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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
wEpENER RELIEVED.
Gen. Brabant Fights His Way to the
Beleaguered Town - Beers
Forced to Retire.


London, April 26.-It is officially an
nounced that Wepener has been re-
lieved. The relief of Col. Dalgety was
accomplished by Gen. Brabant.
London, April 26. = The war Office
has issued the following from Lord
Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, April
rs, 1925 p. m: "The enemy retired
from in front Of Wepener last night,
and this morning fed northeastward
along the Ladybrand road. Their
number was between 1000 and 5000"
Besides the casualties among the
men, the Boer bombardment of Col.
Dalgety's position wrought great
havoc among the cattle and horses.
The garrison could have held out for
another fortnight, but it is in no con-
dition to render much assistance in
pursuing the Doors.
A special dispatch from Pretoria,
dated Tuesday, says that the Beers
have reoccupied Boshof, the British
retiring.
Paris, April ga dispatch from
Pretoria says that Gen. DE Wet has
Rrabant's Horse isolated and has re-
pulsed two attempts to relieve it, cap
turing so Britishers.
London, April 25.--An official list of
the British losses at Wepener from
April 9 to April IS shows: Killed, three
officers and IS men; wounded, IA officers
and SO men.
Dispatches from Aliwal North, under
date of Wednesday, April rs. say the
Beers left Wepener so hurriedly that
many of the dead were left in the
trenches unburied.
London, April 2s.-The Bloemfontein
correspondence the Times, telegraph
ing Thursday, says: There appears to
be little chance of inflicting effective
punishment on the retreating Beers.
Commandant Gen. Louis Botha, who
arrived at Dewetsdorp Monday, real
lied the situation at once and ordered
the immediate withdrawal of the
Beers both from there and from
Wepener.
London, April PA special dispatch
from Dewetsdorp, dated Wednesday,
SAYS:
Owing to the approach of Gen. French
and to Gen. Rundle's persistent shellng
the Beers relinquished their positions last
night. retiring with their guns in a north
easterly direction. Gems. French and Run
die Joined hands east of Dewetsdorp this
morning. Gen. Rumble is pursuing the
Beers in forced marches.
Bloemfontein, April 27.-Gen. Pole
Carew's forces are seven miles north
of Dewetsdorp to-day. They are
disappointed at the failure to sur
round the Beers, but believe the
march will have a good effect on the
Free Staters. The latter, trusting 10
British leniency, had played the game
of pretending to surrender and II
taking every opportunity to fight.
Wherever he found Free Staters Who
had broken the oath Gen. Pole-Carew
seized their cattle and horses.
According to special dispatch
from Lourenzo Marques. the latest
authentic estimates of the Boer forces
place them at $4,000, of which 49,
900 are at Kroonstad, 5000 at Four
teen Streams. 5000 in Natal, 700 about
Mafeking, and 1000 at Pretoria, while
$50 have been ordered north to inter-
cept Gen. Carrington's force. The
work of entrenching Pretoria is pro-
ceeding
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Must Reduce Fires.

Lansing, Mich, April 25.-The state
supreme court in a suit brought
against the Wabash railway by State
Railroad Commissioner Osborn de-
cided that carrying of baggage, cx-
press and mail is legally a part of the
earning power of passenger trains,
and that on the company's reports of
earnings made to the commissioner
for the year 1898 it must reduce its
passenger fares from three cents to
two and one-half cents per mile In
Michigan.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
QUAY is BARRED.
Senate Refuses Him n Seat In That
Body by a Vote Of
III TO ~.

Washington, April 25.-Hon. Mat
thew s. Quay was on Tuesday refused a
seat in the United States senate on the
appointment of the governor of Penn
sylvania by a vote of 80 to 81. The en-
tire time of the senate was devoted to
debate upon the question, many of the
greatest lawyers and orators in the
body delivering speeches.
AS the big clock opposite the presi-
dent pro tempore indicated four o'clock
there was hush in the chamber. SEN
ator Frye. in the chair, announced that
the hour for the final vote had arrived.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
SYMPATHY FOR BOERs.
Revolutions Are Presented In tho
senate-Absence of n Quorum
Prevents Action.

