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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

WANTED-TwO reliable travel
ing salesmsn in each State perma-
nent position; salary and expenses
experience not absolutely 9 -sential
Address
PIEDMONT TOBACCO WORKS,
Greensboro, N. 9.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
The Direct Line to all points
The Direct Line to all points -
Texas California
Florida : Cuba
and Porto Rico.

Strictly FIRST CLASS Equipment
IN all through and local tra'ns; Pull
man Palace Sleeping cars on all night
trains, Fast and safe schedules.
Ira vel by the Southern aud you are
sssured q safe, comfortable and expe-
'iitiOus journey.
Appl. to ticket agents for time ia
bles, rates and general information, or
address
mo trouble to answer questions)
Frank s. Cannon, 3rd Vice President
aud General Manager; j. n. Culp,
traffic manager; w A Turk, G p A,
Washington, DC
RI VERNON, THAD G STURGIS,
TPA CTA
Charlotte, NC Raleigh, N G
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

Death of a Civil War Captain.
Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 2.-Captain Nc
Allister, who commanded in the Civl
War the famous McAllister battery,
died to day at his home in this city
fr, m q paralytic stroke. he was 20
years old
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
The Pope Attempts to Dict ate to the King

The Pope Attempts to Dict ate to the King
New York, Aug. ~ "A special
cable dispatch to The Journal from
Rome says circular note from the
Vatican has been sent TO ali Catho-
lie governments, de laring that the
Pope renounces none Of the pspel
rights over the Rome pro vInces, and
that until they recognize the Holy
See the Pope Will recogn 70 the new
King only as King of Sardina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

About $50 employees of the Tonnes
SEQ Coal and Railroad Company. at
8 ,u,h P,ttsburg. Tenn, struck yes
terday because of the discharge of -
uui N man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
Killed While Playing Ghost.

hIIIcu W III1C I 1e&.y 1f1S y 11e'Sts
Labor Advocate.
While frightening crowd Of ne
eroes in Philadelphia by pretending
that she was a ghcst, Florence AL
mond, Is years old, was struck on
the head by brick thrown by one
of the negroes and killed. o. The ne
groes W sre gathered on lot and the
girl, who lives near by, had wrapped
white sheet about her and sudden
~ appeared before the crowd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
In His S4th Year.
Argus.

GOldsbOrO Argus.
Ex-Governor c. II. Brogden was
in the city last evening. He 10 now
"a years old, and Is wonderfully
we'll preserved. He attends to the
duties OF his farm, and takes q deep
interest In everything both in the
busin ss and the political world.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
Suicides From Heat.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Glueck
aged sixty years, blindfolded herself
and jumped from six story window
to-day She was insane from the eX-
cpssive heat.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
Child Drowned While Fishing

Graham, N. c., Aug. 24-Robert Ray
Hunter, aged eight years, son OF Mr..
and Mrs clarence Hunter, was drown
ed this afternoon in a pond from " hicL
the Oneida Cotton Mills are supplied
| The lad was fishing and accidentally
fell overheard Several mill boys wit
messed the accident. The body was Re-
covered
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
FEMALE
COLLEGE,

A very prosperous schOOl with mpd-
ern buildings, splendidly located in y
remarkably healthful section in War
rem connty on 8. A. l.. Road between
Raleigh and Weldon n. G.
Panacea water kept in building a.
all times for free use Of inmates.
Fifteen officers and teachers. Terms
very low. For catalogue address Rev
J n RHODEA. A. NJ, PRESIDENT
i.ittiet0n, n G
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

The temperature OF the Sunny
South In the past two weeks was
warm as could be desired and then
some over.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
Stevenson

o.
phascu more
He scuredmO
of
He scurein more manner
th ec,sest0
These WIN Hathaway has conunueu
forced to leave the ne
dennds others VINO are Inc -
he Gao ho
after an
treatment
will also send Tree pa v;a IN p eah
JNEwTON HAFHAWAf M~D' Atlanta, Ga.
Co..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
The DOCTOR WHO STAYS.

