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CONSIDERING THE MATTER

President May Send General Miles to the
Philippines.
CHICAGO. Sept. s.-A special to The
Daily News from Washington says
One of General Miles army friends ad'
mits that plan Of sending the com
manding general to the Philippines IN
supreme command was under consider
alton by the presid ent. The same au
thority admitted that General Merritt
would go in any event. This move. II
decided upon, will be a complete change
Of Secretary Roots programme. The
suggested plan seems to have originated
with the president.
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DEFIANT IN TONE.
Last Note Of tho Boors Coneidorod Any.
thing but Submissive.

Last Note Of tho Boers Considered Any.
thing but Submissive.
LONDON, Sept. S.-If the Transvaal
situation has changed at all since Sat
urday. it is for the worse. The Beers
request for an explanation as to the
massing Of British troops on the from
tier of the Transvaal has an ominous
note of irritation and impatience. which
at such critical stage can scarcely be
interpreted as anything but defiance.
Both here and in Cape Colony the ten
sion and the arming continue. Whether
the cabinet council will afford imme-
diate relief is still question of great
doubt. The more conservative believe
that the cabinet will only put . time
limit upon the negotiations and that
the interim will merely be . repetition
of the an xious times which have marked
the past few weeks. Cape Town advices
say the Afriksnders regard the latest
Boer reply a. evasive. while others re-
gard the reply - designed to entauglt
the two governments In further nego
tiations. The average opinion of thu
British press is inclined to regard it q
the straw which would break the becs
Of the most loog-su6ering diplomatic
camel. :.
The second edition Of The Morning
Post contains special dispatch from
pietermaritzburg, capital OF Natal, say
inu that an ultimatum would be Tor
wsrded to the Beers during the day
! This is scarcely credible. however, a
axarx we'll informed source here be
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pis Hotel BsrniaG.

NEW York, Sept. S-The Garden
CITY hotel. at Garden City, L. l., 10
hnrninp. All the 100 guests got out IN
safety. The building. which belongs
10 the A. r. Stewart estate. cost tSOo''
M,o and the furnishings $780, .OOO. Inc
.state carried ita own insurance.
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WANTED-A number of girls between the ages of II a
years baking contest during the week Of the exh
To the young Miss who prepares and bakes biscuit the
and the best the JEWEL STEEL RANGE, will pres
Bicycle Applications contest be filed
later than Tuesday, August %.
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Mose Of the Cases Fatal.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1.-THE plague
commission reports officially that there
have been 25 cases of the plague in AS
trakhan since July and the deaths
numbered 23. There is only one case
now.
The statement that Rear Admiral
Watson, commanding the United States
naval forces at Manila, hae asked to be
relieved Of his command because Of i'll
health 10 denied.
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For wounds, burns, ecalds, sores, ekin
diseases and all irritating eruptions,
nothing 90 soothing aud healing As De.
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Mrs. Emma
Bollee, Matron EnRlewood Nursery,
Chicago, says OF it: "When all else
fails in healing our babies, it will cure. y
Cook 4 ODEE
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let in the Dreyfus Case Ex.
pected to BE Rendered
Monday.
nel JOuaust Refuses to Allow
epositions Of Foreign At
taches Taken.
|alnable Only on Supposition
Decision Has Already Been
Reached.

EsEs, Sept. s.-At the opening
fourth day Of the fifth week of
second trial by courtmartial Of
Nm Alfred Dreyfus Of the artillery.
ei with treason. Maitre Labor,
Wy counsel for the defense. an
esa that he had received . semi.
Al animation that Col. Schwartz.
n' the former German military
" al Paris. and Major Panixzardi.
'tmer Italian military attache at
H. would be unable to appear per-
=! before the court. Counsel there
proposed that a rogatory commits.
~ saouId be telegtaphed to receive
peposltion.
court retired to deliberate on n.
WIS application and its probable
,0a was eagerly discussed. Every
ra., soart stood up when the judges
,Asu' ", Colonel Jouaust gave the
a.. present arms" to the guard oi
-, w ~ the bottom of the hall, while
a,;sauins and with the other judges
sna mug on each side OF him. read thu
p;m %;ueement that tho judges hac
Hously %', decided that the, presi
.ass aso'onel Jouaust was competen
tes ,ss a rogatory commission, and
mill! NJ, judges. as a body. according +
1'ary ~ code, were not competen
bnsl I' NJ. Labori thereupon asket
rss, ~. 'ouaust II he still maintaine,
colu' usai to appoint the commission
n;,,l ,nel having, when NJ Labor
O,ss ,eu his conclusions, said he wa
Oloa., a 20 the application.
ev;s. is. 0ousust replied: "Yss." an'
,na uence OF Colonel Schwartskop
bs;. b Major Panisxardi with rsgar,
udsd relations with Dreyfus was thu
4. 'a's' sssaas Iae xplloabie.
psa refusal Of Colonel Jousus
VI W inexplicable, because it 81
20 be his duty to receive all ev
oearing on the case and NOR
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Farm Loans at Lowest
~%RATES#~
Mother aud Children Drowned.

