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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-31
\ AuGuSrAN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Y Augusta Herald: Mr.. Fred T. Lock-
{hart has received a letter from Mike
Armstrong. written in South Africa.
lie ie III the British army and is en-
gagged IN active warfare against the
Beers. The envelope enclosing the let
ter Is postmarked Orange River Colony,
South Africa, Army Postoffice, and
bears penny inland stamp. The
superscripton reads: South Africa
Fighting Force, Kitcheners Fighting
Scouts The letter IS as follows:
"Hill Burne. South Africa. Orange
River Colony Dear Sir: Please be
kind enough to lets my people know
where | ann. as I have been here one
year and have not had any answer
to any OF my letters. This is the first
time in five months ! have been to a
railroad. The war is as bad as it was
a year ago. We recently captured one
hundred OF DeWet's men and nine
thousand head OF cattle. The Beers
aie getting very desperate" 1t is
signed Trooper H. M. Armstrong.
Mike Armstrong is an uncle of Miss
Clara Armstrong. the actress. and a
brother of n. w. and William Arm
strong. formerly of Augusta. now of
New York city. He has always been
of a more or less rowing disposition,
end is now probably enjoying job
well suited to him He is the only
Augustan known to be in the South
African war
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TO GUARD McKINLEY's TOMB.

Lieut.. Fred Price. son of Hon. W. p.
Price, of Dahlonega, and who recently
spent about@two months with his par
ents, while on leave of absence from
his regiment, the Fourteenth Infantry,
u. S. A. has just been ordered to Can
ton, o.. to relieve Capt. Biddle at West
Lawn Cemetery, whose command has
been guarding the tomb of President
Mckinley. 1t was Lieut.. Price and
detachment of the Fourteenth Infantry
that guarded the Milburn House at
Buffalo, n. Y, where President Nc
Kinley died. Lieut.. Price has seen
much service in the past three years
and a half. In 1898, at the outbreak
of the Spanish American war he was
the cadet major of the battalion of
cadets of the North Georgia Agricul-
tural College. He was by President
Mckinley appointed a second lieuten-
ant in the regular army, and has
served in Cuba, in the Philippines and
in China. He is now a first lieutenant
His present regular station is Fort
Wayne, Detroit, Mich.
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Saltwater News.

Just how to prevent a repetition OF
smallpox epidemics in logging camps on
tributaries of the ST Croix in Wisconsin
ana Mlhnesota is now engrossing the at
tentlon OF DR.. w. H. Pratt, city physi
clan of saltwater who during the past
TWO or three months has had considerable
experience with parties afflicted with
SsrlallpoX VINO have come to this city
from camps on the st. Croix Dr. Pratt
is OF the opinion that loggers should in
slst upon having their men Vaccinated
peIore they are sent to the woods next
rail-, and will bring this matter before
the lumbermens board of trade at it's
next meeting. He is also of the opinion
that the state boards of health in Wis
consln and Minnesota should cooperate
In any effort that can be made to sup
press repetition of smallpox in the
woods arguing that great many of the
cases that have recently been discovered
In the cities are men who spent the win
ter and spring in the pineries and on
the drives and have come from localities
that are infested with smallpox germs
Several cases of that kind have come
this city, two of them being now con-
lined in the pesthouse in this city Dr.
Pratt in speaking of smallpox saE: II
think this is an important matter and
should receive immediate attention. Too
much cannot be done to kecA the dis
case under control, and I think one of
the best plans that can be pursued Will
be TO ask loggers to have all their men
camps next fall There can be no Dues
ton but that many camps are infested
with smallpox germs and steps should
be taken to prevent further spread of
the dread disease
The board of county commissioners adj
1ourned last evening after spending two
days in the consideration of taxesmatters
and bills. The board will meet again as
board of audit July %.
Irvine sales at the prison are assum-
ing immense proportions, and within a
very short time the entire seasons prod
uct of the factory will have been sold
to consumers and to dealers throughout
the state. Orders are coming in rapidly
and a large amount of Irvine has been
sold for shipment within the next ten
days.
The Lizzie Gardner and towboat got
away yesterday with tow of lumber
consigned to parties at Hannibal Mo.
Judge Williston, of Red Wing was In
the city yesterday to hold a special term
of the district court, but there was moth
ing on the calendar and he returned
home.
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TWO DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK.
southwestern Limited on the Big
-Four Ditched Near Cleveland

