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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
THE NORTHWEST CROPS.
Halstead in the Brooklyn
Standard Union.

Within a few weeks have been in
the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and South
Dakota, and have seen people who tell
the truth, from Kansas and Nebraska,
and have caught the echoes of the cur
rent news from Montana, North Dakota,
and Northern and Western Missouri.
The Northwest has .become the real
"West." 1t is an enormous body of
fertile land, wonderfully watered by
lakes and rivers; and it has surpris-
ing endowment of railroads.
This country is one vast sea of glory
if one may be allowed to be sosmeta-
phorical as to the beautiful land that
has become the broad granary of the
nations that have not land enough.
Thanks to George Washington, George
Rogers Clark, Thomas Jefferson and
Lewis and Clark, this gigantic paradise
belongs to the people of the United
States. The great policy of the fore
fathers, the former founders of the
republic, has prevailed-that of more
good land for the people. The same
policy is prevailing. 1t is the American
policy.
The wheat and corn fields of Northern
Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa and South
Dakota, through which have been
riding, on railroads as well appointed
as any in the world, present a fascinat-
ing spectacle. First, the color of the
corn is of that precise shade that tells
the farmer it is full of productive life,
vivid with vitality. 1t is not too much
to say that the corn crop will be the
lgreatest ever raised anywhere. 1t has
got rain enough now to give the
August sunshine full scope and fair
lplay to fill the roasting ears-to be
counted by the thousands of millions
with milk to swell the grains; and the
danger from frost is SO small that it is a
nervous precaution to take any account
of it at all.
Wheat, they say, will not be up to the
highest mark, but the fields could
nafuly look Detter; ana tnefe Is nOtn1ng
on earth fairer to see than the wheat
fields-where the white bread for the
world is grown. Take the wheat and
corn fields together, in the Northwest,
and just when summer changes from
green to gold on the wheat lands, and
. from green blades to silver tassels or
the corn lands, they fill the horizon
with their splendors.
There are this year the greatest
potato, rye, oats, barley and corn crops
ever known, and there is hesitancy in
! not including the wheat crop, but the
+ certainty of the supremacy of this yeal
in the wheat record is not confessed.
MURAT HALSTEAD.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
Notice of Attachment.

Perry f. Cole, Plaintiff, Before Robert Dow,
VS. n Justice of the
International Publish Peace In and for
ing Company Defend Lake township, Lo-
ant gan county, Ohio
On the 18th day of August, A.. ID. ls99, said
Jnstice issued mi order Of attachment In the
above action for the sum of S2.9 90.
Bellefontaino, Ohio, August -, 1899.
PERRY Il. COLE,
Aup 20. 1899 Plaintiff.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern Dis.
trict of Ohio. Eeastern
Division.

In the Matter of In Bank
Charles Morgenroth, bankrupt ruptcy.
To the Creditors OF Charles Morgenroth OF
Bell.fontaine. In the county of Logan ana
District aforesaid. "a bankrupt:
Notice Is hereby given that on the 2ith day
of August, A. D. 1899, the said Charles Morgen-
roth was duly adjudicated bankrupt;
and that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at the law office of West West,
in the CITY OF Bellefontaine, Logan county,
Ohio, on Monday, the 18th day of September,
A u. ls.9,at q O'Clock IN the forenoon. Mt which
time the said creditors may attend,prove theii
claims, appoint "a truste,, examine the Dank-
rupt, and transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting In this
petition he reports debts exceeding Slo,OOO
and assets 500 W. H. WEST,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Bellefontalne, Ohio, Sept. 4, \. ID. 1s9s
Sept. 3. 1899
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
THE EARTH.

With gathering years the earth has not grown
tame
In mans firm clasp a mere imprisoned ball,
Though conquering feet have trodden nearly ALL
And even the uncharted has received a name;
There still loom heights deserving Of mans aim;
Forbidding isles still lie beyond his thral;
The silent polar doors heed not call.
And inmost tropic wilds ne scarce dare claim.
Yet, when at last the globe is mastered quite,
And prying has left no inca unscanned.
tIe still must pause before earths moods of might
That lift the sea and toss the desert sand,
That set the dread volcanoes torch alight
And send strange tremors through the startled
land.
Meredith Nicholson in New York Sun.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
Sheriff'S Sale.

