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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
The BOLRS WERE TOO SWIFT
ENGLISH IN HOT PURSUIT.
They Have Plenty of Troops-Ought
tn Wipe the Beers Out N They
OVcrtnke Them-SeVernI Trans
ports Have Arrived.

London, April 30.--rhe total absence of
war office news from the seat OF war in
South Africa, it is presumed. indicates
that operations are progressing, which it
Is deemed prudent to keep secret. So
far as the situation in the southeastern
part of the Free State can be worked out
from the latest dispatches the main body
OF the Beers, composed of the forces re-
Gently holding Thabanchu, Leeuw kop
and Dewetsdorp, is retiring, probably with
a view to joining in the ncghborhood of
Ladybrand, the Commands from the vicin-
ity of Nepener who, according to dis
patch from Alwalnorth, dated April 2S,
made good their retreat TO Lady brand
The main body of the Beers is being fol.
lowed by Generals Hamilton, French,
Brabant and Hart. while General Rumble
also is on the spot.
The British thus have an overwhelm-
ingly superior force and ought TO wipe out
the Beers if they succeed in overtaking
them and bringing them to bay.
1t may be assumed that the Beers are
to the eastward of line drawn from
Thabanchu to Wrpener. The retreat, it
seems, is being carried out without fight
ing. which indicates that the Beers have
a good start and the dispatches say that
they are not hampered much by transport
and leave no visible wheel tracks behind
them on the veldt. This initiates against
the probability of their being oye,taken
and forced to a decisive action While
it is possible that news of such a battle
may come at any moment the chance
seems even that the retreating comman-
dos may get away without being forced
! to turn and fight. 1t is within the range
of possibilities that Lord Roberts, with
out waiting for the outcome of these
maneuyers may begin his advance north
ward This may be the secret the censor
has been so jealousy guarding. The out
come OF this interesting situation can not
long be delayed.
Smelling and snipng continue about
Wauenton, apparently Intellectually, as
no casualties have been reported on either
side.
\ special dispatch from Bicra, dated
April %, states that the dispatch of Gen
eral Carrington's division to Rhodesia is
proceeding as rapidly as circumstances
will permit. Seven transports have al
ready landed troops and stores.
Firing Heard Near Thabanchu.
Maseru, April 3O.--Firina was heard
i'll the direction of Thabanchu for some
hours. Many Beers are retreatng from
Wepener and Dewetsdorp proceeding by
crossroads instead of the main roads near
! h.4 "a Il md I..r = rod
that they are in miserable condition,
diseased and depressed Many have de
serted and are hiding on the farms The
mann body was in camp last night near
Leeuw river mills They were unham-
pered by wagons, using pack holders most
ly for purposes Of transportation. 1t is
believed that most of the Imnsvaalers
have gone north. They told the natives
that they had been called away by Pres
ident Kruger
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
For Murder of GOebeI.

Frankfort, KY, May Circuit court
convened at 2 p. m. Caleb Powers, John
Davis, Harlan Whitaker, w. H. Culten
and "Tallow Dick" Combs were ar
raigned on motion of the commonwealth.
All of the defendants entered pleas OF
not guilty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05

London, April 27.-,All the interest in
the South African war is now centered IN
the running fight which is in progress
between the burghers retreating from the
southern portion of the Orange Free State
and General French's horsemen and the
infantry of Generals Pole Carew, Cherm-
side and Rumble
But the British hope of conclusive re-
suits is stilled at present, the Beers es-
Gaping unhurt and having accomplished
an immense amount of damage. They
cling to their positions as long as it is
safe to do so and then slip off to hold the
next commanding ridge, through brok-
en- country admirably suited for a rear
guard defense.
Dispatches from Aliwalnorth under
date of Wednesday, April 25th say that
the Beers left Wepener so hurredly that
many of the dead were left in the trenches
unbured.
Commandant S. Cronje is reported to
have been killed.
According to advices from Bloemfon
tein, the attempt of the Beers at Brand
fort to get in touch with the command
Thabanchu was frustrated by force
dispatched by General Tucker from Glen.
A dispatch from Pretoria reports the
arrival there of Lord Rosslyn as an I'M
wounded prisoner.
In the house OF commons today George
Wyndham, parliamentary secretary Of
the war office, replying to questions, de-
ciared that Lord Roberts had made no
comment whatever on General Lord Me
thuen's Magersfontein operations.
james Lowther, conservative, was
heartily cheered when he gave notice that
he would call attention to Lord Roberts
recent report on the Spion kop disaster
and move for the production of further
papers on the subject
Late Reports From MafekinE.
London, April 27.-The war office has
received the following message from Lord
Roberts:
"Bloemfontein, April 27.-Goods news
from BadenPowell up to April 10.
'McLaren is much better
"All the wounded are doing we'll The
Beers captured several native women who
We're trying to escape from Mafel<ing, but
these were returned after being stripped
and siamboked"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
heavy FLOODS IN TEXAS
THE LOSS WILL BE ENORMOUS
I'D the Heaviest Rains on Record
All the Rivers Are Overfloving--a
rive Million Dollar Less--Ask
fer Aid.

