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OLoUDRURsT IN TEXAS.
Loss of L4fe and Much Damage Re-
ported In Nueces River COanfrv.

Loss of LSfe and Much Damage Re-
ported In Nueces River Coanfry.
Dallas, Sept. PA cioudburst in the
Nueces river country, 90 miles west of
the Southern Pacific railroad, resulted in
a terrific fond and much loss of FIFE.
Meager details have becn received. but it
is reported that from 80 to 40 Italians
employed on the sheep ranches We're
drowned and that all the ranches have
been swamped. Many focks of sheep
have been lost, and large amount of
property has been destroyed.
Later dispatches from the Nueces river
valley say the Mexican village, La Aigle,
on the Gallartlo creek, branch of the
Nueces, was destroyed by the flood. A
Mexican family of four and two Ameri
can campers, supposed to have been deer
hunters from Eagle Pass, perished.
Loss or life is reported to have resulted
on the Circle \ ranch and at Dos Pasitos,
but this cannot be,veriGed.
From the most reliable information oh
tainahle the storm inflicted much damage
in the upper Colorado and the Concho
river valleys, particularly ut and near
Brownwood Blanket and SAN Angelo.
Tclegraphic communication with all those
places has been cut off, and the railroad
lines nave neen ualllilScu SO thht no trains
can reach them.
Reports indicate that the heaviest dam
age was done at San Angelo, although
many bridges in Brownwood have been
wrecked or injured. 1t is feared that
many lives have been lost.
Bulletins from Temple report that the
tracks of the Gulf Colorado and Santa
F'e railroad are under water to the depth
of Is feet south of Brownwood and that
nothing can be heard from places up the
line. The rain is pouring down, and
streams are stin rising. The country dis
tricts cannot be heard from.
1t is raining hard for approximately
100 miles in an directions from Brown
wood, and as the streams in that part of
Texas are now very treacherous in their
sudden rises, a great disaster is feared.
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TROOPS AT M'AD0o.
Women Jcer Soldiers AZ They March
Through the Streets.

IIazlcton. Pa, Sept. 2i.-A battalion
of the Eighth regiment composed of Com
panies d. + and q arrived Mt McAdoo,
the nearest point in Schuylkill county to
the city of HaZeton. Owing to the
early hour there We're not over dozen
persons at the little railroad station on
the outskirts of the town to see the in
fantrymen come in.
Lieutenant Colonel Hutchinson, who is
in command of the battalion, said he was
ordered there to make a demonstration
by marching his men through McAdo0
and the surrounding towns. Each man
carried 20 rounds of ammunition. AS
soon as the battalion had left the cars
Colonel Hutchinson hired team and
made an inspection of the surrounding
country. He returned to the railroad
station and Immediately gave the order
to march. The route taken was down
the Tamaqua road through McAdoo and
then west to Hone ybrook. Here n wide
detour was made which brought the bat
talon to Audenried, Luzerne county, and
then they marched back through McAdoo
to the point from which they had started.
The troops were received by the in
habtants OF tho various towns with evil
dence of enmity and dislike. Not cheer
was given them at any place, but mnny
jeer was sert after them az they passed
groups of pesr1e on the streets. The
women seemed to be more annoyed at the
presence Of tho soldiers than the men.
One woman, after the troops had passed,
shouted 10 a srsup OF men, sIf you don't
shoot some OF those fellows, you are no
good"
Probably the most incensed person III
McAdoo over the arrival of the militia
was Edward j. McGe6han, Il BLACKSMITH
who is the burgess of the town. He stat
ed that the action of General Goblin in
sending soldiers there was an outrage and
a reflection on the city of McAdoo. He
said HIS people were law abiding and
pointed to the fact that the town was so
peaceabe that not policeman was re-
Quired at any time except on pay days.
II shall not be responsible for any
overt act committed by any person in this
town while troops are here" he said.
The entire Hazleton region is reported
cXt!omely luiet. The NJ. S. Kemmercr
iniaes mt Sandy Run, small operation,
are led un for the first time and the
l.ekloy collicry of G.. Il. Marlle & Go. is
4 working with about the same force ms on
\ saturday, Notwithstanding the strong ef-
n tnltS made by strikers TO keep all the men
n from going into the mine. The Lattimcr
N mines were reported to be tied up. hut
a thr mine officials there say their colliery
& is working as usual, with only 80 men
NJ short out of 100.
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strilsers Gnln al shnmolsln.

