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VOL L.
NO. U
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All 75c Hoohs now SOC
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Music Cabinets
Library Cases ,s uSS&5.usc
Tliono goods wr bought before the riw in rices nnl
will be wtltl nrcordingly.
Charles Hcllborn 8 Son.
Here Ih n Lint of
High Grade Goods at
Moderate Prices:
Fancy Crenniery Butter in Kegs and Rolls.
Strictly Fresh Kggs.
New Crop Mnple, Syrup.
Buckwheat and Griddlo Cako. Flour.
Packard & Smith's Fancy Italian Prunes.
New Crop Nuts, Figs, Minco Meat.
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All .f 1.00 Hooks now 80C
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Breakfast Food,
Pancake Flour,
Whole Wheat Flour,
Whole Wheat Crackins.
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..Hoeffler's Candies..
The name ia a
guarantee of purity.
HOME-MADE NUT CANDY
and taffy of all kinds.
Lowney'a
FAMOUS
CHOCOLATE
The Bonbonierre.
THE BRITISH
AGAIN FOILED
Another Fatal Frontal Attack
Tried at Mafekln?.
THEIR LOSS WAS HEAVY
Desperate Valor of Officers and Men
io the l'occ of the Usually
Accurate ttoer Tire.
I LONDON, Jim. 6 4 Ii n. m.-Th
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j I I'll'P IfMiJIir'lira lllff i'inrn iii.f.v..
from Mufrklng, ditUvl IHv. 2S:
"At diiwn today t'oluini Uad.-n--I'ourll
otgimlu'd an unsuccessful al
ia' k I'll" II U Strong liiaMtl Kl lf the
tiiy ut Oum-tri"i Iw.i nill from
M.if.'kUiu, fim which lln- llrn h-iv
li'vii ii-alii iilnlim il Ktiliory, hut an
iici)lim hIi.-II n(l rlHi- f r tval
Thn rull way haii rH'!itly bo-n re-
trvo utiTv Ik FIxm ItO'l diKify-'J !t.
i lie I'mil r-i.iim iHini; inuU In i.rimr
iin for ihi- iTtlc.
"InirliiK tin nii;li( mi jrinor-.l train
with M.ixliim and l j.i;likm UM. un
ih r Cail dii Wltlluiim ii n.l hU Ir-'liH.
ivik up ii:thi f.ir un ulittk from
two Mm. Cipmin IrJ ('lutrlw Il'ii
tltH'k autl a iuu Iron wore In nw eva
mi th k ft, whili th'- .xtrvme k ft win
win w i tipl.-J hy Hrllllcrv atvl a al
luiilng Muxluin of Ut- doo pcllce.
I "EmpWiMiirttU won- thrown up dur
li:if th nlirlit. thj oroVr Ixlng to at
ttuk nt Jaw-n n.i.l ih.. urtlll-ry Are
to il-iiit upon prolonol tmitlng from
tho urnmnHl truln. .Vt (Uiyhnuk the
: euuit op'-nril fin biiJ r.nJ'y drw. a
i iviily from th eii'iny. our blu IU lurwt
ln within t-ffmUw ninu), Cnntiiln
j Vernon gnv tlic Blttml io cci fir
, Ip? ikl to advance, )v! iiua4roii laid
I Ira off.
! "At our mM mikiiiiv1 th pi.rtihvt
Willi nlle liv. It wa.t Km founj tl at
thi trrn-th of Ih forts w.w g;rutr
tliiu. we haJ ut)''t. T1k wrajr
; ioik t-ntiati J muc h aii t-xoiv-dlngly h
; ftie that the advance f CaptiUn Vorn
i on wai ului W liiipoktilUU.'. but with r
't n-.irkablf n.'iM4:n and gallantry fap
I taint Ptarif'ird and Vwiwn. Ltoutenunt
I Putton anJ Scout Cuoke. who guldod
the .iii;idro!U(. and a few ntcn nciuiillv
roached lha aand hat" of th fort 1th
i In 300 yanln uf the aivu cf the fort
) " Hut nothing living coulj txlt th!?,
(iiinre thtf ground wtu twejn hy
i MiiumM and Martini bulh-tn. The nwn
iwlio chui'KHl through tills cojie (if fir
I (.ufiiirvd tiTiltily wnd In following their
I ofliL--rj ti capture the fort 15 nu-n )ot
i tlit-lr Ilvin. Ciita.'.n Sanfmd v. tit the
i first lo till and Caytaln Vewion. al-
r.idy twice woumUHl, and Lieutenant
I Piittviu wore killed nt th foH ut ihe
j fort. Th-e two officer, climbing the
(ditch which iiirrounili-U the fort, thruet
jthnir revolvni through the enemy's
I loorhalfs nly to be shot, themselves
the next moment.
