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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
ANOTHER SLIGHT CLASH
General Brabant Obtains Some Ad.
yantages- The Colonals Praised.

DoRDBEcHT Mar. 5.--Following yes.
terday's successes. General Brabant
again engaged the Beers today with
advantage. holding the position cap
tured yesterday. There was some
smart fighting this morning.
The British lost Eve or six nen and
captured the Boer fort. thus vastly
improving their position. The Beers
fought tenaciously, contestlng every
inch OF the ground. but ultimately re-
treated suddenly carrying OF their
guns and wagons. a mounted force
pursued them but the result is not yet
known.
The British casualties during the two
days were thirty wounded and twelve
or thirteen killed. The Boer losses
are unknown Throughout the ardu-
GUS lighting and severe fatigue. the
colonials have behaved splendidly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
ROBERTS is MOVING.
His Place for Fording the River Has
Probably Been Mis-stated.

LONDON, Mar. 6.-Spencer Wilkln-
son. in the Morning Post, says;
From the silence OF Lord Roberts We
may infer that his army is again busi-
ly engaged In the continuance of his
operations.
II is unlikely, with the pre-
Vious experiences in fording riv-
ers at the wrong places, that
the relief force left at Kimberley for
Mafeking viii try to cross at Fourteen
Streams, seeing that it can easily cross
at Fourteen Streams, seeing that it
can easily cross at Barkley or some
other point and 1t is impossible that
any Boer force in the neighborhood is
large enough to guard the whole
stretch of the river between Fourteen
Streams and Barkley."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
GATAcRE IN sToRMeERG.
Butler Reports Natal Now Practically
Clear OF the Enemy

LONDON March 6.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
osfontein. March 6,-General Gata-
ere occupied stormberg yesterday. The
lines OF the railroad north and west
will not be repaired. General Clements
is at Joubert's Siding, a station near
Colesberg, The Duke OF Marlborough.
with the oxford Company OF the Inn
perial Yeomanry, has left Cape Town
for Naauwpoort General Butler re-
ports Natal now practically clear of
the enemy and that he cannot hear OF
any formed bodies OF them anywhere.
The Beers left some ambulances of
their sick, from which the mules had
beer taken for transport service
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
CLEAN REPUBLICAN SWEEP
Mayor Humes and His Ticket Down
the Nondescripts in Seattle.

SEATTLE. March 6.-The city eIec-
tion here today resulted in a sweeping
victory for the republican ticket.
While at midnight the complete re-
turns are not available, there Is every
indication that Mayor Thomas j
Humes has been reelected by a major
ity of from l,2OO to 1000, and that tn
entire republican ticket. with the ex-
ccption of perhaps two councilmen
has gone in by vote nearly as large
The issue was clear cut between
Mayor Humes, representing what he
terms a liberal policy on one side. ana
George Cottsrill who is a popuIlst ana
prohibitionists. and was nominated 81
the fusionists and non partisan leaena
and ran on ticket headed demo-
cratic
He had the strong endorsement az
the church element and was pledged
to close public gambling and restrict
the sale of liquor and the social eva
Humes declared that he would all~~
and saloons to run under the
police supervision and restrict fallen
women to one quarter Of the city: the
result was almost a landslide IN favo,
Of Humes
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
THE BoER POSITION.
So Badly Chosen as To be Easily
Turned by the British on all Sides.


oSFoNTEIN. Saturday, Mar. a.
The Boer position has been fairly To-
Gated as about four miles To the Brit
ish front and extending about eight
miles. The Boer right consists Of a
high. long mountain on the north side
OF the rivei which General French
shelled this morning. Apparently the
space between the mountain and the
river has been entrenched. South OF
the river the Boer lines cover more
ground. r
A few days ago their left rested on
the high kopjes standing in the middle
of The plain, They have now been ex
tended two miles further south while
six small kopjes stand in the PLAZA be-
tween the center and the left and he
tween the center and The river and
form a ridge behind which the Beers
move unseen.
The weakness Of the whole position
however, is that II can easily he turned
IN either direction. Tie country is fiat
and water abounds. the recent rains
having nearly filled all the dams.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
WHITE LEAVING LADYsMITH.
win Recruit at Mooi River-Boers Re-
treating TO the orange Free state.

