davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

General Hamiltons advance will prevent the
ing their main army near Winburg.
General Itundle, on Saturday, had arrived in
pursuit of the Beers seven miles north of Thaba
Nchu, compelling the Beers to retire in an east
erly direction.
Boer account of the capture of Brandfort
says:
The Federal forces, although weak in num-
bers. offered strong resistance but they were
forced by the overwhelming force opposed to
them to eVacuate the town.
General Hunters progress although slower is
satisfactory. The idea that the relief of
Mafeking is in sight, however appears to have
been premature, the Beers in that quarter
still stoutly resisting the British advance
According to a dispatch to THE Daily Mall
from Cape Town, special expedition to the
westward left Kimberley a few days ago, and
viii endeavor to relieve Mafeking. while Gen
eral Hunter and Lord Methuen are operating on
either side of the Vaal River ir conjunction with
Lord RObertS'S army.
From Lorenzo Marques come various rumors
that Colonel Plumer has been reinforced and is
again advancing toward Mafeking Another re-
port says that Mafeking has been relieved, and
General Lommer with 5000 Beers captured at
Fourteen Streams.
Women have been placed in the Government
offices in the Transvaal. in order to relieve the
burghers for active service. Two New South
Wales Lancers who escaped from Waterfall
Prison, have arrived at Deagoa Bay after a
dangerous journey.
The Valksraad will meet in Pretoria to day.
Probably the sitting will be memorable
The Johannesburg shell factory has resumed
work with Austrian, Italian and Greek work.
men.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
SUNDAY CONTESTS At EXPOSITION.
RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING THEM PRESENTED 7
COLLEGE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES.

RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING THEM PRESENTED To
COLLEGE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES
The Executive and Advisory committees Of the
Intercoegia Athletic Association of America held
two meetings at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
ana considered the entries which have been re-
ceived. for the Mott Haven games There were
hundred entries in ALL and protests were offered
to several 1t is h2t yet known exactly who may
be excluded from participating in the games which
are to be held on Friday and Saturday, May % and
26 at Manhattan Field. on the evening Of May "A
there is to he meeting of the Games Committee,
and afterward dinner. at which time loving
cup will be presented to Father Bill Curtis as a
token of appreciation of the services he has gvts
the association.
A resolution was drawn up at the meeting yesteiI-
day the effect that the athletic exhibitions IN
which American collegians were TO take part at the
Paris Exposition should not he held on sunday
This arose from protest made by Princeton TO
A CT Spalding director of sporting contests at the
Exposition, asking that the dates of July 10 and
% the Sundays which these exhibitions had
been scheduled be changed to July IA and q
C c. Cuyler, president of the Princeton CluD, OF
thS city, SAID last night that he was not opposed
to the games being held Sunday, but that he
would prefer that Princeton should not enter. as
he thought the necessary expenditure OF SO0O could
be applied better advantage elsewhere
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
BOEkS LOSING HEART.
Continued from first page.

tion which clouded at Magersfontein, with
put its having a chance to show its mettle.
Hamilton's victory complete. and the troops
lnder him resumed their advance on Saturday
toward the Little Vet, aiming apparently TO get
astride OF the road which leads from Winburg
TO Ladybrand. General Franch is not mentioned
In the official dispatches but he will probably
turn UP in the centre of Robertss line.
Young men are playing a great part in
these difficult operations. French. Hamilton
and Pole-Carew had hardly been heard of be-
fore this campaign but they leading
the way TO Pretoria.
A remarkable feature Of the operations now in
progress is the being made of mounted
troops Cavalry and mounted infantry are now
found at every turn, forcing the passage Of
rivers. hanldng the Boer positions. and even
charging at full tilt The magnitude of the
mounted force with General Roberts surprises
every military writer 1t is not strange that
General Roberts halted a good many weeks at
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
JAMES 4. ROBINSON DEAD.

Philadelphia, May 6.-James a. Robinson. well
known throughout the country in connection with
circuscs and thearicas. is dead in this city aged
fifty years. From 1864 1883 Mr. Robinson was at
various times connected with every circus promi-
nence In the country advance agent, the last
years OF his active circus career being spent
in the service Of the Barnum and Forepaugh cir
CIses. In 1891 ne WAS associated with he Ia
John A. Forepaugh in the management of the
Temple Theatre in Baltimore and in 1892 he was
connected with Fnrepaugh's Theatre, in this CITY
Mr.. Robinson had made Philadelphia his home for
the last six
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

DR.. soUcHoN. OF LOUISIANA, HERE TO URGE
THEIR ADOPTION.

