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CAPITAL OF $260,O0o,o0o.
Carnegie Company Formed by Conn
biuation of Great interests

Pittsburg, Pa, March 24.-Two hun.
dred and sixty million dollars is the CAPT
tai of the Carnegie company which
was organized here yesterday by James
B. Dill, the New York attorney, who set
tied the Carnegie Prick fight. Of this
$160, 100000 was subscribed by the pres
ent partners of the steel and coke com
panies, including Andrew Carnegie and
H. C. Prick. The other $100,OO0,OO0 is
to be gold bonds bearing 5 per cent in
terest. These will cover the actual book
value of the concerns taken into the re-
organized company. The charter has
been signed and there are thirtys.X par
ties in interest.
OF the $160,000,0O0 Andrew Carnegie
subscribed over $S0,000,0OO, Henry
Phipps about $1S,OOO,0O0, Henry C. Frick
about $16,O0O,000, Charles NJ. Schwab
about $1S,000,00O and Francis r. f.
Lovejoy about $S.000.000. The rest of
the capital was subscribed in scattering
amounts.
Trenton, n J., March 24.-The Carne-
gle company was incorporated here to-
day The capital is S16OO0O,O00 and the
stock is all subscribed.
The state receives $4,000 fee for filing
the incorporation and the annual fran
chise tax will be S11,750.
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A CATTLE AT kROONsTADT.
The Point Where the Beers will Make
Stand Against Roberts.

London. March 24.-All signs now
point to hroonstadt as the scene of the
next great battle between the Beers and
the British in South Africa. Those who
have been hoping that the burghers
would retire from the Orange Free State
without further resistance are beginning
to acknowledge that probably they wifi
be disappointed. Apparently the scat
tered commandos are rapidly being gath
cred together in anticipation of an early
attack. 1t is said that intrenchments
are in process Of digging at every favora-
BILE point; the Beers are forming a long
line to guard against thanking move,
ments: all available guns are being
placed in positions on commanding
heights, and i'll Kroonstadt itself great
stores Of ammunition and supplies are
being accumulated.
The Beers intend to write large chap
ter Of history st Kroonstadt, and then fall
tons tons already prepared on the Vaal river Rusr
They undoubtedly enjoy the lull in opera
tons, hoping that Commandment Olivier
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may be able to reach them with his force
of about 1000 men and sixteen guns.
P1umer Reports British Retreat.
The war office last night issued the fol
lowing dispatch from Plumer, dated Io-
batsi, March IA:
THE Beers advanced from the south
in considerable force this morning. They
first advanced from Goodies siding. After
a sharp little engagement, Lieut. Col.
Bodies advanced post was compelled to
retreat. The retirement was excelently
carried out to our main position. The
casualties included Lieut.. Chapman and
probably prisoners. Five troopers We're
wounded. Chapman's horse fell with him
close to the enemy, who Immediately sur
rounded him. The exact Boer casualties
are unknown, but several were shot at
short range. In the afternoon the Beers
advanced farther north and shelled our
position from a ridge on our left. Our
continuing until sunset Lieut.. A. j. Ty-
Ter has since died OF wounds. One ma
tive was killed.
Will Require More Troops.
1t is now thought that Mafeking can
ed with that understanding was sub
stantlally increased. Little fear is felt
that Lord Roberts will promptly dis
patch re-enforcements--if he has not al
ready done sO-now that he knows the
gravity Of the situation.
Large F. rec Against the Beers.
The British army as it stands includes
ON the right wing the 10000 men under
command of Gen. Butler; in the center.
about $4,000 men under Lord Roberts.
and Oh the left, about $4,000 men under
Lord Kitchener. These will be aug
mented shortly by the $4,000 men of the
commands Of Gems. Gatacre, Clements
and Brabant. This leaves out of ac-
count Col. plumer's 1900 men north of
Mafeking
Against this great army the Beers GER
tainly cannot marshal or entrench q
an army it is difficult to see how the
Beers can COPE even for brief time,
with troops moving against them possibly
from three directions.
French is Resting.
Bloemfontein, Friday, March 23.-Ad-
vices from Thabanchu between Bloem-
fontein and Ladysmith, on the Orange
Free State border dated March u, says
Gen. Frenchs force is resting there and
distributing Lord Roberts proclamation
brand, son Of the former president of
the Orange Free State, continues his du-
ties as landdrost. He appears quite will
ing to cooperate with the new regime.
The people general, outwardly ex-
pressed satisfaction with the advent of
the British.
The insurgents in the northern part of
Cape Colony have been detected in an in
genlous swindle. 1t appears that before
the departure Of the Beers they pur-
chased quantities of the notes of the
Boer force, which they are now present
ing to the British authorities, demanding
compensation for property alleged to
have been requisitioned or damaged.
The Loyalists. who are the actual losers
Of the goods, are infuriated.
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10, via Lourenco Marques, March %
A rumor is current here, which, how
ever, has not yet received official con-
firmation, that the British commander,
Gen. Gatacre. and the members of his
staff have been isolated and captured by
Commandment Oliviers commando. 1t is
said that the prisoners are now en- route
to Pretoria.
It is also reported that Commandment
Olivler's commando has captured twelve
cannOns from the British after hard
fight.
According to the advices received here
the British have made no attempt to ad-
vance from BloemfOntein.
No reply has yet been received from
either the French Or Russian govern
ments in response to the appeal for in
PREVENTION.
Next Banquet at Pretoria.
Bloemfontein, March 21.-Lord Rob
erts gave a banquet last night. In pro-
posing the health of the foreign attaches
Lord Roberts complimented them on
their soldierly bearing in enduring the
Bleemfontein. He added that he hoped
he would next entertain them at Pre-
toria.
The Russian attache, in reply, said that
they were proud of the honor Of sharing
in such magnificent march.
Fifteen hundred Beers have taken the
oath prescribed in Lord Roberts procla-
nation, by which they agree to abjure
war, to remain at their homes, and to
deliver up their arms. which are princi-
pally Martini-Henry rifles.
Merit Finally Recognized.
London, March 23.---The Standard in
its principal editorial today INDUCES the
hope that many Beers may yet become
British soldiers. 1t SAYS:
The Beers are proved to have a re-
markable turn for soldering and there
must be many young Beers who will be
reluctant to return to humdrum pas
tOral life after the excitements of cam
paigning. If they are willing to adopt
a military career we can find room for
them in safer and more satisfactory en-
terprises than armed rebellion. We may
yet hope to. see some future Cronje or
Joubert leading British troops on the bat
tlefeld, side by side with generals of
Irish, Canadian and Australian origin"
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PRESENT OF SILK CARRIERS.
Miss Strother Said to Have Sent
Smiths Gift to His Wife.