waco, Tex. april 30.-The flood situa-
non remains practically unchanged. Con
ht;ous couiu hardly be worse. Every
available wagon, gray and float Was
Aroupht mUo Use and the entire night Was
.Dsut LA moving hundreds OF tamIIes out
"a TIN. submerged district. There are
,e new names added to the list OF fatal.
s.,s but reports OF persons missing and
.rho were last seen Ill the overlooked sec
hon are numerous. a call for aid sign
ID by the mayor and many prominent
auzens, mas been sent out.
The local weather bureau gives the rain
tsll Tor the past "A hours as 4.05. the
heaviest ON record. 1t was believed that
tAe worst of the overflow was at an end
until the government bureau posted the
following bulletin today:
Excessive rams throughout the BraZos
drainage basin will probably cause de-
aided rise III the Drdzos river, overflow
,ho much low Land from McLennan coun-
ty to the gulf during the next 10 days.
Please warn residents along the river.
Much anxiety is now felt over che Bra
.os overflow, and runners nave been sent
90 notify the farmers in the lowlands.
The flood yesterday was not alone con
hRed to tins county.
Temple and Bolton, 80 miles SOUTH re-
ported vast damage by ovelttows, the
rainfall at Temple beng 5.94, by tar the
heaviest ever known.
Specials from Bolton say: Not since
1857 has this city and vicinity been visit
ed by such a ooWnpour OF rain as tel
here during the past TWO days. The Sa-
lido river broke all previous nigh water
marks and destroyed the fine iron wagon
bridge at this place. At Summersvnle
the school house was carried away and
the dam washed out. The large steel
fridge at Little River, ON the main line
Of the Missouri, Kansas u Texas road is
wrecked. The electric plant is flooded
and the city is in total darkness.
No Signs of Receding.
Dallas, Tex, April 30.-The floods show
no signs of receding. On the contrary
most of the Texas rivers are rising. A
Bort Worth telegram at 10 O'Clock says
tAat Trinity river has oVerhoWed, dong
@uch property damage.
The telegraph lines of both companies
are gone south of Waco, isolating more
than half of the state
Railroad movements are absolutely sus
pended south of Dallas on almost ever!
hne ia the state.
The loss by flood and hurricanes since
yesterday morning is estimated to reacl
rom 50 100000 TO $50OO,O0O.
Reports received from southern anC
ssntral Texas state that great destruction
has occurred.
A bulletin from Galveston at noon say:
the government weather bureau reports
that the whole state was visited yester
day by the greatest precipitation, and es
Pecially in Temple county, where it ap
proXimates six inches.
Calvert reports a l5foot rise in th'
river there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
ConI Mines Are on Fire.

Bristol, Tenn, May Coal mines at
this place are on fire and there is great
apprehension for the lives of the miners
who went to work. 1t is reported that al
have escaped except nine, who are unac-
counted for, but nothing whatever can be
learned that is at all reliable.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
Japnne.e cnn,t Get Work.

Seattle, April 30-The japanese consuls
in this section are alarmed at the fact
that many of the japanese already here
are not securing work, and have united
in a petition to the home government 10
stop the influx
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
Forest Fires stu Raging.

Menominee, Mich, May Great forest
fires are still raging along the line of the
Wisconsin & Michigan railroad north of
Fisher with disastrous results.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05
SawmiII Is on Fire.

