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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

The United States ship James X. Polk,
built here in 1914 or 1915. was the product
Of the Tredegar Works, which also con-
structed a number Of steam vessels for
the Virginia oyster navy. These vessels
were of light draft, a.d comparatively
small size, and were superseded by larger
vessels, carrying more effective arma-
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Public Speaking

Headquarters
Democratic State Committee,
Room 81, Chamber of Commerce.
Sneakers and Tines and places Of speak
ing are announced as follows:
HON. +. r. LASSITER.
Sussex Court, November I'd.
HON. JOHN LAMB.
Greensvllle Court, November 6th.
]. TAYLOR ELLYsoN'
90 Chairman
Joseph Button. Secretary.
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Negotiations are now Under way for a
new treaty with Spain one fully re-
storing the amity that once existed be-
tween this country and that of the little
King Alfonso, as well as re-establshing
in fun the commercial relations that
formerly existed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

Britain's naval demonstration In the
Mediterranean direction Is, of course,
'hands-off' notice 10 Continental Europe
but Will il have the intended effect?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

Dewey has taken possession Of the
house presented to him by the people and
hung up his hat therein. Dut the better
half Of that home is stlll lacking.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

The Shubrick will soor be ahoat, there
are thousands Of flags Richmond al
ready floating TO the breeze, and, then
there will be hundreds Of floats in the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

sta,e every year or two. ana the roc 'css
timbor-cutt.ng that is solry on, II Nl'
M, be long be ore Virginia forest VIII
no a curiosity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

ent week will be as TO the hghting con-
dition OF Messrs. Jeffries and Sharkey.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

They say the round-bale trust is dis
pored to corner cotton, but how can this
he II IL makes the bale roundf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31

A lay of Gags and banners,
OF cheeriuluess and praise,
a day of civic triumph
A Richmond day Of daysl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31
The People Now Realize It.

a little over year ago we advf. l'.
that we would sell one stove OK '-.
make 90 anybody IS low as q q.
could buy q carload: then ouf
was limited 20 Virginia and Norm ~
lima since wo advertised This we at'.
shipped them TO cvary state IRON n
York 10 Florida. and as faF West do 90 .
right I'm the heart ~ other stove hi-"-
lecturers. th...
c,otes Tor tht.~ baking qualities ana rh'
csiient nnish The celebrated ll.z ~
90 stove IL destined 20 be Ia n'i
ZONES m more STATES than any
Stove ever made. Nfite loa Hi,st'"r
rsyinr Company 'Oli east Main
pass.nh,oo,n's $50 east Main sift.
harris Hardware Companys, 100 cas-
BROAD street.
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EITz LEES VUWs.

Tho views of General bitz Lee OH W
han questions given to the press upon MS
arrival in washington will 20 far TOWARDS
influencing public opinion in this country
lie spoke circumspectly and with the re-
serve becoming the position ne occupies
:. &c ploasant TO hear from him that tine
,,,,ai+io, Of Cuba Is IMPROVING every
to,,rp and that there is little friction
between the people of that country anu
our troops. He realizes that the On'teN
states Government is pledged TO grant
,.s.repdence 10 the island after 1t mas
been thoroughly pacifed, and ne beheVes
that that pledge should be Iuinileu %
promptly as practicable. He THINKS 'ilat
the Cubans' impulses are generally in the
yipht direction, but that great care should
he taken. lest in the buoyancy OF their
freedom they commit errors which "oul9
set them back for years.
we conclude that the situation In CuDa
&c not vet such as would JUSTIFY our gov
ernr,ent in turning oyeruhe island to the
cuban population. The Cubans need cool
ie time. Their hatred Of Spanish sympa-
tbizers is much 100 great TO permit them
70 administer equal ard exact justice to
all men. General Lee has been a good
friend Of theirs. and when they calmly
consider what he has said in this inter"
view # ought TO have quoting influence
upon those Cubans who are impatient at
the deiav Of our government in allowing
them 70 set up business for themselves
.------<------sE
Ivddite or lydite, the explosive the Bril-
fish are using in South Africa with such
startling effect, is one Of the picrc CON-
pounds known i'm this country as emen-
site. and in France as melinite. A writer
in the Philadelphia Times says "its ex-
plosive force is tremendous. A small
charge Of it fred against solid stone ma
sorry has wrecked It 5 II it were so
much paper, and great holes have l'een
dug i'm the ground from the conclusion.
In the Soudan campaign lydite shells
were fired from 5.4-inch howitzers into
the fanatical dervishes as they came
charging down on the British lines. The
results were appalling. Scores and hun
dreds Of men were literally blown TO
pieces. scattered into fragments, as much
as they would have been had they been
sitting over a barrel OF gunVowder when
the match was applied" The British are
firing shells loaded with this terrible ex-
pIosive into the Boer ranks, and the dew
astation wrought among the Burghers al
Glencoe is one OF the results.
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A fierce hurricane has done much dam
age at Santiago de Cuh, and another
severe storm is reported TO have swept
over Jamaica.
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UsICAL.
HISS BLANCHE Lorraine RuTCKERT,
Voice Culture, Plano.