Chicago, ILL.,, March PA pair of silk
carriers, with silver buckles, is accounta-
Bile to large degree for the murder of
Annie Strother by Mrs. Charles Smith.
The carriers were one of many presents
which Mr.. Smith sent Miss Strother. She
did not care for them, so she cut off the
buckles and sent the elastics across the
street to Mrs. Smith with note. Mrs.
Smith had received many insults from
Miss Strother, according to Mr.. Ram
say, but this last was too much.
Mrs. Smith. shortly after the garters
had come to her, went into Swans res
taurant to tell the girl she could steal her
husband, but could not faunt the fact in
her face. but Miss Strother was not in.
That afternoon, Mrs. Smith says, she
saw her husband and Miss Strother to-
gether, and that night she killed the girl.
Il expect to show that the sending of
these garters 10 Mrs. Smith was the cul-
mination Of series of wrongs and in
Suits" said Mr.. Ramsay. These. gar
tiers were the last straw. Mrs. Smith
could stand no more.
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MADE A MILLION.
Profits of, Henry Hart by Reorgan-
ization Of Wrecked Third
Avenue Railroad.

New York, March 24.-Henry Hart,
80 years DID, may yet get out of the
slough into which he was thrown by the
collapse OF Third Avenue. He is the
father of the road, and when it fell he
was carried off his feet and blamed by
most Of the stockholders for the ruin that
was wrought Now, with the reorgani-
cation, the old fnancier is once more on
deck, and there is good chance that he
may come out all right. The sudden
rise in Third Avenue through the alb
sorption Of the road by the Metropoli-
tan company made more than $1,500,OOO
for Hart. Those who admired the pluck
of the old man were glad he had passed
the danger point. From John ID. Grim
Minis comes the information that Henry
Hart is worth at least $3,3000O0 in
Third Avenue stock alone. When Mr.
Hart disposed of $4,000 shares of his
beloved stock to James r. Keene it was
with the understanding that $4,000 of
these shares should be held for one year
in the name of Henry Hart. That was
in December last Since then the stock
dropped TO 451@. Had not Mr.. Hart been
protected by years time he would have
been almost ruined. Within a week his
capital has gained over 81. 100000
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Beers Rally at Various Points.
PLEA FOR LENIENCY.
Great Britain Has No Monopoly of
Right in South African Mattcrs.

