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TWIN CITY NEWS.
MINNEAPOLIS.
A Halowe'en social will be given at
the residence of Druggist and Mrs. S.
W. Nelson, 941 Central avenue, Tues
day evening, Oct. 3ist, for the benefit
of St. Thomas Episcopal mission. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. R. %) Ware preached an able
sermon at St. James A. M. E. church
Sunday evening.
Miss Sarah O. Lee, the daughter of
Bishop Benjamin Lee, of Wilberforce,
Ohio, was the guest oi Mrs. S. R.
Brooks last week. Miss Lee is a grad
unate of Wilberforce University. She
will take a special course in modern
languages at the University of Min
pesols.. o
Mrs. P. G. Lews, of Chicago, agent
of the home and foreign missionary
work of the Fourth Episcopal district
of the A. M. E. church, is in the city
in the interest of the work. s
Mr. Emzella A. Mitchell and Miss
Mary E. Carpenter were married last
Wednesday at high noon at Minnetonka
Miils. Only the family and a few close
friends were present. Rev. W. S.
Brooks performed the ceremony.
The revival meetings at St. Peters
are still in progress, with immense
crowds every evening.
Letters at The Advance office for the
following persons: Miss Mary Snapp,
Miss Bessie Redman, Miss Pearl Grun
dy, Miss Mary Snabile, W. A. Heiklia,
Frank Nelson. Returned letters: Mrs.
Sallie James, John Willeman.
It is rumored that Mr. A. G. Plum
mer will return ‘to the city soon.
Robert Sheppard had a severe acci
dent while chopping wood Wednesday.
He cut his hand off. A physician was
called immediately, and thinks there are
chances of saving his hand.
Mrs. Elien Brown has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Wells, of Anoka.
Mr. Chas. Shipman and Mrs. {lnhan
nah Mclntosh were married Monday
evening. Rev. King officiated.
Don'’t fail to attend the grand musical
and literary to be given at Century Hall
Monday evening, Oct. 3oth.
Lawyer Curtis, brother to Dr. A, M.
Curtis, of Chicago, will henceforth be
one of our leading factors. He comes
to Minneapolis highly recommended by
those who know him personally, as a
brilliant apostle of the law. Wheaton
and Curtis will be our first and only
Afro-American law firm in Minnesota.
Mrs. R. S. Lewis, of Chicago, sister
to Mrs. W. W. Tucker, 1s visiting the
latter, #
Mr. W. W. Tucker has returned from
a hunting tour. Small success,
What did the Tribune do to our
friend, John Allison? Not a thing.
Snm‘etimes a still tongue makes a wise
head.
Mr. Samuel Wheaton, brother to J.
Frank Wheaton, arrived in the city
Monday to remain permanently.
The "Evening of Music” given at the
residence of Mrs. Jasper Gibbs Friday
evening last was a grand success so
cially and financially.
Mr. Lafayette Mason was an honored
guest at the banquet given by Co, B,
13th Minnesota, Tuesday evening at the
Nicollet Hotel, v
Mrs. John Boone, oi Northfield, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Mark
Cannon, last week.
Miss Eva Raden, of Springfield, O
is the guest of Mrs. F. P, Preston.
Have you read “"What a Black Man
Saw in a White Man's Country,” Rev.
W. S. Brooks author? You should
read it. It is a wonder.
ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Patrolman Thomas Britt Chokes Mrs.
Opheliajßice, a Respected Colored
" Lady, and Also Severely In
jures Her Back.
As the result of an altercation Fri
day evening with Mrs. Ophelia Rice
and family, at their residence, lLake
street between Aldrich and Bryant ave
nues, Patrolman Thomas Britt, of the
fifth precinct police station, is to be
made the defendant in a suit for dam
ages. He will be charfied with assault
and battery upon Mrs. Rice. Mrs, Rice
is said to have been so badly injured
by the patrolman that she has since
been confined to her bed and has re
«quired medical attendance. The neigh
bors sympathize with Mrs. Rice. At
least two witnesses are ready to swear
that the officer used undue force in at
tcw\m to arrest her.
