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WAR TALK CONTINUES.
Cha7tering Of Transports by Eng
land Still Goes On.
THE TRANsvAAL REPLY READY.

President X Rruger's Government only
Awaits the Receipt of ''the Latest
British Note" - Martial Law May
Soon BE Declared in Natal.
London. Oct. 4.-There are no new
developments i'm the Transvaal situa-
tion. Arrangements for the dispatch
of war stores and men continues. A
quLltity of balloon material has been
sent to South Africa, the war office
considering that military balloonlng
will prove of the greatest value in
the kind of warfare expected in South
Africa. The chartering of transports
is still going on. Five vessels of the
Cunard line are now engaged.
One result of the war scare is an ad-
vance of one shilling to eighteen pence
in the price asked for the wheat Of
fered in the Lynn market.
A telegram from Paris announces
that NJ Arnaud. president of the In
ternational Arbitration ard Peace
League, has sent an appeal to Lord
Salisbury entreating him to choose
power to act with a power chosen by
the Transvaal with the object of avert
ing war
A special dispatch from Pretoria
says that the meeting OF the raad ad-
iourned at IL o'clock Monday morn
Ing, and that only a legal quorum of
members was present President Kru-
ger, addressing the members, describ-
ed war as unjust and unnecessary, and
denied that the outlanders wanted the
franchise. Lucas Meyer, the chair
man, said the real purpose of the
British was ''solely to gain Naboth S
vineyard" The Transvaal reply, it is
reported, is now ready for dispatch,
and only waits the receipt of the
British note.
Continuing, the correspondent says
81 understand that the landing of the
further troops will be regarded as a
casus belli. Four members of the gov
ernment will take command of the
commanders. Commandant General
| Joubert started for the Natal border
! yesterday with his staff"
The Pietermaritzburg correspondent
! of The Daily Mail says he believes
martial law will be declared in Natal
with view of preventing the Natal
Dutch from joining the Beers.
The Standards correspondent at
Newcastle, Natal, telegraphs: The for
ward movement of the Boer forces,
which threatened the Natal frontier,
has been suddenly arrested. A ma
jority of the burghers, who had gath
cred on the heights northeast and east
of Newcastle, have fallen back on their
original base near Sandspruit. The
motive can only be conjectured.
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sadie wlsoman's Dying statement.

Paterson, n. j., OF. 4.--Sadle Wise
man, formerly an inmate of the State
Industrial School for Girls. at Tren-
ton, and now in St. Joseph's hospital
here, made an ante-mortem statement
yesterday, in which she details the
beatings and punishment she received
from Mrs. Eyler who until recently
was matron of the industrial school,
Miss Weisman died soon after an
operation having been performed which
it was hoped would prolong life,
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"DIRT pEFiES THE KING" THEN


steel Palace For Japanese i'rincc.
Pittsburg, Oct al. Kattamay. i'm
perial architect Of Japan, who has been
in the city for some time. yesterday
placed an order with the Carnegies for
1900 tons of structural iron and steel
to be used in the building of a palace
for the crown prince of Japan at
Toxic The palace will be constructed
especially to withstand earthquakes as
well as possible, and viii be seven
years in building at a cost of S5,000,-
900 to S7000,000.
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venezuelan Award Compromises.

Paris, Oct. 4.-By the decision of the
Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitra-
tion commission some of Great Brit
aims claims as TO the interior and on
the coast are disallowed. The frontier
will start at the Waini river. The
award, briefly summarized, means that
Of the 10000 square miles claimed by
Venezuela, that country obtains only
100 square miles, formed partly of the
marsh land near the River Barima,
and q portion of the interior, while
Great Britain retains all the forest
country. The award was unanimous.
1t is considered in the nature of a COM
promise rather than as fayoring Ven
ezuela.
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LAwroN pIsPnRsrs MsuRoeN1S.

