davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Allen Acquitted.

ST. LOUIS (Mo.), Feb. 2S.-Tom AL
len, at one time heavyweight cham
pion pugilist of the world, who shot
and killed John Confrey in the formers
saloon last week, was acquitted by the
Coroner's jury to-day. Aliens plea
was self-defense, and the jury found
it justiiable.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Died of Heart Disease.

LOS ANGELS, Feb. 1S.-The Coro-
ner this afternoon decided that Patrick
Collins died of heart disease. Collins
was found dead yesterday in the
Kitchen of the house. where he lived
ai1ne, and it was the belief of neighbors
that he had been murdered.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Deatb Of a Former Governor.

NEW ORLEANS Qa). Feb. D.
Former Governor ]. Madison Wells OF
Louisiana, a notable character in the
reconstruction history of this State,
died to-day at his home in Lecompte.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
A Woman instantly Killed.

NEW YORK, Feb. %. = During a
fire in an apaJ tment house Or Column
bus avenue this morning Mary T..
Prouty. a widow, was instantly killed
by jumping to the ground from the
apartments on the fifth floor Richard
Hyde, a fireman, was slightly injured
by falling three stories from fire es-
cape.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Inheritance Tax Constitutional.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Judge Harmon
of the United States Circuit Court to-
day decided in the case of T. H. Shir-
ley that the inheritance tax imposed
under the war revenue Act is consti-
tutional
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Condition Of the Treasury.

statement of the condition of the
Treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance. $273, ST. 1893; gola reserve. $3.50,
413, 2O6
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Ameer of Afghanistan Not Dead.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Secretary of
State for India. Lord George Hamil-
ton, announced in the House of Com
mons to-day that there was no truth
in the reported death Of the Ameer of
Afghanistan.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
SAMPSON AND sCHLEY.
Another Unsuccessful Effort to
Conf3rm the Nominations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Another
unsuccessful effort was made in the
executive session of the Senate to con-
firm the nominations advancing Adj
mirals Sampson and Schley and other
officers who participated in the Santiago
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Appointments BY the President

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The Presi-
dent to-day named John B. Mcpherson
of Pennsylvania to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, and William S. War
ner, Receiver of Public Moneys at
Rapid City, s. D.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
The Pope Ill.

ROME, Feb. 2S.-The Pope was taken
suddenly i'll this morning, and his aud
fences have been suspended. The Pope
remained in bed all day.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Cnnhoat Princeton.

SUEN. Feb. 2S-The United States
gunboat Princeton has proceeded from
here to Manila, its repairs having been
| com Melted
The record-union., 1899-03-01

Bonded to A. M. Hitchcock of Alameda
County, Cal, for $4,000 The sum of
$4,000 is paid down; S15, 600 more is to
be paid when possession is taken and
balance in 1900
The record-union., 1899-03-01
A Boston Symphony Audience.

1.-THE conductors life is not a happy
one," writes B. E. Woolf of Boston in
the Musical Courier" II hear that
Mr. Gericke could, if he were so in
clined. stand knee deep in the orches-
trail scores with which the native COM
poser has flooded him: also that the
number of vocaliSts who wish him to
hear them sing is rapidly swelling TO
alarming dimensions. AS he is exceed
ingly amiable, few of these solicitations
are refused According to the same
authority, "Gerickeolatry is the order
of the day, and the musical millennium
appears to have arrived. The pros lie
down with the cons and daggers are
turned into tuning forks. 1T is all very
extraordinary and very comforting, and
long may it wave" Yet even with Mr..
Gericke to conduct, and Schumann
symphony to listen to, Boston audi
ence will not remain seated longer than
9:3O. which seems to be bed time in
that city The last concert was pro-
longed twenty minutes beyond that
hour. and the consequence was an ex-
cited exodus after the first movement
of the symphony, and a like diminuticn
after the scherzo and the andante re-
spectively, so that the finale was lis
tened to by an audience that had melt
ed away at least one-third. 1t is doubt
full if the Modes and the Persians,
whose reputation for making immu-
table laws is proverbial, could have en-
acted any law stringent enough to COM
pei a Boston symphony audience to re-
main in its seats intact after the hands
of the clock denoted the sacred hour.
Is this the result of superior civiliza-
ton? Or is it pure Bostonese? Or
are the two things interchangeable?
Or what? Probably what!
In Prussia 413 school children under
Is years Of age have committed suicide
within the space Of ten years. Three
hundred and thirfveeven ar them were
The record-union., 1899-03-01

