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MORE FIGHTING.
Another Engagement Near Labyrinth
In Which the British Lose
Officers and Men.

London, Dec. 27.-Dispatches from
South Africa are still greatly delayed.
But they are arriving more freely,
which shows that the censorship has
been relaxed. There appears to be no
great change in the situation. a dis
patch from Lourenzo Marques, dated
Thursday, December 81, gives the fol-
lowing from the Boer head lager,
dated Tuesday, December 10: ",rhe
British naval guns at Colenso have
been cannonading Bulwer bridge, over
ing it. The bombardment of Lady
smith is proceeding slowly. Gen. Jou-
bert has arrived here and been accorded
hearty welcome. He addressed the
burghers on December 49,"
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Ladysmith, dated Friday, December Is,
by heliograph, says: another sortie
last night. Gen. Hunter, with 500 vol
unteers, destroyed one si&-inch creusot
gun, one howitzer and one maxim. One
Briton killed. The Boer gunners fed"
| The war Office has received dis
patch from Pietermaritzburg, Natal,
dated Sunday, December "a, annouuc-
ing that in an engagement Mt Lady
smith December 90 Maj A. C. King,
Capts. Nathen and Oakes and Lieut..
Hulse and Lieut.. Col. Fawcett were
wounded and that nine noncommis-
stoned officers and men were killed
and ten wounded.
This engagement had not been re-
corded before this.
The Beers heavily bombarded Lady
smith for a couple Of hours Decem-
Der 16, the day after the battle of
Tugela river, but little damage Was
done. They killed one man and
wounded two men of the garrison.
Pretoria, Dec. IS. Gen. Joubert has
recovered and returned to the front to-
day.
There were special services yester-
day in the different laagers as thanks,
giving for the victories of Colenso
Stormberg and Modder river.
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A SCENE Or KUHN.
Dcsolntion Caused by the lartl,aua Ike
In San Jncinto and other
California ToNlrx.

San Jacinto, Cal, Dec. 27.-This lit
pie are beginning TO recover from the
terror inspired by the earthquake
which conferred here ON Christmas
morning and destroyed every brick
building i'll the town, and some def
mite estimates of the damage wrought
can now be made.
AT the Saboba Indian reservation
near here dance had been held the
night before and large quantities ot
whisky were consumed by the Indians
sent most of them into drunken
stupor before the shock came. a
number of squaws had huddled to-
gether in an old adobe building and
were sleeping off the effects of tine
liquor. The heavy wallis fell in upon
them. Six were killed outright and
two died later, while score more are
badly injured. Those killed were hor-
ribly crushed.
Main street presents sad appear
ance. 1t is impossible to walk along
the sidewalks because of the heaps OF
debris and overhansing wills. Two
story brick walls are RACED to the Level
of the ground, with thousands of dol
lars worth of merchandise buried un-
derneath. There is not business
house in town but has suffered. Elec-
trio wires are down and some of the
power houses have fallen in. The walls
of the county hospital, erected recent
ly at cost of $4,000, are badly dam
aged. The total losses are estimated!
at SIC, 900.
At Helmet the hotel was damaged to
the extent of $4,000: Bingl,am's flour
mill, $4,000. The fire walls of Web
ber's brick store fell out, the plate
glass windows were smashed in ar.l
the entire stock of goods is on the
floor in a heap. The ,chimncys of the
hotel fell, many of them crashing
through the roof. one on the bed of
Frank johnson, bruising him badly
The vcrandas are all down and tue
wallis badly cracked. Tho rear wall oi
the johnson block fell outward and
the whole building WAS badly demoi-
ishcd. The third story of the Hotel
Mills is down and the sccond-stnry
walls fell in. Fugh's store and tx-
lures were all shaken down. There
are but two chimncys left in town
The gnbles of Highland asylum were
cracked and the chimncys shaken
down.
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DIES IN BELGIUM.
rev. FIR. Joscph H.. DC Bronx, Prom
inent In Michigan. Pnsxcs
ANny In IsSropc.