Others md Fail and Pass Oh, but Dr. Hathaway
Practice Has Been Permanently EstaDnsnea I0r ~
Years Year Has Grown Greater
I;ecau al his IsecOrd of Cures
The fact that tr Hathaway has be n Established III
the south longer than any other specialist demo l.
str.tes number of very imp rtant things Other spe.
caIists have practice here for few months and
some even for year two but DR. Hathaway is tn
only one all the number who has re"alheu anu Ms
- The reasons must be plain to all anna
He has made no promises which he could not 1uinii
He has fulfill d every promise he has made;
He has cur cases than all other specialists III
h;s RI Id combined:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30
AiminIstratOr.s Notice.

ADMINISTRATOR Notice.
Having qualified as the Administra-
tor of Virginia c. Aver, deceased late
of Wake county, hereby request
persons ind bted to the estate to come
in and settle their indebtedness. And
all persons having claims against h, .
estate will pre- sent the same to me IN
or before the Dist day of June. 1907, OF
this not ce may he pleaded in bar OF
their recovery.
H. W. AVER,
Administrator
PYfLE & MAYNARD, ATTORNEYS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

Price, McCormick's Creditors, Dividend
Fifty Per Cent. Being Paid.
New York, August q The Met
|ropolitan Trust Company began
pay ing a dividend OF fifty per cent.
in cash today on behalf OF the read
Just ment co .nmittee 10 all credi ors
of Price, Mccormick and Company
who had fled their claims The
first dividend to be paid by tia
Trust Company will be incoss OF
one million dollars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

PEkLE & MAYNARD. Attorneys.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

:,hir- Inn ny tho i"=- a.d arms. Win hi~
back swung near the ground. Just ul.mp"r
ai7i-bunnrod him against Cd hlarh-j1ck 'rr"
a,'n' 'rra,y bumps. inst au,
III Was I'm Aue,~, coz S'p;s-ntsr l>".
said the OH doctor ou another ,c-dsfur.
: know fllsSberri-s We're sfHI r'.uufvL
ON m" road Hli and / S,ra.EI,J--ha! il.
tel! uut of ranks. and followed -Ioug slow
Is at our leisure. F. TaH ard I picked
hla,khcrries unfit. looking back. We yjw
three nouutrs fell officers. Two Of them
had General f. under arrest. 1911 and I
thought We had better not it them see Us
So We dodge off the road into u deep wood.
and hid HeHiud a log. To our horror. one
Of them apparently followed us. ana III"
other two rode rapidly after him. and I
heard one ~ them SAY. General. what does
this mean" You ar. under arrest. come
with ".
Now. / ueyer did know what that
meant. Bus Bill and ] thought they were
after uS. 50 We ran again. ami BIl threw
himself down behind a great bic old Sy-d-
more log. ana. by 10. right plumb into &
humble bees nest. He ran a&ain-yuu bat
he did and such "a sight I never SAW. Biil
running like "a scared deer. and lighting
thnSo humble bees off with both hands. ami
his work. ta hear Bill yell was Just too
funny for anything in this wnrId.
BY and by when the excitement was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
NRECOLLECTONS or 2 REBEL SURGEON. Id S SnS%sss S"b B%% 1

they are a~uIi,.g,'". fu~ 'ti.-s' ljgyu. 7;
win taH" M q we-k q" Pei !njl good felix
ing trim. 81 i.dz;. tEd th-u tn tell voG
about the time We captured NiunfordsyiU'-
Ky. and what HanrcncI about three day
b,far' th' arrival. ! mean ;he main army
i:ga".'@ army.
"'Yo. ~.s ami b." Wen; ca aud told n,
Sjnl-.
Among other medical stores IN that
amtiau,' d., my charge WIS - uvt-gJfiug
d.mU2iiu of real good old k.niuckv whisky
bourbon. THAT I was popular with the
stan TON taa: ao-ouub Eor> without say
ing. i.Ncepting Doctor YaI.is! and the
members OF IN" Board of Examiner. tha
-iaG officers were youug men. Thor WA,
Captain wilkins. aide-de-c.mp. tn. same
IuE-e wilkins nov Of Sherman. Tex. Cap-
iain ROY A.. \ G: captain Dave White.
aide. Major HoskinS. chief Of artillery:
Doctor BI.ysacher. medical Inspector. uow
living at Little Rock. Ark. Doctor I.uuy-
ford p. ldndell. Jr.. IN. late popular leo
'uurr I'm Memphis Medical ~t'0ile.a. brother
to the medical director: several OTHERS. and
last, but not least Ohu' he was the smallest
ons IN the lott. was Captain Harry Dash.
aide. the same Harry Dash now e New
orleans. Dash. WIS a poc5: had Written a
small volume Of p"amS.a at that time. Well.
when We haltel anS disrnuGnt,d and
hitched our horses, n krst thing was-ig
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

