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VOL. XIX. MARTINSBURG. W. VA„ SATURDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1890._ Mo. 12
President Kruger Says British
Soldiers Must Leave South
Africa at Once.
MUST ANSWER QUICKLY. |
_
Active Preparations for War Are Be
ing Vigorously Prosecuted by
( Both Sides.
Conflicting Reports and Rumors.
The Ultimatum of Oom Paul, j
J Feeling In London—The British
i Troops Have Crossed the Border ,
, to Kimberly.
Blomfontein. Oct. 6.—A conflict may
be precipitated any moment between
the Orange Free State and British
troops. A dispatch signed by the
Mayor of Bosliof. says that a force of
British has crowed the Orange Free
State frontier from Kimberley and is
marching toward Bosliof. Bosliof is
only thirty mill’s from Kimberley.
London, Oct. G.—All the mines in the
gold Helds, says a dispatch from Cape
Town, have been seized by the Trans
vaal Government In accordance with
its announcement, that such action
would be taken on the declaration of
martial law. All the saloons in the
gold Helds district are also reported
closed by official order.
Paris, Oct. 6—A number of papers
say that the Boers have sent an ulti
matum to England demanding the
withdrawal of the troops from the
frontiers within forty-eight hours^ The
papers congratulate President Kruger
for coming to this decision.
London. Oct. 5.—The Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Kiglit lion. Sir
Michael llicks-Beach, has already sanc
tioned the provisional expenditure of
£?>,0<K».0O0 for use in connection with
the Transvaal crisis. The Government
will not exceed that limit without
authority from Parliament, which will
be asked to vote a sum not exceeding,
£S.(hsuhmj.
London. Oct. til—The Dally Mail’s
corn’s]Hindent at Earonco Marques te
ports that II. M. S. Philomel has gone
to Durban for the purpose of landing
100 men and a gun.
Commenting editorially on this dis
patch. tlie Daily Mail says It considers
j that the action reported indicates grave
danger. The Admiralty, says the Daily
Mail, would not countenance such ti
measure except in circumstances ot un
usual emergency; and didn t think it
probable that other British warships
! are converging silently ujhju the
theatre of action.
him to return to his people in view ot
the critical situation there.
\ solution of the difficulty was readi
ed early in the afternoon session, when
a resolution was adopted declaring It
the earnest hope of the convention that
a peaceful solution of the difficulties
between the Transvaal and Great Brit- ;
aiu might be reached.
Dr. Meiring agreed to withdraw his)
request, and the incident is considered
closed. _
CAN DO AS HE PLEASES.
Navy Department Gives Dewey Un
limited Liberty.
Washington, Oct. ft.—Admiral Dewey
made an early start yesterday to keep
a number of engagements. Immediate
ly after breakfast he joined one of his
associate officers for a stroll on Con
necticut avenue, und on returning pro
ceeded to the Navy Department, ac-,
eompanied by Admiral Farquhar, tho
new commander of the North Atlantic
station, and Snpt. Lambertou, liis chief
of staff, and a Chinese servant. Few
people were aware of the admiral’s
coming, so there was not much of a
demonstration when he entered the de-:
partment.
The admiral went to see Secretary
Long and talk over liis plans for
the Immediate future. Secretary Long
said that the department was willing
to give him perfect liberty to do as he
pleased. On the 13th he will go to
Boston, to attend the reception there j
in his honor on the 14th inst. The
Olympia will meanwhile have arrived
at that place, for her orders are to pro
wed at once from New York to Boston,
to lie put out of commission and be re
paired extensively.
After the Boston ceremonies, Ad
miral Dewey is expected to return to
Washington to meet his colleagues of
the Philippine commission. Secretary
Long said that the. admiral’s time
would probably be occupied fully in
the deliln'ratlons of the commission for
some mouths to come, and meanwhile,
in order to leave* hint free for that
work, he will not be assigned to any
naval duties. Further than Hint point,
the department lias not yet undertaken
to define its plans for Admiral Dewey’s
future.
When all of these details had been
arranged the admiral walked over to
the White House to keep an appoint
ment made with the President to dis
cuss the Philippine situation.
