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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
Highlander Tells Of Terrible Espe-
fence at MagersfOnteiu,
BLAME FOR BOY OFFICERS.
Troops Ran for Their Lives sick and
Disspiritcd, aud No Fight
I'm Them

London. Jan. 1i.-[Correspondence Of
the Associated Pressl.-The following
account Of the Modder river fight was
received today from one Of the Argyle
and Sutherland Highlanders
1--WE have had some hot fighting with
Methuen, but we got through all right
until the eleventh, when We got lick
ing We, Of the Highland brigade, had
to march during the night to surprise
the Beers. No one knew what We were
going to do or where we were going.
The rain came down in torrents and we
were soaked through and that on
empty stomachs. we We're led right
into the Boer trenches by guides, and
before we could deploy from column
hall Of us were shot down. We all ran
for our lives and reformed five hun
dred yards back when the Gordons
Joined us and we again tried the trench
es. But II was no good. All day We lay
out in the sun. without food or drink
and In the afternoon the Boer shells be-
gan bursting among US so We made
the best OF our way to the rear. The
men were sick and 1issplrted, there
was no fight left In them. and they
would not stop for the officers Or for
any one else. General Wauchope was
kllled-hit In seven places. He was the
right sort. They say II was not his
mistake at all. and he did not want the
night attack. Anyway 1t was gnast-
ly failure.
"The camp at Modder river was full
OF Boer sples-cOlonials and others-sO
our every movement was watched and
information carried TO the enemy. Why
these people are allowed TO mess about
the camp | cannot understand. Some
Of these dlsloyal c0lonials have been
caught red handed lighting against the
queen. Why don't they shoot them
right off instead Of sending them down
for trial-they don't deserve It,
Most Of the regiments here are full
OF young boys for officers, and the men
don't care about them. ! saw some OF
them at Modder river fight like lot Of
school boys, shouting out orders that
none Of as could understand, so the old
hands took no notice Of them and went
their own way as best they could. Most
Of the regiments are the same. The
guards are the best of for officers.
None Of US can make out why so many
young officers are sent out to take
charge Of old soldiers Why can't We
have more OF our old ofiicers2 My late
captain. who left us at Aldershot came
to see US off and we asked why he was
not coming with US He replied that the
war Office would not let him rejoin. He
was a good man. We should not have
lost half the men We had II we had had
older officers.
1--WE Were good brigade II we. had
not been messed up. and II only Wau-
chope had been left 70 handle US him
self. This is a terrible war, and God
only knows how II will end.
MY wound Is not a bad one-a shot
through the fieshy part Of the thigh
and was 80 excited did not notice II
for an hour or two"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
Session VIII be Short - New Election
Completed.

Ottawa, Ont, Ian. 26.-The fifth ses-
sion OF the eighth parliament Of Cana
da will begin on Thursday afternoon,
February lst. There are only seven in.
stances, since confederation was con-
summated thirty-three years ago, when
parliament has been called earlier than
on the present occasion-viZ. lSS0-sl,
December 9Th, when parliament was
called to ratify the Pacific company's
syndlcate's contract for the construc-
ton Of the Canadian Pacific railway,
in 1884 when parliament met on Jan.
18th: in 1855, on January 29th: in 1889,
on January Slst: 1890, on January 18th,
and In 1896 on January End.
IL Is expected that the session will
be short one and that Immediately
after propagation an appeal win be
made 10 the country.
The bill Of fare which is likely 10 be
provided for the session VIII cover
some important matters. Parliament
will be. asked 10 sanction legislation
calling upon Canada to pay In full for
all the Canadian cOntingents which
already have gone and may yet go to
South Africa In the present conflict be.
tween the British and the Beers, in
stead OF having the volunteers become
dependents upon the imperial pay list
from the time OF their debarkatlon at
Capetown. A bill calling for the es-
Establishment of a federal railway COM
mission. with power TO hear and adjust
grievances between shippers and the
railways. will be introduced
At last federal law for the relief
OF insolycnt debtors and the dlstribu-
ton 81 baldrupt estates viii. not only
be introduced, but will this time be
carried and put into force. The high
commissioners Office In London, Eng
land. IS TO be re-organized, and COM
mercial agency Is 10 be opened at the
British capital Legislation is to be en-
acted restricting railway subsidies. TO
reform the senate and the civil service
and TO re-distribute the seats in all the
Canadian constituencies which elect
members Of the federal parliament.
The minister OF railways and canals
viii force TO an issue his amendment
10 the railway act TO prevent railway
companies from side-tracking town
sites In the western provinces for their
own interests, and 10 confer up0n the
railway committee OF the privy coun-
ell the rieht 10 draw IN rules for the
operation OF all railways.
Senator Dandurand intends. to ask
the minister Of Justice TO introduce as
a government measure, his bill ito pro-
hibit the charging OF exorbitant rates
OF interest 10 borrowers" and II the
minister OF Justice refuses he will in
troduce II himself Owing TO the failure
of La Bancue VILE Marie and others
Canada have written 90 and waited up-
on the minister Of finance to urge the
necessity OF formulating a scheme for
compulsory government inspection OF
banks, on a similar plan TO that in
vogue In the United States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
RaI!z!|!lua!l!I!![,ij;|,3

