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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Mafeking All Right.

A private message to Cape Town from
Mafeking. undated, says:
eight Monday. All right"
Later advices from Mafeking, by way
of Kimberley. reiterate the story of a
Boer rcpulse there with severe losses.
The British had Corporal Walsh and
Corporal parland killed and IA men
wounded.
Special dispatches from Kimberley, de-
layed in transmission, say that the proc
lamation of martial law for Bechuana-
land and Griqualand West requires the
registration of all firearms and prohibits
persons leaving their houses between >
p. m. and 6 a. m. without special permit.
All canteens are closed, except for few
hours daily. When an alarm sounds, all
except members of the forces must go to
their homes and remain until permitted
to leave.
Interference with the British troops or
giving aid in any way to the enemies OF
the queen will be summarily punished on
the spot, and all acts contrary to the
usages of civilized warfare will be pun
ished with death.
A special court has been constituted at
Kimberley with summary jurisdiction
over spies.
Messages from Kimberley say that the
Beers still occupy their position at Spyt.
fontein. They are lifting cattle and
devastating everything. An Engishman
with Free State permit, who was tenn
porarily detained near Kimberley, reports
that the Beers have large f1ocks and
herds.
Advices from Pretoria announce that
special police force of 400 non British
uitlandcrs has been organized, with the
sanction of the Transvaal government
to patrol the mining properties between
Randfontein and Modderfontein, with
view of preventing willful damage.
1t is not believed that the Transvaal
government has any intention of dam
aging the mines, but danger is appre-
hendcd from the Beers on returning from
the front after a possible defeat.
Lourenco Marques is overcrowded with
refugees. almost allsof whom are with
out money They are compelled to sleep
in the open. Many Of them are English
The inhabitants are quite unable to cope
with the distress.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Race War In Ala ba ma,

Decatur, Ala, Oct. 21.-There are two
dead negroes, three or four wounded and
two in Jail as a result of a race war at
East Decatur. The riot was caused by a
negro woman, the wife of Alex. Orr,
abusing the wife of Charles James, d
steamboat engineer, for which James Sc
verely beat the woman, and was waylaid
by negro mob and fired upon. The
whites retaliated, with the results men
toned. Alex. Orr, the leader of the ne
groes, has been arrested, and, it is
thought, no further trouble will occur.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21

The Boston papers received last
evening read like ancient history, tell
ing as they did of a race that every
one in in this enterprising city knew
had been won by the peerless Column
bia, the queen of the seas, as being a
fluke, etc. That shows the difference
between an afternoon and morning
paper. One tells of the news of yes
terday, the other of today.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
A Boom In Cape Breton,

North Sydney, G. b., Oct. 21.-The
town of Sydney and other sections OF
Cape Breton are enjoying decided boom
as the result Of preparations for the es
tablishment of several important indus.
tries. The great iron smelling plant
which is being constructed here at cost
of $S,O0O,O0O by Montreal, Boston and
New York capitalists is the principal
factor in the remarkable improvement
in business conditions. When completed
the works are expected to employ 5000
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21

Within the last twenty years there
have been PIP, 176 divorces granted to
American wives, and 112, $40 to Amer
lean husbands, but for the oldest and
most serious ground of divorce, 3S, 1874
were granted to husbands as against
20, SOP to wives. These figures show
that the radical steps taken by the
Presbyterian and Episcopal churches
are taken none too soon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
British Attacked In Burma.

Rangun, British Burma, Oct. 21.-
Serious riots have broke out in the
lower Chidwin district of Burma. A
number of sepoys of the Karen military
police, who had been prohibited from
attending Burmese theater, broke
bounds on Saturday, entered the theater
and attacked number of English Off
GERS, severely wounding four. The Sc
poys are dissatisfied with their long de-
tenton in the cholera district. Other
outbreaks are reported.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Transports Start From England.

