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\ Boy Killed.

BOYDTON. VA. Sept l6-speclal-A
coiored boy. about thirteen years old. was
run over Yesterday by "a train ON the
Atlantic and Danvile railroad. near Yer
eiIlna while stealing "a ride His right
leg was terribly mangled He was
brought here On almost am insensib'e cone
diti0n aud DTS Hamilton. Carter and
Atkins omputa.ed his leg. but the shock
Was too gfa8t Cor his FRUSTRATED system
ana q few moments after the operation
inc died
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you used so say you couldn't love him
n he were tho last man I'm the world.
eyes. ] know"
"Aud vet YOU are eneaged 70 Zoe mar
riod IN him. You have changed
"No. not nc ALL You see. il be were me
last man in the world there couldn't be
this rich old uncle of his. who has come
aIong and promised To- leave him every
ng."-Chicago Tlmos-Heraid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

PARIS, Sept. 16-The charges Of com
pliclty in the allcged conspiracy 70 bring
about a change In the form ~ govern
ment VIII not be prosecuted In the cases
" forty-hye persons. including the print
ers Of the anti-Juifu. who have already
left Fort ChabrOi, and the butchers who
attempted 90 supply Guern with pro-
visions This leaves Twenty-Five prisoners
10 be dealt with although the Senate, sit
ting as a high court. may relastitutc pro-
ceedings against the above mentioned
forfN.flNe larsons
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CHARLESTON. S. c.. September t6.-
The 81. Charles Hotel am old ard widely
known hOsie.ry OF this city. was partially
destroyed by fire to-day. fhe roof and
fourth story Of the building We're burned
TIE loss viii amount tu several thou
sand dollars. but is entirely covered by
insurance. IL Is not known how tho fire
originated. 81
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Tranlon-He assured me he was very
sorry that made myself appear 81 r'olc'-
iOus
afolvilc-Thats an right There are a
great many persons Who are never "cp-
.or,ebody eise-Boslon Transcript
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PENSACOLA. FLA, Sept ia tele-
phone message from Milton says that the
mill hands at that place struck to-day
shorter hours and small Increase Of
wages being the chief difference. No
communication can be had with Bagdad
and Bay Point. but at the latter place the
strike Is said 20 be also in effect
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

"yvhat do'eful expression your photo
graph has on" .,.,.. mill tho
eyes. j was feeling al right unlI me =,
photographer told me TO look pieas'"''
nafrnIl Ernn Pros.
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"Arrs. Padderly insulted our culture
Club"
lin what way2' -
"she suggested that this year we axe
up the study OF manners. -Chieaso
Record. '-is-Aill
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RALEIGH. y. c.. Sept 16.-Lieut John
stewart. United states Navy retired, of
Linden. Nd has been elected military
Instructor of The North Carolina A. a NJ.
College. lie viii also teach mathematics
and primary English.
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MONTGOMERY. ALA, Sept l6.-Six
hundred miners Zoo The kauaWha field and
"a similar number on New River Joined the
strikers to-day.
over 1900 men are now ont.
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chance In a million for an acceptance OF
this challenge. Mr.. Aver seems to be sell
ing his right to hold public Office Tor a
little cheap notorety"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17

Some Of our contemporaries arc talking
about the origin Of the mint iulep. Most
people are rather concerned about fits
destination.
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The Norfolk Landmark reminds us that
chat little French town of Rennes" has
a poulation Of 1000. It IS. nevertheless.
a "small' town, il it is to be judged by
IT'S courts.
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The latest is a chair trust Now there
is a trust that will have four good legs
20 stand on. And the public is welcome
% sit down upon 81.
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The Paris Exposition.

TO a great many persons the Dreyfus
affair will not make any difference In their
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

as we'll as men are seasick during storms
as well as at other times. In theory
naval officers and sailors are entirely free
from such so-called weakness, but, in
fact, they have stomaehs and are sur
ferers at times the same as the rest OF
humanity. The sailor in this respect
has many advantages over the naval
officers and is less sensitive to seas ck-
ness, for the reason that he seldom has
what is called shore duty to perform
and he is on the ship all the time, barring
the days off now and then at liberty
With an officer it is entirely different,
for he seldom has to spend as much time
on ship as he does on shore. The three
years sea duty is generally followed by
three years shore duty, during which
time his sea legs and stomach entirely
disappear and have to be built up again.
1t is rare that an officer on return to
Sea duty does not have to go through
all the painful and distressing experiences
of his first seasickness and 1 am not
sure but each recurrence of this eXpe-
rience is worse than the original l
know a dozen officers of from fifteen
to twenty-five years experience in the
who admit that they are as liable to sea-,
sickness now as they were when they
were middies fresh from the naval acad-
envy. Why, even Admiral Dewey, with
his twenty-five and a half years expe-
rience at sea-he completes his forty
fifth year of service in the navy next
Saturday, Sept 23-is still subject to at
tacks of seaSickness and he makes no
effort to conceal it and could not If he
desired, for when he is sick he is sick
all over"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

