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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1899)
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: •1.00 FIO riAO. OWE D O LLA R PEW SHERMAN YEA» IW A D V A N C E , IR E L A N D BOOK AND JOB PRINTING BROTHERS, W e P rin t Envelope«, Tape. B ill Head«, le t t e r Head«, Poster», Statements, P r o grammes, Card«. Circular«, Labels, Note Head«, Book». Brief«, Sale Bids, Pam- phiete. A nything on the E arth in the L in e o f P rin tin g , «o Don’t «end Yoar Orders oat of the County. — Order* «y malí i r o n a ilr 1 lea a aie*. F 7 Quick an« C a ia » N a .« M iT L R k L a K p BROTHERS, Wfc. «, Ba«raaaa c *a u ty , i YOL. X U . M OHO , S H E R M A N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , ERI D A Y . O C T O B E R 20, 1S91L <D . 21 KURKK OF HONOH—lt EUREN L otX iK , W. H. MOORS No. A. o. V. W.—M eets ut A. O. ü. W hall, »•*•>, Mond <y night. Sojourners re M OORE BR aped Tully in vite-1 to attend. M R*. N 1.1.1 K W II KAT, C. of H. ..B A N K E R S .. H akky H il l , tfeconl r. D OS. Transact a General W »lil O MOHO Banking Business \ I r OOL*MKN OF TH E SV Cam.- xd Wo ulmén of the Woild. m eets tn A, O. V. W. : ail every id an i tih Wednesday eveuiug Yisit.n • caopptrs are iu «lied to at tend. Letters of credit ¡»sued available on Eastern state« J M D v x a h o o , C. C. W m H o l d kk . Clerk. Collect ton» made at all points an favorable term» Slgkt exchange and telegraphic trans fers sold on New York, • h icsgo, S i Louis San Frene, «co, Portland, The Dalles aim various p oin ts tn Oregon and Washlugtou. CIU LE N o . .„i, W »MEN OK Wont,- aft, m eets iu a. O. U. " . Hall •very hrs. and th u d Wrdue-stay evening of each month. S0.j0ur.uu4 m>*m.»ers are m u ted to a l leali \fO R O „V*. W X BORO OREGON HR. AMANDA MARTIN, tì- N. I. M . S M IT H They Were Repulsed. But Fighting Con tinues in the Neighborhood. BXKBKiS CAR BLOWN ANOTHER ARMORED TRAIN BLOWN UP — ——o — — Kruger's Troops Seize a Railroad Staliou, Blow Up a Bridge, and Lestroy a Train Loaded W ith Dynamite. HoLDR K. iì.lK K PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON London, Oct. 14.— A dispatch from Cape Town, dated thia m orning, eave Q R . L L O Y D D. IDLL.M ^N, the Boer» have blown up auotht-r Otttps * ‘ p p »site d r a g S to r e armored tra in carrying telegraph operators from M afekm g. The Boere N O K U , A R IW O N are tepoited to have setxed the railroad elation north of Fourteen btream« be D R. O L I V E H A R T L E Y O ffice o v e r M o o r a B ra s .’ B a n k .... tween Vreyharg and K im b e rly , and d gh tieg ip e till continuing in the ....M oro, Oregon. neighborhood. According to Jiepatche« the Boer» have made eevrral attackr MOHO O K K G ON upou M afekm g, a ll of which were e . saxders , u . d - s ., repulsed. A d iH jttietin g report comet» G. ironi Pretoria to the eflevt that Uueten- K*s- lene ' and o " .v in People'« Bull lin g, up burg’» and M arico'e coa>u»ande have stair j over the fWrni'ure store crotstd the bonier and entered Rooigroud te rrito ry , blow ing up the Office in Chapman Block. Long Di«- J) * S fc M X . R I LR , bridge over Maloppo rive r and destroy tauce ’phoue S42 t he Dalles. Or. ing a train road of d i nannte and the Dr. Sanders is a gradqa.e of one of the best track. As M afe kicg depend« upon the co leges m A m e n e . Use C u n ei it) of Michigan, Rootgrond for a w ater supply, the aud bat nad JU years experience. ngm ticance of tbe move is evident. A O f- dispatch from Pretoria says: “ G en lice iu »he Y, fct Block. M L IR & M U IR . eral Kocb wire« from the N atal border ’ hat hie command ha* occuuied THK I'A L t.K * . . . O R H IU M Botof a? pass and c « | t m d the railw ay station ’ ’ ry < j . w . v o G E i CoUeca H.s given p->»a»pt d ie »a S e t tla n iv n t B u l t B« C o n e lu s tv « . D E N T IS T . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON D E N T IS T . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. LAW YERS. Odtoe in Anwersv » ti-uuiu ;. P retoira. (let. 14.— T ie tape govern ment h»« advised the telegraph d ep art ment here th at no fu rth er telegram« a. it. t a n > i k J o hn h . arrcM SL U w ill be rereived from the republic. 2 l .> M '-r.-o a , corner Front Sire t, <<>•;!in u r .ic a tii.ii b» way of K atO I. lo w - M IT C H E L L Si TANNER •» O tti U • N ’ , O K K -O N . ever, is « till open. All report« ficm Yolksrutt agree th at the burgher« there Dr. V ig el I« » e ll ku wn to residents of ghrr- man count) II - » o r« L* guaran le u t.» give «al are unanimous in the opinion th a t the i-faciiuu. S -e o al ;a g -1 r aun »uoceui<-ni sett It men t th is tim e m eat be concln- WiU pr scttce in x i th • court* of Oregon, Wash- lvv. tow and laau ». and Uo* suprem e <ourt of tug H a w L r g t a n d Vtows tn« S it u a t io n . tile LlLled S lates London, Oct 14. — The capture of a P O R T L A N D , «:P.E(i »X. train on the western b »rder of Tracr- Manufactarer of sad Dealar la 6J9 613, «dl 612, Vouiinerc.al Kudo r g. vaal is the beginning of a few a n tic i pated reveree« at the outset of the cam S. B ENNETT, paign. TLe Boer plan is now on fo ld Riddles. ing itself. I t eretnr to be to strike -im nitaneonely at dtft rent