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force from the Bennington, the pur-
pose being to take Photographic views
of the damage wrought by the big
SMELLS from the Monadnock. fired at the
priests house the preceding week AL
though told by come Cinnamon that
there We're armed insurgents about,
Commander Taussig took ample pre-
cautions to prevent a lurprise. One OF
the steps taken was to post the tender
Balange so as to enfllRde the north
wall. This boat was in charge of As
sistant Engineer Winship and rendered
great service &
The Insurgents appeared behind the
Entertainments and fired upon the
Bennington's people and upon the
Balanges and after an hour of desultory
shooting, not being authorized to retain
the place. and having taken the photo
graphs desired, Commander. Tausslg
withdrew his men,, who We're fired at as
they rowed away in thei. boat.
Winehip is especially commended for
gallantry by Commander Taussig. He
said he fired the thirty-seven milli-
metre on the Baiange eighty-seven
times, and, although wounded early IN
the action. retained charge of the gun
and the BALANCE, not only throughout
the action. but until the ship returned
to her anchorage about noon.
The BALANCE was lying bows-on to
the beach, very holly engaged with the
enemy in the trenches, and the fire OF
the musketry against them was hot,
his men fought without cover
till the Bennington's landing force had
gotten safely beyond range.
Upon his return to the Bennington,
Winship, though wounded in five
places, sent the doctor to- look after
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THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT.
Will Sail For South Africa About the
End of the Month.

Ottawa, ONT, Oct. 1.-THE Canadian
contingent for South Africa wifi SAIL
from Quebec ON the Allan liner Sardin-
ian about the end of the month. Lieu-
tenant Otter of Toronto VILE have
command of the contingent. The
steamer Will sail directly for Cape
Town. The work of enrolment is going
on rapidly.
Sir Charles Topper today addressed
letter to Premier LauFler, in whicfEs
he objected strongly to the mother
country paying any part of the ex<
penses in connection with the c0ntfn-
gent. Sir Wilfrid replied To- the effect
that the government was following the
course laid down by TIE mander-fr-a
chief of the British forces. who had8eas&
bIed to the effect that as the Canadians
would be attached to different regf-4s
ments in the imperial seFviee. tiles home
government would pay therm and theirs
expenses after they had been landed In
South Africa 4
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BoERs ARE BACKWARD.
They Show No inclination to Adj
vance Toward Ladysmith.

Durham, Oct. 15.-The following Off
cial statement has been published:
''The general officer commanding at
Ladysrnith issued forth on Friday
morning with a strong flying column
and occupied a position covering Lady
smith. He reconnoftered for the enc
my. who showed no disposition to adj
vance. They are reported to be inside
the Berg at the foot of Tlntwa pass. in
force with a second command at Oil
viers Hook. The troops have returned
to quarters"
1t is reported from Glencoe that a
large commando. believed to he Free
State Beers, under COnmandant VII
joen. is at the foot of Bothas pass. one
and one-haf miles on the Natal side of
the border.
The Transvaa1 flag has been hOisted
at Charlestown, and Commandant VIII
joen has sent message to Newcastle
saying the Beers will hoist the Trans
vaal flag there on Saturday, but that
the people need not be afraid, as every
thing the Beers take Will be paid for.
They want to slaughter the cattle. Few
people are left in Newcastle, including
women and children.
A train of wagons fixe or six miles in
length was seen descending M0lIs Mex
toward DOornl1op, north of Woods Drift
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WHITM0RE MEANS BUSINESS.
Nephi Bankers Fight withseP. V
Coal Company.
lspecial to NC Herald.)

Helper. Oct. 15.-Four carloads of six
inch iron pipe went through here today
consigned 10 George c. Whitmore at
Sunnyslde. in Whlmore canyon. The or
dering of this pipe opens up the fight in
earnest between Whftmore and the Pleas
ant Valley Coal company over the water
question at the new coal mines. Whit
mare has the water right in the canyon
by priority for his big ranch, which lies
below the camp of Sunnysfde.
The coal company has been trying to
buy him out but viii not give Whitmore
his price Of $4,000 BY putting in some
ten miles of iron pine. first excavating
reservoir above Sunnyside. Whitmore can
take up ELL the water. This he will now
proceed to do. This pipe line VIII be some
ten miles in length. will pass through the
coal camp ana there VIII not be water
enough lsft for the residents for culinary
and drinking purposes. To pipe in water
1t Will cost the coal company many times
what II would to settle with Whltmore
By putting in the pipe line. WhitmOre's
rarCh becomes the most valuable in this
part CT Utah. His outlay viii be not less
than what he asks the coal company 20
get ON. Without the pipe line the Whit
more property is valueless. EFhftmOre is
president of the Nephi National bank and
IS one Of the rich men of Utah.
There Is about SIS, 600 difference between
buyer and seller.
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BoERs OCCUPY NEWCASTLE.
Troops Are Advancing On Several
Towns In British TERRITORY. i

