TRANSVAAL WAR.
British Forces Soom to Bo Losing
Ground.
They lluitlril tile Hurjtliera at Klaiwla
la«i!lr, but Were Compelled He
treat Iroiu t.leiicoe ami lliiti-
Uee llocra < a|»ture Ilna
•ari - t.on. Syntona Itlea.
Pretoria Oct. 24.—The Transvaal
government has received this dispatch
from Commandant Jonbert: "Com
mandant Lucas Mver has had an en
gagement at Dundee. lie made a
plan of campaign with Commandant
Erasmus by messenger. Erasmus,
however, failed to appear. It is es
timated that the British lost heavily.
Our forces suffered, but it has been
impossible to get all the details. it
is reported that ten of our force were !
killed and 25 wounded."
London, Oct. :.'4. —The Telegraph has
received the following from Lady
smith. dated Sunday at 2:10 p. m : \
"'1 he l'oers, reported to be 9,000 strong
and under the command of Joubert
and President Kruger in person, are
to-day again attacking Glencoe. tieu. i
Yule, commanding our troops, has |
moved his camp back into a better j
defensive position.''
London, Oct. 2.*..—The following- dis- |
patch from Gen. White to the .Mar- i
quis of Lansdowne, secretary ot war, j
received last evening at 11 o'clock, was
posted at the war office soon after
midnight:
"Ladysniith, Oct. 24, 9 p. m.—lnfor
mation rcceivt d yesterday showed that
the Boers had established themselves
in considerable numbers in an exceed
ingly strong position west ol the main
road leading from Ladysniith to Dun
dee. 1 also had information that tlie
Dundee force, formerly commanded
by Gen. Symons and since
his wounding commanded by-
Gen. Yule, was falling back on
Ladysniith by way of the llelpmakaar
road, Beith and the valleys of the
Wasehbank and Sunday rivers and was
expected to reach Sunday Kiver val
ley to-day. I therefore moved out
with a strong force to cover the move
ment of Yule's column. The enemy
was discovered about seven miles out
of Ladysniith in a position of great
natural strength, west of the road.
When lie saw that preparations were
being made against him, he opened fire
with one gun with great accuracy.
Our artillery soon got into position
and the gun was silenced. Our troops
were ordered to occupy a strong ridge,
parallel to the enemy's position, but
nearer to the road. I confined my ef
forts to occupying him and hitting
him hard enough to prevent his tak
ing action against Yule's column.
Numbers oft *e enemy fled to the west
arid the firing had practically ceased
at 2 o'clock."
The war office dispatch seems to
realize the worst fears. Gen. Yule
has abandoned not only Dundee but
Glencoe also, and, so far as present
news would indicate, he has neither
joined Gen. White nor reached Lady
smith. (ien. White's "successful ac
tion" announced in parliament by Mr.
Wyndham. seems to resolve itself into
a mere engagement of the attention ]
of the I-'ree State troops, while Gen.
Yule is slipping southward. It is evi
dent from tin official dispatches that
both Commandant .Toubert's column
on the north and the Orange Free
State troops on the west now occupy
strong positions and lhat njtliing hin
ders the lioers from following up Gen.
Yule's retirement and getting around
I.adysmith from the southeast. I'ntil
reinforcements arrive it seems that
Gen. White is obliged to concentrate
on Ladysniith. It is believed that the
government has other dispatches that
have not been published.
The colonial office has received a
cablegram stating that President
Steyn, of the Orange Free State, has
issued a proclamation annexing that
part of Cape Colony which is north of
the Yaal river. This means Griqua
land west and Beehuamiland and is
apparently in consequence of the Free
State forces having seized the railway
and all stations north of Kimberly ex
cept Mafeking.
London, Oct. 26. —With unconscious
humor a ( ape Town correspondent
telegraphed yesterday:"The censor
ship. which is always a delicate mat
ter. is working smoothly and without
a hitch." This exactly hits off the
slate of affairs. An ominous veil is
still drawn over the movements of
Gen. White and Gen. Yule. Beyond
belated Ladysniith dispatches concern
ing the Klandslaagte fight, which are
still filtering in, the British public is
left ill complete darkness and to con
jecture over "cooked" war office dis
patches. The officials of the war of
fice last evening said that very few
dispatches had arrived and that noth
ing further was to be expected until
morning.
