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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-21
MOVING SLOWLY
British SiIe of the Transvaal Dis.
pute Awaits the Cabinet
Council.
Dispatches Describe in Detail the
War Preparations Of the
Beers.
Arrest of Boer Officials by Portu.
guese May Cause Con-.
plications.

LoNpoS. Sept. 2l.-Great Britain's
relations with the Transvaal remain
unchanged and 80 far as the former 10
concerned the situation 10 not likely to
take on q now phase until after Fridays
cabinet council. Whether the Beers
will be content to wait even that long
before ending the suspense with hostil-
ities, appears open to . great deal OF
doubt.
The second edition Of The Morning
Post contains dispatch from Pieter-
maritzburg, Natal, dated Sept. 10, say
ing: II hare never known the situa-
ton to be graver. The Beers only
await two days rain on the veldt before
beginning hostilities. They are deter
mined on war and consider they can
expect nothing else after the last dis
patch. and are prepared to face the con-
sequences
The correspondent then describes in
detail the Beers elaborate border prep
arations, which appear more thorough
and formidable than heretofore be-
lieved. He says the Orange Free State
officers at Pretoria have developed a
combined plan Of action which. he
adds, includes seizing Majuba. Laings
Neck and Newcastle. Natal. the mo-
ment the ultimatum arrives.
Continuing. the correspondent asserts
that Portuguese officials at Risanio
Garcia have arrested some Boer officials
OH the charge of constructing q laagel
IN Portuguese territory.
Az Ontlander Petition.
The outlander council. as the resul
of meetings held at Pietermaritzbur:
and johannesburg, has decided to ad
dress communication to the Brltis'
high commissioner. Sir Alfred Miner
urging the imperial government t
break of negotiations with the Trans
vaal. The reasons for this action ar
that "the severe distress prevailing
may compel the remaining outlander
to accept any compromise offered; tina
loyal British subjects are becoming dis
contentsd and that great unrest prevail
among the natives"
+, It should be borne in mind, however
that Pietermaritzburg has been tn
Mecca of alarmists and The Mornin
Posts dispatches are inclined to be sci
sational.
The secretary Of state for the colo
nies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. sper
the day at the colonial Office. He locke
completely worn out by anxiety.
| A dispatch from Pretoria says that
a meeting of Belgians there corps va
enthusiastically formed to help tn
Beers in case Of war. =
Secretary of State Reitz is quoted
.avinr that in case of war the alier
conld remain in the Transvaal provide
they guaranteed their good behavior.
The presence Of the Orange FRI
state officers at Pretoria Is confirine'
Numerous field cornets are at the Boz
!, CAPE Town, Sept. 21.-The arrest
! no.r officials by the Portuguese is r
. oarded as likely to create serious COZ
; niications. The Bund Of Women
. preparing peace appeal to Queen VI
: tOria.
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| From Prison at Rennes at
! m. and Put Aboard q
Train
| For Nantes...His Depal :.
|7'nnoticed BY the People
Of Renl.cS.
of Pardon Caused Scarcely
Ripple at Paris Arrest
Of Guer q -

ks Sept. 2l.-Captain Alfred
|. a, 3 o'clock a. m. left the prison
which he had been confined
4. return from Devil's island aud
led 10 vern, where he took q
kound for Nantes. His departure
implicitly unnoticed.
! Dreyfus left Rennes at noon.
nan;ed by her father and friends.
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IA. nlood houn unds ON Burglars.

ELpoRA, Ia., Sept. 2l.-on account
Of the continued prevalence OF burglar.
les and petty thieving the officers 0,
the law at this place recently purchased
a mack Of Missouri bloodhounds. I'M
mediately after house had been en-
tered by thieves the officers were non. ,C'
fied and the dogs put on the scent. lhe
hounds soon surrounded house IN tne
second ward. The officers believe 'h'
dogs have the right parties.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-21
HUNDREDS WERE KILLED.

D,s.strous Earthquake Near smyrna ;"
Asia Minor.
SMYRNA, Asia Minor, Sept. 2l.-Ihere
was disastrous earthquake during the
morning at Alden. a town ON the Me-
onder. IL miles southeast of this place
Hundreds Of persons were killed in the
valley Of Meander.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-21
ANDREE RELICS.

