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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-05
Navigation About over.

The Steamert Gilbert discharged
a cargo of coal at the Northwestern
Fuel Company's dock this week, and
cleared yes terday. Another boat
or two have been expected at the
coal dock, but owing to the lateness
of the season they will likely not
arrive. The Nye-Jenks elevator was
to have had boat today, but it did
not arrive. The ferry boats have
also stopped running, aud it is more
than probable that the last boat for
the season has been here The sea
son in navigation has been more
than ordinarily active and success
full.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-05

r. Stelnert & Co. are receiving
the machinery for their new ma
chine shop and foundry. TIE foun-
dry will not te started before
spring, but Il is expected by the
owners that tile machine shop will
soon be in operation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
A CHEMISTS STORY.
He Tells Of Finding Poison in the
Corpses of Mrs. Adams and Barnet.

New York, Jan. 12.-'rhe principal
witness yesterday in the trial of Ro-
land B. MolineuX for the murder of
Katherine j. Adams was Prof. Rudolph
II. Witthaus, the well-known chemist,
who made an analysis of Mrs. Adams
stomach, of various portions Of Harry
c. Barnet's eXhumed body and of the
box containing an etfervescent salt
which it is said Barnet took before his
death. DR.. Witthaus said that he
found mercuric cyanide in the con-
tents of the Barnet box and the COM
mon constituents of Kutnow powder.
He found small quantity of cyanide
of mercury in Barnet's liver. In the
kidneys he found mercury and in tie
brain mercury.
Witness then took up the Adams
case. In the deadly bromo-seltzer bot
tie Prof Witthaus said all the con-
stituentS of the powder found by him
were the regular constituents of bro
mo-seltzer, except mercury and cyan
ogen.
Mrs. Florence f. Rogers, daughter
of Mrs. Adams, who was present at
the time of her mothers death, de-
scribed the poisoning. Her story
agreed with that told by Henry Cor
nj ch
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
PRODUCED THE CASH.
A Witness In the Clark Bribery Case
Exhibits 100000 that Is Alleged TO
Have Been Given Out TO Huy Votes.

Washington, Jan. 12.-More pro
gress was made Thursday in the sen.
atorial election investigation ease OF
Seantor Clark, of Montana, than ON
any previous day of the sittings OF
the senate committee on privileges
and elections in this case. Mr.. White
side concluded his testimony and
three other witnesses, State Treasurer
Collins, State Senator w. A. Clark, OF
Madison county, a namesale but not
a relative of the senator; Fred w
Cowan, a railroad conductor residing
at Missoula, the home of Speaker Stiff
of the Montana house of representa-
lives, were heard.
Mr.. Collins statement related en-
tirely to the depositing of the $50 0DD
in $1,000 bills turned over to the leg
islative investigating committee by
Mr.. Wsiteside and by that committee
deposited with the treasurer. Mr.. Col
Inns exhibited this money and the eX-
hibition attracted large attendance
of outsiders in the committee room.
Senator Clark's namesake detailed
the particulars of his acceptance of
10000 from Mr.. Welcome, said to be
one of Mr.. Clark's managers, on the
understanding that he was to vote for
Mr.. Clark for the senate. The witness
said he had only accepted the money
for the purpose of exposing the pro-
ceeding.
State Senator Clark said Mr.. Well
come had told him that he would put
the money in Mr.. Whiteside's hands
for him, but Mr.. Clark said he re-
piled that that was not satisfactory:
that he did not doubt Mr.. Welcomes
word, but that he must see the
money" Mr.. Welcome had then told
him that big bills were scarce, but
that ''the old man" would arrive from
Butte that night and he would bring
plenty of cash with him. According
ly the money-S10,0 900 in $1,000 bills
was given to him by Welcome that
night. After counting it he placed it
in an envelope. marked the envelope
and handed it to Mr.. Whiteside for
safe-keeping. He said that when Mr..
Welcome gave him the money he had
called him over into a corner of his
room and. holding the bills up, had
said that ne had fine engraving he
wanted to show him.
lie Stateu IllAt Wllen tAe @oo,OVu IN
money was taken out of his pocket by
Mr.. Welcome the latter laid it down
on a steam radiator in the corner Of
the room. 81 was not interested in
the picture on the wall to which Mr..
Welcome directed my attention." he
said 81 was looking after the money"
Speaking OF the fact that he had not
kept some of his promises TO Mr.. Well
come. the witness said that he did not
consider it wrong to deceive that
kind of a man.
Mr.. Cowan's connection with the
proceedings We're confined to a visit
to Helena at the request of Mr.. Bick-
ford. one OF Senator Clark's friends,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18

