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THE SOUTH AFRICA WAR.
General De Wet Reported to BE stifl
Moving North.

Moving North.
London, Feb. 10. Lord Kitchener,
commander in chief of the British in
South Africa, telegraphing from Pre-
toria to the war office under date OF
Feb. Is, says:
"De Wet is reported still moving
north and is now west of Hopetown.
lie will probably double back to the
southwest. The troops are prepared
for this.
"A train was derailed between We
reeninging and johannesburg this
morning, but the Beers were driven off
before they secured much"
The war in South Africa furnished
the subject for many questions in the
house of commons. The secretary of
state for war, Mr.. William st. John
Brodrick, gave an official denial Of the
story that orders had been issued that
all Beers captured in khaki uniforms
were to be shot. He said that neither
Lord Roberts, General Kitchener nor
any other responsible general had is
sued such an order.
The secretary of state for the colo
nies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, inform
cd the house that a proclamation set
ting forth the intentions of the govern
ment in regard to the administration of
the new South African colonies had al
ready been drafted. but had not been
issued, in Difference to the opinion of
General Kitchener and Sir Alfred Mil
ner. that the time was not yet oppor-
tune
The sun., 1901-02-20
Philharmonic Band Concert.

The Philharmonic Band gave benefit
concert in the West End Reading Room
last night. The following program was
rendered. Overture, "Poet and Peas
ant" Suppe; waltz, 'Idalia," Bennett;
vocal solo, "Once in a Purple Twilight" 7"
Cowles, Frank H. Mason; Idyle, Sin
the Mill" Gilett; cornet solo, 1.-The
Holy City," Adams, Lester Riggs; ga
Vote, "rhe First Heart Throbs," Ellen
berg. Part II-SelectIop, "The Burgo-
MASTER" Luders; intermezzi, Forget
Me Not" Macbeth; vocal solo, "Bedouin
Love Song" Pinnuti, Frank H. Mason
medley, "The Hummer" Mackie; Z
Jersey review, "The Mosquitoes Parade, y
Whitney; march, "Fontaine," Ait
house.
The sun., 1901-02-20
TIME WAS EXTENDED.
Peoples Company Given Until June
to Operate Its System.

AT the meeting OF the Street and Sewer
Directors yesterday the Peoples Rail-
way Company was granted an extension
OF three moi tbs in which to place it's
system in operation.
A letter was received from the COM
pany asking for an extension of six
months after the completion Of the
bridge over the B. & o. railroad at Sixth
street, stating that the railroad COM
pany's delay had delayed the trolles
work. The department compromised on
an extension of three months IRON the
expiration limit, which makes June 9th
the limit.
The company, under the original
grant, was required to operate the Sixth
street line within six months and the
other lines within year. time con.
sumed in litigation, labor trouble. &C.,
to be deducted The injunction against
the company was dissolved on Septem.
ber 9Th, 1900, and the six months will
expire March 9th, 1901. 1t is expected
that work will be begun on the railroad
bridge shortly, but the trolley system
may be put in operation before it is com
pleted.
City Treasurer Hamann reported {
balance OF $33, ,923 81 and Secre tar,
Wiley reported collections for the weel
amounting to $3,536.99. The weekl,
payroll, 1886 SO, and bill for cart hir,
were passed.
The sun., 1901-02-20
THE sANTO DOMINGO AFFAIR.
Holders of Foreign Bonds Take q
Hand In the Controversy.