Anchor and Hnoy Discovered on tue
North Cosss Of King Charles uslsnd.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Sept. 2l.-lhe
Alton Bladet has received telegram
from the master of the Norwegian cut
ter. Martha Larzak. saying that he hao
found, Sept. 8. on tho north coast 0,
King Charles island an anchor and
buoy marked "Andree Polar hxpeo'
tion"
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Four KILLED, -Four Injured.

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 21.-A north.
bound passenger train on the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, collided
with freight train Is miles southeast
OF the city. Four people were killed
and four others injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-21
,s,r.a.oea Horsssh oers.

MANKAro, Minn., Sept. "l.-The an
nnal convention Of the Master Horse
ahoers Of Minnesota was held mere
.hont 30 members being present. Mayor
Cnrrier and Senator Benedict welcomed
the visitors and President L. =. Al
hr;oht Of st. Cloud responded. Jane.
nonoherty OF Mankato was elected
,,raa;dent. The next meeting will be 81
a. Paul. state fair week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-21
Front Of . Glaoier Shattered.

SEATTLE. Sept. 2l.-News has been
received from Alaska to the effect that
the front of the Taku Arm glacier was
shattered by great earthquake. and
that thousands Of tons Of ice were pre-
cipitated into the sea.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-21
~ /. ldoss lfslisnape Type.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-The 6uoonic
r,aoue has appeared in the Russian
rrov;nce OF Astrachan in new ana
lr,srm;nr form, according to . report to
tha The .tate department from Consul nee
naD -. 49,. a. odessa. He says that It there
takes the form Of q most ma"s"an'
The Coconino sun., 1899-11-18

J. w. Thurber spent Wednesday in Williams and will put grading force on the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon railroad this week. It is expected that the road will be completed to the Val Verde mines, distance of forty miles, this year, when work will be discontinued. Next spring construc- tion will be resumed and the road com pleted by July l. MT. Thurber and k. R. Coleman have secured the contract for the grading of the road from the mines to the Canyon. There is now about seven miles of steel laid and the work is delayed by the lack of men for the work, it being impossible to pro cure laborers.
The Coconino sun., 1899-11-18
See the Point :?

You must not think that people wearing glasses have diseased eyes. Such Is not the case Astigmatism. Short, Far and Old-Sight- edness are not diseases. but local troubles easily corrected by the use of properly fitted glasses. But 1t is necessary to consult speci- alist along these lines. and you should go to an Optician who has made the sight n life study and Is in position to diagnose your case ab- solutely correctly. have the latest instru- ments known to optical science. With these instruments in the hands of . competent thor ough Optician, it is almost impossible to err.
 Iexamine the eyes free of charge and will be frank with you as regards your needs.
 earnestly solicit your patronage and guar antee perfect satisfaction. Will be in Flagstan soon at New Bank Hotel. Wait for me. Watch for date.
The Coconino sun., 1899-11-18

 geles to spend the winter.
 M. T. Black left Thursday for Har- ringtOn, Kas., to visit relatives.
 Born-1n Flagstaff. November l6, 1899, to the wife of James k. Treat, son.
 s. s. Preston and James Black came in from Willow Springs trading post Thursday.
 A. w. Kinsey and family leave Mon- day to spend the winter in the Salt River valley.
 Mrs. F.. K. Ellinwood will return from visit to her mother at Rock Creek, O., on Wednesday next.
 T. J.. Helm, general agent of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad at Sante Fe, spent Thursday here.
 A. E. Douglas of the Lowell Observa- tory returned Saturday from Boston and will remain several weeks.
 Lost-On Friday, a gold hunting ease watch, Waltham works. Finder will be rewarded. Inquire SUN office.
 Mrs. B. c. Olney left Thursday for her former home in Michigan to at tend her mother, who is seriously i'll.
 Everett Hooper, a nephew of E. E. Ellinwood, arrived here from the East to-day and will make his home in Flag. staff.
 The Flagstaff Lodge B. P. O. Elks will hold social session at Babbitt's hall on Thanksgiving night. The af- fair will be only for the members of the order and their families.
 F. s. Breen, supervisor of the San Francisco forest reserve, left Thursday for Holbrook to superintend the ship ping of carload of petrified wood, which will be taken from Chalcedony park by New York parties, who will send 1t to the Paris expOsitiOn as an
The Coconino sun., 1899-11-18
DIR. GEO. B. PRATT,
Arizona's Leading Optician,

i4O West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
aueer sights Ahroad.