s-- a-w ~. .].aecicai Stores WY" hoIiil.
"".. The examination extended only tc ihc
=. n~aij.hr. however.
- maize my orderly &c on the driIi-
john, ana seated en- he grass with J.a dem
John iT tfa center of the circle formed ty
lh, ycuns taft officers just mentioned. IS.
hai each poured out about two fingers iu
"ur tincups ana Clp.ain Dash had said,
HOLD up. boys. ] want @" propns- a
cast
50. With cup ina laiit-no though; of
tha old alacc. man. - slip'-caoh sat. a.
~I""ctsnt-cup Misunderstanding Ia the toast.
II was long. aye. very long To thirsty.
weary pilgrims-and before it Wa finished
nesn Was saying something about AN Gle
plant having a trunk and not being allowed
=" cross the Cumberland with il. didn't
hear it cut-thorc ,ame "a shot from the be
>!esed garrison, a Parrot shell. screaming
over our heads. and burst right in our
midst. Before il exploded every Teller had
thrown himself Hat On the ground. and in
so doing nd NOT only spilt bis WHISKY.
bur "" kicked over The aemiioin and lost
the last drcp Of the precious medical sup
ply. Fortunately nobody was hurt. But
thaJ wa- the mast Indignant crowd 81
YOUNGSTERS YOU ever saw.
What did w do, Why. Wilkins and
Gursins mis- toast and c'srslns his eyes, and.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

NetrrEN THE SUNDAY REP BIC.
Doctor =. r.. Daniels of Austin, T"N.- Is
TIE author IT a volume OF "ResoIlc" f''l-
Of a Rebel Surgeon. and Dtner Sk'tciivs. ~
~ the Doctors Sappy DAYS" tn" -t"-
.ses are genuine tales If war rN5rIi'~c+S,
humorous ard pathetic. .-nd told Win '"e
1tmus, uatura lucss ANA sUIeGess of :oN-r-
In his introductory note. Doctor r.'ale.~
says Of The man Wi" tells the stories .a"t
form The collections.
."rh" "ld aoctor-ths narrator ~ tn.-e
r,nliuisceuces-js Wei known "a tne read
ors uf he Texas Medical journal. lie =
the Journal. 'Fat Philosopher oar Gt-
mat Friend and TN Jolly old Doctor -
he IS varioEslv called, through whom the
editor has for SOME Years gotten of good
iokrs' especially rH himself: and who. sow
and then. has heeu in the habit Of dropping
in iu THE journal. Slnctum and RECALLING
ye tired editor aud employees. with Ai- hl'-
morous views OF things. FuJ the rarp s-
Of these few brief ana ugrr-teBJipJ~
sketches The Old Doctor l. a p1Ttly gem
'iernan Of 60 wears at agt. with Il bcnevu-
dent couutcnancc which il always upon The
.g'oini of breaking aut into wrearhes Of
smiles. while little iaEs of humur bang
from the cpruo;S 81 his mouth. and fun
Wrinkles IN his honest blue eyes tie re-
sid"s al rhe classical Village If Hoe Wal-
lsw. ihta county, and IL .ionurs .he Jcug-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

