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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
P.nM.;:Mal1,'Fire.

Grand Rapids Wis, Jan. 17.-At 8
O'Clock Saturday morning fire was dis
covered. in pRSpir -machine. room No. 8
Of, lie NeeocSS SAner.. e6mpan1assmlam.
moth plantsH4 sNecoosa. The loss, Will
probably srsg ii. KS 600, !: and "a. |! Is fully
covered skp INSURANCE. mi. -.
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MURDER charge withdsawp..

Murder Charge Withdfawn.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 14.-.After a day
Of wrangling in the Rudy case at Fort
Pierre the charge of murder was
withdrawn and q new n Of man
slaughter substituted, On this charge
Rudy secured q. eoptinuance until the
next term Of court. and is out on bail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
AsT0UNbED THE uNDrRTAKER.

woman Energies From q Trance
While Being Embalmed.
East, st. Louis, ILL.,, Jan. 16. Mrs.
Christina Harth emerged from a trance
yesterday morning to find herself un.
der process Of being cmbalmed and
prepared for the grave. The discovery
Of. life was the result Of the merest ac-
cident and astonished the undertaken.
A movement Of the .eyelid saved the
WOMAN. from death at the hands of the
undertaken or from being buried alive.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
ONE LONE R0BBER
DOES BUSINESS IN FINE WESTERN
= FASHION.

Out Two Restaurants i'm the
Heart of K.n... c,ty-cotteni i !:
and Employee. Are Kept at sBsy
While the .Robber Cleans Out 'tAe
Cash fResisters Hardly More.
Than Five Minute. .weresseen-.
stunned at. BotA.Jeb.* and the Rob-
Der Made. Hi; 44Fslisabe I. .:Before the
Victim. :Rteeoxsrsas !con'po.ure. =,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
BRYAN MAxEs DRNIAL.

ssxstHe. Never Wrote a1etts.F1dvo'
eating { Pr9tecttse TsriF onSs4ss2l'
Columbus. Mo-. Jan. 1G..C61.. VIII
lam ]. Bryan addressed an audience Of
over 1000 people at the university
chapel, when he denied7th report.sset
ont from Boston that he had written a
letter fayoring q protective tariff on
wool. y. a :.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.

Republican Press Working Up an
Agitation Against the Monarchy.
Lisbon. Jan. 16. = The Republican
press is working up an agitation
against the monarchy on the basis of
England's interference with vessels
outside pelagoa: bay. They declare
that England's action is a violation of
Portngal's neutrality and is due to the
weakness. Of the|:existing regime. ..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
Flood. Ar es11ssi6iaE.D

!: ,s sss5tl ss. ~''i iss$ 4s #a i'a4z z!tsss '9si, Ss;
.t te rs s .sffs5 ge It'll: ng lsss:S St 3aiai 81 sood !
are subsiding and that no further dam
age will be !dpne. Trains were, only. q
few minutessiate1 and ares expected on
time to-rnor19yeMs u The = e. w s;4e is much
colder, MhiGhs 3shas ;;aesHeasea I'm d sub
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
DEAL 'IxvoLyEis: HALF MELLON

Perley Lowe company of chicago
Mills mt Marinette, Wis. e.
Marinette; Wis. Jan. 16.-The. Perley
Lowe Company of Chicago has pur-
chased the seasons cut of the II. Wit
beck company Of this city. amounting
to 40,,O(N.O0U feet of lumber, shingles
and lath. The deal involves over half
a million dollars and is. the largest
made this year.,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
n. Fe.red ELECTROMAGNETIC.

9. He Feared HydroRhQbia.'
!. Chicago, Jan. .16.. Frank .Conrick,
secretary Of the builders and trades
exchange, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the. head. He was
bitten by. a dog q week. ago, and. the
dread Of. hydrophobia. it is.; Thought,
had unsettled.9hi mind.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
MAIL RoBBER Ay'1COxFEssED.

Man who stole t1he Pouch Contain
g,.flO.Oo0 at EftnEham Arrested
S. Canton. ORfo.- 81
"fEshingham:aM.,; jan: 1G.-Postpaster
1sawson.iss,in zaseigt of: a: telegram
ing that, ]. =. Dirm.' Under Arrest there,
has confessed to Stealing. the mail
pouch at this place ;lasttMonday night.
1t contained $4,000, most. of which
has beens recovered
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.I:ann -

g. tst6566cks0n Sees Lla'ht:!
,JaaKsoXs Mfnn.,. jan E.-sThe village
! &c JackaX1n IL Kghted!.by electricity for
the inst \ time Sd ! d .::hfstof!y,s having
lust completed the giant alta cost OF.
about $t6yto0n.s. N ss, ~.
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Charged with r. besslement.
Sandusky, Ohio, Jan. 16.-William j.
Afieck, secretary of the board Of
water works for several years, has
isbeen arrested on the charge Of embez-
Element Of city funds. A shortage Of
about $4,000 is alleged.
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Ames Leaves. the Service.

