THE FIIISIIIM. The Boers Destroy an Arm ored Train. SHELLED THE WRECKAGE Reports of Battles in Natal are Sent to England. AN ATTACK ON MAFEKING. 'file fiivariiii;: Force Irnm the Oriuis# Free Stale I* Said to Number I'j,OOU Men—Canada Will Send 1,000 Sol diers to South Africa. London. Oct. 14. All Edinburgh pa per. the Scotsman, this morning' as serts thai a battle has taken place l»e- Iween Gen. White, commanding the forces in Natal, and the l?ot is, who entered Natal by way of Van Reenau s pass. Gen. White, the papier says, is very sanguine of the British move ment. The Foregoing 1 report is con sidered correct, as late last night the war oil ice had news of a British ad vance from Ladysmith mid was hourly expectin:r further intelligence. A dispatch to the Telegraph from its correspondent at Ladysmith, dated at noon Friday, says: "Strong col umn under (Jen. White, accompanied by (ien. Hunter, proceeded before day break this morning toward Aeion Homes for the purpose of retonnoit-r --ing. (ien. While's object was to ob serve what was going on, and also to test the efficiency of his forces. The Mail's Cape Town correspon dent says: I learn on good authority | that the Boers are attacking Mafeking. Thcv are reported to have already suf fered several repulses. It is general ly admitted that Yryburg cannot stand a strong" Boer attack. The Times Cape Town correspnodent soys the so-called Irish brigade which j is fisrhting* for Transvaal is a fraud i and that scarcely anv men who iu'D I known to lie Irish are known to be in it. The correspondent, adds thai Irishmen in the colony strongly re sent the forn atiou of the brigade. The Ladysmith correspondent of tha Times says- A subsequent recou aisanee shows that the invading force mi the Free Slate numbers approxi ttelv 12.00(1 men. The Times ex ins that this dispatch is evidently V •ring' to a previous telegram which \A* V .,, t yet reached it. v«- v _ ,i" ; patch from Cape Town says: V' v x train has been destroyed .•An \t-if, 1 iiiir. Fifteen British south killed. The Tioers shelled 'rroops Vl ',jfcge after the train was de railed. \ dispatch received at the 0 r .«% S ! IVS . o Tlu . armored colonial o Vroyed near Krai pan sta train " ' t the wav to Mafeking lion. Wbi^o— with ~""'f'disp.iVcli says the armored A ' -iiti'iniHing to run through tram wa x.'-ording to the Kimberly corre spondent of the Te lepra ph Cecil Rhodes had a narrow escape from cap ture while on his way to Kimberly. His train was delayed and lie passed j the Modder river three hours after the j expiration of the ultimatum, when tha j l'.oers were only five miles distant and some of their spies were on the plat form. lihodes laid low and was not recognized. Had he been, his cap ture would have been easy, as the line was not defended. He believes tho strength of the enemy is greatly ex aggerated. Pretoria, Oct. 14.—An official mani festo has been addressed to Afrikan ders throughout South Vfrica appeal ing to them to resist "the unjust d,e mands of Great Britain," and accus ing Lord Salisbury, Mr. Chamberlain and Sir \lfred Milncr of treachery. P.lo" men fonte in. Oct. 14 Martial law has been proclaimed and the courts are closed. A proclamation has been issued warning British sub jects to leave the range Free State be fore 0 o'clock this evening. Permits to remain mav be obtained from 11c? authorities, and the proclamation calls oil the burghers to respect those who secure such permits. Kimberly, Oct. 14. The Telegraph line between Kraaipatt and Marit/.ana, soutli of Mafeking. has been cut and a strong command of Boers lias occu pied the Kraaitan railway siding. Ottawa. Out . Oct. 14.—At a meeting of the cabinet Friday a decision was reached to send 1,000 Canadian soldiers to South Africa as Canada's c< ntribu tion to the British force now fighting the Boers. This is double the num ber of troops asked by the British gov ernment. Inu lla in oil the Hack. Philadelphia. Oct. 14.—Former Dis trict Attorney F.llery I'. Ingham, who is on trial before Judge Mcpherson in Ihe United States district court, charged with conspiracy and bribery in connection with the lacobs-Kembg revenue stamp counterfeiting case, was vesterday subjected to a rigid cross examination by District Attorney Beck, wh. found several weal spots in his story Mr. Beck succeeded ill forcing Ingham to admit that he •would utter an untruth if the case re quired it. Sa ill |>«oii Haul* Ooivu H.s l-latr. Fort Monroe. Va.. Oct. 14.