over. we resumed nur march. ie.-arcly. our
regiment bad halted in an old field about
"a mill from I~acshurS. stacked arms. and
the men were mluadin. the wagons. throw
ING oUt the tents and things. Every wagon
v. woJld pass the men stopped work, and
~tra;-hreuinE up. would gaze at US like We
were strangers.
"a i;tt,c behind mr,. what does this mean?"
Don't know said BIZ.
Put IL got wrr~. and worse. \ crowd
began to Gather towards US. gazing at me.
iiEc WAS a Yankee. | looked around At
Hilj frr ar "Splsnation-aEd I found IL.
3il WIS marching me into camp AZ the
poiut ,f 1 %hayouct, conf0urd him
A might be expected from the char
act-r OF the food, the cooking. which was
Of the most primitive sort. the irregular life
and the exposure. the vi.issitudcs Of the
soldiers lifc. disease was prevalent.
" The medical director Of hospitals ar
ranged ,iiet table. and all The hoSpita,
medical officers Were required 80 prescribe
vhut Was theor -jicaliy supposed To be ap-
propriatr diet ior each patient. There was
I'm diet. half Diet and low diet" but
the vic;uiiinG range was so limited that
lhur. Was NOR. of - distinction than Il diff
terence between them. Full diet was beef
had. such as vegetables. Half diet was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
$50
60

eyes arctcrtain signs Of suspicion. ptlilu-
eyes. set close together. show deceit, ami
especially when the colo. Of the eyes :hu=
set is almost black nr dark brown. wit, a
soft. vclvcty look in them. Large eyes W.T.,
feshy upper lids are credited with inIs-
eating = low. ty%raunicdl disposition. FriI
eyes are supposed TO indicate "A talent fnr
acquiring languages. and very large cs,z
show an'orousness- The person With q
slightly protUJiin@ eye IT, credited viz
having an excellent memory. Whilc the ous
with very narrow eyes is ~api To- DC 81
most always cunning AMI ScCrctiyc. If tho
pupil is small. abe s"uutruJn.e takes on #
cruel. EeaTtleSS expression. Eyes that no.
freely denote strong will power. and thY.e
ghat protrIde Greatly Indicate ~cnsua:ity.
II" SMALL dark eve. when IL j. found ia
connection with % mouth and forci.sai that
are IN harmony will, IT,. indicate thrift auG
brightness. Too much white in NJ" eyes
like there was IN thuS. of SycnSali as I'm
Mauricr described hiuI-3rc taken as slira
signs Of a bad temper. n tn" eyes are
small and tWjukIiug. without Tho limos thar
physiugnomi~iS call hard and der,f;r3I. tGe
person who possesses Them is supposed -
he yivarious and intelligent.
The eyes that tine SUNDAY f:orubiIc pra-
scuts herewith ar" Or mon and women ~h,
are familiar to tho pe"1I. os -. Louis To,
reader can see from the picture how th.
lids are shaped ami lined, 1s,t 20 ought tu
n" ahl, To- recall the c'lrr ~ tii" .yr~ s.,
m" ,aE iakr ric ,lcoc:iSs of tnc TIve,"-ra-
mists ara soc now vel th.y r. fEc rl
that u, know oC. u is his privilege 20 s.
agree with the phySi""u.ur.sts pr ,n go
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

WRITTEN FOR "a -<I.sE EI'r#LrJ.
The bathing ~1it S 5-. o-ee!aia@ tine
feminine n~eslisee uniform a. 1h" -sashc:e
From season - season thi- mos fetching
Of garments has grown u-'- elaipr &c.
Twenty. even Ten. years ago. ;Ge AumaH
VINO dared 90 yeu'ur. iT.:p rue s1r. rItn
anything more or less than the regulation
blue flannel disguise was lYake6 uIe0n a~
an improper" person 10y the ms ior7'y OF
The female bathajs. The nial- contingent
spotted the new vision a. something ta"
lovely 20 pass unnotir-a. Dozens - us-"
r"rid h" seen lined APP along iHe shore
watching the nymph who hrtved depart
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