Monroe. Mich, Dec. 27.-Mgr. Joos,
V. g., received cablegram Tuesday
from Vnllian st. Paul, Belgium, stat
ing that Rev. Fr Joseph T. DE Bronx
had just died. Fr. De Bronx was born
In Belgium. He came TO America in
1856 and was parish priest OF Crosse
Pointe for more than a quarter of IA
century. Lilo Became an assistant to
St. Mary's church here in 1882 and
celebrated his gold jubilee September
rs, 1894. FIR. DE Bronx several times
inherited fortunes, which he gave to
charitable institutions, one of which
is St. Francis orphan home, of this
CITY.
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Plnn Ahandoncd.

Berlin, Dec. 27.-The German gov
eminent has definitely abandoned all
idea of acquiring the Danish West In
dies, either by purchase from Den
mark or otherwise. The German en-
bassy in Washington has left no doubt
that any such attempt would be looked
upon by the Americans as an un-
friendly act and rs a serious infringe
ment of the Monroe doctrine. Accord
ing to the same authority, the reports
representing that Denmark is nego-
tiating to sell the islands to the UrIt-
ed States are either entirely prema-
ture or without foundation.
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A NEW DANGER.
sickness Among British Cavalry
Horses In South Africn-RamOr
of Raid on ,Caanda.

London, Dec. 26.-Nothing has ar.
rived from South Africu that would
indicate any change in the military
situation there. The war office is is
suing lists of further deaths and
wounded, us we'll rs accounts of sick
ness. The most serious report of the
last class is that horse sickness has
broken out in both British and Boer
camps in Natal. Four hundred Brit
ish cavalry horses, it is said, have al
ready been shot, owing to the occur
renee of CHAMBERS. The disease is like
ly to spread with much greater rapidi-
ty among the British horses than
among the hardy Boer ponies, and
this may mean Il considerable pro-
longation of the campaign.
Horse sickness in South Africa gen.
orally appears during the latter part
OF January, and lasts three months.
The present outbreak is unusually
early.
A dispatch from Chieveley, dated
Tuesday, December 10, says: The
British naval guns have destroyed the
Colcnso foot bridge, thus preventing
the Beers holding any position south
of the Tugcla river. The enemy are
taking up fresh positions on the east
ern side, nearer the British camp.
The British position ut Frere is being
strengthened. The Tugeln river is ris-
ing and there is IL prospect of heavy
rains. A two-hour bombarylment Of
Ladysrnith has been heard from here.
According to reliable native reports
the Beers had 200 killed in the fight
ut Colcnso.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Of1icials here
are deeply interested in the report
| that Holland and Irish societies are
planning Il raid on Canada broadly
similar to that attempted by the
Neniuns in 1sG5-6. The atlninistra-
ton will make diligcnt effort to MAIN
tain the neutral position which inter
national Elw demands under the cir
cumstanccs. The British embassy, it
is understood. has within "a hours
called the attention of the state de-
partment to the pro-Boer feeling in
the United States, With the sugges-
ton that this government exercise tho
utmost caution in preventing the sail
ing Of iilbustcring expeditions to
South Africa. The state department.
replied that it would do its best to
preserve the law of neutrality.
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SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
Causes Much Damage to Property In
Southern California Six
lntiinnH lINlllcd.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. aG.--South-
ern California experienced the worst
earthquake in recent years at 1926
Monday morning. The shock WAS
felt Throughout. the southern third
part of the state, with indications
that it was central in the desert east
of Los Angeles. The most serious
damage was done ut Ean Jacinto, a
town of 5000 persons near the noun
tains separating the populated section
from the desert. Reports from San
Jacinto are to the effect that six In
dams were killed by falling buildings,
and that OF the business portion of
the town not Il business block escaped
serious injury, most of the buildings
being completely wrecked.
at Helmet, three miles from San
Jacinto, several brick buildings were
thrown TO the ground, and it is re.
ported that ut least one person suf-
fcred injury. The buildings which
were most injured were IL Touring
mill and Johnson's brick block.
Through all the towns i'm San Ber>
nardino. Riverside. Orange, Los An.
gclcs and San Diego counties the pco.
pic were reused from their sleep, and
even old Californians i'm hundreds OF
cases ran from their houses. though
no town except the two mentioned
has reported any loss of life or any
great destruction of property.
tdat wave was caused at San
Diego. Clocks were stopped at Ven.
tara. People rushed from their
houses in fright at Santa Ana. Win
dowa were broken at Needles. There
are two or three towns in the vicini.
ty of San ,)acinto which have not been
heard from and which cannot be
reached. 1t is certain that the shock
must have been severe ut those points,
but no damage may have resulted.
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to point where you can watch the
enemy. No enemy passes. To save her
and some confederate, perhaps, hidden
On these premises, you return and make
q false report. Would you do this were
you not in love with her?"
II wouldn't do it in any event." re-
piled.
81 have written evidence"
"Written evidence! What do you
mean, general?"
"You will know in time. I am not 60
ing to attempt to draw from you what
you have been up to tonight; if you
care to make a clean breast of it, do So;
otherwise 1 will call the guard and
send you back to your chamber. And
will take care that you don't dangle
again before your window, or the win
dow of anyone else"
1t seemed fully five minutes before
either of us spoke again, the general
leaving me to make up my mind, 1 con-
sidering what to do. At last started
to speak, but checked myself.
"Out with it,"
General, do you know one Bernal
Berante?"
I studied his face to note the effect
Of my words. For my life could de-
tect no change, no emotion.
81 do.''
"Did you ever write letter to the
mayor of -, in Texas, offering to
surrender your command for a consid-
eration?''
"Well?"
"Maj. Berante has that letter. When
was q prisoner in his hands he forced
me to read it, telling me that you would
explain it, and suggesting that ask
YOU if you remembered the casemate at
Tort -"
The general heard me without win
cling; 1 was astonished at his self-con-
troll.
"You have kept this matter secret
for some days." he said.
"I have"
"You are more wary than thought
you."
81 am curious, general" hesitated
"To know"
THE explanation that Maj. Berante
said you would give"
"Lieutenant," he said, icily, II am not
in the habit of making explanations to
the members of my staff"
His GOODNESS staggered me; I felt
that had gained no advantage by my
implied threat. With my knowledge
OF this character should have known
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Irrlinnxc burned.

