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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-24
THE BOHRD ARE
Fighting HARD.
Every Step Of the British Advance
Is Being Strongly
Contested.
MEN ARE DRENCHED IN TRENCHES
And Climb Out Only to Be Shot Down.
TransyaaI Government Makes a
Modest Request.

london, April as General Rundl )
apparently is advancing slowly to-
wards wepener, every step being
closely contested BY the Beers. FsOm
the reposl,o9, side there ]. good
deal Of intsIl.tlur news today. A
Thabs N'chA ,lsDatch dated Friday
reports the arrival there Of Command
ants Dswst nj yillisries and the at
tack upon 5000 British. The Brltlsh,
it issdded, occupied some kopjes, but
the left wing was driven back. The
aoer l,s, was Oae killed and Ave
wounded.
From Brsndfort comes news dated
Saturday, that a British patrol OF ten
men ventured near n. place and suf-
f,red loss Of one killed and two cap
tursd, including Free Slater, vito
was isaaias The party
A Pretoria dispatcb, dated April 81
) says the latest official news was ths,
aghtiOgw as proceeding e within half an
hours ride Of Dewetsdorp with no re-
suits.
The Transvaal government has asked
to be allowed TO send a clergyman TO
) 81. Helena ard also neutral consul to
watch the interests of The prisoners In
the same manner as Adelbert Hay
guards the British prisoners at Proto-
ria.
News comes today saying that all is
quiet, and the Boer guns are silent.
Nothing further oomes from Bloem-
fontein to indicate the progress of the
preparations for the main advance
DrenOhed 10 Trenches
Boer Camp, Thaba N'Chu, Sunday,
April Fighting continues day and
night at Jamersburg drift. The Eng
lish trenches have been SO foil of rain
that the men have been obliged every
now and then to Chamber to the banks,
only to be shot back.
The Beers were so drsnched satur-
day that they were unable to sleep, SO
started debate on the subject of the
good to be derived from virtue and
courage. The discussion lasted most
of the night, shells at intervals inter-
ruptlDR the speakers.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-24
HIRsCH PASSED EXAMINATION.
Will Act as Adjutant on Memorial Day for
Marshall Ernest Dart

information came to The Times last
night from Savannah to the fleet that
Mr.. Henry Hirsch had passed his ex-
animation as adiulant Of the Third
battalion, First regimen', and would
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-24

Pasoouasla. The movement Of freight
is temporarily stoppes.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-24
COMMlH7BB REPORTS
AGAINST SEN. CLARK
Says He Spent Approximately
$4,000 to Secure His
Present Seat.
TO Be MADE AN EXAMPLE OF
Some Of the ladlotmeHts on Which Find
ings Are Based, Apply Equally Vel
10 Committee Members.

Washington, Aprr Ex-senator
Chandler, from the senate COMMITTEES
on privileges on eectIons, today sub
mttted to the SENATE report in the
case Of Senator Clark Of Montana.
The fudiOs Of the committee is stated
as follows:
"rne finding Of the committee !.
that the election to the senate Of WIN.
A. Clark Of Montana is null and void
on account of briberies and corrupt
practices by SCENTS ana violation Of
thu laws Of Montana drf"ing and pur
ishiOsorimss sgaiosttne elective fran
ohses.n
In view Of the finding the committee
reports ana unanimously recommends
the adoption BY the senate q the FOL.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, Thst Sy,lliAm A. Ozark
is not duly and leg Ils elected 10 a
seat in the unIted States senate by the
legislature Of Montana"
Ths report concludes with a strong
reoopaondation for early oousidera-
tion of the case as follows:
"rhe senate should, as duty to it
lfard to the country, demonstrate
in this case that seat. in the United
States senate procured as ClarE's was
n procured cannot be retained by the de-
liberats judgment of the senate. The
senate also owes duty to the people
of Montana who conscious Of the bad
repute into which the state has fallen
by reason of the vast expenditures Of
money in connection with. elections,
unaffected such public sentiment
that the legislature in 1895 passed
statute which, if observed, would have
redeemed the state from that bad name
aud for otI er ressons."
The nndlog Of the committee states
the expenditures in the contest Of 1895
as test,a fed to BY Senator Clark and
Governor Hauser quotes the law Of
1895 relative ocrimes sgai st the cleo
tive franchise. 81 600 for his personal
expense in lawful ways specified; as
serts that Senator Clark has been con- 3,
stsutly candidate for cnioe, and gives
a record in that resp-ct and notes of
organization Of committee in 1898.
"TO this committee, "the report says,
"he gave unlimited authority to spend
money, which he agreed to Furnish"
10 the canvas which snsusd the Ap-
prO1imate expenditures are estimated
By various members Of the committee
.nd tlet ssi.iaafs "a smount TO
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-24

