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IAlI.> FROM ROBERTS.
mort. Ills Aurress In R~lirvin. ;:
Mafcktng.

|L,port. It's Aurr~ss In K~lirvin:
Mafcktng.
rs May 22.-Thc war Office has
! .lr following d:.atcn from
t.-,
lAstai. May 2l.-Mahon reports
|.ancd plumer mt Jama.s,ia May
W, followed by u Boer com.
..om Maritzni Siding and
,iward to avoid II. May l3
attacked III the ihick bush, los.
upa killed. , missing and -
i. including u Daily Mail corrc-
k,, Hands. dangerously. The
.. uorc than Mahon in killed
k..oi.
r.s- report has been received
P4!ea.Powcll. dated May IL,
|l,.rtant news. Before dawn.
,,ormlng party Of $50 strong,
Is .c. by Elof. rushed the pick.
:rached the Stnat and Protec-
Famp, from the westward, along
tog.o valley. u
Pug Musketrv- Demonst ration
fa.e at the same time along the
front Of our position. Our
posts closed in and stopped the
lirorts following, thus cutting
retreat. while the town de.
soplcd his further advance.
r got divided in the darkness
f:oAc party was placed between
completely surrounding them.
7 conllnued all day long.
/ after nightfall two parties sur
and the other was driven out
Faat under u heavy fire. Ten
q l9wounded of the enemy were
!alnd and los prisoners were
Including EloT and nine officers.
FA trenchmcn aud many Ger.
''se among the prisoners. Our
'tsr >iN men killed and two Off
hl'le men wounded"
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Came Here to Inspect Warship,.

New YORK, May 2l.-Rear Admiral
Ahmed Pasha, who arrived here Friday
night on board the steamship AugUste
Victoria, says that his mission TO this
country had no connection with any
work of diplomacy. Instead the pur.
pose Of his mission, he said, was to in
spect American warships and methods
of naval and ordnance construction
with a possible view Of purchasing a
cruiser for the Turkish government.
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influence to bring about one lasSf Toro;o
stand. -Ae4o'c
Inc luturc tactics of the Beers ara-
mystery. The foreign officers urge the
defense Of Pretoria 'Ao
RELIEF OF MAFEkING.

W.T. ""ce Receives "a Dispatch Confirm.
Ing the Report.
LONDON, May 22.-Thc war Office con.
SIMS the dispatch announcing that
-A.1ieking has been relieved.
ihe following dispatch from Sir Al.
re. Miner. the british high commits.
s.eher III South Africa, to the secretary
Oh state for the colonies, Mr.. ,Joscnn
Chamberlain. was received a, 80 u. ~
"harton telcgraphs from Taungs that
Maiek klng was relieved May II. The
reiloving column was composite force
hn1er Colonel Mahon, OF about 2.3uO
men,
right Between Labor Orgnnizat. on. on
PHlLDELpHlA, May 22.-The fight bc.
Swceh the United Brotherhood OF Car.
penters and Joiners and the Allied
Buliding Trades league which WAS he.
gun nearly three week, ago has been
officially declared Off.
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MOTHERS CONGRESS- OPENS.
Preliminary Meeting Of the Board Held
at Des MOjneS.

Preliminary Meeting Of the Board Held
at Des Mones.
DEs MONIES, MAY 22.-The arrival Of
the presidential PARTY, Mrs. Theodore
w. Biiney and her cabinet, and a large
party from Philadelphia, marked the
preliminary TO the opening of the
Mothers onorcsS. Delegates contin-
ued to arrive on all trains. 4 board
meetin- previous 10 the opening of the
congres, was held at the home OF Mrs.
Hills, the regent for Iowa, and q great
amount of detail business was trans
acted. including the presentation OF a
large number OF reports from different
states. The question OF revising the
constitution, particularly regarding
dues and utilization, was discussed.
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'"gcr AnxiOus To Make Ono
Heroic stand.
IN' May 22.-The Lorenzo MAr'
T. 1'Spondent Of the Times. tcle'
y says:
!, arrivals from tho Transvaal
! va. The burghers have lost all
/ 'V IN their ability to Withstand
s. '' that they are disheartened.
sex and that their prodom-
Il IS TO return to their homes.
- Kruger, anxious to prevent
u'a hzzlin- out, is using his
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pATHBONE SUSPENDED.

y.ristow Succeeds Him ~ Dtrccter t'cners'
of Cuban Posts.
AsruNaToN. May 22.-The post
master general has suspended Director
General of Posts Rathbone and appoint
81 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Hristow acting director general OF posts
III Cuba.
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Harrison Formally Withdraws.

