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Daily inter mountain., 1900-01-13

a In the beginning Of December matters
became worse. The war in South Africa
took an entirely different turn from that
which had been anticipated. Instead Of
the English making rapid progress, they
experienced one reverse after another.
and were compelled to send strong re.
endorsements from tn home country.
Money rates advanced more and more,
and at about the middle Of the month
financial centers experienced a panic
more severe than at any time since 1893
Inflated prices Of all industrials suffered
tremendously and copper stocks shared
the same fate. All this naturally re-
fiected on the prices of the different met
ais, and some sales were made at 16Hc
for lake and even at 16c, while Of elec.
trolytic copper sales were made at 151sc
THE LONDON COPPER MARKET
IN 1899.
The opening of 1899 marked an impor-
tant era in the history Of the copper mar
ket, being the commencement of a great
upward movement which brought prices
to a level unparalleled since 1883 and
which has been practically maintained
throughout the year. The strong advices
which were coming from America toward
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New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
HORSE AND ENGINE RACE.
FRIGHTENED ANIMAL DRIVEN BY A WOMAN
TURNS INTO TRACKS AHEAD OF
MOVING TRAIN

Paulsboro N. j.. May "a (SpecaD.-The wife
of Benjamin Mullett, well known farmer of
Centre Square, was driving in Railroad ave.
Pedricktown, this afternoon, when her horse be-
came frightened at passing train and turned
suddenly into the railroad tracks. directly in
front of the engine.
While crowd of white faced spectators looked
helplessly on. the horse galloped madly down the
track. with Mrs. Mullett tugging frantically at
the reins. The engineer shut off steam, put his
brakes hard and tried to stop the train,
which was moving at smart clip.
IF the horse only keep up the race for a
minute she will be saved" exclaimed by
stander
The carriage was jolting over the ties and
swaying from side to side as the race kept on.
The engine wheels shed sparks the brake
shoes pushed hard against them. The horse
was no match for steam. and with a wild shrek
from the woman and groans from the crowd
there was crash The carriage thrown
into ditch and Mrs. Mullett hurled many
feet She was picked up unconscious, and
while she is badly injured internally the physi-
clans say she will recover. The horse so
badly hurt that 1t had to be killed.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
NEAR TO THE VAAL.
ROBERTS,S ARMY NORTH OF
THE RHENOSTER.
BoERs CONTINUE TO FALL BACK-BUL-
LER's OPERATIONS IN NATAL.
tcopyrisht; 1900: BY The New-york Tribune !

IcopyTight: 1900: BY The New-York Tribune.l
IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l
London, May %. 1 a. m-The most important
news this morning is contained in a dispatch
from Bennett BurIeigh to THE Telegraph" to the
effect that the British army has crossed to the
north bank of the Rhenoster, and is now half
way to vereeniging. The position held by the
Beers at Rhenoster. It is agreed on all hands.
was a remarkably fine one. and the fact that
they abandoned it only be explained by
their utter Generalization. According to a
Mail" telegram. they were vainly exhorted by
the Germans to make stand.
A Pretoria telegram announcing that a Brit
ish force OF 5000 men was marching in the di-
rection OF Vredefort. forty miles northwest Of
Hebron may refer TO French's cavalry or pos
sibly 10 troops under Methuen who on Monday
at Grayling's Drift. twenty-five miles east
of wolmaranstad.
The Beers continue TO intrench their position
at Laing's Mex. and mounting guns on an
other height near Ingogo. The Queens birthday
was celebrated by the troops under Butler by a
record days work at mending the railway. which
has now been made good as far as Glencoe.
No serious fighting Is yet reported, but mount
ed patrol is stated to have come into contact
with the Beers under Pogwani Hill yesterday.
The latest information with regard to the mis-
hap to the squadron of Bethune's Horse last
Sunday seems to show that it was the result of
a blunder No proper precautions, apparently,
were taken to prevent a surprise. L n. F.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
BECKHAM NOT FAVORED IN KENTUCKY
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE DEFERS DATE
FOR NOMINATION OF GOVERNOR.

DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE DEFERS DATE
FOR NOMINATION OF GOVERNOR
ham is likely TO have opposition for the Democratic
the Democratic State Executive Committee to-day
to call State convention elect delegates TO the
Kansas City Convention. and the Goebel adherents
wished the nomiuVtion for Governor also to be
made then, other candidate has yet
nounced himself and Beckham would thus have a
FREQ field. This the committee refused to do. The
convention called for June IA at Louisville and
Will only elect delegates to the National Conven-
ton. The convention for Governor will be held
on July 49, Several men being put forward for
the place and among those most prominently
named are Chief Justice Hazerigg, of the Court
of Appeals. whose term is expiring, and General
Joseph Lewis Both of mature years
governor Beckham has not yet reached his thirty
first birthday.
significant address to the Democrats of Ken
lucky was published to-day from Senator Black
burn. He takes back all he said in favor of the
the rejection of that law and return to the viva
voce system of voting. He would also extend ab
are now acting with the Republicans by reason OF
that law. Senator Blackburn declares himself IN
and also suggests that the National Convention be
asked after this year to rescind the rule requiring
a two-thilds majority to nominate. He says the
two-thrds rule is survival of the days just after
the war, when IL was necessary to protect the
South against obnoxious nominee. the necessity
for which has now passed
Governor Taylor being regarded of the
for the Republican nomination for Governor
by of his present geographical position John
w; Yerkes. next to W. Q. Bradley the ablest Re
publican in the State. is being strongly urged
candidate.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
ALLEGED MURDERER FOUND.
NEGRO. BELIEVED TO HAVE KILLED PHILADEI-
PHIA LAW LECTURER, IN A NEW
JERSEY woRKHoUSE.

Trenton. n. J.. May "a (SpeciaD-'Buck' Burrell.
the negro suspected OF numbering Roy Wilson
White the law lecturer in the University OF Penn
svlyania in Philadelphia, was found to-day In the
Mercer County Worwhouse. about twelve miles
north OF this citS.
Burrell was arrested Sunday. He did not an
swer the first description OF the murderer sent out
by the Philadelphia police. but was sentenced TO
thir,v days at the County Farm for vagrancy.
To-day Detectives Danaghy and McKenty. accom-
panied by Ralph Hartman. the messenger boy who
is an important witness in identifying the muir
derers of White, came TO Trenton and had an In
terviexv with RurrelI In the workhouse. Hartman
positively identified the negro as one OF the men
who inquired OF him the way TO Germantown
Junction on the night OF the murder BurreH Is
not inclined talk much. but he has said enoue !,
70 convince the detectives that he knows a good
deal more about the tragedy than he is willing 10
confess. He denied that he was In the neighoor-
mood when the crime was committed.
Burrell will be released from the workhouse To-
morrow and brought to Trenton. where ne VIII Dc
held in the county jail until steps taken for his
eXtradition.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
CHICAGO GRAIN ELEVATOR SCANDAL
RECEIPTS ISSUED FOR 100000 BUSHELS WHICH
WE'RE SHORT IN THE ELEVATOR

RECEIPTS ISSUED FOR 500 600 BUSHELS WHICH
WE'RE SHORT IN THE ELEVATOR.
Chicago. May "a (SpeciaD-A grain elevator scam
dal. which has been limited at for thirty days. was
made public to-day. 1t develops that the Chicago
Elevator Company. a corporation controlled by
Russell Sage and the Goulds of New-York which
operated the Wabash Elevator here and the Indiana
Grain Elevator has found itself short in it's grain
In professional parlance exports last January found
that the manager. Lloyd J. Smith, "shy" in his
registration to the extent of about three hundred
thousand bushels of grain After two meetings held
by the stockholders in New York in January Smith
was discharged and the business OF the company
was closed up
The grain or the company was being financed by
A. o. Slaughter & Co, rich commission house
mere and IL was this firm that discovered that 1t held
receipts for about three hundred thousand bushels of
grain for which there actual grain in the
elevator The scandal involves the State Registra-
ton Department, for the shortage could not have
occurred without completely on the part of State
officials or their employees. The amount involved
is about S24S0t0 for which 1t is said Elevator
company will be responsible to the holders of the
grain to the extent of about S150GO
The scandal has been developed by the fact that
the manager of the company, Lloyd Smith who is
held responsible for the irregularity by both the
Elevator officials and the people who hold the re-
ce1ptS, Is now candidate for Drainage Trustee on
the Republican ticket He denies any criminal re-
operator of an elevator to overfssue receipts and
also criminal offence for the State authorities to
permit it. 1t Is the second scandal of the sort ar
the Chicago market in the last twenty years
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
THE MAYOR SUBPOENA ED
CALLED TO TESTIFY IN ICE TRUST CASE
IN JEFFERSON MARKET COURT.