rs. {ice. her d:m:hter. Maude, and
a young woman by the name of Mabel
Whittaker attended a reception on Clin
ton avenue Friday night. They had
nearly reached home when Mrs. Rice
discovered that one of her gloves was
missing. The girls went back to look
for it. On their way back the girls
picked up an armful of boards in front
of a new residence. Patrolman Britt
demanded what they were doing with
the boards. Unknown to the officer,
the girls received permission from the
owner of the house to help themselves
to kindling wood. So they replied that
it was none of Britt's business. He or
dered them to drop the wood. and al
though they continued to talk back,
they did so. They allege that he swore
at them and followed them home. There
Mrs. Rice took a hand in the dispute
and asked Britt if the city paid him to
swear at young girls. He ordered her
to go in the house and mind her own
business. When she refused to do so.
according to her story, he grabbed her
by the throat, threw her down and
struck her. The girls ran screaming to
the residence of 'fi'xomzs Houston, near
at hand, and informed him that a po
liceman was killing their mother. |
Britt finally arrested the three on a
charge of disorderly conduct. The case
was promptly dismissed on motion of
Assistant City Attorney Dickinson yes
terday. Mrs. Rice is confined to her
bed under care of Dr. Croshy. She
has sought the counsel of Lawyer W,
R. Morris, and a civil damage suit will
be brought agsinst the officer. |
St bR
ginning from Saturday, Oct. 2181,
.c_w Corst ; $ 1o
;::flffithtl&mody;l.wm
ST. PAUL.
Eddie Henry, who has been very sick
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Addie
Bellesene, is recovering under the care
ful attention of Dr. 50ncr.
The young son that has recently tak
en up its abode at the home o% Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Melker, is said to be
giving great satisfaction, especially to
the father, whose hat is several inches
too small just now.
Mrs. W. W. Tucker, of Minneapolis,
and Mrs. C. C. Lewis, of Chicago, vis
ited St. James A. M. E. Sabbath school
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lewis has the
honor to be S. S. Supt. of the Chicago
district, and promises to talk to the
Twin City Sunday schools in the near
future.
We enjoyed the pleasure of visiting
St. James Sabbath schoo! Sunday. The
time of meeting having been changed
from noon hour to 3 o'clock, makes it
convenient for scholars and teachers,
consequently there was a large attend
ance. We congratulate Supt. Anderson
in securing the able services of Dr.
Porter as teacher for the young men's
Bible class. We missed two familiar
faces, that of Mr. A. J. Bell and Mrs.
Addie Henry-Bellesene. Both are much
loved and needed. We noticed a large
class of young girls seemingly without
a teacher, laughing, pushing, running
in and out, having a good time in gen
eral. How a painstaking, careful, well
informed instructor could change mat
t‘qrfl wonderfully among the young la
aies,
The marriage of Miss Cora W. Bell
and George K. Grissom was celebrated
Wednesday evening, Oct. 2&. at the res
idence of the bride's brother, Mr. A.
J. Bell, Martin street. Rev. J. C. An
derson officiated in the presence of
about fifty guests. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with palms and
bridal roses. Miss Hattie driswm at
tended the bride as maid of honor, and
Mr. Dave Howard served as best man.
The bride was attired in her travelin
gown, fawn broadcloth, and the mais
of honor wore white Persian mull. As
sisting in the reception which followed
the ceremony were Mrs. Adam Wil
liams, Mrs. T. H. Lyles, Mrs, Geo.
Duckett, Mrs. O. D. Howard. Mr, and
Mrs. Geo. K. Grissom will be at home
at 601 Rondo street after Nov, Ist.
NOTICE.
Mrs. Geo. Ducket, a cultured lady of
St. Paul, has accepted in full the busi
ness and hiterary end of The Advance
in St. Paul. Mrs. Duckett will devote
her time exclusively to The Advance
. the Saig&i g ‘ fi w fl m.r
ought to be, among its own. We ask
for our new solicitor courteous treat
ment from our former patrons.
NOTICE.
Mr. Dennis Brower, Yormerly con
nected with the Kansas City Star, has
accepted a position with “The Ad
vance,” and 1s duly authorized as gen
eral agent for this paper. He will
take and collect subscriptions and solicit
generally,. We ask ?r)r Mr. Brower
courteous treatment of our friends and
patrons.