—liear Ad miral Sampson retired From command of the North Atlantic squadron yester day and his flag was hauled down from the cruiser New ork. He Lett at 7 o'clock for New York. Admiral Fnrquhar, Sampson's successor, will take command to-day. Krokc \ ! I KffordN, Brockton. Mass., Oct, 14. F.ddie M'"- Duffee broke all cycling records for, from three tom miles inclusive here last nighi in a 2.1 miles race with Ben Mtuiroe. ■ Memphis, Tenn., riding 13 miles in 141:11. THE GENERALS IN COMMAND OF THE BOER AND BRITISH FORCES IN SOUTH AFRICA. \^m y gen - , t. a. cronje. cot,. r s. m. badek-poweix. (Second In Command Transvaal Forces.! (Commanding- British Forces at Mafeklne.) GEN. SI B RBDVERS HENRY BTjI.LEH. (Chief in Command of British Forces in South Africa.) GEN. SIR GEORGE STEWART WHITE. GEN. JOI'BKBT, VICE PRESIDENT. (Commanding British Troops in Natal.) (General In Chief of Transvaal Forcas.) IN THE NORTHWEST. President Jlt-KliHcy Travelslrom West ; Superior, \l i*t, to l'argo, s.»and lie- , livers Several Addresses. West Superior, Wis., Oct. 14. —Presi- j dent McKinley arrived in this city Friday. Over 15,000 people, in- j eluding 7,000 school children, received j the party at the city hall. A commit tee of children presented the president and party with a neat printed sou- j venir purchased with penny eontribu-j tions by the school children. The j president made a short speech. Dulutli, Minn., Oct. 14.—A noisy we I- [ come was given the presidential party on its arrival in this city. Hundreds of tug boats and grain steamers were anchored under the bridge across the St. Louis river and as the train passed overhead the screaming sirens be neath the bridge joined in a hair-rais ing chorus. Entering carriages at the Great, Nor-' thorn depot, the presidential party j was driven through blocks of cheering j humanity to the High school building. | At the head of the procession marched j a battalion of the Third Minnesota ! volunteers. The square around the high school] was packed with people who cheered as President McKinley entered the speaker's stand. The president spoke j of the advantages of education. Fargo. N. I).. Oct.. 14.—Over 10,000 | people greeted President McKinley; and party when they arrived here last.: night. Entering carriages the party j was driven to a reviewing stand J through lines of the First North Da-j kola volunteers, who recently returned j | from the Philippines. The president | Nvas received with wild demonstra j tions. In his address lit- referred rc pealedlv to the situation in the Philip nines. ' When he declared tilt govern-! ment would send <>5.000 -tldi' rs to the Philippines to uphold the flag where the volunteers had placed it, the crowd approved the declaration with ap plause. Rockefeller Corners Ore Carriers. Cleveland. Oct. 14.—John D. Rocke feller succesl'ully cornered the mar ket on next season's ore carriers Fri day. It was the first time in the histor yof Hie lake marine that a cor-| nor 011 ore-carrying vessels has been j attempted. How many boats were chartered Mr. Bowers, Rockefeller's agent, refused to state, but at noon he said that no more were wanted. This would signify that enough vessel prop ertv had been leased for next season to enable Rockefeller to establish the ore-carrying rate from the head of the lakes. A llankruptf-y Ilecision. Milwaukee. Oct. 14.—Judge Jenkins, of the United States court of appeals, has handed down a decision holding that a judgment secured against an insolvent person within four months preceding the filing of bankruptcy proceedings is void. The decision is regarded as likely to result in credi tors demanding additional security, where applicants for credit are not known to be thoroughly sound. ( ronhj- Keep* tin' * up. Batavia. N. Y., Oct. 11. W'. R. C'ros hv, of Batavia, defeated Bulla Heikes of Davton, 0., for the inanimate tar get championship on the ground of I the Batavia (bin club yesterday by a score of BiS to 1 to. Crosby retains the championship cup. which he won from Elliot, of Kansas City. Four tlrn Killed l>y ail I2xplosion. Britton, S. I)., Oct. 14.