TACOMA, Feb. Seventeen quartz
claims in the Glacier Mining District
in this county owned by ]. w. Knapp
and associates of Buckley We're to-day
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Ladies' Hand CO M
Welted Shoes pOsVV


For a FINE STREET shoe none
excels a HAND SEWED WELT
ED" SOLE; they are also very
flexible, with slight extension
edge, protecting the upper part
of shoe more, as well as supply
ing more tread room for palm
of foot and perfectly free from
any and all roughness, wax
threads, etc. We call your at
tention to one of our very best
sellers, which is made on the
"OrthOpaedic" 1ast-a perfect
foot form and exceptionally easy
tread shoe; hand sewed welted
sole; various style upper pat
terms; any size or width; So
pair.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Nevada
Apples.

A fresh lot, right off the cars;
all crisp, juicy and good tast-
ing; no shriveled, wrinkled or
dried-up fruit. Bellfowers,
Winesaps, Pearmains, Green
ingS and Baldwins.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
WOmen's Cotton
HOreen Skirts.

Ladies' fancy striped cotton
moreen skirts, deep accordion
pleated ruf1e, with narrow pink
ed ruffie; very pretty; has the
appearance of silk. Price, $3.50
each.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
ACCIDENT ON
THE OREGON ROAD.
Train Wrecked Near Nichols, in
the Cow Greek Canyon.
The Engine PIunges Into Big Gap Left
by a Washout.

Fireman Devaney in a Perilous
Position for Six Hours, Being
Pinned Down Between the Fire
box and q Drift of Logs Until
the Wrecking Train Arrived to
Remove the Wrecked Engine.
The record-union., 1899-03-01

With all else for Spring comes
hosiery for women and children.
Novelties, as well as the conven-
tiona1 black, will find favor for
the new season. Some very pref
ty color combinations and con-
trasts are to be found among
the new arrivals.
Ladies' fast co1ored hose, in
po1kadot and fancy stripes.
Price, 35c. pair.
Ladies' fast co1ored, drop
stitch, Isle hose, in fancy
stripes. Prices, soc and 6Oc pair.
Ladies' fast colored, drop
stitch Isle hose, Richelieu rib
bed, black foot and fancy mp
pers. Price, soc and 6Oc pair.
Chi1dren's fast co1ored tan
hose. by l rib, in medium tan
and bronze shades; sizes to 8.
Price, Csc pair.
Infants l by 1 ribbed Isle
hose, in pink, blue, white, tan
and bronze; sizes 4 to So. Price,
35c pair.
The record-union., 1899-03-01

Try McMorry's Blend coeffe, 35c.
The record-union., 1899-03-01

In Prussia Alb school children under
within the space Of ten years. Three
hundred. and thirty-seven OF them were
boys and seventy-six girls.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Bedspreads, 88c each.

Honeycomb bedspreads, 21b
yards square, large, handsome,
distinct Marseilles patterns,
good for ordinary use. Special
at SSc each.
The record-union., 1899-03-01
Pillow Cases, SC each.

Bleached pillow cases, size Ask
SO inches, a good quality of
muslin and cheaper than you
can make them at home. At Sc
each, special.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
HAS BROKEN NO LAW.
Much Married Utah Congressman
Says He Has No Fear of
Losing His Seat.