points w ith a v ie w t f obtM inira a «tn i g strategic Ships, At Office ia The Schanno B u ild in g , T he e it 'o r . io N a ta l b e fo re tL e a rriv a l of B ritish reinforcem ents. Th* most Dalle», O regon. ‘angerous positions are between M atc Tents and Wagon Covers. AM- Will practice m all Courts, Slate and Fed hing and Yrvburg. &>|nn» I Maden •ra t P o ae l), in command at lla f r k ie g has in ly 2HUÜ m en. H e ha« u,ove<l cut ot <11 kind« of repairing prom ptly Y y H . W IL S O N - M afekm g and in a ll likelihood w ill and neatly dona. have to stand a fierce a«i»auit or a pro ATTÛR1EY AT LAW, Second St.. Near Moody’« Warehouse 'o n g ed s i e g e . Sir George H e w a rt W h it e , c o m m a n d in g in N a ta l, has The Dwltew . . . Oregon a b o u t 15 , (XX) men stretched in stronglv entrenched poe’ tions fr o m L a d y s m it h o Dundee. • ^ C a r e f u l aueat.-m g iv e i to coUecdoav. O f . .. M»ru>. Spe ia i * t lo r R e frac tio n and LNtfe.ts of th e E y e . o i ; e u o s A TÎO U SYS AT LAV HENRY L. KUCK A lin e s s , Attorney and C jaaselkr at Lav. Vintin Böte fice couaxet and p r a t or m ail State coarta. indice uvei French S Co-'s bank Q Whips, Spurs, ¿ Im p s , Bridles, Cslltrs, J. B R IG H T , G rass V a lley , r i-a s u ta s thb ik s u B G g v r s . S c h w tn lo flle t c H e a v y Lot* o.i the F ili pino A rm y . O reg >n. ATTORMSY AT LAW, Oregon N e w e n t ir e ly . C o n v e n ie n t - - - - to B u s in e s s . • ath ing to n, t t r t . 14. — The follow ing a« l»een received from G eneral O tis : “ Sei» war. ’« colum n •» oi g m to Imus W asco from Las M arinas yesterday m o rn ing ; camped at Bacoor Iasi n»gat, and ha« W ul p rac ice in all the courts of Oregon, scattered the ineorgent« w to are preb- o llc e over Krause's Haruess bbop ably retreating on In d an g . The condi JO HN c a v i a tion of the road« prevent fu rth er pur- J. r XOoBL. • o it . A detachm ent of the T h irty - & G A V IN , Feed Stable in connection w ith hotel seventh volanteer« ander M ajor Horse« given the beet of care and atten C aetnam drove the in«arg*nts south tim i at ail time» and weetvard from M u n tin u p a yester ATTORNEYS AT LAW, day, pursuing several m ile«, and re tired to Bacour last n ig h t by the S a- T h e Dallo-* - - - Orejg >n Prices R easonable. pot rive r road«. The lost are three men k ille d , two wounded and vne Mo«»in* 39 w Chaptnaii block. missing. ‘ sebw an’« movement hae b»en very raANK XEMFKI T h tr« an s F la p d - r a He«. H e has irth e te d heavy P n h fL iV t» , . O R K U O F successful los« on men and property of the south 0 U c UR «V» MENEFEE Am ^ncan ‘Tv»— lia»es g] u» and «» 2b r—r da« ern insurgent arm y . H e reports th e ir Europein ian—l a »-* >5r ai»d *> prr ’~d K>*l brick :t f i e rtt>. *t'h a ll m-jfirm casualties as two hundred k ille d and Improve«:- o ts < t ! vc l * a tn a i; )<»u wW be sat 400 wounded, ai.d th e ir stored supplies ATTORNEYS AT LAW Lfle«l. G ot meal« the v e r -t destroyed. to u n g , moving Iron; E. HANO m US, Mar.tger, Arayat north and westward yesterday, S«NURFM A R x T W A V . peonr r im n t u .a « , » k r . ▼ a r t m a ck scattered the insurgents, who retired northw est. H is casualties are tb i B » . H L N T IN O 1 O N H . » W IL A O « . s lig h tir wounded. A considerable store ol gram waa ra p tu re d .” J J U N T I N G T O N & W IL S O N , Conducted on Best Principles H otel brewstek G o ld e n R u le H o te l I niler N ew M anagement. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. H o rs e s a n « « s o to r O ils . W ashington, <>ct. 1 4 . - The follow ing F irs t National Bank Block, . . . THK DALLES. OHtO'l» pRED W . W IL S O N , - - - Oregon N. LA N D R Y . TONSORIAL ARTIST. H a ircu ttin g 25c. ’ Shaving i; c . Main Street, next door to Moro H o tel. Agency for the bevt laundry. E M M E rr OLDS, Commercial 1 rade Solicited. R a e Sample Room« ttraaa Vallvy, (Iregoa. Stock Inspector of Sherman Go. Special attention given to country trade. CONRAD D K T V T IE « : B . C. W allis, D eputy, ltufu s, O r. K OH LER, PROP. W hy let your neighbors know it? And why give them a chance to guess you are even five or ten years more? Better give them good reasons for guessing the other way. It is very easy; for nothing tells of age so quickly as gray hair. P E X D U C ro w , O R EG O N . HENRY KRAUSE T he Leading Dealer in Sherm an Coanty ln Firat-elai!« “ U p -to -D a te ” ..................... SADDLES, HARNESS I SUPPLIES . . .I18C Û , Of In r Had la | j Liu el Soodt. OIIGOH. —. ? ° w .OD hand a larpe stock of Ham e«« and Saddle«, Collars, Bridles, W h ip « , Rohes. Hru»he«, C a rry Comb«, Ac., Ac. A n y person in need of anything m my line w ill save money by giving me « cell before purchasing elsewhere. S ili P dxwiy ih tfosroa. S r t l l l a a i R e c e p tio n ar.d W a tc h P rv » e n - la i lo n to th a M a n n a H a r o . Boston, ( k t 14. - Residents ol Bea ton and v ic in ttv , augnier ted hy tboa- f-ands ol vis ito ** from other sections of •be coQ.monweahh and frem adjacent states, t<*-iar dm honcr to A d m iral Dewey. Riston was detcrated as the city ha? seldom been. The first part o l the d a y ’s program was a musical recital hy thoo-and» cf sc hoof children on the common at 10 o ’clock. From the common A d m iral Dewey and party were condor ted to the review ing stand where Mayor Q uincy, in the presence of c ity officials and gaeets and thou sands of eieetatnrs. presented h im on behalf of Boston w ith a jew el studded wat h. Staasnar M u tm s r S ta te F B R iS K ID . T o ta lly 0«- strorod by F ir e . New T o rk , O ct. 14.