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carried accurately 500 yardl am hold
lng BnshnAAn's hook and Cypheraat. am
sending the Irish rifles ard Northumber-
hnds to nterkstrom TO recuperate. The
wounded proceeded to Queenstown. Tho
missinG observation-disclosures number s6s not
Sos az previously reported"
MueA Anxiety IN Lonaen.
Public anxiety = deeply stirred by Sat
urday's Disaster. Such scanty messages ~
have dribbled through seem to indicate
that preparations are about completed for
simultaneous attacks at Tugels river and
Modder river. the dispatches showing that
the British and Beers we're In touch in both
directions Monday.
Ne News 81 battle at Modder River.
There IL no confirmation OF the report OF
another dAy-long battle along the Modder
river Monday. but possibly there has been
resumption Of fighting, as reported by
Cronje last evening. as the searching iyd-
dite shell fire OF Sunday was probably
preliminary to an advance A strange item
Of news has reached here from Boer
sources, announcing that the waschbank
bridge is damaged This Is taken in some
quarters a. a possible confirmation of the
suggestion that the British have made
wide sweep by way of Hclpmaker and are
preparing to strike the Beers north Of
Ladysmith in the rear.
French Holds HIS Ground.
A message from Naauwpoort, dated
Monday, shows that Gen. French has APP
parentiy no inclination to withdraw his
advanced troops at Arundel. as It was
feared might be the result Of Gen. Cat
acres defeat French reports that his ar
tiiiery December II forced an advance post
OF the Beers south OF Colesburg to evac-
uate It's position and seek refuge behind
vaa;koop.
There Is great indignation in England
at the ignorance which the British intelli-
gence department ID displaying in estimat-
ing the Boer strength In Cape Colony.
Experts aver that 1900 Beers will have to
be driven out OF the colony before the pass
age Of the Orange river can be COM
menced.
Relief Of MafekinG.
The Rhodesian force advancing to the re-
lief Of Mafeking reached Gaberones fort
December 2 and found the Beers had evac-
uated the place.
The Rhodesians are repairing the railroad
as they advance, The latest news from
Matching shows H that Col Baden-Powell
has been forced to reduce the rations Of
the garrison and Inhabitants, but water
10 plentiful there.
BOer story Of the Fight.
PRETORIA, Dec. 10.-President Steyn
has sent the following details Of the fight
at Stormberg junction:
1.-THE British, with six cannon, attacked
the Boers under Swanepool and Oliver.
and stormed the Boer ntrenched posi-
tions on the kopjes. After a severe fight
they were compelled to surrender. With
the prisoners are Maj. Sturges, six on
GERS and $50 noncommissoned officers
and men Of the Northumberland. and
two officers and about $50 noncommissloned
officers and men OF the Irish fusilers. 1t
Il Impossible to state the number Of dead
and wounded British. The Beers cap
tured three cannon and two munition
wagons"
surmises ~ TO the situation.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12-Discusslng the
Anglo Boer situation. the London corre-
spondent of the Herald says:
= Experts here would not be surprised to
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Hitch in Capt. Carter. Case.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA special to the
Herald from Washington says:
The impression prevails here that the
Indictment of members of the Atlantic
Contracting Company, which Is alleged to
include Capt. Carter. U. 8. A., by the Sa-
vannah authorities. will be used by the
latter's friends to further delay execution
Of the sentence imposed upon him by the
court martial Of dismissal from the army
and FIVE years imprisonment.
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FORCES
HAVE D|SS|PATED..
Continued From Page One.