Shamokn. Pa, Sept. "a. - Notwith-
standing the efforts of operators, none of
the collerics in this vicinity resumed
work. The miners as body remained
AWAY from the collieries, to the surprise
Of several operators, who were confident
their mines would be able to start up.
Attempts were also made to work col
lieries between here and Mount Carmel,
but scarcely any miners reported.
The failure of the men to go to work
averted trouble All the collieries We're
heavily guarded by Coal and Iron police
and special officers.
The strikers scored victory by in
iucng 10 per cent of the men in the
North Franklin eoiliery at Treverton to
4ny at home. Leaders of the United
Mine Workers claim that within a few
days the coiifery win be tied up. A car
,oad OF deputies went to the mins early.
1t is operated By ths Philadelphia and
Residing Coal snd Iro4 cnnrany nad EN-
plors about 500 men and boys.
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COMMENT ON OUR POLICY.
What English Newspapers Think of
Our Reply to Germany.

London, Sept. "a. = The afternoon
newspapers which comment on the Amer
lean reply to the German note attribute
it to political exigencies." The Pail
Mall Gazette says: 'It is shock TO find
the government at Washington taking up
the position that the question of the pun
ishment of the Chinese responsible for
the outrage, torture and murder of Amer
lean citizens should be left to the initia-
tive of the murderers themselves, for it is
impossible to doubt that the responsible
authors are the imperial authorities"
The Globe says: "The refusal must
have a mischievous effect at Peking.
Much. however. as President McKinley's
attitude is to be deplored, it can have no
effect ON the British government, which,
of course, will continue to insist that the
punishment of the proved murderers shall
be an indispensable condition precedent
to the negotiations"
Frances reply to Germany's note MAX
ing the possession of the instigators of
the Chinese troubles a preliminary to
peace negotiations is not entirely an n"
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Death of Tro1ex Car Mngnate.

New Haven, Sept. 24.-Israel A. Kei-
sey, until recently general manager of the
Winchester Avenue Railroad company
and who controlled large blocks of stock
IN several trolley companies in Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island, is dead at
his home in West Haven, aged Al. He is
survived by a widow and three children.
Mr.. Kelsey was attacked with nervous
prostration while aboard his yacht in the
early summer and since then has been
confined to his home with malaria fe-
yer, which finally merged into typhoid
fever
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Prde l0f; Lis Royal Hichness 1903:
Mayor G1ioy, Bette Gray Ill; Po ente
ll33 Col. or IA; Iieber Karl ITO; Nee
4Hnus lS; Prestidigitator lol; Pink
Fourth Race 6F. Selling. Cora F..
6Hif2oh l03: Trillo los; Fluke, Midnight
Thtmes T,,i "; Hagerdon l07; Mark Check,
Elm Conig l05; Pincher, Ringleader 104
Himtime 1l9.
Fifth Race-1gM. McL'd of Dare, Ser
rlno, Andronicus l04; Intrusive 1876: Lin
dula l0l; McMeekin lO7.
Sixth Race-54F. Selling, 2 year ods.
Bliiionaire, Dangerf1eld 105; The Golden
Prince SO; Maak Lane 10Y; Luck 104;
Maiden l02; Shark "a; Animosity 1Ol.
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Fatal Fire In Hartford.

Hartford, Sept. PA fire Of unknown
origin resulted in the total destruction of
the large boarding stable on Pleasant
street owned by N9hnn Katz, and 40
horses perished in the flames. All the
wagons, harnesses. ETC., were also oon-
sumed. John WALL who was employed
in the stable, was so severely burned that
he is in dying condition at the hospital.
The loss is $40. 900, with $4,000 insurance
On the barn.
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THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
Lord Roberts Reports Result of Op-
eratiOns by the British.

erRtiOns by the British.
london, Sept. 24.-Lord Roberts re-
ports from Pretoria, under date of Sept.
"a, that the guards under Pole-Carew
have occupied Kamot Poort. The bridge
was found intact. Much rolling stock,
locomotives and truckloads of "Long
Tom" ammunition were captured. Only
a few rifle shots were fired. Lord Rob-
erts adds:
"Paget has captured Erasmus camp,
5000 cattle, 5000 sheep and % prisoners.
"Methueu has made another big haul
of stock"
The British commander in chief in
South Africa also reports that the few
Boer troops remaining in the eastern
Transvnsl are completely ''out of hand"
and says they are mostly burghers, the
foreign mercsnaries having gone to Lou
renco Marques, owing to the Portuguese
government promising to maintain them
while there and give them passage to
their respective countries.
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A New Strike In Chioaro.