Studied under Professors Burmeister
and FinlSe, Peabody Conservatory. Balti-
more. and Professors Otto simons. Nor
sell. Kimbali. Bischoff. and Heimendahl,
Washington. d. c., well-Known teachers
OF high repute.
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bers passed by societies, corporations as
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charged for as advertising matter
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KILLING MANY FILIPINOs.
Rel Securing the Country Arou"o
neutrality-suspicious. Casualties.

MANILA. October 30.-G:25 Z. M.-IhFee
companies of Colonel Bells Regiment
have had two encounters with the insur7
e,ents near Labam. and scattered them.
The insurgents left four officers and elght
men dead on the field. and the Americans
captured three prisoners and several
guns. On the American side one man va
killed and two officers and SIX men were
wounded.
CAPTAIN French took accommodating
marty beyond Labam after he had met
the enemy, and was reinforced by MAJOR
Bishop. with two companies. The insur-
gents brought up cavalry reinforcements'
and there was a second fight. during
which their leader, Major Salvador, was
killed. and many were wounded and car
ried away. -,
ColoneI Bell has been given Tree hahu
around Bacolor. He has sixty mounted
men securing the country daily, and
they are killing many Filipinos in Skin
mishes.
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All letters recommending candidates for
ofI,ce must be paid for TO insure their
publication. This is long-standing rule
of ours.
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OrIS'S REPORT.

WASHINGTON, October So.-The War
Department has received the following
from General Otis:
"Manila. October 3O.-Detachment Oh
Bells Regiment, Thrty-sixth volunteers
accommodating toward Florida Blanca
west Of Guagua, struck body of insurgent'
I'm newly-constructed trenches. Attacked
and drove enemy, who left IN the nahu5
of the detachment four insursent oIlcerS
ord eieht enlisted men killed, three pri-
sC,ers and nine rifles Casualties: Cap
toin French and Lieutenant Ferguson
wounded. not dangerously. one enlisted
man killed; six wounded.
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UPTOWN OFFICE. BROAD-sTR-Er
PHARMACY. 6l9 EAST BROAD
STREET.
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1903 HUH
STREET.
TUESDAY. .....OCTOBER 81, 1899
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Continued from page ~

of Is miles to a point nine miles west
of Belmont Nov. 10, the officers of the
patrol first came on a Boer position
taken upon great 'semi-circular
ridge standing out into a plateau.
They endeavored to make the Beers
develop their strength by demonstra-
ting with two squadrons of the 9th
Lancers and a field battery on the left
wing. with one and one-half companies
Of q mounted infantry on the right
ring and with an artillery in the mid :
die Of the plateau out of the infantry
fire.
The enemy began by firing at our
cavalry from gun at the north end.
AS the cavalry i'll open order began to
circle around them. the hills seemed
full of sharpshooters. The mounted
infantry endeaVored to outfiank the
enemy's left in order to discover the
laager, coming under a heavy and un-
expected fire from q few skirmishers
Casualties We're as follows: North
cumberland Fusiliers-Col. c. E. Keith
Falconer killed: Lieut.. f Devan and
Lieut.. II. c. Hall, wounded. North
Lancashire Regiment-Leut c. c.
w oou anu l"o pilNdtcS "puHutu
Our guns fired several apparently
effective shots. but the enemy did not
respond. having withdrawn with the
wounded. The enemy did not fire on
an ambulance. Col. Cough withdrew
his force after a demonstration lasting
three hours and returned to camp. the
same afternoon. near Orange river.
The guns and a few horses were
brought in by rail. The wounded We're
sent to Orange river by rail imlSediate-
Is after the action. The enemy $
strength appeared considerable. appar-
entity 700. with one gun"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
70 MAN THE MslNE.
Doctors and Nurses Sail TO Join the American
Hospital Ship Name.

