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ing llm iilirm Ni I nl t ho sonos wiih
HOlllllbtl Mill pOOplo III IMldeilWtlillg t
lontu its locution ueto applied of itH
whoionlxmts by n bright lilnc notlli of
thooltv How petMiiw iiuiv bo misled
iih toiMUt locations nt nighl ismlil oil
by tlm fact Hint thorn woto dtlloronoos
of opinion us to exactly what was burn
ing 1ho Ilrnt impulse was tlmt it wiih
tho sugar factory liut tlm shape or tlm
flames assumed soon convinced people
Hint it wiih tlm old college building
On learning H0 location iff tho tiro tlm
dopnrtnmnt made no ollort to louoh it
with Hiolrapimrit iih us it was entirely
out of tench of thoir luoilitios Individ
uul liuMiilmrH however liuninil to tlm
scone anil rendered mioh iiflsistnnoo iih
lay in their power to save propoity
Tlm building wis ocmipiod by throo
fantibis Tlm Bowois fiunily HvimI lit
tho noi Hi wing of tlm institution
NotlmwuyH occupied looms in tlm south
poihon whilo tlm Vnnolouvo fiunily
livod in llm west 1 nuts or kitchen por
tion
Tlm tiro scorned to hao itH nt ttii in
the second story m thoiooniH occupied
iih sleeping apartments by tlm Nothawny
family
Mrs Nothuwuy bail boon chatting
with hor noighboi Mis Bowers Mid
wlmn Him htm toil for homo Him hoaril u
crackling of tiro anil gave llm alarm
Mr Nothawuy hail outon biH supper anil
Hturliil out towanl tbo tivor wlmn Iuh
wife ran out anil tobl Itiiit tlm building
was on tlr Ho returned mill hiitryiug
upstuis entered tlm room in whmlitlmy
slept anil hiiw that tlm llio luul but just
started in some matting Howusunitblo
to extinguish it anil begun to remove
the ut Holes in the room Ho succeeded
in saving considerable Htutl by tin owing
it out of tlm window with thin wiih
quiti u large quantity of Hhot and two
kegs of powder whmb ho curried down
Tlm bedding nud other articles in tlm
room ho didnt luwo time to routovu mid
thoy woro doHtroyod Among tlm things
consumed woro u largo number of loaded
shot gun shells wliiohkopt up a popping
nccomp uiitnont to tlm Initios until tlm
south side of tlm building was almost
consumed
Othor ussistmtoo had arrived in tbo
lnonutium and tlm liclongings of tlm
Nothuwuys downstairs nud tlm per
sonal property of tlm othor two families
was about all Havod
Mr Nethuwuy movod into tlm build
in lust Mutch and had loused tlm iooiiih
ho occupied until tlm piopotty Hlionld
bo sold by shonus Halo which would
hnvo been done soon
Mr liowors hud a ton of coal in ono of
tbo rooms of his apirtmuut which was
burned without bonolleal results to tbo
owni r
A number of chickens belonging to
one of Hid futtiiliort occupied tlm base
ineiit Thoy woro diHturbed by the un
usual acourronco but kept to thoir roostH
until tlm building was nearly burned
wlmn H oy made their osciiponnddnited
about iiumng tlm crowd in n daed con
dition and woro easily caught
Tho building wiih a largo fraiim struc
ture throe stories tu height nud it tiiailo
it great tire Tho spootuclo presented ns
tho Humes rapidly consumed it was ono
of awful grandeur mid tho landscape
wns lit up for union mound Tho tiro
starting on tlm sooth sido that portion
ot the building wiih almost consumed
before tlm tinmen had worked around to
tho north against the wind which was
blowing quite a gnlu Dense clouds of
Binoko were dovolopod but they were
quickly borne away from tho scene
Tho tune taken by tho tliunes in com
pleting thoir work of destruction was
very short ami in loss than two hours
tho immense building was but a iiuist
of coals This morning the foundation
of the building is all Hint is left and this
is almost ns clear as though the building
h d boon moved otV bodily
Tho building was insured for but
2000 one half of which was tu tlm
North Amorica Insiiranco company nud
tho other half in Connecticut Firo of
Hartford The building originally cost
many timos that amount and at the
time of the lire was worth several
times tho amount of insurance
Tho owners of tho structure were the
trustees of tho old college nssocintiou
who purchased mid moved it to its
present locution about four years ago
The structure wiih ciected during the
fall of 1884 and completed tho following
