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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Does Look Sorter That yyay,

Trempealeau, Wis, April 13.-Geo.
Bohen, of this city, shot at supposed
horse thieves several nights ago who
made their escape to the Minnesota
side the river leaving traces of blood
Word was received here of the death
from a gunshot wound Of a young
man residing across the river. and the
two incidents give rise to the theory
that Bohen severely wounded his man.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Wolves Are Pretty Abundant.

Sparta Wis, April Involves have
again gotten to be a nuisance in this
section, especially in Farmers valley.
Last Monday a hunter of the name of
Hughes brought to town six, and on
Sunday ten Of those animals. making
sixteen for the week. The wolves have
been killing many sheep.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

Muddy complexion, nauseatipg breath
come from chronic constipation. Karls
Glover Root Tea is HI absolute cure and
has been sold for fifty years On an obso-
lutte guarantee. Price 25c and SOC. For
sale at Collins Pharmacy, Albion, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Beers Captured a Lord.

London, April 16-A special dis
patch from Bloemfontein, dated April
IA, says: "a patrol of Royal Irish,
with whom was Lord Rosslyn, has
been captured. Lord Rosslyn has been
sent to KrOOnStad."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Kill LOG Insurgents,

Manila, April 17.-General Young
reports that 300 insurgent rifemen and
bolomen attacked the American garri-
son at Batoc, province of North Ilocos,
but were repulsed, losing 106 men. The
Americans had no casualties.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
COLONEL w. C. SMITH.

s:ying to reorganize the Filipino army.
Colonel Smith, with five companies of
the Seventeenth regiment, nearly sur
rouned the force of Montenegro, who,
discouraged by the impossibility of
making his men stand against the
Americans, surrendered. Macabulo
escaped. The insurgents have attacked
San Jose, in the province of Batangas,
and Santa Cruz, on the lake, fruitless-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Yaqufs Trouble Settled.

Tucson, A. T., April 1S.-Advices to
The Star from Hermosillo. Sonora.
Mexico, says Governor Luis Torres has
settled the Yaqui trouble Ia his state,
the Yaquis having been defeated and
dispersed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
MURDERED By A STRIKER.
Sergeant of the New York Militia Shot
While Relieving Guard.

Croton Landing, April 1.-THE first
blood shed as the outcome of the strike
at the Cornell dam was the life's blood
of Sergeant Robert Douglass, of the
Eleventh Separate company, Of Mount
Vernon, who was shot dead by an I'M
known assassin while he was relieving
guard at $50 last night. The widest
excitement prevailed throughout the
camp as soon as the news Of the assas-
sination spread to the different tents,
and the soldiers are frantic over the
crime.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

Milwaukee, April 17.-Samuel How
ard, a well-known lawyer and veteran
member of the Milwaukee bar, died
yesterday Of pneumonia at the Milwau-
kee club. Howard had been ailing for
several weeks
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

Milwaukee. April II. = A Evening
Wisconsin special from Washington
says the United States supreme court
yesterday handed down a decision stat
ing that Ashland. Wis, is the terminus
of the Northern Pacific railway, in
stead of Duluth. Mimi. The effect of
the decision will be that the road
comes into possession Of large tracts
of valuable timber and agricultural
lands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
American Jockies in England.

London, April 16.-At the Alexan-
dria park meet Tod Sloane rode two
first and one third; Skeets Martin two
seconds and one first and L. Reiff one
second The first three mounts in the
big London cup were guided by Mar
tin, Rieff and Sloane in the order
nomnd
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Two Men Instantly Killed.

Abbottsford, Wis. April 17.-August
Krahan and Carl Dagge were struck by
a locomotive on the Wisconsin Central
last evening and instantly killed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
Nine Inches in Twenty-Four Hours.
Damage to Railways and Crops.

