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The Times-Journal.
S. H. EMERSON, Publlaber.
MALVERN- - • ARKANSAS
The steamship Etruria, sailing from
New York, for Europe, on the. 27tb,
took out 505,000 ounces of silver.
Grant Allen, the author, who had
been in ill health for some time past,
died in London on the 25th. He wa»
bora at Kingston. Ont., in 1848.
Advices from South Africa, on the
23d, showed that the British force’}
were in a position of great peril, being
confronted at every point by burghet
armies immensely superior numerical
ly. _
The British premier, the marquis ol
Salisbury, was present, on the evening
of the 24th, at a private dinner given
to Gen. Ben.j. Harrison and Mrs. Harri
son by United States Ambassador and
Mrs. Choate.
President McKinley issued hit
Thanksgiving proclamation, on the
25th, setting apart Thursday, Novem
ber 30, as the day for universal rejoic
ing that we are Americans—an excep
tionally blest people.
The colonial office has received a ca
blegram stating that President Steyn
of the Orange Free State has issued a
proclamation annexing the* part of
Cape Colony which is north of the Vaal
river. This means Griqual and West
Bechuanalund.
The Deutsche Colonial Zeitung of
Berlin published, on the 20th. an arti
cle strongly deprecating any sugges
tion that Germany should renounce
her claims in the Samoan islands and
declaring a hope that, wherever the
German flag once floats, it shall flovt
forever.
The Dawes commission has eomplel
ed its enrollment of the Chickasaw In
dians. The enrollment shows 17,000 In
dians and 4,000 freedmen, the latter
being former slaves and their descend
ants, taken to the territory from the
south by the Indians. The enrollment
ot the Creeks is progressing.
A plan for insuring its employes has
been inaugurated by the management
of the Chicago & Alton Hailroad Co., as
a result of the prohibitory premiums
demanded by insurance companies.
The proposition of the company is to
defray one-hnlf of the premium of
each policy, the men to stand the oth
er half.
In official and diplomaic quarters in
Washington attention is being direct
ed to the question of a Pacific cable
linking this country with the Philip,
pines and-points beyond, and it is un
derstood that this government ami
the foreign governments which would
be affected by the cable are now active
ly considering the subject.
The government of Guatemala has
accepted the proposition of the United
States government to adjust by arbi
tration the claim of Mr. May, of Ten
nessee, aggregating about $125,000, in
which sum May claims he was dam
aged through the action of the Guate
malan government in wrongfully de
priving him of a railroad concession.
The secretary of war received a tele
gram from Gov. Murphy of Arizona,
' on the 25th, saying that considerable
trouble had occurred at Naco, on the
border, between Arizona and Mexico,
between American cowboys and Mexi
can officers, and recommending that
troops be ordered there from Fort
Huaehuca to remain until the trouble
subsides.
Peter M. Gideon, one of the best
known characters of Excelsior, Mina.,
died, on the 27th, aged 79. He was the
originator of the Wealthy apple, which
he named after his wife. Wealthy Hall,
whom he married in 1849. In 1878,
when the state established an experi
ment fruit farm, he was made super
intendent, and continued in that ca
pacity for several years.
The members of the Fredericksburg
National Park commission culled upon
the secretary of war. on the 27th. to
lay before him the plans of the com
mittee for a memorial park, w hich will
include the battlefields of Fredericks
burg. Chancellorsville. Tebbs Tavern
and several other fields comprised in
an area of 12 miles square on the
toutk side of the Rappahannock.
The agent of J. D.- Rockefeller, on
the 24th, announced the gift, by Mr.
Rockefeller, to the Park board of
Cleveland, 0., of $225,000 to construct
arches and roadways under the Lake
Shore railway for the purpose of con
uectiug Gordon park with Rockefeller
park, which latter he 'gave the city,
and for roadways and arches undei
Superior street to connect two sec
tions of Rockefeller park.
