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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13
Rrittah war offce plspateh

LONDON. Nov. 12.-Thc war office
issued the following dispatch this eve
ming from General Sir Redvers Butler,
dated Cape Town. November II, 1l:4O
p. M:
"Colonel Rekewich, British COM
mander at Kimberley, reports that the
enemy were very active on November
4, principally with the object of driving
of cattle. The Orange Free State
troops retired rapidly before Colonel
Turner. without firing. At 1880 p, m.
the Transvaal troops advanced on Ken
fIworth. Major Peakman. with a squad
ron of the Kimberley Light Guards.
was hiding In the bush. and gave the
enemy u warm reception. The Beers
retired, firing. Colonel Turner REIN
forced Major Peakman, and at l2:4O p.
IN. the enemy opened fire with one
piece OF artillery at nearly 1000 yards
range.
Two guns OF the diamond field ar
tlllery were then sent in support of COL
onel Turner, but the enemy's guns had
ceased firing after the NTH round. Con-
sequently our guns did not come into
action. The enemys artillery fire was
not damaging, and their shooting was
bad.
"Our casualties in the KenIlwOrth en-
gagement were limited to Major Ay-
lefI, of the Cape police, who was
wounded in the neck, He is expected
TO recover. Later in the day. our pick
cts say, the Bocrs carried on six dead
from one spot, probably killed by our
Maxlms. The total Boer loss was
probably heavy, but had not been estI-
mated by Colonel Eckewich.
"Abou; $40 p. M. Colonel Turner was
hgain in contact with new body of
the enemy on the schnest Britt road.
From the coming tower large num-
ber could be plainly seen about two
miles to the north Of the Kimberley
reservoir, and others held walled en-
closure on their right flank, Colonel
Turner opened with Maxim, and two
guns of the diamond field artillery sent
In support. He came into action q!
S:H y. m. and continued firing until
dusk.
"Our further casualties there were
Private Lubbe, Of the Cape police. who
was shot through the head, and who
died on arriving at the hospital, and
Sergeant watermagc, OF the Kimber-
ley division of the Cape police, who was
wounded, but is doing well.
Colonel KekewIch is unable to state
The enemy's loss. but believes these
must have been severe, Judging from
the precIpltate retreat OF the Beers.
at 6;1O p. IN. the enemy opened with
bne piece OF artillery from Hampers
Dam. on otto's Kopjc, the latter being
held by the Cape police. The enemy in
fIcted no damage
LONDON, Nov. l2.-Thc following
dispatch from Colonel Badcn-Powoll,
british commander at Mafehng. dated
October %. and forwarded by General
Butler, was posted this evening by the
war offices:
IAN ls well here. After two days
phelllng and heavy bombardment, a
body Of the enemy made a general ut-
5ugL 90, H.. ILL.,. - A.. t..,r, .,t.t,t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13
Option WIN Not Be Renewed.

Special Dispatch to the IntsllICSnOer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. l9.--An
option which was taken six months ago
by George T. Carter. of Bristol, R. l.,
on 60 per cent OF the stock of the Potts
Valley Furnace and Mining Company,
OF this city, at ten cents n share. explr-
ed yesterday, will not be renewed. and
Garter viii thus forfeit S2,266. Tho
company owns valuable iron ore landp
near COvlngton. Va. where n syndi.
cate, headed by Carter, recently Rc-
uuired large interests,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13

were repulsed by our Maxim hre. The
enemy is now drawing of. Our casual
ties were alight.
Lieut.. LIeweEtyh, with several ar
mored trains. drove on the enemy at
Crocodile Pool on Wednesday, killing
eight"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13

Special Dispatch to the IntelliGeneer
CHARLESTON, w. Va Nov. a.
Governor Atkinson VIII so to Martins
burg Monday, 10 attend the meeting OF
the Masonic grand lodge OF West Vir-
glnla, OF which he Is grand secretary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13
Arninnldo Wasn,t There.