The General Target For Rebel shots
while Riding Toward linus.
Manila. oct. f.-The statement that
Major Price asked Admiral Watson to
send the gunboats to his support In
the recent engagement Of his regiment
I'm the vicinity of linus Is Incorrect
General Lawton yesterday dispersed
the Insurgents, driving them TO the
westward The purpose Of the rebels
was 20 cut the communication main
tanned between Bacoor Und linus by
means OF the road between those
places at point between linus and the
east bank of the river. The insurgents
had trenches along the west bank,
commanding the open spaces A force
OF 500 rebels attacked linus Monday
and 600 proceeded against Bacoor with
attachments along the river.
Yesterday Colonel Daggett's force
spread along the road from Bacoor to-
ward linus. and three companies OF
the fourth regiment. under Captain
Hollis, we're thrown out from linus.
the two commands forming a juno
tiOn. The entire line crossed the river
and drove the Filipinos from their
trenches TO the westward, through rice
fields and thlckets. The marines.
whose services were rendered by Ad-
miral Watson. crossed the river near
the bay. forming a part Of the line OF
advance.
Before the forward movement was
begun the American artillery shelled
the euemy's position. The only Ameri-
can casualty was the wounding of a
lieutenant of artillery. A number OF
prisoners were taken.
General I.awtou, while riding up the
road to linus, was the target for many
shots.
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Pittsburg, Oct 4.-Peter Wijngaard,
chief engineer of the department of
railways, posts and telegraphs of the
Belgium State Railway company, with
headquarters at Brussels, Belgium, was
taken to Marshalsea yesterday in
charge of officials of the department of
charities, an almost hopeless maniac
The department of charities will cable
the officials at Brussels of the affair,
and it is likely he will be taken home.
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DIR. PIERCE'S
EAVORITE PRESCRIPTION {:
1t Makes Weak Women Strong,
And Sick Women WeH

It acts directly on the organs affected
and is at the same time general tonic
for the whole system. 1t cures female
complaint right in the privacy Of home.
It makes unnecessary the disagreeable
questioning, examinations and local
treatment so universally insisted upon
by doctors, and so abhorrent to every
modest woman.
J. 5. Everritt, Of Hagermau, Washington Co.
Florida, writes: " For five years my wife was ia
an almost helpless condition, suffering from
female weakness Last September decided to
try DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery and
his Favorite Prescription l am now happy
man, whereas thought for four years that
would be left in this uufrendly world without a
companion. DR.. Pierce's medicines are truly
worth a thousand times the money they cost
and every suffering woman in the world should
try them"
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Bismarck S Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid health. In
domitable will and tremendous energy are
not found where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out Of order. If you want
these qualities and the success they bring, use
DIR, Kings New Life Pills They develop
every power of brain and body. Only 25c at
A. Wasley's drug store.
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The Homeliest Man in shenandoah

As well as the handsomest, and others are
invited TO call on any druggist and get free a
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, remedy that is guaranteed to
cure and relieve all Chronic aud Acute
Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consump-
ton. Price 25c and soc.
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Oct. 4.-Welsh Baptist twenty-sixth annual
supper in Robbins opera house.
Oct 6-Humphrey's Cosmopolitan Concert
Company and Niver's Animatoscope in the
P. M. church.
Oct. 30.-First annual ball of the Shen.
andOah Base Ball Club in Robbins hall.
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Volcanic Eruptions

Aregraud, but Skin Eruptions rob life of
10y. Buc<len's Arnica Salve cures them /;
also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises,
Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Best Pile cure on earth Drives out Pains
and Aches. Only 2Scts. a box, ure
guaranteed. Sold by A. Wasley druggist.
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On Every Bottle

OF Shiloh's Consumption Cure is this guar
antee: "Ai we ask of you is to use two
thirds of the contents of this bottle faith
fully, then if you can say you are not
benefited return the bottle to your druggist
and he may refund the price paid" Price
% cts, so cts. and $1OO. Sold by P. D.
Kirlin on guarantee.
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Does Tnis Strike Yon 2