Washouts are reported in all direc-
tons. The Little J'' road is under
water at several points. The Illinois
Central officials hoped to get through
trains in each direction from Jackson
during last night. The Alabama and
Vicksburg trains had all been aban-
dOned until morning. LabOrers are
being recruited to make repairs in all
directions. Much damage has also been
caused to telegraph wires. and the
Jackson office Of the Postal Telegraph
company is closed to business. Re-
ports from Crystal Springs and Madi-
son state that the cranberry and
strawberry beds are under water and
that the early crops will be entirely
lost. Both the cotton and corn crops
will have to be replanted in many
places and the damage done to fences
and bridges is practically incalculable.
Passenger Train Was Waterbound.
The Atlanta and Vicksburg passen-
ger train due at Meridian at 1890 p.
III. Monday was Water-bound twelve
miles from that city for twenty-four
hours. The passengers were without
food, the train being unable to come
forward or go back. The passengers
and crew of the train were rescued.
but the engine, coaches and one res
cuing train had to be abandoned. The
rescued passengers were compelled to
debark, wade in three fet Of water
half a mile and cross Okitibbe river
trestle, the foundations of which had
been swept away. Only suspended
rails and cross ties afforded foot
passage. There were several ladies in
the party, but the dangerous trip was
made without miShaD.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
war Is Mighty Slow IN Natal.

London, April 1S.-A Ladysmith
dispatch says: THE condition Of affairs
IN this part Of the theater Of war is
nne Of absolute nfelessness.' 2 3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
REPORTS Are Conflicting.

Conflicting reports regarding the
conditions at Wepener continue. A
Cape Town dispatch says nearly 5000
horses have been landed there since
April Is, which indicates that every
effort is being put forth to remedy the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
From a German Point OF View.

Berlin, April 13.-The military critic
Of The Berliner Tageblatt explains
that the inactivity of Lord Roberts Is
not due to the preparations he is max
ing for the winter, but to the inability
of his troops to take the field in num-
Der sufficient to take the offensive
against Kroonstadt The view prevails
in military circles here that the recent
British defeats are due to the discour
agement of the troops resulting from
their consciousness of bad general
shin ~
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

graph, telegraphing Wednesday, says:
Lord Roberts wisely declines to ex-
haust his men and horses in hunting
the elusive Beers until his prepare
tons are complete. He will leave to
the enemy the barren comfort of the
occupation Of few farms for a short
time"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
STATE NEWS COLUMN .
MATTERS WHICH WILL BE OF INTER.
EST TO WISCONSIN PEOPLE

Important State Items Reported by Tsls-
graph and Arranged for the Convenience
OF Our Raaders-Crimes, Casualties and
Other News OF General Interest,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

London, April ia special dispatch
from Ladysmith dated April 49, says:
''Native scouts have just reported
that the Beers in the Elandslaagte
district have retired beyond the Big
garsberg. Other information tends to
confirm the report that the Beers have
succeeded in blowing up three impor-
tant collieries near Vessels Mex, COM
pletely destroying the engine house and
Dl1ntS"s
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

AliWal North, April 13.-News from
a Boer source at Wepener, officially
communicated, says that four Boer
guns have been disabled and four COM
mandants killed or wounded. On Tues
day night the British made sortie,
capturing a Boer gun and taking some
prisoners.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

Cape Town, April LIT is reported
that General Brabant has defeated the
Beers at Wepener and captured their
arms
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
WATER EVERYWHERE.
Condition That EXISTS at Present
in Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana.
RAIN Has COME DOWN IN OCEANS.
Eight and Nine Inches in Twenty-F'our
Hours-Great Damage to All
Kinds ofProperty.

New Orleans. April 1S.-Damage to
the extent of thousands of dollars has
been done to railroad property. crops
and bridges by floods in the middle
gulf states, caused by the record
breaking rains Of the past few days.
The downpour has covered Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama, and has
ranged from four to nine inches. 1t has
sent all the country streams out of their
banks. caused a complete suspension
of railroad traffic over a large section,
resulted in the loss Of innumerable
bridges. and caused the overflow of
large tracts of cotton and corn, much
of which must be replanted. The loss
of life so far reported is small, being
confined so far to the drowning Of a
few negroes in country districts while
trying to save live stock and other
property.
Nine Inches in Twenty-Four Hours.
Eight inches of rain fell at Amite
City, La, in twenty-four hours and
over nine at Vicksburg. The Illinois
Central road is unable to move along
it's main line, and a roundabout jour-
ney over the Mississippi Valley tracks
is being resorted to. Heavy winds ac-
companied the rain and telegraph and
telephone wires are down all over the
state while bridges have been washd
out and mails delayed. Because of
these hindrances reports from northern
and central Mississippi have been
meager. The heaviest rains those Sec
lions have experienced for years have
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
VICTORY FOR BRABANT
Defeats Beers Who Surrounded
Him at Wepener
AND CAPTURES THE ENEMY'S ARMS.