Ames Leaves the Service.
st. Paul. Jan. 17.,.,Neither TIE guar.
nor any trace. Of it will hamper the
Reorganization of the First regiment.
In the first place they made: It -1lp.i !n
the second place Maj. Bean has, with.
drawn from the regiment. In the third
place Col, Ames has alsq. gone n the
retired list. His application, was
granted Yesterday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20

Butte. Mont, Jan. 16. NJ BY the pre-
nature explosion Of a blast on the
l,7OO level OF the Mountain Consoli-
dated mine Peter Sullivan and Thomas
Smith were Instantly killed. Both
were single men 81.
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Funding warrant. Taken Up.

~, Warrunta UV'
!: 81. bismarck: N: D., jar: 10. state .
Treasurer nriscoll has taken up $780, =
400 sfi,nding warrants issued last, yea1o1
to nay. the expenses of the legislatiEss7I
session! These have been paid from
the.o ordinary: revenues Of the state. in
addfit:da TO the payment of the current I
expenses. ~ - A
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Killed. ~, Explosioff.

;sMinerss Killed. by
Btuitte, Mont:; Jan.is16.,-! BY the pre-.
mature explosion of q blast Q 2 the
4 700 Level. OF: the Mountain COnsoli-
1atad mine Peter Sullivan and'Thomaa
smith were Instantly killed. Both.
were single men.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
Three Per.nn. Rurned.

New York, Jan. 1G. Three. people
were burned to death in q fire last
night in a two-story frame dwelling
on Pine street.. Corona. Z. /.
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Fataily shoots Ri. Wife,

Fatally Shoots His wife.
salem. Ill, Jan. i6.-Edwarda Hanes'
shot his wife twice in the face md.
head and It is thought she cannot live.
The couple had been separated the last
few weeks and the woman refused to
LONGER live with Hanes. s.ss,.
=
Isl. Paul, Jan. 18:-.4I1he st. Paul win
ter'cafniyalis on. at d meeting Of the,
association Il was concluded. that It
.wonla b. silaspossihle to- carry oonlltt the
,plans the proposed winter carnival
ON, account Of the warm weather.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
PlnMx

~" Lnmber Plnsslf Rtep
|. ss.a Crosse, wis. ss4E11p:s q. Il is gen;
eiafB understood AtfstEfss that. vs. .Ms.
sGarsiii has purchnaxSsstaX SAWYER a1d|.
Austin interests sintss the lunaberA9s
,splant, land and railroad at Pine. Blur,
NJ AK. which makes. him dpractically:sole
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
Ro,,s.e;rs y, sstaikBurslnry Charged

=: Rol4s..aFsys rtss.Ssurx'aFy CHARGED
Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 16. - John
Conway has been indicted here for al
hgedsrokbeTy:"ald .hurg;arys He and
Robert Gilmore. who we're indicted
with. him. are accused af holding up. =
restaurant ,one.nigbt laSSifs n5ionth.:: Con
way is a brother Of Supf. Stephen Con
way. of> Almour's Chicago packing
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GUILTY OF

Court mt Topeka, Kan.
Topeka. KAN. Jan. 16.-Joe Leach. a
private of Company B. Fourth artil-.
lery, was found. guilty by Il federal
court jury of numbering Corporal Fin
nell. Company r. Fourth artillery. at
Fort Riley. Kan. Nov. l.. 1897. The
verdict was guilty. without capital
punishment" The defense. pleaded
hereditary insanity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20

~ 1Fsc1! p0 !, 80
M Winona, inln.;,-.Jaa Y. 1 l11 {: che Linn
-. ,..her.and Grain Exchange company,
(which Willi erect a large office build dlelg:.
here, has been incorporated with:sa
capital; stock Of $l1O00OO 4,,,s@ /. i.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
.~NxHhanre IncoFporated.

9prSgFni: 4, /, :I.ssyrvE:' !,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
In Clerk Robertson,s Office.