Eugene, Ore, May 1.-The sawmill of
Eugene Lumber company is burned and
will be a total loss. The wagon bridge
across the Willamette river is also on fire.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-05

A local organization I stonecutters
was formed recently at Rossland, B. @.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20

each wing, it having lost the FISH alto
sether. the writes took q hand in the bat
tie and the crabs dropped like rain to
the ground and scuttled of.
These crabs obtained their food at night
along shore. and their numbers were amaz-
ing the sht Feline above high water was
tunneled in every direction with the bur
rows OF the spirit crabs In which they
lived the most of the time but beyond
this. on the edge of the bush. were the
hermits which aid about the roots of the
low brushes. or in the dead leaves. In the
cactus patche., which abounded here and
there, the big red crabs made their home.
sallying out at times to prey upon the
fish brought by the old birds. All these
crabs-and there were several others
which lived near the water-constituted
an army of seayengers at once vigilaut and
aggressive with which the birds had 10
contend.
There has always been demand for
the eggs of tnese bros. and tney are
enough like hens eggs to make them an
acceptable substitute Smaeks run into
the little channel and send gang OF men
ashore. who lead twenty or thirty barrels
with eggs in a. few hours, and then sail
for Havana. seventy miles distant, or Key
West, sixty miles away, where there is a
good market for them. One OF the boat
men, who Towed the writer to this key
on many occasions. had lived for years on
one OF the islands-as desolate and cUt-of-
the-way place as e0ald be founif any
where. and it was said that the magnet
was the wreck of an old galleon which had
gone ashore on East hey in 1850. with a
vast treasure aboard. He thought that
he could get. and il was said that he never
missed visiting the island after a heavy
storm, hoping that the waves would I'M
cover he, Mace wash soma
doubloons, some of which an old lighthouse
keeper had found inSthe early sixties.
Though he had never discovered a dollar,
he had undoubted evidence that pirates or
freebooters lived here at one time. An
cid cannon was found near Bird Key in
shallow water and an old wreck was also
to be seen on the edge Of the channel
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
ZION DoWIE SUED.
Named AZ the Defendant in an Ac-
ton for $50, 900.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-John Alexander
Dowie. the general overseer OF the Chris
tian Catholic Church now IN Europe, is
named as the defendant in suit filed
yesterday in the Circuit Court.
Abraham L. Nelson asks damages of
$4,000 for the alleged adesertiofi of his
wife and the destruction OF the happiness
of his home by the alleged influence ex-
erted over her by the leader OF Zion"
Nelson. who lives in Randolph Street. de-
clares there had not been any trouble in
mis- home until his wife came under the
influence of the Dowieites. and shortly
after. in Nav last. she left him TO live in
the Zion" home. taking with her their
little child. Ethel. seven years old.
The suit was filed by Attorney s. p
Carney. who said: Nelson has a good
cause OF action for the havoc which has
been wrought in his home II the hyp-
motto influence of Dowie has estranged
this family the law provides remedy"
Nelson has made several attempts to Sc
cure his child. who is now with her moth
err but these have all proved resultless.
Dowie sailed with his family for Europe
a fortnight ago. to be gone for several
months. The lieutenants he left behind
In charge of his affairs make light of the
suit brought by Nelson
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
SICKNESS IN BALTIMORE.
Impure Drinking Water Causes an
Outbreak of Typhoid.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.-Heat and ty
phoid fever are making raveges in Balti-
more. The fever epidemic is largely due
II bad drinking water, which in turn is
the result of the dry, hot weather. The
Health commissioner has issued orders to
the citizens to boil all drinking water
This city has good supply of water, and
the impurity of the water now is caused
by the dryness in the country, and the
springs in consequence becoming con
taminated. Many victims of typhoid fever
are persons returning from outings in the
country, where they drank impure well
water. Some of the boarding houses in the
Blue Ridge Mountains will have to close
for lack of water. Thousands of springs
and wells are dry Typhoid fever is preva-
lent at Hagerstown and other towns on
the noun tains or in the valley. which
generally have a high record for health.
There were fifty cases of typhoid fever
and nine deaths from the disease reported
in Baltimore last week The last two
weeks have been the hottest known in
Baltimore. Forty-tbree deaths from sun
stroke have occurred in seven days Many
more daths, chiefly those of infants, are
traeeable to the intolerable heat The big
vegetable truck farms are ruined by the
drought. In some sections, barring a few
slight showers. no rain has fallen for two
months. while for thirty days or more the
heat on the sun parchedi fields has ranged
from 100 to $50 degrees. For two weeks
the temperature In this city has been over
30 degrees. and for five days near 100 de-
grees ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20