Dispatch from Ladysmith Says Native
Scouts Report the Retirement of the
Beers from About neutrality-suspicious.
Important Galleries Near Vessels Mex
Blown Up by the Boers-Burghers Re-
port the Capture of Slaughtered Oxen.
London, April 1.-THE Beers have
raised the siege Of Wepener and are
headed for the north, according to
brief dispatches from Bloemfontein.
These advices indicate that the stories
of British victory are baseless and
that the Dutch forces abandoned the
attack OF their own accord, having ac-
cOmplished the object Of their raid ia
the southern part Of the Free State
the securing Of needed supplies and re-
cruits from the farmers of the district
behind the British army.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20

London, April 13.-A special dis
patch from EIandslaagte, dated April
Il, says: "Fighting was renewed be-
yOnd Elandslaagte this afternoon. The
Beers steadily advanced upon the
British positions. There was a cOntin-
uous rifle fire and the Boer big guns
effectively, and after two hours fight
ing the Beers were checked"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
MONTENEGRO GIVES Up
Filipino General Surrenders to
Colonel Smith.
ONE OF REBELS BEST FIGHTERS.

Discouraged by the Impossibility of Max
ing His Men Stand Against the Ameri-
cans, He observation-disclosures Attack
Americans at Cagayan, Island of Min
danao, and Get the Worst of It-Slaugh-
ter of Insurgents at Batoc.
Manila, April 17.-General Monte
negro. one of the insurgents best
fighters, has surrendered to Colonel
Smith in the mountains near Camaling.
In the province of Pangasinan, where,
with General Macabulo, he has been
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
ROBERT BURNS.

The scroll Of fame Is rendered bright
l}y those who toll by day and night
From humble station 10 the height
or thoughts sublime,
To leave legacy Of light
For after time.
There Is no name In all the lands
More shrined In mems affection, stands;
There Is no memory commands
More Of regard
Than his, who wrote with toll-worn
hands
The plowman bard.
He was the peoples poet; he
Was master OF a ministrelsy
That had a voice OF melody
For every mood;
His poems told Of liberty
And brotherhood
True to the source whence he was
sprung,
He gave the lowly heart a tongue:
From travail and from grief he wrung
Songs as sublime
And sweet as ever have been sung
In any cline.
The lovelness Of nature beams
Within his lines. and loves and dreams,
The music OF the fields and streams,
The songs Of birds.
The dew Of morning glints and CLEANS
Along his words.
His magic melodies are fraught
With all the passions. he has caught
% a. "A
All hopes and fears.
Into his verse the spells are wrought
or inlrth and tears.
He was a wealth Of tenderness
For every being In distress;
For all on whom the burdens press
or wrong and need.
But, o. his pen is merlcless
For cant and creed.
His verse with righteous wrath Is stored
For those who flch tolls Just rewird
lie ilayed the parasite and lord
With matchless scorn.
His sympathy and grief outpoured
For those who mourn
He laid the foul excuses bare
OF hypocrites with half-mile prayer:
He loved the truth and would not spare
Sham or prtence:
And he possessed the virtue rare
or common sense.
He had his faults and dared confess
His wrong in grief and bitterness.
In manly way he made redress
As best he could.
We grleve, but love him none the less
His heart was good.
In him was genius combined
With charity for all his kind
A spirit he. whom God designed
on generous plan;
And filled his broad and noble mind
With love for man.
He was the peasant prince Of song,
Whose music. simple, sweet and strong
VIII last as long as time 10 long.
The spirit yearns
To roam the Scottish braes among
With Robert Burns.
Denver News.
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some bull dogs are her household pets
and they lie sprawled over her lounge
in her dressing room during all her per-
formances. While she could not be
called a beautiful woman, she Is a wo-
man OF most striking appearance; her
great gifts are her personal magnetism.
her force and her voice, which fills
every nook and Granny OF the theater
when she is seemingly only using the
ordinary tone Of conversation.
For some unknown reason Salt Lake
theater-g0ers massed their demands
on Friday night and when the curtain
rose last evening II was on a magnih-
cent audience, over 100 people remain
ing standing throughout the evening.
Ii was the banner night Of the Nance
o'Neil engagement thus far. and may
remain the record breaker Of the seven
teen performances. though the sale for
tonight Is looming up In a way that
threatens to equal II. All the seats
for today's matinee were sold before 2
o'clock.
peg Wellington" Is truly one OF the
most delightful OF Miss o'Neirs lmper-
sonations. and as most OF her company
were fitted With congenial parts, II was
rare treat all around. In spite Of the
fact that the final curtain did not drop
until half-past H. The play has been
seen here many times before. but usn-
ally under the name Of Masks and
Faces" and Is q dramatizatlon Of
Charles Reade's well know novel, Miss
O'Neil Is given the bright. ylvaclous.
yet dignified and warm-hearted part OF
the actress, and nothing could be more
charming than her deineation through
out, notably her acting In the garnet
scene when she takes the place OF her
own portrait. and betrays herself by
the tears that fall from her eyes at her
rivals appeal. One could see the
water standing In her eyes without
the aid OF opera glasses. She was
most heartily applauded again and
again. Mr.. Clements high comedy
role fitted him like glove and seen in
contrast with the curtain raiser.
showed his ability to sustain parts OF
a widely varying character. Mr.. Hill's
rendition Of the famous part OF Trip
let was simply admirable. His blend
ed pathos and humor with the touch OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27

