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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
BoorY FOR INVADING BoERs.
Rapid Enrolment Of Volunteers For Defence
Of Cape Colony.
(By tho Associated Press. !


Cape Town. Jan. 3.--The military au-
thorities are preparing for all contingent
cies. It has been decided TO transfer the
Boer prisoners from the camps TO trans
ports.
Farmers coming into Carnarvon Ge-
scribe the Beers as travelling In parallel
columns, with numerous tianking parties
sweeping the country of horses, plumber
ing loyalists and carrying OFF everything
eatable. 1t appears that they ere accom-
panied by strings of packhorses lightly
loaded.
Colesberg telegraphs that Kritzingers
| command is crossing the Middlenurg dis
trlct, but is getting few if any recruits.
Here in Cape Town such business men
as are unable to leave are organizing
Town guard composed OF the leading citi-
gems. The commercial companies have
asked the Mayor to call mass meeting
to urge the Government to suppress dis
loyal newspapers and 10 proclaim martial
law.
The enrolment of volunteers for the de-
fence of the colony was started today with
the utmost enthusiasm. The members OF
the civil service enlisted in a body. and
millionaires and beggars are enlisting
with equal ardor.
A station master of the Fraserburg road
has seized a number of cases marked ICON
densed milk" addressed to Fraserburg,
which contained 800 split bullets, 500 de-
tonators, and 500 pounds of dynamite.
The British battleship Monarch today
landed men and guns to relieve the
troops for service Northward. 1t is be-
lieved that the guns will he sent up the
country.
Five hundred citizens enlisted today,
the enrolment being very active. 1t is
hoped that the first batch of mounted
men will leave within three days for Wcr-
cester They are to hold the passes of
the Hex River Mountains and to protect
the railway tunnel. The organization is
rough and ready and not troubled much
with drill or special uniform. Horses
are scarce.
Six thousand, five hundred South Afri-
can irregulars have been recruited during
the last week.
The Beers have been exceedingly active
for the last week or so, daily attacking
trains, conveys and isolated posts. in
most instances they have been repulsed
and the railways are now working more
regularly
An American commando is supposed to
be III the mountains dividing Middleburg
and GRAF Reinet. but cannot be exactly
located The invaders in the west who
were expected at Frasersburg today have
altered their course and are now moving
in the direction of Williston, to the north
west. The British have occpied Fraser
burg.
The Beers in Bechuanaland have been
again joined by the inhabitants who once
before rebeled.
Commanders are reported to be at
Blikfontein, Boessap and Daniels Kiul.
Their objective is believed to be Griqua-
town which is now occupied by the Brit
ISM
RUMOR OF FIGHTING.
London, Jan. 3.-There is an uncon-
frmed report from Cape Town current
that fighting has occurred eighty miles
north of Matjesfontein.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
ovERpowERED BY NINE Gas.
Two Men are Dead and Two Ctat1s Ara
Dying.
(By the Associated Pregs.)

Wilkesbarre Pa, Jan. Am incident
at the Pine Ridge Colliery Of the Algon
quin Coal Company today caused the
death of two men and the fatal injurlng
of two others. Considerable gas had ac-
cumulated in the mine.
This morning d. j. Williams, the SUI
perintendent of the mine, William Nor
gam the assistant superintendent and
William Early and Marine Fortune, fire
bosses, entered the mine to make repairs.
The party did not return at noon. At 9
O'clock a searching party went into the
mine to look for them. The searchers
were driven back by the black damp. A
rescuing party of experienced miners was
organized and ct o'clock renorted they
could find no traces OF the missing men.
Another rescuing party of six volunteers
finally managed to come across the dead
bodies of William and Morgan.
Later a fourth rescuing party found
Early and Fortune. They we're uncon-
scious and when brought out physicians
said they could not recover Two thous-
and people cheered the rescuers. All the
victims had families.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
COLONEL P. H IysRoOK DEAD.
Postmaster at Winston Salem and MEMBER
of Governor Russslls Staff
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Winston-Salem N. c.. Jan. 3.--Col.
Phillip Fl. Lybrook, postmaster of Win
ston Salem, died about ~ o'clock in a
hospital at Philadelphia. He was carried
to the hospital the latter part of October.
While it was known that his condition was
serious there was hope for his restoration
to health until December 30th. when there
vas a marked change for the worse. The
remains will be sent to Stuart. Virginia,
the native home of Col Lybrook. where
the funeral services will be held on Sum
dav
Col Lybrook was in his thirty, third
year. He was son of the late Judge
A. NJ I.ybrook, who was member of one
OF Virginia's best families. Judge ly-
brook was a prominent figure in politics
for several years, being member of the
big Four" which fought Billy Malone.
Col Lybrook was appointed postmaster
of Winston nearly four years ago. Upon
the consolidation of the Winston and
Salem offices in 1899. he was reappointed
postmaster for term Of four years, from
December 14th of that year. Col. Ly-
brook was a member Of Governor Rus
sells stan, being Paymaster General,
with the rank Of Colonel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Telegraphic Briefs.

