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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
RUSHED BY THE BoERs.
Firman's Camp is Raided by Gen
 eral DeWet.

London, Dec. 2S-The following dis patch has been received from Lord Kitch- ener, dated Johannesburg:
 General Rundle reports that on the night of December 24, Colonel Firman's camp at Zeefontein. consisting of three companies of yeomanry and two guns. was successfully rushed by a strong commando under DeWet. It Is feared the casualties were heavy. Two regiments of light horse are pursuing the Boers.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
SOLDIERS WRECK SALOON.

Troops from the Preside Do the
 Carrie Nation Act.
 San Francisco, Dec. 26.-Last nights riot at the Presidio had a sequel tonight. The saloon of Dave Tarpey. just outside the Preside, where last nights trouble occurred, was completely wrecked to- night. Nearly 200 soldiers surrounded Tarpey's saloon and began shooting and throwing rocks into the building. The window and doors were broken and bar fixtures demolished. A riot call was answered by platoon of mounted nrtil- lery who quickly suppressed the riot. Several arrests were made.
 William Ross, a soldier, who has been doing extra duty at Tarpey's saloon, elected two soldiers from the place on Tuesday night because they were un- ruly, and for this he incurred the enmity of the mob element among the soldiers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
STEEL CRANE FELL.
Three Men Killed and Four Others
 Fatally Injured.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Three men were in- stantly killed and four injured by the falling of a steel crane at the American Bridge Works this afternoon. Killed: John Swan. John Traver. Albert Rock Injured: John Doyle, Charles Warren. Matthew Hogan, Patrick Murphy. All of the injured with the exception of Murphy are seriously hurt.
 Thirty men were working in the vicinity of the crane at the time of the accident. any many of these had narrow escapes. Swan, Traver and Rock were caught be- heath the huge mass of steel, and each man was crushed so badly as to be al- most unrecognizable. The crane was guaranteed to hold thirty tons. but was carrying only twenty tons at the time of the collapse. No cause Is assigned for the accident except possible flaw in one of the chains supporting the crane.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
SHOT BY A BARTENDER
An Innocent Bystander One of the
 Victims.

Savannah, Ga. Dec. 26.-GKavanapgh and Jack Diegan were fatally shot to- night in Levan's cafe on Congress Street by W. T. Dorlie, a bartender. It Is said Diegan, until recently connected with Mains circus. was aggravating Dorlie. who procured a pistol and fired three shots, in self-defense. One struck Die gan and the second struck kavanaugh. an innocent bystander.
 Kavanaugh was a highly esteemed young man, connected with one of the largest cotton houses in the city. Imme- diateIy after the shooting, Dorlie looked up a policeman and surrendered. z The wounded men were taken to hospitals and are dying.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
FOUR KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
Express and Work Train Collide at
 Full Speed.

Saulte Ste Marie, Ont, Dec. .2S.-The local express and working train on the Canadian Pacific collided last night between this place and Webbwood while running at full speed, and four men or more were killed and several severely wounded. The crew of the working train, which contributed most to the killed, were from the Michigan Southern. With the exception of Engineer McDivit. the names of the dead have not been learned. Engineer Christopher, Fireman Miller. Conductor Gould and the baggageman of the express were seriously wounded. A train with doctors was sent to the scene
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
ASSASSINATION OF M'cLzNToN
One of the Men Implicated by the
 Preacher is Arrested.

Paris. Tex. Dec 26-The people of this city and surrounding country are still greatly excited over the assassination of Rev. J. N. McCllnton. a preacher and farmer near Deport It. is said tbat Rev. MT. fcCtnsesnpse gs statement irnpii- cated two persons, one of whom, Howard McGill, a farmer, has been arrested. The horse owned and supposed to have been ridden by the other man implicated in the preachers dying statement, was found badly wounded near the scene of the trag dy. two or three buckshot having penetrated its shoulder. The man has not been found.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
GUAM HEARS THE NEWS.
Islanders Express Sorrow Over the
 Death of Mckinley.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Assistant Secre- tary Darling has received a dispatch from Commander Seaton Schroeder. naval Governor of Guam. acknowledging the re- ceipt of the official notice of the death of President Mckinley and enclosing a letter of coincidence signed by the lead ing citizens of Guam.
 Commander Schroeder says that the of fcers, men and civilians in Guam unite in assuring the department of their pro- found sorrow for the country's inestima- ble loss. deputation of the Filipino prisoners of war waited on the Governor and expressed sorrow for the death of the late President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
PRACTICALLY SETTLED.
State Department So Informed of
 South American Trouble.