The convention of the cotton states
commissioners of agriculture at At
lanta, Ga., on the 27th, passed reso
lutions inviting capital and immigra
tion to the south, urging southern sen
ators and congressmen to use their in
fluence in increasing the merchant
marine; the teaching of agriculture in
the rural schools; the erection of cot
ton oil mills in every district, and in
dorsing farmers' institutes.
The resolutions adopted at a mass
meeting held in Carnegie hall, New
York, October 11, urging the president
to offer the friendly offices of the Unit
ed States in mediation between Great
Britain and the Transvaal and Orange
Free State republics, were presented
to the president, on the 26th, by a del
egation from New York headed by
Tunis G. Bergin, president of the Hol
land society. The president said he
would consider the matter, but point
ed out grave difficulties in the way.
On the 26th Senator Dei»ew gave out
a statement of the terms of the will of
the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. It
shows that the fortune is estimated at
$70,000,000. Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt
will get about $50,000,000. He thus be
comes the head of the family. The
will gives Cornelius Vanderbilt about
$1,500,000. It gives to each of his re
inaining brothers and sisters about
$7,500,000, Alfred, of course, not in
cluded. Alfred will make his brothel
Cornelius' share equal to the others by
• contribution from his fifty inilUcmt
MS W OS.
Retail Liquor Dealers at Texarkana
Pledge Themselves to Obey
Sunday Closing Law.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
Railroad Commission Decline* to Modify
Cotton Need Tariff-Little Rock Fire
men Presented With Medals for Life-
Saving—Two Merchants Indicted.
Rates on Cord-Wood and Hay.
The state railroad commission has
adopted the following tariffs:
Commiodty Tariff No. 4. applying on cord
wood and slabs in car-load lots between sta
tions in Arkansas; minimum weight marked
capacity of car, less the scale weight, but in
no case shall the minimum weight be less than
80,000 pounds. Effective November 14, 1899.
Distances Rates in Cts.
Mlles. Her lUO lbs.
10 miles and under 2
25 miles and over io *
50 miles and over *
7ft miles and over 50 3
100 miles and over 75 5
110 miles and over 100
120 milas and over 110 6
180 miles and over 120
140 miles and over 130
150 miles and over 140 7
200 miles and over IftO 7 ‘4
250 miles and over 200 K
800 miles and over 250 10
Commodity Tariff No. 5, applying on hay in
car-load lots between stations in Arkansas,
effective November 17, 1899:
Distances Rates In Cts.
Miles. Her 100 lbs.
‘.O miles and under 5
15 miles and over 10 5
20 miles and over Ift
25 miles and over 20
30 miles and over 25 6
35 miles and over 30 0
40 miles and over 35 7
45 miles and over 40 7
50 mites and over 45 8
55 miles and over ftO 8
6o miles and over 55
65 miles and over 00 B'i
70 miles and over 65 V
75 miles and over 70 9
80 miles and over 75 9%
85 miles and over SO 914
90 miles and over 85 io
100 miles and over 90 10
110 miles and over 100 10*4
120 miles and over HO 10’4
130 miles and over 120 i I
140 miles and over 130 11
150 miles and over 140 12
160 miles and over 150 13
170 miles and over 160 14
Over 170 miles 15
Exceptions— /11 independent railways in
Arkansas less than 50 miles in length are ex
empt from the operations of both tariffs-
Rata Must Stand.
The Arkansas railroad commission,
after granting a hearing to the cotton
seed oil men of the state, decided not
to modify in any way the tariff which
went into effect October 2d. The cot*
ton seed men claim that the result of
this action will be that cotton seed will
go to Memphis mills instead of being
shipped to the mills in this state. On
the other hand, the commission claim
that the rate is just both to the rail
roads. mill owners and producers.
IVhat the Tress Is Doing.
• Pers>tent advertising of her natural
resources by the country press has
done more than any other agency to
attract the attention of capitalists to
Arkansas. Many a rich man, made so
by the increased value of his holdings,
in realty owes a great portion of his
wealth to the enterprising, pushing
and talented editor of a rural weekly,
who too often doesn't own land enough
on which to build himself an abode.
