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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
RAIN ONLY CAN SAVE TIMBER
Bush Fires Are Raging in the Cass Lake
Region and Log Owners Are Alarmed.

Bush Fires Are Raging in the Cass Lake
Region and Log Owners Are Alarmed.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.-Unless q
heavy rain speedily visits the Cass lake
region, the fires now raging in the "top-
pings" will extend to the standing tim
ber, inflicting losses which viii run into
the tens of millions of dollars. The fire
is confined to the stumpage and boughs
the old cuttings of the past two winters,
Minneapolis log owners are greatly
alarmed. Everything is as dry as tinddr.
NJ. J. Scanlon, of the Scanlon- Gibson
Lumber company, said that q terrible
fire was raging south and west of Cass
lake. His advices stated that the citi-
zens are making great efforts to protect
the town by back firing = Mr., Scan
lon says there has been a great deal Of
property destroyed i'll the region west of
Cassilakc and extending back about %
miles to the west and northwest and
probably, so p1iasss On the southwest.
The streams have dried up and every
thing points to a most disastrous fire.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
SULTAN ISSUES Trade BATTLE At LEBUWKOP.
Authorizes the Rebuilding of
Missionaries Property.
WILL CONSTRUCT COLLEGE ANNEX
Oficial Confirmation Not Received as Yet,
but Washington Authorities Take It as
Possible Earnest of Full Settlement.
Claim for Indemnity Not Abandoned.

= ~
CoNsTAsTINoPLE. April 24.-An i'm
perial trade has been promulgated au-
thorizing the rebuilding of the property
of the American missionaries at Khar-
put and the construction of an annex to
the Roberts college at Constantinople.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The state
department. has no official confirmation
of the dispatch from Constantinople an
nouncing the sultan's trade regarding
the rebuilding of the American mission
property at Kharput. The news was
received with considerable satisfaction,
being regarded by officials as friendly
act on the part of the sultan and pos
sibly an earnest of full and final settle
ment of the indemnity claim.
This is part at least of what we
have been working for for two years
past, = remarked one official when shown
the dispatch. cit will be pleasant news
for the ecumenical conference in New
York.
No one in authority was willing to
discuss the matter in detail but it is
understood that while the action Of
the sultan is regarded with pleasure
here it does not necessarily indicate
that the claim for indemnity is aban-
doned nor that the incident is closed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Action Mt Leeuwkop.

LONDON, April 24.-The Bloe1nfontein
correspondent of the Standard, speaking
of the action at Leeuwkop says: At an
early stage the cavalry came under a
heavy fire from q polnpom on an adjoin-
ing ridge Unable to continue it's march
to the southeast, General Dickinson's
brigade fell back to the north to await
the infantry attack. The fanking
movement having failed General Pole
Carew with General Stevens brigade
advanced i'll crescent form from the
south and west, with the object of en-
veloping the kopje. The Welsh, War
wick, Essex and Dorsetshire regiments
advanced i'll extended line, covering the
west, while the Guards brigade took up
position to the south with two field
batteries and naval guns. Sheltered by
the rocks the enemy opened a heavy fire.
from rifles and a pompon. Our men
advanced over the open ground in splen-
did style by succession of short rushes,
falling prone while pouring in their
volleys. The approach of darkness
threatened to leave the Beers in posses
sion, but just at sunset the Essex regi-
ment gallantly pressed forward and
drove the last man of the enemy from
Paarde kraal, a bold spur of Leeuwkop.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
suFFERIMG is TERRIBLE.
Human Beings to Be Used in Place OF
Bulloclss In Tilling the Soil.

Human Beings to Be Used in Place OF
Bullocks In Tilling the Soil.
CALCUTTA, April 24.-The latest Off
cial reports from the famine district
say that the misery existing is inde-
.scribable and unparalleled and that the
present relief is inadequate. They add
that the mortality among the cattle is
also so severe that the authorities are
trying to adapt farm implements SO that
human power can replace that of bull
locks. Such drastic measure has
never before been necessary, even in
the greatest scarcity of animals.
It is also announced that the natives
are developing ugly feelings and are at
stacking Europeans. A great crowd
Friday nurderously attacked party Of
soldiers at Shappur, the military center
Of the northwest provinces. The sol.
diers were rescued with difficulty and
in an unconscious condition.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Negroe. Reported Drowned.