Washington. Dec 26-The State Depart ment has been informed by United States Minister Wilson at Santiago de Chile that the differences between Argentine and Chile may be regarded as settled. though the signature yesterday of a protocol providing for the submission of the boundary line and the ultima es- peranza territory disputes to the decision of the King of Great Britain. This an- nouncement has given great satisfaction to the officials here who have gone to tte length of official proffers in their ef- forts to avert d war between the two most prosperous of the South American republics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
BODY IN CHURCH sTEEPLE.
,Decomposed Remains of Man Found
 in Strange Place.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 26.-The decom- posed body of a man was found in the steeple of Mount Zion Church on the Gate City car line, about three miles from this city. by the hunters this after noon. Owing to its terrible decomposi- tion the Coroner who Is investigating is unable to determine wheth~' 1t is white man or a negro.
 The man was well dressed and by his side was a large knife. The body lay on three Blankets and it is mystery how 1t got into the steeple as the only en- trance is an eighteen inch hole In the belfry.
 The hunters had gone in the church to get out of the rain and detected the body by the odor arising therefrom. Mount Zion is a negro Methodist Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
sewell Much Weaker.

Camden. N. J.. Dec. 26.-The physicians attending United States Senator w. J. SewaH gave out the information tonight that their patient Is much weaker than he was yesterday. Unless there is some improvement shown soon they believe that he will not live much longer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

that the railroads were discriminating against the oil fields by not furnishing transportation for the product The Commission would not give out an official statement. 1t is said that several damage suits will be instituted against the rail- roads by shippers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
MAso GOES HOME.
Ee Has Given Up Campaign for
 Presidency of Cuba.

Havana, Dec. 26.-Gen. Bartolome Maso. candidate of the Democratic party for the Presidency of Cuba, left here this morning for his home at Manzanlllo. He has given up the campaign. The demon stration yesterday evening as we'll as that held at the railroad station this morning brought out a large crowd.
 A Havana newspaper quotes Gen. Max imo Gomez as threatening to have Civil Governor Recio of Puerto Principe prov ince expelled from office when he returns to Havana for having permitted demon strations against Gomez in his political tour of that province. The same paper says also that General Gomez has threat ened to string up a few others when the Cuban republic Is formed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
SHOT woULD-BE ROBBERS.
Countryman Kills One Man and Mor-
 tally Wounds Another.

CouuCryman AlllS Oue AAan @nu A1AVA-
 tally Wounds Another.
 Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 25.-William N. Lloyd, an ex-policeman, and former io- comotive engineer, was killed and his brother. D. Lloyd. mortaIly wounded in this city tonight.
 Charles Michael, a lumber mill employe from White Springs. Fla, who delivered himself to the police immediately after the shooting, says that the men, with whom he had been associating in a frtends iy way today, lured him to a lonely spot at the end of the street car line, saying that they wanted him as being a visitor to the city, to see a well-known resort, and that when they got to dark spot they suddenly leaped on him and made a desperate attempt to rob him.
 The countryman, 1t Is said. used his pistol with fatal effect, shooting one man in the head and the other in the stona- ach. MichaeIs face was badly scratched and his clothing was torn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
CONSTRUCTION OF RAILROADS
The Total for 1901 Approximates
 5.O57 Miles.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Figures prepared by The Railway Age show that railroad building in the United States during 1901 has been greater than 1t has been proximating 5,O57 miles of line. In 1890 the total was 5.670 and in 1900 it was 4437 miles. The construction for the year added to the total mileage nrevl- onsiv reported brings the total mileage of the country % Approximately 1ss.S7o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
B. 6 o. to shorten Working Hours

Baltimore, Dec. 26.-January 1st the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will shorten the work day hours of freight trainmen from F to 10 hours. After ten hours the overtime rate will be paid. This will add between $5OOOO and $50 0OO per month to wages paid by the company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
sUMMARILY DISCHARGED.
The Historian" Shows Up for Worl
 But is Fired Out.