CLEVELAND, July "a special to tho
Leader, from Nottingham, Ohio, SAYS:
one OF the worst wrecks on the Lake
Shore road in years occurred at 2.3O
o'clock this morning in the center of this
village, ten miles east of Cleveland The
southwestern Limited on the Big Four
from st. Louis, Cincinnati and other
Western cities, and which goes on to the
Lake Shore tracks in this city, was ditch
ed through collision with a portion OF
& freight train. Just what caused the
wreck is not definitely known, but 1t is
thought a portion of the freight tram
that had broken in two had rolled on 10
the passenger tracks. No passengers
We're killed. The dead are:
FRANK ANDERSON, engineer OF the
passenger train, of Buffalo
O.. G. MCULLEN, Of Cincinnati. mail
The injured
William Elliott. of Buffalo, fireman Of
the passenger train, probably will die
&, w; M. baker of Columbus, mail clerk,
injured on head and body; not serious.
mashed.
E.. F; Loveless. of Cincinnati, man
Two unknown tramps, badly hurt.
The shock to the passenger coaches
was terrific, and although the occupants
We're badly shaken up, no passenger was
hurt
When the front end of the engine
plowed into the ground of the gully it
became disconnected from the other
coaches that went over the embankment
and swirled sideways so that 1t pointed
in the other direction. The mall car
crashed into the tender, surrounding 1t
completely.
The engineer met his death by being
pinioned under the engine. McCulen, the
mail clerk, was crushed between the side
of the car and coal tender He was
found with his head forced down be-
tween his knees Two mail clerks when
they awol1e to the condition were able to
extricate themselves from the wreck
without assistance.
At least one person Is believed to be
buried under the wreck. Two Noting
ham doctors responded to calls for as
sistance. The road bed and two tracks
were torn up for distance and the en-
bankment will have to be repaired be-
fore the track can be relaid The Lake
Shore track is blocked east and all trains
are being sent over the Nickel Plate
The passengers of the wrecked train
were taken to Cleveland over the Nickel
Plate and wrecking trains are at work
on the Lake Shore.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10

RED WING, Mimi, July 9.-Rev and
Mrs. K. Bjorgo celebrated their silver
wedding, and the congregation of Trinity
Lutheran church called en- masse to con-
graduate the happy couple, Friday even
ing.
Miss Mabelle Marie Edstrom and Olaf
Biorke We're married at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Edstrom, Saturday evening
The Teachers Training school for Good
hue county opened at the high school
here yesterday. The school is conducted
by Prof w. f. KunZe, of Hastings, as
sisted by c. T. w. Carlson, of the Glen
wood schools; Janet H. Mum and E. H
Nichols, of Minneapolis
The new armory and Masonic han,
which is being erected by Company G,
First regiment, and Red Wing Lodge No
s, A. f. and A. NJ, is now beginning to
rise above the ground. The building will
be handsome one, Within and without,
and fitted up with modern improvements.
1t will cost $2l 900, two-thirds of which
IS to be raised by an issue of bonds at 5
per cent which are rapidly being disposed
Of
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the commission tariff Of rates covering
the transportation Of iron ore. Such tar
III was made in form and as required by
law, and with amendments subsequently
MED is in force and operative
The transportation of iron ore as car
rled on by said railway companies and
the eastern Railway company Of Mime
sofa, is interstate, and has at all times
quantity transported by said railway
companies named in said order and de-
l1Vered to connecting line of railway.
CONSIGNED to Duluth for furnace use.
All docks used in connection with the
transportation of iron ore were con-
structed solely for the purpose of being
used in connection with and to facilitate
interstate traffic, and can be used only In
connection with such traffic Such docks
have not been and are not used as ware
houses They are of special construction,
htted with pockets or chutes, through
which ore is unloaded from cars onto
boats for transportation to points out of
the state. Ore can be unloaded from
cars on said docks only into such pockets
or chutes, which are of limited capacity.
and they are made use of so as to avoid
the necessity of holding cars loaded with
ore In such position on docks as to make
loading from cars onto boats possible and
practicable. The docks are a conven
dence and fundamentally of said railway
companies used for the purpose of per-
forming their duty as carriers of inter
state traffic. Such docks have not been
ana cannot be used In connection with
local traffic.
There is no local traffic and rail trans
portation of iron ore. Iron mines, from
Which ore is transported by said railway
companies, are not located on their re-
spective lines of railway. They are reacn.
ed by tracks constructed especially for
the purpose under contracts with owners
or operators of mines. The railway com
panies, as respects iron ore traffic, have
constructed tracks, provided facilities,
assumed obligations and performed Labor.
under special contracts with owners or
operators Of mines, which they were nos
under legal obligation as common carriers
to make And the rate of compensation
fixed In such contracts covers not only
the matter of transportation but special
service and facilities growing out of con-
tract obligations, not out of any legal or
public duty as common carriers
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RurgIar Returns Check.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, July o.
Thomas ELECTS store at Lawndale was
and a number of orders on the Great
Northern were the only articles Of any
consequence secured by the thief. Mr.
Elliott has just received letter from
Milwaukee, enclosing the check, together
with sort of rude map of the country
in which the burglary took place, and
description of the spot where the orders
have been hidden. On receiving the let
ter Mr.. Elliott followed the thief's direc-
lions and found all the orders in an
empty baking powder can, in clump of
willows
The cultivation of strawberries, some
thing heretofore almost unknown in this
section, is attracting some attention here
this year. One man who resides in the
southern part of the city has picked l, 100
quarts from a patch which measures less
Than a quarter of an acre
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Eyota Veteran pies.

