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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-22
KRUEGER'S PEACE TERMS.
ALLEGED PROPOSALS BORNE BY MA
CRTTM TO PRESIDENT MKINLEY.
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,-zo- Ian % G a. m-No details are pub
lshed this morning of yesterdays fighting IN
Natal. but most of the newspapers have speclai
accounts of Saturdays battle. Perhaps the pest
descriptions are forwarded by the correspond
ents Of the Central News and THE Telegraph
According to the latter, the engagement look
,lsos 70 the west of Spion Kop, and has prac-
+,csIv resulted in the British troops securing the
rough tableland which constitutes the key of the
Boer position. After a fierce cannonade hao
been directed against the Boer lines for some
time, the British assembled near an eminence
known as Three Tree Hill. which forms the cen
tire Of a semi-circle of crests crowned with the
h,,rghers' works and some six miles long Stead
nv and with great dash the British infantry
went forward in the face of heavy fusllaoe
from Mauser rifles warren's troops We're dis
posed as follows: woodgate's brigade on the
right. Hart's brigade in the centre and HID
yards brigade the left.
Soon after midday the battle on the hill be-
came furious Point after point of the Boer
nositIons was seized by the British troops, and
eventually the Boer right broke and was forced
back toward Spion Kop. 1t is agreed on all
sides that the Boer losses were heavy. the Brit
ish casualties being relatively slight.
Mr. Macrum, late American Consul at Ere
+oria has now been interviewed by several cor
rasnondents. THE Nails" representative says
he has excellent reasons for stating that Mr.
Mscrum was charged with mission from Presi-
dent Krtiger to President Mckinley. The Trans
yaal President he understands, proposes as the
forms of peace the return to the state OF Things
before the war, absolute independence of the
r-ransvaal and seven years franchise.
1.-The Leader correspondent says Mr.. Macrum
&c suffering from the effects of malarial fever
and falling health probably contributed to his
resignation.
A telegram from Mochudi, dated the l2th'
ststes that Colonel Plumer has defeated the
Boer patrol at Gaberones.
Mrs. wauchope. widow of the General VINO
wss killed at Magersfontein. denies that her
husband had written to her criticising LORD
Methuen. On the contrary, in his last letter ne
referred in the highest terms to that officer.
I. N F.
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WHAT A COOP MAN IS CROKER!
E,x- GOVERNOR .HOGG's REMARKABLE PAN
EGYRIC-A PUBLIC OFFICIALS
AWFITII RESPONSIBILITY.

There was a considerable gathering of Demo-
Gratis in the city yesterday in anticipation OF
Mr.. Bryan's visit. Ex-Governor Hogg, OF Texas,
was much in evidence. The statuesque ex-chief
magistrate of the Lone Star State delivered
himself of a panegyric on Tammany. Tam
many is" he said, "one of the purest, noblest
and most efficient Democratic organizations in
the Nation. The West and the South think that
Tammany Is pure and straightforward. You
may abuse Mr.. Croker, but it is unfair l
have known Richard Croker for years. He is
honest and conscientious. know that he goes
down on his knees every night before he goes
to bed, and prays to God honestly and sincerely.
do you know why he resigned the office of
CITY Chamberlain Of NewYork? will tell you.
He wanted to go to the races and to invest in
stocks in Wall Street He felt that no city off,
cial should do that. He gave up his office on
that account, because he thought a private indi-
viduaI could do as he pleased, but that no public
officer should set such example to the young.
Here the Ex-Governor pointed to picture OF
the late General Grant which hangs upon the
wall Of the corridor of the Hoffman House, and
said: How much Croker looks like Grant!'
yes" said Norman E. Mack, but Croker is
a much better looking man."
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TRIED TO CLIMB DUMBWAITER SHAFT.
co1oE HAD NEARLY REACHED THE TOP WHEN
THE ROPE BROKE