The first cargo of American coal for
Russian ships cleared from Norfolk
yesterday.
Cleveland and Fighting Bob Evans
We're shooting against each other near
Georgetown. S C., yesterday. Cleve-
land finally Jagged the larger number
Of ducks.
Two carloads of negroes left Mont
gomery, Ala, last night for the Ha-
waiian Island, via San Francisco.
They GO to take employment on the
sugar plantations there.
Rear Admiral G. w. Summer has been
detached from the command of the
Port Royal naval station and will sue
coed Rear Admiral Casey as command
ant OF the Philadelphia navy yard.
The Secretary of War has submitted
to Congress an additional deficiency
estimate of $3,000,00O for army SUBJ
sistence, caused chiefly by the heavy
and the Philippines.
The national Maritime Congress
called by the Governor of Georgia at
Brunswick on January both will be
represented by delegates from CONF
mercial organizations and shipbuild-
ers from all sections of the Union.
George Reed, a negro, charged
with an attempted assault on Mrs. j..
NJ. Locklear. of Rome, Ga, Tuesday
night was hanged yesterday to a tree
after which his body was riddled with
bullets by q mob of citizens. Reed
protested his innocence.
Representative Rixey, of Virginia,
Yesterday introduced into the House
a resolution for an investigation of
the reason why small packages arc
carried through the mails for foreign
Governments at lower rate than is
given American citizens. The inquiry
grows out of the parcel post conven-
tons which the Government has made
with number of foreign countries.
A bill in equity in a suit involving
about $40 900 was filed in the United
States Circuit court at Charleston, S.
c., yesterday by two insurance COM
panies against the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company ct ais, to restrain
the latter from enforcing the collection
of insurance money on the Greenville,
S. C.. mill which was destroyed by fire.
The court granted a temporary re-
straining order and fixed hearing for
January 22nd. IS
There were 9,913 failures with liza
.bilities of 127,184.7O5 and assets OF
$60,119,S95 reported to Bradstreet's in
1900, gain of 2.S per cent. in num-
Der over 1899, and an increase of 6
per cent. or about twice the former
percentage in liabilities. but assets
only equalled those of the preceding
year. An increased number of fai
ures is noted in the Southwest and
Southern States. The increase in the
South is s per cent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