the British right wing, but the moves
ment was detected by the yeomanry
aud the mounted infantry and guns
opened fire and drove them off. None
of the Boer guns we're in action. No
British casualties are reported. Many
Beers are reported moving southward.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-24

about sl5O,OOO.
None of the members Of the commit
tee or their associates made the sworn
r,turns required by law, nor did Sem
ator Clark make any return.
spotions to Is deal with business
transactions Of CLARK and represents
tives and with members Of the legisla-
ture
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15

of events so dramatically portrayed, of
awful ailments and terrific disaster, of
domestic infelicitv. of staccato passage,
OF rcsounding address, of omnipotency
proclaimed, of utterances showing Job to
have been the greatest scientist of his
day, an expert in mining and precious
stones. astronomer. and geographer, and
zoologlst, and electrician. and poet, that
most readers stop before they get to nv
text, which. strangely and mysteriousv.
announces that "the Lord turned the can
tivity of Job when he prayed for his
friends"
Now, will You please explain to me how
Jobs PRAYER for his friends halted his
catastrophes? Give me some good reason
why Job on his. knees in behalf of the
welfare of others arrested the long pro-
cesson Of calamitics. Mind you. it was
not PRAYER for himself for then the cessa-
ton of his troubles would have been only
another instance of prayer answered. but
the portfolio of his disaster was rolled ND
while he supplicated God in behalf of Eli
phaz the Temanite, Bildid the Shuhite,
and Iophar the Naamathte. / must con-
fess to YOU that I had to read the text
over and over again before I got its full
meaning And the Lord turned the cap
tlvlty Of Job when he prayed for his
friends"
Well if You will not explain it to me.
will explain it tc you. The healthest. the
most recuperative thing on earth to do is
to stop thinking so much about ourselves
and go to thinking about the welfare Of
Others. Jeh had been studying his misfor-
tunes. but the more ne thought about his
bankruntcy the poorer he seemed. the
more lie thought of his carhuncles the
worse they hurt, the more he thought
OF his unfortunate marriage the more in
toerable became the coniugal relation,
the more he thought of his house blown
down the more terrific seemed the cyclone
His misfortunes grew blacker and b'acker,
but there was to come a reversal of these
sad conditions. One day he said to him
self; II have been dwelling too much
upon my bodily ailments and my wife's
temper and MY bereavements 1t is time
began to think about others and do
something for others and | will start now
by -aying for my three friends" Then
job dropped upon his knees, and as he
did so that last shackle of his captivity of
IL IN
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15

rience in which we could pray for those
who a--oy us and make us feel worse in
stead , feeling better. That was Mat
terhorn, tt.t was an Alp, to the top Of
which we feared we could never climb,
but we thank God that by His omnpo-
tent grace we have reached that height
at last. let us pray! Oh, Christ, who
dldst pray for Thine assassins, we now
ray for those who desnitefully use us and
say all manner Of evil against us. For
their eternal salvation we supplicate.
When time is no more, may they reign on
thrones and wear coronets and sway
sceptres of heavenly dominion. Mean
while take the bitterness from their soul
as now they think evil. Spare their bodies
from pain and their households from be-
reavement. After all the misunderstand-
ings and controversies of this life are over
may we keep with them eternal jubilee
in the mansions on the hill, and as Thou
didst turn the captivity of Job when he
had prayed for those who badly used him,
ard health came TO his body and prosper
lty to his estate, now that We have by
Thy grace been able to make supplica-
ton for our antagonists, cure cur dis
eases. if we are i'll, and restore our estate.
if it has been scattered; and awaken glad
ness in our homesteads, if they have been
bereft; and turn the captivity of our phys
zeal pain or financial misfortune or men,
tai distress, and Thine 81 fnlI be the king
dom and the power and glory forever and
ever. Amen!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15