To Open New Lumber District.
Kune, Pa., Oct. 5. Work is progress
ing rapidly on the Pennsylvania end of
the railroad that is to connect the coal
fields of Elk. Clarion and Jefferson
counties with tin* West Shore road.
The line is known as the Shnwmut
line. The mines of the Shavvinut Com
pony are now producing 200 cars of
coal a day. and will produce 400 as
soon as more electrical mining plants
are installed. There are 800,000.000
feet of timber, all of which will !«■ cut
and shipped over this line, requiring
25 years. The line will open up for de
velopment a rich section of Pennsyl
vania that has thus far been dormant.
A steel mill will be erected at St.
Mary’s, to employ over 250 men.
A Summary of Happenings at
Home and Abroad
THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review of What Has Transpired
of Public Interest.
London. Oot. A.—'The fall In Consols j
was partly duo to rumors current on i
the Stock Exchange of an imminent is- j
sue of from twenty to twenty-five mil
lions of Consols. The War Office offi
cials. however, decline to either con
firm or deny the report.
Lowville. N. Y.. Oct. 4.—Horace Nor
ton, who murdered Miss W Id rich, at
Fulton Chain, oti September 21. is in
jail here. He was captured by W. W.
Nickerson and Ids son Roy, of Turin,
and Under Sheriff Munyon. of Herki
mer. on the farm of Mrs. M. P. Clark,
near Turin, after a desperate fight.
Paris, Oot. 4.—The leaders of tho
strike in the Iron works at Crcusot nn
nounoed that If they do not receive sat
isfaction to day the whole population,
comprising 20,000 men. women and
children will march to this city and
demand redress from the Government.
The threat Is taken here very seriously,
as because of the presence of Socialists
in the present emergency Ministry, the
demand would, cause the Government
serious embarrassment,
Provineetown. Mass.. Oot. 4.—The
schooner Willie L. Swift, of this port,
has arrived bringing news of a terrific
gale which swept the Grand Ranks on
Sept. 14. By it twenty-two fishermen
were lost and the seventeen vessels on
the banks at the time wore greatly
damaged. The Swift lost three men,
her malnboom and gaff, cable, anchors
and dories. The gale was one of the
worst experienced in years.
Victoria, B. C., Oct. 4.-Oriental ad
vices say that the British gunboat Wl
vorn left Hong Kong Sept. 12 for West
River for the suppression of pirates
who have been carrying on depreda
tions there recently. A serious dis
turbance took place at Hang Can be
tween Japanese passengers on a steam
ship and the Chinese. The Chinese po
lice, instead of controlling tiieir coun
trymen, assisted in the assault.
Newport,, R. I„ Oct. 4.—Five men
who were held in the Newport County
Jail on the charge of holding up and
robbing the Portsmouth car stables
about two months ago, have escaped
from the institution. The men were
among the most desperate in the coun
try. and were captured in Bridgeport,
Conn., soon after the robbery. After a
long chase the Newport police succeed
j ed in recapturing the robbers.
after the daily shipment of gold bullion 1
form tbe Camp Bird Mflte, and unload
ed tin* mail and baggage looking for it.
However, they overlooked the Ih»x eon- j
talnlug $1*2.000 worth of gold, repre-;
denting two day's production of the j
mine. The malls were left untouched |
and the passengers were not molested, !
Shrift Kdgnr was notified and with a
posse overtook the highwaymen near
Yankee Bov Basin After a brisk ex- j
change of shots tit? Sheriff retired to!
secure reinforcements.
Liverpool. Oct. 5.—Four greasers
three firemen and two coal trimmer
of Hie British s tea ship Scotsman.
Wrecked Sept 21 in the Straits of Belle
Isle, who were arrested on their arrival
here from Queenstown, were charged
with ladng in possession of goods be
1<>Ogte°r te rvir -•>*••-- of tbe Scotsman
and rormauy arraigned. Four, having
been previously convicted, were sen
tenced to a mouth's imprisonment with
hard labor. The others were lined £2
and costs.
