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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
DETAILS OF DISASTER.

LONDON. Dee. iA.-L0rd Kitchener
reports that after severe fighting al
Nooitgedach,. General Clements force,
were compelled 10 retire by Command.
ant DeLarry. with a force OF 1900 men
Five British officers were killed. The
other casualties were not reported. Lord
Kltchener's official dispatch TO the war
Office IL as follows:
Pretoria. Dec. i3-Clement's force
at Nooiigsdacht. on the Magallesburg
was reinforced by Beyer'a commando
from warmbath. making a force esti-
mated az ?JOo. Though the first attack
was rcpulsed. the Beers managed Ia
get to the top OF the Magalesburg,
which was held by four companies OF
the Northumberland fusillers. and were
thus able 10 command Clements camp.
He retired on Hekpoort. and took up a
position on a hill In the center OF the
valley.
The casualties have not been COM
pletely reported. but the fightlng was
very severe, and | deeply regret that
Colonel Leege. OF the Twentieth Illus
ars. ana Captains Mclean. Murdoch
and Atkinson were killed. Reinforce
ments have left here"
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
Beers made an attack and were repulsed
at Lychtenburg, and that General Lem
mer was killed. Attacks upon Beth
lehem and vrede were also repulsed
the Bocrs losing ten killed and four
teen wounded. Snlping continued
when the message was dispatched.
The scenes at the war Office today
recall those witnessed In the early stag
es Of the war. A constant stream OF
excited people filled the Hobbies. all
seeking details OF the disaster. The alb
senoa OF the names OF any OF the Of
ficers Of the Northumberland fusilers
IN General Kltchener's dispatch leads
to the foreboding that the four COM
panIes OF the fusiliers are in the hands
OF the Beers.
The war office officials evidently ex-
pcct a heavy casualty list, but they are
hopeful from the fact that the dis
patch does not mention the capture OF
the Northumberlands that such great
catastrophe has been escaped.
Orders were issued at Aldershot,
Malta nnd other p,Ilitar,, oanta.s 90
despatch all the available mounted in
fantry to South Africa.
II is reported that General Knox, CO.
operating with the British column at
Reddersburg, has stopped General De
Wet and that a battle is proceeding.
The report adds that many of General
De Vets followers have been captured
The scene OF the fight is ominously
close to Pretoria. Nooitgedacht Is only
twenty two miles northwest or Pretoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
rRApE AuroNoMY opposEn.
Iinportapt Session of'Ansfican Fedora
tlon Of Labor Yesterday.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. IA The
American Federation OF Labor today
placed itself on record as opposed 10
trade autonomy and In favor Of cen
trallzation In trade unionism, estab-
fishing a precedent for the establish
nent OF future organizations OF the
country.
Two propositions for autonomy were
voted down on the ground az stated
by their opponents that they would
tend to dlsintegrate large central labor
unions and destroy their power and
prestige.
The convention showed disposition
70 compromise on the question. recon-
mcndIng that the different organlza-
tIons come to some agreement for the
interchange Of cards and dlsclaiming
the competency OF the federation to leg
lslate for any affiliated union.
The special committee on the report
Of the president endorsed Mr. Gomper's
dcnuncIatIon Of the authorities Of Ida
no FOR alleged Illegal action in shoshone
county. Idaho.
Governor stuenenberg was condemn
ed for alleged usnrpation during the
RIOTS and Congressman John J. Lentz
Of Ohio. was commended for the intro
duction Of his resolution requiring the
president OF the United States to with
draw the troops from shoshone coun-
~. Idaho.
The report also contained commenda-
lion Of those congressman who endeav-
oed to bring out the facts In the
coeur d'Alene matter"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
MIp-wINrER PRAIRIE FIRE.
Ten Acres OF Grass Burned over in
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Dec 14.-A winter
prairie fire was dangerous novelty
witnessed In this city last night. It
swept ten acres Of grass and vas sub
dued by farmers. hremen, policemen
and street railway employees. who at
lacked It with brooms. blankets. rub
Der overcOats and sod. Many cars
loaded with beef on the Panhandle
tracks we're threatened as was the pral-
rie between Leayitt street and Western
avenue and Fortieth and Fifty-first
streets. The flames are supposed to
have started from sparks from the en-
gine Of southbOund passenger train
which passed at $3.50 o'clock. For a
time the blaze smouldered. then broke
out in several places and, famed by
the wind. spread rapidly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
JURY DISCHARGED.
Three Thought Miss Morrison Guilty OF
MansIaughter and Nine Thought
Her Innocent.

