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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02
The Recent Montana Blizzard,

Great Falls, Mont, Oct 96.-As a re.
suit of the recent blizzard which swept
through the northern part of this state
nine men are known to be dead, and
of these five bodies have been recov-
cred. With one exception all were sheep
herders, and all were found lying in
such positions as to indicate that they
had stayed with their bands to the
last, dying in their attempts to save
the property of their employers. ..
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HE USED HIS FEET.
In an Exciting Prize Flght>in Paris the
"Knock Out" Was from Kick
on the Leg.

Paris, Oct. SO-The fight for IS, 900
francs between Charlemont, the French
champion, and Jerry" Driscoll, former
champion of the British navy, Saturday
afternoon resulted in victory for the
former. There was great crowd
present and the fighting was hot for
six rounds. In the seventh round Dris-
coll was knocked out by a smashing
kick on the leg, the Frenchman being
allowed to use his feet, in accordance
with the French custom. The seats
sold as high as $40 each.
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march. but were perhaps the means Of
saving Gen. Yule from molestation.
The only news this morning consists
OF more detailed accounts Of the battles
already reported. A correspondent
who visited the hospital at Ladysmith,
where the Beers wounded at Eland.
slaagte, who were captured, are being
tended, reports that Gen. Jan Kock,
who was badly wounded in the thigh
and shoulder said that the advance Of
the patrol under Commandment Pienar,
without guns, was simply with the OBJ
ject of cutting the railway, and that
this body was subsequently reinforced
without Gen. Joubert's orderA Gen.
Viljoen accompanying them. The lat
ter was killed early in the fight. Ac-
cording to another correspondent the
Beers say that Gen. Kock, during the
battle, read his Bible and prayed for
victory. The war is having its natural
effect in Cape Colony. Everything is
at famine prices and horsehesh is at a
tremendous premium.
DUNDEE PEOPLE HAVE A WEARY MARCH.
London, Oct. 2Z-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg, dated October "a:
The residents OF Dundee had weary tramp
Of 40 miles to the nearest town, where they ar
rived in pitiable plight, having lost every
thing. One Of the Dundee people says that oil
day Saturday trains were arriving at Com
mandant General Jouberts headquarters at
Dannhauser from the Transvaal border bring
ing Beers, and that there must have been 10, 900
In the hills around Dundee. The natives re-
port that the Beers took 10 wagons loaded with
their dead from the field OF the first battery at
Glencoe. Among the killed were several Natal
Dutch. A sad feature Of the engagement was
that three Engllshmen who were impressed OF
Krugersdorp, fought with the enemy, one Of
them ba!nz killed. Two others, greatly affected,
said they were compelled to fight
GEN. YULE ARRIVES AT LADYsMITH.
Ladysmith, Oct. 27.-Gen. Yule's
brigade arrived here early yesterday
morning and was received with great
enthusiasm. The column left Sunday
river valley at six o'clock Wednesday
evening in heavy rain which con.
tinued throughout the march. In spite
Of the great fatigue Of the men, the
retreat was effected in mastery
fashion, Gen. Yule completely outma-
neuvering the enemy.
TO ATTACK ORANGE FREE STATE FORCES.
London, Oct. 27-Gen. Sir George
Stewart White, according to dispatch
from Cape Town to the Daily Mail,
will attack the Orange Free State
forces in Natal as soon as Gen. Yule's
men have rested. Strong British rein
forcements are being sent up from the
Cape.
BOERs CAPTURED BY BRITISH.
London, Oct 27.-The Cape Town
correspondent Of the Daily News says
it is reported there from private
sources that the British issued from
Mafeking on Saturday last and sur
rounded and captured $40 Beers.
AN ENGAGEMENT AT KIMBERLEY.
Cape Town, Oct. 27.-ln an engage
ment at Kimberley Commandant |
Botha and many Beers were killed.
The British loss was three killed and
81 wounded. The engagement was a
brilliant success for the British forces.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02
Ga,sna stlll Ouarant,nes .yon,,n

Topeka, Kan, Oct. SO-Dr. W. B.
Swan, secretary Of the state board Of
health, had intended to raise the Ga.
lena quarantine against Joplin, but
the people Of Galena protested SO Wig
orously that he has decided to continue
1t indefinitely. kilograms from Ca
lena say there has been no decrease OF
the smallpox epidemic at Joplin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02
A Rig Coal Strike Ended.

