CDSTERCODNTYREl'DBLICAH '
D , St. ABISmtllllT , Toblliher.
BBOKEN BOW , NEBRASKA.
TIIE NEWS JN BRIEF.
The ministers of Sioux City nro lo
lake njiand lu the municipal campaign
which , is ,011. ( ,
Representative Robinson has Intro
duced a bill to pension Sarah Hurlow
of Nebraska.
At Peru , Intl. , Charles Hardwlck , 11
years old , resciicd his mother and
three'sisters ' from their burning homo.
A wealthy farmer named Matthew
l.uttlmor , ngcd 72 , was frozen to death
while walking a mile to his homo near
Elyrla , 0-
George Wooley Allen , for more than
thirty yearn one of the editors of the
Evening Telegraph of Philadelphia ,
Pa. , Is dead. Ho was Gl years old.
Joe Walcott , the little Darbadocs ne
gro , has Issued a challenge t ° any prize
fighters In the word , McCoy , Corbctt ,
Jeffries and Fltzslmmons preferred.
At , Jackson , Mich. , Col. W. .1. Bryan
upoke to a large crowd In repreticnta-
tlves'1 hall , dividing his time equally
"between free silver , trusts and inipcr-
Mai I BUI.
The German crown prince will attain
Mis majority on May 10. lid will serve
during the summer with the guards at
Potsdam and enter the university at
Jionn In the autumn.
Secretary Root has anounced his. In
tention of making a flying trip to Cuba.
He wishes to make a personal exami
nation of present condition ; ? , both po-
Jitlcal.and Industrial'in the Island.
Lon Curry , one of the train robbers
engaged In the Wllcox hold-up on the
Union Pacific last June , when $30,000
was 'secured , Was shot and killed at
Dodfon. M'o. , while resisting arrest.
At Dayton , 0. , Rev. E'Jward Loren/ ,
editor of German periodicals of the
l/nlted Brethren church , died suddenly
by the rupture of a blood vessel In the
brain during a paroxysm of coughing.
Miss Kate Engnmn , a dressmaker ,
aged 19' years , lost her life and four
other persons were slightly Injured in
a lire that destroyed a department
house at 325-327 Wells street , Chi
cago.
The senate coinmittc on Pacific rail
roads has reported favorably the
bill authorising a settlement and ad
justment with the Sioux City & Paci-
lie Railway company of Its indebted
ness to the United States.
Oberlin M. Carter , formerly captain
of cngliifjei's , United States army , will
bo- Kent under armed guard at once
to. Fort Lcavenworth 'penitentiary , to
fiprvo thesentence , of flvo years at hard
labor imposed upon him by the court.
Five of thofllargest creamery compa
nies In. . Kansas and Oklahoma , repro-
( Minting , one-fourth of the dairy inter-
tSjts of .that territory , have been con-
H > lld.ated utidea- the name of the Con-
U cntal , Creamery company , with
headquarters at TopoU" ,
Representative Llttloflcld of Maine
Is In favor of the prohibition laws of
that st'ato and was , therefore , some-
wlmt emlmrrased Vlien at a euchcr
party in Washington the other night
he won- for the first prize a handsome
beer steinj . -
Miss Annie Gray Taylor , only daugh
ter of Mrs. George Taylor of St. Louis ,
Mo. , and a nelco of Hon. James Taylor ,
Kx-niinjster to Spain , was joined lu
.wedlock to Ja.mcs Klmbrough Jones ,
"Jr. . son of United StateH Senator J. K.
'Jones of Arkansas.
Joseph'Flolsnelm , a leading repub
lican polltldlan , and a state senator ,
cohimlttcd suicide at Menomiiice , Mich.
Fleishelni , who conducted the largest
Insurance agency In northern Mich
igan , failed last week , with liabilities ,
75,000 , and no assets , and it Is believed
l.lp business troubles was the cause for
his act.
Systematic preparations for handling
the democratic national convention in
July arc already being mapped out at
.Kansas City. Tiho plan o organization
followed by S.t , . Louis awl Minneapolis
in hamming Hi lr pnyon.tlons wljl , It
is said , bo adopted by Kansas City ,
with such Improvements and changes
IIB may seem desirable.
