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, 1900-12-20
Serious British Disaster.

London, Dec. 15.-Lurd Kitchener,
under date of December -, reports tu
the war office from Pretoria as follows;
element mas coIne 10 see me. He
says the four companies of the North
understands held out on the hill as long
as their ammunition lasted.
THE Boer force attacking the hill
was 1000 strong, while another force
Of 1000 attacked Clements camp. BY
600 n. III. the hill was carried.
"Iteinforcements of one company of
the Yorkshires failed to reach the top.
Clements retirement was carried out
with regularity, but, as many native
drivers bolted, II considerable amount
of transportation was lost. All their
ammunition not taken away was de-
stroyed.
"Broadwood has gone to Rustenberg
and supports ELEPHANTS Mex, which
has been reinforced.
"a flag of truce which has come into
Commando Mex for the Beers says
Joubert's son was killed and further
reports their losses very heavy
, 1900-12-20
STATE
ASSOCIATION

Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.-THE Colorado
Teachers Association will hold its
twenty-siXth annual session at the
East Denver High School, beginning
the day after Christmas n continu-
ing for three days. or until the after
noon of December 2Sth. Members of
the association may take advantage of
an extension of the regular holiday
rates Of the railways, of one fare for
the round trip from all points in the
state. To take advantage of this,
however, they IL present certificates
of membership to the ticket agent at
the point where the ticket is bought.
The official program outlines work
which will keep every member occu-
pied during the three days. The assO-
citation is divided into sections Of psy-
cho-manual, child study. college and
high school, kindergarten. science, SUI
perintendents' and principals round ia
BILE and county superintendcnts, and
| each of these sections will hold separ-
ate conferences and meetings, all unit
ing, however, in general discussions of
educational matters of universal inter
est once a day.
The st. James hotel has been selected
as the official headquarters of the as
ISOLATION, and special rates to members
have beer arranged for at this and 9th
er hotels. Although the price of mem
bership in the association is only 81,
there have in previous years been some
persons who faithfully attended all the
meetings without being members of
the association. 1t was decided last
year that hereafter there should be Of
fetal doorkeepers, and that visitors not
bearing the badge of the association
should be excluded.
Tickets will he procurable free of
cost by those who wish to attend any
single session of the association or any
of its sections.
The association numbers among its
members every prominent educator in
every high school and college in the
state, besides a large number of the
county superintendent and leading
teachers in normal. grade and kinder
garten work. Indications are that the
attendance this year will he large and
that the discussions will be very inter
esting, the leading pedagogical experts
of this region taking part in them.
, 1900-12-20

Detroit. Mich. Dec. Thames f.
Scripps, who built Trinity Reformed
Episcopal Church. Il handsome stone
structure, adjoining his home. at a cost
of about 100000. and who delivered it
to the Episcopal charge of Bishop Da-
vies, of the diocese of Michigan, about
three years ago. some time ago wrote
a letter to the wardens and vestrymen
asking them to return the property to
him. This request has not been COM
piled with, and he has instructed his
attorney to prepare IA bill in equity to
ask the courts to compel the wardpns
an vestrymen to turn the property
over to him. Mr.. Scripps claims that
the church was built and delivered to
the society with the understanding
that no high church services should be
held therein.
This understanding, Mr.. Scripps
says, has been violated. and he has
withdrawn from the church in conse-
quenCe. He demands the return of
the property in order that the service
for which it was designed may be held
there.
Rev. Walter HughsOn. the rector. is
now considering calls from Sandusky,
Ohio. and MOrganton. North Carolina,
MS Il result of differences with Mr..
Scripps.
, 1900-12-20
CONGRESSMAN BELLS
IRRIGATION BILL

Washington, d. c., Dec. IA new
plan for federal aid to reclamation OF
western arid lands is proposed by Rep
resentative Bell in a bill introduced by
him providing for diversion of the
Gunnison and Grand rivers into the
Uncompahgre and Grand river valleys
in Colorado.
Mr.. Bells measure has been framed
in accordance with views held by the
leading officials of the United States
geological survey. by whom ii is pro-
nounced feasible and practicable. The
bill directs the geological survey 10
make surveys of the Hunnison ana
Grand rivers, make Maps and estl-
mates of the lands that can De advan-
tageousIy irrigated at $3.50 per acre
and sell water rights at SO per acre,
payable at the rate of 81 per annum
upon the land until paid. 1t directs
the leasing power on the canals to sec
tric and other mechanical plants using
water. without impairing its value for
irrigation purposes and formulating
regulations as to repairs and mainte-
nance. The assessments for the cost
thereof are not to exceed the usual
charges for like repairs by private
owners
Mr.. Bell says of his plan of reclama-
tion that it is different from anything
so far introduced, as it provides for the
sale of lands and water rights so as to
reimburse the government. and remove
the most stubborn objection heretofore
raised against government reclamation.
, 1900-12-20

