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A STAGGERING blow.
While Expecting Minor Reverses,
Britons Appalled, nt the News.

Britons Appalled, nt the News.
London, Nov. 1.-While minor re-
verses were not wholly unexpected,
nothing like the staggering blow Gen.
Joubert delivered TO Gen. Whites
forces, Monday was anticipated. The
full extent of the disaster is not yet
acknowledged, if it is known at the
war Office. The loss in effective men
must be appalling to a general who is
practically surrounded.
Two of the Finest Regiments.
Two of the finest British and full
battery deducted from the Ladysmith
garrison wenkens it about fifth of it's
total strength, and alters the whole
situation very materially in favor of
the Boers,who have again shown them
selves stern fighters and military stra-
tegists of no mean order. The dis
aster cost the British from 800 to g..
600 men, and six 7-pound guns, and as
the Boer artillery is already stronger
than imagined, the capture of these
gunf will be great help 10 the Beers.
Further News Awaited.
Further news must be awaited be-
fore ii is attempted to fix the blame
where IL belongs. Gen. White manful-
ly accepts ali the responsibility for the
disaster, which, apparently, was at
least partially due to the stampeding
OF the mules with the guns.
From the list it will be seen that A.
officers were made prisoners, besides
newspaper correspondent, j. Hyde.
A Feeling Akin TO ConsteruatIon.
The disaster has caused feeling
akin to CONSERVATION. and in Glouces.
tershire and the north of Ireland,
where the captured regiments were re
eiuited, the blackest gloom prevails.
families awaiting with beating hearts
the names of the killed and wounded
which are fully expected to reach
high figures. Many homes are already
in mourning in consequence of losses
sustained by these regiments in previ
GUS engagements.
Public Anxiety Increased.
Public anxiety was increased by Il
special dispatch from Ladysmith, pub
lished in the late editions of the Lon
don Afternoon TO the effect that be-
fore darkness Monday the Beers re-
occupied the old position held by their
heavy artillery, which Gen. White had
reported silenced by the guns of the
naval brigade from the Powerful, and
aad opened fire again.
The dispatch further says:
A Grave situation.
The enemy are again closing in,
aud the situation is one of grave anxi-
ETY. Beyond doubt the Boer retire
msnt Monday was ruse to draw Gen.
White into the hilly country and
away from the British camp"
This last sentence is significant and
confirms the opinion of military ex-
perts here that Gen. White is allowing
himself 20 be outgeneraled by Com
mnndant-(ieneral Joubert.
A Repetition of MaIuba mn.
From the scanty adviees received NJ
10 u O'slesk p. m. Il seems tolerabl!
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DEPARTMENT OF PORTO RICO.
REPORT OF Brig.-Gen. George w. Day-
Il. Commander of the De-
partmeut.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The report of
Brig. Gen. George w. Davis. command
ing the department of Porto Rico. was
made public yesterday by the war de-
partment. 1t contains a large amount
of interesting material on the social,
commercial and political conditions in
the island. Gen. Davis calls attention
to the fact that he has refrained from
making anything that might be con-
strued as a promise of what ultimate
action would be taken by congress for
the government of the island, and says
that his aim has been to promote the
well-being of the people under exist
ing conditions. A general spirit Of
contentment. he says. reigns through
out the department.
The Great Hurricane of 1900.
Gen. Davis closes his report, which
is dated August Is, with brief state
ment as TO the great hurricane of
1892. and extends his thanks to the war
department for the prompt aid rem
Suggestions On reform.
Accompanying the report is an iG-
teresting discussion upon the govern
ment of Porto Rico, by Maj. w. A.
Glassford Among the suggestions for
reform offered by Maj. Glassford is one
that a market for sugar, coffee and to-
bacco is indispensable to the well-be-
ing of the island.
Reduction of Duties Desired.
He says that reduction of duties On
Porto Rican products on entering the
United States and also upon some
American products entering Porto
Rice would facilitate the development
of trade relations between the two
countries. \ removal of the duty oil
Porto Rican sugar, he says, would
double the output, and the same in
crease, doubtless, would take place in
coffee and tobacco. He says it would
also be advantageous to remove the ex-
isting duty on such machinery and its
repair parts as are used in the produc-
ton of these crops. Lumber and
building materials are also articles of
prime necessity.
Financial Conditions.
Regarding the financial conditions
he says that about one-half of the
5,529 900 pesos in circulation is at pres
en- in the hands of individuals and
the other half in the banks. He recon-
mends the withdrawal of this currency
and the substitution for it of United
States money.
Wholesale Vaccinations.
A report from the chief surgeon
deals interestingly with the vaccina-
ton of the population of the island
which included 7s6,290 people. At a
total cost of $2S, S,536.
Recommends Athletic sports.
The chief surgeon recommends the
institution of atheletic sports and all
other helpful amusements for the ben
eft OF the soldiers who otherwise will
be led into various forms of debuach-
cry and dissipation which, in the trop-
les, are peculiarly cheap and plenty.
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Old "MammyD Dead,