Plainfield, VVis., Oct. .^Thermom
eters here registered 20 degrees above
zero, which breaks all previous records
for early October weather. The earth
was frozen one inch deep. Potatoes
are bmlly frozen and the loss will be
extensive.
peg Moines. Ia.. Oct. 5.—Fire de
stroyed the five-story department store
of the Harris Emery Company and
spread to the Masonic Temple, Murphy
House, Hegelc Cigar Company Build
ing and Hill Shoe Company Building.
The total loss is estimated at $500,000.
London, Oct. 5.- Tin* governors of the
Bank of England met and decided to
raise tlic bank's rati* of discount from
IB,:, to 4Vi per cent. Consols opened % to
•V,"under Tuesday's closing, at 102% for
tiiouey and 102% for tin* account; but
later recovered %.
Hicksville. Ohio, Oet. 5.—Frank W.
Zither was driving home from Ant
werp. Ohio. Near the bridge across
the Maumee ltiver his horse became
frightened and tipped tbe buggy over
down a twenty-foot embankment. Zit
her's neck was broken and he died in
stantly.
Iletisselaer. Mo., Oct. 5.—.T. K. Wor
rell. of tins city, has a clock 200 years
old ami il was owned once In Fayette
County, Kentucky. It stands 7Vi feet
high and Indicates the time of day,
changes of the moon, the moon’s phases
in all countries, day of the month and
the day of 1 lie week. It is made of
mahogany and is without a scratch.
Washington, Oct. 4.~President Mc
Kinley .in honor of Admiral Dewey,
gave the largest dinner party in the
history of the White House social func
tions. Covers were laid for more than
eighty persons. The guests included
the Cabinet, the Governors of nine
states, Justices of the Supreme Court,
some of the members of both houses
of Congress, army and naval officers.
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Hardship and Torture Suffered
By the Passengers on the
Wrecked Scotsman.
A NIGHT ON THE CLIFFS.
New York Passenger on the Ill-Fated
Ship Tells a Thrilling Story of
the Disaster.
The I- ate of Many Likely Jiover to
Be Revealed — I'erllous Journey
Over Rock* and Through Marshes
to the Lighthouse—Ten Hours In
Life Boats.
New York. Oct 0. Mrs. Walton
Aims ami her daughter, Miss Seine
Aims, of No. U East one Hundred and
Twenty-third street, this city, weie
passengers on the wrecked steamship
Scotsman, amt have Just arrived heie
from Cauudu. Moth arc still suffering
from thu t*xpoHuro tuid MIhn Aims is
unalde to walk. In the tfnmp across
Hello Isle she sprained her ankle, am
for six hours afterward was compelled
to walk on.
In an Interview Miss Alms made the
following statement In regard to the
hardships and tortures tlu* passengers
were obliged to undergo before being
rescued. „
“It was awful. The last of It is a
blur of misery iu my memory. 'I hluk
of it while we were in peril ot our
lives, me crew were robbing our rooms
below we were sent ashore one by
one on a life line—we had to climb a
cliff 1,iHiti feel high, ill danger of fall
ing back into the sen-we walked for
hours through a treacherous marsh.
Terrible hardships one after another.
-We were lowered by a rope Into
the second boat. There were thirteen
women and two children in our boat.
We were out ten hours, skirting up and
down the high, rocky coast, without
finding a place where we could land.
All this time we were slowly freezing.
“About 10 o'clock ill the forenoon the
captain ordered us back on board as
lie believed the danger of the ships
slipping off tin- rocky ledge was over.
1 went down to our cabin to get some
dry clothes. A rough looking man told
jne to get out that the ship was going
to sink. But I went ahead.
“Our cabin was a sight. Our room
had been ransacked, and 1 Haw valise?
that lmil been slashed open with
knives. One passenger found two fire
men In his room and drove them out as
1hev were packing up Ills things.
"iu a short time they began to send
us ashore on a life line, one by one.
