Nebraska Newspapers

    VALENTINE DEMOCRAT.
I. M. RICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE NEBRASK
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTE !
The first snow of the season has ar
at Winslde.
The west wing of Norfolk asylun
Will be rebuilt at a cost of about $25 ,
Wo.
Hon. 8. M. Barker of Silver Creel
tiled last week and was buried at Co
lumbus.
Kb Johns of Lincoln was sent to thi
feesitentiary for a year for stealing ah
bales of hay.
The new Custer National bank was
Opened up last week with a capita
Of 525,000.
Senators Fairbanks of Indiana anc
XMetrlch of Nebraska spoke at Genev *
on Wednesday of last week.
Ex-State Auditor Cornell has movec
from Verdon to Lincoln , at which lat
ter place he will engage In business.
The courthouse at Sidney was packec
; wlth the farmers and stockmen in at
tendance at the farmers' institute.
The First National bank of Lincolr
has been approved as a reserve agenl
* or the First National bank of Fair-
bury.
Governor Savage and several state
officials will go to Hyannis this weeh
to attend the cowboy carnival at that
place.
; The state grand lodge of the Rebe-
ikah assembly and the grand lodge of
; the Odd Fellows were held at Kearney
'last ' week.
' Roy Eaton principal of the Wymore
ihlgh school , was arrested on a com
plaint of Gus Marquart for unmerciful
ly whipping his son.
Sarah White has sued the city of
jILincoln for 515,000 for Injuries alleged
to have been sustained by reason of a
'defective ' sidewalk.
The forestry party which left Kear-
iney early in July and has been mak
ing a circuit to the west and north-
Vest , lias returned and broken up for
the winter.
Henry p. Hughes was found guilty
on two charges of selling liquors with-
> ut a license at Stockvllle. Hughes
as been before the court before on the
fe&xne charge.
Considerable excitement prevails at
IVerdon over the wholesale horse steal-
jlng that has been going on. Two val
uable teams have been stolen from that
\r. [ immediate vicinity.
The section of the Nebraska valued
.policy act which allows attorney fees
against an insurance company has
peen declared Invalid by the United
'States supreme court.
i C. C. Campbell , who has been in
/business / at. York for the last ten years ,
jhas accepted a position as cashier of
( the First National bank of Idaho
JFalls , Idaho.
1 Joseph Burns of Lincoln will dig
[ Well at the penitentiary to furnish a
cupply of 300 barrels of water per
hour. The work and equipment will
cost the state $3,600.
The Hastings city council has de
cided to force every person in Hast
ings who has not been vaccinated for
-three years to be vaccinated. Dr.
Artz was appointed city physician.
As revised by the adjutant genera !
the payrool of the Nebraska National
guard for service during the ten days'
.encompment at Omaha will be $16-
853.52 , while the amount available is
117,000.
1 Members of the Lancaster County
( Bar association want a new federal
court district created comprising the
territory south of the Platte river , and
Congressman Burkett will probably
prepare and Introduce a bill to this ef
fect.
Work on * the immense pipe of the
Culbertson Irrigation and Water ca
nal company has been completed and
Its service has begun under satisfac-
conditions. It will take the place of a
flume that was continually out of re
pair.
The Missouri Pacific has nearly com
pleted an embankment south of Ver
don which will cost $6,000. By the
{ building of this grade several thou
sand dollars' damage will be averted
each spring by preventing the heavy
rains washing the track away and de
stroying crops.
Frank Koltenbach was killed while
repairing a cave on' the Graff farm ,
three miles west of Beatrice. He ac
cidentally knocked down one of the
heavy timbers which supported the
roof and the four feet of soil fell in
and smothered him.
Waves carefully measured during a
heavy storm on the New Brunswick
coast recently proved to be forty-five
feet high frjpm bottom of trough to
crest. They were five hundred to sev
en hundred feet long , and came at in-
tervals of thirteen to seventeen sec
onds.
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M. L. Chatelier , a French scientist ,
has succeeded in making the finest
-white marble by heating limestone by
electricity. The experiment is inter
esting only in the scientific sense , as
. ' { he cost of the artificial nuirble would ,
i > e prohibitive.
