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Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Fnst Mail to Seattle.

The widespread public interest In
the contest for the fast mail contract
between Chicago and Omaha has
caused one temporarily to overlook
the similar achievement of the Great
Northern railway in establishing
quick mail communication from New
York, via Chicago and st. Paul, to
Seattle, and thence to the Orient. The
fast Pacific mail service by way of
st. Paul to the Puget Sound country
is now quite as remarkable as that via
Omaha to San Francisco. On January
the Great Northern placed in serv-
ice fast through mail and passen-
ger train from Chicago to Seattle, on
which the mail pouches never once
leave the car after the transfer at
st. Paul
From New York to Seattle the time
by this Northern route is just four
days. East of ST. Paul the mails are
carried on several roads, but west of
that city-on a run exceeding the
mail goes through without change
across five great States on the tracks
OF the Great Northern. Forty-five
minutes are consumed in transferring
the mails in Chicago, and tn .ty min
utes in st. Paul. After that the
Northern Oriental flyer does the rest
without a pause until the Asiatic
mails go on board the steamers of
the Japan Mail Steamship Company.
Both the Importance of Seattle as an
Oriental shipping point and the speed
of the Great Northern transconti-
mental mail service make the achieve
ment noteworthy feature of Amer
lean railway progress.
The Puget Sound cities have al
ready become formidable rivals of
San Francisco as regards the freight
and passenger traffic for Japan, China
and Asiatic ports. The steamer route
from Seattle to the Orient seems to
be more free from storms than that
from San Francisco. and as n large
proportion of tho Oriental exports are
products of the Northwest the freight
traffic has naturally taken this course.
The fact that the full capacity OF the
Japan Mail Steamship Company's
beats is engaged as far ahead as next
August is In itself n striking proof of
the growing Importance of the
Oriental trade that has It's outlet at
Seattle .-.a- ---
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

fercd until rnen. l felt that Il 1 could
not kill you my brain would burst.
rushed forward blindly, stumbled
over the trunk of tree, and came to
the ground, where I lay stunned for
a few moments. When l rose, you
had gone.
II went back to my bed, slept for
some time, and awoke at dawn with
the murderous fever on me fiercer than
before. l stole into your room, Paul
i, your wife, the namelcss daughter
of mad mother who had deceived
you basely, robbed you of peace, hap
piness, honor and love, yet who had
received nothing in return from you
but countless benefits, infinite forbear-
ance, noblest patience. / leaned over
you as you slept, razor pressed to
your throat. The touch of the steel
or the fire of my murderous breath
awol1e you. You looked at me calmly.
and l skunk away cowed, loathing my
self, cursing the day that gave life to
such a wretch as l.
"All that morning / lknelt By your
pillow in an agony of shame, of re
morse, praying for strength to leave
you before you would guess my hor-
rible secret. Strength seemed to come;
rose to go when you were driving up
the avenue with her. l went to the
window to take my farewell look; you
were standing in the porch together
whispering eagerly, her hand was
clasping yours. l struggled fiercely for
a moment, but passion overmastered
me again. | ran quickly down to your
study, unlocked a drawer where | had
seen you hide packet of vermin-
poison one day, and poured it into the
glass of wine you asked for. You took
it unsuspiciously; and when It was
half way to your lips you turned with
smile and kind word to mo-and,
thank Heaven, l was able to cash it
from your hands-thank Feaven,
thank Heaven!
And now | go from you. Paul, for
ever, with a prayer on my lips and
in my guilty heart for your peace and
welfare. Be happy with her you love,
and forget the wretched woman who
deceived you. Put her from your mem
ory and your life as If she had never
been. Now, l can write no more-my
hand shakes; strange lights are burn
ing before my eyes; torturing thirst
consumes me, though l hear the splash
ing of cool water everywhere around.
must go-oh love, love, how can
write FAREWELL"
The paper fell from my hands.
turned wildly to Mrs. Murray.
Where is She where is she? Let
me go to her at once. l tell you, she
is desperate, maddened; there is not
a moment to lose!"
Mrs. Murray, with her hands to her
eyes, answered with weak whimper.
1 rushed toward the door, and then
became aware for the first time that
the room was full of familiar faces
my Uncle Gerard from Kibton, my two
cousins from bennington, General
Stopford, Doctor Finlay, and some
others l had not the power to recog-
nize.
Ito be Continued.)
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Cycle Track in n Hotel.