Towns In British Territory II
Cape Town.. Oct. 15.-President Steyn
of the Orange Free State and Presi-5
dent Kruger of the TranSvaan mains
tain direct telegraph eonections All
waln0rth dispatches say that F'rere
bridge. which heretofore has BEEN a
great aid to BOer spies. IS, now closed
and guarded by Cape police. It s. RUS
mored that the Beeste Eraar COM
mandO. strengthened by 500 Beers from
SmithfieId, is menacing AliwaInort1
A Kafflr brought to Vryburg by the
returning hospital train says he passed
the scene of the recent arm0red train
disaster and saw several bodies OF
white men lying there.
There is still no reliable news from
either LadySTnith or Glencoe except
that a patrol from the latter place ex-
changed shots with a small body og
Boers ON the road to HeIpmakers All
reports agree that the Beers now Oc-
cupy Newcastle.
BOer tents have been discovered eight
miles southeast OF GNfmherley Great
clouds of dust seen ten miles to the
eastward of Kimberley this morning
seem to indicate the movement Of Ii
large body of. troops with wagons. Two
imperial officers at Midday also dis
covered a column Of 400 Beers going
i'm the direction of HTodtier river bridge
from Johannesburg. -
Small parties Of Beers evidently on
a communicating expedition. have
passed Kaffir river There are large
CaTnmandOes on either side Of the rail-
way. The burgheTs say they Will have
2,000 They probably intended to- Join
the other forces i'm camp last night
several miles from the Cape Colony
border.
Convnaham Greene from Prefarfa5.
and Consul Evans from Johannesburg.
have arrived here. Mr.. Greene was ac-
corded a magnificent reception. Al
crowd of 5000 persons, who had gath
cred, sang 'Rule Britannia" and God
Save the Queen"
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BETRAYED THE PRESIDENT.
Andrade Has Enemies On All Sides
In Venezuela.

Caracas Oct. l5.-Advices from Petare.
Ten miles from Caracas. say the people
have risen against President Andrade and
a crisis is imminent. The commander OF
the government forces has betrayed the
president and will allow the revolutionary
arnlg 10 march upon Caracas without a
battle. President Andrade viii probably
b. forced 10 retire. re-eStablishng his
government al MaracabO or Puerto Ca
bello. Tucacas has been taken by the
revolutionary forces.
United States Minister LOOMS recently
made a long argument before President
Andrade. urging SUSPENSION Of the law
Islative TO foreign insurance companies,
The enforcement of which. the minister
said would drive all such companies from
Nenezt.ela. The result Of Mr.. LOOMS ar
e1Ilnent was that a suspension Of the law
Vas granted until March. when the stat
mics VS.. be amended by congress This
action saves S60000e0 worth of business
10 American companies.
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TREACHERY AT MANILA.
Outbreak In the Poorer Districts Was
Planned For Yesterday.

HIanned For yesterday.
Manila, Oct. 15.-Ths authorities Were
informed yesterday from reliable
sources that an outbreak in the poorer
districts of Manila had been carefully
planned for daylight on Sunday. 1t
failed to occur, probably on account Of
the vigorous measures enforced. Many
natives of the Tonds district left. TAX
ing their valuables. All the small
shops, which the guards usually force
to close at $50 p. m, were shut at sun
set. A general feeling of uneasiness
was apparent.
The guards of the city were doubled
and a strong force stationed at TIE
slaughter house. the center of an url=
ruly section. Two guns of the Sixth
artillery were stationed near by at a
point commanding the native quarters.
The commanders of the reserve troops
were ordered to be prepared for a call
at daylight.
Three native policemen have been ar
rested on a charge of plotting an up
rising. The fact that their comrades
informed the authorities of their
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Whites reconnaissance seems sufffcient
to deter for the present. ~
The peaks of the Drakeusbergs range
are now cove<ed with snow and the
storms which have occurred must have
caused the Beers great discomfort.
which probably explains their failure
to attack General White. Mastery in
activity chaFacteTfzes the operations OF
both sides.
Persistent runnoFs are in circulation
that the Schreiner ministry tor Cape
Colony has been dismissed and that
ME-. Ross Innas had been asked to form
a cabinet. These rum0rs. however, are
without foundation.
Sir Alfred Mllner has wired To- Mr.
Chamberlain the text of an fnfiamma-
tory circular, which Field Cornet ViI-e
j0em circulated in Johannesburg some
weeks ago with q. view Of incensingi the
AfrikandeTs on both sides of the Orr
ange river against England.
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Washington, Oct 15.-Edwin B. Hay,
counsel for S. w. F. Sylvester, owner
of the steamer Abbey. which was
seized as a filibuster carrying arms
and ammunition to the Filipino insur-
gents, today made the following state
ment in defense of DR.. Edward Bedloe,
United States consul at Canton, China,
against whom charges, were made in
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DIED ON THE ROSTRUM.
Woman Socialist Expires While Adj
dressing a Meeting.

