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Lought today or tomorrow. The main
TACT that the British were forced to
GVacuate the Natal triangle which the
DUETS DUETS naturally rightly claim as a con-
eplcuouS success, and which they may
eNen emphasize by a proclamation an
iieAlig northern Natal, is proving an
uIlpalatable pill to the public. whose
appellte mas been whetted by the pre-
NiouS successes, which had been repre-
scented as being greater than they
really were, as the determination and
sdIIantry of the Beers enabled them
70 quickly reOrga1iZe and achieve de-
sired objects by other methods.
Later estimates of the Beers losses
at EIandslaagte give 800 killed Their
coolness, bravery and good aim can be
Judged from the fact that out of seven
teen or eighteen officers with the half
battalion of Gordon Highlanders, four
were killed and thirteen wounded, while
the casualties among the rank and file
were p per cent during less than three
hours fighting. Lieutenant Campbell
of the Gordon Highlanders has since
died from his wounds.
A dispatch from Cape Town today
says General White has engaged the
Orange Free State Beers who were ad-
vancing on Ladysmith, about seven
miles northward, and that it was be-
lieYed the advance had been repealed.
This is probably another version of
yesterdays fighting as already known
Other dispatches from Cape Town say
advices from Mafeking confirm the
statement that fifty Beers were killed
by the explosion of two trucks of dyna-
mite, purpOSely sent out by Colonel
Baden-Powell to draw the Boer fire.
The offer of General Cronje, the Boer
commander in the vicinity of Mafehing,
to Colonel Baden-PoweH to exchange
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ANOTHER FOE FEARED.
Why the English Channel Squadron
Sailed For Gibraltar.

New York, Oct. PA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The sailing
of the channel squadron today for
Gibraltar is now regarded by the keen
est observers as an indication that some
unexpected attack upon British in
terests is possible. The magnitude of
the preparations of the war, which are
out of all proportion to the require
mentS of the military situation can be
adequately explained on the theory
that the government suspected that
some great power would be tempted to
seize the opportunity for striking a
sudden blow or carrying out deeply
cherished policy.
The quarter from which such an at
tack of this kind may come is unmis
takeable. The Russian press has had
license to criticise the English policy
in South Africa, in the most acT'id way,
and a rumor that Herat may be oc-
cupied. is already in the air. British
commercial interests in Persia are SO
large that a Russian seizure of the COM
mercial position in Western Afghan
istan would be a serious stroke, aimed
directly against free trade. That seems
more likely menace than the forcing
of the Dardanelles by the Russian
Black sea fleet.
The movement Of a powerful French
litSl ~ lIlt Lev ait OOlOIlltS Will IIle
circulation of a rumor that the Russian
advance may be resumed in Asia while
England is pre-occupied at war in
South Africa 1t also fits in with the
explanation of a secret agreement be-
tween England and Germany, which I
have already given in previous dis
patches. This was that England, in re-
turn for a free hand in South Africa,
in settling the Transvaal question, had
agreed not to make any hostile use of
her feet if the German emperor were
to decide to follow up his visit to
Jerusalem with a serious attempt to
assume any position in Asia Minor
The channel squadron will not sail to
the Mediterranean on account of any
German menace. The relations OF
England and Germany are most
cordial, and the emperor's visit next
month is a plain indication that for
practical reasons he is reconciled to- a
policy which enables the British gov
eminent to reconstruct the Dutch re-
publics and to bring them under the
of the crown.
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/ prisoners referred to Captain Nesbitt
and others of the arnored train wreck
] ed at kraaipan.
Some significance is attached at Cape
! Town to the proclamation issued at
! Pretoria by the Transvaal government
with the view to safeguard British
property.
The situation in the west is becom-
! ing complicated. The Boer proclama-
ton of annexation and the claims of a
victory at Glencoe are likely to induce
! the Dutch to side with their country
men already in the field. 1t is also be-
| lieyed the Dutch beyond Griquatown
are only awaiting encoura cement to
| declare for the Transvaal.
Advices from Philipstown yesterday
say the searchlights of the Kimberley
defenses were visible the previous
night and, therefore, Kimberley is still
intact.
Dispatches from Kimberley give de-
tails of the arrangements made by the
British commander, Colonel Kekewiche,
for the defense of the town. The meat
consumption is limited to a pound, a
fire brigade has been formed, but its
members are prohibited from joining
in the defense of the place, as their
services are likely to be otherwise re-
quired.
A dispatch from Mazeru, dated Oct.
"a, says: Commissioner Lagden- was
then starting to meet Lerothodi and
other Basuto chiefs at Patiatsus river,
where the chiefs have assembled at the
request of Lerothodi to pledge loyalty
to the queen.
A dispatch from Durham dated Oct.
% says information has reached there
from Metmoth. Zulu, that on Sunday
large Boer force was approaching. The
inhabitants forthwith entered Fort
Maxwell. anticipating an attack at
dawn on Monday.
According to Brussels dispatch, DR..
Leyds, the diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal in Europe, has issued a
statement that the Beers have now
nearly 100000 men in the field, made up
as follows; Boer regulars. $4,000: ar
tillery, 1,250; police, l,750; Orange Free
State troops, 81. 600; Natal Beers, 5000;
Bechuanaland and Rhodesian Beers,
5000; foreign legion. 600; Americans,
1000; Germans, 5000: Dutch, 1000;
Irish, 1000; Scandinavians, 600; French,
Swiss and Italians, 200. The Jews, it
appears, are doing police work.
A special dispatch from Pretoria dat
ed Oct. "a purports to give an inter
view with one of the highest Trans
vaa1 executives, who is quoted as hav-
ing urged that While the Boer successes
were yet unimportant, there was still
time for an amicable settlement, as he
believed the Beers had been misied as
to the real issue.
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REPORTS ARE DocToRED.
English People Indignant at the
Methods of Lord Wolseley.

