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THE BRITISH ARE IN A TRAP.
Letter from an Officer Shows the DepIorabIe
Situation in the Wids of Africa.

simh, India, October II Second
Bombay Ercnndiers stationed at Mhow,
Central India. have hcet ordered 70 Somali.
land. Other troops VIII probably follow
London, October ot,--A letter from an
officer belonging to tho somalllsud cxpedi
tlou, received here, shows that tbc British
force Is even In d mere prccahous position
than has been Indicated In the ofA,la dis
patches The writer says:
$50 one VIII appreciate this business IN
~ Il is too late We are IN a regular trap
and how We are going TO get out we DO not
know. We have had stlfish fights and have
lost many men The worst Is that our
blacks are nunking, and our c1mcly have
nearly All bccn Killed or captured We have
next 10 no water, and we are miles from,
any wells We have no supplies and nearly
80 ammunition. They hHyc captured two
Of our Mtxlms. ! do not suppose they care
At home what happens to us. II Is a
brutal shame to send us blind into an am
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through mass o. flames end when he
reached the lower doorway WAS badly
ecorched. Two minutes later would have
made e utterly impossible FOR him 70 MAKE
his escape The men on the seventh floor
had no chance whntovqt for thelr lives,
seyerui OF them left the windows and
crawled along the sille IN an effort 10
reach place Of safety bnt with the eN
ception Of two men, pll those who al
tempted % reach safety IN this way made
no thom minds that It WIS certaiu death
aud Went blek into the burning building
The two men. however, determined to take
the rhauccs Of q leap, ana climbing mp on
The window ledge. they sprang out into
the mir one Of them went straight down
for the greater mart n the way, but just
rs he was wltlin short distance IT the
pavement bis body SWING around ana he
sunck the stone walk at fun length. The
othnr man turned over and over as he
cams whiting down. Their bodies were
horribly crushed and mangled, and It was
inpnssibe for any Of the men who saw
them directly after ther jump 20 identify
them 10 any way These are the two
bodies sud to have been taken out Of the
ruins
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bush like this I hear fresh troops arc
coming up and only hone they win come
from India"
Tho writer refers Incidentally to some
brisk hghtng which he apparently pre-.
sumes was already known Of aud adds;
Thirty three OF us escaped. BY dove
that was q prctty affair We whites stood
out but. Oh, we'll; VIC have too many
blacks"
WHERE THE RIFLES CAME FROM
London. October 2l.-An ofaclal connect
ed Wiki the Rod sea ports in an Interview
In the Star today, said;
"The mulhh ara other chiefs have beon
literally supplied with rifles by Americans
and Germans. IN spite OF the british gun
boats The rides supplied by the Americans
were done up as cotton goods. This ex,
plains the frequent reference IN consular
reports to the foudncss NJ Som1is for
American calleoes Il Is not calico the
Sumoli wants, but the rides inside the
calico"
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
7oday'S Weather.
DOMESTIC.

The great anthracite coal strike was
unanimously declared on by the United
mime WORKERS convention " wlikesbare.
The president has called the arbitration
committee together at Washington, where
no WI give them instructions as to pro
Ccdugc.
The missionary council Of the Eplscopal
church met at Philadelphia
nre in Chicago glucose refinery caused
the death Of nearly thirty men.
General Miles has reached Honolulu and
has Inspected the harhors on the Islands.
The Christian church convention NJ
Omaha VIII last several days longer
The Methodist missionary conference
opened at Cleveland.
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halfway MgRegR sun.
The Testimony Of President Hill Was
Continued During the Day.

The Testimony Of President HUI Was
Continued During the Day.
ST. Paul, MINI, October 2i.-when spec
iaI Examiner Ingerson opened the hearine
in the suit OF the Unltcd states against
the so-csllod railway merger, ne announced
that bot one session would be held today.
solicitor General Richards Immediately. re-
sumed the cross-eXaminRtion Of President
J. j, l4ill Of the Northern Securities coiu'
pany and Great Northern Railway com
pany. asking IN regard to Mr. Hill's stale
ment that ane reason for Organising the
holding company was 20 preYant the danger
~ raids on stock.
''How does u coine about that the Union
Pacific hollis nb6ut eighty millions Of the
Northern Securities company
THAT r. natter that does not concern
u.s. but Il does concern you"
Pressing the same line 81 questions, Mr.
Richards was told that Mr.. HarrimAn OF
amy one else who wished nigh, buy North
em Securities stock. ANY stock might be
bought and purchasers usually could find
those willing 10 sell
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cHRIsTlAN cHuRcH coNvENrIoN.
The Work OF the Missionary Section Win
Last Several DAYS.

