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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
WILLIAM MILLER ARRESTED
HEAD OF THE NOTORIOUS FRANK
 LIN SYNDICATE SPINDLE.
Had Eluded Capture Since November Run Down in Canada by Captain Rey- holds, of Brooklyn, Who Lost His Escape in the Beginning-Silencc About Particulars.
About Partic,llars.

| New York, Feb. S.-William Miller,
 sydicate" in Brooklyn, which promised
 to pay, and did pay to many persons, | fled when the news reached him of his indictment for grand larceny and con- spiracy by the Kings county grand jury, was to-day brought back to this city. He had eluded capture since Mo- vember last. He was In the custody of Captain Reynolds, formerly of the Brooklyn detective bureau, who lost his place through his failure to prevent Miller from leaving the city. Miller
 was arrested in Canada on clues pick
 ed up few days ago, Captain Rev
 holds and his prisoner arrived from
 Canada at 2:30 o'clock to-day and at
 once went to police headquarters, where
 Miller was introduced to Chief of Po-
 Ice -Jevery. Miller was in good humor.
 He did not seem at all disturbed by
 being in the hands of the police or in
 the slightest fear as to the future.
 Where have you been, Miller?" ask
 ed Chief Devery. Chief, if you don't mind, I'll not say anything about that until I have consulted counsel" said Miller calmly. Chief Devery was very anxious to find out something of Mill CTS doings since he left the city, but Miller declined to say a word in that direction.
 After being measured according to the Bertillon system and photographed for the Rogues gallery, Miller was talk en by Captain Reynolds to Brooklyn to be placed in the custody of the Kings county district attorney.
 According to Chief Devery Captain Reynolds found Miller in Montreal Captain Reynolds refused to go into details of his search and discovery of Miller. He said that several days ago he was furnished with clues of Millers whereabouts In following up the clues Captain Reynolds said he ran across a man who knew Miller. The of this man he followed until the latter and Miller met Captain Reynolds would not say where this occurred. According to Cap tain Reynolds Miller was not taken by 4 surprise. The captain told him that, as they were in Canada, he would not ar rest him, but would follow him wher- ever he went Miller replied that he was going back to Brooklyn anyway. Captain Miller said that he did not place Miller under arrest until they reached the Grand Central depot Mill CT looks very seedy.
 Miller was taken from police head quarters to Brooklyn and arraigned be- fore Judge Hurd in the county court | He was held in $12500 ball. which he was unable to furnish, and was then to Raymond street jail | Three indictments had been found against Miller, two charging grand ! larceny in the first degree and one grand larceny in the second degree.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
GERTlN N1T4L BILL READ Great Scheme Outlined 4O, ,OOO, GOO Marks Annually Nill be Required.

Berlin, Feb. S.-Thc first reading of
 the naval bill took place in the reich
 stag to-day. A photographic appara-
 tua was conspicuous in the gallery for
 the purpose of reproducing the historic
 scene Admiral Tirpiz in introducing
 the bill said the historical events
 of the last two years had spoken in such clear language that the necessity | for a strong fleet for Germany had been recognized in ever widening circles in the country.
 The discrepancy between Germanys
 naval power and that of other countries
 was so great that the federal govern
 ment saw therein a distinct danger, if
 allowed to continue. Indeed, the dan
 ger appeared all the greater as the commercial competition of the world, according to all calculations, would be- come more severe during the next de- cade. The most dangerous war for Germany to be in would be one in which her army could not be used at the outbreak, In such war Germany would require solely a strong fleet. The admiral also pointed out that if strong navy doea not suffice to prevent dlldch, Us IeAt uuly IS tu keep open the vital arteries of commerce on tho German coast.
 Germany's fleet of cruisers would not suffice in such a war, In view of her geographical situation, to break the blockade or pass through hostile straits. Are we to sink our prizes,' the admiral continued, "or man them with our crews? Where is our fleet to get coal during this time? What would be happening to our coast ? If, however, Germany developed the fleet her battleships would have to be sent to the bottom by an enemy before blockade, or even an attack on her coast would be possible
 During war it would be difficult to protect our merchantmen on the high seas Therefore such war must be altogether prevented by strong fleet Our object Is to place second fighting fleet alongside the old one, but of it, like two army corps |
 As regards the number of ships to | constitute a fleet, we have adopted the | number possible to q one | man command, and there would still | the question as to whether the l doubling of the navy is sut1i- cient and as to whether the dangers ex. isting at the present time are removed | or considerably reduced by the bill. We prefer to leave that question for discus sion in committee. We think the neces- sity of increasing the number of ships on foreign service is generally admitted The cost to 1920 is calculated at S0OO00,- poo marks or 40,000,000 marks annually. At a moment when we are about to ef-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
LONDON REVIEW OF SITUATION.
Anxiety to Hear More of Bu1Ier-Boers
 Aggressive in Cape Colony.