Talmage and the Compositor,
“Many years ago, when my sermons first
attracted the attention of city editors,” said
Dr. Talmage in a recent conversation “you
reporters used to make me fume and fret
but since I have come to know you better |
have transferred my wrath to your adver
sary, the compositor. Mi' eyes were opened
when, after annoying blunders in print, I
determined to report my own sermons for
a certain New York morning paper. It
chanced that the first time I reported my
self 1 was f:rfiurhinia sermon on the Peni
tential Psalms, in which sermon I said, with
am.phni.: §
““You will notice that in these verses
the name of God does not appear once. Is
not this significant ¥
“Calm and confident that this time the
sense of my sermon would not be distorted
by careless reporting, I picked up the paper
on Monday morning and read:
“*You will notice that in these verses the
name of God does not appear once. Is not
i’hil magnificent ¥’ "—Philadelphia Saturday
ost.
Miss Proctor's Youthful Crities
Miss Mary Proctor, the astronomer and
lecturer, takes a r!ceg interest in social set
tlement work in the big eities, and frequent
ly gives her personal services toward enter
taining poor children and aduits. Generalls
her lectures are ve?' well received. Man)
of her audiences often manifest better at
tention than those drawn from higher cir
cles. Now and then there are exceptions.
On one occasion a bright-eyed lmlc‘b“o{ who
sat in the front row with his eyes fixed upon
the speaker was asked how he liked it. “I
guess,” he said, ‘it was pflht‘t‘y good, but she
ought to talk about lions and tigers. That's
better for everybody.” At another lecture
1 {mmmcr criticised her as follows: “It's
all very well to talk of weighing and meas
uring stars. There are some gmyle. of
course, who believe that sort of thing, but if
she thinks she can fool us boys with such
fmufln' she’s very much mistaken.
Philadelphia Post.
Which Was the Bigamist,
A prominent resident of Chicago spending
his summer hohidays 1n the mt:r':pruv
inces dedieated to the memory of the fa.
mous men and women who formed them
selves into the philosophic workers and
dreamers of Brook Farm escountered 1o
the residence of Emerson two other promi
nent residents of the eity on Lake slwhi
fzn. both of them pds: of note and both
wving on the West mde. The two jurists
were aceompanied by three attractive ladies
unknown to the solitary prominent resident
who first claimed attention, and after an
interval of exclamation and greeting one of
the judges turned and with a ttwpmf gene
ture introduced the ladies: ““Mr Daah,
these are our wives "—Chicago Chronicle,
¥ one friend’s advice doesn’t smit you,
keep on asking your iriends unti! one gives
the kind you want.—Atchson Giobe,
If you want a friendship to last, you
must put 2 little money into 1, and keep
putting it m.-~Atchison Globe.
A makugahmyn?;k inlouiw:th
3 woman to willi earry ber parssol over
e i), eaeyy epa
The man :;b: ean fl"‘.lfimi;:thi«
OPIBODA I 8 bardest to change —Wash
ington ilz.) Demoerat. .
Artistic s often a synonym for useless
and expeasmve ~Chicags Daily News,
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN,, SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 1899,
Representative of the Filipino Lead
er Will Visit President Mc-
Kinley in a Short Time.
HAS CONDITIONS OF PEACE TO SUBMIT,
Empowered to Make Proposals Look
ing Toward a Cesnation of Hostili
ties In the Philippines—Funeral of
Maj. Howard at Hn-llg-(nllrr War
News,
Washington, Oct. 26.-—~Antonio Regi
dor, now in London, will soon sail for
the United States, and as a fully acered
ited representative of Aguinaldo will
present to President MecKinley mnew
terms for ending hostilities and recon
structing the government of the is
lands. The coming of the representa
tive is kept a close secret by the admin
istration, but from a high authority it is
learned that these are the exact terms
Aguinaldo desires:
Proposed Terms,
1. Absolute free trade between the United
States and the Philippine islands, carrying
with it the fullest commercial favor be
tween the two countries.
2. Perfect rel'gious freedom, as now ex
tsts under the government of Aguinaldo,
the same being a concession made by him
to the wishes of the United States
8. Coaling stations for the United States
upon all important islands of the archipel
ago, to be selected by the United States
and ceded outright forever by the Fili
pinos. This would include Manlila.
4. Military reservations at Manila, lleollo,
Panay, Mindoroa, Negros, Masbate, SBamar,
Mindonea and such other islands as may
be determined upon by both governments,
5. The employment of United States offi
clals in the customs and all other Internal
branches of the government, to be selected
by the United States and paid by the Fili
pino government.
6. The introduction of the American po-
Hee system,
7. The establishment of a judiciary as
now exists in the island of Cuba.