Southampton, Oct. 21.-The transport
Yorkshire. carrying the first troops of the
special army corps. cast off at 2:2O, the
other transports following at regular in
tervas. The public were excluded from
the docks during the embalkation, but
immense throngs gathered outside cheer
ing and singing and bidding farewell to
their friends as the trains passed in. The
scene resembled long invested city be-
ing occupied by victorious army. Sol
diers were everywhere. Between today
and Monday 1900 men will leave for
South Africa. As the Yorkshire depart
ed the public cheered vociferously, and
the troops responded with vigor.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Andrade Yields nj Las<-

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 21.-The crisis
is virtually over. General Andrade. the
president. has accepted the conditions
proposed by the insurgent commander.
General Cipriano Castro, and will 90
abroad, the presidency devolving upon
the vice president. General Castro will
enter Caracas peacefully, thus avoiding
bloodshed and Dictatorship.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21

The Middlebury Register is devot-
ing columns of space to reporting
Carl Schurz and other anti-imperialist
speakers. Better give your readers
the local and county news. That is
what local paper is for. Precious
little do the sturdy Republicans of
Vermont care what Schurz, Atkinson,
& Co. think or say.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Don't Fear For the Senator.

San Francisco, Oct. 21.-Thc Chronicle
says: There is little cause for alarm at
present over the fact that possibly the
United States transport Senator, with
the Iowa troops aboard, encountered a
typhoon shortly after leaving Yokohama.
according to marine men and the owners
OF the steamer. The fact that the EN-
press Of India did not sight the transport
and was herself caught in the typhoon is
not regarded as ominous for the Senator
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
nARRE FIRE DEPARTMENT.


The meetings of the Barre ti.. IT,.
partlnent take place as follow. Ar. III
fircmen are requested H. take notice:
Hose Co. No. 2--Thc first Alon.:a, t..
every month at No. Barre los, lI,,l..
Hose Co. No. l-Thc ,pce,n: \;m,l,,
OF every month ut Prospect st. all,
Hose Co. No. 3-Thr End Tuesd,v
OF every month at Prospect ST. Hail.
Hook and Ladder Co.-2nd. We'd.
nesday al Prospect ST. Hall.
Department mecting--Last Friday Of
every month at Prospect St. Hall.
Firemans Club-Third Tuesday.
AL meetings at Z D, m.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
TERMS

There is no more striking illustra-
tion of what hard work and untiring
energy will do than the Groton Times.
1t is bright little paper and is being
made a success in a field were no one
thought paper could possibly live.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The Drift Of Politics as Reflected by
the Newspapers of the State.
NEXT.

Up to this time this week the Rut-
land News has not sprung another
candidate upon the long suffering pub
lie. Who is the next victim?-Ver-
genneS VermOnter.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Nav Mobilize Canadian TrOOps.

Halifax, Oct. 21.-The military author
tiles here say it is extremely probable
the mobilization of the militia of Great
B>itain is to be extended throughout the
empire and that it will not be surprising
if the militia of Canada and the other
British colonies will be notified through
the colonial government to assemble any
day
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
Phi Gamma Delta Meets.

Dayton. O., Oct. p. The fifty-6rs,
ekklesia Of the Phi Gamma Delta frater
nifty opened here with an attendance
of over 200 delegates, from all parts OF
the Union. The convention will conclude
next Sunday with the convocation SER
mon by the Rev. ]. O. Wilson Of New
York city, who presided in the absence
of the president, General Lew Wallace
The days session was given over to rou.
tine reports.
Canton, Miss, Oct 21.-The family of
j. Fl. Gambrill, consisting of Mrs. Gam
brill, two grown daughters and two little
boys, were found dead in the ruins of
their home at st. AIMS, Leak county.
At first it was thought they had been
suffocated by the fire which destroyed
their house, but evidence later leads to
the belief that they were murdered and
that the house was robbed and then
burned to conceal the crime. There il
no clew to the murderers.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

Any Of the following Bargains in Real Estate will
pay better than y per cent. year investment and
one that this property will double in vae in the next ten
years. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 i
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
No. H..