, § At Cleveland O. , a sensation was
caused In common pleas court when
Daniel A. Stewart , of the Ohio Heat
ing and Manufacturing company , who
had been 'joint ! ? Indicted with A1. 13.
Davis and Samuel G. Brooker for do-
. .frnmlingtho city-.turned state's evi
dence against his co-defendants. Davis
.and Brooder y-rp clerks In the public
works and auditor's department , re
spectively , under the last city admin
istration.
. Japan has discovered gold mines ,
but no foreigner will bo allowed to
\\ork them. No outlander for Japan.
The Cincinnati Price Current says :
The closing week of the winter seasqn
has witnessed a fairly liberal market
ing of hogs for the time of year. Re
turns Indicate a total of 490.000 for
western slaughterings , compared with
475,000 th-- > preceding week and 415- ,
000 the corresponding week last year.
Total for the four winter months , 8-
075,000. against 0,720,000 last year.
JTotal for twelve months , 22,200,000 ,
against 23,050,000 the preceding year.
The Berlin ReicliBanzelger contains
n prphlbltlon for two ears of the cli-
culallon and sale In Germany of the
Paris con lc paper , Lo Rite.
jPrlnco Henry pf Prussia has Jbcon
grpritd leave Of absence for' ' six
, mpntis ) to recruit his health afte'r his
< x'jjeri'cnco In AslaUcvwaterp. i r'
„ .The. historical society of Wisconsin
has b on making a search for the spot
Ih-Callfonjla vhero Wlllla.m S.-Hhmil-
ton' , son ot , Alexaridor Hamilton , Hos
burled. Thp Bco ot San Fj-auclsqo re
veals. , tba burarplat&of | ; the , qn of
the groat' statesman ojavth city cemo-
ler'y ot'Sacramento.
fc
* The body of PrjncoLudwlg von
'JQen8teIii , wh6 waskilled' durjng an
Engagement between the American
tr'oopi ) and the Filipinos before ( } aloo-
'rahldst March , has been exhumed and
will be taken from the Phllippinqs for
flnal interment Jmthe.principal church
at'Werthelm , Germany.
BATTLE IS ON AGAIN ,
Troopj Under General French Encounter
Boor Force West of Osfontcin ,
CENSOR CUTTING WAR DISPATCHES
llopm i\ncnntr Iliilr 1'imlllmi on llin
Itoiul from Doilrcrlil MiMCinrnt * of
the llrltlftli In Xnrtli Cnpa Colony No
Time for Sic < > iiUlhiii.
* *
LONDON , March fi. ( New Vork
World Cablegram. ) British and Ifoers
met In battle again yesteiday. A spe
cial dispatch to the World's London
bureau from H. F. Provost-Battersb ,
the World's war correspondent with
' ' ' '
Lord Roberts , says :
"LORD ROBERTS' HEADQUAR
TERS , Osfontcin , Orange Free State ,
March ! . Major General French , com
manding the cavalry and mounted .In
fantry brigade , while rcvonnoltcring
to the westward today , encountered
the Boers In force occupying a table
t-Imped kopje. The British exchanged
nhots with them , the Boers replying
with guns. "
The dispatch Is unfinished and has
been delayed by the censor In Cape
town. Dispatches from Dordrecht,1 In
northern Cape Colony , say that Gen
eral Brabant , commanding Brabant's
licrse , a colonial force of regular
mounted Infantry , with other colonial
troops , has been engaged all day long
today ( Sunday ) attacking the Boers ,
who occupy a strong position at La-
bushagne's nek on the road from Dor
drecht northwest to Jamestown. Gen
eral Brabant had marched all n'lflit
and bivouacked toward morning. Soon
lifter daylight he came In touch with
the Boers , who had a strongly ' lii-
trenched position. The engagement
was pushed \\lth great vigor. A heavy
rlllo lire was exchanged , particularly
on the right Hank.
'The Boers gradually retired before
the British shell fire' and evacuated
their position. The Boers had no guns
In action and the British were spoil
able to press forward and take up their
position in the Boers trenches. The
Boers , undaunted , took up new pqsl-
tions on the hill opposite , and during
the afternoon brought up two guns
nnd made a determined effort to retake
the position they had lost.
