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FATAL COLLISION.
Five Persons Killed and Many Fa-
tally Injured

SIOUX FALLS Is. d., Nov ia
collision on the Omaha railroad to-day
near Humboldt, twenty miles from
Sioux Falls, resulted IN the death of
five persons and the probable fatal in
jury of a number of others A party
OF men We're on handcar, about a
quarter of a mile out of Humboldt,
when they discerned work train in
charge of Conductor Higgins, backing
down upon them, en- route to Mont
rose. In the work train were a num-
Der of fiat cars, upon which We're a
hundred or more workmen, principally
Italians.
The men on the handcar jumped off,
leaving the car On the track When
the rapidly backing work train struck
the obstruction the force of the col
hsion threw four of the fiat cars from
the track, killing five of the workmen.
among them Edward Howard, an
American, and injuring many more.
Five of the injured are expected to die
The uninjured Italians Immediately
became wildly excited and drawing
their knives, made threatening demon
strations toward the crew of the work
train, who pulled away from the scene
OF the accident with all possible speed
Relief trains were sent out from Sioux
Falls and Montrose, a number of the
badly injured were brought to Sioux
Fails. One of the injured, a fifteen
year-old boy, died en- route
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MOODY REACHES HOME.
His General Condition Said to
Have Much Improved.

EAST NORTHFIELD (Mass.), Nov
19.-Dwight L. Moody, who Thursday
suffered an attack of heart trouble,
while engaged in evangelical work in
Kansas City, reached his home here to-
day and is tonight comfortable.
At Greenfield he was met by his
younger son, Paul, with pair of horses
and driven over the road to East
Mortified, twelve miles away The
ride appeared to do Mr. Moody much
good and he was greatly pleased to
reach home. Everything had been ar
ranged whereby he could be given the
best possible attention and the rest of
which he is sorely in need Shortly
after his arrival DR.. Schauffler who at
tended Mr. Moody on his trip from
Kansas City, issued this bulletin:
THE general condition of Mr. Moody
has much improved. His temperature
is nearly normal and his pulse con-
tinues to improve. I look to see him
gradually recover. He has no valvular
disease of the heart. His circulation
is rapidly improving
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PRISONERS AT PRETORIA.
Winston Churchill Was Wounded
in the Head

PRETORIA. Saturday, Nov 1S-By
way of Lourenzo Marquee Nov. 19)-
AT noon to-day fifty-six British prison.
ers, including men of the Royal Dublin
t'usileers and several blue jackets. ar
rived here. There were large crowds
at the railway station, but no demon
stration was made Winston Churchill
who is wounded in the head, was taken
to the Model School, while the rank and
nie are being sent to the race course.
One spy was lodged in iail. The
wounded had been treated at Colenso.
The Boer version of the conflict in
which these prisoners We're taken saws
tnat two British were killed and ten
wounded.
The Mining Department has discoy-
ereo beneath the managers house at
the Ferreira mine passage leading to
suite OF apartments forty feet below
ground, with water and gas laid on.
This is supposed to have been Intended
TO serve as rendezvous for the en-
ployes of the Ferreira mine in the event
OF bombardment of Johannesburg.
PRETORIA. Saturday. Nov. 1S.-yia
Lourenzo Marques. Nov. 19.-Three fe-
male prisoners captured near Mafek-
ing We're brought to Pretoria. The
male prisoners will follow.
Rev. Abraham Hoffmeyer, brother of
j. +. Hoffmeyer, the Afrikander leader.
and who was captured at Lobatsi but
subsequently released, will come to
Pretoria as soon as he is in better
health 40
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BICYCLE RACES.
Attendance at San Jose Large and
Events Fast and Exciting.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 19-The bicycle
races at Cyclers Park this afternoon
proved to be the most successful of any
given in recent years. The attendance
was large and the events fast and ex-
citing. The two stars of the day We're
the Downing brothers, Hardy, the pro-
fessional, winning his match race with
Lawson in three straight heats, during
and Lace, the amateur, winning first
place in each of the three amateur
events of the day. Results:
Five mile heat, won by H. Downing,
Iver Lawson second. Time-9:26
Coast record.
One-third mile, handicap, amateur,
Lace Downing GO yards), won; w. B.
Loewenthal go yards), second; w.
Davidson Q5 yards), third. Time
04035
One mile handicap, amateur, Lace
Downing (65 yards), won; M. F. Francis
60 yards). second; G. P. Fuller
(scratch), third. Time-2:12.
One-third mile, novice, Lace Downing
won, M. F. Francis second, E. B. Wastie
third Time-0:443sh
Match race, one mile, H. Downing
won, Iver Lawson second. Time
1 :3S (world's competition record).
Two mile heat, won by H. Downing.
No time on account of misunderstand-
ing as to number of laps.
One mile motor cycle race, Stevens
and Freeman VS.. Mcfarland and Tur-
vile, won by Stevens and Freeman in
1 81
Floyd Mcfarland rode a paced ex-
hibition mile in 1 80.
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FROM PIETERMAR1TzBuRG.
Beers Moving From All Directions
on EstcOurt