win Recruit at Mooi River-Boers Re-
treating to the orange Free State
LONDON. March 6.-The Beers in
Northern Cape Colony are In full re-
treat 10 the Orange Free State The
possession Of Stormberg puts General
Gatacre In railroad communication
with General Clements at Coesberg,
for, though the Beers partially wreck
ed the railroad, II is understood that
It can be quickly repaired, and thus
the entrance of additional British
troops into the Free State will be facil-
ltated
From osfontein, where Roberts is
opposed by good-sized body of the
Beers, there is still no news except
reports OF minor skirmishes.
The position gained by General Bra
bant at Dordrecht is reported to be
exceedingly strong. According TO the
Times correspondent, the Beers num-
bers alone enable them to retreat from
Dordrecht, practically unhindered lie
also reports violation Of a white |
flag by the Beers, they having delib-
reately fired at close range on a
stretcher party
General Whites garrison has begun
to leave Iadysmith and is arriving at
the Mooi river camp, where the troops
will remain several days. after which
they will go farther south. They are
emaclated and exhausted and say the
road to Colenso presents scenes that
exceed in horror those depicted in
Dante's Inferno, Dead men and anil
mails are lying mutilated and putre-
Tying In the trenches formerly occu-
pied By the Beers, and filling the air
with slckening stencil. In cases
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
MKNLErs VIEW UNCHANGED
Still Thinks Puerto Rico Should Have
Free Trade but Not as Con-
stitutional Right

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Post
tomorrow will say;
President Mckinley, in conversation
with callers at the White House yes
terday. reiterated his belief that the
people OF Puerto Rico were entitled
to free trade with the United tSates.
He made II clear that his view had un-
dergone ne change since he wrote his
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
BYNUM CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-The SEN
ate committee on finance today au-
thorized a favorable report upon the
nomination of Hon. w. d. Bynum, as
appraiser of merchandise at the Port
of New York. The committee divided
on party lines, the republicans sup
porting and the democrats opposing
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
THE MONTREAL RIOT.
Canadian NJ, p. Says Kruger's Money
Was at Bottom of It,

OTTAWA, Ont. Mar. Elm the
house of commons, Mcneil Imperial
list, North Bruce referring to the Mon
treal riots said the British flag had
been torn down and trampled under
foot and insinuated that President
Kruger's money was at the bottom of
the affair. Premier Laurier repudfat-
ed the insinuation with warmth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
ABSORBED BY MErRopo1IrAN.

NEW YORK, Mar s.-Announce-
ment is made that the metropolitan
Life Insurance Company of this city,
has acquired the business Of the Yer
mont Insurance Company OF Burling-
ton, VT. The deal involves the trans
fer of S5,OOOOOO Of insurance ia force
and cash payment of about s7O,eOO
by the Metropolitan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
PAUNCEFoTE is RETAINED.

WASHINGTON. March g. Lori
Pauncefote today received cablegram
from Lord Salisbury, notifying him
that he would be continued at this
important diplomatic post for the pres
ent at least.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
IMPORTANT CABLEGRAM.

LONDON. Mar. 6,-William c. Whit
neys unnamed two thousand guinea
colt, by Miguel. out of Aurora, has
been entered for the West Derby
stakes as u three year-old.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
THE DUTCH HAVE RISEN.

CARE TOWN, March 6.-Nearly the
whole population of Prieska and Ken
hardt district are in rebellion. Many
of the Dutch from the neighboring
districts are reported to have Joined
them, notably Piet Moolman, who will
lead the rebels.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
CONGRESSMAN HARMON DEAD.

PHILADELPHIA. March e. Con
gresham Alfred c. Harmon (the faith
er OF the house,, from the Fifth Penn
sylvania district, died tonight, aged
Is years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
ANOTHER oRaoNIAN CHOSEN.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The SEN
ate today confirmed the nomination of
H. D. Miller, of oregon, to be consul
at Chung Ming, China.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
HuduboD.
Obituary.

