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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27

Glencoe Camp, Oct. q, $50 p. m.-
After eight hours of continuous heavy
fighting Talana hill was carried by the
Dublin Fusileers and the Kings Rifles
under cover of a we'll served artillery
fire by the Thirteenth and Sixty-ninth
batteries. The Beers who threatened
the British rear have retired. The
fight was almost an exact counterpart
Of that of Majuba hill, except that the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
First publication, Sept. Sth, 1899.
Notice to Creditors.
STATE OF WISCONSIN

STATE OF WISCONSIN.
~ CIRCUIT COURT FOR ROCK COUNTY.
In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the Court House in the city of James
vile, in said county, on the first Tuesday Of
March A. D. 1900, being March 9th, 1900 at 9
O'Clock, A. M, the following matters will be
heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against Hiram Walrath, late of the
city of Edgerton in said county, deceased. All
claims must be presented for allowance to said
court. at the court house, in the city Of James
ville in said county, on or before the 5th day
of March 1900, or be barred.
Dated Sept, 5th 1899.
BY the court,
j. w. SALE, County Judge
J. P. TOWNE. Attorney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27

First Engagement in South Africa
That Tests the Oppos.
ing Forces.
GLENCOE THE SCENE OF THE FIGHT.
British Storm Hill Held by the Beers,
Who Retire Beaten.

London, Oct. 24.-The Daily Tele-
graph has received the following from
Ladysmith, dated Sunday at 2:10 p.
M: '"The Beers, reported to be 5000
strong and under the command of Com
mandant General Joubert and FRESH
dent Kruger in person, are today again
attacking Glencoe. General Yule, COM
handing our troops, has moved his
camp back into a better defensive po-
SitiOn."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
Loss at the Battle of Glencoe.

London, Oct. 23.-The total loss to
the British at the battle of Glencoe
was General Symons, MORALLY wound
ed; ten brigade and regimental Off
GERS killed and twenty-one wounded;
thirty-one non-commissioned officers
and men killed, and 151 wounded The
disparity in proportion Of officers killed
is owing to the fact that they do not
take cover like they insist on the men
doing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
First publication, Sept. 9Th, 1899.
Notice to Creditors.
4 TE OF WISCONSIN

CTATE OF WISCONSIN.
~ COUNTY COURT FOR ROCK COUNTY
In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the court house, in the city of James
vile, in said county on the first Tuesday Of
April A. D. 1900 being April 3rd A. D. 1900, at 9
O'Clock a. m. the following matters will be
heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against VIM: FL. Watson, late OF
the town of Fulton, in said comfy, deceased
All claims must be presented for allowance to
said court, at the court house, in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the 9Th
day of March A, d. 1900, or be barred.
Dated Sept. 9Th, 1899
BY the court,
J. w. SALE,
J.P. TOWNE, County Judge
ATTORNEY
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
BRITISH STRIKE AGAIN.
Beers Defeated at Elandslaagte After q
Hard Fight,

Cape Town, Oct. %, 8 p. m.-The
Boer commander at the battle of
= Elandslaagte, General Jan II. NJ. Kock
who was taken prisoner has died of
his wounds. The Boer force is esti-
mated at 1900 with artillery and
Max.ms, posted strongly, the TANKS be-
ing covered by artillery posted on
strong kopjes (rocky ''nobs'0. Their
loss is very heavy, probably 400 killed,
and most of the survivors prisoners.
London. Oct. 23.-At o'clock yes
terday morning the war office posted
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
Ovation for Lie ute Brumby.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 25.-Flag Lieu
tenant Brumby, of Admiral Dewey's
flagship Olympia, arried here at 6
o'clock last night. Thousands of peo-
pie were waiting at the station and
gave him a rOusing reception.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
Rhodes Calls for disbursements,

London, Oct. 24.-The Daily Mail
says it understands message was re-
ceived in London yesterday from Cecil
Rhodes, dated at Kimberley, Oct. 10,
declaring in substance that the in
habitants of Kimberley desired to
draw the attention of the government
to the need of speedily sending rein
forcements there, as the town was be-
ing surrounded by increasing numbers
Of Transvaal and Free State Beers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27