LONDON, Nov. 19.-The War Office
posted the following telegram to-day
from General Sir Redvers Butler to the
Marquis of Lansdowne:
Cape Town, Nov. 18th.
'9:3o p. m.-The following is from the
General commanding at Pietermaritz-
burg:
To-day at 8 a. m. the officer COM
mandlng our northern outposts reported
that the enemy's mounted patrols were
advancing across the whole country.
from Gourton road to Ulandi, moving
on Estcourt. My force stood to arms.
The outposts reported various bodies.
from 800 to 700 strong, advancing on
Estcourt from a northwesterly direc-
tlon- One party 500 strong moved to-
ward the railroad bridge half a mile
northwest of Estcourt
Our outposts fired on the enemy and
one of the naval guns fred a shell at
800 yards range, the shell bursting
close to the enemy, who then hurriedly
retired
AT II o'clock reports were received
from three pickets that a large num-
Der of Beers were in sight on hill
above Leslie's homestead. The troops
have returned to camp
General Butler has also telegraphed
as follows:
Cape Town, Nov 18th.
$50 p. ma telegram from the
British Consul at Lourenzo MARQUEE,
dated November 18th, reports that fifty
prisoners, captured from the Estcourt
armored train, have reached Pretoria.
believe Winston Churchill is missing.
but as yet have been unable to ascer-
tain for certain
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GAME AND FISH LAWS.
Hard to Punish Their Violators in
Shasta.

REDDING, Nov. 19-The Superior
Court has acquitted Cornelius Howard
of a charge of Illegal fishing, though
the evidence seemed strong that two
seines used by Howard were consider
ably under the 714-inch-sized mesh re-
quired by law. Howard was arrested
on July 2Sth by Deputy Fish and Game
Warden w. J. Hale. With an assistant
he was using two nets in taking SAL
mon. The mesheS of one meas sured four
inches and those of the other five and
one-half inches.
The verdict of not guilty is due large
ly to the prejudice existing in this sec
ton against the present game and fish
laws. The miners are bitter because
the law will not allow them to supply
their camps, often far from town, with
deer meat except during a brief sea-
son. Much complaint is made also
because at this season salmon may be
taken below Sacramento, but not above
that place. People in the northern
counties bordering on the Sacramento
River believe they are Disseminated
against. Warden Hale has caused sew
eral arrests in Shasta and adjoining
counties, but he is having a difficult
time in enforcing laws.
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MILNER's PROCLAMATION.
Declares Boer Proclamations An
nexing Territory Null and Void.

CAPE TOWN, Friday. Nov. 17-Sir
Alfred Miner, Governor of Cape Col
ony and British High Commissioner,
mas issued proclamation declaring the
Boer proclamations annexing territory,
impressing men or seizing goods, are
null and void and should not be oDeyed
he promises full recognition of and fair
compensation for actual injury result
ing from loyal adherence to British al
legiance
w. p Schreiner, the Premier. has in
structed all civil commissioners to an
nounce that there is no intention to
call out the Burgher forces in the COL
ony. as the Colonial Government con-
siders the military forces of the crown
sulhcient to preserve order and repei
invasion.
ordinary citizens the Premier de-
ciares, are only expected to remain
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HEAVY FIGHTING.
Concerted Boer Attack Repulsed
With Heavy Loss