Two dwelling houses in Barre, the DIR.
Paddock place and house adjoining. AS
desirable and profitable real estate as in
town. Property rents for from $40 to
$45 per month and there is room for
another house. Small barn and large yard
in common. Good water from private
spring. Two minutes walk from post
office. Houses in good repair. All for
$1,000, or brick house and barn $4,000,
wooden house $4,000 if sold separately.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
No. 120.

House and corner lot, owned by Fred
Worcester, on Main Street, South Barre.
One-fourth acre of land, ten rods from
South Barre Depot. New house built in
1897. Eight rooms, five closets, etc.
Good spring. Right near church and
school and post office. Price, $l,,OO.
$3.50 down. Would exchange for good
farm property if latter desirable.
also have a choice list of nearly 100
farms for sale. Every town in Washing
ton county represented. If you want Il
farm anywhere in the State call or write.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
No. 121.

WiIlamstown farm of 1870 acres, owned
by Alfred Carnes, three miles from Will
Jamestown village, one-half mile from
school. Buildings in good repair. Viii!
keep 90 cows, team and young stock. Land
properly divided and well fI fenced os 1--WE W
eight rooms, two pantries, four closets
Barn, horse-barn, carriage-house, hen
house and shed. Water never fails. $3 SOC
was paid for this farm a few years ago
Will now sell for 81 900, $500 down. For
81 800 will include hay, straw, sugar and
farming tools, seven cows and six head OF
young stock.
Farms, village homes, business chance
and timber land are all found in my list
of real estate for sale.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21
No. 119.

House, barn and lot in East Barre. near
Washington Street. House was built in
1894, has six rooms and running water
Barn 16XlS. Lot 84Xl20. One-thrd
mile from church, school and post Of
flee. Rents for $40 per month. Price,
$500. Property owned by W. l.. Par
sons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
CAM. George colo Drowned.

Princess Anne, Md, July 24.-Capt.
George Cole, who resided near Mount
Vernon, was drowned this morning in
tho Wicomico River, short distance
from the Mount Vernon wharf of the
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Rail
road Co. He arrived this morning from
Baltimore on the schooner Widgeon,
with cargo of cans consigned to j. Z.
Dashiell & Co., at Mount Vernon, and
was engaged In unloading the cargo
from his vessel when drowned. The
packing house of DashiollE& Co, is on
the river, near Mount Vernon wharf,
and small boat was employed in con-
veying the cans from the vessel to the
canning house Capt Cole and his crew,
Harry Jones and Edward Scott, were
pushing off in the small boat from the
vessel when an oar, used in pushing off
the small boat from the vessel, caught
in the vessel and swept the entire crew
overheard. Scott and Jones succeeded
in getting on board again, but Capt.
Cole sank at once and was drowned.
His body was recovered an hour later.
He is reported to have been good
swimmer, and the supposition is he
was seized with cramps. He was 40
years old. A widow and two children
survive him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
THEE FIRES.
Firsmen Kept Busy on the West side Mon
day Night.


day Night.
Three fires within two hours was the
record for Monday night. All we're on
the west side. The first occurred about
10. 40 O'Clock at the residence of Martha
Worstroin, No. 202 Madison street, and
was due to the upsetting of q lamp in
the third story. The Weccaooe chemi-
cal engine responded to still alarm.
Seventy five dollars may cover the loss.
The second fire, which was of mys-
terious origin, was discovered by John
MoDonough and Thomas Kenney of the
Weccacoe Co., who had just put away
the chemical engine and had walked
around the square to see if their houses
were securely fastened. They noticed
smoke coming from the house of Mrs.
Mary Gibson, No. 21l jackson street,
and ran to the, house to warn the in
mates. The family we're sleeping
soundly and 1t was some time before
the pounding on the door was heard by
them. Mrs. Mary Gibson, Bernard
Gibson and Miss Mary Gibson jumped
from their Eeds, and in their night
clothes escaped into the yard. They
we're cared for at friends house.
Meanwhile an alarm had beon rung at
box No. 25. The flames were confined
to the south wing of the house, which
is an old building. The roof was
almost burned off and tho house was
completely Quilted. The loss may reach
between $1,000 and $1,000 While re-
spending to box No. % Chief Engineer
Sasse lost his whip.
The signal that the fire was out was
sounded by Chief Sasse shortly after
midnight, and Immediately afterward
another alarm was sent in from box
No. s, at Eighth and jackson streets,
on account of fire at No. 624 jackson,
occupied by William II. Luden. A
night Waterman, while passing Seventh
street, saw two men in their night
clothes rush from the house crying
fire. " and sent in the alarm. The
chemical engines soon had the flames
under control. The fire started in the
kitchen aud caused about $500 damage.
Smoke damaged adjoining houses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
DIED FROM BURNS.
Fatal Result of an Accident to Florenc,
Simmons,