ELDoRADO. Kas.. Dec. 1.-THE Jes-
sic Morrison jury failed TO agree and
was discharged today. The jury stood
nine for acquittal and three for con-
yiction Of manslaughter.
The case viii now go over TO the
spring term Of court In the meantime
Miss Morrison's lawyers VIII make an
application for her release on bond.
which It is believed Judge spinn has
already made up his mind to grant.
1t is not believed that another jury
could be secured In the county to try
the case.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
KILLED BY BRorHER-IN-LAw.
Lodging House Proprietor Wanted to
XIII His wife But Was Killed
Himself.

BUTTE, Mont. Dec. H-J. V. Cum
ningham, proprietor of a lodging house,
was shot and instantly killed this af-
ternoon by Louis L. Felker. his BROTH
er-in-law.
The shooting took place in Cunning
hams wlfe's bedroom. Appearances
point to the conclusion that Cunning
ham went there to kill his wife. The
couple had not been living happily to-
gether. Each accused the other Of in
fidelity.
Two weeks ago during a quarrel
Cunningham stabbed his wife twice. He
gave himself up. claiming It was done
in self-defense. Pending the woman's
recovery he was kept in Jail. Yester-
day he was released on bail. Today he
went to see his wife.
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Total Loss Of a New York State
School.
SIX GIRLS cREMATED ALIVE
JaHlior Also Perished Il The Firs Started il
His Room Cause Of The BIazs Is
a Mystery Property Less
szOo,OOs.

DUNKIRK. y. r.. Dec. 14.-From
the smouIdering ruins OF the Fredonia
state Normal and Training school.
which was destroyed by fire at 8
o'clock this morning. one charred body
has been recovered. A revision OF the
list Of missing makes it certain that
seven persons perished in the fire which
also entailed property loss Of $780,
900. There were seventy-hve young
women students In the bulldIngof whom
six perished. The other victim was the
aged janitor.
The dead are:
Phineas ]. Morris. janltor.
Irene Jones. Busti, N. z.
Bessie Hathaway, cannonsville. N. Y.
Ruth Thomas. Pike. N. Y.
Cora Storms. Boston, N. Y.
Mae Williams. Lake Como, Pa.
Maud f. Fizzell. Bradford. Pa.
The young women occupied rooms on
the third floor. To account for the
origin Of the fire puzzles the local board
Of managers as there was no fire in the
building. its heat being pIped from a
boiler two blocks away. The fire start
ed in the private room Of Janitor Nor
ris.i Miss Fizzell was at the head Of
the FIRE escape and turned back into
the burning building to save dia-
mond ring. thus losing her life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
PEACE IS NEAR.

NEW YORK, Dec. l4.--A dispatch to
the Herald from Vienna says:
In well-informed circles in this city
persons are inclined to give credence
to private dispatches from London to
the effect that the conclusion OF peace
In South Africa is much nearer than
Boer reports would lead them to believe.
It is regarded as quite possible that
Mr., Kruger viii draw the proper con-
cluslons from the course OF events in
South Africa and the experiences he
has had in Europe.
Reports have been received here to
the effect that Mr., Kruger was trying
to arrange an interview with Lord
Salisbury. In view Of the moderation
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
POPULATION OF TOWNS.
Census Bureau Announces Results Of
Enumeration Of Smaller Cities
----~-of washington.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE popu-
lation of certain Incorporated places In
Washington having a population OF
nore than 1000 but less than $4,000 Is
as follows:
Aberdeen. 3747; Ballard. 45sS: Colfax.
2l2l; Dayton. 2216: Everett. 1888; Fair
haven. 422s; Hoquiam. 2oss; New What
com. 1884; North Yakima. 1854; Olym-
pla. 40S2; Port Angeles. 2s21; Port
Townsend. 344s; Republic. 2O5o; Roslyn.
e7Ss: snohomish, 2l0i; Vancouver. 4OOe.
walla walla. 1OO4s.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
pINeREE's BILL PASSED.
Michigan Legislature Puts a Special
Tax on Railroads. Express Com
panies and Telephone and
Telegraph Companies.