The Post expert says : "Roberts re
turned to Osfonteln Friday afternoon.
At that time 5,000 or 0.000 Boers w.oip
In position. If the Boers have not
made a hasty retreat the ; iext news
may be that they are surrounded. " ,
The expert thinks the movements
of the British in north Capo Colony ar
advancing well except Gatacro. He
beUeyes the Boprs are all out uf the
Rensburg district and that Brabant la
threatening them In front and rear , in
the Dordrelst country. Ho tliiuks
Gatacro can hold the Boers at Stock-
Btrom , but criticises the acts of iccou-
naisancc , ln force without result when
scjouts * patrol , could got all necessary
Information. Ho goes on to say : '
"Methuen has not been sent to Klui-
berley with the whole First division
for nothing. Wo may next hear , the
railway Is open to Fourteen Streams ,
which is only 170 miles from Mafcking ,
where all was well February 13. A
Boer telegram shows that the Boer
force from Ladysmith has retreated
behind BIggursberg. The Boers have
no chance of collecting more than 40-
000 men for a decisive battle in tlio
Frco State except by complete aban
donment of Natal. Roberts Is not
waiting at Osfontein to make up his
mind or for equipment , Tlio proba
bility is that movements are in prog-
icss of which we hear nothing. The
present is not a moment for specula
tion. "
GERMAN FfARS OP ANGLOPHOBIA.
Hciul Ofllolnl Itcrlln l'tiutr | Hogs Unit It
BERLIN , March ! > , The seml-offi"-
ctal Berliner Post , In a strong article
today , again begs tlio Anglophobia
press to discontinue the practice of
abusing British statesmen and gen
erals and British enterprises generally ,
declaring that "this does more harm
than some may suppose. "
The Post asserts , on the authority
of a private letter from the Trans-
vi\al received , at Hamburg , that the
Boer republics on January 15 had IB-
sued altogether 40,000 Identification
cards to Boers In the field.
The writer of the letter says that
these figures represented the total fed
eral force at that time.
AfRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL.
Conference Hold t WashlngiM f I.c.itl-
tirn of tliu Itiiuu.
WASHINGTON , March 5. An im
portant conference of roprescntatvc
Afro-Americans was held here yester
day , at which the testing of the suff
rage law legislation of the southern
states , especially Louisiana , was thor
oughly discussed. Among those pres
ent were T. Thomas Fortune of New
York , chairman of the executive com
mittee ot the national Afro-American
council ; Mr. Jesse Lawson of New Jer
sey , chairman of the sub-executive
committee ; Representative White of
Tennessee ; Thomas L. Jones of Vir
ginia ; Mr. Calvin Chase , editor of the
Washington Bco ; Mr. Edward Cooper ,
editor of the Washington Colored Con
gressional Library ; Prof. William H.
Richards , dean of tlio law department
of Howard university ; Prof. Bruce
Evans and others.
BOERS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
KITorts Are rrimtriiti > il iind 1,1 oo Are
rinrod on StriuurrK.
CAPETOWN , March C-It Is re
ported that the Boer prisoners while
on the way from Paardoberg unsuc
cessfully attempted to escape from the
train.
Eleven hundred of qronje'u men have
been placed temporarily on board the
prltlBh steqniers Mongolian and Ma
nila , in Table boy.
CHANGE FOR LOTS GF TALK.
Porto Hlco , ( Jn.iy CHIC iinil Currency Dili
In tlip Hriiulo
WASHING/I ON , March fi , T.ho ques
tion of seating Senator O.uay , tlio con
ference on tin1 currency 1)111 hud tlio
1'orto Hlcnn government will divide
the attention of the mmntd for tlio pres
ent week. By agreement the report on
the I'urruucy lilllvlll l > voted upon at
I o'clock Tuesday and will hnvfc pftic-
flt'ally tlio undivided attention of the
senate until that time If ( hero are sen
ators who desire to speak upon It.
After TucHda'y ( lit1 'Quiiy resolution
will be the uppermost topic during the
morning hour each day and the Porto
lllcan bill for the' remrtlnder of the
day. There lire still aevdral H/iecches /
la be made on the Quay resolution ,
among those who are to speak being
Senators I'onrose , Bpooneri Perkins
and Carter , favorable to Quay , and
Senator Burrows In opposition.
