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The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
A THOUSAND BOERS
HAVE SURRENDERED

Bloemfontein. July 31.-General
Hunter, having received a written un-
conditional surrender of all the Beers
in Caledon valley, attended to accept
the surrender. General Prinsloo, late
ly elected to the chief command, ar
rived and tried to repudiate the uncon-
ditional surrender. General Hunter,
however, refused any concessions ex-
cept to allow the Beers to keep one
riding horse.
These burgher commanders have
been operating east of Bloemfontein
ever since its occupation by Lord Rob
erts. The district Is 200 miles south Of
Pretoria.
About IL o'clock the troops were
drawn up In two long lines on the hill
and over the valley, and the Beers
rode in between, throwing down their
rifles, together with a motley collec-
tion Of clothing, blankets and gear,
such as was found In General Cronje's
lager.
The Fricksburg commando was the
first to lay down arms, consisting Of
$50 men. Then came the Ladybrand
commando with about 45O. Fifteen
given up. General Prinsloo and Com
AhuAuAhS OAoW tACi WCAC ACCClNcu ny
General Hunter at his tent.
Many of the Beers have gone
through Naauwpoort and will sur
render to General Macdonald. Others
are still arriving here. The Harri-
smith and yrede commanders are yet
at large, as well as some Beers who
got out of the valley at night, but the
prisoners say that those outside will
surrender.
The Beers say they would not have
surrendered had they not been sur
rounded. The prisoners have been
placed in laager under guard and will
he kept there until all arrive.
The Morning Leader asserts that
Lord Kitchener has been dispatched
from Pretoria to Krugersdorp to organ
ize a column to relieve General Ba-
den-Powell. now besieged by General
Delarey at Rustenburg, in western
Transvaal.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
TO Have New Thrss-Inch Guns.

Washington, d. G., July 31.-Com-
plants from artillery officers about the
field gun now in use by the United
States army have led the War Depart
ment to determine to adopt new and
improved type Of gun. Secretary Root
has authorized the expenditure Of near
ly $500, 600 for the manufacture Of 200
three-inch field guns Of recent design.
One hundred of these guns will be built
at the Watervliet New York; arsenal,
and 100 guns will be manufactured by
private ordnance firms, to whom con-
tracts will be awarded In q few weeks.
Each gun will cost about $1,000, and
nearly as large an amount will be spent
for the ammunition.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
FREAKS
OF M M ~
CLOUD
BURSTS,

Cloudbursts are sometimes very de-
structive of life as well as Of property.
They come up 30 suddenly that 1t Is
almost impossible to escape II the way
farer is caught in the bed of the creek.
Campers In the mountain regions
usually select the high ground above
the creek rather than pitch their tent
beside the gently ripping water. which
may become roaring torrent while
they sleep, sweeping them to destruc-
ton before they know that danger Is
near. It was from neglect of this
In cloudburst near Morrison, Colo,
in the spring Of 1897. Some people
were camping along the borders Of the
stream, and, as 1t was just after dark,
and had been raining heavily, they
had sought the shelter Of their tents.
Suddenly they heard the awful and Pc
culiar roar Of the approaching cloud
burst. 1t grew louder every second.
Realizing what had happened, the un-
fortunate campers-men. women and
children-rushed from their tents and
tried to reach the higher ground. In
the confusion and darkness some turn
ed the wrong way. and were soon
in mad torrents. battling
with tree trunks and wrecks Of cabins
land immense masses Of moving stone
In the bosom of the Hood. Thirteen
Lives went out in that dire night. The
bodies found later showed the marks
Of bufIeting with the debris in the
flood Of waters and 1t IL believed that
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
MINISTERS AT PEKTN
HAVE BEEN HEARD FROM