was set upon By his treacherous Gus
toners and killed. 4te being shared
by the mate and six New Ireland ma
tives, all Of whom We're cut and hacked
with knives and tomahawks. The na-
lives then plundered the vessel.
Nothing was known OF the killing
until some time afterwards. when Mr.
Forsythe arrived on the scene with his
other schooner. the Niagara. He was
accompanied by Messrs Bullock and
Doudney, and they. too. we've sci upon
by the natives with the knives from
ambush as the white men rowed shore
wards using the rifles taken from the
Nikamarra.
Bullock was badly wounded with a
shot through the thighs, but the boat
party'regained the Niagara, which With
her gas engine, reached open water.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE..
Proposition TO Make n New Cabinet
Officer at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The question
Of establishing a department Of the
government TO be known as the Depart
ment of Commerce, with cabinet off,
Ger at It's head, has been discussed at
considerable length by the Senate COM
mittee on commerce. The discussion
was based upon a very complete report
on the subject prepared by Senator Nell
son. IL Is proposed TO include in the
new department a bureau OF manufac-
lures and to transfer from the treasury
department the life saving. lighthouse,
marine hospital and steamboat inspec-
ton services. the bureaus Of navigation,
immigration, statistics and coast and
geodetic surveys; TO transfer from the
interior department the commission OF
railway. the censua Office and the geo.
logical survey. and from the state de,
partment the bureau OF foreign com.
mcrce. The department OF labor and
the fish commission are also placed un-
der this supervision.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
CITY IS PANIC STRICKEN.
Thry-Eighi Deaths from BubOOic Plague IN
Honolulu,
Ten Blocks Burned by Board OF
Health 400 People Under
Quarantine.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. ga special to
the Times from Victoria, b. c., says:
The steamer Miowera, just arrived
has news OF thlrty-eight deaths al
Honolulu from the plague, one white
woman Of good class. The city is panic
stricken. An armed mob prevents the
landing OF steamers at Hllo. Cooper Of
the board Of health OF Honolulu had
ten blocks burned. Dir. Carmichae
has been ordered to Manila.
Thirty-four hundred Japanese al
Honolulu are In quarantine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
Plans for Big Hotel.

San Francisco, Jan. 2s-Plans are be-
ing prepared for the new modern hotel
to be erected by the Fred Croker estate
on the corner OF vanness avenue street
In this city. II Is calculated that the
hotel will cost at least $500, 600 and Il
will take about two years to complete
t. 1t VIII be a building OF eleven sto-
RES and VIII be constructed of brick,
iron. stone and steel. II will be as
nearly fire-proof as modern architec-
tural science can make II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
Escaped Prisoners Recapturcd,

Denver. Col, Jan. 25.-A special to
the Times from Canon City. Col, says
that two Of the four convicts who es-
capped from the penItentiary Monday
night after killing Captain William c.
Rooney. were captured this morning
near Victor, and have been returned TO
prison. They are Antoine Wood. the
boy murderer, and KID Wallace, train
rubber
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
Eaten by Cannibals,

Victoria. 3. c.. Jan. 2e.-Details have
been received OF the killing OF the cap
tain and crew OF the schooner Nikamar-
IA on one OF the islands OF the admiral
~ group by the natives who are can.
nihals. II is said that all Of the vic
Tins were eaten.
The Nikamarra was owned by +. +
Forsythe and had left New Britain ear
ly In October on her trading cruise "a
the Admiraltys. On arrival there she
was boarded by q number Of the ma
tves with whom Captain Dalthe was
unsuspectngly doing business, when he
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
Max Muller Critically Ill.