"When Vesuvius Is at her bast as a
Bpouter , sheperforms wonders. Her
longest and greatest eruption lasted
from July. 1895. to Se tember , 1899 , 'f ,
'UNCLE ' SAM
TO INQUIRE
United States Goiernieit To Take a Han
In Kidnapiij Affair ,
Necessary To Place Responsibilt
Upon Foreign Government For
Kidnaping of Miss Stone.
Sofia , Bulgaria , Oct. 22. Acting upoi
Instructions from St. Petersburg , th
minister of the Russian government t <
Bulgaria , whose embassy is in thi :
city , has joined the American consu
general at Constantinople , C. M. Dick
Inson , in pressing the Bulgarian gov
ernment to take such radical steps as
will secure the release of Miss Ellei
M. Stone from the brigands.
Mr. Dickinson has been here mon
jhan a week , under directions fron
Washington , and is doing splendic
Vork in laying bare the facts relative
-to the capture of Miss Stone and het
issistant secretary , Mme. Tsilka , th
Bulgarian Avoman.
Mr. Dickinson and the Russian rep
resentative have already made joint
presentations to the Bulgarian court
to which the government has repliec
{ hat all it can do in the matter is tc
ruard the Turkish-Bulgarian frontiei
and prevent the brigands from cross-
in ginto Bulgaria from Turkey.
The Bulgarian authorities continue tc
nisist strenuously that the brigands
ire Turks and are still on Turkish ter
ritory. The sultan's government de
clares that the brigands are Bulgari-
ins and that they have carried their
prisoners into the mountains of that
country.
It is believed here at the Bulgarian
Capital and elsewhere that if the Bul
garian government really wished to do
so' it could secure Miss Stone's surren
der within twenty-four hours. It is a
fact also that if Russian pressure is
firmly applied the Bulgarian authori
ties will continue obstructing the frui
tion of negotiations.
Apparently the only independent
chance for the rescue of the missiona
ries is through Rev. Dr. Haskell.agent
bf the American Board of Foreign
Missions of Boston , who is understood
to be constantly in secret communica
tion with the brigands.
One of Mr. Haskell's chief difficulties
ts to satisfy himself that the messen *
ffers purporting to come from the brig
ands are genuine. He has already de
tected several attempts to swindle
him. When a man presents himself
Mr. Haskell Insists that he shall show
i letter from Miss Stone and that ev-
jry measure will be indorsed by her.
These necessary demands obviously
require a great deal of time , for Miss
Stone is in captivity at some distant
point in the mountains and is reached
jnly by mule transit , over almost im
passable rocky paths.
The Macedonian committee continues
to insist that it had nothing to do with
: he kidnaping of Miss Stone and her
companion , but it is believed that fur-
: her arrests and drastic measures may
'esult in a complete expose of the
; cheme by which the committee will
) e involved beyond doubt and be fore-
id to surrender the missionaries.
THE CUT BEGINS IN NOVEMBER ,
Chicago , 111. , Oct. 22. Effective Sun-
lay , November 3 , the great improA'e-
nent in California passenger service
vill be made by the Chicago & North-
vestern , Union Pacific and Southern
5acific lines. The Overland Limited
vill leave Chicago at 8 p. m. , instead
f 6:30 p. m. , as at present , and Avill
each San Francisco at 5:36 instead
if 6:55 p. m. , as noAv , thereby reduc-
n the time between Chicago and San
i'rancisco by more than three hours.
The Pa'ciflc Express will leave Chl-
ago at 10 a. m. and Avill reach San
i'rancisco at 4:15 p. m. The California
Express Avill leave Chicago at 11:30 p.
n. daily and reach San Francisco at
:15 : a. m. , instead of 12:25 : p. m. , as
IOAA" .
The neAV arrangement Avill not only
horten the time across the continent ,
iut will also give through trains and
leeping car service betAveen Chicago
.nd San Francisco threetimes , every
ay. Corresponding improvements Avill
e made in the east-bound service be-
Aveen San Francisco and Chicago.
NEBRASKA EDUCATORS ELECT ,
Lincoln , Neb. , Oct. 22. The Nebraska
Lssociation of Superintendents and
'rincipals has concluded Its annual
leetingl During the session several
apers Avere read by prominent edu-
ators , resolutions on the death of the
resident Avere adopted and officers
rere elected. The attendance through-
ut the meeting has been larger than
i previous years , nearly every county
eing represented. The officers elected
re : President , C. G. Fulmer , PaAvnee
lity ; vice president , N. M. Graham ,
outh Omaha ; secretary , A. L. Cavi-
ess ; member educational council , J.