Since it is practically certain that
Gen. Yule has now effected a junction
with Gen. White although this was
not brought about Tuesday night as
announced by the Mail, but some time
on Wednesday—and as both are now
in a position of safety, conjecture con
cerns itself chiefly with the manner
of (ien. Yule's retreat. That it was
hasty is evident. Was it disorderly 7
Was any considerable camp equipment
abandoned? Was there any fighting
on the way? Such questions and oth
ers like them, the public Is anxiously
asking. Since the receipt of (ien.
White's curious first description of the
Ladysniith fight, in which the liritish
lost 100 men. little reliance can be
placed on ihe official disparelies.
While the concealment of the facts
regarding (ien. Yule's retreat can be
amply justified on the ground of keep
ing the intelligence from ihe Boers,
the hiding of the news respecting the
hussars and fusileers. who were ap
parently captured in the battle at
Glencoe, is severely criticized, no inti
mation having been given that the offi
cers were missing.
A squadron of hussars usually con
sists of three troops of 23 men each,
so about SO officers and men of the
Eighteenth Hussars are supposed to be
captured.
The war office returns show that the
total British casualties since the be
ginning of hostilities reach 597. Is offi
cers having been killed and 55 wound
ed, and 70 privates killed and 435
wounded. Then* are 13 unaccounted
for. This total, however, does not
include tin" squadron of the Eighteenth
hussars, which went astray near Dun
dee. and the officers of the Dublin fusi
leers. The report of the lieav.v loss
sent from Bietfontein came as an un
pleasant surprise, as (ien. White's tele
gram to the war office gave the im
pression that there was merely a
brush.
London. Oct. 27.—The official an
nouncement of the joining of Gen.
White's forces has come as a great re
lief. and all the more so in view of the
fact that later dispatches have shown
that only the incapacity of the intelli
gence department of the Doers saved
(ien. \ ule's column from a great disas
ter. It. seems that on Friday night
Dundee was full of alarms. Heavy
firing was heard at 1 o'clock and again
at 4. A severe thunder storm soon
after stopped the Boer c-annonade.
Saturday passed in the same anxious
manner, in momentary expectation of
an attack. The British finally evac
uated, taking all they could, hilt leav
ing plenty behind for the Boers to
loot. The appointments of the Boer
hospital at Dundee arc described as
very inadequate and primitive. Ihe
lioers themselves, in the absence of a
nursing st:if, get only scant atten
tion.
It is reported that Gen. Symons died
on Wednesday, not yesterday, and was
buried at Dundee yesterday. (ien.
Yule's column had a very exhausting
march, chiefly by night. The reason
for a night march is not given, but. it
wis probably a fear yf Boer surprises.
The heavy rain and mist hampered the
march, but was perhaps the means of
saving Yule from molestation. It took
the column 24 hours to cover the last
10 miles. The only news this morn
ing consists of more detailed accounts
of the battles already reported.
London, Oct. 2H.—The war situation
presents no new features. It is pre
sumed in Natal that the Boers are re
constructing their plans and that the
English are resting, but. telegrams
from Ladysniith still occupy 4s hours
in transmission to London, and there
fore it is not impossible that some
thing is happening. The special
dispatches assert that Col. Powell,
the British commander at Ma
fckinir, is aware that Pretoria has
given (ien. Cronje orders to stay his
hand, as already there is quite enough
to employ the Boers in Natal.
News comes from the western bor
der. which temporarily shifts the
scene of chief interest to the belea
guered British force at Kimberly. The
sharp struggle there on Tuesday ap
pears to have been the result of a
sortie, with the view of breaking the
cordon surrounding the place. The
British, apparently 500 strong, met
700 lioers. and routed them after
severe fighting, where the armored
trains appear to have done valuable
service. The Boers were entrenched
strongly seven miles northward, and
the British carried the enemy's posi
tion without serious kiss.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Tlie >u vy Department Tent* Jlarconl'a
Syatem—liJtperluieiila ( oiidueted on
\\ nralll;>t).