GREENvI..LE. Miss. Sept. 1.-Whii
Martha johnson. accompanied by tw,
half grown children, was driving tt
Laland, this county. the mules drawing
the wagon became frightened while
crossing bridge and backed Oft. falling
80 feet. All were killed.
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WARNED TO BE READY.

Cavalry, Infantry and ARTILLERY in India
Given Notice.
SIMLA, Sept. s.-Three regiments Of
cavalry, four regiments Of infantry and
three batteries Of field artillery have
been formally warned to prepare to
leave their stations in India, at the
shortest notice, tor service in South
Africa. The hospital outfits have re-
ceived similar orders.
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l,ism sssed . SLinistev.

BERLIN. Sept. Sit 10 said that
Raron Won Hammerstein- Leden. minis
tsr of education, has been dismissed
from office for the part he took with
regard to the canal bilA
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Copper Company Mas 9. . Record.

DULUTH. Sept THE Great Lakes
Copper company has started its first
smelter at the mines. This is said to be
quicker time from beginning Of devel
ment to production than has ever beer
made by copper mining concern.
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p,o Not he lmposed ON.

Always insist on getting Foley g Honey
and Tar, as it is positively, absolutely
and unqualitedly the hest cough medi-
oine. Accept no substitute.
FRANK SMITH.
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NICARAGUA CANAL ROUTE.
Strengthening It to Lessen the Cost Of
Construction.

Strengthening It to Lessen the Cost Of
Construction.
Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. S0.-The
canal commission in Nicaragua is ac-
lively and successfully engaged in the
work of strengthening the proposed
route, and otherwise lessening the cost
of constructing the waterway. 1t is
estimated that the commission will de-
crease by several million dollars the
amount mentioned by Admiral Walker
in his report to congress. Captain A.
P. Davis, of the commission, has
charge of the photographic division,
which Is to examine the five proposed
routes across the Central American
isthmus and report the result of its in
vestigations to the government of the
Tnited, States. Captain Davis has un-
his command q number of engi-
GERS. who are taking the measure
ments of streams that flow into the
lakes along the course of the projected
canal. He reports that there is q
bountiful supply of water for canal
purposes in Nicaragua.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-09
GREAT STORM IN JAPAN.
Left Wide Belt Of Devastated Country
Railroad Building.

Left Wide Belt Of Devastated Country
Railroad Building.
San Francisco, Nov. 8.-Advices
from Yokohama, under date Of October
IA, were received here today per
steamer China.
The great storm, the center Of which
ewept over Toxic and Yokohama, on
the 7th inst, has proved to have had .
wide belt of destruction. Besides the
terrible railroad disaster on the north
ern line. where whole passenger train
was blown from bridge into the swol.
len river beneath, with . loss of 20
killed and 40 wounded out OF . total
of 80 passengers, the damage 10 the
south line between Yokohama and
Kobe has been very extensive. Tho
great tidal wave which accompanied
the storm In the south has piled up
mountains Of sand and shingle across
the mouth Of the Usui river. the dam
forming q vast lake, flooding all tho
back country. Thousands Of lsborers
are at work seeking 10 cut an outles
through the embankment, but thus far
without success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-09

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. LA special
from New York to the Pioneer Press
says the story of the contract by ]. J..
Hill for two great steel steamships has
been confirmed by Mr.. Hill, who is
now in New York. The annual state
ment of j. ] Hill declares that he pro-
poses to make great many extensions
ON the Pacific coast and at Spokane.
Additional stock will be issued for the
purpose.
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Cable Breaks Down.