New York, Oct. 13.-Congressman-el
Brigham Henry Roberts from Salt Lake
City, Utah, who is in Brooklyn, came
East over a week ago on private bust
ness. He will remain about a week
longer and then go to Philadelphia and
probably to Washington. Speaking to a
reporter he said that there was no in
dictment against him when he left Utah
that he knew o., nor did he know that
there was now an Indictment. He had
broken no law, he said. That he had a
plurality of wives was true, but he had
married them before the manifesto of
1890. There had been no plural mar
riages since then, nor would there be
any. ANY infringement of the statute
would be disciplined by the church as
quickly as by the laws of the land.
Mr.. Roberts went on to say that his
visit to Brooklyn was merely friendly
one to the people of his own religious
faith. Speaking of his election to Con-
gress, he said it had been accomplished
independent of the church, as he had re-
ceived the greater number of votes from
gentiles and it had been an election of
the people. He had not fear about facing
Congress nor any misgivings regarding
the general outcome of the situation
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
THE REALITIES OF WAR.
London Excited Over Destruction
of Armored Train.
LIKE MAINE DISASER.
Beers Were, However, Within Their
Rights as Beiligerents-Fears
for the Worst.

London, Oct. 13.-The announcement
that the Beers had destroyed an armored
train on the western border of the Trans
wall is calculated to bring home to ''the
man in the street. the realities OF war.
Attempts are made to liken the occur
renee to the blowing up of the United
States battleship Maine in Havana har-
Dor, but that event occurred in times of
peace. The Beers were doubtless within
their rights as belligerents if they are re-
sponsibe for the destruction of the train.
The only comparison that can be insti-
tuted with the blowing up of the battle
ship is in respect of the loss of life. ii,
as there is too good reason to fear. the
train in question was one that had left
Mafeking with 300 women and children.
Taken in conjunction with the earlier an
nouncement from Vryburg that 1000
Beers were holding the line, it can only
be inferred that the train was either de-
stroyed by artillery or blown up by dy-
Mantle or some other powerful explosive.
There is still faint hope that the dis
aster befell the train not while the wom-
ell and children were on board on the
way to Vryburg, but while it was re-
turning to Mafeking from Vryburg with
detachment of Col. Baden-PowelPs
force sent to escort refugees to Nryburg.
where the Cape railway assumes respon-
sibility for their safety.
The war office, however. fears that the
worst has happened Apart from this de-
struction of the armored train, the most
notable change in the position of affairs,
is the presence of Beers at MaribogO,
forty miles south of Mafeking, which
seems to indicate that they are endeavor
ing to get Col. Baden-Powell between
two fires.
IL.
be better estimated when it is realized
that they will thereby cut railway and
Geographic communication to the north
isolating several British positions which
must be speedily relieved.
Despite the Optimistics reports of the
ability of Mafeking to repel attack, the
greatest anxiety prevails here, regarding
the situation there, as it is known that
the redoubtable commandment Cronje
who captured the Jameson raiders, has
the strongest command yet put in the
field, with the exception of Commandant
Gen. Joubert's force. Cronje's troops
number between 5000 and 10000 men.
The position in Natal has not mate
rally altered. The reported inroad Of
5000 Beers by way of Tintwa pass, is
probably identical with the inroad of the
force reported yesterday as having
crossed Van Reenen's Pass.
The Iintwa column, according to the
last adVlceS. has reached within twenty
miles of Ladysmith. On that showing
ing.
Ladysmith is at present the Aldershot
of Natal
An official dispatch received at the
colonial office says:
The armored train was destroyed near
kraipan station, while on the way to
Mafeking with gums
n hn Foo hat
women and children were involved in the
disaste
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18