Bravery Reeognlxed.
Charles Burns, Joe Mitchell and John
Loague, members of the Little Rock
fire department, were each presented
with a handsome medal by the city
council of the above city for heroism
in rescuing, at the peril of their own
lives, a number of inmates of the deaf
mute institute during the recent fire
which destroyed all the main buildings
of that institution.
Four Injured In n Freight Wreck.
An Iron Moifntain freight was wrecked
near Jacksonville, caused by the train
train breaking in two while rounding a
curve and then coining together. None
of the crew were injured, but four men
riding on a flat-car were not so fortun
ate. Hay Roberts, foot crushed; W. A.
Campbell, foot sprained, Harry Davis,
leg crushed; Sam Stewart, injured
about the head.
Two Merchants Indicted.
As a sequal to the confession of Geo.
Eppert, convicted of stealing and dis
posing of government supplies while
quartermaster sergeant at Fort Logan
H. Roots, an indictment was returned
by the federal grand jury against Mike
Riegler and W. H. Branch, two Little
Rock merchants, charging them with
receiving a portion of the goods stolen
by Eppert.
State Swine Breeder'* Association.
Little Rock, one fare via the Iron
Mountain Route. Tickets on sale No
vember 20th, 21st and 22d, limited to
November 20th for return. For any in
formation call on your local agent or
address H. C. Townsend, G. P. & T. A.,
St. Louis.
Given a Thrashing.
Henry Smith, colored, convicted at
Vau Buren of sending an insulting
note to a young white girl, was taken
from the calaboose by a number of
citizens, who gate him a severe thrash
ing and told him to leave the country.
Being Marketed A* Gathered.
According to reports from ail sections
of the state, the cotton crop is be
ing marketed as gathered. The top
crop generally is a failure, and should
favorable weather for picking continue
the crop will practically all be marketed
by Christmas.
A Big Deal.
Alex Stewart and Walter Alexander,
Wisconsin capitalists, have purchased
the mill plant, railroad and other prop
erty belonging to Joseph Brown of
Gifford, including 21,000 acres of tim
ber land.
Wanted to Be Parted.
An old colored woman presented the
following communication to the county
clerk of Pulaski county; “Argentry,
Oct. 11.—To the County Clerk of Little
Rock: Ido Here bi on This day agrees
to give my Wis adevorse. We cannot
any more Agree to live together and
we wants to be Parted.” The note was
signed by the woman’s husband. She
was greatly disappointed when in
formed by the clerk that he bad no au
thority to grant her a divorce.
Will Obey the Law.
The retail liquor dealers of Texark
ana have formed themselves into an
organization for their mutual benefit.
The members of the organization pledge
themselves not to sell any kind of
liquors on Sunday, and resolved that if
any member violate the Sunday closing
ordinances of the state, county or city,
he be prosecuted and punished to th*
full extent of the law.
County Convict Decision.
Judge Grace, of Jefferson circuit
court, rendered an important opinion
in a suit involving the question of
whether an escaped county convict
could be made to work out the cost of
his recapture. Judge Grace held that
under the law a convict could not be
fined for escaping, but that he could
be made to work out the cost of his re
capture.
Small-Pox.
Small-pox has made its appearance nt
numerous points in this stxte the past
three weeks. As this is a cold weather
disease, the chances are it will spread
unless checked by local authorities.
The state board of health has no funds
with which to defray the necessary ex
pense of combating this or any other
contagious disease.
Arkansns Inventors.
The following patents have been
issued to Arkansas inventors: David
H. Hyde, Shiloh, automatic alarm for
bpilers; Fred E. Hennich, Mammoth
Spring, knock-down egg case; O. F.
Whitten, Prescott, quilting frame for
sewing machine.
Payment Wai Refuted.
