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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10
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Minstrel show next Tuesday
evening.
Republican primaries will be
held today.
Eggs taken in trade at the Col
den Rule Bazaar.
Furnished rooms for rent. En-
quire at this office.
VIM. Chambers, the grain
merchant, is in Seattle.
County Commissioner Swank
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Georgia Anderson has re-
turned from a visit to Garfield.
"A squirrel in time saves
nine" should be the way to read it.
The Pullman poultry associ-
alton will hold another meeting to-
day.
Miss Lora Malone, of Moscow,
is visiting college friends in this
city.
"A new style cap has been
adopted by the cadets at the col
lege.
The last few warm days have
started the buds on many of the
trees.
Attend the public sale at E. A.
Bryan's ranch, near Pullman,
March 18th.
Arthur Turner, the college
student who has been very sick
with typhoid fever, is improving.
W, L. Lyon received a tele-
gram yesterday announcing the
death of his grandfather, at Al
bany, Oregon,
IF. w. L." stands for all that is
good in a kid glove. Be sure that
is the brand on your next pair
If BURGAN-STOUGH Co.
The concert last Saturday
was greeted with a good audience.
and the music, both vocal and in
strumental, was excellent.
The concert given by Mrs. Puff
fer, Miss Cromwell, Capt Kinzie
and Prof. Hauerbach, last Satur-
day evening was repeated ae Col
fax last night.
Squirrels are out, and the drug
stores are selling large quantities
of poison, as the farmers are max
ing determined and early effort to
keep the pests down.
Mr.. and Mrs G. P. Cannon
returned home the early part of
the week from a winters visit to
their old home in Missouri. They
report having had a most enjoyable
visit, and brought back many relics
and remembrances, Among Mr..
Gammon's collection are a pair of
live 'possums, a couple of fox
squirrels and gray squirrel, and
mocking bird. Mr.. Cannon
says that there is large emigra-
ton on many people coming west
to look for new homes.
The system of pupil govern
ment, so much in vogue in parts of
the east, has been adopted to
certain extent in the public schools
of this city, and if it proves success
/ ful will be more fully put into
practice in the future. The sys-
tenn puts the pupils upon their
honor to conduct themselves prop
erly, allowing them to make GER
tain rules, under the supervision
of the principal, for self govern
ment, and the pupils take great in
terest in promoting good govern
ment among themselves. -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-10

Eggs taken in trade at the Col
den Rule Bazaar.
Tailor made suits, ready made
and dmade to order in the latest
sty les, and fit guaranteed.
If - BURGAN-STOUGH Co.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
THE PASSING THRONG.

Horace Lee Washington. United States Consul at
Valencia, who sailed yesterday for his post. in
speaking the Waldorf-As-
THE WOOING toria of Spanish characteristics.
OF WOMAN said: One of the first things that
IN SPAIN strikes American in Spain is
the manner IN which they treat
their womankind which is diametrically opposed 10
the American method. In no country have been In
with the exception of Turkey are the women so
closely guarded and secluded they are IN Spain
Perhaps no better Illustration OF this character
istic could be given than the manner in which a
courtship Is carried there which Is the
to-day that it was in the time OF Don Quixote and
visible manifestation of his passion by standing
under his loved ones window. As most families
there live IN apartment houses. the window In
question may be five or six stories in the air But
under the window some five times day
the swain must take his stand. II the lady does
appear at the window. On the other hand. if she IS
oodurate she does not appear. and finally he gives
up his suit and ceases to haunt the street Pre-
suming, however, case in which the course OF
true love does smooth, after the suitor has
stood about, so to speak for two or three months.
he is invited to the parental mansion in most for
NAL fashion. AT this visit the business OF the
marriage Is disposed of. The prospective brides
dot is stated and the prospective bridegroom's
sources are ascertained, and If neither side
obstacle is presented the wedding shortly follows.
"A young woman never goes out by herself in
II she dimes out her chaperon invariably dimes
with her At the average dinner there sell
dom more than four five women present to
dozen men The ranking bask IN female So
ciety but the fellows whose rank IL of lesser
degree have to comfort each other at the far ends
Of ne "a
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
HEAVY TOTING IN PORTO RICO.
REPUBLICANS AT THE POLLS IN FORCE
But FEDERALIsTS STAY AWAY.