MANILA, Nov. 49, 1925 a. m.-Col.
Bells regiment md small force of cav
airy entered Tarlae last night without
opuosItlon. Where Aguinaldo, with his
army, and the sO-called government
have fled, Is y mystery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13
Canadian Contingent.

LONDON. Nov. 12.-The Allan line
steamer SARDINIA, from Montreal and
Quebec, with the Canadian contingent
for South Africa. has arrived at 81. Vim
cent, Cape Verde Islands.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13
Anntnnr Ferrvhont Vlctlm.

NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-The body OF
f. G. Havlland, of Brooklyn. was found
In North river to-day. He was drown
ed on the ferrybont Chicago and his Is
the fourth body recovered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-13
NATIONAL NAVAL RESERVE.

Strong Endorsement OF the idea by
High Government omcials- Some
Changes in the Original Plan sug-
gested by Recent Experiences.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
THREE FAMOUS STATUES.
but There Is Another in Japan, Not
of Stone, Which Represents
Buddl.a.

The three most famous statues in his
tory are the Colossus of Rhodes, the
Sphinx and the vocal statue of Memnon
at Thebes, and of these the last is the
most remarkable, in consequence of its
property of emitting sounds when its
lips were touched by the rays of the rs-
ing sun so that it seemed to greet he
coming day. 1t was originally por-
trait model of King Amenophis III, and
was one of pair of statues between GO
and 20 feet high, carved out of single
blocks CT sandstone, and transport I'd
from the quarries to Thebes, whereas
the Sphinx was carved from the living
rock in stu.
OF statues other than stone the most
remarkable is that of Buddha at Nara,
near Kioto, in Japan, which was erected
A. ID. HOO. 1t is made of bronze and is
SO feet six inches high and more than
IS feet broad across the shoulders. Or
/, its head are 966 curls, and the image is
surrounded by glory or halo IS feet in
diameter. on which 16 images, each
eight feet long, are cast. Two smaller
images. each rs feet high, stand in
front of the larger one. The total
weight of metal in the main figure is
about $50 tons, of which 500 pounds con-
slsts of gold.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
A LITTLE GIRLS LETTER.
Written to the President Secured
Her Brothers, Discharge
from the Army.

In the little village of Salem, in south
ern Illinois, lives, in small cottage, a
poor family consisting of .'Bilie" and
Sevil]a Holmes, the parents of two sons,
Billie" Jr.. and Jacob r., also one
daughter. Blanch. an interesting little
brown-eyed maiden of 12 years the
heroine of this narrative. The mother
has been in delicate health. In June
last the younger son enlisted as a pri-
invalid mother yearned for her boy, the
little sister wanted her brother, and all
grieved to see the mother rapidly fail
ing in health. With the faith of trust
full child, the little girl wrote to Presi-
dent Mckinley: "Please discharge my
brother Jake at once; my mamma is
sick and will never get we'll if he does
not come home" In few days came a
brief response from the executive man
sion to the effect that her request would
be granted. Blanch, thinking this all
the permission necessary for the re-
lease of any soldier, mailed it at once 10
her brother, in camp near Ponce, Porto
Rico. Long before that message
reached its destination Jake was OH mis-
way home. September 10, A. ID. 1898.
will be red letter day in his life.
While with comrade guarding Span
ish prisoners and carving from gourd
jewel box for his little sister, the
voice of Sergt. Laufer was heard call
ing: Jake. oh. Jake! Come here,
quick; turn in your equipment and get
off this island. YOU'RE going home"
The mystery was explained when Lieut..
Howard gave him his honorable dis
charge. But not until JalSe's arrival
home, September IS. did he know the
part his little sister had in obtaining
it from or kind henl;ed president
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
CALM ADVICE III transform
Runs Into Him to Hold Iiis
Head Up.

