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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-04
TEXAS NOTES

The remains of Private Samut
Tiuney formerly OF Corpus Chris
ii, who died in San Francisco OH
his return from the Philippines,
weFe brought to Corpus Christi
aud inferred there last Friday with
military honors- Tinney was a
volunteer in the company com
manded by Capt. Chas +. Mac
Msnus.
The production Of oil at CorSi-
cana lids greatly Increased. two
new tanks of $4,000 barrels each
being heces<ltated
The governor offers $500 reward
for the arrest and conviction OF
sheriff FroSt'S murdrrefS.
The 'ialvrst'n grand jury has re
turned four indictments for cleo.
ton frauds.
President Mcdaniel of the Port
Arthur. Houston aud Western au-
uounce~ that 1t is tie roads inten-
tioL to buIld in to Houston.
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,is,lak Etsore Answering.


u bea newspaper maI meets
you sqd- asks the question, "~hnI
do you knowG" it is not a non
meaning phrase. He is interested
in what is going o. in the world
However, nine times out of ten.
yon wifi answer. nothing" The
condition should be reversed, for
if the party would thinR for a
moment he would no dnnbt scratch
mp All j,rm that would be of inter
est to hundreds of people and thu
Newspaper man would be glad to
teii II. Il is often the case that
the readers wonder why the paper
did not notice an incident of
of which he or she was cognizaut,
yet it is quite probable that thFy
had been approached during the
week and asked what do Won
kuon9' and fippaut reply been
given. a good local newspaper is
oene6t to community and no
citizen loses anJt!ing by giving.
tbe editor su item and thus assist
III making the paper not only of
interest at home bat bring the
town into prominence all over the
country Bowie Cross Timhers.
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PURELY PERSONAL
s.P. WEXFORD spent Yesterday
at Point Isabel
Geo More spent the day at Point
Isabel on busipess.
Hiss Matte Howell came up
from the Poin; last evening.
valrnlin Gsvito left Yesterday
afternoon for his ranch fifteen
mites from town.
Aag. ceiaya R,fdt to the Point
this morning on business connect
ed VITA the railroad coinpany
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-04
SPREADING Il APPINEss.

81 have bnt one rule that | fol
low absolutely in this life. and
that is to make other people as
happy as possible"
swell, u she replied, "yon ought
to be gra'iaed, then, at what !
heard young lady say the other
day"
'AVhat was thati''
- -.
"She said that whenever she saw
you dancing she had to laugh -
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-04
HOWE This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarfh Cure.
FL cHENEY & CO.. Props,
Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have
knowh F. j. Cheney for the last is
years, aud believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transac-
tons aud financially able To carry
out any obligation made Ey their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, D.
Walding. Kinnan s. Marvin
Wholesale, Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrli Care is taken in
trrnally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75c per hottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Notice 70 rax .,ayer,s.

The taxpayers of Cameron conn
ty are Hereby hotifed that the col
lection of state ahtf.eounty taxes far
the current l90O-began ac-
o"rdiug tg lax, octobsf t<s 1900,
aud that l am now ready to re-
ceive taxes rs per The assessment
folls of said year.
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s i Meeting

The regular ANIMAL meeting Of
the Stockholders nf the First Ma
ti6uaI Bark of BrownsvilIr, Texas.
wiILbe ErId at irs banking houtr
on Tuesday, January 9Th 1901,
between the hours of one and sodr
o'clock p. IN. for the purpose of
elpcting a board OF directors for
ting ehsuing year, and such other
business as may properly come be
fore it.
A. AsHEEIM, Cashier.
Brownsville, Texas. Dec. 4, 1900.
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THE TOOTHBRUSH PLANT

One of the most curious plant'
in the world is what is called the
toothbrush plant of Jamaica. 1t il
species Of creeper and has moth
ing particularly striking about its
appearance. By cutting pieces of
it to suitable length and fraying
the ends the natives convert it int"
a toothbrush, and tooth prow4er to
accompany the use of the brush is
also prepared by pnlvetiEing the
dead stems
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THE RExn rHixt.

DAISY (taking her first meal in
tlh 6ountry)-aiamna. wha' is thu
matter wifi this current jellyi
Mamma Gin Il wIisper)-Hush,
drarl IT'S real cdrfeut jtny.Lchi
catgo Tribune.
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'tss @ttCA eOesTf IsgasAl
1ut OFFICIAL GlTT 10uRHAt,
tuesday. Dec. 4. 1900.
ABOUT TOWN.