London, Feb. g, 4 a. m.-All the mes sages from the observers with General Butler throw in phrase or two about the strength of the Boer positions and the difficulties of General Buffers work; but they do not carry events beyond Tuesday evening. Their last slender narratives leave the British ad- vance on Vaal Krantz, in the center of a semi-circle, where the troops are ex- posed to the Boer artillery on both sides and in the center.
 The fighting continued until o'clock Tuesday evening and almost without doubt continued Wednesday, as the Boers would certainly not leave this wedge into their lines unmolested. It is also inferred that General Butler must either continue his advance or retire. The heaviest fighting appears to have been on Tuesday General Buffers 233 casualties are mentioned as having oc- cured before Tuesday noon. Large lists are subsequently, expected for the rest of the day. The casualties already reported bring the total British losses to 1O,244 killed, wounded and captured
 The disposition here is rather to mini mize the importance of the fighting in Natal and to suggest that this is only an incident, placing hope upon expected decisive engagements in northern Cape Colony and upon the invasion of the Free State by Lord Roberts At all events this is the official view. The public does not like these new waits and there is sharp anxiety for further news.
 The cable dispatch saying that Gen eral Butler holds his position and that relief is certain" presumably refers to the relief of Ladysmith. It must, how ever, be accepted with reserve, as the sender may have been -sanguine.
 In Cape Colony General Macdonald has had a skirmish with thousand Boers at Koodoesberg. This was on Monday. The Boers have been taking the offensive against General French near Rensberg as we'll as against Gen eral Gatacre in the Stormberg Hills. "A supplementary army estimated to March 31 was laid pro forma before the house of commons yesterday, but was not made public. It is reported that the call is for G20,000,000, which would make the cost of the war up to that date e30, 100000. The maintence of 200- 900 men at the front, it is estimated, costs between eS,000,O00 and G10,000,00 | per month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
DELAY IN MOLINEUX CASE
JUROR BROWN AGAIN CAUSES AN
 ADJOURNMENT.
Yesterday's Recess-Belief That He VIII be on Hand This MOrning-Mr. Ouborne Expected to Complete Ills Summing Up.
Summing Up.

New York, Feb. S.-Juror Mannheim Brown, whose illness caused an ad- journment of the trial of Roland B.
 MolineuX from January "A to February jury was absent from the court room at luncheon at the Astor house. The
 illness of MT. Brown is due to acute in
 digestion and is not regarded as serious,
 but it was thought advisable for him to
 remain in his room during the afternoon
 and the case was adjourned until to-
 morrow morning, when Assistant Dis-
 trict Attorney Osborne ie expected to
 complete the summing up for the pros-
 ecution.
 The unexpected decision of Barlow s.
 Weeks, the attorney for the defense,
 not to introduce any witnesses for the
 defense and the knowledge that this
 case, one of the most remarkable mur-
 der trials of the century, is drawing to
 a. close, has caused widespread de- mand for eeats in the court room. Men and women from all walks of life
 thronged the entrance to Recorder Goff's court to-day, the rush being al- most riotous at times. Though the number of policemen on duty had been doubled, they were powerless to check the crowd and additional officers were hurriedly called in.
 In his remarks this morning MT. Os- Of ha of yer who had accepted a retaining fee being in honor bound to defend his cli- ent to the utmost of his ability. He contracted the position of the attorney defending a client with the position of the district attorney or the assistant district attorney an officer of the court, whose only desire is to arrive at the truth and to bring about the punish ment of the guilty Mr. Osborne then entered into an elaborate defense of Harry Cornish. He said that all of Cornish's acts@ have been subjected to the most careful scrutiny, and he ar gued that the fact that Cornish called in physician, absolutely stranger to him. immediately after the poisoning of Mrs. Adams demonstrated Cornish's good faith and innocence.
 During the course of scathing ar of the methods employed by MT. Weeks, MT. Osborne asserted that MT. Weeks violated his oath of office when he refused to put MT. Carvalho, the handwriting expert retained by the defense, on the stand. Turning toward General Moineux, the father of the prisoner, MT Osborne paid the veteran of Shenandoah splendid tribute and then added: Some persons think that Mir. Weeks put in no defense. They're wrong. He did put in defense and it is a strong one. Look at that old gray haired father and at that sweet faced mother Can there be a stronger defense? But are you willing to give this man the law of the land? Are you willing to treat him as you would some God-forsaken longshoreman, who, Tn a drunken brawl, killed man? Will you give this defendant, who has a father, sweet-faced | mother, and beautiful young wife Ire you willing to give him the law of i the land-the same law you would give i common son of the soil?"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Gross Assets S4oO, 5,131.7s-Totnl In-
 come for Lnst Year &G3.51O.Ga2.

