OLD GUARD REBELS DIP COLORS TO GEN. BRIGGS; Surrender After Hard-Fought Battle Over Ballot Box. CANDEE FORCES DEFEATED Gallant Band of Ninety-seven Stands by Old Commander -- Opposition Numbered Fifty-five.

From a Staff Correspondent at the Front Door.

March 16, 1905

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HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. BRIGGS, March 15, (8 P.M.) -- War has been declared in the camp of the Old Guard, situated at Forty-ninth Street and Broadway, a few versts north of Times Square. A battle is imminent. Already firing has begun among the outpost pickets between the Old Guards under Gen. S. Ellis Briggs and the rebels under Gen. W.L. Candee, who seeks the overthrow of his opponent from command of the Guard. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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