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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-01
WAS CONSCIOUS AND
CHEERFUL YESTERDAY
Condition Is Such However That he
Cannot Recover.
Physicians Give Out a
Statement as to His Disease-Has
Heart Trouble and Other Comrii-
cations That Must Prove Fatal
Death May Occur at Any Moment
Illness Dates From the Fall of
1898.

New York, Oct s1.-Vice President
Hobart, in the opinion of his physician.
may survive for several days DR.. VIII
liam Gaylor the family physician spent
the greater part of the night in a room
adjoining the patient. He said Mr..
Hobart's nervous system was wrecked
as a result of overwork and that his
heart had suffered in the general break
down.
At o'clock this evening it was an
nounced that Vice President Hobart
had passed very comfortable day. He
has taken an interest in affairs. has
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tershire and the north of Ireland
where the captured regiments were re-
cruited, the blackest gloom prevails
families awaiting with beating hearts
the names of the killed and wounded
which are fully expected to reach a
high figure. Many homes are already
in mourning in consequence of losses
sustained by these regiments in pre-
Vious engagements.
Public anxiety was increased by a
special dispatch from Ladysmith. pub
lished in the late editions of the Lon
don afternoon papers, to the effect that
before darkness yesterday the Beers
reoccupie6 the old position held by
their heavy artillery. which General
White had reported silenced by the
guns of the naval brigade from the
Powerful. and had opened fire again.
The dispatch further says:
THE enemy are again closing in and
the situation is one of grave anxiety.
Beyond doubt the Boer retirement yes
terday tMonday) was a ruse to draw
General White into the hilly country
and away from the British camp"
This last sentence is significant and
confirms the opinion of military ex-
perts here that General White is al
lowing himself to be outgeneraled by
Commandant General Joubert.
Worse Than MaJuba Hill.
From the scant advices received up
to IL p. m. it seems tolerably certain
the disaster was a simple repetition of
the battle of Majuba Mill. though on a
larger scale. The two regiments were
allowed 10 march into a trap set for
them by the Beers. 1t is simply a case
of the Boer spider and the suileless
British fly. In fact the whole engage
ment of Monday seems to have been
brought on by Commandant General
Joubert, who skillfully conceived a gi-
gantic trap. out of which. as the off,
cial dispatch shows. Sir George White
only escaped with difficulty. General
White advanced with the idea of driv-
ing the Beers from the hill seven miles
out, which General Joubei-t made an
ostentatious show of fortifying on Sun
day.
The Boer commander left force suf-
ficient to draw General White on, while
the mass of the Beers he moved stealth
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voiced the feeling of general sorrow
The tone of the editorials can be
summed up in the following statement
of the St. James Gazette:
1t is evident the patriotism and for
titude of the nation are to be tested IN
real earnest by these operations OF ours
in Natal against great odds. General
White had difficult task set him. and
wa must take the disaster with the
logged coolness which Britons know
how to display. We shall await the
final result without apprehension"
The Globe calls upon the British en-
pire ito receive this bitter and unpal-
atable dispatch with the spirit of
great nation that relies upon invincible
reserves of strength
While announcement today of the ar
rival of General Butler at Cape Town
was received by the British with un-
feigned satisfaction, it is pointed out
the general cannot end the war with
out an army corps. and some of 80
troops which are to compose it have
not even left England for South Africa.
Butler at Cape Town.
Dispatches from Cape Town show
that General Buffers reception was
most enthusiastic He was welcomed
by General Sir Frederick Forester
Walker, after which they both entered
a carriage and drove TO the government
house, escorted by mounted police and
mounted volunteers. They were wildly
cheered by the throngs CT people along
the route. There were cries OF .'Avenge
Majuba" and wild cheers for the gem
eral General Buffers face was impaS-
sive as he returned military saluteS for
the cheers.
Other advices from Cape Town show
that the Beers are gathering in consid-
cradle force at Dewdrop, southwest of
Ladysmith, while large forces OF Beers
are advancing over the helpmaaka
road. A big camp of Beers
is to be found between Harrismich
bridge and Potgietere Farm camp, at
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been very cheerful and enjoyed nat
ural sleep. He himself says that it has
been one of the best days he has passed
in a week.
At midnight Vice President Hobart
was sleeping restfully with every pros
pect of a good night He is weak. but
holding his own No relapse is antici-
pated tonight.
Paterson. Nov. 1, 2:30 a m.-Vice
President Hobart is resting quietly. He
has slept since o'clock. and Dr. New
ton reports his condition improving.
relapse or death is not anticipated
within the next twelve hours.
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ANOTHER MAJUBA HILL DISASTER