Aunt Lucy" the old colored woman
who nursed Winnie Davis in her in
fancy, died recently at the home 70
friendless women in Hot Springs. In
her decling years she was given the
best Of attention by white friends, who
purchased lot and gave her remains q
decent burial.
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Christmas Boxes for Soldiers.

New York, Oct. 31.-At the army
pier in Brooklyn a corps of men are
busily engaged receiving and record
ing the wagon loads of boxes which
come in from all parts for the coun-
try's soldiers in the Philippines. The
government furnishes free transporta-
ton, and many persons are taking adj
vantage of the fact to send Christmas
boxes to their relatives and friends in
Manila. There were packages and
bundles of all sizes, each carefully Ia
belled and in most cases stamped
"Christmas Boxes in large black let
teis.
Not only were there packages for in
diyiduals, but many firms sent pres
ents. Among these was a large box
of literature for sick soldiers. 1t is eN-
pected that the transport Thomas
which sails on Saturday with the For
ty-seventh regiment, will take most OF
the 1000 packages now at the piel
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Payment Wa. R.fu..d

Two $50 coupons of LoughborouRh
bonds of the issue of 1850, were pre-.
sented to the state treasurer last week
for redemption. AS the records show
these bonds to have long since teen re-
deemed and cancelled, the treasurer
refused payment.
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Arriyed-Mustered Out.

San Francisco. Nov. THE Forty
fourth infantry arrived here yesterday
and went into camp at the Preside.
The Fifty-frst Iowa regiment will be
paid OFF and mustered out to-day, and
will start for home. The First Wash
ington regiment will be mustered out
to doy, but will not go home unit.
Thursday
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Death of the Oldest Clerk.

Washington, Oct. 31.-George Bartle,
the Oldest clerk of the state depart
mcnt, keeper of the great SEAL and a
close friend of Daniel Webster, died at
his residence here Sunday night. lie
was appointed by Secretary Buchanan
In 1S4s
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Good Adyio&.

Bishop w. B. Derrick, OF the African
NJ. Z. Church, in an address delivered
at Little Rock, advised the colored
people to freely give financial aid to all
public enterprises calculated to aid and
build up the communities in which
they reside.
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A woman's Heavy Loss.

Mrs Annie Green, living few miles
from Helena, suffered n heavy loss from
fire Her barns, containing l 1000 bush
els Of corn, Is tons of hay and lot of
farming implements, were destroyed.
A half-witted negro woman living in
the neighborhood is thought to have
set the buildings on fire.
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Another Road Coming.

A dispatch from Wichita, Kas, says
the Santa Fe has begun a survey from
Arkansas City to Fort Smith, through
the McAlester coal fields, which will
parallel the proposed route of the
Wichita & Southern, an extension OF
the Kansas Midland.
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VIII balance Accounts.

Berlin. Oct. 3l.-It is semi-oilicially
asserted that the increase in the naval
expenditure will be defraved l,y the
increase in grain duties in 1903, which
is expected to produce n surplus of
10000, coo marks
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Wichita. Kas.. Nov. LIN the all
scnce of state authority to meet the
cos;, the Wichita Commercial club has
decided TO send n battery and band Il"
Topeka next Thursday TO greet the
kansas Twentieth.
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A big DaaI.

Alex Stewart and Walter Alexander.
Wisconsin capitalists, have purchased
the mill plant, railroad and other prop.
erty belonging to Joseph Brown of
Clifford, including 1000 acres Of tim.
Der land.
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A KANSAS DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
4 Murder Followed Within u short
Time by Lynching at Weir
City, kas.