but IS Fired Uut.
 New York, Dec. 26.-Edward Stanton Maclay, who refused to resign Us spe- cial laborer in the office of general stores keeper of the navy yard was summarily discharged today. Maclay went to the navy yard as usual today and prepared to resume his dutiesf Pay Director Putnam went to Maclays desk and read to him the telegram of dismissal received from Washington yesterday and told him he was dismissed. Maclay left the yard im- mediately: He said he would return at the usual time tomorrow prepared to go to work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
WILL NOT APPEAL.
Lawyers of St. John Dix Will Abide
 Court Decision,

London, Dec. 26.-The lawyers of H. St. John Dix. who is accused of larceny committed in the United States and with wrecking the Scandinavian-America Bank at wbatcom, Washington, say they will not appeal against the defendant at the Magistrate office of the Bow Street Court, who on December 17th granted the request for the extradition of Dix. Lawyers arrived at this decision on ac- count of the costliness of the appeal. Dix will probably sail for the United States January 4th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
TO MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Mrs. Stella Robson and Her Child Awarded an Estate of $25O,OOO.

Pueblo. Colo, Dec. 26.-Judge Coulton, in the County Court today, decided that Mrs. Stella J. Hobson. widow of the late George H. Hobson, and MT. Hobson's posthumous daughter, Georgia, are en- titled to the s250O00 estate.
 In announcing his decision, Judge Coulton said there had never been any Justification for the attack made on the pleadings upon the legitimacy of the child, born at Los Angeles since the death of MT. Hobson. No testimony had been introduced to attack the child's birth. Both the parties to, the will con- test gave notice of appeal The brothers and sisters object to the widow and daughter getting the estate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
ONE DEAD; FIVE WOUNDED.
Negroes Near Shelby Engage Tn a
 Christmas ElgnL.

Shelby; Dee.s- q result of a fight among negroes yesterday morn ing, one man was killed and five others shot.
 About fifty negroes assembled in a ca pin near town Christmas morning anu were willing away the hours E. orii...- ing whiskey and dancing.
 Two of the reVelels JtIdme involved in a difficulty, an which thelr triends JoIneu A pistol was fired. and in few seconds the shooting was general Pe.ndpa Cn- hundred shots were fired, and When Il. was all over, one negro was dead and five others had received dangerous wounds.
 The sheriff Is hunting for the negroes who participated in the affray.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Both Will Probablv Die.

Fort Smith. Ark, Dec. 26.-A shooting affray took rlace at Muldrow. I. T.. last night between Charles Scheiler and City Marshal Maybarry which resulted sn both being shot in the stomach and probably fatally wounded. The Marshal attempted to arrest Scheiler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
ROOSEVELT TO SHAW.
President Glad the Governor Will
 Accept Portfolio.

Des Moines. Ia. Dec. Ex-Governor Shaw tonight received the following message from President Roosevelt, the first he has received direct from the President regarding his appointment; you have consented to accept portfolio of Treasury. Have written
 Theodore Roosevelt"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
--------------.--------- - - - AFTER A CONCESSION.
American Syndicate Seeks Posses
 sion of Siberian Lands

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
 St. Petersburg. Friday Dec. B.-A Siberian newspaper says that American capitalists have offered the government 36,000, 600 roubles for a fifty-year lease of a large stretch of land in the Kirghiz steppes, which are rich in copper, coal and silver. The territory. 200 by 67O versts in extent. lies between Pavlodar, and Lake Ralkash. Pavlodar is on the Irtysh River, south of Omsk
 Senator Clark of Montana has previous ly been referred to as having been In negotiations for a large piece of land in the same province-Semipalatin
 The Czar has conferred the order of St. Anne. third class. on his dentist, Dr Wolloson. who Is an American.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Rnnker Washington speaks.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. 26.-The 29'h annual convention of the Michigan State Teachers Association began here today Booker T. Washington delivere l an address to a large audience on The Industrial Progress of the South"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Mother and Daughter Killed.