Mrs. Jane Brooks died at the home
of her son in Audubon last Sunday,
after lingering sickness. She was
taken to Vinton where she was laid by
the side of her husband, who proceed
ed her to the great beyond, three
years
Jane S. Pease was born at Portland,
New York, in February 1920, and was
married in 1885, They came to this
state in 1855 where they have been
ever since. She has lived with her
son C. 3. Brooks about a year.
The deceased was one whose pres
ence was a continual sunshine, bless
ing, a sweet and lasting joyful presence.
Her family has been a family Of
Nethodists. A long line of venerable
and worthy preachers mark their
geneofogy. She seemed to have caught
the spirit of all her ancestors and
threw its CLEANS to those with whom
she came in contact. If the soul starts
in spirit life with the capacity of bliss
it has earned in the school of earth,
her cup is already running over. She
realized though, that mans life on
earth, is but a moment in the everlast-
ing years of eternity and all the while
necessity sits on him like the world on
the back of Atlas, and so prepared for
necessity, by deeds of charity, words
of love and acts of kindness, to WOO
fellow beings to the great eternal life
of joy that she realized in serving her
loved Master and King.
In some lives there is a mysterious
occult force that weaves its wiles
about mems hearts, reaches high tide
and overt1ows in the bright sunshine
of countenance, shedding its divine
aura in the pulseless hush of their 81
lent gatherings of holy thoughts.
She was one whose breadth of
thought and action was not bound
by the narrow limits of a creedal soil
tude setting limits to the human soul.
She realized that all ages have had
their dreams, visions, apparitions and
CLEANS of a future life. and that re-
ligion is the nerve centre and pivot of
the soul. The astral beams of the new
Jerusalem broke on her enlightened
vision to be won by heart full of
humanity toward a dying world. a
song on her lips touched the spirit of
the listener to a nobler life F; a word en-
chanted them to better things. This
noble sweetened life has passed
from its morning through noon, and
until the frightening shades of even
ing threw their shadows far across a
life full of helpful usefulness.
She had been but a year in Audu-
bon, out when the spark of her life
went out, it left relatives and friends
alike, dumb in the forgetfulness Of
sorrow.
Mans intuitions point him to some
far-of world and says, there is your
empire and your world 1t points
him to more perfect alignment with
the fatherhood of God the sonship of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
There is No Place Like Home.

Mother and home are two things a
child will always remember and often
through life refer to one or both with
pride. There is no other place on
earth so dear to one as his home. Now
did you ever think how many there
are raising up family and moving
every year; their children growing up
without ever knowing the comforts or
blessings of a home. It's strange too
when one sees how easy it is to procure
home in southwestern Minnesota or
just across the line in Dakota. But
don't get over the line too far; buy
farm, where you are sure of raising a
crop every time you plant it; where
you can raise corn and hogs as well as
small grain. The land in this locality
is very productive and gently rolling.
The soil is rich black loan with a
good clay sub-soil. The farmers are of
thrifty intelligent class, mostly
Americans and Germans. They have
good schools, churches and markets.
Anyone wishing to buy piece of land
in this kind of a locality where crops
ARE SURE and the climate healthy,
should call or write to j. F. Luse,
Ross, Iowa, or to the editor of this
paper. We will be pleased to give any
further information desired If you
don't find the country just as we rep
resent it to be, we will refund your
railroad fair and if you buy you get
free transportation. You take no
chances. 1t will pay you to investi-
gate. ]. F. LUsE, General Agent.
Ross, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03

Tuesday was Dewey day, and the
stars and stripes floated over the
Farmers Store, not so much in men,
DRY of Dewey as of the splendid
victory which it commentaries.
when the last prop was struck from
under the topping throne of young
Alfonso's foreign power.
The members of the church have
decided to repaper it, and the COM
mittee were busy Tuesday selecting
the future covering. We had chance
to peep over the shoulders of the COM
mittee, and bespeak for the church a
tasty new dress. When put on the
wall the colors selected will blend
beautifully and harmoniously.
Tomorrow night the young folks,
and some of the older ones, hope to
step to the time of music, at the
splendid new house Of VIM. McCaw.
Billy is progressive and progressing,
and this is but an evidence of his big
heartedness and we'll wishing for his
neighbors. Everyone knows what it
means to 60 there-mirth, Joy and an
all around good time.
j. r. Luse, w. T. Single and H.
man Sherman went to Carroll last
Saturday night to be present at the
initiation of some new members into
the Il. of p. Lodge. The boys are
not positive of anything that trans
pired while they were up there, ex-
cept that they all had a good time.
Whatever may be the siren that draw
men to the lodge room, it must be a
strong force, for all are willing to re-
turn to lodge every repeated time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03