Oct 27. and found the Beers still at
Spytfontein.
A special dispatch from Ladysmith
says the Beers suffered severely during
the engagement, some persons estimat-
ing their loss at 900 to Loco killed and
wounded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-01
E. W. HURST KILLED.
Evanston, Wyo., Man She eots himself
While Hunting.
(Special TO The Herald.


Ogden Oct. 31.-News was received
here this evening that f. w Hurst had
been shot near Evanston, WyO-, While
hunting. According TO the Information
Mr.. Hurst shot himself by accident. He
had been in the employ of the Union
Pacific for a number of years and was
very nODular.
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Low Price of Sugar

Havana. Oct. Glowing TO the pres
ent low price of sugar and the poor
prospects. many planters have decided
not to grind their present crop. but to
use it in replanting and in increasing
their acreage.
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four miles.
Beers Are Confident.
An Englishman who has arrived at
Aliwalnorth from Pretoria, whence he
was expelled by way of Bloemfontein.
says that when he left Pretoria all the
stores there were carrying on business
as usual, and President Kruger was
still there. He did not see any wound
ed at Johannesburg. Some of the
Transvaal papers are still publishing
and contain glowing accounts of the
success of the Boer army, saying that
Kimberley and Mafeking are expected
10 fall at any moment, while Bechuan-
aland is conquered and annexed; that
the republican arms are also successful
in Natal. and that the burghers are
continuing their victorious march
south. capturing British prisoners and
stores
The papers admit that the battle of
Elandslaagte was 4 reverse for the
Beers, who lost thirty killed, had many
wounded, and that eightyfive Beers
were made prisoners Ladysmith, ac-
cordinS TO the newspapers, is soon to
be taken The Englishman added that
the Beers are absolutely confident of
their ultimate triumph, and believe the
whole of Natal is already practically in
their hands.
Hoist the Boer Flag.
A dispatch from Vryburg. dated Oct.
%, gives a report of a speech of COM
mandant Delarey when hoisting the
Boer flag there. He declared that the
flag of the republic was now floating
over the whole country north of the
Orange river and that the British flag
would never again float there unless
hoisted over the dead bodies of the
burghers. Complete order prevailed at
Vryburg.
Advices from Kimberley under date
of Oct. q received through a dispatch
rider at Orange river Oct &C. report
that all the wounded are progressing
favorsbly- 1t also appears that as they
are unable to blow up the piers of the
Modder rivers bridge, the Beers are de-
molishine them stone by stone. They
have blown up practically every cui-
vert from the Modder river to the
Orange river An armored train strong
~ supported, made a reconnoiss ance
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habitation. He recently divided his
property here between his first and sec
ond wives and was popularly supposed TO
Dbe preparing to quit the country in COM
pany with his alleged third wife Miss
Anderson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-01
Mr.. Cannon Improving.


tSpeciaI 10 TIC Heraid-J
New York, Oct. 3i.-George Q. Cannon 5
condition is reported improving this even-
ing His Improvement is most marked.
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Silver For Europe.

New York. Oct. s1.-The steamship
ST. Louis. sailing for Europe tomor-
row. will take out 245,eoo ounces Of
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Beers Are Confident.

Dewdrop. which, it is said, will extent
four miles.
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SILVER AND LEAD

Silver, 5S1sc per ounce.
Lead, $40 per 100 pounds.
Copper, 1876 per pound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-01
An American Adviser.