Mayor Van Wyck's show of bravado toward
those who want to know what he has been doing
IN connection with the Ice Trust is likely inter-
fere with his summer enjoyments. 1t will be re-
membered that on Wednesday he assumed the att-
tude OF a man who had been prosecuted and his
watchword seemed to be: ''They have falsely
charged me- Watch me crush my accusers before
Justice Gaynor on Saturday"
HIS protest of Willingness to demonstrate to the
people of this city that his integrity is unsuIied
resulted yesterday in his getting another subpoena
he did not follow up this reception of the second
document with a declaration the effect that he
was happy to get it, The latest subpoena REQUIRES
MIN to appear before Magistrate Zeller in the Jef
ferson Market Court to-day and testify in the Ice
trust case The Mayor had declined to do anv
more talking about the investigation and when a
reporter who had been serve the subpoena
asked 10 see the Mayor it was supposed that the
mayor would decline to talk. When the Mayor
walked out Of his private office and met the re-
porter there was a nothing to say" look on his
race The reporter handed the subpoena 10 the
Mayor look of surprise passed over his face
Ihen he turned on his heel and walked back to
his private office without saying a word.
President Guggenheimer of the Council said YES
terday:
/ L own no stock in the Ice Trust, Ten years ago
got one snare OF stock as legal fee in the Con-
e1shenen nee for ToPany s6 year ago sold it to Mr.
me me share in the American Ice Company for it,
but but / refused The only way in which l can ac-
ership of the share is that Mr. Gelshenen neglected
10 make the transfer.
b. F. Einstein, counsel for William r. Hearst
who started the proceedings in Magistrate Zeller's
court against the trust that report is true
that Mayor Van Wyck holds or al least did hold
up to within the last few days 1900 shares the
trust stock
According to THE New-York Journal some Of
the holdings in the Knickerbocker Ice Company
the Ice Trust. We're:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25

HE DENIES ANY EMBEzzLEMENr OF TRUST
FUNDs-READY TO BE ExTRApIrED

FUNDS READY TO BE ExTRADITED
San Francisco. May "a (SpeciaD.-Julian Arnold
tho London solicitor under arrest here. was ar
raigned to-day in the Federal Court to plead to
the charge of the British Consul that he had en-
bezzied f3.74o from Jessie Buck and her children
Arnold seems crushed by his arrest and he would
only make a brief statement He said
l senior partner of the London solicitors
Keghty & Co.. who failed last December The
strained money market. the Boer war and other
causes led TO the failure. The firm owned a large
and valuable freehold and leases of old properties
in London worth about 100000 and nearly equal
ling the debts. These properties be syn
dicated, and crossed the ocean to secure capital
and clear off the debts 1 fully expected success
but this recall ends all opportunities offered here.
am unaware OF the specific embezzlement charged,
as | haven't heard from England. l haven't a
particle of this clients property In control
have waived all extradition proceedings and wish
to return Immediately and answer all questions.
Arnold waived all objections. and Judge Heacock
issued order for his extradition. The papers
went to the State Department tonight. and as
they return Arnold will start for Londop
in charge of an officer.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
State of New-York,
Attorney-General'S Office,


Albany. May "a. 1900.
In the matter of the petition of William r.
Hearst for proceedings to prohibit the American
Ice Company from carrying on within the State
OF New-York the business of manufacturing and
selling the article of trade commerce known
as ice, and to Vacate. annul and set aside the
certificate procured from the Secretary of State
pursuant to Section 10 of the General Corpora
ton law, authorizing said company to do busi-
ness in the State of New-York.
To Messrs. Einsteiu & Townsend, attorneys for
petitioner, No. 32 Liberty-st, NewYork;
Messrs- Daily. Hoyt & Mason. attorneys for
American Ice Company. No. IL William-st
New-York; William H Rand jr, esq., and
the Hon c. D. B. Hasbrouck, of counsel.
Gentlemen: Upon careful consideration of
the petition, affidaYits. arguments and all the
papers submitted upon the hearing in the above
entitled matter, am satisfied that the American
Ice Company is unlawful combination con-
quoting Its business in restraint of trade. in
violation of law and against public policy.
The Knickerbocker and Consolidated Ice COM
panles are the principal constituent companies
or the American Ice Company. 1t is evident
that, prior to March IL. 1899 when the Amer-
can Ice Company Incorporated there was
an arrangement between these companies by
which they divided the territory between them
selves. in which they were to do business. The
Consolidated reserved 70 itself the city of New
York. and practically controlled the trade of
that city. The Knickerbocker reserved to itself
philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington and the
Eastern States. By an arrangement between
the two neither invaded the territory of the
other.
Prior to March II. 1899. these two companIes
control. under one company, the entire terri
tory, and thus enabled themselves to monopo-
liZe the ice business in these territories to ac-
qure or to crush out Of existence the other COM
petlug companies, which had not already been
absorbed by them respectively, and to limit the
production and fix the price of ice
Ice being necessity, competition in it's pro-
ducton and sale was thus to a great extent if
not wholly, destroyed These companies also
acquired control of the cock privileges in the
city of New-York which enabled them to
further control the output.
The direct result of this combination was that
the American Ice Company. very soon after its
formation, raised the price of ice in the city of
New-4ork 100 per cent over the price of last
year, without any ostensibly just cause.
ANY agreement or understanding between
competing companies of the character COM
pIalned OF is clearly in violation of the laws
OF this State and against public policv
have therefore come to the conclusion that
1T is my duty to commence proceedings against
Ihe american Ice company TO prohibit it from
onlng business IN this State. j. c. DAVIES,
AttorneY-Scneral
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
OR WAR SUFFERERS.
BAZAAR FOR WAX SUFFEKERS.
OPENED BY THE PRINCESS OF WALES, IT IS
GREAT FINANCIAL SUCCESS

