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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

ton in the invasion Of the northern
part of Cape Colony. an Undertaking
which has thus far not progressed very
rapidly.
Reports of a treacherous use of the
white flag by the Beers. coming from
complete credulity. but at the same
time their reiteration is making an UNI
favorable impression. One paper asks
sarcastically whether President Kru-
gers reference in his message to Amer
lea to staggering humanity meant
the use of the Boer white flag
a dispatch from Durham gives details
which. though rather indefinite. seem
10 show that the Natal volunteers are
moving the big guns. which are not
sufficiently mobile for field use, from
Estcourt to Pietermaritzburg. to assist
in the defense of the latter in the event
of an attack.
AdviceS from NaauwpOOrt Cape Col
ony. filed Monday morning. say that on
learning that the Beers were relaying
the rails at Norvalspont, the railway
department, the previous day. destroy
ed the culvert between Arundel and
Tweedale.
No Further News
There is practically no further news
from the seat of war tins morning 1t
is asserted under a Sunday date from
Estcourt, that General White received
a message from Sir Redvero Butler on
Saturday. So far. however. no message
appears TO have been received in Lon
don from General White concerning
Thursdays and Fridays sOrties
A special dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, dated Sunday, says: 1T is con-
hdently expected that railway cOmmu-
nication will be restored with Lady
smith within a few hours
Further details from Mafeking, car
rying events up to Oct. %, Indicate that
the Boer firing was easing off. the gar
rison was in high spirits, and the siege
becoming a farce. The correspondent
says that the people were in the habit
of shouting from the housetops ware
shells" and that rabbit holes had been
eXcavated in the town into which the
men would dive when the smoke of the
Beers big gun was SEEN General
Cronie is accused of dropping shells in
the direction of the wonen's lager.
According to a dispatch from Kuru-
man, British Bechuansland. dated Mon
day, Colonel Piumner's column, march,
ing from Fort TuH TO the relief Il Mafe-
king. had reached AsyogelkOp, ten miles
north of Lobatsi. on Oct Is. and was
nearing Mafeking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
FIGHT AT NIcHoLsoN's MEX.
Kissing, Whistling Fragments OF
Shells For Six Hours.


Cape Town, Sunday. Nov. 5.-The fol-
lowing is an official description from
Pretoria of the battle of Nicholson's
Mex:
General Joubert was in supreme
command The Britishers advanced in
the darkness on the republics force.
on the right of the hill formed by the
Free Staters. commanded by General
Cronje. A stampede of their males
threw the whole force into disorder.
THE British batteries were observed
in a long line on the plains in the di-
rectiOn of the Beers center. along the
table hill, from which our artillery
opened on the English batteries COM
ing into position from Lombardskop
with a Creuosot The second shell fell
after shot. drawing the British con-
cealed batteries.
From s to u the hill was a veritable
inferno of kissing. whistling fragments
of shells. At first the British failed
to reach the hill. while the BOer fire
told heavily. Eventually the British
reached the Beers and showered shells
on the gunnerS. The Beers could only
occasionally fire their guns. When a
wounded gunner bandaged himself an
other fought, obliviOus of the fragments
of shells at his back. DIR. Hollis was
killed while bandaging the wounded.
I'm the meanwhile the burghers got
their Howitzers further forward and
into place. and the extreme end of Mey-
ers' battery got in deadly work"
The remainder of the dispatch has
not been received.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
MURDERER IS RUN DOWN.
Arrested For Murder Committed In
Oregon Many Years Ago.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. S.-A special to the
Bee from Lead, S. D., says: Two de-
tectives from Oregon today arrested a
miner named Joe Macarthur, who has
lived for fourteen years on Little Spear
fish creek, northwest of this city. His
arrest is for alleged triple murder in
Oregon tweEty-four years ago.
Macarthur resided on a farm in the
southern part of Canada, and while re-
sisting arrest, shot and killed an Off
Ger. He escaped and hired out to an
Oregon former.
Shortly after this he got into a dis
pute with his employer and shot him
dead also killing the farmers wife and
5-year-old boy. Macarthur again es-
capped and fed to the Black Hills, where
he has since resided.
The detectives leave here tomorrow
with their prisoner for Oregon. where
the state has offered $4,000 for his cap
ture. Macarthur has been constantly
armed for years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