Minor S. TIarrod' ct al' Logan p,eSS Common
James ID. Campbell ! Elk. p. Page 249.
BY virtue OF Vendi Exponas to me direct
ed from the Court OF Common Pleas of Logan
County Ohio | will offer at Public Sale, ut
the west door OF the Court-liousc, In the City
OF Bellofontaine, Ohio, ON
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, A. d. 1899,
at about one o'clock D. M. on said day, the
following described Real Estate, situate In
the County OF Logan, and state of Ohio and
In stokes Township: Beginning at the >: II.
corner OF $. M. Houles lot; thence cast fol-
lowing the Statey ditch TO the center OF the
proposed railroad line: thence North far
enough to make n acre of land; thence west
To =. NJ. Houes lot; thence south 70 the place
OF beginning, containing y acre OF land being
n part OF the :. Il. quarter OF Section ca
twenty seven. Township 8, Range s, east.
Appraised mt $4,000.
Terms of sale, cash.
PRESLEY SHAW,
Sheriff Logan County, Ohio
Aug. 20 BY +. ii. SHAW, Deputy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-18
VOLUME XXXIV---NO. 30.

those Of his letter 10 mr--or cls. SOM.
paper the publication of " hirh wnuld
damn him. Tillnan. | am informed
WAS here last week and week b,tor"
last: hc whipped Ellribc back To his
feet Il year ago. and ii is quite lilu.ly
that lir pmt his collar on lliiu again tho.
other day.
However that may he. plead gniltv
(" being cheated. ! expected to liz. lied
tn. bmt did not expect IL lr hlalrnly
>windlcd. did not think that ". ii.
EllrIhr would adopt the device. of
>ncakinv ont nt IN olligaiio IN wiitin..
bt accusing men who had been almost
his only friends of bad faith toward
HIM aud toward me-. MrS>rS Weston,
AMI Neal will doubtless speak for tl,m
selves: have rctrniItd from quoting
them rs To he statements Gov. lllrrb,
;;iiii'' i" ii,rrn. My own story is tou
long
Meanwhile. Mr.. Weston is Il member
"t the House "i Representatives and
VIII doubtless have occasion to state
ms views on the liquor questions: and
the other members can consider in con
itrtl"n with the recommendation in
inc t'nNrtIni'S message the following
extract from Ills letter now i'm NV nos
>tS>lnn:
Dear Frank: fully concur in your
we" rs Ia The best solution at he li,,uor
uuc>tl'ii y. G.. GONZALES
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Will Keep Out Of Prison.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 12-Judge
Thomas Jefferson Mackey, the South
Carplima tourist, who was indicted at
the November term of the circuit cOurt
in this county on the charge 0f bigamy,
left here this morning in company with
Deputy Sheriff S. &. Young and his
counsel, Cleon Moore, for Martinsburg,
w. Va, where he was admitted to bail
before Judge Faulkner. He married
Miss Katherine Porterticld. daughter
of Col. 6. A. P0rtcrfield, cashier of the
Bank of Charleston, in July last. and a
few weeks after u woman claiming to
be his lawful wife turned up in New
York. She sued him for u divorce,
which has been granted in that place,
and now he will be remarked to Nj, q
P"rtrrteld. the license having been
issued Yesterday.
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Capture "r De- Grr>s battery.