DR. Almond souchon. president of the Louisiana
State Board of Health, was a guest of Health
Officer Doty yesterday. In the course of his visit
he carefully examined the Quarantine Depart
rent, and especially sought to learn the quaran-
tine regulations for this summer The question of
taking adequate precaution against the bubonic
plague was also discussed '--..
DIR. Souchon expressed great satisfaction over his
visit and that he had inspected the labara tory
and the disinfecting steamer James W. Wads-
worth for the purpose of recommending the re-
modelling of the quarantine station at New-Or-
leans along similar lines
DR.. SouchOn came to this city from Washington.
where he attended a conference of surgeons The
main purpose Of his visit is said to be to the
establishment of strcter quarantine in Northern
ports
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
BARTON FIERCELY OPPOSED.
BoERs FALL BACK ONLY WHEN THEIR RE-
TREAT is NEARLY CUT OFF.

warrenton. May G.-Yesterday General Bar
ton drove from 1000 20 5000 Beers from hilly
positions at Rooidan. where they awaited him.
They retreated after stiff fighting leaving a
number Of dead on the field. The British
casualties were slight. General Barton is still
bursuing
windsorton and Kiipdam have been evac-
uated.
The engagement yesterday was severe and
lasted from 9 in the morning until 4 in the
afternoon. More man once the British Infantry
we're obliged to engage the Beers At close
quarters. and the Beers only retired when their
retreat was nearly cut off
The British losses were five killed and twenty
five wounded-mOstly Welsh Fusilers The
British took a batch Of prisoners. including the
Swedish ambulance. which they allowed to re-
turn. The Boers, IN their hurried retreat LEFT
thirteen dead
To-day General Paget made a strong demon
Btration against the Boer position east Of the
.<.dge, thereby preventing Boer reinforcements
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
NOTHING SPECTACULAR.
From The London Leader.

From The London Leader
What struck one of the special correspondents
with Lord Methuens force inValided home was the
uncanuiness of the whole thing. There is no pOnp
of war stirring music. uniforms. and.
strangest thing of all no visible enemy What YOU
from the standpoint OF the British stan is a
number of clad in khaki lodging their up
the hill. making for cover wherever possible Two
three of them suddenly drop, perhaps one gets
up and presses forward again The others lie where
they fell dead sorely wounded. As the Beers
always fire from cover and use SrnOkeisss powder.
there is nowhere sign Of them That he speaks OF
a circumstance more than all others tending to
demOraliZe the men.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
OBITUARY NOTES

Washington, May 6.-Amiel J. Willard Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina In
reconstruction days died suddenly from apoplexv
his home In this city yesterday. In his seventy
ninth year. He was born in Albany. \. Y.
Buffalo. May s.-Captain Charles w Haugh
a veteran of the Civil War died at him home
in Batavia last night. sixty-four years old He
served in the l3sth New-York Regiment which later
became the 9Th New York Heavy Artillery.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL EXPOSITION

The second week of the Typographical Exposition
opens tonight with an immense attendance as
sured. An interesting feature OF to- nights pro
eramme VIII be the decision of the competition of
an advertisement of the Exposition. Copy OF the
advertisement sent to two thousand of the
most Important job printing establishments In the
ohited states month ago. with request that the
ad: De set ana displayed to the individual taste
or the typographicai artist whom it was as
signed over thirteen hundred proofs fine paper
i,hVe petn received, and they will be submitted TO
the Judging Committee to- night.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
coat AND HAT FOUND ON A PIER.
POLICE THINK THE OWNER MAY HAVE COM
MITTED SUICIDE.

Patrolman Henry r. Bgelow. of the East Sixty
seventh-st station. found a coat and white fedora
hat the end of East Seventy sixth-st. early yes
terday. In a pocket of the coat letter adj
dressed to Herbert Gardener, care American Steel
and Wire Company. No. Il Broadway, New-York
City. The coat was marked Herbert Gardener
The police were unable to trace the owner. They
believe that committed suicide by jumping into
the river.
There is no Herbert Gardener in the directory
There is, however. a Herbert Gardner, of No. 3tH
Quncy-st Brooklyn. Mr. Gardner was at home
last night He is q young man about thirty-three
years old. He said that he is employed in the
saranac Mills. whose offices are at No as Broad
way this city. Mr.. Gardner said he could not
imagine who the man could be He said that he
did not believe that there other man in
New-York of his name. He said that while out on
the road for his firm he met man of the name
of Herbert Gardner. This Gardner, he said worked
for some milling company in upper Newly York.
He did not remember the name of the company.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
THINK BURGLAR JUMPED INTO RIVER