London, Oct 25.-The CON mander-in-
chief, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley,
has apparently now been convicted of
"doctoring" official reports from the
front. and there is a strenuous demand
on all sides for reversiOn to the ear
lier practice, when the reports of Cen
eral Sir Stewart White, the British
commander in Natal, were given out
textually as soon as received. The
chiefs summary read IN
the house of commons yesterday spoke
Of General White having fought sue
cessful action, whereas General White S
own account puts an entirely different
complexion on the slit alton, and re-
duces the movement to its proper pro
portions, and shows that further eX-
citing intelligence may be expected
from the same quarter at any moment.
1t is quite evident the war in Natal
has only commenced, and that the
Beers are by no means discouraged at
losing the first two battles. and many
experts are satisfied General Joubert is
even now close to the heels of the Brit
ish, and that a decisive action may De
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Father nleRinmon Says
FiIipines lire UiITians

New York, Oct. pa special to the
Times from Washington says: One of
the presidents callers recently was the
Rev. Robert McKinnon, known as THE
Soldier Priest" the chaplain of the
First California. He had a long inter
view with Mr.. Mckinley, to whom he
gave mis- views of the situation.
Father McKinnon said of General
Luna, who was killed by Aguinaldo's
orderly while trying to break into the
insurgent leaders quarters:
He was the most brilliant man in
the insurgent army, and he was a muir
derer. He murdered his wife and
mother-in-law in Paris and fed to the
Philippines. General Pillar. who is said
to have applied for a bride, is a horse
thief and convict and an all-round out
cast.
The only really honest man who aid
ed in the starting of the rebellion was
Palermo, who was then a newspaper
editor in Manila. He has repented and
is probably back in Manila. He sent his
family there before l left and was eX-
pected to come himself as soon as he
could get away from the insurgents.
Leaders Dropping Away.
One by one the insurgent leaders
are dropping away, and all their
strength is concentrated in one man,
Aguinaldo. OF the original number of
leaders but one of Importance remains
-Mabino, the hunchback lawyer Ma
bino is not much over four feet in
height. He has an unenviable record
and is as great d villain as the
Others.
Father McKinnon declared that no
American general could have done bet
ter than General Otis, who, he said
had accomplished wonders, when the
obstacles were considered 1t would
he added, be mistake to relieve Otis
of command. The insurrection would
have ended in April but for the encour-
agement given to the rebels by the
anti-expansionists. The worst of the
war was over, though there would be
guerilla warfare for some time to
come.
Father McKinnon will return to Ma
Mia with Archbishop Chapelle
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MOVING ON KIMBERLEY.
Beers Near the Town, But Said to Be
Afraid to Make Attack.
London, Oct. 25.-The Daily Tel,

