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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10
LOST AND FOUND.

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10
Local weather Report.
Government Report.

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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
RAINED BATS AND HAWKS.
Bats Blew Aboard the Ship from
the East, and the Hawks from
the West.

The steamship Curityba, which ar
rived at New York the other day from
Cuban ports, had a weird experience
with winged things on her trip up the
coast. When she was off Matanzas an
off-shore gale, permeated with tropical
moisture, piled the combers about her.
On the blast came thousands of land
birds and big bats. Mate Bregman says
the bats literally covered the ship,
roosting on all the rails. He says they
appeared to be 'cross between vam-
pire and squirrel" When the weather
moderated and dawn came the bats
were near enough to one of the Ba-
hamas to venture leaving the ship.
"A hundred or more miles off Florida
the Curityba was visited by what the
seventh mate, who is English, declares
was a flock of "heagles." The eighth
mate says he believes they were
"howls," and the ninth mate positively
asserts that they were 'awks." What
ever they may be called, Capt. Hoppe
and his men captured two of them,
which measure, according to the new
ultramaTine reporter who was sent out
by the ship news experts to get the
yarn, about eight feet from tip to tip"
There were altogether 20 eagles or
hawks or owls in the flock.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
ALL WANT TO BE HEROES.
Rivalry Among British Soldiers
Upon the Veldt in South
Africa.

A great rivalry exists among the
private soldiers in South Africa for the
honor of performing the most heroic
deed of the campaign. The most dra-
matte feat of the war, perhaps, was the
hosting of the union jack over Pre-
toria, and it is interesting to note that
this was done by a man who is often
described as the richest man in Eng
land-the duke of Westminster. 1t is
the first notable thing the young duke
has done since his accession, and he
we'll deserved his reward-a cigar
handed to him by Lord Roberts on be-
half of lover of the weed at home.
The flag at Bloemfontein was hoisted
by Viscount Acheson, son of Lord Cos
port, though the honor has been
claimed for Lord Herbert Scott. The
first man to enter Mafeking on it's re-
lief was "Karri" Davies, who received
6 so from a Liverpool merchant as, his
reward. 1t is pleasing to know that
Davies is an Australian, as was the
first man to enter Bloemfontein, Mr..
Donohoe, correspondent. The first
colonial V. C. was Trooper Morris. So
far nobody has succeeded in winning
the e25 offered in Melbourne to the
man who would first lay his hands on
President Kruger.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
NEW ARMORED TRAINS.
Are Designed to Traverse a COun-
try Where There Are No
Railroads.

Two new armored trains, intended
for use in a country where there are
no rails or permanent ways, have lately
been placed upon the establishment at
Aldsrshot. Each consists of locomo-
tive or traction engine, and four trucks,
all of which are painted the now IA
miliar but ever unlovely khaki. The
locomotives, which are of exceedingly
powerful construction, are completely
cased with steel, the vital parts being
especially protected. An ingenious ar
rangement of prisms and mirrors,
somewhat after the manner of the
camera obscura, enables the driver in
side the cab of the engine to see with
out being seen or in any way exposing
himself. The trucks are built with
high sloping steel sides, which are
pierced and slotted at L ryals to en-
able the occupants to FIRE through
them. They are also provided with
slides at either end to permit of guns
and wagons being run into ne truc'-~
The steel sides of the carriages are
constructed that when necess-ty T.
NAV fall inward and lie fat on the plat
form of the truck, which can then be
used Cor ordinary transport purposes.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western steadier and
a trifie more active; Minnesota patents, 81
Q4.35; winter straights, So. 1898. So; winter
extras, $265G3; winter patents, $4,000.
WHEAT-Developed a good deal of
strength on heavy covering due to ad-
verse Argentina crop news, selling up a
cent bushel; December, 7797SAc. March,
RYE.steady; state, 52a5sc., c. l. f., New
York; No. 2 western, Sc, f. o. b., afoat
CORN-Fairly active, with a steady
average, helped by wheat; December 41&
Q42c May, Al 9-16a41Ac.
OATS-6low and barely steady; track,
white, state, 2i13a33c. track, white, west
PORK@steadier; mess, $12sOa1S5o; fam
lily, $16.50Q17
LARD = Firm; prime western steam,
7.50c.
BUTTER-Steady; state dairy, 15a2lc.
creamery 1662215c.
Enthusiastically; large white, 1OBc.;
small white, lie.
EGGS-Steady: state and Pennsylvania,
21Q22c.; western, loss off, 21c.
SUGAR-Raw quiet fair refining, 41sc.;
centrifugal SO test, 45sc.; refined quiet;
crushed, 6.15c.; powdered, 5.S5c.
TURPENTINE-Quie but firm, at Az
MoLAssEs- Steady; New Orleans, 4s@
SIC.
RICE-steady; domestic, 4asas1ho; ia
TALIoW-Quiet; city, 41zc.; country, Az
HAY-ouiet; shipping. 75@77Bo.; good to
choice, 8219Q921Rc.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
BRITISH LIKE CHEAP PAPERS.
The Increasing Popularity of Half
Penny Sheets May Abolish
Reading Rooms.