Yesterday in the clerks Office, the fol-
lowing were recorded:
Deed made September 49,. 1900. by
Francis Archibald and others to Mich
olas Hell: consideration, 5000: transfers
the parcels Of real estate on We;Zel
street, below Forty-fourth street.
Deed made September H., 1900. by
John Fovrer and others to Francis Ar
chibald and others; consideration, s..
etc.. transfers Interest In part OF. lot .
OF tho Bogss farm, in the Eighth ward.
Deed made September II, 1900. by y.
~ Stevenson and wife to. the Island
Country Club, 4 corporation: considera-
ton, $500; transfers the lower. the two
Sisters Islands, together with buildings.
goods. etc.
Deed made September u, 1900, BY
Louis Swabacker and wife to Charles
Okie: consideration. $3.50: transfers
lots G. 7 and In the Valley sub-dlvls.
Ion OF Leatherwood.
Deed made September. IT, 1900. by, Ed.
ward wes;wood and wife to Henry L.
seabrisht: consideration, 5000; trans
fers; lots !, $. 49, II, Is. 16 in square 20,
In South Wheeling.
Deed made September 6, 1900. by C. B.
Blue and wife and others 10 Wheeling;
Mold & Foundry Co.; transfers 4 10, in
Manchester.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Did Not Employ Anderson.

To the Editor OF the Intalngencer:-
SIR:-It has been reported to us that
the impression has gone abroad in, this
city and vicinity that Constable. John
Anderson was in The employ ofthe Fed
grafton OF Churches when arrested by
tthe Wheeling Park Association. We
phave also reason 10, believe that this is
qbeing circulated forthe purpose of re-
the influence of the Federation
OF Churches. We hereby give notice
7 that the report is totally without any
foundation in fact and false In, every
particular. Mr.. Anderson was not. en-
ployed by the Federation to visit the
park.
Executive Committee of Federation of
Churches.
Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. IT.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Squire Rogers Court.

In, Justice Rogers. court yesterday
Andrew Miles was fined 81 and costs
for drunkenness. He was committed
to Jail for ten days In default OF pay
nient. The warrant was sworr out by
his father, Jerry Miles.
a warrant was sworn out by Sam
Broyerman for B. Galdman.. charging
him with assault and battery. The
case was heard and dismissed al Bro
verman's cost.
James Lightfoot. the porter at. the
Mcclure, had n warrant issued for
Thomas Robinson, porter at the Rhodes.
for selling tickets. without n license.
The case was compromised by the war
rant being withdrawn.
Margare. Greer had q warrant issued
for Mary Parks, charging her with as
SAUL. and battery. and another to put
her undec bonds to keep the peace. The
case was set for n hearing this morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Cathedral Gives 5000,

The Galveston relief collection at the
Cathedral on Sunday amounted to
$500 10. while that at St Mnchaers
church, at Edgington Lane. was sl4. In
the other Catholic churches. OF the city
the collection was postponed until the
following Sunday. when churches
throughout the diocese. with the excep-
ton Of the'cathedral and st. Michaers,
will make their donations. This fund
will be, sent by Bishop Donahue to the
Bishop OF Galveston.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Qh! |! JsssteEhaenaeer
once. 90 and 81 Fourteenth street.
New Advertisements,

High Grade Fresh Roasted cotrec-Alex.
McGWnehy-Fifth Page
Edre nj Stght''--H. r. Behrens Co.
EoE Salc-Theo. w. Fink & Co.
Fruit-Albert Stolze &. Co.
Proclamation and Writ. OF Election.
Notice-To the Member of Excelsior
Lodge No. 10. Nj m II
= Wanted-A Stenographer.
Wanted-Good Lady and Man Canvasscr
Lost-A. Red Leather Pocketbookt
lts Time for Fall Underwear-AfcFad-
;den's-Sccond Page lll. p
For More Than Fifteen Years-Geo. NJ.
Shook < Co.-EiEhth Page. 80
9; Button Thermome,ers--Llst's Drug
Mrs. W. S. Hutchins.
Bonds-Robert c. Hall.
Style Outside-South Side Shoe Store.
Louise-Stanton's Old City Book Store.
Corn Grnters-Geo. ". Johnson's Sons.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Had a Leg Broken,

While at his work in the Belmont
mill Sunday afternoon, John Bohn had
the misfortune to fall into a. pit and
sustain 4 broken leg. He was removed
by fellow workmen and later removed
to his home ut 291l Chapline street,
where n surgeon was summoned and
attended him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18

First. cork cost cents: second. shoe.
maker lost IS 90 and the shoes: third.
the passcnEer's share of expense OF
team was 81 co.: the transcript, OF short
hand Is: Emma can make GOOD
cake. He will delhy the train
II full explanation OF these prob.
lens Is desired II viii b. gladly siycn
at the ELLIOTT SCHOOL,
1915 Market St. Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
FALL OPENING FIRE TAILORING