When l was in Aixles- Bains last
summer l saw a stout German woman
sitting at another table ating from an
enormous pile of plates. / thought at
first she was carving OF doing some
thing of that kind. but as the meal
progressed and the pile became no less
made inquiry and found out that she
was extremely nearsighed, and the
pile of plates-exactly 19fn number
was necessary to raise hr food to a
point where it would COM within her
range of vision. She wa no less a
parsonage than the Duehss of Sles-
wick-Holstein.
In Italy they do not use lass in the
windows on account Of tie expense
and replace 1t with wood OF other ma
terial. In order to relieve he monot-
ony, | suppose, they have habit of
painting household scenes on these
blank spaces In one windov you will
see an old chap reading his PAPER and
in another a young miss dong up her
hair. There are also other scenes of
even more intimate family daracter.
which will leave to your Imagination.
In Athens one day | went OFT to buy
something or other, which, remem-
Der. cost drachmae. For it tender
ed 10 drachma note in payment, and
in order to make change the strekeep-
er tore it neatly in two and Burned
one-half to me. Convenient, wsn't it!
New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
The Inuutsitive Tongue.

The curiosity of the tongue does not
cause the human being so much trou-
BILE as the curiosity of the eye. But the
tongue, within it's limits, Is the most
curious of all
Let the dentist make change In the
mouth, let him remove tooth or re-
place with his admirable artifice one
that has long been absent, let him
change the form of tooth by round
ing off corAer or building up cavity
and see what the tongue will do. 1t
will search out that place, taking care
full and minute account of the change.
Then it will linger near the place. If
1t is called to other duties, it comes
back as soon as they are discharged
and feels the changed place all over
again, as L it had not explored and
rummaged there already.
1t makes no difference that these re-
peated Investigations presently cause
annoyance 10 its supposed master, the
man. The tongue In nothing more
than in this matter proves that it is an
unruly member and will not be con-
trolled.
1t seems to have an original will and
consciousness of its own, and nothing
will serve 1t except the fullest satisfac-
ton of it's curiosity. 1t will wear itself
out, perhaps but it will find out all
about the strange change. = Boston
Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
Con0Dero-. roDouered.

It is a remarkable and instructive
fact that the career of four of the
most renowned characters that ever
lived closed with violent or mournful
death
Alexander, after looking down from
the dizzy heights of his ambition upon
conquered world ard weeping that
there were no more to conquer, died
Of intoxication IN a scene of debauch,
or, as some suppose, by poison mingled
In his wine
Hannibal, whose name carried ter
ror to the heart of Rome itself, after
having crossed The Alps and put to
fight the armies of the mistress of
the world, was driven from his coun-
try and died at last of poison admins
tered by his own hands in a foreign
land. unlamented md unwept
Caesar, the coneueror Of 800 cities,
and his temples tOund with chaplets
dipped in the blood of a million Of his
foes, was miseraby assassinated by
those he considered his nearest friends.
Bonaparte, whosemandate kings and
emperors obeyed, after filling the earth
with the terror Of his name, closed his
days in lonely banislment upon bar
rem rock in the midst of the Atlantic
ocean.
Such the four men who may be con-
sidered representatives Of all whom
the world calls great and such their
end-intoxication, or poison. suicide,
murdered by friends, lonely exile!
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