New York. Nov. 12.-On the Atlantic
Transport Line steamship Mesaba
which sailed. this afternoon. for Lon
don. We're five nurses and three sur
geons who represent the first install
men Of the American personnel for tht
hospital ship Maine. which the Asso-
citation of American Ladies in London
is sending to South Africa. The sur
Geons are taking with them an ann
bulance selected by Gen. Francis V.
Greene. and which the personal gift
of Mrs. WhitelaW Reid.
At the ship to see the party off We're
number of friends. They bade good
bye to the nurses and surgeons in the
saloon ana remained on the dock tn
see The big liner pull out into the
stream. Those who sailed We're: Miss
NJ. +. Hibbard. in charge of the nurses;
Miss Virginia Ludekens. Miss Jennie
\. Manlick. Miss Sarah &. McVean and
Miss Margaret J. Mcpherson. The
surgeons were Or. q. T.. Dodge. DR..
Harry II. Rodman and Dr. Charles II.
Weber.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
A HEAVY COMMANDMENT.
Boers Pouring Terrific Fire ir m Big Guns
Into Ladysmiih.

Estcourt. Thursday. Nov. 9.-Afternoon.
"A parry which rode out several miles.
about noon. TO observe the hombar,lment
Of i.adysmith could see a Long Tom. 4
80 .pounder. posted on the railway side IF
the Bulwara. firing at intervals of six u
eight minutes. Another gun was observed
in operation a little distance away. PuffS
If smoke were discernible on the oppo
site side. showing that l.adysmith WIS
withstandng II big bombardment. The
locality of the town was nothing but
huge cauldron of smoke.
An armored train manned by an en-
gineering staff and company OF the
Dublin Fusilers. under capt Hensley.
returned here. Friday night. 1t repOr,s
that ii found the stores at Frere looted.
apparently by kattirs, and met cyclist
patrols, who reported that the Beers
were on the Springfield road. five miles
away. The train cautiously proceeded
and found the Bluespruit bridge intact.
Nearing Colenso Capt. Hensley inspect
ed Fort Nicholson, and proceeding. found
the line cut a mile south of Colenso. Two
lifted and placed out of guage.
From information obtained from kaiii"S
it appeared that the Beers left the vici
nifty Of Colenso. early Friday morning.
proceeding in the direction of Buluwano
mountain. In any case. Capt. Hensley
found Colenso absolutely deserted.
A balloon was observed for SeVera
minutes lowering over the Boer positions
in the mountains. Ii was presumably a
British balloon from Ladysmth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
NEWS Is SATISFACTORY.
With Arrival Of Troops Affairs Are Easier in
South Africa.