CHICAGO, May %. AT meeting Of
the Cook county Democrats Robert +.
Burke, acting as Mayor Harrison $
spokesman, made official announcement
of the withdrawal Of Harrison as q
cubernatorial candidate. Following
this declaration the 25O members pres
ent indorsed Judge Murray Tuley as
governor.
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Granite Cutters Return to Work.

WESTERLY. r. L., May 22.-The
granite cutters strike inaugurated here
llarch 81 for an s-hour day at a scale Of
35 cents an hour has been settled and
all plants will be opened. employing
1900 men. The employers practically
conceded the demands Of the men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-22

j. Q Hood, justice OF the peace.
Crosb, Miss., makes the following state.
ment: Il can certify that One Minute
Cough Cure will do all that is claimed
for it. My wife could not get her breath
and the fret dose relieved her. 1t has
aleo benefited my whole family" It acts
Immediately and cures coughs, colds.
oroup. grippe, bronchitis, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles.
Cook & ODEE.
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II had bad running sore on my breast
for over q year," Gays Henry Richards,
OF Willsey vile. N Y, land tried great
many remediee< but got no relief until
used Banner Salve After using one
half box. was perfectly cured. l oan-
not recommend it too highly, and will
never be without it in the house"
CHRIS. SCHUTZ.
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MUST PAY THE LICENSE FE]
Minncsota's Governor Moves Against Yol
eiYn torporations

Mtnncsotn's Governor Moves Against Yor-
eign Corporations.
ST. PAUL. May 22.-Govcrnor Lind.
In letter to Secretary of State Berg,
directs hll to proceed to the collection
OF license ices upon the capitalization of
more than $50 foreign corporations do
ing business in Minnesota. He says:
II find upon investigation that there
are several hundred foreign corporations
doing business in this state who are
subject 10 the provisions Of the act re-
terrcd 10 md who have not complied
with It's requirements. inclosc here
with Il partial list of the foreign corpo-
rat!ons doing business in the cities of
St. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth which
have not laid the license fee or obtained
the certificate required 20 entitle them
to tranSac business III this state.
II deem i exceedingly important that
the provisions oi this act should be en-
forced hy ~ 2'iccrs charged with its
execution. not only OH account Of the
protection that II j. q signed to afford
our ,l;lz II. Who DO business with for
elgn corporations. but also because Of
the revenue accruiLg 10 the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-22

CAPE Town. May II. Every town
anu village is sending congrat ula,ions
to Colonel Baden Powell at ..lafckinc.
kilograms are arriving from all parts
Of the world.
The colored American., 1900-12-15
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The colored American., 1900-12-15

Musette Brooks, 1437 Pierce Place.
Among those present were. Mesdames
Julia Tatem, Pet Boyd, Laura Terrell
Jones, Owen Waller, Lillian Wilkinson,
the Misses Hall, Bradford and Scott of
Baltimore; Brooks OF Philadelphia,
Linnie and DR.. Alice WarIng, Blanche
and Nay Bradford. Lucy Moten,
Mamie Williamson, Hattie and Annie
Thomas, Musette Brooks, Florence
Smith, Oeeana Brooks, Emily Harper,
Edith WOrmley and Others
The colored American., 1900-12-15
MERE MENTION.

Col. W. A. Pledgsr, editor and leader
of Georgia, is in the city.
Last Sunday was rally day st Metro
politan A. II. e. Zion church, D street,
southwest. Collection S211 IS.
Or. j. E. Shepard, of the Internal
Revenue Service Of Raleigh, N. C.,
spent few days in the city this week,
Mr.. William E. Benson Of Kowaliga,
Alabams, vas ia the city last week on
important business connected with the
General Land Office.
Tomorrow afternoon the Woman's
League will appear at the Second Bap-
tist Lyceum. 4 very interesting pro-
gram has been arranged.
Messrs. Earnest Hogan and Will
D Cook were in tie city last week.
Mr.. Hogan opens up IN New York next
week In big vaudeville act.
Mrs Francis Joseph, an active work
er in prison reform, delegate to
the w. G. T. q. which held a conven'
ton in this city last week, and q wo
man of much culture, intelligence and
refinement, is IN the city. Mrs. Joseph
has travelled extensively and visited
England and Scotland last year.
Hon. Geo. q. White, member of
Congress from North Carolina. was 8
caller ar this oflee this week. Mr..
White is the sole representative of the
race in Congress and, to his credit, it
must be said he is one OF the ablest in
the lower branch Of Congress. He will
probably be the first man of promi-
nence whom President Mckinley will
recognize IN the way OF an appoint
ment, should he (Nr Whitel desire one
The colored American., 1900-12-15
,sThe Brownies"