8. The reconstruction o the entire Fill
pino government upon lines as nearly con
sistent with those prescribed by the con
stitution of the United States and adapted
to the requirements of the natives.
9. Recognition of the Filipino govern
ment as an Independent republic under a
protectorate of the United States.
Has Fall Power,
Senor Regidor will have plenipoten
tiary powers to tregt with the United
States government upon all of these
points, in order to reach an agreement
by which hostilities may cease.
The Filipino government has had no
representation here since the banish
ment of Agoncillo. But the adminis
tration has been fully informed of the
demands of Aguinaldo and hhmfln
Mwough the dispatehes of Gen. Ofisand
the secret service maintained by this
government in Europe,
Funeral of Maj, Hownard,
Manila, Oct. 26,—The funeral of Maj.
Guy Howard, the assistant quartermas
ter, son of Maj. Gen. O. 0. Howard, of
Burlington, Vt., who was killed Oc
tober 22 near Arayat, took place yes
terday, and was largely attended., A
procession of troops escorted the body
to the wharf and placed it on board the
transport Belgian King, to be taken to
the United States,
Transport Grant Arrives,
Manila, Oct, 26.—~The Twenty-sixth
infantry arrived here on the transport
Grant and sailed for loilo without dis
embarking. The insurgents have re
turned to the vicinity of Calamba,
They have increased in numbers and
are surrounding the towrn on the land
sides,
Routed the Rebels,
Manila, Oect, 24.—The insurgents
around Calamba and Angeles have both
ered the Americans lately with their re
peated attacks, like most of the Filipino
attacks, consisting of shooting a lot of
ammunition into their opponents’ camp
from long range. Maj. Cheatham's bat
talion of the Thirty-seventh infantry,
three companies of the Twenty-first
infantry, a battery of the Fifth artil
lery and a gatling gun sallied out Mon
day morning from Calamba, drove the
Filipinos from their trenches and pur
sued them for three miles, inflicting
heavy loss on them. One American was
killed and three were wounded, all of
the Twenty-first infantry,
War at lHeolle,
Manila, Oet. 25. Advices from lloilo
state that a band of rebels which re
cently crossed over from Panay island
to Negros has been driven out of the
latter island. Col. Byrne's forces struck
one band of the rebels, killing ten and
capturing 13. The native troops at
tacked apother band and killed six.
There was po loss on the Amerlcan
side.
Given Twenty Years.
Chicago, Oct 25 -—~Herman Hund
bausen was sentenced to 20 years' im
priscument by a jury in Judge Baker's
court as an accomplice of Richard
Honeck for the mu der of Walter F.
Koeller, who was stabbed to death at
his boarding house the evening of Sep
tember 2 while iying ill in bed.
Indicted for Murder,
Paris, Mo., Oct. 25— Alexander Jester
on Tuesday was indicted on & charge of
murder in the first degree, His alleged
vietim was Gilbert Gates, brother of
Jobn W. Gates, of Chicago, who disap
peared 26 milex west of Paris in 1871
while in company with Jester,
Funston teo Fight Again.
San Franeisco, Oct, 25 Hrig. Gen.
Funston has accepted the appointment
of brigadier general in the npewly
formed voluntesr service and will ye
turn to the Philippines as scon as the
Twentieth Kansas, bis formef regiment,
s mustered out.
Murder nnd Suicide.
Peoria, 1., Oct. 25. —Juan Garcia, &
Cuban, killed his sweetheart, Miss Pos
sie Makoney, daughter of & prominent
eitizen, and then killed himself. He
fusal of the girl's parents to allow mar
tisge was the cause.
THE PRECIOUS METALS
Extracts from the Heport of Director
of the Mint on Production of
Gold and Silver,
——
Washington, Oet. 26 Mr. Roberts,
the director of the mint, has made the
following report upon the production
of gold and silver during the calendar
year 1808, He says:
“The production of gold In the United
States I the calenda vear 1588 was 3118 .
398 ounces, fine, of the value of $64 483000
The amount of gold produced from quartz
mines in 1898 was, o round numbers, 2800, -
000 fine ounces, and from placer mines, 818
000 fine ounces. The South African repub
He produced 3881996 cunces, fine, of the
value of §79.213888; Australla produced
3,137,644 ounces, fine, of the value of 64,
$60,800. These three countries are the great
gold producers of the world—their output
aggregating 10,988,017 ounces, fine, of the
value of $208,587,783, or 78 per cent. of the
product of the world.
