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The state herald., 1899-09-22

DEWEY.
settled. The principal features OF the
reception in Washington, as planned
by the citizens. with the cooperation
Of the president and cabinet, will be
two In number-the presentation of the
sword voted by congress and a night
parade. A public reception at the
white house will be followed by dinner
to the admiral by President Mckinley.
The sword will be presented by Secre-
tary Long. at the east front OF the cap
itol, In the presence of Mr. Mckinley
and all the members OF the cabinet,
late in the afternoon, while the parade,
consisting OF organizations OF all Kinds,
will be accompanied by an illumination
of the city on scale OF beauty never
before. witnessed In Washington.
The different features OF the prepara-
lions are in the hands OF a central
body OF citizens and eleven commit
tees, embracing in all over thousand
people. Preparations for the celebra-
tion have been in hand for over
month.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
other railroads entering Washington
have agreed upon cheap rates for the
celebration. and the committee expects
that there win be an outpouring OF pa
triotic citizens almost equal to the In
auguration of q president.
The state herald., 1899-09-22
PHOTO POCKET MIRROR

Something new. Great sensation. A reg
ulaf and very handy pocket mirror 1irlf
assortment NJ plrtursn. Everybody hu
one ON sight Agents rUinins money nin
i,s ,,n,t .a,.,isT rs,,,ts ~ ,,irtn, ~ W
4, o. iips ~, Denver, roio,
The state herald., 1899-09-22

Of my fortune "Mhn ragn N ta YotiT
"Nobody. ! tried 10 borrow II ana could
not
The state herald., 1899-09-22

riso'H Cure for Consumption has saved
mo large doctor lllla-C, J., Baker, isls
The state herald., 1899-09-22

when that barber was thrown on his
wheel he was clear out Of his head
what did no rave aboutT' "Ravr1 lie
didn't ray n word"
The state herald., 1899-09-22

FITS Permanently ufsi aants atnsffousns.s sft.,
hr.l dat us@ u ~. khus's ufsai Nerve Uss,nfsr
rsnd fat FREE st,OO trial batile and tFsA,is.
The state herald., 1899-09-22

All Intestinsi Troubles Prevented.
Ten cent? worth Of prvvento, save. fortune. In
1oror bills and tu neral sapsnses tpe buys bos OF
IAsrafvts Candy tathaftid Druggists, iee. str. Zoe
The state herald., 1899-09-22

while was away aud ruined n" ''iiowT''
'it was one of these ynrnlHhod palmr
and she wnttrod u every day"
The state herald., 1899-09-22
=. n CAPABLE mother must be a healthy mother.
The experience of maternity shoudnot approached
without careful physical preparation.
Correct and practical counsel what the
be mother needs and this counsel she without

Writing to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass.
Mrs. CORA gibson. Yates. Manistee
Co., Mich. writes;
DEAR MRS. PlNKHAM-Two years ago
began having such dull heavy. drag
ging pains in my back, menses were pro-
fuse and painful and was troubled with
leucorrhGa. l took patent medicines
;ician hit received no heneft and could
The state herald., 1899-09-22

"pid your ufiir0 boys vacation ttip A
iasler than before he went away"
The state herald., 1899-09-22
itnii'a tninrrh Cure
T. n constitutional cure. Price, 15c.

A. a rule, people who don't need rest
never let anybody else rest
The state herald., 1899-09-22

STRANGER "rhey nfe building "a nrw
pnstuiiicu M chicago, I believer chi
ongunn-."oh. no! they afc building n very
old unp."
The state herald., 1899-09-22

A word or two may make u frllow.croa- q
iuro happy, but be- careful how you write
them ON ID check
The state herald., 1899-09-22

oypftnkr uH7" hhpa"l hope not dear,
n would mottlfy me 10 have you borrow
money from htni"
The state herald., 1899-09-22

A rtrong. minded woman never has IN
STtra pin about her person.
The state herald., 1899-09-22

People who take late yacs tions natural
~ get a chance 10 tell the biggest stori.r,
The state herald., 1899-09-22