"G.imetiv Is iUTi-unded with a
Hcriil) which contaln.xl many sharp
slhioters and thoir accuracy of fliv s'.lU
further ronfuaed the men wlw had
followed CaptaJn Vwiun and who s.iw
him and his brntlu-r offlcera killed.
Itolng without . commander. they
wore driven off at r.ne prtn b'.lt tluv
endeavored to scale the fort ftt others.
I They found the portion of the li.wrs
j however, almost Impregnable.
I "When w retired uiuUt cover of tl.o
I armored train ao many men had been
wounded that a suspension of hostili
ties occurred under the auspices of the
red cross. The veldt around the Bow
position was at ono dotted with :M
flafra of mercy and It wag seen that
our wounded were scttered within but
a hort radius of the. fort. We held al
most completely surrounded tt: and
had It not been so extraordlnarly weU
protected, wfe should have been In
possession.
"I went with an ambulance to Game
tree. The fort ttaolf Is circular with
wire Interior and . narrow frontage
between six and seven feet high pierc
ed with triple ticra of loopholes and
surrounded by a ditch "
GOT OUT IN TIME.
Pitcher Had a Marrow Escape From a
Boer Fore.
LONDON, Jan. 5. There ta still no
Important news from the front but
the silence which has descended on
Bullers huge force at Tugela river Is
believed to be the prelude of ttnother
attempt to reach Lndysmlth. Mean
while, the extraordinary tenacity tha
Boers are displaying around Colesbu'rg
tends to deitraot from the sucoeea of
General French.
Ijater news of Colonel Pitcher' raid
shows that some of hla accounts were
considerably exaggerated In its effect
on the Boers and thedr sympathisers.
It l true he successfully drove a couple
ot hundred rebels from Sun lyalde, kill
ing or wounding SO and cipturing 43.
Pitcher's immediate evacuation of
Douulas fi-iim to prove h hd Irifur
m.itlon ttlwit thre wm HuflluUrnt
niitnber of IJ'H'Ts In the nelghbrhood
to make his position uiuwfc Indtu-d.
there Is r'-awm to t"U"ve ttiit unly th
dlnpiuh of a cavilry lrlgai trnn
MwMur river prevented a f jrt of M
men m-iit by (hwtr-il f.Yonj from at
tucKIng liiclvr's oolumn, and us so n
in thu cavalry returr.wJ to Moddt-r
rlv-r, Cronjs's Iw, re-xrcuMtd Bun
nvld". Accord nig to ad vies from Hu-rks-.
ir im. the rtimrs have ra.rnp'.etHy ntlred
from th-? nlg1iburhcMl of Moliono, but
(iatatre d-s not appear H have pur
nueO Ihem. as tlf r.-r,forcemnls frm
Htwkwtront have rtun)d there. Gen
eral Outaers's rP'1 of the Molten of
fulr confirm tlw Associated PrS
(Hup itch, shoeing It was m-rely a
sklrniUh of outp'sns. TWf were no
I'rltlith cuuKUaities.
ATTACK ISV THE UOKRS.
The Uurshers Maintain ThWr PoM
tlm at toltjurg.
IlENSl.lMV;. Tap Colony, Jan. 4-rrA-w'iiniO
t'olesburg has tvA yet bc-n
oei uiili'J. Tim IJoers unexpectedly at
tacked the Hi1tlh left at daybreak this
mornliiK, but were reoulned. They oe-
riipli-d the hills to the north of the
town, but were eventually driven out
of ihHr position after an rotir's shell
ma bv our guns They KitU hold, how
v.r, lite hills mmedlatiy HUin.undli g
1h town, preventing the British from
adMiiotnK along th tullway.
Thg BrltlHh lues In today s ingigc
m.:nt was light, while the Bocra are
rvportej to have loen 100. Including !0
priswiitrs who were taken by mounted
infantry abeut midday. Boer attn ker
numbered a thousand rwn. The In
nmklllliig dragoons cut thtre way
thiough '.he Itoi-rs. who were forc-d to
r.li al by the luuvy artiUery and mus
ketry lire.