spring by Heriniui Ttllouburg who con
ducted a hotel in his name for a number
of yenrs
L J Reno was the next owner ho
also using it for hotel purposes During
his ownership it twice caught ou Ire
the lirct Hum being tu the kitchen
This was extinguished before very much
damage was doue The second blno
was in the front part of the building
having its start tu tho bar room This
time a large amount of damage was doue
a considerable portion of the f rout apart
of business soon iiflerwnid
The huiliitig was thou idle until pur
chased Ii llm college folks who moved
it Id its lust location in titeon City PI two
addition and it was used foriollcgo put
poses until tho Congregational nssooln
Hon dicided that tho Nollgh uillego
should toot ivo its Hiipport after which
tlm HchiHil was closed and the building
loft viicunt until occupied by tlm tntnllioH
nbovo mentioned It in understood Hint
the college people hud loft n few articles
in the building which were consumed
aiiinng which wits u plant
Whilo it wiih not tho most do truotlvo
lire in Menfolks history it wiih probably
the largest tho building huviuguOll
foot front nud the main portion was
neatly 100 feet deep nud as nbovo men
tioned was throo Htorios in height
TUESDAY TOPICS
Ir Campbell of Oioighton is a visitor
in Norfolk
ltnv A IIollus of Pierce wiih a city
visitor yesterday
Mrs Herman Spieling who resides
on South Fiist street iH very sick
Mis Vandyko White of Wityno wiih ii
guest of Mrs Robert Utter between
t ruins ycHtoiduy
Hohort Uttor went toOnmhn on tlm
early train this morning to attend to
business inteiests
Miss Boss of Lincoln iH visiting her
father who is chief engineer at the hos
pital for the Insane
Judge Win V Allen canto over front
M tilison lust night nud loft this morn
ing on a campaigning tour
Miss Sadie Trim of liuiihu will spend
tho winter with her cousin S W Titto
of this city and attend school
Viilma Light has resigned his position
at thosugiu tiutory and has itccopted a
situation with A 1 Duilaud
thistavo Nit nud wife hnvo loturncii
fioui u visit with Iuh mother Mrs Bel
who is very sick at her homo in Stanton
It is announced that Hon Oharles A
Towno is to addresH the oteis of Not folk
trout a fusion standpoint on November
1st
A N Wohlford u fiuit growor from
California spent tho night in tho oity in
company with T F Mominingor of
Madison
loliu It Hays emtio in from Nehgh
hint night and with Mrs HayH loft
for Hutlo Milln today to visit Mr
and Mrs Goo A llrooks
Mr and Mrs 1 Solnil nud Mr nud
Mrs Heriniui Korth wont toPloicoSuu
iluy to nttoud it birthday party given in
honor of Mr Korth s daughter
Cards tiro out announcing tho ninr
riago of Miss Cluru Huntrook to William
Spom which will take placo noxt Sun
day ut Christs Lutheran church
1 S Wyntt wns in tho city fiom
irnnd Island over night on his way
west to look after tbo interests of tho
Singer Sewing Machine compnny
Thoto will bo it ginphopbono concert
given ut the Ci A It hall Friday even
ing October SO under the auspices of tbo
Youths Literary association Admis
sion 10 and IG cents
1 W Armstrong who has been an
attendant for some time nt tho hospital
for the insane departed yosterday for
Kansas City to accept n position in n
wholesale hardware house
Mrs L Lovy who has been visiting
with her duughtor Mrs Dr A Hear
departed this morning for her homo in
Hichinoiid Vu hnviuK b o called
there ou account of sickness
Ueo 15 Brown who conducted a
livery baru in Norfolk about 10 years
ago took tho train horo this morniug
for his homo in Gait California Ho
has boon visiting in Plaiuviow
Miss Mattio Davenport who has been
spending tho pant three mouths iu
Spokuuo Washington with her sister
Mrs Goo A Latimor will loavo there
today on hor return trip to Norfolk
A number of tho friouds of Ferdinand
House assisted him in celebrating his
rSth birthday Sunday The party was
a surprise to Mr Hunso but proved none
the le s enjoyable both to htm ami his
friouds
John Shiolds and family of Warner
ville are loading thoir personal property
luto a car and expect to depart tomorrow
for Atlanta 111 their former home
where thoy will uguiii take up their
residence
Newton H Hand passenger ugout of