London, Jan. 25--Prof. Max Muller,
corpus professor Of comparative philol-
ogy at oxford, who was supposed TO be
recovering from a long Illness, has suf-
fered a relapse and his condition Is
causing great anxiety. He was born In
1923.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26

Sydney. N. S. W., Jan. PA wharf
iaborer has been stricken with the
bubonic plague and the attending doc
tors are Of the opinion that he was
inoculated with the disease through the
bite Of flea.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
Influenza Epidemic In Rome

Rome. Jan. 25.-There are several
thousand cases OF influenza here. The
Lycee Cavour at Turin is closed. There
are 10000 influenza cases In that city
and many thousands are reported all
over Italy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
Delaware ami Hudson.

On Feb. 4th. 1900, trains will leave
Scranton as follows:
For Carbondale-G.20 753, S.53. 1913 a.
M; u noon; 1.23. 2.2O. 3.52, 5.25, 625, 1851.
9.15 11.15 p. m. Lie a. m.
For Albany. Saratoga, Montreal, Bos-
ton, New England points, etc.-6.2O a. m;
2.20 p. m.
For Honesdale-62o 1913 a. m: 2.2O. 5.25
p. m.
For Wilkes-B -Barre-645. 74s, S.4s. 9.3s.
1o.43 a. M; 1898, 1.2S. 2.1S, 1888, 4.27, 610.
74S. OIL, 1130 y. m.
For New York. Philadelphia, ETC., via
LehiGh Valley Railroad-6.45 p. M; 1908.
21s. Az p. M; with Black Diamond En-
press, 11.30 p. m.
For Pennsylvania Railroad points. Gas.
OBS a. M: 2.1S. 4.27 p. m.
For western points, via Lehtgh valley
Railroad-7.iS a. M; 1903, 3.S3, with Black
Diamond Express, 1041, 11.30 p. IN.
Trains will arrive in Scranton as fols
lows:
7i3. S3S 934 1928, 11.5S a. M; 1.23, 2.15.
From Wilkes Barre and the South-6.l5,
7.AS. SIS, 1O@S. 1l.55 a. m; LIS. 2.14. 3.4S,
$50, G.2l, 753 9.O5, 1905 y. m; 113 a. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS
For Carbondale-9.05, 11.33 p. m; 2.23,
$50. 5i7 9.53 p. m.
For Wilkes -Barre-9.3S. 1908 a. m; LBS.
3.2S. 5.i3. 7.iS p. m.
For Albany. Saratoga. Montreal, Bos-
ton. New England points. etc. 2.23 p. m. :.
Lowest rates to all points In United
States and Canada.
j. W. BURDICK, G.. p. A., Albany. N. Y.
II. w. CROSS, D. p. A., Scranton. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
CARBONDALE.
CITY'S FINANCES.

The report Of the city. controller for
the nine months ending December 3l
shows the total income for the city
accounts recently read to councils to
be s49,4l312: total receipts off trust
funds. $14.196.55: income from all
sources, s63 609.G1
The appropriations amounted to
$55.349.06: warrants issued. S39.320.s5,
and balance unexpended, Sl602S.21. In
addition to the warrants issued above
for city accounts there We're expendi-
lures for trust funds of S11.611.15,
making total expenditures $50.992.
The floating debt of the city is $1.59s :
CT and the total city debt s4n5i322.
The resources of the city, including
tax liens. delinquent taxes, rents and
cash. are S19.6a3 and the excess of Ira
bilities over resources is $29,S50.22
The value Of the city property Is
placed at sS6,15o. as follows: City
building and grounds. S65 900; Memor
ial park, $4,000: hose houses. $4,000:
road machine, $3.50; stone crusher, $500,
and fire department apparatus, $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

ReXford. the son of A. ]. Bell. of
Park street Is suffering a wound on
his forehead, sustained by falling on
the ice.
Mrs. j. G. Reese and Miss Daisy
Miller have returned from a visit at
Nanticoke.
Miss Mary Hoffman is now able to
sit up.
Miss Lucy Robinson, Of Wyoming
street, is convalescen..
Superintendent Hibbits, of the Erie,
has been absent from the city on busi-
ness for several days.
Morss Aitken, who has been attend
ing school at Hoboken. n. j., is home
for short vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ]. Reigeluth have
returned from Corning, N. Y, and will
leave this morning for brief stay in
New York city.
The remains of Thomas McGould-
rick of lMayfield, were inferred in st.
Rose cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The funeral services We're conducted
at st. Rose church.
Friday evening the kross Kountry
klub will give a social in Burke's hall.
Saturday under the direction of Fire
Chief McNulty, Oliver Bailey, j. II.
Sullivan and James Nealon inspected
the fire hydrants of the city. Seven
were found frozen. They We're thawed
and will be kept open the remainder
of the season.
Rev. j. c. Barber, of Greene, N. Y,
preached at the Baptist tabernacle
yesterday.
The city engineers Office will not be
filled until April /.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
THEATRICAL.
Held by the Enemy.