Washington. July SO-The sscretary
Of stale received 1t midnight last nieht
. dispatch from Mr.. Fowler, American
consul at Che Foo. dated July 29th,
noon. Mr.. Fowler says:
"A letter from the German legation,
dated 21st inst, received at Ten Tsln.
German loss h ten and twelve injured.
Chinese ceased their stack on the l2th.
Baron Won Ketteler's body said to be
safe. The Austrian, Dutch and Span
fsh legations destroyed and the French
partially.
"A letter frolsi the japanese legation,
dated Pekin, July 22nd, arrived at Tien
Tsin on the 18th. Ten battaiions Of
Chinese shelled the legations consecu-
lively from the 10th Of June and stop
ped on the 18th Of July, but may re
new. The enemy are decreaAing. The
German. Russian, American, British
and half the Japanese and French le-
cations are still defended. The Japan
ese say they have food for six days,
but little ammunition.
The Emperor and Empress are re-
ported at Pekin."
London, July 31.-1O5 a. m.-The ad.
miralty has made public the following
from Rear Admiral Bruce at Tfen Tsin:
II have the following message from
Pekin:
British legation, Pekin, June 10th
to July 18th. we were repeatedly at
tackled by Chinese troops on all sides,
with both ride and artillery fire. Since
July 18th there has been an armistice.
"'All women and children are in the
British legation. The casualties to
date are: Sixty-two killed, including
Captain Strouts. A number Of wound
ed are In the hospital. including Cap
tain Halliday. The rest Of the lega-
ton are all well. except David Oliphant
and Warren, killed July 21st.
"M'DONALD.'"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
e. sao,sekY !
E0nOr0113a
Mav Fs61S Dssst.

It b believed By many that duel Is
not unliksly to b the outcome Of the
Astos- MilAs insult inclAsnt. The half
hearted aee>eU prin1ed in the PAIL
Nah Gase4ts AAssw days ago IL not
Sufficient TO satisfy the friends Of Sir
Berkeley Milne or tAat gentleman him
sslf. and Il d bslisyed that the code.
which still Obtains to Considerable ex-
tsnt In the higher Glasses Of English
socisty. Will be rssorted to.
The Prince Of Wales and other
friends Of Sir Berkeley feel that the
indignity placed upon. him, not only in
his private capacity. but also In that Of
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
Chinese
Customs


The cnstoms and usaees In voSus
In China are intsrsstins at this time
owing to the disturbauees that have
focused public attention the world
over upon the celestial empire. Ac-
cording to recent writer the Chinese
bolievs In early rising and begin their
workday several hours earlier than
Europeans or Americans. In this par
ticular the high ofacials set = good ex-
ample. for they hold audiences and
transact business at daylight. The
street kitchens which may be seen in
any Chinase town do business at all
hours Of the day and night, and had
become well established institutions
several thousand years before the
American owl restaurant was thought
Of.
Chinese BsdA.
The Chinaman rises early possibly
because his sleeplng apartment offers
few attractions The rooms, even in
the homes OF the wealthy, are usually
dark and poorly ventilated, and are
like inside cupboards. The bed is US
ually q canopied, elaborate affair, heavy
and beautifully carved. and this piece
Of furniture is often handed down from
father to son through many genera
tions. But there is nothing elaborate
about the bed covering. In place of
mattress there is mat, and the cover
ing Is the occupants clothing, or pos
sibly q wadded quilt. Extra clothing
Is provided for cold weather, and in
the north. where the weather is ex-
tremely cold. the carved wood bed
stead is not used. There, in the house
OF every well-to-do citizen. and in the
inns, there are divans of masonry
beneath which there are fireplaces, and
on these divans the people sleep and
the fire Ia utilized for cooking pur-
poses.
There are no pillows in Chinese
beds. They have instead hollow
square frames Of rattan or bamboo,
or blocks of wood fashioned SO they At
the nape OF the neck and support the
head when lying on the side. People
who have used these substitutes for
pillows say they are much more COM
Portable than soft, hot feather or hair
pillows, especially In warm weather.
These substitutes for pillows are used
even by those people who have rooms
furnished with modern tables and 9TH
er European furniture.
The Chinese have no use for bath
r0oma or hafhinv ma ra nh ornaIjo Thair
toilet is quickly made, and is not be-
gun until nearly all the garments to be
worn have been put on.
First Duty II to Worship.
The first thought Of the Confucian
after arising is to worship. There is
shrine In every house, where a tab
let with the names of the ancestors is
kept. There the householder does
reverence to the memory of those who
have preceded him, and prays that he
may live 30 that those who follow him
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
A strange Pledge.