years ago. but proved too Stony that is.
contained so large d percehtage of siliceous
material that it formed clinkers, ciogged
crates and dissatisfied cQnsYmers. so that
the experiment was no. repeated. When
again American anthracite f exported TO
Germany, it should be only -of the purest
and best quality. .e.-u
English bituminous coal Is now offered
by agents in cargo lots 10 Berlin dealers
at S6.6S per metric ton delivered
here. and as stocks bare everywhere
in Germany practically exhausted dealers
who seek to keep up their trade are buy
ing for temporary supply al this unusual
rate. How long it will hold can only be
coniecturcd. but experienced judges ex-
pect that coal will be costly in Germany
during the remainder of the present year.
The Inch of the past three months has
cleared out the usual surplus, so that
dealers and consumers OF all classes, from
ironEasters to private families, are
living. in respect to coal supply, from
hand to mouth.
Certain American newspapers. COM
menting on the present situation, state
that coal shipped by this operators of
Maryland and Virginia is being laid down
at Hamburg for $3.50 per ton, as an out
side figure River freights from Ham
burg to Berlin fuctuate somewhat, but the
present rate of rs IL cents per ton is
fair average for the year. If the foregoing
statement is true. American soft coal
should be landed here for s42S per ton,
which is S23S below the current demands
IF the agents of English soft coal opera
tors and IS cents below the current
Berlin price of Silesisn coal of the grade
used for manufacturing and household
purposes"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
TRAIN wREcKERs FoILED.
A Policeman Discovers nm Obstruc-
ton on a Railroad Track.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Aug. 19.-An at
tempt to wreck Lehigh Valley train last
night was fortunately discovered just in
time TO flag the train.
Policeman Jacob Phillips, whose beat is
in the northern part of the city, was walk
ing over a bridge crossing the Lehigh VAL
ley tracks about o'clock this morning.
when he saw something upon the rails be-
low He climbed down tc investigate and
found a thirty-foot rail sticking from the
rocky embankment over the track. 1t had
been so placed that the end OF the rail
pointing up the track would strike an en-
CINE just below the cylinder, and it was
so firmly fixed in the rocky side OF the
wall close to the track that Phillips could
not move It. although he is an unusually
strong man. He hastened to a nearby
house and securing a mining lamp ran
back 10 the railroad. He was Just in time.
The rumble Of train could be heard.
He hurried up 5ke track. waving his light.
lie was seen and the engineer brought the
heavy train 10 a stop fifty feet from the
projecting rail.
The trainmen hammered It out OF its
place and the train went on.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
MEN IN A BURNING MINE.
4 Destructive Fire Raging in Prim-
rose CoIIiery. Pa

MAHANOY CITY. Pa, Aug. 19.-Three
men and sixty mules are dead behind
destructive fire which is raging in Prim-
rose colliery mine. Just east of this city
The death Of the mules is an admitted
fact. but the officials are still hopeful Of
the men, though they admit the chance is
only one in a thousand
The fire was first discovered late Friday
night eating up timbers in No. 3 slope of
the Buck Mountain gangway No men
we're known TO be at work in the affected
part at that hour and all efforts were di-
rected to staying the flames progress.
Dense volumes of smoke. however, soon
drove the fighters TO the surface. allow
ing the fire clean path. Famed by IN
air current the flames spread swiftly along
the slope, resisting repeated efforts Ct
big force of men.
Yesterday morning the absence of
George and William Tomkiss and Charles
Saurities. three miners. was reported from
their homes. Then it dawned upon fellow
miners that the trio had decided to double
shift and are now helpIessly imprisoned
behind the roaring mass Of flames In an
atmosphere reekIng with poisonous gases.
Redoubled and perilous efforts were made
by a rescuing party to reach the men. but
each time they were driven back, reach
ing the surface in semi-conscious condi-
ton. Willing hands offered to try again
but the officials deemed it unwise and the
three men and sixty mules were abandoned
to death by suffocation.
Mine Inspectors Stein and Brennan and
Superintendents Lathrope, Reese. Rickert.
Tasker and a host of other mining au-
;horities then commenced to devise means
to extinguish the flames. Fans were
erected on the outside to reverse the air
current. drive away the dense smoke and
sulphurous fumes. and permit fighting the
IRE with streams. II this proves unavail-
ing the mines will be sealed tight, then
fooGSd. This will entail big loss and
caus,; suspension for at least six
months
The plant is operated by the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company. employs 600 hands.
and recently underwent extensive i'm
provements.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
SUICIDE OF A MIDWIFE.
Held on Criminal Charge, She In
hnIes Gas.