Spring Valley, H., Oct. 2S.-The big
strike inaugurated by the 1000 miners
of the Spring Valley Coal company on
October II was brought to an end yes
terday. All the demands of the organ
isation were granted except that Of
weighing coal at the bottom of the
shafts and this was not pressed by the
union
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+, sa.sa the landing Of all but British

i sa.sa the landing OF all but British
refugees.
A COUNTER PROCLAMATION.
Cape Town, Oct. 2s.-Sir Alfred Mil
ner, governor Of Cape Colony, and W.
7. Schreiner, the premier, have issued
a proclamation declaring null and void
the proclamation of the Orange Free
State, asserting that portion Of Cape
Colony is now Free State territory.
Sir Alfred Miners proclamation warns
all British subjects in the colony OF
their duty and obligations to the
queen.
ACCEPT AMERICAN wOMENs OFFER.
London, Oct. 2S.-The government
has gratefully accepted the offer of the
American women in England to equip
the steamer Maine, which has been
lent without charge to the British gov
eminent by the Atlantic Transport
company, as hospital ship for use in
South African waters.
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NEWS NOTES.

The advanced rates on grain and
flour from the Mississippi river to the
eastern seaboard will go into effect
November /, causing the rate from
Kansas City to the eastern seaboard to
be raised about two cents over present
"a IA yssss
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The Doniphan Outlaws Have Escaped.

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 2L-Members
Of the posse of officers and citizens who
went to the southern part Of Atchison
county Wednesday night in search OF
the Doniphan outlaws are returning
home. They report that they found
no traces of the outlaws later than
Monday hight, when they deserted the
stolen team. Some of the officers are
continuing the search, but the opinion
is growing that the outlaws have es-
caned
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cotton States CommIssloper,.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 2S.-The conven.
ton of the cotton states commission.
ers of agriculture yesterday passed res
olutions inviting capital and emigra.
ton into the south, urging southern
senator's and congressman to use their
influence in increasing the merchant
marine, the teaching of agriculture in
the rural schools; the erection Of cot
ton and cotton oil mills in every dis
trict and indorsing farmers institutes.
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Pomeroy, O., Oct. 9S-Three of the
salt plants here have been leased by
the trust, one purchased and the other
six have sold their output. About 800
laborers will be dropped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02
Gen. Miles to Go Hunting.

Omaha, Neb., Oct, s7.-A Bee special
from Red Lodge, Mont, says; Gen.
Nelson A. Miles and party arrived here
yesterday en- route for the Cody ranch,
where the general will put in ten days
hunting,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02
Inventor Of Type.ettInr Mach,r. Ma.