louisville, KY, Nov. S-No matter
what result the face of the returns of
yesterdays election show. a contest is
very likely to occur. Additional returns
received today and tonight continue TO
show Republican gains. and, basing an
estimate upon the normal complexion
of the precincts still unreported, indi-
cate a plurality of 5000 or 5000 for w.
S. Taylor for governor.
The belated returns are mostly from
mountain counties, which are strongly
Republican The Eleventh district,
which in 1896 gave Mckinley a plural
ity of 10000 is only about half re-
ported. Eleven out of nineteen coun-
ties in this district give Taylor plurali
ties aggregating 1902, indicating that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
RAN INTO A cow.
Fatal Wreck On the Spokane Falls
& Northern Railroad.

Spokane. Wash, Nov. S.-A Spring
ale special TO the SpoSesman-Review
avs: Brakeman Burt Smith was killed
and Fireman John b. Connolly was ia
tally injured in a wreck on the Spo-
kane Falls & Northern road, six miles
north of here, this afternoon. Connolly
died before the wrecking train arrived
from Spokane.
A freight train ran into COW and
the engine and two cars left the track.
The engineer jumped and escaped I'M
hurt Connolly was terribly crushed.
Brakeman Smith was caught under the
engine and both hands and one foot
were burned off. The bodies will be
sent to Spokane for interment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
HOBART HAS FAVORABLE DAY.
No Change In the Vice Presidents
Condition Yesterday.

Paterson. y. j.. Nov. S.-Vice President
Hobart passed a favorable day. There
was no change in his condition whatever,
and consequently the attending physicians
did not issue any bulletin
Mr.. Hobart lives in the Third district.
Fourth ward For years it has been his
custom to tender to the Judges and clerks
and those interested Immediately in the
election a dinner at the noon hour. Yes
ers learned that the vice president had
expressed a wish TO cast a ballot. as
usual it was suggested that for brief
period of time they might remove the
boiling place to the Hobart residence
The election officials. both Democratic
and Republican. were perfectly willing to
adopt the suggestion, but II was found.
upon investigation. that an arrangement
of this sort would be Illegal. and that the
entire election III this particular precinct
might be invalidated. Consequently II
was regretfully abandoned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

state central committee insists that S.
A. Holcomb is elected judge of the
supreme court by 5000. probably more.
The Republican committee gave up the
fight and quit counting early this morn
ing
w. ]. Bryan said he had nothing fur
Their to add to his comment of last
night, that the fusion victory in Ne
braska was a rebuke to the national
administration. He refused to discuss
the results in other states. Mr.. Bryan
received many kilograms of congratu-
lation from all parts of the United
States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
TRAIN WRECK NEAR CHEYENNE
ONE BRAKEMAN is BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Has Not Been Seen Since the Acct
dent Occurred-Caused By Broken
Wheel.
(special to The Herald.l

Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. Sat 10 O'Clock
tonight an east-bound Union Pacific
freight train loaded with dried fruit was
wrecked at a point five miles west OF
Cheyenne. 1t is not known what caused
the accident. but it is believed a broken
wheel ditched the train. Seven cars We're
piled up and about 400 feet of track dam
aged.
Head Brakeman Fred Smith was riding
on one of the wrecked cars and escaped
with a few bruises Rear Brakeman John
Culberton has not been seen since the ac-
cident. and it believed he is under the
wreckage-
A wrecking outfit and surgeons have
been sent to the scene from here. track
eco feet viii be built around the wreck,
and traffic will be delayed about six
hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
BIG VICTORY IN NEBRASKA.
Fusionists Carry the State By Prob
ably More Than 1000.

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. S.-Complete re-
turns coming in tonight do not ma
terially change the early estimates of
the results of yesterdays election. The
.fusionists. carry the state by 1900. per-
haps more. on the face of returns from
nearly half the counties They elected
William Neville TO congress over Moses
p Kincaid in the Sixth district, but by
a reduced majority, and gain slightly
in judicial districts.
Chairman Edmiston O. the fusion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
DEMOCRATS TAKE ALL.
Made Clean Sweep of Almost Ev-
erything In Maryland.