The new Hotel Great Central, con-
nected with the new railroad entering
London on the north, is approaching
completion and will be ready to receive
the summer influx of visitors. One nov
city that seems to be worthy of COM
ment is the large cycle track which oc-
cupies the greater portion of the fiat.
This innovation, it is hoped, will allow
guests to take their usual exercise in
comfort and safety when the streets,
as is generally the case, are impass-
able. owing to mud. This is said to be
the first arrangement of the sort ever
seen in any hotel in the world.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
MY POOR WIFE.

BY j. P. SMITH.

nursed her as we'll as we could, but
she sat all day long on stool before
the fire shiverin' an not seeming to
hear or understand a word that was
goin' on. We thought that perhaps
when her poor child came, Heaven
would see fit to give her back her
senses, but it wasn't so; an in less
than week after Helen was born her
mother one night stole out of her bed
and threw herself from the cliffs down
to the beach below, where, as I've told
ye, her body was picked up next day.
That's her story"
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Rise In Wages in England.

Returns just issued show that there
has been general rise in wages
throughout England in the last year.
The aggregate rise in the wages of $685.
GOO workers affected amounted to fIS,-
600 week, an average of 81 cents a
week per capita. This rise is chiefly in
the mining industry. but the operatives
in the building trades are also favor
ably affected.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
between Two Fires.

He was a passenger on a fast train
bound for st. Louis, and when about
fifty miles from that village he jumped
from the rear platform.
why did you do it?' asked the ply
scian at the little way station, when
he had recovered his senses.
1T was fate" replied the sufferer
with a faint smile. q might have
gone farther and Jared much worse"
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
The National Capital.

The eyes of the world are now CEN
tered on Washington. The best line
between Chicago and the national cap
ital is the Monon Route, G. II. & d.,
Ry., B. & o. S. w. and b. & o. Through
sleepers leave Chicago daily at 2:45
Il. m. Teady in Dearborn station at
$50 p. M, arriving at Cincinnati at
11:2O a. M, Washington at 6:47 a. m.
and Baltimore 80 n. m. This is the
most comfortable and convenient train
for the east running out of Chicago.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Plants of the World.

The flora of Europe embraces about
10 900 species. India has about 10000
The British possessions in North
America, though with an area nearly
as large as Europe, have only about
5000. One of the richest floras is that
of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal,
which numbers about 10000 species
Australia is also rich in them, about
10 900 being known at the present
time.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Patents Granted.

During the year 1893 33,915 patents
were applied for, 22,20T We're granted,
6,S24 are awaiting the payment of the
final fee and 4,363 have been forfeited
for failure to pay the final fee. 1t is
not generally known that the patent
office is self-supporting. The total re-
ceipts last year were 81, ,137, ,734.4S,
while the total expenditures We're ST.
1876, 196.20. leaving balance of ST.
53S2S in favor of the government
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Old-styIe PolIteness.

Polite Old Gentleman perceive.
madam, that l need not inquire about
your health. Nice Old Lady-Thanls
you, sir; confess that feel ten years
younger than l am. Polite Old Gentle
man-Possibly, madam, but you can
not feel day younger than you look.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

The official Inauguration of the new
telephone line between Moscow and st.
Petersburg took place recently. The
line alone cost 10000 rubles ($29, 400.
In the exchanges at all stations Ameri-
can telephone apparatus is used ex-
clusively
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
The SmokeIess variety,

Waggles-This war has shown that
powder should be unlike a child. Jag
gles-What in the world do you mean :?
Waggles-It should be heard but not
seen.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
Hardly First.