oners secured in Northern Inzon, making
over 5000 released in the month. Seven
hundred are now en- route from Vigan, and
transports will be sent for the remainder.
(Sgned) Otis"
The Junta Sends Ont News.
LONDON. Dec. 12.-Reuter's Telegram
Company has received the following dis
patch from Hongkong:
1.-The insurgent government SO called, of
the Philippines will be changed to a die
tatorship, to continue hostilities against
the Americans exclusively by the meth
DDS OF guerrilla warfare. The Filipino army
is being split UP into small bodies, the
troops taking an oath before separation
that they will fight Until their country's
rights are recognized.
"a force of United States marines which
landed at Vigan. South nocos province,
from the battleship Oregon, was defeated
by the Fiiipinos under Gen. Ffnco cTtno?
on December 4. The Manila newspapers.
despite the censorship. admit that Gen.
Lawton is missing"
The foregoing dispatch was evidently
sent by the Filipino junta in Hongkong
Two American Prisoners Released.
MANILA, Dec. 13.-Gen. Young reports
the rescue of Brutne, OF the Nevada reRi-
ment, and Edwards, of the gunboat York.
town, who have been held prisoners by
the Filipinos. Gen. Tino is conveying the
American prisoners north, hotly pursued.
Asuinaldo's Bodyguard Destroyed.
Aguinaido is a fugitive in the noun
tains. his bodyguard having been de-
stroyed, and Gregerio del Pillar killed,
Gen. Conception has surrendered.
The Lepanto province has been cleared
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Commissioners Appointed Under the
MOdus Vfvendi.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.---The govern
ment of Great Britain has designated r.
King. the government astronomer at OF
tawa. as the representative of her majes-
tvs government In the delimitation Of the
provisional boundary line between Alaska
and Canada about the head of Lynn canal
under the terms of the modus vivendi Of
October 20 last
The government of the United States has
designated @. Fl. Tittman as the superin-
tendent of the coast and geodetic survey
TO act In similar capacity for the govern
ment Of the United States.
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ST. LOUIS. Dec, 12.-Edward Bates,
librarian of the treasury department at
Washington, Is dead at the home of his
father, DR. Julian Bates, of this city. Mr..
Bates was about 25 years cd, and prior
TO his appointment last summer as librar-
ian of the treasury department was curator
in the public library Of St LouiA
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New Steamship Line to Eureps

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE e.
man steamer Tanis, pioneer vessel Of II
Kosmos steamer line between Hamt
and will sail for San Francisco today M
which port she has 1900 tons OF c4fS&
mostly cement. She discharged soma NJ
Der here for New York and three of ~
FIVE passengers left the ship hefe n
route for New York city. This city M
be the first and last port OF cali Tor TIL
steamers In the United States.
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Judgment Asainst Bond.mer

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1a.-United
States Circuit Judge Morrow entered 4
Judgment today for s5,979 in favor Of the
United States and against the bondsmen
OF ex-Internal Revenue Collector o. NJ.
Welborn. who was recently acquitted of
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British Transport lahore.

LAS PALMAS. Canary Islands, Dec. IL.
The British transport Deton Grange.
with war munitions for South Africa on
board Is ashore outside the harbor and
making water.
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Santiago Morphy Sentenced.

Morphy or v mI mar D ee raod sa IN TAG,
who was trusted clerk of the Hationai
Bank of Mexico and robbed II 81 $4,000
has been sentenced. after long trial, to
nine years In prison.
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Lead and Zinc Di.coyerv.

ST. LOUIS Dec. 12-Lead and zinc
have been discovered in the vicinity OF
Centaur. st. Louis county, about forty
miles from this city. and preparations
have been completed to mine It on q
large scale. The ore is said to be very
rich.
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Heavy snow storm i'm England.

LONDON. Dec. IA heavy snow
roads and street car lines in various
parts of the country. Skating has COM
menced and hunting and racing have
been suspended.
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TO CURE IA GnIPPE mi TWO DAYS

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II II fails to
cure e. w. Groves signature Is on each
box. 25c.
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Of insurgents. The navy co-operated N
the army on the west coast
Two thousand and eight hundred ops,,
ish prisoners are coming to Manila
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BRIrIsH-AMERICANs ORGANIZE.
Chicago Society TO Relieve Sufferers
OF south African War

CHICAGO, Dec. IRA general committee
composed of Representatives from the vari-
met at the Great Northern hotel and
formed an organization to raise money for
the relief of widows ana orphans of British
African war. An entertainment will be
given in Central music hall January IS.
British-Americans have already subscribed
$4,500
There are to be 100 vice presidents chosen
from the leading British Americans of Chi
cago. The name of the organization Is
Society Of Sons and Daughters of the
also be organized.
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Lieut. Brumby's Condition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12--The condition
of Lieut.. Brumby remains unchanged. He
passed fairly comfortable night,
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MORELAnD.