DURHAM (NataD, Nov. 1S.-The
Times of Natal publishes the follow
ing dated November 10Th, from it's spe-
cial correspondent at Ladysmith:
THE enemy made a determined at
tack on Thursday. November 9th. APP
parently all the Boer forces partici-
pated. Their artillery opened fire at
4 a. M, pouring shells thick and fast
upon the British positions. although
with no great effect. They adopted the
usual tactics of advancing under cover
of their guns to positions on the edges
and kopjes adjacent to those occupied
by the British troops, on the left of our
camp.
Continuing their advance, the Beers
crept up, using every available means
of cover. Our infantry opened with a
steady warm fire, which beat back the
enemy, Notwithstanding a display of
tenacity of purpose equal to their des-
perate stands on previous occasions.
The Boer attack was most elaborate on
all sides of the town.
THE main attack, however, was made
between the Free State and Newcastle
Railway lines by a column composed
chiefly of johannesburg volunteers. A
brigade of the Kings Royal Rifles
Corps made a splendid defense The
Beers We're repulsed, but soon rallied
and returned to the attack. They had
made a deep trench in front of the Brit
ish lines and while withdrawing from
their horses, they left this unguarded,
whereupon the Kings Rifles advancing
at double quick, occupied the trench.
This smart move was not seen by
the enemy, who soon returned with
the horses. Carefully reserving their
fire. the Kings Rifles allowed the Beers
to advance almost to the edge of the
trench and then poured volley after
turned and fled from an awful hail of
bullet, boiling across the open, where
the artillery of the British poured in a
terrible and effective shell fire. The
enemy lost heavily.
Meanwhile another section of the
Beers had brought a mortar into action,
firing heavy shells. Our guns, concen-
tnating ON it. soon silenced this weapon,
the enemy's artillelymen fleeing head
long The Beers then advanced in
force with view of repairing the NOR
tar, but our artillery shelled and scat
tered them right and left.
The fighting was ali over at IL
O'Clock Promptly at noon General
White ordered a salute of 21 guns in
honor of the birthday Of the Prince of
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HIS FRIENDS NOT so HOPEFUL.
They Think Vice President Hobart
Is Growing Weaker.

PATTERSON On. J), Nov l9-Vice
President Hobart passed the greater
part of the day sitting at his bedroom
window, at times reading the newspa-
pers and having Mrs. Hobart read to
him. He took less food than usual
This seems to indicate that his stom-
ach trouble has returned.
Mr.. Hobart appeared to be as cheer
full as ever, and took a lively interest,"
in the topics of the day as presented
by the newspapers. There is no per-
ceptible change in his condition, but
his friends are not as hopeful as they
have been. They believe that the Vice
President is gradually growing weaker.
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San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 60, minimum 90, mean IS.
Generally partly cloudy weather pre-
walls west of the Rocky Mountains and
light showers have occurred over Wash
ington, Oregon, Northeastern California
and Northern Nevada.
The pressure has risen rapidly over
the Pacific Coast from San Francisco
northward and fallen slightly over Ari-
IONA. The lowest pressure is reported
from Northern Montana and the high
est from the Northern California coast.
The temperature has fallen along the
Oregon coast and remained nearly sta
tionary in other districts.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California Monday.
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Beers May be HesItating. Over the Next
Movement.
Thew Have Three Lines of Action
Open and the Success of the
Next Move on Either Side Will
Depend More on Strategy Than
Superior Numbers = Immediate
Interest Centers in the Relief OF
Kimberley.

LONDON. Nov 1916 a. m)-ThiS
mornings news gives little that alters
the complexion of the situation. Since
the fight of November 9Th matters, 50
far as is known, have been fairly quiet
at Ladysmith. 1t is not unlikely that
the Beers, being badly informed as to
the nature and extent of British prep
alations to advance to the relief of the
town, may be hesitating regarding the
next movement. The situation in Natal
is very complicated, more especially II
the reports be true that the great Tu-
gela bridge has been destroyed. Inc
success of the next move on either side
will depend more on strategy than on
superior numbers The Beers have
three lines of action open. They can
hold the railway with the force they
have at Ennersdale. falling slightly
back before the British advance and
threatening it from Weenen, or, in the
second place, they can advance from
Weenen and try to carry Estcourt; or,
in the third place, they can advance due
south from Weenen to Weston, cut the
railway and blow up the bridge over
Mooi River. If it be true that there
are 10000 Beers under Joubert and
General Rotha marching south to meet
the British relief force, heavy fighting
is in store.
Nothing is known with certainty re-
grading the progress of the relief col
umn from Durham and the immediate
interest centers in the relief of Kimber
ley. General Methuen has splendid
knowledge of the country where he will
operate and is laying his plans with
the utmost care. An indefatigable
worker, he is busy night and day cut
ting down the baggage to minimum
and issuing orders with a view of in
surfing that the officers shall be indis
tinguishable from the men to the eyes
of the Beers naval brigade, with
searchlights from the cruiser Doris, I'M
der Major Ernest Rhodes, accompanies
the column, and Major Rhodes is con-
fident that he will see his brother, Cecil,
in Kimberley. The column will take all
the material for repairing the railway
which, it is believed. there will be no
difficulty in doing. The advance will be
made by forced marches, the column
reaching Modder River in four days
An Orange River dispatch. dated
Thursday, November 10th, says that the
Beers were then concentrating their.
forces outside of Kimberley Accord
ing TO the latest advices from James
town there had been no sign of a Ba-
suto rising up to Thursday last. The
Beers have renamed Aliwal North
Oliversfontein in honor of their COM
mandant-
From Lourenzo Marquee comes a re-
port that three German officers, Colonel
Won Braun, Lieutenant Brutewitz and
Lieutenant Won Kunze, have arrived at
Pretoria with the intention of joining
General Joubert's staff
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STATEMENT DENIED.
The Boer Artillery Not Offered by
Germans, but by Beers.