TT has been suggested indirectly to
the sultan that he should maintain an
American of good standing as a conf
Dental adviser at his court to aid in
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
TOPICS OF THE TOWN

Mr.. Ben Eaton of the Carey left yes
terday for a business trip to Illinois. He
will be gone several days. The Carey is
under the management Of Lee Steele dur
ing Mr.. Eaton's absence
Fort Scott Monitor: Henry Bales o.
Wichita and Miss Bertha Talbot Of near
Hepler were married At the home Of the
groom's brother. Deputy Sheriff Bales.
Tuesday evening by Probate Judge SEQ
Vile. Mr.. Bales IS foreman Of the stock
Yards at Wichita, and they have gone
there TO reside.
The Golden Eagle Dump Sale Will
commence tomorrow morning. Many 81
their yearly patrons have peen waiting
for this sale 70 secure ovsrcoats, suits
ard furnishing goods at dump sale
prices. The Golden Eagles rule has been
for years never. to carry over goods from
one season to another.
An effort IS being made TO get Robert
NcClelland out Of the county jail, 50 his
wife. Cora NcClelland. whom he assault
ed few days ago. can get divorce. Il
seems 70 be the understanding that II
McClellaad VIII consent 70 the divorce,
his wife will relinquish her charge
against him and the county commission
ers viii give NcClelland his release. The
divorce suit was brought Immediately
after S'cClel.and was put n 3aiL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
ON BUSINESS PLANS
Pres. F. Dyer Brought Up State
Teachers in a WhirI.
PRIN. ALIENS ADDRESS
Association Practically Closed
Yesterday Noon.

Professor ". II. Issly and a number q
other teachers returned last rlzht from
Topeka. where The State Teacher a-s0-
cation has been IN sess.on FOR the lsat
two days. Reports cay that Profess9r
Dyer Of the wichita city schools. who
was president OF the state associate.
made the best presiding officer the assa-
cation has had IN several years =
special to the Eagle from Topeka yes
terdas sa.s.
Topeka. kan. Dec. Z.-The thirty
seventh annual teacher association la~
IN session in this city is fully ID 70 tae
best ln interest, work su3 atteadaree.
Everything has moved with smoothasas
aod dispatch Ths great success atfal.ei
In this respect is largely due - @
Efficient naturalization and FeuarAat e.
executive ability % tne pres 3eut ~ &c
association. slgeTlutsr1sat Frank Is
Dyer. u Wgerii& - hiE dlrerfiaa al
papers and seusalgas we're limited %
tho exact time s-s Eus1 IN TIE fftnfei
prog-s ul-lsaE- Elu1-1. aasl-ta-tgr'az l-
rates asrsS nus eliminated. ire rs4e taat
no teacher should s~aFs of sntaF repre-
sentative hall duriag ere pssaeutafiaa -
a pager was aDs7.atsfy enforced. The
success tfas atfs1ne1 aaa = Source q
rury-1ss ard c3ngr4tulat3ga = a. sfsna-
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IRE inso-3rta1t features r. yrftsr5aF's
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
WAR OFFICE ANSWERS
Big Debate Stirred Up by
Southern Kansas Farmers
OVER HEMP PROBLEM
Letters First Published in
Eagle of Dec, 15D