New York, Oct 15.-While addressing n
socialist womens meeting in Second
avenue hall tonight. Mrs FlOrentine Can
thus LANCE was stricken with apoplexy
and died in a few minutes.
Mrs. LANCE was a portly woman, about
50 wears old ana often became excited
when making speeches Her subject was
''Womalis Rights.
In the middle Of her address she sud
denly stopped speaking and began ges-
1icnlating with her hands. Her face be-
came almost black and she began To tot
Ter Several women caught her as she
was falling and tried to revive her She
died soon after a physician arrived.
Mrs. Cantius LANCE came from Berlin
about seven years ago and was promi-
nent as q socialist agitation
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NEWS FROM 'FRONT.' DELAYED
British Troops Leave Ladysmith to
Engage Beers In Battle.

Durham. Oct. 15.-Owing to the rigor-
Gus censorship maintained. news from
the front is greatly delayed and reaches
here in diS5Ointed dispatches.
1t is learned from an authentic
source that large number Of tfoop3
including cavalry, artillery and infark
try, left Ladysmith early Fridak
rection Of Acton Homes where the
Beers are reported to- BE- eneauped
The Dublin fGsileers arrived from
Glencoe by train ait i'll O'Clock and pro
ceeded in tfs same directions There has
been NO engagement. the Beers. retreat
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Coxswafn Terry, who was slightly
wounded, before asking for medical at
tendance upon himself.
Commander Taussig commends for
special consideration Chief Master-at-
Arms William Mackay, Coxswain Terry
and Private Kirknlan, although he says
the entire battalion behaved so gal
lantly that, were he to name the de-
serving, he would furnish a roster of
the battalion. Ensign E. II. Campbell
is mentioned as deserving great credit
for the skill displayed in placing the
Bennington during the engagement
with the shore, he being at the time in
command of the ship.
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Fair Weather For Today.

New York. Oct 15.-Fair weather is
again the prediction for tomorrow. For
a period of ten days or more an almost
unbroken calm has prevailed around and
about New York. To the north, along
the New England coast and over the FAM
yachtsrnen are so fond of talking about,
good yachting winds have prevailed. In
strength they have at times reached as
high as ten to fifteen knots. From the
south and west similar reports come.
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treachery indicates that the police force
Wild WITH RELIGIOUS ZEAL
IMMENSE SUM OF MONEY RAILS
ED FOR THE HEATHEN.
Women Tore Off Their Jewels and
Men Their Coats and Vests In
New York.

New York. Oct. 15.-Sixty-eight thou
sand dollars was raised in Carnegie hall
today for the heather. 1t was obtained
by the Rev. a. B. Simon and associates
in the Christian Missionary alliance amid
the tumult of religious enthusiasm which
prevails when the alliance takes up its
annual collection. Women tore off their
jewels and men their coats and vests,
throwing them to the collectors and
shouting GLORY to Cod and Hallelu-
jah,' as they contributed all to the fund
by which the alliance will keep its mis-
Sionaries abroad for the year.
While two meetings were to have taken
place, and did take place in the hall. one
in the afternoon and one in the morning,
they were so close together that there
was scarcely any intermission and it was
as though there had been one continuous
session of more than seven hours.
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Shooting In Texas.