LANSING. Mich. Dec. 1I.-By vote
of 50 to 1S, the house this afternoon
passed blanket ad valorem tax bill
providing for the taxation of railroads,
express companies and telephone and
telegraph companies on the cash value
of their property instead Of speeifcal-
ly upon their earnings as the present
law provides.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
THREE YEARS ~ PENIrENTlARY
Given Director of the Montreal Cold
storage Company.

MONTREAL. Dec. 14.-Donald Nc
ellis. one OF the three directors Of the
Montreal Cold Storage Company who
were indicted for fraud, has been SEN
fenced TO three years IN the peniten-
tiary.
OF the other directors. Mcculloch Is
out on bail, the jury having disagreed
in his case. and Chisholm is in hiding
somewhere in the United States.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
DESPERATE BATTLE
NOW IN PROGRESS
---@-a--a-a
Mounted Men Sent to Aid Of
General Clements.
-a-.----
MORE SENT FROM ENGLAND
-----------
Many Casualties on Both Sldss--FIye Brit
lSh Officers Killed krHEer Reported
10 Want an Interview With
Lord Salisbury.
MORE SENT FROM ENGLAND

JOHANNESBURG. Dec. 1.-THE bat
ne slill continues within a few miles
from krugcrsdorp General Clements
has asked for rcinforcements and
mounted men under General French
have already gone.
There have beer many casualties on
both sides II Is estimated that the
Beers number $500
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
Ex-cHAMpIoN RYAN DEAD.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-A special to
the Journal and Advertiser from Al
barry, N. Y, says:
Paddy Ryan. at one time champion
pugilist Of the world. who was defeat
ed by John L. Sullivan in their famous
fight in Mississippi. died at his home
in Glens Falls. N. Y. this afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
HAS BAD REPUTATION.
English House OF Commons Discusses
Portland's Extortion From
Seamen.

LONDON. Dec. 14.-Gerald BaIfour,
president Of the board Of trade. reply
ing to a question in the house Of COM
mons today, said that the board had
received several communications re-
garding the extortiOn Of blood money
from seamen at Portland. Oregon. The
matter had been brought to the at
tention Of foreigners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
ALvoRD IN COURT.
Defaulting Bank Teller Enters Plea
Of Not Guilty.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Cornelius AL
word, jr., defaulting note teller Of the
First National Bank. was arraIgned be-
fore Judge Thomas in the criminal part
Of the United States circuit court to-
day and pleaded not guilty His trial
was set for December 26th.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15

At Buera ventura and Porto Tumaco.
The Taboss. which wss seized on No
vember y for military purposes, will
b. returned Immediately. It is said. to
the steamship company The vessel is
IN good condition. despite It's partlci-
patton IN two battles.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
RECEPTION FOR GOVERNORS.
Citizens Of Panama Welcome Leaders il
Recent Victory Over Rebels.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
Governor Alban. governor of Panama
and General Pinto. governor of Cauca,
are expected to arrive here today on
the British steamer Taboga.
Great preparations are being made
for the reception of the governors be-
cause Of their victories over the rebels
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Dec. 14.-North-
ern and central California were swept
by a heavy storm OF rain and wind
last night and today. There was a
very heavy fall Of rain and hail atJthis
place this forenoon. Telephone and
telegraph, wires were prostrated in all
directions.
II was impossible to get communlca-
tion with San Francisco during the
day Word was received from there
early this morning. however. that the
storm was so heavy in the bay that the
ferry-boats would have to be stopped.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
GIRL CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE
Her stepfather Knocked Her Down and
She shot Him.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Ellzabeth Mul-
ler the 1S-year-old stepdaughter Of
Bernard oehschlagel, West Twent.
ty-sixth street saloon keeper. whom she
shot on November go was arrested last
night on the charge of homicide, as the
man died yesterday.
At the time of the shooting Oehschlagel
had struck and knocked the girl down,
She seized revolver and shot him,
since which time he has been in hos
pital.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
rHREsHER COMPANY FAILS.

ST. PAUL. Dec. 14-A receiver was
today appointed for the Minnesota
Thresher Manufacturing Company OF
Saltwater or a suit Of the Massachu-
sets Loan and Trust Company. credi-
tor. for $692, 900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15
RIDERS GETTING WEARY.
Two Thousand. Two Hundred and Six
ty-Four Miles Covered.

