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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-28

Kenny Wit -" Ninth plv.a.o9 e,~.uar,l
az II road r.aiaii"l w!;h -. i;osr i!uc ,; r,.-
tr'at rI,nrH was d! 'p-:ch.d 3 far alc.:rd ,,-
forced :u:rri.s. frr ;i," raIpD-s OF heading.
off ;h. fleeing Lurghcr-
'r"nl'. aiU"iS s"rhiuE tho ,:u,...t.un os
tn river .nLI. IN back wiih the :;r...-a-t
@iuh'Inrli">~ ..u NJ.y-. VIII" til. r.,..
body of his iit,!v aIwy sought tu ,utr...A
IN" hii..Sn. -.---; q: III. ..rrn,-s viii
NrGS.;A ~" cannon. haItrd again u.,.i
dshin :" pour wha; reT"ilin- hre !hr,- r.l.!
at Ne i"''"N.rS t.nsii-E.
E'I' III .yi-'."-. Kelly y-N"nay. t.iyiIt. a.,,.
French had >:.v.l ;t,. i.u.rs "a l'';tr..s- a.,
'h''," "wa c'i"-''y. and ten ,luy~ a,., ,.rauf
knew rha, th. h"d ~ lie ,iod.fc- Elvev !rr--
"'' Ai< Stan'i. Tor better or fo- vors". for ia
wnr'-Vtr d.re"tig@ IL. ?scUHao.es-, rre,s
n, made n. s."U's cs:n, uuo.I tn. I:-if-
!~i.. EON r3ur'r-.I, n!oH the doomed uaril
cf ;u- rr.'' IL nIi...--
C-"rjo :nrji.i'd h.a !ascer At Koodoos
Rand. Ch.s' g y.r".. Of Aorj.s near the
river. pl1ri'd h:s icy. GUNS ami .i'h de-
liant heart. "ws:i;'d n" ir-vitah!c.
= week aco I.nnuon. exhilara-cd by the
success of the British trap. vas sank into
temporary doubt by th.' rumor that ID. We
had Joined 'roniC Had this been true the
issue might nave been different. hat no such
good fortune "a' to come 20 The rc,.uuht-
ahi" Boe- c:ctain.
Pressed "ac;, day by day. Cronie's mo-,
were finally pcnncd m about Paardober:s
Driii, ana II was here that the soldiers
With nan" Uf thei. wiv"a. were TO MAKE.
their cE-r-rlcmorab,e rosisianco.
Ter a." British. ths fighting "ng brcrr,.c
= i.D:i'nS gam" with tl,. relentless kitcE-
"n'r Of h!;Hr,nt;m pouring; GoNn the rain of
leaa and iru: upon the Beers n th"i- basin
of Garth.
The question here vis 10 be decide .
qc.Ci.i.. # a all. Wlr v',- sccn in these
DAYS at its crlclist-men fighting aEains;
hopeless numbers. ia the face of certain
death.
El; one cry came from the brave Cron.o:
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.


The Board Of Directors Of the Illinois
Farmers lu-ti,ut. yesterday elected ";fi-
ce.-.
Tie Auditor Of Public Accounts has is
sued a report on the condition "t Illinois
State banks.
Mrs. \ {. Mitchell Was burned to death
near Dallas yesterday
There are How two sets ~ officers fu-
every S;tta Office in Ken ,IcIy and buslu-s :
Is blocked. The HANKS VIII recognize
neither Trrasir.: Until the courts decide,
The contest. 1t l. charged tha: mali has
been tamp-r"a with and 4 Pos: office la
suector ha- been sent I" Frankfort.
Corgressiuau James CoOuev is opposed
for the Democrats nomination in the !iev
.nJh Missouri District by Ben NJ. Andr:-
son.
The third annual banquet of the Asso-
ciated Teas Alumni Of Sewanee was held
last night 1T Dallas.
The motion OF proponents 20 probate the
NeXia will was OveTTJlled hv court.
The Executive Committee cf The North
east NisSouI. Press Association Will met
In 81. Joseph on March
The. Illinois State Board OF Health VIII
hold physicians examinations AZ Mount
Vernon. beginning May L"
Having carrie. Alexaade- County. Cul-
fcm's name was not mentioned In the reso-
buttons Tanners man for state Senator
sil.d 20 secure Instructions. lie is sail to
be angry over the result.
|. l. Wolfe committed suicide al Terrell
Dr~-
EA A:GencA In the Car,.rviIlr Mot case Is
sIose.. Argument VII probably begin to
DAY.
Several Western Gov@rnurs az" opposed
10 the Live Sock Associations plan ia ref
creace 70 grazing iands. y meeting to v0:i-
sidcr the question VIII be held 4 Salt Lfb"
on April IS.
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CORRESPONDENT MURDERED.
Lieutenant Murciiison IL Accused
of the Crime.