passing regret. the situation In South
Africa having occupied public interest
The repeated failures to bring of the
race, and the forecasts of the yachting
experts that the chances of the Shamrock
were slim, caused lack of interest
FLYING MACHINES.
Mai. Baden-Powel, brother of Col. Ba-
den-Powell, the British commander at
Mafeking, has caused revival of the
discussion regarding flying machines by
drawing attention to the Importance of
the one now being constructed in Ger
many by Count Won Sepplein. He de-
scribes it as resembling the slender skel-
eton of a huge battleship, made of
aluminium, containing a large number or
balloons. Attached to this frame are
cars of the same metal Its total lifting
capacity Is about ter tons, enabling the
vessel to carry stores sufficient to remain
in the air several days. Seventy thou
sand pounds have already been spent In
the construction, the plans having been
approved by the German government.
Maj. Baden-PoweI says 1t Is hoped to
drive the vessel at the rate Of twenty
two miles an hour. This. according to
a Royal engineer and flying machine ex-
pert interviewed by the Associated Press,
kills the force of Maj. Baden-Powell's
previous assertions. for the British au-
thorities hold that no flying machine can
hope to attain success until a speed or
thirty miles an hour can be obtained
Navigation, even short distance from
the earth, is held to be impractfcable
unless a speed great enough to overcome
the currents can be maintained.
GEN. HARRISON IN LONDON.
Gen Benjamin Harrison spent the
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greed for Transvaal gold" The Kreuz

greed for Transvaal gold" The Kreuz
Zeitung says:
'"The peace conference at The Hague
accomplished ut least something, for
still more than the verdict given by that
international tribunal, the unanimous
opinion of the whole world is against
England's proceeding, which is due to
Mammon worship alone Everywhere
the verdict is that greed and hunger for
land and gold do not yet confer the right
to go to war
The complaint of the English press that
the entire press of Germany sides with
the Beers, the Deutsche Tages zeitung
explains: "Quite so. we always have
and always will wish England meets
with defeat, and this is aside from our
sympathies with the Beers. The whole
German people think the same"
RAP At GEN. OTIS.
The Lokal Anzeiger says: THE Eng
lish seem to have taken pattern by that
doughty American. Gen. Otis, in send.
ing out bulletins of victory in which he
kills over seven times as many Fifipinos
as the whole insurgent army contains,
though he does not dare go beyond the
limits of the city of Manila
The press censorship instituted in Ma
tai is characterized as worse than Rus
sian"
The Conservative Reichsbote, when 1t
learned that Emperor William was
going to England in November,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Gonnor, killed; Capt. J. W. Pike, wounded;
G w Workman. wounded: Royal Dublin
Dibley. wounded: Lieut. c. N. Persean
wounded; Lieut. G: G; J. Genge, wounded.
Col. R: H, Cunning. killed; Cast. II. K.
Pechell. killed. Lieut. ]. Kyler, killed;
Lieut.. r. , e; Barnett killed: Lieut.. n, ].
H Hannded. killed led Maj G A T DSqltbse
wounded: Capt. A. r. NJ. Stewart Wort
ley. wounded: Lieut.. F. NJ Crum.
wounded: Lieut. r LONESOME wounded:
Hussars: Second Lieut.. E. H. A. Cape,
wounded: Second Lieut.. A. c. McLachlan,
wounded: Second Lieut.. E. H. Bayford
wounded.
The list Of officers killed and wounded
strikingly shows that, although the Brit
ish victory was complete, 1t was bought
at heavy price. In addition to Sir Will
lam Penn Symons, who is MORALLY
wounded. two colonies, three captains
ard five heutenants were killed and
colonel, three majors, six captains and
ten heutenants are wounded
This heavy loss among the officers was
due, as the latest dispatches from the
front show, to their valiant but insensate
conduct in sticking to the traditions OF
the British army and refusing to use the
cover of which the men availed them
selves in the storm1ng OF the boer position
on the summit of the Kopje.
Among the rank and file the hussars
had seven wounded, the artillery one kill
ed and three wounded, the Leicesters hire
regiment one wounded. the Kings rifles
eleven KILLED and sixty-eight wounded.
the Irish fusileers fourteen killed and
thirty wounded, the Dublin fusileers four
killed and forty-one wounded and the
Natal police two wounded
Col Scherstone was a nephew of Gen.
Lord frederick Roberts. AS his atde-de-
camp he went through the Afghan war.
accompanying Lord Roberts on the fa.
nous Kandhar march, Col Cunning went
through the Zulu war, and was also i'm
the Burmah campaign F-.t.
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LATE SOCIAL NEWS.