ONE MAN CAUGHT BY THE POLICE. But HIS
COMPANION ESCAPES
Philip Sugarman, tailor. of No. 21O5 Second
ave. was robbed of clothing worth $500 late last
night ana as he was telling the police of the East
one -hundred-a and fourth-st. station about II two
policemen. McGough and McManus brought in =
man who described himself Robert johnson
twenty-eight years old. of No. BIT East SEVENTH
fourth-st. who was found with two bundles of
clothing Suearman declared his
Sugarman said he found his ioor open at II
o'clock and the clothing gone. About fifteen min
utes earlier the TWO policemen saw johnson and
another man With two bundles IN One-hundred-
and-twelfth-st. near Pleasant-ave They questioned
the men. who fed. Johnson caught but the
other man ran down the pier the end OF the
street. and they think he Jumped into the river
1t was thought he might have swum away or
under the pier to hide, or again, that he might
have ieen drowned. They said they would search
him. "NN"
Johnson had two coats when he was srrested
and Sugarman declared that both were his
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

Seattle Wash. May 6-The United states rev.,,,.
cutter Bear sailed for Alaska to-day Amone har
passengers are DR.. Sheldon Jackson Special Treas.
ury Agent Evans and Colonel Wright Collector ot
Customs for ST Michaes. -Four Indians who tastt
fed In the Homer Bird murder case and who live
near St Mchaels will be taken on as pa ssenears at
Stka. The Bear goes north loaded with s5ppiies
which will be given 10 the Point Barrow Indians as
a reward for their services In aiding the Rear ay
pedtion in the efforts to rescue the Ice Imprisoned
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
OTT4WA'S RELIEF FUND GROWING.

Ottawa. Ont, May 6.-Among the most interesting
gifts received far toward the Relief Fund is one
from the school children of Detroit accompanied by
"a letter from Mayor Maybury of that City. There
700 children who attended May Day festival
In that city and each sends penny. BESIDES this
Mayor May bury inclosed draft for $500 and intends
to send many more until such time as the needs of
the people fully satisfied. The Relief Fund is
well the Sd00 600 mark
Premier Seddon of New Zealand has sent a cable
message 10 Sir Wilfrld Laurier Informing him that
the New Zealand Government has contributed S2 600
to the Relief Fund.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
ABANDONED scOIF TONED IN.

The wreck which reported by the steamer
Alps on May 4. between Craven Shoal and the
West Bank, towed into the United States En-
gineers' dock, AT Fort Hamilton yesterday, by the
naval tug Wampatuck The wreck discovered
off Buoy No. in the East Channel and proved
TO be a owned by the w. FL Boards Sons
Dredging Company. 1t had been chartered by the
Navy Department and used at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard In carving ashes out 70
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
P1-RPosE OF GoMPERs's VISIT.

Samuel Gompers. president Of the American
Federation of Labor denied yesterday that he had
come here to consult with the railroad officials
with a view to settling the strike of the freight
handlers at Buffalo. although if he asked he
would do all in his power to bring about
amicahle settlement. The real purpose of his
visit he declared to confer with the striking
cigarmakers about fighting the Freedman injunc-
tiOn.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

RUMORS ABOUT MAFEKING.
ANOTHER RELIEF EXPEDITION SAID TO
HAVE LEFT KIMBERLEY.


HAVE LEFT KIMBERLEY.
London, May Lord Roberts is making
better progress tnan any one had dared to hope.
and is meeting with success at all points, The
only news OF the actual occupation of Winburg
is the incidental reference to it in the dispatch
from Vet River. describing General Pole
Carews operations: but. as the latest news of
General Hamilton's operations dated Saturday
morning. was that he was then preparing to
force the difficult passage over Little Vet River
on the BloemfOntefn- -Winburg road, there need
be no doubt that the news Of the occupation is
accurate.
The Beers following their customary practice
had evacuated their positions the Vet River
during Saturday night. Lord Roberts, ad-
vancing along the railway. and General Hamil-
ton twenty miles to the east, threatening the
two wings of the Boer forces it would not be
surprising to hear that they had also evacuated
Winburg.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
HOSPITAL GIFT TO DR.. JACOBL.