Louisville, Ky. Dec. 1G.-The TWEEN.
tieth annual convention of the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor adjourned
sine die last night. after selecting
Scranton. Pennsylvania, for next years
convention. The following officers
We're elected for the ensuing year:
President, Samuel Gompers, New
York, cigarmakcr. reelected.
Secretary, Frank Morrison, Washing,
ton. printer, reelected.
Treasurer, John Il. Lennon, Bloom
ington. Illinois. tailor. reelected.
First vice president, james Duncan,
Boston, granite cutter.
Second vice president, John Mitchell,
Indianapolis, miner.
Third vice president. James O'Con-
nell. Washington, machiniSt.
Fourth vice president, Max Morris,
Denver, retail clerk.
Fifth vice president. Thomas i.
Kidd. Chicago, w~oOdworker.
Si.dh vice president, Dennis A.
Hayes, Philadelphia, glass bottle
blower.
These officers will compose the new
executive council of the organization.
, 1900-12-20

Chicago, Dee. 1i.-Hoadqumrters for
the striking tclcgruphcrs along the
Santa Fc system have been established
in Chicago by President Dolphin and
Division Chairman Newman of the
order Of Railway Photographers. who
arrived here to-day.
y private dispatch Is said to have
been received nt strikers headquarters
tonight stating that all the trainmcn
on the Albuquerque division of the
Santa Fc would go out ON Il sympathet-
IL strike tomorrow,
Vice President Barr of the Santa Fe
declared that the strike was over. He
said that none of the strikers would
bc rCiustatcd.
, 1900-12-20
THE COLORADO LIVE STOCK
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED

the next Legislature was authorized
by the following resolution:
"WhereaS. the idea seems to prevail
in some quarters hat the stockmen of
Colorado represented in this convention
are attempting to organize n su-callel
third house of the Legislature. or. in
other words. are preparing to lobby
through certain bills which they desir,.
to become laws. and there seems to I've
a pOpular idea that we propose 10 use
money and all the wiles of the paid
lobbyist to secure on ends, and
'Whereas. the stockmen of CUlOrauo
desire 10 ask nothing at the hands If
the state Legislature that is not just
and right, and this convention, repre-
senting as it Ices more than So, 10000 NJ
of invested capital in the live stock In
dustry of this state, is only anxious
that just and equitable laws be placed
upon the statute books, n
"Whereas. as II body of duly accredit.
ed delegates representing nearly tile
whole live stock industry of this state.
we have determined that certain laws
need amendment and certain new laws
are necessary for the benefit of this
industry. and as we are opposed most
emphatically to the third house Sys-
TEN of securing legislation. but as tax
PAYERS and citizens we have the right
to lay our demands before the Legisla-
ture: therefore be 1t
Resolved, that n committee of three.
to be known as the Legislative commit
tee be appointed by this convention.
with instructions to see that the nrO-
posed bills and amendments be placed
before the Legislature in the usual and
proper manner. and that said commit
tee ask permission to appear before the
legislative committees to which said
bills and amendments may be referred.
for the purpose of explaining tie de
mands of the stockmen. and making
plain to the members of the Legisla-
ture why said bills should be made
law: said committee to report the re-
suit of its efforts to the next meeting
of this association; and be it further
Resolved, that this committee shall
serve without pay or compensation Of
any kind. and that Mr.. III. H.. Richard
son of Denver. Mr.. j. +. Adams Of
Denver and Mr.. Il. ii. Grub of Car
bondale be asked to act as that COM
mittee."
, 1900-12-20
ALL SORTS OF REPORTS ABOUT
PRESENT CONDITIONS in CHINA