London. Nov. 3-4.30 A. M.-Ths morn
inss news from the seat of war in South
official cables are not very detailed with
regard to the Belmont incident which ex .
cept for the loss of Col. Faiconer was
not very serious affair.
There are signs OF greatly increa sei
Boer activity in Natal and along the
Western frontier. All the dispatches tend
TO show that the British are holding out
ably. Col. Powell reports that all was
well at Mafeking, Nov. 6. Ladysmfth's
latest date is Nov. o. While nothing ad-
verse is heard from the latter point. and
confidence is felt in Gen. Whites ability
previous experience having shown that
the Boer artillery is not very effective
quisition of artillery, which has destroyed
the former mobility OF the BOer forces,
has also failed to give them any compen
sating advantage. On the contrary, the
if the Beers had not been hampered by
the transport OF heavy guns, and their
rescue from tight places. Gen. Joubert
might ere this have been at Pietermaritz-
burg. Unless the Boer heavy artillery
iustifies itself by reducing Ladysmith il
will again hamper him in the eventual re E
treat from Natal when Gen. Butler sends
the relieving force.
1t is believed that the Boer retreat will
be made over the Drakensberg range into
the ZoulpansbuFg district, where every
preparat ton for provisioning and main
tanning the Beers is said to have been
made for the last stand, where il will b..
difficult to disodge them. Already it is
rumored that they are in straights for
food around Ladysmith and may, there
fore. be obliged to abandon the siege.
Dispatches from E,stcourt say il has
been ascerIained that the British have
laid concrete beds for firing the lyditc
naval guns, showing that there j. no
foundation for the fear that the lydite
ammunition at Ladysmith has been eN
hausted 1t is also reported from the
same quarters that some fires have been
seen in Ladysmith. indicating that the
Boer bombardment has been to some eN
tent effective.
\ special dispatch from Cape Town con
firms the earlier report that II was Gen.
Butler who ordered the British eVaCua
tion Of Stornhcrg and Naauw Poort as
he considered the frontier line too weak
and too much extended. IL is understood.
however. that Naauw Poort will be occu-
pied again as soon as the advance from
Queenstown Is ordered
strong bids are beng made by the
Beers for the support oI the cape Dutch.
but without much success, although II iS
believed that the Dutch farmers, eSpecl
ally in the Picquetsbcrg district. ar
armed with MauserS ana are watching
the course OF events before joining the
Beers.
The wounded are recovering in a re
rnarkable manner The Mauser wounds
are small and quickly heal Many Of thr
wounded apply for permission To return
to the front.
ship Roslin Castle has arrived at Durham
and the troops ship Gascon AZ Cape.
Town.
The fact that the latest two official dis
patches were received from Gen. Sir
Forester Walker. and not from Gen. Bui
ler seems to indicate that the latter may
have already left Cape Town. A Brus
sells telegram asserts that lie has actually
reached Durham.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The ship Cyrus Wakefield. on which
the 20 per cent. insurance was paid. a
few days ago, arrived at San Francis
GO. Saturday, 221 days from New York.
There was something Of furry
among the shoe manufacturers of
Brockton, Saturday, resulting from
the recent of a circular letter, which
seems to have been quite impartially
distributed. asking the views of the
manufacturers relative to the forma-
ton Of a shoe manufacturing trust.
Geo. Tuttle, farm hand employed
al the Mahoney farm in Greenland, n.
H., near Portsmouth. while fishing in
Great bay. Friday, espied bottle float
ing up stream. The bottle was COM
mon whiskey flask and it had evidently
been in the water a long time. as it
was covered with marine growth. He
hauled the bottle ashore and on OPEN
ing it found a piece of paper on which
was written in lead pencil the fol-
lowing message: "On board the Port
land-the boat is going down and all
will be lost-Goodbye and may God
rest our souls. William Maverick, New
York City
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
CZAR'S LOAN FAILS.
Germany Does Not Care to Risk More
Cash in Russia.

Berlin. NOV. 12-The Associated
Press is Informed on the highest au-
thoritv that DR.. Won Miguel. Prussian
minister of finance. had a long confer
once. today. with Emperor William 1t
appears that one of the chle1 supJects
discussed during the visit of Emperor
Nicholas. last week, was the raising OF
another Russian loan in Germany
Russia having failed to effect one any
where else in Europe. This explains
why Dr. Won MIGUEL was present.
Wednesday evening, along with Count
Won Buelow and Count Muravieff, the
German and Russian foreign minis
ters. at the interview between the car
and the Kaiser.
Emperor William. it is definitely as
serted made no promise to the Gar
on the matter. leaving it understood
that whether the German government
would favor another Russian loan here
or not depended largely upon DR.. Won
Miuuel's answer. today, prepared at
Emperor Williams request.
In the meantime DR.. Won MIGUEL
consulted with the leading German fl
nanciers. nearly all of whom discour-
ape1 the proposal, as they have been
reliable informed that the transSiber-
ian railroad is likely to prove far more
expensive than is generally surmlsed.
Moreover. Russian financial crash is
soon expected.
Today. DR.. Won MIGUEL replied to this
effect that the Kaiser and it may be
considered certain that the proposed
loan here has failed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
AT DURHAM.
Naval Brigade Inspires Enthusiasm Mari!z-
burg Natives Becoming Uneasy.

Durham. Natal. Nov. S.-Capt. PERI
Scott of the first class protected cruiser
Terrible, has been appointed cOmmandant
here in the place Of Major Bethune. who
will assume active command of the
mounted Outland corps.
The march of the naval brigade with ~
guns through the town was an inspiring
scene The band of the Terrible. sta :
toned outside the town hall, played pop
ular airs and the crowds along the line
of marcl exhibited intense enthusiasm
Another batch of Boer prisoners has ar
rived. The British wounded VIII so to
Cape Town. tomorrow
Since tostilities began there have been
small factiorfal fights along the Pondo-
land border but otherwise the natives
nave been quiet. The natives at Maritlz
burg. however owing to the situation a;
Ladysmith are becoming nervous and
beginning to seek places which they
think safer. ,,
The government has received letters
from col. Schiel. the German officer cap
tured at t.landslaagte. in behalf OF the
Hoilander prisoners. expressing gratitude
for their kind and humane treatment
The Beers and British; he says are
treated exactly alike. The colonel flrtncr
expresses his appreciation OF the civiiitE
and humanity of the BRUSH authorities
at I.adysmith and PietermaritzburS
A large force of men and guns from the
British first class cruiser Terrible mas
started for the front
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
Diamonds Discovered in Wisconsin.