- Ib e steamer Nutmeg State which left Bridgeport at 3 o’clock th is m orning caught fire i ff Execat.on point lig h t house and was to ta lly destroyed. I t is known ’ hat eight perished, i-even of whom t elonged |o the crew . The steamer C ity of Lawrence came in eight and stood to rescue the pa«eeuger» and crew . The Nntmeg State's ii'eboats were («'inched to take the passecgerc to the Law reuce, but s verai cwpeited and it is ftared some of the { aisengers were drowned. S T IL L Ko W in « RU YACHT R A C 8. a t S a n d y H o o k —A n o th e r T r ia l to Ba M ado M on d ay. New Y o rk, Oct. 14.- A t 11 o’clock there was no breete at a ll, and signals were op th at the race is t f l for to d a t. The n ext atte m p t w ill b« made M o n day. ^ h e r e t h e People S to p l U M A T IL L A H O U S E Electric Lights in every room, and Electric Call Bells. -H O T E L R A T E S T O S U IT Y O U Office« 0 R. Jfc N . R y., Western Union Telegraph Co. A ll S T A G E L IN E S . SINNOTT & FI8N , Prop«. is a youth-renewer. It hides the age under a luxuriant growth of hair the color of youth. It never fails to restore color to gray hair. It w ill stop the hair from coming out also. It feeds the hair bulbs. Thin hair becomes thick hair, and short hair beccmeslong hair. It cleanses the scalp; re moves all dandruff, and prevents its formation. We have a book on the H a ir which we w ill gladly send you. I f you do not ob tain nit th « ben«, fit« you exj«»«-l»-d fro n t th e u*et»f th « V ig o r, w rite th e doctor abo ut It. F ro b a b ly th e re 1« »otne tliflh -itlly w ith you r g en eral (« s te in w h ic n W ay be e a tllv rem oved . Add re*«. D r. J. C. A yer, I.ow ell, Maaa. p. n T b o P r « (td « n t Io S o u th D a k o ta . R oyal C o lu m n O ee u p la s A r a y a t . M a n ila , Oct. 13. — General Young ooers btiell and Destroy an Armored fourth w ,th. »*« in fa battalions of th« Twemy- n try , nine troops of the BriUSQ T raill. Fourth cavalry and the scouts of the riu rty -te v e n tb in fa n try left Santa Ana this morning arid occupied Arayat alter A r SOIJJTFBV )H tkaiDE- A bsolutely ike FIFTEEN ENGLISH TROOPS KILLED „ . . „ ------o------ , r , _ Lomniacdanl Conje of the Transvaal Has Strongest Force Yet Put in the Field. B ors M irctüüg od ; J l Ä ' r Ä ' BOERS TAKE THE OFFENSIVE í a _ I a « t * I « • were 1 — left on * L the field, I h e Americans had one man wounded. General hcii w an’ s column is now l ew teen Perex das .Marinas and Im us. The roads are i verF heavv and there has been no I ’ _____________ __ i ( ¡U>e Io w a , (Jet. 13.— An armored train has lieen destroyed so'ith of i a . ( l .: i- *. L ” M a fe k m g . F ifteen B ritis h troups were k ille d . Tlie Baers ehelled the wreck- age Mfter the tra in was wrecked. C a p ta in C o g h ia n Goes to A la s k a , Itie official dispatch was: 4n j Chicago, O ct. 13. — C aptain Coghian, armored tra in was destroyed near form erly commander ol the cruiser Krainan station w h ile ou the w»y to R aleigh, left today f* r b itk a , Alaska. Mafekm g wi»h guns.” wLere he g.jes to take charge of the A P r l i l i h C a b in e t C o n n e ll. lig l »thouee d is tric t iu the te rrito ry . (xindon, (let. 13. —The cabinet met in council todav. The princip al busi P a c k T r a in * Tor th e P h ilip p in e * , ness was the arrangeoisut tor tlie as- bt. Louis, O ct. 13. Two pack trains -c m b lii g of p arliam en t and ether pre w ill in* p»nt ironi here to arrive at lim in a rie s . P o rtlan d. Oregon, October 25 to em G r a v it y o f th e B o a r A a v a n c o . bark ft,r M a n ila on the transport London, Oct. 13. — A notable change Lenaux. iu the condition of affairs is the K tW Y O R K ’S M U S G B R X Y S T a R Y . presence of lite rs at M artibogo. 45 lu ik s south of M afeking, which seem* Ko C»ue L e a d in g to th e Id e n ttfle a U o n of to indicate that they are ent’ eavermg th « B u te h o rc « W o m a n . to get Colonel Baden Powell between New York, Oct. 11. — Interest in the two fires. The gravity of the B. er ad vance can be better intim ated when it m urder m y tt-ry growing out of the __ „ . ill . . ». . .V ... cut , , , , bndmg of the left th ig h t l a woman m is _______ realized ___ that they w thereby the railw ay and telegraphic com m uni- ¡ U *’el bsvenrewulb street last Saturday ation to the north, isolating several i *,a* *£ r,4 ‘ ' increased t »is m»>rnmg by B ritish p o a ttim t. Itespite c p tim .s tlc i l< ,’ :iCcVt' ry ° f what ia believed to be reports of the a b ility of M afekm g to c f the same body on rt-pel an attack, the greatest anxietv V T * a<?? Q uarantine station, 8. 