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more shots Were fired at the little party
All of them struck close, making the dust
fly from the brick pavement.
Neither Chinn nor Lillard moved until the
firing ceased, when Lillard ran for help.
a crowd Of men gathered in less than a
minute. and Mr.. Goebel was carried to the
Office of Dr. f. E Hume, in the basement
Of the Capital Hotel.
Dr. Hume made a superficial examtna-
non or the wound. which had, he declared.
penetrated the right lung and would In all
proDaDilty prove fatal. Mr.. Goebel was
removed 10 his own room, on the second
floor OF the Capital Hotel Guards were
stationed at the foot of every staircase
leading to the second floor and nobody was
allowed to pass. A more extended exam
ination made by DIR. Hume and several
other physicians resulted in the announce
ment that the wound was not necessarily
fatal and that Mr.. Goebei will In all prob
ability recover. The ball, it was found,
had inflicted a wound which was somewhat
OF glaneinS nature and had not gone
through the lung in a direct line, as DR..
Hume had thought upon the first examfna-
don- Had the ball struck the chest one
bali inch TO the right It would have causad
certain death
Excitement Among Legislators.
The house was In session when the shoot
ing occurred and the senate was 10 n,ae,
within twenty minutes. The capitoI bnild-
ing was therefore filled with members Of
the legislature, and to say that excitement
followed is putting II very mildly. Frop
both halls men ran wildly down the stems
without hats or coats. and one member of
The house came out carrying in h,s hand
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BULLER's CRITICAL CONDITION.
Beers May Attack His Rear at Chieve-
Camp.

NEW YORK, January 90.-A London dis
patch to the Evening World today says:
Buffers danger is now forcing itself on
the military experts. A committee of ma
tional defense has already taken it I'D and
is gravely considering it. Lord Roberts
himself has communicated his anxiety, 1t is
said.
He has, 1t ia reported, cabled the COM
mittee that unless Butler and his forces
arrive safely from their present position
to the south Of the Little Tugela river they
will be in imminent danger Of having their
communication cut.
Lord Roberts has pointed out that Butler
has with him an immense transport train.
carrying his ammunition and supplies. This
interferes with the mobility of his army.
Buffers main force is now about twenty
two miles from its base at Frere and
Chievely.
1t is between the Big Tugela river. over
which it has retreated, and the Little Tu-
gela river. over which it has to retreat in
order to begin the march to it's base.
That part of it comprising Lyttleton's
brigade may still be on the north side of
the Tugela at Potgieter's Drift, though it is
generally believed that it, too, has retreated
over the river.
1t will take days for Buffers army to get
back to its base. Meantime the Beers are
few miles away from that in force at
Colenso, only a few miles away from that
base. Last Tuesday they crossed the river
there and made a reconnaissance of the
British camp, evidently with view Of as
certaining the strength Of the force which
Butler left behind to guard his base and
communications.
The party that crossed came into contact
with Buffers rear guard and killed several
of the British. That reconnaissance indi-
Gated a purpose on the part of the Beers
to cut Buffers communications off.
Should they hurl an overwhelming force
over the Tugela and crish the British at
Chieveley, they would have Butler in a
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MINISTER TO THE TRANsVAAL.
MIR. VIM. Alden Smith Will PropoS,
the Authorization of One.

Representative William Alden Smith of
Michigan. member of the committee on
foreign affairs. intends to offer an amend
ment to the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill now being prepared by the
foreign affairs committee for a minister res
ident and consul general to the South At
rican republic. If the committee rejects it
he says he will offer it in the House. The
republic, he said, was given representation
at the International postal congress
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THE PLAGUE At HONOLUIU.
according to Major Taylor the Sftun-
ton Has become Serious.