Mrs.. W,nsiov's Soothing syrup.
fov children t@ethinS, so@ns the gums. reduces ir
esnmstioa. ALIAS palm Wind collie. Ge bottle
The state herald., 1899-09-22
CAPABLE
MO7HER-
HOOD

and consulted a physician. bu
not become pregnant.
Seeing one of your books.
my troubles and asking for at
swered my letter promptly
the directions faithfully, al
much benefit that I canno
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetat
pound enough. I now find
pregnant and have begun its
use again. l cannot praise It
enough"
MRS. PERLEy MoULToN,
Thetford, VT, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-
! think Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is an
excellent medicine. I took |
several bottles of it before
the birth of my baby and |
got along nicely. ! had no
after-pains and am now |
strong and enjoying good |
health, Baby is also fat and
healthy"
Mrs. CHAs. GERBIG. 3o4
South Monroe ST.. Balti-
more. Md. writes: "DEAR
M2s. PiNKHAN-Before TAX !
Ing Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound | WAS
The state herald., 1899-09-22

7 viii infurn addicted tn Morphine, llaaaahuin,
Opium taoaihg, " usfsf falliHs, hsfnisss, homo
cufc, hfs N. ", nsldsln, Des ilia. Chicago, H.
The state herald., 1899-09-22

Congressman Botkin, Of Winfield, Kan.
and Man-a-lln. have been afflicted
more or less for quarter Of century
with cntarrh OF the stomach and con
stlpation. a residence In Washington
has Increased these troubles. A few
bottles OF your medicine have given
mo almost complete relief. aud ! am
sure that continuation Of them Will
effect u permanent cure, Pc.ru-na Is
surely a wonderful remedy for oatarrh-
al affections"
The state herald., 1899-09-22
I n uotkin.

The most common form Of summer
catarrh Is catarrh OF the stomach. This
Ia generally known M dyspepsia Con-
gresham Botkin was u victim OF this
disease twenty-five years. Pe-ru-ns
cures these cases like magic. Address
Dr, Hartman. Columbus. o.. for a free
hook
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

MANILA. Oct 27.-Ruperto Santiago,
one OF the wealthlest visayans who had
taken oath of allegiance to the United
States. and who posed as a friend Of
the Americans, has been arrested al
Iloilo. while other Visayans are being
watched. The prisoner is charged with
organizing revolutionary junta-
Santiago owns sugar estates through
out the island OF Neroes. 1t is asserted
that a council OF 10 and the manager
of junta met daily at Santiago's Of
fee for the purpose Of engineering an
extensive scheme OF collections for the
insurrection. One of santiagos steam
ers was captured carrying supplies to
the rebels.
His arrest caused rumors of an out
break of natives at IIOilo and precau-
tions have been taken to prevent
trouble.
a battalion of the Eighteenth regiment
and the marines Of the gunboat Con-
cord, forming the expedition at concep-
ton. Northern Panay, which is search
ing for the Concord's coxswain, who
was lured ashore by a white flag, and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
FIGHTING NEAR KIMBERLEY.
According to Official accounts the Brit
ish Routed a Much Superior Force

According to official accounts the Brit
ish Routed Much Superior Force
Of Beers.
LONDON, Oct 27-During the mo-
mcntary lull in lighting in Natal comes
news from the western border. which
temporaril shifts the scene Of chief in
temporarily shifts the scene of chief in
a, Kimberley, The sharp struggle there
Tuesday appears to have been the re-
suit Of sortle with view Of breaking
the Gordon surrounding the place. The
British. apparently 800 strong, met 700
Beers, and, according to official and
other accounts, routed them after Sc
we're fighting. in which the armored
trains appear to have done valuable
service.
The Poers were strongly entrenched
sever miles northward, and the British
brilliantly carried the enemys position
without serious loss 1t is said the
Beers twice unfairly used the white
flag. Botha, who was among the killed,
was a member Of the volksraad and a
famous Dutch fighter He dlstin-
guished himself as a marksman at
BrenkoOrstpruit when the Ninety
fourth British regiment was moved
down. lie afterwards defended a farm
house against the British. When he
surrendered the farmhouse, Botha was
found with FIVE wounds, bathed in
blood.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
today gives details of the defeat of
zoo Beers by the British at Riverton,
north of Kimberley, Wednesday, in
which the enemy was completely rout-
ed with heavy losses, the British loss
being three men killed and 20 men, in
cluding two officers, wounded This
is probably the same fight, though q
different date is given, as referred to in
the Cape Town dispatch of yesterday,
in which 1t was said official reports from
Kimberley Tuesday announced that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
CARL SCHURz PLAY
ING DEMAGOGUE
BIDDING AGAINST BRYAN
Remarkable Letter 10 Cincinnati
Germans, Prefers Rotten Money
10 Expansion.