—A threshing] engine, 12 miles southeast of Britton, blew up Friday, killing George* lack soil, C. .A Ahlstroni and two negroes. Tin 1 Sixth Fluke. New York. Oct. 14.- The wind asleep in its cavern and a coverlet of white fog drawn over the bosom or the ocean vesterday lengthened the unprece dented record of flukes in the cup con test to sis. The yachts <li• I not leave their anchorage inside Sandy Hook. a < oriin-Monc. Nortlifield.Yt..Oet.14. Admiral Dew ey on Friday laid the corner-stone of Dewey hall, which is to be a part til Norwich university, the institution In which the admiral received his earli est military training. Senator Depew, : of New York, delivered an address. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1899. A STOCK OF ARMS Friars Hid Them in Their Home at Manila. AMERICAXS SEIZED THEM A Scouting Party Drives 'i'inos (Jut of Their Trenches. THREE OF OUR MEN KILLED. Sell wall'* Troop* Kent Alter an I'x liaiisttii£ March Through Koadless Hire Fields - .tlanila Is Visited by Ttvo Fiirlhquakc shocks. Manila, Oct, 14.—Maj. Cheatham, with a scouting party, while proceed ing along the west shore of the lake on Thursday encountered a force of rebels strongly intrenched at Munfin lupa. Maj. Cheatham reports that he drove the rebels from their posi tion and that in the engagement three Americans were killed and two wound ed. Rumors are in circulation in Ma- I nila that Cheatham discovered three | American prisoners who had been j bound, gagged and shot by the insur gents. These rumors, however, are | not confirmed. One Santiago, a lieutenant of police, j lias been arrested and lodged in jail. I his subordinate having reported to tlio authorities that he was endeavoring to enlist tliem in a plot to turn the police against the Americans In The event of tin uprising. Reports having reached the provost marshal that, arms were concealed at the headquarters of the Dominican friars, a large building adjoining the palace, soldiers searched the building and found a small stock of Mausers, j revolvers and ammunition, which was I confiscated despite the protests of the friars that the arms were not intend ed for unlawful use. Cen. Sell wan with the infnntry has reached T'.aeoor. The troops are grc.-.tly exhausted, having had one of | th<* hardest marches of the campaign. From Ma'abon to Perez das Marinas they marchFd through roadless rice fields. The Fourth infantry, from Tunis, joined (ien. Schwan at Peres das Marinas. The Filipinos had deserted j the town upon learning of the ap -1 proaeh of the \mericans. leaving only the women and children behind. Two strong shocks of earthquake, j lasting several seconds, were felt in i Manila last evening. The lieiiney ( ate Is \olled. Wilmington, Del.. Oct. 14. — Judge l Bradford in the United States district court yesterday granted to District \ttorney Bryne permission to enter a nolle prosequi in the ease of United States Senator Richard R. Kenney, in dicted for conspiring to aid William W". Hoggs, defaulting paying teller of the First national bank of Dover, who | robbed that institution of $107,000. Hank Bnrirlars I'.seape Willi $3,5(H). Nevada Mo.. Oct. 14.—Burglars en tered the Farmers'bank at Schell City, near here. Thursday night, blew open I the safe and secured $.'1."00 in cash, with which 1 hey escaped. Previous to the bank robbery the town watch man was captured on the strict by armed men and bound and gagged. Destroyed Fi"lil Towns. Lagos. West Africa. Oct. 14.--The British punitive expedition against rile Fuln tribes on the Leenue river, which had stopped the river trallic and mur dered a number til boatmen, has re j turned to Lagos, having destroyed eight towns after prolonged fighting. The natives lost heavily and the Brit ish had eight men wounded. Forty Feople Itrowm-d. St. Louis, Senegal. Oct. 1-1. A nativn craft, while attempting to cross the j bar at the mouth of the Senegal river, 1 was wrecked aiu.l 40 persons were \ drowned. DOLLAR OF 1804 IS A MYTH ThU In tile Assertion tit n \\ ell - Knott ■■ A merien 11 Authority 011 u mi smut leu. Is there an American dollar of the date of ISU4? If there is, it is worth a fortune, for it is one of the jack o' lanterns of numismatics. In a recent issue the American Journal of Numis matics goes into an interesting