New York, Oct. 28.—The navy de
partment yesterday continued its tests
of the .Marconi system of wireless
telegraphy. The demonstrations are
being made on the flagship New \orl£
and the battleship Massachusetts, in
the Hudson river. The ships lay 44s
yards ajwtrt and the demonstration
v.-as one of speed and accuracy. Code
messages, using both the navy and
the international Morse codes, were
sent besides numbers and letters se«
lected at random. I'he longest con
tinuous message was a newspaper
article of 00 words. In all there were
si\ demonstrations ami the work con
tinned for about two hours. Signor
Marconi said he paid no attention to
the speed attained, as the navy depart
ment was more particular as to the
accuracy.
The equipment overhead consisted
only of wires strung from the cross
beams of both vessels. On the New-
York the apparatus was in the after
*7-1111 room and here Marconi did hi.t
work. On the Massachusetts the re
ceiving and sending was done ill the
captain's office where one of Marconi's
assistants was stationed. The click
ing of the instruments is vibrant and
could be heard throughout either
ship.
Of the naval board which is super
vising ihe tests. Lieut. Commander
Newton and Lieut. Hill watched the
! work on the flagship and Lieut. Bliss
was on the Massachusetts. When the
tots were concluded they held a con
ference on the New York and com
pared notes. They will make a final
report to the chief of the bureau ot
equipment of the navy department.
It is expected that on Monday the
\"ew York and Massachusetts will
i cruise off Sandy Hook in order to
| make a long distance test of the sys
| tem. They may be away from the
l anchorage for several days. At times
jllie vessels will be i(> miles from each
| other and this will be the crucial
i demonstration. If successful it will
j prove how valuable the sy stem would
;be during a naval engagement, or
j while a fleet is blockading an enemy's
I coast. During the long distance tests
ihe jrreat guns of the warships will be
discharged as a further test. None
of the members of the naval board
would give an opinion of the work
done by Marconi. Admiral Farquhar
■ watched the demonstrations for a
time and seemed greatly interested.
I« "l'oriiinat" (tie Canal.
Chicago. Oct. 26. — President Taylor,
of the commission appointed by Gov.
' Tanner to pass upon the capacity anil
condition of the Chicago drainage
canal, declares that the body of which
lie is the head will report against the
opening of the channel and he adds
| that the Chicago river is inadequate
to furnish the required amount of
j water with the velocity of current,
i fixed by the drainage board.
I rgeil to Oflier Mediation.
The Hague, Oct. 2s.— At Friday's
meeting ot the committee of the sec
ond chamber on the foreign budget a
resolution was adopted urging the gov
ernment to offer to mediate between
Transvaal and England.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1899
REVIEW OF TRADE.
ICngland'a Furcliaaeaof War tlaterlala
Heuelit the I lilted Slate* Money
Market to liaaier.
New York, O-it. 28.—1L G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Keview of Trade says:
Fears and not facts made a war in
South Africa seem a menace to pros
perity here, and a week of conflict
has cleared away the fear. British
markets for securities have been
helped by the belief that mining
shares would be worth more with no
Boer control of mining regions, and
large purchases here of ammunition
and army food have swelled the bal
ance due this country. Money mar
kets have grown less embarrassing,
stocks have gradually advanced and
the industries are still supported by a
volume of demand for which no pre
cedent can be found.
The heaviest transactions in steel
rails ever made cover ovt r 1,500.000
tons for next year's delivery, or two
thirds of the entire annual capacity of
the works. The Pennsylvania is said
to have taken 105,000 tons at $33, but
all the leading railroads made large
purchases and the price was then ad
vanced to $35 per ton, the same works
having delivered during the past year
at SIS to $lO. Great contracts for
material follow, one concern having
bought 100.000 tons of Bessemer pig
at Pittsburg.
While shipments of boots and shoes
in four weeks of October have been
3,50,51(9 cases, against 343,51 I last year,
reluctance of buyers to pay as much
as manufacturers ask renders spring
orders much below t he average.
Buying of wool has been heavy.
Many mills are now buying which re
cently started after long idleness. I'lifc
demand for goods improves and a
great season is confidently expected.
The advance in cotton goods does
not stop, for the demand is heavy, and
standard print cloths have been raised
an eighth. But the operatives have
demanded higher wages and some
works may be stopped.
Failures for the week have been 190
in the United States, against 22(5 last
year, and 23 in Canada, against 24 last
year.