Holders of Foreign Bonds Take n
Hand In the Controversy.
Washington, Feb. 19.-The holders of
the foreign bonds of Santo Domingo
have taken hand in the controversy
now in progress before the state de-
partment respecting the termination by
the Dominican government of its ar
rangement with the Santo Domingo
Improvement company
Count Lichtervelde, the Belgian min
lister, brought to the state department
bondholders, committee of Antwerp.
who brought a small trunk full of pow
ers of attorney. There We're 1913
bondholders represented by this gen
tlenan. covering 1881 bonds, amount
ing to f2062. $50.
Mr.. Willems explained to Acting See.
retary Hill and Solicitor Penfield. who
are considering this case. that all the
original bonds had been deposited by
their owners in the banks of Antwerp
BRUSSELS and Amsterdam and that all
of these bondholders are siding with
the Dominican government in its con
test with the improvement company.
According to Mr.. Willems' statement
the bondholders insist that the last
| contract made between the Dominican
| government and the Improvement com
| pany. farming out the revenues, was
nullified by the fact that it lacked tn,
| assent of the bondholderS. a condition
imposed by the Dominican government
at the time the contract was drawn.
The sun., 1901-02-20
TO TOTAL FIFTEEN THOUSAND.
Strength of the Force That Will Go
10 Sian-Fu.


London Feb. ia dispatch from
l'eking via Shanghai says Field Mar
shal Count von Waldersee's expedition
10 Sian-Fu will total $4,000 men-Brit-
iSh, Germans, French and Italians. 1t
is understood that if the expedition
starts ii will act as II guard of honor to
ihe emperor on his way back to Pc
king. 1t is rumored that the allies will
simultaneously operate in the Yang-tse-
l<iang valley.
The afternoon newspapers follow the
morning papers in opposing military
expeditions into the interior of China.
The Westminster Gazette says:
III the United States and Great Brit.
ain maintain their present opposition
10 the expedition policy. it Is safe to
prophesy that an expedition is not like
ly TO be launched in the interior"
A cabinet council was held at the
Elysee palace in Paris. The premier.
NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau, was indisp0sed
and was absent. The minister of for.
cign affairs, NJ. Deicasse. announced
that the French minister ut Peking, NJ
Pichon, had notified the Chinese gov
rrnment of the early return of the
French agents to Mong-Tze and Yum
Nan and demanded that the viceroy OF
Yun-Nan send Il high mandarin to re
ceive them and express regrets for past
events. The Chinese government, the
minister added, had Just replied that q
| first class mandarin would be sent tt
| give satisfaction.
The sun., 1901-02-20
ARREST In CUDAHY CASE.
The MiIIiOnnire's Young Son Identi-
Hes Prisoner as Man Who Was
Concerned In the Kidnapping.

Omaha Feb. 19.-One of the three
men in the Cudahy kidnapping plot has
been arrested. Edward Cudahy. Jr..
during the afternoon positively idcnti-
fled the prisoner. He said: This is
the man who asked me to get into the
wagon. There is no doubt about it,
lie is the man."
Although the police refuse to divulge
the prisoners name, Edward Cudahy,
the millionaire packer who paid $25.000
in gold for the release of his son. stated
that the man under arrest has been
identified by his son as the man who
accosted him in front of the Cudahy
residence and who kept him company
in the house to which he was driven on
the night of the abduction.
Mr.. Cudahy said the prisoner also
has been identified by one OF his sery-
| ants, who saw the letter demanding til,
| ransom thrown upon the Cudahy lawn
and by another person whose name Ii,
will not make public for the present.
Much mystery surrounds the arrest
of the alleged kidnaper.
Not until now was word permitted
to be made public on the case, although
1t has been learned that the arrest was
made Saturday night. Two local Off
GERS are said to have made the capture
The prisoner is said to have been iii
der surveillance for some time, as i
was believed he had been writing let
ters concerning the case. When tn
detectives had fully satisfied their suS
picion, they placed the man in the cit.
iuil
The sun., 1901-02-20
Conger Entered n Protest

Washington. Feb. -. = During the
cabinet meeting Il cablegram from Min
to the proposed military expedition in
China under command Of Count Wal
dersee. 1t disclosed the fact that our
minister had protested 10 the ministers
council against hostile movements Of
this character, but that his protest had
failed to receive consideration, the 9th
er foreign ministers taking the ground
that they had no authority to influence
military operations one way or the
other.
The sun., 1901-02-20
General Carey Married.