Since December. 1895. the Atlnnt;,
camp NJ. l5a. United Confederate
Veterans. has been Investigating The
evidence nS 10 which Confederate or
g'uiz;'tion captured th,. famous D..
GrcSS battery in the battle of ATLANTA.
on June 22, 1864. Judge Robert l..
Rodgers. the historian Of this ra,n,,.
has made dllisrnt search. taking the,
testimony Of living witnesses and tl,.
official records of the battle. Al the
December. 1913. meeting of the camp
he made his report. giving due credit
to Maniknllt's brigade. and naming
them ns the caii;i'rI of the battery.
Ills Synipathics must have beer with
he Claims of the Georgia contestants,
and il speaks highly for his in.lrurn-
dent and manly spirit, and the strong
evidences in favor of the clnims of tho
gallant brigade of Manigault. that he
shnald have been forced by the evi-
dcncc to decide as he hns done.
Ills report was accepted by the cnmp
and the discussion. it is hoped. is now
closed. In summing mp at the end of
his report Judge Rodgers says: II call
special attention To TINT part Of Cant.
DE Gr'ss' report where hc says that
he rebels were rrpulsrl in his front,
but. breaking through the centre {nf
the linr.l changed front and charged
fiis battery and captured il. This
would seem to show that the troops
who went behind the Battery a Mt the
railroad are to be credited with the
capture of DE Grss Battery, II. What
command WAS ii, ami who were those
daring soldiers who got in the rear of
fSatttry A, and caused such confusion
aud stampede among the Yankees at
that point The evidence seems
to sustain Col. &. I. Walker as to the
capture of Dc Grcss' Battery being
made by his regiment. or by the t-n..ps
Of Manigault's brigade. The terrible
struggle of the Georgia troops was
south of the iailrMlti, and there does
not appear to be any evidence that the
DE Gress Battery. II. was nt my time,
that day on the south side of the GeOr-
gin Railroad"
1t is fair to Gen. Walker to say that
ne has never male any claim TINT the
10th South Carolina regiment captured
tie Do Gress battery, but has always
c'aimed the credit for Maniganlt's bri-
gnde as Il whole. He has always and
only claimed for the 10th South Caro-
lina regiment individually that the
regiment captured the four guns Of
Battery A, which were north of tho
Georgia Railroad
The gallant men Of Manigault's bri-
gade, composed of the 10th and 18th
South Caroline and 24th, 2Sth an,i :4th
Alabama Regiments. are pleased that
their splendid achievements ON this af-
trrno"n have heen acknowledged in
tho city i'll whose defence they fought.
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- Miss Florencc Caldwell. daugh-
ter Of Uuited States Judge Caldwell,
Of Cleveland, graduated as civil
engineer last June from the C"lnrado
State School If Mines, at Golden. She
will not practice her profession, how
ever, as she is about to marry anoth. r
civil engineer. whom she met in Colo
RADIO.
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hyW's the.

We offer Oae Hu"drrd D,lisrs reward for any
case LAT trrh tn i cAnuot be cured by Hali'e
''at .rrh 'ure
We tt!- uuier xn.d have known I. Cheney
TOR tho ast > years. q ii b liev. him I~rf:tl, :,
h"nurAi''- III all bu,ine-p tiansactiu.s "a aud annn
'ta'ly "hlr 70 carry. out any oh ixat."na made by
th-i Hriu
VIZ rRUAx, Wholesale Drngx!.to. Toled ). a.
WAL:is1 ktNNAN MARvIH, Who'll sale Drug
gusts. rnl.-in. %.
Hare atar'n Cure 10 taken Internally scttue
nr city upon The bl.nrf aud mucous aurfurn OF
'hr - stem. .ttmoniss cent fres. Prtco 75c.
per bUtslo Sold BY all drusG,stn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20

on the Zululand border, reported to be
in the Umsinga district. threatening COM
munication between here and Dundee. The
situation between here and the front is
growing more acute"
Other dispatches from Ladysmith say:
1.-The Free State Beers, on the falling back
of the British patrols, occupied Acton
Homes yesterday. Their propable intention
is to cooperate with the disaffected Natal
Dutch in Umvoti.
Major Adye says that not single shell
fired at the British scouts by Boer artillery
exploded. This bears out the reports that
the Beers shells are defective.
"It is reported that Chief Dinizulu held a
Zulu indaba near Isandula recently. His
attitude is loyal.
The Umvoti mounted rifle corps. which Is
largely recruited from the Dutch colonists,
has mutinied.'
A dispatch from Durham says: Accord
ing to information obtained from an authori-
tative Boer source, it is intended that three
thousand Beers shall enter Natal by way
Of Isandhvana in the direction of the Um-
voti country. The Beers do not intend to
protect Swaziland, as In the event of victory
they could easily return there and all the
Ecers are wanted elsewhere at present
Patrol skirmishes are reported near Glencoe
and Ladysmith."
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20
Say They VIII Hold Fancy Dress
Balls and Masquerades I'm British
Uniforms Before Oct. 81.
SLAUGHTER 1T MAFEKING
RUMoR PUTS LOSSES OF BOERs AT
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DEAD.
Defenders Of the Town Are Said to
Have Entfced the Besiegers Over
Lyddite Mines-Belnted Reports.