SIS 1t a diamond Of the first water?"
asked the pawnbroker. "Well-er-
it's been in soak once or twice before" :"
replied the owner as he pasted It over
for inspection.-Ne York Journa,.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
why He Would,

do you think that Boeckle, the tail
or, would give me credit for suit OF
clothes?" Does he know your"
No" "Oh, in that case he would. =
Das Kleine Witzblatt.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

A catalogue of 300 prizes, suitable to
every taste and condition, mailed on
inquiry. Prizes given for saving Dia-
mond "C' Soap wrappers. Address
Cudahy Soap Works, South Omaha,
Nebraska
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

Dorothy. you were flirting with the
photographer when you had this picture
taken" NO indeed, / wasn't" well.
not hing l ever say to you makes you
wear such an amable expression"
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26
A Single Dose

Single Dose of rive Drops
will benefit you for la grippe-its use a
few days will cure you. See their ad-
vertisement in another column of this
paper, containing strong testimonials.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

what makes you say Mabers husband
is weak-minded? 'Well, they've been
married two years and he would rather
stay at home with her in the evening
than do anything else on earth"
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

Prince Albert of Monaco Is having
magnetic observatory built in the
Azores
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-26

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co.,
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
SPANIARDS ASSIST,
Secure Arms and Help Fight the Ins1Gk
gents ut vlgan.

Secure Arms and Help Fight the InsnGk
gents 1t visan.
MANILA, Dec. IA force Of 400 in.
surgents attacked q wagon train neal
Batuga. which was escorted by 40 men
Of the Sixteenth cavalry. A sharp en-
gagement followed. The Filipinos lost
IL in killed and Q captured.
During the recent attack by the in
surgents upon Vigan the Filipinos OBJ
tanned possession Of the plaza and Of a
church in the center of the town, from
which the Americans dislodged them.
1t seems the escaped Spaniards OBJ
tanned guns and fought with the Amer
leans against the insurgents.
Army officers are convinced that the
objective point of A%guinaldo's flight is
Baler, on the bay Of hat name, stu
ated on the east coast of Luzon. 1t
was admitted that this opinion, which
is apparently based on information from
General Otis, has been held for some
time.
In order to cut off the retreat of the
Tagalo leader, Major Bachelors bat
talon Of the Twenty-fourth infantry
has been sent up the River Magat from
Bayombong, and is now descending the
river.
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TAKEN By MACARTHUR.
Reported That Filipino General Ale.
jandrino Has ~urrendersd.

Reported That Filipino General Ale-
jandrino Has Surrendered.
MANILA, Dec. 12.-An expedition
headed by the battleship Oregon left
Manila for Subig Saturday night.
1t is reported that the Filipino com.
mander, General Alejandrino, with his
staff, has surrendered to General Mac.
Arthur, and there is also a m that
A~lejandrino is at Alguar, suffering
from a wound received in a fight be.
tween insurgents and bandits, and that
he will be given an opportunity to sur
render and will be properly cared for.
Major Spence, with a column of the
Th~lrty-second regiment, captured a
new insurgent camp. an uncompleted
stronghold in the Tassan district. He
left Dinalupan at daybreak Saturday
and marched 10 miles along mountain
trails, finally encountering a large band
Of insurgents, who retreated after a
brief skirmish. The Americans had no
losses.
The records Of the treasury OF the
so-called Filipino government, together
with a quantity of paper money and an.
other N~ordenfeldt, have been found at
Mangataren.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
SOME PRESS CONTENTS Il
1oudoo PApsrs Discuss the Defeat .
Genera CataOre.

