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Rhodes, resident director Of the Brit.
ish South Africa company, and Lean
der Starr Jameson, known as CDR
Jim."
What happened is of too recent oc.
currence and too sensational to have
passed from the memory of World
readers.
The first battle of the Jameson raid
occurred at Krugerdorp on January l,
1896; the second at Doornkop the
day following, when Jameson's al
ready defeated raiders were all cap
tured by the Beers. As to the compo-
sition and purpose of the raiders no
better evidence can be quoted than
that given by one of the raiders, Cap
tain Thatcher, and cabled to The
World on January 18:
ave were 600 strong. Besides,
there were 100 Kafirs. There were
three wagons, eight Maxim and three
Whitworth guns. We knew what we
were going to do. 1t is all rubbish
about our thinking we were going to
fight natives"
"Somebody blundered," wrote the
English poet laureate.
President Kruger turned over the
raiders to the British government,
which sentenced Jameson to Is months
in Jail and some of his officers to
shorter terms, after making them the
horoes of London for weeks.
Kruger arrested hundreds of Out
landers in johannesburg on the charge
of treason, and upon trial four were
sentenced to death. Among the latter
was the American mining expert,
John Hay Hammond, but their SEN
tences were commuted to fine and i'm
prisonment. Both the Beers and the
British were fighting mad, and every
one expected war would follow be-
tween them, but it was averted in a
curious manner.
Emperor William of Germany sent
a cable message of sympathy to Presi-
dent Kruger, and the enfant terrible
of the family of nations by this charac-
teristic act changed the whole situation.
England was 80 mad at William that
for time she forgot or ignored Kru-
ger. She assembled such a feet of
war vessels as has never before in the
history of the world prepared for war
and William sang softly.
But the trouble in the Transvaal
was not remedied. The British min
ers in the Transvaal have claimed that
they were denied the right to vote.
President Kruger recently accorded
the franchise privilege to British sub
jects who became citizens of the Trans
vaal after FIVE years residence. But
England demands that British subjects
shall be allowed to vote without aban-
doning their British citizenship.
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atlistellanepus &eaaing.
WILLIAM WIRT'S ROMANCE.

Colonel "Dick" Thompson Tells How the
Great Lawyer Reformed and Won 6
| Bride.
From the New York Sun.
TERRE HAUTE, September 2. -Wher
former Secretary of the Navy Richard
w. Thompson saw the story which is
being widely printed about the reform
alton of William Writ, attorney gener'
al of the United States, he recalled
that it was far different from the truth
full one he used to hear at Culpeppel
Court House, Va, where he was born
80 years ago last June and where
Writ a young man, began the practice
of law. The published story is to the
effect that a young lady, while out
riding near Richmond, saw young
man lying drunk at the side of the
road. She left her carriage and placed
handkerchief over his face and then
continued her ride. Some days later
the young man called on her, having
found her name on the handkerchief.
He told her that he had signed the
pledge. He kept the pledge and rose
to be famous man.
Colonel Thompson says that Writ
undoubtedly was an excessive drinker
when he was young man. On one
occasion while on his way to Char
lottesville he saw a congregation as
sembled in church and stopped to
hear the preaching. The preacher
was blind man named Waddell, whom
Writ described in his book, "The
British Spy," in eloquent language. A
DR.. Gilmer, who lived near by, saw
that Mr.. Writ was stranger and ask
ed him to dinner. Mr.. Writ became
infatuated with the DOCTORS daughter,
who was a woman of rare conversa-
tional ability. He called frequently
and finally asked Miss Gilmer to
marry him. She replied:
"Mr. Writ, 1 am unwilling to con-
ceal the fact that ! entertain for you a
strong attachment. You are man OF
brilliant parts and have it in your
power to reach high distinction; but l
can never consent to become the wife
of a drunkard. If you will promise
me that you will not drink a drop OF
spirituous liquor for two years and
keep your promise, I will consent to
marry you at the end of that time" "
He made and kept the promise, and
Miss Gilmer fulfilled her part of the
bargain, too.
"About the time of the Inauguration
of General Jackson, which event |
Witnessed" said Colonel Thompson, II
heard Mr.. Writ make an argument
before the United States supreme court.
1 was too young to appreciate the force
of his legal contention but I remem-
ber we'll his polished manner and his
eloquence. 1 am inclined to give the
story of his reformation preference
over the recently published one for the
reason that the latter is located in
Richmond, where he did not live at
the time of his first marriage. The
lady he married in Richmond after the
death of his first wife was Elizabeth
Washinptnn
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THE MYSTERY OF
COUNT LANDR|N0F
Bv FRED WHISHAW.