London, Nov. 3.-The breakdown oi
the Delagoa bay cable route, combined
with the monopolization OF the svilable
telegraph lines by the government and
British staff officers, IL responsible for
the fact that nothing further has ar
rived from South Africa. The govern.
ment has received dispatches rectifyina
the casualty lists.
Later details show the catastrophe
at Ladymith in . brighter sspect.
Full battalions were not engaged and
therefore the list Of prisoners is mater.
tally reduced, while the disaster now
appears to have been not 30 much In
consequence Of defects In the plan oi
action % to tho misfortune whereby
he column was deprived Of its ammuni.
ZION, by the running away Of its mules.
The column fought until not . cartridge
was left.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-09
Spain Claims Philippine Islets.

Madrid, Nov. IA sapsation was
caused in the senate today BY the dec
laration of Count D'Almenas, that, ow-
ing to the ignorance of the Spanish
American peace treaty commissioners,
three islands of the Philippine group,
the two Batanes and Calayan island,
north of Luzon, were not included in
the scope of the treaty. These islands,
he asserted, ought to be made the basis
of negotiations for the liberation of
the Spanish prisoners.
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The CoIombian War.

Colon, Colombia, Nov. IA report
has reached here that October rs, two
armed government steamers destroyed
seven insurgent vessels, ono OF the lat
ter sinking with, II is rumored, 200
soldiers.
Government troops were victorious
in . pitched battle with the insurgenfs
near Buoaramalga. The inmrgent
leader Uribe was killed. and the IN
surgent leader Ruis taken prisoner.
II il. now believed that the revolutiou
il ended.
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A MONDAY BURGLARY
Thieves Get Goods Worth
$1,000 at Ellensburg. A
Were Good Judges Of Jeweiry and Len
the Chesp-No Clsw TO Their
Identity.

Ellensburg. WASH, Nov. S.-Ths
boldest robbery In the history Of Ellens.
burg and possibly In the state occurred
here during the noon hour today, the
jewelry store Of H. Rehmke q Bro. be-
ing the scene Of the work. The broth
ers have been closing their store on GO
ing to lunch, between IL and O'Clock.
Today they did not 60 together, bus
overlapped 30 that the store was closed
only IL minutes; yet in that interval
entrance was effected through the rear.
and goods worth at least 1000, posi-.
bly, much moro, were taken.
Holes were bored through the out.
side door 10 get TO the bolt ON the inside;
but that failed, and the door jamb was
pried of with Q rusty railroad spike.
This let them into . rear room. Then
door opening into the store was
forced. The robber then passed clear
to the front Of the store, opened the
show cases and began his work. Six
trays full Of new watches, 72. werc
taken, and four ring trays were emp
tied. They held 48 diamond rings, be-
yond other set and plain bands. A to
tai Of 478 rings and az solid lockets
and charms, many earrings. brooches,
ETC., beside large quantity Of plated
ware, were taken. Only . few solid
chains and three or four gem. studded
charms were left. No cheap. goods
were taken. Two cash drawers con-
tainin0 money were NOT disturbed
A burglar alarm connects with the
residence of the brothers, but the con-
nection was only made at night
Officers were quickly summoned,
and men started In all directions on
horseback and on wheel, but so far not
the slightest clew has been obtained.
Many believe the work was done by the
same parties who robbed o Seattle
jewelry store some time ago.
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Military Power Supreme.