ham, parliamentary under-secretary of
state for war, Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood.
Col. Lord Paul Methuf, and host of
other celebrities were gathered to bid
farewell to Gen. Butler.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Cambridge accompanied him to the train.
Meanwhile the people filled every avail
able spot within the station, hanging
even from the rafters. Thousands of
throats took up the cries, Good luck''
and Remember Majuba.' Everybody.
the royal personages included, uncovered
as the train finally pulled out of the sta
ton.
The admiralty has been cautioned
against allowing shipowners who are to
provide transports to engage crews at
Rotterdam or Antwerp, as these ports
swarm with Boer spies and sympathizers
The Sun of this city publishes an in
credible story to the effect that the Beers
have offered 5000 for the capture of
Cecil Rhodes, dead or alive.
Southampton, England, Oct. 1.-THE
arrival and embarkation of Gen. Sir
Redvers Butler was the occasion for a
scene of frantic enthusiasm. Thousands
OF townspeople and visitors swarmed
near the Quay, where the mayor of
southampton welcomed Gen. Butler.
amid deafening cheers and the waving
or handkerchiefs, hats and wslkine
sticks.
Sir Redvers smilingly acknowledged
INSTRUMENTATION, and went Immediate
~ on board the steamer, entering the
captains cabin, where he babe fare well
to Lady Butler and his daughter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
THE DEAL CLOSED.
A Million Dollars for Large Tract of
Coal at CharIeroi.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 13.-The Monon-
gahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke
company has just closed the deal for the
purchase of the immense tract of coal
Goeongdng TO the Sem lori ~ Ue ey aan
600 cash. The money has been paid into
the Union Trust company and the river
combine is now in possession. The tract
contains about 1000 acres and is one of
the largest bodies of coal in the Monon-
gahela river. 1t has been under option
for some time to the Monongahela COM
pany and also to the Pittsburg Coal com
pany, the rail coal combine. 1t is prob
able the tract will be opened up next
spring by the river combine on a large
scale.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
FIRST SHOT OF THE WAR.
Fired by a Boer Patrol on the Mail
Train from Natal.

New York, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The first act
of war was the swarming of the Beers
across the border of Natal and the occu-
patton of Laings Mex. The British field
force in Natal under White and Symons
remains on the defensive. The main
body of troops in Cape Colony is also
stationary, but a strong force has moved
from Mafeking in Bechuanaland toward
the Transvaal border, taking guns and
ambulance equipment. This force CON
sists chiefly of rough riders and crack
marksmen from Buluwayo, and is stiff
fened with the Northumberland fusileers
or the Fighting Fifth regarded by
Kitchener as. on the whole, his best regi-
ment. The cavalry is commanded by
Col. Plumer. These two officers were
the best on the British side during the
Matabele rebellion.
This advance excites surprise and anx-
iety in military circles of London and is
not understood, because not in line with
been expected during the earlier stage
of the British campaign. The ground
covered is also the track of the Inflated
Jameson rail. Gen. Cronje's force is
massed in that quarter. Whatever may
be the movements of the next few days,
it is not believed at the war office that
either of the Iransvaal commands oc-
forces entering Natal through Van Rec
mems pass will make any. serious adj
vance against the British lines. The
utmost which is considered possible is n
strenuous and successful attempt to cut
the lines Of communication between Pie.
termaritzburg and Ladysmith or Est
court. There is no idea at the war Of
flee that either Durham or PietermaritZ-
burg is in danger from the Boer raiders.
Tho first shot of war it is now admit
ted has been fired. Before Krugers
ultimatum was issued it came from
Boer patrol who fired on the mail train
from Natal. The seizure of a mail train
in the Free State at Harrismith is also
reported.
The two governments have been speed
ing their diplomatic representatives with
the usual signs of ciyility.
Montague White, the Transvaal agent.
has closed his office here and rushed into
the embrace of DR.. Leyds at Brussels,
leaving the Dutch minister to administer
his effects. Conyngham Greene has also
said farewell to Kruger and started for
Cape Colony.
Public opinion here has rapidly stiff
fened since President Krugers ultima
tum, but the moral support of America
is eagerly sought.
London, Oct. 13-Albertina, which a
dispatch from Durham reports to have
been seized on Thursday by the Beers, is
station in the Free State ON the Har-
rismith line. Harrismith is equipped and
differed entirely by Natal troops
Durham advices received here say that
the Royal Irish fusileers have arrived
being removed to Ladysmith, whittier
Gen. Sir George Stewart White, Gen.
Sir Archibald Hunter and Gen Simons
with their stats have already gone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
MINERS PROCLAMATION.
Her Maissty's Subjects Warned Not
to Aid the Enemy.