London, Feb H. The marriage of
Brigadier General Reginald Pole Ca
rev to Lady Beatrice Butler eldest
daughter of the Marquis Of ormonde,
at the Guards chapel, Wellington bar
racks, attracted an aristocratic assem-
blage, including many officers in uni
form. The chapel was lavishly deco
rated, and the band of the Coldstreanl
Outs Of Ormonde gave his daughter
away. There We're eight bridesmaids.
The sun., 1901-02-20
To Run cincinnati.. Cars.

Columbus. O., Feb. 19.-The Cincin-
natl Traction company has been incor-
porated, with capital stock of $4,000
900. 1t was organized for the purpose
of leasing and operating the entire
street railway system of Cincinnati.
now controlled by the Consolidated
company. The incorporators are: Ran
dali Morgan. Philadelphia; W. c. Nc
Gowan, Philadelphia; Jacob G. Schmid-
lapp, Cincinnati; William II. Irving,
Cincinnati, and Charles I. Prior, Gin
cinnati
The sun., 1901-02-20
sngastn ON Spanish Crisis.

Madrid, Feb. 19.-The Liberal pub
fishes statement made by Senor Sa-
gasta, the Liberal leader, who said
Senor Silvela. the Conservative leader,
cannot solye the crisis and that his adj
vent to power would only create trou-
BILE. The best solution, according to
Scnor Sagasta, is the retention of Gen
nral Azcarraga as premier, as he can
count on the support of the mlnorities.
The sun., 1901-02-20
savings Associntion auit..

Rochester, Feb. 19.-'rhe Genesee Ma.
tional Savings and Loan association
with offices at T34 Granite building
this city, has gone into the hands of Il
receiver The liabilities, which are
about S200,oOO, are more than doubl,
the assets The recrivership was eS
tablished upon a petition of State Sn
perintendent of Banks Frederick ID
IIilburn.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Accused of Aiding Insurgents.

Manila. Feb. 19.-Captain Jones of
the Eighth infantry has arrested at a
town on the bay, in the province of La
guna. Florentino Ortana and Miguel
Ponce de Leon, agents of the Tabacale-
ria company, and William Webb, Pc
dro Lorenzo and yictoriato Sentana,
employed by the Philippine Trading
company, on charges similar to those
brought against D. NJ. Carmen, the
American contractor, who is under ar
rest on the charge of furnishing insur-
gents with supplies.
The sun., 1901-02-20
A Strike In Iersex CITY.

Jersey City, Feb. la.-About 100 men
employed by the Barnes Nlanufactur-
ing company, makers of sashes, doors
and blinds, are on strike. The strikers,
who have been working ten hours a
day, demand working day of eight
hours. Only about half the force en-
ployed in the factory is on strike, the
other men remaining at work.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Colonel steyenson's Funeral.

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 19-,rhe fu-
neral of Colonel William ii. Stevenson,
eX-superintendent of the New York di-
vision of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, took place.
There was no church ceremony. tie
Episcopal service being read at his
home and the odd Fellows burial serv-
ice at the grave in Mountain Grove
cemetery.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Jonathan Leopold Dead.

Jonathan Leopold, aged 10 years, of
AIS Hannum avenue, West Chester, died
suddenly on Monday. 1t is supposed his
death was due to apoplexy. Leopold
formerly resided at Downingto .n, but
moved from that place to Wilmington,
Delaware, coming here six weeks ago
and taking the Hannum avenue house.
He leaves widow and two daughters.
Mrs Elwood Morgan, of West Goshen, is
his sistar
The sun., 1901-02-20
Men wnntcd For PHILIPPINES

Cincinnati. Feb. 10. Orders have
been received ut the recruiting head
quarters here to enlist immediately ali
available men possible to serve in the
infantry or cavalry in the Philippines.
The local station is advised to use all
haste in enlisting men. Recruiting sta
tions will be opened throughout south
ern Kentucky within few days.
The sun., 1901-02-20
To cut Down Gotham's Expenses.