Pawnbrokers take some curious
pledges, but it is not often that they
receive one from another world. A
London pawnshop, however, exhibits
in its window, as an unredeemed
pledge, a magnificent aerolite, mass
Of fused metal that fell, as 1t were.
from heaven, to provide poor man
with his beer. A ticket bears the state
ment that 1t was brought from the arc
tic regions by a sailor.-New York
Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03

musical instruction
In Chicago. While
In Munich she re-
ceived an offer
from the Grau COM
pany to sing at the
G ov Q n t G ard en-
Theatre In London.
While fulfilling the
engagement she
succumbed TO an
attack Of nervous
prostration brought
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03

ment more fright
ful than that of
Molokai. " h e r 9
Father Da m en-
gave up his life.
And for what? The
impulse is a purely
spiritual one. She
has become q dew
otee. She believes
that a divine obli-
CATION has been
laid upon her to
immolata heraelf
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
Chicoso.s "Aufox,on.s.

Automobile rides for a nickel each
have been added to the other Joys
Chicago offers to country visitors. A
dry goods hrm put three electric omni-
buses into commission last week.
Seven more carriages will be added to
the line a. fast as they can be turned
out of the factory. The new carriages
look like overgrown theater wagons.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
KloadiLsrs Bring ou. More Gold.

Seattle, WASH, July 31.-Fifty Klon-
dikers and Dawson advices to July
10th arrived to-day from Skagway and
juneau. The Topeka's treasure ex-
ceeded $4,000 She had number Of
rich Klondike operators aboard.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03

and returned to Chicago. arriving last
August In January last she assumed
leading roles with the Castle Square
company. and It was expected she
would Join the savase-Grau company
nsxt autumn.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
viii Nurse Leper.

Miss Ella May Clemmons. sister of
Mrs. Howard Gould. has Just sailed for
China to devote the remainder Of her
life to humble service in a leper settle
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03
90 Wed a Baron.

Miss Bessie Macdonald of Chicago,
whose engagement to Baron Rudolph
de Hirsch Of Munich, Bavaria, was an
nounced last week, received her first
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03

THE AUTOvAN.
seat eleven persons beside the driver,
and have maximum speed of twenty
miles an hour.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-03

Thsls Wsslliss pay
0oD11A Aany
neals 0eseso
ouss
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29

surred. We have read one Of Bishop Cod
mans sarmons In ths manuscript and
thai was 20 clear and direct that there
was little chance Of misunderstanding
It. Perhaps he indnlgss somstimss In
sxtsmporansOus srsakinE and than IL is
not 90 clear.
We are glad the paragraphs In bis New
castle address which seemed calsuiassd
10 prejudice the Bishop 10 the estima-
tion Of the people Of Maine have been
cleared mp. In order to do successful
missionary work one must keep on pleas
ant terms with those he is trying 10 con-
vert. Human nature 10 90 psrverss that
many . mas viii ohose TO stlck 10 error
and even die In his sins rather than yield
10 the preaching OF one who treats him
as an inferior sort OF person. The good
Bishop has . great work before him,
for many Maine people have strayed
from the Mother Church. and the exls-
tsnoe OF prejudice against him would So
riously retard 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29
BIsuOP CODMAN's NEWCASTLE
ADDRESS.