Copyright, 1899, by the American Press Assoc
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers OF THE EN-
oU1RER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
lust the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Count Boris Landrinof, a young Rus
sian student at Oxford, receives tele-
gram from his mother that his father,
Count Vladimer Landrinof, is miss
ing and asking him to return to Rus
sia at once. Before starting for home
Boris meets his friend Percy Morris, who
tells him that he saw his father that very
day in London. Boris, on arriving in
Russia, finds that his father had gone to
the railway station, but bad not taken
train. Here the trail was lost. Boris
learns from peasant that he had driven
three men to post station. Percy ar
rives in Russia, and he and Boris inter,
view the master of the post station ana
are told that the postmater drove the
marty referred to to st. Petersburg. Percy
and Boris direct him to drive them 10
where he left the party, and he drlves
them to the Landrinof residence. Bo-
rofsky, detective, is employed, and 1t is
decided that Percy shall return to London
and endeavor to obtain a photograph OF
the man resembling the missing count.
Percy secures the photograph, which
greatly resembles the count. The count
ess then tells her son that her father had
a brother who fell into criminal ways.
Borofsky goes to London for the purpose
of bringing back the man who resem bles
Count Landrinof. Borofsky follows his
man, who endeavors to elude him. They
have an interview, and the man agrees 10
return with him to Russia. Borofsky ana
the supposed count return. Boris does
not believe that the latter is his fathers
brother, Andrew Landrinoff. The man
(Andre) pretends never to have heard OF
the counts criminal brother. Andre is
visited by shabby student. Boris fol-
lows the student, who, perceiving that he
isshadowed, endeavors to escape by cross
ing frozen river. The ice breaks, the
student falls into the water and is rescued
by Boris. Boris demands information OF
his father of the student and to secure it
takes him home and entertains him as a
guest. The student admits that he pos
sesses the required information and de-
mands money for it. Boris agrees to pay
and he to accept {, 1000 rubles. The student
tells him that Andre was Siberian pris-
oner; that he escaped and came to st.
Petersburg; that the police were tracking
him when plot was concocted to PAIN
the real Count Landrinof as the escaped
prisoner. The plan was successfully car
ried out and the count was arrested and
sent to Siberia.
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amount for n and feed the little rascal
like fighting cock all his life besides. :"
"Nonsensel" said Borofsky quite
angrily. "She shall not pay him an
other penny. This time he shall swal-
low the pill which is not gilded. I shall
take him in hand myself. You have
done we'll, Count Boris. but not too
wisely"
"Let's tackle the police first, I said.
"There's no need to quarrel over the
other matter yet awhile. III just go
back and find out from my man the ad-
dress of the house in which my father
had been placed in order to be arrested,
according to the scheme Of Andre and
his friends
The student was in bad humor, I
found. had forgotten to send up wine,
he complained.
"You shall have it presently" I
promised, and bade him tell me at
once the address I required.
"Not till I have the winel" said he.
"You shall have it the instant you
have told me, replied angrily. "Do
you think I grudge you the wine ?
What is it to me if you besot yourself
with two bottles or threeP"
"Not word till see the wine" he
replied obstinately.
Had he known 1t, his pigheadedness
cost that student dear, for then and
there determined that his next secret,
if required, should not be unlocked
with key of gold, as the first had been.
Borofsky should squeeze it out Of him.
The little fool seemed to forget or ignore
that we had the terror side Of him, If
we cared to attack him at disad-
vantage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-13
THE BOLO Of THE FILlPINOS.
A Weapon Which Has Proved inefficient
Against Our Troops.
New York Sun.