“The United States stil! occuples the sec
ond place as a stlver producer, to which it
was relegated by Mexico, in 187, with a
commercial value of 32118400, against the
Mexican production of 5673800 fine
ounces, with a commercial value of $33.-
475,400. Together, they produce 67 per cent
of the world's produc:. No other country
approaches them, the nearest being Aus
tralasia, Bolivia and Peru. The product
of the last two I 8 uncertain, but none of the
three exceeds 13,000,000 ounces fine. The
amount of silver produced in the United
States during the year from quartz mines
was, In round RnUmbers, 18,600,000 fing
ounces; and from lead ores, 81,000,000 fine
ounces, and from QOPper ores 10,000,000 fine
ounces, i
“The world's gold production in 1898 wan
13,904,363 ounces, fine, of the value of $287 -
428,600; an increase over the product of 1887
of 2851831 ounces, Valued at $45616 600
Since 1587, when about §lO6, 000,000 were pro
duced, each year hax shown an increase
over the preceding ore.
“The world's production of silver in 189§
was 165,295,672 ounces, fine, showing an in
crease over 1807 of 1,202 40 ounces, fine
“The world's consumption of the precious
metals in the arts and manufactures dur
ing the year was, i new gold, #7804 kilo
grams, of a value of $65,000,000; and in new
silver, 1,065,280 kllograms, of a coining value
of $44.2783,000 and a eommercial value of §2O,
FOUR TIMES A MURDERER,
i
Startling Confesslon Made by n Con
viet in the Minnesota Peniten
tinry te the Warden,
Minneapolis, Minn, Oct, 23 A spe
cialtothe Times from Stillwater, Minn.,
says: J. C. Meßride, a convict at the
prison, received from Jackson county
in December last to serve three years
and five months for an assault, has
made a remarkable confession, show
ing him to be one of the most high
handed murderers o the country. His
confession was made to Warden Wol
fer in a letter written October 8, and in
it he related the murder of two officers,
Joseph Grant and John MceNott, at
Geneva, 111, August 29, 1856; the mur
der of Julia Buekmore, at Geneva; a
post office robbery aud the murder of
the marshal of Ossawitomie, Kan.; the
burglary of a hardware store and the
shooting of a policemgn at Guide Rock,
Neb,, and many burglaries and high
way robberies, If the story is troe he
has been a veritable terror,
DIED AT DUTY'S POST.
Sad Stories of Hervaole Fidelity Which
Ended in Death During n
Hecent Blizzard,
Minneapolis, Minn,, Oct, 26 A spe
cial from Great Falls, Mont,, says: If
anyone has concluded that the time
has passed when the servant ix as faith
ful to the interests of his master ns
he could be to his own, he should con
sider the story of the recent blizznrd
which swept through Teton county, in
the northern part of this state, a coun
ty given up to the raising of sheep and
cattle. As a result of that storm nine
men are known to be dead, and of these
five bodies have been recovered. With
one exception all were sheep herders,
and all were found lying in such posi
tions as toindieate that they had stayed
with thejir bands to the last, dying in
their attempts to save the property of
their employers.
Postnl Money Orders,
Washington, Oct. 34, The annual re
port of the money order system of the
post office department shows a total
issue during the year amounting 1o
$224,058,363, an increase of 820,804,402
over last year. The total earnings of
the systemn, ngyregating #51,50).63%8,
sh w an increase of $305,004, On these
orders a war revenoe tax of $579 %56 was
ecollected. There were 4,396 new money
order offices added and 29007870 do
mestic and 968,501 international money
orders issued.
Prominent Milwaoskeean Dend.
Milwaukee, Oct. 26— KEx-Mayor John
Black, one of the most prominent and
wealthy men of Milwankee, died
Wednesday night at his home in this
city of Bright's discuse. He experienced
an acute attack of the diseare about five
days ago and wasz conscious several
hours before his death. Mr. Black was
71 years of age.
Chitdren Killed,
Sharon, Pa., Oct. 26, Word has been
received by relatises from Rev, E.H.