John Burroughs, the writer, was in
his boyhood days schoolmate of Jay
Gould. To Theodore Dresser, who tells
the story in The New Voice, Mr.. Bur
roughs gave this anecdote of Gould;
He was shrewd. but not bad fell
low at all. l remember that once we
had wrestling match. AS we were
about even in strength, we agreed to
abide by certain rules, taking what
we called "holts'' in the beginning and
not breaking them until one or the
other was thrown. kept to this
when we began wrestling, but when
Jay realized that he was in danger Of
losing he broke 'holts" and threw me.
When l said he had broken his agree
ment, he only laughed and said, 81
threw you, didn't IT That irritated
me, and 1 kept arguing the original
point, but he only laughed the more
and covered my taunts with the same
answer. He had won, and it pleased
him, though often wondered how he
could take any satisfaction in it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

The recent conclusions of the French
scientists, NM. Loewy and Puiseux, as
to the possible presence Of some gas
eous envelope on the moons surface
are Of very general interest. After
giving reasons for concluding that the
formidable volcanic eruptions Of which
the moon has been the theater belong
to recent time in the history Of our
satellite, they point out that these erup-
lions must have set at liberty great
quantities of gas or vapors, while the
diffusion of cinders on the lunar sur
face to great distances infers gaseous
envelope of certain density.
Has the time, they ask, which has
elapsed since the great eruptions suf-
feed to bring about the total disap-
pearance of this gaseous envelope2
Considering that the already solidi1ed
lunar surface could only have absorb
ed the gases slowly and with difficulty,
they conclude that from their examl-
nation of the lunar surface there are
serious grounds for believing that
there exists at the present time a
residue of atmosphere OF which the de-
lection, surrounded as it is with great
difficulties, may yet be realized.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
Paying the DOCTOR. Fee.

"It'is an amazing fact that of all bills
sent to a family that Of the doctor is
in hundreds of families the last one to
be paid, and In more cases than it is
pleasant to contemplate it is never paid
at all, writes Edward Box In The La.
dies Home Journal II have recently
gone to the trouble to make some in
quiries into this matter and have been
astounded to find that not one fourth
of the bills sent by doctors are paid
with anything like promptness. There
is a Quickening of the conscience, a
simple realization of proper sense of
duty needed in this matter.
ut is high time, in the case Of hun
dreds Of families, that this matter
should be brought home to their sense
of fairness and justice. And as with
them the doctors have for so many
years been the last to receive their due
in the payment of their bills, it would
be only simple justice that hereafter
the last shall be first No worker In
the field of human industry deserves
better at the hands of the people whom
he serves than the doctor, and to pay
his fee promptly and cheerfully is the
least we can do for the service which
he gives us"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

A curious barren mound is to be seen
in Montgomery churchyard. What
ever the cause, there is plainly to be
seen strip Of sterility in the form Of
a cross among mass Of verdure. With
the mound melancholy legend is con-
nected. 1t is called Roberts Grave"
and the story is that beneath this bar
rem hillock lie the remains of an In
nocent man who was hanged ON mis-
taken evidence. 1t Is said that while
the man stood on the gallows with
the rope round his neck he solemnly
declared. as proof of his innocence,
that grass should never grow on his
grave. And even SO it was and is.
Any one who attempts to Illustrate the
fulfllment of this prophecy by sowing
grass on this spot pays the penalty
with his life. Instances are given Of
individuals who have been rash enough
to do so and have met their doom soon
afterward.- Western Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

Speaking of ships and shipping, one
hears frequently of water craft "goinp
into commission" and it seems natural
that the landsman should ask, What
does the phrase mean?
The term has been misapplied, ac-
cording to the statement of a shipping
firm, when used in connection with
merchantmen. A vessel built for trade
is 'in business" 'or laid up" and the
term "in commission" is not applied to
her except by such people as they who
go up stairs" and "down stairs" on a
ship.
As to yachts, the same authority said,
when the owner raises his private
signal and has commander and crew
aboard, the yacht is in commission,
and this does not happen until the yes
sci is in condition to go on a cruise"
War vessels are in commission when
the commanding officers flag or pen
nant has been hoisted at the main, and
this again indicates that the vessel is
= In active service.-New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
ESTABLISHED 1879.