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.--Mrs Lizzie
Fraser lfty-one years old, committed sui
eide at her home. 331 Furman Street,
Brooklyn, this morning by inhaling illumi-
mating gas. One end of piece of tubing
was attached to the gas jet and the other
end was in her mouth.
Mrs. Fraser. who was mic yife, was ar
rested on August II after the skeleton of
a child was found in the cellar of her
hone. A boy named Lennon, while hunt
ing through the cellar for a musical in
strument made the discovery.
He said he reported the matter to Mrs.
fraser who advised him TO throw the body
away. He notified Detective Cannon, of
the Amity Street station. Mrs. Fraser was
held in $500 to await examination on We'd
nesday next
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
The Firebugs FRUSTRATED.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. Aug. ia das-
tardIy attempt was made Friday night to
burn down the home of John Cook, at Iron
bridge, near here. but the scheme of the
iirebugs was frustrated by party of young
folks. party of young people were re-
turning from a straw ride, and as they
approached Mr.. Cooks place one discover
ed a light in the rear OF the house. They
hurriedly awoke Mr.. Cook, and he discov
cred that some one had set The place on
fire. Acting promptly they succeeded in
extinguishing the blaze
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible malady
nearly always inherit it-not necessarily
from the parents, but may be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay "a. r1Eant i'll the blood for
years, or until you reaci, middle life, then
the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap-
pearsnce--or swollen gland III the
breast, or some other part of the body,
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perria-
nently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the blood-every vestage
of it driven out This S. S. S. does, and
is the only medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all the poison has been forced out
of the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins often in a small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows:
A small pimple came on my jaw about an inch
below the ear on the left side OF my face. gave
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
The Rest Remedy for stomach and
Howell Troubles.

81 have been in the drug business for twenty
years and have cold most all of the proprietary
medicines Of any note. Among the entire list |
lave never found anything TO equal Chamberlains
Collie Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy for all
stomach and bowel troubles" says o. W. Wake
field. Of Columbus, Ga. This remedy cured two
severe cases OF cholera morbus in my family and
have recommended and sold hundreds Of bottles
of it to my customers to their entire satisfaction.
1t affords a quick and sure cure in a pleasant
form No family should be without it. keep 1t
in my house at all times" For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail. and all druggists
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
CoURT-MARTIAL FOR A RECRUIT
4 Man DishonorabIy Discharged
Two Years Ago.


WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Aug. 19.-An Illus
tration of the accuracy with which the
War Department keeps its recruiting rec
ords has come to light here. Two years
age James NJ. Shay enlisted in this city
but upon the very day he enlisted he was
charged with taking a bicycle and was sent
to jail. The grand jury ignored the bill,
but the War Department discharged him
without honor"
A month ago Shay again came to the
Williamsport recruiting station and en-
listed in another branch of service. He
was assigned TO the First Infantry and
his recruiting papers were forwarded TO
the Department at Washington On Friday
the Department sent notice here that Shay
had enlisted two years ago and was dis
charged. Now he Will be taken from his
regiment, which is recruiting for Chinese
service, and be court martialed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20

nc no pain or irconvef-
cince, and l should have
forgotten about II had it
not begun to intlame and
itch : It would bleed a
little. then scab over. but
would not heal. This
continued for some time,
when my jaw began to
swell, ecom ing very
painful. The Cancer be-
gan to cat and spread,
until it was as large as 4
half dollar, when / heard
of s. 5. s. and determin-
ed TO give il a fair trial.
and il was remarkable
what a wonderful effect