Produce: ButCer-EXtra creamery,
&c per 10; extra dairy, 19c; packing
stock, 14&16c Eggs-Fresh stock, 100
161ac per doz Live poultry-Turkeys,
&C.; ducks, 61a@7c; geese, s6.oO@6.50 per
doz. Potatoes-Burbanks, 30@34c per
bu; Hebrons, 27@30c. Sweet potatoes
Jerseys, $2.40@2.5O per Dbl. Apples-$1. 25
$500 per Dbl. Cranberries-Cape Cod,
$4.5O@5.00 per Dbl. tE ss
Chicago Live stock.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
81, 900 Sales ranged at $3.50@4.30 for
pigs, $4.OO@4.37h for light, $380@40O for
rough packing, s4.10@4.45 for mixed and
$4.05@4421a for heavy packing and
shipping lots.
Cattle-Estimated erecipts for the
day, 5000. Quotations ranged at $3.50
0685 for choice to extra steers, $4,000
$40 for good to choice do, 81. 9O@5.4O for
fair to good do, $4.20@4.75 common to
medium do, s4OO@430 butchers steers,
s4.3O@62O fed western steers, $325@4.80
feeding steers, $2.25@4.50 cows, $2.25@
$50 heifers, s2.SO@4.50 bulls and oxen,
s3.7564.75 stays, $3.40@4.50 Texas steers,
S37505. 90 grass western steers, $4,000
4.4O western cows and heifers, and $500
@725 veal calves
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the
day, 1900. Quotations ranged at $500
@410 westerns, s2.90@4.2o natives and
s4O0@560 lambs.
milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, Oct. "a.
Wheat-Steady; NO. 1 northern, 691a
@7O1hc; No. northern, 67@681ac. Oats
Steady; 24@25c. Rye-Steady; No. /,
SIC. Barley-Steady: No. g. 4614c; SAM
pie, 3Sz@45c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27

positions of the BOer and British
forces were reversed. General Sy-
mons was severely, but not danger
Ously wounded.
Glencoe Camp. Oct. 21.-General Sy-
mons was shot through the thigh, but
no bones were broken. He is cheer
full.
London, Oct. 21.--In the house of
commons yesterday BalfOur read the
following telegram from Major Yule,
dated at Glencoe Camp at Z o'clock
last evening. Il regret to report that
General SymOns is mortally wounded.
Other casualties will follow. The inn
pOrtInt success today is due to Gen
eral SymOnS' great courage and fine
generalShip, and to the gallant exam
pie and confidence he gave to the
troops under his command"
DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
Hill StOrmed in Spite of SOer MarkSman-
ship-Heavy Losses.
London, Oct. 21-A Glencoe camp
correspondent telegraphing yesterday
says: "A force Of 5000 Beers led by
CommandantG General JOubert has been
defeated severely by force under Gen
enral SymOnS, and the enemy at this
moment are in full retreat. Nobody in
the camp save General Symons and
his staff were aware that the Beers
intended to attack this morning and
that he would get within three miles
of this position before making his
presence known to all concerned. 1t
was known, however, that the enemy
were advancing still further south, and
it was seen that unusual precautions
had been taken to guard against a sur
prise during the night.
Just after dawn the BOer artillery
opened fire from Glencoe Hill. The
range was ill-judged, and the quality
of the ammunition bad. During two
hours and a half scarcely a half dozen
shells burst within our lines. Our gun
ners, on the contrary, made excellent
practice, which soon began to tell upon
the enemy. At 7:30 General Symons
ordered a general advance of the in
fantry brigade, which he himself ac-
cOmpanied. The Dublin Fusileers were
we'll in front, with the Kings Royal
Rifles out on the right and the Leices-
terShire regiment on the left. The men
advanced smartly, taking advantage of
every bit of cOver--tactics in which
they had been exercised for weeks
past.
THE advance was covered by a ter
rife fire from our three batteries, and
several Boer guns were silenced before
the Fusileers began to climb the hill
BY the time the Fusileers and Royal
Rifles got within 1000 yards of the
crest the Boer batteries had been COM
pletely silenced, our own guns having
pounded them at $500 yards range
with crushing effect. The Beers mean
time were keeping up heavy rifle fire,
which thinned our ranks considerably
BY 8 o'clock the Fusileers and Royal
Rifles had swarmed over the hill and
the Beers were on the run.
Meantime the Eighteenth hussars,
all the Colonial mounted infantry and
the Leicestershlre regiment had been
moved north and east, thus practically
cutting off the BOer main line of re-
treat, and the enemy-caught between
two fireS--loSt heavily. At this mo-
ment fighting is still going on, but the
defeat of the enemy is already COM
plete and crushing, and it looks as
though few would escape. Our losses
are probably 800 killed and wounded,
and that of the Beers thrice as many"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
CONDENSED ITEMS.
NEWS OF INTEREST CAUGHT FROM
THE WIRES.