) . French , Hastings.
Dean L. A. Sherman of the Univ.er-
Ity of Nebraska discussed "The Emo-
ional Elements in Reading" before the
ssociation. -
For 'Arbitration of Boer War.
Vienna , Oct. 22. Dr. Kaiser Avas
lected first vice president of the Un-
srhaus. In returning thanks , he seiz-
d the occasion to interpellate the gov-
rnment on its attitude in regard to
tie South African A\rar. He insisted
hat Austria ought to intercede to se-
ure through arbitration an end of the
robber AA'ar noAv Avaged by 'Great Brt-
in. " That country , , he added , should
e obliged to conform to the exigen-
les of humanity and international
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WHAT THE NEW DEAL SIGNIFIES.
Omaha , Neb. , Oct. 22. The new Bu :
llngrton Railway company is not
riiheme to consolidate all the Hill roat
or place them in control of one con
pany. It Is the same kind of financls
engineering1 indulged in by E , H. Hai
riman Avhen he secured control of th
Chicago & Alton. He first doubled th
stock of the old company , AVhich rei
resented aboutthe amount he paid f c
the road. He then organized the Chi
cago & Alton railway company , Avhlc
issued another $40,000,000 of stock a
of it pure water and this compan
leased the Chicago & Alton rallroat
guaranteeing per cent dividends o
the latter stock before any dividend
can be paid on 'the stock of the rail
way company. All the stock of th
railroad company is held by the Har
riman Syndicate , Avhile the stock o
the ralhvay company is on the mar
ket.
ket.The
The Chicago , Burlington & Quinc
Raihvay company intends to lease ai
the roads in the Burlington system am
guarantee the 8 per cent interest 01
the stock bought by J. J. Hill at $20
per share before ai\y dividend can b
paid on the $100,000,000 of the stocl
the new company proposes to issue.
Of course if the Burlington railwa :
fails to earn the amount guarantee !
by Hill to the old Burlington stock
holders the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific Avill have to make good thi
deficiency.
BG ! WAR FUND HAS DISAPPEARED ,
Willemstad , Island' of Curacoa , Oct
22. A fishing schooner AVhich arrivec
here today from Oruba island , north
west of Curacoa , brings the story thai
Arenda , a Venezuelan schooner bounc
from La Guayra for Maracaibo , carry
ing a sum of money from the govern
ment destined to pay the troops on thf
frontier , the amount being variously
estimated at $25,000 to $100,000 , encoun
tered heavy weather last Sunday nighl
off Oruba island and foundered ir
deep water , the entire sum being lost
The crew , according to the story ,
reached the land in a boat.
The money is supposed to ; haA'e been
part of the sum raised in Caracas a
fortnight ago , from the ( Bank of Ven
ezuela , by President .Castro.
The sinking of the schooner Avas at
tended Avith certain suspicious circum
stances. The Aveather Sunday night
was calm and the captain lives , on
Oruba island. There are other Jndica-
tions pointing to the securing of the
-money by outsiders.
LIEBERS STILL WANTS TO MARRY ,
Chicago , 111. , Oct. 22. Herman Lie-
bers appeared in the Harrison street
police court against Gertrude Klaus ,
Avhom he charges Avith ha\'ing de
frauded him out of $700 , AVhich he had
brought here from his 300-acre farm
near Minden , Neb.
Liebers told of coming to Chicago at
Miss Klaus' request to marry her. He
said he discoA'ered too late that she
loA'ed his money instead of him. 'The
case AA'as continued until some one can
Is found Avho can translate the love
letter Miss Klaus Avrote in German.
The Nebraska man is dissatisfied
Avith the haphazard Avay of selecting
Avives and has applied for admission to
the Chicago Matrimonial club. This
institution possesses a long list of AVO-
men Avho Avant to marry. Liebers Avill
try to find an affinity before his ticket
to Minden expires.
Joseph Black and Geqrge Hummel
took out warrants against the Klaus
Avoman. Black says she swindled him
out of $450. Hummel lost $325. Both
believed the Avoman Avhen she told
them she meant to marry them.
Flogs Children On Bear Skin.