It was a thrilling experience, but one
harder to bear met us on shore. We
were landed at the base of a cliff 1,000
feet high.
r wuuu i ww iuwrr iiuuirs. •-/ /;
Munch Chunk. Fa.. Oct. R.-Wbeir
llio Central - Lehigh Valley wreck crew*
mguged In clearing up Tuesday’*
wreckage at Oxbow Curve raised the
unashed locomotive from the debris,
they round two bodies charred beyond .
recognition. It was known that Brake*
man Hcimbaoh, of White Haven, was
hurled In the wreck, but the finding of
the second bbdy was it horrible sur
prise. The remains have not been
Identified. Kannais'l, the Injured line*
Blau, died at St. Luke’s Hospital.
American Interests In Peril.
Shanghai. Oct. ft.—It Is reported that;
Viceroy Chang Chitting lias reoom-i -I
mended that the government abandon
negotiations with the American syndi
cate under the Washington contract for
the construction of the Cuntou-lI*n
kow Hallway and grant the reversion
of the undertaking to the I'rauco-Bd
glan Luhan combination. *
More Warship* for Manila.
Washington, Oet 5.--As a result «f
the conference between the President
and Admiral Dewey Wednesday after
noon. the President directed the Imme
diate dispatch to the Philippines of *
number of vessel* of the navy. In
cluding the cruiser Brooklyn and the
gunboats Marietta and Machlaa. .
--—.-.——.- 1 * -'i
Considering Freight Claims.
Washington. Oct. 5.—The Freight
Claims Association of the United
States has begun Its semi-annual meet
ing at the Shorehatn. The meeting Is
to last two days, and is to consider the
subject of claims and some readjust
ment of the association's rules.
New York Markets.
Grain—Wheat. December, 7tP/ja7fl%c.
Oats. No. 3. 27Vie.; No. 2 white. &
a:.Oc.: No. 3 white, 29n29V4c.; track
mixed, 27Msa29c.; track white, 30aS5c.
Bye.—No. 1 Western, 50c., f. o. b.»
afloat; No. 2 Western 05c.. spot; State
rye. 50s., e. 1. f.. New York, car lota
' Harley.—Feeding. 4la43e. c. I. f. Buf
falo; malting, 45a50 c. delivered New
York.
Flour.—Spring patents, $3.S5a4.QQ;
winter patents, f3.5Tia3.75; spring
clears, f2.95n3.10; extra No. 1 winter.
f2.05a2.80; extra No. 2 wluter, $2.40*.
2.50.
Fork.—Mess, $3.75a9.50; short cleat*'
$ 10.25a 11.75; family, fll.50al2.00.
Butter.—Creamery,- Western. extras,
per lb., 23.; do., firsts. &V*n23c.; do.,
seconds, 19'/aa2U‘.; do., thirds, 17*
18'ac. ; do., State, extras, 22Vyu23c.
Cheese.—State, full cream, small,
colored, fancy, per lb., lD/ijaU%c.; da,
white, fuucy, 1 D/|til 1 t/jc. .
Eggs -Jersey and near by, fancy*
White, 22c.; do., fancy, mixed, 20a21e.;
do., average prime. 10u20t-.; Wester*
firsts, loss off. 18V&c.
Calves.—Common to good veals sold
at $0.00n8.05; grassers and fed calve*
at $3.50*4,3%
Sheep and Lnmbs.-Ordlnary to
prime sheep $3.50*4.05; Inferior fe*
choice Iambs. f4.«2l,-;a0.50. Dressed
mutton quiet nt 8>/ac. per lb.; dressed
lambs, 7V;>nl<»
Berlin, Oct. r*. The North German
Gazette makes the formal announce
ment that German resident* are ex
empt from military service In the
Tranavaal The Noueslo Naehrleten
and National Zcituug deny that any
negotiations are In progress between
Germany and England with reference
to Delagon Bay of the Transvaal crisis.
The Berlin patters continue to attack
England and her policy in the Trans
vaal.
Havana, Oct. R.—The Nuevo Pais
says that one of the first acts of the
Cuban independent government when
ft is established will he to recognize
the bonds issued by the revolutionists.