ROCHESTER. Mimi, July 9.-(SpeciaI)
Capt. Edward Dunn, of Eyota, died
operation for hernia, performed at his
home, For years he has been a promi-
nent member of the state prison board
has been spent at the state capitol He
was born in Pennsylvania, sixty-seven
Twenty New York cavalry. He
came to Minnesota in 1865, and has lived
in Rochester and Eyota the remainder OF
his life. For four years he was ser
geant-at-arms in the senate. He has
been an influential man in Olmsted coun-
ty politics and was always public-spir-
tied and broad minded man He leaves a
wife and several children. The funeral
will be held tomorrow under the auspices
Of the G. A. r, post, of this city.
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Dogs Coming to Sioux rails

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 9.-(Special.)
Gus Clay, Of this city, who is taking an
active part in the preparations for the
approaching field trial meet of the South
Dakota Field Trial association reports
that the interest is three times as great
as in the field trials of the association
held on the local grounds last year, and
in which dogs from number of states
participated. The estimate in reference
10 the increased interest is based upon
the number Of calls for entry blanks
Entries will close July 81. A California
trainer and his dogs will be here to
participate in the trials, and others from
points as far distant have also signified
their intention of coming to the city next
month for the purpose of having their
dogs take part in the annual meet The
local grounds, which will be placed in the
best possible condition prior to the trials
cannot be surpassed in the United States
for excellence. 1t is now an assured fact
that many of the best dogs in the coun-
try will be here to strive for honors and
prizes next month.
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WinOnn winnovvincs

WINONA, Mimi, July S-(SpeciaI) 1T
Of the government fleet. which has been
tied up at Fountain since last fall. will
resume work the 18th of this month. The
late start is due to tho small amount of
money at command for river work The
fleet viii be put to work between Foun-
tain City and Wabasha.
Congressman James A. Tawney has pre-
scented to the normal school museum the
collection of 100 different kinds of woods
he recently received from the Philippines.
Out of the 100 varieties are forty which
constituted an original set exhibited at
the Madrid eXpOSitiCn In 1000
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
Snnrtans VIII Pave

SPARTA, Wis, July 9.-(special )-The
contract for the proposed paving in this
city was awarded to the Western Granite
Company of Chicago. The contract in
cludes the construction of a granite mac
curb and gutter, and was let for $21 ,O9S.
The contract for the construction Of
nearly two miles of sewer was let to
on the latter will commence in about
ten days. and work Of paving will follow
soon after.
Material for the construction of the
American Cigar company's tobacco
houses has arrived, and work will begin
at once
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
500 Line Tid-BIts.