Baltimore, Md, Oct so.--0ttmar
Mergenthaler. the inventor Of the
linotype typesetting machine, died this
morning of consumption. He was born
in Germany on May 10, 1864
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can be amply Justlned on the grount
Of keeping the intelligence from thu
Beers, the hiding of the news respect.
ing the hussars and fusiliers, who
were apparently captured in the battle
of Glencoe, is severely criticised, no
intimation even having been given
that the officers were missing.
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler is expected
to arrive at the Cape early next week
and the indications are that some
troops have already arrived at the
front and been In the fighting whose
arrival has not yet been announced
There is every probability therefore
that reinforcements are now moving
up. This is calculated to hastenEC Com
mandant General Joubert's attack on
Ladysmith and news of a big battle is
daily expected.
The fact that the British were forced
to evacuate the Natal triangle. which
the Beers, naturally, rightly claim as
a conspicuous success, is proving an
unpalatable pill to the public, whose
appetite has been whetted by the pre-
vious successes, which had been as
sumed to be greater than they really
were, as the determination and gallan-
try Of the Beers enabled them to
quickly reorganize and achieve desired
objects by other methods.
THE HUssARs' BRILLIANT FIGHT.
London, Oct. 20. "A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith,
dated Monday, says:
Thirty Of the Eighteenth hussars, who were
sent from Glencoe to intercept the retreat Of the
Beers from Elandslaagtc, were cut of by the
enemy. Under sergt Baldrey they brilliantly
fought their way across the Biggarsberg, the
enemy pursuing and firing at them ct range
OF 300 yards along the passes. They arrived
here at ten o'clock this morning. Three OF the
troops are missing, owing to the breakdown Of
their horses. The Beers used Maxim. A
lieutenant OF the bussars with party was
driven back to Glencoe. The hussars were fred
at as far down as Moderspruit.
THE BRITISH CASUALTIES
London, Oct 20. The war office re-
turns show that the total British cas-
ualties since the beginning Of hostili.
ties reach 597, IS officers having been
killed and IS wounded, and ~ men
killed and 435 wounded. There are 13
unaccounted for. This total, however,
does not include the squadron Of the
Eighteenth hussars, which went astray
near Dundee and the officers of the
Dublin fusiliers. The report Of heavy
losses sent from Rietfontein came as
an unpleasant surprise, as Gen. Whites
telegram to the war office yesterday
gave the impression that there was
merely abrush.
MARTIAL LAW IN NATAL
London, Oct. 20. The Daily Mail has
the following from Pietermaritzburg,
Natal, dated October 20:
The proclamation OF martial law throughout
Natal has given great satisfaction. 1t Is now
expected TINT Gen Jan Kock, the Boer COM
mander, will recover Gen. White gave him
the option Of being taken to Pretoria or remain
Ing at Ladysmlth md he chose the latter. The
heavy losses OF the Kings Royal rifles at Dun.
dee seem to have been due 10 the black belts
worn over the khaki aid which afforded on OF.
Il....l
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B0ERs LooTING FARMS.

'ca.>e Town. Oct. 80. According to q
uspatcn 10 the tape Times from Lady
smith, the natives say that the Boer
losses in the fighting at Reitfontein
last Tuesday were at least 50 in killed
and 100 in wounded. The same CORE.
spondent says that small Boer raiding
parties continue their depredations
among the villages and several farms
have been looted. The rains continue
and the volunteer camp is almost
flooded.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

; Kipling's story "Ths Man Who
Would Be King" has found a strange
parallel in central Africa, where a
romance as weird and bloody as any
ever penned by the English writer. has
Just reached its finale. Two French
officers, dreaming of great empires
with themselves as rulers, headed
mutiny and murdered their command
er. Then, with their supposedly devoted
followers, they plunged into the will
lderness and were there in turn muir
dered by the native soldiery on whom
they counted for the arms that could
win their kingdoms. To make a fitting
climax to the story, the news of theii
fate reached Paris on the very day
when memorial services were being
celebrated for the officer they slew
Fictiop's pages can furnish few more
thrilling narratives, and the novelist
would indeed be dull who could moi
weave a tale of fascinating interest
around the ambitions, crimes and end
ings of the soldiers who wanted to rule
a tropic world.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
HOPE FOR THE BRITISH.
Reports That Beers Around Ladysmith
Are Having a Hot Time.