William Coloe. printer, twenty-three years old
Hes in the j. Hood Wright Hospital with his right
leg broken and strong opinions regarding dumb
waters as means of approaching ones room in the
,,nner story of a iathOuse.
Coloe lives with his brother, Thomas Coloe. in
tho anartments on the fifth floor of the fathouse
ar No 5l5 West One-hundred- and -fift y-ninth- st
Coloe had been out Saturday night and he lost the
Latch KEY OF the house. He did not like standing
ont in the rain and he began to think His train
or thought led him TO the basement window. He
kicked it open and halfway through when he
was dragged out by policeman of the West One
hundred-and-ff fty-second-st. station. who mstook
him for a burglar.
# happened that Coloe knew the patrolman and
ne was allowed crawl through the basement
window on the explanation that he had lost his
latch key He got into the basement all right and
tried the door leading TO the first floor II was
locked Then Coloe descended and lighted the gas
in the basement. His eye rested on the dumb
waiter shaft He thought il would be good idea
TO ascend by means of the rope.
The dumbWaiter shaft is "a small affair but
Coloe wrggled until he got into II. He then began
70 climb up the rope. He had nearly reached the
onening on the fifth floor when the rope broke and
Soloe fell TO the bottom Of the shaft
Coloe yelled when he fell and aroused the whole
horse 1t was thought by the tenants that burglars
iamu and went into the basement. He found Coloe
living at the bottom of the shaft and pulled him out
His right leg broken and he was bruised ali
Oter
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BULLER NOT AN OPTTlnLST
BUT THINKS HE is MAKING PROGRESS
on HIS WAY TO LADYSN1ITH.
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London, Jan %, / a. m.-General Buffers mid
night bulletin seems to have a faint echo OF
Grants lighting it out on this line If it takes
all summer" He reports that General Warren
was engaged all day chiefly on his left which
he has swung around couple Of miles The
ground was difficult, as he working his way
I'D TO the crest of a range. General Butler ad-
mits that 1t is hard to tell how much ground
has been gained, but in his judgment General
Warren is making substantial progress.
General Butler is not an optimist but cool,
hard-headed soldier, who deals with practical
details Of the campaign like a man of business.
He has no complete story Of victory TO tell, but
he is on his way to Lsdysmith and does not
mean to turn back. There are no indications of
a direct frontal attack but there seems to be
a slow, laborious, cautious attempt from flank
and rear to turn the enemy out Of his main
stronghold without heavy sacrifice Of life The
British force had evidently bivouacked again
and would resume the battle in the morning
General Buffers previous bulletin which was
a Sunday morning postscript TO his previous
nights report of Saturdays engagement served
TO indicate the line Of attack and the forces
commanded by clery- 1t reported recopnois
sance in force by Lyttleton's brigade for the
purpose of relieving Warren's line DURING tho
battle. This maneuvre kept the enemy IN the
trenches opposite the British force which had
crossed the Tugela at Potgieter's Drift. and pre-
vented the concentration Of the Dutch forcas
upon positions westward, which CIerv with a
portion of Warrens column was attacking This
reconnaissance is described by various corre
spohoens as vigorous affair. The enemy's
position at Brakfontein was sheIled bo,r aftar
hour while the entire brigade was drawn nm
within two thousand yards of the trenches Tb[
boer guns opened fire, but were silenced speedilv
Inc casualties of Lyttleton's brigade were l,gbt
me chief object Of this brigade, which concealed
al Fotg1eter's the main movement OF the rr,t,sb
lofees further west is to hold large a nunber
u lne enemy as possible at Brakfonte,n and
continued on second page
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FOUGHT ALL DAY SUNDAY.
COLUMN UNDER WARREN SWINGS FORWARD TWO
NILES NEARER LADYSAHTH
UPHILL WORK AND BOER RESISTANCE FIERCE

General Butler dispatch the War Office
Warren force had been engaged all day Sunday swung
miles AS the fighting
Butler
stanial
supplementary list Of casualties
Iadysm or
French made demonstration Friday
Webster Davis Assistant Secretary of the Interior
be President
caused European Character
Of Daiss
garrison
food to last three months; Pums column has reached CHS
rome
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CONVERSION OF SPANISH sECURIT1E.