Albany, Feb. 19.-Governor Odell is
devoting attention to proposals to cut
down the annual expenses of New
York city. At present the scheme pro
vidcs for the abolition Of official fees,
the placing of all county and city off
cials on salary and the adoption OF a
charter amendment making classified
list of employees in all departments
and grading and fixing salaries.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Two Slight Fires.

A slight fire was caused at the home
OF Mrs. Carander, No. 9l4 King street,
abont 7.20 O'Clock last night by the GEL
lar heater becoming overheated A still
alarm was sent to the Phoenix Fire Ccm.
PAW.
William Kane discovered the wall be
tween 700 and I'll Market street on fire
about $40 o clock last night He and
l.lneman Hyland extinguished the
flames.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Work of the Levy Court.

The Levy Court transacted little busi-
ness yeste lay. The committee en-
claim OF former Coroner Vandeverre re
ported unfavorably. The accounts of
Assessors Kennedy and Mccoy were ac-
cepted and they " re discharged. A
correction was made in the error lit Of
Collector I. Q. Scott, Of st. Georges, for
1898, making it $4,000.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Will Weigh All Mails.

Clinton Cook, Of this city, and Lewis
D. Messick, of Lewes, have been ap-
pointed we 5hera Of the mails at the
railroad stations in this city. They vert
On duty at midnight. For thirty DAYS
the mails carried on all railroads will be
weighed, from which weights the com.
pensation for the transportation com.
panies is to be reckoned.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Southern Opera sHouse Rurned

Jackson. Tenn, Feb. 10. Fire de-
stroyed the Pythian Opera House, the
Second National bank building, the To-
cal offices of the American and South
ern Express companies and three adj
Joining buildings. cntailing a property
loss of S1OO.0Oo. ii is feared that two
men lost their lives.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Bant Service to Buffalo Fair.

Cleveland, Feb. 19.-During July and
August the Cleveland and Buffalo
steamboat line will run three boats be-
tween Cleveland and Buffalo for Pan
American exposition travel. There will
he day and night service between
Cleveland and Buffalo, with day rate
of $1.50 and a night rate of $3.50.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Costly Shin Sold Chean.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-The wreck
of the British ship Pyrenees as it now
lies in the harbor of Manga Reva, in
the Paumota group, has been sold to a
local firm of stevedores for $295. The
vessel cost S150,000. An attempt will
be made to float the stranded ship and
sail it to this port.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Four FIRE Fighters Lost Lives

New Haven. Feb. 19.-The search for
bodies in the ruins of the burned Jud-
son packing house, on Canal street, re.
suited in the definite knowledge that
four fremen. whose mangled bodies
We're pulled from under the debris of a
fallen wall while the fire was in prog
ress, We're the only victims.
The sun., 1901-02-20
FOR Victoria Memorial.

London, Feb. 19.-The first meeting
of the joint committee. composed of
cabinet ministers and former cabinet
ministers, suggested by King Edward
to formulate a scheme for a permanent
memorial to the late Queen Victoria,
was held. The committee submitted
their ideas for the kings approval.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Girl Shoots Her Father.

Fort Wayne. Ind, Feb. 49, Bessie
Slater, aged 10 years, shot and proba
bly, fatally injured her father to save
her mother from death at his hands
Slater threw his wife on a he'd ana pro
ceeded to choke her. The little girl Sc.
cured a revolver and fired Il bullet into
her fathers back.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Car Crashes Into Wagon.

