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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16
Reinforccments at Estcourt.

Estcourt, Natal, Nov. .1O.-Brigadier.
General Wolfe Murray has received an
important dispatch from Ladymith BY
runner; but the contents have not yet
been divulged. .....,...' ...
The armored trains with a detach-
ment of the Dublin fusiliers and rail-
road engineering stah, which left here
for Colenso to repair the line yesterday
evening. and which also intended 70 90
through to Ladysmith, II possible, has
returned here. The commanding Off.
cor reports that he proceeded beyond
Colenso. and found the dwellings there
untouched. There had been no looting.
except In the single case OF . store,
which was looted by Kafirs.
Several prisoners were arraigned be-
fore General Murray this morning. 30
II is reported that the Beers are not
within 30 miles of here.
The bullet holes In the uniforms OF
the Durham volunteers show tho mar
rowness of their escape from Fort Wy
lie. which was only effected after the
heavy fire Of the Dublin fusiliers had
inflicted severe loss on the Beers. A
member Of the garrison who was hard
pressed by the Beers leaped into the
river amid . shower of bullets, and,
diving repeatedly, he reached the far
bank unscathed. cs
General French managed to lseve
Ladysmith by the last train from there.
Four miles from Colenso the Boers fired
on the train, but no one was hit. Tie
|. eneral is going to Cape Town in ord@
o take command Of the cavalry. sl
The border regiment arrived here
Friday. ta1 l,ft
Sub-Inspector Petley. Of the Natal
police, says his men alone, forming one
Of several burial parties, inferred "a
Beers who were killed at the battle Of
Tslaus hill.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

Manila, Nov. 10.-General Mao
Arthur has occupied Mabalsgta. Hk
entire command, including thS
Twelfth, Seventeenth and Nineteentk
infantry, and . part Of the Fourth cav.
Airy, II extended three miles In 'front.'
Of Angeles I'm . good tactical po&tion.
Major Bell took Msbalacat. Being
ordered 10 reconnoiter yesterday. be To-
Gated the enemy and pushed into the
town, driving out two companies Of In
suTgents and killing several Filipino
o68cers. The Americans suffered No
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16
Boers I'm C0lenso,

Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 8.-Colenso ID
now in the hands of the Beers. Before
the evacuation was decided upon, the
enemy tried to cut of our outposts.
The Durham light infantry. under Lieu
tenant Molineux, and force of Dublin
fusiliers were sent to the relief of the
outposts, and q brisk fight ensued.
The Beers were repulsed, leaving IL
dead. Twenty Boer horses were killed
and others stampeded. The chief mo-
tive for the withdrawal, however, was
that the long range of the Boer guns
had made the position untenable. No
orders were received for retirement.
The Beers shelled Colenso camp at
dawn today, being apparently unaware
of the evacuation. They looted the
stores, but did not harm the bridges,
saying they would want the railway
themselves. The women and children
here are crowding the trains bound fol
Pietermaritzburg and Durham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

Portland, Me-, Nov. 8.-Amos 7.
Allen has been elected congressman
from the first Maine district to succeed
Thomas B. Reed, by q majority Of
4. $50, with three or four small towns
to hear from. These cannot change
the result more than 80 votes either
way.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

New York, Nov. 6.-Fire today
putted the seven-story building at o.,
az and 98 Mott street, occupied prin-
oiuelly BY the Manhattan Bed 3 Spring
Compeny, and it is believed caused tho
death Of three persons. Michael Con-
lin. IN engineer, was killed. and
charles Smith and . youth named
Rogegs sxs missing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

Potsdam, Nov. 10.-The csar and
czarina arrived here at IL O'Clock 10.
day, and were welcomed by the em.
peror and empress Of Germany at wild
Park station. The station was gaily
decorated for the occasiOn. ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

San Francisco, Nov. paul Dc
Bauge, French cook living at 1910
Mission street, murdered . woman
known a. Della O'Connor, . habitue Of
the Thalia beer hall, in lodging house
At IA Turk street, about O'Clock this
morning. The crime remained undis-
covered for an hour, during which time
De Bauge remained In the room with
his victim, and defied the efforts Of the
occupants 10 take him prisoner. He
was finally taken by the police. The
murderer nearly severed the woman's
head from her body with . long dirk.
Do Bauae admitted the killing. saying
that the woman had robbed him 81 $i0.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16
HEAVY BOER LOSSES.
Latest Reports of Fighting
Around Ladysmith.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR BESTERS
Eight Hundred Burghers Were Killed.
Wounded and Captured-Movs-
ment Of Buller's Army.