MOBILE, Ala, April 24.-Word has
been received of enormous losses from
the floods in the vicinity of Purvis,
Miss. Hundreds Of head Of live stock
have been dnswned. The newly planted
crop has been washed entirely up and
several houses have been swept away.
The drowning of John Horton, negro,
with his wife and five children near
Jackson are the only casualties so far re-
ported, but the territory where floods
are supposed to be at their height are
yet to be heard from, and the report Of
additional loss of life is expected as soon
as telegraphic communication is re-
stored A special from Lake Charles,
La, is to the effect that miles of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road
are under water. btt
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Affair shrouded In Mystery

PHILADELPHIA, April "a. Mrs. Lille
Kuhn, wife of former State Secretary
William F. Kuhn of Richmond, Va,
was found in the side yard of board
ing house at TIC North Sixteenth street.
shortly after midnight, with her head
and face badly lacerated, one leg broken
and her body badly bruised. She was
removed to st. Joseph's hospital, where
her husband with his throat badly cut
was also sent under the guard Of two
policemen. He is under surveillance on
suspicion to await the result Of his
wife's injuries. The affair is wrapped
in mystery, as neither the injured
couple nor the police would talk. Mrs.
Kuhn was found in pool Of blood di-
rectly under the second story window.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Debate on Quay Case in Senate.

WASHINGTON, April PA two-days'
debate on the right of Hon. NJ. S. Quay
to seat in the senate from Pennsyl.
vania was begun almost Immediately
after the senate convened yesterday.
The debate has been desultory in char
acter. Today at 4 p. M, under special
order, the case is to be disposed of. a
direct vote upon the proposition to seat
Quay may not be taken Immediately
after the close of the debate. Chandler
has motion pending to seat Quay, but
it is held by the senate parliamentarians
that every subsidiary motion will take
precedence over Chandler's motion.
These include motions indefinitely to
postpone, to a definite date, to recon-
init to the committee and to amend
How the senate will vote on any of
them is . matter of speculation. In sup.
port Of Quay's right to seat, speeches
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
POSITIONS in PORTO RICO.

Available Material for Nominations to He
Made III the Island.
WASHINGTON. April PA meeting
of the cabinet was held yesterday, the
president having returned from New
York for that and other business to be
attended to. The Porto Rico civil gov
ernment occupied most of the two hours
taken up by the meeting. The presi.
dent, with the aid of his cabinet officers,
is trying to secure men of prominence
for the positions in the island. If the
bill pending in congress to allow army
off GERS to continue their positions is
passed the president will be in no haste
about appointments, but if the bill
threatens to hang fire he will have to
make the appointments by May l, At
least two of the appointments are to be
made now. These are treasurer and
auditor for the island
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
nrabant In a Running Fight.

MAsERU, April 23.-Fghting began
early this morning at Bushman's kop.
The colonial division under General
Brabant advanced cautiously, followed
md supported by General Hart's in
fantry brigade. 1t was found that the
Beers had evacuated their position on
Bushman's kop during the night. A
running fight has been proceeding dur
ing the day, the British advancing and
the Beers losing ground. General Bra
bant is moving in northeasterly di-
rection keeping Basutoland on his right
flank. Thousands of Basutos are watch.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Mexican Town yy,ped Ont.

TAMpIco, April Photographic ad-
vices received here yesterday state that
Panuco, the most important trading post
ON the river of that name. was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday. Two thou
sand people are homeless. The major
ity of them are coming to Tampico for
shelter. The property loss has not been
ascertained, but it will doubtless be
large.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Beers in Great FORCE.

LONDON, April 24.-The strong body
of reinforcements which Lord Roberts
sent to assist the rehefof Wepener and
to endeayorlto enxelop9 and cut off the
BoeYs; fr0lm0naretreat northward fur
nishes further evidences that the Beers
are assembled IN much larger forces
around Wepener than had hitherto been
supposed, and as the Times in an edi-
torial this morning remarks, whatever
may be the difficulties of roads and
rains the Beers appear to have guns,
and sometimes big ones, where they
want them.
A Boer dispatch, dated Thaba N'Chu
April 10, says that a fresh supply of
cannon and ammunition has reached
General Dewet at Johannesburg drift.
It also asserts that one of Colonel Dali
getty's guns has been smashed.
Karriefontein, mentioned in Lord
Roberts message to the war office, is 15
miles southeast Of Bloemfontein.
Leeuwkop is IA miles south. Appar-
entity the British. captured Paardekraal
Sunday night. The Beers evacuated
ACCUWhOP oulluS oAC LASIAVs 4SA4ONA1S
the mounted guns there, and the Brit
ish occupied the kop the next morning.
Although the Beers appear to be offer
ing stout resistance to the British ad-
vance, their position is dangerous.
They can scarcely delay further their
retreat northward without mourning
the risk of being cut off. Usually they
have been well informed regarding the
British plans and they are not likely to
run such risk, especially as they have
partially accomplished their object in
drawing large forces from Bloemfon-
tein on long marches and have thereby
delayed the advance on Pretoria.
The Morning Post, commenting upon
the difficulty Lord Roberts is experience
ing, asserts the wisdom of arranging
for a steady flow of reinforcements.
The report that Boer commando
was at Frankfort provedato be without
foundation, but evidently there is a
large force opposing Lord Methuen.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
No SCAT. I FOR CLARK.
Report Of Senate Committee
Arraigns Election Methods.
NEAR A DECISION ON QUAY CASE.