The wagon of Charles McGowan, q
f'rmer living at Silverside, was run into
by a Riverview car at Twenty-ninth and
Market streets yesterday morning and
wa wrecked. The horse attached was
so badly hurt that he had to be killed
Mr. McGowau was thrown out and in
jured and he had to be taken to the
Delaware Hospital.
The sun., 1901-02-20
WI to Addr.ss cIc,.,.,,,...,

Cleveland, Feb. IL. Mr.. Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister 10 the init.
ed States, has accepted an invitation
TO come TO Cleveland and on next Fri
day afternoon will deliver an addrcs.
in the chamber of commerce on "Wash.
ington and Confucius."
The sun., 1901-02-20
~. cnn.e. Nnnx Accidents

London. Feb. ia dense fog cnvel-
oped London. impeded all traffic and
caused number of accidents. the most
serious of which was rear end COLI
sion on the underground railroad, by
which half a dozen persons We're badly
hurt
The sun., 1901-02-20
Physicians Sudden Death

Watertown, \. ", Feb. 19.-Dr. H..
B. Potter of Lafargeville, one of the
most prominent physicians of this sec
tion and relative of Bishop Potter of
New York. died suddenly while max
Ing call on patient at Orleans -Four
Corners,
The sun., 1901-02-20
Captain Dyer Retired.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Captain Ne
hrniah M.'pyer, who commanded the
cruiser Baltimore during the battle Of
Manila Bay, May /, 1893, has been
placed on the retired list Of the navy by
operation Of law on account of age.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Rev. Mr.. Karhoisen,s sermop,

The Rev. L. c. karholsen, pastor of
kingswood NJ. L. Church, preached at
Harvestels' Mission, Frort and Jeffer.
son streets, last night. His subj ,ct was
: The Holy Ghost Power the Needs Of
the Church Today to Bring Sinners to
the Lord Jesus Christ"
The sun., 1901-02-20
Mr. Keller Better.

New York. Feb. 19.-The physicians
attending the Rev. John Keller, the Ar
lipgton clergyman who was shot sew
eral weeks ago by Thomas G. Barker,
say that their patient is steadily inn
proving. The condition of the minis
ter's left eye is about the same.
The sun., 1901-02-20
MANY Tr.,,ex Car, Burned.

Providence, Feb. 19.-Fire at the car
sheds of the Union Railroad company
at Elmwood destroyed one of the build
ings and gutted another. In both
buildings We're 80 trolley cars. valued
mt $97 900. The total loss is SlGso0o:
fully covered by insurance.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Want Ordinance Enforced.

The Street and Sewer Directors visited
the Police Commissioners at their meet
ing last night and asked their co-opera.
tion in enforcing the ordinance against
icy sidewalks. The commissioners agreed
to do what they could.
The sun., 1901-02-20

Let Us Theextreme mild.
ness Of the fore
rut Youspart of the winter
leaves us with
OH 70 a thousands of dol.
CT lars worth Of fine
Gooo Clothing that
Thing. have have bssn o.nefwise W
posed of. We
can't afford to carry it. ~Must
have cash. Don't want to
show them again next fail.
So toget rid OF goods quickly
and to get the cash quicklv
we have determinedto make
the prices stated below. The
sacrifice is great on our part,
The gain is great for YOU,
All Overcoats, Mems and
Boys Suits, Gents Fur.
nishings, Sweaters and Hats
at Half Price. $I2 Over.
coats at $6;. Suitings at IS,
regular price $I2; BOYS
Overcoats or Suits, 81. Is to
IS, were $2. so and Sc; sa
Hats for 81; All goods
sacrificed. No TRADING
stamps with this sale. Every
sale strickly cash
WRIGHT & DAVIDSON CO,
9Th and Market streets.
The sun., 1901-02-20
VIII Go on the Ii 80.

The Young Mems Republican Club
has arranged to go to Washington to at
tend the inauguration OF President Nc
Kirley over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The club will go in special
train and vii leave on March 3, and re
turn on the fourth or fifth.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Mr.. Lugar Returns South.