Washington, April 30.-Quite unex-
pectedly, the senate on Saturday was
bought face to face with the propo-
sition to extend its sympathy to the
Beers in their war with Great Britain.
In the midst of the consideration Of
bills of minor Importance Senator Pet
tigrew Is. d. called up the following
and asked for its immediate consider
alton:
whereas. From the hour OF achieving
their own independence the people OF the
United States have regarded with SYM
pathy the struggles OF other people to free
themselves from European domination.
therefore, be II
Resolved. That we watch with deep and
abiding interest the heroic battle of the
South African republics against cruelty
and oppression and our best hopes go out
for the full success of their determined
contest for liberty
When Senator Lodge (Mass.) had
formally ascertained that no commit
tee had reported the resolution to the
senate, he moved that it be referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
Without a word of debate the vote was
taken, 81 senators voting in favor of
reference and IL against it, AS the
vote disclosed the absence of quo
rum, an effort was made to secure one,
but it was unsuccessful, and the SEN
ate adjourned. Party lines were not
drawn in the vote to refer. While all
those who voted against reference are
in favor of the adoption of the reso-
luton, several senators on both sides
of the chamber, who are known to be
favorable to the resolution. voted to
send it to the committee. As quo
rum was not present and voting, the
resolution retains its place subject to
callGat any time. Beyond the passage
of few bills no business of i'm
mort nee WINS transacted
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
THE PHILIPPINES WAR.
Reports of Recent arrangements In
which the Insurgents Lost
Heavily.

Manila, April 27.-About 300 of the
enemy have been killed recently in
north Ilocos, including Dodd's fight and
the attack on Batoc April 16. when
from 600 to 700 rebels, a quarter OF
whom were armed with rifles. deter
minedly attacked the Americans, charg-
ing their positions and fighting at close
quarters. The engagement lasted all
the afternoon, the enemy burning the
town; but they were repulsed, after the
arrival of American requirements.
The insurgents generally are agrees
sive in that province. They captured
an American provision wagon near
LaDo.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Gift for Dewey.

Washington, April 26.-Representa-
tive McCleary, of Minnesota, on
Wednesday morning presented Adj
miral Dewey one of the most beauti-
full and unique of the many gifts he
has received. 1t is a watch, paid for
by penny contributions from $4,000
school children in Minnesota and the
Dakotas. collected by the Minneapolis
Journal and 1856 country dailies and
weekly newspapers. The idea was
suggested and the fund was started by
Archie Cadzow, lad of 16 living at
Rosemount. Mimi, who brought the
watch to Washington and assisted at
the presentation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Death In n CIoudburst.

Waco, Tex, April ga cloudburst,
accompanied by high wind, descend
ed upon this city at noon Friday, and
the result is that eight people are
known to have persisted in the city
limits and property valued at several
thousand dollars has been destroyed
or injured. The known dead are: Mrs.
Nancy Caudle, Miss Clara Caudle. Rosa
Chapman, Emma Decker, Thomas
Capps. Frank Walker, two negro men,
names unknown
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
FILIPINO CAPTURED.
President of Native Cabinet, senior
Palermo, Seized ny Americans
In Mountains.

Manila, April 30.-Maj. Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton reports that Senior Palermo,
the former president Of the Filipino
so-called cabinet, was captured in the
mountains near Trinidad, province OF
Benguet, April rs. Palermo recently,
through relatives in Manila, request
ed and received permission to enter the
American lines, but failed to appear.
His relatives explained that he had
been sick long time and was an in
valid. Hewas brought to San Fernando
on litter ambulance by soldiers of the
.Forty-eighth regiment.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Many Japanese Coming.

Seattle, Wash, April 25.-Unitcd
States Immigrant Agent Healey gives
an interview on the japanese tidal
wave, in which he says the rush viii
cause labor upheaval Five thou
sand are on the high seas and 25,ouo
are to come, he says. They will most
ly land in British Columbia and sneak
over the line into the United States.
A systematic plan of importation is
in force. He says Canada and the
states should take joint action a:
once
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
CenHua of KlOndlke.