Your scribe Is absent this week help
Ing the Harrodsburg Democrat through
u temporary rush OF catalogue work.
Mr.. Dave Peyton has purchased the
property, known as the "old hotel"
just North OF the depot aud will con =
vert the same into dwelling.
Goebel seems To be the choice OF the
voters OF Moreland for governor, and
McChord for railroad commissioner.
In this connection we are panied to an
nounce that one of the wheel horses
out here In the last election for free
silver, has joined the opposition, aud
become full fiedged gold man, no one
but the irrepressiblc Johnnie Hughes.
Ask Pulliam for particulars.
The urgent need OF cemetery men
toned by us 10 u recent letter, we are
glad to say has been realized by our cltl-
zens, and site has been selected near
the Methodist church. We are informed
by MIR. James Pruitt that n stock COM
pany will be formed Immediately and
duly chartered aud the grounds fenced
and put In nice shape a. soon ~ the
weather will permit this spring.
Loungers around the c. s. depot were
greeted with quite an interesting scene
one day last week. Mr.. Sid Adams. one
OF the brave soldiers boys, who march
ed up the hill and then marched down
again. got OF the train, just from
Porto Rico. Awaiting him were a
crowd OF charming young ladies of Hus-
tonville, who proceeded TO give him the
approved latter day Hobson greeting.
aud the way they rushed that fellow
was sin. Joe Spears dashed a tear
from his eye, as he turned a corner OF
the depot, and thought in hard, metal.
lie tones, What lot missed by not
going with Penny"
While people are docking from all
the central counties Of the state to the
cheap lands of the Western States and
Territories, 10 take advantage OF the
cheap land for farming purposes. they
seem TO lose sight OF the fact that the
knobs 20 convenient and accessible, at
ford opportunities for farming much
superior to many OF the new countries
infested with grasshoppers and drouths
The German element are fast taking
advantage OF this cheap land, and set.
tliug up and building comfortable
homes. Tobacco men are also nocs nc
IN, and pronounce this land excellent
for tobacco culture. Right at thi,
writing the depot warehouse is ful
with hogsheads Of tobacco, all raised il
the knobs near here, just on the Casey
line. The tobacco is brighter and
much better quality than that raised ia
the open country, and the yield IL from
500 10 ! 200 pounds to the acre.
II. II. w.
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EDITOR, AUTHOR, ALL AROUND LITER
AIRY NAN,

WE have READ with much interest
Mr.. Harrison Robertson's latest book,
III Were Man" IL is OF Charles
Scribner's Sons Ivory Series and Is as
pretty 10 print and binding as the con-
tents are interesting and entertaining.
AZ writer Mr.. Robertson is the peer
Of that greatest OF editors, Hon. Henry
Watterson, and their style Is so much
alike that often his editorials in the
Courier-Journal are taken for Mr.
Watterson's by even the initiated. The
scenes OF Mr.. RObertson's book are laid
at Louisville and vicinity and Frank,
fort and are 80 near statement of the
facts in a certain senatorial contest and
subsequent local campaigns ia Louis
willie that but for the authors assertion
TO the contrary one would think it wa,
almost OF historical accuracy. The
object OF the book seems TO be to defend
the course OF the gold democrats. but Il
all Of them have "a tough time "A,
Ogden Spurlock and lose out a. badly
politically and financially as he, they
will have To be content with the
thought that virtue is IT'S own reward
The love story running through the
volume, like love usually runs, not very
smoothly, climaXes beautifully and i
the hero has by that time lost every
thing but honor, he Is rewarded In win
ming Us charming aud lovely creatur,
a. masterful pen can portray. Mr.
Robertsou's descriptive powers ar,
wonderful and they are given full pla!
in III | Were a Man"
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OBITUARY.
H. W