DR.. Anderson OF Fort Brown il
'coaaued 10 his nd wrh ilIness
F0UND170ne key at ferry.
0wuer can haveit by proving prop
'erty and paying fo}v ;his not sc.
Mrs. Merre.l 'Pqrnte, who had a
fserioas aud difficult operation per
formed npou her several weeks ago
st reported as ia L recovering
ENOiGEsTICN, resulting from
& weakness OF t..c' stomach, is.feieved
by HeOd's SarsaparilIa, TIE grsat stomi-
Ach to1ic and cure for DYSPEPSIA.
E. L. ForIo informs us that lie
expects to spend the GREATER por-
ti0a of the winter at his ranch, 10
The northern portion Of the county.
The freight from the schooner
Perkins will not cotne mp by train,
, as Ras stated yesterday; but will
De conveyed from the Point in OK
carts.
Roh sALE:Lore large second
baud Gre proof safe, in HrSt class
condition. Will be sold cheap.
Can be seen at Mrs. Geo. Krausse's
Etorr on Elizabeth street.
Postmaster Sharpe last night RS
viewed the supplies fur the new
postufice which has been establish
I'd between Arroyo and Tiocaho,
named Muerto.
For fresh vegetable and garden
seeds, candies, canned fruits. but.
tar, canned meals, cheese and
crackers, gu to Leopoldo Ruiz, at
lsarreda old stand, Washington
street.
s. P. WrefGtd states to The
HERALD that if Louis KnwaIski has |
chartered the schooner Perkins, it
IS &itfiout his knowledge or con
cent, as he holds a prrihaiient
charter of the Perkins.
County Collector Damaso Lerma
accidentally broke a finger on his
left band totlav, white engaging in !
friendly wrestle with friend
whe dropped into bis Office. a
heavy ring which he @ofs on the
Injured member had To b. fI.h of
So it could b SIT !
It is a great hardship ui The
HERALD to keep man out of the
Office QUE half of each month try +
ing 10 coileci few dollars Thnse
who kiow themselves To be in ar
fears with The paper are earnestly
requested 10 call at he 1ffice and
settle, and thus save ms so much
trouble.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-04
STOPS THE COUGu
and works of the Cold

anu WOFkS Oh inc COIO
Laxative BrOmo-Qurnine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No Cure,
No Pay. Price Is cents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-01-11

Notable Happenings of 1899
SET DOWN IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
The British Boer Waf-War In the Phlippnes-BiG Finan
cia Failures. Startling Disasters and Crimes
Necrolo1p. Politics and Sports. Etc.
s1xXxM

3i-Russell, Kan, First national hank. ID.
San Jose, Gal, Union savings bank.
Feb. 2l-tialveston, Tex, Frieberg, Klein 4
Co, whisky dealers; s630OO0.
Mar. 2-Bank Of Golden, III.
s-New York, William Noble, builder, vol.
untary bankruptcy; sl,0T,460.
e-I.ima, U, American national bank; vol,
untary. Memphis, Tenn, Continental
national bank; voluntary.
l3-Lagrange, ILL.,, &. y. Gilletts private
bank.
22-Silycr Greek. y. y, Excelsior bank.
2s-Kansas City. Mo, ". v. J.. Lppincott.
president Lppncott Rental Co.; $1,000.
900 with Sl2j assets.
Apr. G-Warrensburp, Mo-. Farmers and
Merchants hank turns business over to
Citizcns' hank. Brooklyn, n. Y, Ful.
ton bank sold to Mechanics bank Of New
York.
llama. Wis. banking house Of l.. p.
Hummer & Mckenzie.
2, Lakeport, N. H.. Lake Village savings
Jun. 5-Cocheco IN. H. savings and Coche
co national banks. -. First bank Of skag.
uay, Alaska.
10 -floughton, Wis, Dane county state bank.
hIn Colorado. Miners bank at Crcde and
banks at Hooper and Monte Vista.
tary bankruptcy; ss.iGi.575.
20 lbay City. Mich. Spencer o. Fisher;
S7:O.uOO
Jul. Savings bank Of st. Paul.
Niles. Mich. Citizens national bank.
u Perth. y. j., Middlesex county savings
bank.
L. 81. Paul. Germania bank.
- y. Y. National Building Il loan Assn;
SSj2.6i6
hug. 10 Alex. Mcdonald, king Of the Klon
dixie: sG.O1.OOO.
% Ia Mutual Fire Ass'n.
Sep. Atchison tkan.D national bank.
~ Penn Yam. lst national bank.
~ Wichita. Nan. Davidson Investment Go.
% New York. II. J. Sloss, clothing manu-
factufcr: s7:j. .l62
Oct. Lexington, Ky, ID. 4. Sayre 10. 5
bank.
Nuv. 2-Lrvy u. Doty. Chicago coal mcr.
chant: sj.OOOW0. .Ru,land. Me. Wood
bury 4 Moulton's bank: 100000.
~ Bank oi Athens, Ga.
22-lankton, :. d., savings bank.
- Butte. Mont, Farmers 4 Merchants
bank Lebanon, Ind, Central state
bank.
Dec. u Boston, J. T.. Squire & Sons, pork
packers. sI.U0.OJ0.
10 boston. Broadway nat. bank.
10 Produce EN. Trust Co, n. v; sll ,6i0,.
900. Port JARVIS, y. Y, nat. bank.
2l-I Boston Globe Nat. Bank.
20 Boston. Lowell Arms Co. st. Louis.
Sitgel.lliilman Dry Goods Co.; s22l 900.
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CRIMES.