account of what it terms the "myth of 1804 dol lars," and denies that any such coin, struck in that year,isin existence. Like ?omets, -these alleged coins have been turnig up in most unexpected places for nearly a century. Recently coin deal-] ers were excited by a story from Ra cine, Wis., which told how a woman went into a dry goods store to buy a spool of thread and tendered in pay ment a worn silver dollar, saying that ihe did not know whether it was good AMOS L. ALLEN. This gentleman has just been nominated to succeed Thomas B. Reed In congress Ke is about the biggest man In the little town ot Alfred, Me., not far from Portland. After graduating from Bowdoin college he was admitted to the bar, but before mid dle life he found himself engaged in government positions. More recently he was pri vate secretary to Mr. Heed, and in this capacity became acquainted with all the pub lic men of the land. He is now HZ years of age, but livelier on his feet and quicker of wit. tiian most men are at 50. Dr not. The clerk saw- the date "1804" | 011 the coin, put it into his pocket, and threw a new silver dollar into the cash | drawer, lie was offered $1,500 for the old coin by a dealer, but refused to sell. ; In this way the story got out and t lie ; clerk's employer putin a claim for the j ISOI dollar. Both men have employed ! lawyers to defend their titles, and now the woman shopper is preparing to bring suit for the possession of it. For years Mr. Ncxsen, an expert of | Brooklyn, N. Y„ has made a study of ! the subject. He has convinced himself j and other competent judges that 110 genuine ISO 4 dollar was ever coined. He has become convinced that the al leged dollars of that date are altera tions of Spanish, Mexican, Bank of England five-shilling pieces, or some such fraud. It is believed that an ex perimental die with milled edges was made but not used in ISO 4. In 1542 I some one, perhaps surreptitiously, j struck a few dollars on this old, 1111- j A COUPLE OF ARTFUL BEGGARS. The above picture is borrowed from the Strand Magazine, to whose editor it was sent with this explanation: "I send yu»i a photograph of two bears lying on their backs in tlie bear pit at Berne, Switzerland, begging for bread from visitors, who fee J Uiem from above." The correspondent adds that these bears beckon for food in a most amusing manner with their paws whilst lying in this position, cleverly catch ing the dainties in their mouths. The picture was taken from above by tilting the camera, lens downward, toward the lloor of the pit. ised die, and it is these that are occa sionally found. Arizona Seeks Statehood. Arizona people believe that the cen u- of 1000 will show a suilieient popu u 1 ion to warrant the admission of the eriitory to the union. Arizona had CD,(>2O inhabitants in IS9O, ami the claim is made that the territory has doubled in population since then. Increased activity in mining and 1 lie development of copper and gold mines is respon sible for the increase. Yet, even if Arizona should have as many as 120,- 000 inhabitants next year, it would still lack 53,000 of the ratio of representa tion adopted in ISOI! New Mexico, which is yet a territory, has more than twice as many inhabitants as Arizona. An 111 ventres*. The woman who invented satchel aotloin paper bags wa- offered $20,000 'or the patent before sJ'.e could get iwny from Washington. HIS FIRE ESCAPE. The Only Time tlie Traveler W«ntM to l»c It He Couldn't Flnil tlie Key. A commercial traveler who was put ting up at one of the hotels exhibited a curious contrivance to some friends the other evening, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat, it consisted of a metal reel almost eight inches long, bolted securely to one of the inside cor ners of his trunk. On the reel was wound about lUO feet of steel wire, ter minating in a sort of stirrup. The en tire device occupied considerably less than a square foot of room, and the drummer explained that it was a fire escape of his own invention. "All 1 have to do," he said, "is to put my foot in Hie stirrup and let myself out of the window. The trunk acts as an anchor at this end and the ratchet at the side of the reel prevents tlie wire from paying out too rapidly." "Did yon ever have occasion to |>ut it to use?" asked