Tee and wife, who went from Vienna,
near here, a few months ago, to India,
of the death of their five ehildren by
the recent earthquake there, Mr, and
Mrs. Lee are missionaries and their
children were attending school when
killed,
Make n Pratest
Benttle, Wash,, Oct 25 - The Woman's
Christian Temperavce union in pational
eonvention here sdopfed resalutions
protesting against President McKin
ley's poliey in the Philippines and re
elected Mra, L. M. N. SBtevens, of Maine,
president. :
denlousy (nuses Muarder,
Paduesh, Ky, Oct, 25 Murray Gil
bert, a well known musician, chot and
kitled Janie Hall, aged 25, 2nd then
blew ont bis own bealns in this eity.
Jealonsy prompted the deed.
Many Left Homeless,
Chicago, Oct. 21 Twenty-one build
ings in South Chicago werr consumed
by fire and 175 pervons were lelt hume
lewns.
President Issues Annual Proclama
tion Setting Apart November
30 as Thanksgiving Day.
ENUMERATES REASONS FOR GRATITUDE,
Deelnares That Seldom Has This
Nation Had Grenter Caunse for Pro
found Thanksgiving — Lrpen the
Holding of Religlous Services in
Churches of ALI Denominntions,
Washington, Oct. 26. The president
Wednesday issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation
“A national custom dear to the hearts
of the people calls for the setting apart
of one day In esch year as an occasion of
special thanksgiving to Almighty <iod for
the bleasings of the preceding year. This
horored observance aequires with time
A tenderer significance. It enriches domes
tie life. It summons under the family root
the ahsent children (o gaad reunfon with
those they love
“SBeldom has this natlon had greater
cause for profound thankegiving No
great pestilavce has tovaded our shores
Liberal employment waits upon labor
Abundant erops have rewarded the ef
forts of the hushandman. Increased com
forts have come to the home The na
tional finances have been strengthened,
and publie credit has been sustained and
made firmer In all branches of industry
and trade there has been an unequaled de-
Kree of proaperity, while there han been
a steady gatn in the moral and educational
growth of our natliona! character
“Churches and schools have fourished
Amertean patriotism has been exalted
Those engaged ln malntaining the honor
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S NEW HOUSE.
It in located at 1747 Rhodp Inland avenue, Washington, D). C. This houss was pur
chaned for the admiral by the Dewey home fund committes, the price beltg about
si, 0,
of the flag with such signal suceess have
been in a large degree spared from dia
aster and disease. An honorable peace has
been ratificd with a forelgn nation with
which we were at war, and we are now
on friendly relations with every power on
Our New Posscssions,
“The trust which we have assumed for
the benefit of the people of Cuba hus been
faithfully advanced There Ix matked
progress toward the restoration of healthy
Industrial conditions, and under wine san
ttary regulations the isiand has enjoyed
unusual exemption from the scourge of
fever The hurricane which swept over
cur new possemsion of Porto Rico, dostroy.
ing the homes and property of the inhab
itants, exiled forth the Instant sympathy
of the peaple of the United Btaten, who
were sawift to respond with geterous aid
to the wufferern. While the insutrection
wtiil continges in the ixiand of Luson, hus)
newn (8 resuming ite activity, snd confl
denes in the good purposes of the I'nited
Hiniealnbeing rapidiy emtabiished through
out the archipeisgo
“Fur thess reasons, and countiess oth
ers, I, William MecKinlsy, president of
the United Btates do hereby name Thurs.
day, the 3th day of November negt, ama
day of general thanksgiving and prayer,
ta be obaerved as such by all aur peopie on
this continent, and in our pewly ascquired
islands, ux well as Ly those who may be
al mea or sojourning s foreign iscds and
I sdvise that on this day religloon exer
ciren shall be condueted jn the churchen
or mesting pinces of all denominations,
it order that In the anelal features of the
day it real sigrnificance may not be jowt
eight of, but ferven!t prayers may bs of
fered 16 the Most High for a continunnes of
the livine guldance without which man's
efforie are vain, and for Divine consala
tion ta these whose kindred and frienda
Eave saerificed their Hves for countiry
“f recommend aiss tha! on (his day.
ao far as mey be found prarticable, isbor
gha!l crase from ite accustomed ioll and
eharity shound toward the wick, the nesdy
and the poor
“in witnens whereof, | have set my hand
and caused the seni of the United Blates
tv b affixsd
“WILLIAM MKINLEY.”
A Fast Bant,
Batk, Me., Oct, 25 -On her trial trip
the rew torpedo boat Dablgres made
41 knots an hour, showing bher 1o be
the fastest boat of her kind in the
world,
A Mueh-Murried Man,
Chiesgo, Oct, 26 —Wiliam Farns
worth, the bigamist, who asdmitted jn
this eity that ke had married 42 women,
bas been held to the grand jury.