Senate Begins y Two Days Debate on His
Right to Seat-Debate ON the POST
ofice Appropriation Bill In the House.
Opposition to Pneumatic Tube Service.
WASHINGTON, April Senator
Chandler, from the senate committee on
privileges and elections. yesterday sub
mitted to the senate the report of that
committee in the case of Senator Clark
(Mon.). The report Is comparatively
brief, covering only about Is pages Of
printed matter. It does not rehearse
the testimony, but simply presents the
findings Of the committee and its reasons
for its course. The finding Of the COM
mittee is stated as follows:
"The finding Of the committee is that
the election to the senate Of William A.
Clark of Montana is null and void on
account of briberies. attempted briberies
and corrupt practices by his agents and
of violation of the laws of Montana de.
fining and Furnishing crimes against the
election franchise"
In view of this finding the committee
reports and unanimously recommends
the adoption by the senate of the fol.
lowing resolution:
"Resolved. That William A. Clark
was not duly and legally elected to o
seat in the senate of the United States
by the legislature of the state of Mon
tana''
The report concludes with strong
recommendation for early consideration
of the case.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
le-Carew's, Mounted Infantry
Capture the Hill.
REPORTS INCLUDE MANY MISSING.
Beers Continue Their Tactics of Cutting
Off Small Bands-Hot Fighting Occurs
at Several Points-Rritish Forces at
Bloenfontein Further Depleted.

LONDON, April 24.-The war Office
Last evening issued the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloem-
fontein, April %:
Yesterday dispatched the Eleventh
division under General Pole-C -Carew and
two brigades of cavalry under General
French from this point to assist General
Rumble. The force reached Karriefon-
tein without much opposition. Casual
ties reported: Welsh regiment, private
killed; Captain Prother mortally wound
ed and seven men; Yorkshires, eight
wounded; Eighth Hussars, one killed,
one wounded; Fourteenth Hussars, one
wounded; Royal artillery, two wounded;
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Too Many Fall Down Steps.

4 SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-The dead
body of Charles Burke was found at
midnight in front of house on Natoma
street occupied by John Dempsey and
wife, who said he had been killed by
falling down the frontssteps. His watch
and $28 were found secreted in the
house and the Dempseys were arrested.
On March 16 William Gill was found
dead at the same place under similar
circumstances and the Dempseys gave
the same explanation Of his death as
they have offered in the case Of Burke.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Postottiee. Bill In the House.

WASHINGTON April 24..-rhe house
yesterday entered, upon consideration Of
the pQstoffice appropriation bill and the
general debate was devoted largely to
discussion of pertinent matters. The
minority of the committee dissented
from the provisions in the bill relating
to the extension of the pneumatic tube
service, special fast mail facilities and
the cost of railroad transportation, and
these were the main subjects of con-
tention.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
"Boxers. KIN Native Christiaps.

TEN Ts1N, April 24,-Members Of the
Boxers Saturday massacred many
Chinese Catholics near Pao Ting Flu, in
the province of Pc Chi Lii, southwest Of
Tien Tsin. The German gunboat Iltis
arrived at Taku Saturday. The other
foreign vessels have left those waters.
Russian papers announce the depart
ure for South Africa of body of aero
nauts to organize military balloon SER
vice for the Transvaal. They took ths
necessary balloons and accessories wit
them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24

sRIGADIER GENERAL PoLE-cAREw.
Seventh Dragons, Lieutenant jenkins
aaa ten men missing; Captain Rotton,
Royal artillery, broke an arm by a fall.
General Pole-Carew's mounted infantry
seized Leeuwkop, a high hill few
miles north OF their last nights position.
The enemy evacuated hurriedly, leay-
ing some rifles and ammunition. Gen
crM Rumble reports, that 25 men of the
First Worcesters are missing. Fifty
three We're sent with Wood to an out
pest after dark aud only s18s returned.
Their numbers and names will be re-
ported today, as well as fours wounded
yesterday"
The war office has given no explana-
ton of the apparent discrepancy as to
the Worcester regiment.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Uncle Sam May take .t-Aanu.

