrs. C. W. 3
Gushing, No. 80 Munn-ave.. East Orange. a large
number of women assembled in response to invita-
tons. Mrs. Florence Kelley, secretary OF the New
York Consumers League, gave address. telliEl:.
of the successful work done by that league in Shi
ing the sweatshOp evil and urging the formation OF
New-Jersey State League II was decided to-
form the NeW-JerSey State League, and the follow.
ing officers elected President, Mrs. G. W. b
Gushing, East Orange; vice-president, Mrs. Hugh!
T. Fox, BayOnne; secretary, Miss Z. H s Shelton.
East Orange; treasurer. Mrs. s R. Falkenbsrs.
Jersey City, and Executive Committee-MrS. Rob-.
Ward. South Orange; Miss CorneIa Bradford
Jersey City; Mrs Henry W. Buckley, East Orange:
Mrs. Frederick ". Kelsey. Orange; Mrs. F. 3.
Carter. Montclair Mrs. ]. A. Taylor. Newark; Mrs.
John B. Van Wagenen, West Orange, and Mrs.
P. n. Gilhooly. Elizabeth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
SAYS HIS PARTNER IS IN RIVAL CONCERN

John Rooney of No. II West Thirty ninth-st..
Manhattan, yesterday appeared before Justice
Dickey on an application for order to enjoin
Professor H. Gibson O'Nen and others from pro-
ducng electricity for electro therapeutics in the
SO called asepss treatment. the object of which is
to kill the germs of consumption and other diseases
by using electricity to generate ozone in the at
fected parts. Mr.. Rooney, it was alleged was to
have one-fourth share in the business and put in
the apparatus. II alleged that ONeil got in
all S. 500 from Rooney, when the latter found that
he owned only twenty second part OF the busi-
ness and that O'Neu had violated the contract by
starting a rival concern. The action was begun
for the purpose of enoining ONeil from conducting
q separate business. Justice Dickey reserved de-