Iord"r. Feb. S-M- Par-low. She CORE
sIcUd"n' OF the Daily chro-:c'c at Maze
King. WHO Ead previously been reported H.
ctentslly shot and killed on November 2
rar II .pp.ar. r.u-I ih- diary ~ e Morning
Pos; correspondent, ard from a letter r--
r"iv-d b. the DAILY Chronicle. mn: 'lered by
LrutensEt Nurc!iison. or III" british art:i-
!"I:. r.pj.tsd - re ran OF t.o profes-
son0l shi!if!5s.
= s.':!5G that Mr.. pa.sl'w and Lieutenant
MEi h.s"a IsA diUsd tugs',cr 1rI that
wi:eE i:4', wc:e stru.ll1g pcr1~s the $quai-
" -.:ch'sun wa~ s"4l ~ IT.. " q revolver and
:" XII mis- companion. Al inIu--; was h"ld
H.. :UGiri- G.: gillf,l murder was r.
TUNED. Lieutenant NU-ChiSuG viii Le lriel
b.. CnL.rt -,rs. : al
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TORE DOWN BRITISH FLAG.
Nrwhury. y. y. Scli1olb"vS Favor
th' Beers.
HIFtI.rI. ~rt,T,t.

HE!t-If.b- ~"E,TAI.
N'wi.fr. \. !. F-h 4 H:.i.>h f4s
wts III. up rHis -,"uii'g ,u /. ;..,e in front
Of H." Oakley. a la's" b.a:.iog-h"use IN
Grand strt"r. thi> city. H. '-lc.,-atinr ~ rh~
stfT'-'', "f 'r"ui" 20 ticu-ral H.bsr'S \
u" moments ia'"r q parry &c public erho4.
boys 'ane along NE.H tr'- saw tie
Eri''>h h"E tho. ne-di. cheering lguI!" inr
10" f"ers. aud .h'H commenced Snow -oaIl-
i"S II. Finally on" h"y rushed I'D 20 t."
f"''' ;'1 tore down TIA" c.I'c'iug far. iia
i"sn 'h'c" II on tn" er0und and trarpl.
"a u The hors s'anp":ei away vs.a a
man came on; Of n" house. lie took the
faS inside. and II has 10, made "a ap-
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stops the Cough
ma VI Orks on the tOsd.
-Xative-B -Bromo OU!rine Tablets cure q cold
enc day. No Care. No Pay. PriCe &c.
PIPE AND TUBING.
General advance in Prices An.
unUurod for March ].

lf,t-hur-. p. Feb. @7.-An advance In
pt."-S cf AL classes OF pip" and tubing has
been announced. To take effect March : The
- neral percentages OF tho advance ranges
from TO per cent and covers the entire
in. with the exception OF galvanized pipe
which iS slightly lowered. The rise in price
J. stimulating buNing. aS the National Tuba
t"inpdNE closed u contract last week for
forty miles Of pipe. - ia shipped to The
t;1.Hdaia ltTI Waterworis Company. o;,1at,a-
i1iurn. Mexico. The contract will -eu,Iir,
r"srly three months t0 III ard work on ths
o1ct" Will he commenced ut once
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sol TIL AFRICAN WAR MAP.