into strategic trap from which they
eXtricated themselves only after most
stubborn resistance and terrible loss.
The bravery and courage of the Brit
fsh privates and subalterns cannot be
praised too highly. Their valor was
magnificent, but, like the gallant
charge at Balaklava, it was not war.
Hundreds of noble lives were wantonly
sacrifices to the hortsightendness of
commanders who failed to take even or
binary precautions against ambuscades
and who conducted their campaigns
along the lines of semi-savage warfare.
One after the other of the British gen
erals-from White down to Methuen
Gatacre and Buller-had to learn that
there is vast difference between fight
ing Indian mountaineers and savage
Arabs and standing up against foe
who knows how to handle rapid fire
guns and is an adept at skill and trick
cry. The world now knows that these
generals have already sacrificed 5000
men in killed, wounded and captives to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
SEIZURES DISAVOWED.
The English Government Declares
that the Capture Of Food Stuhs Was


Washington, Jan. 12.-The answer
of the British government to Mr..
Choate's representations respecting
the seizures of American flour and 9TH
er goods on the three vessels Beatrice,
Mashtna and Maria has been received,
and the following official statement
has been given out by the state de-
partment:
"A telegram has been received from
Ambassador Choate reporting an in
terview had by him with the Marquis
of Salisbury in regard to the Ameri-
can shipments of flour and provisions
on the detained British steamers Be
atrice and Mashona and the Dutch
steamer Maria. The British position
as to food stuffs and hostile destina-
tion is that they can only be consid-
cred contraband of war if supplied for
the enemy's forces, it not being sutfi-
cient that they are capable of being
so used, but it must be shown that
this was their destination at the time
of seizure. This qualification virtual
ly comedies the American contention
that the goods were rot subject to
seizure and practically diSavows the
seizure, it not being claimed tha'
there is any evidence of hostile des-
tination."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18

with civilized fighting methods will
lead to a repetition of reverses.
Gen. Lord Kitchener, Field Marshal
Roberts chief of staff, was made
baron of Khartoum in 1898 az a re-
ward for his services in Soudan where,
as sirdar of the Egyptian troops, he
destroyed the power of MahGism and
its attendant evils. Gen Kitchener,
who is now 40 years of age, entered
the army as lieutenant in 1871. Three
years later he joined the survey of
western Palestine under Capt. Conder.
In 1877 he was placaI in sole COM
mand of the party wh-2h executed the
survey of Galilee. Whsn the island of
Cyprna was placed unCer British pro-
tectio2 he was sent tfnre to organize
the land courts, later .erving as vice
consul 1T Erzeroum. N 1882 he vol
unteeIed for the Egyptian army, then
being organized by Gtn. Sir Evelyn
Wood. The first expedition for the
relief of Khartoum saw Mai. Kitch-
ener in the post of danger at Debbeh,
where DC attempted in vain to MAIN
tain Communication with Gen. Cor
toum, which led to G+,rdon's death,
Kitchener returned to England, WAS
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel and made temporary commis-
sioner ct Zanzibar, in 1885. In the
following year he was appointed gov
ernor general of the Fed Sea lttoral
and coumandant at Suakim. He adj
vised the successful operations
against the dervishes in 1888, and was
made c. b. for the gallant action at
Toski in 1889. In 1890 he was made
sirdar of the Egyptian army in which
capacity he achieved his greatest tli-
umphs and victories.
BY the end of January these two
commanders will have at their dis
posal a force of $50, 600 men--thc flow
er of the British army. Opposed to
them will be about 10000 Beers. COM
maaded by Gems. Joubert, Cronje and
Schalkburger all of them men with
out technical training, but familiar
with every foot of ground, with every
hill and every farm house located
within the radius of military opera.
tions.
AT the beginning of the war it was
supposed that the Beers would be
without effective artillery, but subse-
quent events demonstrated that in
stead of being without guns the farm
ers were in possession of far more ef-
fective weapons than The British in-
vaders. There is bare possibility
that with all its wealth, and glory,
and power, Great Britain VIII even
tually be compelled to gIre Up South
Africa-a contingency which would
not please the American people, be-
cause it would lead to the ,lisintegra-
ton of the British empire. whose gov
ernment, although guilty Of many
mistakes and much cruelty, has in the
main represented the spirit of civil
ization. The loss of SoUsh Africa by
itself would mean nothing. either to
England or the world at large. Bat
the spirit of rebellion which Boer sue
cess would kindle in India and else
where might undermine the stability
and prosperity Of many a state which
to-day seemingly stands as firm rs :.
rock. q. w. WEIPPIFEV.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
COAL IN CUBA.
An Important Find Is Made in the
Mayari District.