The revolution which the half-penny
newspaper has wrought in this country
was one of the questions raised at the
Library associations meeting held in
Bristol recently. Sir Edward Fry gave
the presidential address and urged
those who have the control of libraries
to discourage the frivolous use of books
and to stimulate serious effort in the
pursuit of knowledge.
During discussion on the subject of
lectures in public libraries, which are
at present regulated by act of parlia-
ment, it was urged that the time had
come to hberate library authorities
from the restrictions at present i'm
posed upon them, says the London
Mail. The haf-penny newspaper topic
was preached by Sir William Bailey, of
Stafford, who said that in these days of
cheap half-penny papers reading
rooms might very well be dispensed
with in public libraries and their space
utilized for lecture purposes. His ex-
perience showed that in many cases
news rooms were the resort of men
who went there with the object of
reading nothing but betting intelh-
EEsCe.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
HOME FOR sCHOOL-TEACHERs.
Switzerland Will Found Place
Where They Can Spend Their
/ Vacations.

The Swiss educators are taking &C.
tive measures looking toward the
founding of lehrerheim, or home for
school-teachers during their holidays,
upon the model of the admirable eisen-
bahner-heim, or home for railway
workers, on the Grubisbalm, upon the
slopes of the Rigi, midway between
Vitznau and the Kaltbad, says for
.eign correspondent of the Chicago
balm, which owes it's initiative entirely
to a committee of workers on the
Swiss railways, has now been open for
three or four years. Any railway man,
or member of railway mans family,
may be sxcellently lodged and boarded
there at cost of three to three and
one-haf francs day. The economical
question is exclusively treated in a
Little pamphlet circulating amongst
the teachers in the Swiss common
schools. If the railway workers can
"help themselves" to so successful
cooperative hotel and pension, why
cannot their educators do the samef
asks Herr Walt, the writer of the pam
phlet. The railway workers home on
the Rigi not only pays its expenses,
but at the end of the last season showed
profit of 1900 francs, which is ex-
pected to increase as it becomes more
widely used. The German school-mas-
tiers in Silesia have already provided
themselves with similar cooperative
hotel and pension in the Schreiberhau.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Mount St. EIias Damaged.

PORT TOWNSHEND, Wash, Oct.
ga report has reached here from
Yakutat that Mount st. Elias was badly
shaken by the recent earthquake that did
so much damage at Kodiak. Indian trap
pers and hunters who were in the vicini-
ty of the mountain have returned to
Yakutat and say that the mountain was
badly torn up. The shock was so severe
that a mass of ice acres in extent broke
loose near the top of the mountain and
came crashing down the sides, carrying
everything before it. The Indians state
that from where the avalanche started
clear to the base Of the mountain it made
a track about half mile wide where no
snow or ice remained.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
CARRIED GRANDMA's PICTURE
Prince Henry of Prussia, Who Aston
ished the Captain of a Trad
ing Ship.