Miss Belle Bridenstlne returned
home from her western trip last Sat
urday, much improved in health.
Her many friends are pleased to well
come her back and glad to see this
marked improvement.
Rev. Nichols has long lamented the
fact that he had no canine quadruped
to watch the slumbers of his loved
at home. The long felt want has at
last been supplied, and now as Tows-
er wildly barks at his own shadow
his wards may sleep on in sweet and
sure security.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03

man and brotherhood of Christ, but to
those who loved her it points to low
ing reunion beyond.
TO her death was not dread spectre
but transformation in the kaleide-
scope of life, a resting in the arms of
Him she loved and served.
The Grand Leader store takes eggs
in exchange for goods.
Don't buy your boys youths and
mems clothing, till you see the Grand
Leader ad and window display.
Charley May has moved into the
property on East Division street, re-
Gently vacated by Henry NJ. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Leet left for
Des Moines Wednesday where they
will spend couple of days in the
Capital City.
Mrs. D. G. Mott and Miss Ella
Stearns, have been elected as dele
gates to the Woman's Congress to be
held in Des Moines.
Will Dryden has had his barn on
North Park street, moved back from
the sidewalk and raised up and good
foundation placed under it.
Workmen were busy Wednesday
piping, so as to put water in the build
ing on Tracy street, recently purchas-
ed by DR.. a. l.. Brooks which he is
fitting up for an Office.
Reese Dickey shipped a car of fine
cattle to Chicago last Saturday to
place upon the market. Mr.. Dickey
is one of Douglas townships hustlers,
and when he places stock on the mar
ket they are generally of the very best.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
SULTAN.

u Black PercherOn. aCiII be at
the Dane barn iM -luGssbOn,
or Saturdays and at s.sy place
iN Douglas tO.cssslsip the re-
lssailsder Of the sceeE. Terms
of service $1,000. :,
Service fee for n.y black
Shetland Horse $500.
DAVE RANDOLPH.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03

1 hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office Of County Attor-
ney, subject to the decision of the Re
publican party of Audubon county.
FRED BLUME.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of George w. Cosson for
the nomination of County Attorney,
subject to the will of the Republican
county convention.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03

We hereby announce our candidacy
for the nomination for County Attor
ney, subject to the will of the Republi
can county convention.
H. F. ANDREWS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For County Attorney,

FUT NUuHty AtttOrHey.
hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for County Attorney,
subject to the pleasure of the Republi-
cans of Audubon county.
JOHN III, MOSIER.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

unlimited power. A correspondent of the New York Herald states that his salary and perauisites, the latter self-allotted made charge upon the postal revenues of the poor cubans of s16.Oo0 year. His per- sonal expenses thus charged included hosi- cry and articles of that nature. Nicely se- cured through Rathbone an increase of sal ary from s1.sOO to $500. and his allowances for expenses were sometimes 80 day What he stole besides has not yet been accurately ascertained.
 The entire salary list in Cuba should be investigated. but there are no indications as yet that congress will do more than whitewash the whole lot. It is reported that the engineering department needs atten- ton beyond the postal service; and the ex- ploitation of the island by the North Amer lean Trust company, ostensibly of Havana, but really of New York and Washington, is in fair way to become a grave national scandal.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
THE ONLY Dally NEWSPAPER IN AlAsaM'
DeIeoates in Mississippi.