Santiago De Cuba, Jan. 12.-BuSiness
men. especially those interested in
mining, We're greatly interested in a
test made Thursday OF coal recently
discovered in the Mayari district. y
coal mine in Cuba would be of the
greatest possible value. At present
the price of coal is s. per ton for ships
and steam pants; and there is virtu-
ally no domestic consumption, owing
to this prohibitive figure. Scientists
have always held that it was impossi-
BILE that coal should exist in Cuba; and
all tests of reputed discoveries here
tofore have resulted in failure.
In yesterdays test the fire was kept
burning continually for ten hours.
The coal appears to be u pr5duct be-
tween bitunInouS and camel. With
a strong draft it developed 4 remark
able degree of heat, ard experts de-
clare it equal 10 tine best steam coal
In the southern states.
The mining possibilities of Cuba
would be enormous if cheaper coal
could be secured. Many iron and
manganese mines would be developed.
Julian Cendoyoa is the owner of the
claims, and there are Indications of
deposit practically unlimited.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18

Vancouver, y. C., Jan. 12.-The opin-
ions of the principal Chinese-Japanese
papers as received by the steamer En-
press of Japan. Is days from Yokoha-
ma. indicate that Russia is revealing
her intentions in the far east. The
China Gazette says that, taking advan-
tage of England's engagements in
South Africa, the Russian government,
through it's consul at Hankow, has re-
vived its claim 20 the Jardne-Mathe
son land. making demand for the
property in the most peremptory fash
ion. The Russian consul has announc-
ed his intention to take forcible pos
session of the property without fur
ther ncrOtiatiOns.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18

become convinced OF fact which has
been patent for years to every war office
on the continent of Europe, but which
was denied and even ridculed by every
British commander from Wolse!vy
down to the lowest general officer ip
the pay of the British crown-the faCt
that the Beers were fully prepared for
the struggle.
Mistakes in military operations are,
and always have been, looked upon as
crimes unless, perchance, accident con-
verted defeat into victory. Gen. Bull
Ter, whose arrival at Cape Town a few
months ago was hailed with Joy and pop
uiar acclaim, met the enemy-and the
dol is shattered. The defeat at Tugela
ferry, near Colenso, which resulted in
loss of /, 100 men and number of guns,
wars an incident for which the com
mander's superiors could patch up no
satisfactory excise, and cons sequently
Butler had to be sacrificed. From com
mander in chief of all the troops in
south Africa he was reduced to a plain
corps commander; and Field Marshal
Lord Roberts designated to assume
command of the troops already in thv
held and those about to be sent to Natal
and Cape Colony. To make the British
position still stronger, as far as head
quarters is concerned, Gen. Lord Kitcb-
mer, the hero Of khartoum and con-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18