The letters published in the Eagle OF
December Is and yesterday which were
sent to congress in bales in the last two
weeks from farmers of the Seventh dis
trict, have not only caused the secretary
of the war department to open the Phil
ippine ports for the expectation of manila
fiber, but have brought out long letter
from Assistant Secretary Of War Meikle-
john defining the governments policy in
this matter:
The following Associated Press dis
patch from Washington gives Secretary
Meillejohns letter. which IS directed TO
Congressman Long, and answers a letter
written by Or. Blaine of Pratt to Mr..
Long.
The Washington dispatch follows:
Washington. Dec. 2S.-Assistant Score
tary Meiklejohn. Of the war department,
has written a letter to Representative
Long of Kansas. defining the policy OF
the department regarding the commerce
Of the Philippines with special reference
to the opening Of ports for the exporta-
ton Of hemp. Mr.. Long had transmitted
letter Of a constituent stating that
there was so little hemp in the country
now that the price WIS "A 10 j. cents a
pound. as against a normal price o. or
6 cents while only . 900 bales week
have been shipped 20 this country since
the war began. instead OF . 90 bales a
week. as formerly
Promising his exclamation with the
! statement that General Otis has been IN
: structed % open the hemp port as soon
as he had proper garrisons- which should
+ be early in January. Nj Melkiejohn goes
on t. show that the correspondent. y. W
+ Blaine Of Pratt. an. has an erroneous
+ idea as to the effect OF the war on The
+ hemp shipments. He says that the lsrg-
+ est hemp expectation from the islands IN
/ any one year was IN 1897. when exports
7 averaged no bales per month. During
the tsn months OF Ises the imports II
hemp into TIE United States amounted %
, $ A. tons which shows. he adds. tat
there never has been year when -
much entered the United States az n
+ this war year. whiis SIS value has been
s4I per ton less than IN ISIS y issi
NJ. MeIklejohu indicates that she cor
5 respondent PICKED out certain years =
! agricultural depression in the wheat
states as the basis q hts sxces nS,y
+ low quotations o past prices q Aan1-
+ He declares that the c7arr71r s-a.I1re -
cesveS ty he department f-crs manu-
facrErers ard brokers Indicate fhat the-s
3 NJ trust or combine controlling ere
hemp market as feared ~ the farmers,
and ~ conciated his letter as foliows-
The VA e=0zrt-ne1t Is doing ev ~
/ thing eampasi5le with The requirements
os TIE military situation = 6eve,o2 he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
THEY TALK BUSINESS
County Clerks State COnven-
ton a Busy one.
FAULTY ASSESSMENT LAW
Still one of Their Burdens
TOday'S Program.
FAULTY ASSESSMENT LAW

The seventeenth annual meeting Of the
county clerks Of Kansas convened in the
district court room at the court house
yesterday afternoon with about twenty
five of the most enthusiastic county
clerks in the state present. S. C. Top
pie Of EI Dorado. president. John NJ.
Wright of Topeka. vice president, and
w. E. Wood of Wellington, secretary,
were present at the opening of the
meeting The morning hours were de-
voted mostly TO social intercourse. in
which the clerks snapped yarns and
talked about wolf scalps and cayote
pets until the noon hour There is said
to have been fewer scalns presented for
bounties during the past year than for
any previous year since Kansas became
q state The reason advanced for this
Is that the Kansas farmer has had too
much wheat to sell and too much stock
10 attend to and Is no longer compelled
10 replenisiT his larder by chasing the
wolf and Cayote.
The attendance at this meeting is rot
as large as common. owing 10 the fact
that this year is an off year.lin which
little interest comes up for the average
county clerk. Their interests are large
y Centered in legislative enactments.
and there is no legislature for them To
80 before with their demands The at
tendance today will probably he larger
as there Is an interesting program. OF
the four important subjects for discus
sion yesterday only one OF those slated
for paper or address was present. The
first subject was, Resolved. That rail
road property should be pro-rated for
taxation among the school districts of
the county" This subject was 70 have
been handled by NJ B Fits Of RaIsDn
county. but hewas not present. The sub
Jet was discussed pro snd con hv the
members, who were about equally di-
Nided as II the feasibility Of the move
ment Some of the clerks fought the
adea on the ground that IL would be an
unconstitutional measure and therefore
could not be enforced. They argued tba,
q railroad could not be taxed in 2 dis.
frict through which il did not run any
more than IL could he taxed in Missouri
Tor operating in Kansas No opinion
from the attorney general had been SUB.
united on this question and the Discus.
sions ended without any action being
taken on the subject
D. Y. Wilson OF Republic county. VIII
was on the program for {. paper on pc.
laiion Of the County Clerks TO the Boar.
o. county Commissioners failed To re.
spond' but che subject was very az,
discussed by the county clerks ans
County Commissioner Wilson Of TIL,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
HoTTs a STRANGER N new
YORK"