The klimt-Hearn company will pro-
sent Held by the Enemy" at the
Academy Monday night. Following is
from the Bethlehem, Pa, Daily News:
The klimt-Hearn Repertoire company
which opened its engagement for the
week in the opera house last evening,
gave the large audience a genuine sur
prise. The play, Held by the En-
emy.' was produced in q manner that
proved the stage ability of the actors
and actresses in the cast. 1t can truth .
fully be said that never before has
such a talented repertoire company
faced the footlights in this vicinity.
George Klimpt as Gordon Hayne and
Harry Coffin as Colonel Prescott did
splendid work in their respective
roles during the first and second acts.
Lillian Mae Crawford as Rachel Nc
Creary drew forth abundant applause 2.
Miss Lewis IN illustrated songs held
the audiences closest attention. The
moving pictures of Hal Kings Lumere
cineograph are a feature which alone
is worth the price of admission.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
A BURNING MOUNTAIN.
It Has Been on Fire for Over Hun
dred Years.

It Has Been on Fire for Over Hun
dred Years.
Newcastle Correspondence Kansas city
World.
A mountain, which has been on fire
for more than one hundred years, Is
situated just west of here. So close
il it that its shadow envelops the town
at p. IN. at this time of the year.
and yet the people hereabouts think no
more of 1t than of the beautiful Grand
river which washes the feet of the
huge pile where the fire has burned so
long. To the tenderfoot, however, the
glitterng patches of deep red fire,
where it breaks out on the side of the
mountain, and is exposed to view
there is nothing in all this state quite
it's equal.
The fire is fed by a big vein of coal
which the mountain contains. Just
how the coal became ignited Is not
known. The oldest resident says it
was on fire when he came here, and
the Ute Indians, who once lived in this
section, say 1t was burning many years
before the first white man crossed the
continental divide. The supposition Is
that the coal was ignited by a forest
fire at an early date in the present CEN
tury.
1t has smoldered and steadily burned
until this day. At night, when the
moon is dark. Is the best time to see
the fire. Then 1t Is that it resembles
the regions Of inferno as given us In
the word-painting of Dante. The earth
covering the coal is loosened by the
heat and falls away, exposing the
sheet of fire.
The escaping gas probably assists in
stripping off the rocks and dirt, and
wherever the vein of coal approaches
the surface the fire can be seen. The
first fire l saw was fully fifty feet
square. II had a peculiar red tint,
while the burning gas coming up at
the base of the coal vein added a
bright blue coloring to the scene. In
many places the surface of the noun
tain has sunken, showing where the
| fire has burned out its course.
Efforts have been made to eytin-
] guish the fire. Some time ago a com.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In Effect Nov. 10Th, 1899.

TRAINS l.Fs<A II GILMAN lON.
For Philadelphia and New York. via D.
e. III. r. r.. at Gas a. M. and 1903, 2.1S.
427 BLACK Diamond Express), and II. 30
p. m. Sundays. ID. & ii. Il. r., 1.5S. 74S
For White Haven. Hazlcton and prin-
cipal points in the coal regions. via d.
e. III. II. r.. 6ij. 2.lS and 4.27 p. IN. For
Pottsville 6.45, 2.1S p. m.
For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading. Har-
risburg and principal intermediate sta
tions, via d. & II. r. r., Gas a. M; 12.O3
21S, 427 (Blacli Diamond Express), 11.3O
Sundays, d. & II. r. r., LIS, 74S p. m.
For Tunkhannock, Towanda, Elmira,
Ithaca, Geneva and principal intermedi-
ate stations. via d., l.. & w. X. r., sos
a M; 100 and 3.35 p. m.
For Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chicago. and all points west.
Via Via D. & II. n. r.. IL. O3, 3.ss lBlack Dia-
mond EXPRESS, 1iS 1O.41, l1.30 p. m.
Sundays. D. & II. r. r., 1908 p. M, I4s
pPuIlman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley parlor cars on all trains between
Wilkes Barre and New York. Philadel-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt., 20
Cortlandt street, New York.
CHARLES s. LEE. Gen. Pass Agt., 26
Cortlandt street, New York.
A. w. NONNENIACHER, Div. Pass. Agt.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
For tickets and Pullman reservations
apply 800 Lackawanna ave-, Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
PUT TO THE TEST.
Scranton People Appreciate I
Good Thing.