One of the most enjoyable holiday
affairs was tee one given on Saturday
Deeember lst at the residence Of Miss
The colored American., 1900-12-15
TIE TAWAWA NEWSLETTER.
An Interesting News Batch From the
Seat of African MethodiSm-Afr
Students.


ma G. Smith, Charlie Perkins, Rev. ].
T.Schofeld, Louis and Cleo Smallwood
have been on the sicklist, but are recoV-
ering. Mrs A. ]. Hayes, Misses Laura
Ogilvie and Jennie Harris, trio of
Chillicoths school teachers, spent their
Thanksgiving at Xenia and Wilber-
force. They We're entertained Wednes'
day night with q social given by Mis-.
T. D. ecott, and took Thanksgiving
dinner with Mrs. Arminta Young. Sew
eral young men rendered their lady
friends a Thanksgiving dinner at the
Reed House Those who sat around
the festal board were Msssrs. John w.
Evans, VIM. 2. Summons, Alvin @.
Daniels, Joseph Garret; Misses Lenore
Raymond, Florence Thomas, Minnie
Scott, Mamie Eloise Fox, Della Cham
bers, Blanche Hill. Misses Minnie War
field Of Dayton, Amelia Sallee, OF Har-
rodsburg, KY, and Mr. Luther Gossard
of Wilmington, are among the new
student arrivals. Rev. William P, Q
Byrd preached in Selma, Sunday; Rev.
J. z. 6chofeld, the pastor being Ill.
LuIu Bsrnsaine, the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Baker, was re-
Gently baptized by Rev. e. 4. CLARK.
MIS-. Charles Alexander, wife of the
instrustsr in printing arrived Thanks
giving night. The Thanksgiving en-
tertainment held by the w. IL. ID. 8.
yielded S37 90 hr. Of West
Africa, 8 student at Otterbein Univer'
sity, Westervllle, Ohio, spent several
days here last week. Mr.. Coulker
graduates in 1909, after which he will
enter upon the study OF medicine. He
addressed the Sunday'scROOI while
here and made q very pleasing impres'
sion on all who met him Bishop B.
W. Arnett has returned from Wash.
ington, D. G. WIberforcs is very proud
of her twenty African students. They
are doing excellent school work, anc
are 80 well behaved as to call forth the
admiration and respect of all. Mrs. J.
B. Graffort, of Dayton. spent Sunday
with her cousin, Mrs. II. 4. Johnson.
Rev. VIM. z. Gray, instructor in elocu.
ton, spent Thanksgiving in Dayton.
where he has charge of church. Sew
eral entertainments are en- the tapis for
the holidays. Payne Theological Sem
mary Preachers Association gives a
literary entertainment December 81.
The Y. P. s. E. will entertain the pub
lie, and there will bs social functions
galore. A recent letter resolved by DR..
s. Maria Steward from her husband,
Chaplain T. G Steward, who is now in
the Philippines, states that he is enjoy
ing good health in that far off country,
and hopes to be homs IN April. Rev.
Joshua H Jones, President OF Wiiber'
force University, was in Columbus
Monday. Mrs. Charlotte L. Riker, ex'
nstron of University Hall, is now ar
the home OF Mr.. VIM. Still IN PhiladeI'
phia. Mrs. Riker has host of friends
here. Miss Grace Newman has gone
to her home in the East. Miss Halle
O. Brown is home after an extensive
tour. The sermon delivered By Bishop
Arnett Sunday. Is said TO have been
one of the finest ever heard at WiIber.
force. We certainly prize our beloved
Bishop, who il loved by all classes and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
FEARS AN OUTBREAK.
Sheriff Harvey Of Hazleton Requests A.
80 Kistance. '.',-i -

Sheriff Harvey Of Haxleton Requests As
'.'' =. sistance. ''.'t.f -
W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 24.-Sherif
Harvey telegraphed from Hazleton to
the sheriff's office in this city at !
o'clock, requesting that number of
armed deputies be sent to the Hazleton
region at once, Up to 70 o'clock q
number Of men had been sworn In and
fifty were sent to Hazlaton on the IA
o'clock train There is5no outbreak as
yet but Sheriff Harvey says he wants
an ample guard should tronble occur.
For several days past deputies have
been sent to the Hazleton region on. the
quiet but now no attempt is made to
conceal such steps,
There was picnic Of mine workers
at Mahoncy City during the afternoon.
Organizers Purcell and Harris and
Mother" Jones addressed the gather.
ing Sheriff Toole informed Mr.. Har
ris that he would not oppose the picnic
providing NO intoxicants were to be
sold. The sheriff sent Deputy Sheriff
O'Donnell to Mahouey City to insure
the observance of this regulation
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
SIGNED THE SCALE.