London, Oct. 25.-The Daily Tele-
graph has the following from De Aar,
Cape Colony, dated Monday evening:
1.-THE Transvaal government is about
issuing a proclamation declaring the
district north of the Vaal river, and in
Guiding Bechuanaland, to be Boer terri
tory. Commandant Cronje, who has
been twice repulsed at Mafeking, is said
to be advancing on Kimberley and to
be impressing men and Selling stores
and munitions in British territory. He
left a small force investing Mafeking
The Free State Beers are moving west
ward in order to join him for an attack
on Kimberley.
THE dispatch riders who are coming
down to the Orange river from Kim
berley are performing thrilling feats
They ride through the Boer lines under
cover of darkness, and get to the
Orange river without taking any rest,
save for a change of horses. The dis
lance is sixty miles. One rider, who
got into Kimberley last Friday, was
chased seventeen miles by Beers, mar
rowly escaping with his life. The same
man returned safely with dispatches to
Orange river today. When he reached
a point thirty miles from Kimberley
his horse fell and kicked two of his
fingers against rock, but despite this
painful wound the gallant fellow made
a good journey here.
He reports that the Beers are three
miles from Kimberley, but are afraid
to attack the place and are awaiting
the arrival of Commandant Cronje. No
Beers are to be seen south of Belmont,
which is twenty miles north of the
Orange river. The defeats in Natal are
taking all the fight out of them and
they will not attack the British troops
though they may defend a few posi-
tons. Indeed. it is believed here that
the heaviest fighting of the war is over
except for a battle near Pretoria
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-10-28
AGUINALDo DID 1T.
Responsible For the Looting o
Churches In the Philippines.

New York, Oct. 25-A special to the
Times from washington says:
The stories of American soldiers
looting churches are false said Col
onel A. S. Frost of the South Dakota
regiment who had a long interview
with Secretary Root in regard to the
Philippine situation. "As General Mac
Arthur advanced the principal churches
were set on fire by Aguinaldo's men,
notably the churches at San Fernando
and Malolos, and the footing was done
by the insurge1t stragglers and Chi
nese.
1T is not true that the Philippine
prisoners were inhurnanly treated.
There is no kinder man in. the world
than the American soldier. have seen
him share his food and divide shelter
with wounded Filipinos The Filipino
wounded are taken to the hospitals on
the same trains with our own
Colonel Frost highly praised General
Otis, declaring him to be man of
splendid character. He makes enc
mics said the colonel, because he is
a strong man"
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ENGLISH IN TIGHT PLACE.
Alarming Reports Reach London
From the Scene of Action.


London. oct. 24.-No news yet re-
ceived tends to dfspell apprehension
caused by Lord Wolseley's brief sum-
mary of the situation. A Pietermaritz-
burg dispatch says that the censor now
permits no message to be sent from
the front Other dispatches represent
the Beers as boasting that Dundee is
absolutely cut off. and assert that de-
spite the British victories the situation
is still uncertain.
The Pretoria dispatch giving the re-
port of General Joubert to the govern
ment evidently refers to the first bat
lie at Glencoe, and the reasons why
Commandant Erasmus fai ed to come to
the assistance of Commandant Meyer
the British victory might have been
still more dearly bought. Probably
Commandant Meyer, having arrived at
the rendezvous first, thought to get all
the glory of wiplng out the Britishers
himself. and opened attack without
waiting for the others. If so, the Beers
suffered badly because of his hasti-
ness.
# appears certain, however, that the
brilliant victory at Elandslaagte was
productive of no effect for the relief of
Glencoe and the very reticence and
hr,eyity of Lord Wolseaey's commune
cation are only too ominous. 1t seems
TO be worded to prepare the public for
bad news. and it is only too likely that
General Yule has been compelled to
abandon the wounded prisoners at Dun
dee because his force is too weak to
make the four and a half miles eeparat-
ing Dundee from Glencoe.
Probably General Yule believes he
can better protect Dundee from an
enemy advancing from the northwest
hv concentrating all his available
Strength at Glencoe. where there are
now 3. 500 men and three batteries. In
the meantime efforts will be made to
Te-onen the railway and to get rein
forcements from Ladysmith.
II is expected that Commandant
Erasmus has by this time Jolne9 com
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-10-28
PATRICK o'BRIEN SUSPENDED.
Accused Mr.. Chamberlain of Being
a Red-handed Murderer.