Short Paragraphs of Some of the Events of
the Past Few Days-Crimes. Casualties,
and Matters of General Interest Given In
Condensed Form.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
SUSPENSION OF PATRICK O'BRIEN.
Irish Member of Parliament Refuses to
Withdraw a Statement.

Irish Member of Parliament Refuses to
Withdraw Statement.
London, Oct. 24.-During the course
of yesterdays proceedings in the COM
mons, while the house was discussing
the report on the supplementary esti-
mates, Patrick O'Brien, Parnellite, de-
clared that the hands of the British
secretary of state for the colonies, Jo-
seph Chamberlain, were as much
stained with blood as those of any
murderer who ever mounted the scat
fold.
The speaker, William Court Gulley,
called upon O'Brien to withdraw his
remarks, but he refused to do SO,
whereupon the house by vote of 316
to 26 resolved to suspend him and he
left the house remarking: You had
better bring up another army corps un-
less you want it somewhere else" The
house then adjourned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
Calls 1t Brilliant Strategy.

London, Oct. 25.-The Cape Town
correspondent of The Daily Mail, tele-
graphing at 9:45 p. m. yesterday, says:
General Yule has performed a bril-
liant strategical movement. By swift
march to the south, leaving Glencoe
empty, he has eected junction of
forces with those of Sir George Stewart
White slightly to the north of Lady
smith. The two are now in a position
to offer battle. l believe the first at
tack will be made on the large Free
State force which entered Natal by
way of Tintwa Pass, and which has
since been harassing Ladysmith. The
military authorities decided that by
joining their forces the two generals
would be better able to cope with enc
large force at a time than by having
two small detachmentS to oppose sim
ultaneOusly two big Boer forces.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27
BRONCHITIS

Bronchitis is very prevalent 1t gen.
orally begins with a common cold, at
tended with cough, hoarseness, sore
ness of the lungs, tightness ofthe chest
and difficulty in breathing. If not at
tended to, it becomes dangerous-thou-
sands die from bronchitis annually.
DR.. JohnW. Bulbs Cough Syrup is the
best remedy for this disease; it relieves
the cough at once, effects an easy ex-
pectoration, and cures in a few days.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27

Chicago Grain and Produce.

OHlCdSO, OCt. a.
Following were the quotations on the
Chicago Board of Trade today:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
Madison. Oct. 10.

Madison, Oct. TO-
The state land Office does a land
Office business in the loaning OF
money to impecunous school districts.
counties, cities and state educational
and charitable institutions Since the
first day OF the year ii has loaned
over 100000 to the various boards of
trustees, city councils, county boards
and school district officials at the low
rate OF Sl2 per cent., established by the
last legislature, and there are about
100000 more in the state treasury
'nat may be had upon the same terms.
Money is loaned for improvements
and retunding of debts only, and Is Sc
cured by bonds properly issued or by
vouchers against appropriations, as In
the case of the state historical and IL
brary trustees, who recently borrowed
100000 to push forward the work on
the splendid new building at the west
end of the lower campus. This loan
was made in four amounts, the first
belng $4,000, the second $4,000. the
third $4,000 and the fourth $4,000.
The trustees may have an they need
at the same RAKE, so long as they do
not exceed their appropriation.
The commissioners recently loaned
$4,000 to Trempealeau county to hello
It build new insane asylum, $4,000
to Sturgeon Bay for city improve
ments, $4,000 to Amberg. Marlnette
county, to build a new school house
$4,000 to Washburn in Bayfield, coun-
ty, $4,000 to Mosenee in Marathon
county, and great many smaller
sums 90 different school districts
throughout the state. In addition TO
the loans made since January, nearly
100000 is owed upon loans made in
previous years, making total Of about
$l2Oo,000, loaned and on hand.
This great fund Is a blessing to the
schools, districts cities and counties
and to the state itself enabling the
several Organizations to erect public
buildings with money secured at a rate
.of interest far below that which other
wise might be granted them.
The income from these loans" said
Chief Clerk Castle, goes TO the schools
OF the state upon The basis OF school
population. We cannot dispose of the
principal, which was secured by the
sale OF lands We are selling no lands
at present save those in the state park
as the others have not been appraised.
Formerly we were compelled by law to
sell them for almost nothing, but under
the new statute we secure the market
price, We sold a forty acre tract The
other day for $1,000 Under the old
plan We would have gotten but 1920
for it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
T -LECRAPHIC TICKS.