1t turns out that Bishop Codman's
81 dress at Newcastle was unsupported.
or, to be mora exact, not adequately re-
portsl with the consequence that some
Iarts OF it were rsndered obscure, while
Ct3ers wero made to give a wrong in
pre- sion. For instance the Bishop was
reported to have said that Maine had
sent out some very able men In the past,
but would not do so in another genera
ticipstsd change In the report, and We
expressed curiosity yesterday as to what
he based 1t upon. A letter which the
Rev. Charles Follen Lee sends to the
Lewiston Journal supplies the explans-
tlon. The prediction was contingent
upon the continuance and increase of
certain social evils. We do not know
that those evils are more prevalent In
Maine than In Massachusetts,, and so
has deemsd special warning necessary
in this state. or whether he has simply
repeated here warning which he has
been accustomed to sound In Massaohu.
setis also.
His remark about Heterogeneous
speaking" was made too broad in the
report. He did not aay 1t was often
coarse and vulgar, but sometimes coarse
and vulgar. He was pointing out reA-
sons for sticking to the Prayer Book, and
the danger that sxtemporaneous speak
ing might be sometimes coarse and vul-
gar was one of them. Another reason
which he might have given for sticking
to the Prayer Book was that 1t would
avert all danger Of being misunderstood
IA danger by the way which the Bishop
must be quite familiar with.
He did not say, according to Mr.. Lee,
that SIT was high time that the Mother
Church sent some one to Maine to teach
the people how to worship" which would
have been Q direct reflection upon his
predecessors. but that cit was tims that
Ie0pls every where learned how to wor-
ehip," which did not imply necessarily
that the people had not been taught, only
that they had not availed themselves as
they ought of their opportunities 30 learn.
We are assured by Mr.. Lee the Bishop
spoke of the other churches In a spirit
O. sweet charity and disolAimed any In
tsntion OF oriticizing Christians of other
names. though Of course, be considers
his form of Christianity superior to all
others.
Mr.. Lee aequiss the Journals corre-
spondent of any intsntion to misrsprsssnt
the Bishop. but does not attsmpt to az.
plain how the misrepresentation o.
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TO the Editor Of the Press;

10 the EDITOR o. TIE EreSS
am very glad to see that Gov. Rollins
Of New Hampshire doss not believe in
abolishiug Fast Day. We are in m ore
danger from toes within than foes with
out.
We need to have . day set apart for
earnest prayer to deliver us from our
own self-sufficisnoy; from the dangers
thrsateninE our teloyed land, greed.
Sabbath dissertation and intemperanoe.
We have fully as much for which we
need humility and prayer IS our sness-
tors. Great opportunities make greater
our account abilities. And what was be-
som ing Ia them In this respect seems no
less SO in US. I was very much Inn
pressed recently by a prayer that heard
offered In public In behalf Of the
E cumsnieal Conference to be held In
New York f'That the converted hsathen
eomina to us to attend that meeting
might have their eyes closed to the evil
in eur civilization and SEE only the
good r.
"The Path Of life we walk today
Is strange ss that the Hebrews trod;
We need the Shadowlns Rock. as they
We read. like thsHs the guides Of aod."
see
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29

The report OF General Joabert's death
is not sufficiently confirmed to relieve 1t
from all doubt, but 1t sesms to oom-
mand belief In South Africa. II 1t be
true then the Transvaal has suffered q
very serious less. Joubert and CroDjs
were the Beers principal generals. and
with one Of them dead and the other In
the hands OF this British, the Boer army
viii be sadly of for leaders. Joubert
seems to have been natural born sol-
dier. He had little training excspt what
he got in the wars with the natives an d
the brief campaign against the British
in 1851, yet he appears to have been
strategist equal to any Of the generals
the British have sent to South Africa.
He held Butler at bAy for months, with
an army inferior In numbers and infilct-
cd upon him several very severe chscks,
and be held Ladysmith in his grip in
spite of all the efforts OF the English to
relieve 1t until Lord Robers's operations
elsewhere compelled him to detach sone
of his troops. Considering the odds
against him his campaign waS a master ly
one and gave him clear title to be con.
sidered q great general.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29