Surgeon General Sternbers received a
telegram this morning from Colonel For
wood of the medical department at San
Francisco saying that Major Taylor, at
Honolulu, reports, under date of January
10, that there have been thirty-four cases
Of bubonc plague and twenty-seven deaths
in Honolulu. and that the situation is Sc
rious. According to Major Taylor, the dis
ease has appeared in several isolated places
outside of the original district, and
native guard and a white woman have been
stricken. The soldiers are closely quaran-
tined and the hospital is in a safe place.
Major Taylor says that the board of health
Is acting vigorously and has burned China
town and other infected localities
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Admiral Schley's fleet, the Chicago, the
Montgomery and the Wilmington, arrived
at Montevideo yesterday from Ensenada,
having left the latter point on account OF
bubonic plague existing in that locality.
They will be quarantined at Montevideo for
the next five days.
The Yankton has left Gibara for Port An
tonic.
The torpedo boat Dupont has sailed from
Newport for New York.
The supply ship Culgoa arrived at sydney
yesterday.
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SHOOTING AFFRAY IN RICHMOND.
Frank Barnett Dangerously Wounded
on Crowded ThorOuGhfare.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 3O-A sensa-
ticnal shooting affair took place on Church
Hill avenue at a busy hour yesterday. w.
]. Rhodes, twenty-five years old. and well
known in the eastern part of the city, came
back from the Spanish war in Cuba and
married pretty girl who was employed in
large mandatory here. Frank Barnett,
manager Of the factory, had been attentive
to her, and was said to be in love with her
Three weeks ago Rhodes found his wife
and Barnett in a compromising position
and informed Barnett when he met him
again he would kill him. Barnett went
away for a while and returned today. They
met on a crowded street and Rhodes fired
at Barnett twice. Both bullets took effect
in Barnett's face. Barnett staggered across
the street, which was covered with blood
for twenty feet. Rhodes walked to the sta
ton house, gave himself up and handed
over his revolver. Barnett is dangerously
wounded.
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KIMBERLEY SHELLED
Beers Sent $50 Projectiles Into the
Town January 25.
A WOMAN and CHILD KILLED
Gen. Butler Reports More Casual
ties in Recent Fight.
FIG HIT AT ESBURG

KIMBERLEY, Friday January 26.-The
wholesale bonnbardment which lasted all
day yesterday was resumed this morning.
The Beers sent $50 shells into all parts OF
Kimberley. There were several casualties,
including a woman and child. The favorite
target appears to have been the hospital.
A shrapnel shell exploded close to a hearse
which was proceeding to the cemetery, and
a shell burst in the cemetery during the
funeral.
Fight at COlesburg.
PRETORIA. Saturday, January "a
dispatch from Colesburg. Cape Colony, says
Commandant Delarey reports that a large
body Of British advanced Thursday. Janu-
ary %, and he attacked them, causing the
British to retire after suffering severe loss.
The Boer casualties were two men slightly
wounded.
Gen. Grobler reports heavy fighting since
daybreak. the British, in great force. en-
deavoring to surround the Boer positions.
Gen. Schoeman FASTENED to the assistance
Of Gen. Grobler. Gen. Schoeman returned
this evening, and reports that the British
were repulsed, and that the Beers main
tained their positions. The Boer loss was
four men slightly and one man severely
wounded. The British loss is not known,
but must be severe. The bombardment of
Kimberley continues.
The other Boer forces are reported quiet
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To Consider Harbor Charts.

A board of officers, consisting of Colonel
John I. Rodgers. 9th Artillery: Captain
Charles G. Treat and First Lieutenant
Isaac N. Lewis of the 7th Artillery, has
been appointed to meet at the War Depart
ment to consider and report upon all de-
tails desirable in harbor charts to be used
by the coast artillery. for the Information
of the chief Of engineers, u. s. A.
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Did Not Criticise the Senate as Wa,
PnhIfehNd&

Did Not Criticize the Senate as Was
Published.S
The State Department has anticipated
action by the Senate in the matter of the
reported criticisms Of members of that
body by Mr.. Won sittart. the British con-
sui general at New Orleans. Before the
subject figured at an. In the Senate the
State Department had taken notice of the
publications attributing these criticisms to
the CONSUL snd made inquiry into the
matter.
The result was the complete reputation
by the consul of the sentiments attributed
to him, and it Is expected that this denial
VIII be submitted to the Senate committee
on foreign relations. which was charged
with an INQUIRY into the matter yesterday.
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DISTRESSED THE PRESIDENT,
Regards the Kentucky Shooting as q
Great Calamity.