Two 130 coupons of Loughborough
bonds of the issue of 1880, were pre
sented to the state treasurer last week
for redemption. As the records show
these bonds to have long since been re
deemed and cancelled, the treasurer
refused payment.
Circuses Shut Out.
On account of the prevalence of
small-pox, and the danger of spreading
the disease by the assembling of large
crowds, the Little Rock board of health
concluded to allow no circuses and
shows from infected points to exhibit
in that city.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Arkansas Southern has been
completed to Baton Rouge, La.
The terms of 2G state convicts expire
during the month of November.
Andrew Camden, a barber, was killed
by his brother-in-law at Rogers.
The business men of Dardanelle sub
scribed 110,000 as a bonus for a cotton
factory.
The killing of Howard Nelson by
John Baker near England was adjudged
justifiable.
Helena citizens will present a hand
some sword next month to Commander
Benjamin Tappan, of the Callao.
Twelve thousand acres of pine and
bottom land in Miller county were sold
at an average price of 12 per acre.
Gov. Jones appointed J. G. Walker
sheriff of Jackson county, to succeed
his father, J. J. Walker, deceased.
W. Bottorf was acquitted at Loke
Village of the killing of John Kline,
which occurred at Dermott last July.
It is reported arrangements have
been completed for the early construc
tion of the Dardanelle & Ola railroad.
Judge Rowe decided that coal deal
ers at Fort Smith must obey the city
ordinance providing for the weighing
of coal.
Gus Pool, of Fountain Hill, Ashley
county, swallowed a dose of battery
fluid, and suffered intense agony until
his death.
The city council of Little Rock ap
propriated fl,ooo toward the bonus ol
1100,000 to secure the Arkansas North
ern railroad.
Henry Crump, colored, was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary in fed
eral court at Little Rock for drawing a
dead man's pension.
M. W. Wragg, a Phillips county
planter, fell through a trap door at his
gin and ruptured a blood vessel, re
sulting in his death.
J. C. Butler, convicted October 10th
at Bentonville of the murder of his 16-
year-old daughter, has been sentenced
to hang January 18th next.
The state fair at Pine Bluff attracted
visitors from every section of the state.
A Whits county farmer exhibited a
stalk of corn at Searcy seventeen and
one-half feet long, with blades of fod
der six and one-half feet long.
Drs. W. L. Ball, T. J. Woods and W.
T. Huddleson have been appointed
members of the board of pension ex
amining surgeons at Batesville.
The Missouri grand lodge, Knights
of Pythias, voted a per capita assess
ment of fl to aid the building of the
national sanitarium at Hot Springs.
Junius Bonville shot and killed Fred
Ross at the former’s place of business
at Dardanelle The men had a fist
fight a short time before the killing.
The Democrat asserts that five citi
zens of Little Rock who own one-half
the real estate of that city have not
subscribed a n icicle to the bonus for the
Arkansas Norteern.
Dr. J. L. McCorkle, of Redfield, Jef
ferson county, says he has a sure cure
for small-pox. The doctor says he will
forward the receipte to any address
absolutely free of charge.
GRAND LODGE, I. 0. 0. F. .
One Dollar* Appropriated \
Be Paid on Orphan*' Home Debt.
List of New Lodge* Chartered.
The fifteenth annual session of the
grand lodge, I. 0.0. F., closed at Little
Rock October 20th, the number of dele
gates in attendance being greater than
at any previous gathering of the order
in this state.
The grand secretary’s report showed
that during the past year 11 new lodges
were instituted, making the total num
ber of active lodges to date 147, with a
total membership of 4,330, a net in
crease of 233.
The total amount paid out during'
the year for the relief of unfortunate
brothers, their widows and orphans,
was 10,233.20.
The sum of fl,ooo was appropriated
to be paid on the orphans’ home debt.