Dallas. Tex. Oct. 15.-George Lewis was
shot and killed by John Reeves of Mount
Pleasant, Tex. here tonight in the wait
ing room of the Santa F'e depot. in the
presence of 800 people. Reeves. accom-
panied by mis- wife and niece, was await
ing train. Mrs. Reeves was approached
by Lewis, who demanded her seat. she
refused, when he attempted to eject her.
accompanying his demand with profanity.
Reeves thereupon shot Lewis.
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ROW AT A CHRISTENING.
One Man Killed and Several Wound
ed at Auburn. Ills.

Springfield, Ills. Oct. 15.-one man was
killed and several wounded at a chrfsten-
between Hungarian and Polack miners.
the result of u long-standing ennity The
sheriff and a number of deputies has left
here for the scenes
1t is believed the foreigners will resist
arrest and that fight will ensue. The
wounded refuse to allow the physicians to
see them. Two men suspected of tine
murder of the man killed are being held
by the latters friends.
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LITTLE CHANGE IN SITUATION.
Occupation of Newcastle Was Ex-
pected By the British.

London, Oct 16-So far SIS actual
news is concerned, very little change
in the situation is noticed The state
of affairs at Mafeking can only be con
jectured. The occupation of Newcastle
by the Beers was prepared for and
expected, the place having been aban-
doned by the British. TIE Beers are
reported to be menacing Kimberley
Very heavy rains and SHOWS are re-
ported, which hamper the BOer move
ments, and they are finding that they
began too late to easily obtain the iui-
tial successes counted upon They evil
IDENTIFY find the advance upon Ladyz
smith difficult. either from. the north or
west, as General Sir George Stewart
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fsnecial to The HeraldN

Oklahoma City, Okla, Get. ia man
named Wright is under arrest at
Weatherford, on the charge of murder
alleged to have been committed near
Salt Lake City in 1895. An officer from
Utah is expected to arrive today with
requisition papers.
The above special refers to George
Wright. alias Weeks, and in all prob
ability the perpetrator Of the Pelican
Point triple murder has at last been
apprehended. Sheriff Storrs of Utah
county has started after the prisoner
and is expected TO arrive at Weather
ford today
Officer Has Gone to Get His Man.
Last week Sheriff Storrs received a
telegram from a detective in Oklahoma,
stating that he was positive he had
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.O D.. ! |: WITH ALCOHOL
Terrible Torture of Horses on a Ma
Mia Transport.
ID $-
DIED FROM EXHAUSTION.
NO SLEEP OR REST FOR THE SUE
NO SLEEP OR REST FOR THE SUE
~ FERING ANIMALS.
Fastened In Stalls Just Wide and
Long Enough For Body-started
From United States as Fresh and
Spirited Steeds and Arrived at
Honolulu Thin and faded.

San Francisco Oct. 15.-The steamer
Gaelic brings the following advices
from Honolulu under the date of Oct
IS: The transport Centennial arrived
from San Francisco on the 5th. She
brought 800 horses, sixty of them hang
ing in sings. and ready to die from
simple exhaustion. Two of them died
after reaching port. The horses had
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE.
Beers Attack Kimberley.
DR. Radlne,s Dafnnca

PAGE ONE.
Beers Attack Kimberley.
Dr.. Bedlos's Defense.
Terrible Torture of Horses.
PAGE TWO.
Steamship Laurada Wrecked.
Mckinley Spent Quiet Sunday.
Democrats at st. Louis.
PAGE THREE.
Anxious For Race.
Chinatown Dens.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Prosecution of Embalmers of Milk.
Deaconess Ordained.
State News.
Hirsch Colonies Are Failures.
Hannaites Hold Up Postmasters.
PAGE SIX. ill.,
New Cyanide Plant.
Talk of the Roberts Case.
PAGE EIGHT.
City Jail Damage Suit.
Republicans Will Knife Reiser.
Letter On the Roberts Case.
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General Clearnand Sinking.

Springfield, His, Oct. 15.-General John
A. Mcclearnand spent a restless day and
toward evening his temperature rose. He
is still unable to eat and there are fears
that he will not recover. His son. Colonel
Edward J. McClearnand, Forty-fourth
United States infantry, now at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and under orders to
go to the Philippines, has been tele-
graphed to come, but has not arrived, nor
has he been heard from.
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BOER FORCES MAKING
At TACK ON KIMBERLEY
EnglandS Most Precious Possessions In South At
RIGA, the Diamond Mines, Are In Danger.
Energetic Efforts Are Being Made to Effect the Capture
Cecil Rhodes Railroads Being Destroyed