t ae Toledo S ij L Ar K C railroad who
came tu on u visit to his old time ftieud
Agent F W Tuiieman loft this noon
for St Louis Mo where ho makes his
headquarters
Dr and Mrs H L Scoggiii hnvo to
turned from Siou Oby whore they went
to seo President MoKinloy Thoy had n
good mow of the president having at
tended the Sabbath Bchool where he
gave a short talk
Superintendent H W Hnxter and
Assistant Supeiititeudeut N W Chap
man of the Union Pacific camo in from
Columbus ou the noon train tu their
special oar nud left the monthly pay
checks behind ns mementoes of their
visit
A jolly purty of youug people enjoyed
n hay nick ride last night Although
the air was atrttle chilly the evening
was perfect otherwise and it is safe to
presume that the coolness of tho
THE NORFOLK NKWS TIIUHSDAYOOIOBER 10 1800
mollis being badly gutted Mr Kcno phoro was uotuoticnblo to tlio
iliil not repair the building but wunt out IprtntH
Mr and Mm W A Molilonhiiurr
hnvo tetiirncd from u visit to their
duighter Mrs Nouinau nt Stanton
Yesterday they were presented with a
handsome little grundilnughtor who
will miiko hor homu with tho NeninaiiH
in tlm future
Mr Groat and MIhh Shano limmborH
of two prominent Pierce county fntnilioH
will bo married tomorrow ut tho homo
of tho brldoH mother It Is expected
that tlm wedding will bo nttonilod by n
lurgo number of frienda mid ugieut time
iH miticipntid
Ir U A McKiin left on tho noon
truln today for Omaha to nttoud u moot
ing of tho Iowu mid NobriiHku Statu
Veterinary Medical iiHsocliition Ho
will iiIho attend the consociation of Hev
A Ii WilliitniH iih bishop coadjutor of
Nebraska which taken plnco at Trinity
cathedral tomorrow morning
3 H Duilaud who visited Carroll
YoHtorduy on business reports a great
amount of dmnage done by tlm wind in
that neighborhood Sunday Numerous
biniH corn cribs windmills nud small
buildings woro literally blown to pieces
mid it will take quite a largo sum of
money In tho aggiegitoto topalr the
damages
Hev mid Mrs W II Futon of tho
Baptist church mo moving into tho re
cently acquired parsonage of that society
on South Fifth Htroot near Madison
nvenuo Tho church will noxt Hpring be
moved onto tlm cornor just south of tho
parsonngo making a ory desirable prop
erty Harry Lodor who has been
occupying tho dwelling bus moved his
family into rooms over his plnco of busi
ness in the Schooreggo block
A fair siod audience attended the
peifoininuco of Monto Crlsto nt Mar-
qunrdt h opera houo lust night Tlm lead
ing charactorH carried out their pat tot the
performance in a very satisfactory milli
ner but Homo of their support was below
theuorago Tho play furnishes ccol
lent opportunity for lino woilc on tho
part of tho actors nud is a story tlmt np
peals to tho heart at onoh repetition It
roquircs a htrong company to handle it
well and a weak company would creato
a better impression wih something of a
lightor oidor
A number of tho friends of Mr and
Mrs Moses Clark called ou them last
evening without announcing their in
tentions mid agreeably surprised that
worthy couplo Thoy citino with the
intention of leaving a reuiiuder of their
visit tho party boiug iu the uature of a
pound sociul A goncrous qunntity of
tho necessities of lifo wero contributed
and consisted of almost everything from
a pound of breakfast food to a sack of
potatoes Mrs Clark has boon ill sluco
returning front an extended visit nud
tlm condition of the family was an
object for charity which was niiostouta
tionosly dispensed as nbovo noted
About S oclock this morning an in
tOMcated individual tried to enter the
homo of Carl Znulow on Philip avenue
and oh Mr uelow was employed nt the
asylum atd therefore absent from homo
the other members of tho fiunily were
greatly alarmed Tho duughtor suc
ceeded in mousing a near neighbor who
canto over and took chargo of tho follow
brought him up town and turned him
ovi r to tbo olllcors who confined him in
jail On being searched by tho olll
cors 10 iu cash two watches nud n
rovoh or wero found on his person Ho
gave his uuiiio ns Jus Doulou of Grand
Island The judge this morning thought
his otToiiso would require nbout 10 and