queror of the Soudan, vya instructed to
join Lord Roberts as chief of staff.
Whether Roberts, who is one of the
bravest men in the British service,
will succeed in invading and subju
eating the Boer republics remains to
be seen. Butler is as brave n man as
ever rode a horse; yet he made a mis-
cradle failure, principally because he
had never had an opportunity to fight
a progressive, civilized foe. Roberts
is in the same position. All his vic
tories were won in the orient, the
most notable being the battle of
Kandahar, in 1850. He was at that
time commander of the British forces
in Afghanistan. In July he received
news of the defeat of Gen. Burrow
by the redoubtable Ayoub Khan.
Roberts at once marched to the re-
lief of Kandahar and in a campaign
of three weeks wiped out the rebel
ious Afghan army. On his return to
England he was the lion of the day.
He was presented with the freedom
of the city of London, thanked by
parliament and made baron of Kan
udHul anu w dltIlOIu Later
served in Natal and the Transvaal and
commanded the troops in the Madras
presidency from 1881 to 1885, when
he was elevated to the chief command
of all the forces in fndia-in which
post he was succeeded by Gen. White,
who is now bottled up at LadysmitA.
Lord Roberts, familiarly known to the
rank and file as "Bobs," is 6S years
of age. He was born at Cawnpore,
India, educated at Eton and Sand
hurst, and entered the army at 10,
going to Bengal. He served with dis
tinction through a number of cam
paigns in Africa and India before
achieving his great fame at Kanda-
har, and during the Sepoy mutiny
earned the Victoria cross for saving
a number of men. Since 1895 he has
been in command in Ireland, a post
next in Importance 10 that of COM
mander in chief. His opponents-and
they are not a few-eXpress grave
doubts as to his ability to conduct
brilliant campaign in South Africa,
and assert that his total ineXperience
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
Four Members Of the Omaha school
Board are Accused Of Selling Their
unfuen.a-

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 12.-Four mem-
bers of the board of education were
arrested Thursday on war; ants charg-
ing them with accepting a bride. They
are: A. NJ. Cowie, G. q. Trey, George
II. Hess and Frank A. Sears. The case
grows out of the letting of a contract
for Venetian blinds for several large
new school buildings erected last
year. The evidence on which the
charge was made was furnished by
Charles Chiniqy, the representative of
the Bostwick & Burgess Co., of Ohio.
He made affidavits to paying all of the
accused except Cowie certain sums for
their influence, and turned over to the
authorities the checks with which the
sums We're paid, showing the endorse
ments of the accused, which were
made when the checks We're cashed.
Cowie, he alleges, demanded money,
but wanted more than he was willing
to pay. \ committee of the board /
also investigating charges of briberJ
connected with other contracts.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
ECUMENiCAL COUNCIL.
IL VIII be Held In New York City In
Few Weeks and Thousands of
DELEGATES Are Expected TO Attend.

New York, Jan. 12.-At meetings
held yesterday and last night the
foundation plans were laid for the
ecumenical conference to be held in
this city from April 21 to May /, 1900.
The meeting last night was merely
preliminary one, presided over by
President Seth Low, of Columbia uni
versity, for the purpose of placing be-
fore those interested in the conference
uAe general scope and working plan
of the body to meet here in April.
The meeting in the day was of pri-
vate nature, the best methods of in
teresting church men and women of
the country in the undertaking being
discussed.
It is expected that there will be
present about 2,2OO delegates from all
over the world. Those from the Uni
ted States and Canada will be expect
ed to pay their own expenses, but the
400 or more from foreign countries
will have their expenses paid and be
entertained while here in the city.
A special committee will go to
Washington to urge President McKin-
ley to be present during one of the
days.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison has
consented to act as honorary presi-
dent and the officials expect to have
present ex-President Cleevland, Admi-
raj Dewey, Rear Admiral Philip, Chief
Justice Brewer and many other nota-
bles from this and other countries.
The conference will be formally
opened April 81, with meeting in
Carnegie hall. At this meeting adj
dresses of welcome will be given and
a general reception will follow. In
the morning of the days during the
conference delegates meetings will be
held at which the fundamental princi-
pies of missionary work will be dis
cussed. In the afternoon public meet
ingS will be held, at which prominent
speakers will address the audiences.
The plans of the conference also pro-
vide for a series of public receptions
for the delegates.
The departments of work to be dis
cussed in their relation to the deter
mining aim of missions and the pro-
portion and utility of each in conserv-
ing that aim. are those of evangelistic
work, educational work, literary work,
medical work, benevolent work and
WOmen'S work.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
Roerss Strength Grows.

