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Office over 215 South 14th St. , between tfarnam and Douglas Sts. , OMA'HA , NEB. In the Bradshaw mountains north of Phoenix , Ariz. , 'a large deposit of deep-colored amethyst r crystals was recently uncovered. This is the first reported discovery of amettiyst in Ari ' ' zona. . ' * ' \ \ ( AMERICANS ARE HEROES , Great Gallantry Displayed By American Scl- ' tilers on island of Samar , An Almost Impregnable Stronghold Ic Stormed and Taken By Sur prise by Americans' Manila. ( Special. ) Major L. W. T. Waller of the marine corps has ca bled Rear Admiral Rodgers , at Ma nila , a full and detailed account of the attack , November 7 , by the men ot" his commandupon therebel strong - hoJJ at Sojoton , near Basey , Island of Samar. Three insurgent camps were dt-suoyed , forty bamboo cannon wer captured and much rice and other stores were destroyed. The rebel stronghold was almost im pregnable. The trails leading to it were lined with poisoned spears stick- Ing from the ground , and were filled with hidden pitfalls. . * Majob "Waller's command attacked the enemy unexpectedly. To dothis' they had to scale a cliff 200 feet high. This they climbed barefooted over bamboo ladders. At the top they found bowlders piled ready to precipitate upon an attacking party. Major Waller says he was person ally not present at the'action. . He praises Captain Da vid D. Porter and Captain Hiram I. Bearss for'their splendid work and says too mucn ? raise cannot be given the marines tHehiselves , whose behavior he char acterizes as brilliant in every respect. The major considers the scaling of a cliff 200 feet high as a new feature of warfare , and says such men would be able to do anything anywhere. Thirty of the enemy were killed. The marines sustained a few trifling in juries. Rear Admiral Rodgers has re plied to Major Waller congratulating him on this successful action by his command. Aguinaldo has written General Chaf- fee , the military governor of the Phil ippines , asking the latter's permission to go before Congress and express the desires of the Filipino people. Aguin aldo further requests to be accompa nied by'eight friends , four of whom he designates , four of whom are prison ers at Guam , while the 'others are prominent in Manila. . Sixto Lopfez , who has been in the United States and in Europe in the in terest of the Filipino insurgents , and who is now at Hong Kong , has writ ten to Governor Taft asking to be ex empted from taking the oath of alle giance to the , United States on his arrival at Manila , asserting this action , 1 might injure his labors in behalf of , peace. ' i A fund Is being raised by the federal party in Manila for the purpose of at tempting to prevent the execution of the Filipino general , Isidore Torres , who surrendered to the American au thorities in the early part of this year ] and who was later tried on charges , of having violated fftie rules of war- | fare and sentenced to death. Several congressmen will be asked to exert their influence in favor of Torres. MANY MITES FOR THE MONUMENT , Cleveland , O. ( Special. ) The execu tive committee of the McKinley Na tional Monument association , after a lengthy session at the office of Sen- itor Hanna , issued the following state ment : At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the McKinley National Me morial association held in Cleveland today the secretary , Ryerson Ritchie , submitted reports from many states of the union , showinggratifying progress , ' and that the appeal to the people to provide fx'nds for a memorial at Can' ton is meeting with very general and hearty response. A plan for future workvas outlined and the same will be pushod vigorously to completion. Reportsreceived indicate that auxili ary organizations have already been perfected in nearly all states of thy union. The expression of sentiment from every quarter of the country indicates that the people desire to make , the erection of a monument at the home of President McKinley their first duty , as it is dl known that he often ex pressed to his family and his friends a desire to be buridd at Canton , wher.e already repose the remains of his chil- dien ar4.vhere his beloved wife will rest when she departs this , life. 311 deference to this sentiment , as cvell as tc the propriety of the occa sion , as evidenced in the monuments pro\iued for the lamented Lincoln and Garfield , it trill be the purpose of the association to carry forward the work of providing for sucha memorial at his home. Should more funds be sub- BcfTbe'd than are necessary for the pur pose of erecting a memorial compatible with the dignity and simplicity of the late president's life and character , any surplus will be devoted to a national memorial at Washington. McKinley At Brothers Tomb. Canton , O. ( Special. ) Abner McKin ley , brother of the late president , was here today. During the day he ac companied Mrs. McKinley on a short drive , which included a visit to the cemetery. Acting on the advice of her physicians , Mrs. McKinley has ceased to enter the vault , but Mr. McKinley went Inside. The casket is almost cov ered by flowers , which are received from time to time. Mr. McKinley went to Cleveland this evening to visit his Bisters , , > 1 REJECTS APPEAL FROM THE BOERS , The Hague. ( Special. ) The adminis trative council of the court of arbi tration decided 'today that it was in competent to consider the Boer appeal for intervention in the war in South Africa. , London. ( Special. ) A dispatch from Lord Kitchener , dated from Pretoria , says Lieutenant Colcnbrander's col umn has rounded up Beyer's and Ba- denhorst's Boar commandos thirty miles northwest of Pretoria. The Eng lish killed three men , wounded three and captured fifty-four , including two field cornets. The column also cap tured much stock and munition of war. war.When When Dr. Krause , the former gov ernor of Johannesburg , who was ar rested September 2 on the charge of high treason and inciting to murder , was brought up on remand at Bow street'for the thirteenth time , the treasury representatives