San Juan de Porto Rico. Nov. 1T is esti-
mated that 5000 Republicans voted at the
election yesterday for Commissioner OF Con
sress and members of the House Of Delegates
Not more than 200 Federas voted. The election
was exceedingly orderly. There are no reports
Of disturbances. Communication with the in
terror is slow.
The two candidates for the Office OF Commission@r
to Congress We're frederick Dogetago Gonzales
the Republican ticket. and Manuel r Gattel
on the Federal ticket
Only one American was nominated for the House
OF Delegates, He was Frederick L. CornweH.
young lawyer of Mayaguez. formerly ot St Louis
He ran the Republican ticket.
DR.. Barbosa the Republican leader He
had his headquarters the Plaza Principal San
Juan the Office of the United States Military
Telegraph. He Is a coIored man and holds degrees
from the University OF Michigan and other uni
versitles in America and Europe Muhoz Rivera
was the leader Of the Federal party his head
quarters Caguas-
About two weeks before Election Day the Fed
eraI party which carried The island at the election
OF less than a year ago by a majority OF 500
votes. suddenly withdrew from the electoral con
The Federal leaders sent Instructions to their
20 lowers not 70 appear the polls. but the Fed
eraI election judges were instructed 70 appear at
ions v-ars ronr1dad in ord er 70 gather evidence
/ of any unfarness in the registration AID any II
regularity in the voting The Federal party intends
to institute court proceedings after the election
the hope Of multiplying it, claiming that SroSS T.
/ eLoWn sT5 auerinr that the distrtcting was not
/ According 20 the Porto Roan census figures
! there are 600 males of voting age who can read
! and write; there are probably not more than +gO
real estate owners The balance, 5000 were regis
tered under s25 personal property clause in the
Election Law At the last election, when the sui
frage rights were less restricted, only 0l"S votes
/
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
DIED.

BCRLLNG-on Third Day s,h inst late resslsncs
In the I'D O
Funeral az Friends Meeting House Purchase Sixth Dar
Eleventh Month. Str. II O'Clock.
CarTtages viii he in waiting az White Plains
S-l2 a m train from Grand Central Depot
BYXBE-Ia Ctica. y Y Thursday. November I 200.
Anna c Byxhe. aged - years
EDGAR-Noveulber I near Battle Wv1 Percy Edrnr
aged % years son y tn late jonathan EdEsr.
Interrlent AT Greenwood
Julia :. Cheney, gyife n Byron 3 FoWIer
\. Y. November .. 1900. Caroline and %
William Parker AID daughter q the late Edward A
Stansbury
Funeral private
Interment. New-Britan. Coar-
SMITH, residence in this ci;y Or Tuesday No-
venber q. 1900 John sabine Sulit. 18th
viii held a. Grace Church Broadway
and 1oth-st. Thursday morning November s NJ
1890 O'Clock
InteFment Randolph. v.
TERBELL--At residence. NJ. . W-S, etrh-s- %
Monday. 5th inst, Hannah Dyer. widow O Henry 3.
TerbelI.
Funeral THURSDAY mo-uins sh inst az lo.sO
O'Clock
Intsrnent at convenience or ,he family.
wARREN-on wsdnesiay Novelser : Ig-1o a. ner
- Victoria beloved wife Z Samuel e Warren
Funeral priva.e
WoOdIawn Cemetery
Borough ~ Bronx. Crtv.
orn>e 20 F-a e2ri Street. Madison SoEa-e South
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
zEL4Y4 MAY VISIT WASHINGTON.
HIS TRIP TO BE IN CONNECTION WITH MICA
RAGUA CANAL BUSINESS