During the past year charters were
granted to the following new lodges:
Mena No. 152, Chosen Friends No. 153,
Bearden No. 154, Luxura No. 155, Pine
City No. 150, Economy No. 157, Raven
den No. 158, De Queen No. 150, Drau
ghan No. 100, Convenience No. 101,
Hamburg No. 102. Also the following
Rebekah lodges: Central West No. 69,
Garland No. 70, Holly No. 71, Samaria
No. 72.
A resolution for holding biennial ses
sions was laid over for one year, and
Batesville chosen as the next place of
meeting.
The treasurer’s report showed: Bal
ance on hand last report, 1L202.05; re
ceipts, 15,147.94; disbursements, vouch
ers paid, 14,118.16; balance on hand,
12,231.83; total, 12,281.83.
The election of officers for the ensu
ing term resulted as follows: Grand
master, Robert A. Rowe, of Green
wood; deputy grand master, A. C. Jones,
of Hot Springs; grand warden, R. G.
Floyd, of Eureka Springs; grand secre
tary, P. S. Smith, of Little Rock; treas
urer, J. W. Hurley, of Newport; repre
sentative to grand lodge, Theo. Tread
way, of Little Rock. The Daughters of
Rebekah were also in session during
tne grand lodge meeting, and besides
other business, elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. Kate Alcorn,
Little Rock, re-elected; secretary, Mrs.
Medora A. Reid, Little Rock, re-elected;
treasurer, Mrs. E. Pendergrass, Eurekp
Springs.
Oldest Convict Pardoned.
George Curtis, colored, the oldest
Itate convict in point of service, has
been granted a pardon by Gov. Jones.
Curtis was convicted in Johnson county
In 1880 of murdering one Scott May for
Insulting his wife. W. E. Darr and S.
P. Reynolds, convicted last September
hi Franklin circuit court of the murder
ftf Rev. Sam Burns and sentenced to
live years in the penitentiary, have also
been pardoned.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Politics has two sides—the outside
and the inside.
A man’s size usually commands more
respeet than his age.
A spinster says she is sorry that she
ever learned to say “No.”
Steam may be a good servant, but it
occasionally blows up its master.
A man’s judgment is apt to become
warped if he follows his bent too fre
quently.
Don’t wait until you execute your last
will and testament to contribute to
charity.
The honest criticism applied to others
is spiteful comment when applied to
yourself.
A love-lorn poet says it is better to
have loved a short girl than never to
have loved a tall.
Once in a great while you meet a man
who believes the office seeks the man—
and that he is the man.
Says a Boston girl: “It is an incon
trovertible actuality that the anticipa
tory avis appropriates the prematurely
active vermicular specimen.” She
meant that the early bird catches the
worm.—Chicago Daily News.
CACAO CULTURE.
The pulp of the cacao pod is used bi
fodder for animals.
As an article of food cacao in very nu
tritious, healthful and nourishing.
Cacao is the principal element in choc
olate and various kinds of confectionery.
Cacao was originally cultivated in
Mexico by the Aztecs long prior to the
Spanish conquest.
The “butter” of cacao is well known in
medicine, and is used in the cure of skin
diseases of all kinds with good results.
Cacao in Mexico was called “cacari,”
and the product was called “chocolatl,”
from which the word chocolate is de
rived.
Cacao requires a very warm and
humid climate—77 to 86 degrees Fahren
heit—and copious rain. Rainfall and
heat generally determine the annual
productivity.
The shells of the seed of cacao, roast
ed and ground, are used for “cocoa,” a
drink well known in the countries of
the temperate zone, but used in the
tropics only by the poorer people.
The soil best adapted for the cacao
plantations is one that is deep and
moist, the root of this tree growing ver
tically downward to a considerable
depth. Siliceous clay Is especially pre
ferred, on account of the phosphor!*
acid and potash required by the bean.
AN AFRIKANDER LEXICON.
“Dorp" is a village.
“Veld” means prairie.
“Spruit” is a small stream.
“Riem" is a leather thong.
“Voortrekkers” means pioneers.
“Kloof” is a hollow between two hills
“Dissel-boom” is the pole of an ox
wagon.