xoudoo Papsrs Diseuss the Defeat oi
General GataOro.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Discussing the de.
Feat of General Gatacre at Stormberq.
the Daily Mail says:
"Quite apart from the loss of 900
fighting mon, the unexpected Boer sue.
cess will probably cause q most general
and serious movement among the Cape
Dutch. The government must promptly
face this by the immediate dispatch Of
further troops"
The Daily News says: 1.-THE reverse
General Gatacre has suffered is . sadly
emphatic commentary on the peculiar
difficulty Of military operations in a
semi.disaffected country. The ensmy's
spies are everywhere and nowhere can
we rely confidently on any counter in.
formation. General Gatacre seems to
have been completely trapped. OF
course he will be Immediately rein.
forced"
The Daily Chronicle says: There is
only too much reason to fear that this
is the worst illustration We have had
yet of inadequate equipment and insult.
6cient scouting. How far this disaster
was due to lack of Judgment on the
spot and how far to lack Of artillery is
not quite clear, but the patient public
cannot help remembering that General
Methuen's victory at Modder river, was
won by artillery reinforcement at the
critical moment. and all they would
like to know is how many times this
particular lesson is to be learned.
The Standard says: The event is in
the highest degree deplorable. 1t will
tell against Us unfavorably in the Free
State, among the Dutch and even
amongst the natives. A great deal of
evidence has been accommodating during
the past week to show how deeply the
colony, or at least the northern and
western portions;of it, are honeycombed
by d~isaffection. Our generals have to
cope with q rebel colony. as we'll as
with hostile republics, and must take
measures to lay their plans in accord.
ance with the details"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
BUYING IN ANERICA
Rolling Stock for Electric Rail ways 1,
Franc aud Egypt.

Rolling Stock for Electric Rail ways In
France aud Egypt.
CLEVELAND, Dec. ia party of for.
eign capitalists, representing large
street railway interests in France and
Egypt, are in this city. The members
Of the party are NJ. Montague Of Paris,
q representative Of the Enterprise and
Electra company Of Paris and Brussels,
and NJ. Cahen Of Alexandria, Egypt,
representing the Alexandria Tramway
company. They came to the United
States for the purpose Of buying rolling
stock for electric street railways in
France and Egypt. Through an inter-
prefer NJ. Montague said:
1--WE intend to place orders for at
least $1,000, 600 worth of equipment
while we are in America. American
made electrical supplies are the best in
the world, and are extens lively used in
Europe"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
WASAB BAD BLOW
Little to Mitigate the Humilia.
ton Of General Gatacre's
Defeat.
Affair Has Caused a Most Depress.
ing Feeling Everywhere in
England.
Over Six Hundred Men Missing.
Full Casualties Not
Given.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-Later details re.
garding the disaster to General Cat.
acres column show that but for the
magnificent work Of the British artil.
lery the disaster would have been far
more extensive, as the incessant Boer
shell fire in the midst of the repulsed
infantry ultimately led to disorde,
which only escaped developing into a
rout, through the batteries of artillery
occupying successive positions, over
ing the retreat, thus drawing a portion
Of the Boer CALLING fire.
Apparently the British were set an
impossible task and were treacherously
guided. After a trying march, being
under arms IL hours, they attacked the
wrong part Of the Boer position, where
the hill was i~mpregnable and the
5000 men, instead of Z, 800, as the spies
had reported.
Few Mitigating Circumstances
There is little in the story to mitigate
IA AutSAsC uulAlAAollOu ONCdSlOOCA Wy
the episode, which was almost an exact
counterpart Of the battle Of Nichol-
sons Mex. The war Office was besieged
with anxious relatives. and the success
eive editions of the newspapers were
eagerly scanned. Men and women were
equally persistent in pleading for infor-
nation. but the authorities either do
not possess any or else are not prepared
TO publish it at present.
The affair has caused the most de-
pressing influence everywhere, not ex-
cepting the Stock Exchange, where
consols were at the lowest price in
years, and South African securities
slumped, not so much on account OF
the military reverse, which is r~etriev-
able, but owing to the profound appre-
henslon as TO its political effect. No
great surprise would now be felt if
General Gatacre's reverse resulted in
Cape Colony becoming
Ahame From End to Eud.
The afternoon newspapers like the
morning papers withheld the apportion-
ment of blame until they are further
acquainted with the causes, and take
the reverse philosophically. The Pail
Gazette remarks:
The country's calm will again sur
prise the Continent. If the blow is
more serious than it appears, neither
the crown nor the ministry will be in
danger Of even a single %seditlous, WILL
flying howl in the street. We have
confidence in those who are fighting
for US and in their directors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
Aflame From End to Eud.
CASUALTIES VERY HEAVY.
Dead, Wounded and Missing So Far
Known Over Six Hundred Men.