Nanagua Nicaragua. Oct. 1s,-There rum0rs
current II this ca pital that President Zeaya and
during the winter OF 1sc0-0l while the United
States Congress is in session. 1t is said that the
principal object Of this contemplated trip Is in
n.ction with the proposed acquisition by the United
States of the Nicaragua Canal route.
The engineer sent by the Government OF Mica
raela to remove into the interior OF the country
the rails and other materials OF the railroad con-
structed in 1889 by the Maritime Canal Company, OF
Nicaragua and chartered by the Government Of
the United States. running from San Juan del
Norte tGreytowul ten miles along the contem-
plated route for the interoceanic canal. has found
the roadbed crossties. etc. IN such excellent con-
dition that he has rlended to the Nioaraguan
Government not 20 Interfere with the line. tut 20
extend Il for about eighteen miles 10 Sarapqui on
the Rio san Juan del Norte whence there * suft-
Cient depth OF Sor sfeamooats 70 navigate al
the wear TO Lake Nicaragua
~ This railroad extended 10 SaTapiQNl. as
contemplated. IT would free all OF western Mica
rua from the large transport tax now paid 10 The
rance transportation via Cape Horn from Mica
-agua's Pacific ports 10 the Atlantic. Eastern
f-1tted States and European markets western
Stcara rua iS the most thickly populated and
tcnsior If this line would also obyiate the use OF
rho nresent high rate route via nEe nile railroad
,,d stes m boats the Rio San Juan and Lake
-Niesragl1 between the city OF Granada, on the
haep Sea port OF san Juan del NOrte- At present
transportation between these places requires from
four 10 Ave days whereas IL the contemplated ex-
tension were carried into eject the time between
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
BOXERS SHOT AND VILLAGES BURNED
OPERATIONS OF A BRITISH PUNITIVE
FORCE IN CHINA.

Taku. Nov IA British column under Cen
era! Richardson left Pao-Ting-Fu OCTOBER %
marching in the direction Of Picking At Tung-
Mv-Ing the troops tried three Boxer chiefs. de-
stroyers of a chapel and killers Of native Chris
tians. The British shot the chiefs and burned
the houses.
On October so General Richardson met hVe
hundred Imperial troops. commanded by Gen
eral Fan. Both sides advanced for parley;
but. owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding,
an Indian trumpeter shot General Fan dead.
The trumpeter was arrested, and the incident
was explained to the Chinese. the two forces
then proceeding by different routes
General Richardson burned two villages, the
n1sces where Messrs Robinson and Norman, the
missionaries were murdered, and demanded that
the city of Yang-Ching should pay 10000 taeis
as CONDENSATION TO the families of the victims
The payment was guaranteed.
Three other villages were burned near sang
Fang November 4
London. Nov THE following dispatch from
Naior-General Lorne Campbell has been re-
cetved bv the Secretary Of State for India:
At Ting-Ling the Chinese attempted to steaL
powder and caused an explosion. Two soiaierS
and three camp followers were killed ana IouI
camp followers were injured. A large huIlIoeE
OF Chinese were killed or wounded, OWING IL
their wadded coats catching hre.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
A BCRSTED BELLOWS.

interprets the meaning the beginning
of an imperalistic career.
This year full election details were published
here The Paris edition of The New-York Her
aid" issued a special edition containing full
and the entire edition rapidly sold on the
bouevards.
The Temps says:
Bryan is beaten. but this does mean that
Mckinley has triumphed He had to make himself
Roosevelt. He has assumed attitude of neu-
trality and inertia regarding the foreign policy.
pecfally China and the Philippines. Finally II is
still possible that the new Congress may not have
a Republican majority. This perhaps, is the best
solution for the United States They will be spared
a revolution in the transfer Of power from Nc
Kinley 10 Bryan, and at the same time the Repuo-
can party has been warned that IL cannot play
with fire in carrying the Imperialism an
extreme And restrained by the powerful Demo
cratic opposition, It will itself its good pc
havior and arrest the expenses OF the uItra-capla
istic policy within and OF the ultraeXpansionlsts
abroad, which nearly lost it the White House, ana
which has cost the country dear morally ana
financially. In order to appreciate the effect OF the
election international policy more details are
necessary
The Journal des Debats" says:
our country has certainly to fear an
accentuation OF the Americans world policy.
American imperialism has never appeared deSlrouS
to don the mask the English press persisted IN
Offering 1t has tendency 10 become the
creature OF the British any other imperialism
pendenty and policy has nothing TO dread from
the assertion of purely American interests More,
over il is difficult know how the situation Will
develop. An bsolutely new factor may intervene
Kinley having opinions, and, having them, they
prevail.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

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New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
RESCrED SAILORS REACH PORT.