“Kraal” means a collection of huts,
not one hut. The word originally came
from the Spanish.
“Sjambock,” a thick strip of rhi
noceros hide, used as a whip, came from
the Malays, who were brought as slaves
to Caps Colony in the seventeenth cen
tury.
“Doer” means a. Cape Colonist of
French or Dutch descent. It means lit
erally a boor and naturally is not ac
ceptable to the people it designates,
who prefer to call themselves Afrikan- I
ders.
I ■ ■ SMB.
Interest Now Centers in the Beleag
ured British Force at
Kimberley.
BOER CORDON SURROUNDS THE PLACE
The British MuVJnu an Oceuslonu'
Sortie to Break the Boer Line*
Botha, a FamoMß Dutch Fichte
of the Ln st W/ir, Amoutf the Kill*
of the Boer Force.
London, Oct. 28.—During the mo
mentary lull in the fighting in Natal
comes news from the western border
which temporarily shifts the scene of
chief interest to the beleagured British
force at Kimberley, The sharp strug
gle there, Tuesday; appears to have
been the result of a sortie, with the
view' of breaking the cordon surround
ing the place. The British, apparent
ly 500 strong, met 700 Boers, and, ac
cording to the official and other ac
counts, routed them after severe fight
ing, in which the armored trains ap
pear to have done valuable service.
Boom Strongly Intreltchcd.
The Boers were intrenched strongly
seven miles northward, and the Brit
ish brilliantly carried rhe enemy’s po
sition without serious loss. It is said
that the Boers twice unfairly used a
white flag. Botha, who was killed,
was a member of the volksraad,
and a famous Dutch fighter. He dis
tinguished himself as a marksman at
Brenkhorstspruit, when the Ninety-
Fourth British regiment was mowed
down. He afterwards defended a farm
house against the British. AN hen he
surrendered the farm house, Botha
was found with five wounds, bathed
in blood.
Detail* of a Boer Defeat.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
gives details of the defeat of 700 Boers
by the British at Riverton, north of
Kimberley, Wednesday, in which the
enemy was completely routed with
heavy loss, the British loss being three
men killed and 20 men. including two
officers, wounded. This is probably
the same fight—though a different
date is given—as referred to in the
Cape Town dispatch of Thursday, in
which it was said that official reports
from Kimberley, Tuesday, announced
that Col.-Scott-Turner, with 270 men,
had an engagement with the Boers,
during which a detachment of 150 men
of the Lancashire regiment distin
guished itself, and the armored trains
did good service.
Charge of the Lancashire*.
The Boers were unable to withstand
the splendid charge of the Lancashires,
who cleared the hill occupied by the
enemy at the point of the bayonet. The
Boer losses are described as heavy,
(bl. Scott-Turner’s force consisted of
the local volunteers, who, with the
Lancashires, completed the rout of the
burghers after Monday’s artillery Lad
driven them out of their intrench
ments.
SEWS FROM BOER SOI RCES.
Advice* Via Lorenzo Marque* Admit
that the Boer* Suffered.
Cape Town. Oct. 2£. —(Delayed in
transmission) —Two telegrams, dated
Lorenzo Marquez. October 23, have
been received here, and in view of the
fact that all Pretoria news is now com
ing via Lorenzo Marquez, the authori
ties are inclined to believe they are
copies of official bulletins from Pre
toria. The first evidently refers to the
Glencoe battle, and says:
“Gen. Erasmus, as leportvd, was
compelled to retire, his men and
lu.rses being exhausted. Gen. Erasmus
appears to have lM*en in the
wrong direction by the enemy, and the
British succeeded in eaptuiing the
Ctrecht and Vryheid forces. T he num
ber of killed is unknown, but Ibe
I urghers suffered heavily."
The second telegram brars evidence
of being a report of the same engage
ment by Commandant Trichaardt. It
says: “The Ermelo burghers, in charge
of the artillery, apparently tied from
Dundee. Th«y were reinforced by GU
(?) Pretoria burghers .mder Gen.