Estcourt, Natal. Nov. 8.-A reliable
messenger has just arrived from Lady
smith, passing the Boer lines during
the night, who reports that heavy fight.
ing occurred Thursday around Lady
smith. The hottest engagement was
on George Tatham's farm, on the
Orange Free State side of Besters. The
British drove the Beers back to their
camp. The enemy suffered great loss
and 80 mounted Beers we're captured.
The fighting was resumed yesterday,
the Beers firing from Nodswathshana
hill, near Hepworth's farm. Again
they were driven back with loss on
their camp. A large Boer force, with
artillery, under John Wessetts, has
taken up position on the left of Bea-
con, locating on the Woodhouse, Pic
clones and Langvaracht farms, facing
Besters, and q small commando is
now encamped on the south side of
Pieters station commanding the rail-
way. The Beers lave torn up the cul-
verts Of the railway near Pieters sta
tion, and have burned the wooden por-
tions.
No damage had yet been done at
Colenso. The houses, stores, railway
and iron bridges remain intact. The
messenger says that he heard the Beers
would be in Colenso today, and that
the volunteers were leaving.
1t is reported that the Beers lost 800
in killed, wounded and captured in
Thursdays battle on Tatham's farm,
near Ladysmith.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

Pietermaritsburg, Natal, Nov. g.
The general commanding the line of
Communication with Maritzburg has
arrived with his staff at Estcourt. Tel
egraphic communication north of Est
court is entirely stopped.
The natives report that the Beers re-
ceived a crushing blow at Ladysmith
Thursday.
Evening-The British forces at Lady
smith, it now appears, were engaged
successfully Thursday and Friday. II
is reported that the cavalry scored
heavily, and thst the infantry did great
execution witt bayonets, the Gordon
Highlanders carrying the principal
Boer position at the point of the bay
onet. The Beers lost heavily In killed
and wounded, and q number surren.
dered.
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Germany Esvors Open-Deor Policy.

Germany Rsvors Open-Door Policy
Berlin, Nov. 9.-The foreign ONCE
authorized the Associated Press 70 say
regarding tho United States government
Representations relative 70 maintaining
an open door In China, that Germany
has showu BY opening free port at
Kiao Choa, and by Count Won Bulow's
binding declarations that she favors .
ive-and-let-l live policy in China.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16

Chicago, Nov. 0.-Five hundred
pounds of dynamite exploded IN The
mixing-house of the Aetna powder
works, ct Aetna, Ind, today, resulting
in the death of two employees. The
shock was felt In towns some distances
from the scene Of the disaster. Tho
csuse of tho explosion II not known.
and probably viii remsin . mystery, -
the only persons who might have ex-
plained e are dead. One Of the unfof.
tuuates was named Christianssn. but
the nama Of the saoqnd is not known.
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yop nuarke Cochran, the famous New
7 S,. orator, was once porter for A.
NsIsa naries E. Littlefield, who succeeds
taIso. a Dingley in congress, will be the
feet a. man In that body, being six
tive o". a.i mas been issued by the execu-
conrooui uncll for the nineteenth annual
Of oI"lon ITh'ion of the American Federation
Decemrf TO be held at Detroit, Mich,
'nioer IL next.
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Gem. John Bidwell, of Chico, CAL,
vho led the first party Of whites over
the Sierras into the golden ssase' A =
still hale and hearty ct the ago OF oo'
Osacial estimates Of the wheat crop
n Fr.nce place the yield ct S46' 0oo'-
E5l bushels this year. This is > falling
IN IN of ab .oos, oes bushels from Last year.
Gem Lawton. who has been de-
.cr;ted IN newspaper biography as
.hla ssbo drink any man under tne
table. . tells correspondent IN Mania
that he never drank drop OF n1u'1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
CHILDREN BADLY BURNED
Mother Locked Two Little
Tots in While She Went
Out.