the E:o"r forces s"':jh Of o.anze River. In
Nata! thr II. It VIII De mo,II rather than
stratoEicLi. The clf-c; %. .lation on one
sid" and "a depression ou the "the- will hc
,-iua! for tre rlnncrt to tn" addition oc
"a" brigade 30 General I;uI,er's forces
'''vne Eoers in N,tdi have 70 face q
crisis. /; they s"li troops - ;ha F-"c
STATE. ;h"y VIII ss"rifrc he whole rr~a't
a.: ,hc long campaign hsfor" I.sdl sri-h.
NO. I" s,,i.n ;hc.a viii IL, to- leader lrofI-
be = s,,on,,. and stan more important. vic
,orr by I-ord Eoh,:t~ = fe~ dr.-s hence"
MADE ~ ATrENrr TO ESCAPE.
London. Feh. - special dispatch from
cape Town. d-i"d Monday. say:
''.;c:r,aI CionJr las; nigh, attempted ia
escape with g. ps:Iy O: Beers bU; he was
Gr!vou ha'h."
CRONJE NAY GO TO ~. HELENA.
London. T'ea .S-'rl,s military criti" 9.
the Times suggests ;.:I. General tr@Usa
probably hu:iod sor-e Of his i'is guns.
With regard &. tho i.-Ee number 90
rris.:rrs. the d!s:oS,GE OF whom prrrc;,ts
soraa o..,iru!;y. this wsitor suggests that
i!,cy Le s.U. 10 =. Helena. adding
General ,rorjc. according 80 \ great
precedent. might bc aocaIrruodated with
the large re;inuo ho desires al I.orswood.
'rhs cane Town corresrooden- Of the
Daily Telegraph. io,"s:ayL!ng MONDAY.
say:
There IS tain of peace fn the air. The
Er..i.i: organ of ;.lc A!rika ander Bund il1-
pn>.. tne formation Of a Cancellation Com
m!ttre. the object boins. "f course. I" save
liorr i.l'lcY crf"I'"2.
White Lord Roberts was h".'iihE '"'''e
nr Paa,,istcTg. Il i understood taai 'i"hrFaI
French Was moving toward RI"e"t"h''lh.
Tn. kfrikaui.r Euud congress has h"'i'
pn.rron-,i. The explanation s'V'i. = 'h"t'
ov,iu.. 20 the enforcement If martha! law II!
a,rn. districts. ;II- members might possibly
b.. unable 90 attend.
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y,ActEI%GTON.

The Republican IAalcr--N II ne ii""se )
NOT contidag,t t!,et :na amended Puerto fic"
tariff bill Will pass. and = making >tr' i!''i7
efforts to secure jhe votes o. i:spu' icSnS
who oppose the measure.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of several Porto Rico dol
erafions Ia Washington presented To '"E-
creSs = protest aAIiuSt Tie passage or IN
Puerto Rico tariff measure.
The Qua case ani the Hawaiian h.tl
I,.rn cr-,f.,i in rn-- senate. The vote o, tie
latter. hill VII n. taken today.
The House Committee on Mil;tray Affairs
decided to- report IavcralIy the iiA 20 raise
the AdiutanJ General 10 tie rank an" l'.'y
of Major General
Tho I.ank accounts Of Montana legislators
we.g offered in evidence in thr Clark s-n1-
toriIt Investigation.
several afn.nsl.E, nts were made in com
mirIee To Ike p4ci:i- cable bill.
The shipping subsidy bill probably will
not come Up f0T consider alton before next
IUrSl.v.
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BUSINESS INCREASED.
l., ~ srifr Ban, Declared in Eleven
Percent Dividend.