HUGE ORDER FOR CARS.
Tlie Peimaylvaulu and Jiew York Cen
tral It all road a Will Have 15,000
Freight ( arrlera Constructed.
Pittsburg, Oct. 28.—The Commercial
Gazette prints a story to the effect
that the Pennsylvania and the New
York Central railroad companies have
just placed orders for coal and freight
ears to the number of 15,000, the ag
gregate cost of which will aggregate
about 812,000,000. Both companies en
deavored to get steel cars, but as their
orders could not be filled within a
year, they were compelled to take
wooden cars with steel equipments.
The order placed by the Pennsyl
vania company with the Pressed Steel
Car Co. calls for the equipment of 4,000
box ears ami 1,500 gondolas of 80,000
pounds capacity each. The order of
the New York Central is for the equip
ment of 4.000 coal ears of 80,000 pounds
capacity, 5,000 box cars and 500 Hat
cars of 00,000 pounds capacity each.
The money value of the orders thus
given the Pressed Steel Car Co. is 82,-
500,000. The orders for the wooden
cars will be distributed between the
Pullman Co., the Baltimore Car Co.,
the Erie Car Co., and the American
Car and Foundry Co.
HIS FRIENDSHIP WAS FALSE.
Arretl of a Wealthy l-'lllplno Wlio la
Aecuaed ot Orsaiilzlnsa Devolution
ary Conapiraey.
Manila, (Jet. 28. —Buperto Santiago,
one of the wealthiest Visaynns, who
had taken the oath of allegiance to the
United States, and who posed as a
friend of \inerica. has been arrested
lit lloilo, while other Yisayans are be
ing watched. The prisoner is charged
with organizing a revolutionary junta.
It is asserted that a council of ten and
the junta met daily at Santiago's office
for the purpose of engineering an ex
tensive scheme of collections for an in
surrection. One of Santiago's steam
ers was captured while carrying sup
plies to the rebels. His arrest caused
rumors of an outbreak of the natives
of lloilo and precautions have been
taken to prevent trouble.
A battalion of the Eighteenth regi
)Tient, of the marines of the gunboat
Concord from an expedition to Concep
tion, northern Palaya, which is search
ing for the Concord's coxswain, who
ivas lured ashore by a white flag and
who is supposed to be a prisoner. They
found the place deserted and burned
every house as a punishment.
Simply A ■■■ a I sia in a ted.
New York. Oct. 28.—1 ti view of con
flicting statements as to the primacy
'if either company in the recent Pull
innn-Wagncr merger, the exact condi
tions are as follows: Neithei the
Pullman company has absorbed the
Wagner nor the Wagner has absorbed
the Pullman. The two companies
have simply amalgamated retaining
the Pullman organization in prefer
ence to the Wagner, as the Pullman
|s a stock company and the Wagner
merely a business association with no
c-harter.
Halved tlie Hriee ot Coal.
Pittsburg, Oct. 28. —Prices of coal
have been advanced about 15 cents a
ton. The Pittsburg Coal Co., the rail
road combination, lias made this offi
cial announcement to the trade It
was unexpected at this time, as the
rumor current several days ago that
an advance was to be matte was offi
cially denied
ilankera Aaal^n.
Lt xington," Ky., Oct. 28.—The bank
ing firm of I). A. Say re & Co.. whose
president, K. 1). Sayre, died Sunday,
has assigned. It was the oldest bank
in this city, having been founded in
IS2O. Deposits are $140,000. The as
signee says the bank will pay dollar
for dollar.
(•en. Henry la Head.
New York, Oct. 28.—Brig. Gen. (iuy
V. Henry, late military governor of
Porto iiico, died early Friday morning
ut his home in this city, of pneumonia,
aged 60 vears.
ARMOR PLATE QUESTION.
Admiral O'Sell I'leada lor Ita Settle
ment by t onsreaa Helore tlie Work
ol ItiitlOiiiu Kattlealii|>a t'eaaea.
Washington. Oct. 27.—The navy de
part iiie-it has made public the report
of Bear Admiral O'Neil, chief of ord-,
nance. It shows a satisfactory con
dition of affairs in the ordnance
branch of the service in all depart
ments save that of armor. Admiral
O'Neil goes into the history of the
present difficulty in obtaining armor
suitable for the new battleships and
cruisers. Congress last year limited
the price of armor to S4OO per ton. At
this price no acceptable bids were re
ceived, but proposals were recently in
vited for armor for the three new
battleships of the Maine class, the
four harbor defense monitors of the
Arkansas class, and three battleships
and three armored cruisers.