Fire broke out in the apartments of
John Majushark, on the third floor of No.
800 Hudson street, this morning, while
Mrs. Majushack was away from home.
The fire is supposed to have been caus-
ed by her two children, whom she had
locked in playing with matches.
The flames spread quickly, setting fire
to the carpets and furniture in the apart
ments. The two little ones, Lucy, three
years old, and John, four, made an inef-
fectual attempt to put them out. When
they found they could not succeed they
began to scream.
Patrolmen Detters and Peters rushed up
the stairs and broken open the door. The
childrens clothing had already caught
fire. The. bluecoats smothered the flames
by wrapping the children in bed blothing.
The ambulance and fire department had
been summoned in the meantime. At st.
Marys Hospital, where the children were
taken, it was said their condition was
critical
The fire department extinguished the
flames without difficulty. The furniture
in the rooms was damaged to the extent
of $500.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
CONVICT ESCAPED.
Was Given More Freedom
Than others Because He
Seemed Consumptive.

Joseph Samuels a convict who was serv-
ing one year in the Penitentiary for bur-
glary, escaped from that institution on
Saturday afternoon. Samuels- was con-
sumptive looking and not being able to do
any hard labor he was detailed to carry
water from a pump to the convicts work.
ing in the quarries He was last seen by
the keepers about four O'Clock going to-
ward the pump with pail.
About half or three-quarters of an hour
afterward an old negro who is known as
Uncle Black Tom and lives near Snake
Hill. and his son-in-law, Daniel Thomp-
son. sent one of Thompsen's children up
to the penitentiary with the informa-
vice at the south end of the hill evil
IDENTIFY preparing to swim over. to
the meadows on the west side OF the
Hackensack. Deputy Warden Kane, VINO
Grimes, who had come to the city on blsi-
ness, at once sent out an alarm. keepers
were sent out in every direction to hunt
for the fugitive.
time and took charge. He telephoned to
the police of the neighboring cities and to
Chief Devery in New York. After sconr-
ing the entire neighborhood until dark,
they had bene unable to find the fugitive.
Samuels evidently went in the direction
of New York as his coat was found in
pile of lumber near West End yesterday.
well known New York crook, and he
is confident that the New York police
will find him. The Committee on Peni-
tentiary will investigate the matter to-
morrow, when the regular committee
meeting is held. No one has been sus-
pended.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
VALUABLE BOND SALE.
Opportunity for Investment in
Washington Traction and
Electric Light In
terests.

A golden opportunity in every sense of
the word is being presented to those
having money to invest in the offer of
the Washington Traction and Electric
Company, which corporation has secured
control of the street railroads and cleo
trio lighting of the city of Washington,
D. C. The corporation offers $7,750O00
first mortgage collateral trust 1-2 per
cent. fifty year gold bonds for the pur-
pose of developing the large and inn
mensely profitable interests within it's
hands Through the United States Mort
gage and Trust Co. of New York and
the Real Estate Trusts Co. of No. SIS
Montgomery street, this city, the sale OF
bonds is made. The interest is payable
June / and December 1 each year at
the United States Mortgage and Trust
Co.'S offices, No. So Cedar street, New
York City, and the bonds may be re-
deemed at option of the company at
107 1-2 and accrued interest upon five
months notice.
The big corporation, the Washington.
Traction and Electric Company controls
ninety per cent of the stock of the rail-
road companies in Washington, having
116 3S miles of track, all of which is
operated by electricity. 1t also controls
all the electric light companies author
lied to operate within the Capital and
these companies have seventy-two miles
of subways four hundred miles of ducts
and many miles of overhead wires. The
following estimate of gross earnings OF
both electric and traction companies so
controlled show what field for money
making is presented
81, $50 900, and from the electric companies
the earnings are $550.O00 Deducting
operating expenses and other fixed
charges there is surplus of S262, $40, and
this estimate is placed at very low
figure One of the foremost railway
authorities in the country who made the
estimates said:-.We should estimate the
combined revenue for the lighting and
railway companies at about s., 100000, and
within three years there should be COM
bined revenue of at least $3000,000. As
regards the extensions which it is pro-
posed to build, and the reconstruction of
the present lines with the electric conduit
system, we are informed that the COM
pany has on hand or is about to provide
about S. 800 000 which amount we con-
slider ample for the purpose intended.
On Wednesday morning next, at the
two offices mentioned, the subscription
at P NJ Applicant tions for bonds must
be accompanied by check for per cent.
of par of the bonds subscribed for and
the balance payable on allotment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
TWO BRAVE BOYS.
Rescued a Five Year Old Girl
From Drowning.