Erasmus. The English opened a sharp
fire, and DeJaeger. with i Krupp,
yielded. Our wounded were numer
< us. including Commandant Creblur.
We lost 243 prisoners."
Death and Burial of Symon*.
London. Oct. 28. The colonial office
has made public the following tele
gram received from Gov. Hutchinson,
dated Pietermaritzlmrg. October 2G:
The following telegram has been re
ceived from Gn-ytown. from D. Greig,
a resident of Dundee, formerly in the
telegraph service:
“I left Dundee this morning. Gen.
Symons died on Monday, at 5 p. m.,
ami was buried the following imirn
ing, close to the English church, by
Rev. W. Daly. There was a firing party
and a few medical officers and a few
civilians attended the funeral. There
were no Boers. Col. Eekett, Majors
Boultbee, Hammersley ‘>‘<l Nugent,
and also ('rum, Johnstone and Ryan
are improving. The Boers occupied
Dundee Monday afternoon. ’
Au lulerc*tln» Incident.
Durban, Natal, Oct. 28.— An interest
ing incident in connection with the
Elandslaagte fight is reported here.
When the fire of the British guns be
came too hot, eight Boers ran forward
out of cover, and. standing together,
coolly opened fire at the Imperial light
horse, with the evident purpose of
ilrawing the latter's fire while their
comrades retired. Seven of the brave
eight wore killed.
The Rifle association of Pieterma
ritzburg has been ordered out for the
delense of the city.
Cccll Rhode* TukinK Thing* En»y.
Cape Town, Oct. 28. —According to
further advices from Kimberly, the
Boers removed their killed and wound
ed in cars. No reliable estimate ol’
their losses has been made. Mr.
Rhodes rode out and watched the
fight.
The townspeople, including tae
women, mounted the trenches watch
ing eagerly for the return of the
troops.
Mr. Rhodes is cheerful, and gives
dinner parties daily, at which luxura J
arc abundant.
'A FALSE FRIEND ARRESTED.
Took the Oath of Allegiance mid Or«
gnuir.ed a Junta to A**i*t
the Insurgent*.
Manila, Oct. 28.—M. Rupert” Snnti
ago, one of Hie wealthiest Hisavanl
who had taken the oath of allegiance
to the United States and who posed aS
a friend of Americans, lias been ar
rested at Iloilo, while other Hisayans
are being watched.
The prisoner is charged with organ
izing a revolutionary junta. Santiago
owns sugar estates throughout the isl
and of Negros. It is asserted that a
council of ten and the manager of the
junta met daily at Santiago's office for
the purpose of engineering an exten
sive scheme of collections for an insur
rection. One of Santiago’s steamers
was captured carrying supplies to the
rebels. His arrest caused rumors of
an outbreak of the natives of Iloilo,
and prycautions have been taken to
prevent trouble.
A battalion of the Eighteenth regi
ment and the marines of the gunboat
Concord form an expedition at Con
ception, northern Panay, which is
searching for the Concord’s coxswain,
who was lured ashore by a white flag
and is supposed to be a prisoner. They
found the place deserttd and burned
every house as a punishment.
GEN. YOUNG IN THE SADDLE.
The Command Leave* San Inldro ir
the Direction of Santa Rosa,
With Seven Day*' Ration*.
San Isidro, via Manila. Oct. 27, 9:50
i. in—This morning,at daybreak, Geo.
Young's command, consisting of Gast
ner's scouts, a contingent of the Twen*
ty-second regiment. Chase's Troop F,
Third cavalry, nine troops of the
Fourth cavalry, a body of enginecis
ami Russell’s signal corps, with ra
tions for seven days, left in the direc
tion of Santa Rosa.
The first town of importance in the
line of his advance is Cabanatuan, 17
links north of San Isidro.
A Brlwk FlKht—Rebel* Rcpiil*v<l.
Manila, Oct. 28, 10 a. m—Gen.