CINCINNATI, Oct. IA number Of
prominent German citizens recently ad-
dressed an invitation to Hon. Carl
schurz to deliver an address in Gin
cinnatu and in reply received today
he says:
1T is a matter Of regret to me to be
unable to acceed TO your request 10
deliver a non-parIisan address on i'm
perialism in CINCINNATI. | would be
pleased II this question could be taken
out Of party politics, because II this is
not done. the only choice that win be
left us next year will be between a
party representing Imperialism and
sound money. and another party which
in opposition to Imperialism will COM
bine with II the unsound money issue.
No one can say to me that un-
dervalue the danger that may arise
from free coinage, but hold that i'm
perialism is decidedly more dangerous,
Tor it means the ruin Of our free in
stitutions.
Il am OF the honest conviction that
the greatest danger that now threatens
the republic is Imperialism. believe
that 1t is our highest patriotic duty to
set aside all party interests and to do
our best TO avert this danger"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

LONDON, oct 2s.--The war situation
this morning presents no new features
II IL presumed In Natal that the Beers
are rcconstructlng their plans and tina,
the English are resting. but kilograms
from I.adysmith. at express rates, sull
occupy IS hours in transmission to
London and therefore Il is not impossi-
bic that something is happening.
4 special dispatch today asserted that
Colonel Baden Powell, the British com
mander at Mafcking. is aware that Pre-
toria has given General Cronje orders
To stay his hand. as already there is
quite enough TO employ the Beers in
Natal.
According to the latest account OF the
first battle at Glencoe. the Bcer army
amounted to 1000 men and about noon
another army almost as large, under
Commander General JouberV, advanced
within 5000 yards OF the Glencoe camp
and then retired,
The Eoer losses were very heavy,
fully 900. g. '.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

Colonel Scott Turner with go men had
engaged with the Beers. during which
detachment Of $50 men 0f the Lanca-
shire regiment distinguished themselves
and the armored trains did good service
The Beers were unable to withstand
the splendid charge Of the Lancashires
who cleared the hill occupied by the en-
emy NJ the point Of the bayonet. The
Boer losses are described as very
heavy. Scott Turner'S force consisted
Of local volunteers, who. with the Ian
coshirss, completed the rout Of the
burghers after Mondays artillery had
driven them out OF their entrench-
mcnts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
EXECUTION OF A
WIFE MURDERER
.CULPRIT WAS A MINISTER
Details of One Of the MOSI FiendiSh
Grimes in the Annals of t'rimi-
nal Jurisprudence,

ST, LOUIS, Oct 21--A special to
the Post Dispatch from Dallas, Texas.
says: Rev C. E. Morrison was hanged
at noon today at VernOna, Texas, for
wife murder. He met his death resign
edly. On the scaffold he said to the
select party OF 20 witnesses permitted
at the execution.
II am innocent Circumstances over
which l had no control have placed
me in this position. have taken my
trouble in private to God l admit
have acted indlscreetly, | have done
no worse, however, than hundreds Of
men who stand high in the religious,
social, business and official circles Of
our state. have done nothing to con-
fess. am in the hands of my Maker.
He knows I am innocent"
The crime for which Rev. G. R. Morri-
son, paid the death penalty was the
poisoning of his wife in October, 1897.
The facts show that for deliberate
fiendishness they are almost without
parallel in the annals of criminal jur-
isprudence. The motive for the poison
ing was in order to ride himself of a
pretty, amiable, loving wife, in order to
marry lady possessed of a large for
tune, 100000 of which was in cash,
Morrison married his deceased wife
about II years ago. At one time they
lived in California, then in Oklahoma
Territory, from which place they moved
to Panhandle, Texas, where the crime
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