We have now on display our large
and. handsome line of foreign and
domestic Woolens. The fashionable
cut and superior finish Of our gar
ments recommends itself to! all FASH
ionable dressers. Prices reasonable.
c. HESS C SONS,
fashionable Tailors and Fine Fur
nishers, 1321-1323 Market St.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18

The ChaplIne stregt committee has
not yet reported. and one Of It's MEM
bers, John Arbenz, IT.. was at work yes
terday afternoon. and meeting with ex-
cellent success. The other committees.
too. are continuing their work and ex-
pect to report heavy additional sales.
Tickets will remain on sale at the drug
stores and hotels until to-day at noon,
after which they can be purchased at
the main and Casino entrances at tine
park. A. c. Davis will have charge OF
the sale of tickets at the park. with
Alan, Robinson on duty at the ticket
window. and Edward Vaas at the gate.
Those who have not already purchas-
ed tickets are urged to do so, and hslp
along this good cause. The programme
for the concert. which begins at eight
o'clock. was published, In yesterdays
Intelligencer. It will be. followed ty
dancing on the floor OF the Casino with
Prof. George W. Delbrusge as floor
manager.
Prof. Evans. Of the Grand Opera
House band. will assist the Opera
House orchestra at thu benefit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
orrnn sttnmahin Ticketa

To and from Europe. Via all lines. can
be pnrehaE-d from T, C. Burke. paSscn-
ger aud Ticket Agent OF the Baltltpare 6
Ohio railroad. who Is also agent for tho
test OF all acknowledgements whltcomb
Ito the Paris exposition.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
on.nnn.

We have fitted more than twenty
thottsilnd pairs OF Spcctncles, giving US
record and experiences lincqualled by
any. other opticinu In West Virginia.
sat lsfaction Guaranteed.
JACOB w. GRUBB, Optician,
No. 1900 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18

The House & Hermann Galveston re-
lief fund continues to grow. and will
likely reach 1880 ut least. Yester-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18

HARVEST Home Festival and
Concert, Mozart Park, Mozart Sing
Ing Society. wednesday, Sept. le.J
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
SEVENTY DOLLARS AWARDED
By the Elliott School Of Business and
Shorthand, No. 1918 Market Street,
Inhnnlinn -

. . SA 49, 80 1AtN< AASs ShASSk1
Wheeling.
The $40 90 In prizes offered by the Ell
lott School OF Business and Shorthand
during the week of the State Fair has
been awarded as follows:
First Prize.
To Miss Anna NJ. Holt. Moundsvil.e,
W. Va. Complete scholarship In either
course. Cash value. $40 90.
Second Prize.
To Hugh Rock. IS: South Broadway.
Wheeling. W. Va. a Three Months
scholarship in, Night School,; any. de-
partment. Cash value, SIS 90.
Third Prize.
To Miss Margaret Hammond, Mounds
willie, W. Va. a Waterman Gold Foun-
tain Pen. Cash value. IS co..
Fourth Prize.
To Earl shepp, Bridgeport, o. a
Laughlin Gold Fountain Pen. Cash
value. 50 30.
Fifth Prize.
To II. F. Myer. Bei,aire. o. A COM
pletc Manual OF Gregg's Shorthand.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Correct Answers, to Problems.

To II. F. .Myer. Beilaire. o. A Com
'pletc Manual OF GregG's SHORTHAND
Value 81 80.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18

HARVEST Home Festival and
Concert, Mozart Park, Mozart Sing
ing Society, Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
DOING HERSELF !
PROUD is GOOD
OLD WHEELING.
To- Nights Galveston Benefit Concert
by the Opera House Band
E at the Park = - - -
WILL NET MORE THAN $1,000.
The Ticket Sales Monday Aggregat-
ed Over 1900 Cathedral
Collection Over 5000.

Wheeling is moving along hriskly In
extending relief to the Galveston flood
sufferers, and 1t now appears that the
total contribution will foot up nearly
$1,000. The estimate is as follows:
Opera House band benefit concert. !. 81. go
House & Hermann fund...............f1, 800
Catholic churches ....................." 800
Total 100
This is indeed a remarkable showing
for Wheeling. and is far ahead OF all
cities that have reported so far, pro-
portlonately.
The sales Of tickets for the concert
to be given tonight at, Wheeling Park
by the Opera House band. yesterday at
ternoon aggregated 2,oss. amounting to
sl,O44. Some OF the committees have
not yet reported, and 1t IS believed the
total sales will reach ae least 1920.
/ probably a higher figure. The sales in
detail reported yesterday afternoon to
the general committee Messrs. Sween-
ey and Wise, were as follows:
a. T. Sweeney and Geo. wise............ s2f
Fl: c. Franzheim and +. II. Schwert-
leSer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. u
PEBBLES Tatum and J. d. McISee......H stS
n. =. Jones observation-disclosures 2Ol
I G. ". Lutz and Win Gurman .......... 80
A. c. Davis Observation-Disclosures. 100
IotaL -..-............-..,2.psS
p The Chapline street committee has
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Fifth Prize.