Elgin butter was steady Monday al
23ia
Thomas Lord Kimball a prominent
railroad man, died suddenly at Omaha
on Monday aged 60
The transport Fitzpatrick has ar
rived at New York from Havana and
Matanzas bringing 60 cabin passengers
and 10 discharged and furIoughod
soldiers, discharged Transfers and in.
digent citizens.
At Caracas, Venezuela, Senior Matos
special envoy sent by President An
drade 10 the insurgent commander.
Gen. Cipriano Castro has returned.
He reports there will be no further
hostilities unless new and unexpected
complications arise. President And
rade g. Is rumored, viii resign owing
peaceful election Of Cen Castro TO the
presidency. Several members Of Pres.
ident Andrade's cabinet are leaving the
country
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12

of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and Gen. Thomas NJ. Anderson, L. S.
A., spoke upon The Army. Secy
Longs most striking words were ut
is not too much to predict that the de-
velopment of our navy is the begin
ming of new era of our merchant ma
rine and in maritime construction
hence in maritime transportation
American bottoms carrying the
American flag again on all
oceans of the globe" General
Anderson said in part 1--WE may
not allow Great Britain's career of
conquest. yet we must grow with our
growth as we strengthen with our
strength. Stoppage in the current of
progress means stagnation, The ETY.
biological meaning of Imperialism is
ruling 1t need not be despotie. ALI
anceS need not be strong. Expansion
should be natural growth. Whether
the flag follows trade or trade follows
the flag matters not, for the two must
90 together"
The most spectacular outdoor feat
ure of the entire fall festival was the
parade of all nations which took place
Monday night. 1t was viewed by
thousands, the streets in the downtown
district being literally a solid mass Of
humanity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
MARY LEISER'S FATE.
Tragic Death of a Former Madison
Girl in Milwaukee,

Madison, Oct TO-
Mary Lesser, aged 20 years, formerly
of Madison, who was employed as a
waiter in the Republican house, Mil
waukee, died fearful death in the
hotel engine room there Sunday. She
was caught by.the hair and dragged
against a rapidly revolving wheel and
killed instantly, the blow practically
taking away a side of her head After
she had finished her duties in the dim
ing room about 4 o'clock, the girl went
to her room and shampooed her head
going to the engine room afterwards
to dry her hair, the heat and the breeze
from the revolving wheels making
that place good one for the purpose.
When the girl entered the engine room
and went to the pack shaft Engineer
Prohl warned her and told her to
leave. For moment she faced the
wheel, with her hair hanging over her
face, then brushing it backwards she
turned with her back To the wheel
Her hair, which was hanging down her
back. was raised by the current of air
from the wheel and was caught, pull
ing her backwards and taking in more
hair as she fell towards the wheel.
She struck with such force that her
skull was crushed and part of her
head cut completely away the body
then falling to the floor. As she fell
the wheels caught her wrapper and
wound that up into the wheels, where
it damned, stopping them. The en-
ginecr heard her cry and jumped at
once to her assistance, and though the
machinery was stopped, 1t was too late.
as she had been instantly killed The
body bore no other signs of injury eX-
cept that on the head. Miss Lesser
formerly lived in this city on South
Hamilton street, with her mother and
sister. Jennie, The latter was mar
ried to William Doris, who was
killed by fall at the historical libra
Try building about year ago, She
now resides at III North Henry street
Her mother was recently married and
lives in Black Earth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
WISCONSIN PENSIONS.

Washington oct Original Phil
Up Wells Kenosha, s.; Loren Cu,h,
Jr, Ackeryille, SO. Authorization
Benson, Winchester, IS TO $l2; Richard
J.. Wooley, Waupaca. SO to s.; James
G. Taliada, National home, Milwaukee,
81 TO sl2. Restoration and Increase
Leander J Moody, dead, Prescott, s.
To $50 Increase william Brindley.
Boscobel. IS to s12; Philip Dolan TN
Jon Center, 81 to sci: Ichabod l.. S.
Bailey, Racine IS TO $40; Joel Seward,
Oxford IS ~ $l2 Reissue, special
Sept. 20 William spiegelberg, Oah-
kosh gl3 Original widows. etc
Martha McCielland, Delavan, IS; Sarah
A. Preston Mazomanie, So; Olivia
stafford Portage, 49,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12