1t was the day that it rained so hard
and showed little to Lelp out. the day
that the big steamer foundered oppo-
site the Auditorium and half dozen
other vessels were in distress along the
lake Shore The wind and rain swept
through the streets in binding gusts
and every pedestrian plowed along with
head bent to escape the wind, umbrella
firmly clutched 10 avoid its destruction
and deep disgust for everybody and
everything written on his averted coun-
tenance, says the Chicago Chronicle.
One little man was wrestling with
wind and weather in desperate sort
of way as he forced his course along
Fifth avenue. His head was down so
low that he could see nothing except
the paving blocks, and still the shifting
wind carried the rain into his face at
times. At Washington street he es-
sayed to cross the street, and in doing
so ran directly into tall man who was
trying to get along with his head in the
air. The tall man doubled up for an in,
slant, but he did not get mad. Instead
of saying harsh and profane things to
the man who had thus buffeted him he
said:
Hold your head up" Then he strobe
On.
The man who received this piece of
advice did not for a moment or two
realize what had been said. He stood
still. and when it dawned upon him that
perfect stranger had volunteered a
rule of conduct to be followed on a
stormy day he turned with a frown and
retort on his lips. But the tall man
was far away and the little fellow
bowed his head and once more plunged
into the storm
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
Indian Native Cavalry.

When man wishes to enlist in a
silladar cavalry regiment he must pro-
vide himself with q horse, saddlery, a
lance Gf his regiment are lancers), a
sword, his uniform. and his transport;
or else he must be employed as rider
by some other person who lis the happy
possessor of all these necessaries. In
the former case he is called silladar.
or the owner of an assam; and in the
latter case bargain, and his employer
his silladar. A silladar draws pay for
his assam and also for his own services.
Thus, if man owns two assamis, he
draws two lots of horse pay and one LOT
of pay for himself, corresponding
amount to this last being paid to the
man who rides his second hopse-that
is to say. to his bargir. In some regi
ments, until comparatively recently, j:
was quite usual for one man to own ten
or twelve assamis, or even an entire
troop. More than this, it was not un
usual for an assami to be left by will
to mans wife or infant child, in which
case the executors employed substi-
tute (awas kidmat) to ride for the
woman or child, thus enabling the own
er to draw horse pay. This practice Is
still common in some native Hindustan
states.-N. Y. Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
SUNNY SIBERIA.
All of the Land Is Not Bleak and Desc
late as Generally Supposed
VeEetation LIS Lnxuriant.

Thomas G. Allen, Jr., who, some
years ago made a tour of the world
awheel, has written an article on The
Allen says: LAS dreary and cold as
Siberia is an expression that has come
to be almost proverb. The very name
has always conjured up scene of DESC
lation and perpetual winter, enlivened,
perhaps, by band of criminal exiles
plodding along some lonely highway or
practically buried alive in some gloomy
mine pit. In imagination we have even
heard the clanking of prison chains,
the moaning Of suffering men, and the
sobs of distressed women. And yet,
however displeasing the picture which
the name of Siberia never fails 10 con-
vey. its mysterious and melancholy as
sociations have ever eNerted a strange
fascination. must confess that / have
been no exception to the general rule.
At very early age developed the de-
sire to visit this mysterious country,
and to discover for myself if possible,
some of it's terrible hidden secrets.
sit has been my good fortune, on two
recent occasions, to crafty this way
ward ambition; and from what I saw
and experienced can assure my youth
fui reader tina. his general gloomy ro-
| ton about the land of snow and eNiles'
| is, iii the main, incorrect-that there is
another and a very bright side to the
Siberian picture.
"Not raising the question of the de-
plorable Siberian exile system. would
impress upon the reader that Siberia
itself, in its southern portion at least.
is region where the vegetation is as
varied and luXuriant, where the birds
MARBLE just as sweetly where the chill
dren play and the people laugh and
sing just as cheerfully, as in our own
country. In fact, that portion OF ST.
IBERIA which is now reached by the new
Trans Siberian railway might very just
| ~ be called the northern promised land
of milk and honey; for in it's teeming
soil, genial summer climate, and fab
ulous mineral wealth it is second to
none in the world
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
p1TH AND POINT.