Pekin, Dec. 17.-Definite instructions,
experimenting yesterdays communica-
ton from London. have been received
by Sir Ernest Mason Satow, the Brit
ish minister. and he now demands n
modification OF Il point in the joint note
which the foreign ENJOYS generally re-
gard as important. This means fur
Their delay. as all the ministers must
communicate anew with their respect
i've governments.
Just what is the nature of the OBJ
lection raised by Great Britain the
ministers decline to say, but they adj
nit that the new demand will involve
a great deal more of diplomatic proceed
ure.
Washington, Dec. 1T.-Ofiicials here
are at a loss to understand the reasons
for the important modification in the
joint Chinese note which It is reported
the British minister to Pekin is to de.
mand before signing hat document
preparatory to its presentation to the
Chinese plenipotentiaries. They have
no information on the subject. as moth
ing has bee heard from Mr.. Conger on
the matter for some days.
The understanding here has been
that the joint note as agreed upon by
the conveys was in the main satisfac-
tory to the British government. That
government simply desired a slight
amendment, said to be in the nature of
a mere change in style of language TO
be used, rather THAI any amendment
to the scope of the agreement. This did
not conflict with any of the principles
held III for by government, and
such being the ease. it was confidently
expected the signature of the British
minister would he affixed to the agree.
ment promptly II the note presented
TO the Chinese mt an early date.
London, Dec. 17.-"Telegrams from
the north" says the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Times. report re-
newed activity ON the part of the
Boxers in the neighbOrhOod of Pekin
and Tien Tsin. 1t is believed that GER
tain foreigners are continuing n surrep-
titious business in arms, with the IN
nivance of the taotai of Shanghai.
There are persistent rumors here
that the foreign troops have arrived
at Tai Yuen Flu.
while the ministers in Pekin are
laughing over the collective note, Rus
STA has consolidated her power in
Manchuria, which, under the guise of
friendship. she is wrestling from her
deluded neighbor."
The Post publishes the following
from its Pekin correspondent, dated
Saturday:
THE Boxer organization Is nearly de
stroyed. There appears now to be no
danger of rccrudenscence of the recent
troubles. although activity is shown in
some unprotected places. The Boxer
leaders We're in reality not numerous
and most of them have been punished
by the Chinese authorities"
pekin. Dec. 1.-THE British are con.
, 1900-12-20

Washington, Dec. l7.-President Me
kinley on Saturday explained to a
committee from the Illinois state Man
ufacturer's Association, which invited
him to attend dinner in Chicago,
March 26th, that he probably would
not be able to accept, because there
would probably be an extra session ot
the Senate to confirm nominations.
This is the first intimation that al
extra session of the Senate would he
necessary, or that the President eN'
pected to make any appointments other
than to fill places caused by expiration
of terms.
The President also said to his callers
that he expected to go as far as the
Pacific coast late i'm the spring, VIA
New Orleans and the Southern Pacihc
railroad. This visit is supposed to he
to attend the launching of the battle
ship Ohio at the yards of the Union
Iron Works.
, 1900-12-20

Denver. Colo. Dec. 1.-THE follow
ing named gentlemen were on Satur-
day last elected officers of the Colora-
do Live Stock Association, the success
sor TO the Western Range Associations
President, w. l.. Grubb, Carbondale;
vice president. IL. Robinson, Denver;
secretary. IL. ID. Williamson, Carbon
dale; assistant secretary, +. l.. John
son, Denver; treasurer, A. A. Mcintyre,
Glenwood; executive committee, y. w.
Bowles, Denver; G. Meade Hammond,
Delta: L. NJ. Ammons, Douglas; Nj. L.
Fox. Boulder; Don c. Champion, Ere
mont, with the officers of the associa-
ton.
Formally the new organization has
not been christened, but 1t will be next
April. when the annual meeting of the
Western Range Association will be
held. The list of officers includes of
ficials of the Western Range Associa-
ton. with some new nes added.
The convention representing the live
stock association of the state, after a
three days session. adjourned Satur-
day. The delegates represented all
the local live stock associations in Colo
RADIO. with an invested capital of 3d.
100000.
The executive committee was author
lied and instructed to enroll Ii asso-
citation as a member of the National
Live Stock Association. n to select
delegates TO the annual convention to
be held at salt Lake City next month.
The association is entitled to about 400
delegates. a majority of whom will go.
In connection with cattle rustling.
the convention endorsed the action of
the Roaring Fork and Eagle River
Stock Association in requesting Sena-
tor Edward r. Taylor to prepare and
introduce n bill in the Thirteenth Gen
eral Assembly, which will so amend
existing laws that it will he possible
for stockmen to protect their property
without resOrting to violence.
The convention also Endorsed the ac-
tion of the bureau of animal industry
in the appointment of live stock sani-
tary inspectors on the borders of the
state, and agreed with the principle
that all sanitary inspection of inter
state shipments should be solely in the
hands of the federal government.
The appointment of a committee of
three IL watch live stock legislation in
, 1900-12-20