over the mountain into the valley be-
low. Not finding the cattle and see
ing the storm brewing, he started to
return but before he reached home
the storm broke forth with terrific
violence. At each burst of thunder
his heart was relieved. The lightning
Quoted his spirits, while the furious
winds breathed baffled relief In his
ear. AT last he reached the summit
OF the mountain near the cross; when
flash of lightning Illuminated the be-
nighted darkness, displaying a horri-
bic sight to Icons view, for there on
the stones at the foot of the cross was
the figure Of a woman lying, her hands
about the base of the rough wooden
emblem. He rushed forward as fast
as he could in the darkness. There
was sudden lull in the storm, the
quietude of which was oppressive. As
he advanced his heart beats resound-
ed in his ears. Again the lightning
made vivid the black clouds. His
blood writhed in his veins, for he stood
before the cross. There lay the pros
trate figure embracing the great rough
cruciix. 1t was Jesita.
Me Caritap he calculated, rushing
toward the detected girl. Violently
sobbing she looked up. He could see
her ashy face by the light Of the
flashes.
Leon! Oh, forgive me-forgive meP
she sobbed, loosenlng one hand and
reaching toward him.
Let US go from here, Carita,' he
said sadly. Assisting her to her feet,
they started down the mountain side
toward the girls home The roll Of
thunder gradually distanced itself,
then grew less and less; the wind
sobbed less dismally, and the lightning
seemed but to furnish the two light
for their pathway"
The relator hesitated. Then pointing
to the cross he continued Leon and
Jesita were married by the good Fa-
Their Moreno under this same cross on
a holy Sunday years ago and lived
happily and long in yon valley"
After a moments silence asked,
How do you know the story SO we'll,
senorr
"Jesita is my mother" he answered,
"and Leon, my father, leads this
band. st. Louis Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19
TbsAc,or,. Card

81 showed them my card at the
door," the actor was complaining, "and
they referred me to the manager And
what do you suppose he said? He said
he was sorry. but the demand for seats
had been so great that he had decided
to discontinue the professional free
list"
We'll" said his friend the sharper,
did you expect to beat full house
with single card ?"-New York Com
hmercial Advertiser.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

A month or so after his surrender
General Lee went one day to the store
near his home In. Powhatan county,
Va, which served also as the post
Office Everybody in the town was
instantly eager to see him, and in a
few moments the store was crowded.
The general was talking with the pro-
prietor about crops and other matters
and appeared utterly unconscious of
the fact that the gathering Of the resi-
dents was due solely to his presence.
Suddenly he realized that everybody
was watching him and modestly said:
But see am keeping you from your
many customers. Pardon meP' and at
once withdrew-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

my lord limpeth; belize he hath q
thorn In his footp AS he rose, put an
arm round him and forced him down
again. and at that instant the tiger
uttered another roar. The horses
swerved and would have left the road
in their fear had not put forth the
full strength of both my arms. and as
soon as Nandha felt himself free be
leaped to the ground and advanced to-
ward the tiger. He walked joyously,
as loyal servant who goes to meet
his lord.
Looking over my shoulder (for now
the horses were in the middle of the
road, which here stretched straight
ahead of us). beheld Nandha proceed
toward the tiger. which now crouched
in the road. waiting for him, its tail
waving from side to side. When he
was within five PAGES of the beast, he
salaamed to the ground and as he
stopped the tiger sprang on him with
another roar and, throwing him over
its shoulder, it bounded with him into
the jungle. "-Westminster Budget.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-12-19

Latin. once the speech of petty dis
trict by the Tiber. became the standard
medium of intercourse for a mighty
empire, absorbed into itself the spirit
OF the institution, became its outward
embodiment and survives today as
monument to the essential character of
that institution better and truer than
Coliseum or Forum. Its present place
In education, in literature, In law, is
determined by the place that Rome
! still holds in the organizer life of
Europe and in all organized life
whose sources are in European civiliza-
ton. A visible emblem is the place It
still holds as the language of the Ro-
man church; for the Roman church is
In all reality the Roman empire ex-
pressed In terms Of the things Of the
soul. The schoolboy learns from his
Latin, If he learns it well, more than
words. rules paradigms, maxims, bits
Of history or scraps Of mythology; he
drinks in the life of old Rome and the
spirit of its nstitutions-law, order, or
ganization. authority. There is moth
ing left us. now that the Romans are
gone, so Roman as Latin.-President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler In Atlantic.