The marriage of Miss Edna NJ. Weaver.
of Laurel avenue, and William E. VIII
mot, of Chicago. took place yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at st. Clements
Episcopal church. Rev. Ernest DIay per-
formed the ceremony, which was wit
messed only by the relatives of the bride
and groom. wedding supper was Sc. "
ed at the brides home on Laurel avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot left last evening
for Chi ago, where they will make their
future home.
Mrs Harry Monkhouse, of Blooming
ton ILL.,, with her mother, Mrs Lowry,
and daughter Marjorie. are guests Of
Mrs. Patterson, of East Tenth street.
Florence and Elmer Swenson left last
evening for a few days visit In Chi
cago.
Miss Bessie Buckley entertained a few
of her friends Friday afternoon at her
home on St. Anthony avenue.
Mrs. R. j. Reid Is staying for the pres
ent with her sister, Mrs. ]. d. Bond, 451
Marshall avenue.
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morning in exploring the Tower of Lon
don, and going over the courts Of Justice.
This evening he saw 1.-The Gay Lord
Quex' On Monday Gen. Harrison will
dine with Mr.. Arthur J. Balfour. first
lord Of the treasury and government
leader in the house of commons. and on
Tuesday with United States Ambassador
Choate. On Wednesday he will be ten
dered banquet by the president and
council of the London Chamber of Com
merce, at the Hotel Metropole, at which
Mr. Choate, Mark Twain. Mr. Maxim,
Lord Wolseley, Mr.. Balfour, Mr.. Earl.
chairman of the American society in Lon
don, and other notable persons have been
invited.
Gen. Harrison was entertained on
Thursday evening by King Oscar of
Sweden and Norway. He will sail for the
United States, accompanied by Mrs. Har-
rison, on Oct. Is.
The weekly papers publish elaborate
reviews of the lifework of the late Lord
Farrer and the late Vice Admiral Colomb,
paying high tributeseto their memories.
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AT TERRIBLE COST.
British Victory Over the Beers
Trimmed Ranks and Staff.

LONDON, Oct. N.-The war office has
isued the following list of casualties in
the battle between Glencoe and Dundee,
yesterday. received in a dispatch from
the general commanding in Natal, Sir
George Stewart White. dated Ladysmith.
Oct. q. 4:20 a. M;
Divisional Staf-Gen. Symons. mortally
wounded In the stomach: Col. G. q.
Beckett. assistant adiutant general. Sc
verely wounded in the right shoulder:
Nal Frederick Hammersley, deputy as
sistant adiutant general, seriously wound
ed in the leg.
Brigade Staff-Col. John s. Cheston.
deputy staff officer and brigade major,
killed; Capt. F. L. Adam. A. D. c.. Sc
Leicestershire regiment: Lieut.. d. w.
Weldon, wounded slightly In the hand.
First battalion Roy al Irish Fusilesrsi
Second Lieut.. A. II. M. Hill. killed: MAJ.
". f. Davidson. wounded: Capt. F, H. B.
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MARINE LAWS.
ATTACK A SURPRISE
Continued From First Page.