Dead, Wounded and Missing So Far
Known Over Six Hundred Men.
LONDON, Dec. l2.-The war Office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Gatacre: deeply regret to
inform you that | met with a serious
reverse in the attack on Stormberg.
was misled as to the enemy's position
by the guides and found impracticable
ground. Casualties go far as known at
present are:
Royal Irish Rifes-Six officers
wounded.
Suffolk Regiment-One officer and
IL men wounded; 3 officers and 29O
men missing.
"Seventy-fourth Battery-One officer
and 5 men wounded.
"Seventy-seventh Battery-One man
killed, ne officer wounded.
northumberland Fusileers-Six off.
GERS missing.
"Dorsetshire Regiment-Three hum
dred and six non-commissioned officers
and men missing.
Royal Berkshire Regiment = One
private killed.
The remainder Of my casualties
will be wired as soon as a%scertained."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
FIGHTING AT MODDER RIVER.
British and Boer Artillery in Action.
Roer Guns Silenced.

Roer Guns Eilenced.
MoDDER RIVER, Cape Colony, Sunday
Evening, Dec. lO.-The naval 4.7-inch
gun again took up a position north of
their camp, while the howitzer battery
was posted southeast on the left Of the
Beers. Both opened a hot fire with
lyddite shells and shrapnel, to which
the Beers sharply replied with a dozen
guns, thus unmasking their position,
which was the object of the British
maneuver. After an hours firing the
Boer guns were silenced, the howitzer
searched the trenches, and then threw
shell after shell upon the hills, the ex-
plosion of the lyddite causing the whole
ground v e an extensive area to rise
III the air in dense, brown clouds.
A Boer long gun was dismantled.
i now appears that the Beers intend
that the next fight is to take place at
M~agersfontein. Apparently Spytfon-
tein is not defended or the Beers are
unwilling to unmask their position
tnere, as the replies to the British ar
tillery were all from guns at Mayors
fOnteln.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED.
Wife Of One of the Victims Makes
nlession.

nO Oh On0 Oh the Victims Makes .
fession.
OMAHA, Dec. 1.-THE wife of Fred
Lane has made a confession which
clears up the Odessa. Neb., murder
mystery. 1t is to the effect that Frank
Dinsmore first poisoned his wife IN the
rooms of the couple upstairs. He then
came down and informed Mrs. Lane Of
what he had done and that he was 60
ing to finish the job. He went into an
adjoining room where Lane was sleep
ing and shot him. After shooting Lane
Dinsmore brought the body Of his dead
wife down into the kitchen and laid it
where it was found by the ~neighbors
when they We're called in. The motive
for the crime was i%nfatuation for Mrs.
zane. The greatest excitement pre-
walls at kearney. where Dinsmore is in
Jail. and threats Of lynching are freely
mede.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
GENERAL Pillar KILLED.
Commander Of A~guinaldo's Bodyg uars
Dies Fighting.

mmo0oo OF At DIN AId0's Body uord
Dies Fighting.
MANILA, Dec. 12.-General Gregorio
del Pillar, commanding Aguinaldo's
bodyguard, was killed by Major Priton
c. March of the Thirty-third infantry
in a fight IL miles northwest of Cervan.
ties Dec. 3.
According to reports which General
Young obtained from escaped Spanish
prisoners at Vigan several days ago,
Major March left the coast. where he
was pursuing Aguinaldo, and encoun.
tered General del Pillar on a fortified
train. They fought for four hours,
during which time 70 Filipinos were
killed. The American loss was | killed
and 6 wounded. The Spaniards report
that Major March is still pursuing the
insurgents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12
TEXAS TAXATION.
Legislature Of tho Lone Star State
Meet In Special session.

LegIsIatur0 OF tho Lone Star Stato 10
Meet in Special Session.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. lit was de-
cided that the Texas legislature should
he convened in special session next
month for the consideration of q taxa
ton bill that will completely revolu-
tionize the taxation system Of this state.
The exact date has not been settled.
For three months the state tax commit
tee created by the last legislature has
been preparing a bill which remodels
all taxation laws Of the state and said
bill is the II the special session will
be called to act upon. This bill will.
from all reports, cause the corporations
Of the state no little concern.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-12-12

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