Berlin , Oct. 22. Prince Henry XXII
of Reus , ruler of a small principality
in the middle of Germany haA'ing an
area * of scarcely one-third that of the
city of New York , and Avith no larger
population than S aten Island , has
tken It Into his head lately to pardt > n
all the .boys and girls convicted of
breaking the laws , provided their pa
rents consent to flog them in-his pres-
snce or permit him to flog them in
their parents' presence. Several chil-
iren , girls included , have been treated
this way , being flogged on their bare
skin.
An army officer and a ciA'ilian fought
i duel at Leghorn , Italy. The duel
lasted for an hour and forty minutes ,
but both escaped Avith slight cuts.
Whatever may be the cause of the
Aurora borealis its height does not ap
pear to be limited by the atmosphere ,
rhe rays sometimes touch the earth
; n Scandinavia , coming between the
abserver and eleA'ated places , but Flo-
jel , thirty years ago , obtained" data
showing that a large aurora seen in
lorthern Germany must have had a
leight of sixty miles , and that the rays
jften rise to 450 miles , their points
jloAving with red light.
With only one exception , the gla-
: iers of Switzerland a7 < i diminishing
steadily. Since i 76 the Rhone glacier ,
las decreased In length at the rate ol
aver thirty-one yards a year. I
Washington Star : "I see that youi
, vife takes great interest in manual
iraining. " "Yes , " answered Mr. Meek-
ion , gently , "and I'm the man. "
Brooklyn Life : "So he finally pro
posed to you in the surf ? " "Yes. You
; ee , a heaA'y Avave came in and I losl
ny feet , and then he " "Well ? " "WeB
ie lost his head. "
Brooklyn Eagle : Mrs. Plaid So yot
> elieve your husband dreams about :
jolf ? Mrs. Bunker Well , he.AA-oke van
ip last rigat , swearing in his sleep.
Many a girl with missionary tenden-
: les marries a man Avho is 'a perfea
leathen. . . _
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THE WAR.
IN AFRICA
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Til Boer Raiders Invade Gape Colony1
Richest Districts.
flrltish Seem Powerless To Dofea
Them And the Case Is Grow-
ing More Hopeless. *
London , Oct. 22. The persistentlj
bad news from-South Africa continues
to excite the keenest fears in Greai
Britain. Botha , the Boer commander
has again outwitted several British
columns , and is in an entrenched po
sition , where they dare not attack him
The successful Boer raid into the rich
est districts of Cape Colony , within
sixty miles of Capetown painfully il
lustrates the helplessness of the Brit
ish army.
The reports published in even the
Jingo papers declare that the soldiers
are utterly worn out by the incessant
Boer movements and attacks and that
universal disco.ntent prevails. Deser
tions into Rhodesia are becoming nu
merous. Recently two squadrons of a
lancers regiment disappeared in this
way.
The attempt of the war office to re-
enlist the discharged imperial yeomen
resulted in about 20tf returning. Sev
enty-five per cent of them did so to
avoid starvation through non-receipt
of pay for their former services" in
South Africa. Fifty of these yeonjen
deserted when paraded to embark for
Capetown. "War Secretary Broderick
has importuned King Edward to is
sue a special appeal to the nation
to provide 30,000 mounted volunteers ,
to enable Lord Kitchener to end the
war.
war.According to a well authenticated
report in the military clubs , the king
declined to take this responsibility ,
though the war minister informed him
that his military advisers were con
vinced that it is the sole chance of
raising' the men except by some form
of compulsion. The king said further
more that he was much angered at
this attempt to push him into an un
constitutional position.
The truth is , the ministers having
used "Bobs" to protect themselves in
the early stages of the war , want to
take cover behind the king in th
present desperate emergency.
THEY WONDER IF DEWET IS DEAD ,
Duiban , Natal , Oct. 22. General De-
Avet's recent inactiA'ity has produced
the impression among military men
that he is either dead or incapacitated
through illness or Avounds. According
to a letter from Pretoria a prominent
Boer recently Avrote to a friend there
relating the terrible hardships suffered
by the Boer's in the field , especially
from a lack of surgeons.