Gualberto Gomez, in the course of a
conversation, saiil he thought this quite
1 likely, as Cuba easily could afford to
| pay them. He has no intention of join
ing the United Cuban National League
and Cuban National party, which, lie
says, have patched up an arrangement
between two irreconcilable parties."
Paterson. N. J., Oct. ,".—Pears of the
physician that Sadie Wiseman could
not survive the operation aliotit to he
performed, proved only too well found
ed. She died a half hour after the use
of the knife, without ever coming from
under the influence of the ether. Be
fore the operation Sadie, as a former
inmate of the Industrial School for
Girls. In Trenton, made an ante-mor
tem statement to Justice of the Peace
John Keys in the presence of President
Bishop of the Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Children, and Eugene
Pulls, a member of the same society.
Philadelphia. I’a., Oct. ti. Seven hun
dred boilermakers and iron shipbuild
ers, with alsiut 200 helpers, have gum
on strike at Cramp’s shipyard, demand
ing a working day of nine hours. The
shipbuilders include riveters and caulk
ers and the strikers say the action of
those men and the boilermakers Is
practically to tie up the entire plant.
The machinists and blacksmiths, num
bering almost 2<>o. have been on strike
for several weeks.
Chicago. Oct. (5.—Heads of local de
partments of the Thomas J. Liptou
Company, headed by James Atkinson,
the manager, left for New York to wit
ness the races between the Shamrock
and the Columba. About the packing
house of Sir Thomas there have been
numerous bets made as to who will
he the winner. Dozens of hats, botth-s
of wine, boxes of cigars, walking-canes
and articles of wearing apparel have
item wagered on the result. Among
the commission men and brokers there
has been placed about $10,000 on the
race. Two bets of $1,000 to ftlOO in
favor of the Columbia were made be
tween some New York men at the
stockyards Tuesday.
*
Sure
Cure for I
Colds
When the children get their
feet wet and take cold give them
] a hot foot bath, a bowl of hot
\ drink, a dose of ir’s Cheny
Pectoral, and pu. ;..cn to bed, (
| The chances arc they will be
all right in the morning. Con*
F tinus the Cherry Pectoral a few
\ days, until all cough has dis
appeared.
Old coughs are also cured;
we mean the coughs of bron
! chitis, weak throats and irritable
lungs. Even the hard coughs
of consumption are always
made easy and frequently cured
by the continued use of
Ayer’s
Cherry :
Pecicral
Every doctor knows that wild
f cherry bark is the best remedy
l known to medical science for
soothing and healing inflamed
throats and lungs.
Put ono of
Dr. Ayer’s !
Cherry Pectoral
Plasters
\ over your lungs
ThmBmmt «MM
JMwImm rrmmt
W. sow h.v. some of Jh. moat emi
nent 9hj.lcl.ns lB th# United States.
Unusual opportunities and long export.
•nc. eminently fit them for giving jou
medical advice. Writ. froalj Ml th.
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Chicago. Oct. 4.—At a mass meeting
in the Bethel African Methodist Epis
copal Church plans were matured
which will result In sending Mrs. Eliza
beth Curtis to Memphis. Tenn.. to sue
Governor McMlllfn for a pardon for
her husband, Edward Curtis. Curtis
was taken back to Tennessee to com
plete a prison sentence last week, and
the sympathy of many has ts-en
aroused for his family.
Joplin. Mo., Oet. 4.—Ninety per cent,
of the zinc miners in this district have
stopped work in compliance with an
order from the Missouri and Kansas
Zinc Miners’ Association. An effort is
being made to force the smelters to
pay a schedule of prices laid down by
the association a few weeks ago, to
which the smelters have refused to ac
cede. At Webb City alone l.otwt miners
will be thrown out of work tem
porarily.
San Francisco, Oct. 4.--The trans
ports Newport and Pennsylvania are
expected to arrive from Manila to-day.
The Newport has the signal corps on
board, and the Pennsylvania is bring
ing borne the First Washington Volun
teers. The transport Tartar with the
Twentieth Kansas Volunteers is ex
pected about Saturday. The transports
Valencia. City of Para and Zealandla
arc to sail on Friday, carrying two
regiments of regulars to Manila.