LONDON, Oct. 9.-Yesterday was one Of
the most exciting days known at the War
once since the crowd attended there to
learn the result of the relief expedition to
Gordon at Khartum. The news that the
Fifth Lancers had been engaged, brought
many women and other friends of the regi-
ment to inquire for news.
The gravest intelligence to-day seems to
be the report of the capture OF train with
onicers at Flandslaagto. because it was un-
derstood the whole cross-country line was
regularly patroli u. AS no correspondents
are allowed at the front it is difficult to get
definite information. but it is known that
General Sir George Stewart White has been
making some extensive movements of the
troops In that neighborhood. and develop
ments are hourly expected.
1t is rumorei that Commandant Joubert's
northern column. with twelve guns, is now
as DAMN tauser.
Although the Beers have shown consider
able activity in Natal. there Is nothing to
indicate they are yet prepared for serious
combined attack. and the general belief
here is thai unless somethin- unexpected
happens. General Sir George Stewart White
will maintain the defensive.
Mafeking news Is still confined to repeti-
tion OF the stories that Colonel BadenL
Powell moved down three hundred Beers
with his Maxims.
The surrender OF vryburg is not Of great
Importance. but it win be regarded through
out Boerdom as splendid triumph over
the British.
Some military critics think it is not inn
possible that General Sir George Stewart
White may be about to withdraw his forces
from Glencoe and concentrate them at
Ladysmith, there to await developments
The latest advices received here say the
National Carbineers. who were engaged
with the enemy at Bester's station, had
six men wounded. An armored train has
been sent from Ladysmith to bring in the
wounded.
Several spies have been arrested at Lady,
smith.
The Admiralty has made large contracts
for the supply OF coal TO all British coal
Ing stations on the way TO the Cape, so
that any British squadron will be enabled
to coal without weakening the present sup
ply.
1t Is stated that the cruisers Argonaut.
Furious. Pactolus and Pelerus, from the
channel squadron. will escort the trans
ports from Queenstown TO the Cape.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20

Fifteen Hundred Beers Reported ia
Have Been Blown Up.

Have Been Blown Up.
LONDON. Oct. 2o.--The Daily News's Cape
Town correspondent says: 1T is rumored
here that news has reached De AJAX juno
ton that the Beers attacked Mafeking in
force. but were repulsed. The defenders,
seeing the enemy retresting, pursued them
for some distance. Then feint was made
and they commenced to retire on the town,
Beers, who, eager to retrieve their position,
again advanced to the attack and were
drawn over Lyddite mines laid for the de-
fense of the town. 1t is reported that 1.500
Beers were killed by the explosions.
1T is reported from Delagoa bay that the
Swat King Bunu is collecting his forces,
with the object, presumably. of attacking
the Beers. 1t is stated that the Portuguese
forces at Delagoa bay will be raised to war
strength
1T Is announced from Pretoria that an
eccentric person known as Baron De Gins
berg has been court-martialed and shot as a
spy. Plans for the local forts were found
in his possession
copy of the Standard and Diggers'
News has been obtained at Cape Town CIV
fighting in the vicinity Of Mafeking, with
Boer coloring. 1t fully confirms the ac-
count given by the engine driver of the
train. who escaped, adding that the de-
serted trucks were riddled with bullets.
They contained dynamite and a terrible ex-
plosion occurred, the trucks being blown to
atoms. There were casualties among
the burghers according to this story. With
regard to the second armored train fight
the paper says the Beers had two killed
and four wounded, and that when the train
was seen approaching with Colonel Baden-
Powelrs men on board the Beers formed in
battle array and poured a withering fire
upon the train at 1000 yards. but the armor
rendered their fire ineffective The fiat ma
ture of the veldt yielded no cover and the
men were compelled to lie on the ground.
The British repeatedly raked their lines.
The Standard and Digsers' News admits
that total of about forty burghers were
disabled. 1t prints a Lydenburg telegram.
which discounts the brilliant account OF the
Boer successes, stating that the result of
the first brush with the British troops was
cooliv receiyed hv tho hrroharS With tha
exclamation Its Gods willy'
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20
vRYBURG sURRENDERs.


Possession OF the Place.
LONDON. Oct. 19.-The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Daily Mail. telegraphing
at 10 o'clock Thursday night, says: ''vry-
burg surrendered Sunday. To-night's dis
patches from Kuruman, ninety miles west by
south OF vryburg, state that the police hav-
ing withdrawn from vryburg. the town sur
rendered to the Beers. the inhabitants flee
ing in all directions, mostly toward Kuru-
man. When the police withdrew the Cape
Beers notified the fact to the enemy. thus
inviting them to take possession. There was
fearful panic. The British are wildly in
dignant at this scuttling"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: 1.-THE Beers are boasting
that they will hold fancy dress balls and
masquerades i'm British uniforms at Cape
Another G25600 of Transvaal gold has been
seized. aboard the steamer Avondale Castle,
at Delagoa bay"
The Daily Mails Cape Town correspond
ent says that a refugee who has reached
Grahamstown from the Rand states that
train arrived at johannesburg on Monday
from Klerksdorp with 800 wounded burghers.
Every available conveyance. the refugee
says. was called into requisition to take the
wounded men to the hospital. The Daily
Mail suggests that these wounded were
from Mafeking
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20
CAPTURED BY BoERs.