Seattle, Wash, April 2s.-Telegraph-
ic advices of April 81 from Dawson to
Skaguay, and brought to Seattle on
the steamer Humboldt, state that the
census of the Klondike has been COM
pleted. The population of Dawson is
5,044, and the Klondike, 1897. Daw-
son has 1,12O voters and the entire
district 1,944. The district has 2,767
British subjects and $3.50 citizens of
the United States. The population of
Dawson has increased 1900 since jan
nary
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Drowned.

New Haven, Conn, April Ell. W..
Cardownie, Scotch dancer, leader
of the European Premier Interna-
tional Dancers" and Vivian Cleriso,
one of the Clerise sisters, who did q
Lake Whitney, near this city, Thurs
day. Cardownie and the two Clerise
sisters, who had been playing at a To-
cal theater, went rowing on the lake
and their skiff was capsizedl while
they were changing positions. A
Yale student rescued Ethel Clerise
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Bank Robbed.

Seward, Neb., April 30.-The safe in
the bank Of Staplehurst, six miles from
here, was blown open by burglars at
two o'clock Saturday morning. There
was $500 in the bank when it closed
Friday night. About $265 in gold was
found in the rubbish Saturday morn
ing, the burglars getting the balance.
The safe as well as the building is a
complete wreck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05

Blum, Tex, April ga tornado
passed through the eastern part OF
this place at noon Friday, destroying
several residences and two-story
school building. Fortunately but two
people were seriously hurt, one Of
whom, Eunice Hanks, will die. She
was caught between two timbers and
received internol injuries. About IS
others were slightly hurt.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Coin for Porto Rico.

New York, April 26.-William +.
Watson and James A. Sample, special
agents of the treasury department.
took from the subtreasury Wednes.
day $780, 900 in coin and currency to
be shipped on the United States
transport MACPHERSON to Porto Rico.
and given there in exchange for Porto
Rican coin on the basis of 60 cents for
each peso.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Woman Roasted to Death.

Kalamazoo, Mich, April 2S.-While
fighting a fire in 20-acre wood lot on
their farm near Lawton Friday after
noon Mr.. and Mrs. William Brace were
hemmed in by the flames. Mrs. Brace
was burned to death and her husband
was so severely burned that his recov-
arv is doubtful
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Mig Contract for Steel.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 26.-The Al
lance Realty company has awarded
to the Carnegie company the contract
for structural steel required for 92-
story building in New York city. Over
10000 tons of material will be used
at an average price of $50 per GOD,
making the total about 5000. 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Cholera Raging.

London, April 27.-A special dispatch
from Bombay says the cholera is rag
ing fearfully at the great camp at
Cobra, where thousands of famine
stricken natives are receiving relief.
A hundred and fifty corpses were re-
moved yesterday, but 100 others had
to be left because it was impossible to
procure bearers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
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TrnRedY In Ohm.

Upper Sandusky, o., April 3O.-wil-
liam Bolyard, who lived about seven
miles from this place, shot and killed
his wife Sunday afternoon and then
killed himself. Bolyard's wife had
left him, and he asked her to return
and live with him. Upon her refusal
TO do SO he shot her and then killed
himself.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Elect Delegates.

Port Huron. Mich, April 2s.-The
Seventh congressional district repub-
lican convention elected as delegates
to the national convention at Phila-
delphia John Wallace. Of Port Austin,
and Charles +. Moor, of st. Clair. The
delegates were uninstructed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
scott Seated.

Washington, April 2s.-The senate
voted upon the resolution declaring
Nathan b. Scott to be entitled to his
seat in the senate from West Virginia.
The number of votes in the negative
was only three. The Alaskan and cot
ton claims bills took up the rest of
the day, save for an announcement con-
corning the Clarke case.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
noiIer ExnIadea.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 81. - BY the
explosion Of portable boiler belong
ing to Drake g. Stratton. contractors
at Rankin, Pa, five men were terribly
injured and light others cut, bruised
and slightly scalded.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
VIII ne In.u.urared May 1

San Juan DE Porto Rico, April %.
Gov. Gen. Davis, through general
order, has announced to the people Of
Porto Rico that the Inauguration of
Civil Governor Charles II. Allen will
take place in the executive mansion
May /.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Killed Thirty Persons.