The Porto.Hlcnn bill'will be debat
ed at length. SeuiitorH Culbcrson ,
Turner and Pettlgrew will make net
aigumcnt against it on ( ionstltutlomil
giounds and Senators Nelson and
Depew will talk In support of It. Tile
board tinoHtlon of expansion wlll bo
raised In connection with this meas
ure and it will provoke much running
debate , as well as many set speeches.
Senator Forakor , iwho Is In charge of
the. bill , says there Is no disposition
to accept the house bill and drop the
senate measure , as has been reported
In some quarters wonld.be done.
The diplomatic and the pension ap
propriation bills probably will bo
passed during the week. Hither of
them In calculated to provoke pro
longed discussion.
The house will devote this week ,
except' tomorrow , which Is District of
Columbia day , 'to contested election
capes. The debate' on the Aldridge-
Hobblns case , which opened on Fri
day , will continue Tuesday and Wed-
misdiiy. After it Is disposed of , the
Winn-Young contest from Virginia
will be taken up and probably will
oonoumc the remainder of the week.
In both cases the majority has report
ed against the sitting members , who
arc dnmocratfi , and tlio house will
probably sustain the reports , so that
by the end of the week the republi
can majority in the house will have
been increased by two.
1 HOLOCAUST ON TIIE BOWERY.
Lodging lloimn IN Ilurnccl mill Six lu-
, , , Minion , Lust } Their f.lviu.
NEW YORK , Mareli x Five persona
were burned to death and three v > ere
ijfjuied early this morning , in a r.re
which occuircd in a seven-story lodg
ing house at14 to18 Bowery. The
dead arc : ,
CHAULES iHtTTIE , 10 years old.
JOHN CLARK. 50 years old.
EDWARD 1J\'LI3 , Iu ! year's old.
HENRY JACKSON , colored , 35
yeans old.
STEP1 EN CARNEY , 75 years of
ngc.
UNKNOWN MAN , about 50 years
CM.
CM.Martin
Martin Gallagher. 53 years old , was
burned about the face and hands and
also removed to a hospital. Edward
Walker. ! ? years old , was burned , but
i\iit seriously.
The fire was first discovered shortly
after li o'clock. Smoke was pouring
from the Windows of the fifth floor
and the flames were making rapid
progress.
'Tile lodging house was cut up into
13" rooms and ninety of these small
places wore occupied when the lire
bioke out. Policemen sent in an
alarm and burst Into the place to
arouse the inmates. They notified
the night clerk , who Immediately rang
the alarms ! all over the house.
TUXI-H on Indliin
WASHINGTON , March 5. Con
gressman Robinson introduced a bill
in tiie house providing for the pay
ment of a tax by tlio government up
on Indian lauds held in trust , where
the same are located in organized
counties. The hill provides in a gen
eral way that the government shall
pay the same rate lu the way of taxes
which lands of a similar character
held by settlers pay for the support
of the county. It Is intended to in
demnify the respective counties
against the necessary outlay to which
they are put in tlio way of maintain
ing roads and bridges , schools and
faehool houses , located on these lands.
Mr. llryiin In TCXIIH ,
GALVESTON , Tex. , March 5. W. J.
P.ryan rested quietly here Saturday. A
tew Intimate friends called during the
night. Mr. Bryan will leave here to
morrow noon for Austin , where he will
ifMiiain for two weeks. He will then
go to Nebraska , to be present at the
htnte convention on March 19.
" ' " said Mr.
"That's my birthday ,
Bryan , "and I ivill be 40 years of age.
Four years ago it was said I was too
young to be president ; now the argu
ment will probably be advanced that I
am too old. "
Now I.lKlit on the
WASHINGTON. March 5. The War
department has published some statis
tics of the Philippine commerce for the
quarter of last year ending September
I'.O. which throws new light on the
export trade so far as It relates to
the United States. It is shown that
of the total exports of raw sugar ,
amounting to $1.143,319. only $85,001 !
went to the United States , while Japftn
and Great Britain took nearly nil of
the remainder. Also as to leaf tobacco ,
the exports of which were valued at
$355,403 , the exports to the United
States were trilling in amount , Spain
taking the lion's share.