but on their latest advice Gen. Symons
was slightly improved.
Many affecting scenes were witnassed
at the war Office, among the crowds " no
had gathered TO read the bulletins, and go
over the lists of killed and wounded at
Glencoe, which had been posted there.
Some women were overcome on l3arnl 6
of their losses. The list Of British losses
was posted late in the afternoon and in
an incredibly short time the lobbies Of
the building vere crowded to their ut
most capacity. Many a fervent thank
Cod were uttered by those who turned
away at not finding on the lists tie
names of those they feared might be
killed or wounded. ~.
A pleasing incident occurred today as
the American line steamer St L us
passed the British transport Gascon,
about to sail for South Africa. The pas
sepgers Of the liner cheered Justify, way
ing their hats and handkerchiefs, and the
soldiers responded with three cheers for
the Americans. ~
William Waldorf Astor has donated
$4,000 to the British Red Cross fund for
the South African war.
BASUTOS ARE RESTLESS
The paramount chief of the Basutos,
according to d dispatch from Cape Town.
other Basuto chiefs, With a view of in
vft1ng them to pledge loyalty to the
queen. This is assumed to be a-forerunner
CT I:asuto movement, and the Orange
Free State burghers near the BaSuto bCr-
der are said to be in state Of consterna-
ton, fearing that at any nonrt the
Be sutos, despite Imperial instructions to
the contrary, VIII take the field ana in
wade the Free State. Us Sg 5
- .'' BoERs eUNlsULY, 60 -.
The Outlook publishes a, dispatch from
Cape Town alleging that the Beers are
not likely to make any further. consider
ablo offensive movement. Th5aeorrespond-
ent says:
They are utterly demoralized and the
men refuse to take risks. They are grow
ing to distrust the aged Joubert. The
mixed 1nercenaries are proving trouble
some. The artillery is badly handled, and
the administrative department is reveal
ing marked defects.
Mr.. Schreiner, the Cape premier, is
each day being brought more into line
with the policy OF Sir Alfred Miner Brit
ish high commissioner in South Africa
and governor Of Cape Colony, and his
resignation is not now desired, as the
prcmier's present attitude IS. considered a
safeguard against Dutch disaffection
Rhcdesia comes in a telegram from Tuli,
dated Oct 49, The dispatch says:
''tMaj. Prison, from Rhodes Drift, with
fifty Beers, passed Ponht Drift this morn
ing, shouting that they would make the
British sit up. Another. body of Beers
has crossed the river at Bain's Drift and
IS marching on MacLoutsie, where the
postmaster declares that he thinks he
can hold the Beers at bay. The garrison
is throwing up entrenchments.'
This shows that the Beers have thus
far achieved nothing in the direction of
Rhodesia.
RHODES WILL REMAIN
LONDON, Oct. Pa. dispatch from
Cape Town says thatssa message has been
received there from Kimberley that Cecil
Rhodes has been urgs1 to leave the town,
but has refused, saying he intends to
see the thing through.
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CAPTURED BY Beers. ?
American Newspaper, Man a Prfs-
Oner In TransyaaI.

IL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 = Eugene
Easton, of Kansas City, Mo-, a news
paper man, has been captured by the
Boer forces In South Africa, and the
state department is now in negotiation
with the Transvaal authorities looking
to his release. Word of his capture came
TINS afternoon from Easton's father. Rev.
Dr. J. a. Easton, of Tippecanoe CITY.
", VINO telegraphed Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior Webster Davis as fol-
lows:
INFORM the government of Eugene's
detention by Beers and secure his pro-
lection as citizen. Wire me details
Mr.. Davis called on Assistant Secretary
OF State Hill. and. as a result, cable in
structlons were sent to the American
consuls at Pretoria, Bloemfontein and
cape ToWn to see that all rights of
american citizens are promptly and fully
protected, and for investigation and spe-
c1al report on Eastons detention It is
believed that Easton was one of a party
OF newspaper men aboard a special train
captured by the Beers several days ago.
He was formerly Mr.. Davis private sec
rotary.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 21.-Eugene Eas-
ton, who Is reported a prisoner of the
Boer forces in South Africa, was former
~ reporter on the Kansas City Journal.
AT the outbreak Of the Spanish war he
Went to Camp Alger as the Journals rep
resentative with the Third Missouri volun-
teers, but shortly afterward became pri-
waite secretary to Webster Davis, assist
ant secretary of the interior. He went 10
South Africa few months since, ac--
companied by Robert S. Winn, young
newspaper man, formerly employed here,
but later an employee of a Philadelphia
newspaper. 1t was their intention to
work up a profitable newspaper CORE
spondence in the event of hostilities be-
tween the Beers and English. Reports
received here state that Winn has also
been imprisoned by the Beers.
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AMERICAN WITH BoERs.
His Name Is Blake, and He Formerly
Resided in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. a.-Ths
dispatches from South Africa have made
several references to an army officer
named Blake. who Is serving with the
Beers against the British. and who ia
credited with having once resided in De-
troit. Blake is a graduate Of West Point
from Missouri. He was a dashing cav
airy officer. and while stationed In a
western fort he became acquainted with
a wealthy young society woman in this
city. They were married. and Blake re-
signed his commission to return to this
city with her. This was the first known
OF him here. In 1895 Blake left the city,
announcing that he was going to Africa
upon an extended hunting trip. Divorce
proceedings followed. and the unhappy
Knot was united. Blake has been heard
from several times, first as hunter, then
as a civil mining engineer. and now as
a soldier again. 1t is said that over
trivial incident he took deep-rooted
dislike to Cecil Rhodes and that this Is
the cause Of his enlistment with the
Beers.