Some time ago when Prince Henry
of Prussia, who, as all know, is the
grandson of Queen Victoria, was at
Hong-Kong, the captain of a British
trading steamer sailing out of that port
was walking around the craving dock
in which the princes flagship was be-
ing brushed up, when he saw an officer
standing near the gangway leading
from the quay to the ship, and being
curious to have look over the YES
sci, he saluted with Woodworking,
SIR" and asked if he had any obiec-
ton to his having walk through the
ship.
"Not at ALL" replied the officer, 81
shall be delighted to escort you round. {"
After showing him over the different
parts of the warship~ the officer took
the captain into his cabin. He offered
him cigar and glass of wine, and
they had quite friendly chat together
Before leaving the captain happened
to glance round the cabin and saw
a photo of Victoria. Said he to the
officer:
II notice you have photograph of
the queen of England"
"Yes," said the officer, 81 always
carry one of my grandmother's pic
lures with me-"
Whatthe captains feelings were when
he found that he had been en- camar-
derie with the admiral, Prince Henry
of Prussia, can be better imagined than
described.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Why He Loved Her.

"Are you proud of your baking pow
er buscuits?'' he asked.
II should think not" she replied.
1--we tried dozens of times, but never
could equal those made by the cook"
HAS anyone ever told you that your
pie crust excels anything in that line
ever before NADER"
Never. My pie crust is worse than
my biscuit"
"Are you an adept--at preparing
dainty little desserts?"
"oh, I've done little something in
that way, of course" she answered;
"but never would think of doing the
cooking for anyone for whom really
cared"
He gave sigh of relief.
"Will you marry me?" he asked
London Answers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Floods In wisconsin,

LACROSSE, Wis, Oct. 29.-In the
past "a hours seven and quarter inches
of rain fell In this city. The storm was
most severe in this city, although it was
generally felt within radius of 30
miles. The Milwaukee road suffered
rnuch damage to its tracks, and no trains
have arrived from the east for "a hours.
Trains north are sent over the Omaha
road to ST. Paul via Camp Douglas. The
worst trouble is between here and West
Salem. The Lacrosse river marshes are
flooded, and farmers family was driven
to seek refuge in a tree, where they re-
manned until rescued. The Burlington
roadbed is undermined at Grand crossing,
but traffic is not delayed. The Green Bay
road has a washout which will require
some days to repair. At Hokah the dam
which held Lake Como broke, and the
lake has almost disappeared. There is
much damage through the country, but
reports are so far indefinite. Fire started
by lightning caused damage in Lacrosse
to the extent of several thousand dollars.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
SHARP FIGHTS WITH Beers.
They Have an Army of $4,000 Mem
and Are Active.

and Are Active.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-According to dis
patch from Cape Town to The Daily
Mail force of Beers attacked and sur
rounded a patrol of Cape police with a
convoy near Hoopstad, Orange River
Colony, last Wednesday, and sharp
hight enSued.
"The police" says the correspondent,
were compelled to abandon two Maxims.
Ultimately REINFORCED by the yeomanry,
they succeeded in getting away with the
convoy, but they lost killed, II wound
ed and Is captured. The colonials were
outnumb ered ten to one, and the engage
ment lasted for two hours:
"The Beers have $4,000 men in the
field, nearly half of whom are In Orange
River Colony. These are divided into
commanders of some 300 each, but are
capable of combination for large opera
TONS"
The war Office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
"Barton's losses Thursday and addi-
tional casualties were captain and IL
men killed and officers and 25 men
wounded The Beers had "a killed and
f9 wounded. Three Beers who held up
their hands in token of surrender and
then fired on our men were captured and
tried by court martial. | have confirmed
the death sentence imposed on them.
"Methuen has dispersed the Beers near
Zeerust. They had six casualties, and
we took % prisoners. Our casualties
were six wounded.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
GOING HOME RICH.
Lap1anders who Took a Herd OF
Reindeer to Alaska for the
Government.