London, May 24.-The Princess Of Wales, at
Kensington this afternoon, opened the great Ma
tionaI Bazaar in aid of sufferers from the war.
The magnitude of the present undertaking,
which lasts three days. quite eclipses the similar
affair held in June of last year in aid Of the
Charing Cross Hospital. Although much space
in the Palace Hotel has been given up TO the
Bazaar the enterprise has attained such huge
proportions that vast marques have had to be
erected in the adjoining grounds.
From the Queen down the best people
onerating in the work, and the stalls are at
tended by titled personages and the elite of
Iondon's society Emperor William of Ger
manv has shown his sympathy for the suf-
ferers by contributing to the Bazaar royal
Dresden china and engravings Of pictures paint
ed bv His Majesty, bearing the imperial sigma
ture and inscribed For the National Bazaar
1900 =" by the Emperor himself. He also sent
number Of his photographs signed and bearing
a brief sentence in German.
The Bazaar. containing upward of seventy
staus representing most Of the regiments
on service in South Africa is arranged in streets
and forms an immense emporium, containing
everv conceivable article that be offered for
sale.
or the Bazaar escorted by the Princess Dol
gorouh and the Ducbesses or sutherland and
Marlborough, officiated as saiesWoman Tor
sorne time at the Household Cavalry stall
The avail stall is attracting much attention.
II is filled with models. naval implements, relics
OF the siege of Ladysmith and books signed by
Kipling -
CENTS have already exceeded the SJU.OOO which
IL was hoped to raise
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
SEARCHLIGHT ON CUBA.
GENERAL WOOD ORDERS A THOROUGH IN
VESTIGATION.

Havana May 24-Mr. Bristow. Acting Direc-
tor-General of Posts. to-day abolished the So
licitors Bureau. appointing in its place law
clerk, with one stenographer and thus saving
So 700 annually. Many other reforms are prom
ised.
The inspectors still busy over the postal
accounts and they say 1t will be month be-
fore their report will be ready. In the mean
time, 1t is not likely that important develop
ments Will arise.
General Wood has ordered that every depart
ment Of the island be thoroughly overhauled.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
TO DRIVE OUT ICE TRUST.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL DAVIES WILL BE
GIN PROCEEDINGS.
ANNOUNCES HIS DECISION, AND DECLARES
THAT THE TRUST IS AN UNLAW
FUI COMBINATION.

Acknowledgement Davies announced his de-
cision in the Ice Trust proceedings at the Hotel
Manhattan at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
He will begin proceedings to prohibit the trust
doing business in this State. He refused to an
swer any questions of the reporters, saying that
his decision was sufficiently explanatory.
Asked as to whether the Governor intended
to order special Grand Jury to investigate the
connection of the city officials with the trust Mr..
Davies said that he had not the slightest idea
what the Governor intended doing. His de-
csion follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25

When ordering Champagne. why not have the
hest which by universal accord among competent
Judges is POMMERY? 1t costs by retail the same
as other brands. but is sold at wholesale the world
over at the highest price. because or Its recog-
nized superiority OF flavor and anesse.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
CASE OF PLAGUE AT DURHAM.