To Earl Shcpp. Bridgeport, o. A
Laughlin Gold Fountain Pen. Cash
value e. 70
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-01-06

II. Appleton, Justice OF pcacr, Clarl5s.
burg, N. j., says, "DeWittS Little Early Rfs.
e,s are the best pills made for cons tiput on.
we use no others Quickly cures all liver and
"o"'' HouolcS' crawford BROS Il w.S
Marion Rollins, a farmer liu-
ing about four miles from Dar-
lington, has lost his barn ana
stables with 500 bushels of corn
and other produce. He had
5000 insurance.
To relieve Mental Worry, cure Dcspondcncy ?
and give Refreshing Sleep use Simmons Suuaw
Vine Wine or Tablets.
Mormonism has become so
troublesome in Mississippi that
the governor has found it neces-
sary to send special message to
the legislature on the subject.
w. II. Eesbit, Cash's Depot, s c., writes:
had Dyspepsia; used zellin's Liver Regula tor,
but IL did no good. then tried NJ A. Sim.
mons Liver hedicine the first package did me
good. continued its use, and was cured
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-01-06

Nothing further has been head
from Mo'teno. which place Wus
reported from Storksleem TO have
been attacked by the 0oers his
morning. So far u i known here
there is only a small iorce ther..
A special dispatch from Pens
burg dated Tuesday says a sup
ply train without a Locomotive
was set in motion within the
British lines near Colesburg aud
proceeded so near the Boer pc j.
ton that it was impossible to
recover it and the British guns
therefore destroyed the trucks.
1t is suspected that this was an
act of traitor
The total British casualties
about Colesberg in two days ara
ak men killed and 20 wound, d.
A dispatch from Modder River
Indicates that Sunny Side pas
oners will not be treated as pri,-
oners OF war, but as British sub
jects caught in open rebellion
At Modder River camp the
conduct OF the colonials is grest'y
admired and they are delighted
that they have struck the first
blow on the western frontier since
the battle Of MagerSfontein.
1t is believed thar the reliet Of
Kuruman will quickly follow.
Latest advic.s fcm Coles berg
district nd to moGi;y the e IT,
mate of French's success.
The occupation o: Colesb rg
had not been accomplished last
evening while the Borr guns. an
nounc-d to have been silenced.
are still active
The war office this afternoon
Issued a dispatch received from
the French under yesterdays
date, sayine that the position
was the same as on the previous
day that with small reinforce ce-
ments he could di~lodgA rhe
30 rs trom C0lPsbcrg and in the
meantime continue manoeuver-
ing Butler confines his ninht
bombardmcnts and patrol sur
prise.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-01-06
TRIED TO POISON A FAMILY
Young Negress Put Matches In
Her Employers Coffee.

Raleigh. N. c. Jan. 3.-Aenes
Utley, a Negro girl. has been
committed to jail here on the
charge of attempting to poison
the family OF Richard c.. Bach
elor, a merchant for whom she
had on cooking. The poison
wa Of ordinary matches,
whic" ne put in'o the bottom Of
a coffee pot before the coffee was
mae
The evidence brought out in
the preliminary examination
showed that the girl had been
discharged for refusing to prop
erly perform some household
work. This greatly enraged her
and it is supposed that she put
the matches into the coffee pot
as she was about to leave the
house, TO get revenge.
The presence of the matches
was discovered just as the coffee
was about to be served at supper.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-01-06
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t Is certainly gratifying tn the
public to know ar one concern In
the land who are not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprieturs OF DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds. have given
awav over ten million trial bottles
of this great medicine; and have
the satisfaction Of knowing it has
absolutely cured Thousands o,
hopeless cases. Asthma. Bronchi-
tis. Hoarseneas and all diseases Of
the Throat, Chest and Lungs are
SURELY cured bv it. Call on Craw
ford Bros. Druggist, and get free
trial bottle. Regular size SOC. and
81. Everv bottle guaranteed, or
price refunded. 3.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-01-06
SeabOard Crossed the Wateree.

Camden, January g.
The Seaboard Air Line crossed
the Watercc River for the first
time late this evening. With the
splendid weather they have for
work track laying will be rushed
between this point and Colum-
bia. 1t will only be few weeks
before trains Will he running into
Columbia from Chcraw via Cam
den.
Another cotton factory is a
certainty for Camden this year.
The State.