London, Nov. 7.-To-night's welcome
dispatches from the front have rent the
veil of gloom enveloping Ladysmth,
showing the British garrison not mere.
ly standing on the dogged defensive
but executing n series of brilliant sor
ties. Accounts from different sources
agree that the laconic official dcscri:,
ton of Thursdays engagement as ''an
effective shelling of the Boer laager,'
was unduly modest. 1t appears that
General Sir George Stuart White seni
n strong force of infantry and cavalry
to attack the Beers at Tatham's farm
about ten miles to the northwest. nea!
Besters, and apparently achieved n
surprise, the Beers being caught on the
open veldt and cut to pieces and theiI
camp captured. Encouraged by this
success, General White decided to risk
an even more important engagement
on the following day, which was again
justified by success.
Ladysmith has been isolated and n
Boer force has intercepted the railway
between Ladysmith and COlensO. This
force on Friday had decended upor
Colenso, and as shown by the dispatch
es from Estcourt. had compelled n hur
ried abandonment of Colenso and a re
tirement of the British to Estcourt.
General White had ascertained thai
the Beers We're attacking Colenso. bul
he was not aware of the British retire
ment. He had determined. therefore
to attack the Beers In the rear, thus
hoping to achieve the double project OF
drawing off an attack upon the weak
garrison of Colenso and possibly of re
opening communication southward.
The Beers had advanced southwark
until they had occupied the hills nortl
of Tugela river and dominating Colen
so on the other side of the stream. Th,
hills slope to plain that reaches to tho
banks of the Tugeln.
General Whites division caught III,
Beers in the rear. and after the hills
had been shelled the British infantry
stormed the position. Meanwhile til,
British cavalry swept around the hills
and as the retreating enemy descended
into the plains with British bayoneis
behind and the river I'm front of them
they were charged by the cavalry ant
seem to have perished almost to a man
The British then returned to Lady
smith without coming In touch with
the Colenso garrison, which had 70
tired to Estcourt.
Sundays dispatches from Estcourt
however. showed that nn armorct
train hnu been sent Dnck 10 COlens'
to repair the line ana the next news
may possibly be of the restoration OF
communication with Lndysmith.
While the British troops We're thu,
engaged in successful endeavors Il
| wipe out the Nicholson's Mex disaster
| the situation inside Ladysmlth. n,
shown by an official dispatch from tn,
| general at Estcourt. was most salts
factory, encouraging hope that Sil
George White may yet completely re
trieve his shaken reputation and tlia'
his force may emerge triumphant
from the ordeal through which II |.
now passing.
| From Durham comes word that tn,
Beers have invaded Ingwavuma, Zulu
land. and looted and burned the publ,
buildings and stores.
The magistrate, police and other in
habitants fled toward Eshowee.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
New York.


New York. Nov. Z al D. m.)-The
election in the four counties that make
up the city of New York resulted in
the election of every Democratic can
didate on every county ticket except
Gray, Democratic candidate for regis
ter in Kings, who was beaten because
of his refusal to put in an appearance
before the MaZet investigating com
mittee and answer charges made
against him. Democratic majorities
were about normal. being in New
York county over $4,000. Assembly
man MaZet was defeated. causing
great joy among the Democrats.
Returns from state and city so far
received indicate that the Republicans
will have about the same majority in
the next assembly as in the last. the
Democratic gains in this city being
offset by losses in the smaller counties
In 113 assembly districts which have
reported. including twenty-nine in this
city, 10 Republicans and 3S Democrats
We're elected. The Democrats Suffered
grave reverses in Erie county (Buffalo)
and Chemung county. the home of eX-
Senator David b. Hill. In the city
election up the state the Democratic
vote showed great falling off. Buff
falo. Troy and Albany gave large Re
publican majorities, complete over
turn.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

1t takes a very small mirror to re-
fleet the whole surface Of the sun, and
a single paragraph from a private let
ter expresses the less frankly avowed
attitude of many a present-day under
graduate. More than two centuries
ago, Edmund Verney wrote from Ok
ford: Most Honored Father: l want
a HIATT, and a payre of Fringed Gloves
before Sunday next, for as come from
church everybody gazeth upon me and
asketh who am. This was told by q
Friend of Myne who was asked by TWO
of Three who was" The reader OF
today may well smile, for in all classes
OF society worth counting, the trained
and honest hand may go gloveless, If ii
lpleases, and the head is distinctly val
ued above the HIATT"
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
Nebraska.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 7.-Mr. Bryan
said of the result of to-day's voting:
"The campaign in Nebraska was
fought on national issues and the re-
suit is a protest against the policies of
the Republican administration
Two hundred and thirty precincts
out of 1,611 show a net fusion gain
of 1865. This includes fifty-two pre-
cincts in Douglas county.
At 1870 Chairman Tefft of the Re-
publican. committee comedies the state
to the fusionists by from 5000 to TO-
600.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