My Lords and Gntlemen: am hap
~ 20 BE- able to release you OF the sx-
ceptlonal duties which have been i'm
posed upon you by exigencles OF the
public service. congratulate you on
the brilliant qualities which have been
displayed by the brave regiments upon
whom the task OF repelllng the inva-
sion Of my South African colonies has
b-en laid. In doing so, cannot but ex-
press my profound sorrow thai SO
many gallant officers and soldiers
should have fallen in performance of
their duty,
Gentlemen Of the house OF commons,
/ acknowledge with gratitude the liberal
provision you have made to repay the
expenses Of military operations in
South Africa
Ny lords and gentlemen, trust that
divine blessing may rest upon your ef-
forts and those OF my gallant army,
and restore peace and good government
to that portion OF my empire"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
THE APPROPRIATION PASSED,
Parliament Adjourns After the Usual
Fiction of the Queens" Speech
is Performed.

is Performed.
LONDON, oct, 27.-The house Of COM
mons today passed the appropriation
bill, after which the measure was taken
to the house Of lords. At o'clock the
lord high chancellor Earl Of Sails
bury and the lords, Lord High Chan
cellor Earl of Salisbury and the lords
commissioners, fully robed, took up
positions in front Of the throne. The
black rod summoned the house Of COM
mons, the queens speech was read, and
the lord high chancellor declared parl-
lament prorogued until January Is,
The house of commons then returned
to the lower house, where the speaker
read the queens speech, after which
the members filed past and shook hands
with the speaker and the house then
adjourned. The queens speech was as
follows:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
FIRED ON AN AMBULANCE,
After Brush With the British, the
Beers Shoot at Party Collecting
the Dead and Wounded.

Beers shoot at a Party Collecting
the Dead and Wounded,
LONDON, oct, 2s.-on October q a
strong Boer patrol was encountered al
Rhodes drift in thick brush, A sharp
skirmish was the result, Two British
We're killed and two were wounded,
The Beers then retired to a strong po-
sition on a Kopje at Pontsdrift.
Majol Pltsen with an ambulance pro-
ceedej to fetch the dead and wounded
and while placing the bodies on a cart,
the Beers opened fire killing two
horses, but in spite OF the sharp shoot
ing, the British succeeded in carrying
away their comrades,
A special dispatch from Pientermar-
itzburg, Natal. dated October "a, says:
Nine hundred and lightweight Boer
prisoners arrived here this morning
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
DEFALcATIoN AT EUGENE.
Deputy Sheriff Day Absconds With
Large Sum Of Money

EUGENE, Oct. 27.-Deputy Sheriff H.
]. Day has been found to be a defaulter
to the amount Of s21OO. He went to
Portland last Friday on business. Since
then nothing has been heard Of him. A
reward Of 500 is offered for his arrest.
The money taken was tax money col
lected during the past two months.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
MELLEN IN TACOMA.

TACOMA. Oct. 27-President Mellen.
vice presidents Kendrick and Hanna
ford Chief Engineer McHenry and a
party Of other Northern Pacific officials
arrived tonight on a special train. They
win probably visit the Clearwater
country before returning east.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
Prominent Yisayan Who Had Taken Oath of
Allegiance Engaged In Conspiracy.
AN OUTBREAK AT lilo lilo RUMORED
YOuDgs Column Drives the Enemy Ont of Trenches Beyond
TubOatln River With American Loss of Two Kiltd and
One Wounded-Manila Volunteers for South Africa.

MANILA, Oct. 2S 10 a. m.-General Youngs column
which left San Isdro at daybreak, in moving norhward in
the direction Of Santa Rosa encountered the enemy strongly
entrenched just beyond Tuboatn river brisk fight ensued
and the rebels repulsed Two Americans were killed
and wounded Pursuit impossible owing to the
depth and width of the stream
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
SUSTAINS CHAMBERLAIN
The Conservative Candidate Was Elected by
Large Majority.
REMARKABLE COURAGE OF THE B0ERS
No New Developments From the Seat Of War-ParlIamen
Adonrns After Making the War
Appropriation.
.RKABLE COURAGE OF THE BOERS'
). Observation-Disclosures

DURHAM Natal Oct 27,--An interesting incident in
connection with the Glands LNagte fight reported here
When the fire OF the British guns became too hot eight
Beers ran forward Of and standing together cooy
opened fire at the Imperial Light Horse with the evident
purpose of drawing the ottcr fire while their comrades re-
turned Seven Of the brave fellows killed,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

LONDON, Oct q The parliamentary election for the
Bow aud BrombIey division Of Iowerhamets London held
today orcplucc Hon Lionel R. Holland, conservative
fought the governments Iransyua policy and resulted in
big victory for the government the conservative candidate
VIM Guthrie, being elected
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