In loving memory Vf Wade Lee
Thompson, these lines are dedicated to
her mother.
ON Thursday evening March 9th this
community was saddened when IL was
known that Wadie WAS dead.
She had been confined to her room
with consumption for some time, tho
50 sweetly and gently did she fade that
they were hopeful OF her recovery un-
Ill the last And as the end drew near
her dearest and best loved friends gath
cred around her and they saw her face
rs like that Of an angel She was con
scious until the last and from the first
there had not been the faintest indica-
tion of impotence. Her soul met death
in the full knowledge OF what had come
to her, anxious but for her loved ones
aud resolved to spare those present,
pain and heart rending memories. The
dying eyes still recognized the face of
loved ones. "Don't grieve." she softly
sad, 81 am so happy, Jesus Blessed
Josas" aud the breath nuttered gent
ly Tor the last time over those beauti-
full lips aud the bright spirit winged its
way TO Heaven. She has left us but her
influence fingers. oh may the exam
Pile of her life lead many OF her Young
friends 10 follow in her foot steps and
when the summons comes to call us
home, she will not meet us as we last
beheld her, wasted with sickness and
pain.
But glorious in her Fathers mansion,
Clothed with celestial grace,
And beautiful with all the souls ex.
pansion,
We will thus behold her face.
May God comfort the sorrowing fam
lily and teach them to say: "Thy will,
o Lord, be DONE" though IL is indeed
hard To realize that the sweet voice we
loved to hear has been hushed In the
silent sleep of death.
Dear Wadie how we loved thee,
For thou vast kind and true,
And thy sweet, good will
Was blessing ever new.
All things round about thee
Shared freely from thy hand
Given in quiet, gentle way
} As our Lord did command.
This was thy last wish on earth,
To give To others IN His name
As thou hast lived for me
: Thy reward shall be the same.
} For In Gods promises
oh, why should We weep
Now In Heaven is her spirit,
And there she sweetly sleeps.
) GRACE AND FANNIE.
. Sweeney, KY, Mch. %, '99.
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CONGREGATIONS IMPROVING.
nut WILL LIKELY HAVE To GIVE UP
CHURCH.

hut WILL LIKELY HAVE TO GIVE UP
CHURCH.
Under date OF March 9th, Rev. Geo.
O. Barnes writes TO Mrs. Mary b. Craig
as follows from Washington;
DEAR SIsTER:--Thanks for the sl.25
lfor book sold that came safely this
morning The least help Is gratefully
received, when II comes. as IL always
does, from you in the name Of the Lord.
Nothing special to report. The work
grows slowly, but think surely. Yet
we have need. often, to repeat that
Scripture, "Be ye not weary In well
doing; for 10 due season ye shall reap II
YOU faint not" Our congregation num-
bercd about IS, which re thought very
distinctly encouraging. When one
considers that we have been holding
forth" 1.-THE Word OF Life" for over two
months to an average congregation OF
10 or L.. last nights assembly seems a
very large one. At our yesterday
communion service, with about 40 pres.
ent. not one refused TO partake. That
Is something that has not happened
before and we Praise the Lord for this
"mercy drop
There Is n report that the owner OF
our little church IL about TO issue orders
for It's demolition, In order TO erect
upon the site, . very choice one, a
handsome residence. The gentleman
who resides In New York, came to the
city last Saturday, and this was pub
lished In the Evening STAR which
gives strong color to the rumor' don
know how true II IL. Perhaps, like
dear Paul, IL may be written OF us some
time. that 1--WE dwelt two whole years
Ia our own hired house, ana received
all that came in unto us; preaching The
Kingdom OF God, and teaching tho''
things which concern the Lord Je-u'
Christ. with all confidence twill b'
a decidedly economical move aud ma,
be the dear Lord wants Us 10 work tha
waN
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To THE NoRTH.-The Queen x Cres-
cent Route has inaugurated service
Of observation cars on the famous Blue
Grass Nestibule between Cincinnati
aud Lexington. Free parlor cars and
Queen ~ Crescent standard vestibuled
day coaches. -Four trains daily TO Gin
ciunati with close connection with all
trains North. Queen ~ Crescent trains
are without peer in the South: II
miles shortest line, uuequalled train
service. w. &. Rinearson, G.. L. A.
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A report covering 720lines OF railroad
with a mileage of Isl, 1913, which is
about ~ per cent of the aggregate OPP
Grated mileage, shows that during last
year s332, s92,Is2 was earned from pas
senger traffic, 1874 ,s6j, 4S7 from freight
traffic and from other operating
sources $50, 1881 making the total
gross earnings 81, 23s, 523, $50. The OPP
Grating expenses were sSll,2il, ass,
leaving the net income from operation
Si2T. PSI ,922.
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Mt. VERNON.