Everybody has their hour Of trouble.
But people having any itchiness OF the
skin
Have many hours of trouble.
Nothing SO annoying. Nothing SO irri-
tating.
Scratch 1t, II becomes worse.
Leave 1t alone and you can hardly stand
the misery.
Itchiness comes In many forms.
Eczema and borrid itching piles.
Relief and cure are here at last.
Scranton has put It to the test.
Doan's Ointment cures every form OF
itchness of the skin.
People at home are learning that this is
SO.
Here Is proof In citizens statement.
Mr.. William Allen, rear Of 53t Hyde
Park avenue, employed by the scranton
Traction Co.. as fireman, says: 1T gives
to speak good TGra
and bleeding hemorhoids. from which /
suffered for several months. l tried ono
preparation after another; some were
worthless and others benefited for a time,
but never got a permanent benefit until
1 got Doan's Ointment. 1t was recom-
mended to me by one of the firemen at
| the works who has used 1t with the great
| est success. ! went to Matthews Bros.
drug store and got a box, for i was anx-
| ious to get rid of 1t when it was so an,
| noying, especially at night just as l was
about to retire. The first application
| gave me relief and | continued the treat
| ment for 1t for four or five days, I did
not apply 1t so frequently. and from that
| time | have been completely free from
| that tormentng ai.liction. / also found
| it II good remedy for burns as "a fireman
| is liable to get a slight burn every day.
| One or two applications of this ointment
will relieve the PAIN and heal 1t up in n
| short time.
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents
| Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doans and take
| no substitute.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
At the Gaiety.

If you appreciate a really funny
show. full of real lively comedy, don't
miss the engagement of the London
Gaiety Girls who appear next Monday
afternoon at the Gaiety. Many of the
newest novelties are printed in their
long bill and the burlesque is one gil
gantic jag of joy. In the olio will be
seen petite May st. Clair, the Latour
Sisters. change artists; Pusey and
Lester. comedians; Sisters West,
charming vOcalists; Gilmore and Nc
Gee. a novel comedy act, and the mu-
sical experts. Charles Colville and
Henrietta Mcbride.
Miss May st. Clair. who is billed as
the sunbeam will shine efficiently both
in the olio as well as in the bur-
lesque. The Grimes also contribute a
new comedy creation. "A Night in
Turkey" is the cognomen of the bur-
lesque and it's title is significant of a
highly amusing skit that prOvokes roars
of laughter and thunders of applause.
Wine Women and Song" will soon
play return engagement at the Cal
ETY.,
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entity one Of them came SO near that
he put out his hand and caught II.
1t was perfect balloon, and the
aeronaut--a small spider--sat compla.
Gently on its basket, fluffy mass of
web half an inch in length, light as
feather, and supported by long
thread which reached away, undulat-
ing and curvlng upward. Scores of
these aeronauts passed by drifting up
the little canyon, borne aloft by the
upward current of air. The stroller
noticed number of spiders on the
leaves and branches In singular atti.
tudes, and then 1t occurred to him
that there was a spider migration,
and that instead Of walking or crawl
ing away. the insects were going, like
Andree, by balloon. More on the
leaves of the wild lilac were prepar-
ing for the journey across the chasm.
forming building and launching their
balloons. A spider that had been ac-
lively climbing up a branch of II
neighboring oak now stood on an
outer leaf and prepared to make its
balloon. 1t had a wonderful arrage-
ment of spinnerets in which the bal
loon-making material, which is also
employed to construct nets and traps,
Is stored.
Some of the spiders have an addi-
tional spinning organ and a comb-like
implement upon the hind legs, by
which they comb out the silk. making
a tangle of fine webs. Thus they are
well prepared to make cables for bal
looms, guy ropes, net and, by the all
of the combs fluffy platform web.
Some of the spiders made little plat
forms Of fluffy web as they went;
others merely clung to the thread
but In some way or the others scores
Of them crossed the canyons and trav-
eled through the air, aeronauts in all
the name implies