| throw everything out from the center, bu.
the centripetal and the centrifugal work
beautifully together. The one force that
would throw everything toward the CEN
ter is balanced by the force that would
throw everything outward.
Our world. with its own interests, feels
the pull of other worlds No world, no
nation. no community. no man, nc woman,
can afford to exist only for itself or him
self or herself. The hour in which Job
has that soliloquy about the enlargement
of his prayers so as to take in his friends
and he put into execution his good resolu-
ton was the hour when he felt a tonic,
sedative, a nervine. cataplasm, that
helped to cnre his body and revived his
fortunes till they were a hundred per
record is "thc Lord gave Job twice as
much as he had before" and tended t.
make him a wonder cf longevity. for he
lived 14o years after his troubles were
gone. Oh. what mighty medicament is
the contemplation of and the effcrt fer
the welfare of others,
But" SAYS some one ct was easy
enough for job to pray for his friends
Anybody can do that. There are those
to whom we are obligated for years of
kindness. They stand so close to us in
sympathy and reminiscence and antici-
patton that it is easy for lis to pray for
their welfare" Well 7 see Won do not
understand that these friends of Job were
the most tanta'izing and eyasperatinc
friends man ever had Look at their
behavior. When they heard of his be-
reavementS and the accidents hv whjrl-
wind and iightnn~ stroke. they came in
ard sat down by him a whce week. sew
en- DAYS and seven nights. and the record
Is none snake word to him" What
a disrpputahln and wicked silence, Mind
yo". they Trofessed to be religious ren.
and thcv ought to have been able to offer
some religious consolation. Instead of that
they were dumb as the sphinx which at
that time stood in the African desert and
stands there still Why did. they not say
something about reunion in the heaven
" realms with his children. who had been
slain? Why did they not talk tn him
about the satisfactory explanations in the
future world of things we do net under
stand in this world? Why did they not
% to tho apothecary and kuy a poultice
that would have soothed the carbrncles,
Or some quoting potion that wonld calm
his nerves. or a few drops Of fehribuge
that would cool his heated frame? No,
Fer seven days and seven nights they did
rothing aud said nothing for his relief.
They must have almost bored him to
death
After these three friends had completed
their Infamous silence cf a week they be-
gan to lecture Job. First Eliphaz the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15
THE HAPPY TIME.

1.-The man who cannot rest to-day,
.5ut says he Will tomorrow.
" Finds, when his work is cleared away
-. New tasks or sits in sOrrOw-
Her he merry time. the happy time.
or The blissful day in view
Is never gained by them that wait
To triumph and to celebrate
With nothing more to do.
The man who folds his hands to-day
And contemplates with sorrow
The pressing task that's put away
Unfinished till tomorrow
Has neither rest of heart nor mind,
For he that looks ahead
To duties long delayed destroys
Th c sweetest Of sweet lcisure's joys
e1But borrows doubt and dread.
The man who mixes work and play
At present and tomorrow
Keeps lifc's poor little ills away
And finds few cares to borrow;
The merry time, the happy time,
The blissful day in view
Is every day for him whose hand
is tuned each day to fair deeds, and
Who plays in reason, too.
S Il. .Klser In the Chicago Times
Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15
Ambulance Cars for Civilians.

A special car for invalids is being
built for the Saxon state railroads for
the transportation of those who can
afford the expense of a whole car. 1t
consists of three apartments, with q
corridor on one side. One is for the
sick person, and one Of the others for
the physicians, and the third for at
tendants. Cooking apparatus and re
frigators are provided. It may be
hired for use on any railroad in Eu-
rope provided it is not needed ut
home.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15

Russian Jew coloniSts are hence
forth to be regarded as Russian sub
jects until they have become natural
lied subjects Of the countries where
they are domiciled. This step has
been taken by the Russian ministry Of
state at the instance of the minister
for foreign affairs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-15
TALMAGE SERMON.
DISCOURSE BY The AslF Of.
VINE

Subject: The Welfare of Others w.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
The Sparks Show to Exhibit Here
August Bird.