YadkIn Division Main Line-Train
leaves Wilmington 900 a. M. arrives
Fayetteville 1906 p. m, leaves Fayette-
vile 1925 ,. M, arrives Sanford 1;4S p.
m. Returning, leaves Sanford 2:SO p. M,
arrives Fayetteville S:41 y. m, leaves Fay
etteville S:46 D. M, arrives wilmington
$40 p. m.
Bennett sville Branch--Train leaves
3ennettsVille sos q. M, Maxton $40 q.
M, Red Springs $40 a. m, Hope Mills
1882 a. m, arrives Fayetteville 1905.
Returning leaves Fayetteville 4:4O p. M,
Hope Mills ASS p. M, Red Springs BOO
o. ma, Maxton 6:16 p. M, arrives Ben
nettsville 7:15 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. 78, at Maxton with the Carolina Gen
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroad At
Sanford with the Seaboard Air Line ana
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 1855 p. M, Halifax
All D. m, arrives Scotland Neck at BIOS
D. m, Greenville 6:57 p, ms KinSton 7;bS
.. m. Returning leaves Kinston 1880 a.
m, Greenville S:52 q. M, arriving Hah-
fax at 11:1S a. M, Weldon 1893 q. na.'
daily except Sunday.
Train on washington Branch leayea
washington $40 a. m. and 1850 p. M
arrives Parmele $40 q. m, and 400 p. M.s
returning leaves Parmele 9:35 a. m. ana
$3.50 D. M, arrives washington 1:OO =. m.
and 1880 p. m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $50 p. M. Sunday Ais p m.'
arrives Plymouth 7:49 p. M. 6:1O p. m.
Returning, leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday, 1850 a.. m. and Sunday $500 q. mS
arrives Tarboro 0:1O a. IA. i1:00 a. m.
Train on Midland N. c. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, $3.50 e. m,
arriving Smith6eld $40 a. m. Returning,
leaves Smithfeld 1885 .. M: arrives ct
Goldsboro 800 a. N.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at $3.50 a. M, $40 p. ln.'
arrives Nashville 1920 a. M. 4:OS p n.'
Spring EIoDe II 100 a. M, 4:25 p. m. Re"
turning, leaves Spring Hope 1920 .. M
4:55 D. m, Nashville HAS a. M b:zb p
m, arrives at Rocky Mount 1910 .. m.S
600 D. m, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw foS Clinton daily except Sunday 11:40
a. M. and 4:25 p. -. Returning leaves
Clinton at GAS q. N. and 1880 a, m.
Train No. Is makes close connection at
weldon for ell points North daily slI
rail via Richmond.
II. M. EMERSON,
Gent Passenger Agent.
J. z. KENLY. Genl Manager.
T. NJ. EMERSON. Traffic M&naEcF.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Production Of Gold and Silver.
tBy tie Associated Press. ]

Washington, Jan. George E. Roberts,
the Director of the Mint. today made
public his preliminary estimate of the
production of gold and silver in the
United States during the calendar year
1900. The aggregate of gold is given as
S,SS7,21S fine ounces, valued at $79, 1922. 23I
and of silver 59.61O.54S fine ounces. which
at the approximate average price of 81
per cent. of the rear makes the value
$S6. S62t31
Following is the production of Southern
States Georgia, gold. value 20,165;
silver, 47S fine ounces. North Carolina,
sold, value $51,01S silver 1902 fine
ounces. South Carolina, gold, value 1922
s25; silver. 295 fine ounces Virginia, gold
value 1884; silver, 2S5 ounces.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
A BOARD TO INVESTIGATE.

the Navy Department to Investigate the
death Of Private Marine Green has been
received at the Naval Academy Superin-
tendent Wainwright will appoint the
board of investigation in few days.
The charges preferred by the friends
of Private Green embrace two branches:
That the Santee; on which the marine
guard is quartered, is overcrowded, and
that Green received improper treatment,
the specific charge in this connection be-
ing that the deck of the Santee was
washed with hose while ne lay in his
hammock i'll with pneumonia.
The charges do not specify any particu-
lar officer or officers as culpable, so the
board viii probably sit in the nature of
court of inquiry.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
x1rcHxHRRs arroRr FOB PLACE.
His Address to a Committee of Prominent
Beers.
lBy the Associated Press.l


London, jan 4.-Friday)-Th censor
ship has just permitted this news of
efforts to bring about peace to emanate
from Pretoria:
About the middle OF December num-
Der of prominent Beers who had submitted
and were living in the Pretoria district
formed reace committee. Mr. Van
Rensburg, former member Of the first
Volksraad was elected a member, which
included other prominent former mem
bers of the Volksraad. Lord Kitchener
addressed meeting of the committee on
December 21st. He assured them they
could rely upon his assistance in every
way calculated to bring the war to
speedy conclusion. He proceeded to point
out the folly of the continuance OF
guerilla warfare since the British Gov
eminent would never permit the estab-
lishment Of 81 Boer Government.
chamberlain statements in Parlia-
ment, Lord Kitchener commended, clearly
showed that there was no wish to opprcss
the Beers. On the contrary the British
proposals foreshadowed an enlightened
government in which the Burghers would
have prominent share. ensuring the
rights of property and the ancient laws
and customs of the BurgherS.
Lord Kitchener pointed out that the
powers had refused Mr.. Kruger's requests
for intervention. The Burghers, he said
had fought a good fight, but they had been
overpowered and there was no dishonor
in the leaders recognition that fact. He
reminded them that there were hosts OF
Boer prisoners waiting to be restored to
their families.
referring to his proclamation to the
country, Lord Kitchener said that un-
fortunately these had not been allowed
to reach the Burghers. which, he trusted
the committee would attend to. He prom
ised to give the committee notice. Il COM
PEELED to abandon conciliatory for harsher
measures. AS to those who had broken
caths of neutrality. He told the commit
tee that all would be accommodated, with
their families in protected laagers along
the line of railway. He asserted that II
was imperative to clear the country OF
inhabitants and food because. SO long as
food remained the commanders would De
able to remain in the field
'No one, he promised, would be sent out
of the country after the close OF the war
but all who fought fairly, including the
leaders, would receive the consideration
due their rank He advised the forma-
ton of local subcommittee to send out
agents to the Beer commanders, explain
ing that they could communicate through
the central committee and the Military
Governor and could also come TO see MIN
personally. # necessarv
Lord Kitchener assured them toat tney
could rely on his giving effect to what
he said.
THE committee included General Cron-
les brother. who promised to circulate
the speech everywhere
Since the meeting orders have oeen
issued against burning farm houses UNI
less = should he proved that the actual
inhabitants had committed misdeeds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Fought Last Battle of the War.
(By the Associated Press. }

