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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13
WHAT BRITAIN's REPLY WILL BE
Flat Rejection, and the Result Will BE
State of War.

Flat Rejection, and the Result Will he a
State of War.
1t cannot be doubted that England's
reply will be fiat rejection of Pres
ident Kruger's demands, and that at
3:15 o'clock this afternoon English
time, an actual state of war will ex-
ist Fridays cabinet council will have
to deal with the military situation and
parliament will have little else to do
but to sanction the necessary credits.
AS the British troops continue landing
in South Africa and advancing to the
front it is quite possible, according to
the terms Of the Boer ultimatum, that
hostiIities have already commenced, as
Kruger has everything to gain by an
instant advance.
The Daily Chronicle this morning
editOrially says it is compelled to adj
nit that the Boer ultimatum, unhapily
wOrded as it is, makes war unavoid-
able. All the papers agree with The
Chronicle. RumOrS are current at Dur
ban that the Beers have begun shoot
ing the natives at the mines and that
many bodies have been seen lying on
the veldt. A mysterious distribution
of MauSerS is occurring at Steynsburgh
and other Dutch districts in the Cane
Colony. A meeting of Dutch residents
has been held at SterkstroOm, at which
it was resolved to ask the Cape govern
ment for arms, and in the event of re-
fusal to apply to the Free State.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13
High Light Is.

A woman with headache always be-
lieves that if any other woman had it
she would be sick in bed.
The smallest man in the office always
smokes the biggest pipe.
Children educate US while We think we
are educating them.-Chicago Record
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13

"Well, sir, there's no use talking. the
women are always surprising us. You
never can tell about them"
"Why? What's up?'
Didn't you notice it? Your wife and
mine talked for nearly twenty minutes
of a good dressmaker."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13
Racine Sued by the Water Company.

Racine, Wis, Oct. 1.-THE Racine
Water company has brought suit
against the city of Racine for $751;
G1O.56, being the amount due for water
used in flushing sewers for the year
ended Nov. 1, 1898. The bill was pre-
scented to the council nearly year ago,
but no action was taken and it was
overlooked The Racine Water COM
pany is now suing the city for $157 900
which it is claimed is due for water
use for flushing sewers since the COM
pany started in business.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13
Yale and Wisconsin Foot Ball.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 11.-There will
be no game between Yale and Wis
cOnsin universities this year unless the
time set for the halves is at least
twenty-five minutes. This decision was
arrived at a meeting Of the athletic
council of Wisconsin university. Word
to this effect has been wired to the
athletic council of Yale university.
Captain Mcbride, of Yale, has stated
that the time for the halves would not
be until the teams appeared on the
gridirOn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13
No. 80. Lady's Belt.
T1!TlllIlll1lIII JII[II,I!.II,II II[lIllllIIIrII1
!lll|!llllZ!Zlgl[HI EIgEEs[[ lZ[2llaZAllIy

Latest style, grain leather tan color 1 n
in. wide, nickel plated buckle. Belts are
following sizes only, give size In inches
when ordering, from % to rs in. from u
to 80 in; from 80 to SO in. Sent post
age stamp and 20 signatures cut
from the wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted
Coffee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13
Demands an Immediate Reply.

This government presses for an i'm
mediate and an affirmative answer to
these four questions, and earnestly re-
quests her majesty's government to
return an answer before or upon
Wednesday, Oct. II, 1899. not later
than o'clock p. m. 1t desires further
to add that in the unexpected event of
an answer not satisfactory being re-
ceived by it within the interval, it will
with great regret be compelled to re-
gard the action of her majesty's gov
eminent rs a formal declaration Of
war, and will not hold itself re-
sponsible for the consequences thereof,
and that in the event of any further
movement of troops occurring with
in the aforementioned time in near
er direction to our borders, this gov
eminent will be compelled to regard
that also as a formal declaration Of
war"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13

No. SO
Six HandkerchiefS.