Mississippi does not elect this year state officers, and the democratic state executive committee has, therefore, decided that a state convention for the selection of dele gates to Kansas City would be a waste of energy and money. It has asked the demo- crats of each county to hold primaries, in which delegates, both at large and for the respective districts, would be selected.
 A tempest in a teapot has sprung up Out of seventy-five counties in the state six have called primaries and fourteen are in revolt The democratic county executive committees have not acted in the other counties. The county in which Private John Allen lives has raised the flag of party for mass meetings in the counties to elect delegates to a state convention to be held June 23. Chairman Miller, of the state ex- ecutive committee. stands firmly by the primary plan.
 No doubt the politicians of the state could arrange to their own satisfaction a slate in a state convention, but the people of our sister state should for their own good here after rather than in the present case, stand by the primary principle. A primary is as easily attended as mass meeting, and it's action is safter and more salutary. A secret ballot does not at all suit the politicians, who are at the bottom of the present revolt. but it excellently serves the people. As things are drifting two deiega- tions will be sent to Kansas City unless the democratic masses stay the hands of the politicians by demanding the calling of primaries in the various counties in accord ance with the call of the democratic stae executive committee. Any action outside of that call is irregular unwarranted and an attack upon the primary system.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
BOer EnvOYs in Washinoton.

The Boer envoys have encountered re- cepton that they probably anticipated. They plead for intervention before Secre- tary of State Hay, and were referred by him to the declarations contained in the presidents last annual message. In sub- stance, these declarations embody policy of impartial neutrality in South Africa. The government proposes to maintain this policy, and MT. Hay made this plain to the envoys. Any other course would be unprecedented and unwarranted. The re- fusal of the plea of the Boer envoys was couched in diplomatic terms, but those terms mean No, without qualification whatsoever.
 The Boer question came up also in the senate, where Senator Allen, the long dis tance talker from Nebraska. officiously pushed it forward to defeat. He asked that the envoys be given the freedom of the floor of the senate. Not that the en- voys wanted to hang around the senate chamber, but MT. Allen desired in that way to lend sanction to their efforts. This at tempt was so at variance with precedent, so irregular, was such an usurpation of executive duties, that the senate rejected it by vote of 36 to 21. It was rejected on the ground that the president, instead of the senate, should first determine the di- plomatic character of the enyoys, and that to do otherwise would be premature and extraordinary. The vote cast was not up- on party lines. Senators Mason and Petit grew voted to admit the Boers, and so did Messrs. Butler, Caffery, Harris, Heitfield Teller and Wellington, none of whom are democrats of unquestioned standing. Even Senator Hoar, who admires the Boers, was constrained to vote against the admission to the floor of the envoys, because they came upon a diplomatic mission, and they should seek the executive. Senator Lind say, who is regarded as one of the best constitutional lawyers in the country, also voted against the enyoys, and Senators Morgan and Pettus took like view of the constitutional question involved, with out in any manner attempting to discredit or disparage the cause they represent.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

understanding with the captain that he should land me at the first opportunity on the west bank of the river The water was feet, that the boat went sixty miles up stream before a place could be found dry enough to land at I got ashore with my things and male successful trip through the country
 Richard F. Johnston, city editor of the Birmingham News has been appointed ad- jutant-general and chief of staff of the Ala bama division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. and Miss Annie Hill Jemison has been appointed sponsor. The appointment of MT. Johnston is a graceful courtesy and merited honor to a young man of many graces of character and gifts of mind, and who is held deservedly high in the estima- ton of veterans and sons of veterans alike. MT. Johnston enjoys the hearty esteem and good will of everybody, in fact and any honor shown him is an honor to all.
 Miss Jemison is the daughter of MT. Rob- ert Jemison and Mrs. Jemison, and while she is still at school, she has won the friendliest regard of all the friends of her family who have had the privilege of ob- serving her. She gives rich promise of beautiful and gracious womanhood, as suredly her rightful heritage, as all Birm- ingham will agree.
 J. H. Minge, Jr., and R. Nj. Douglas of Faunsdale are at the Morris.
 Lee Clayton, of Barbour, son of the late General H. D. Clayton, is visiting his cousin. John c. Pugh in Birmingham.
 Birminghams admirale mayor is keeping his eyes on Birminghams abominable dust. If he has managed to keep that dust out of his eyes, ears and mouth, he is the only person in the city so fortunate. In Second avenue last night there was a dust spout ten feet high, quite worthy of a Sahara.