The news Of the shooting of VIM Goebel.
the democratic contestant for governor Of
Kentucky, was received at the White House
While the cabinet was in session. Upon
reading the bulletin the President express
ed his sorrow, and remarked that 1t was a
great calamity. He was much distressed at
the news. ard SO were all the members of
the cabinet. All agreed that it was a most
lamenable occurrence. After the cabinet
meeting adjourned each of the members
expressed his deep regret that the polit-
ical differences in Kentucky had brought
about bloodshed.
The President had been kept well in
formed to the situation in Frankfort and
krew that public feeling was running high
with danger of disturbance. but the pos
slbIllty OF the shooting of one or the other
OF the men prominently engaged in the
contest had never entered his mind.
Heard With Amazement
The news of the attempted assassination
of Mr.. Goebel, in Kentucky, was received
at the Capitol with deep regret. A great
many senators feared that there would be
a bloody outcome on account of the bitter
feeling that has existed before and since
the election, and which has been growing
In intensity daily
In the House the news spread like Wild
fire, and was for a time almost the sole
topic OF conversation. The report was re-
ceived at first with incredulity and after
confirmation with amazement.
The members gathered in groups to dis
cuss it, and there were everywhere ex-
pressions of horror that the bitter political
contest which had waged In Kentucky haG
culmlnated IN an attempted assassination.
Mr.. Smith of Kentucky says that John
Whitaker, who has been arrested, comes
from Gov Taylor's district in Kentucky
The members of the Kentucky delegation
did not care to be interviewed upon thf
political effect Of the attempted assassina-
ton, pending the arrival of complete de-
tails.
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To Promote Republican Harmony.
Special Dinatch to The Evening Star

CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 30.-A meet
ing of the republican committee of sixty
two has been called for tomorrow evening
to restore harmony in the party in this
county. This meeting has been called at
the urgent request Of Senator Hanna, who
is especially anxious that all factions of
the party shall be harmonized before the
coming national campaign.
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Movement of Ninth Cavalry

According to telegram received at the
War Department today Troop d, 9th Cav
airy. has left Hebbronville. Texas. for Hua-
cfUca, Arix.
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ItaIy's queen Ha. the influenza,

ROME. January 3O-Influenza Is ram
pant here. The queen is suffering slightly
from the prevailing disease.
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A STATUE OF HAHNEMANN.

senate btk Faased by the House Of
Aepresentatives.
The House today. on motion of Mr.. Dali
zell, passed the Senate bin appropriatine
$4,000 for pedestal for q statue in this
city of Hahnemann, the founder of home
opathy. and authorizing the selection of
site on public reservation,
The bill was passed by the Senate yester-
day.
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Quarantine Against Mexican Ships.

United States Minister Swenson, at
Copenhagen. has advised the State Depart
ment that the Danish West Indian Islands
have declared quarantine of fifteen days
against ships arriving from Mexico on the
ground Of smallpox in the latter country.
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A BUSINESS AXIOM.

From Printers ink
Money spent in continu.
GUS advertising in the daily
press draws interest that IS
compounded daily.
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BULLER's CASUALTY LIST.
Losses in Fighting From January
Up to SpfOn kOp.

Losses in Fighting From January 20
Up to SpiOn kOp.
LONDON, January 3O.-General Butler
reports that the casualties to the non-com-
missioned officers and men in the two ac-
tions of January 20 and January 81 were
II killed, 233 wounded and missing.
Boer Shell Factory Destroyed.
h N, January 3O.-A special dis
patch from Durham says a refugee who has
arrived there from Johannesburg reports
the destruction of the Boer shell factory
at that place on January 20. The loss, it
is added, is irreparable.
Dispatch From Gen. Roberts.
LONDON, January 30.-A dispatch has
been received from Lord Roberts. dated
today, saying there is no change in the
situation in South Africa.
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benefit OF the war office. and that in future
the army. "a
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
LARGE GOLD ACCUMULATIONS
in THE NATIONAL TREASURY

Washington, Dec. 1.-The largest
stock of gold and bullion ever held in
the United States is now accumulated
In the treasury and its branches. The
total has been rising steadily during
the whole of the present year, and Is
now $475, los, 1886. or about $4,000, 900
greater than at the close of 1899.
This gold is not all the direct prop
erty of the United States, hut Is held
against outstanding gold certificates.
The amount Of these, less amount In
the treasury and its branches, was
$3.50. .761, 500 Wednesday. All the re-
naining gold, amounting to about $243,
100000, belongs to the treasury as q
part OF the reserve fund OF $3.50, ,OOO,
600. The Influx Of gold into the treas
ury comes partly from the new gold
from the Klondike and other mines, but
its retention is due to the pressure for
currency, which leads to the accept
ance Of gold certificates and other pa
per money in preference to coin.
The fact that $474, Jos, 1886 ls thus ac-
cumulated In aense under single
authority enables an estimate to be
made Of some of the other visible gold
resources Of the country. The national
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
Punishment for Children.