costs to sot him right which ho paid
Will Rainoy formerly of this city
writes from Situ Francisco to a Norfolk
friend stating that ho soon expects to
sail ou tho training ship Hartford for
Now York by way of Hong Kong
which means that beforo ho again
reaches Norfolk ho will have circuinnav
igated the globo Tho youug man was
formerly a member of compauy L
Socoud regiment Aftor being dis
charged from thathojoinod tho Seventh
cavalry aud wont to Culm Returning
front thero ho joined the navy at Chicago
and has been iu the sorvico four or live
mouths Ho first wont into training ou
tho ship ludopondonco but has sitice
boon transferred to tho traiuiug ship
Hartford It will probably be four
years boforo ho ciui again visit Norfolk
By that Hino he will have become a full
tledgod siilor and perhaps forever after
ward bo a dovoteo of Neptune
W P Powell Miss Sndio Powoll Joe
Powell J Walter Powell and wife
Mrs C 12 Ilueu aud sou Philip started
this morning on the early train for Fre
mont whore thoy will tnke the west
bound traiu for their now homo iu Ash
laud Oregou Mr Haou will roiiuuu
a short time longer to linish up his
busiuess Inning some beets potatoes
aud other products to dispose of after
which ho will depart for tho now home
Mr and Mrs TWKidderjr the remain
tug nienibors of tho family will not de
part until next spriug owing to business
matters Tho family w ill niako their
homo in the city of Ashlaud for the
presont until they decido on a location
This family or the older members of it
have been lesidonts of this vicinitv for
more than a quniter of n century past
aud have warm ties tlmt nro liurd to
sever but will carry with them the best
wishes of all who know them
Word was reeved this morniug from
Ojiahatothe effect that Mrs W D
Gallup had died this morning at hor
homo in Oinnlia and her roinnins would
probably bo brought hero for interment
on tho noon train tomorrow Tho cause
of her death is not known Mr Gallup
is n conductor on the F 12 A M V and
iiiado this his homo for several years
His run was changed and his family wns
removed to Oakdnle From there Ihey
moved to Omaha Whilo living horo
thoy buried n child several years ago
and t hey probably always looked upon
Norfolk iih homo Mrs Gallup was a
prominent member of tho Eastern Star
lodge of this city and tho ladies of that
order will probably hnvo chargo of tho
funeral rites Tho Htidilennoss of hor
death comes as a blow to hor many Nor
folk friends nnno of whom hud looked
for anything of tho kind Mrs Dean
wiih iu Omaha and visited her u few
days ngo mid ut that time whilo she
wiih not fooling Hist rate it was not
thought Hint thero wns anything seri
ous behind hor indisposition
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
Fred MiuIhoii is on the sick list
Itov Geo Kliver of 12wing is iu tho
city today
Conductor S L Miller of tho Klkhorn
is ou the sick list
12 O Mount left this morning ou a
business tiip to 12uglo Grove
Dave Owons brought in a cnrloud of
cattle front Wyoming lust night
Mrs J W Andrews of Meadow Giovo
is visiting Norfolk rolativos and friouds
Louis Sohonol and bride will occupy
a house on Philip avenue uour Fourth
streot
Miss lloss litis leturuod to Lincoln
uftor u short visit with her father at tho
iisyluin
Miss Lizio Soininler has accoptodii
position iih cleik with the Johnson Dry
Goods cDinpuny
W W Cnruibiuo bus quit his posi
Hon as cook ut the Paoilic hotel and loft
today for Omaha
ludgo J B Barnes returned last night
from Hattington whore he had boon on
piofossionnl business
Col S S Gitton is improving his
propst ty on North Ninth streot by tho
construction of uow sidewalks
Clair Blakely has beon transferred
front tho position ho has held at Ptlger
aud is now employed in tho traiu dis
patchers oilico ut tho junction
Tho birthduy of Birdio Kubl was cele
brated nt their homo iu tho Heights
Monduy afternoon after school by a
largo number of her little friends
James Doulou wns ngniu before police
court this time on the chargo of dis
ordly conduct for which he was assessed
a fine of 2 which with costs amount to
5 10
Robert Bridgo jr agod 28 years
x
died Monday night nt his homo in Fre
mont aud the funeral will bo held tomor