THE DEWEY HOME.
The Admiral Is Presented with the
MHesidence Purehased im
Washington.
Washington, Oct. 26.—The house on
Rhode Island avenue rvecentiy pur
chased for Admiral Dewey by popular
subseription, was formaily turned over
to him Wednesday by Assistant Scove
tary Vanderlip and United States Treas
urer Roberts, of the Dewey home com
mittee. Mr. Fiteh, the owner, went to
the treasury department Wednesday
afternoon and presented the deed,
which was immediately filed for record.
The purchase price was about $50,000,
Two subseriptions were received
Wednesday, which completed the pay
ment, including the expenses incident
to the project, One for $l,OOO came
from Brooklyn and the other, $275, was
reecived from the Western Unlon Tele.
graph company.
FAVOR “DRY'" SUNDAYS.
Stons Clty, T, Snloon Keepers Pass
Hesolution Urging Enforees
ment of the Law,
Minneapolis, Minn, Oct. 26, -A spe
¢inl to the Times from Sioux City, la
suys: Sioux City saloons took remark
able action Wednesday, and as a result
this ¢ity promises to be dry on Sun
days Forty-five dealers voluntarily
enlisted in a movement for stopping the
Sunday sale of intoxicating Hguors, 1y
w unanimous vote the Liguor Dealers
association adopted a resolution de
claring that it is the sense of the asso:
cintion that in the interest of good or
der the sale of intoxieating liguors in
Sioux City be digspensed with on Sunday,
und requesting the mayor to enforee
the olwervance of the law in that re
spect in all places where Hguors are
sold in this city,
A Hoosler Tragedy,
Viymanth, Ind., Oct, 25, Thomas Ap
ple, nged ahout 60 years and a rexident
of Inwood, six miles enst of here, shot
and killed his divorced wite Tuesday
and immediately kilied himself. The
couple were divoresd on Monday and
trouble arose Tuesday when the woman
attempted 1o move some of her effects
from the house, Many persons wit
nessed the affuir, but could not inter
fere in time to save either,
The Vree Delivery Berviee,
Washington, Oect. 25, A very grati
fying showing for the free delivery sery
lee in made in the aunual report of the
aperations of that bureau. There were
50 offices added 1o the free delivery list,
muking o total of 738, The 14,256 ear
riers now on the pay rolls is an increase
of four per cent. over the preceding
year. The gross receipts were $6B 957,
%16, an increase of almost 22 per cent.
Asks for Troops,
London, Ky, ODet. 25 —Five more men
have beep killed in the Baker-Griffin-
Philpot feud, and terror reigns in Clay
county, Jdudge Eversole has fled from
Mapnchester, the county seat, fraring
to hold eourt, and the governor has
been asked 16 send troaops.
Crime Mas Increased,
Atlanta, Ga., Oet, 26 -The leginla
ture et in regular session yesterday
and in his message Gov, Candier said
that while eduention had deereased i
fiterary among the negroes, crime had
increased,
(aneris Fogegements,
Washington, Oet 25 Admiral Dewsy
has caneeled ail engagements to visit
Philadelphia, Atianta, Chirago and
ather citles, because of impaired health,
Two Men Killed,
Orange, Tex, Oet. 24.—Hy an explo
slon of & boller at the Lother & Moore
iumber mill Monday afterncon two mep
were killed and eight others i jured,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Situation in the Light of the Latest
News from the Battlefields
in the Transvaal.
BRITISH FORCES IN A TIGHT CORNER,
Noer Vietory Is Clatmed at Glencoe
—HKruger Heported to He at the
Front—lien, Yale's Command in a
Critienl Positton—<Lord Wolscley
Sums Up the Sitantion,
Paris, Oct. 24, - The Temps' London
correspondent elaims to have inside in
formation that the war offier has
hus learned that the Dritish were beat
en in the second action at Glencoe. He
says: “They sustained such losses
that the war offiee wishes to await news
of another favorable engagement be
fore announcing them."