1. prevaiie here regarding the situation H ° . . E em eoian, 12 years o id, w hile •> ere. and it ia known that the re- waiBicg along the treacb at Q uarantine »1» uhtable comm andant C rnnje, who at » o'clock this m ornii.g. puked up • aptured tha Jameson raiders, has the a package wrupped in newspaj^rs and •trongeet fo*ce yet pnt into the field inanila paper. He ooened it and fourd w ith the exception of Comm andant a piece of a wom an’s body from t waist to the neck He retorted tfce General Joul^ert’« force. find to D r. Doty, the station health n o r « Gold fo r K r u g e r , officer, who made an iuvest.gation aud fxtndon, (Jet. IS. — Advice* from reported that the fieru sm ned iju ite Johannesburg report comn>ai.derii g hy fresh at d appeared to have teen in the the Transvaal governm ent of another water hut a short tim e . There was 25 ia X) ounces of gold. cut about two inches long over the S ia m D e p a r t m e n t K o tif.o d . . rig h t brea*t, bnt this ----- wa* m en h a • W ashington, Oct. 13. — The state de- fieeb wound and Dr. Doty »aid it did partm ent bar t-een not: bed ot the w ith »not indicate the cans« of death . ■Irawal from Pretoria of the B ritish di The cuts iu the neck were jagged, o lo m a 'ic agent and the existence of a «bowing that the bead hail protmblv »»ate ol w ar. M r. M acrnm . Am erican ’ been l acked eft and the arm« bad been « osul at Pretoria, has been instm eted cut off close to the shouldere m a to undertake to care f »r B ritish in clumsy m anner. The police were t e r e s t s in th at section d u 'ir g the war. notinéd and took charge ci tfce find at Th a C apo G o v « r a m « B i N a t u r a l. once and removed it to police head Cape Town, Oct. IS .—P rem ier quarters. whence it was taken to tne Schrem der, in moving ad jou rn m ent of morgue for comparison w ith the parts tfce Cape boose and assembly, made a of a wom an’s body already there The (arts of the body now missing r.otafcle speech, in the coarse ot which he alladed to the pos lio n in are the bend, the arm«, the Itgs from which the Cape government was above th e kr.ee down and the right placed. The duty ol a ll was to save ' th ig h , which was found in the city the colony as far as p»«sihie from be dum ; A » M B* U a t Io. ks lik e “ J . J. Neu coming involved in the vortex of war m an ’ ’ ar.d t i e lauedrv mark “ J. J. N . C a n a d a 's A liilu d « . Toronto, Oct. 13.— A special from 1S3” were discovered th ia m rning on O ttaw a tn the M a il says: Ib e m in ister on* cf th e w hite shirts in a handle of of public works hes made it prettv clothing lo a m in tb * basement of 21« p lain th at h* regardrd the p articip a West F ifte en th street. This bouse is tion of Canada io anv English foreign next door to an alleyw ay m which a Th entang * pt of iR.p«*risl- piece of a soman was found. iFna th at lib erals w ill act letters form ing the name are not dis tolerate. Today he spoke io coMBcil tin c t. Ti;ev are p artly washed ont and to the same effect, w ith the resalt a lit t le blurred. The “ J. J. N . ” of that another d ay’s delay is added to the laundry mark is d is tin ct, however, the long period of government inaction and is expected to lead to the id e n tifi- which is o r a tin g discontent at home cati< n of tfce owner. It w ill then be easy to learn whether or not he was and d'sgast in the m other coantry. connected in any way w ith the crim e. H ow t h * T r a in W a a W r e c k e d . C h ief of Detective« McClusky said this London, • >ct. 13.— The war »thee m orning that the case was as comolete baa received the follow ing from C a t« a mystery as ev er; that no point that Tow n: An armored tra m from M ale- woold go toward establishing id e n tifi king escorting two seven-p» noder guns cation I ad heen made, at,d that was was attacked last n ig h t at K 'a ip a n . the hrst th in y necessary. It was true, A ra il had been removed and the tram be said, th at a num ber of clues had left the track The B * r v fired a rtille ry been run down, bat the case stands aud captured i t . No d etails as to just as it did at the first finding of the casualties. *' part of the body. Captain McCIuskv T h e B n t lr a C ra w C a p tu r » « . th m k t the sh irt found last night at 219 Cape Town, ( k t . 13, 4:45 p. nr. — The West F ifth street has no (rearing on en tire crew of the armored tra m , w ith the case. In hie opinion tLe bundle the exception of the engine d riv e r, was left where it waa found by a were made prisoners by the Boers. frightened th ie f. Even w ith the por tion of the body found off Q uarantine, Captain McCIuskv th in k» idwatifiea- T H E P R S S ID B M IIA L P A R IY . tion would be almost impossible, un- G iv en H e a r ty W e lc o m e * a t W e s t S u p e r eee the head should be found. , • . Í 1 1 i ‘ » ' I i Ltd to accept ieeert him to ri arm y fights eve they w ill imp aud w ill .at trin c e of m a íd o .” ram ants. | morrow. I f the Au them at every nan<j come fiockir.g into have no fu rth er use confici» nee operators C entral Sebwai Washington, G et. c i lo w in g dispatch bas Ge*-c icm M a .l i a : ttile m r is moving on US ano D M atinee odav. where itio n ii — —o ------ A column of ebiug from I mu« to irt h Yo«cg has occupied Frt« S U t; Burghers Hare Crcssd ih« O rifig* phea are being moved fin e r Into C*pe Goionj ¿Ou Kcw up the Ri ar.de to th at p oint, Lawton wi rau.acd the column Occupy F itilip & w a . when fo il • ^ ttra t ion has been effected. I surgeli ts attacked the A rge 1 hot were q ouickl ■•fcti. uu* u ick ly re London, O ct. 12.