Cape Town, Oct 13.--Delayed in
transmission. "A proclamation has been
issued signed by the governor of Cape
Colony. Sir Alfred Miner, and the pre-
mier. w. Z. Schreiner, saying that, Ow-
ing to the state of war existing between
the imperial government and the Trans
yaal and the Orange Free State, it is
expedient to warn Britishers and others
of their duties and obligations to the
Queen. 1t exhorts all to observe loyalty
to the Queen and the government, and to
abstain from reasonable and seditious
acts and all words and acts tending to
excite disaffection.
1t warns her majesty's subjects not to
enlist or engage in the military service of
either of the two republics and not to
carry on trade with or supply goods to
either republics or to the citizens of
either. Anyone committing what is thus
prohibited, the proclamation says, will be
punished.
Vryburg Bechuanaland, Oct 12.-De-
layed in transmission).-An armored
train, which left here today with four
teen men, two Nordenfeldts (unmounted)
and repairing party, was engaged by
the enemy from IL o'clock this morning
to 3 this afternoon. An attempt to re-
pair the line and communicate with Ma
feking was not successful. Firing was
very brisk on both sides During the
opening of the engagement artillery fire
was heard. This must have been the ar
tillery of the Beers, whose numbers are
probably exaggerated.
The train engaged is known as the
Mosquito train Smaller armored trains
from Mafeking with fifteen men of the
protectorate regiment and a larger ar
mored train with the Lancashues have
arrived here, all proceeding to Kimberley
in safety.
Cape Town, Oct 12.-Oelayed in trans
mission.)-A dispatch from Mafeking
dated 1888 this afternoon says it is Off
cially stated that the enemy will proba-
bly, approach this afternoon or tomorrow.
Parties will be sent to watch on all sides
and guns will be posted on the high
ground southeast of the town. 1t is like
" that the enemy will shell the town for
some hours before attempting to take it
by assault. Already the Beers COM
plain. They want to attend to their
crops, and many are DESERVING. Meat is
scarce and dysentery is prevalent. If the
garrison does nothing it is probable the
Beers will retire, giving the garrison in
the meantime opportunities for hitting
them hard. The garrison must be ready
to seize and utilize such opportunities.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
BUTLER LEAVES LONDON.
Commander Given a Great Send-Of
at Waterloo Station.

London, Oct 14.-Gen. Sir Redvers
Butler, who will have the chief command
in South Africa, accompanied by his
staff, left Waterloo station this afternoon
for Southampton to go on board the Dun
ottar Castle.
His departure was the occasion for an
other patriotic demonstration. Gen.
Butler arrived at the station at 1:45 p.
m. With great difficulty his carriage
forced it's way through the crowds that
blocked every approach. The people
swarmed everywhere and gave the sta
ton the appearance of q veritable bee
hive.
Constant and deafening cheers marked
the approach of the royal carriages con-
tanning the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Cambridge, and when Sir Red
vers Butler alighted and appeared in the
doorway of the station to receive the
prince and his former commander-in-chief
enthusiasm knew no bounds. The i'm
mense waiting room was temporarily con-
verified into a reception room. where the
secretary of state for war, Lord Lans-
downe, Lord Wolseley, George Wynd-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18

might be, and to await events with quiet
ness and confidence. To the press repre-
senting both sides he would appeal for
pity, sympathy, generosity and charity:
and he wished to make a similar appea
to the churches and to the natives of the
colony. The time had not yet arrived for
him to say what part he had played in
trying to establish peace in South Africa.
That would come later. ''Let this col
ony," said the premier, in conclusion. s.be
a kind of haven during the storm which
has burst upon South Africa, and let us
all pray for the Adjustment of an
honorable peace throughout our beloved
country
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
REMOVED A RAIL
Train Left the Track and Boer Ar
ti11ery Fired Into 1t.

London, Oct. 13.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from the
general commanding the Cape forces:
Capt Town, Oct. 13.-1:40 D. m.-An
armored train from Mafeking escorting two
seven-pounder guns sent from here to Mafe.
king. was attacked last night at Kraaipan.
Apparently rail had been removed The
train left the track and the Beers fired into
it with artillery for half hour and cap
tured it,
Telegraphic communication with MAIZE
KING Is interrupted at Kraaipan. The wom-
en- and children have been sent to Cape
Town. The guns referred to belonged to
the Colony: They are light and of old pat
tern. We have no details as to casualties
A later dispatch to the Evening News
says the armored train was attempting
to run through the Beers.
Cape Town. Oct. 13.--4:05 p. m.-The
entire crew of the armored train, with
the exception of the engine driver, were
made prisoners by the Beers.