LOURENZO MARQUEE, Nov. 1S.-
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived here from Pretoria, dated Thurs
day. November 10Th:
The statement that the Boer artil-
lery is differed by Germans is denied
here. 1t is asserted officially that all
the Boer artillery officers were born
in the Transvaal. although two were
trained in Europe.
Ihe British prisoners of the rank
and f1le have received new outfits from
the Government
1t Is reported that the bombardment
OF Kimberley was resumed this morn
ing.
Bateman, British private captured
outside of Ladysmith and brought to
Pretoria has since become insane
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Lady Churchill Informed.

LONDON, Nov. 19.-The first definite
news regarding the fate of Winston
Churchill was conveyed to his mother
this evening by a representative of the
Associated Press. Lady Randolph
Churchill had just returned from
quiet dinner with a few friends when
the gratifying intelligence that her son
is living was conveyed to her. The
fact that his wound is not necessarily
dangerous and that he is alive in Pre-
toria caused her the greatest gratifica-
tion, as she had been hitherto without
the least intimation of his whereabouts.
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MAY BE TROUBLE YET.
Bradley May Refuse to Give Up the
Governorship.

LEXINGTON Ky.), Nov 19-Gov-
ernor W. Q. Bradley and the Adjutant
General of the State Guard Daniel
Collier, conferred here to-day with Col
onei R. D. Williams of the Second
Kentucky Regiment, and the latter re-
turned with them to Frankfort. None
would talk
Republican leaders processing to be
close to the Governor, but having no
announcement from him personally, say
that if the vote of Louisville is thrown
out Bradley will refuse to recognize
Goebel as his successor, and will main
tain his position, even if forced to use
the militia The Governors movements
are closely watched.
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SWINDLER ARRESTED.
He Did a Good Business in De-
frauding Women.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The police
have at headquarters James c. Hart
who spent eighteen months in Sing Sing
for swindling a woman out of $1,000
worth of diamonds in 1896, and whose
latest operations carried on in New
York City have consisted of swindling
women out of sums of money varying
from $50 to several hundred dollars,
and jewelry or whatever else he could
successfully carry away.
For the past three months Hart has
done a lucrative business, securing
many thousands of dollars
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FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
Seven Of Them Injured in a High
School Game.

SPRINGFIELD Qll), Nov 19-In a.
football game at Taylorville yesterday
between the Taylorville and Litchfeld
High School elevens, five Litchfield and
two Taylorville players We're injured,
some of the former seriously
Stillwell, left end of the Litchfield
eleven, was injured internally, and was
three hours. 1t was thought
at first his injuries were fatal.
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Colesburg Occupied by Boers.

CAPE TOWN, Nov. 19.-Advices re-
ceived here show that on Thursday,
November 10th, combined force of
Free State and Transvaal Bqrghers oc-
cupied Colesburg, Cape Colony, with
out opposition by the residents and pro-
claimed the district to be Free State
territory.
The British troopship Manila has ar
rived at Durham.
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NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Republican League Will Meet to
Fix It's Time and Place.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19-The Executive
Committee of the National Republican
League will meet in Washington on
Tuesday, December 18th to fix upon
the time and place for it's convention
in 1900. The meeting has been called
by George Stone of San Francisco. and
official notification to this effect was
sent out by Secretary D. H. Slime from
the Chicago headquarters.
The indications point to considerable
rivalry over a convention city. Chicago,
Indianapolis, ST. Paul, Galveston, and
possibly Philadelphia, will ask for the
gathering
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YARDMAsTER KILLED.
w. J. Scott Met Death by Falling
Between Two Cars