— A special from pulsed. S ix enlisted men were s lig h t L ad ysm ith, says: The Botrs occupied ly wounded. ” L a in g 's Nek the moment t i e o lt i s a - tum expired. Tfiey are cow peurir g T H E C A M P A IG N IK L U Z O N . into N atal and Ingogo H eight» have G a c a r a l A u v a e e « H as B een M a d e A lo n g been occupied. Have Occupied Laing's Nek aud ire Pouring Into Natal. BRITISH ADVANCING FROM IAFEKIKG 6 u r g h » r * O re u p y P h lh p t t c w n . th « A m e ric a n L in e * London, Oct. 12. — Free State Burgh ers, according to a p riva te message juet receive,!, have crossed the Orange rive r iuto Cape Colony and have c* - copied P tilip r to w n . T n t ir object, it is supposed, is to cot the ra ilw a y at De Ear Junction which ia considered an im portant strategic p o in t. According to a dispatch from Capetown it is aa- ►♦rted tha Boer? h a v e a r ra n g e d w i l t C h ie f Liwcbwe, a permanent ch ief of tf e n-. rthwestern fc-order. to tak< U{ arms ag«io»t G reat Br ta in . A dis- patch from M afeking under , :att l d»v •says Colonel Bven F o a e . l has sent a strong B ritish forca from M .-fe k irg to- w arfs toe border w ith field «.une an : ambulances, presumably w ith a view cf occupying a<fvantageou» defensive ground. Dispatches from Durban te c - firm the report tfcat Free State au th orities seised a Natal tra in ieavi. g Ladysm ith yesterday m orning for H a rry s n iith . They also steppe i t i e tra m due to leave H a rry s m ith in the afternoon. I t ie understood tel-g rap h ic com m unication w ith tLe Transvaal ceased punctually at 5 o’clock veeter- day. H a lf has a battery tille r y from Police K im - berly arrived of at a r M afeRing. New Y o rk, (Jet. I - — A special to the H e ra ld from M fciegton says: A “TJ5,*/*?. id van e a eg the Am erican line« in L e w « baa 3**n m began and war d ep artm -n t official als expert heavy fighting w ith in th e txt few days, Both L«w ton and Mac A -bur are mov- 't g oertbw ard, tb e ir pn being to get control ot the n iroad and :m - A or ta 1.1 town* as far t o h a« possible, According to t i e war i ar < departm ent the ad vanee it to L ' rerm an en t. There are to be do m . r t toaus taken aud then « anco* ed. Fraucir- i. Oct. I I . —Washington t ¿ LBtertaiced today by t e u e h g a jtc n of ^aehington citixen«. in e reg.u -n t Las Iwen s p lit up into A-titcfcm- - ned d .ff reut parties of YYashir gt ti;aLf a,e t*k :B 2 the boys to pointa of interest ar iond the c ity , lun ch in g f ern and Jcing things to make t ’ e lay a pleasant cne. (.»ov ernor Ragers' °d staff w ill be among tfce p x rtj tc welcome t ie Kansas sol- ¡ ‘a re T te n made h at o OUtiv log s ta tin r .« have h a * « been hw*«n ordered p» k r ^ ( at u tljin g stations to concentrate w ith in the town lim its . _________ . .. * b lc g tin •'g -tient to en tertain the Kansas regi ment at »lincer to nig ht or tom orrow. Aa A tta c k H o u r ly K x n a e te « . V A C ! A ll iK k BOYS. W fc» b .n g ; n V o lu n te e r s H a v tn « T im e la Sao r r a iic is c o . a Goo« - V R 13M P A C IF IC O F F IC IA L S . K im b e rly , Oct. 12.—T t e authorities at M afeking are hourly expecting tn 01« B o a rd o f P le a d e r s R a - d c a t a « a t a a tta c k . Latest in l rm at on rtg sn iiu g M « « U a a t a S a it L a k e . the burghers aaaeifa: led along the K i m Salt Lake, O c t. 11. — A t the second berly b-.rder is th at tha fcrce does not > xceed 35tk). Ih e Bcere have only four annual m eeting of the stockboldera of tne Union Pacific Railroad C o ., held field guns. in th ia c ity today, tee old board of B r t u t h A k « d *. L e a v e * P r e t o r ia . C « m i * * , i L-t i-> \. » director« was re-elect*< w ith the ex- L a ^ to w n . Oct. !2 - N e w s ts received c e p tu u *.f n e n r* B H yde re c e ttlv here that the B ritish u i. I m alic agent deceased. Hu- s n, Jan « H H v ie iu the Transvaal, Conyngham (»ranna. elected in hie -;ead The nam ei »,n« U* X° K r^ director» are aa tallo w s: ana high Boer officials at Pretoria last O live r Aines, B js to s ; Horace G . evei m g. faurt, O m aha: George O. Cannon, S alt I r u n M e m b e r * to B« P r o te e u te d . L ake : 7. Jefferson Coolidge, j r . . Boa- L*»ndon, (Jet. 1 2 — Tfce 8ua of this to n : John W. D>*ane, Cb.cagu: Louia city p rints a rumor th at tfce govern F lttg e ra ld , New Y o rk ; George J . ment w ill prosvcote certain Irish m em G ou.d, Lakew oo i, N. J . ; Edward H^ bers of tee house of commons cn the H a rrim a n . Arden. N . Y . : M a rv in charge of high trea»**o in consequence H c g h itt. Chicago; J.m es B H ade, of th e ir pro-Boer attitu d e . New Y o rk : O tto H . Kahn, New Y o rk : B oar* m id « a B r ld a a R o w e ll M ille r . Chicago; * ic s lo w 8. V c rk : Jacob G . Schiff, Lnreuao M afqcex, Oct. 12 — In fo rm a li ‘er<T.’ tion has r«a*.hed here that the B*.ers New lo r k ; James S tillm a n , New Y o rk . have m ire d three piers of a bridge at S TR A TT O N ESC A P E S. K o m a ti, a port on the K em ati R ive r. T o « C a m p a ig n H a * B eg u n Louden, Oct. 12.