Baltimore, Md. Nov. S.--Unofficial re-
turns from Baltimore city and all the
counties of the state show that the
Democrats swept practically everything
before them IN yesterdays contest.
John Walter Smith, DIR. Joshua Herring
and Isidor Rayner. their candidates for
governor, comptroller and attorney
general respectively, were elected over
the Republican candidates by approx
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
The Olympia Out of Commission.

Boston. Mass. Nov. Admiral Dewey's
flagship Olympia went out of commission
at the Charleston navy yard today. Ali
officers and the crew assembled on the
quarterback. where Captain Lamberton
and this ended the cruise of the famous
vessel. A board of survey will now make
inspection of her and report to the navy
department what repairs are necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

New York. Nov. Sat the meeting of
the New York Board of Trade and Trans
portation the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved. That we ask the congress of
the United STAGES to enact a law establish
ing the gold dollar as the standard and
measure of value, and providing that
bonds and notes of the United States and
all paper money. including national bank
notes, shall be redeemable in gold
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

Mr.. Gill will fill the unexpired term of
the late Lorenzo Danforth.
Republican figures on the legislature
are:
House-Republicans. 81; Democrats.
45; doubtful 5.
Senate-Republicans IS: Democrats.
II; doubtful, ,.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
SITUATION AT EsTcoURT.
Beers Said to Be Within Twenty
Miles of the Town

Estcourt. Natal. Nov. 5.-Brigadier
General Wulfe-M Murray has received i'm
portant dispatches from Ladysrnith by
a runner, but their contents have not
yet been divulged.
The armored trains, with a detach-
ment of the Dublin fusiliers and rail-
rosd engineering staff, which left here
for Colenso to repair the line. yester-
day evening. and which also intended TO
go through Ladysmith, if possible, have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
THE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE.
Both Sides Claim Kentucky.
News From the Transvaal.


Both Sides Claim Kentucky.
News From the Transvaal.
PAGE THREE.
State Election Returns.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE
Three Supreme Court Opinions.
School On Wheels.
Gossip About the Election.
More Time For Kelsey
PAGE SIN.
Mining Stock Market.
Cur Designs On China.
Sentenced to Death.
May Form Compact.
PAGE SEVEN
Financial and Commercial.
Senator Hoar On Philippines.
PAGE EIGHT.
New City Administration.
Japs On the Warpath.
Theatrical Ladies Terrorized.
DR.. Beatty Declined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

meeting in the Populist state head
quarters this afternoon. Chairman Ed
mission was kept busy at the long dis
lance telephone receiving returns and
answering INQUIRIES. The fusionists are
arranging for state ratification at the
capitol grounds Friday night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
Vanderbilt viii In Court.

New York, Nov. S.-The will of the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt was offered for for
NAL probate today before Probate Clerk
Washburn. Allthe living witnesses to the
Will, which was executed June Is. 1896. and
the two codicils. the first of which was
executed April "a 1897. and the second
April 4. 1899, were present and testified to
their signatures on the will and codicils
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
Increase of Pension.
Especial to The Herald.

Washington. d. c., Nov. San in
crease of pension from IS to SO per
month has been granted to Degrass L.
Dean of Salt Lake City, and an origi-
nal pension of IS per month to George
H. Rice of Murray. Ida.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
Miles Goes to San Francisco.

Portland, Ore. Nov. s.-Major Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles left for San Fran
cisco this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
Want the Gold Dollar.

Captain Lamberton goes to Washingto
to await orders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
Will Have His Seat.

81 believe 1 have been elected; in
fact, I know / have l see that my
friend. General Taylor, says he will as
sumo the office Of governor All / have
to say is that if l have been elected,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09
Invasion of Cape Colony.

The reported departure of a Boer con-
tingent from Pretoria with German ar
tillery gunners. moving in a southerly
direction, is taken to mean co-opera-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-09

Forecast for Salt Lake Today Is:
Cloudy; Threatening; Slight Chan
ges N Temperature.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
BEST YETI