New York. March 24.-Following is
Winston Churchilfs Ladysmith dispatch
on the treatment of colonial rebels:
What shall Britain do now with those
she calls rebels? has become a very i'm
portant question. They may be divided
into four classes-the ringleaders, those
taken in arms, those who make voluntary
surrender otherwise than on the field of
battle and those who creep back to their
farms without going through any formali-
ty.
THE persons coming under the first
two categories, those who have melted
a district to rise or have plundered the
farms of loyal farmers or have commit
ted dshonorable acts of war, may be
held TO deserve severe treatment, whether
Surrendering or taken in arms, for insur-
rection has led TO all kinds Of misery and
destruction. However, it may seem most
desirable to distinguish between this class
and the other.
But those who wish to make their
peace, whether formally or not, may be
sternly directed to remain on their farms,
working at their ordinary business until
the Queens pleasure shall be made
known to them. This policy, | under
stand, is practically adopted i'll Cape
Colony; but in Natal, where there is a
bitterly toward their neighbors, who
have assisted to bring evils upon the
land more severe treatment is appar-
emily desired.
Il cannot help thinking that this
would be mistake, because for one sur
rendering rebel handcuffed and put in
jail ten desperate men will resolve to
fight to the bitter end with the Beers.
The British should not try for their
pound of flesh, but only to bring about
a speedy and permanent peace A
proclamation tending to encourage deser-
tons from the republican armies SIM
liar to that issued by Lord Roberts
might be effective here Many Natal
Dutch farmers are anxously watching
the treatment those who surrender re-
ccive. unmOved alike by loyal passions
Or impractical sentiment.
'.The British government must estab
fish uniform system OF treating the I'M
fortunate, misguided people, and | plead
for system in which mercy already
treads close upon the heels of Justice.
The British have by no means q monop-
oily Of right in this quarrel. Their Afri-
can record does not entitle them to Judge
harshly, and, whatever the right and
wrong, the only goal should be a happy.
contented South Africa
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COL. PLUMER FALLS BACK.
Relief OF MafekinE Appears to be
Further Off than Ever,

London. March 23-2:15 D. m.--Col
Plumer apparently has retired to Croco
die pools and Mafeking seems further
off than ever from relief. This news was
contained in dispatch from Buluwayo
dated Monday, March 10, and published
III the second edition Of the Times. These
advices add that the base hospital has
been brought back to Gaberones, though
the correspondent further says it is
thought the object Of the BOer demon
stration of March Is and March 16 was
to cover the removal OF the siege guns
from Mafeking.
Gen Frenchs activity in the Orange
Free State may well be preliminary to
q forward movement by Lord Roberts
with the main army.
Silly Yarn About President Kruger.
A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated
Thursday March - says President
Kruger is reported to have issued a proc
lamation declaring that Great Britain is
in dire stress and that the Russians
have occupied London.
A Springfontein telegram published in
the second edition Of the Times says:
THE apparent submissive attitude OF
the Free Staters should be accepted
with caution. The large proportion OF
obsolete inferior weapons being turned
in by them to the British is giving the
impression that large stores of modern
The Outlook's special correspondent at
Cape Town says: "Feeling is running
strong against the leniency with which
rebels of Cape Colony and Natal are be-
ing treated by the British authorities"
Sharp Fighting ontinues.
Pretoria, March 10, via Lourenco
Marques.-S fighting continues in
the vicinity of Warrenton northward of
Kimberley. The Beers have successful
~ repulSed repeated attacks by the Brit
ish. The railroad in the direction Of
Mafeking has been completely destroyed.
Intrenched in the Hills.
Durham, March 21.-One OF Bethune's
scouts reports that 5000 Beers burned the
town of Pomeroy near the Biggarsberg
range. The only building left standing
is the magistrates office. All the other
buildings are q mass of ruins and the Of
fetal documents were all destroyed. Be
thune's force arrived just as the Beers
were retiring and effectualy shelled
them. The Beers are now i'll strong
position in the hills above Pomeroy.
Women Want TO Sheet.
London, March 23.-lt is reported from
Lourenco Marques that Pretoria is pre-
pared TO stand siege of two years, and
that the Roer women. frantic at the re-
verses to the Boer arms, are entreating
to be allowed to shoot the British officers
imprisoned ut Pretoria.
kroonstadt, Orange Free State, March
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NAVAL TRAGEDY.
Admiral Farquhar Reports on the
Fracas at GalVeston-One
Sailor Killed.