Muddy compilations, Nauseating breath
come from chronic constipation. KarPs
Clover Root Tea is an absolute cure and has
been sold for fifty years on an absolute
guarantee. Price 25 cts and so cts. Sold by
?. D. Kirin on a guarantee
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At Baltimore Baltimore, 10; Phila-
delphia. 3. At Washngton-First game.
Brooklyn, 70; Washington, 8. Second
game. Washington, 8; Brooklyn, 2. At
Boston-Boston, 10; New York. 4. AZ
Chicago-Louisville 10; Chicago, Q.
At st. Louis-Pittsburg 8 st. Louis. 6
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Do You Know

Consumption is preventable? Science has
proven that, and also that neglect is suicidal.
The worst cold or cough can be cured with
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure. Sold
on positive guarantee for over fifty years.
Sold by p d. Kirlin on guarantee.
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A boon to travellers. DR.. Fowlers Extract
Of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysentery,
diarrhoes seasickness, nausea. Pleasant to
take. Acts promptly.
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TUESDAY, oCToBER 10.
WEDNESDAY. ocToRER 11

ALBERT ARMsTRoNG-PICTU PLAYS
Presenting Ian MacLaren's Famous BESIDE
the Bonnie Briar Bush"
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Teacher s Institute |
OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.
Thirty-SeVenth Annual Session
Academy of Music,
POTTSVIELE, PA.
OCTOBER 8, 10, II, 12, 1S, 1899.
EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.
MONDAY. OCTOBER Q

THE BLANCHE FRIDERICI CONCERT COM.
PANY.
Miss Blanche Friderici, Monologist and I'M
personator; Miss Edna Louise Turton, Con-
tralto Sooist; Miss Edith Winifred Smell, Con-
cert Pianist; Master Vincent Fanelli, Harp
Soloist
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PhiIa deIphia e.
READING R'y.
Engines Burn Hard COal-hu Smoke.
IN EFFECT JULY l, 1859.

Trains leave Shenandoah a. follows:
For New York vis Philadelphia, week day
TO- 3s, 81, s. a. m, 70 26, 8 % and % D. m.
Sundays, 2 10 a IN.
For New York via March Chunk, week days.
81 a. m, y 26 and 3 % p. m.
For Reading and Philadelphia week days
10, -, 8I S. a. M, u 20, O9 and % y. m.
Sundays, 2 10 a m.
For Pottsville, week days, 2 10, 7 81. IS a. m.
y 26, %, % and 30 p. m. Sundays, 2 10 N.
For Tamaqua and MAhauoy City, week days
10, 7SI, 9 55 a. m, y 26. % and 9 90 p. m.
Sundays, 10 a m.
For Williamsport sunbury and Lewisburg,
week days. p, II 80 a. m, y %, 80 p. m.
Sundays, 3 p a m.
For MahAno, Plane, weekdays, 2 10, 3 q, s 81,
81, 55, II 80 a. m. 70 %, O9. G o. Z 80, 9 56
p. m. Sundays 2 10 and p am.
For Ashland and Shamokin, week dRya, 3 q,
87 II 30 a. m, y %, 90, o. 7 25 and IS r. M
Sunday, 27 a m.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
b, q o. K. r., through trains les-s Reading
Terminal, Philadelphia. Up. a r. p r AZ 8 %,
55, II % q. m, 8 10 and 7.27 p l.. sundays
%, Z 90, II % a. M, % and p ,. M. Addi.
honal trains from Tweuty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days, 10 30 a. M. y 20
l2 10 40 pm. Sundays, IS, % y. M.
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TIoKET ARRANGEMRN rs.