London. Nor f-six Of the crew OF the Norwegian
bark Crown Prince Captain SOrrensen. from
Dnren for Liverpool, before reported abandoned
October II in latitude 81 north, longitude west.
have been landed at this port by the British ship
Blenheim. Captain ColvIlle from Brisbane July
for here. The seer men were supposed picked up
by the British ship CIaverdn. Captain kelway,
fsom New-York October for Yokohama. which
transferred them 10 the BIenhein. The captain
and seven seameH Of the Crown Prince were landed
al Dover by the British steamer Romsdaen, which
res
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
ALLEGED NEW ALLIANCE.
REPORTED UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES. RUSSIA,
FRANCE AND JAPAN.

London. Nov S-"The 'Novoe Vremya,'" says
the St Petersburg correspondent Of The Daily
Express" telegraphing before the reelection of
Mr. Mckinley was known at the Russian cap
itaI announces. with official sanction, that an
understanding has been reached between Rus
sia. France, the United States and Japan by
way of counterpoise to the Ango-German agree
meut adding that the results will become
snaciecalIv apparent if President Mckinley is
re-eIected'
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
Ey-FIy4ycE MINISTER ~ J4IL.

Lima, Peru. Nov. 7.-Sehor Beaunde' former
Minister Of Finance who has been confined at
Fort Santa Catalina on charge OF havins used
Government funds for his private transactions
while Minister will be transferred, under ORDERS
issued by the Supreme Court the Guadalupe
soH
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
COMMENTS OF THE PARIS PRESS

Paris Nov. There was effort in Paris last
night TO await the American election returns. the
biIity Of obtaining definite ntornla ton The morn
ing brought many private dispatches 10 General
Horace Porter the United States Ambassador and
consul-General Gowdy. who acted as distributing
bureaus for the embassies legations and consua
The employees OF both the Embassy ard Consulate
u,ere vreathed in smiles account or the result.
Mr. C;owdy had a roomfu Of visitors who called to
congratulate him the result ia Indiana
oficial France IL pleased with the election Of MI
Mckinley whom the Foreign Office officials ccn-
sider friendly 10 France The Foreign Once also
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

MANY MESSAGES SENT TO WHITE HOUSE
Washington, Nov. THE White House wires
we're loaded with messages Of congratulation to-
oas They have been coming in since last night
eaG ar from friends ali over the world One
'"felsn sdrnlrer Of the President sent his con-
srsiulatl9ns yesterday afternoon before the
Dolls closed. The briefest Of the messages re-
OeEed came from a city in this country. 1t was
a'arsssed 70 Mckinley" contained the one
s0fo HUrrah." and signed Bill Smith
HAotner came from the South, and vas ad-
.iessed 70 the President II inquired Are you
N ourq'
large number Of congratulatory letters bear
~sl nights postmark from nearby points All
unese letters and teIegrams as far as the
~@aresses Of the senders known ~ill be an
'Nered, az il is the Presidents rule 10 answer
nsry communication addressed 10 him Word
RrslVed from Canton is 10 the effect that the
haesieent. Mrs. Mckinley. Mr. Cortelyou ana
- - hl&ey VIII reach Washington to-noffo"
'4ing on the regular train over the Penn
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
KwANG ST TO RETURN TO PEKING

kWANG ST TO RETURN TO PEhlNG-
Rome, Nov. THE Peking correspondent OF
the "Tribuna" telegraphng November D. says.
News from a private source coming direct
from the Province OF Shen-Se where the
Chinese Court took refuge, says that Emperor
Kwang Su is about 10 return TO Peking by way
of HO-Nan
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