Hrunger Neported at the Front,
Londe | Oet, 24 The Telegraph's
correspondent at Ladysmitheables that
the Boer forees which attacked Glencoe
Monday were led by President Kruger
and Commandant Gen, Joubert in pers
BON,
This is the first heard of a renewnl of
the attack on Glencoe by the Boers,
who were reported to have failed in
their second attack,
The Sttuntion Summed Up,
The parliamentary secretary of the
war oftiee, Mr. George Wyndham, made
A statement in the house of commons
Monday, saying:
“Lord Wolse'ey sums up the position in
Natal, early this morning as fol'ows:
“In the battle of Klandslaagte October
N, two guns were captured from the Hoers,
who lost heavily,
CUA large column of the enemy appearsd
idvancing from the north and west on Uen,
Yule, who vonsequently had fallen back
from Dundes and was concentrating at
tlencoe Junction. In thia operation we
gather in the wounded and medical attend
ants left nt Dundes.
Y ien. White was in position at Lady
smith, and ts being reenforced from Pleters
maritgburg =
Y The enemy appeara 1o be In large nu
merical superiority.’ "’
Gen, Yule Retreats,
London, Oet, 25 A Cape Town dis
pateh sayx that Glencoe and Dundee
have been evacunted by the Hritish
forees under Gen, Yule, who has effeet.
ed a Junetion of bhis forces with those
of Gen, White north of Ladysmith,
Gen, Joubert's column of 95,000 men
from the Transvaal is advancing south
ward, apparently with the intention of
hemming in the Nritish,
intent War News, i
London, O, W “The THtédt ~wows
from the war in South Afriea is to the
effect that in a skirmish near Lady
smith the Heitish lost 12 killed and 89
wounded., The Boers have taken Krip
dam, novth of Kimberley, and were
suppored to be advancing on Douglas,
A whole squadron of the Eighteenth
hussars has been eaptured by the
PBoers, 1t is snid the Boers have 100,000
men in the fleld, and that they will
fight to the laxt man for liberty, pre
ferving to die J'ler thun come under
England's swany. Martial law has been
proclaimed throughout Natal, v
Fenr Complientions,
London, Oct, 26, The belief is grow
ing that the government expects eom
plications with the powers, The Ger.
mnn and Htalian fleets are being mobil
jzedd and the French Mediterranean
wqundron has been ordered (o wateh
the Hritish fleet,
Hritish Losses,
London, Oct, 26.-The war office re.
turtis show that the total British casual
tiew einee the beginning of hostilities
resches 697, 1K officers having been
killed and 85 wounded and 70 men killed
and 429 wounded, There are 13 unac
connted far,
The report of heavy losses sent from
Rietfontein enme as an unpleasant
surprise, as Gen, White's telegram to
the war office Tuesdny gave the impres
slon that there was merely a brush,
Watehing Britiah Squnadron.
London, Oet. 26 Dispatehes from
the eontinent to the Daily Mail say that
the French fleet has received lostrue
tions to wateh the movements of the
British Mediterranean squadron, and
that the Hallan fleet is under orders to
coneentrate in the Bay of Spezia,
Martinl Low Procinimed,
London, Oct, 26 - Martial law has
been proclalmed throughout Natal, and
the governor general has ealled out the
rifie mssociations for the defense of
Pietermaritzburg,
7 lowa Troeps Arrive,
Kan Francigseo, Oct. 23, The Fifty-
First regiment of Jowa volunteers,
numbering 764 men and 46 officers, un
der the command of Col. J. C. Loper, ar
rived here Bunday from Manilas on the
trapsport Benator. Adjt. Gen. Byers,
of luwa, representing Gov. Bhaw, and
300 eitizens of lowa met the Sedttor at
the Golden Gate in a number of tugs,
They received a royal reception from
the solunteers,
Wil Walt on Dewey,
Three Onks, Mich,, Oct. 25, In view
of the fact thut Admiral Dewey has can
cejed all invitations for this fall, it has
bern decided 1o postpone the unvelling
of the Dewey cannon until next spring,
at which time it is boped the admiral
wiil be able to be present.
Wikl Be Hrought Baeok.
Washington, Oect, 23— The badies of
the men who perished in the blowing
up of the Maine, and which were after
ward bhurled in Havana, will be brought
to this country and interred in the
National cemetery at Arlington next
winter,
Denth of & Jarist,
Ocvnomowoe, Wis, Oet, 28— Judge
David W, Smwall died Wednesday of con
rumption, aged 72 yenrs. He wn_h:lg
uf the Second judicial elreuit of
copsin for two terms, and held many
other offices of trust,