It's a cold day for a man when he
gets into hot water.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
We have no use for q man who lies
TO no ashington Qa.) Dem
ocrat.
1t would be easier to forgive fool if
he were original. but all are fools in
the same old ways.-Atchison Globe.
She-"Why DO they call battleship
She do you supposed" He-'I sup
pose because there are so many arms
about her. Yonkers Statesman.
"Ah! If our youthful ideas could but
be realized!" "If they could, we would
be circus actors, truck drivers or pi-
rates, the most of us.'-Ind;anapolis
Journal.
Marie-"Does your papa approve of
the attachment between you and
Charlie?" Ethel-"I'm afraid rot. He
still banks the furnace at $40. "-Cleve-
land Leader.
"Just think" exclaimed the pugilist,
as he looked admiringly in aplate glass
window, there are grown men who
have to black shoes fora livin'." Eyes"
answered his manager, "instead of
blackin' eyes an getting rich, like us.
Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
TEE FILIPINO CONGRESS.
Description OF Its Opening by thu
Famous Insurs:ent Leader,
-asuinaldo.

At last to the sound of the national
march, the delegates moved in a body
to the door ard then back again, di-
vided, and then Aguinaldo, looking
very understood and very insignificant,
came marching down, bearing an ivory
stick with gold head and gold cord and
tassels, says Harper's Weekly. Agroup
CT tall, fine-loolling generals and one
or two dignitaries in black accom-
panied him, and half surrounded him
as they walked along. Mounting the
chancel steps, Aguinaldo took the mid
die seat behind the table, the acting
secretary of the interior took the place
On his right, and general occupied the
carved chair on his left Without any
formal calling to order, the secretary
rose and read the list of delegates, and
sat down again. Then Aguinaldo stood
up, and after the feeble vivas had
ceased took a paper from his pocket,
ard in a low voice, without gestures
and without emphasis, and in the hest
tating manner of schoolboy, read his
message in the Tagalog language. Only
once was he interrupted by vivas, and
that was when he alluded to the three
great free nations-England. France,
and America-as worthy models for
imitation. He next read purported
translation in Spanish with even more
difficulty, and when he had finished
there was quite round of cheers, pro-
posed and led by the veteran general
i;ncrcamino, for the president, the re-
public, ard victorious army, and for
the town OF Ma!g'cs. Then Aguinaldo
arose and declared the meeting adj
journed until it should reasonable pre-
pared to elect officers and to organize
in the regular manner.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24

Teeth Extracted as an Inducement.
The manager of a London music hall
announces that anyone who purchases
n ticket fer the performance may have
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
THE PoK wAH TREE.
1t Grows in Bushnell Park and China
men Like Its Nausenting
Fruit.