Against Our Troops.
New York Sun.
A letter from Lieutenant William
M. Copp, of the Sixth artillery, who is
on the gunboat Napidan, in Laguna de
Bay, gives the following interesting in
formation containing one phase of the
fighting with the Filipinos:
"An odd trait in the character of
the natives is that they never leave
one of their dead if they can possibly
get him away. They leave more now
than they used to, for this reason:
Formerly they had at least five men
for every gun, and about all these men
were good for was to carry away the
wounded and dead, although they
were armed with bolos. These weap-
ons were very effective against the
Spaniards, as the bolo men apparently
cared nothing for their own lives, and
the Spanisrds did not have the cour-
age to stand when they charged so,
of course, they were cut to pieces, the
bolo being without doubt one of the
most terrible weapons at close quarters
in the world. 1t is very sharp and so
heavy that it will smash any sword in
pieces that I have seen. They use
them in the right hand, and long,
heavy dagger in the left. I had one
of the many amigos who could handle
the bolo 60 through the motions for
me, and it was truly wonderful. The
rapidity of his moves was such that
the eye could hardly follow them, and
all the time he kept constant guard.
The bolo is to cut, no point the dag
ger is used to stab, no edge. When
these bolo men tried the same tactics
on our men that they were accustom-
ed to employ so successfully against
the Spaniards, they were killed in
large numbers, as our men did not run,
but simply shot them. Now so many
of these men have been killed, there
are fewer of them to a gun, and they
are not able to get the dead away
quite as we'll as they did formerly.
\ If your servant goes away
for day or two, you can be certain
he is with the insurgents and in some
fight. 1t is too common to excite COM
ment here when an officers servant,
who has been absent several days, is
found in the insurgents uniform killed
or is brought into our hospital for
treatment"
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us the young gentleman nlad'" he asked.
cars SONS to come to me with similar
tale. Now, in word, supposing that
we did not actually arrest this Korni-
lof-which, again deny-we arrested
another in his place. You are, then, in
terested in this other-is that 2"
IL am"
"Name him, then"
"Count Vladimir Landrinofl" said,
playing my trump card as boldly as
could. 1 Ilonged to impress this man
with the seriousness of the affair he was
inclined to treat so lightly. I would
bluff him, frighten him, amaze him,
but he should believe me and obey me
The effect of my words upon the
pristaf was certainly marked. He start
ed and looked at me and then at Borof-
sky. Then he addressed himself to my
companion.
"Is the young gentleman madT he
asked.
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Great Britain Arranging to Steal Boel
Gold Mines.
Atlanta Journal
In 1895 the British took possession
of the Cape country ; it was restored
to the Dutch in 1903, and England
again, and finally took possession in
1906.
The Dutch-French colonists quar-
relied with the English continually
and numbers of them "treked,' OF
tracked northward in search of farm
ing lands. Their first settlements were
in Natal; but from there also the Eng
lish drove them, and then they "trek'
ed" into the Transvaal, where, on un'
promising upland, 5000 feet above the
sea level, they became Boers-"tarm'
ers." There they hoped the British
would leave them alone, and their
hopes might have been realized had
not the discovery of gold been made
there in 1866.
Prior to that time, in 1852, England
had acknowledged the independence
of the Transvaal, the South African
republic. In 1854 the Orange Free
States were also declared independent
but by both treaties and conventions
England retained suzerainty.
There was trouble in 1881, when q
force of British was repulsed at Maju'
ba Hill, the incident leading to revi'
sion of the convention in that year,
and again in 1884. 1t is the latter
which defines the degree of authority
reserved by England under its suzer'
ainty, and the contentious over which
are involved in the present trouble,
By its terms the South African repub.
lie has full powers to frame and amend
its constitutions and administer its in.
ternal affairs, but is prohibited from
making any treaty save with its neigh
bor, Orange Free States, without the
consent of the queen.
By this time British, Americans, Ger
mans, and French were pouring into
the gold country, and johannesburg
began to take on the size and charac-
ter of an American mining town. This
annoyed the Beers; but their thrift
did not desert them, and although they
avoided mining and stuck to their
farms, they found many means to de-
rive national revenue from the Out
landers, or "outsiders." The govern
ment, under President Kruger, levied
transport dues, stamp taxes, license
fees, franchise costs, custom and mo-
nopoly charges on such a mining ne
cessity as dynamite.
The British in the country appealed
to London, and London appealed to
Pretoria; but there was no redress.
By 1896 the Outlanders were paying
to the Boer government a revenue OF
Sc, 100000 annually, which consisted
almost entirely in tax on mining.
Then number of prominent Eng
lish and American miners formed in
johannesburg what has passed into
history as the National Reform Union
committee, of which Lionel Phillips
was chairman and John Hay Ham
mond, an American, an officer. They
were in communication with Cecil
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-13
MARYELS Of SURGERY.
Remarkable Things That Modern Skill Can
Accomplish.