Berlin Fen. @1.-Tl" annual r.p"r; - 30
r.ui~' he Bank shows turnover of ." .l"-
i.S j--, marks Tbs j. an iE'Tc.I~" of s..I.-
f,H marks The =EvSS earnings W-r" -
49, t.,t marks or aH i1:,rv:i-.. Of .tE,.' AID
TO-. r.t caUuiT - were 2r."'.f." marks. Cr aiI
iu.r,.-a IF i.cp!Hn. Tho ~. 3,i"rd 'icylarrC
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During the Past Fifty Years

Ms Winsluw's Sootains syrup has heen
t,,I IN MILLIONS or MOTHERS tor
ttcir CHILDREN WHILE TiETIiiNG,
viii PERFECT SUCCESS. II S,rJTaE.S
rhe CHILD. SOr"rENS THE GtMS. AL
LAYS THE PAIN. CURES WIND collie
ana j. the best remedy for DiAKisIiE.A
.sk .or Mrs. WIus:Uw Soothing SyIup."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-28
FEAR EARTHQUAKES.
Loud Rumhlin. Noises Heard in
Many Indiana Towns.

EU'i.r Ind. Feb. -1-Mauy people Twins
t. Wilmington. Concord AM Grant town
st.,r,. ilis ruu1t-. Srs badly frightened
over loud r;;rntliu" ro.~-s that .nn'" from
= he i1f.,jnr of m. .rtH Tu. -. Eoi-,.E are
=. t'Tn.S very lo'id and severe and ut ~"
..r thru us,ITE' ,..ra;i1r.
T., many Eumrs th'. dishes hay" h"' d
shaken o;li of thr cuJt'n,..rds. lairp- hIN"
i.lpn Erp..t.u AMI considerable GtEiac" -
small nature. ,,"H.. TIN. noises occur during
III. night ~ weI! as TIA" dJV. although
~. seem L. be luI;l,-, in the .arly cv.U
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Narrow Escape From Death.

Atam KiuE of M. SD Condra street had
a i.arr,w cs..1pe from ,l"Lth in The MaIliuk-
re,.t chemical Works yesterday morning.
Whi'a n" was leaning over tn" elevator
shaft q crow bar fell down from the second
noo- she point striking him in The head.
T. glanced and only f;irrowod tn. scalp :o-
A distance. OF three inches.
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1hen> Of Virginia. Touchc~tv GocrnN oc
Missouri. EiN"v U)+ ~ IF Virginia, Stokes
t'efH-I % South carolina and S,-veu5
ti'"'1J OF Texas spoke against the bill AZ
o.c.rck thn UnrIsa anIuII-rnf
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OCCUPIED BY BRITISH.
jamestown, Cap" Colony. Is IN
Their Hands.

St-risrrui'. Mouda-. Feb. . r7oe- r.-
rpr's say tha- taa British. under General
E~a'art. have occupied jamestown, Cays
''olra..
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Marine Intelligence.

Liverpool. Foa. 27.-Argivei: Taaric. Eer
TU.l:.
New YORK. Feb. 27.-ArE:rei. Rotterdam,
fru;!r EOt:eT la--I.
Sew York. FEB. c7.-ArriveG: la Nor
;nardie. Havre.
>;ew York. Feb. :7.--Arrived: ThinsvaIa
from CopenEaerE.
Jnna, Feb. Gs-ArriyeI: New England.
,Boston. via Ports. on cr..ise.
Genoa. Feb 2..-SaHei: i"xor. San Fran
cisco.
Yokohama Feh. 13-Sa..sl: Alr-EcIdie.
from Hong Kong fcr Portland. ore; :Ayn.
Cienogic from Hoas-nUuE. Tacoma
Gibraltar. Feb. 2a--Saii"d: Vera, from
Genoa, etc. fo- New Go-h.
Mov;lle, Feb. 2I.-Sa:ie..: Anchoris. from
GiCsSuw New Ic:E.
i;cu!rere. Eco %.-Sn:iea: Pa!atii. from
lie,nbUrc, fo:. New lo:k.
Queenstown. Feb. ...-i-:ivc1: Steamer
Oceanic fcr Liverpool. All rrAccr.cd.
Genoa. irci,. @T.---\CriV.d: Steamer CclUrn-
L:a from New i1rE.
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CRONJE SURRENDERS SIX CANNON
AND AN ARMY OF FOUR THOUSAND.
Continued From Page Ono.