CRIMES.
Jan. 2-Pau.ding. o., ex.Postmaster Z. A
Brewer kills wife and self.
20-Antigo,. Wis, vsndals wreck offices Of
Antiago Republican, Weekly News and
German Herald.
23-Philsdelphia. Geo. Ayres fatally wounds
wife's lover and kills wife and self.
I'D; Brovard, Mary Anderson and self;
Mar. l--Abkehi courthouse in Choctaw ma
tion, Walla Torka hanged for murder.
2---Atheletone. Kan, wife and I children Of
John Gilbert found ,murdsred. =, =,
s-Lucknow. Tenn. Mrs. John A. Clarl
l5- Bleton. Tex, Ed Bean drives wifi,
through principal streets, Kills her and self
l6-lIot Springs, Ark. in political fight
Thos. To.er, chief OF police j. T.. Hart
city detective; T. =. Goslee, police scrgt.
j. Williams and Louis llnkle shot dead.
22.-Iagrange. Ind, Mrs. G.. Molier poison
Apr. 5-Albany. Ca. W. n. jackson kill
his wife, baby and self: insane.
10-PaDa, ILL.,, ! dead. many wounded ant
town under martial law Us result OF at
tempt to arrest negro dcspcfado who de
fed the officers.
2o-Fresno, Cal. factiopa fgh, among Chi.
ncse highbinders results III 3 killed and
fatally wounded,
rs Camden. n. T.. Edward Waldo kill,
wife. daughter and self.
20-Near Maiden. Mo-. Mrs. Jane Tetta,or
and her I children found murdered.
May 2-Near Bernadotte, Ill, j. j. Smith
shoots divorced wife and kills self; jeal
s-Okolons, Miss. DR.. VIM. Murphy and
son and Chns. ID. Clarke and son killed in
dispute over bill
ll--Iloward City, Mich. Jos. Harvey taged
20) kills wife, uncle and grandmother. and
wounds his baby, father.in.aw and self
IL Yves, Alexandria, o., Frank Campbell
kills divorced wife, her sister and self.
20 Midd.cbury, o., Earnest Austin tagged
2jl kills mother and brother and shoots
self: they opposed his wish to marry .
neighhor's daughter.
Jun. Near Thornton, Ind. Alfred Wells
kills ot his little boys: insane.
Jul. G--Ncar Long Grove. ILL.,. Mrs. Geo
Tricder ~ family quarrel wounds her nus.
band. and killed mother and self.
Manchester, NY, Howard Baker fcud
rc.ults in . Li He'd. wounded.
20 Mar Washington. Tenn. Matt Stan
ford Kills Preston Carson, then shoots
'ar-on- children.
Aug. / Detroit, Mich. Mr.. Mary Steven.
son Kills her 2 children and self; unable to
secure work.
4.,-I,randt. Pa, Chas. Wager Kills his chill.
drcn and self: insane.
l0-lndianapoliS, Mrs. Emos Baldwin poi.
sons husband and children. then shoots
Sep. i5-scotia, Nsb.. Mrs. Earne Phillip,
poisons her 2 children and self.
l6-Carterville. ILL.,. 7 negroes in riot be
tween black and white miners.
Oct. ,rS,ranger.. Tex. NJ. NJ. Mckinney
kills wife, Paul Norman and self. .
Frank Walker, bride aud self; disappoin,
ed love
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FIRES.
More Particularly Those which Cause
Large Less or suffering.