COLONIAL ISSUES TO BEAR LOWER INTEREST
Madrid. Jan 2l.-The Minister OF Finance has
introduced in the Chamber OF Deputies a bin
authorizing the conversion at par into per cent
perpetual stock of the Cuban per cent mort
gage issue of 1856. the Cuban per cent bonds
OF 1890 and the Philippines per cent exterior
debt
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LOST EYE BT FIRECRACKER ErRLoSIoS

SUING CITY OF BINGHANToN FOR $4,000 Al
DAMAGES.
Btnghamton. N Y. Jan. q (SpeciaD.-A pecuiiai
damage action is being tried In the Supreme Cour
here II Is a suit brought by Wilson ShattucA
against the city OF Binghamton 20 recover Sl0O0
for the loss OF an eve. caused ~ the bursting o.
a hrecracker IN his face while passing along the
street last Fourth OF July. Shattuck claims thu
city allowed the firing OF the crackers and was
guilty OF u=gligenCe. Lawyers say that a favor
able decision win have a serious and far-reachlna
effect on celebrations IN every city IN this State
FAST TRAINS VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAII,
ROAD TO Chicago ST. Louis, Cleveland. Toledo ana
Cincinnati Service uneQuallsd.-Adyt
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RRrTTsH LOSSES AT vENTER's sPRUIT.
BruLER REPORTS NEARLY THREE HUN
DRIED OFFICERS AND MEN WOUNDED.

DRED OFFICERS AND MEN WOONDED
London. ian 21.-The War Office has posted
this dispatch from General Butler dated Jan
uary 81 10 a. m:
The following we're wounded IN the actlon near
Venter's Spruit yesterday;
STAFF.
Colonel B. HAMILTON and Major c. MGREGoR.
SECOND LANCASHIRE FUsILIERs,
Csptstp r r. BLUNT and Second Lieutenants NJ @.
CROFsrON and f. ]. NJ. BARRETT
FIRST BORDER RIFLES.
Captain C. D. VAUGHAN and Second Lieutenant
MURIOR
FIRST YORK AND LANCAsHIREs.
Second Lieutenant A. H. KoIRREY.
SECOND DUBLIN FUsILIERs.
Captain C A. HENsLEY sinc4 dead and Major F.
ENGLISH.
SECOND GORDONs
Second Lieutenant p, D. STEWART.
And 27s non-commissioned officers and men,
AbsoIutely without an equsl-the Cold Cure
LANES EXPECTORANT.-AdYts
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A REBUFF FOR lIERCIER.
OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATED BY voTz
OF ARMY OFFICERS

OF ARMY OFFICERS
Paris Jan. 21-GeneraI Mercier received AZ
unexpected rebuff yesterday. when the old stu,
dents of the Ecole POlytechniqUe. which fur
nishes a majority Of the artillery and engineel
officers to the army. met in the school theatre e
elect a president
Amid great excitement the ballot was taken
the result showing Cnly 200 votes for Genera
Mercier against LOCO for his adversary. Uproai
and free fight followed. General Mercier's par.
tisans declaring that the ballot had been falsi.
fed Tables and chairs were overturned. ant
General BoisOnnet who presided. was hustled
Eventually order was restored, and recount
confirmed the defeat OF AIercier
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For information regarding Floridas great winter
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Park Place, N. Y.-Advt.
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SAFETY. SPEED AND COMFORT
s34sahla Railroad.-AdVt- - "'s fenn-
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A bsoIuts,, uttbout an equsl-the Cold Cure
JAMES ExPECToRANT.-Ad
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

When the old Police Jury turned
over the affairs of the parish to the
new Police Jury last Tuesday, Presi-
dent Robert Nicholson stated that the
parish treasury had balance of
So. 400 to its credit. II is very graft
flying to the public TO know that our
parish Affairs have been SO well hand
died that the treasury 10 in a healthy
condition. This 10 due in great
measure to the fact that we have had
no high water fight to make in the
last two years or more, which means
the saving of thousands Of dollars TO
the parish. Had 1t not been for these
high water fights, we would now have
very large sum of money in the
treasury, which would have gone a
long way towards the improvement of
our roads and bridges and the ad-
vaHcemsnt of our public school sys-
TEN. This 10 the largest sum OF money
that any Police Jury has turned over
to its successors since the days Of the
late DIR. VIM. McCulloch, when under
bis presidency the parish treasury had
q balance Of $4,000. Were it not for
the "old Mississippi" in front of us
our treasury would always be in good |
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