Accomplish.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A month or two ago doctor was
called in to attend boy whose ear
had been completely bitten off by
vicious horse. The surgeon determin-
ed to try and replace the ear, as fail
ure to do 80 could not result in worse
deformity.
The missing ear was duly found and
handed to the doctor, who was then
engaged in bathing the severed part in
warm water. He had neither instru-
ments nor dressings with him, and as
the half hours delay to obtain them
would have been fatal to success, he
stitched the ear in its place again with
common needle and thread. This
was followed by antiseptic treatment,
and in six weeks the ear completely
healed, leaving no scars. Even had
this been a failure an ear made of
waxy composition and an exact fac
simile of the other ear could have been
made and fixed.
In some cases it has been necessary
to remove the tongue; but by raising
the floor of the mouth and thus in
some way filling the place of the miss
ing organ the patient has been enabled
to speak almost perfectly.
The fitting of glass eyes is we'll
known, and the complete destruction
of the jawbone has no terrors for the
modern surgeon. The crushed bone is
removed and piece of silver or alu-
minum, the exact shape of the lost
jaw, fitted in its place. After this has
become firmly fixed, teeth may be fitted
to it. If mans throat is defective
the operation of tracheotomy-the
insertion of silver tube in the wind
pipe with an orifce opening to the
throat-provides him with a new
breathing apparatus.
Artificial legs and arms are now so
perfect that with them a man can
walk, skate and even cycle. There is
a story also of man who, injuring his
spine in railway accident, was fitted
with a steel casing for his backbone,
and so enabled to walk and ride.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE COUNTS EXILE TO SIBERIA.

THE COUNT y EXILE III SlbEhlA.
"Do you mean," said, "that you
will be able to provide evidence that
this man Andre is the convict Kornilof
and not my father2"
"Perhaps," said the student, smiling
conceitedly.
'It is ridiculous" I cried hotly, "to
suppose that the police will refuse to
accept the evidence of a mans own
wife and child and will believe yours
for the asking"
cit may be ridiculous, but the police
never admit blunder if they can make
any one else suffer for it instead Of
themselves. As for my part in the bust
ness, you forget that possess informa-
tion of various kinds with regard to
Andre, which might be useful and even
important to them and might throw a
light on this matter"
81 see," l said. "But shall be both
surprised and disgusted if it prove to
be as you say, and the authorities re-
fuse to believe our evidence. shall
leave you now and consult my friends
l believe your story as to fathers cap
ture; so you may consider your check
safe. At the same time you are to re-
main where you are until other mat
ters are settled. You have no objection
to continue as my guest?"
$50 long as my safety is guaranteed
I shall be charmed to remain, said the
student. "Does Andre enjoy the run
of the house? He must not see me or
know that am here. He would muir
der me, and your cause would be
ruined.
"He shall not come here or know of
your presence. I shall see that only
trusted persons are aware that have a
an acquaintance staying in the
house.
"Good! See that the same wine is
served to me, like the generous host
you are, and plenty of itI' He shouted
the last words Mt me as left the room.
81 shall have you watched, my fine
fellow" said to myself as hurried
away to confide my great news to Percy
and Borofsky, "for you are pearl of
great price" And I may say in this
place that from this time until-well,
until certain things had happened,
either Percy or Borofsky or l was con-
stantly on duty in the passage outside
the students room, both to see that he
did not attempt to escape and to guard
against surprises from without, Andre
being kind of bugbear that one must
suspect and fear all times.
I found Borofsky and Percy playing
billiards.
"WellP" cried the latter. "What
luck?" Both he and Borofsky laid down
their cues and waited for me to speak.
Now that I was here and my heart
bursting with the news l had TO tell
them, was unable to utter single
word. 1 suppose dreaded being dis'
couraged. I had formed lovely hopes sc
many times and on each occasion they
had been dashed from me that l sup
pose I feared to be told by Borofsky
that all this which my student had told
me was mere buncombe; that he had
taken me in, and there was not word
Of truth in his story.
You'll probably say it's all tissue
of lies blurted at length. with diff
Guilty.
That's extremely probable, said
Borofsky, who had been soured Of late
by his i'll successes and was not in the
best Of humors.
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TO BE CONTINUED.