London. Oct. 2S.-During the course
of the DAYS proceedings. while the
house of commons was discussing the
report on the supplementary estimates,
Patrick O'Brien, Parnenite member for
Kilkenny City, declared that the hands
of the British secretary of state for
the colonies. Joseph Chamberlain, We're
as much stained with blood as those OF
scaffold.
The speaker. William Court Gully,
called on MIR. O'Brien to withdraw his
remark. but he refused to do so. where
upon 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 unless
you want it somewhere else
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Consult County Clerk or the Respect
i've Signers for Further Information.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PROBATE
division. in and for Salt Lake county,
state of Utah. In the matter of the es-
tate of David j. Williams. deceased. No
tice.-The petition of Annie K. Williams.
praying for the issuance to herself of
David ]. Williams. deceased. has been set
for hearing on Wednesday the Sth day of
October. A. d. 1899. at $3.50 O'Clock a. m.
at the county court house. in the court
room Of said court. in Salt Lake CITY
Salt Lake county. Utah.
Witness the clerk Of said court
tSeaI.) with the seal thereof a.f1xed. this
18th day of October. A. d. 1899
DAVID C. DUNBAR. Clerk.
By GEORGE z. BLAIR, Deputy Clerk.
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Teutonic people cannot hold in subjec-
ton another great Teutonic people, but
this has never been our course. 1t is
impossible to pretend that the Dutch
at the Cape are crushed by our rule,
when they have all the rights English
men possess, and even individual cases
are pc .nitted to tall and write trea-
son.
Whatever may be the result of the
war and the premature talk OF the re
suit from the present war. does anyone
imagine that we shall fail to do for
others what we CLAIMED for ourselves
or refuse equal rights to the putcn III
rs?"
The house. by a vote of 224 to Is,
passed the second reading of the ap-
preparation bill.
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Interference Threatened.

New York. Oct. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin says: kilograms
from Brussels announce that in the
Transvaal legation circle it is stated
that France and Russia will not per-
NIT the annexation of the TransvaaI
and Orange Free State to England
The central committee of the German
Red Cross society is sending surgeons,
nurses, and complete ambulance ma
terials to the Transvaal by the East
Africa line steamer leaving Naples in
November for Delegoa, bay. The Eng
lish Red Cross society, to whom offers
of some assistance were made, declined
them with thanks.
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E1ews Of english Defeats
WltbbeId By Government

London, Oct 26.-with unconscious
humor, a Cape Town correspondent
telegraphed yesterday: THE censor
ship, which is always a delicate mat
ter, is working smoothly and without
a hitch
This hits exactly the state Of affairs
today. An ominous veil is still drawn
over the movements of General Sir
George Stewart White and General
Nule. Beyond belated LadysmIth dis
patches concerning the Elandslaagte
fight, which are still filtering in, the
British public is left in complete dark
ness and to conjecture over "cooked''
war office dispatches. The officials Of
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ann+her Regiment COMM.

Leavenworth. Kan, Oct. Z9.-lhe
Forty-fourth volunteer regiment re-
Gently ordered to the Philippines, left
TODAY for San Francisco in three sec
tions. over the Union Pacific, via Og-
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Will Continue to Increase.
Table of Productions.