LONDON. Oct. THE Ladysmith corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph, under
date OF Oct. 19. afternoon, says: THE Beers
captured train which left Ladysmith at
1880. near Elandslaagto. II contained sew
eral officers and a few men. besides civil
ians. all going to Glencoe or Dundee For
tunately. the 1880 up train. which con-
tanned one Of your correspondents, got
through. The enemy cut the wires. sever
Ing communication with Glencoe. The news
was first received from the stationmas ster
at Elsndslaagto. who wired: L see Beers
near the line. What shall do?'
'Ladysmith answered: Let the train run
ahead full speed 1t did so. making for the
north Of Elandslaagto.
The Official said: The Beers are muster
Ing and firing to stop the train. They have
stopped IL. What shall do? Must go?'
Yes. 60 was the reply. Thereupon the
messages ceased. and since that the line
has been blocked. Probably the station
master escaped"
The Ladysmith correspondent OF the
Times. under date OF wednesday evening.
ays: The situation on the east border is
d<vsloptng more serious aspect The vry-
he'd ana Utrecht commands. after lootins
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20
Customary street Parade Before Cur
ious Crowds Precedes the Display
of Democratic Oratory.
SOME OF BRYAN'S SAYINGS
QUEER MIXTURE CT SCRIPTURE,
ANGELS, HOGS AND MONEY.
Far-Fetched Jokes for Farmers
Suggests that Mckinley BE Called
Emperor of the Philippines.

DEFIANCE, o., Oct. l9.-The Bryan party
closed the first DAY of its Ohio tour in this
city tonight before a large and interested
audience in the opera house. A street
parade preceded the meeting. Ex-Congress-
man w. d. Hill presided. Hon. John j.
Lentz, who was speaking when the Bryan
party entered, gave way to John r. Nc
Lean, the candidate for Governor. who
briefly addressed the meeting I'm introducing
Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan said in reference To
his introduction as the next President:
'T have only one ambition, shared by
every citizen: that is TO leave this govern
ment to my children better than / found IL
i want you to believe me when tell you
that II the victory won by the RepublicanS
In 1896 inures to the good Of the people,
shall rejoice with every Republican. ex-
for the benefit @ Of those those Republicans who
heap criticism upon me-"
Mr.. Bryan then discussed the sil-
yer question. "They have been bury-
ing this question for years." he de-
clared. land they are burying Il again.
but don't think they bury 1t well. And
why? Because no tomb IL strong enough 10
hold righteous cause. [Applause.l Tney
would rather bury the question than discuss
IL. I know these Republicans. know how
careful they are of public money. / know
when they appropriated 100000 TO defray the
expenses OF the monetary conference in
Europe to get rid of the gold standard ft
must be a bad thing. Your State convention
readopted the Chicago platform. free silver
and all. and nominated man for Governor
who has done as much for free silver as any
other man." TCheers.1 Mr Bryan conclud-
ed this. the sixth address OF the day, BY
discussing the Philippine question N op-
position to the national administration.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20
BOERs ARE TRICKY,
Displayed White Flags, hut Did Not
Mislead the British.

ORANGE RIVER. Oct. IS delayed In
Transmission-)-The Beers suffered a re-
verse on Sunday at Spruitfontein. ten miles
south of Kimberley. An srmored train went
out 10 bring in train reported TO have been
captured by the Beers near the Spruitfon-
tein siding. A party of Beers. who were en-
camped near by. lowered the railway sig
nal and displayed a white flag, apparently
with the idea OF inducing the train TO pro-
ceed. The driver suspected the Beers were
In possession and stopped the train. where
upon the Beers issued in largo forces and
opened fire. but without any effect. The SOL
diers replied from the train. and about half
dozen Beers were killed. The British were
unscratched.
Seven hundred Beers surprised a party OF
thirteen Cape Colony police, who were
(Contiuued on second Page.)