There was an expression of supreme
contentment on the face of the China
man as he sat under tree in Bushnell
park the other afternoon picking up
fruit that had fallen from it. His loose
blouse and wide pantafoons tapped IN
the wind and his pigtail described cir
cles, triangles, all manner of lines, and
various other geometrical forms &, it
yielded to the ftful gusts of wind. 1t
was chilly enough, and Officer Strick-
land, as he looked at the industrious
Chinaman, did not feel his heavy blue
overcoat bit uncomfortable. But the
Chinaman did not seem to mind the
wind in the least. His teeth might
chatter, his nose might take on a blush
tint, and his fingers might suffer from
numbness, but he continued his work
with unremitting industry and kept his
happy look unclouded by anything
that was even suggestive of unharpi-
ness. 1t was evident he was engaged.
in task that he liked. The fruit had
very offensive odor and the Chinaman
handled it in nauseating manner. He
had fair-sized basket, into which he
threw the stones of the fruit, leaving
the soft substance which covered it on
the turf. His hands were besmeared
with the substance.
In reply to the questions of Officer
Strickland and Times reporter, the
Chinaman said the tree which yielded
the fruit was called the Pok Wah tree
~, u "a
delicacy in the celestial kingdom, and
even Ii Hung Chang-the statesman
that can look wise and ask embarrass-
ing questions of personal nature
considers himself in luck when his
chef serves him with a dish of the fruit.
The outer substance, which is nauseat-
ing to the stomach of anyone but a
Chinaman, is made into Chinese catsup
that always occupies a position of
honor at the mandarin's table when
birds nests, sharks fins and other APP
petizing dishes are served. The meat
of the stones has a medicinal property
of high value. The Ch;naman, whom
Officer Strickland called Charley" a
name which seems favorite one in the
nomenclature of Cinnamon, stated that
in China the stones of the fruit are
cooked just as we cook chestnuts, and
that after they are boiled they are
opened and the meat taken out.
A lady passed through the park later
I'm the afternoon. Seeing the Chinaman
picking up the fruit she was curious to
see what it seemed like. She took one
of the plums-if the sweet, luscious
fruit of the American orchard is not
disgraced by applying its name to the
disgusting thing of Chinese Lineage
that resembles it-and broke it open
The stencil from it was so strong that
she dropped it Immediately. She wore
gloves which she was obliged to dis
card in order to free herself from the
offensive odor.
There are three of these trees in
Bushnell park, but only one yields
fruit. Officer Strickland calls them
the Chinese plum trees. - Hartford
Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
PUDDING MADE OF c-MENT.
The Mistake of an English Csmpapx
Cook Deprived the Soldiers of
Their Desert.

Some time ago, writes volunteer in
the London Telegraph, / spent week
with garrison battery in south coast
fort. On the last day the sergeants sat
down to an exceptionally fine dinner,
the crown'ng glory of which was a
large plum pudding. had made the
pudding two days before, had it boiled,
and now, reheated, it made it's appear
ance, amid the welcome shouts of my
brother warriors, and / naturally felt
bit proud of it, for l hadn't been a
ships cook for nothing
Seems mighty hard" remarked the
sergeant major, as he vainly tried to
stick his fork into it. "Have you boiled
us cannon ball. Browney?"
''Or the regimental football?" asked
another.
where cid you get the flour from?"
questioned Sergt. Smith.
"Where from?" l retortcd. From
store No. S, of course"
'"The deuce you did," roared the
quartermaster sergeant. Then, hang
you, you've made the pudding with
Portland cement"
And SO it proved. That pudding is
now preserved in the battery museum.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
Some English E,nigrants.

Up till. now, if the inhabitant o.
Norfolk village emigrates, it is gen
orally to America, says writer in
Longman's Magazine, and very often he
does not like America when he gets
there. 1 remember blacksmith with
whom was we'll acquainted going
there, bnt in couple of years or so he
was to be seen working at the old forge
in his native village. asked him why
he had come back, and he told me that
he earned plenty of money out there,
but he didn't like it," When was in
New York tailor came to see me who
had been an apprentice here in Bungay.
lie told me the same story. Plenty Of
money, especially at times, but he
meant tc get back as soon as he could"
Also had conversation with an Eng
fish coachman whose tale was much
the same. His wages We're large, but
there weren't no society for s.ch as
hi1r;" y the states they were MI SCENTS
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
A ard.

The undersigned does hereby agree
tie OF Greene's warranted Syrup Of
Tar if it fails to c,me your cough or
cold EIe also 0harAnteps 25 cent bot.
tie IA brave satisfactory or money re-
tunded Il KNAuL. s226mo.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
A Fatal Day.

It is said that Saturday has been a
fatal day to the royal family of Eng
land for the last 1s5 years. Will
liam I'LL. Queen Anne, George l.,
George H., George Ill, George ~, the
duchess of Kent, the prince consort, the
duke of Clarence, the duke of Albany
and Princess Alice all died on that day.