Mr. Robt. Nicholson was elected
president of the new Police Jury;
Yaucey Bell, secretary; K. j. Hamley,
treasurer; and Hon. G. S. WHY, legal
adviser. We trust that the new par
ish fathers will have smooth sailing.
and that under their management tho
affairs of Esst Carroll will be judi
ciously managed and the internal con-
dition Of the parish improved. The
new Police Jury is composed of good,
sensible men, and we feel that they
will always be guided by the best
motives. A prosperous term Of SER
vice for them is the wish of the Ban
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

On Wednesday, Mr.. j. S. GueDard
had . wagon load of provisions bound
for bis place in the back country,
where he will start clearing land. He
has three whi,o men hired who under
stand The business of clearing land,
and Il will not take long in giving him
one of the finest places in that part Of
the country. Guenard says the rail-.
road 10 bound 10 come in that diree-
lion and he wants to be ahead of the
rush.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

An exchange says that supporting a
newspaper costs q town scarcely q
cent. Though the paper may DO we'll
patronizsd and the business mon may
spend large sums of money advsrtis-
ing, the cash worry quickly gets back
into the channel Of trade from whence
it came. Nearly every cent q paper
gets is spent at home and it goes to
the merchants who delight in benefit
ing themselves and the community
by liberal advertising. Boiled down,
the facts are that q newspaper returns
all the money it gets to those who
give it, and its work Of building up
the town and country are thrown in
for good will.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

Representative Amaeker of East
Carroll has introduced q bill in the
Legislature 10 confer OH Justices Of
the Peace in and for the parish ofEast
Carroll original Jurisdiction over mis-
demeanors, or cases in which the pua-
ishment provided by law can not be
in the penitentiary, and
providing tho mode Of trial, and num-
ber ofjurors and manner Of securing
and enpanslliDg same.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23
THE STORM.

Last Monday morning, about IL
O'Clock, one of the seysrest storms tha.
the town has experienced i'm some
years, swept suddenly down from the
northwest and did considerable dam
age. The wind blew very hard and q
heavy rain filed the air with dense
sheet of mist. that made it difficult to
see much more than short distance.
For few moments the storm assum-
ed such violent form, that trees were
torn up by the roots, while others
were twisted and snapped as IL they
were twigs. Over in Soldiers Rest
several houses were blown down and
some twisted off their blocks. The un-
finished stable Of Mr.. J. S. Guenard
was blown down. In front of tho
grocery store of J. N. Hill & Bro,
tho large oak tree that has stood there
for many years was almost uprooted,
and the ground around it was found
to bs foil of cracks when the wind
hsd ceased. 1t now stands in an in.
clined position. Several large pecan
trees were uprooted and quite a num-
Der of smaller trees were blown down
all over town, to say nothing of fences
and out-houses. The beautiful tree in
front OF the residence of Mr.. j. N.
Turner was completely torn to pieces,
while branches of trees were found
lying all along the streets. Out on
the lake huge limbs were torn from
the bodies of the trees and were scat
tered all along the bank of the lake.
From what we can learn, the ceutre of
the storm must have passed through
the town and the immediate vicinity.
At the present writing We have no
Information as TO the extent OF the |
damage done to the crops. 1t has
been years since we have had such q
blow.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23
JAS. s. MILLIKIN, .JR.