"DeAvet , for example , " Avrote this
Bier , "suffered the most terrible agony
before he died. He Avas Avounded in
the shoulder by a splinter from a shell
and the Avound gangrened in conse
quence of its being dressed Avith dirty
rags. "
Five Boers captured at different
places recently said that Dewet Avas
dead , but gave'a different A-ersion of
his death. Against these reports is a
statement of Piet de Villiers , the field
cornet recently taken prisoner in the
northeastern part of Orange River col-
any , Avho said that on the morning of
tiis capture he took breakfast with
Seneral DeAvet.
: ORMER GOVERNOR PILLSBURY IS DEAD ,
Minneapolis , Minn. , Oct. 22. John
Sargent Pillsbury , seventh governor of
Minnesota and noted philanthropist
ind flour manufacturer , is dead.
For several weeks he had been re-
luced to an alarming condition by the
apid advance of Bright's disease , Avith
vhich he had long been a uufferer. His
snd was peaceful , and both he and his
'amily Avere fully prepared for the dis-
lolution 'AVhich the physicians had long
ieen was ine\'itable.
The passing of Mr. Pillsbury is a
natter of Avidespread concern for the
> eople of this city and state. His name
vas familiar to everybody in to\yn and
iountry. His extraordinary benefac-
ions to the state uniA'ersity made him
ingularly respected there. Without a
iollege education himself , he Avas
iroad enough to see the real need of
L state institution devoted to higher (
earning.
HASTINGS WOMEN ON THE BOARD ,
St. Louis , Mo. , Oct. 22. The national
air commission at its session today
elected the following members of the
loard of women managers : Mrs. W.
3. AndreAvs of Hastings , Neb.and Mrs.
lelen Boise Hunsicker of Philadelphia ,
iqth nominated by Senator Thurston
f Nebraska , and Mrs. , James L. Blair
if St. Louis , who Avas chosen as a
nember at large. The commission also
dopted the plan and scope of the
ibuisiana Purchase company and de-
oted a good deal of time to the con-
ideration of the rules and regulations
or the government of exhibitorsAVhich
rere formulated and submitted to the
ommission
Goes Wrong.
Los Angeles , Cal. , Oct. 22. Harry
onger , a nepheAV of Minister Conger ,
nd a son of a prominent money bro-
er , Avas secretly arrtcted nere nine-
jen days ago and placed in the city
rison at the instigation of his parents ,
he , young man forged a check and in-
jnded marrying a disreputable woman
n the proceeds. The woman refused
3 marry him and then Congerthreat -
ned suicide. It is the father's inten-
: on to send the boy to Australia in r
ie custody of a detective.
ARE REINTERED AT LUNDYS LANE.
Niagara Falls , Ont. , Oct. 22. Th
bodies of nine American soldiers , wh
were killed In the battle o Lundy'
Lane have been relnterred near th
spot where they fell in the blood ;
strife nearly 100 years ago. The bodie
were discovered several months agi
and were Identified by means of but
tons and accoutrements as member ;
of the Ninth United Staces infantry-
In reporting the discovery to th
state department Mr. Bush , Unite (
States consul here , suggested that th <
bodies be buried at Fort Porter or For
Niagara , but later , at the request o
Canadian officers and members of th <
Lundy's Lane Historical society , it was
recommended that the , relntermeni
take place at Lundy's Lane battle
field , where the bodies were discovered
This was approved by the state de
partment and war department anc
details were arranged under their di
rection.
At 3 p. m. a company of red-coated
Canadian soldiers met a detachment
of American soldiers at the center oi
the upper steel arch bridge and es
corted them to Lundy's Lane. The
ceremonies took-place in the presence
of a company of distinguished repre
sentatives of the Canadian and Amer
ican governments , veterans' and his
torical organizations and prominent
citizens of the Niagara frontier.
ERROR ON PART OF IOWA REPUBLICANS
Des Moines , la. , Oct. 22. The repub
licans of Johnson county have got
themselves in the same fix as the dem
ocrats of Hamilton county and will not
have their county ticket on the offi
cial ballots. The republican county
committee failed to file the papers in
time to get in under the law. The
omission was not known until the
county auditor went to prepare the of
ficial ballots , when he discovered that ,
< : he republican county committee had
utterly neglected the matter of giving
official notice of the nominations.John-
son county is a close county and there
is a warm campaign on there , with
Lhe chances somewhat favoring the re
publican ticket this year , but it is be
lieved there is now no. way the names
3f the county republican nominees can
ae got on the ticket. The republican
lominee for representative from John-
ion county , Dr. E. F. Clapp , has filed
withdrawal notice. This leaves a clear
ield to the democratic nominee , Geo.