The report that diamonds have been
found in Wisconsin will draw thousands
to that state. How madly we rush after
riches, and how little we treasure the
only true wealth-Health. All Of the dia :
monos and money in the world cannot
bring happiness without health. Because
of its mad rush>for wealth. America has
become nation of dyspeptics. No 9th
er people abuses its stomachs as we do
ard therefore no other nation is so sub
iect to nervousness, insomnia. indigestion.
blli0usncss and torpid liver. Hostetter's $
Stomach Bitters has restored more weak
stomlchs to health than can be counted
Its results have been phenomenal To
avoid limitations, be sure that n private
Revenue Stamp covers the neck Of the
bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13

spread the faster. use the telephone or
the telegraph?'
II wouldn't use either. | would tell
Lonnie."
/ say. Mr.. Bond. where is the resem
blance bet tween Bert Brooks ANA 4 wheel
with 4 new tire put On it:'
''Wcll. where IL the resemblance"
"He is retired from hardware.
Say never 90 into Lyman Viewers AMI
ask fur anything quick. H. gives it to
you too quick, if you 10. went in there
the other day and asked for stew rs
quickly as possible. He shouted up that
dumb waiter-nut Fon' but the other one
and down it came. say, it wasn't
warmed through and the oysters weren't
dead. Every time | would throw in an
ol ster cracker the oysters would come ~
the top after it,
Say. what was the difference between
General Choate at the citizens banquets
ana Daniel in the lions den"
''Wel what was the difference"
'"They We're not going to ask Daniel for
an after dinner speech.'
And by the way il would have done
any one good to have heard the great
long list of titles to which General Choate
is entitled when it was read. He is an
official Of the United States government
being commissioner. he is an eX officer
of the national guard, at the head of
the Masonic order Of Maine and connect
ed in Office with every branch Of il. CIV
ing him innumerable titles. he is one OF
the county officials and a church otficial.
The whole list was read beginning Win
General Winfield 5. Choate, ex mayor OF
Augusta ex inspector general Of the ma :
tional guard. and ending with trustee Of
the St Mark : home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
Under the auspices Of the w. c. r. "
Conducted by Mrs. B. NJ. Friend,
Press Supt.
STATE HEADQUARTERS,
40 Free Street, Portland.

MOTrO' For God and Home and
Every Land
OBJECT: To unity the methods OF
womans temperance work the world
over.
DADGE: A knot of white ribbon.
HOUR OF PRAYER: Noon.
METHODS; Agitate. educate, organize
DEPARTMENTS: Preventive, educa-
tlonal, evangelistic. social and legal
CITY OFFICERS
PREsIDENT-Mrs. Oscar Holway.
SECRETARY AND TREAsUREP-Miss Susa n
Waldron.
Regular Meetings-Tuesday afternoon
of each week.
Gospel Temperance meeting at w. G. r.
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
Membership Contests.

In many places membership contests .:
,r,. being held with good results. The
nlan is very simple. There will be two
nr more members chosen from etch '"'ai
uniun Ia secure members, each doing nr
Lrst ana reporting at Il specific time. SA"-
ramento Union. which won the prize bar
ner for greatest gain in local membership
tast Man ana with a prospect of hnldin@
IN, banner another year. VIII not Mdld"
women copy after this plan?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-13
CONSUlS IT PRETORIA
Hold Weekly Meetings to Discuss Situation
Many Mines Working.

Cape Town. Nov. S-A dispatch from
Pretoria dated yesterday. says that the
foreign consuls hold weekly meetings
at the residence Of the Italian diplo-
matte agent to discuss matters Of in
ternaIiOnal interest.
According to the same correspond
ent the Rose Deep and Fereira Deep,
with 10 other mines are working.
White and black labor is plentiful and
the mint is busy. in coming gold.