— A ll kinds of rumors are teieg iap htd from N in th A frica regarding the B je rs ’ move ments. O fficial cot firm ation of tfce announcement th at Orange Free State burefcers have ... , entered Natal by . wav —. of 'sc ree n a n ? pass is at fcand. I t leaves no fu rth er room for doubt that act« of war Lave already been com- m itte .l and the campaign has begun, New« of tfce invasion of the n o rtf ern border is also accepted a» reliable. I t is im probable tfcat a claeh between forcre of Britons and Boers can lasg be delayed, if it Las not occurred a l- ready. I t now seem» tfcat the Boers intend to act in two column», those frotn the Tratt-vaal w o rk irg from the north and those from «he Charge Free ' - >b the object of keeping ti e B ritish forces at Ladysm ith an»t D ander occupied, w hile parties of Boers w ill slip past to destroy bridges along the railw ay forming a lic e of c-im m anicatii n he tween B ritish aud Durban N atal, the advanced base at P ietram aritsborg and the fro n t. However, it is suspected th at tfce en tire B '»*r concentration on the frontiers ol N atal may be a fe in t to draw attentio n from M a ftk ir g , which aiacy esperta regard as tba real , , A fL <*- cessini dasb there would give the Boers groat | restile w Afrixam foes in C*pe Colony. Thomas T. Tongue, ol H iltsboro. congreesmen from the first d is trict of Oregon, takes a stand against the ex- c lo rn n of sheep from the government toreat reserve», ar.d at The Dalles Ih n rrd a y made his position known in an addre«s before ti e memtwrs of the State Wool Growers’ Association, wmeh was in session there. M r. Tongue stated that the Oregon uelega B e a th o f an Old S o ld ie r . HOT R S C B P TIO N TO R O B B ER S. tton in congress is unanimous iu op- Roseburg, O re., Oct. 14. — M ajor E. F. Walsh died this m orning. He lived One K ille d . Ona ( a p tu r a d an d tb a T h ir d pcsiug the forest reserve exclusion act, and are consequently against any e x in this county for nianv year«. He C u m m lis S u le ld a . tension of the te rrito ry from which served during tlie war of the reltellion S ev ie rv ille , T erm ., (Jet. 13.—Three in the 57th regim ent of New York vo l masked robber» entered the hank to sheep are to be excluded. .Mr. Tongue made another statem ent in his addr»es, unteer in fa n try. day and attem pted to rob the vault. intereetibg juet now. and to the effect President McM ahon threw the loose A S u lta n R e p o rte d D ro w n e d . th at the members of congress who are money into tne safe and seised a gun. London, Oct. 14. — A special from H i* first shot k ille d the leader. Pearl pushing the exenstun act are a ll from Bicfcareet . , savs the fu lta n ha« been ; Thurm an. Assistant Cashier M arshall states having no eheep interests, and dfowned in the Bosphorus . hy several , t wo ol the robbers’ horses Cal therefore having not the opportunity ladtea of .ns harem in com plicity w ith D errick, one of the robber* was ar- to become acquainted w ith tbe facts in R B V IE W B D B t TH E P R S * l P S . \ r . members of the young Turkish party. #(ter beirg W0Un,jeJ. W ill the case. A. A . Bonney, who also spoke be M in n e s o ta V o lu n te e r s A r i l v « a t H o m « D errick, the tfiird robber, rode a m ile , To C o n n e c t S e a ttle an d T a e o m a . fore the convention stated th at for the i n d A r« D is b a n d e d . Tacotna, W ash., ( k t . 14 — A contract h o t ly pursued t v a posse. On being past twenty five years be ha» not no Si. P aul, Oct. 12. —The tra in b ring surrounded be fled into a barn where ha» been signed w ith Nelson Bennett ticed that sheep in the mountains have ing home the T h irte e n th M innesota for the construction of an electric r a il he com m itted suicide. de. teased the water supply in the volunteer» arrived this m orning, tit**» road bet wee.i this c ity and Seattle, the creek» one bucketful. I t is true, he breakfast they were taken to M en* T h o u s a n d « K llla a by an B a r th q u a k s . work to begirt at once. stated, that many who are contiguous apolia where ti ey were reviewed by The Hague, O ct. 13.—O fficial d is to the creaks use the water for irrig a President M c K in le y . The regim ent W IL L IA M AN D W IL L IA M . patches from B atavia, capital ot tion, which n atu rally decreases the vol th«n disbanded. . Netherlands, Indies, confirm the re ume. and in mauv cases this tfiortn»*e aa: , ” Tha Rivals er 1 8 9 6 and Probably ot ports regarding an earthquake in tile or drouth of water is laid to 0 e sh een . ?u,eaFJLS’ (Jet. I l -P re s id e n t 1900 Shak- rands. island i f Corea». O fficial a I vices ... ie- C aptain Drffiaby discussed the san- M c K in le y and p aity at lived in tl is < ol»»nel W . J. Brvan sat d irec tly he- 'c la re 5tMiO people were k ille d and linn- ject, and argued that claim s that the City today. The president and cabinet bind President M c K in le y last F r'd a y dredo serioutlv inju red . sheepmen destroyed the range and cn- officers aud other distinguished offit'ers at Canton, tils , w h ile the president derbrush in the m ountain» weie reviewed the returning volunteers of delivered a b rief address. Ih e state W o m e n G a th e r in g a t S e a t tle . absurd, and tlrvt it was to the interest the Thirteenth Minnesota regim ent. fair was in progress and ( oloi el B ria n Chicago, O ct. 13. — .Member» of the of tl e sheepiuqn,, more than anyone the parade the p residential ban l»e* n secured to d e liv e r a two to urs W om an’s C h ristian Temperance Union e h e to p»e«erve the range and not de- . lie r w at to the s x m n itio o speech. The Nebraskan was among tlie from many state» gathered here today str»ry tl e brush or the tim b e r. H e a«f- b u ild in g where waa spread a fe « a for firet to greet President M c K in le y as preparatory to leaving to nig ut tor v m a te d «heepmen graaibg th e ir bands the volunteers. A t trie conclusion ol tie left the train and a.