John H. Sparks New Railroad
Shows and trained Animal Exposi.
ton will exhibit in Morgantown on
Aug. Bird Friday afternoon and even
ing. Admission only 10 and %
cents. This show is known the
world over as the largest, grandest
and best 25 cent show on tue road,
with all new, startling, original and
up to date features The finest per-
forming lions, wolves and elephants
on earth are to be seen with Sparks
big one ring shows. together with a
troupe of highly educated horses,
ponies, mules, dogs, goats and mon
keys, also fine acrobatic and gym
nastic performance and six funny
clowns. See Romeo, the largest
lion in captivity and Mary, the
smallest baby elephant ever on ex
hibition. See our grand free bal
loon ascension. with a parachute
jump. This is given free to all from
the show ground at | and p. m.
rain or shine. Don't miss it. It
alone is worth going many miles to
see and it costs you nothing. Mr..
Sparks offers handsome bedroom
suit to any couple that will take a
trip in his big bridal balloon and
get married Now is your chance
for a big novel wedding ami hand
some present, and no danger of any
accident at ALL There have been
hundreds of successful marriages
in this big balloon and not a single
accident Now is chance of life
time. Don't miss it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
NOTIFICATION DAY.
Arrangements being made at Indiana
apolis to make IL a Notable Event.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August -
The committee of reception for noti-
fication day expects Bryan and Ste
venson on August I. He will be es-
corted- here by Mayor Harrison and
300 members or the Cook county DEM
ocratic club, and other prominent
Democrats from northern Indiana and
Illinois. Bryan's party will be met at
the union station by the reception
committee, the Cleveland Club, Marion
Democracy and Marion county Tam
many Club and escorted to the Grand
Hotel, where he will be tendeeed
reception. Arrangements for the
stand are completed. 1t will be loca-
ted on the southwest corner Of Mill
tary Park. But two meetings will
be held, one In the afternoon at the
Park and the other at Tomlinson Hall
in the evening.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
Fairmont's Trolley.

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, August "A
force OF hands are again at work on
the electric railway, excavating,
spiking down rails, etc. The pro.
motors OF the enterprise expected
when the line was begun some time
ago to have the road well under head
way by this time. The slow arrival
of material was one great drawback
and another is the'giylng Of right
of way through land owned by farm
ers between this city and Monongah,
the terminal point Of the road.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
CORBIN ACKNOWLEDGES
Tender. of National Guard by Governor
No Authority for Accepting.

Governor Atkinson has received
from Adjntant General Gorbin let
ter acknowledging the tender of
the National Guard for service in
the Chinese war or elsewhere if need
ed. The reply of Adjutant General
Corbin is as follows
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your letter of the 2lst
instant to the Secretary OF War, in
which, in case of more troops being
needed to protect American inter
ests in China or elsewhere, you say
that you can furnish two regiments
Of infantry, fully equipped, drilled,
organized and differed in accord
ance with the United States Army
regulations, and to inform you that
there is no authority OF law for the
acceptance Of any volunteer troops
than those now in service, but the
Secretary desires me to convey to
you his appreciation Of the noble
and patriotic impulse which prompt
ed the tender"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
A BAD WRECK.
Duquesne Limited on the b. & o. Ran
Into Freight Train White Envelop-
ed i'm Fog.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Aug. THE
Baltimore and Ohio Duquesne limit
ed, from Pittsburg, collided this
morning with local freight, at Mt.
Savage junction, three miles west
of here The injured are:
Frank Whitelaw, Cleveland, o.,
slightly cut about the head and
shoulders.
Mrs. Mary Colan, Pittsburg, Pa,
spine injured
D. Nj. Bull, Bullsville, n. Y. cut
on the head.
Dominic Carney, Italian, cut
about face.
Henry Douglas, Homecoming, Md !,
passenger fireman, bruised in jump
ing.
The passengers were all injured
in being thrown by the sudden stop.
No one is thought to be seriously
hurt.
The passenger train was eight
hours late, having been detained by
a freight derailment at Ohio Pyle.
The two trains were to have passed
at the Mt Savage junction siding
The fog was so thick that objects
could not be seen few feet away.
Engineer Cunningham, OF Pitts
burg, was in charge of the passenger
engine and Engineer Darnell and
Fl IMAM Collins, both of Councils
vile, were on the freight engine. All
jumped.
The engines, while badly damaged
remained on the track. The tender
jammed into the baggage coach, but
the other coaches were little dam
aged
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
-FOUR MORE.
Still Others Escap from the
Reform School.