Is the superior service that will be In.
augurated by the Central of Georgia Rail-
way company, commencing August a. be-
tween Birmingham and Savannah. Elegant
through sleepers in both directions. Close
connection is made a Savannah with all
the steamships plying between Savannah.
New York, Boston and Baltimore.
Following Is the schedule both ways;
Leave birmingham 2:40 p. m, arrive Ope-
lika 1880 p. M, Columbus $40 p. m. Macon
11:50 p. M, arrive Savannah sos a. m. Re-
turning, leave Savannah 9 p. M, arrive
Birmingham Los p. m.
For further information, apply to Scion
Jacobs, Commercial Agent: Jack W. John.
son, union ticket agent.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09

ties can be paid in American gold or ma
tional silver, or paper money, but 20 per
cent. of the same must be paid in paper
money to a special commission named by
the government in the different ports.
This commission will be instructed to
burn publicly the amount received during
each month. The law is to remain In force
until all paper money in circulation shall
have been taken up.
According to a former law now in force,
a certain portion of the import duty is
applied for the same purpose. A favorable
change in the financial situation is ex-
pected If the government is approved by
congress. Judging by the last news re-
ceived the country is quiet.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
EAST LAKE.

Miss Flora Murphy, of Mobile, is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. C. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Grant, of Washing
ton, d. c., were paying short visits to
their numerous friends in East Lake Sat-
urday. They have been spending several
weeks with relatives at Evergreen, Ala,
and Oxford Miss. After few days visit
to their sister, Mrs. Lathom at Ensley City,
they will return to their home.
Miss Kate Mutt, after several weeks ILL
ness, is now convalescing.
Miss Madue Palmer has returned from
visit to Troy, Ala
Misses Ludie and Claude Palmer are
spending a part of the summer at st.
Clair Springs.
Miss Eloise McKenall, who has been the
guest of Miss Carolyn Prowell, has return
ed to her home in Marion, accompanied
by Miss Prowell.
Rev. w. B. Crumpton and family are now
occupying their new home, corner of
Twelfth street and Berney avenue.
Miss Sallie Crumpton. of Bellville, Ala,
and teacher of music in the Girls Industri-
al school at Montevallo, spent a few days
with the family of Rev. w. &. Crumpton
on her return from Cincinnati, where she
has been taking special music course at
the Cincinnati Conservatory.
Mrs. Eugene Warrington is visiting her
parents at Coal City.
Miss Susie Lea has returned from st.
Clair Springs.
DR.. j. d. Heacock and family have moved
to Woodlawn, where he will be moro con-
veniently situated to his practice as county
physician.
DR.. and Mrs. T. ]. Dill returned Monday
afternoon from Selma and Carloweville
where they have been visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. w. H. Cahoon and Miss Josie Pray
tor are spending a part of the heated term
at Talladega Springs.
j. T. Vinson has taken charge of the
East Lake postoffice.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
EVERYTHING QUIET
No Disorders in Chattanooga Street
Railway Strike

Chattanooga, Tenn, August S.-Every-
thing is quiet today in electric railway cir
Giles, and no disorders of any kind have &C.
CURED. A few boys creased one of the SUI
burban tracks of the road last night and de-
layed cars for only a few minutes. The
men have been quiet. Only % of the en-
ployes of the road were locked out, and
their places were taken at once by new
men.
Papers have been circulated today by
members of the various labor organizations
and have been signed by large number of
people agreeing not to travel by the city
Electric Railroad company when any other
means of transportation can be had. All
the labor unions have held meetings and
endorsed the action of the railway employees
Union and have promised financial aid.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09

in, opened fire with his six-pounders with
out warning. The people, seeing the boat
approaching, fled to the hills in TERRIFIED
condition, and with barely time to escape.
One child was killed and many buildings
were damaged. The authorities express
great regret on account of the incident.
After the taking of Calamba by the
Americans, General Lawton ordered that
Captain Otis, of the Washington regiment,
be relieved of his command and placed un-
der arrest on account of the slowness and
seeming reluctance of the companies I'M
der his command in obeying the order to
disembark from the cascoes and wade
through the marshes under fire. The men
say that q majority of them have been
sick and unfit for duty, and were given to
understand that they would not be asked
to do any more fighting.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
FREE TO SUFFERERS
The New Cure for Kidney, Bladder and
Uric Acid Troubles