simmons.
Florence Simmons, the 5-years-old
daughter Of Charles L. Simmons OF
Eighth and Jackson streets, died about
clock Tuesday morning of shock
resulting from burns received Monday
night.
The child had been playing with
some companions in the cellar. and
was coming up the steps when her
dress became ignited from a gas Jet.
She cried out and her father, who was
in his grocery store, hea-d her and
went to the rescue. He found her cloth
ing in flames, and catching her in his
arms, tried to extinguish the fire as he
ran down the steps. To prevent the
flames reaching her face, he covered
her face with his hands, and finding a
bag in the cellar, he smothered the fire
by rolling the child in the bag. In his
struggle to protect his child, Mr.. Sim
mons was severely burned on the right
hand.
DIR. II. J. Stubs was summoned to
attend the little girl and found her
condition very serious. The flames had
extended to about three fourths of her
body. burning the arms, back, hips
and abdomen.
This is the second child that Mr..
Simmons has lost from burns, several
years ago, when he lived at Second and
Poplar streets, 90. months.old child
having died as result of gas stove
accident.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
STREETS AND sEwERs.
Meeting of the Directors Tuesday Morning
Instead of Tuesday Evening.


The Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department inaugurated their new
summer regulation Tuesday morning by
holding the weekly meeting at that
time of day instead of in the evening.
Mr. Webster was not present
The New York Dredging Co., which
is dredging the Christina River, was
given permission to fill in over Town
send road to the level of A street, pro-
vided the company advertises chat
Townsend road is closed between Poplar
and Buttonwood streets and indemnifies
the city against damage.
Mr.. Simmons gave notice of resolu-
tion amending an ordinance concerning
the collection of wharf rents and taxes
on telegraph and telephone poles, the
object of which is to simplify the
work. The city auditor makes the
collections and under the present
system 1t is necessary for two sets of
books to be kept. one by him and one
by the department. The amendment
is to provide for only one set of books.
A complaint was received from the
managers Of Friends School,, Fourth
and West streets, about the noise made
by horses and vehicles running over
the street pavement in front of the
school, and StreetCommissioner Pierson
was directed to make necessary repairs.
Secretary Wiley was instructed to
notify the Wilmington City Electric
Co. that some of the lights are not Civ
ing good service. There has been COM
plant about poor light from incandes-
cent lamps over Third and Eleventh
street bridges and some of the arc
lights in other parts of the city do not
appear to be in good working order at
all times. The carbons do not drop as
they should, the result being flutter-
ing of electric sparks.
1t was decided to have the lien books
of the department reindexed according
to the Graves system, to facilitate the
work.
Secretary Wiley was instructed to re-
quest Mayor Fahey to ask Judge Spru-
ance to appoint commission to con-
denim such portions of Coleman
street in the city limits as do not now
belong to the city.
The financial report was as follows:
Balance in bank to the credit of the
department, S1l, 1923. 81; city auditors
collections during the week, 1891. so;
secretary's collections, $9S. 92. The
weekly payroll, amounting to 1868. 10,
was passed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
M'oONNEIL DISoHA re Ell.
No Evidence to Connect Him With the M
chanies' Hotel Robbery.