Grand Haven, Mich, Dec. 25.-Tho
mammoth icehousc of the Spring Lake
Ice company, located on Spring lake.
two miles northeast of this city, was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing, cntaiIing II loss of upwards OF
100000. 1t was built one year ago by
Chicago capitalists, headed by Barry
Bros, Of the Chicago Independent tug
line. About 10000 tons of ice of last
years cut still remained in the build
ing. 1t is believed to be fully insured.
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Stopped Sermon 10 catch Thief,

Milwaukee, Dec. &7.-An Evening
Wisconsin special from Marinette,
Wis, says: DR.. schcpler, pastor of st.
Pauls Episcopal clllrch, interrupted
his Christmas service long enough to
give chase to sneak thief who was
carrying off a number of holiday gifts
from the parsonagr. The preacher
while at the altar syw the thief leav-
ing the parsonage With a lot of stuff
under his overcoat. Quitting aside his
robes, he gave chase caught the fell
low and, after tuSsle, turned him
over to the police AID then returned
and finished divine 81 rvice.
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IIiEIilIindrrH Fight.

Marysville, Cal, Dec. 27.-Chinatown
was the scene of q lively battle Tues
day between rival highbindcrs' socic-
ties, the Suey Sing and Hop Sing.
About 100 shots were exchanged. One
Chinaman, n member of the Suey Sing
faction. was killed.
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The Lnwton Fund,

Washington, Dec. 27.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin's list of subscriptions to the
Lawton home fund aggregated $751;
600 at noon Tuesday. The committee
announces that the subscription lists
will be kept open until January next,
when the money will be banked and
placed to Mrs. Lawton's credit. The
amount now in the hands of Gen. Corr
bin probably is less than half of that
actually subscribed, many subscrip-
tons not yet having reached him.
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Coal for Italy,

Philadelphia, Dec. 26.-rhe Italian
steamship Venus, Capt. Trapani, has
arrived from Ancona in ballast to
load upward OF 5000 tons of coal for
Genoa. This will be the third shipment
Of this kind within the period of
month. 1t is stated that $4,000 tons
of coal will be skipped from here to
Italy for use on the railroads. Amer.
can coal is also being exported to
French Mediterranean points, and the
British steamship Inca will soon be.
gin loading 1000 tons at Newport News
for MarsciIics.
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En- terra a Protest.

Boston, Dec. 27.-Ihe New England
Sabbath Protective league has sent a
protest through its president, Senator
George F. Hoar, to the postmaster gen
eral against the decentralization that
the eight-hour law should be changed
SO that the post office employees may
be worked on Sunday UP to the eight
hour limit,
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A ChristmnA Tra:edx.