The total amount, of armor neces
sary for the seven vessels authorized
by act of congress approved May 4,
lt-fis. was 24.000 tons. (Jury one firm
put.in a bid and that nt $450 per ton.
These bidders had 110 manufacturing
plant and the bid was not considered.
The difference in quality and price of
armor arose in the desire of the de
partment to secure plates of what is
generally known as the Krupp process,
which is deemed much more satisfac
tory than the face-hardened armor
heretofore in use in American war
ships. The contractors claimed that
it was impossible to supply this armor
for S4OO per ton.
The question of a government armor
factory , he says, should have no bear
ing upon the supplv of armor for the
Maine. Ohio and Missouri, as it would
be impracticable to obtain armor in
time to complete these vessels. He
says in conclusion that the building
of armored ships of war must soon be
discontinued by this government
unless the question of the supply and
cost of armor can be disposed of.
A new type of gun lias been com
pleted for the navy this year and will
be ready to test soon. It is a 4-pound,
3-inch rapid fire rilU* intended as a
part of the armament of the new "de
stroyers" and probably will form an
important part of the secondary bat
tery of future battleships and large
cruisers. It is a particularly pow
erful gun of its size ami is calculated
to have a penetrating power of over an
inch and a half of the Ilarveyized steel
at 3,000 yards.
Complete batteries, main and secon
dary, together with ammunition and
ordnance outfits have been already
shipped to Hong Kong for the former
Spanish vessels Isla de Luzon. Isla de
Cuba and Don Juan de Austria.
MUST GO TO PRISON.
Sentence ot llelendanta In a I-'amotia
t 'aae la Den 111 rilled.
Philadelphia, Oct. 27.—The United
States circuit court of appeals yester
day refused a hearing in the case of
Joseph Wilkins, of Washington. D. C.,
and Howard Butler, of this city, de
fendants in the famous oleomargarine
cases ot several years ago. Wilkins
was an oleomargarine dealer and
Hit Her was employed by him. i'iie
two men were arrested in this city in
December, IS9O. for removing brands
and the word "oleomaragrine" from
packages containing that commodity.
The case attracted widespread atten
tion at the lime and a vigorous light
was made to prevent conviction.
Wilkins and Butler were tried in the
United States district court and Wil
kins was sentenced to an imprison
ment of six months and to pay a line
of $1,500 and costs. Butler, because
of his only being an employe of Wi 1-
kins, received a more lenient sentence,
that of four months and a fine of SSOO
and costs. The ease was taken to the
circuit court of appeals. They are
now on bail and have 30 days iti which
to surrender themselves and serve
their sentences.
MR. POWDERLY'S REPORT.
It Itelatea to Immigration. W iiieli la
Steadily Increaainir.
Washington, Oct. 27. —In his annual
report to the secretary of the treasury,
Commissioner Powderly. of the immi
gration bureau, gives the total arrivals
for the year ended .lunc 30, 1 s'.l'J. as
311,715, an increase over the preceding
year of 82.416. The opinion is ex
pressed that at least 25.000 persons
were not listed in this number through
a defect in the law, as well as an in
determinate number from Canada and
Mexico who are not. under existing
regulations, accounted for.
As to illiteracy. 60,446 could neither
read nor write, and 1.022 could read
but were unable to write. As to the
amount of money brought. 30,071 had
each S3O or over, and 174.613 had each
less than S3O. The total amount of
money exhibited to officers was s.">.-
414,462. There were returned to their
own countries, within one year after
arrival. 263. In addition to 796 pau
pers and 303 alien contract laborers
debarred on the Canadian and Mexican
borders, there were 3,798 others re
fused admission.
A Tax I.aw Knocked Out.
Dcs Moines, la.. Oct. 27. —The su
preme court yesterday handed down a
decision which knocks out the present
system of assessing and taxing insur
ance, express, telegraph, telephone,
sleeping ear and fast freight com
panies. The law provides that they
shall pay certain percentages of gross
receipts to the state treasury. The
court holds that corporations must be
assessed on the same basis and for the
same purposes as individuals. A cor
poration paying its entire taxes to the
state does not help support city and
county schools, as individuals must
do, hence the law is unconstitutional.