chanies' Hotel Robbery.
In the City Court Tuesday James
Mcconnell, who was arraigned Mon
day on the charge of being implicated
in the robbery at the Mechanics Hotel,
Eleventh street and Railroad avenue,
last Wednesday, was discharged.
AS stated in the former hearing, the
arrest was made on the strength of a
piece of partly burned paper found in
the hotel after the robbery, which had
evidently been used in making light.
Tuesdays hearing was devoted to an
effort on the part of Assistant City
Solicitor Cahoon to show that the
burned paper had been in the posses
sion of Mcdonnell, who had been en-
ployed at the shops of tho jackson 4
Sharp Co. The effort was unsuccess-
full, however, although John Green, an
employe of the jackson & Sharp Co. E,
identified one Of the pieces of paper as
a slip which had been handed to
him by Mcconnell. There were two
numbers alike on each piece of paper,
but the evidence was not sufficient to
connect Mcconnell with the robbery.
Mcconnell was defended by Walter II.
Hayes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
DUGAN ADMITTED TO BAIL.
An Effort Being made to Keep Margare
Ruffer's Assailant in Prison.

An Effort Being made to Keep Margaret
Kuffer's Assailant in Prison.
At Tuesday mornings session of City
Court Lee Dugan, colored, who recently
shot and badly injured Margaret Ruffer,
also colored, at Eleventh and Tatnall
streets, was admitted to bail in the
sum of 81, 600, being held for the Court
of General Sessions on the charge of
assault with intent TO commit murder.
The woman is out of danger.
At noon Dugan had not secured bail
and an effort was being made to keep
him in Jail, If such thing is possible.
Friends OF the woman hare interested
themselves in her behalf One of them
called up one of the officers at tho
police station Tuesday and asked what
protection the woman would have if
Dugan was given his liberty. The
officer addressed could not answer the
question to the satisfaction of the
person inquiring, and the latter said
in all probability steps would be taken
to make it more difficult for Dugan TO
obtain his liberty.
Several weeks ago Dugan was ar
raigned before Magistrate Kelley on the
charge of making threats toward the
Ruffer woman and the magistrate held
him in $500 bail to keep the peace.
Her friends are now threatening to sue
out the peace bond il Dugan secures
bail in the shooting case, while his
friends are working hard to get bail for
him. He has been locked up ever since
the shooting.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
THE END is NOT IN SIGHT
Censorship in the Philippines
is Constantly Becoming
More Troublesome.
TROOPS ON VERGE OF MUTINY
If Gen. Otis Had Not Conn
menced Sending Volun-
teers Home, There Would
Have Been Sensation.

London, Eng, July GA private
letter received here today from q war
correspondent at Manila, and dated
June 18th, says:
There seems TO be no end OF the war
in sight. The censorship Is constantly
becoming more troublesome. Gen. Otis
recently established rule that any
matter relating to the navy must be
taken to the commander of the feet,
for his approval, and afterwards sub
United to the military censor, thus
adding to our difficulties. For some
reason which the censor would not ex-
plain, Gen. Otis refused to allow us to
send news of the death of the Monad-
noclS's captain (Nicholsl for two days
after its occurrence. The general also
refused to let us send news of the dis
appearance of Capt Rockefeller April
2Sthl, on the ground that 1t would
worry his family, or the killing of
Capt. lilly of The Signal Corps, until
the next day. The correspondents are
all very tired of this arrangement,
which simply means that they must go
out and run large chances of getting
shot several times week, with no
chance of making regulations, because
their stories must always reflect Otis
views.
1t is impossible to write the truth
about the situation. The resources and
fighting qualities of the natives are
misunderstood by the American papers,
and We cannot write the facts without
being accused OF treason; nor can we
tell of the practically unanimous OPP
position to and dislike of the war
among the American troops. The vol
unteers, or at least portion of them,
were at one timo on the verge of
mutiny; and unless Gen. Otis had
began sending them homeward, there
would have been sensational develop
ments. We have been absolutely re-.
fused all hospitaI fipures.''