Yokohama, April ~, via Victoria,
April 26.--Through the explosion of a
powder magazine at Kan Shau, China
recently 224 houses were destroyed
and 30 persons lost their lives.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Many Drowned.

Yokohama, April 10. via Victoria, IL.
c., April 26.-The river Horonai rosc
ten feet on the 5th inst. owing TO
rapid thawing. Twenty-seven persons
were drowned or injured by the food.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Named for Connre..

Cleveland, o., April 3O.--The TWEEN
tieth congressional district democrat
&c convention on Saturday nominated
Ii. ID. Harrington for congress.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
Rrexxerx Rnrned

Chicago, April 3o.--The five-story
brewery of the Atlas Brewing COM
pany, $50 to FOG Blue Island avenue,
was burned early this morning. caus-
Ing an estimated loss of S250,O00.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
German Poet bend.

Berlin, April 25.-Wilhelm Sehring
the poet and historian, died Tuesday
at Carlsruhe, in his eighty-fourth
year. He was born at Koenigsbarg.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-05
WIN return TO the Cane.

London, April 26.--The American
hospita! ship Maine will return to the
Cape May /.
The sun., 1900-12-22
THE SUN, WILMINGTON DELAWARE, SATURDAY.

not advanced. This was Huida Pauisen,
the kitchenmaid. There were nights
when the conversation in the drawing
room was scientific to the last degree,
when Hulda and Azure sat by the much
secured kitchen table playing casino and
laughing together with the most inconse-
quential happiness. The usefulness Of
Aure's eyes reached its minimum on these
occasions, and it was to be noticed that
certain dimples, which did not ordinarily
show themselves in Hulda's cheeks, came
into charming play when the little boy
snuggled up to her and begged her to tell
tale of old Sweden.
Now Hulda knew almost no one in the
new world, and she teld her dreams and
her troubles to Azure, who sympathized
with them and who told his in turn.
Without exactly knowing why Hulda
was sorry for Azure.
Where you have your Christmas
trec?" asked the girl Of Azure as the holy
day drew nearer.
II do not have Christmas trees" Azure
answered quietly. "Mother does not be-
lieve in Christmas trees
"How she not believer"
"She says it has no sense"
you hang up your stocking, then, lit
tie Aure~
"Oh, no! Sister says it is silly to have
things put in your stocking when they
look much better laid out on the table,"
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II IN tns praw Jug rovn. Aure wonueI-u
if the professors would consider the wait
ers wise.
In the midst Of all this call came for
Azure from the drawing room-an imper-
atiye call. The boy looked up, appre-
hensive of something more than ordinary
rebuke. He could hear steps coming in
the direction of the room, and moment
more his father was upon them and stood
gazing at the frightened Hulda beside
her shining tree and at the big, black
walters peering in at the door and at
Azure, bright eyed, with his hands full of
sweets and little silly toys.
What would happen now? he wonder
ed.
What happened was decidedly the un-
expected.
"Come here. DR.. Patterson l say,
Gould, come here! Bring the rest with
you."
They all came trooping out of the draw
ing room-Aure's mother and the guests
and the sister with the spectacles, and
they looked and laughed.
"That's how the symbols defeat u.s."
! quoth Professor Hieronomus.
"That's how human joy discounts u.s.
! said young Professor Babcock softly, and
+, he kissed Azure.
But that wasn't half SO odd as the fact
that Aure's sister went up to Hulda and
, kissed her. That was the oldest thing
J that ever did happen. 1t seemed a
shame to the colored boys not to sing,
considering the circumstances, so they
began all over again and sang their
Christmas songs. They had never heard
of any Of the things the learned men had
been talking about, so there was no rea-
| Tribune.
The sun., 1900-12-22