New York April "a The capture of
Bocas del Toro and threatened attack
OH Colon may compel foscible interyen-
tioa by the government Of rhs United
States to preserve tho ''periecu neu
tra.i'S" u iiis i>.iia,;aS, guaranteed by
the Jj:.:tsjt1s 81 u V OF 1876.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24

We're delivered by Chandler IN. n,
Kenney (Dsl@ and Penrose (Pa.). aud
Platt Conn. and Quarles (Wis.) deliy-
cred speeches in opposition to Quay.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Fifth Suicide at NIuncie.

MuNc1E, Ind, April 24.-John +.
Herman, wealthy retired farmer, near
Daieville, yesterday severed the arteries
in his wrist and cut his throat from ear
TO ear. He was despondent over the
death of his wife. Last night Mrs. Al
bert Jones killed herself with 15 grains
Of morphine, the cause being domestic
troubles. This makes total of five sui
icides in the immediate vicinity of Nun
acie during the last. .two. days.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Threatened by Forest Fires.

DULUTH, April Although forest
fires are reported in all directions around
Duluth no very serious losses have yet
come to light. The situation is chiefly
serious from its possibilities, as condi-
tions are similar to those of 1894, the
year of the disastrous fires that devas-
tated many towns and resulted in scores
of fatalities. Unless rains soon come q
repetition of the disaster is feared.
:
"rpere was slight outbreak of fire in
an English restaurant within the Paris
exposition grounds Monday.
BY direction of the president the mill
tary post near the city of Bismarck, N.
D., hereafter will be known as Fort
Lincoln.
= Tt isstated on good authority that the
Pennsylvania Railroad company has Sc
cured control of the Western New York
and Pennsylvania.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
IgAnr1zJswish 1sists ut Konitx.

BERLIN, April'2 Herr Mauback, .
high Prussian official, has been sent to
Konitz with full power, where there
has been considerable rioting, as the re-
suit Of suspicious of.ritual murder, with
view of arranging matters SO as to
prevent further disturbances and secure
the lives and property of Jewish inhab-
itants in that district. He is en-
powered to- summon larger military
forces If necessary.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Opposftion to.. ..Open Door.

PARIS, April 24.-A special dispatch
from Pekin says: "Chinese opposition
to the open door, question is growing
and endangering foreign capital and
the lives Of foreigners. Russia is most
feared, and America is least disliked be-
cause least aggressive. The Manohus
are losing military power. They are
now only s,0o0,oo0 out Of $50, ,OOO, 600
and they retain the ascendancy by
keeping the people in ignorance.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24
Judee Chaawiok Passes Away.

LAWRENCE, Kan, April 24.-Judge
Charles Chadwick, who came to Kansas
in 1857 from New York. died at his
home here yesterday. He was attorney
general of Kansas in 1850 and in 1864
was appointed paymaster general by
: Governor Kearney.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
WAS A LACK OF VENTILATION.
CorOncr's Jury Passes on the Red
Ash Mine Explosion.

Charleston. w. Va. March H-The cor
oners jury, which has been hearing evil
dence as to the cause of the recent dis
aster at Red Ash mine, to-day returned
the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury find that p. B. Long and
others came to death by reason of an ex-
plosion of gas in Red Ash mine, in Fay
cite county, West Virginia, on the 9Th of
March, 1900, caused by lack Of proper VEN
tilation on. that date"
Evidence at the inquest showed that the
men entered the mine before the fire boss
had examined and reported on it's condi-
tion; also that there was some probability
that the workmen leaving the mine on
the night previous to the explosion left
one or more ventilating doors open.
Up to date a total Of forty-seven dead
have been removed from Red Ash mine.
Others taken out though badly injured
will recover. Only two more are known
to have been in the mine and have not
been accounted fora man named Pre-
fado and a boy named Hambrick.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
WANT A NEGRO ASSISTANT.
Politicians Take Hand In Waynes-
borO POstOfiice Case.

Washington. March 14-There is a fight
on over the Waynesboro postoffice which
is attracting a good deal of attention at
the postoffice department, because it
brings the colored bosses of Georgia in
direct conflict with number of the lead
ing white men of Burke county.
The principal candidates for the office
are Messrs. Sweeney and Berrien. AS the
story goes, Berren. who is a prominent
citizen, was the favorite with all elements
up to the time when he refused to meet
the demands of Lyons, DeveauX and RucR-
er, the colored leaders of the party who
said he must put negro in as assist
ant postmaster. Had he made that agree
ment, Mr. Berrien could have had the
place without opposition. But he refused.
Now these antagonistic elements are
supporting Mr.. Sweeney, and it Is the un-
derstanding that he has agreed to put in
the negro assistant. The facts are being
impressed upon the Postmaster General,
who has become pretty sick of the negro
postmaster idea, but the political influ-
ences back of Sweeney may land him.
1t is understood the fourth assistant
postmaster general Mr. Brfstow, favors
Sweeney