Boston, Feb. 9.-The annual report of the railroad commissioners, issued to- day shows that the gross assets of the companies, June 30, 1899, were $40O 265,- 131.7S; the gross liabilities at the same date, including capital stock, but eX- cluding sinking and other special funds were $375, ,363 692.93 Comparison shows that there was a gain over the previous year of $9,942,96S in gross assets, and an increase of $7,6S4,167 in gross liabilities, balance of $225S,S01 in favor of as- sets enlarging by that amount the ag gregate surplus of the companies. The total income of the companies from all sources. for the year ending June 30, 1S99 was $S3, 3,510, 6S2.05, and the total ex- penditures, including dividend paid, were $S2S55, S00.93, showing net sur plus of the year of $654,SS112 to be added to surplus account.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Prof G. w. smith Dend.

Hamilton, N. Y, Feb. Sword has been received here of the death of George w. Smith, formerly professor of history and later president of Col gate university at a sanitarium in Win chendon, Mass, after long illness fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis. He was born in 1862. He graduated from Colby university the Albany law school and John Hopkins university. Before coming to Colgate he was pro- lessor of philosophy at John Hopkins.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
ADVANCE OF GEN. EULER
BLYTHE GROWS MORE FIERCE AS
 IT PROGRESSES.
Boers Making n Desperate Defense Their Guns Silcnced but They Arc Re- peatedly Brought Back Into Action Gen. LyttIeton in n Tight Piacc-Pris- Oners Say Boers Have Lost Heavily.

London, Feb S-The Daily Telegraph has received the following dispatch, dat ed Tuesday, February 6, from Spear mans Camp.
 This is the second day of the battle, and the fighting has been fiercer than it was yesterday. At dawn the Boers be- gan the action by smelling our bivouac with their Long Tom and Pompon guns from Doorn Kloof Their six-inch shells fell near the spot where General Butler and his staff were watching the engage ment. One shell burst amid a squadron of the Thirteenth Hussars, but not soul was touched.
 !"Our guns from Zwarts Kop and on the plain soon silenced the enemy ar tillery, but repeatedly the Boers brought back their guns, popped them into work over the hills, fired a few rounds and then again changed their position. Dur ing the morning our gunners succeeded in blowing up the enemy's ammunition wagon upon Doorn Floof. General Lyt- tleton's brigade was shot at from three sides and had warm time upon Vaal Krantz.
 Desperate efforts were made by the Boers to recover the smoking hill The Durham light infantry, the Kings Royal Rifles and the Scottish Rifles gallantly charged and cleared the position. Gen. eral Hildyard's brigade relieved General Lyttleton's brigade toward sunset. Fighting continued until 9. Several prisoners have been taken. They de- clare that the Boers yesterday lost heavily The enemy suffered severely to-day. It is reported that among their dead in the trenches armed Kaffirs were found"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
MAINE DOING GOOD WORK.
14O Wounded on the Ship and Moro Are
 Expected.