Oceiin I.lurr'n I'mllti.
NEW YORK , March 5. The Ham
burg-American line announces its
profits for the year 1S99 are 18,000,000
marks , an Increase of 4,000,000 marks
over the previous year. The capital
will , however , pay the same dividend
of 8 per cent , applying the surplus to
reducing the book value of Its fleet and
InEuranco fund. In consequence ot
the larger tonnage required by Its In-
t reused business it is proposed at the
next general meeting of the company
to increase its capital from 65,000,000
to 80,000,000 murks.
British Troops Have a Hard Time Driving
Boer Forces Away.
TIIE FIGHTING LASTS FOR SIX DAYS
Kluliliorn Defense U Put fi by Ooni
Tattl' * Kolillnni , lint llrltlHli I'ormner-
nncc Finally Wins tlio Uliy Splendid
JK'lnulor of the Troop * .
COLENSO CAMP , March 3. ( New
York World Cablegram ) Bullerhav- ,
Ing thrown a new pontoon bridge
ocrosu the river during the night ,
crossed with Baron and Kitchener'
brigade , which came Into line beyond
the Tugcla on the right of Hart and
Northcbte's brigade , which were holdIng -
Ing positions previously captured. Ho
then made a general attack upon the
Boor left and center at Pieter's posi
tion. The action began at 8 o'clock ,
when Barton , who crossed first , defiled
along a gorge , turned northward and
attacked a cluster of kopjes on the
Boer left. All the the artillery , the
naval guns , Colt and Maxim batteries
nnd musketry of the Border regiment ,
the South African Lighters , covered
the advance from the high southern
bank of the river. All the kopjes , ex
cept on the eXtrenie left of the Boer
line , were taken by noon with 'little '
less , as the position was completely
commanded by our gtins.
The Boers maintained a vigorous
artillery lire on both flanks. Mean
while the brigades under Kitchener
and Northcote deployed along thd riv
er bank ready to attack Northcote's
hill , where the lunisklllings word suf
fering. KitcheneV held Railway hill ,
midway between Northcote and Bar
ton. The advance began at 1 o'clock.
Barton from a captured position en
filaded the trenches and the troops at
tacked with spirit , and although the
Lancashire men had been four days
and nights exposed to continual fire
from the enemy without shelter from
eiin or rain they marched with alac
rity and enthusiasm to the assault.
The artillery , which was well handled ,
today made the most effective opera
tions yet seen and though the Boers
showed their customary courage our
advance was never checked. By 4
o'clock the next fortified position ,
joining InnlsklUing hill to Railway
hill , was taken , upward of fifty pris
oners being captured in the trenches.
Immediately after Railway hill itself
was carried and loud cheering along
the > whole front of the army encour
aged Northcote's riflemen to .assault
the- fatal IiinlaklllJng hill. This they
did in good style , taking more pris
oners and occupying all the Boer en
trenchments.
Tims by 0 o'clock two miles of forti
fied hills forming the left mid cen
ter of Pieter's position were occupied
by the British troops who were now
scarcely five miles from the outposts
of Ladysmith. The Boeis resisted
Stubbornly and the captured positions
were shelled by their artillery heavily.
Another fast position still intervenes ,
but this White can shell equally with
ua. Very great substantial success
was obtained without heavy loss.
C'ronje's Surrender and the capture of
Pieter's position may well divest the
28th of February of its burden of
shame.
7:35 p. m. The six days of fighting
called the battle of Pieter's came to a
victorious close after great sacrifice
had been made by the troops and
much hardship patiently borne. But
in spite of the heavy loss in an army
already reduced by hard fighting , the
loyal devotion in all ranks never wav
ered.
Arguing Kentucky CMSO.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. . March 3. Argu
ment in the cases Involving the title
to the offices of governor and lieuten
ant governor , was begun before Judge
Field s in the circuit court today.
Counsel for Governor Beckham , iPres-
idejit Protein L. H. Carter and General
John B. Castleman , democrats , filed
a demurrer and motion to strike out
the answer and reply of W. S. Taylor
and John Marshall , the republican in
cumbents , after which an order of ar
gument was agreed upon.
CRONJE PUT ABOARD SHIP.
Nothing to Si ; lint IllH .Manner Indicates
I'ramu of Mind.