s@- 1t has been noted that the re-
luctance of women to tell their age is
no peace of modern sensitiveness. 1t
is as old as the hills. In the Old Tes-
lament, although great numbers OF
women are mentioned, there is but
one-sarah, Abraham's wife-whose
age is recorded.
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cat any rate. old man, we'll con-
slider it in Its bearings" said Percy.
"Three heads are better than one,
though admit yours is not such bad
one. Is it so very incredibleH"
"On the contrary, I don't think it is
so at ALL" said, "but Borofsky may
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sdr Was the man great ? Look for
the mother, wife, or sister who made
him so.
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a6- The muffled drum might be ap.
propriately called a deadbeat.
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WHERE MIGHT MAKES RIGHT.

Great Britain Arranging to Steal Boer
Gold Mines.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-21
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
a Satin Wrap-Girrs Frock-Ties and
Bows That Add = Special Witchery to
the Sumns Girl-A Pretty Picture
Women Too Busy.


A. rising its purple wing
The insect-queen of eastern spring,
%Oer emerald meadows of Kashmeer
Invites the young pursuer near,
And leads him on from flower to flower
"A weary chase and wasted hour;
Then leaves him, as 1t scars on high,
With painting heart and fearful eye;
So beauty lures the full-grown child,
With hue as bright, and wing as wild,
A chase of idle hopes and fears,
Begun in folly, closed in tears.
If won, to equal ills betrayed.
Wo waits the insect and the maid,
"A life of pain, the loss of peace,
From infants play, and mans caprice:
The lovely toy so fiercely sought
Hath lost its charm by being caught.
For every touch that wooed its stay
Hath brush'd it's brightest hues away:
TILL, charm, and hue, and beauty gone,
IT'S left to fly or fall alone.
With wounded wing, or bleeding breast,
Ali where shall either victim rest?
Can this with faded pinion soar
From rose to tulip as before?
Or beauty, blighted in an hour.
Find joy within her broken bower?
MOI gayer insects fluttering by
Meier droop the wing DER those that die
And lovelier things have mercy shown
To every failing but their own;
And every wo a tear can claim
Except an erring sisters shame.
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The newest belt is a soft piece Of
silk, which folds into a narrow belt
about the waist, and instead Of reg
ular buckle an odd garter buckle Is
used. One end is fastened to the I'M
der bar Of the buckle and the other end
is drawn through the upper part every
time it Is put on. 1t is drawn as tight
ly as possible, and then the upper part
of the buckle, in regular garter buckle
style, clamps down upon the folds, hold
ing them firmly in place. The end of
the ribbon, or sash, hangs straight
down, without any loops or bow, In one
long strip on the front of the dress.
This gives somewhat the same appear
ance as Oriental metal belts with long
ends hanging freely, and adds to the
apparent length of the waist, which
this summer is much longer in front
than in the back
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-21

The gospel of periodical rest is not
preached to women half forcibIy
enough. One Of the most narrowing
remarks made at the Denver meeting
of club women last year was by an en-
thusiast, who urged that women should
not slip back in the summer from the
effort they had made during the win
ter. 1t was evident the speaker would
take away from this busy modern
woman the scant respite she permits
herself during part of the summer.
At a recent club meeting in suburban
town a member presented the value
of System in Work." and gave model
day in which every minute from break
fast to bedtime was filed with active
effort. Whe1 she had finished wom-
an in the audience arose and pointed
out that one important occupation Of
the day had been omitted. This was