London, Feb. S.-Lady Randolph Churchill has cabled to the Maine hos pital ship committee as follows: Dur
 ban, Feb. S.-One hundred and forty patients are now on board the Maine, mostly Dublin Fusiliers, Hussars, West Works and Lancers. There are sixty nine wounded, mostly from Colenso and Spion Kop, including stretcher bearers and members of the army medical corps. There are many cases of fever and rheumatism. Expecting addition ale to-day. Owing to the excellence of the ship the authorities are giving us many cot cases. The staff is hard at
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
GREAT IND USTRIdL COMBINE. Steel nnd Tin Companies Representing
 SIAO,OOO,OOO to Consolidate.

New York, Feb. S.-Rumors of an in- dustrial combination including under one management the National Steel. American Steel Hoop and American Tin Plate companies have recently been current in Wall street. From an in- side source it was learned to-day that the three companies will consolidate. It was stated, however, that consolida- tion would not be brought about be- fore next May, by which timo the three corporations will have entered upon their second business year. The three organizations represent an aggregate capitalization of $140,000,000 and have practical control of their specialties.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Lieut.. COt. Benyurd Dead,

New York, Feb. S.-Lieutenant Colo nel H. H. Benyurd of the United day. He was born in Pennsylvania and was graduated from the military academy at West Point in 1863. Dur ing the latter part of the war he was engaged in construction work on de- lenses at Pittsburg and Portland Har- bor, Me-, and in engineering work with the army of the Potomac. He was bre- vetted captain and major for meritori- ous service At the close of the war he was made assistant professor of engin- eering at West Point.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
DEWEY GIVEN 4 MEDAL,
Presented at Banquet i'm His Honor
 Last Night

New York, Feb. 8.-Admiral and Mrs. George Dewey were the guests of hon. or at a dinner given by the officers, di- rectors and former officers of the Union League club in Brooklyn to- night. President Pulsifer in a speech which recited the battle and victory at Manila bay and sounded the praises of Admiral Dewey presented him with a handsome gold medal The medal bears on it's face a bas relief of the admiral's head, supported on one side by the admirals flag and on the other by the American emblem below this the clubs coat of arms and on the reverse side the inscription: Presented to Ad- miral George Dewey by the Union League Club, Brooklyn, Feb. 8, 1900.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
PAY ROLLS NOT APPROVED
RESTORATION or SALARIES OF
 FIRE OFFICIALS HELD UP.
fConstitutionaIit and Requests an Opinion from tho Corporation Coun- sel-salary of Superintendent of ssw- CTS Also Involved.

| eEb ALSO lNVOlVeNs
 l The board of finance last night had
 before it for approval large batch of bills and payrolls, all of which safely | passed the scrutiny of the able and ! astute financiers except some of the items of the payrolls. Of the fire de- | partment roll, the salaries of the fire | marshal, the superintendent of fire
 alarm telegraph, the assistant superin- | tendent of fire alarm telegraph, the
 master mechanic and engineer and of the clerk were held up. The only
 other salary item which was not ap- proved was that of Superintendent of
 Sewers Pigott.
 It seems that recently the fire com-
 missioners decided to restore the sala-
 ries of the above-named officers of that department to the figure from which
 their salaries were reduced about a year ago to make up deficiency in the appropriation for the department.
 At the time the reduction was made a
 cut was also made in the engineers
 salaries, but they are not included in the restoration which the commmission- CTS are uOW lIyIuS tO U1iuS dUOuls
 The payroll before the finance board last night was the first one made up on the basis of the restoration. The point was raised in the board of finance last night that the increase was illegal in view of the constitution and provision against increasing the salary of an of fical in office at the time the increase is voted.
 The objection to approving the bill of Superintendent Pigott was based on the same grounds. When MT. Pigott was appointed to the position of superin- tendent of sewers the salary of that po- sition was $1,5OO per year, but 1t has since been increased to s1,800. The board of finance voted to refer the mat ter to the corporation counsel for an opinion on the application of the consti- tutional amendment in these cases
 The question is the same one raised in regard to the firemen's salary sched- ule which the common counsel adopted and the mayor approved But in the cases of the firemen's salaries the ques- tion was raised by the fire board as reason for not allowing the new sched- ule. Now the finance board raises the question, which therefore acts as boomerang to the fire board. The mem- bers of this board hold, however, that the restoration Of salaries to the figure from which they were temporarily cut a year ago is not raise of salary such as is referred to in the constitutional amendment.
 The fremen whose pay would be rais- ed under the schedule adopted by the council and which the fire board refuses to adhere to have been securing legal advice and it is under stood that they have been advised by some of the, ablest constitutional law yers in the state that the new schedule is perfectly legal under certain circum- stances and it is probable that the matt ter will be taken into the courts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
LEASE OF FI7CHBURG ROAD.
Action to Restrain Governor Crane from
 Voting for It Falls.