The chart for the sale Of reserved seat tickets
will open at the box Office of the AoAdeL,y OF
Music, on Saturday. September 80, at $50 q. IN. =,
for teachers only, to secule seats in one-half OF
the Academy; at 1880 p. m, for citizens TO secure
seats in the other half of the Academy. Before
opening the chart, parties desiring to purchase
tickets will draw numbers for position in line
Each teacher in line may purchase any number
Of tickets not exceeding twenty, and each
citizen In line may purchase any number not
exceeding ten Persons may Join the line a
second time with the same privilege as at frst
The representatives of each district will be
required to furnish the ticket agent list OF the
names Of the teachers for whom he buys
tickets.
Chart open at box office Of Academy of Music
on and after September 80,
Doors open at p. m. Entertainment COM
menees at 81 m.
GEORGE w. WEISS,
County Superintendent.
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NO. ~ north Jardir St.
1ennsyIVan MIA
] RAILROAD
scHUVEILL DIVISION
OCTOBER 3. 1899

Trains win leave shenandoah after zoe A. e
date for Wggan, Gilberton, Fraek Vile
Water Sc. CLAIR, Pottsyille. Hamburg, Road.
saelphia (Br',Rd street stationl at @ IS aud o.
a. M, TO- 8 10 week days. Sunday.
05 a. m, 20 p. m.
Trains leave Frackville for Shenandoah II
2 &c, IL 46 q. no. and SO 2 SO p SUNDAY
ii OF q. m. aud 86 p. m.
Leave Pottsville for ShenAr dOah (via Frac :
willie 10, IL 20 a. m, TO- 10 y. M. Sundn
j. B5 a. m, 10 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street stAtion) u.
Shenandoah at 8 35 n. u., 10 p. M. week day
Sundays leave nj 20 and Q % a. r,
Leave Philadelphia Broad street stAtioA) foI
POttsville, 80, 35, 10 10 a. M, 80, 10, Z II
6 OF m.
Leave Broad Street slation PhIladelIhia
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TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.

Leave New York via Philadelphia week
days, y is, 80, 80, IL 30 a. m, and / 30, So
90 pm.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
days, 80, 10 a, m, / 30, 4 10 y. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week
II 50 p. M
Leave Reading, week dAys, l 81 90, 10 o.
a, M, u Is, II, 9 90, s 26 p. m.
Leave POttsville week days. Z H. 10 A. m
80, y 80 %, 4 80, 8 10 and so p m.
Leave Iamequa. week days, 49, 8 80, II 2
a. m, 40, So 721, "a p. m
Leave MahanOy City, week days, 8 As, o.,
II a. q. N. p D 6 q, 7 a, 10 Os p. m
Leave MahanOy Plane, week days, 2 40, 4 90
eS0 y 2 10 3, u %, a. m, 80, SO, a, 2 50
10 2ipm
Leave Willtsnsport, week days, 742, 10 90 a
M, IL "a and %, II 30 D. IN.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER l2.

THE INTERNATIONAL GRAND oPERATIC
AND CONCERT COMPANY.
Part I-Concert. Part II-Opera, "Cavalleria
Rusticana." Miss Clara Douglas Carroll, So
prauo, Miss Grace Lee Carroll, Soprano; Mr.
Augustine Montes riifo, Tenor; Mr. Arthur Ran
dolph Seaton, Baritone Miss Ethel Houston Du
Ere, UOntralto sig. COmincio Gnarro Musical
Director Mr., CorneauN Behenna, Manager
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Leave Pr lladelphia Chestnut street wharf and
south street yhRT ter Atlantic City.
Neekdays-E 8 90, 9 90, 10 45 a m 30
o., 90, 40 sixty minute 90, 50, IS 90 sixty
minute, 30, Is, p m. Accommodation, Is a
m, 30, 30 p m sundRys-Express 80, Co
80, 9 90, 10 90 m, IS, Is p m Accommoda-
ton, ID m, 45 m. sloo Excursion Z % a
m daily and Z 30 Sundays
cave Atlantic City Depot: Weekdays-Ex-
press, .6 IS Mondays onlyl 90, 45, n 50 from
iaaltie ave. station onlyl, 30, 90, 10 Is, IL 90
m, 30, 20, 80, 30, 30 . m. Aceommo-
daiion . 90 m, 3 so p m. Sundays-Ex-
press 30, 90 90, 8 90, 6 80. Z 90, 78O. 90,
9 30 IN Accommodation, Is m. 30 p m.
slOO Excursion weekdays O0p m, SundAys6 10.
For Ocean City-Week kdAys---S As, 9I6 q m,
10 10, 10 p m sundavs--s As. 9 Is a m, IS
p m. Sl0o excursion Thursday and Sunday 2 90
For Cape May and Sea Isle City--weekdays---
, 10 m, 30, 4 Is p m. SundRys--s IS a m 4 IS
m. slOO excursion Sundays only, OOam
Additional for Cape Navy kdAys--s 81
~. Sundays Is m.
PsIloT Cars on all express trains.
For further Information, apply 20 nearest
Philadelphia and Reading Railway ticket agent
or address
/. A. SwEIGARD, Hpsog J. WFEKs
Genl Supt, Genl Pasa'T Aga,
Beading TermiusI. Ph'Hdslphia-
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FOR NEW YORK.