Young’s column, which left San Isidrc
yesterday morning at daybreak, mov
ing northwardly in the direction of
Santa Rosa, encountered the enemy
strongly intrenched just beyond the
Tuboatin river. A brisk light ensued
and the rebels were repulsed. Two
Americans were killed and one wound
ed. Pursuit was impossible on ac
count of the width and depth of ths
stream.
PLANS FOR A MEMORIAL PARK.
An Area of Twelve Mile* Square
Include the Site* of Several
Famon* Battlefield*.
Washington, Oct. 28. —The
of the Fredericksburg National Pari,
commission called on the secretary ol
war yesterday to lay before him th(
plans of the committee for a memoriaj
park, which will include the battlefields
of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville
Tebbs Tavern and several other fields
comprised in an area of 12 mi les
square on tlu. south side of the Rap
pahannock.
A bill is pending before congress oi;
this subject and it was one to whiclj
Secretary Alger had given his indorse
ment. The committee, headed by Gen
King, of the commission, and Gen
Ruggles, also a member of the com
mission and representing the army o|
the Potomac, laid the plans befor';
Secretary Root to give him a fulle*
idea of the feasibility of the undertak
ing and to secure, if possible, his in
dorsement of the plan before the next
congress. The secretary of war, with
out binding himself to any positive ae
tion, promised to do what he could lc
further the wishes of the commission.
TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS.
The Amount of Two Order* Given so
Fifteen Tltou*and Cowl and
Freight Cur*.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 28.—The Com
laicial Gazette prints a story to tlu
effect that the Pennsylvania company
and the New York Central railroiuj
have just placed orders for coal ami
freight cars to the number of 15,000.
The aggregate cost of which will b*
about $12,000,000. Both companies en
deavored to get steel cars, but as tbeii
orders could not be filled within a yeai
they were compelled to take woodeu
'l’lu order placed by the Pennsyl
vania company with the Pressed Steel
Car Co. calls for the e(|uipment with
Fox trucks and body bolsters, 4.00t’
box cars and 1,500 go ado Ins of SO,OOQ
pounds capacity.
The order of the New York Central
is for equipment in the same mannei
of 4.000 coal cars of 80,000 pounds' c u
parity, 5,000 box cars and 500 flat
of 60,000 pounds capacity each.
The money values of the orders thus
given the Pressed Steel Co., in round
numbers is $2,500,000. The orders fol
the wooden cars will be distributed
between the Pullman Co., the Balti
more (’ar Co., the Erie Co. and the
American Car and Foundry Co.
Rev. G. B. Mua*rl*«»n Hunted.
Vernon, Tex.. Oct. 28. Rev. G. B.
Morrison, convicted of the murder of
his wife by poison, in order that he
might marry a rich woman in Illinois,
and who was convicted largely on the
evidence of the latter, suffered the ex
treme penalty of the law at *he jail
hire. He maintained his assertions of
innocence to the last.
Death of Florence Marryat.
London, Oct. 28.—Florence Marryat
(Mrs. Frances Lean), the well-known
authoress, died in London yesterday
morning.
All Serene in Samoa.
Washington. Oct. 28. —The British
commissioner for Samoa, Mr. Eliot, is
in receipt of a letter from the British
consul at Apia which dispels recent
rumors of native agitation. The coa
su! states that the conditions are se
rene at Apia and throughout the in
to rior.
Aeirro llnnaed.
Irwinton. Ga.. Oct. 28.-- Mauk (’an
no::. a negro, was hanged here .vester
day for Ihe murder of Wm. Biiseoe,
near Ivey station, in April last.
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A New York society dame, who is an ar
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A man who called on her the other day waa
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Snap's tail and ears to the fashionable de
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riers.’—Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Nude Departure.
. Husband—That gown appears to be cu‘
considerably lower thau your last one.
Wife—Yes' the dressmakers have depart
ed somewhat from the lines of last season s
U '"l Li see. A nude departure.”—Philadel
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