Six Ladies' Pocket Handker-
chiefs, hemstitched, colored bord-
ers, size IL xl3 inches. Sentp0st-
paid on receipt of 2 cent
postage stamp and 20 sig
natures cut from wrappers of
Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13

Following Is the text OF the ultl-
matum proper, which is the concluding
paragraph of the dispatch from the
TransvaaI government to Chamber
lain:
'FirSt-That all points Of mutual
difference be regulated by friendly re-
course TO arbitration or by whatever
amicable way may be agreed upon by
this government and her majesty's gov
eminent.
"SecOnd-That all troops on the Dor
ders of this republic shall be instant
ly withdrawn.
Must Not Land Any More Troops.
'"Third-That all reinfOrcementS Of
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since June 1, 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within a
reasonable time to be agreed upon with
this government, and with the mutual
assurance and guarantee on the part
of this government that no attack up
on or hOstilitieS against any portion
of the possessions Of the British gov
eminent shall be made by. this republic
during the further negotiations, with
in a period of time to be subsequently
agreed upon between the governments;
and this government will, in cOmpli
ance Herewith, be prepared to with
draw the armed burghers of this re-
public from the borders.
"FOurth-That her majesty's troops
which are now on the high seas shall
not be landed in any part of South
Africa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13

London, Oct. 1.-THE ultimatum Of
the Transvaal government is naturally
the absorbing topic of conversation at
the clubs and i'll political circles here,
and the late returns Of yesterday aft
crnOOn's papers containing the text Of
the ultimatum met with q good sale
in the central parts of London, the
newsboys doing a thriving trade on the
closing of the theatres. There was no
apparent excitement, however, but
general feeling was expressed that the
Beers had made a mistake, as their
forcing matters would tend to ALLEVIATE
the sympathy which might have been
extended to them had they thrown the
stigma of declaring war on Great
Britain. The text of the Boer ultimatum
on arriving yesterday morning was
sent with all speed to Lord Salisbury,
who came to town in the afternoon,
and a dispatch box was sent to the
Prince of Wales, which is only done in
cases of eSDecial urgency.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20

shortage of water that required the
Elephant Butte project to be knocked in
the head. Mr.. Follett closed his report
of this trip as follows:
| "There ia not sufficient water sup.
ply in sight to serve both the Elephant
Butte and Ell Paso reservoirs, and one
scheme must give way to the other. If
| the United States government Can find
any way to control the storage of water
at Elephant Butte, such control should
be exercised. II the dam Is built at
all, it's use of water should be condi-
tional on It's stopping no flow when
the supply of water at Ell Paso is
short"
When Mr.. Hawkins was GROSS exam
ming Mr.. Follett, he asked Mr.. FOllett
why he recommended that the Elephant
Butte project should be stopped and
Mr.. Follett replied, because he thought
it bore upon the question submitted to
him.
And now Judge Burch is urging
Judge Parker to work out some plan
for "such control" as Mr.. Follett sug-
gested. And why not? Why not ap-
point Brig Gen. Arson Mills to super
wise the Elephant Butte company, and
appoint Mr.. Follett engineer in charge?
Does anybody doubt that the company
would be thoroughly supervised?
But the Elephant Butte people are
not to be caught in such trap as that.
They fear the Greeks bearing gifts.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
BASKET BALL TOMORROW NIGHT
The Albuquerque Team Will play
A Return Game With the FL pdso
Girls at Chopin Hall.

The basket ball team composed OF
university young ladies from Albuquer.
que will arrive in Ell Psso over the
Santa Fe tomorrow morning and to-
morrow night at Chopin Hall will play
the Ell Paso team.
The visitiog girls will be met at tn
station by the Ell Paso team, and es-
corted to the Pierson hotel. They will
remain there until Friday night, and
during that time will be entertained
and have their expenses paid by the
Ell Paso. club. Mrs. A. G. Wilcox has
charge of affairs at this end, and every
courtesy and social attention possible
will be shown the visitors. A dance
will be given.
The home team will be composed of
Misses Laura Mundy, Tina Lindauer,
Julia Wilcox, Louise Wilcox, and Ger
trude Higgins.
Today's Journal-Democrat at Albu-
querque seemed to think there
would be no game because of
the failure OF Ell Paso to provide
for the expense of an umpire, but this
difficulty was overcome this morning
when a wire was sent stating that Ell
Paso would pay all expenses.
The game here will be played in
Chopin Hall. Friday night the AL
buqueroue team goes to Las Cruces
where it will play another game.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
Deaths