Washington, Nov. 2.-Without re-
gard to past decisions of the supreme
court. the war department intends to
recognize the military authority as su-
preme in the Philippines, until con-
gress directs to the contrary. and un-
der such military supremacy the au-
thorities of the war department have
been directed to collect duty at Phil
ippine ports on all goods shipped from
American, as we'll as other ports.
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London, Nov. 2.-Advices from Cape
Town show that the Beers are gather
ing in considerable force at Dewdorp,
southwest of Ladysmith, while large
forces of Beers are advancing over the
Helpmakar road. A big camp OF Beers
is to be formed between Harrimith
bridge and Potgietere farm, at Dew.
dorp, which, IL IL said. viii extend
four miles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-09

Manila, Nov. 8.-General Young's
column entered Cabanatuan, north Of
San Isidro, yesterday morning. Col
onel Parker, with two troops Of the
Fonrth cavalry, took possession Of the
desrted town Of Aliaga.
Captain Bateson captured . telegraph
operator and his escort. finding tele-
gram 10 Aguinaldo from an insurgent
colonel, reporting that General LAwton
was killed In . recent fight, and his
body had been sent 70 Manila. The
operator said 600 insurgents were ap.
preaching Ahaga from Taslac. Bate
son placed his scouts IN ambuahs
awaiting them. afa
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United statss Army.

Warrington, Nov. S.-The annual
report of the adjutant-general Of the
army, Brigadier- General Corbin. 70 the
secretary Of war was made public To-
day: i- ~
General Corbin sums up the military
forces now In the service Of the United
States - follows: Regular army, Ga
$50; volunteers, 84,574; total, %, 100.
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Spain has published IN ohlcial sum-
mary Of operations at Santiago. OF the
general engagement ON July !. Il 10
said that over 500 mon and 80 generals
chiefs and officers wsRe killed and
wounded. It = pointed ont that dur
ing the engagement Of July 1. only
I, 700 men Of The Spanish command
were actively engaged, the othsss, - n
explained, being b the westward, oo-
cupied in guarding threatening posi.
tions and unable 70 b Of material -
Gistance.
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IaIt Malaria or Alum?

Languor, loss of appetite, indigestion
and often feverishness are the COM
mon symptoms of physiological con-
dition termed "malaria. All these
symptoms may be and frequently are
the effect of the use of alum baking
powders in food making. There is no
question about the poisonoas effect OF
alum upon the system. 1t obstructs
digestion, prostrates the nerves, coagu-
lates and devitalizes the blood. All
this has been made clear, thanks to
physicians, boards of health, and food
commissions. So "highly injurious to
the health of the community" does
the eminent head of the University OF
Pennsylvania, DR.. Barker, consider the
alum baking powders, that he says
their sale should be prohibited by
law"
Under these circumstances 1t Is
worth the while of every housewife TO
employ the very little cafe that ID
necessary to keep 80 dangerous an ele-
ment from the food of her family.
A pure cream of tartar baking pow
der, which is the only kind that should
be used, ought to cost about forty five
to fifty cents q pound. Therefore, II
Won are paying much less, something
is wrong; if you are paying twenty live
cents or less per pound, the powder
is certainly made from alum.
Always bear these simple facts In
mind when purchasing baking powder.
-Popular Science Monthly.
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New York, Nov. 1.-The Pennsyl-
vania ferry-boat Chicago, plying be-
tween Jersey City and New York, was
cut in two by the steamer City of Au-
rusta. of the Savannah line, at 1885
this morning, ON the New York side Of
the North river. She went down In
seven or eight minutes. There were
between 80 or 40 people on board, fom
being women. 1t is supposed that
several persons were drowned, though
there is no positive proof of this asser-
ton.
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Cape Town, Nov. 2.-The South Afri-
can News publishes the following dis
patch:
"Ladysmith, Nov. 2.-The battle Is
proceeding at the foot Of Umbanbane, .
few miles from Ladysmith. Several
shells have dropped into the town."
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The Fight Renewed.

London, Nov. 2.-Public anxiety
was increased today by special dis
patch from Ladysmith, published in
the lats editions of the London after
noon papers, to the effect that before
darkness yesterday the Beers reoccu-
pied 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 dis
patch further says:
"The enemy are again closing in,
and the situation is one of grave anx-
iety. Beyond doubt the Boer retreat
yesterday was . ruse to draw Genera
White into the billy country and ava.
from the British camp"
This last sentence Is significant. and
confirms the opinion of military experts
here that General White 10 allowing
himself 10 be outgeneraled By Com
mandant- General Joubert.
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Now Orleans Quarantins Raised.
Washington, Nov. 2.-The marine
hospital service today issued an order
raising the quarantine against New
Orloana
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The first election ever held In Mary
Land at which women were allowed 70
vote for municipal officers was hslA 10
Arundel recently. Tho town y GOV.
erned BY seven commissioners elected
each year by the legal voters residine
within the corporation and owners Of
real estate. The census recently taken
showed that there were S53 pessoss q
Arundel.
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Music KilIs . Horse.