London, Jan. 13.-An apparently
well-informed correspondent of the
Morning Post says: The Boer
strength, originally $4,000 men, is
now heavily augmented by Cape Col
onists, and the enemy's fighting forces
may he estimated fairly at 100000
men and POO guns. The Beers are
not compelled to guard their commu-
nicatiOns. Their grass is good, the
crops are growing. vegetables, cattle
and sheep are plenty and game is
abundant "
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
A Huge Freight Wreck.

Wilmerding, Pa, Jan. ia mon
ster freight wreck occurred here last
evening on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Freight train No. sos, eastbound with
rs cars, broke in two just when it
reached this point and 30 cars were
derailed and piled high at the side of
the track. Traffic is blocked on all
tracks. The train was made up of
merchandise cars and the wrecked
cars are piled Is feet high. All of the
train crew has reported safe and it is
not yet known whether any one is
under the wreck, but it is thought
not.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
The Plague Appears Mt Rio.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The bubonic
plague has appeared at Rio Janeiro.
as is shown by the following cable
gram received here last night by Sur
geon General Wyman from Surgeon
Havelburg. of the navy, and who is at
Rio Janeiro: "There has been one
death from plague at Rio Janeiro
This diagnosis is confirmed by bacte.
biological examination" Some weeks
ago cases of the plague were said to
exist al Santos aid it would not be
surprising to the officials here if later
developments show that the case at
Rio Janeiro is traceable to Santos.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
AT LEAST 60 In NUMBER.
An Appalling Disaster on New
fOundlands Coast.
SANK BENEATH THE WAVES.
A Two-masted Steamer, Name IN
known, Goes Ashore on a Rocky
Ledge and the Wreck Takes Fire
Futile Attempts at Rescue.

st. Johns, \. f., Jan. 13.-The fol-
lowing comprise all the details re-
garding the wreck in st. Mary's bay
that could be obtained up to mid
night The ship is two-masted
steamer, of nearly 5000 tons, and
probably carried "A crew of 60, with
possibly some passengers. She went
ashore before daybreak on Thursday,
striking ledge at the foot of the
cliff, where escape was hopeless. The
crew launched the boats, but proba-
bly, during the panic some were crush
ed against her sides, others being
Swamped, and all the occupants ap-
parently perishing.
The ship was seen to be on fire by
residents six miles away. Attracted
TO the scene, they found the after
half of the wreck blazing fercely, and
the fore part under water. Kerosene
in the cargo helped the blaze.
AT that time only three men were
left on board Two were on the
bridge and one was in the rigging.
Those on the bridge We're safe until
about ? p. m, when they were washed
overheard and drowned the bridge
p'illS val It-ti lut
soon after leaving the rigging, SWAIN
to the rocks and twice endeavored to
get a footing. Failing in this he made
his way back TO the rigging, where he
died of exposure during the night.
Many dead bodies were visible in the
surf. Two of them thrown up in Il
cove cannot be reached, owing to the
heavy sea. One is thought TO be that
of "A woman.
Boats and other wreckage are
strewn among the rocks for miles.
Yesterday was more stormy than the
day before and it was impossible to
reach the wreck, which has gone to
pieces to such an extent that it has
sunk beneath the waves. A severe
gale is raging, which is likely to re-
duce her TO fragments.
The wreck commissioner hopes to
be able TO obtain her name to-day.
Residents along the shore made every
possible effort to rescue the survivor
in the rigging, but lacking proper
outfits they were unable to succeed.
There is not the slightest prospect
that any soul on board escaped death,
as the intense mid-winter cold would
kill any who escaped drowning.