Nine Of Them Leave in Few Hours
Five Colored and Four White
Thought to Have Come in This Di-
northumberland of Ten Dollars for
Each Arrest.
Another batch of boys has eseap-
ed from the Reform School. Hardly
had the account of the escape of
five colored boys got into type when
four white lads concluded that they
had. seen enough life in the School
and they too pulled out. They will
hardly get very far away as never
has a boy succeeded in escapino
from the institution.
A reward of ten dollars Will be
paid for the arrest of each boy
caught. Local officers have been on
the look out. for them but they have
seen nothing of the fugitives The
following descriptions are given OF
the white boys who got away:
Chas. Stewart, of Charleston, w.
Va, ago II years, complexion, fair,
Fhair cut short, height 5ft inches,
weighing 80 pounds, grey eyes,
medium build, rather good looking,
scar on inside Of wrist on left arm.
William Ullum, aged Is years,
from Tyler county, height SIT,
8 inches, complexion dark, hair cut
short, square build, scar on first
finger of left hand, cowlick on
forehead.
Ollie Chandler, OF Charleston, W.
Va, age 16 years, height SIT, 2
inches, weight 125 pounds, com
plexion fair, hair cut short, brown
eyes, third finger of right hand
drawn and swelled, enlarged second
JOINT, five scars on outside of left
leg below knee.
w. B. Summers, age II years,
from Nicholas county, height 5ft.,
81 inches, hair cut short, weight
{ about lao pounds, complexion fair,
eyes brown heavy eye sockets.
Mole on right shoulder, large mole
on second rib on left side.
All these boys when they escabed
from the school, wore grey uniforms
and blue denim shirts
j. G. GLucK, Supt.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Excursions to Atlantic City. Cape May,
Sea Island City. Ocean City. N. j.,
Ocean City, Nd, and Rehobotl Beach
Del, at Very Low Rates.

The Baltimore & Ohio r. r. have
arranged series of Popular Seashore
Excursions, to be run or Thursdays.
July 20, and August 8, and %, to At
lantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City
and Ocean City, n. r. Ocean City,
Md. and Rehoboth Beach Del. Tick
cts will be good Sixteen (16) days. in
Guiding date of sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on the
return trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington on tickets sold to
New Jersey resorts. and at Baltimore
and Washington On tickets sold to
Ocean City, Nd, and Rehoboth
Beach, Del.
For tickets, time OF trains, sleep
ing and parlor car accommodation, call
on or address nearest Ticket Agent
Baltimore & Ohio Il. r. for full infor-
nation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
Dawson's appointments.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July 81.
Secretary Of State Dawson, chair
man OF the Republican state central
committee, who has just arrived in
the city, has announced the following
appointments; J. K. Hall, secretary:
Elliott Northcott, assistant secretary,
and Senator Harry woodward, treas
urer OF the Republican state commit
tee; c. d. Elliott, Wood county; w.
w. White, Mcdowell county, and w.
f. Glasscock, Monongalia county, ex-
ecutive committee. Mr. Northcott
will have charge Of the speakers bu-
reau and Treasurer woodward viii
manage the literary bureau.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
Rock Islands Colorado Utah Excur
SiOnS

The Colorado and Utah excursions
via the Chicago, Rock Island d Pa
cific Railway have proved SO popular
that they have decided to run an adj
dltional series during August and
September. leaving Chicago ON Au-
gust LIST, 7th and 21st and Septem-
Der 4th and 18th, one fare plus $500
for the round trip. Special trains
will be run from Chicago, leaving
that point at 4 :45 p. m. on dates
mentioned--only one night out to
colorado,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
An Aged Citizen Dead.

RANDALL, August 2.-Noah Raber
one of the pioneers Of this county
died on Sunday, July 10Th, aged 80
years, 10 months and eleven days.
The highest encomium we can be-
fstow upon him is to say he was an
honest man, the noblest work of
God. The funeral took place on
Tuesday Jnly 31st at Bethel
Frank Brewers infant child died
on Monday and was buried on Tues
day.
VIM. Berry's child two years old
lis very bad from cholera infantum.
Belle Berry who has been reported
quite i'll is worse.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-02
bonanza For sale.

| have for sale one Of the very
best paying stores in town. A lease
of the room running for two years at
reasonable rental with the bust
ness. No better location. 1t is sit
uated in the very business center
Reasons for selling good. Unless
sold in short time win be with
drawn from the market
Profits last year amounted to al
most as much as the capital invest
ed and the business is increasing.
Parties meaning business can obtain
the price and terms by calling on or
addressing me.
CIV. FINNELL,
Morgantown, w. Va.