Consul Heenan at Odessa reports or
a curious device to prevent rats carry.
ing contagious diseases into ships
The cable of the ship was run through
a piece of iron pipe about foot In
length, and welded on the end of the
pipe was a hange or funnel, which
looked like the end of trumpet with
the wide end facing the ship. The iron
pipe was stuffed with oakum to pre-
vent rats from passing through 1t
This novel construction was quite
close to the ship The Russian au-
thorities furnish these appliances and
oblige all ships to use them whenever
they come from part infected with
the plague, in order to prevent the rats
on the ship coming on shore. 1t is
generally conceded that the plague has
been carried and spread by rats which
have left ships coming from infected
ports. 1t is known that rats make use
of the cable to come on shore, and this
iron pipe, with its funnel-shaped ar
rangement was employed to prevent
such visits. II possible. These devices
are attached to each cable by which
the ship is moored. In addition to this
precaution the master of the ship is
obliged to take down his loading
stages every night and erect them
again the following morning in order
to prevent the rats coming on shore
The report of the medical register OF
the North London Hospital for Con-
sumption at Hampstead states that 1873
cases have been treated on the open
air principle since January, and OF
these 43.7 per cent left the hospital to
return to work, 3e.3 per cent distinctly
improved, 7.6 slightly improved. 4.3
did not improve, and 39 died. 1t is
stated to be common occurrence for
patients to enter the hospital with
marked signs of the disease and to
leave after nine or ten weeks with no
siRn of active disease and an increase
q ten to twenty pounds In weight.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
Massachusetts.

Boston. Nov. THE Republicans
carried Massachusetts to-day by $1,000
votes, electing Murray Crane governor.
The entire Republican state ticket was
elected by practically the same plural
ity as the head of the ticket and the
Legislature of 1900 will also be Repub-
lican by the usual large majority,
there being few changes in eithe,
branch.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
KentuckY.

Louisville. KY, Nov. by the COM
bined efforts of the Republicans and
nti-Goebelites, w. s.. Traylor. Repub-
lican. has been elected governor of
Kentucky by majority variously esti-
mated from 1000 to $4,000 over Goc-
bel, Democrat. Returns received up to
midnight also indicate the election of
the entire Republican ticket, while the
complexion of the Legislature is in
doubt.
Frankfort. Ky. Nov. S.-A bulletin
issued at l Il. IN. by Goebel campaign
committee says: I'VE have not
enough information concerning the
state to go into details. but we are
confident we have won, though the
majority is SMALL
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

Toronto, which has population OF
200, 900, boasts of having more uni
versities than distilleries, more col
leges than breweries, more churches
than barrooms." Good for Toronto!
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

Admiral Schley still gives the chief
credit to the men behind the guns.
The admiral has never come out strong
for the strategy board.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

probably because the experienced trav-
eler prefers a lower berth.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

A woman begins to realize that she
is getting old when the policeman
ceases to take her arm at street
crossing.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

Whisky may be mans worst enemy
but some men make specially of low
ing their enemies.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

Never despise the little things If you
would succeed. Even the elephant is
not too big to concentrate his mind on
an insignificant little peanut.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

The strong minded woman is always
the first to sneer at other women for
doing things she does herself
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

A policeman doesn't seem to be so
important after all when you get to
know him.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

Even after marriage fireman loves
to talk of his old flames.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

1t is quite natural for a full man to
appear occupied.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09

The football player may come early,
but not to avoid the rush.