Washington, ID. c.. March 23.-The
official account of the tragedy at Calves
ton, Tex. yesterday, by which one sailor
lost his life and another was wounded.
is contained in the following dispatch re-
ceived at the navy department today
from the commander-in-ch OF the
North Atlantic squadron, who is at pres
ent on board his flagship, the New York,
in the Galveston harbor:
Galveston, Tex, March 23.--In fracas
ashore last night, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Michigan of the AIachias was killed and
Edward Nelligan, frst-class fireman of the
New York. slightly wounded. The com
manding officer of the Machias has been di
rected ito investigate and report and 10
have an officer present at the inquest.
FARQUHAR
The affair is source of deep regret to
the officials here but they are under the
necessity of relying entirely upon the
civil authorities of Galveston for the
punishment of the guilty parties
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FLOOR GAVE WAY.
Firemen Precipitated Into the
Basement-Three We're Killed
and Two Injured.

New York, March 24.-Through the
breaking down of the first floor in the
factory building at 213 and 215 East
Fortyfourth street, which was totally
destroyed by fire today, three firemen
were killed and two injured. The men
were precipitated into the basement, in
which was about six feet of water, and
pinned under the debris. 1t is supposed
they were drowned. The dead:
WILLIAM j. SMITH
PETER BOWMAN
FOREMAN JOHN j. GRADY.
The injured:
Fireman Kuchs.
Capt. William Clark.
The accident occurred two hours after
the fire had been put out. The men, with
about fifteen others, were engaged in
washing down the walls on the first
floor, on which was stored tens of ma
chinery, tin, heavy timbers and pig lead,
the great weight causing the floor to give
way, carrying the men with it. The po-
lice estimate the loss at $4,000.
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WITH A SILVER SPADE.
Mayor Van Wyck Does Some Ex-
cavating for Underground Rail-
way in New York.

New York, March 24.-With a silver
spade, and in the presence Of thousands
of persons, Mayor Van Wyck today lifted
from an opening in the city hall square a
few pounds of earth, which formally be-
gan work on the underground rapid
transit railway system.
Addresses were made by Mayor Van
Wyck and President Orr of the Rapid
Transit commission The underground
railway tunnel will be twenty-one miles
in length and will involve the expendi-
lure by the city Of New York of more
than $36,000,OO0. The contract time for
completion is unlimited and about TO-
600 men will be employed. Work will be-
gin simultaneously at several points, but
it is not known yet when the actual
work of construction will commences.
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DIES FROM HIS WOUNDS.
Gen. Woodgate, Who was Injured
at Spionkop.
ANXIETY FOR PLUMER.
Boers Evidently Determined to Stop
Roberts at kroonstadt-Burg
ers Give Up Arms.