Msnagua Nicaragua. Oct Ia-"El Comercio." Of
tnis city In its issue OF to-day that yellow
rsVer IS prevailing in the city Of Leon. near the
racing port or CortrtO, TO alarming extent. ard
that the disease Is OF very dangerous type Icons
streets are paved with cObblestones. and ath col
lects IN ne grass which grows between them and
causes Tnalarial diseases
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

sylvania road. and in all probability they will
not again return to Canton before next spring
summer
Whether there will be a meeting of the Cabi-
net before next Friday, the regular day. is not
known here.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

and experimental station will he established
outside OF Havana
To-day the municipality voted allow places of
business to remain open until II p. m.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
Special Nnilcss.
Cooking Lessons

Cooking Lessons
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS BY An EXERT. MISS
F-ANCFE OF CHICAGO DAILY. $50 2. NJ nov
7TH TO 2OTF AT - WEST f4TH ST COURSE
TICKET. TWELVE LESSO,-S. Slo SINGLE ADYIS-
SION 81
ROebuck's Weather strips warranted 90
clQde th@ cold when applied 1uorz and W.tpvS Cau
n - telephone RoehU~k L. FuI-o1 Established 1S7o
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

POStoHct
'sn0ud ee read D9ll-i LII a az a.. at .a.sI a.
Foreign malls for tie week ending November 10 Isoo
Gfcs G as fo6Ts Parcels Pas, Nal, close enc 6o
[sr3S3y han 9;sias 5se e a WaIsr AMI we!1esias
TRANsATL~ANrIr MAILS ,.-.-
Spaia Portugal rlrAes. Eszyp- British In IRl-1 ,,,i and
I4o-erzp Narq-ez .-r "a -
: : Ia T5urainr D; l. - 3 .s';Pp.eraeotary
SPb5nio4i3E = M i9E and I-I'ff ffinft-s 5ft
FRIDAY-At : m f5r Azores Islands direct per =
sArURD4Y-At 40 a n. for E-rope. per : : E5rgrs
Vim II Va Naples craaa must ls s-ects5 ger 5 :
per : ROTTERDAM mail must be directed per :
t11aiI must Ge directed 5er E,=i, Pia D.
PRINTED NATTER. ETC--This steamer takes Printed
Mater cossFetai FsPsrs & and z - o;Sr :e psr :;
Fl4rope win not be sent BY tAs ship unless specially
After 65 . 3losas OF zuppeensa-y Transatlantic
9Stned on the Pies Of he AHe-San Eas Freaei
Al Al GBB1e9 sss 6 ss l; a2a n ns lSe q.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AxD cE2X rRAL AMERICA. WEST
ai1s ssn5ses rom FasDaa t aa'-i at e
IqaEqR2 Ri43 and Fs ass.5. Rr5 a7:a l Bar 81 70 n and
DsnleLaTa, Pe5ro 1a,'sSss "a Tss.s, Al
EAlsmfn'1E Asn mail i1 mu5 r b nd d.1et,-5 5 t9 Ans
l4sn;anaI5o' ana sa1taE;9 per : saFa;9sa, S3s v.,
TaInpico fnaau must be directed per Ma5aazas'
sATURDAI-At 10 a m ,sllyen1e'5; 5ary .s tSo a m a.,
GTey;own per Acne .1.an toT Costa R.ea T Past
Rico per $ san Juan, a, 10 a. n tsup2lensH54Ey
1880 "a C-raea" and yenezue-1 per : r.,
per HudLr-J. a. II a. n far Cr2a pe- = s.
Moro Castle via Hays11- az !! a n t'F lcs.aa. Ie-
Republic. Uruguay and Paraguty' per = British
Fr.r-e: m flr Nltta ss-z r pr : P2yea5s:
steamer from No-yh sSiaey
Maaz fog Newfoundland. by rad ~ North Sy5ney aaa
taenee - 81 se aee Every AIs1I.y wednesday and
Saturiayi Mails Tor A4le-1- y rsi4 = Ss,2a. and
t1, ~ ,uhs h. ra L. Frt Tampa ia aad ,aeucs
by steamer c-se NJ ths oHlee day az p. m ltas
SsvI Mails for Ci;y. overland ualess specially
ad5lrrss-1 llzpate p! steiner e9ss AZ tals 9ts
49, puerto Cor,sz and Guatemala by rau New
Orleans and thence b> stgeH-T css a. tcs oace "a y
A. "a D ,Coaner-s close her- A1ntays .1r Belize.
Puerto yorsz ARD e'a9eias .'it Igrszeys tar Cos'A
HAeA1 'TRANsPACIE-C MAILS
MaUs tc- Hawai- I-2-a, tht1s sid Pt'!ipPins
I,.lnss. Va s-H F--acss2. Cos se-e ta-y u
- o. l4cas h-s Nara Aal-s - Australia ,rNceF-
West Australia. which soes- Va E1repe. and Nev-
iSl-a5s - Vanec-ve- close here daily G-1u = n
Aora.gi tsufq!s lentsry Ea!- va Sete -sc-e %
n November fltA Mets >-r japan C--1l a-1
SO r. &c - - Nos e+op-r - log --sPeicE re-
Vic;sT.s- N1ls -. IA 80 f-taa IA. a. 51+ PslI.p-
G.o p 10 S5veGher ia inclusive f5r 5lsp4--a
rcr China Mails to- Australia ,ec-e-r West
Aasrrai.ab. NsW Zealand. Hawaii FiH aa. 77l5cH
p r. after November VI AMI ~ November Si7 a.
c.s.siys tGr dls-as Per 9 S.erta Mas for China
D m. Up November t27 Inclusive sor dispaseh pr
a : Empress o: china Registered mail must De a.
rscted via NancoUverp
Trans7ac-ie mails Forwarded q daily.
and The schedule IF CLOSING = aTasset On the gresi
mail closes AZ o o. n. day.
CORNELIUS VAN COTT. Postmaster.
Possofn,s. Nsw-York y Y. November :. iso0
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
,.rn1nm rrIER NTESTIG4TION.

