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
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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.
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|eilt business conducted for MODERATE Fere.
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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
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