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. IA Star
special from Weir City. Kas., says:
Weir City was the scene, Monday
night, of a double tragedy Gus Me-
Ardle, bartender in Berry James
''joint," was shot and killed at 1870
o'cicck, and in less than two hours his
supposed murderer. George Wells, n
negro miner from Seammon, was
swinging to a telephone pole, the vie
tim of mob, which had forcibly TAX
ell him from Jail.
Earlier in the evening MeArdle and
Wells had some words in the saloon,
after which the negro left. Shortly,
the street, the bullet striking McArdle
squarely in the forehead He died in
half an hour.
A few minutes later Wells came up
in the crowd that collected and in.
quired the cause of the commotion. A
spectator to the previous quarrel point
ed Wells out to an officer. who arrested
him on suspicion and lodged him in
jail. Another spectator shortly after
v1ads identified him as the negro who
had quarreled with McArdle, and the
report quickly spread that he was iden-
titled as the man who did the killing
y bowling, determined mob formed
quickly and marched to the Jail. Sc
curing Wells without much trouble,
they dragged the frightened negro
from the building and strung him up
to the nearest telephone pole. Before
the rope was placed about his neck
who shot McArdle, but denied that he
had done the shooting.
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A Montana Reception.

Zig Timber. Mont. Nov. The sol
dier boys from this city who have
served in the Philippines were accord
ed q royal reception on ntheirreturn yes
torday. Each was given gold watch
suitably engraved.
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Ei.hIng FIeet I."rses.

Gloucester, Mass, Oct. 3l.--Sixty
a,en of the Gloucester fishing fleet
we're lost during the year just ended,
a less number than usual. They left
II widows and 26 children. Fifteer
vessels. valued at $40, $50, were lost.
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Coming to = Good Country.

A recent special from Springfield,
Mo-, states that in one day 81 wagons
and their owners passed through that
section bound for North Arkansas This
is an indication of the new immig. a.
tion that is now flowing into the zinc
regions of this state.
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Given q Thrashing.

Henry Smith, colored, convicted at
Van Buren, OF sending an insulting
note to young white girl, was taken
from the calaboose by a number of
citizens. who gave him a severe thrash
ng and told him to leave the country
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SIR REDVERs BUII.ER.
A British Officers Estimate of the
New wCommandcr-ln- Chief.

Chicago, Nov. Maj. James Rob-
ern Douglass Graham, who left En-
gland two weeks ago, is in this city.
As an officers of the Seventeenth lam
GERS, Maj. Graham served in South
Africa in the Zulu war, and became
familiar with the Beers. He was I
friend of Sir w. Z. Symons; he knows
Gen. Butler, and esteems Sir Archibald
Hunter, Gen. Whites chief of staff ut
Ladysmith, as England's strategist. In
an interview Maj. Graham said;
'When | left England all military
men were forecasting the Boer war.
Gen. Butler is man of the stamp OF
your Grant, first of all an aggressive
fighter. He is disliled heartily at
home. Officers under him have neve:
liked him; | don't myself. He is to
have free hand in Africa, however.
He is not so much strategist as a
hammer and anvil. He cares nothing
for mems lives, so he gains his point.
God pity the Beers If defeated in bat
tie, their lines become broken. He
would turn his artillery on their re-
treating masses or order his cavalry
to ride through their rout without
quarter. Personally, | would like to
have seen more magnanimous COM
mlnder in South Africa, but his worst
enemy can't deny that Butler is n tre-
mendous fighter"
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Death of Private John Pearson.

Washington, Oct. 31.--Gen. Davis, at
San Juan, yesterday reported TO the
adiutant general the death, on the
2sth inst. of Private John Person. ct
the Fifth cavalry, at Acrecibo. cf dysep
terry.
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DIr.c,or Of "a. ro-,aIunIon.