Lansing. Mich. Dec. 26.-Mrs Eugene Mills and her daughter Hulda of Okemos were struck by the west-bound Grand Trunk express while driving across the railroad track near the Agricultural Col lege today and instantly killed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Mortgage for S1 .OOO. .OOO.

New York, Dec. 26.-The Fl Paso Elec- tric Company filed a deed of trust for S1 900, 900 to the State Trust Company of Boston. Mass, at Newark. N J.. today. The deed IS security for a mortgage of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Fleat Leaves Havana.

Einson held a farewell reception here on board the battleship Kearsarge this afternoon. The American fleet is making preparations to leave Havana tonight for Porto Rico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Pope to Be Represented at Coronation

Rome. Dec. 36.-It has been decided to send a pOntifical mission to the corona ton of King Edward. This mission will be organized on lines similar to the one which attended the Victorian jubilee. The head of the mission has not yet been chosen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Nothing Given Out.

Austin, Tex. Dec. 26.-Members Of the Texas Railroad Commission returned to- day from the Beaumont oil fields "nere they have beer Investigating the eharseS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

like amount to cover underlying securi- ties of certain corporations subsidiary to the El Paso Company. The latter owns or controls all of the electric lighting and power plants centerinR In Fl Paso, Tex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
MURDER IS SUSPECTED.
Charles Shaw Believed to Have Been
 Killed by a Man.

Parkersburg w. Va, Dec. 26.-Charle" Shaw, whose home was in Ohio, but who was employed at Flemlngs Mills near Petroleum, as head sawyer, was found dead today near the railroad track. It was said train had struck him, but a bloody club was found near his body and the coroners jury decided that he was murdered. He was with several young men last night. but who killed him is not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

lands. It is, however. rarely occupied by the Queen.
 Learning that the city Is about to be asked to provide at a large cost a new town hall, the existing Hotel De Vile being no longer adequate to the require ments Of the municipal administration, she announced her intention of restor- ing the palace on the Dam to the use for which it was originally intended, and to turn it over Go the authorities of Am sterdam. Her action fin the matter has greatly pleased the people of Amsterdam.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
DEFIEs THE LAW.
Mining Exchange Buys and Sells
 Stock in Spite of the Courts.

Denver. Colo. Dec. 26-The Denver Mining Exchange held the usual call for purchase and sale of mining stocks today in defiance of the order given by Sheriff Jones, acting under instructions from Judge Johnson. that 1t suspend opera tions pending investigation by the grand jury as to the legality of Its transactions. The pool rooms and bucket shops are also doing business as usual.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
cARNEGIE's LATEST.
Said That He Has Offered Colombia
 Large Sum.

New York. Dec. 26.-An evening paper reported that Andrew Carnegie has off, fered Columbia University d very large sum of money. Acting President Butler would not talk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
BODIES FOUND IN RUINS.
Said That Shots Were Heard Before
 Fire Broke Out.

Mnlinocket. Me, Dec. B.-The finding of three bodies of Italians in the ruins of a burned cabin in the Italian settle ment here has led the authorities to begin an investigation of the case. It is re- ported that revolver shots were heard in the cabin before the fire broke out and that one of the bodies found had a wound in the head. The other two were badly burned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
FOUR BOYS DROWN.
Broke Through the Ice While
 Skating.

Bridgewater, N. S., Dec. 26.-Four boys who went skating on Lahave River yes terday broke through the ice and were drowned. They were Ferry and Elyil Rhodenhouser. brothers. IA and F years old. Curry Hublein, aged F. and George Racbuan aged 10.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

Washington, Dec. 26.-Fore- cast for Alabama: Fair Fri day with cooler in east DOT tons; Saturday increasing cloudiness, probably rain; light to fresh south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
$8o, 900 FOR A SEAT.
Record Broken for Place on New
 York Stock Exchange.

New York, Dec. PA new record price for a seat on the New York Stock Ex- change was established today by sale of $S0O00. Last Saturday a seat sold for $75, OCO, which was the record up to that time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-09
URGES CORN KITCHENS.
Consul Harris Advocates Their Es-
tabIishment In Germany to
Overcome Preiudice.