havana Nov. Surgeon Major Reed ana y
- 80 .vnsrts will coatinue the Investigation
into the propagation Of yellow fever by mosquitoes
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
DIFFERENT KIND OF SPLITTING.
rom The Chicago News.

From The Chicago News.
SANDY Pikes-Did de funny old chap in de way
eide cottage tell yer a sideSplittin' story Billy
Billy Coalsate-Nav lie told me woodsFiittin'
story an ] moved on,
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
MINISTER WI AT STATE DEPARTMENT
HE DISCUSSES WITH SECRETARY HAY The
PROCEEDINGS AT PEKING.

HE DISCJ SSES VIII If St>C INF@i -1ANi -A-N-
PROCEEDINGS AT PEKING.
Washington, Nov I.-Minister wa cal'@u d
the State Department to-day and talked with
Secretary Hay for half an hour about the pro-
ceedings Of the foreign Ministers at fehlIe'
The Department takes the ground that WhHe
the Ministers themselves are trying to get TO-
Cether on common ground 10 present un'ted
front to the Chinese in the negotiations II would
be highly impolitic TO make public any H'tIe
dissensions or differences, SO all that can he
gathered officially is that fair progress is max
ing.
Minister WI was concerned at the S''ua''o''
at the Pao-Ting-Fu. where the Germans seem
to have condemned to death certain high chi
nese functionaries. This subject promises 10
lead to energetic remonstrance from the chi
nese Government.
Mr.. WI handed to Secretary Hay the toilo"-
ing dispatch dated November e, from NlceroE
Chang Chih Tung. received by Minister Oh
the morning OF November q
The other day I received q telegram IRON
Chen. Governor OF Shen-Si, informing me tnat
Yu Hsien had committed suicide by swallowing
gold leaf. which news I wired TO you. nave
now received another telegram from Governor
Chen stating that he has not yet received
confirmation OF Yus death, and he fears IL is
reliable. l have, however. learned that "a
Hsien has left Shan-Se, and that the Governor
OF Shan-Se, Hsi LANG, is taking the respoHSL-
bility Of suppressine all rioters. Please convey
the above to the honorable Secretary OF state
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
PRIVATE rELFGRAMs SUSPENDED.

The Commercial Gable Company this morning is
sued the following notice:
W. are advised that all private teIegra1ns TO the
TransvaaI ana the Orange River Colony are for the
present suspended.