In this city on Dec. II, 1899, Olive G.
Airhart, q native of Texas, aged 25
years, died of tuberculosis.
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral SER
vices Thursday, Dec. 81. 1899, at 1880
O'Clock a. M, from the Episcopal
church. Interment in Evergreen GENE
terry.
Maud Matilda, beloved wife of Geo.
G. Briggs, a native of England and
aged Al years, died in this city on Dec
10. Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
services Thursday, Dec. 81, 1899, at
o'clock Pr from the family residence,
Myrtle street. Interment in Ever
green cemetery.
Both of these funerals will be under
the direction of j. @. Ross & Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
FORT WORTH.
Making Elaborate Preparations To
Entertain Delegates To the Live
Stock Convention.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec 1S.-Plans
on an elaborate scale are being made
for the big convention of live stock
raisers and dealers to be held in this city
early next month. The occasion will
be the annual meeting of the National
Live Stock Association, which was Or
ganized in Denver two years ago, aad
which recently absorbed the American
Live Stock association, composed of
thirteen other associations of breeders
and feeders located in the middle and
eastern states. Secretary Charles F.
Martin is in daily receipt of letters in
dicsting that the attendance from all
sections of the country will make the
gathering the largest of its kind ever
held. All of the leading railroads of
the west and southwest have granted
reduced rates which will largely in
crease the attendance from Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Ari-
IONA.
A preliminary announcement of the
speakers and their topics, which has
just been issued, shows that the
program Is the best ever arranged for
a convention, of the kind. Among
those who will deliver addresses are
of Agriculture Wilson;
Mortimer Lowering of Lafayette, Ind,
secretary of the Shropshire associa-
ton, who will speak, on the sheep in
dustry; 1. T. Pryor. of Texas, on ''The
Effect of the Spanish War on the Live
Stock Interests of the Vest; Alvin
Sanders, editor of the Breeders
Gazette of Chicago: Caron Hermon of
the German Embassy, Washington;
Henry Wade of Toronto, Ont: and
L. G. Powers of Washington, chief
of the Department of
who will address the con-
vention on "The Classified Census of
Live Stock
It is expected that the convention
will bring to the city nearly 10000
delegates and visitors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS
To the Sheriff any Constable of Ell Paso
County greeting:
j; g. Ross, administrator of the estate of
William Walker. deceased, having filed in
our county court his final account of the
condition of the estate of said William
Walker, together with application to be
discharged from said misunderstanding.
You are hereby commanded, that by pub
LEGATION of this writ for at least twenty days
in a newspaper printed in the county of Ell
Paso. you give due notice to all persons in
terested in the account for final settlement
of said estate, to appear and contest the
same If they fSee proper on before the
March term, 1900, of said county court. COM
mencing and to be holden at the court house
of said county, in the city of Ell Paso on the
18th in March, A. d. 1900, when said account
and application will be considered by said
court.
-, Given under my hand and seal
! SEAL I of said court, at my Office in the
49, city of Ell Paso. this 18th day of
December, A. d. 1893.
PARK w. PITMAN, County Clerk.
By O. ARANDA, Deputy.
Issued this 18th day of December 1899.
PARK w. PITMAH, County Clerk.
By c. Amanda, Deputy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20

Thursday and Friday we will allow
$I.5O worth of premium stamps with
every cash purchase of a dollar.
Price Bros. Special cash sale.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
NEW MEXICO.
100000 $ $s$ zSS1+'"