Ierue, Switzerland. Nov. THE
federal council has elected Eugene
I;uf5 10 be director of the bureau of
the universal postal union.
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MoLuhy, py the boefs anu, aiter iofihg
heavily, were obliged to eapitulate.
Gen. White adds that the casualties
have not yet been ascertained
Gen. whites Dispatch.
London, Nov. 1.-The following is
the text of Gen. Whites dispatch to
the war office:
'Ladysmith, Oct. 80, 1926 p. M
have to report disaster to the col
umn sent by me to take a position on
hill to guard the left flank of the
troops. In these operations to-day the
Royal Irish fusileers No. 10, mountain
battery and the Worcestershire regi-
ment, were surrounded in the hills, and
after losing heavily had to capitulate.
The casualties have not yet been aseer-
taired.
"A man of the fusileers, employed
as hospital orderly, came in under
a flag of truce with letter from the
survivors of the column, who asked for
assistance to bury the dead. l fear
there is no doubt of the truth of the
report.
II formed plan, in the carrying out
of which the disaster occurred, and
am alone responsible for the plan.
There is no blame whatever to tie
troops, as the position was untenable.'
The Officers Captured.
Gen. White in subsequent dispatch,
says:
'The following is list of the officers
taken prisoners:
Staff Major Adye.
Irish Fusileers-Col. Carleton, Maj.
Mum, Maj. Kincaid, Captains Bur
rowes, Matthing, Rice and Silver,
Lieutenants Heard, Southev. Phibbs,
McGregor Holmes, Kelly, ,Dooner, Ken
tish, Kinahan and Jeudwine.
OF the above Captains Rice and Sill
yer and Lieut.. Dooner We're wounded.
Worcestershire Regiment - Maj
Humphrey, Maj. Capel-Gure, Maj. Wal
lace, Captains Duncan and Connor,
Lieutenants Bryant, Nisbet, Ingham,
Davey Knox, Temple, Radice, Brenl,
Hill, Short. Smith, Mackenzie, Beasley
and Gray.
OF the above Captains Duncan and
Connor were wounded.
Royal Artillery-Maj. Bryant.
Mountain Battery Leutenants
Wheeler, Nugent, Moore and Webb.
Anxiety for News.
The interest in the news was uni
versal, pervading all classes and con-
dtions of London's populace. The
newspaper extras were eagerly read
in business houses, on the streets, and
by women in their carriages.
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Treasury statement,

Washington, Nov. 1.-Yestcrday's
statement of the condition ofthe treas
TRY showed: Available cash balance.
1924. .02O.O92; gold reserve. S252, ,252 1874.
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Gun Club Tournament.

Cincinnati, Nov. 1.-The second am
nual tournament of the Cincinnati Gun
club at targets and live birds began
yesterday with large attendance.
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The American Fund.

London, Nov. Among the further
subscriptions 20 the American fund.
headed by Lady Randolph Churchill,
being raised TO send hospital ship,
fer the use of the wounded soldiers in
South Africa. are the following; II. G..
King engaged in South African min
ing, e1.OO0; Henry A. Buffers. $3.50.
Mrs. Adair. elOO; Mrs. Mary Shelly.
100; IL. f. Thaw. r. IL. Blackwell.
ESQ each; Hon. Mrs. Carington, e25;
Mrs. Naylor Leland, 4 10.
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Rates Adopted by the Railroad COM
MISSION on Hay an'
Cord-Wood.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CHRoNICLED

-Four Roadsters Injured in Railroad
Wreck Desirable Immigrants Seek
ing Homes Ia This state-The Ch'ia-
hood Nurse of Winnie Davis Passes
Away at Hot Springs.
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Accept tn. Alleged Annexation.

London. Nov. 1.-The colonial Office
received last evening dispatch from
Sir Alfred Miner, governor of Cape
Colony, saying that he had issued "a
proclamation in reply to the Boer proc
lHmation annexing a portion of Cape
Colony. in the course of which he had
warned British subjects to diregard
all such annexation pronouneements.
Sir Alfred adds, however, that so f1i
as lie can discover the people north of
the Naal river accept the alleged an.
ncxution as fact.
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EHtension of civil Administration.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Word has been
received here of the further extension
of civil administration in the towns
adjacent to Manila. These includt
Pasig, Taguig and Pateros, where
elections have been held under the di-
recton of the military officials in or
der to secure a full quota of native Of
ficers to carry on the civil affairs OF
the towns. An order from the Eighth
army corps also directs the election OF
a new mayor at linus, as the one for
merly chosen has failed to exercise
his functions of late, and is thought 10
have gone over to the insurgents.
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Rates on Cord-W ood and Hay.