The w. G. T. L. will meet with Mrs.
Nesbitt saturday afternoon.
IL IL rumored that there Wall be two
weddings here In the near future.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Proctor rejoice
over the arrival of their first daughter.
The telephone people have purchased
"a new and larger switch board for Crab
Orchard.
Miss Ella Joplin's school will close
this week Miss Ella is one OF our
best teachers and her services are al
ways 10 demand.
Az the recent meeting OF the business
men Of Louisville to consider the OIL
question, the oil wells of this county
which were bored at the beginning OF
the war were mentioned.
w. b. Smith has patented his poul-
try feeder and will soon begin selling
county rights. IL can also be used on a
larger scale for feeding stock, and used
thus will save great waste Of corr.
People at a distance seem to think
tnAt Ill tue uttur W NipaNh'' -
ted In this county occur at Mt. Vernon.
This is an error. They are reported by
wire from here rs soon as accurate news
4, obtained: but few killings take place
here, and crimes OF startling character
are becoming more rare. Thanks 10
Judge Morrow's rigid enforcement OF
the law.
George :. Owens. of Knox county,
was seriously wounded in the battle
near Manila on Goth inst. a Filipino
bullet struck his knee, ihattering the
bone. Mr.. Owens has relatives here
who will regret To learn this. Such Is
the result OF war, while few become
famous many sacrifice their young lives
to satisfy another's ambition. We nope
that the Car OF Russia will succeed In
his laudable effort co unite the nations
OF the world In peace conference.
Messrs. Lyle and Jack Adams were
riding leisurely along the road about a
mile beyond the famous station OF Brush
Creek last Sunday, when man with
two dogs for companions, stationed on
rocky precipice about 800 yards away,
set up a most vociferous yell. The man
jesticulated with both arms 10 some
person or persons unseen by the boys,
who naturally concluded that they were
in the land OF the moonshiner and had
been mistaken for Mr.. Short aud his
deputy, this man being on picket duty
TO give the alarm II an enemy was SEED
TO approach.
Sheriff Catron has bought property
in Mt. Vernon and will move to town
A sister OF Editor James Maret, Mrs
NJ. II. Smith, OF Cleveland, Va, who
has been dangerously Ill OF pneumonia
is improving. b. II. Fuguay has re
turned from Indiana and started up his
factory. c. @. Williams is in Jackson
county on business. Editor Maret an'
A. Ii. Basin were In Lancaster Mon
day. Mrs. Ella Baker is In Louisville
buying millinery. Josh Boreing, Jr.
has charge OF the postoiiice. A daugh
ter OF Mack Estes Is dangerously III
Deputy Sheriff ii. l.. Tate will move I
town soon,
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Another great discovery has been made, and that
too, by lady In this country. "Disesse fastened
it, clutches upon her and Tor years she with
stood Its se1eresi tests but her vital organs were
undermined and death seemed imminent For
three months she cIughed incessantly, aud could
not sleep She finally discovered way 10 recoy o
cry, by purchasing of us bottle Of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, and was 10 much re
heNod on taking INST dose that she slept all night;
aud with two bottles has been absolutely cured
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81 livery bottle guaranteed
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GLORIOUS NEWS

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