EV. Koontze , as it is understood the
epublicans "will not fill the vacancy ,
t is thought in Des Moines that the
vithdrawal of Dr. Clapp is the result
> f the republicans' neglect to file the
lomination papers for the county tick-
it and the probable falling off of the
epublican vote in the county In con-
equence of the mistake made by the
ounty convention officers in not cer-
ifying the nominations to the county
.uditor.
THE NEEDS OF UNCLE SAM'S ARMY ,
Washington , D. C. , Oct. 22. The an-
ual report bf Major General Henry C.
torbin , adjutant general of the army ,
omprehensively reviews the work.con-
ition and needs of the military estab-
shment. General Corbin submits a
ible to show that the army in the
'hilippines ' is to be reduced by expired
tilistments ajt the rate of 2,000 a month
rom now until June , 1902.
The question Avhether the regiments
ms depleted in strength are to remain
> , or be recruited to their full regis-
jr , he says , is one requiring the earli-
3t consideration , for if the latter is
jntemplated it is already time to be-
n special recruiting. The losses from
11 causes in the regular army and the
slunteers from July 1 , 1900 , to June
> last , totaled 16,924 officers and men
L the former and 8,191 in the latter ,
he casualties to the troops in the
hilippines since the date of the first
rival , June 30 , 1898 , to June 30 last ,
ere 115 officers and 3,378 men killed
id 182. officers and 2,646 men Avounded.
General Corbin dwells at some length
i the subject of the volunteer army in
ie Philippines and calls attention to
ie promptness and dispatch Avith
hich these regiments Avere brought
) me and mustered out.
General Corbin invites special atten-
> n tothe remarks of Colonel Mills ,
iperintendent of the West Point Mil-
iry academy , on the improA'ed disci-
ine and condition of the cadet corps.
is safe to predict , says General Cor-
n , that hazing of a brutal nature is
thing of the past. General Corbin
commends that the cadets of each
aduating class be sent to Fort Mon-
e for practice and instruction in sea-
ast gunnery. \
tNNA AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATION ,
Cleveland , O. , Oct. 2. Concerning
iblished reports that the president
.d asked him to be "to him just Avhat
: Avas to President McKinley , Senator
inna in an interview-'tonight said
: had not seen the reported conver-
tion , but he made the statement that
latever conA'ersations he had had
th President Roosevelt Avere entirely
tisfactory. He said further that he
> uld support President Roosevelt a a
rdially .and as frankly as he had
pported President McKinley.
Concerning the reports that Senator
inna Avould resign as chairman of
e republican national committee an
timate friend said there Avas littls
obability of his doing so.
Stcn.s Campaign Is Opened.
tlacon , Mo. , Oct. 22. Ex-Governor
illiam J. Stone's senatorial campaign
opened here Saturday , with W.
Bryan as the principal speaker ,
indreds of people from the surround- s :
r country had come to town and a J ;
= at demonstration resulted. Mr
yan Avas to have spoken in thi f (
> rning , but there was a general de- tla
e to shake his hand and the speech- a :
iking Avas postponed until afternooi
"
lile a reception took "place. a :
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iMORE WAR
IN SAMAR
Phillippini BoloneR Again Attack a Detach ?
ment of the Niiitii Infantry.
Comrades Rescue the Company Froq
a Fearfull Slanfchter Onley Af
ter Ten Are Killed.
Manila , Oct. 22. Five hundred bolo-
men attacked a detachment of forty-
six men of the Ninth infantry at Ban- ft
gajon , on the Gandara river , Island
of Samar , killing ten and wounding
six. The remainder of the companj
arrived on the scene in time to pre
vent further slaughter and routed th <
enemy , killing over 100 of them. It is
believed that the enemy only retired
for reinforcements. As soon as tin
news was received at Catbologan the
gunboats were dispatched , Generaj
Smith going in person to t\e scene.
The war department officials wen
somewhat dismayed at the press re
port of the new setback on the islanc
of Samar.