London. Oct f6.--The Cape Town cor
respondent OF the Morning Leader, tele-
graphing Sunday night says:
cit is reported that fighting began at
Kimberley this morning. The railway
has been cut at Belmont.
London, Oct. 16.-The Daily Mails
Cape Town. correspondent, telegraph
ing Sunday evening, said; 'kjmber-
ley is besieged and the Beers are mass
ing in force. No details, however, are
ohtainahIe.
THE Beers have cut the railway at
Belmont, have seized the Spyf0ntcln
railway station and constructed forth
fled earthworks. There are strong de
Tending forces at MOdder river and the
Orange river.
1.-The object of these energetic opera
ti0ns is believed to be the capture of
Cecil Rhodes, Kimberley is row isO-
sIated, both railway and Geographic
communication being cut
Cape Town, Oct. 15.-The Modder
river station master reports that firing
has been heard in the direction of kim
berley, and the station master at Bel
mont telegraphs that a force of Beers
is advancing southwark.
Fl0werdew, the engine driver of Cap
tain NeSbittS train, which was de-
rallied and boarded by the Beers. states
that if the train had returned when
warming was received that the Beers
held the line, it could easily have made
its way back to Maribogo. but Captain
NeGbftt insisted upon an emdeavor
being made to reach Mafeking.
when the pilot engine was deFailed, -
said Flowerdew, I'VE spent a half hour
trying to replace it ON the track. Then
the Beers commenced firing, and sew
eral men were wounded. The firing was
kept up all night. but without effect.
The Beers were careful to concentrate
their fire upon the engine. so as to save
the armored carriage and ammunition
trucks. AT dawn they commenced to
lombard the cars. 1 escaped by crawl
ing mile and half on my belly in the
sand. When both engines were de-
stroyed. Captain Nesbitt exhibited flags
of truce, but the Beers continued their
firing for another quarter of an hour.
There is no doubt that all the others
on the train are prisoners and that the
carriage and the ammunition intact fell
into the hands Of the Beers
Flowerdew was fearfully bruised.
There is ans unconfrned report that
the forces intercepted a body of Trans
vaal Beers who were attempting to join
the Beer forces at; Modder river. and
heacy enga cement occurred at SpytS-
foutefn station, south of Kimberley.
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Commander Mason Dead.

Washington, Oct 15.-Word has been
received here of the death at Sugurties
Depot, N Y, of Lieutenant Commander
r. b. NJ. Mason, United States navy, re-
tired Commander Mason was native of
New York, and was go years of age. He
was instrumental in the development of
the office of naval intelligence, which
proved of great value to the government
during the Spanish-American war.
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TELLS OF THEIR BRAVERY.
Sailors Who Landed at Malabon and
Engaged the Enemy.

Washington. Oct. 15.-The navy de-
rartment has made public report
from Commander Taussigs of the Ben
nington, with appended reports of sub
ordinate officers, concerning. an en-
gagement at Malabon the 4th of March
last. The purpose of the department
II making public ths report appears &c.
conduct of the sailors engaged, and
particularly that Of Assistant Engineer
WinsnaiD.
A landing was made at Malabon by al
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submits letters from C. T. Yu, score
tary for foreign affairs to the viceroy
of Nagldng, to Mr.. Sylvester, also a
letter from Third Assistant Secretary
of State Thomas w. Cridler, declaring
that the state department had not on
file any charges against Sylvester
growing out of the Abbey's opera
tons.
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Suppress Political Agitation.

Lille. France, Oct 15.-M. MilIerand,
minister of commerce. in speech here
today. announced that NJ WaIdeck-
Rousseau, the premier, intended to Sub
nit to the chamber of deputies bill
dealing with the law of association. The
government said that NJ. MiIlerand does
not intend to permit political agitation
under the guise of religion.
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TRAINING SCHOOL BURNED.
Destructive Fire at Feehanville, Near
Chicago Yesterday.


Chicago, Oct. 15-St. Marys training
school at Feehanville, burned to the
ground today The loss is estimated at
$500, O0o
Seven buildings were destroyed, Ar h
bishop Feeham's summer home being
the only building saved. The fire origi-
mated in the chapel during vesper serv-
ices and was not discovered until it
had gained considerable Roadway.
The fire apparatus at hand was in
adequate and by the time the engines
arrived from Desplains, two miles
away, nearly every building was in
flames. ST Marys school was a Roman
Catholic industrial institution for boys.
It's founder was Archbishop Feehan
of Chicago. The insurance amounted
to $50 GOO