'Puddlnhead Wilson, built his iugeni-
Gus story, have sometimes formed the
basis OF very convincing testimony.
Conan Doyle said that Cavelho's deduc-
ions In the case OF the robbery OF $685.
900 from n package Of the American Ex-
press company for nlcety Of reasoning
eellpsed anything any one ever dared 10
put into fiction.
In 1894, Asa Guy Quincy was tried
on the charge OF stealing a large sum
Of money from ,the express company.
Il was proven that Quincy had opened
the safe where the package had been
placed taken II out and deposited II
In another safe. II was found that a
large sum was missing. The evidence
was purely circumstantial. The en-
velop containing the money bore
upon IT, however, a thumb impression.
Mr.. Carvalho testified that the impress
sion on the envelope and several i'm
pressiOns Of Gurney's thumb cores
ponded exactly and contended that
there were no two thumbs In the world
alike. But such evidence was too sub
tie for the rural jury which tried the
case, ,and the prisoner was acquitted. 1t
is 10 be recorded as o tribute 10 the &C,
curacy Of Carvelho's testimony that
Guerney soon after confessed"
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nie drama when 1t is lesltimately rem

rip drama when It is legitimately rem
tEsi.
The news Of Miss O'Neil's phenom-
eal run in this city will be heralded
inadeast throughout the land, and
sllhoul doubt II viii cause many a
Eo'k company to turn its eyes in this
Erection, All such should take due
'.ining The success Of the Nance o'Neil
Wnpahy Is due entirely to Nance
vNslli any stock company, unless It
songs to the very highest grade, could
VI accomplish what she has done. and
ny Of The average travelling organiza-
Ua' which had the temeiity to try II.
''la be apt to come TO grief. Salt
'~A'' though one Of the best "show
WINS IN the country. is also one OF
''' most severely critical, and she is
10 means to be entitled TO enter the
~ q week stands, because Of the sue
vs. Of Mss o'Neil "a success entirely
uSpaonal and one by no means to be
"l'h Is criterion.
VI 'he stage Miss O'Nell Is as charm.
= personality as she is an artistic
~, y, ysiqre the foot-lights. Her profess
S. a. cares and frequent rehearsals
ing her stay In Salt Lake have Civ
49,, ssr put little opportunity to 20
49, 49,, put she has several friends
" ~ Vhom she has accepted attentions
Va thursday she and the mem
N /" net company were the guests OF
So. a. clayton, in a pleasant run to
N, y .,., course NJ a pleasant conyersa-
" slh News" representative.
An " !, Nsil talked warmly and CRATE.
III \. ~ her salt Lake reception. and
r,,.as would always remember with
,,, S,u1e the friendllness which our
M ~ nag shown for her. she was
49, ~. which one Of her round OF char
~sn was her fayorIte.
Me- Ser think | prefer the part OF
trss1 the said. 1T gives a chance
rs ~, NV, study, and is fun OF the Nights
br, Tusays which | like 10 endeayor TO
l,r,ss les l think Magda is my Ia
payf ~ SYKES an agreeable role TO
ma. a. and. and no" was the reply. 1T is n
iphg ne. part but an extremely
'asop i n follow Lucille Westerns
hrrr,,,.V Wy closely Mr. Rankin nv
VIA ihs ~ y, u me part was eleven weeks
lLysi ~ s'. n Western company. He
sSu,i,,,aass nart Of Fagln and became
nit NJ. NJ with all the 'buslness' :
2 be psv. western adopted as Nancy.
u" " 10 me as nearly as posi-
la w: s. not the part Of Camille max.
Yes irSe als Oh your strength"
hta A., ' ~ e, very heavy. In fact thu
q, vost y, mat role IL about the ba,a-
Have " W., anything have to do"
sa,iou', , ,yu ever attempted any OF
INea,' Yves such as Fedora or La
, No s.v,