Buffalo, N. Y, and return. $50 90.
Sault Ste. Marie and return, $13. 80
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Mackinac and return. S1S 90. Tuesdays
and Fridays.
Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle Tacoma
and Portland, S45. 90 round trip, July 6-13
Stopovers allowed in both directions
ST. Anne de Beaupre. Que, and return
$780, leaving Minneapolis and st. Paul
July 21st.
Banff Hot Springs and return, $50. 90
every Tuesday. Sleeping car and meals
included en- route.
Personally Conducted excursions to Pan
American weekly.
Attractive lake and rail routes. timer
aries and full particulars at ticket office,
S79 Robert street.
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No Agreement Reached.

At the special meeting last night the
which it is thought will bring to a sud
den end the strike recently declared
against the Hardwood company by the
bag factory employees. A committee OF
ten was appointed to confer with the
managers of the company and make a
final effort to adjust the difficulty. I'm
less the employers agree to recognize
the Bag Factory Employees union the
be ordered to strike and the Packers
and Nailers union will be instructed to
declare boycott againts the factory's
output
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
sisseton Items.

SISSETON, S. d, July 9.-(Special.)-At
the last session of the county commits
vote at the next election on the ques-
ton whether bonds to the value of $50, 900
shall issue, $4,000 of which are 20 be for
a court house and Jail and $4,000 for q
poor farm. Bills for the amount of 81 900
were presented to the board for work
performed under the direction of the
chairman of the board of health in quar-
lowed. and many We're laid over till the
September meeting.
William V. Blood, of Veblen, and Miss
Mae E. Goggin, of Nordland, Marshall
county, were married on July 1, Rev.
Thomas MGregor officiating.
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ReOpS OF Gbe DorfbQvesf f.

the price of wo,2 AZ the present time is
unusually low, but sheep growers have
learned wisdom in the business and that
Gees not worry them. Instead of depend
ing on the growth of wool as the first
consideration they are, by careful atten-
ton to the breeding of their fiocks, rails
Ing superior animal for the market,
which more than makes up for the differ
ence in the wool prices. I believe South
Dakota is going to become one of the
great sheep and wool producing states Of
the Union"
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New St. Croix stenmer

TAYLOR'S FALLS, MINI. July "A
B. Robbins owner, and S. D. Evans of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, manager of the rev
steamboat Gate City, have been at the
now receiving the finishing touches, and
Will be brought into the ST. Croix river
70 run in the Interstate Park of the
Taylors Falls and Osceola She only
draws twenty inches of water, is very
fast and will connect with the trains
from the Twin Cities morning and after
Moons, week days and Sunday Capt.
Ellis Severy. who knows every inch of
the upper St Croix river, is reported
to have been engaged to go on her.
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Malls for Farmers.

co FTAGTI GROVE. Mimi, Juns O.
Washington county is 10 be made the
banner county in the state in regard to
free rural mail delivery. It is To be the
1irst to have entire free delivery extended
tc every available part Of it's TERRITORY
1t now has more routes in operation than
any ether county in the state, and Con-
gresham Stevens is pushing the matter
model county 1t now has in operation
thirteen routes, and it is thought seven
or eight more routes will supply the en-
tire county,
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Summer school Mt Brainerd.

BRAINERD, July 9.-The summer
school for teachers was opened today,
with Prof. Andrew Nelson, assistant
superintendent of public instruction;
Prof. Q. T: Denny, Miss Nellie E. Collins
and Miss Rizpah De Laittre as irstruc-
tors. assisted by Prof ]. A. Wilson. su-
perlntendent of schools for Crow Wing
county. Prof: Nelson is in charge of
the work. and with his able corps Of as
slstants the success of the session of four
week is assured. The number of teach
er present today was forty, which will be
increased to double that humber bv
Wednesday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10

Daniel Farley a lineman employed by
General Electric company, died at the
city hospital yesterday from a shock
while at work at O'clock in the morn
ing. The man was forty-five years OF
age and lived with his family at 221l
sixth avenue north This is the third
weeks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
BOom for C,rawford

HURON, S. D., July 9.-The mass meet
ing here on Saturday to indorse Hon.
Coe J. Crawford for appointment as Unit
ed States senator to fiji the vacancy
appears to have struck sympathctic
chord in other parts of the state. NJ,
merouS kilograms and telephone mes
Republicans and others indorsing the ac~
ten OF the meeting and proffering sur
Tort to Mr. Crawford
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
Crowds at Huron