DR.. Sheldon Jackson, commissions
of education for Alaska, has conveyed
across the continent rs Laplanders
who were sent by the government to
Alaska 30 months ago with reindeer
and who are now on their way home to
Jokkonkk. The Laplanders, says the
New York Sun, were sent to Alaska
early in the Klondike excitement with
RENDERS that were to be used as beasts
of burden and food by the starving
miners. The Klondikers were found
to be less needy than was supposed, and
the deer were not used for food. The
Laplanders were employed as mail car.
riers and deer drivers at salary of
S26s year each, besides food and cloth
ing. They are now going home rich
beyond the dreams of avarice with
from 5000 to $500 each, enough to keep
their families in affluence for years.
/ OF the $40 deer imported by the gov
ernment many died of starvation be-
fore they reached the tundra, hay be-
ing found so rich diet that they would
not eat 1t. Later roo reindeer doe were
brought over from Siberia, and the
Alaska herd now numbers nearly 1900.
DR.. Jackson says the services of the
Laplanders to care for them are no
longer needed, and that they will in
crease rapidly under governments pro-
lection. He looks for them to become
ultimately an important source of
wealth in interior Alaska.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
SIBERIAN CITIES.
Though Prospecting They Never
theless Seem Dull and De-
pressing.

Perhaps the most curious feature of
all Siberian cities and villages is the
quiet of them, says Anna N. Benjamin,
in Ainslee's. The American finds it de-
pressing. The places seem half dead,
yet they are alive and thriving. Our
conception of prosperity in new cities
Is so associated with the clang of the
trolley, the smoke of the factory, the
weird writings of the steam siren, and
the hustle of the population, that it is
hard for us to realize that prosperity
may exist in place of dead calm.
Vladivistok, Khabarovsk, Blagovest-
chensk and Irkutsk all present the
same features. Blagovestchensk, in
the heart of eastern Siberia, on the
junction of the Zeya river with the
Amur, is, perhaps, the most interest
ing city. On the central square of the
city, where the market is, face two
large department stores which for size,
beauty of architecture and variety of
stock would do credit to any American
city. The bank buildings, the museum,
and other business and government
houses, are of brick or stone. Good
schools have been established, so that
it is possible for a boy here, as well as
in all Siberian cities, to receive thor
ough education. In Vladivostok a
training school for eastern diplomats
turns out graduates accomplished in
oriental languages to begin their ca
reers as Interpreters or secretaries of
legations.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
That Old Dispute.

"Well, after ALL" she said, you men
can't get around one fact when you try
TO make out that man is woman's intel
lectual superior. You admit that it
was a woman who caused the first
mans downfall. Now, if that doesn't
show intellectual superiority on the
part of the lady, I'd like to know why.
If the man had been above her mental
ly, how could she have accomplished his
overthrow? If he was her superior,
why didn't he"
Pardon me-" the man interrupted,
"you haven't started quite far enough
back. AS in all such cases., there was
another fellow around to put her up to
it,"
After which she scorned him and en-
tered into conversation with boy at
the other side of the room.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
COULD NOT BE PHOTOGRAPHED
Railroad Men at Philadelphia Pro-
tected Miss Helen Gould from
the Camera Fiends.

When Miss Helen Gould visited the
department of the Young Mems Chris
ton association at Philadelphia some
weeks ago the newspaper artists were
bound to sketch her as she appeared at
the reception. To this Miss Gould OBJ
jected strenuously, but the artists were
not routed until the railroad men
threatened to demolish the photograph
ers' expensive camera and tear up the
artists cardboards. A score of news.
paper photographers and artists ap-
peared at the Y. M. c. A. building early
and were informed that they could not
enter with their machines.
A dozen burly railroad men were APP
pointed to smash all cameras found in
side the building and tear up all artists
materials. The picture men then wait
ed outside. When Miss Gould arrived
with Mrs. Sage flank movement was
made and their carriage was driven
around to side entrance.
The men of pictures rushed to the
side door, but upon arriving there
found the women surrounded by over
so tall men, who formed bodyguard
clear into the building, shutting the
cameras out completely.
In the crush to close out the picture
men Miss Gould and Mrs. Sage were
almost crushed themselves. They
seemed amazed at the excitement at
first, but soon learned the cause and
helped to deprive the picture men of
snap shots
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Four of a Family Drowned.