Dr. Abraham Jacobi president of the Medical
Board of Mount Sinai Hospital, yesterday received
a silver tankard gift from the Medical Board
and the 209 members of the hospital the
casion of the SEVENTEEN anniversary of his birth
The presentation made by President WaIlach
of the hospital. who spoke of the service DR..
Jacob had rendered the hospital for forty years
DE- Lacnhi made a FEELING respOnse.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
RUMBLE FIGHTING AT THABA NCHU

Thaba Nchu. May 5.-General RundIe who
has been pursuing the Beers with the 18th
Brigade. two batteries and contngents Of the
Yeomanry and mounted infantry, succeeded
in reaching them with his artillery and forced
them 10 leave their positions
The Yeomanry are making a long detour in
pursuit The result is not Vet known here.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
4 GRAMMATICAL Success.

From The Indianapolis sun.
Young Obed PeTkns-Tt wasn't right fer YOU 70
go 10 see Cynthy while / was sOin with her, Seth.
She wont keep company. with me at all now
Young Seth Wheatly-Wen. it weren't jiSt ad-
Zackly right Obed. I'll admit But see. ir
this way: While yer jist good a-lOokiu' teller as
] am. you know Cynthy's a sal what's got all
fired good edGtCattOn. an she's gosh arned tick
Ter that she gifts a feller what uses good grammar
That's my strong pint, O5ed an natchUrly shs
tuck right TO me
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
THE PLACE FOR 4 PEN NAME.

From The Boston Transcript.
Hcks-Did you read that article Of Upham's In
The Bucoiic' on The Evolution of Swinef"
Wicks-fes, read that article, but didn't know
that tpham wrote IL. IL signed Epsilon"
Hicks es' Upham thought II would he the
proper thing TO use his pen name, you know,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
TO RECEIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Spencer Trask & Co. No 27-2s Pine-st.. sent out
the following yesterday
Having been requested to receive subscriptions in
aid of the sufferers by the Utah mine disaster, We
shall be glad to be of service In receiving and
Transmitting same without cost. with the asSur-
that distribution will be made with the great
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
COLORED MISSIONARY ON BoER WAR.
HE SAYS ENGLAND SHOULD WIN BECAUSE BoERs
GIVE THE NATIVES NO RIGHTS

The Rev Charles s Morris a colored missionary
who has just returned from the Boer country
lectured the conflict between the Beers and the
English yesterday afternoon at the West Side
Branch OF the Young Mems Christian Association
He belongs to the Union Baptist Missionary So
eiety and he favors the English. He said that
wherever Dutch and British settle together or near
each other there Is sure to be quarreng This
war will not be settled he said by any Secretary
or the United States who might resign TO travel
through the country advocating the Boer cause or
by yellow journalism. by any agitation in London
or Holland 1t must be settled by force My SYM
pathles were first with the Beers but not after
went TO their country. If you want to know why
the English should win, ask the Basutos the Zulus
or the Matabees. They say they given no rights
whatever by the Beers. If the English win they
will be given a mans chance. Even the more in
win"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
WOMAN DRAGGED BY HER SKIRTS.
HER SKULL FRACTURED WHILE TRYING TO GET
OFF AN EIGHTH-AyE. CAR

In trying get off an -EiPhth-ave. electric car
while il in motion. between One-hundred nd
sixteenth and Northumberland seventeenth sts
about midnight Miss Agnes Robertson thirty-fve
years old, of No. 229 West Observation-Disclosures six
teenth-st., fell, and her skirts catching on car
truck she was dragged nearly a dozen feet before
the stopped
She was rescued in unconscious state and
doctor found her skull had been fractured She
was taken to Manhattan Hospital in q precarolIs
condition. The motorman of the car. Charles A
Bourne, of No 9lS Nnth-ave. was arrested and
locked up in the West One-hundred- and twenty
ffth-st station .-. ..-. . ..,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
FOUND WITH HIS SKULL FRACTURED.
A-MAN SUPPOSED TO BE. JAMES f. JUDGE PICKED
Up IN THE STREET

man, who, from an insurance paper found in
his pocket is thought TO be James F. Judge of No.
3S East Fifty -ninth-st, described in the directory
as a packer, found bleeding and unconscious
late last night at Fifty-rst-st. and Ninth-ave He
was taken to Roosevelt Hospital where it was
thought that his skull had been fractured 1t is
thought that the mans injury sustained by
his falling while intoxicated.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
EXPELLED FROM THE TRANsvAAL.
THE REV. DR.. MERTz ARRIVES HERE AND TELLS
OF HIS EXPULSION.