e,t a Tea, !, though have always
~ owned 4, es,lfe TO do so. The plays
novsn y N this country by NJ NJ
\ ! sgppoassa Iy Davenport's husband.
y At bressr, snall have no opportun-
] In n NJ ~ In our Australian visit
"a Tos,ss,SP.s q being able 10 NAV
a',ssi'sAss mas as Mr. Williamson, the
Ia, blsy y manager. owns the rights 70
'at part Of the world"
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players engaged N the great perform
ance, from the rio Of stars TO the
most humble ser,itor at the Bohemian
Court, seem 10 have been selected with
special regard TO their fitness for the
respective roles. The lavish expendl-
ture Of money To- costumes. properties
and all the gorgeous paraphernalia Of
a well nigh perfect production Is APP
parent Throughout the entire perform
ance, and what still more gratifying
Is the esprit du corps" manifested by
every individual who takes part in the
production. Mis- Kidder In the double
role OF Hermion, and Perdita. does the
most artistic work we have seen at her
hands. and Mr.. Hanford, OF who mwe
have pleasant memories In connection
with other legitimate organizations, is
forcible and intelligent artist in his
handling OF the difficult role of Leontes.
Mr. James as the ancient rascal Au-
tolycus Is mott happily cast and It is
evident that HI enjoys playing the part
quite as well as the audiences enjoy
witnessing II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
DANIEL H. WELLS.

TT HE well known features Of Daniel Wells lovingly throughout
Utah Squire Welsare shown the
few people familiar with the history to be told
prominent played in by the picture full
Daniel Hammer Wells county
October 2th 1914 which regularly aneoony
held in remembrance by his children grandchildren
city When quite he moved Illinois
Nauyoo Here he
whom prosecutions followed
the the Prophet
and Joined the Church taking
following Winter returning Nauvo to settle
President Brigham Young and his dcease
Twelve Apostles When the Manu Temple appointed
take charge president held In
addition to his ecclesiastical positions he filled public Offices
having been the head Of the Territorial militia
the Legislature He died
the Tabernacle Sunday, March 29th
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then do Won rlsIt Australla p

when do you visit Australia
I'VE shall leave very soon. After the
close Of our Salt Lake engagement we
go to Portland and from there to Van
oouver and then sail direct for Austria
la"
will all the present company make
the trip with you?"
NO not all OF them. We shall only
take the principals and engage the re-
mainder OF the company there"
when do you return 20 America"
In September. We open the fall
season Of the Columbia Theater In San
Francisco early in that month"
"Will you be able to visit Salt Lake
next season."
II hope TO on my way 10 New York,
where we shall play. according TO pres
ent expectations, during the winter"
Miss O'Nell has a splendid physique,
indeed one does not realize how large a
woman she ls. until talking TO her face
TO face. She has the best Of health, and
Is as strong az an athlete. Two hand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
HANDWRITING NEVER YET Dis
GUISED.

In view OF The widespread Interest
attaching 10 the Mollneux poisoning
case, now being tried In New York. the
article on Handwriting and Hand
writing Experts" in the January
number OF THE National Magazine"
Is especially timely. In the course Of
the article the writer says;
1T IL not alone on questions OF hand
writing that handwriting experts are
called upon to testify. Thumb impress
sions, around which Mark Twain In