Five-year-old Mamie Seynor, of No. 113
Railroad avenue, clad in her new summer
outfit consisting of a yellow hat, dotted
muslin dress and new shoes, started out
for a walk, yesterday afternoon, against
the wishes of her mother, who told her
not to go away from the front of the
house. Once on the street, little Mamie
forgot her mothers command and fol-
lowed a crowd of people through Hender-
son street and across the Morris Canal.
on the bridge.
While crossing the bridge Mamie saw
the reflection of herself in the water. She
stopped for a minute to admire her new
garments. While looking into the water
she lost her balance and fell from the
bridge She screamed and her screams
attracted the attention Of two boys named
Joseph Fisher thirteen years old. of No.
290 Grand street, and Thomas Lee, of No.
164 Montgomery street who had gone
down to the canal for Sunday afternoon
swim.
The boys, without removing their
clothes, plunged headforemost into the
canal They grabbed little Mamie and
swan to the shore. with her. Lee and
Fisher then brought the child to the
First Precinct Station House, where they
told their story to Police Captain Cody.
Mamie was so frightened at the sud-
denness of her plunge that she could not
tell her name She was sent to the City
Hospital where dry clothes were furn-
ished her.
About an hour later Mrs. Seynor called
at the Gregory street station and report
ed that her five year old daughter had
wandered from home. Mrs. Seynor's de-
scription of the child tailed with that of
the little one at the City Hospital and
she was sent to that institution. Mamie
was allowed to remain at the hospital
all night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
MADE LOVE TO WOOD INDIAN
And Sent Him Crashing
Through Window When He
Wouldn't Respond.

Christian Schlutter, who runs a cigar
store at No. 155 Fourteenth street, Hobo
ken. is out in pocket the price of a plate
glass window valued at 800, because an
amorous female who had imbibed too
freely persisted in making love to the
wooden Indian on his door step last even
ing. p.,e.
Il was sitting in my store said ne TO
News man when asked to relate
the occurrence, when two couples
strolled along. They had evidently been
seeing the town and they were not walk
ing as straight as good Christians should
on the Sabbath
One Of the pair was separated. The
woman to all appearances had had wor'ts
with her escort. When she. go In front of
the store she espied the indian and rum
ming up to it began to embrace him. The
Redslxin evidently did not appreciate her
advances, and he remained as undemon-
strative and stoilid as he always is. That
displeased the woman, and before l
could prevent it she gave the figure
push and sent it crashing into the Win
"I ran out but the Amazon and her
friends ran off before I could summon
a policeman. 1t certainly was a funny
thing to see, but my business does. not
warrant s100 jokes often and would have
had the woman arrested
The window was not insured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
HOW TO USE IT
Street and Water Board Re-
ceives Suggestions as to
the Disposal Of South
Cove.
CONFERENCE WITH c. R. R. OFFICIALS
Coal Cars May Be Moved
If Company Will Ac-
count For Squat
ter's Rents.
CONFERENCE WITH c. R. R. OFFICIALS