OF HIS EXPULSION.
Among the passengers who arrived this port
yesterday the CUnard Line steamship Etruria
the Rev. Or. Mertz who for the last two
years has head of the Jewish community
in the TransVaal
DR.. Mertz was asked by the Transvaal Govern
nnent last December 10 withdraw what he had
said I'm criticism Of that Government at the great
Outlander meeting held johannesburg on July
2s last. He refused comply and hence was
expelled. Speaking Of the matter yesterday. he
said:
refused to retTact my statements and. al
though American citizen Irwas expelled from
the TransyaaL Since December last ] have been
at Durham. Cape Town and in London. ] was
expelled because ] stood UP boldly for the removal
Of the rellgious disabilities Of the Jews and the
Catholics
Seventy -fourth-st.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
policeman HURT IN A STREET F1GH,
CARS STOPPED AND A CROWD DRAWN TO THE
CIRCLE IN EIGHTH-AvE

A big crowd gathered and the surface cars were
stopped for time last night while a pitched hat
tie took place between Patroman George Fries. of
the West Forty-seVenth-st. station. and Daniel ]
Grinnon. saloonkceper The fight occurred at
the Circle. Eghth-ave. and Fifty-ninth-st as A re-
suit of the policeman having arrested Grinnon's
bartender for a violation Of the excise law in the
afternoon at his saloon. No. 766 SiNth-ave The
saloonkeeper found the policeman on post and
after few words. drew a revolver and hit him on
the head. The policeman used his club. The battle
lasted two minutes The policeman subdued his
man. but both had to be attended by an ambu-
lance doctor for scalp wounds Grinnon locked
up and the policeman went the sick list
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
POLICE WANTED on THE L4UENBURG
CAPTAIN SUSPECTS HIS CABIN BOY BUT A DE
TECTIvE REFUSES To ARREST HIM

The police of Headquarters were informed of a
suspected crime from Staten Island last night, and
asked to have a detective at Pier No H. East
River when the Munson Line steamer LauenburE,
from West Indian ports, arrived. Detective Flay
went TO the pier, and Captain Sporting, OF the
stea ner asked him to arrest his bin boy charg-
ing the youth with having stolen 800 from a coat
which had been left in the cabin There no
evidence against the boy except the belief of the
Captain and the detective did not think the belief
sufficient justify arrest. and the boy was
uermilted leave the ship.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
THE CUTTER BEAR orr FoR THE NORTH

Johnson had two coats when he was arrested
and Sugarman declared that both were his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-03

court and the county treasurer have
no typewriters in their offices, and
being greatly in need Of one, and
the court having requested that the
clerk should have one, therefore be
it
Resolved, that the county treas
urer purchase q standard machine
for the use Of the clerk of the circuit
C )urt and the county treasurer, and
that the clerk OF the circuit court be
and he is hereby authorized to make
said purchase. Signed,
GEO. Fl. QUAYLE.
Adopted.
Whereas it appears from the tax
roll for the year 1895 that lot MN
Der 6, in book 124 original plat Of
the town of Bayfield,, Bayfield, coun-
Ety, Wisconsin, was by error wrong
fully and enormously placed upon
said tax roll at valuation double
W hat it should have been, a3d in
consequence the taxes Of said lot for
the wear 1895 are 10 and 80 100 dol
lars more than the owne" is Justly
entitled to paw. therefore be it
Resolved by the board of super
yisorS now in session. that the
county treasurer be and he is here
by authorized and directed to cancel
10 and 33-100 dollars of said tax
certificate held by the county on
said lot, and charge the same back
to the town of Bayfield,.
Signed, GEO. Fl. QUAYLE.
Adopted
Supervisor Habelt offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Be it and it is hereby
Resolved by the county board of
supervisors in session now assembl-
led, that the county clerk be and is
hereby authorized to refund to ]. B.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-03

Fairbanl the sum of $6.01 of exec s.
sive taxes levied in 1896, by the
town of Mason against the So OF the
sw ! of section 22-45-6, said sum be-
ing the amount OF excess in TAXA
tion, and same be charged against
the town of Mason. Signed,
ADoLPH HABELT.
Adopted.
Con tinued next week.