Jan. l2-A,,anta. Ga, in heart oi business
district; sjOO,OOO.
ls-Ncw York, building Of 4. j. Cammcycr
retail shoes; sJOO.WD.
Feb. l-Columbus, o., half business block ;
Winnibeg, Manitoba house; $4,000.
g-New York. l3 buildings: s7O0,OUO.
l0-Frankiort, Ky, governors mansion.
l2-Chi,ago. A. L. McClurg 4 Co.'S book
Chicago, Il. u. Buffers storage hldg.
500. 900. .. Cincinnati. Kahn. Fellheime,
q Co.'S hat establishment; SbO0,000.
Is brooklyn navy yard machine shops
Sl,WD0OO.
2s-liolyoke, Mass. Windsor hotel, opc1s
house and other buildings; SJOO,OOO.
Apr. l3-ln Rock and Keith counties. Neb.
prairie fires: several lives lost.
l6 cleveland. o., halt u block Of busines,
buildngs; sl,OO.pO
May Nearly one.third Of Brule county. :.
d., burned over 10y prairie fires.
1T Chicago. 3 lumber y ants: sj0o,000.
20 -Dawson City, Alaska, business portions;
20 Concy Island, n. Y. 200 buildings; $500.
Jun. I Republic. Wash. IS bldgs., sa5O, 900.
Jul. i-Nirmphis, Tenn, Gayoso hotel;
slj0.OGo.
Aug. - Victor, Col, in business section;
s1.OD,OOO.
cries Cox plant: sJoO.oG
l0-ln Adirondack forest. n. V, fors, fires.
aO-Norio.L, Va. St. Vincent de Pauls hos
pital: 4 lives and s.jOO.OvO.
Oct. 3-Endeayor, Pa. Wheeler & Duscn.
berry Co.'S lumber yards; $500 900.
l3,Brooklyn, \. Y. Bush Co. . cotton ware
house; SUO.OUO.
Nov. 3 New York. Manhattan Bedding
Co.'S factory; sJOO,OCO.
5-Waukrgan. H.. Amer. Steel & Wire
Co.'S plant; S5OO, 900. Kansas CITY. Mo.
fire starting in Jones Bror.' department
store: sJOO,OOO
- Montreal, Wan bros biscuit factory; !;
S5O0.OU0
20 Philadelphia, j. II. Iippincott 4 Ca. =
pub. house and other buildings, S,, 600 600.
Dee. 10 Augusta, Ga. business block; ST..
OOo,00
~ Florence. :. e.. business section.
q Detroit, Tex, bus ness section.
3 Rock Greek, o.. business portion.
Hastings. MINI, 3 business blocks.
g,-7fessenden, 5. d., half Of business sec
ton.
The business sections Of following towns
were entirely or alrnos, entirely wiped out |:
Beaman,. la and Carthage, n. Y. I.Ian. y I:
fredcricka, Ia. (Jan. 81; belmont, h', and
Prairie du Chen, Wis. tFcb. 81; Picasa ant Mt
Mills, Ind. and iIerrinrton, Kan, jFeb. IoI !:
llunncwcli, Kan, lFcb iol; Amesbu,y.
Mass. tMar. i9I; Harrison Valley. Pa
Mar. .?0D; Fair Haven. Vt. MAR. 3Oj; Rut.
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| Feb. s--CeA
iensM. iFfeeit
dies sudd,
| agcd 80.
ie--Emile LOT
France by mai