FIRST ut a'. '.. material Coy bathing sits
$50 varied r"w that almost ANY aam-'i
a.i choose something baCU!n!Ec as well .~
monrraie Ia price. B,agahc ',if. q =.
Louis s!GL. VII" was seen here this winter
with Tive Gri From MsNim'>." 80 :hs
Century TioareT. mas pp~"d in bathing suits
Tor The sunday Hcf.-H.i,.
Thr simplest suit IS mJo- Ct dark blue
f'luT'l with white polk. doj-. II is "a mod
'~i little garment. too. just "a triG- de,ol-
','r az the rt.oat. PIutaI@s- "f he =,r,r
material are worn uu,ir~ trc skirt. comin-
e. the Knees. Slack IisI- thread hose go''
with r.. and q While silk hau5k-frhirf. worn
lez fashion on 81. head
I la. mon, ,J1h,ra.r = a black f.ru"i su.,
WIN whit, F!qae N,-r a.i llIg, sailor cod
Tor embroidered ir tl, nautical emhioms
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

!--~. fastened at the knee. are "f tn" same
material. "a heavy taGcta which does rot
Snriuh. and grows more shiny In the water.
The latest thing for >csShofe wear Is the
bath gown. made of whit" flannel ana
lined with o. silk. This bath robe IS put
%. to conceal the wet figure on its trip from
tho Surf t. the bathhouse. 1t il fashioned
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
BianCbc
Cert.
Beauty,
Noseo for
Cheese
NiCtures.

like a l-Cc palc,ot NiIh hood attached. and
'aa he tn;.dc as fancy a< the we5ycI '''""~"7
With such an outfit even tho PLAIN ~itl
may become an attractive SrI Eyupr. rrt
there is nu end to thr cucoruiuuiS that Wiz
he ~howercd upcr tho pretty v9mIH- vHr
turns up at a seaside resort with a wart-
robe that contains airy IF the three bath
ing suits shown on this page
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

skin au' muscle called eycl.i~ dro"p about
she pupils e jEc eye.
This may ho r,c,. hat il Kills . LOT 81
sen';r'~rt fiti- Fancy "a Iou--aajrol poo;
writing an ode q, Iilal-'. ;;yy'iH,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
l.-fr"d"riyk ". Lchuann.

there IT, q" ~c>r~-rh3I ~" l"y'-li@hf. and 'r.
s"ulfulro--. and thc anger. aHd the fir
flashing and the uodssty. and p" hraE To-
ness. and 'he deceit, and tho us0griIrau.. '~a.
all . matter n; how I'm. thin patches e.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

inr 'uau Of sentiment.
TayeicSrpm.-t.' quot, history TO Prove
that .rei. theories rs to uh-i tn color -
eyes d"u"'.s are correct. They say 'Hlt
Shakespeare had hazel eyes; that Swift hal
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

BINS a--'p'n= tho finding az Tho man -
sri,nc" IS true and granting ,H-. thc 80"
i--olc is an Interchangeable ,llc@. ;-rre i..'E,
color %: The eve which denr-. slla. thin..
snj thus leave some soisoe &C. tr- ro-t and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
=. Julia Mlrlowr,

h'g- eyes. and that Eyr0u. Napoleon. WI
Iugtvu. Scott and Milton had gray EYES.
And then they go uu To discuss what eye
Itf- denote. I;u-H.i. wid"-opHn eyes. they
say. G.uot, curiosity. while long, narrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-12
IN The SENATE.

Washington. April 11.-With little
debate Of Importance the Senate, to
day, passed the Pacific cable bill,
measure appropriating 600 for the
construction of a cable line between
san Francisco and Honolulu. The bill
was unanimously reported by the com
mittec on naval affairs and that it
was passed without serious objection
is regarded as Il compliment to the
committee During the greater part
of the session the District of Column
bia appropriation bill was under con-
sheraton As passed it carries nearly
5000 900.
The bill provides for a cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu, the work
to he done under the supervision Of
the navy department which has made
surveys and determined the practical
bility of the route. The navy depart
ment may use any Of its ships that can
be adapted to the task Of laying the
cable and if it needs other ships it
may charter thcm. In addition to this
it provides that the secretary of tho
navy, in his discretion. il he finds it is
not practicable to lay the cable by tie
force of his department may contract
under specifications and due advertise
ment for the construction. laying and
equipment Of the cable. All material.
and appurtenances shall be Of first
class quality.
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New York Produce Market.