HURON. S. D., July 9-Sunday was a
great day at the State Epworth league
assembly; the crowd was the largest of
any day since the opening hundreds hav-
ing come on an excursion train Satrr-
DAY The sermon, by Bishop James M.
to by 1000 people, and the afternoon
gathering at the missionary platform
meeting was equally as great The as
sembly win close Wednesday.
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Sheep in North Dakota.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., July 9.-Wn r.
Wider. a prominent resident of Sioux
Fails, furnishes some interesting informa-
ton in regard to the rapid increase in
sheep raising throughout the state. At
this season of the year he is travelling
Those who have usually had a hun
dred sheep" said he, 81 find this year
have three or four hundred. and those
who have generally had three hundred
from seven TO eight hundred. Of course,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
All FafI. to Pns,s

The United States naval recruiting Of
ficers stationed in the federal building in
this city are meeting with poor success
Out of the half dozen or so who presented
themselves during the day, not one pass
hcers In charge, those having made APP
pllcation We're far below the physical
standard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
Farmers Need Helm

BROOKINGS. S. D., July 9.-Brookings
county farmers have begun to realize
that they have immense crops of small
IN the county to gather the grain. Never
before In the history of the county has
there been better outlook for a b1mper
crop, or poorer prospect for help. Farm
hands are bound to be scarce unless thAv
ave imported 10y
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
Minneapolis News.
canae1d Party Heard From.

Dutch Harbor Aleutian islands, Alas
ka, entertained some distinguished
guests June 49, the occasion being the
arrival of a Pacific steamer having on
board, among others, party of five
prominent MinneSotanS. Some weeks
ago there was an exodus of Democratic
party leaders from this state quintette
of well known politicians, consisting Of
G. S. Canfield, E. S. Corser, s. B.
Howard, James Griffith and Madison
Bowler son of Maj. Bowler, having left
for Nome in quest Of the glitterins
metal.
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visiting Railroad Commissioner.

c.. c. Hammond of Ashley, N. D., was
an interested spectator at the ore rate
hearing before the railroad commission
yesterday. He is the secretary Of the
North Dakota railroad and warehouse
commission. and accompanied the North
western delegates to the recent Conven-
ton held at San Francisco.
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SEQUEL TO BANK FAILURE.

Application 20 Have HacIxensacIx
Land Company Declared Insofvent
NEW YORK, July s.-As a resu1+ of
the closing of the Seventh National Bank
OF New York. an application was made
IN chancery chambers, Jersey CItv
10 nave the Hackensack Land companv
declared insolvent. Vice Chancellor Ste
vens granted the Application and fixed
July ~ as the date for taking up a fur
cher application to have Samuel Taylor
appointed receiver.
e. L. Poor who organized this com
pany, which doomed Hackensack in w.
~ FASHION, was the New York stock ex-
change member of Marquand & Co The
assets Of the company, 1t was stated in
caurt, are $42,OOo and the liabilities arr
$41S 0O0 al
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-10
Crops Are Doinr Well

While the crops are doing well. ad-
vices received by the Northern Pacific
indicate that there has been a little too
much moisture for fax and for the
speaking, though, the prospects are ex-
cellent for an abundant yield of wheat
The hay crop is reported to be i'm
menSe.
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at the annual convention of the State
Federation of Labor today. The organi
cation was perfected and that was about
all that was done F. G. Weber of Mil.
waukee, is permanent chairman of the
convention. A banquet was given tia
visitors tonight. Only about sixty dele
gates are in attendanco.
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BODY FOUND IN A CELLAR.
Henry Schneider Thought to Have
Committed Suicide

ROCHESTER,. Mimi, July 9.-(Special1
The body of Henry Schneider, who dis
appeared Saturday, was found at this
afternoon in a cellar being excavated for
The new Catholic church addition. The
Coor arising led Matt Clemens, who was
passing, to locate the dead man. SchmeI-
Zers body was badly decomposed. A
bottle that had contained carbolic acid
was found by his side, and he is believed
to have suicided while deranged The IN
guest is to be held tomorrow. The dead
man leaves a wife and three young chill