* ended tlie p la t - _______ Seattle, , where the national convention u t - .i.r a loei.ee f i r a stipulated sum. ¡th e banquet f resident M c K i n l e y *fe- ^ . form . When the president condoiled j w ill open next week, .Iu ge Maya e*i > th at if th eexclaeio n livered a lengthy address up >n ti e his address he turned and h e a rtily a n 1» enf m e d , it w ill ruin tfce sl eep , w orld’ » progress and history during the grasped Colonel B rya n ’ s outstretched F o r y P e rs o n * D ro w n e d ird c e iiy of Oregon and Washington. 1 past century. hand. St. Louis. Mt».. Oct. 13. - T h e Sene J N . W illia m so n , of P rin e v ille ; A. “ Good bye, M r. President ” said gal, a sm all e ra lt, w h ile att<m p ting to A. Bonney, nt Tygh V « |le y J. N. Bur FU N S TO N ON TH K S IT U A T IO N . Colonel Bryan, and tlie presi fe r t re cross the river at Senegal yesterday, gess, of Itafceoven ; and H . C. Rooper, spoililed w ith a word of fa ie w e ll. Thus wus wrecked and forty person« drow ned. of Antelo|»e, were appointed a com T h in k * A re e r te a n * w i l l B« Sol« Kastwrs ebsed ttie short meeting lietween the m ittee to lay the m atter before the by N « x i M a rc h . fcriner rivals o f. 1896. As the presi H e a v y Lose by F ir e . authorities in Wa -bington. Chicago, O ct. 1 2 . - A special t* the d en tia l train left im m e d ia tely, Colonel New York, Oct. 13.— Au e x n lo rirn Tim es-H erald from Han Francisco Bryan delivered his address a lter the started a fire in the National Conuuit W h y C o in * A r« S tr u c k . says: ” 1 «ee no reason wfcy the di p aitu re of the pr» Bident. aud Cable works at Hastings. The The p rincipal reason that coins are Americans should not be the sole loss is 9125,000. struck and not ca«t is the w ell known masters of the P h ilipp ines by Maich II known H o rs « T h a t W e ig h e d 3 0 0 0 P ou nds. fact th at m olten metals contract on next y e a r.” This is the opinion of The w eight of the heaviest horse T h e A r m ie llc e E x te n d e d . cooling. Thus counterfeit coins, which ’ Brigadier General Funaton. The ever known wa« 3000 pound». This Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 13. - The are always cast, show fatal variations situation in the islan ds,” he savs Clydesdale horse was exhib ited at New arm istice between government troop» iu site, which au th en tic stamped coins ‘ ‘ has reached a stage where it is ea»v ----------------- York in lHh'.». I t was 20l a liantls hig h , and insurgents has been extended u n til do not. Secondly, it ie impossible to ( to cope w ith it . There must be ’ and although only 5 years uld. Saturday, get the same sharpness of delin eatio n tem porising, no wasted avnanathT no measured 45 inches round the stifle or as in stamping and, lastly, when th e , foolish sentim ent. I t must fie a case knee jo in t, 05 inches g irth , 3 4 ^ inches W in d W a n te d a l S an d y H o o k . stamping machine is once set up. the of tight. T h * F ilip in o s are in such round the h ip and 11 feet 4 indies in Sandy Hook, Oct. 13. —The yacht process of strik in g c o in a ia in fin ite ly [ frame of m ind that thev w ill — - - f e - f e - - - f e ; f D u lu th , M in n ., Oct. 13. — A noisy welcome was given tfce presidential ja r t v on its a rriv a l in this c ity . The party was driven to the high school, The rem aiks of tlie president and sev- eral D S a b e r i of t i e cabinet were , b rief, the president speaking of tee ad- vantages of education. B aking s ’ owder M akes th e food m ore delicious and wholesom e toward M agalan. Ih e swampy charac- , ter c f the country prevented the use of c a v a lry . The men of the Tw entv- th e , fo u rth c h a rg e d the trenches. The euemy set toe town on tire and sue Aberdeen, 8. D .. Oct. 14. — President M c K in le y ’s special arrived th is morn- ■ ng- A large crowd gathered to see ibe fi’ st president of the Unite*! State« i o r a n « D u lu th . who ever visited the Dakotas since West Superior, O ct. 13. — President TOM TOHGDB FIGHTS SHEEP EXCLUSION statehood. The Mouth Dakc-t« vo lu n teer» who arrived today from the M c K in le y and party arrive*! here this P h ilip p in e « fo rm til r« rt o f the parade morning and were greeted by HUGO A t Th e D e lle s M e e U t c o f th e S ta a W o o l G eo w ee s’ C o n v e c tio n He E x p e e s s e * H I* - The party .................. people, besides 70tX) school ch ild ren. left for Huron at 11:30. V ie w * . C h icag i. O ct. 14 —A aperial cable to t: e T r illin e from B erlin pays: News «o re« Iro n Apia th at natives have proclaimed Iim as ese as kiu c, de- spite the retent agreement betasen tbe Unite*! States, G erm any and G reat B rita m to abolieb th a t office. Odlce over First National Bank. J western Railroad. Chicago, Oct. 14.