The punishment should be proper
toned to the offense and grow out of it
as a natural consequence. A child who
is lazy In the morning and persistently
late for breakfast should be deprived,
not Of proper amount Of food, but Of
something he particularly likes, and
might have had II he had been In time,
as sugar on the oatmeal or syrup on
the griddle cakes. II he has been prom
ised that he should gotfof drive or a
walk, or some expedition, and is not
ready at the time for starting he should
be left behind. The bitter dlsappoint-
ment will teach him, as nothing else
can do as effectually, the value of pune
tuality. II he is sent on an errand
and does not return promptly he should
not be allowed to taste the nice things
made from the sugar or eggs he was
80 long In bringing. II his erraud were
Of some other nature he should be
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
GRAND JUNCTION
SUGAR PLANT SOLD

Denver, Colo, Dec. 4.-The Republi-
can this morning says:
The plant Of the Colorado Sugar
Manufacturing Company at Grand
Junction has changed hands. and the
new management promises 0-rev0lu-
tiohize the business. Its first move
will be to pay such good prices for
beets as to secure all the beets needed
for it's plant. Charles N. Cox, manager
of the concern as 1t has been running
for the past year, steps out, and ]. f..
Mcfarland of Grand Junction, cashier
of the Colorado State bank of that
town, becomes secretary and manager
of the new concern. The leading spir-
Its In the company up to the sale yes
terday were John #. Campion, Charles
Boettcher and William Byrd Page, who
spent $5OO,O0O on the plant and prop
erty. They sold to George F. Nagle,
president Of the Union Mercantile Com
pany Of Cheyenne; DR.. Fl. n. Barnett
Of Cheyenne, ]. Il. Mc4xinnie OF Colora-
do Springs. Fred W. Geddes Of Chey-
enne, and j. F. Mcfarland Of Grand
Junction.
I The new company has elected officers
as follows, the board of directors being
NOtHUOScu vi tuC ANC A1Nh-
toned, who hold all the stock: Pras'-
dent. g. H. Nagle; vice president, DE
II. NJ. Bennett; treasurer, j. r. McKln-
ME; secretary and manager, ]. F. Nc
Fariand. l
The sale yesterday was on an option
obtained by Mr.. Mcfarland month
ago. The Grand Junction plant is said
to be. a particularly fine one through
ont, fire-proof and modern. The COM
pany owned 1900 acres of land and the
new management will add to the assets
Of the concern 1900 acres which the
new stockholders own. Land and water
nre offered free by the new manage
ment to colonists. Leases for long
terms and options to buy on easy pay
ments will be given.
BY raising the price paid for beets
the company hopes to make q great
beet center Of the Grand Junction dis
trict. 1t will offer twenty per cent.
above present prices,a as follows. For
beets containing fifteen per cent. sugar,
$5.25 ton; 33 1-3 cents a ton for each
additional one per cent.
Already $500 acres of beets have
been pledged for 1901. This year the
beets averaged 1876 per cent sugar and
SO per cent purity throughout the val
ley. To guard against fears of over
production on the part Of residents the
company agrees to buy all the beets
grown in the valley. The present ca
pacity Of the plant Is $50 tons Of beets
a day. Another plan of action decided
upon by the company is when beets
are needed from distant points to get
them and pay just as much to a seller
at a distance as to the grower residing
In the district.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
Manil..s New LIQUOR I.v,.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The division Of
insular affairs Of the War Department
has published statement relative to
the liquor traffic Of Manila. 1t shows
that the American authorities have in
creased the license fee from 81 for each
saloon to $500 for SALOONS Of the first
class; $3.50 for those of the second
class; 500 for the third class, and $50
for the last class, selling only beer and
light wine and located outside of the
businesses district. us
The sale Of the native drink, vino"
has been forbidden to soldiers, as 1t is
most harmful In Its effects upon them.
There were only 155 licenses outstand-
ing on June 30th last. a decrease Of
sixty-nine since the American licenses
began. The bar-rooms are more order
Iy and the keepers more careful.
No discharged American soldier holds
a license. spaniards hold 68 licenses;
Americans, p; FilIpinos, 20; Negroes.
2; Chinese, 8; Japanese, 3. and persons
Of unknown nationality, ~.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07