SORTIE FROM MAFEKINO
An fnsucivwsful Efffl to Storm the
Bo-r Works.
USION. Jiwi. 5. A Mafektng dia-
j patch Junt received, but d;Uel Decem-
i . r ;. confirms reports of the BrKJuh
sortie from tbut place, which waa first
announced from Pratorta. December
30. The Maf -king dispatch navw:
j Thete was a sortie tlay with a
view cf capturing the Bot earthworks
but It was unsuccessful. The works
were crowded with Boits awuiting as
sault, and x hall ot bullnu forced the
British to rwtlre. killing and wounding
a number. The British storming pnrty
numbered SO n n, of which number 21
were killed and 33 wounded.
ZfU'S RESTLESS.
PIKTEUMAIUTZBCIU!. Jan. 4.-Thc
restlvssness of Jie Zulus Is increasing
Many of them are on the verge of
iitarvation, and there have been sev
eral Instances of the looting ot stores.
It Is feared the magistral wiU not be
uble to rilraln the warriors much
Kuiger. It Is asserted they are anxious"
to attack the Boers.
TOOK ANOTHER ISLAND.
t'nele Sam Acted on the Advice of
His Jolo Sultan.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Tlie United
States niavy has taken possession or
aiHither Island In the east. The m'ws
of the solzure was contitlneti In the
following dH'.iiUch:
"Cavlte, Jiui. 5. On December 21,
WetitstMUgh, commanding the Albay
(a tittle gunboat) hoisted the flag on
Situttl isUnd and Chief Dato provided
and raised the pole. The natives and
North Borneo ttuthcaitles are pleased.
"Watson."
The IsUnd lies at the southweMern
angle of Uve boundary line of a quad
rangle enclosing the Phi'lpptne group.
It Is piobubly outside of the lino and
lies very near the coast of Borneo,
commanding the principal channel, but
Is not one of the Islands of the Phil
ippines. The Sultan of Jolo. whose
group Is oloe to hds island, is believed
to claim Jurisdiction over It and It
was probably wt Ms instance that the
naval officer commanding the gunboat
moved.
NOT A MEDICAL SCIENCE.
Osteopathy May be Practised Without
a License In Washington.
OLYMPIA. Jan. 5.-ln answer to a
request from Dr. W. Grant Tucker,
secretary of the state board of health,
Assistant Attorney General Vance has
handed down an opinion to the effect
that any person can practice osteop
athy In this state without holding a
medical certificate, provided such prac
titioner does not affix M. D. to his
name and does not prescribe drugs or
medicines.
Vance holds that osteopathy Is noth
ing but a sort of message treatment.
STOPPED BY POLICE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-The fight
between Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia,
and Al Njil of this city, was sloped
by the police in the 15 round tonight.
Referree declared it a draw.
THE PURPOSE
IS INFLEXIBLE
British Determined to Break Up
the Contraband Traffic
STRICT ADMIRALTY ORDEPS
The Seizure of Forbidden Cargoes Kill
Go Oo Keyardlcss of Threateacd
Continental Complications.
LONDON, Jan. .t 50 a. in. No de
cisive taction Is reported from South
Africa this morning, the military ac
tivity being eonfilned to p.liits of eub
sidkiry Impjma. ice.
In the central theatre of op -ratUi,
the ill it luti .ipptXMitly have secur.d
no substantial gains. The only dis
patch of dramatic tnturest Is the nar-
. . v. . . ... l ir . . . . I
n.t inmi ji.ueHing, wnere tiie siorm-
trs lltrew thumsrlves hopi.sly
aaiot the strongly defended Ilo. r
work
ine U U'm or contraband seizur s
takes almo.4 a paramount place In the
thoughts of the public, the vague p s
slbillty that they may be made a pre
text for continental Inlervemion dis
turbing official and private observers. "
The government's undevlatlng pur
pose to enforce strictly the rigln oi
search has been set forth in the de.
tailed Instructions despatched by the
admiralty to the British naval com-!
miuutors In South Africa waters, giv
ing them weighty warnings, without
exception, to uphold the government
measures for the suppression of the
importation of contraband by way o
D-laifoa bay.
THE RED CROSS GUISE.
Boers Using Their Handy Instrument
to Get Recruits at ..ew Yoik.
NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Recruiting for
the Boer feed Crow service goes on
dally In NVw Yo-k. Gusti.iv Simon.
who Is directing the movement and
whose head'iuvners are a cigar stand
In a saloon at Mulberry and Houston
streets, s.ild that when he advertise.-d
for nursjs a we?k ago to enter the!
Boer service he received about S00 ap
plications In one -liay and that appli
cations were coming in on an average
of 50 a day. Altogether about a 1000 men
and women, the majority of them men,
he said, had gone from New 'York re
cently to South Africa. A number
came from either states.
Mr. Simon said that all who went
were willing to go far Red Crow work
and about 73 had paid thjir own ex
penses. They receive the special rate
giver, to the Red Cross and would be
able to reach Pretoria at an expanse
of $HX) apiece. It wtis stated by Mr.
Simon that he now had about 900 ap
plications In hand and that as soon as
the references of an applicant had been
investigated arrangements wore made
to raise the amount necessary to pay
transportation expenses. Among the
applicants, he said, were a number of
spxiaUy trained nurses who were well
recommended and about 500 men. re
cently selected, would go to South
Africa in the next three weeks. Some
of the money for tram.p,irtatioti ex
penses, he explained, had bw?n raised
among wealthy men In New York, a
number of whom were members of the
South Afrtcan-Ametfcan Club, which
has branches In South Africa and New
York and which hUs contributed need
ed transmutation money which could
not be ralsrf by subscription among
New Yorkers.
Mr. Simon added that as the number
of applications now averago 50 a day,
he should not advertise again at pre
sent, but probably would in about
three weeks. He remarked that he did
not wish to violat the. neutrality laws
and he did not desire to say anything
recruits Joining the Boer military sei
recruits JJoining the Boer military ser
vice, as he had nothing to do with that.
THE BANK CLEARINGS.
Boston Wet.t Ahead of Chicago In the
Last Tear.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Bradstreefs
review of ;he. bank clearings for 1899
shows that the total of the United
Statea was $93,504,932,(56, an increase of
$25.0O4,5!i.426 over the total of 1898.
New York ranks first of the cities
with a total for the year of $60,761,791,
900. Boston is second with $7,0S6,285,
271 and Chloagi Is third, with $6,612,
313,611. The clearings for '99 were more
than double those of '94. Boston in
1RJ9, moved .iV.id of Chicago,
THE CO: .. J.LITES CONTROL.
Hlghhandod r : Kaadlngs 1n the Ken
tucky Legislature.
FRANICFOnT Ky., Jan. 5.-The
house today adopted a resolution de
nouncing .i. false charges made by
I tan well !im well as other republican
members charging Chief Clrk Leigh
wi'.h manipulating bulM in draw
ing for tlw committee on the contest
for goverwjr.
Grl.t r (democrat) voted with the re
fiuMlcan, saying he had entire con.
fl'letice in the clerk, but was unwlillng
to wte to denounce as filw a staie
mert ot any niemhwr ex';r't upon full
ii: vstlgatlon.
The semne by vote of 22 to IS tok
o'Jt of the titni of the republican
Ik'Utemurt z vernot' the appointment of
the standing committers and adopted
a llt cf o'lrnmittees prepared by the
democratic steering committee. Ttre
antl-Goebel democrats vot:d with the
repulKcin.
GREASERS RUN AMUCK.
Party of Texans at a Hanging are At
tacked by the Victims.
DENVER, Jan. a. A special io Oi
News from El Poco, Texts, sayti:
Geronlnio Parra and Antonio Flor-s
who were executed here toilay for mur
der made a d up--rate effort to kill
some of the ofhVers or sp:ctat"r thi'
aftornoon when tlu-lr ceil door was
unlocked.
Both prlsxiers dashed out and st ib-
among the crowd
wjtj, drks of
coarne steel wire. A
l-ierate struggle fo)Uwed. The pris-
ionets were flnnllv nvrfooms inH kIim'..! ... .
i to ine ganojvs.
Ranger Ed. Bryant was wounded
the stomach by a dagger thrtist.