Vt1y INt ASsOCIGItu FTbSS.J
Mexica City, Jan. 3d. Major General Jas.
E. Slaughter the ex-Confederate leader.
who died here yesterday from pneumonia,
aged 81 years, was a West Point grad
uate and commanded the Confederate
forces at the last fight of the War Be-
tween the States at Bonas San Jago,
Texas. He was also a veteran of the
Mexican War, having accompanied Gem
eral SCOTS army to this city as lieuten-
ant. He first made known to the Mexican
Government the fraudulent character Of
the We'll and I1abra claims. He was
postmaster of Mobile, Ala, two terms
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Walthour is Well Ahead.
az the Assoeiated Presg.l

Boston, Jan. 3.-Bobbie Walthour. left
no doubt as to his position at the close Of
the fourth day, or forty hours of riding
at Park Square Garden tonight. He had
Il good ten feet lead on Stimson, who was
his closest competitor. Walthour's dis
lance was 759 miles. four laps.
With the exception of a few brief mo-
ments during the evening the day had
been quiet in the extreme. The after
noon 5 work was unrelieved by many
sprints aside from the finish one.
Score: Walthour, Stimson, Mclean,
Kaser, McEachern, Downey and Fischer,
1894 Babcock,. 1881; Muller, 1892.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Contracts For sheathod Battleships.
(py the Agsociated Pregg.l

Washington, Jan. 3.-There are indica
tions that the Navy Department may
defer the award of contracts for the three
sheathed battleships yet undisposed Of
until the LIST of February, at which time
there will be opened the bids for con-
structing three protected cruisers. The
reason is that ii will be possible to Sc
cure a more equitable and more satisfac-
tory distribution Of this naval work among
the various bidders by having six ships
to distribute at one time than by trying
to parcel them off in two installments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
The Sugar War to Close.
CBy the Associated Press

(By The ASSOclated PreSs.J
Chicago, Jan. 3.--The Tribune will print
the following story tomorrow:
Private advices have reached Chicago
that the war between the great sugar
and coffee trusts is to be brought TO n
close.
Negotiations have been closed in New
York and Chicago, whereby the Arbuckles
will nominally give up sugar refining ano
become dictators in the coffee trade. and
the Sugar Trust gives up the coffee roast
ing plant with which an effort was made
to crush out John Arbuckle and his bust
ness"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
IS WALDERSEE DEAD 2.
A Rumor Current That He
Was Killed.
Il is Said That Mis- Slayer Was an Officer Of
the Allied Troops. No Details
(By the Associated Press
Given.