Chicago, Sept. 24-Ornamental glass
workers TO the number of 275 struck here
because number of local firms refused
to sign their agreement calling for an in
crease of pay for certain classes of work
and reduction of hours from ten 20
nine per day. A number of smaller firms
have signed the agreement, but they are
said to employ only 10 per cent of the
men in the trade here.
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Mn.onic Bodio. DIcet.

Cincinnati, Sept. 24.-Two great Ma
sonic bodies began their trienniM ses-
sions here that are to continue during the
week-the general grand chapter and the
general grand council, the highest de-
grees of the York Rite below that of
knight Tempiar. These meetings are
preliminary to the grand encampnent Of
Knights Templars at Louisville next
year. The reports showed membership
of 81 800. Over 200 delegates were pres
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Grayesend Entries for Today,
Specjal to The Sun

First Race-6F. year olds, handicap.
LADY Schorr, Silverdale 121; Elizabeth
NJ ll6; The Musketeer 113; Luerana 10.
La Valerie 107; Baron Pepper 1902; Sinfi
100; Mary Mccoy, Colchester 90; Sculry
9S; Queen Carnival 95.
Second Race-S4F. 8 year old fiillies.
handicap kamara 1875; Motley 1913; Miss
Hanover ll2; Star Chimes, Flueron Ill; !;
Ladv Elite 100.
TLi.G Race-6F. DaysAere stakes, The
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penn.y,yanIa Trains Collide.

Harrisburg, Sept. 24.-EnEheer e. N.
Jones and Fireman B. H. Miller of Har-
risburg were slightly injured by a col
lision between the first section of the At
lantic express and freight train or the
Pennsylvania road east OF Lewistown,
Pa. None of the passengers or the freight
train crew was injured.
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DR.. Alfred stiIIs Dead.

Philadelphia, Sept. "a. = DIR. Alfred
Stillc, who for nearly 20 years was pro-
fessor of theory and practice of medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania and
well known throughout this country and
Europe is dead at his home in this city.
DR.. Stille was born in Philadelphia in
1879
The sun., 1900-09-25
Some Hard Practise.

The aggregation OF football players COM
posed of Warren A. A. boys, are practic-
ing very hard for the coming season. AS
there is some good material in the club
there is no doubt but what they will put
candidates are getting in old time form.
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Deiiler in Training.

Lew DehIer the 40 pound champion,
who will box Tommy Feitz, one CT Terry
McCopern's wonders, next Thursda
night, will do TIC last OF his training to
morrow. Lew states be is in perfect con-
dition and will BE- trained to the hoar
Of entering the ring.
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old sunerlor Lnndmark CONG.

Marquette, Mich, Sept "a. = Grand
Portal, the principal scenic attraction Of
the famous pictured rocks ON Lake Su-
perior has been destroyed by north
easter Grand Portal was 100 feet high
BY ITO feet broad on the water line. The
riff in which it was cut rose 80 feet
Above the arch. and great mass of rock
fcll, crushing it in. Its great cave has
oeen visited by numerous excursion boats
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The Colombian Revolution.

Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 24.-Direct
advfces from Cartagena, Colombia, say
the rebels are active in that department.
Sept. they attacked the town, but gov
srnment troops from Colon arrived just
in time to prevent their success. The
rebels, VINO We're under General CANA
cho, will join hands with the forces of
General Uribe. Plans are proceeding
for another revolution against the new
but unrecognized government.
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Chicago Races Yesterday.
Snnnial u Thn Slln

SpcCidl " lHe.SuH.
First-6F. Water Plant, If You Dare,
Fondo. Time 1.l54.
second-GF. Minion, Mitten, Emma
r. Time LIS.
rhird-Short Course. Frond, Mr.. Dun
lap, Last Fellow. Time 3.l5l,
Fourth-5aF. Fridoin, Kohnwreath,
La Desrous Time 1.074.
Fifth-lM. Specific, Loves Labor
Eva Rice. Time 1.413.
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Tod to Ride For Wales.

London, Sept. 24.-As elimination of
the ascendency Of American jockeys it is
announced that the Prince of Wales has
engaged Tod Sloane at a large retainer
for 1901. Many horse owners who have
hitherto hesitated to desert the home
talent will doubtless follow the royal
laoJ
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man. remains mere, Dut IS nKely 10 go 10
Hnzlcton. He says he regards the situ-
alton rs growing brighter for the mine
workers. None of the Ininins sunerip-
tendunts had any opinion to express
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The Socialist Congress.