A. cnp,tu;atior. VIA, has became of til.
SO ~ IN. I;o~-e who held the Na~"rstr'1-
.u i:roS l:d vher" ar rho ig gun?
"a" y-ua!,rorS 60. Cronf- f"~ce causes sniIr
wooGc:mc.-.
III" :aor@."G rars-S. without exception,
comment oa lie %. ,si.ycr'cu: Of The f:acs
81 force erosa six % o.Sa. times as large Is
their "wa.
Tne i..-"aap M.r.ve= corTesrordea: o.
;E" Tia,r:'. ;c'a-s...ri'.H@ Tuesday. ssNs:
Many Co.. .au.as AZ" leaving the Travs-
yaaI al r.-.H,rIe.s Government f.c.ais
H-,, s,rr,.I - iI"i:auf.
"Ase,h"t IL. Un;.,d states Consul 4!
Pretoria. :@ oa.riHG in" respect e h";,l
Eo,rs aad outl,.Ic-s. aHl proving hlmSe':
iLc,f,I anil a--idio::s
HonERys's NEXT MOVE.
I.o~scr. i-ob. 2S-SunuSe- W .ilsir-on. re
viewing lie military situation in the li2,.i'
q. General CTuuie's capitalization. says :a.s
morning:
"OG . Moderate estimate On~-teTth Of the
Eorr army Ias ben take. out Of ..ccoGut
hy the carturs Of CvonjA. The battle %:
paarichc-G is :; miniature Sedan.
'.'Tu-rlorynv the whole. Il I.or.: Eo1"g's's
army. say 5000 mon. Will b. ready for =
fresh advance. IL inde-i the start D." u1t
made to-day. the objective mast l." iho
next Eocr army az importance. wh:ch j. n
EaJa.. The u-.Et move. therefore, WITH a
view of drawing the Ho-r army from Natal.
imu.is%' Hn advance on EiocU.f. nt,iT. or
aane :'0.nt cn Va" railway between El"nm-
:1ut,.n and WinCbrTz:. which would sever
fn,. connect ion i,-- wen tn.. Hu.rS IN Natal
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To Cure a Cold in One nay

druggists refund the money II il fails TO
cure. z. W. Groves Signature is on each
box. 2Sc
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General Manager W. e Brown o: rhe
G. B. * - says he gil not accep: the
presidency G. tho Pi:tsnurs and Gulf
Several promotions have been made on
the Illinois CENTRAL
New SURVEYS are be.cg mace on the Tex
D. and New Orleans Railroad
II is said the Pennsylvania vii! build a
new line 20 Buffalo. y. y.
Another scheme il projected for trans
Continental line.
IN order Of sale has been given FOR the
bridge at Icavcnwoith, Kas.
-. Southwestern Passenger Bureau nell.
SIS reSriar quarterly meeting ycs;c:..ay.
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The Modern May

Son.I:oade ...cif to tho vei!-;ufc-'nct.. ~ Do
pleasantly sht cftertUait vlca- WIS fnr':,c:-
l. done IN The c-IIG"St risa ':'"- ar, disagree"
ably well - Ci.H:I>- -" >.ssCr' 80
lsrsak u? colds. Ee.,iS h-- al r'S-:s
without unpleasant s.t"i-"-:";ir. C-s ;ilS
..s.4i.ttrl l!.uit LAXATIVE -eroe'-v. Sy!;ip .:
1r.s. Made By California tnS S:rcp "a
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LOCAL. AXn SUBURBAN.