Poston. Oct. 4.—The nuuoum-cnicut
has been made that the marriage of
Miss Rosamond Tudor, the youngest
and only unmarried daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Tudor, to Alexan
der Agassiz lliggiuson. the only child
of Mayor Henry Eee Higginson. will
be celebrated in Trinity Church sit high
noon. Oct. 9. Mr. Higginsou’s mother
is the eldest daughter of the late Prof.
Louis Agassiz: of Cambridge. Mr. Hig
gnison will take his bride to Montana
where he lias business interests.
Atlanta. Oet. 4.—The city council has
decided to send a delegation composed
of three of its members, a committee
of tlie Atlanta Business Men’s League,
three members of the Chandler of Com- j
merce, and Governor Candler, to Wash
ington to invite Admiral Dewey to At
lanta. Should Governor Candler ac
company the committee he will extend
the freedom of the state to the admiral.
The Atlanta delegation is to leave the
date of the visit to the admiral's con
venience in the event of his acceptance.
_
Ouray, Col.. Oct. 4.—Two masked i
men stopped the Sneffel stage one mile
this side of the Camp Bird Mills and
ejght miles from Ouray. They were
“None of us will ever forget mat
climb. Front ledge to ledge, when
ever tve could find foothold or hand
rest, we slowly made onr way tip the
precipice. It took us two hours to
climb 300 feet. There, on a projecting
ledge, night overtook us.
"It was perhaps ho by 25 feet, and
there were fully 200 persons on it. Ho
cramped were we for room that we
weren't allowed to stretch out. but had
to huddle our knees up and sit pressed
up against each other. Tills bellied us
to keep warm, however.
“It was said that there was a light
house less than four miles away, and
men were sent out to bring aid. A
guide came over from tli lighthouse
later and took some of the men back
with him. lmt said Unit no woman
could stand the trip.
“At 11 o'clock another lighthouse
man arrived, and my mother and i
resolved to go back with him. I hired
two stewards to look after mother, as
1 know sh«> would nets! help. First of
all we hud to climb the 700 feet of cliff
remaining. IIow we ever did it I don't
know.
“There were fourteen of us In all—
six women. The way was through a
hog. Every step was a pain. To make
matters worse 1 sprained my ankle.
"The trip to the lighthouse is be
yound words to describe. Then1 were
hollow* with marshy places. The moss
was slimy and we tripped and fell
again and again, bruising ourselves on
the rocks underneath.
“The Island was full of lakes and
our course 1**1 us around and between
them, with the moss druggiug like nets
at our feet.
“One of the ladies had to give up.
Two of the men volunteered to stay
with her We thought we were lost,
but the guide consulted his compass
and urged us to climb another hill.
Then we sighted the lighthouse.
“Hunting parties were out all the
time, but there Is no telling whether
some of the people may not have
wandered away and died in that wil
derness. No rolleall was taken on the
ledge, so there can never be a full ac
counting.
“On Tuesday, the day we left, we
heard the captain had ordered all those
left a* the ledge and on the ship to
strike tor the lighthouse, as the1 wind
was shifting and In1 feared that if a
southeaster came up the ley spray
.would freeze to death those on the
ledge. They hadn’t reached tlie light
house when we left on the Montfort.
“We were well treated at the light
house. and the officers and sailors on
the Montfort were kindness Itself.”
The Atlanta City Council has decided
to Invite Admiral Dewey to Atlanta.
,
London, Oct. G.—The despatch re
ceived in Bloemfontein from Hie i.aud
drest of Bosliof is not credited here, as
it is considered extremely improbable.
Practically no news from South Africa
has been received. The Standard’s cor
respondent a) Newcastle, Natal, tele
graphing, says:
“The forward movement of the Boer
forees. whieli threatened the Natal
frontier has been suddenly arrested. A
majority of the burghhrs who had gath
ered on the heights northeast and east
of Newcastle have fallen back on their
original hast1 near Sandspruit. The mo
tive can only be conjectured.”