Indians in New Mexico and Arizona,
and was military instructor in the uni
versity for some years, leaving four
years ago. During the war with Spain
he was sent to Cuba as major in the
engineer corps. Recently during an
engagement with the insurgents, he
equaled Gen, Funston's daring feat by
swimming the river at Calamba under
fire of twenty Mauser rifles. He has
wired his relatives at Eau Claire not to
worry over his being wounded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. ia SEN
sation was created her late last night
by the violent actions of a beautiful
girl, Miss Clara Harkins, who was
trying to throw herself from a three
story window and screaming in a most
hystercal manner She was finally re-
strained with difficulty. Some of her
lady friends managed to get her in a
carriage and she was taken to the
county hospital, where she is at pres
ent awaiting examination as to her
sanity Miss Harkins is very hand
som girl of nineteen and comes from
Necedah, Wisconsin. She came here
with her brother. He was a lieutenant
in the army and went to Cuba. She
remained her and took a position in a
local printing Office. Last week she
lost her position and this so worried
her, being so far from home and
friends, that she lost her reason. At
the hospital last night she
was very wild, breaking
furniture and refusing TO keep quier.
She imagined that she has been hyp-
Noticed and claims all the furniture in
the room is hypnotized, so that She
cannot rest.
Ladies here are doing all possible for
her and have notified her people Of her
sad state. Her brother recently joined
the Masons and, as she is staunch
Catholic, she took the matter TO heart
and worried over it a great deal, say
ing he had lost his chance of going to
heaven with her A love affair is
mixed up with it also, rumor says.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
CAPT. MGRATH WOUNDED.
Former University Commandant Shot
In Philippines.


Washington, Oct. l0.-Gen. Otis
wires that Capt Hugh. J McGrath Of
the Fourth United States cavalry has
been seriously wounded in battle with
the Fiipinos. Capt. Sgaord's bat
TALON OF the Thirteenth regiment with
two companies Of the Fourteenth and a
number of TpSlo scouts. Capt Nc
Grath commanding the troops from
the Fourth cavalry, and Capt Reilly
and his battery, came upon the enemy
in d strongly entrenched position on
the road between Cayite EicjO and
Noveleta. A fight lasting half an hour
followed. resulting In the enemy BE-.
ing driven back The American forces
sustained considerable losses in this
engagement the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
Capt. McGrath was born in Fond du
Inc forty-three years ago He went 10
the University Of Wisconsin and in
1876 was admitted to West Point Four
years later be was graduated from the
1nilltary academy and then joined the
Fourth cavalry at Fort Reno. He
served In the campaigns against the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
WISCONSIN, PENSIONS.

Washington p G. Oct 10 Renew
3l William J Rodewalt Clinton g.
increaee George N Scott, Milwaukee,
so 70 sl2. Timothy Durkee Spring
Lake. S. 10 Sl2, John G Batterman
Milwaukee, 81 to S. Wdows Minor
~ John schwciger. Bloom city sl6;
Corrine Doig Racine. s.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
RACING AT LEXINGTON

Lexington. Oct 10--Thc summaries
ri Mondays races follow Walnut
Hall Cup. 2:1G trotters purse $4,000
Ellerts won Edna Cook second and
Kilda third best time 2:15 2:l0 pac-
ing funduishcdJ Little Thorn won
Bellboy second and F'recbond third
best time 2.11k
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
WILL RAISE A GUNBoAT.
Watson to Add One TO Fleet Gen
SchWans Advances.


Schwans Advances.
Manila. Oct. 10 Gen. Schwan's col
umn. consisting of the thirteenth in
fantry, two troops of cavalry, Captain
Riley's battery of the fifth artillery
and the scouts, continued to advance
on Monday towards San Francisco De
Malabon, meeting with little resistance
and suffering no casualties The en-
envy fell back steadily Provisions are
being conveyed to Rosario, The
American camp Is within sight Of San
Francisco De Malabon, the stronghold
OF the insurgents in the province of
Cavite, where they are said to number
; 900 During the march from Novola
to Rosario only a few shots were fired
This large coast town was literally
filed with white flags The Ameri-
cans captured 200 or 800 men, many of
the FiHpinos changing their clothing
for white costumes. The bay Of Ros-
ario was filled with hundreds Of boats
in which people had spent an exciting
night An expedition composed Of the
United states gunboats Gala and Ma
Mia with an armorcd Gatboat and
steam pump, has left Cavite for the
river Pasig or Retis, which cmptics
into Manila bay on the north side, with
the view Of raising the Spanish river
gunboat Ayat, purposely sunk in the
river by the spaniards which Is re-
ported to be In good condition, The
gunboat Helena, with a body Of ma
rines from the Baltimore preceded the
expedition