The New Cure for Kidney, Bladder and
Uric Acid Troubles
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know OF the wonderful
cures made by DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney remedy.
1t is the great medical triumph of the
nineteenth century; discovered after years
of scientific research by DR.. Kilmer. the
eminent kidney and bladder specialist, and
is wonderfully successful In promptly cur
ing kidney. liver, bladder and uric acid
troubles.
Swamp-Root has been tested in so many
ways, in hospital work, In private prac-
tee, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief, and has proved so successful
in every case that a special arrangement
has been made by wnich all readers of The
Sunday Age-Herald, who have not already
tried 1t, may have a sample bottle sent
free by mail, also a book telling more
about Swamp-Root and how to find out IL
you have kidney or bladder trouble When
writing mention reading this generous Of
fer in the Daily Age-Herald, and send
your address to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-cent and
one-dollar sizes are sold by all frst-class
druggists
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
CAFE DINING CAR
Service on the Alabama Great Southern
Railroad,

Railroad.
Commencing June 18th, the train leaving
Meridian via the Alabama Great Southern
railroad at 1880 p. m. and Birmingham at
665 a. m. daily, for the summer resorts az
Tennessee and Virginia and for Washing
ton, baltimore, Philadelphia and New York,
will take on a cafe dining car at Alfalfa
Ala, and carry 1t to Radford, Va, serv-
ing meal la carte
This car, returning, will be attached at
Radford and run to Alfalfa.
The h6urs are very favorable and tho
service Win be f1rst-class In every particu-
lar.
The route of the car via Chattanooga and
through the Cumberland and Blue Ridge
mountain region enables the travellers 10
view some of the most beautiful scenery
In the country while enjoying his meals
The a la carte plan of dining ca- enables
the passenger to procure almost any sort
of meal that suits his fancy-from a cup of
coffce and n roll to an elaborate spread.
aging for only what he orders.
This feature of the new service of this
line WILL no doubt. be fully app -eci afei by
the travelling public, and that it VIII re
ccive very liberal patronage cannot lie
doubted. 6-15-tf.
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FOR SALE AT THESE PRICES

FOR THIS WEEK ONLY.
$2,00o-Cheapest vacant lot on South High
lands; 100x160
s3,650-A beautiful residence on South High
lands.
IS. 5O0-Modern, up-to-date residence South
Highlands.
s2,50o-Nice little residence in the Four
Hundred district.
IS, 750-Comfortable house for large fam
lily; 18th avenue, South.
A,OOo-Only house and lot left for sale on
Highland avenue for any such price.
T.500-Lovely South Highland residence.
s6,50O-A new South Highland home; spe-
cal.
s1oooo-Why wait when you can get this
elegant place for this price? Highland
avenue.
ss.ooo-Near Goth stree. car line. South
Highlands.
50, 20o-South Highlands, convenient to the
car line.
H,15o-Lots and 2, near South Highlands;
100x13O.
w. N. MALONE & CO.,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
20l7 First Avenue
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
TRAIN SERVICE TO AsHEvlLI.B,
N c.

The A. G. s. r. r. Is now operating
double daily trains between Birmingham
and Asheville, n. C. No. q leaving Bir-
mingham at 5:55 a. m, arrives Ashevile
same afternoon at $50. This train Carries
sleeping car Birmingham to Merristown
where change is made. Also cafe dining
and observation car Alfalfa, Ala, to Nor
ristown, Tenn No. 4. leaving Birmins-
ham Ais p. M, arrives Asheville next
morning at $40. Sleeper Chattanooga to
Asheville.
Further information furnished upon an
plication to R. M. Ellis, T. P. A., 20l9 First
avenue. 7-31-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-09
EXCURSION TO KNOXVILLE.
1.-THE Queen City of the Mountains-ss.W
Round Trip, $500.

On August Z, the Alabama Great South.
ern railroad In connection with the South.
sion from Birmingham 10 Knoxville and re.
turn, via Chattanooga and Lookout Noun
tain. Train will leave Union passenger sta.
ton promptly at 1880 a. m. August Z, arriy.
ing at Knoxville at $40 D. m.
Returning train will leave Knoxville \, M.
August s, making a quick run homeward
and having you back In time for work Wed.
nesday morning. This will give y6u arp1sh
time to visit the many points Of interest ~
and around Knoxville and will be q dag
spent very pleasantly. :
The fare for the round trip will be $500.
and special arrangements have been made.
separately, for the accommodations of both
white and colored people.
For further Information. call on Union
ticket agent, Birmingham. Slit.