1t is given out that the national ad-
mlnistratlon has defnit ,ly denied all re-
quests and entreatiss to take hand in
the Kentucky troubles, and the Stats
courts wall be lsft to settle the matter.
This undou ubtedly Is the right decision
from every point Of visW. Possibly
plausible pref ,xt might be Invented for
national interference. by an a1mlni Itrs-
tiou that was anxious to find one. but IL
seems clear that the constitution and
the laws fairly interpreted will only Jus
tify Federal interference 10 protect
United States property and enforce
United States law or 10 preserve the peace
in Response to call by the legislature, or
the governor of the state when the issisla-
ture cannot be convened. The present con-
troversy Is not likely TO affscs United,
States laws or United States property
and as the Legislature is Democratic
there 10 likely to be no oall from that
body for Federal interference unless o
condition closely bordering on civil war
shorli arise. The chances are therefore
thai the troubleI will bs settled inside
the state, and by the states machinery.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29
UNDERWOOD SPRING,

Spacious Dining Hall always open. Music
Card and Smoking Rooms, all with open fires
brilliantly lighted By electricity and heated by
steam decorated with palms and evergreen.
An excellent menu from which to order
Game and fish dnr ers a specially.
Arrangements made for Dinner, Dancing or
Card parties with or without special cars at
ONCE OF Portland a Yarmouth Electric Rail-
way Co.. offce 40 Congress street Telephone
elS-3. noy23dh
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A Useful Garment.

winks-Guess we'd better board q
street car, considering the weather.
Minks-All right. Help me put on this
rubber overcoat.
Winks-Hum! You are a queer one.
Been carrying that thing on your arm
for the last half hour and now you put it
on just as you enter street car. Why?
Minks-For protection against ladies'
waterproofs.-New York Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29
This Happened once Before.

o'clock is an innocent guy"
whats the matter with himf"
II invited him into a poker game last
night, and he said. with a bland smile,
that be didn't understand the game, but
would keep score. finally got him into
the game, and, with the same smile, he
did me out Of the biggest pot OF the
game with two pair of aees."-Philadel.
phia North American.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29

The Washington Star affirms that Its
recsnt interview with Republican con-
gresham which Senator Hanna branded
as a malicious falsehood" was authsn-
tic. Now 1t ought In justice to iis,lf
and the Republican party to disoloGe the
name Of the Congressman. This. we
venture to say, 10 will decline to do.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29
Editors Awful Plight.
To the Holders of the Cons Oii-
daied Mortgage Bonds OF the
Fort Smith Water Company of
Fort smith. Ark kansas.

IL taken for the protection OF the interests OF
the Consolidated Mortgage Bondholdess OF the
Fort Smith Water Company. OF Fort Smith.
Arkansas. A circular IN regard 10 the affairs
OF tue Company. aud q bondholdcrs' agreement
has been prepared and can be had upon appli-
cation at the TreasuEer's once OF the Portland
Savings Bank. mr23du
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29
A Singular Reversal.

Briggs-I notice that somebody says
that Marie Corelli writes for moon
struck. hysterical women, while Rudyard
Kipling appeals to the animal nature by
clarifying fighting in every form.
Enpeck-That's funny. At our house
read Corelli, and my wife reads Kip
liDg.-Clevelsnd Plain Dealer.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-29
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie
e. Springer. of 1875 Howard ST., Phila-
delphia Pa, when she found that DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
has completely cured her OF u hacking
cough that for many years had made life
q burden. All other remedies and doctors
could give her no help, but she says OF
this Royal Cure-''it soon removed the
pain in my chest and can now sleep
soundly, something 1 oan soarcsly re.
member doing before. l feel like sound
ing its praises throughout the Universe. ,"
SO will every one who tries DIR. Kings
New Discovery for any trouble Of the
Throat, Chest or Lunga- Prioe 500. and
81 90. Trial bottles free at II. p. 3.
Goold's, 577 Congress street aud Il. q.
Starts, Cumberland Mills, Drug Stores
every bottle guarar teed.
Editors Awful Plight.
II. II. Higgins, Editor Seneca lila.
News. was afflicted for years with Piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until he
tried Bueklsn's AFnioa SAlve. He writes
two boxes wholly cured him. It's the
surest Pile cure on earth and the best
salve In she world. Cure guarants cd.
Only Is cents. Sold by b. p. b. Goold.
SIT Congress street, and II. q. Starr.
Cumberland Mills, Drug stores.
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