Paris, Sept. 24.-The American dele
gates, Lucien Saniel and Paul Kretlow,
were elected members of the committee
Of the Socialist congress, which reassem-
bled and dealt with the appointment of
committees. A conflict between French
delegates was settled by a compromise.
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Rig Cain For Chester. Pa.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The census bu-
reau announces that the population of
Chester, Pa, is 33,0SS as against 20,226
in 1890. This Is an increase of 1902,
or 6S.04 per cent.
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congros.mnn olmsted Chosen.

Harrisburg, Sept. 24. = Congressman
Marlin +. Olmsted of Harrisburg was
nominated for congress for the third con
secutivc term by the Republican con-
ferees of the Fourteenth district.
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Will Play in Chester.

The Brownson and Chester teams will
play in Chester this afternoon. Nego-
tations are to be reopened with the
management of the New Castle team for
Il series of games.
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Gravesend Races Yesterday.
Special tn The Sim

Special to The Sun.
First-5F. Criterion to and out, 1st
lBBrandysmash 6 to l, I'd; Bedeck Sd.
Time Oh 40.
Second-1M. 10Y. Beau Gallant 4 to /,
and s to B, lst; Kinnikinic s to 5, I'd;
Asquith Sd. Time 1.46 1-5.
Third-6F. Killishandra 5 to and 2
TO l, let; Confession 2 to l, I'd; Rockton
Sd. Time LILO As,
Fourth-19M. Star Bright to and 8
to Q, lst; Decanter & to 5, %; Favonius
Sd. Time 1853 . 5.
Fifth-5F. Fannie Maud to l and 2
to l, lst; Marie Bolton S to l, I'd; Nom
pareil Sd. Time l.02 40.
Sixth-S4F. Bangor to . and even
Ist; Rinaldo even, I'd; Miss Hanover Sd
Time l.47 35.
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The Buffalo Butchers, Strike.

Buffalo, Sept. 24.-At meeting of sew
eral hundred retail butchers resolutions
were adopted declaring 'that the retail
butchers and provision dealers of Buffalo
dc hereby agree to sustain the Buffalo
packers, and we condemn the recent strike
as having been unjust and unfair"
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The Howard Trial.

Frankfort, KY, Sept. "a. - Rebuttal
testimony for the defense closed in the
trial of James Howard, charged with be-
ing a principal in the shooting of Gov
ernor Goebel. Speeches by counsel then
began.
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Wilmington tS Northern Commuta-
tion and Mileage Tickets.

Formerly sold only at general offices
o. the conpanv are now on sale at ticket
Office, French SsreeG StaoIon.
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lob printing neatly done at this Of
Gee. - -.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-16

still remained, for whom the engineer,
worn out by want Of sleep himself,
and by constant tracking of the lions
by day and sitting up by moonlight
endeavored to find safe quarters by
night, when they might be seen
'perched on the top of water tanks,
roofs and bridge girders. Every good
sized tree in the camp had as many
beds dashed to it as the branches
would bear. So many men got up a
tree once when a camp was attacked
that it came down, the men falling
close to the lions. Strange to say,
they did not heed them, but then they
were busy devouring a man they had
just seized"
The fearful shrieks of the victims
rang in their ears night after night,
till no one knew whose turn would
come next. Sound men lay and lis
teed to the cracking Of bones and the
tearing of limbs within fifty yards of
the place where they were, and sick
men in hospitals expired from sheer
terror as they listened to the mon
sters quarreling over their feast.
Twenty shots were fred in the dark at
the sound of the lions eating a man
and they finished him to the last
bone.
They would spring over the high
est thorn bona" pick up a man and
trot round with him looking for the
best way out, as cat carries a rat
Everyone will ask, why were these
men not armed? The answer is that
the ordinary coolie does not know the
Use of arms, and that, even when
the lions were fired at, unless actually
hit, they cared nothing.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-16
OLDEST HOTEL IN AMERICA.