row nftornoon Mr mid Mrs C S
Bridgo Mr and Mrs W II Bridgo and
the father ot these two gentlemen who
has beon making this his home departed
for that city this morning to attoud tho
last rites Tho deceased has visited
hero mid is well known to ninny Nor
folk people
Miss Hoso Trout who has for tho past
11 vo years given excellent satisfaction as
head waitor nt the Osiiurd hotel left on
the noon train for North Bend wheio
sho will visit a few weeks with hei
mother From there she will go to
Chicago aud spend tho winter with her
sister Mrs Chus Dusunno Sho may
returu in tho spring aud resume
her diitios but is not certain Miss
Trout is well liked by the Oxnnrd
forco who regret her departure but
hope that she may return
Tho entertainment givou by tho Hey
woods at Marquardts opora house last
oveniug proved to lo most satisfactory
to thoso who attended all of whom
wero woll pleased with the evenings
amiisomout The niusio furuished by
Miss Estolla Merica violiuesto was very
pleasing sho proving to be a finished
porformor on the instrument Tho one
act socioty drama Drifted Apart wns
of a high order nud wns well ncted by
Mr nnd Mrs Marvin Tho Way of a
Wroman was also well played and
proved most interestingly lnughnble
Tho pinno playing nud singing woro of n
high clnss of porfeotiou nnd wero most
pleasing to tho musio loving people
present The company gnvo every evi
dence of its just claim to tho titlo Ca
lebrities
The body of the Into Mrs W D Gal
lup will arrive tomorrow nt the 1205
aud will bo met at tho Junction by
friends who will escort the funeral party
nnd the hearso contaluiug the remains
to tho First Congregational church
where short f uueral sorvices will bo hold
nt IS tfO nnd the coTtege will thou pro
need to Prospect Hill cetnotory whoro
interment will take place The funeral
servici s will bo conducted by Rev John
Jotlenes of the Second Congregational
church Mouthers of the Easteru Star
will preparo the grave at the cemetery
Mrs Gallup wns U7 years of nge at tho
tune of hor do ith nud when last seen
by Norfolk friends appeared robust and
hoarty giving no evidence as fur as out
ward appearances wero coticorned of
her approaching end It is understood
that mi attack of qiiiify was responsible
for her death
Au ndvunco iu wages was anuouneed
at the sugur factory this morniug Man
ager Wietzer receiving a telegram from
Mr 12 O Howo general malinger of tho
cninpniiys plnntH to this effect On
common lubor tho raiso is from 1S
cents to I cents mi hour moil handling
tho stations to receive a coriosponding
ndvnnco This ndvanco in wnges on
tho part of tho sugar company is entire
ly voluiitnry Tho niovoment wns
niiido without the kuowlcgo of tho men
of whom the compnny lind no difficulty
in securing nil required for tho opera
tion of tho factory at tho old rato of
wages Since the ciuupiign started the
runs hnvo boon averaging higher than
over before During last week tho
factory cut between i70 and ISO tons of
boots oveiy SI hours producing a very
Alio qualify of sugar Tho ndvunco in
wages nt tho factory will bo vory grati
fying to tho men employed as woll as
all othets who aro interested in tho pro
giessoftho workiiignion of tho town
The compinys action shows that tho
Oxnnrds nro mindful of the welfare of
their employes and Hint thoy nro wil
ling to pity high current wugos
SOUTH NOHFOLK
The foundation is being laid for tho
ndditiou to Rolnnds store
Mrs M P Fleming has returned from
her visit to Jefferson Iowa
O A llurshinaii attended tho A O
U W day exeicises iu Omaha last Sat
urday
Mrs M L Ogden was called to Rock
well City Iowa on Saturday by n
telegram iiunouncing that her mother
Wits very sick
Conductor J K Ilutcheson is taking
Conductor Gallups plnco on tho
run for a few days Tho
latter is laying off on account of his
wifes denth
Tho largest variety of goods nnd tho
lowest prices in Not folk nt Tho
Variety stoio in the Richutds block
MAY GO TO SUPREME COURT
Aniilliri DnUiuii III Hut Tuinnim Oh I
Illl 111111 ClKI
Four Doimii la Oct 18 Tho fam
ous Owl Luke land case which bus
beon in the courts smco 18 bus boon
ucted upon in the Iowa supieino court
At tho tune of tho consti notion of tho