NEW YORK, Dec 14.-six weary
six-day riders. contesting for fame and
money, at midnight had covered 22si
miles and seven laps with another team
one lap behind.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-15

NEW YORK. Dec. 1L-Dun's Review
tomorrow will say:
The failures for the week were 24O
In the United States. against 2lS last
year, and 96 in Canada against 2s last
year.
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Of Mr. chAnberialn's latest speech II
II not decided impossible that such q
meeting should take place.
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WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Dec. 14.-wheat. walla
Walla, SAY.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 14-wheat. May,
opening. 7Sh closing. 7Sh.
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FAILURES FOR THE WEEK.

Two Hundred and Forty in the United
States
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LIVERPOOL. Dec. IA Wheat,
March, IS. I'D.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-12-21
Hunting Malaria Microbes.

1t is announced that Prof Koch, bac-
teriologist, of Berlin, who has lately
been hunting the nlicrobe of malaria.
in Java and other hot countries, has
perfected a medicine which is to be of
the highest value in all malarial coun-
tries. 1t is half quinine, is to be used
hypodermically and also as a swallow
medicine, and is commended both as a
cure and as a preventive of malaria.
Malaria is very much on the minds of
wise men in many countries just now.
The disposition to blame it all on the
mosquito is supported so far by many
experiments. Not only has health been
maintained in malarious districts
where elfectual precautions against
mosquitoes have been taken, but Ital-
ian mosquitoes fed in Rome on ter
tian-fever patients and brought to
London and allowed to bite healthy
man have infected him with tertian
fever. If the rule, mo mosquito, no
malaria" be demonstrated, it will be
a great gain, for mosquito bites are
not so unavoidable as may be thought.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-12-21
MOLLY PITCHER.

Al day the great guns barked and roared;
AL day the big balls screeched and
scared:
All day, mid the sweating gunners grim.
Who toiled in their smoke-shroud dense
and dim.
Sweet Molly labored with courage high.
With steady hand and watchful eye.
TIL the day was ours, and the sinking sun
Looked down on the field of Monmouth
won,
And Molly standing beside her gun.
% Now, Molly. rest your weary arm!
Safe. Molly. all is safe from harm.
Now, woman, bow your aching head,
And weep in sorrow Ger your dead
Next day on that field so hardly won.
Stately and calm stands Washington,
And looks where our gallant Greene doth
lead
A figure clad in motley weed
soldiers cap and a soldiers coat
Masking a wo,nans petticoat
He greets our Molly in kindly wise;
He bids her raise her fearful eyes;
And now he halls her before them all
Comrade and soldier whate'er befall.
And since she has played a mans full
part
mans reward for her loyal heart!
And Sergeant Molly Pitchers name
Be writ henceforth on the shield OF
fame!"
On Molly. with your eyes so blue.
ON, Molly. Molly. here's to you.
Sweet Honor's roll will aye be richer
To hold the lame of Molly Pitcher.
FROM ballad by Laura E. RcharuS.
in June St. Nicholas
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-12-21
Invention OF the GuilIotinc.

Some years before the terrible
French revolution Of 1898 a learned
Partisan physician, DR.. Guillotin, turn,
ed his attention to devising mode Of
executing criminals that would be
more humane than hanging. He was
man Of note in the scientific world
Of his time, having introduced i'm
proved systems of ventilation and
other sanitary blessings much needed
in that period. SO, when the French
national assembly convened in 1889 it.
gave willing ear to his description OF
a decapitating machine that would
"whisk off ones head in an instant,
quite without pain" Other matters
were pressing, however; there was no
money in the national treasury, and
the assembly took no action upon Dr..
Guillotin's plan. The matter seemed
quite forgotten until the reign of
terror began Then a machine made,
after the Doctors idea suddenly ap-
peared and was put into immediate
use. Its novelty caught the fancy of
the mobs who attended the daily exc
cutions, and it was quickly named "la
guillotin," after the man who had pro.
posed it. DR.. Guillotin, who had never
made working model Of his inven-
tion and who had thought it quite for
gotten, was so heartbroken by the ter
rible use to which his plan had been
put that he left France.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-12-21
Pork from Horse flesh.