Boston, Feb. S.-Judge Knowlton in the supreme court to-day refused to restrain Governor Crane and other state officials, including the state directors of the Fitchburg railroad, from voting in favor of the lease of the Fitchburg to the Boston & Maine Railroad com- papy as prayed for in the bill in equity brought by James M. Hilton of Cam- bridge, a Fitchburg stockholder The case came up in the supreme court ear- ly this morning and nearly all the day was taken by counsel in arguing the case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
AT LADYSMITH.
Little Can be Seen of Bu1ler's Action Ready for Night Attack.

London, Feb. 9.-A dispatch to the Morning Post from Ladysmith, dated Tuesday, February 6, says Little can be seen of General Buffers action, ow- ing to the haze. It appears that the Boers have withdrawn their big guns from the hills more southward. A large force of Boers still remains, and the garrison is prepared for night at- tack"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Last Nights Polo.

Meriden, Conn.,. Feb S-Tho Meri- den polo team had a walk over with Providence this evening, ting them 10 to l. Cusick who played goal for Providence, continually left his cage the game, and his work of chasing the home players around the floor greatly amused the 1000 specta- tors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
TO Buy the John Brown Homestead.

Winsted, Feb. 8.-A number of in- terested persons, with Dwight c Kill bourn clerk of the Litchfield county superior court, at the head, have start ed a movement to raise sufficient lnds to purchase the John Brown homestead at Torrington, the birthplace of the famous abolitionist It is intended to purchase the place before May 1 and to preserve it for it's historical value. The house is occupied at present by negro family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Death of Two Brothers.

Danbury, Feb. S.-The somewhat un- usual death of two brothers in quick succession is reported from New Fair field Amos Hodge, aged fifty-three, a former representative in the general assembly, died at his. home Tuesday night after a very brief illness from pneumonia His brother, aged fifty five, who lived but a short distance away, died last night from Bright dis case
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
[Complete Earlier Anglo-Boer War Adylces
 on Page 5.
Stanley Taken suddenly HI.

London, Feb. 8.-Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the African explorer and unionist-liberal member of parliament for North Lambeth was taken suddenly ill with gastritis in the house of com mons last night Wednesday, and is in a somewhat serious condition
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Boers' Work in Zululand.

Durban. Feb. S.--A large force of Boers attacked Norwedeni in Zululand destroyed the public buildings and took numerous prisoners. A force of volunteers, with artillery has been des- patched thither to support the scouts and to oppose a further advance by the Boers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Noyn ScOtia's Loyalty.

Halifax, N. S., Feb. S.--The Nova Sco- tia legislature was opened to-day by Sir Malachi Daily, whose term of governor of the province shortly expires. In the speech from the throne reference was made to the war in South Africa and measure providing for a large contribu tion to the patriotic fund was promised. Imperial troops and militia together furnished the guard of honor for the oc- CasiOn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Charged With EmbezZiement.

Detective Henry J. Donnelly yesterday afternoon arrested Carlo M. Mattison, a carpenter and joiner, on the charge of embedding tools from Theodore L. Da- wis of No. fl George street, for whom he worked. Donnelly also arrested Ralph Cavallero, a Hill street baker, on the charge of stealing horse blanket.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Plague at Honolulu.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Major Blair D. Taylor, the medical officer with the United States troops at Honolulu, re- ports that up to January 22 there had been forty-siX cases of bubonic plague in that city, with forty deaths.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-09
Stolen Fortune Returned.

London, Feb. S.-The sum of G20,OO0 sterling, the balance of e60,000 stolen from Parrs' bank year ago, has been mysteriously returned The notes were found this morning enclosed in a cus- toner's pass-book.