old Fott Ridgley toad now
and St the swamp lands
of Humboldt county wore given to the
road Luter tho Owl lake was deeded
by the load to Georgo It Pearson who
is tho of Congiossinan
Dolliver
The supieme court sustained the de
cision of the lower com t in favor of tho
Pearsons Attorney Geneial Rontloy
threatens to appeal the case to tho
United States courts
DeoiKlon In IIiiiKock County Scut Fight
Des Moinks Oct 18 Tho supremo
court yesterday decided tho famous
Hancock county seat fight After ISO
years during nil of which tho seat had
boon at Concotd a villago of 200 tho
ambitious little cities of Brttt and Gar
ner sought to get the seat Garner was
only a mile fiom Concord By agree
ment Garner annexed Concord and then
offered the county ftOOOO to build a
now ooutt house in tho old town Tho
supionie court enjoins ueeeptaneo nnd
says if Concord had annexed Gainer
it would have beon tegular but as Gar
ner nnnoMd Concord tbo now town
cannot claim the county seat
Ilirl ltlililin fH lotiu Out ml
Mahsiiautou v Iu Oct 18 It
will bo two voats boforo the Iowa Cen
tral nulioad can bo absorbed by any of
the larger svstents as the meeting ol
the owners has passed and another will
not bo held until that time bind J N
Tittinoro acting general manager of tho
Iowa Central yesteiday Thero has
been lively bidding on Central stock by
both the Milwaukee and Burlington
companies with tho result that tho
stock has gono up and ueithor company
has been able to securo control I think
it will only bo a question of time when
the Central will bo absorbed by ono of
the larger systems
Itt Siikiiv Coiitniillou at Clear Inkr
Cirak Lakh In Oct 18 Iowa peo
plo interested in tho manufacture of
beet sugar met iu convention here to
day Delegations canto from numerous
towns who nro trying to establish fac
tories Among the speakers woro Sec
retary of Agriculture James Wilson
Thomas R Cutler of Utah Honry T
Oxnard of Now York E II Dyor of
Olovelaud and others Tho culturo of
beets systoms of securing contracts
with fanners methods of raising cap
ital ota wero all oxplniucd by men of
exporioitco
IoKtmiiHtnr loinli til of Ierjury
Wintkuskt In Oct 18 A L
Wood postinnstor at Wintersot was
convicted yostorduy of perjury iu tho
district court Wood was twico a mom
bur of the Iowa legislature Other
cases against him will bo tried later
Ilpucliur iliurgml Willi ltlKuniy
Cedak Rahds Iii Oct 18 Rev
Rex Norris was arrested at Nowhitll
Benton county on a chargo of bigamy
Tho information causing his arrest
canto front Holenn Mon Rov Norris
refuses to make a statement
ChIUb Tin Sul
I haecouBtnutlv on hand aud for
sale good natise cattle for feeding pur
poses Prices ns low ns the mniket af
fords Call aud get prices nud terms
John Shannon
Hoskins Nob
MFN
AND
WOMEN
Kidmy tioublo preys up
ourhc mind dcouuigts
mid let sons ambition
be amy wgor and cheer
tuluoss soon disappear
when the kidnevs nro out of ordtr or
diseued For plenstug remits use Dr
Kilmers Swnmp Root the great kidney
reuiody At druggists Sample battle
free uln pamphlet Addrts Dr Kil
mer Co Biughumtou N Y
FlfillTINGATMAfflUC
Prolonged Engagement Occurs
With Result In Doubt
BOERS HOLD THEIR POSITION WELL
ConllUt 1 MiirUoil liy DppiU ol Dm Inn
llotli slcn Domi lliieis llrporlotl
Klllril IlrllMi Iom Not Ammii tnlueil
llrmj IIiIiir 1 IIril In llio S01UI1
London Oct IS A dispatch front
Piotoriu says
A cyclist dispatch was lecoi veil from
Ottoshoep near Malinani asserting
that heavy filing had been in piogress
nil day long north of Mufeking The
British troops on board au armored
train acted as a covering foico to mili
tary engineers engaged in lopairing tlm
tiack A Maxim gun on tho train kept
up a continuous fire
Conspicuous bravory was displayed
on both sides but it soon becmno appar
ent that the rifles of the burghers wero
ineffective agatust an armored train
Tho latter however was once forced
to retteat before a paiticttlurly strong
assault but it soon returned accompa
nied by a British mounted contingent
uud tho fighting was renewed fiercely
Fighting still contiuues tho Boers
bolding their positions woll A dozen
Boots were killed or wounded but tbo