Express Weekdays. 20, o5, 4 10. : no. s II
80, 49, %, so, 40 81 dining carl, IL co. II As
n IN, l2 90 noon, Il 35 Limited 90 and y p m,
dining carsl, 43, p 3O dining carr, B 20 B 80,
OF, 90, 56, dining carr, 90, 702, 8 10,
(dining carl, 10 % p. m, ~ OF, night. Sundays,
20, O5, 40 90 5 10 s25, so, 10 2l, dinit &
car, 10 4s, II 4S m, IL 0S dining carl I2 95 a.
ldlning car, 402 Limited 4 % dining carl,
o %, SO, dining cal, 8 85, 702 10, ldining
carl, 10 90 p. m, II Oh night
Fos Boston without change II OF m. Weel
days, aud 10 p. m. daily.
For Sea Girt, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove
Long Branch, and intermediate stations, So
$50 " "A M. 30 02 p IN weekdays sun.
"a
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sure Cure for Coughs and Colds.
That's what Pan-Tina is. 25c. At Gruhler
Bros, drug store.
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THE FADETTES-Bns nsTON's FAMOUS Wo.
MEMS ORCHESTRA
Twenty Players and a Soprano Soloist. Mrs.
Caroline b. Nichols, Conductor.
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ST JERSEY & SEASHOgE R.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.

Leave Broad street station via Delaware r,v,
bridge-Express, 40 IN, 05 p m weekdays.
Sunday s. 20 a m 7O5pm.
Leave Market Street WArf-Expreaa 90 a m,
2 90, 4 co. 90 m weekdays SUNDAYS. o..
lom NJ accommodation N snd 90 p IN.
For Cape May Anglesea, Wildwood and
Holly Beach Sea Isle Gity, Avalon. and stone
har6or-~ Express . 90 m, 90 m week days
For somers Point-Express, 0 90 o. m, 500,
I 90, 90, p. m. week day. sundSy1, 0 30 and
10 90 q. m
For tickets and other information apply 70
ticket agent
J. b HUTCHINSON, JR Woon
aen'l Manager. Genil PassiR'f /
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WAsHINaTON AND THR sourH.

For Baltimore and Washington, 8 50. ? 20. 8 80.
[dlning carl 8l2, 44l, Is 25 Congressionai
Limited dining carl, 8 a. 8 IL 1855, dining car.
y dining car P m and y o5 night week
Il IL. dining carl, 8 II al Is 90 Congressional
Limited dining carl, "a rs IS dining earl n sj
dining carl, y. m, and u 05 night.
For Baltimore, accommodation, u . d. So
end OF m week days. s Os and il le D M tail,
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An Impromptu Reception.