The following table shows the produc-
ton of gold and silver in the principal
producing countries of the world during
the year 1898:
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Product Of the Mines
During the Past Year

washington, Oct. 25.-Mr Roberts,
the director of the mine, has made the
! following report upon the production of
gold and silver during the calendar
wear 1898. He says:
1.-THE production of gold in the United
States in the calendar year 1898 was
Sis. ssS ounces fine, of the value of
/ s64. 463, Goo The amount of gold pro-
duced from quartz mines in 1898 was,
in round numbers 100000 fine ounces
and from placer mines $4,000 fine
ounces.
The South African republic produced
1881, 975 ounces fine, the value of which
| is s79.3 .953: Australasia produced s.
,644 ounces fine of the value of $64,-
S60S0O.
"These three countries are the great
producers of the world their output
aggregating 100SS,O17 ounces fine, of the
value of $20S, 1867, 557, or 10 per cent of
the product of the world
Next comes Russia with $25, 463 400;
Canada. $13, AGO; Mexico, sS,5OOO 900;
India, 81, 7S1, 500. and China, sc, 078,7
These five aggregate 81, 6S6 Kilograms
valued at SCI, coo, or over u per cent
of the whole, leaving 6 per cent to the
remainder of the world.
Second Place For Silver.
"The United States still occupies the
second place as silver producing coun-
try to which it was relegated by Mex
leo in 1897. In 1898 it produced 81, 43S, 900
fine ounces of silver with a commercial
value of $32, lis, 400, against the Mexican
production of 56,73S, 900 fine ounces, with
a commercial value of $50, 475, 400. To-
gether they produced 81 per cent of
the worlds product
No other country approaches them,
the nearest being Australasia, Bolivia
and Peru. The product of the last two
is somewhat uncertain, but none of the
three exceed 12,0G0,OO0 ounces fine
The amount of silver produced in the
United States during the year from
quartz mines was in round numbers 49,,
100000 fine ounces; and from lead ores
81 900. 0G0 fine ounces and from copper
ores 100000 fine ounces.
1.-The worlds gold production in 1898
was 13,904,36 ounces fine, of the value
of S2S7, 42S. 900, an increase over the pro-
duct of 1897 of 2,351, 831 ounces, valued
at S4S,616. SEQ Sinces 1887 when about
$1OG, 00O, 900 were produced, each year
has shown an increase over the preced-
ing year.
Will Continue to Increase
There is no reason" says the report,
Ito expect any cessation of this steady
increase for some years to come. The
Transvaal has not nearly reached it's
limit; Australasia, particularly West
Australia, is not yet half developed;
Alaska and the Yukon have only fairly
begun to produce while the recent
steady increase in Colorado and other
western states show no signs of abat-
ing. The worlds production of silver
in 1898 was 165, 295,572 ounces fine, show
ing an increase over 1897 of 1922, 400
ounces fine. "a
The worlds consumption of the pre-
cious metals in the arts and manufac-
lures during the year was, in new gold,
97,S04 kilograms, of value of S65, 100000;
and in new silver, ,O65. 289 kilograms, of
a coinage value of S44, 273,o00 and COM
mercial. value of SIC, 200, 000.''
Table of Productions.
The following table shows the produc-
ton of gold and silver in the principal
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ESTABLISHED 1873.
PROBATE AND GUARD
IANSHIP NOTICES.

Transact a General Banking Business.
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San Francisco Shipping

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21.-The Ha-
waiian steamer Kaiulani, built here for
the Wilder Steamship Company of Ho-
nolulu, sailed yesterday on her maiden
voyage, taking full cargo for Kahu.
lui
The transport Grant will sail for Ma
Mia on Wednesday with the Forty
eighth Infantry (colored. This will
probably be the last full regiment sent
TO the Philippines, although recruits
win probably be sent from time to
time.
The steamship zealandia, formerly
of the transport service, is lying at the
Broadway wharf. Up to this time none
of her officers have been discharged
and there is a general feeling aboard
that the steamer will soon go to sea
again. Rumor says that the Zealan-
dia is going into the Hawaiian trade.
The following vessels We're on the
berth in San Francisco for Island ports
December 81:
For Hilo-Rodericll Dhu, Haw. bk
1897 tons, Spreckels line; Courtney
Ford, Am. bg., S52 tons, Spreckels
line. For Honolulu-Archer, Am. bkt.,
S45 tons, Planters line; Cyrus Wake
field, Am. sh., 1871 tons, Hawaiian
line: Aloha, Am. schr., 742 tons, to ar
rive; George Curtis. Am. sh., 1850
tons, Planters line; Dora Bluhm. Am.
schr, 315 tons, Island line.