liritish casualties cannot bo ascertained
Heavy filing can be heard south of
Mufeking whore General Ctonjo com
lmind is operating
London Oct 18 ThoMorningPosts
Lndysiuith cotiespondent telegraphs
that the Bisutos have liseu against the
Free State
Comsiuko Oct 18 It is persistently
repotted fiom widely different sources
that a large forco of Boers lesolutoly at
tacked Mufeking on Fuiliy and after
beveiil hours fighting were lepuKed
with heavy loss
Hocus lintui ItnilUHV
London Oct 18 No fuithor reli
able news It om Mufeking bus been re
ceived Dr Loyds the plenipotentiary
of tho South African topubhe to Lu
lopean governments is said to bo going
to Betlin shortly to confer with polit
ical pel nonages
A special dispatch from Pretoria says
tbo Boers destroyed the Boehuanuland
railway during Friday night trout Lo
bittsi to Arvogcl Kop Tho Standards
Dundee coiiespondent telegraphing
Monday night says the Boers hno
bi ought artillery tiom Newcastle and
are destioying the railway at Ingugano
in order to prevent the approach ot our
urmoicd tiaiu
Tho foremost detachment of tho
enemys northern column bus not ad
vanced beyond Iugugmic and no definite
movement lias been made front tho
Drakouberg pass
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
nt Glencoe telegraphs that General Sir
William Symons says there are only
8000 mounted men m the Boor col
umns immediately north of Ladysmith
but that thero aro large numbers of men
on foot Tho hoi ses of the Boers aro in
wretchedly poor condition and the men
look w orn out Tho Boors are robbing
all natives traversing the Transvaal
Tho Capo Town correspondent of tho
Daily News says W P Selu enter the
Capo premier was only induced to sign
thedecieo pi ocl inning m nihil law in
the noi them p uts of Capo Colony after
Sir Alltvd Militer gave hint tho option
ol signing or losigning
Cm Tows Oct 18 Communica
tion with Belmont station 00 miles
south of Ktniborloy is still open The
fight with the armored train fiom Knn
berloy in which the Boers lost mora
men than thoy did at Mrjulu hill is
held to prove that their shooting is not
bo good as it is reputed to bo
CONFINE BUSINESS TO WAR
Quern AililrrNneH Im llitmaiit on IttMisBuui
liling No Giuirrut LagUlution
London Oct 18 Parliament opened
yesteiday in extraordinary sossion to
consider tho South African situation
In tho speech from tho throno the queen
said
My Lords and Gentlemen The
statoof affuiib in South Africa has made
it expedient that my government should
bo enabled to strengthen the military
iorces of this country by calling out tho
reserve For this purposo the provisions
of the law tender it necessary that par
liament should be called togother
Thero aro many subjects of domestic
interest to which your attention will be
invited nt u Inter period when the ordi
nary season for the labors of u parlia
mentary sossion has been reached For
tno present l liuvo invited your attoud
unco in order to ask you to deal with mi
exceptional exigonoy nnd I piuy that m
performing tho duties which claim your
utteution you may have tho guidance
and blessing of Almighty God
Belated dispatches from tho scene of
nctiou in South Afuci throw little fresh
light upon tho situation Tho Boors
appear to be strengthening their post
tiou in Natal nnd biding thoir own time
for attack Tho Orange Freo State
buighers are threatening toinvudoCupo
Colony by way of Norvalpont uud All
wulnorth both of which aro at thoir
lueroy if they possess artillery
Oliiuaiiliiin urn ioiH OijtM
Wamumjion Oct 18 In tho United
States supieino court yesteiday an agree
ment was reached between the couusol
ouWh sides for f postponement of
the healing iu the contiovorsy between
tbo states of Louisiana and Texas over
the yellow lover quarantine until next
Monday The postponement was
t cached for the piupoe of allowing a
1 all bom h tu bo iupspt
Mil lliitu fm llure li
MAinviLLK Mo Oct 1 7 Tho jury
in tho case of O G Jesse charged with
the murder of Frank Gnfllu editor of
Gntts Daily Ro view is still out after
buving been deliberating for 72 bouts
Little hope is now eutertaiued that a
erdict will be returued
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