Clonton, H., Dec. 2G.-At three O'CLOCK
Monday afternoon q murder was com.
mitted at Weldon, 10 miles southeast
Of here. Harry Summers, Jr., of Wei.
don, carpenter, and doc" Marcum,
farmland near Deland, in Piatt coun.
ty, engaged in quarrel in poker
room, when Marcum shot and killed
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A Damaging FIooL.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 27.-One Of the
most disastrous floods in the history
Of the state is raging along the Nook
sack river in Whatcom county. It Is
estimated that at least 100000 worth
of damage has been done to the farm;
and buildings in the flooded district.
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New Railroad 10 BE nuilt,

Madison, Wis, Dec. 27.-Articles Of
organization were find Tuesday with
the secretary of STATE by the Lake Su-
perior G Menomonic Valley Railway
company to build q r;'ilway line from
Hayward, in Sawyer county, to a point
in Barron county, supposed to be
Cameron, distance If 60 miles. The
capital is 100000.
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Identified.

Chicago, Dec. 81 .dward Lally and
Henry Steinmeyer, PRISONERS at Central
police station, were Identified Tuesday
night by officers from Pontiac as mem.
bers of the gang of tx which robber
the bank at Cornell, H., of So 200 on the
night of December by blowing open
the safe with nitrogly"erin.
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Convicted Of "a SONS Murder.

Frankfort, Mich, Dec. rs. - Mrs.
Mate Askins was found guilty of muir.
der in the frs, degree and was immedi.
ately sentenced to life imprisonment.
She killed her son Glenn, aged eight,
with morphine at Thompsonville, and
tried to destroy her own life and that
Of her daughter. She said she expected
the above verdict
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Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-William
Consler, james Galloway and Rudolph
Beltz, three men serving a six months
Jail sentence here for participating in
the Carterville mining riot, were dis
charged Tuesday by Judge Allen, Of
the United States court, after serving
three months. The court extended
leniency at the urgent request OF
prominent labor officials.
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Lansing, Mich, Dec. 27.-The grand
jury reconyened Tuesday afternoon.
Since adjournment the officers have
made what is claimed to be an itnpor-
tant find in connection with the alleged
fraudulent military deal, by locating
the four women who transferred the
tags upon the goods which were sold by
the state and replaced them with Hen
derson-Ames company's mark.
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Xxx.
THE TABLES TURNED.

We had scarcely got through the
trap when the door of the room below
opened. Indeed, I had no time to adj
just the lid, and left it ajar. Georgia
and sat on the roof, not daring to go
farther, lest our Footsteps Should be
heard in the room below. The corporal
Of the guard put his head in at the
door, and we heard him talking with
Mangszet. He asked who was there,
and Margaret said: "No one" Isup-
posed that he would search the room,
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Treaty Concluded

Washington, Dec. 27.-The negotia-
tions which have been in progress for
some time between China and Mexico
for general treaty of trade, navi-
CATION and Immigration have been
brought to 81, .essful conclusion
here. and the formal signing of the
document completed at the Mexican
embassy.
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Roman s1en-of-wnr.

The men-of-war of the Romans had
crew of about 225 men, of which ia
were oarsmen working on three decks.
The speed of these vessels was about
six miles an hour in fair weather.@Cin-
cinnati ENQUIRER,
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Secures Its Crclitors.

St. Louis, Dec. 27.-The siegel-Hill
man Dry Goods company, which op
Grated a large department store here
has filed deed Of trust to secure a.
its creditors. The liabilities of IT,,
firm are placed ut about 1925, 1000 a,:>
it's assets about the same amount.
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Lost ut Sea.

Washington, Dec. IA special to
the Post from Norfolk, Va, says: The
big johnson line steamer Noramore
arrived here Tuesday afternoon, light
from Liverpool, after one of the most
tempestuous passages on record. Capt.
Richardson, her commander, reported
having seen an unknown bark foun-
der at sea with her cl.cW of Il men.
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Seven Indinns Dronucn

Ashcroft, p. G., Dec. 27.-Seven In
dams, including two women, We're
drowned Monday night n short dis
lance west of this place by the upset
ting of a canoe in which they were
attempting to cross the Thompson
river.
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The Indians Win.