A Liicky liol«l Hunt or.
Yankton. S. D.. Oct. 27.—Ex-Uniled
States Scnato* Moody, of Dead wood,
gives a new vt rsion of the sensational
gold discovery in the lilac'. Hills, by
Otto Grantse. Senator Moody says:
"I see the newspapers sav that G run tag
took a carload of ore to mint at Den
ver. He did not take any such amount.
My son, who is chief engineer of th«
Homestakc mines, says that Grantse
had only a few sacks of ore, but thai
they netted him $79,000. It is the
richest native rock ever unearthed ir
the bills and it»; discovery was an acc-i
--*lent. lifter vears of search
VANDERBILT'S MILLIONS.
ConreMlonii Wade by tlio I'rlinlpal
Heir Alone tvrrlril a Contest «l tlie
I.air Hull way Mill.
New York, Oct. 28. —The Tribune
says: The provisions of the will of
Cornelius Vanderbilt have excited in
tense interest. it appears that this
settlement alone prevented a contest
that might have resulted in one of the
greatest and costliest will litigations
ever known. Cornelius Vandcrbilt,
jr., when lie learned the provisions of
his father's will, placed his interests
in the hands of his counsel. Carter &
I.edyard. Thev conducted negotia
tions with Jlenry I>. Anderson, the
attorney of Aifred (i. Vandcrbilt.
While none of those interested will say
inst what was done, enough has been
admitted to indicate that had Alfred
not made the concessions mentioned,
litigation would have followed. ("or
nelius Vandcrbilt was at, the Grand
Central station yesterday. Alfred was
:il Newport. When Cornelius was seen
lie dismissed the subject by saying:
"Whatever arrangements may have
been made were effected through my
attorneys, Carter & bed yard. I have
110 comment to make upon the settle
ment. It was a family arrangement
and not a irift."
It is learned from a trustworthy
source yesterday that Cornelius Van
dcrbilt, jr.. is much disappointed by
his father's wili and the attitude in
which he has been placed by hi- broth
er's handsome concession, and that ha
will withdraw from any further par
ticipation in the affaire of the Vandcr
bilt property. Cornelius Vandcrbilt,
jr., is descrilied by those who know
him intimately as a reticent young
man. lie took his disagreement with
his father much to heart, and after
his marriage tried in every "'av to
overcome the difficulty.
He entered the office of the superin
tendent of motive power of the New
York Central and went to work to
prove his merit. He worked early and
late. lie never asked more than any
other employe. He did everything
he could to prove to his father his
serious intentions. He never com
plained and never allowed an opportu
nity to pass without trying to secure
a re-establish ment of the former cor
dial relations between himself and
father. It is said further that, he
hoped and believed he would succeed
in gaining his father's favor. The
two men did not discuss the subject,
but for hours father and son talked
cordially, at the Hreakers in Newport
and also in this city. The young son
of Cornelius, ir.. was often taken to
the I'.reakers, and Mr. Vandcrbilt man
ifested keen enjoyment in seeing his
grandson.
It is said that in the light of the%e
talks and the fondness displayed by
his father for the baby. Cornelius, jr.,
believed he had regained his father's
favor, and would share at least equally
with Alfred, should he not be the chief
heir. When he learned the provisions
nf the will he was much disconcerted.
It was said yesterday that he would
<oon retire from the place in the New
York Central office and that he would
never attempt to have voice either in
the family councils or in the manage
ment oT the enormous Vanderbilt prop
erty. His plan, it was added, was to
£fo into the banking business as a
partner of his father-in-law, R. T.
Wilson.
A THREE-CORNERED DEAL.
Senator i|a«»n. 4»ov. Tanner mid An
other Illinois Ofltrlal arc Sulil lo bp
Concerned Therein.