The Street and Water Board and the
Central Railroad officials will have a con-
ference this afternoon in the City Hall,
respecting the latest phase of the South
Cove grant. The company will be noti-
fed that it's coal cars now on the cove.
and which cannot be removed because
the track is torn up, may be pulled out
over the Central's tracks, provided the
company will give an accounting of rents
received from the squatters. Further,
the railroad company will be requested
to expedite as fast as possible the liti-
cation now pending That litigation was
begun at the instance of the city to COM
pei the railroad company to remove the
filling put in at one end of the Cove. The
removal of this filling is absolutely neces-
sary to the development of the grant,
because at present as it stands the en-
trance to the channel is blocked.
1t has been said that the Street and
Water Board should expend sum not
less than 100000 in dredging the waters
and building docks and piers. How that
money is to be raised is one of the many
knotty points in connection with the
case Not a few people who have given
the matter close attention urge the city
to lease out the Cove for term not less
than fifteen or twenty years to any cor
poration bidding the highest sum- and
thus the city would derive some revenue
at practically no outlay.
Mayor Hoos is watching the issue OF
the city with the 'strespassers" on the
South Cove grant with great deal of in
terest His Honor has always been of
opinion that the tract could be made
source of considerable revenue to Jersey
City and believes that steps should at
once be taken to turn it to some profit.
If others have been able to make money,
as they undoubtedly have, out of the
Cove. why shouldn't Jersey City do the
same? the Mayor pertinently asks. The
problem is not one that can be hastily
solved and much forethought must be ap-
piled to it.
The difficulty in the way of spending
any money on the development of the
tract. and large sum will be necessary
to make it of any value, is that Jersey
City is not in, at present, such a financial
condition as to warrant any expenditure
al present on the project. What with, the
Mayor pointed out, new schools, high
school and parks the city has enough on
its hands already The entire question is
one for the city's engineers and Finance
Board to wrestle with. and the Mayor has
every confidence in the ability of these de-
partments to cope with the matter. His
Honor will give his support to any plan
to convert valuable grant into money
plan for the benefit of Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
ODD FELLOWS MEMORIAL DAY.
DIR. Morgan Preached the Sermon to
the Order,

Acting in accordance with new instruc-
tions sent out from the Grand Lodge to
hold memorial services annually and pay
tribute to the memory of the dead of
the Order, representatives of nearly all
the lodges of Odd Fellows comprising the
Third New Jersey District met at the
Park Reformed Church last night and
listened attentively to memorial sermon
delivered by the Rev. DR.. Morgan. There
were nearly two hundred members of the
Order present in funeral regaia. They
occupied the centre block of the audi
torium. To the right of them were seat
ed representatives of the Rebecca Degree
Lodges. The choir led in the singing of
the hymns, but Mr.. J. Williams Macy
sang several solos, including "Oh, Jesus,
Thou Art Standing!'' District Deputy
William M. Johnson headed the process
sion of Odd Fellows into the church.
DIR. Morgan delivered very impressive
sermon, entitled "Our Honored Dead"
He chose his text from the thirteenth
verse of the fourteenth chapter of Reve-
lations: BLESSED Are They Who Die in
the Lord" He called attention to the
fact that the text gave US some knowl-
edge of the Great Beyond ALL he said,
were anxious to know something about
those who have gone before. 1t also in
troduced us to their condition. 1t was
one of rest from labor.
ssTheir works." said the minister, 'can
influence our lives. If we live nobly men
will like to think of us when we are
gone" He alluded 80 the examples set
by the men whose memory was revered
by those assembled, citing the characters
Of each.
In the course of his sermon DR.. Morgan
read the list of members OF the order
who had departed in the past year. He
paid a special tribute to the late Samuel
Morgan, who was for many years
staunch member of the North Baptist
Church and one of its trustees. others
mentioned were Garret Lee, Samuel Deck
er. Benjamin Oett, Thomas Fitzsimmons'
Silas E. Davis, William Gopsill W. w.
Lawrence, John Walters, Charles Cassidy
and James Petit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
EXPLODING LAMP DOES DAMAGE
Burns Up $500 Of Dresses and Des-
troys Tuinture.

The explosion of an oil lamp in the
apartment of the King family, on the
top floor of No COL Grove street, about II
O. clock last night did about $1,000 worth
of damage. The entire apartments were
Quilted. The Misses King, Lizzie, Mamie
Jennie and Mary, are dressmakers About
$500 worth of dresses were destroyed.
The lamp exploded in bedroom off
the parlor as Bernard King was prepar-
ing to retire. He attempted to extinguish
the several blazes, but was burned about
the hands in doing SO. The flames cut
off his escape to the front room and he
was forced to dash through them to save
his life.
He ran to the fire box at Florence
street and Fairmount avenue, two blocks
away The door stuck. He was forced
to use a brick to open 1t before he could
send in an alarm.
The entire floor was a mass of flames
when the engines arrived. Nothing in
the room was saved, the flames doing
their work thoroughly. There is no in
surance on the property.