;Amalgamated Association and MNnufac-
c c III, ,-''surers Reach an Agreement.
;sf a CINCINNATI, Sept. 24.-The confer
tence committee Of the Amalgamated
Association of iron and Steel workers
and of the manufacturers have signed
the wage scale which will be effective
until July, 1891. It will be known Il,
the yearly scale which always begins in
July. ed,
AS soon as the scale was signed
messages were sent in every direction
ordering the fires built at once Some
mills will start in the morning and all
others as soon as possible. This de.
tcision means employment to over co.
900 workingmen who have been idle
lnce June awaiting adjustment Of their
wage SCALE .;.. .;;a%s.:,-:s5. ,ss :ss II, =. r.
The reasons for the delay in adjust.
Mg theiwage scale as@well sas for the
1pquent prolonged conf are due
t1 s slump ii the market and 'huctua-
ttllttns during the past year 'frora the
highest to the, lowest price. The work
ers wanted IS. per ton based Oh one
and four.tenths rate. The manufactur-
$ers offered 81. SO per ton on i cent
card rate for boiling, and the differ
ences were in about the same proper
tiOu in other lines -"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
''I|.0:B|IN7B|ND|S''E|.|R||'l|.R|'B!. ].
Looks as If Railroaders Might
Take a Hand In the Anthra-
. ..s.I....5 cite Troubles. ..:;. n
They Have Been Requested BY
.2E the Miners to Refuse to
S5 .:., Handle Coal. G....S .
@ ------ ,'S's=E e'& .A-
{2g@ ~. ~ - = ,,s +s,n&% III s&,., Z; -
HAVE |'1I' Y SENT: $ N'l A coMMlTTEE v i ]
Delegation Goes to New YorIs
: to Hand a Petition to Presi-
- ~ ,Ef"''. $50 t..'-5 81 q y. ~ y y NJ
JeE::,y:s;. dent Truesdale. !. !
Want TO Be Spared the Alter
native Of Striking or RefLls-
IL =. 'i'E- 81, - Is - &2s d, g. S"'
f. :. II J. ing Request. ~ =. .e.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 24--It now be-
gins to look as if the strike would ex.
tend to the rail:oaders, at least in this
region. The switchmen have had an.
other conference with their nationa!
officers, Grand Master, Frank Haw!ey
and Grand 9"i'retary John +. Upton OF
Buffalo, to- discuss the request of the
striking miners that they refuse to
handle COAL What the outcome was
could not be learned. more than that
the national officers aud committee OF
local switchmen would go to New York
and that on their return something
definite would be done.
The purpose of their visit could not be
learned, but it. is supposed it is to petit.
tion President Truesdale Of the Della.
ware, Lackawanna and Western to
spare them the, task OF handling the
non-union washory culm aud save them
from the alternative Of striking or re.
fusing the miners request.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
TROOPS. ON SCENE.
twenty-five Hundred Soldiers Now az
shenandoah.

twenty-five Hundred Soldiers Now az
shenandoah.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. 2AE-~All is
quiet here. No violence OF any 1nnuaI:it
has occurred since the rioting whicu
resulted in the killing Of two persons
in the streets and the serious injury III
score OF others. Troops begun nrriy.
ing soon after daylight and UPWARD
Of 1850 soldiers arc hero -v.dy for / ~
emergency. Saloons arc al closed ;l:!',
martial law prevails. The collicrl,>
are idle also They had been closed IT,
the Reading company at TN" rlG ,sc3t
Sheriff Ioole in order to avert lloui}sr
So far as business is canrornoa Il.
town was as still as on Sunday.
The militia is the center Of ait.& ,
ton. Crowds ckugregutc around th+
soldiers On tho streets and show gre:
interest in the movements Of tho scr.
eral commands. No outbreak IL fearc'.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
LONE ROBBER'S WCRK.