Chicago, Oct. 28. —The Times Herald
says: Senator Mason's threat to re
sign unless the administration's pres
ent foreign policy is changed, may he
executed before Christmas. Persons
who assume to be well informed insist
that lie will step out immediately, in
pursuance of an arrangement which
will change the whole face of repub
lican politics in Illinois. The story,
as widely circulated, runs to this effect:
Senator Mason will resign in a few
weeks to take a high salaried legal
position —512,(W0 or more a year —with
one of the biggest corporations in the
country, having headquarters in Chi
cago. (iov. Tanner will resign and
Lieut, (iov. Northcott, on succeeding
to the governorship, will appoint Tan
ner to the vacant senatorship. With
Tanner thus eliminated from the
gubernatorial situation, Northcott can
be made the "organization candidate"'
for governor next year.
F«rc»t l'lro» Spread.
(Ireensburg, Pa., Oct. 28. —From every
mountainous section of Westmoreland
county come reports of fierce forest
fires spreading. Farmers arc working
with might and main in semi-cleared
districts in the hope of staying the
(lames, but seemingly to no effect,
llewn timber upon which the natives
of the ridge have worked all summer
is being destroyed, but the greater
loss is to timber in the tree. The fire
is eating down into the valleys and
many farmhouses are in danger.
A Cablegram from Olin.
Washington, Oct. 28.—The war de
partment has received the foliowng
from (it'll, Otis: "Insurgent govern
ment submitted application to send
five commissioners to Manila to ar
range difficulties attending release of
Spanish sick prisoners and discuss
peace conditions. Declined. No ne
gotiations necessary, as we would
cladlv receive all Spanish prisoners at
our lines, welcome them from their
cruel captivity and labor for tlu*ir wel
fare."
A Warning lo .Tlcddlcrn.
London, Oct. 28. —Commenting upon
the petition to President McKinley,
promoted by the New York World,
urging that the good offices of the
I'nited States be offered in settling
the differences between England and
Transvaal, the Standard says: "We
very much doubt whether the Wash
ington government will at all appreci
ate the suggestion, but in any case it
is as well for those whom it concerns,
and particularly for those whom it
does not concern, to understand that
the Transvaal question is one which
we propose to settle without interven
tion of any kind."
SBOO Reward
The above Reward will be paid for
vmntioo that will lead to tfc« arrest aid
eonviction of the party or parti** whe
plaoad iron and alabs on the track of tk«
ktaporium k, Kick Valley R. R , neai
he eaat line of Franklin Houaier's farm,
ta the evening of NOT. 21at, 1891.
HZNRY AL'CHU,
88-tf.
FINE LIQUOR STORE
—ii*—
EMPORIUM, PA.
?THE undersigned has otwned a fire*
I class Liquor ator«, and invit«o tha
trade of Hotels, Restanranta, A*
We shall carry none bat tLe bast A IUW
loan and Imported
WHISKIES,
BRANDIES
GINS AND
WINES,
BOTTLED ALE, CHAMPAGNE, Eta
Cboleo link of
Bottled Goods.
IIT addition to my larf • Us* of Hquif 1 a<v
ocmtaatiy la stock a Ma* of
CIGARS AND TORACCO.
Wfool sad Billiard Boon la MLM baUd*aa-*Vb
C*lX ANI> BF.K Ml.
A. A. MCDONALD,
FKOPRIKTOB, EMPORIUM, PA.
W EMPORIUM, Pi. HK
W Bottler ef mm* Mtf I* ft
§ WINES, «
& WHISKIES, a;
£L And Liquors of All Kind*. Jj ■
c The boat of food* always JJ
W carried In etook and every- w
rf thing warranted BO represent- jJ
* Eapeclal Attention Paid to J*
I flail Order*. 0| |
$ EMPORIUM, PA.
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S Groceries, v
1 Provisions, J
> FLOUR, SAI.T MEATS, »
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? CANNED 600D8, ETC., )
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C IEIE P. & E. BEPIT C
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Bottling Works,
IOHN McDONALD, Proprietor.
Hear P. it K. Depot. Emporium, Pa.
_
Bottler and 8 hip par of
Rochester
Lager Beer,
IEST BSI.IDS OF ETPORT.
The Manufacturer of Sefl
Drink* and Dealer la Cholc*
Winesaoit Pure Liquor*.
mm?
Wo keep nono bnt the re ry beat
Boor and arc prepared to All Ordors on
ihort notice. Private families served
iailjr if desired.
JOHN MCDONALD.
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