MANILA, Oct 27.An informal meeting was held here
this evening of the proposing proceed to South Africa
to fight for the British More than 100 Enghshmen Aus
traans and Americans decided to 60 They organized
party and believe they secure 200 more men,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

who is supposed to be prisoner. say
they found the place deserted and
burned every house as a punishment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
The Saving Of
Money By the use
of ROYAL

Baking Powder is considerable.
Royal is economical, because it
possesses more leavening power
and goes further.
Royal saves also because it
always makes fine, light, sweet
food; never wastes good -four;
butter and eppS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28
butter and eggs

More i'm
portant still is
the saving il
health. Royal
Baking Pow
der adds anti
d y S peptic
qtlalitiesto the
food.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

Imitation baking powders almost invariably con-
tain alum. Alum makes the food unwhoiesome.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-28

CONTINUED on Eighth Page,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-16

In the majority Of cases ne has 10 jam
the stun into the case with a short stick
Of special shape. and sometimes hc has 10
pound it In with a small mallct But the
carelessneSs is only apparent. for the maxi
Iet is OF wood which will not strike sparks.
and the scoop with which small piece arc
taken up is also wooden. while the met
pan of the scales is covered and 10 Darfi-
Gle OF iron or steel with which the powder
might come in contact is allowed in the
room.
In this respect there has been great inn
provemeut at the Fort Lafayette magazine
since the breaking out of the Spanish war.
Then the floors were uneven and in many
places the nails which held the floor boards
TO the joists projected above the surface.
Long ago this was changed by driving all
the nails down below the upper surface
OF the floor boards. after which the holes
were filled with putty. After that the floor
was covered with thick lnoleum, which
was cemented down. not nailed. cement
being applied also at. all the seams To-
day il would be impossible for spark
TO be struck by the contact of iron In any
Of the parts Of Fort Lafayette where pow
der is stored or loaded. for all the floors
are linoleum covered and no one is al
lowed TO enter the storage rooms in the
classmates or@the loading and assembling
rooms on the ground floor wearing any
thing but magazine shoes" which are
seWed ana contain no nails. OF course,
no smoking is allowed, and the only eXplo-
sives which could be set off by blow, the
primers and detonaters, containing fulmi-
nate of mercury. are stored outside the
walls Of the fort proper in little struct-
urc built specially 10 hold them.
In spite Of the fact that enough high
grade powder to destroy a fleet lYequently
passes in a single day through the hands
Of each ordnance man employed at Fort
LAFAYETTE they are a cheerful lot telling
stories TO one another as they work and
racking jokes exactly as they would were
they handling the most harmless sub
stances, and the storage rooms contain
ing tier on tier of ordinary looking pack
ing cases. would suggest nothing so little
as a powder magazine to most persons
were ii not for the frOwning appearance
of the arched windows pierced through
stone walls six feet and more in thickness.
Osborn Spencer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-16
The Columbia and Shamrock.

Two yachts In New York bay
Are anxious day by day
To decide which is the winner, and to
Gain or hold the cup:
And when you bear in mind,
They're the finest of their kind,
And have cost a pretty fortune, both
To build and to keep up,
You can Judge of the vexation
When the aerial stagnation
Keeps causing a postponement OF
The celebrated race
And the public day by day
Go careening down The bay
To return in disappontment-lts a
Very rueful case
For the breezes will not blow,
So the yachts, they cannot go,
Yet the echoes still are wild across the
World to be sent fixing
East and West, and North and South,
Via cable, phone or mouth.
For the answer thousands long and now
Impatiently are signing.
While I write this plaint;ve ditty.
our friendly New York city
Is entertaining many, who see
Swelling bill
And is teaching men TO roam.
From their family and home,
And leave their work and business, which
is surely very ILL
Now Savannah stands quite ready
To give a wind that's steady,
So now invites the champions to give the
place a call,
And declares in speech becoming
That a wind shall be forthcoming
Which shall shame New York, and
Satisfy the boatmen, one and all.
In New York the breezes won't blow,
So the yachts they cannot go,
Yet the echoes still are wild, across the
World to be sent flying,
East and West, and North and South,
Via cable. phone or mouth,
For the answer thousands long, and now
Impatiently are signing.
BY q Visitor TO Savannah.