Washington , D. C. The following
brief cablegram from General" Chaffee
reporting the fighting of the Ninth in
fantry in Samar Wednesday was re
ceived at the Avar department :
"Forty-six men , company E. Nintl
regiment , Ninth United States infant-
ry , under Lieutenant George W. Wal
lace , in field , loAver Candara , Samar
\vas attacked by 400 bolomen October
16. Our loss , ten killed , six Avounded'
names not received. Eighty-one oi
the enemy left dead on the field.
emy beaten off. "
The Ninth infantry , AVhich sufferetj
there , Avas the same organization tha' .
engaged in the latest fight at Bangajor
though in this case the company at'
tacked is not known.
An inspection of the disposition :
nade of the troops on the island oi
Samar shows that before the Balan-
jiga fight there were no less" than thir-
: y-eight separate posts. These"wen
! 0 disposed that supplies could be con
, 'eyed to the trops by water. Geneja
rlughes has left Samar and gone , t
he island of Cebu to recuperate
vhich accounts for the assumption o :
he command on Samar by Genera ;
jmith. General Hughes Avas Avorn oui
.nd suffered from the effects of a se-
ere fall received while chasing insur
ectionists in the mountains of Samar
HOW IT LOOKKD TO HUGHES.
As of interest in connection Avitt
he report from Samar , Adjutant Gen-
ral Corbln has made public a repor
y General Hughes to General Chaffee
ated August , on the situation in tha
; land. General Hughes says :
"The progress in Samar Is satis'fac-
jry in some ways and not in others
he subduing of the fighting propen.
ities of the Avar faction is reduced t <
nullity. The growth of our strengtl
i the estimation of the people is uls < "
uite satisfactory. Their love for ttit
mericans and the president of thi
nited States is growing burdensonu
i the securing of the hemp with Avhici
> pay for rice is becoming a heav :
isiness. In nearly all our posts when
le commander has exercised goo >
idgment , colonies of natives hav
me in and settled and concluded the :
ould set up their lares and penate
ider our Aving. These colonies diffe
strength , but in this vicinity , or b&
reen the Hibitan and the Ganadar ?
vers , about 16,000 have , come in.
"The unsatisfactory features are th
awness of the process of conversion
e failure to get the rifles and th-
jAvness and the difficult - in makini
ads and trails. Every foot present C
5 peculiar obstacle , but the troop
e doing all they can , and , while ef-
rts'have been made to push thing ;
ster , I am entirely satisfied Avith thi
suits thus far secured. The com-
ands are small , but I hope have 'not'-
ide a mistake in underestimating thi
; hting ability of'the forces now Ic
e field against us. I Avould feel quite
sy If all officers of organization ? * >
ire present , but it is fully appreci ? " *
ed that some of the detachments are ;
mmanded by officers Avho have reallj
ver been shot over. "
ERRY S , HEATH BUYS A NEWSPAPER.
5alt Lake City , Utah , Oct. 22. At th (
ad of the editorial page of tomor-
tv's issue of the Salt Lake Tribuni
11 appear as publisher and generaf
inager the name of Perry S. Heath ,
-mer first assistant postmaster gen
ii and at present secretary of thi
mblican national committee ,
t Avas announced today that Mr ,
ath , Avho has been In Salt Lak *
; y for several days , is the real pur-
iser of the Tribune. Patrick H ,
nnan , Avho for the last nineteen
irs has been publisher of the Trjbi. .
e , retires from active business life , |
5ge C. C. GoodAvin , who has been |
iociated with Mr. Lannan for many 5
irs as editor of the Tribune , also re- r\ \
23 and Avill devote his time to liter-- '
r work. .It is announced as the in ? * *
ition of the new management tcj
> rtly establish an evening issue of ,
Tribune. The paper will remain
ubllcan in politics.
Shot Down In Courtroom. ,
lAA-ensboro , Ky. , Oct. 22. John W , -
lham , a well knoAvn Henderso
mty horseman , was shot and fa.
ly wounded in Justice Anderson' ?
irtroom at Reed Station. His as ;
lants were Enoch Clary and his soa
nes Clary , both of whom used riflea
lham and Enoch Clary were on tria'
engaging in a street fight. Whi ! '
jury AA-OS deliberating the C\a.ry\ \
se , took aim at Oldham and fired\-j- \
? y then fled frpm the courtrooax .t'
\ have not been captured. - " - .