ORANGE RIVER , March 3. General
Cronjo and his wife passed here last
night on route to Capetown. Elaborate
precaution had been taken to prevent
the public from seeing him. even the
ofllcers were ordered off of the station
and the refreshment room was kept
closed before his arrival , to the dis
comfort of the Kimberley passengers ,
who were obliged to go foodless.
General Cronje looks dejected and
miserable and Is much grayer. He en
tered the refreshment room , accompan
ied by his wife , son and interpreter and
General Prettyman and his staff. Tak
ing his seat at a table , General Cronje
covered his face with his hands for a
few moments as he cngagtMl In prayer.
CAPETOWN. March 3 General
Cronjo and his party arrived at Sim-
onstown today.
General Cronje was recived by Gen
eral Sir Frderick Forrestier-Walkor
and a represntatlve of Sir Alfred Mil-
nqr. the governor of Capo Colony.
General Cronjo was Immediately es
corted on board the British cruiser
Doris. There was no demonstration.
Coiirc8ftiiiiui Kpt-H Dlt-x
WASHINGTON. March 3 Con-
crcssman Sydney Epes of Virginia ,
who was operated upon for appendi
citis today , died at Garfleld hospital
at 12 o'clock tonight.
Mr. Epes was ill but a short time ,
having attended the house on Wednes
day. Ho was born In 1SC5 , was n
Journalist by profession and had
aerved lu the stute legislature of Vir
ginia , in the Fifty-fifth congress until
unseated by the republicans , and In
the present congress. Hu was a demo
crat in politics.
BOER ARMY IS NEAR.
JCcformcd TriiiiK | of tlio Jtiirglirri Hot-
ri-liiK Annul Orifontu III.
LONDON , March 3. Lord Roberta
a Osfontcln faces the reformed Boer
army , from 5,000 to C.OOO strong. Thl
may be merely a corps of observation
icady to retired on prepared position.
Doubtless It Is receiving accretions
from the late besiegers of Ladysmith
and from other points.
Whatever the foice may be Lord
Roberts has ample troops to cope with
It. As a heavy rain Is falling on the
veldt and the grass Is Improving , this
will be a good thing temporarily for
the Boers ,
Lord Roberts has surprised observ
ers by the excellence of his transport
during the Jlrst advance , and Is likely
to do so again , although military men
here think he must rest for some days
before going much further. The Doers ,
presumably , will use this delay for all
u Is worth , pulling their resources to
gether.
Dr. Leyds gives out the opinion that
the British entry of Bloemfonteln Is
dally expected , as Commandants do
Wet and Larey had been Instructed
to retard the advance of Lord Roberts
only until the concentration under1 Grin-
da ! Joubort had been accomplished.
No ad&tnwte explanation has been
made of the 50,000 reinforcements that
are preparalng for Lord Roberts.
Such explanations as are advanced
tentatively suggest cither the Cape
Dutch have been more restive , or the
Imperial government has a hint of
foreign suggestions as to the future
status of the allied republics.
The admiralty board has telegraphed
to the Cape commander an expression
of admiration and thanks on the part
of the Lords for the Admiralty to the
marines and the bluejackets engaged
In the war "for the splendid manner
in which they have upheld the tradi
tions of the service and have added to
Hi ; reputation for resourcefulness ,
courage and devotion.
ROOT LEAVES FOR HAVANA.
ry ofYiir .StttrU Out for n Tour
( if tlm Ixlmul.
WASHINGTON , March 3. Secretary
Root left Washington today for a Hy
ing trip to Cuba. With him wre Mrs.
Hoot , Miss Root , Edward Root , his son ;
Colonel Carter , assistant adjutant gen
eral ; Private Seertary W. S. Courtny
and Arthur Hrooks , attendant. The
party had a special ear over the South
ern railroad.
It is reported that the trip will oc
cupy about two weeks , allowing for a
week's tour around the island of Cuba.
Tlio army transport Sedgwick is on its
way to Tampa and the party will em
bark on it tomorrow for Havana.
It is known that the main object
of the trip is to enable Scretary Root
to confer personally with General
Wood , and as the latter will accompany
the secretary on his tour around the is
land , there will be ample opportunity
for such conferences.