Paris, Jan. Friday)-Le Journal re-
ports, under reserve, the death Of Count
Won Waldersee. the rumor being that he
was killed by an officer of the allied
troops, the circumstances not being re-
lated.
1t is said that the rumor is current in
Berlin, where it Is not confirmed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
DIED FROM I'LL TREATMENT.
The Charge the Superintendent of the Naval
Academy Must Answer.
CBy the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 3.-The Navy Depart
ment has called upon the Superintendent
CT the Naval Academy for report upon
charge submitted by Representative
Rixey. OF Virginia, that Private Marine
Robert Green, of Virginia, had died at
Annapolis from Ill treatment while sick.
The medical record shows that Green
died December 14th from quick pneumo-
mia. His father is a special pension ex-
aminer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Railroad Representatives Meet
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. "a meeting of repre-
sentatives Of ell the railroads touching
Atlantic ports from Newport News 20 st.
Louis, WIS neld in the rooms OF the
Trunk Line Association this afternoon.
Import rates were discussed but no
definite action was taken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
The Yakaland Embedded in Sand.
(By The Associated Press.)

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. "a survey has
been held on the Russian bark Yakaland,
stranded twenty-three miles west OF
Pensacola bar
She is embedded in sand with the tide
flowing through her and will be stripped.
All materials, rigging, ETC., that can be
saved will be brought here and sold at
auction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
suFerings Of the Cuydeno's Crew.
CBy the Associated Pregs.l

st. Johns. n. F., Jan. 3.-The crew OF
the British steamer Cuydene, Captain
Milburn from Hamburg December 18th
for Wilmington, N. c., which went ashore
Tuesday night during a storm at La
Manche, arrived here this afternoon. One
man was drowned. Twenty Of the twenty
seven survivors were badly frostbitten.
The steamer broke up today. Nothing
was saved. Most of the crew are Italians
or Swedes and they were panic stricken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Bryan Goes to the Inauguration.
lBx the Associated press.l

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 3.--William j.
Bryan is in the city tonight en- route to
Tallahassee to witness the Inauguration
Of his cousin. William S. Jennings, as
Governor of Florida next Tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
NOT CONCERNED IN LoOr1NG.
chaffse Clears Himself Of ANY Suspicion Of
the Kind.
(By ne Associated Press

(By he Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 3.--General Chat
fee has cleared himself of any suspic-
ion of participating in any of the
looting expeditions which are said in
some quarters to be going on in
China under the disguise of punitive
expeditions. 1t would appear that the
officials had invited his explanation
given in the following cablegram:
"Adjutant General, Washington.
January End. Colonel Thee. J.
Whit returned. Movement simply to
verify report Christians had been
murdered and secure the arrest guilty
parties if allegations found true. y
Germans from Tien Tsin had
been in country. Patrol country be-
tween Pekin, Ho Shi WI and Chang
Kiawan occasionally for the purpose
of order.
(Signe6 "CHAFFEE."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
Made Assistant Passenger Agent,
fBy the Associated Press

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. George 2. Allen,
district passenger agent Of the Southern
Railway at Charleston, has been appointed
assistant passenger agent of that road
with headquarters at st. Louis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04
NOTICE.

Raleigh, N. c.. Jan. 2, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the General Assembly OF
North Carolina, at its approaching ses-
sion, for a charter for the North Caro-
lima Banking and Trust Company.
ERNEST HAYWOOD, Attorney.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-04

STOPS THE COUGH AND WORKS OFF
THE COLD.
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Iaolets cure
cold in one day. No cure no pay
Price Is cents.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-20
The Court of Inquiry Organized
The Rear Admiral Has No objection
TO the New Member of the Court

was the first witness, said that he had
as Captain commanded the battlesh ip
Massachusetts, during the Spanish war
and for part Of time the Massachus'
etts had been part Of the "Aying squad
ron" OF which Schley had commanded.
He told Of going TO Cieniugeos. May 22
1898.
"What was done to secure communi-
cation with the Cuban forces on shore?"
Captain Lemley asked.
Nothing, to my knowledge" F" the
witness replied, "But l understand that
information concerning the Cubans was
received through Captain McCalla."
He also told in reply 10 questions OF
their departure from Cieniugeos and ar
rival at Santiago on the evening Of the
Goth, and said that the Massachusetts
had taken on about l3 tons Of coal from
a collier, and as the weather was rough
this was done with difficulty.
In reply to question by the court,
Admiral Higginson said he did not be.
lieve schley had done all he should have
done 10 destroy the Colon while she lay
at anchor. Defense objected to this.
Admiral Dewey said thecourt considered
itself Obliged to get at the facts. Judge
Wilson, for Admiral schlSy, said he
would reserve the right to later take tx.
ceptions to the request for opinions oI
witness, even when put by the court