Admiral Dewey had an important
conference with President Mckinley
at IL o'clock this morning for the pur-
pose of a full consultation over the
situation in the Philippines. It was
the first formal conference between
the president and the returning ad-
miral.
Admiral Dewey will leave here for
New England Monday night. He goes
direct to Shelburne Farms, near Bur-
lington, VT, as the guest of w. Seward
Webb, the railroad magnate. From
there he goes to Montpelier, on the
18th inst. to attend a reception, for
which elaborate preparations have
been made. Boston will be visited
next, where a reception is scheduled
for Oct. IA,
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

Tor publication You naturally ask: Why?
man is entitled 10 a holiday for the rest
OF his life who has written for twenty
five years.
My holiday will consist in writing two
books. simply for the private pleasure of
writing. One of them will not be pub
lished at ali; the other is written. for tn,
remote posterity of a hundred years
hence.
Although critics think l am going to
write harsh things about people. that is
an error. l said originally there would be
no malice and that is the truth. I want to
get down to the facts about people. and
in some cases the facts may not be pleas
ant but they viii at least be void of mall
ice. / do not contend that the idea is
original for there has not been an orgi-
nal idea in the world from Adams time
until our own.
What l mean is that no one produces
an idea out of his own head. The idea
first comes from the outside. You can
not grow an idea. Why. Adam could not
invent the idea of modesty. He went
naked until he learned from the outside
that to be naked was immodest.. I'm not
attaching any large Importance 10 this,
for have sense of modesty; although
Adam hadn't. got it from ADAM did
not invent il >,
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every day a large number of them visit
him. He receives them pleasantly and
gives them every opportunity to see
how he is getting himself into shape
for the big battle
"Fitz" has introduced many novel
and surprising features in the prize
ring, but it remained for his coming
contest with Jeffries to give him an
opportunity to show original ideas In
the way of training. Road work by
starlight and training in tent are
novel features that viii mark the re-
naming preparation of the champion
for the battle on Friday night These
features "Fitz" will introduce in his
work beginning tomorrow. Running IN
the cool of the evening, "Fitz" believes
viii have a more beneficial effect on
his system than in the hot sun of the
morning and afternoon. The introduc-
tion of the tent idea is due to the
smallness of the barn in which he
spars. He has been unable to get the
proper amount of foot work necessary
when training for battle, and. as he in
tends to devote considerable time 10
that form Of exercise from now on, he
decided to erect the tent.
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CLOSED THE CAREER
OF ONE INSURGENT
How the Boys Of the California Heavy
Artillery Keep the Filipinos at
Bay.

Sergeant Thomas j. Fitzpatrick,
serving with Battery Ff First Califor-
MIA Heavy Artillery. at Cavite, has
written to his father NJ. p. Fitzpatrick
of 1105 Shotwell street. giving some in
teresting details of life on the firing
line in and about Manila.
We are doing outpost duty at Fort
Rice, which is one of the most impor-
tant posts on the island of Luzon in
that it commands the only overland
road from the arsenal at Cavite to Ma
Mia. There is but one night in the
week l can undress and go to bed. The
balance of time, when not actually on
outpost duty, we must sleep in the
trenches so as to act as a reserve guard
in case the post is attacked.
1t is no child's play here. Yesterday
after I had posted my squad of men,
each in his own place, l thought
would look al a copy of The Call which
/ had in my pocket to see what was
the latest news from home. l had only
looked at the date when a rifle ball
whizzed by me. Back went The Call
into my pocket, and looking around for
the enemy 1 saw a Filipino climbing
through the ruins Of an Old church.
That native will never again break in
upon me with his Mauser when 1 am
reading the news from home"
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The Juniors.

The State councillor has appointed new
deputies for the various councils of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics in
the State, and the officers chosen are very
satisfactory to the membership. With
these deputies, who are all live, energetic
men, an increase in membership and in
the number of councils during the COM
ing year is looked for.
The committee on bay and river excur-
sion to Stockton presented its first re-
port to Abraham Lincoln Council last
Thursday The excursion is an assured
fact, and, realizing the pleasure and ben
efits of such a trip, the members are all
lending their assistance to make the af-
fair one worthy of the order.
= In view of the fact that the California
boys will soon return from Manfta, Lin
coin Council appointed a committee to
act in the matter of taking part in the
reception of the soldiers, and the surplus
from the Washington birthday celebra-
ton fund was voted to that. end. The
other local councils were invited to apS
point like committees to act in conjunc-
ton with Lincoln Council in this matter.