San Francisco, Dec. 20. - The Car.
Isle Indians and the University of Cal.
ifornia football teams met here Mon
day in the presence of 10000 people.
When the game ended the score wasi2
to 0 in favor of the red men.
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The Ln Fnycl,c Dollar.

Chicago, Dec. Lafayette mem
orial dollars were formally placed on
the market at two dollars each. Over
5000 have been sold in Chicago and 49,
900 elsewhere.
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mime Dcnd Landed.

Newport News, Va, Dec. 27.-The
Names dead were brought ashore at
1880 on n lighter and transferred
without ceremonies to Chesapeake
g. Ohio special baggage train waiting
to transfer them to Arlington.
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but he did net; he closed the door, and
we could hear him going downstairs.

but he did not; he CLOSED the door, and
we could hear him going downstairs.
During this period of suspense knew
nothing except that we were in jeop-
ardy. When it was over, what was my
establishment to find my arms around
Georgia, holding her to me as if our
safety depended upon the tightness of
my grip. Iwould have continued in the
same position for an indefinite period
for it was not unpleasant, and my
modesty, us have before stated, was
by no means of the first order-but
Georgia, recollecting herself with the
disappearance of Immediate danger,
withdrew from my embrace. Then, in
stead of fastening to my room, dali
Lied. Georgia was wild, as she had been
irom the first, about her brothers crit
ical condition, and as eager to reas-
sure her.
"He wall be caught yet" she moaned.
''Not a bit of it. I'm going to help
him to escape, if I am shot for it,
'"rhat would be only giving your life
for 1lis.''
"But mine isn't worth anything-at
beast, to you-and his is very dear to
you"
She did not reply to this, and I
launched forth in a number of wild
schemes for Harold's escape that could
only have cmanated from the brain of
beardless boy who had suddenly be-
come enalnored. was sowing the
wind, giving my keepers time to get on
my track. 1 knew nothing but Georgia
and ury impossible devices in behalf of
her brother, till suddenly, noticing a
stirring in the yard below, unusual
after ''taps," led Georgia to her sky
light, saw her safely through. then, go
ing to where had left my shook and
ladder" let myself down to the roof of
the extension and waited for the SEN
tries to he out of view. Then, securing
my hook to the cornice directly above
my room, swung myself clear. vi
brating once, twice-crack, and down
went. Some one caught me in his
arms, staggered, but kept his legs. I
turned my head, and looked into the
face of-the general.
Lie pun ldC StoSfll tlAu olOOu olSt41uS5
me. I behaved better on this occasion
than ever before when he had me at a
disadvantage.
ga fine night, general" I said, quite
calmly.
"Just the night for 'sighing and
singing under Bonnybel's window.
panes,'' he quoted from a favorite bal
lad.
@sor dangling before ones own win.
dow-panes," suggested.
"When you are older you will not
care to risk your heart, your honor
and your neck in such escapades. Then
you'll know boy is an ass. Come with
me-"
He led me to his tent, where he threw
himself on his back on his camp cot
He looked worn and weary. 1 stood
waiting for him to proceed with g
catechism which naturally expected
sYou are infatuated with woman
he said, land are on the verge of ruin.
ing your career
'What woman?"
''Margaret Beach,"
AWould you mind telling me, general
how you know that?"
| sit is plain as day. make a truo<
with Miss Reach that she may lead you
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A Blind Mans Crime.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 27.-Franklin B.
Livingstone, q bind man, aged Sc years,
choked his wife, Rosie Livingstone, to
death Tuesday morning at their home,
i160 Columbia avenue,
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fro BE Continued
Blasted.

eyes, his business reputation is
blasted"
'How did it happen?"
"He dropped can Of his new process
DYNAMITE
"Blasted him, Ell! Blew him up?"
mo, it didn't go off!"-st. Louis Re.
public.
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Enlil Shiurtirnf

New York, Dec. 27.-lIeidelbach,
Ickelhcimcr e. Co. will ship 100000
gold on the steamer Teutonic, sailing
for Europe Wednesday.
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Elect OMcehs.

St. Louis, Dec. 27.-The Western Com
mercial Travellers association in an.
hual session here elected as president
Adrian de Yong. 0fsSt. Louis.
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The Cornfed Philo.opher

"The woman" said the Cornfed Phi
losopher, "who comes nearest 10 mar
rying her ideal is the woman who does
not marry at all.'-Indianapolis Jour
nal. -