- l..
VIII be given away at Las Vegas New Next
co, on the 2Sth December to subscribers to
the Humanitarian Home and Sanitarium for
ConSumpttveS, Invalids and Health Seekers
Incorporated under the laws of New Mexico.
The real estate consists of stores, residences
and building lots in the city of Las Vegas
New Mexico; also 800 acres land with valu-
able improvements thereon in San Miguel
county. All the improved real estate is
rented to good tenants. The Home is receiv-
Ing donations of sewing machines, watches.
books etc. All such will also be given to
subscribers to the Humanitarian Home and
Sanitarium for Consumptives. Invalids and
Health Seekers. SubScri bers will receive
coupons. Every holder of a coupon will re
cefve something All subscribers will par
tfcipate in the giving away of the real estate
and property, which will take place in pres
ence of citizens, officers and members of
fraternal orders. Let everybody subscribe
and aid the worthy enterprise. This safe in
vestment may lead to fortune. We have
the finest climate on earth. All will be well
coined. Subscription price of whole coupons,
500; halves. g. 30: ffths. LOO. Remit to
JOHN III. TEITLEBAUM Treasurer
East Las Vegas. New Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20

Everything nice for q Christmas din
ner can be found at Melvin's market.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
HERE AND THERE.

Window glass and paint cheap at
Twins. st -
FL Paso Steam Laundry, Phone AT.
Lace curtains laundried, 603 North
Oregon street.
Pea Anthracite coal cheapest fuel.
O'Brien Coal Co., Phone 8.
Stoves, ALI Kinds.
MOMSEN & THORNE.
Ask for "EL PA5O TRANSFER"
the best cent CIGAR on the market
The finest dates I have seen this
year are at Watson's grocery. Corner
of Stanton ST.
Flowers and plants. Telephone 1856
3 rings.
Mrs. j. 81. COMSTOCK.
Buy your coal from "O'Brien Coal
Co., the agents and direct shippers
from the Csrrillos mines. Phone 8.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
 LORD FAIRF AK.

Interests a Remarkable Old Ohio Man.
 A letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer from John A. Tinsley, a most remark able old gentleman living at Ports mouth, Ohio, expresses his belief that in the article in last Sundays Enquirer on the present Lord Fairfax. living in Virginia, there were some errors, and he relates many interesting anecdotes of the early days in Maryland. Lord Fairfax" he says, "did not have a sin gle child, and this present Lord Far fax must be descended from brother of the great Lord Fairfax who came here in the last century" MT. Tlnsley h8s in his possession old deeds exc cuted by the first Lord Fairfax to Isaac Van Meter. It seems that Hr. Tins ley's father had known the first Lord Fairfax when that gentleman was alive and he relates to him the story ot how the county of Hampshire came to be named. Fairfax was sitting ln front of his hotel one day when a drove of hogs passed by, and he inquired where they came from. From the land along the south part of the Poto= mac, your grace" replied the man. "Very we'll, l shall call that county Hampshire, because those hogs look like the hogs in Hampshire, England,
 and for many years the land which now comprises several counties of the state was known as Hs2@psbira
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
F1outed Alexander puma..

A capital story is told by gentle man who visited the Chateau d'If. A good woman showed party the de- caying dungeons in which Abbe Faria and Edmond Dantes were immured, and the visitors gazed at these ruins meditatively. Tt seems to me" said the narrator of the incident, "that these cells are very near to one an- other, and Alexander Dumas describes them as being farther apart "Oh, in- deed," said the woman, with a con- temptuous look; when I am talking history, this gentleman quotes a nov elist.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The great rule of moral conduct Is. next to God, to respect time Layater.
 With the day the light. with the road the strength to tread. Samuel John son.
 Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with noble vir- Goldsmith.
 The greatest part of mankind em- ploy their first years to make their last iserable-Bruyere.
 All the whetting in the world can never set razor's edge on that which hath no steel in it.-Fuller,
 The superiority of some men is mere ly local They are great. because their associates are little.-Johnson.
 Simplicity, of all things. is the hard est to be copied. and ease is only to be acquired with the greatest labor Steele.
 Coming to love God is like climbing high mountain It takes you out of the low valley of formal life. It sets you upon the open summit of spiritual sympathy, close to the sun.-PhnIips Brooks.
 That inexhaustible good nature, which is the most precious gift of heav- en, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the toughest weather.-Washin Irving.
 He who walks through life with an even temper and gentle patience, pa tient with himself, patient with oth- CTS, patient with difficulties and crosses he has an everyday greatness beyond that which is won in battle or chanted in cathedrals.-Dr Dewey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
OCEAN DERELrcTs.
Necessity for Patrol system to rlna and
Remove Them.