p-Funeral Of
Mar. 1--Premici
istry resigns.
Apr. 9-Mining di,
| leo, caused loss Of
May l2-Jews forbio
| tersburg.
i8--In anti. Christian "a ;,cng
| dist ri,t of I,howfu catholic
priests murdered and sis wrecked
iS-Peace conference. call, ny ear Of Rus.
sia, opened AT The Hague: 16countriesrep
resented. NJ. de Stael, Russian ambassa,
the council.
Sire destroys Is houses and stores IN 1t.
John, ". B.; $500. 900 loss.
Jun. Spanish queen regent announces
ccssion Of Marianne. Caroline and Palaois
islands TO Germany.
| diet Of court .martials in 1894, and orders
retrial Of Dryfus. Johann Strauss, Ia
nous musical composer, dies IN Nienna'
aged a.
i7-ERev. II, s. Phillips. his wife and Miss
Soir. missionaries, with native converts,
/ HHs-dtTtu NJ Men any,
10 Christian ChristafTerscn, Norwegian pa.
per manufacturer, fails for S2,GsO,Oo.
I2-New French cabinet formed with SEN
| atOr Waldeck. Rousseau as premier.
23-tiovernmcnt OF India adopts gold stand
| ard.
90 International council Of women opened
in London.
Jul. 10 Grand Duke George. brother Of Rus.
sian ear dies at imperial palace in the
| Caucasus: aled "a.
w-Gen. Clises Herrcauy, pres. OF San Do.
rningo, assassinated at Moca.
@nIntcrnational peace conference holds It's
| final sitting.
Aug. at is reported Mexican government
has lngu Indian revolt well in hand; have
| killed 81 Indians in Sonora.
5-Drcyfus trial begun at Rennes, France.
| G.'Two men attempt to assassinate NJ. La
bori. counsel for Dreyfus.
Sep. o-Capt. Alfred Drcyfus convicted Of
high treason by court martial and sen.
tcnred TO TO- yrs. in prison.
W-.french cabinet decides to pardon Drry.
| ius Jul les Guerin surrcndcrs after being
| bcslcpcd wks. in a house in Paris.
D-Drcy ius released from prison.
Oct. 3-Ango.N cneZuclan boundary com.
mission decision lat Psris) gives CT. Brit.
| am a great part ot disputed territory.
l6-Cloudburst in Rome docs immense dam.
20 Juan Isidro Jimcnes elected pres. San
Nov. 4-U. s., CT. Britain and German dis.
solve tripartite agreement rrsarding Sa.
moan islands; L. ). guaranteed possession
| g Naval battle between Colombian and
| rebel vessels; 80 insurgents killed.
s0-Empcror and empress Of Germany wei.
coined at Windsor by Victoria.
Dec. 2-Mexican troops kill iS Saqui Indians
| IN battle near C0cori
| h-knrIS ntllann ...lt q
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lseids . Proud Presminsucs.