Durham, May 24.-An extraordinary issue of
THE Gazette" announces the existence of
fatal case Of the bubonic plague in Durham.
The victim is East Indian The local
thorities are strictly enforcing precautions.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
VICTIMS OF TROLLEY ACCIDENT

Buffalo. May 2i.-Mrs. Francis Young, ffty-nint
wears old. who was injured in the recent trolley
accident on Genesee-st.. died to-day from her in
iuries Two others are in serious condition.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25

CHANGE OF TINE OF THE ATLANTIC CITY
SPECIAL.
Beginning Monday. May 18th. the Atlantic Cit,
express OF the Central r. r. OF New-Jersey viii
leave New-York. Liberty-st-. at 80 q. m, South
Ferry s:sS p m Returning. leave Atlantic City e
$50 a m.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
BOER ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHTING.
TwENTY-SEVEN BRITISH REPORTED
KILLED IN ONE ENGAGEMENT

poI-h aCNoONIS of LIE S.
TwENTY-sEvEN BRITISH REPORTED
KILLED IN ONE ENGAGEMENT
Pretoria, May 23.-An official bulletin issued
here says:
Sixty British cavalry came into collision on
May 20 with eighty of the Swaziland commando
Scheeper's Mex The fighting lasted an hour
The British lost twenty-seven killed. twenty-five
wounded and eleven were taken prisoners.
Twenty-Five horses, two Maxms and a quantity
of ammunition also captured. The Fed
erals lost one killed and one wounded They
assisted to remove the wounded and bury the
dead.
The advance guard at Heilbron retired the
main body at the northern border.
According to Free State advces, the British
yesterday at Greyings Drift on the Vaal
River, twenty-five miles from Wolmaranstad.
with large force.
On Sunday Kalbe engaged the British between
Heilbron and LindIey. The Federals had to e
tire before overwhelming force, losing
killed and seven wounded.
Boer Camp, Volksrust, Tuesday May 22-The
British crossed the Buffalo River and were with
in sight of our position yesterday. They
busy ernplacing heavy cannon at Schuinshorgte.
near the scene of the battle the Ingogo River,
in 1881.
1t is reported that fighting occurred at Botha's
Mex yesterday.
Chris Botha, brother of the Commander In
Chief, has been appointed assistant to the Com
mander in Chief and has given great satisfac-
ton. He has revived the fighting spirit in many
of the Federals
Prospect, eight British were killed'and thirteen
wounded.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25

FARE TWO CENTS A MILE
m Niagara Falls and all other points on the New
York Central mileage tickets for 500 or 10o miles
Open TO every oue.-Acvt
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25

cess or Wales at Kensington yesterday, over
soo'ooO being taken in during the first after
noon. /. n. F.
REFERENDUM IN BOER ARMY.
THE FIGHTING MEN VOTING ON THE con-
TINUANCE OF THE WAR.

London May 25.-The Brotsh troops form a
crescent, with horns thirty miles apart. with Cen
eral FrenchS cavalry on the left, within twenty
three miles of the Vaal, and General Ian Ham
ilton's men on the right, within thirty miles Of
the Vaal. The centre of the crescent is about
forty miles from the Vaal.
Seventy eighty miles to the left Lord
Methuen is advancing up the Vaal
Boer tlegrams say that 5000 British. with ten
guns near Vredefort, which is close to the
Vaal and close to Parys.
The Boer rearguard was composed of Rus
slams. to whom committed the task of
destroying the bridges. They also looted freely.
What the Beers doing is absolute mys-
te-y. The embargo upon news out of Pretoria
for the last twenty-four hours has been COM
plete Such shreds of information as the CORE
spondents at Lourenco Marques have picked UP
do not illuminate the Boer designs and disposi-
tions further than that the movement toward
Lydenburg continues and that referendum on
the question of continuing the is going on
among the Boer fighting men. 1t may be fort
night before the results of this singular vote are
fully known.
A dispatch from Pretoria announces that the
first train north entered Mafeking on May %
and that the first train south is expected next
week 1t is said that the relief of Mafeking was
due to a blunder of Of the Federal officers
by which General Dearey was foed in his plan
to cut off the relief force, after driving them
away from the Molopo River.
1t is added that the Federals have resolved to
make a determined defence of the city of
johannesburg. To Klimke the State Mining
Engineer. has been given six months leave of
absence, presumably for protesting against the
proposition to blow up the mines.
Earl De La War;, who was supposed TO have
been captured at the time of the disaster that
befell the squadron of Bethune's Horse con-
trived to escape He lay all night with a
wounded leg behind ant heap. reaching the
camp the next day.
In Natal General Dartnells volunteers occu-
pied Mount Prospect Monday. Lord Dundon-
AIDS cavalry is at Firmstone's. near Ingogo His
infantry rests at Schoenshoogte These names
all Of fateful memory in the first Boer war
They face Laing's Mex, where the Beers
through the range glasses of the British are
occasionally visible.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
SALE OF HATS

o'NEULS GREAT SALE OF HATS
ls tne talk OF The town. Never before have Wom-
81 straw Hats been sold cheap. They SELL
.ns NE latest styles in Dress Shapes at sc. 9th
ave- 18th 10 Zst st.-Adyt