 New York Sun: The French steamer Touraine, which recently arrived from Havre, reports sighting the aban- doned wreck of the bark Siddartba waterlogged and almost awash. The hapless craft had been deserted three weeks earlier by the bark Cape Race and, being afloat in the transatlantic steamship lane, she is a peril to nayi- gatiAp. The Touraine passed close to herYin broad day, but the thought of collision on dark night or in a dense fog was not agreeable. This is only one more of list of experiences which have become familiar to ocean travel, but not on that account the less disquieting or the less urgently de- manding relief While maritime coun- tries pay some attention to Wrecks of their coasting vessels, especially when within home waters, there is no provt sion. of clearing the ocean of danger ous derelicts. Besides. even coasters often drift through the action of the Gulf Stream, or are driven by winds, across the travelled paths of the trans atlantic steamers. Again and again efforts have been made to bring about some international sys,om of policing the. seas, with view to removing these sou Nees of peril. It is evident that such system is needed, because apart from the expense involved in finding wrecks and blowing them up, authori- ty to do so would need to be conferred by the agreement of nations, for pro- lection against claims for damages. Thus far, however. no practical prog ress has been made toward such an agreement. Our country has been prominent in urging it; and, indeed the thought that some of those lost vessels of many years past, whose fate has remained Q mystery, may have gone down as the result of striking such waterlogged derelicts, is enough to stimulate efforts to clear the seas of these perils.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
spurnlng s1oo.ooo 3 Year.

Says the London Christian Common wealth: Fred Charrington's temper anee badge costs him about f200O0 a year. At least this is about the income Re would have received had he suc- eeeded to his fathers business, instead of going over to the temperance ranks. The work which he organized twenty four years ago in a tent meeting in Mile-end road, Bow, has grown stead fly, till now he has, in the great assem- bly, hall, "the largest mission hall in the world"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21

The Rev. W. |. Costley. of Stock bridge, Ga, while attending to his pastoral duties at Ellenwood, that state, was attacked by cholera morbus. He says: Ely chance I happened to get hold of bottle of Ghamberlain's Golic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. and 1 think it was the means of saving my life. It relieved me at once.p For sale by W. l.. Dewoody & Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
Hnw to Snare neartaehes.

How many heartaches should we spare ourselves if we were careful to check every unkind word or action Towards those we love, by forbear- ance; the time may soon arrive when the being whom am now about to ar fiict may be snatched from me forever to the cold recesses of the grave, se- cured from the assaults of my petu- lance, and deaf to the voice of my Ts- morseful penitence.-Fielding.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
HOW STURGEON IS CAPTURED
Russian Cossacks Fish Through the Tee
 of Swift Rivers.

of Swift Rivers.
 To fish while mounted on the back of a horse probably would be beyond the capacity of gentle Izaak Walton of delightful memory, yet that is the way sturgeon is captured in the frozen rivers of the Ural mountains. Rus sian Cossacks fish in large bands. They gallop along until they reach the point in the river where the current has it's swiftest flight. There they dismount and cut into the ice until they have cleared small pool of water which extends across the rapid current al- most from one bank of the river to the other. A net is then sunk to the bottom of the stream and stretched across it at the open pool, so that not a single fish can swim beyond it's meshes. Then the horses are mount ed and the Cossaeks turn back and ride along the edge of the river for about four or five miles. Then the band wheels about and gallops rapidly along the ice covered stream, making 8 picture that would delight a Schreyer or a Fromentin The loud cannonade caused by the beating of the horses hoofs on the surface of the ice terri- 1es the sturgeon and they swim quick Iy in advance of their pursuers, tum- bling finally in swarms into the net that waits their capture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-21
Mice That Manufacture Thread.

A Scottish artisan has conceived the ingenious and economic idea of em- ploying mice in the manufacture of thread. The small quadrupeds are made to turn a wheel with their feet, and in this manner, and by means of simple mechanical contrivance, they are able to make about 2,800 reels of 137 yards each daily. To produce this quantity it is estimated that they cover g course of 18,O00 yards.