Rates on Cord-W ood and HAY.
The state railroad commission has
adopted the following tariffs:
Commodity Tariff No 4. applying on cora
wood and slabs in carload lots between sta
lions In Arkansas, minimum weight marked
capacity of car, less the scale weight, but In
no case shall the minimum weight be less than
81, 600 pounds Effective November Ia. lS99
p,stanees Rates In Cts.
u,l.s Per 100 lbs.
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Commodity Tariff No. 5, applying on hay In
carload lots between stations in Arkansas.
effective November II, 1899:
x,...u. Pa,as in Cts
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BAD QUARTER OF IN HOUR.
That's What the British are Getting
at the Opening of the War
With the Beers.
ABAD SETBACK At LADYsMITH MONDAY.
The Royal Irish Fusiieers, the Glou-
cestershfre Regiment and "a Noun
tain Battery Forced to Capitu-
Iate-The News Received =
Staggering Blow In London.

London, Nov. 1.-The war Office has
reci,ed dispatch from Gen. White,
commanding the British forces al
Ladysmith, reporting that the Royal
Irish fusileers, No. 10 mountain bat
tery and the Worcestershire regi.
ment, were surrounded in the hills,
Monday, by the Beers and, after losing
heavily, were obliged to eapitulate.
Gen. White adds that the casualties
have not yet been ascertained.
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A Strange Request Granted.

With the Spanish commissioners
came a large number of women, the
families of eight prominent officers of
the Filipino army, who recently ap.
piled to Gen. Otis for permission %
send their families to Manila. Upon
the receipt of the military governors
reply, the nature of which has not been
disclosed, the women and children
started under escort from Tarlac for
the American lines. When they ar
rived yesterday Gen. Macarthur com.
PEELED them to halt about a mile be.
yond our outposts, where they will re-
main while their credentials are being
examined.
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The commissioners have brought Il
letter to Gen. Otis from relative Of
the murdered Filipino, Gen. Luna, who
wishes to avenge the assassination by
Aguinaldo's officers and who asks a
personal interview with the militar..
governor.
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SPANISH COMMISSIONERS.
peturn from n Trip to HeIieye Sicb
Spanish PrfsOners-Heports
from the Tagal Country.

Manila, Oct. 31.-The Spanish com.
mission, which entered the insurgent
lines a month ago With money to re-
lieve the wants OF several thousand
military and civil Spanish prisoners,
returned TO Angeles, yesterday. The
commissioners report that they spent
most of the time in Tarlae, and the
vicinity, where there are some 2,70O
sick Spaniards in the hospital. The
Filipinos ill-treat and ill-feed then,
refusing to surrender them, as well as
the other Spanish prisoners in the
hope of compelling Spain to recognize
the Independence of the islands.
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Escorted by Filipino Cavalry.

From Tarlac to Bamban, two-thirds
of the way, the commissioners travelled
by train on the Manila-Dangpan rail
way. The remainder OF the journey
from Bamban to Angeles, they made
OF foot and escorted by handsomely
mounted Filipino cavalry. They were
received between the outposts by II
member of Gen. MacArthur's staff, and
were brought by train to Manila.
American Prisoners Well Treated.
There are IA American prisoners,
they say. at Tarlac, all of whom are
well treated Lieut.. j. G. Gilmore, OF
the United States gunboet Yorktown,
who fell into the hands Of the insur
gents at Baler, on the tast coast Of
Luzon, last April, where the Yorktown
had gone on a special mission to re-
lieve the Spanish garrison, is at Bin
pat
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AguinaIdo stiII mt TarInc.

According to the commissioners
statement, Aguinaldo, who is still a
Tarlac, with 5000 troops, wishes to
continue the war, although he has a
high opinion of the American officers
and soldiers. Gen. Lawton he calls
"El Gen. de la Noche" (the night gen
eral). because that commander has at
tackled him so often in the darkness
that he never knows when to look for
him.
Aguinado is said to be well sup
piled with arms and ammunition, and
he is able to get plenty of rice from
the northern provinces.
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Financial Conditions.

Regarding the financial conditions
he says that about one-half of the
$4,000 pesos in circulation is at pres
en-. in the hands of individuals and
the other half in the banks. He recon-
mends the withdrawal of this currency
aud the substitution for it of United
StnteS money
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Wholesale Vaccinations.

A report from the chief surgeon
deals interestingly with the vaccina-
ton of the population of the island
which included 7S6,290 people. AT a
total cost of SOS, $50.
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