Last Saturday morning little James
S. Millikin was laid away, by the side
OF his brother, who died only a few
months since. The cause of his death
was dyptherta, of a violent form. All
that could be done to restore him was
done. bat of no avail, and the little
follow at last. t..succumbed. Misfortunes
never come singly, and the bereaved
parents have the sympathy of the en-
tire community in the hour of their
woe. 1t is a terrible blow to lose one
member of The family, old or young.
but what must it be to parents to see
their children snatched away, one
after the other, in quick succession?
The poet Byron has truly said:
What are the worst of woes that wait on
What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the
brow.
To view ourioved ones blotted from ife's
page,
anu icdForhs uceoldbc, all NOW.
Truly Mr.. and Mrs. Millikin have
borne a load of sorrow. There is no
balm that can soothe breaking heart. |
but kind words of friends, and tear
dropped in memory's casket will often
assuage the,pangs of grief This we
will try to do. if it availeth aught; and
if it were possible to rend
the mantle of gloom that hovers over
the shades of Arlington, we would re-
mind the afflicted mother of that rest
beyond, not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens, where she can lift her
tear-stained eyes to the radiant light
hat steals through the pearly gates of
,he New Jerusalsm-where her loved
ones rest forevermore, and where the
oarbed sorrow of her soul can find
ome rellef'in the words of the Savior
-"Suffer little children to come unto
ne, and forbid them not, for of such
s the kingdom of heaven"
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

Congressman Jos. E. Ransdell aud
wife returned hume on Saturday
morning last. They came up from
Alexandria, whore ,hsy were called
on account of the serious ilness of he
mother Of the Congressman, who ar
rived just 10 time TO see his mother
before she breathed her last. Our en-
tire community extends sincere gym
pathy to Aessrs. Jos. e. and T. u.
Ransdell in the death of their mother,
who passed away at the ripe old age
Of 80 years.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

|, The Misses Riley, of Madison, are
visiting Mrs. c. A. Williams, in the
second ward They we're pleasant
vi.itors to town last Wednesday, hav-
ing come up TO call on their cousin,
Miss May Beard. Brother Atkinson,
of the Atherion store, was the lucky
fellow, having The young ladies under
his protecting wing. We hope they
will come again.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

The first act that the new police
jury should do is to form some plan in
giving Us new court house. Levy Q
tax for so many years and pledge the
amount, and We have no doubt that
the Police Jury could easily get con-
tractors to erect il without any trou.
BILE. The old dilapidated structure
We call a court house is disgrace, and
is 10 high time that We should have a
building that would be An ornament
to the town and parish. THE should
be one of the first matters taken up BY
our new police jury.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

Some Of the gentlemen on the
steamer Julia stopped off on the last
trip OF that boat down TO take a fish.
They had ine luck and took down to
the boat the next morning a string of
fine white perch that measured over
three feet. They bad good luck and
say they are coming again. The sun
was hot but they didn't seem 10 care.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

The mail carrier failed TO reach
Providsscs until after eight O'Clock
Wednesday evening. He reports sha.
the sub-csntractor has no skiff for him
to cross and has refused to furnish
him one. The mail carrier says that
he had to pawn his watch so as 90 ge,
a skiff to bring the mail Mrs. Taylor
has reported this neglect and we
hope that the authorities will do some
thing in the matter.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

On Thursday OF last week the chill
dren OF the Episcopal Sunday School
had delightful picnic at Baxter
bayou. They were In charge of the
teachers and the Rev. f. O. Il. Boberg.
They were Jolly crowd, as they
passed through the streets on their re-
turn la the evening in big wagon.
Baxter is ali ideal place for q picnic.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

We failed to get any mail on Mon
day, the mail carrier reporting that the
wind and rain prevented him from
crossing, although he does not cross
the river until after eleven O'Clock,
and at that time the wind aud rain
had quit for near half an hour. All
mail carriers will take advantage of
almost any excuse rather than cross
the river.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

Our friend Donovan. down at PhiPs
who is one Of the prettiest boys you
ever saw when dressed up in ono of
those latest pink shirts, 10 a mixologist
from away back, and the style no tries
to put on causes the cold man" TO take
back seat and read back numbers of
neWananAra
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-23

We beard q gentleman say on Mon.
day that he had taken a ride over
several plantations the day before to
take q look at the crops and see what
the prospects were. He 10 considered
one of the best cotton planters in the
country and can come as near as any
one in making a correct guess as to
tho outlook. He told US that the crop
is far behind, email, in the grass aud
the cotton that has been cleaned out
aud is Of any size, has no bottom crop
formed. This is very discouraging.
but we hope that the weather has now
changed and that the farmers will
have . chance to get their crops clean.