Vancouver, Il. C.. Dec. 15.-Accord-
ing to the North China Daily News,
Prince Tuan escaped from TunE Kuan
pass under the disguise of a Buddhist
bonZe with shaver head. bound for
Western Mongolia to join the assistant
delai lama at kukOncr. He was traced
to LanchOu. capital of Kansu, through
which city lie passed in the garb of n
buddhist pilgrim bone. He was last
heard Of at Tingshid, the native city
of General Tung I'uh Slang. under
whose protection he is alleged to have
Travelled.
, 1900-12-20

tinually receiving reports of dissatiS-
faction from the districts around Pc
kin under their special charge. The of
ticer in command has informed q
eral Gaselce that armed bands of ma
tive Christians from the village of Sou
ra-Noons. five miles southeast of Pekin,
are constantly moving about and levy
ing blackmail. The marauders are
Catholics. led by IL French missionary
wearing Chinese clothing.
Tacoma. Wash. Dec. 1T.-Kwang
Tung province. China. is the scene of
another rebellion. according to Oriental
advices received here. Its leaders de
clare their intention to substitute Chi
nese for Manchu rulers and to bring
about the regeneration of China along
Occidental lines. They favor foreign
ers and have molested neither mission
aries nor converts.
Nine battles have been fought with
the imperial troops sent against them,
including n battle mt Samtochuk. where
each side suffered the loss of several
hundred killed and each claimed the
victory. In eight other engagements
the rebels are reported to have been
completely victorious. They nov have
10000 armed men in the field and pos
sess many towns. They are DESTROYS
of establishing n provisional govern
ment, whereupon they intend to cut off
their queues and wear European
clothes.
Berlin, Dec. IA portion of the
German contingent that recently ar
rived from China was publicly received
here to-day in accordance with the eN-
press desire of Emperor William. great
enthusiasm being displayed by the
crowds that lined the route from the
Lehrter railway station, which was
beautifully decorated.
The troops bore the shot-riddled Ger
man flags which We're taken into action
at the storming of the Taku forts, to-
gether with several captured Chinese
flags and guns. Ike procession went
to the nrsenals, where there Chinese
colors We're deposited. Everywhere the
men were greeted with tumultuous
cheering.
In front of the arsenal were Emperor
William, the empress. Prince Henry of
Prussia. Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria,
Count Won Buelow, imperial chancel-
lor, members of the general staff and
other persons of high rank.
After saluting The troops the Kaiser
inspected them, speaking to those who
hand been wounded or had received
decorations and then addressed all for
mally.
London, Dec. IA Berlin core
s%pondent asserts that Emperor Will
lam, when complImenting the troops
said:
after to-day the army and navy
are one. The world shall know there
the emperor shook his marshal's baton
vigorously that where | put my blue
boys nobody shall remove them
, 1900-12-20

Dunkirk. y. Y. Dec. 1J.-From the
smouldcrlng ruins of the Fredonia
Stale Normal and Training school.
which was destroyed by fire mt g
O'Clock yesterday morning, one charrcd
body had been recovered. \ revision
Of the list of missing makes It certain
that seven persons persisted In the
fire, which also entailed II property
loss Of 100000.
There We're scycnty-tivc Young wo-
men students in the building. of whom
six persisted. The other victim was
the aged j]anitor.
, 1900-12-20

A frank and somewhat artless state
mento of what is being done in the line
of burning the farms of the Beers is
made by n correspondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette at johannesburg. This
enterprising person wishes to form a
company to buy up the farms of the
Beers and sell them to English settlers.
The properties car be bought for a
mere trife. The reason why, as given
by this speculative correspondent. is
instructive. When the Boer prisoners
OF war return they will find in nine
cases ont OF ten that their homesteads
have been burned down and scarcely a
head Of stock left" They will be des-
titute and their only hope of subsis-
tence will be in the sale of their land
for whatever a speculative company
may choose to give.
, 1900-12-20