SECURES $500 in -Cat',, and Other s,noty
& on Il Northern Tncir=c Train
i SPOKANE, Wash, j Sept. a. Single
handed, q masked robber held up the
westbound passenger train on the
Northern Pacific at a. M. and sue
ceeded in getting away with about $500
il cash, several watches and a quantity
Of jewelry. The robbery occurred after
the train left Athol, Ida, and the lone
'robber left the train at Rathdrum.t The
holdup was evidently carefully planned
and was executed with cool delibera-
tion which showed the robber thor
oughly understood his business. Until
be left the train few Of the passengers
realized that Only one man was In the
plot. Conductor Dunning was the.only
person on the train who offered serious
resistance and a few shots from the
robbers gun, effectually silenced the
trainman. sss.s ,s,] ts.s,. Il &, Il El.5:
Sheriff Bradburn and q large posse
are in pursuit. Of the robber, who has
been traced to . point three miles south
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25

The little child is safe from ordinary
dangers in the care of the faithful dog
But neither the dogs fidelity, nor the;
mothers love can guard a child from
those invisible foes that lurk ia air,
water and food-the germs Of disease.
Children need to be specially watched.
and cared for. When there IS. loss Of
appetite, lassitude and istlessness ID q
child, an attempt should be made to re-
viye the appetite and rally the spirits. In
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
parents have found an invaluable medi-
cine for childSen. Its purely vegetable
character and absolute freedom from
alcohol and narcotics commend it to
every thoughtful person. It is pleasant
to the taste, unlike the foul oils and
their emulsions offered for children's
use. wGolden Medical Discovery makes
pure blood and sound flesh, and abso-
1utely eliminates from the system the
poisons which feed disease. %A$H
Mrs. Ella Gardner, Of Watcrview, Middlesex
Co., Va, whose daughter suffered from nalarial
poisoning aud catarrh, writes HMy little
daughter Is enjoying splendid health. M am glad
took twelve bottles Of the Golden Medical Dis
covery,' eight bottles of Pellets and one bottle
of DR.. sage's catarrh Remedy, aud she is we'll.
We thank God for your medicines" = r
Give the little ones DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets when a laxative is needed.
They're easy to take and don't gripe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
Kisses For tho S0ltsiur..

SHAMoKIN, Pa., Sept. PA 'Iai.:"
load of soldiers Of ths Twelfth reg.
ment passed through this town on thc4r
way to Shenandoah. A large croyn
was awaiting them at the station and
along the track SIDE and Missed them Us
they went by. Men are out in the
streets in large numbers and there are
not wanting signs that the peaceful
conditions which have been maintained
in this town SO long may be rudely dis.
turbed,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
nc I 4 $50 sFE EL S SORRY.
sxpiains hnt Interview Isefiscting on
#E Dawey1 Ships. @ E Essgsts

4
Gxpiains That Interview IsefisctinE ON
Dawey's Ships. ys5 H, MI II " Y
ssM sss MONTREAL. Sept. # ID Lieutenant
ia. /. Hobson has arrived in this city.
He was shown the answer made
'by Admiral Dewey to the interview
With the lieutenant sent out from Van.
icouver. He said he was deeply grieved
that Admiral Dewey had taken the
4 up in the way reported. He
'aeclared that he was not responsible
aor the statement made in the Van.
souver interview, He; had been ap.
preached By a reporter, aud IN the
course of conversation had stated
mat the Spanish ships had been sunk
because the. plugs were drawn by the
Spanish. He explained that it was i'm.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-25
BOER CONVOY ROUTED,

Methuen Captures Considerable Supplies
ut Hart River.&
LONDON, Sept. .,24.-The following
dispatch has been received from Lord
Roberts: " y
"Pretoria, friday, Sept 21.--Methuen
completely routed a Boer convoy at
Hart river, west Of Klocksdorp, and re-.
captured 15-pounder lost at Colenso.}
He also captured 26 wagons, 5000 cat.
tie, 1000 sheep 10000 rounds of am.
munition amt Sa prisoners. q
"Hildyard occupied ,:Vryheid Sept
10, turning out the Beers from strong
position The British casualties were
few. - -: =: :.5a ...55a s.13 {3. 81. n
.'Clery has captured ,Hollander..
American belonging to Theron's scouts
who confirmed the reports Of Theron s
death. " :.-a&,&. &5.s${<%s r sg. "a
! LoURENzo MARQUES, Sept. 24.--The
British have occupied Komatipoort
without opposition. "a 5 >.ss5 w. %1