one of the spectators. "Only onee," replied the drummer. "I was in a hotel that caught lire at night about eight months ago and the first thing 1 did when 1 jumped out of bed was to rush for my trunk. It was locked and in my excite ment I couldn't find the key. I hunted high and low and was still hunting when the porter rushed in and led me downstairs. They extinguished the fire and I subsequently discovered tlie key under the bureau. Now I have the thing on a chain and am loaded for conflagra tions of all brands." Trusted His Dour Too Far. It is not always safe to put too much trust in a dog. An Ellsworth man had a highly-prized dog, and when a neigh bor presented a bill for two hens which he claimed had been killed by the brnle, I the dog owner was grieved and positive- I ly refused to believe the charge or paj I for the liens. A few days later the E1I»* | worth man was driving by the i'arj.i where the hens had been killed. The : dog was with him in the carriage. U«s | drove into the farmer's yard to prove to I him that his dog was not guilty. "Lst I out your hens," he said, "and I'll call | I In- dog out of the carriage to prove <hat I he will not kill hens." Itwasdone. Bty i fore t lu 1 dog could be slopped he h;iil | killed four. The owner of the dog, who I never dishonors a just bill, pulled out his wallet and settled for six liens. — liangor (Me.) Commercial. Toltacco in Souili America. A writer in the German scientific }jti riodical Prometheus declares that over indulgence in tobacco will prove tnc ruin of South American peoples. Not j only do children of two and three yeasi I smoke all day long, but mothers havt ; been seen trying to quiet their habits j by putting cigars iu their mouths SSOO Reward The above Reward wfll We paid for h*, \rmation that will lead to the arrest t*i conviction of the party or parties who placed iron and (Imm ob the track of tk« Emporium k Rick VaJJey R. R-. b«u he east line of Franklin HouaJer'a farm, m the evening of NOT. 2let, 1891. Henry Acchu, 88-tf. I'rendemi. FINE LIQUOR STORE IW EMPORIUM, PA. fTHE undersigned baa opened a, Ajsfc I O!km Liquor store, and invite* th* II trade or Hotflla, Reetauranta, Jfc% We shall carry Done bat the Uit i ml* loan and Imported WHISKIES, BRANDIES GINS AND WINES, BOTTLED ALE, CHAMPAGNE, Et®. Cboloa line of Bottled Goods. F addition to toy larf • of Hq«on I «Mf oousL&»tly in stock & ftoll He* of CIGARS AND TOBACCO. •WPool »»4 Billiard Room In Mm* bandl»«.-«k C»IX AND KEE V*. A. A. MoDONALD, PROPRIETOR, EMPORIUM, PA. & F. X. BLUMLE, 112 » EMPORIUM, FA. 88 W" Bottler of and Dealer im It & BEER, 9 & WINES, ? .$ WHISKIES, & M And Liquors of All Kinds. jj*j The beet of goods always jK w carried in stock and every- >R "Q thing warranted as represent- Tj ft Especial Attention Paid t» Hail Orders. oft W EMPORIUM, PA. $ | :sdcc&*Cs£XC S GO TO i JJ. A- Sluslef'S, 1 Broad Street, Emporium, P»., J J Where y«u can ret anythinf yoo want la C \ the line of / S Groceries, / l Provisions, ? } FLOUR, SALT MEATS, 2 C SMOKED MEATS, \ > CAMMED GOODB, ETC., ) ) Tm, Cofftts, FrniU, Oafettlonery, ) S Tolwifto tiid Clgtri C \ Coodi Dcllycred Free mny / / Place In l onu, \ I fill 156 SEE IE AID GET PRICES. \ C I FAR P. & E. DEPOT V KMPOiSII'B Bottling Works, IOHN MCDONALD, Proprietor. Kttr P. it B. Depot, Emporium, Pa. Bottler And tthipper of Rochester Lager Beer, BKT BRI3DS OP EYP9KT. The Manufacturer of Bofl Drinks end Dealer in Clioict Wines and Pure Liquors. — We keep none bat the very beet Seer and are preppred to fill Orders on ihort notice. Private families served tail/ IT desired. JOHN MoDONALD. ! Cartafca, end Trade-Mark* obtained and ail Pat- , |eilt business conducted for MODERATE Fere. ! Oun Orricc is opposite U. a PATENT orrtcr | i and we can secure patent m less tune than tnoso , ' remote from Washington. ( > ! t Send model, drawing or photo., with descrijvi [ , tloa. Wo advise, if patentable or not, free of , ' charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. , I J , PAMPHLET, ** How to Ootain Patents,' wlfhi | i 1 oost of same in'the U. S. and foreign countrieaj ' Jsent free. Addreaa, C.A.SNOW&CO.; Kir.. WftSHinoTON, T«l»mpkk Ann IS OH FILE IN MEW YORK or . L f4. KELICQB BEWSPKEB CO. 3
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