. severe :uoy--torcu visited -. Louis and
virirIt-- YESTERDAY. riy night III" weather
Iad moderated considerably. arI ":-"r
dirk A heavy rain .,e:u - fai'.
T,.,frs a. L-c-f an: Hiss kathl;r DcHc--
,i-.- If $. Louis .lup.,i % E"Il"y'!,e ana.
i'..'- % .,.,, -, ,r--,.,,rriss war.
,.,----o1
-. ,,--;,.. - ,r... ,.r,s GRAY Tas-
49,, 80 49,. n .,r., J. So. O: Senator
.ro,,,s Il Ar;.arsas. t.yI. Il,re la~t cyc:;:r.;
., -. No.. I'm. Ef.,rl
II !. r,...;.r or F.,-!z.- III. IL "a whom
res awarded rhn caa;-act - c.iv "-'.''"i''
,.r.tsrr- 1,,,ss- -Ea r.., lra-s' cu-;TRs-. ,"s-
- .o,r,,.,, III .,r-n-n.,- a,i.a 10Y al
exrersIo, of tne tin,.. ~ ,y:.:a. - G." r.','
-,.~rrs,-v- lands The ..u,f.,.,- .a;. vag I.-
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SPORTING.

The winners ~ Os!ll-nG-T.cch Ea:riac
Sofa!a. Strongaii. Rio Chico. NesGvia ami
Tcronia.
Tho winners az Now Or;ears-Tohe Paine
Grace PhIllps. julius Caesar. Gold orr.
CISnsTs arc T:cj:l,a.i.e.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-08
DOLPHIN GOING 10 CASTINE.

Boston, August 1.-THE U.S.S. Dolphin,
Lieut.. Commander Switzerland COM
manding, Will sail for Castine. Me-, to-
morrow to participate in the Old Home is
week celebration. The visit of the vessel
matter of courtesy, but while in those
waters, Commander Switzerland will
survey about eight square miles of water
at East Lamoine, F'renchman' bay
an important coal1ng station. 1t is I'M
derstOod that other stations are to be es.
tablished as soon as possible along the
Atlantic coast The government will
build wharYes and coal sheds at East La
moline. The railway facilities Will be
ADEQUATE.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-08
AT THE JEFFERSON.

Last night at the Jefferson Mr.. Corse
Payton presented for the first time in
this city the five act military drama
''The Girl I Left Behind Me-" Special
mention should be made of the acting of
Miss Reed, particularly the historical
scene at the close of the third act. The
costumes of all the ladies also deserve
mention, many of them have provided
themselves with entirely new ward
robes. The acrobatic speciality of Polk
and Thrashe is indeed marvellous,
some of their acts being very near hair
raising.
The bill for this afternoon is my
Kentucky Home, comedy drama in
four acts, and tonight Mr.. George Hoyt's
decentralization of Sapho.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-08

FOUND SOME Owe AT HOME.

Yesterday forenoon Miss Farley, the
daughter of Cyrus Farley, who lives on
Vaughan street was taking a nap when
she was awakened by some one at the
back door. She started to go out into the
hall and encountered a stranger, who was
evidently bent on robbery and who
thought the house was empty and every
one down street viewing the procession
The man was as much startled as was
Miss Farley, and he made break for the
street which would do credit to the fastest
runner in the world, The man had not
had time to begin operations when Miss
Farley discovered him.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-08
DYING MOTHERS DEED.
Suffering HideOus Agony Her Last
Thought Was To Save Her Child.