It is gathered from rather urgent
communications that has been rceived
here from Havana that notwithstand
ing the apparent serenity of condi
tions in Havana and Cuba generally ,
General Wood has reason for grave- ap
prehension as to the future ; not be
cause of the possibility of outbreaks ,
but rather owing to the extreme grav
ity of important questions that are
pressing from all sides for immediate
decision.
ADOPTS INSURGENT TACTICS.
Col , AiHlrrsoii Trlt-s Ills Ilitnil at the Am-
MANILA , March 15. Colonel Ander
son , with the Thirty-eighth infantry ,
employing insurgents' own tactics , has
r.mbushed the enemy near Batangas.
Through spies Colonel Anderson learn
ed that a detachment of insurgents
would pass a certain road. He posted
his soldiers concealed among the trees
lining tlie road , and when the enemy
arrived the Americans volleyed unex
pectedly , killing twenty-four insurgents
wounding thirty and capturing several.
Some arms and ammunition also was
captured. The effect of this blow has
been salutary. Tlio enemy in that lo
cality are dismayed.
Slrci't DiH'l to the Dentil.
NORTH VERNON , Ind. , March 3
At Brewersville today in front of
Stearns' btoro Al Fuller and Isaac
Powers , a school teacher , met and be
gan shooting. The trouble was over
the correction of Fuller's child by the
teacher.
Powers was shot once through the
lung and Fuller received three balls.
Both men will probably die.
Other NiitloiiH Nut CoiiHiiItcit.
WASHING'lUi-I , D. C. , March 3.
' 1 no secretary of state authorizes a
contradiction of the printed statement
that the state department had secured
the assent of other powers to the pro
visions of the pending canal conven
tion. No propositions in relation to
the subject matter of this convention ,
lie says , have been laid before any
other country.
| A.sniireVritterii I'coplo.
WASHINGTON , March 3. Senator
\ Carter of Montana presented a me-
| morhvl of governors of western states
! protesting against the bill introduced
in congress providing for the leasing
of public lands for grazing purposes.
In presenting tlio memorial Senator
Carter said there was no probability
of any such bill passing and In order
to prevent further agitation in the
west he hoped the bill would find
eternal sleep.
Ciillly Soldiers .Vrrentt'd.
WASHINGTON , March 3. The fol
lowing telegram was received at the
War department today :
FORT SAM HOUSTON , Tex. , March
3. Adjutant General : The following
telegram was received from Ft. Bliss ;
"Have all the guilty , and evidence to
convict them , except McElry , who de
serted. Corporal Powell confessed.
Loughbrougli , Commanding.
M'KIBBON. "
This refer * to the recent riot at
Fort Blisv between some negro sol
diers and Jail omclals.
Blood Humors
Arc Cured by
i *
"I nlwa'ys tnko
Hood's Harsapiirllln In
It Purifies the Spring nnd It Is
the best blood purifier
the Blood. 1 know of. " MIBB
I'KAltt.KGntrFlN , Dald-
win , Mich.
, "Cruptlons that
' came on my face Imvp
Cures 'to all disappeared since I
Scrofula."I taking Hood's
All Eruptions. Knrsapnrllla. It cured
. "
my fattier of catarrh.
Ai.riiA HAMILTON ,
llloornlngton , Ind.
"I.had scrofula sores
nil over my back and
face. I began taking
Eradicates Hood's Snrsiipnrllla
and In n few weeks I
Scrofula. could not sec any sic"
ot the soros. " OTHO U.
Moons , Mount Hope ,
Wls.
From { * * $ $ Factory to USER.
ONE Profit. Q r
HIOII AIIM MKL1J5A.
Hcwlnc Mnclilnc licjTjJ/
the Up-to-Uate Improro-
menu , nsceesnrr Attach
ments and Acc'osRorlcd ,
with choice of oak orwal-
nut cttilnot. Isfurnlihed
with tlio latent imrrovod
AUTOMATIC BKI > F.
THIUADINQ : SHUT.