In the matter of donations and he.
quests fer public causes and institu.
tions the year 1899 holds proud pre-.
eminence. The total In by fur the
'argess sum ever given during u single
year In the United States or any other
country. The sum In Syo,2Ts. .Dss,
which exceeds that Of last year by
s5s.73s.oo0s The year has been espe.
ciaiiy remarkable for the unusually
large sums given TO educational In.
tutions. Thirty-four peraons have
made donations ranging from ii0o.'
900 10 o2s,00O. 200.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-01-11
WAR wITII THE rILIrIyOs.

Jan. 2O-Filipino cOngtUss ut Malo!Os adopts
constitution and votes confidence IN Aguln-
aldo, empowering him Ia declare war
against Americans.
2-t. =. government notified Aguinaldo
had proclaimed republic
Feb. 4-Filipnos make night attack on
Manila, but rcpuls,d; - American sol.
diers killed. lao wounded. Agonclllo,
Filipino representative, lcaVes Washing
ton for Canada, on account OF strict gov
ernment censorship oi all telcgrams for
Philippine stands.
l3--Brig. Gen. Mi.lers forces capture Iloilo,
capital Island OF Panny; rebe.s fire town
before evacuating; no casualties on Amer
lean side.
9e-Surrender OF Cebu. capital island OF
Cebu, to naval forces reported.
Mar. l3-Gen. Wheaton captures city Of
2o-U, 5. Philippines commission meets in
so~Maj. Gen. Macarthur enters Malolos,
seat OF insurgent government; battle last.
ed hrh; then fiIipinos set fire to town
and fled.
Apr. lO-Gen. Law,on captures Santa Cruz,
LaguDa Prov
H-Filipino capital lat San Fernando since
capture Of Malol0sJ removed to Tarlac.
lS-Admiral Dewey reports capture by Fiji.
pinos Of Lieut.. Gilmore aud IL Of crew Of
the Yorktown who had gone ashore at
Baler to rescue number of Spanish.
May 2-ConiCrcn'c In Manila between Gen.
Otis and ~ FiIpinO cnissaties terminates
without definite results.
6-GCn. Mae Arrhur'S division advances on
San Fernando: find place evacuated.
B-Flrt Fllipn" municipal government
sanctioned by Americans established at
BalinaR 10y Gen. I.IwtOn. Native mayor
and council elected.
0-San lsidro, important Filipino town,
2-Agu!na'dn'- commission meets Amcri'
con commission ~ Manila: notified that
Pres. Mckinley offered following: ~
governor general Ia ls appointed by the
president; a cabinet 10 be appointed by
the governor general; all the judges 10 he
appointed by the president: the heads oi
departments TO hc either Americans or
Filipinos, or both: and general ad, isory
council, its mcmJers TO be chosen by the
people by a form Of suffrage Ia he hereaft.
er carefully determined upon"
Jun. 3-3en. Rios with remainder Of Span.
ish troops sails iioni Manila ior Spain.
l3-Americans under l.awton, Wheaton and
heavy loss on both sides.
l6-Rear Admiral John &. Watson arrives
at NJ Manila to assume command OF Asiatic
squadron.
Jul. l7-War correspondents in Manila pro.
test against rigid censorship OF press dis
a5-iien. Otis proclairns provisional civil
government ON island oi Ncgros.
Aug. ~, =. steamer Saturnus captured
aud burned.
Sep. 2o-t;en. Otis attempt to initiate policy
employed in Cuba OF buying insurgents
arms fails.
2i-iunboat Urdaneta while bombardins
orani is captured and sunk by rebels;
crew made prisoners.
Oct. S-Aguinaldo issues proclamation re-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-01-11

A private letter from Kimbcrlcy ia
London stated that Cecil Rhodes was
living In luxuriously-nppointcd under
ground chambers In the Kimberley
diamond mine. secure from shot and
shell. His rooms are boarded all over
hung with carpets, III by electricity y
and heated by hot mir. The write,
states that Rhodes would never sur
render alive. though London friends oi
the colossus consider him Of far To,
practical turn to sacrifice his life
for sentiment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-01-11
pRITIsps-BOER WAR,

Mar. 20-Jos. Chamberlain addresses parlia
ment on the Transyaal.
May l6-Arrest Of 8 alleged British officers
Ia Transvaal for conspiracy.
anConierence at Blo.mfo9tsin between
Jul. lo.is-New franchise bill passed by
q, Kruger threatens to resign.
Aug. 2i--krugcr in diplomatic note ofers To
make concessions on condition that Eng
gland abandon claim OF suzcrain,y.
2S-Chambcrlain replies such terms cannot
he considered.
Sep. s-Chamberlain insists on join, inquiry
TO make sure no nullifying conditions exist
behind kruger's proposals.
18-kruger answers with less favorable pro
posals than before.
U-I5ritain formulatcs note that she will
prepare final terms
2s Ornnge Free State votes to aid South
African Republic.
Oct. 2-Gen. Sir Redvcrs Butler appointed
TO command IN South Africa.
10-IBoer u.tiniatum that Pritain must with.
draw troops from South Africa.
n-Announccment at Johannesburg that
war would bc in effect 10 a. m, Oct. u.
12-Boers invade Natal
3--Armorcd tram captured by Beers at
krlaipaD Gold seized 10y 1raEsNnal re.
N-Kimberley bcsicgcd by Boer- .Arscn.
al train blown up near Nafcling.
20-Gen. Symons nortally wounded IN hat.
tie at Glencoe.
22-Gen. Kock killed in battle Of Eands.
laagtc.
3l-Royal British fusilccrs. No. 10 mountain
battery and Glouccstershirc rcgim. Ut SUR.
rounded at Ladysmith aud obliged to
captulatc after losing heavily.
Nov. 2-Bocrs capture Colenso completing,
Investment Of 1.adysmith.