PORT CLINTON, O., Oct ga
quadruple drowning occurred near Plas-
ter Bed, on Sandusky bay, eight miles
east of here, yesterday afternoon. The
drowned were the children of William
Stark. Mr.. Stark and the children went
for boat ride. On returning to shore
the boat became fouled in a fish pound net,
and the oarsman could neither forge the
boat ahead nor go back. The children be-
came frightened, and, leaning over the
side of the small craft, it capsized, re-
sulting in the four deaths. Mr.. Stark
came here from Toledo three weeks ago.
He then had a family of wife and ten
children. Last week Harvey, aged 4,
died, and the week before another child,
aged 3 months, also died.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Varsity Football.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.--All of the big
varsity football elevens, except the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, were scored
against Saturday. Columbia made Yale
hustle to win, II to g. in sensational
game In this city. Harvard had to play
hard football to conquer the famous Car
isle Indians by score of II to 5 at
Cambridge, the red men thereby break
ing the hitherto clean record Of the Grim
son. Princeton beat Brown, II to S, the
Providence eleven making a goal from
the field The University of Pennsylva-
MIA played a remarkable game against
the Chicago university eleven, the final
figures being Al to 0. Cornell disposed of
Dartmouth, % to 6, and Annapolis out
played the strong Lehigh eleven.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
China's Pr0position.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-"The Chinese
plenipotentiaries opened negotiations, -
says the Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Express, "by proposing that China
should pay an indemnity of f40,000,000
in 80 installments, agreeing that the likin
and the customs service should be under
foreign control until the obligation should
be discharged. They also agreed that
Prince Tuan should be imprisoned for
life, that Tien-tsin should be treated as
an international district and that other
places should be opened to foreign trade.
China undertakes to abstain from pur-
chasing war material abroad. In order to
raise the indemnity she proposes to dou-
BILE the import duties"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
STORYOF THEFLICHT
Prince Su Relates Experience
of the Chinese Court.
APANICSTRICKEN, LAWLESS COMPANY
The Journey Occupied Twenty-six
Days-Empress DOwager Wept,
and the Emperor Re-
viled Everybody.

PEKING, Oct. 30-Prince Su, who
accompanied the Chinese court in the
flight to Tui-yuen-fu and afterward re-
turned here, disheartened by the anarchy
existing among those composing the i'm
mediate advisers of the throne, gave in
the course of an interview today an inter-
esting account of his journey.
"On the first day." said Prince Su, 'the
court travelled in carts 20 miles north, es-
corted by 5000 soldiers, who pillaged,
murdered and committed other outrages
along the entire route. The fight was
continued at the rate of 20 miles a day to
HBuan-hua-fu in the most panic stricken
manner. So little authority was exerted
that the soldiers even stole the meals pre-
pared for the emperor and the empress
dowager. The execution of several for
murder and pillage eventually brought
them under control.
"The court remained three days at
Hsuan-hua-fu, some advisers counseling
a further stay. They were, however,
overruled owing to the fear of foreign
pursuit, and the flight was resumed to
Tai-yuen-fu, with 10000 additional
troops under General Tung Flu Hsiang,
who added to the discord.
1.-THE empress dowager did little else
but weep and upbraid her advisers. The
emperor reviled everybody. The journey
occupied 26 days, the longest route being
taken owing to fear of pursuit.
"On arriving at Tai-yuen-fu great diff
Guilty was experienced in forming any
gsmblance Of government. Many edicts
were ignored, and affairs reached state
of absolute chaos. The emperor would
have preferred to trust himself to the al
lies, but he was compelled to join in the
fight"
Prince Su does not believe that the
court is going to Siar-fu. He thinks the
plan is to return by a circuitous route
through southern Shansi and northern
Honan.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Professor Max-MuIIer Dead.

LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Right Hon.
Friedrich Max-Muller, corpus professor
of comparative philology at Oxford uni
versity, died yesterday afternoon. His
disease was an affection of the liver.
Until ten days ago he was able to con-
tinue writing his autobiography, debating
to his son. He was perfectly conscious
until a short time before he passedAaway.
Frequently during his illness dispatches
of inquiry were received from Emperor
William
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02

Hays to BE President,

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Charles H.
Tweed of the Southern Pacific railroad
confirms the report that Charles NJ. Hays
has been selected for the presidency of
the company, made vacant by the death
of G. 2. Huntington. He said that Mr..
Hays would assume the new Office about
Jan. 1 and that he would have head
quarters in San Francisco. Mr.. Tweed
added that the other officers of the South
ern Pacific would probably retain their
present positions.