DENVER, Nov. ia special to the
News" from FL Paso, Texas, says: w
J. Scott, master of the Southern Pacific
Railway yards at this point, met in
stant death to-day by falling between
two cars while a flying switch was
being made.
Scott was in the act of stepping from
one car to another when they parted.
He fell, striking his head on a switch
frog, shattering his skull. His wife and
two children reside at Los Angeles, Cal.
Scott was 81 years of age and had been
yardmaster here a long time.
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Nurses for the Maine.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19-When the At
lantic transport liner Manitou sailed to.
day she had on board DIR. Hastings ana
twenty-nine male nurses and orderlieS
and dispeners who will join the conn.,
plement of the medical and surgicaI
staff of the hospital ship Maine, loaned
to the British Government by the At
lantic Line for hospital duty in South
African waters
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Will Build an Extension.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-The Tribune
says: 1t is probable that the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy will build an
extension to Ogden, Utah, and make
connection there with the Southern Pa
cific The proposed extension is to run
from Alliance, Neb., to Hartville, where
there are large and valuable iron de-
posits, and thence due west fifty miles
north of Cheyenne, Wyo.. to Ogden.
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Knox Held for Requisition.

NEW YORK. Nov. -. = Robert j.
Knox, alleged to be one of the White
man gang of swindlers, was held by
city magistrate to-day until the ar
rival from Albany of requisition papers
which will give him into the custody
Of the Pittsburg police.
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All Quiet at Estcourt.

LONDON, Nov. ia special dis
patch from Estcourt, dated Sunday.
November 18th. says:
'All is quiet here. The enemy is be-
lieved to be encamped six miles away.
Our position is good and our forces are
sufficiently strong to repulse attack"
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Jamestown Annexed.

QUEENSTOWN (Cape Colony, Sat
urday Nov. 1S.-Commandant Oliver,
with a portion of the Rockville COM
mando, has occupied jamestown, hoist
ed the flag of the Orange Free State
and annexed the town. General Will
lam Forbes -Gatacre, with his staff and
the Irish Rifles, arrived here to-day.
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loyal and not to give countenance to

loyal and not to give countenance to
the enemy
/. Judging from present indications, so
far from there being prospect Of a
Dutch rising, the fact is that many of
the Cape Dutch are so incensed at the
loss of their property and the destruc-
ton of railways and bridges that they
are even beginning to favor the annex
alton of the two republics. One promi-
nent politician goes so far as to say
that it may possibly happen that the
Uitlanders will be the chief opponents
of annexation.
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be what the Worlds Fair was to ali
industries.
Civil War in New Guinea.

LONDON, Nov. 20-A dispatch to the
Daily MALI from Sydney, N. S. W.,
says that a disastrous civil war has
broken out in the British possession OF
New Guinea, eleven villages having
been obliterated, with heavy slaughter
of the inhabitants.
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Beers Occupy Burghersdorp.

CAPE TOWN, Nov. 19-The Beers
occupied Burghersdorp on Tuesday,
November 14th, and it is believed that
they were then on the way to seize
Stormburg Junction.
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Hotel Guest Burned to Death.

WAGNER q. T.), Nov 19.-The St.
Charles Hotel and six other buildings
were DESTROYED by fire last night The
hotel guests had narrow escapes. One
guest, Fort Smith travelling man, was
burned to death. Two others, names
unknown, are missing. Loss. $50. COO
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Conrsiug at Stoekton.

STOCKTON, Nov. 19.-In the cours-
ing at Goodwater Grove to-day
Sharkey was the lucky dog, winning
first money. Rough Rider was second,
Happy Maid third, and Alma fourth
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international Live stock Exposition

CHICAGO, Nov 19-The Union Stock
Yards and allied interests have on foot
a plan to hold in Chicago about next
November an international livestock
exposition, which to that industry will
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ANNUAL REPORT ON
INDIAN AFFAIRS,
Commissioner Jones Reviews Prog
ress Of Affairs.
He Urges More Schools and More System
attic Methods.

Thinks System of Education Will
Result in the Next Quarter Gem
tury in the Extinguishment OF
Indian Tribes, but Not of the
Indian Popu1ation-Repor Se-
verely Arraigns Nepotism and
Lack Of Management In Indian
Territory-Causes of Chippewa
Outbreak.
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The Shamrock Arrives.

LONDON. Nov 20.-The Shamrock.
which left New York on November "a.
arrived in the Clyde at midnight
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METEORS APPEAR
IN ALABAMA.
All Of Them in the Nehular FERN,
Resembling Comets.
Caused No Little Fear Among the
Negroes.

Great Crowd Gathered at the
Street Corners and Many Were
Appalled, at the Strange Sight
Fatal Collision at Humboldt, S.
D., Resulting in Death Of Five
Persons, With Many Fatally In
jured.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
They Are Favorable for Clear
Weather To-day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-The
following are the seasonal rainfalls:
Lost This Last