New York. April II.
FLOTR-Receipts Is. 80 bbls.; exports.
91a. hh'5.: sales NN.o pkgs; quiet but very
steadily hell on All grades
WHEAT Receipts. "a, 15U bushels: eX-
ports. $500 bushels: sales. 2,3l50 bush
is futures. lG"W" bushels exports: steady:
10. red. >l", fob. atlolt; No. red, 7Ta,
elevator: M. ! Northern Duluth. 717s fob.
atioat prompt; NJ. ! Northern hard Du-
iuth. >27. fpb afo1J prompt.
CtRN-Rocejpts. 1l7,on0 bushels: cx-
ports. 3>J19 bushels; sales, 10000 bushels
tu.ureS. >unou bushels exports; spot
steady: nv. ?, 417s fOb. Itloat ana Il ele-
V4tpr.
OATS Receipts 10. 400 bushels; exports.
l1,.i5i bushels; spot firmer: No. ,, -; No.
J. ISL; No. , white. 3lia, NJ. : white, 81;
track mixed Western, -Hn3n; track white,
31m35.
BEEF-Steady; cut meats, steady.
1.ARD-Easy: Western steamed, $3.50;
April, $40, nominal; refined, easy; con
tinent $3.50: 5. A. $500.
PORK-Quiet. $l425Tli17i4
BI TTER-Stcady; state dairy. 1G14Wl9.
10. creamery. I7u2o.
EGGS-Easier; state and Pennsylvania
~. I13.
POTATOES Steady: Jerseys. 1.25n1. 5o;
New York. S113: Long Island, Sl5lriL %,
Jersey sweets. S2.5ou3.,U.
STGAR-Raw. strong; fair refining. 4;
centrifugal 90 test, A.. refined, strong.
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LOSS. $4,000.


Mafrking, under date Of March 30,
comments upon the "Hopcless confus-
ion ana fuctuation Of spirits in the
garrison as to the chance Of relief
since Tuesdays terrible lombard
mont" and upon the variety of rumors
regarding the location of the relief
forces. rumors Involving. SO far as
the southern column is concerned. dis
crcpancies of 100 miles"
Tho correspondent Of the Daily Mail
at Lourenzo Marques, telegraphinG
Wednesday, says: THE departure Of
the Chicago Ambulance Corps for Pre-
toria was delayed on suspicion of fill
clustering. The members left by spec
ial train this afternoon, accompanied
by a motley following Of French and
Germans. 100 in all. The dearture only
occurred after many stormy interviews
with the Portuguese authorities. The
members have no passports and no
credentials beyond Il letter from Miss
Clara Barton TO the effect that she
knows some Of them personally and
believes them to be genuine. but many
have openly expressed their intention
of fighting. The Beers are paying
from ego to $40 per month for such
recruits.
"Thirty-fvc thousand Beers with 90
hills between KroOnstad and Winburg.
The whole line is fortified ana is al
most imprcgnable."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-12
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. April 1.-THE following
electric car service changes in Maine
are announced:
Route 3o1OO1. Springvale to Cape
Porpoise. Sanford & Cape Porpois"
Railway 90, 23.o3 miles. State tn
period Of additional summer service to
be from June l. to September 10, in
elusive. instead Of during July, Au-
gust and September"
The following star service changes in
Maine are announced:
Route 1898. Smithvillc to Unionvillc.
From April .. 1900 permit postmastcrs
to deliver mail to the carrier Il min
utcs in advance of schedule time, pro-
vidcd no connections are broken ana
no complaint made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-12

Ladysmith. Tuesday, April 1O.-Tho
Beers opened fire, early this morning.
sending shells into the British camp ut
Elandslaate from three positions wide
ly separated. The shell did no dam
age. The troops moved out ID recon-
noitre and found the Beers in strong
force and well fortified. \ naval A.
inch gun replied to the Beers, who
have again placel a Long Tom in posi-
ton.
When the Beers commenced she'll
ing. the British We're drilling and one
private was killed and another was
wounded before the soldiers were with
drawn from range. Then the naval
brigade fire and drew a heavy Bocr
fusilade and two of the cruiser Phyilo-
mers gunners We're killed. The naval
mon stuck to their positions. however.
and the Beers unmaskcd six guns. in
Guiding 100-poundcr. and shells fell in
MI the British camps
After three hours bombardment the