In side street of this good old
Quaker city there is hotel known
commercially as the Chambers, and
fiippantly as the Wafer. 1t is thus
called because it is so narrow from
front TO back that heavy delegates
like Sam Raymond of Chicago and ].
c. Baldwin, Jr., of New York, had to
enter and leave it sideways. The
building was erected to fill long-felt
want, and it is said by it's patrons to
do it, although it fills no material
space.
The structure is 20 feet in depth from
the sidewalk to the room register be-
hind the clerks desk, and a uniform
giant stands at the main entrance to
warn ignorant incomers with long
noses of the danger of striking the op-
posite wall. The elevators are hung
along the interior, like picture frames,
and are "sandwiched" because only one
piece of meat can be put in at time.
On each floor a red light at the ele-
vator opening indicates the sign halt"
while the startled passenger decides
whether to turn to the right or the
left, not being able to go forward
without hitting brick wall, or back
ward except down the elevator shaft.
If guest unfortunately happens to
meet a chambermaid in the hallway,
he bows and retreats to the elevator
while the woman goes nv
The cafe occupies strip along the
side walk from one end to the other of
the house, except where breaks are
made for windows and doorways. A
feature of the Chambers is "a telephone
in each ROOM" and the reason of this
is found in the fact that if bellboys
were employed there would be no un-
occupied places for guests to squeeze
into.-Philadelphia Record
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-16
JUSTICE TO LIEUTENANT HoBsoN

The Pittsburg Dispatch has suddenly
found tender spot in its heart for
Lieutenant Hobson, who sunk the Mer-
rimac In the channel of the harbor of
santiago, and asserts that the gallantry
OF his action on that occasion should
cause the public to overlook his indis-
erection in the matter OF oscillation
publicly osculated, so to speak. We do
not think that it is necessary to enter
plea in defense of Lieutenant Hob
son. There is no reason to suppose the
fame of his achievement will suffer
from the fact that he was embarrassed
by me enthusiasm of a number of eff
fusive women, who acted unwisely.
but from the purest and kfndllest i'm
pulses. Gen. Robert E. Lee was in
tensely loved and admired by the peo-
pie of the south during the days of
the civil war, and is still enshrined in
the hearts of his people, to remain
there until they are mingled with the
dust of their fathers. General Lee
never hesltated to kiss the pouting lips
OF a reverential maid, looking into his
eyes with the love and fondness of a
daughter; nor did General Sherman of
the union army reject such tributes
wondered to him by the women of the
north. The truth is General Sherman,
III very short time, became noted as
an osculatory artist of more than or
binary ability In view OF the fact
that Generals Lee and Sherman did
considerable kissing in their days of
military glory, any fair-minded man
cannot do otherwise than condemn
and regret the ridicule that has been
heaped upon one of the worthiest and
ablest of the young officers of our navy
Tor doing no more than had been done
by his-elders. Lieutenant Hobson was
kissed BY patriotic and enthusiastic
women. but it is not apparent to the
whole country that the incidents we're
shamefully exaggerated and misrepr}-
scented to his injury It was this fabt
that caused him to ask the navy de-
partment TO give him an assignment Ito
duty that would take him out Of. yhe
country. Considerations OF dellqacy
and self respect made 1t possiblei for
him to reply to the charges and s5urs
hurled against him.--New ORLEANS
States.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-16
TRAVELLING SIDEWALK.

The travelling sidewalk, at the Paris
exposition, while by no means new in
conception, is here carried out on a far
larger scale than ever before attempted
Extending for a length of 3.4 Kill
ometres around the quadrilateral form
ed by the Rue Fabert, the DUAL dor
say, the Avenue de la Bourdonais. and
the Avenue de la Motte-Piquet, it
forms a continuous connection be-
tween the main portions of the expo
sition. The mechanical operation is
very simple, thanks to the ease with
which power may be electrically dis
tributed. 1t is understood that the
main platform of 2 metres width
travels at the highest speed, kiIo-
metres per hour, while the auxiliary
platform, of about half the width,
travels at half the speed, the third
platform remaining stationary. At
every 200 metres there is placed be-
meath the platforms an electric motor.
there being 172 motors in all, these
being partly of the Alioth type and
partly Of the Westinghouse The mo-
tors operate shafts extending across
the framework, these shafts carrying
drlying-wheels of two diameters act
ing upon rails attached to the under
sides of the two sections of the plat
forms. The motors, being carried up
on spring suspensions, are held up
against the rails driven by them with
uniform pressure, so that unneces-
sary friction is avoided, and in prac-
tice the whole operates remarkably
well, there being very little or no jar
ring or irregularity. 1t is especially
interesting to observe the ease with
which all persons. old and young, OF
either sex, mount and descend from
the platform, and even the brief ex-
perience which has been had already
shows how entirely practicable the
system is.-Henry Harrison Suplee in
Engineering Magazine.