Consul Harris, at Mannheim, re-
ports to the state department. that
something like the corn kitchen at the
Paris exposition will be necessary to
induce the Germans to accept Indian
corn as a proper food. The consul
says: ''The average German is GER
tainly prejudiced against corn as an
article of food, except for cattle and
swine. but that this prejudice can. be
overcome there is little doubt. He has
no hesitancy in using cornstarch, nor
does he object to beet sugar, although
beets form an important article of
food for cows; and if he can be shown
that corn, properly ground and pre-
pared, makes palatabIe, wholesome
and cheap article of food his OPPOSE
ton viii, in my Judgment. disappear s.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-09
EfSaIaanl Kuro,"

A correspondent of the London
Times tells of an elephants good
manners and of the tenacity with
which an idea once received adheres
in its memory.
While visiting the ZOO some time
ago I took my children to see the
elephant and to give them a ride.
After the ride 1 wanted to give the
elephant q bun, and to make him saw
please" said "Salaam kuro'-that is.
make n salaam"
The animal looked at me hard for
some time and at the bun in my
hand. At last memory came to his
help, and up went his trunk and he
made a most correct salaam.
The keeper seemed very much sur
prised and asked me what it meant.
told him it was a point of good man.
hers for an elephant to raise his trunk
up to his forehead if anyone was GO
ing to feed him, and that frequently
elephants will ask in this polite man.
ner for something when they see any
one pass by who is likely to feed
them.
The keeper assured me he had never
seen the elephant do this before, and,
II I remember rightly, he had been in
charge of the animal since it arrived
from India.
For IL years this animal had never
heard these words and had ALWAYS
taken his food without this mark of
good manners.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-09
TROUT ON TAP.
a COmn1ercial Traveller who Got Into
the Fish Business In a
Queer Way.


In the days when the only means
of rapid communication with East
port was by steamboat from Port
land and ST. John, N. B., Bert Bean,
a commercial traveller. came here
from Boston and paid a visit to Camp
obellO island, which belongs to New
Brunswick, though only short dis
lance down the harbor, relates the
New York Sun. Bean had a little
money, and liking the island he
bought a tract of land on top of the
hill. His purchase contained about
100 acres, in the middle of which was
q small pond in a hollow about 200
feet above tidewater. which washed
the shore less than rs rods away. AS
the pond was fed by springs, Bean
had it stocked with trout, which were
caught in brooks on the mainland
and brought over in pals. Then he
went away for four years. On his
return the pond was swarming with
fine trout. Though the place had
been fshed by expert anglers, they
had never met with any luck, because
there were SO many caddice worms
and other insects in the water that
the fish had no need for taking the
hook
Bean consulted lawyer and found
that as his pond contained less than
ten acres it was his to hold and pro-
tect against all corners. lie waited
few years longer and sent down
crew of men who bored a hole from
the shore through the bank facing
the ocean inserting a water main
in the opening. When he had put
turn tap in the pipe SO far inside the
hill that it would not freeze in Win
ter, he was ready to supply fish to
order. Orders were taken in Boston
and other large places for as many
trout as he could furnish. Then Bean
came to Campobello, turned the stop
cock, drew off the water and picked
up his fish as easily as he could kind
iings. He always left enough to stock
the pond with young fry, after which
he closed the faucet and allowed the
springs to fill the pond for the grow
ing of more trout.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-09
BuRaIoes Now Living.

How quickly the huge herds of buff
falo on the American plains were
swept from the face of the earth. A
recent careful count by competent
person places the whole number of
animals of the kind living to-day at
only 1924. DR.. William T. Hornaday
says in his book concerning the buff
falO that it would have been as easy
to count the number of leaves in a
forest as to calculate the number of
buffaloes living at any given time
during the history of the species pre-
Vious to 1S70.-N. Y. Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-09
Blackberry Buns.

Scald five cupfuls of milk, let cool,
season with salt, add one yeast cake
and enough flour 10 make a drop bat
ter. Beat thoroughly When light
stir into it one pound each of but
ter and sugar previously creamed),
add enough flour to make a soft dough
and let rise again. When light, make
up into buns, working into the slit
a teaspoonful of blackberry jam, then
pinch the slit together; place the
buns on well-greased tins and let rise
the third time. When light bake in
a hot oven. Wash over with a beaten
egg while hot.-Home Magazine.