TLi ; . Ityouo movement
the shuttle la threaded
rcndy for corrlcc. Iho
TAKE.TTP , Automatic MOHHIM V'IJiU.JUnnB
COMPLETE ret of bout ntonl attachments , cnrofully
packed In a handeoma VELVET lined case. Weight of
the machine , weather wrapped nnd crated , if about
110 Ibi. Itignhlpppdat first-elms rate , lln-frclwht will
uvornno about. M.OO nlthln 200 tnllosof Chicago. The
cabinet work In ornnmnntnl , the poven dranors and COT *
er being HAND ( UUVKDnml highly Qnlehed , hailna
the heavy NIOKEL-l'L.VTKl ) Itinp Drawer 1'ulU , etc.
l.nch maclilno l ciirefully trcted before leavlnit our
factory. A MCLDA nnlo to tin incum * now friend nnd
customer for our conorcl llnoaf KYEKYTHIMQ you
KAT , WKAIl nnd USE : therefore we c.m afford to pell
It on a clo o marqln and fully UlfAKA VI"KE It for
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I * . , with examination privilege , to nn > rolnt In the U.
B. on receipt of * 8.OO lth ordsr. 1'rlce of 7-drnwer
machine , nil rnni | > lf > tn. In $14.12 > .
OUKK1MUMJ GVTAMKJlTEot 1.000 Illustrated
pnito will bo went prepaid on receipt of 15 cents , which
pa ; partcf oiprr > > . clmnrc * . and will bo refunded on
receipt of Unit order. Thlncr.tntCBUo nuotPswholfmalB
prlcBflon EVERYTHING 5ou KAT. WEAK and USE.
EetnliHuhed JOHN M. SMYTU CO. ,
18C7. 100.1(10 W. Madlrion Gt. ,
OrJcrbythlaNo. All CHICAGO. 1JUL.
rt Srfd I'OIMTO ( inmrn In America. Frlfta
t , up. KnorruoiitstodiMirdrnMf lluirr and IV
Brnd lliU notice nnd IDc for fMnloT ltd 11 ( v
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L * I II ft situ t H sTllk. * V JV G * i
. ? Is ,
WJOIIN A. RU.7IRf.rKlt < ( > . . I , V < IIOSSK. H IS. , , nn
Highest Cash Price Paid for
Poultry , Game , Butter , E&s.
for t K * nnd I'mo , Itolil. 1'nrv H
l isu Onmtia , > tb.
C. P. H. Immigration Literature.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany has just issued two excellent
migration pamphlets for 1900 "West
ern Canada" and "British Columbia"
which contain a great deal of useful
and accurate information about the
country west of Lake Superior , and
are of special interest to those who
contemplate settling either in the
Canadian Northwest or British Colum
bia. Large editions of these pamphlets
are distributed gratuitously in Great
Britain and the United States , as well
as throughout the Dominion , and are
eagerly read by those who arc seeking
a new home and desire to know some
thing of the best country In the world
in which to find one. For pamphlets
and further information address J.
Francis Lee , Genl. Agt. Pass. Dept. ,
228 So. Clark st. , Chicago , 111.
a LJ iv
The Uur ! n houtli Africa.
Has demonstrated the great foresight
of the Boers , in availing themselves ot
all the opportunities in times of peace
to prepare for war. Similar foresight
should lead you to improve the oppor
tunity of securing better farms than
theirs In this country. They are on
line of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St ,
Paul railway in Marinette county , Wis
consin , where the crops are of the beat ,
work plenty , line markets , excellent
climate , pure , soft water ; land sold
cheap and on long time. Why rent a
farm when you can buy one for less
than you pay for rent ? Address C. E.
Rollins , Land Agent , 101 La Sallo St. ,
Chicago , 111.
Bitter truth Is sweeter than flattery.
I.orninotlvit'M Kenmrkiible Haul.
The Pittsburg Post says that a lle-
! 'igh Valley Railroad train , drawn i y
a single engine a few days ago , con
sisted of thirty-three steel cars of 100-
000 pounds capacity , and thirty-seven
of the 80,000-pound capacity wooden
( ars , each loaded to its full capacity
with anthracite coal. The total weight
of the seventy cars was 4,567 net tons.
NONE SUCH
Nothing hobbles HIP muscles
and unfits for work like
SORENESS
nnd
STIFFNESS
NothiiiR relaxes them anil makes
a speedy jxirfcct cure like
St. Jacobs Oil