— Masked robbers field up tra iu No. V ou the N orthw est ern railroad shortly before m id n ig h t, between Maple Bark and D t k a lb ; ehot at Dan W h ite, ttie en gineer; ran away w ith the engine, and blew open tlie express car and safe. When the lu b bers had ritied the car they disap peared. No. 9 forms part of the fa*t tran»- continental m a il recently established lietween New York and Bar Francisco. At M ap le P ark, 5() m iles from Chicago, it was discovered that tower *‘ W ” at E lhu rn e was not g iving the rig ht signal. W hite bad hardly nronght the engine to a stand still w'tien two masked men pointed gun» at h im and tne firem an. ‘ ‘ Throw up your hands,” they al outed. The railroad men did so. The robbers detached the engine from tne rest of the tra in and W hite was told to take the eLgme two m iles up the track. Then he attem pted to make a fight, and one of the robfiera shot at h i m , but failed to h it h im . In the m eantim e four other men a t tacked the conductor and brakem en. The ruhhets blew op«-n the throng! safe w ith d yn am ite, the explosion wreck ing the car. They grabbed a ll the money and express package» and tied. I t is estim ated by officers of the Am erican Express Companv in C l icago, that there was 925,UX) m the -ales. This am ount was stated to have been in cash. The am ount ol jew elry , etc., is not know n. When a special tra in bearing Super inteodent Sanborn a td Trainm aster Battisford reacted the scene of tbs rot b«ry tt ev found that the operator of tower “ W ” ha«l l»*en boa ml and .tagged, and the conductor, engineer snd fireman tied tu tfce extreme car. three suspects were arrested at day ¡»leak but t i e police are not confident they had the rig ht m en. KASSBMGBBS d ------ o------ , ------ o------ R o b b e rs M a k e a Big Haul on th« N orth E I6 « T After H&ir an Hour's Fighting Young’s UP. T a n ia s « *« P ro c la im » « K in g . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, T h e D a lle « ever tug w ith one hundred and n in ety one horse» in good co n dition . Nine vere lost. The transport Belgian K u g a r riv til tins m orning w itfi seven i*oiii|»atiirfl of the T h irty -lu u ith in fa n try .” N o to rio u s R o b b e r G e t* O u t ef tba Colo rado Penitentiary. Denver. O ct. 12 —James K . S tra t ton, the note«] m a il box robber and taiger. has escaped from the pen iten tia ry at Canon C ity , where he waa serving a sentence of 21 rears’ im - pri* ciaen t, in a most m ysterious m anner. Warden H o y t says no tools were used and lie b elie was the prisoner must Lave received help from some one on the inside, btraltoo escaped from the same prison in September, 1S93, and was re*aptured a vear later in Chicago. _________ _______ _ Traffic Agreement E n u re d Into, New Y o rk, Oct. 12. —A report is car- rent in W all street th at a traffic ar- rangem eat fca? !v*an entered into be- tw eer \o u h - ere Pacific. The report is th at the Northern Pacific is-to be allowed the use of the G reat Northern shott lin e from Sntkar.e to tha round in con » id e ra tim of the use by the G reat Northern of tfce Northern Pacific’s ttashington C entral branch. ________________ hething to J u s tify ■ o d ia u o n . W ashington. Oct. J 2 . - T h e state de- part m eat *todav issued a »taiem eoì re- garding the oatiticne sent the preai- «‘vet requesting m ediation in the rrausvaa, difficulties. The statement ternattonal usage to ju s tify an offer of m ediation, w ithout in tim a tio n from one of the parties to the dispute. Tha efforts of this government shall be to tee that Am erican interests do not suffer unnecessary in ju iy . S hot H l* U n fa U b T a i W ITa. Oregon C ity , O re.. Oct. 12.— M r. Brooks, of Canemah. returned home at m id n ig h t and found Frank Freeman w ith his w ife. H e shot at Freeman aud the ball struck the woman, eoter- • abdo» ia | the intestines and lodging in the rig ht h ip hone. Physicians say the woman cau- not recover. _1________________ Proctor C criaia ot D«w«y*s Election, M o u tp d ie r, Verm ont, Oct. 12.— Senator Proctor in an interview on the candidacy of Adm iral IH-wev for t i e p re s id e « ^ , said th at whatever party nominated h im would be almost sure of success. F e m a l« S ta g « K d b b « r E s e a p « *. Tucson, A ria ., Oct. 12 — Pearl H a rt, a fem ale stage robber, broke ja ii th ia morning ny cutting an opening tnrougb the w all ten tret above the level of th * cell floor. R a in Q u e n c h » * F o re s t F i r « * . Santa C ru * C a lif , O et. 11.— Heavy shower» have quenched ttie lorest fires which have lieen raging in th ia v ic in ity for the pa«t two weeks, doiug iuimeuse damage. P o w d e r M ill* B lo w n Up. Chicago, O ct. 11. — Two of tF>e powder m ill» of the Aetua Com pany’s works 5 **r L>d., b.ew up last n ig b t. • ‘Di loyee are or.-sing. B a tti« k x p « e t« d la V e n e z u e la . e Caracas, f e Venezuela, f e ù Ocl. f e