Music caused the death of . beauti.
full S-year-old FLY at Florence, Ala,
the other day. A farmer drove his
valuable young mare into town. and -
he was driving up the principal street
. brass band suddely struck upits bls.
tant music. The mare had never heard
q sound like that before and 50 startled
was she that she dropped dead In the
shafts of the trap. A veterinary sur.
eeon who examined the carcass declared
that the marc had died of heart failure,
due to excitemet caused BY the sound
of the uaccustomed music Of the brass
band.-RoanOke News.
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About one German woman II ~
works In factory.
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IN THE BOERS' HANDS
An Entire British Column
Was Captured.
TWO REGIMENTS ARE PRISONERS
Fell Into Clever Trap Laid by General
Joubert and Were Forced ."
Surrender.

London, Nov. "A dispatch from
General White, commanding the Brit.
ish forces at Ladysmith, reports that
the Royal Irish fusiliers, mounted
battery and the Gloucestershire regi-
ment were surrounded in the hills by
the Beers, and that, after losing heavi-
ly, they were obliged to capitulate.
The casualties have not yet been ascer-
tanned. General White says:
"A man of the fusiliers, employed as
q hospital orderly, came in under flag
of truce with letter from the survi-
vors of the column, who asked for as
sistance to bury the dead.
II fear there is no doubt of the truth
of the report. / formed the plan in
the carrying out of which the disaster
occurred, an am alone responsible for
the plan. There is no blame whatever
to the troops, as the position was un.
tenable."
A special dispatch from Ladysmith
says the Beers suffered during the en-.
gagement, some persons estimating
their loss at 900 to 1000 killed and
wounded.
The war office has sent the following
dispatch to General Butler: Three
extra battalions of foot and one noun.
tain battery, with reserves, will leave
England during the course of 10 days,
to make good your casualties"
Marched Into q Bocr Trap.
London, Nov, 2.-From the scant ad.
vices received up to IL P. NJ, 1t seems
tolerably certain the disaster to Gen.
eral Whites forces was simple repe.
tition of the battle of Majuba Hill,
though on a larger scale. The two reg.
iments were allowed to march into 6
trap set for them by the Beers. 1t is
simply q case of the Boer spider and
the guileless British fly. In fact, the
whole engagement of Monday seems
to have been brought on by Command.
ant General Joubert, who skillfully
conceived gigantic trap, out Of
which, as the official dispatch shows,
Sir George White only escaped with
difficulty. General White advanced
with the idea of driving the Beers
from the hill, seven miles out, which
General Joubert made an ostentatious
show of fortifying Sunday.
The Boer commander left q force
sufficient to draw General White on,
while the mass of the Beers he moved
steathily round the British right to de-
liver flank attack and to endeavor to
cut of General White from Ladysmith.
The British commander succeeded in
beating of the attack, but only with
great difficulty, and during the turning
movement his troops suffered from a
flank fire.
Harsh things are said in military
circles of the British tactics which
have made possible the ambush of the
Eighteenth hrssars at Glencoe and now
the loss of two fine regiments. It is
feared that Sir George White Is no
match for the Beers in cunning, and 1t
is pointed out that If the British com.
manders continue to lead the men into
obvious traps, further disasters must
be looked for.
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Hobart Very Sick.

New York, Nov. 1.--Vice-P President
Hobart, who has been i'll for weeks at
his home in Paterson. N. j., suffered
q relapse this morning. He had sue.
cession of choking spells, resulting
from an imperfect action of the heart,
an old afiiction. complicated with in
f1ammation of the stomach. Mr.. Ho-
bart has not been able to attend to his
urivate affairs for the past two or three
days. and an intimate friend has been
given power of attorney to attend to his
husinesa
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East Liverpool, Nov. 1.-Seven hum
dred girls employed in the biscuit
warehouse and the dipping and stamp
ING departmetns of nearly every pottery
in the city struck this morning for
h;ol,or xuapoa