Bosliof is the neatest town in the
Orange Free State to Kimberly, the
great diamond-producing centre in Ctlpe
Colony, near the bonier. •
Pressure upon the government to try
every measure for the preservation of
peace is stronger than ever. It is quite
certain that the Cabinet is as anxious
as any one to avoid war. Its delay of
the ultimatum, which it had prepared
to send to Pretoria, was the cause of
special wonder before it became known
Bun almost everything except humilia
tion that would assure an adjustment
of the difliculty would be submitted to.
Doubtless obedient to influence from
London. Mr. Hofineyer, the Afrikader
leader of tin1 (’ape Colony, is on his
way to Pretoria, according to a de
spatch from Cape Town, to make a hist
effort to prevent war.
According to a despatch from Loren
zo Marquez, Portuguese East Africa, a
crowd of Boors, who were assembled
at the Machadorp station, forced a
refugee passenger to uncover during
the singing of a Boer national air. ana
severely maltreated several English
men. stabbing one and kicking and
tramping upon others.
It is reported that two women were
outrageously assaulted at I'aardekop
station by the Boers, one being struck
in the face with n rifle and the other
beaten with lists.
Causes liow Among Presbyterians.
Washington. D. 0.. Oct. 6.—-As a re
sult of a political discussion that was
injected into the meeting of the Pan
Presbyterian Alliance, when the alli
ance refused to entertain the resolu
tion in favor of arbitration in the
Transvaal dispute, both of the South
African delegates submitted a letter re
questing that their names be jstrickeif
from tin- rolls of the alliance. They
arc Uev. P. <J. J. Meiring. of Johannes
burg, anil II. S. Bosnian, of Pretoria.
Mr. Bosuian hits already left Washing
ton to return to his people In South
Africa. Dr. Meiring is in receipt of a
cablegram from Johannesburg begging
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Boycott Will Be Removed.
Cleveland, Oct. 5. Business Agent
I'ratt, of the Cleveland street car men’s
union, says that at a meeting of the
strikers to !n> held Friday, the boycott
nu all persons who ride on the Big Con
solidated line street cars will be de
clared off. Tlie strike. Pratt says,
would be continued, but the strikers
would cease operating omnibuses ex
cept on Broadway, where henlics will
be run during tlie winter in competi
tion with the ears.
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Steam Heater Exploded.
Salem. X. .1.. Oct. 3.—The steam
heating boiler at the residence of II. S.
Fogg exploded with great force. Al
bert Thomas, colored, who had charge
of the boiler, bad both logs and bis
right arm broken, several teeth knocked
out, head cut. and was badly scalded,
lie was removed to Cooper Hospital,
Camden, in a critical condition. The
j house was only slightly damaged.
Shortage In Loan Association.
Beading. Pa.. Oct. 3.--At a meeting
i of the Independent Building and Loan
! Association, No. 1. of tlilicHty, a report
j was made by Exjiert Accountant Lewis
! Crater, who examined the books, that
; there was a shortage of over SI 2.000.
1 It was decided that the value of shares
lie reduced to $13 per share. The for
j mer treasurer's attorney claimed the
i shortage will not amount to more than
! $1,000.
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Telegraph Due to Klondike.
Skagway, Sept. 20, via Seattle. Oct.
3.—The Canadian government tele
graph line has lieeu completed to Haw
son. The Dominion Line readies from
Bennett to Dawson and the wires of
the White Pass and Yukon BaMroad
cover the distance between Skagway
and Bennett. The first message over
i the new line was sent to the minister
of public works at Ottawa.
Ohio (^iiarrymcn Strike.
Youngstown, O.. Od. 3.—Five hun
dred quarrymeu in- the employ of the
Carlou. Johnson, Union and Pennsyl
vania limestone companies have struck
: for au advance of 10 cents a top and
pay every two weeks instead of once
j u month.
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Gov. Roosevelt’s Plans.
Albany. Oct. 5.—Gov. Roosevelt is ex
pected to return to Albany Saturday.
Secretary Youugs is unable to state
whether the Governor lias any uiore
1 out-of-town engagements.
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