The western ranchmen has found a
new outlet for otherwise worthless
horsehesh. The ranges of western
Montana have for long time sup
ported large droves of wild horses OF
no particular breeding and worthless
for commercial purposes. Their hides
could be sold for about 81, and the
ranchmen sometimes bought the ami
mails from the Indians at a nominal
price. Recently a ranchman that was
feeding a large number Of hogs con-
cluded to try horse-tiesh. So he start
ed in buying at $1.75 all that the In
dians would bring him. He sold the
hides for 50 each and fed the horse
flesh to his swine. At last reports he
had disposed of about 500 horses in
this way. AS the horse-tlesh costs
him practically nothing it should be
paying business.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-12-21
Poisoning Gophers.

professor of the Kansas Agrlcul-
tural College says that the pocket
gopher digs its runs three to four
inches under the surface, cutting off
the roots which happen to lie in it's
path, put worst of all it throws up
a chain Of mounds along the run
which render moving very difficult
If unmolested, this pest will carry on
its depredations to such an extent that
the field will have-,o be plowed up.
They also feed on alfalfa roots. No
preventive has been found Trapping
may be employed against them, but it
is tedious and generally unsatisfac-
tory. Poisoning is perhaps the easiest
and most satisfactory method OF de-
stroying the gopher, and If properly
done they may be almost entirely ex-
terminated. To poison them, as soon
as fresh mound is seen, get some
potatoes aDd cut them as they are
usually cut for seed. A bottle of crys-
tallized strychnine, which may be OBJ
tanned by any adult at drug store
at SO cents per bottle, should be at
hand. Then, with pocket knife or
old casa knife, slit the pieces and drop
crystal of strichnine not larger than
wheat grain in the slit so it will
lodge near the middle of the potato.
Tho potato being moist, the strych-
nine will soon be dissolved and car
ried all through it, and it should be
used as soon as poisoned. Take a
spade and a wagon rod and the pota-
toes and proceed at once to the "goph-
er patch" With the rod poke into
the ground around the fresh hill until
the run is located, and open with the
spade. Drop in potato, cover up and
proceed to the next hill. Gophers are
very fond Of potatoes. One dose usual
ly kills the gopher. If too much
strychnine is used, or the potatoes are
not used as soon as prepared, the
poison is not SO effective. II the field
is gone over once a week, the old hills
leveled down and the new ones given
a potato, the gophers' work will soon
be very much lessened. Now and then
one will be too smart for the potato
and will keep at work. Try to trap
him
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-12-21

perfectly proper articles the accufoccy
Of which is vouched for by the CYCLIC
pedias. But the divine spark never
burned in my BRAIN.
She was thin, brown little woman.
She had luminous hazel eyes under
straight, black brows, lots of straight
soft, black hair, and nervous way OF
smiling.
you've made more money in the
past three months than l have in six,
he declared. There was note of irri-
| tation in his voice.
She laughed THE wages of medi
ocrity," she commented. She left hel
typewriter table with heap of order
ly printed MSS upon it, and the bulg'
Ing envelopes propped against the wall
at the back. Its no use" she said
you've got to go away somewhere.
Chicago is killing you. You're burn
ing out. We must manage it--some-
how"
She knelt beside the lounge, putting
one hand on his hot forehead.
He was a handsome fellow even in
his rundown physical condition. The
brow was broad. the nose perfect, the
line Of jaw long and sweeping. In the
sea-blue eyes was a look at once init
mate and lingering, which had flattered
many susceptible women.
That's easy to say. don't see ho"
it can be done"
1T must be done" She knit her
dark brows. Where would it be best
for you to go?"
"To Colorado, suppose-if you can
manage it,"
"I'll try" She took the tablet and
pencil away. She slipped a small vol
ume into his hand. Don't think about
work just now. Here's Beckett. Read
that"
She went back to the machine. For
another hour her fingers danced over
the keys. Then it was time to cook
their little supper. She looked around
the fiat with prescient sense of lone
liness. Their brief year together here
had been happy one. She had loved
her brilliant husband dearly, and had
been proud of his literary achieve
ments. She could only rejoice when
his unusual ability outstripped and
overshadowed her best efforts. 1t
would be very desolate with him away.
But there would always be work, loads
Of work. And work is wonderful
panacea.
When the matter of his going was
finally arranged, she could not but
feel glow of happiness in his tender
ness, his gratitude, his anticipation.
She took little orphan niece TO share