London, March 24.-Advices received
here announce the death in the Mooi hos
pital yesterday of Gen. Sir Edward
Woodgate, who was wounded in the en-
gagement at Spionkop on January "a.
Lord Roberts telegraphs to the war Of
fee from Bloemfontein, under date of
March %, evening, as follows:
There is no special news to report
The country south Of this place is gener-
ally settling down. Numbers OF arms
have been delivered up and the people
are beginning to recognize the advantage
of bringing in supplies for sale. The
movement of the troops in the western
district is being attended with good re-
suits"
Sir Charles Parsons, commanding a
column III the western district composed
Of Canadians and others, has arrived at
Van Wykslei between which and Ken
hardt force OF insurgents is reported to
be entrenched.
Col. Herchmer, commanding the Cana
dian Mounted rifles, is convalescent at
Carna1yen and will rejoin Parsons Sun
day.
London March 24.-2:O4 y. m.-Lord
Roberts dispatch saying he has nothing
special to report is generally interpreted
to mean that he hopes speedily to an
nounce some intelligence gratifying to the
British. The optimistS even deduct from
the number of minor items of news re-
ceived that Lord Roberts has satisfac-
tory news of the advance of the flying
column from the southwark by a detour
towards Mafeking.
Plnner's Position Serious.
In the meanwhile, Col. Plumer's posi-
ton is arousing anxiety. He has with
him three long trains of supplies for Maj
cking, the loss OF which would be serious
and further information about Command
ant Eloff's movements is awaited with
some trepidation in view of the report
from Pretoria that he was isolating Col.
Plumers forces near GaberOneS. Well
informed people i'll South Africa are
however, more hopeful than the inhabi'
tants Of this city. The former are pre-
pairing all kinds of celebrations to take
place on the announcement of the raising
of Mafeking's siege. A sword Of honor
is in readiness for presentation TO Col
Baden-PoWelI.
A dispatch from Maseru, Basutoland,
under yesterdays date, seems TO dispose
of the story that Gen. French was fight
ing yesterday, but it indicates that Il
battle is imminent.
Beers Rally at Various Points.
From elsewhere come stories of the
Beers rallying at various points. Kroon-
Stadt is well entrenched and Gen. JOubert
is preparing to make a determined stand,
while the Beers i'll the eastern district
have been ordered to rally at Ficksburg,
northward of Lady in the Orange
Free State, doubtless with the view of
attempting to intercept the junction of
the forces commanded by Lord Roberts
and Cen Ru1lpr A NOT her ROpr force nj
Fauresmith, southwest of Bloemfontein,
is in a defiant MOOD, SO the southern part
of the Orange Free State is not yet sub
dued
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BLACKBURN SWORE OFF.

Kentucky Senator Has Drank mo
Whisky for Eighteen Months.
Washington, D. c., March 24.--It's
been more than eighteen months since
Senator Joe Blackburn stopped drink
ing whisky. This, at least, is what the
senator himself says.
"A Kentuckian, thoroughbred, low
err of fast horses and beautiful women
and not whisky drinker? Never a
Kentuckian. Never Kentuckian.''
This was the comment of son of the
Blue Grass state when told that Senator
Blackburn had quit. Senator Blackburn
saws he will never take another drink of
whisky. Senator Blackburn was never
what the Prohibitionists call a hard
drinker. He was, however, steady in his
habits, and drank when he left like it;
let it alone when he chose.
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GIRL STUDENTS EXPELLED.
Drastic Measures Taken by a Faculty
Over Disobedience.

Oxford, O., March 24-Three pretty
girl students of THE Western, College
for Women were expelled and ten
others suspended as the upshot of fac
ulty raid on an initiation by society
that was in progress about midnight.
The society had secretly existed in the
school about seven years, although the
rules of the college strictly forbid organ
izations of that sort. The young women
involved are from the best families of
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, and many
parents are here, anxiously but vainly
trying to straighten things out.
Judgment was pronounced in the col
jege chapel in the presence of $50 school
mates, and when it was made public
that the penalty was to be expulsion and
suspension the whole school burst inte
fearful lamentations.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Circumstances Indicating that Muir
der was Conn IN tilted.

Detroit, Mich, March 24.-Paul Reno,
a farmer living alone on Jefferson ave-
nue., in Crosse Point township, near the
city limits, was burned to death early to-
day. All circumstances surrounding his
death point to conviction that he was
murdered and that his house was set
afire to conceal the crime. Reno had re-
Gently sold most of his household goods,
but had left the cash received therefor
with daughter in this city. 1t is be-
lieved Reno was killed for the purpose of
rOhbery
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BRITISH SUBJECTS ILL-USED.
Strong Antaconisms Manifested b.
Natives of Dutch Guiana.

Kingston, Jamaica, March PA dis
patch from Surinam, Dutch Guiana, re-
ceived here today says the feeling Of the
Dutch there is strongly antagonstic to
the British and that British subjects in
they recently. revolted and shot one of
the keepers. The British residents of
Surinam are said to be suffering from
the same grievances as complained Of by
the outlanders of South Africa.
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The Creates. in History.

The greatest banquet in history took
place August Is, 1889, when the 1000
mayors of France sat at a table in the
Palais de Industries in Paris. There
were three relays of about 1900 guests
each. To prepare the feast required
a, chief cooks, $4,000 walters, scullions,
600 glasses, knives, forks and spoons in
proportion, 10000 rolls. and fish, meat
and fowl by the ton. The banquet was
part of the centenary celebration of the
events of 11S9.-Philadelpbia Record,