''But Santa Claus, he it is who puts
the gifts In the stockings that hang by
the chimney opening"
"Santa Claus is heather myth. father
says. We have never pretended about
Santa Claus"
Hulda's blue eyes rolled heavcnward,
and for some reason which she herself
could not have we'll explained she snatch
ed the little boy to her breast and hugged
him close. When Azure was released, he
was afraid he had been crying just tiny
bit, and he was so fearful that Hulda
would notice il that he ran away as fast
as he could. He couldn't make out why
he had cried. Something inside of him
seemed to hurt
! He went into the parlor, intending to
drop remark about the present he
would like for Christmas, but he found
lot of people there drinking tea with
his mother and sister, and they turned
when Azure entered and looked at him as
if he were curious kind of bug not yet
classified, and he hurried away as fast
as he could to where Hulda was making
coffee cake, witlra rare aroma of baking
cinnamon, Hulda was smiling when he
entered, though she was quite alone.
"Anre." said she. 81 t'ink you do not
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CONCERNING SANTA CLAUS
Where He Originated and why Rep
resented MS nm Old Man

resented MS nn Old Man.
Santa Claus is of German origin. This
is true if only because that is the Dutch
name for st. Nicholas. That he is an old
man is because in the ancient pagan
feasts in celebration Of the decay of the
old year and the birth of the new an old
man played the principal part. Among
the Greeks and Romans it was Saturn,
the father of ali the gods, and among the
Germans it was Thor, who was long
bearded and white haired. The tradition
of hoary age is appropriate, for repre-
sentation of the dying year was too
strong to be driven away by the new fig
ure of the early church observances.
That the saint is st. Nicholas is due to
the fact that that venerable personage's
feast day was celebrated at about that
period. st. Nicholas was a bishop of
Myra who flourished early in the fourth
century. He is the patron saint of chill
dren and schoolboys, and hence it was
natural that he should be part of eel
ebration when the children received gifts
and when they were allowed to be "heard
as well as seem"
The practice of making presents on
that day undoubtedly owes its origin to q
general idea to carry into practice the
Biblical mandate, Peace on earth good
will to men," At first the great lords
made presents to their retainers, and the
season was marked by universal charity.
By degrees the practice of Christmas Civ
ing spread until now everybody gives
his friends presents.-New York Mail and
Express.
The sun., 1900-12-22

- SpmetlmeS contributed TO the
|aTlsIs9Nb forensic periodicals-and the pa
ess@-s- terfamihas enjoyed the pleasure
of seeing his articles in print. With Mrs.
Hieronomus and her spectacled young
daughter labor was usually its own re-
ward. Professor Hieronomus explained
the rejection of their contributions to
current wisdom by saying that they We're
above the heads of the editors, which
may have been true.
There was no denying that the Heron
omuses were in the vanguard of thought.
AT least all of them were save one Au-
relius Hieronomus, aged Z, and known
to disrespeetful playmates as Aurc, was
not ethical nor advanced nor learned.
The paths Of learning were tangled jun
giles TO Azure, and his imagination infest-
ed them with wild beasts. He avoided
knowledge and circumvented it with a
discretion which was no doubt the better
part of valor. He was a rosy boy, with
eyes that were wistful in spite of his
glowing health and with manners which
We're not as frank as a boys manners
ought to be, by which an astute person
might have inferred that Aure's individ-
uality was not affectionately cultivated.
1t is true that his father, mother and
sister attended the psychological con-
gress and that they talked about and
wrote on child study-nay, they employed
Azure as model for their observations.
But still Azure did not feel himself under
steod He cleaned himself scrupulously
before entering the presence of his par
ents and sat in respectful silence while
they talked. 1t is an aphorism that boy
Aof who attends to his finger nails is not
happy. The depths of Aure's melancholy
may be measured by the fact that his
! nails were always scripulously mani
'acaAed.
1t was 20 be observed, too, that the
Lonsahnld had another member who was
The sun., 1900-12-22

know It is | VINO VIII nave a tree. win
you come to lay treeT'
The cinnamon certainly made deli
cious smell, and Hulda's eyes were Won
derfully blue. These or facts of some 9TH
er nature made Aure's heart dance light
ly in his serious little bosom.
Where" cried he, with much more
vociferation than was consistent with the
laws of perfect harmony as understood
by Mrs. Mary Tinkerton Hieronomus.
"In. my own bedroom in the cor
ner. l go out tonight to buy my tree.
You come too?"
Azure sat down to think over the latter
invitation. He was not allowed to go