Mexico. The car was invented by Rsau
Campbell, the Mexican traveller, and
came about as follows:
Some years ago when Mr.. Campbell
was travelling through the great Ia
mosopo Canon, he had a seat on the
sids Of the car next to the mountain.
the rocks OF the clin were within two
feet OF the window, and Of course he
could get not even glimpse Of the
canon. as all the windows ON the other
side Of the car were taken up by the
occupants Of the adjoining seats. De-
termined to view the magnifcence Of
the canon, Mr.. Campbell returned to
Las Canoas, and through the courtesy
of railway officials made the world
famous ride on board what the super
intendent called his trolley" an open
car with seats for eight persons. and
with this ride came the idea that the
only way the magnincence Of Mexico's
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07

This report shows Q; significant In
crease In the number of suicides in the
state in recent years, but makes no ef-
fort TO explain the causes Of this IN
crease. The number of suicides has al
most doubled In Colorado In the last
dve years. The report shows conciu-
sively that poisoning, indicating even
more premeditation than firearms, is
the favorite method Of suicide. In the
first nine months of this year, aside
from many suspicious cases which
might have been suicides, but which
for the sake Of sparing the feelings of
the families, there have been twenty
two well-established cases Of suicide
by poisoning. By strangulation four
have ended their lives, by drowning
nineteen, by firearms flve, by the knife
one. One woman with suicidal intent
allowed herself to be crushed to death,
and by other methods eleven killed
themselves. In these nine months six.
ty-three authenticated suicides were re
corded, which is equal to eighty-four
suicides for the present year. Among
the list of violent deaths twenty five
are reported to have met death by
burning. No attempt is made to give
the murder statistics for the nine
months. as in many cases Of alleged
mufder there has been no settlement of
the cases in court.
DR.. Tyler enters extensively into sta
tistfcs on contagious diseases. The
general effect of the compilation OF
these statistics is to show that in COM
parison with other states in the Union
Colorado. is particularly free from dis.
ease.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
WIERD PHOTOGRAPH.
A GRUEsoME OBJECT ON ANE0-
n 81. ATiVE.
Practical Joke of . waRgIsh Young scien-
ttst-Hs scares . Photographer Nearly

A professional photographer tells q
tale OF practical joke. One day q
young man came to sit for his like
ness. To the ordinary eye he looked
like any other young man. A couple
OF plates were exposed and then the
assistant who was operating went into
the dark room to develop she negatives.
He was gone much longer than usual
and was heard berating the junior as
sistant pretty soundly for playing
pranks with the apparatus. When he
returned to the studio he asked for an
other sitting and apologized for having
before used spoiled plates. This time
when he went away to develop he was
heard to utter slight scream, but he
reappeared and said there was pc
culiar effect In the negative which he
could not account Tor, and would the
sitter oblige him again. '@
Once more he went to develop; then
the bell rang violently for the master
and the two held a long confabulation
in the darkroom together. This time
the master tried his hand and went
away to develop. 1t was not long be-
fore he returned and said he was sor.
~ not to be able to get a satisfac-
tory likeness, but q skull and cross.
bones appeared defined on the young
mans forehead.
'sRubbish!' said the sitter. "My fore.
heads all right. Can you see anything
the matter with my forehead" and he
peered into mirror as he spoke.
mo, there's nothing that can see
answered the photographer. But
should be obliged to you IL you will
please go away and not come here
again. This sort of thing Is just a wee
bit creepy"
Upon this there was dreadful scene,
but the upshot was that the young man
had to go, and up to the present has
not returned. The explanation of the
matter Is that the young man was a
bit Of scientist and had been playing a
joke on the photographer. Bisulphate
Of quinine Is a chemical which is white
to the naked eye, but seen black by the
camera. Anything that is painted on
the skin, therefore, with the chemical
will be ordinarily Invisible, but will
come out prominently in photograph.