created some excitement by announcing that they withdrew the application for the pris oner's extradition to South Africa and wanted Dr. Krause committed to the Old Bailey on the charges. He is ac cused of inciting Dr. Cornelius Broeck- sma ( the former public prosecutor of Johannesburg , who was executed on September 30) to murder Douglas aos- t'er ' , an English lawyer attached to Lord Roberts' staff. Witnesses were called to support the charges , and Dr. Krause was then remanded for a fort night in $20,000 bail. Sir Patteson Nickalls , J. P. , a prom inent member of the stock exchange , presided at a pro-Boer meeting held at Maidstone , Kent. He' held it was an unnecessary and an unjust war , a war of false pretenses and a war against civilization. Thereupon a lot of row- | dies stormed the platform and the meeting broke up in disorder. On the ( stock exchange today the brokers were much stirred up and passed the time in , singing ' "God Save the King" and in other demonstrations against Sir Pat teson Nickalls. HUNDRED LiVES LOST IN COLORADO. 'Telluride , Colo. ( Special. ) What is likely to prove the most disastrous ac cident that has ever occurred in a me tallic mine in Colorado resulted today fro ma fire which burned the buildings at the mouth of the Bullion tunnel , through which the Smuggler-union is worked , and which filled the mine with deadly gas and smoke. It is impossi ble to give even an approximate esti mate of the loss of life , but it Is be lieved that it will reach nearly if not quite 100. Twenty-two are known to have perished. The fire started from a defective flue in the bunk house at the mouth of the tunnel. It quickly communicated with the other buildings. The dense smoke from the burning bunk house , which was saturated with oil , began pouring into the tunnel , which , with the shafts of the mine , acted as a chimney. The day shift had just gone on duty and before they could be warned of their danger the level slopes were filled with smoke and gas. As soon as the men became aware of their danger ef forts were made to reach , the surface through various exits and about half of those in the mine escaped. It will be impossible to ascertain the number in the mine for several hours on ac count of the gas in some of the levels. The Smuggler-Union is one of the oldest mines in the district and has several abandoned openings , some of which are available. Many of those who escaped did so , through the old Union workings and the old Sheridan' tunnel. A rescuing party cut a con nection from the Commission workings adjoining" and took out part of the men. FISURES ON THE REGENT IOWA ELECTION - q < qDes Moines , la. ( Special. ) Final fig ures on the November election were received by the secretary of state to night and footings were made on the semi-official county returns , showing the following on the head of the ticket : Cummins , republican 226,330 Phillips , democrat . ' 141,415 Coats , prohibitionist 15,557 Baxter , socialist : , ' 3,454 Weller , populist 77o Cummins' plurality . ' -85,415 The Iowa Association of Mutual In surance Men today elected R. J. Young of Oelwein president and A : R. Brooks .of G'reenfield secretary. After a spir ited discussion the association refused , to iiidorse the valued policy bill for in surance companies. Th'e state board of health took up the interesting case of thesmallpox epidemic on the Indian reservation in Tama county. Reports have been re ceived from there indicating that the epidemic is about as bad as it could possibly be. Indian Agent Malin re ports that he went on a tour of the wickiups on the reservation In com pany with Dr. Korns of Tama , Dr. White of Montour and Dr. Thompson of Toledo and although no deaths were reported the last new days they found sixteen new cases since the last visit. The total number of known cases has been above fifty and probably nearer 100. With Hand On Throttle , Chicago , 111. ( Special. ) Michael W. Sprater , 23 years an engineer on the Lakfe Shore road , dropped dead in the cab of" his engine today. It was the death he had often told his friends he hoped" for , coming upon him when his han'd was still on the throttle. Spra- ter's engine had barely escaped to a siding when a fast passenger train whizzed past on the main track and it Is supposed that.the fright of'his nar row escape acted fatally upon hi3 heart , which was weak. , lUHtS WfitRE AIL EUtL FAILS- neat Cimsn Syrup. Tartcs Good. Use In time. J-od ! ' ' PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. The president of the new biscuit combine bears the appropriate name of Grubb. The new railroad combination lends a flavor of realism to "the dreams of avarice. " ' It is admitted by his friends that the fiddling mayor of San Francisco can draw-the long bow with exquisite skill. It is intimated by Chicago papers that shareholders in the World's Fair have a dividend coming. For eight years they have had nothing but kickr to lean on. Governor Jeff Davis of , Arkansas might profitably study the advice of Attorney Rayner , "Never get into a controversy with a newspaper unless you have a newspaper of your own. " Dan Lament is in greater demand as a railroad director than as avail able presidential timber. Three Deweys are now on the navy lists the admiral , his cousin , Lieuten ant Theodore G. Dewey. and Rupert C. Dewey , second lieutenant In the Ma rine corps. The latest British war rumor is that Lord Roberts will resign. And this is "Bobs , " the idol of the British sol diery and public when he went into the South African war ! President Roosevelt's adherence to the merit principle of the civil service law has given a fresh lease of life to the famous Flanagan war cry , "What are we here for ? " President James J. Hill , the head of the new $400,000,000 railroad combi- nation.must experience a peculiar feel ing when he goes down to the steam boat wharf in St. Paul , where he used to keep the books. Governor Jeff Davis wisely decided to postpone his gunning for editorial game on learning that the editor was loaded with pica slugs. 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