Lorney l.. Salley, n 7O-year-old vet
Rran of the civil war living at Free
port, Ind. received a pension of $25
per month and applied for an increase
to $40. There was some ~irregularity
in his affairs, and these were discovered
when his application was considered.
The result was that his entire pension
was taken away. The old man brood
ed rel the matter and began to fail
rapidly. He absolutely refused all food
for weeks, and died on Thanksgiving
day.
, 1900-12-20

Several of the European general
Gtaffs are studying the feasibility of or
ganizing special corps something after
the Boer model. The principal Difficult
~ lies in the limited supply of horses
at the command Of the various govern
ments, with the exception of Russia.
The last equine census in that country
is stated to have shown considerably
more than 10, 900, 900 horses fit for war
purposes.
, 1900-12-20

Mr.. ar1 Mrs. Paul Reicke of Califor-
mia are in charge of a signal station on
the brow of a lofty peak in the Sierra
Nevada mountains, where they keep n
sharp lookout. field glass in hand, for
fires which might break Il in the
snowsheds that skirt the railroad
through the rocky wilds. If a small
flame should pass u%nnoticed for an
hour the whole chain of sheds might
be consumed and the tracks endan-
gered. The oma watches by day
and the husband by night.
, 1900-12-20

Aliwal North, Cape Colony, Dec. "a
A party of Brabant's Horse, consist
ing mainly of raw recruits, engageh
n superior force of Beers, December
18Th, ear Zastronc, Orange River
Colony, losing four killed. sixteen
wounded and 100 taken prisoners.
, 1900-12-20

The castle in which Oswald d'Aur-
meme, a Belgian artist, has offered Mr..
Kruger a home was built by monks 300
years & as a convent. 1t has had a
varied career. a former owner having
entertained royalty in it, and was
bought only a few years ago by NJ.
d'Aurmene, who is wealthy, and re-
stored all the old splendor, besides in
shutting all modern ~conveniences and
comforts.
, 1900-12-20

An Alabama g~eologist who has bee
prospecting in the neighborhood of
Decatur says he has found unmistak-
able traces of gold and phosphate
within fifteen miles of the city named.
He refuses to divulge the exact loca-
ton, as he is operating for the pur-
chase OF the lands and the organization
of a stock company.
, 1900-12-20

Fresh excavations on the eastern
slopes of Vesuyius have brought to
light a vast ediice, "a rooms of which
ave been disinterred, and the walls of
which are covered with frescoes OF a
date anterior to Pompeii and OF great
beauty. The director of the Berlin
Museum is on the spot, and It is re
ported that the Kaiser has offered
G10O,0 900 for the find"
, 1900-12-20

OF the 46,9ss deaths which occurred
in Paris for the year 1890, no less than
1884. hence about o~ne-fourth, were
due to consumption; 37.2 per cent of
these persons died between the ages of
l and 20, 6O.2 per cent between those
of 20 and 40.
, 1900-12-20

Workman digging a ditch near
Round Prairie, in Logan county. o..
have just uncovered n of the finest
and best preserved mastodon skele-
tons yet found in that state. Unfor-
tunately they damaged one of the en-
ormous tusks before they knew what
it was. The tusk is nine feet in diam
eter at the socket md.
, 1900-12-20

II there were no such things as time
locks a Presbyterian church at Mount
JOY. Pa, would be So, 700 richer than it
is, Rev. David Conway. while pastor,
was thrown from his carriage last year
and fatally injured. Knowing that
death was near he made a will leav-
ing $1,000 to the church. but learning
that under state law requests must be
made thirty days before death he
signed an order on a local bank giving
to the church $500 worth OF bonds he
had OF deposit. This was in the even
ing. and as the bank vaults were pro-
tected by a time lock the bonds could
not be delivered till next morning. Be
fore that time Mr.. Conway was dead.
The banker held the securities pending
a legal decision, which has just been
given. to the effect hat the bonds must
be added to the estate and divided
among Mr.. Conway's relatives.
, 1900-12-20

alone to blame for the disasters of the
Tugela campaign, and says:
"When comparable blunders oc-
Cured in the navy, n court martial
meted out justice. Why, Therefore,
should not the same rule hold good in
the armyY'