vre7 H1vr-s "A STRANGER = SeT
YORK Is presented here Il f. SAFE % say
that ne large audience thai Witnesses
this amusing cozsty EiH - the e@r
rlezssd that has emerged from the op-
era h,3ase ~ long tsrne A s'rarser
n %sw York rs oeel uzzuir1oslsiy pro
p91uoss tas SsSt Eoyt comedy that has
ever visited 80
Mex Th-rF1aT evening" * ne Cav
f1-E G-zu5 cara house \ stranger n
New york- All - s-esentsd E5oa a
zraase~ scale 1asa ever. %sth 70 s1e
% lse-f3-ssts m=si %; q novel Tas-
serIEs features ard b@Ty e ne Exei-
.s~s. es-s sre- SER O. &c lc-al st2gs-
Da-saE re rszsnt T1s.t q fA1s Siecs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
OTIS ORDERS 70 OPEN PORTS
Civil Marriages LeEaliZed--Fu Funston :
Probable Assignment

Manila. Dee = (S-z5 a m.l--The order
which has been issued opening 70 t-aie
the ports OF Zamboanga, Cottahato. Da-
vac and Isabella viii apply Professionally
TO the Jolo and Siassi ports General
Bates will appoint the customs officials
The authorities have issued a r@le
which legalizes marriages performed BY
judges or the clergy % any religious d.
nomination. Under the Spanish regime
only such marriages were recognized a
legal a. were performed by Roman Cath
olic priests
General Frederick Funston viii join
General MacAr1hurSs command His br.-
thought he viii be assigned 70 General
WheeIer's
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the mayor, the freedom of the city and
assured them that the law would keep
it's hands off any who desired to jollify.
The clerks, escorted by Mr.. Denny and
County Clerk-elect Chain, attended the
Crawford Grand last night.
The program for today's session is as
follows:
County Assessors VS.. Township AS
sessors'-W. S. Yeager of Reno county.
Suggestions" for thebeneft of the
clerks-Hon. George E. Cole, auditor of
state.
Official Experiences Of Clerks, Tran
sitive or Intransitive'-H. Frankenbur-
ger of Bourbon county.
Relation of Clerks and Treasurer; Ac>
counts" etc.-J. A. Davenport of Frank
lin county.
Resolved, That the assessment of
property and themaking of the tax roll
should De done by a county assessor
BY S S. King of Atchison county.
Resolved, That all duties now devolv-
ing upon clerks in road matters should
be performed by the county surveyor
J. c. Cornell of Norton county.
Resolved, That ali township officers
should be elected for two years. and
should qualify and file bond with the
county clerk by December I'll. E.
Peach of Lyon county
The following clerks had registered up
TO last night:
Brown of Saline county, Near of Cow
ley county, Sloan of Cowley county,
! Denny of Sedgwick county, Chain OF
Sedgwick county. Teed of Barton coun-
~ Fishback of Cowley county, Coppins
of Butler county, Dam,ey Of Osborne
county, Swinney of Cherokee county
]. G. Cowell of Clay county. S. s. King
Of Atchison county. Flanrigan OF Miami
county, Peach of Lyon county, Garrett
of Graham county, Sterling Of Marion
county. Buchi Of Waubaunsee county
Cornell Of Norton county, Wood Of sum
ner county. Wright of Shawnee county,
Mawdsley Of Pratt county. Newlin OF
Reno county, Hayes of Rush county
Pattle of Butler county
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rade Of the islands and IS confdent that

trade Of the islands and IS confident that
the so-called hemp ports will be open to
trade in ample time for any accumUla-
ton of hemp therein contained to reach
this country and be manufactured before
the next wheat harvest. Inasmuch as
the combination OF low freight rates and
high prices of fiber will tend to bring
the shipments by steamer in lieu of sail
ing vessels, as they require only three
months for the trip and an additional
month will suffice to place the article in
the hands Of farmers, shipments leaving
Manila in March would be available for
the harvest Of Iowa, Nebraska and other
western states"