Bryants Pond, August with every
shred of her garments burned from her
body, with her flesh charred to a crisp,
suffering h1deous agony and knowing her
death to be near young mother craWlsd
and dragged herself for a quarter OF
mile last evening in order to place her
baby in kindly hands ere she died. The
accident is the most shocking occurrence
Oxford county has reported for many
years.
Some weeks a young man from Albany
named Daniel Sparring, took possession
of an unOccupied house near the village
Of Bryant's Pond and installed there his
young wife and his babe. Mrs. Sparring
was barely 20 years old. Sparring was
one Of crew hired to get out ship knees
and his wife did the cooking for the men.
Monday, shortly after five O'Clock in
the afternoon, she commenced to get sup
per, using an oil stove for the purpose.
Her baby was playing over the stove, it
suddenly exploded and the blazing oil
was thrown in every direction Much Of
it was dashed over the garments of the
unfortunate young woman, AMI in a mo-
ment she was on fire from head to foot.
No one was there to help her. Her hus-
band and the men had not returned. She
was unable to do anything to eXtinguish
the flames. Every shred of her clothing
was destroyed except the collar about her
throat Her flesh was blackened and
burned until it bore no resemblance to
the flesh of a human being. Her suffer
ings were such as may not be imagined.
The woman dragged herself to the nearest
house, where she died at 4 am. Tuesday
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-08
How Portland Celebrated.
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brought 20 men under the leadership of
Captain James Thornton. The party
from Lewiston was accompanied by Fire
Commissioner e. L. r.. Hunt, ex-Chief
A. B. King of Auburn; Assistant Engi-
neer M, P. McGillicudy of Lewiston, and
James e. Scott, president of the Lewis
ton Firemen's Relief association.
Then came Captain Wakefield and 10
men of Kennebec company, No. 3, of
Bath.
The Forest City Fife and Drum corps,
Clifford Jordan leader, made the right
kind of music at this point in the parade.
In division by themselves came the
veterans the men who fought fires in the
days when steam fire engines were I'M
known, and with them their successors,
who still run with the machine in the
towns where the hand tubs have survived
even unto these end of the. century days.
Andrew j. Cummings was in command
and Painchaud's band of Biddeford, f.
L. Painchaud, leader, % men, enlivened
the march. There was the Portland as
ISOLATION of veterans with ex-Chief
Nahum Littleneld at the heal. They
turned out so strong with their engine,
the James W. Plaisted. A carriage load
of those Of thu veterans who are not given
to marching, was driven by the Rev.
Samuel f. Pearson.
The Mohawk Chief is the name of the
hand tub which halls from Portsmouth,
N. IL and which was accompanied by a
company of so men, Capt. W. H. Gray.
From Bristol r. l., came the Hy-
draulions. 1t is a long journey to Port
land, but they brought 90 men, Foreman,
Daniel Cognan.
Then there were those veterans of the
musters-you always see them On such
occasion-Torrent Engine Company of
Lisbon, 80 men, and two drummers E..
L. Smith, leader, and the General Bates
OF the same town, 50 men under the COM
mand of foreman G. l.. Proctor. The
Tigers of Warren are another company
fam 3us fo- their deeds at the musters and
they were we'll represented, as were the
Citizens of Freeport, 81 men, foreman E.
McKenney.
Conspi cuous in this part of the line
were the Red Jackets of Cambridge,
Mass, who dragged behind them the en-
CINE of the same name, which has taken
part in many hard fought muster
There were about 30 Of the Red Jackets,
with Charles Southw lex acting as cap
tain.
From Kennebunk came the Washing
ten Engine company, Captain e.
Gaddes The Kennebunk men are en-
thusiasts, and they came with full ranks,
there being no less than sixty of these
red shirted heroes
Equally large was the delegation which
came with the Niagara company of
Brunswick. Foreman Fred Bursaw and
president Henry A. Stetson were with
the company. Brunswick did well, for
it sent about sixty men of Ksnnebec
company No l, under the command of
foreman II. K. Cobb. Music was made
for them by the ST. John band, 20
pieces, Thomas Carey, leader. The New
buryport veterans made a line showing
There were 60 OF them, Edward A. Por-
ter, foreman, and the Newburyport Ma
tional band came with them.
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RACING AT DOVER.
Opening of Midsummer Meeting at
Granite State Park.

Dover, N. H, Au gust THE horse
racing for the opening day of the mid
summer light harness meeting at Granite
State park was of the best, the track be-
ing in line shape and the weather condi-
tions just right. The results:
2.S7 trot-Coral, /; Cogent, 2; KaleraIa,
3. Best time, 2l914,
2 IA pace-Ned Wilkes, /; John T., 2;
Pace q, 8. Best time, 2 IN.
2. 10 trot-Tabeta. l Akalone, 2; j. E.
c., 3. Best time, 2.1514.