ADVERSE TO QUAY.
in
' er. Their succevful pursuit was a re
Committ Will R.-p .rt Against Seat- 'markable achievement. Schwan and
ing the Appointed Senator. j w:-eaton re now with separate e-d-
j unmi In Cavlte province. A.lalrs In
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The t-inatc Luzon, north of Manila, have greally
committee on privileses and elections Improved. ' OTI3."
toJay decided by a vote of 4 to 3 to' Besides Gilmore, the men captured
make an adverse report upon th res- wer" as folljws:
olutlon to seat Senator Quay. I Samuel Jones Tilden Herbert, ordl-
Mambers of the commute voting for nary seaman, Baltimore; Arthur Wm.
the resolutions were Senators Chand-' Drummond, machiirist, Bothell, can-
ler, "Hoar, and McComaa, and those ada; Thos. Gray, fireman, Buffalo;
oppc-dng. Senators Burrows, Caffry. ' Sam'l Stone, seaman. Fall River, Mias.
Pettus and Harris. Of the Yorktown. John Dillon, lands-
Senatars Turley and Prltchard were man, Ireland; Chas Albert Morrissey,'
pair?8, the latter for and the former
; against tlve resoluUcn.
BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED.
Great We8tern Una Mail Liner Gos!
Dovvn off Guerivey Coaat.
LONDON, Jan. 5. The great West- Legislation and Judicial Officers Must
ern Line mail steamer Ibex struck on j Not Exercise Executive Functions,
the black rock of St. Sampsons, off i
the Island of Guernsey, at 6 o'clock ' WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-The senate
this morning and sank. The crash committee on privilege and elections
awoke the passengers, numbering 32. ' today took favorable action upon Sen
who, rushing on deck, found the vessel ator Chandler's resolution prohUilt
slowiy sinking. The boats wxre launch- ng the appointment of senators or rep
ed within 10 minutes after the steamier resentatlves and United States judges
struck. All the passengers were saved, 1 to perform executive functions. Tne
but one sailor was drowned. ' resolution provides that none of these
! officials shall repweant the president or
HE GOT A VERDICT.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 5. Edward
Wunch, Linotype machinist, formerly
v...K,vjtu tii hit; v;miiwnK ruOIIl Oi f
the Evening News, who brought suit j
several months ago against Davtd
jShanklnnd, as president of the typo-
of..w. uiwi Aw, mia ciy, w
recover damages for an alleged con -
splracy In forcing him out of his po-
sitioti because he refused to take out a
card in the typographical union, got
verdict of $650 in the supreme court
today.
Suggesting
FOR
This great store large, airy and elegant abounds
with Holiday Novelties in Boys' and Young Men's Clothes
There is not a style in any article of Man's wear
that is not shown here in miniature for Boys.
Suits Underwear Keckwear
Reefers Hosiery Gloves
Overcoats Shirts Leggins
Hats and Caps Sweaters Fancy Vests
CHRISTMAS TOYS GIVEN WITH
SUITS. OVERCOATS OR REEFERS.
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Mail Orders Solicited.
Corner Fourth and Morrison
GILM0RE IS
AGAIN FREE
Entire Success of the American
Operations in North Luzon.
OUR PRISONERS RESCUED
Otis Kcports That Scveotccn Ameri
cans Vi'ere Kelcased and Ail of
Gilmore's Party Among Them.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. After a sil
er.ee of several days General Otis Is .
able to notify the war department of
the complete success of military op
aratlonfl In Northwest Luxon, the
main objeet of which a.i the rscue of
the Ar.if-rltan prisoners wiiom the In
surgents fcok with them In their flight.
The department officials believe th.
17 prisoners were rescued.
Although 'j-.tfieral Otis does not spec
ify Lieutenant Gllmore, U. S. N., by
name, the wordlnsr of hi mesaw Is
canon w mean inai xnai omcer is
among the list of rescued prisoners.
General Otis' massage Is as follows:
'''Manila. Colonels Haire and Howse ,
have Juc arrived at Vlgan, Northwest
Luzon, with all the American prlaon-
aanduman, Columbus NeU; Qna B. ,
McDonald, ordinary seaman. Carmef
I Valley, Cal.; Edward J. Nygard,
t ner's mate, Warsaw, Russia.
gun-
THEIR SPHERE DEFINED.
an executive department In any dip
' lomatlc or consular capacity or act la
1 any way as the representative of as
executive officer.
THE FAILURES.
" "
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Dun & Com-
iuiy s wemy review tomorrow win
. say. The failures in 1893 were 9.393 in
' number, with liabilities of 123,132,C7.
' The failures for the week has been 271
in the United States against 243 last
j yoar, and 19 In Canada against 24 last
year.
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