Joseph G. Lngar, general manager of
the Camden railway system in West Viz
ginia and Ohio, who is visiting here, has
been in Trenton, where he went to pur-
chase wire. He left last night for Hunt
ington, w. Va.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Jail For Tax colIector

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 19.-Ira r.
l-egrow, formerly assistant tax collect
or of Somerville, has been sentenced ia
NOT less than four nor more than five
years III state prison FOR the larceny Of
funds of the city of Somerville.
The sun., 1901-02-20
DEATHS

i'll his S5th year. 80 iioiis hiee
Relatives and f, ends are invited to att.nd the
uneral from his late residence ailYe,brook. at
a. Wii, Wednesday, February Goth. Inter emf
The sun., 1901-02-20
SECURITY TRUST AND SAFE
DEPOSIT COMPANY,
Authorized to Act as
519 Market St, Wilmington. Del

Authorized A to Act as
TRUSTEE EXECUTOR, ADMIN.
ISTRATOR, GUARDIAN AS.
SIGNEE, RECEIVER, REGIS.
TRAR AND AGENT.
Transacts a
GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS.
Allows Interest on Deposits
Loans Money on Mortgages and
Other Good Securities.
Attends to the
Management OF Real Estate and to
the Collection and Remittance Of
Rents, Interest on Securities and
Dividends on Stocks.
Rents Boxes
In its New Burgular and Fireproof
Vaults, Makes ample provision in
its Store Room and Vaults tor the
Safe Keeping of Securities and Valu-
able Packages placed in its custody.
Keeps Wills without Charge.
BENJAMIN NIELDS, President.
WILLIAM k. BRINCKLE, Vice. Pres.
JAMES 3, CLARKS0N, Treas. and Sec.
JOHN S. RUSSELL. Trust Officer.
The sun., 1901-02-20
illustrated Songs,

A lecture and a series of illustrated
songs were given in Asbury M. E.
Church last night for the benefit of the
Young Peoples Band The same pro-
gram will be repeated this evening.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Hertz ExfrniiiaI

London, Feb. 10 Sigmund Hertz of
New York city. who has been undn,
arrest hero for some time past charged
with forgery, has been committed fo,
'Xtradition to the United States,
The sun., 1901-02-20
A GIFT to Yale

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 19-Yale
university has received IA gift of $1,000
from the estate of Edward Strong
Moseley of Newburyport, Mass. He
was a member Of the class of 80.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Donation Day at women's Home.

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 81,
will be- donation day at the Home for
Aged Women, at the northeast corner OF
Gilrin avenue and Harrison street.
The sun., 1901-02-20
Standing of Contestants.

The standing OF the contestants in the
Y NJ @, A, indoor sports to dae is as
follows:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-23
Dixylllf.

Aug. 21-Potatoee are light crops
around here, and local and foreign buy
ers are looking them up close.
Fulton Bell of Minneapolis and
6. A Hollenbeck Of Royalron drove out
Monday aud called on VIM. Jeffrey, q.
O.. Buckhout and J. G. Hollenbeck.
Dixville defeated Graham in the ball
game here Sunday. y:
Andrew Keehr will move his family to
Sank Rapids after threshing: Il
Jacob Kowitz is disposing OF his per
sonal property preparatory to moving
to moving to Georgia this fall.
h. O. Buckhout brought home q. fine
new buggy Saturday from Royalton.
We met the: notorious Cole Younger in
Royalton Saturday. He was a caller. on
DR.. Chance, who was asslstanct physician
at the prison for some time. Mr.. Youn.
ger spoke highlysof DR.. Chance. Youn.
ger was a nurse l n the prison hospital
for eight years. Il
Threshing has started and you. can
hear the steamers 10 all directions.G rain
is turning out fair. S
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-23

The Wadena Pioneer-Jour-
nal, a stalwart republican pa
per, doesn't like the Clausen
appointment. It says: Many
acts of the board are open to
criticism. In this connection
it can be said that the selec.
ton of A.C. Clausen as secre.
tary of the board is decidedly
untimely. While Mr.. Clausen
may be as competent a grain
man as his friends contend,
his administration as chief in
5spector was decidedly unsat-
isfactory, and cost the repub-
1ican party many votes. t
was the poorest kind Of poll
tics to select him. s. ss5 3z !.