The Work OF the Missionary Section VIII
Last Several Days.
Omaha, October 81 The Coliseum was
well Allied when the hrst session OF the
American Christian Missionary society Of
the convention OF the Disciples of Christ
began. The work OF this section win last
three days, and win have to do with the
home held. The competition for the next
convention has narrowed down TO Detroit
and Portland, with the chance mostly In
favor OF the former place, The first reg
ular session today began at a;15 with
song aud prayer service led by Daos Smith
OF Indiana and George H. Bush Of Texas,
President Harvey q, Breedep OF Iowa made
the address Of tho morning on Gospel of
The Age" MIR Freedoms remarks were
confined 10 the work Of eyangelizlng. Rem.
lamin Lyman Smith. corresponding secre-
tary, made Q report for the board " man
ayers, and ueorge W. Mnikley reported ON
the work Of church extension
The afternoon session was presided over
by G. y. Morgan Of Virginia, The report
OF the board OF ministerial relief was made
by A. l.. Orcutt OF Indiana Nh circuit
made an appeal for the relief of veterans ia
the ministry and outlined a plan for retir-
Ing the aged ministers on a salary sufficient
Tor their support, The report showed that
Ssi6.a had been received duglng the year,
and that Si2J3 was on hand. There Is in
the permanent ministerial trust fund SIS,
Sat.
The afternoon address was by William
Taylor IN chnrge OF tho work In Porto
Rico, He said the situation there was de-
pl0rable, He said the Protestant denomina-
lions were IN conflict with each other aud
urged that this dlssenslgn be speedily set
tied.
The nominating committees report was
then read and adopted, rs follows;
Presidential. b. Philnot. Indianapolis.
Vice President Il. A. Jenkins, Lexing-
ton, Ky.
ton, Ohio.
Corresponding Secretary. S. Smith,
Cincinnati.
Tteasurer--C. ]. Neare, Cincinnati
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Especial to The Post ,

New Orleans, October a. An lnvestlga.
ton hy the attorneys and d.aectiyes em.
ployod ny the American Adjustment com.
pany today has disclosed the fact that tho
graveyard insurance frauds in the New or.
leans district have reached gigantic proper.
tons The attorneys who are working on
the case assert that the frauds win reach
half million dollars and may 20 beyond
that sum. Practically every Esstem com.
pany is involved and some Of the larger
ones have been mulcted for from $4,000
90 $4,000. representative ~ one OF the
New York companies. who refused "a allow
the use Of his name admitted today that
bis company had suffered a loss If $T4,T5O
and the Investigation Is NOT YET complete.
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THE FRAUDS ARE EXTENSIVE.
Insurance Companies Victimized for Near
Iy Half Million.

The frauds the detectives and attorneys
elain are the work Of regularly organ.
lied gang of Insurance swindlers who have
heen operating IN Louisiana Tor over a
year Nearly all of the frauds were per
petratcd IN the Interior Of the state for
the reason that II was much caster 60 work
IN the country parishes without detection.
small country town where man who
was IA the last stages of Bright's disease
was insured for $1,000 IN New York
company. The party died IN less than thir'
~ days after the policy was issued and,
upon proof ~ death Ia due form, the
amount was paid, Representatives Of the
American Adjustment company claim that
the swlnders are old hands AZ the business.
and that they worked similar schemes IN
other sections ~ the country on a small
scale before The Insurance otficials claim
TO be on the track Of the swindlers,
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poTAs US. LARIAT

The "Bolas three metal 0' ,ir,r,,
by long thongs-whieh US n',ls Wa'
Gaucbos In Buffalo Biils NH ~
for all the purposes ior ,s5st ~
and yaqueros employ rne a .sb ui la:Il
he n very effective iInpie ms sas,f,l 10 81
be even more abrupt ana W rose y
IL used vigorously. tnal - tbdf w
balls are liable 10 hurt Mn w. a sse ~.
stops. But Il is interesians X It's g
thing works, In the lanvs o,Ilj be ~
Buffalo Bins Wild Nesa ~
October -. -
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RAILRoADe.

The commission says the concentration OF
cotton at shreveport must cease.
The Texas aud Pacific hns put ON @ rate
ct / cent blle between Dallas and root
North has
Cent mite rate between Houston and
GALVESTON talked Of.
President Woner talks OF the plans OF
his road
Galveston got rate on tiFebrcE so inc
importers could compete with IeAas fac.
tories
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Petition in Bankruptcy at ApstIa

Austin. Texas. october 2i-A '','As 4
petition in bankruptcy was hlea = \
Federal court this afternoon
Daum and the firm Of J. papn 4, ~ 4,
saloonIsts OF Austin. Liabilities q . x
$s17.61. Daum's individual
s3es. 10. Firms assets SI7s. " Ib1 n
empt. Daum's assets Slov' u F9''
Is claimed TO be exempt.
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foRElaN.

Charles 7. Yerkes blocks Morgans Lon
don railway schemes by purchasing con
trolling interests IN the opposition scheme.
Another ylctory is reported for the Col
umblan government over the reyolutlonisis.
The German government was defeated
In vote on the tarifr bill IN tho reichstas.
British troops have been caught IN tfdp
In sonnalIland in South Africa.
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HILL AT ROCHESTER.
He Says the Saratoga Platform Scared
the Republicans.

- N'JV 80 ~ aNOYd FIdtIoTm scared
the Republicans.
Rochester, n. Y, October 2l.-The demo.
cratic cratic state campaign In Western New York
hill delivering the chief address REGARD.
ing the coal strike Senator Hlll said:
II was the platform adopted al Saratoga
%, nS me democrats which brought the ad.
They have said" he continued s'tbot 4,
would be unconstitutional TO take the
mines but our constitution mas been
strained good deal OF late do NOT
ship OF things that are mere cnnven ImneI-
pnt advocate government control ar nyS
sersnlp 81 the great necessary things non,
declaring the great PROFITS to owners ~"
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sPORT.

Tho fall meeting Of the Memphis TrottIng
association onensd with large Attendance
snd good snort
Platter won the sliyerbrook selling stake
at Morris park.
Only two fayorites won at the ST. Louis
fair gronnds.
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cLEvELAND's VIEWS.

Thinks that Democrats Should Get To-
eether on the Tariff,
Especial TO The Postl
New York. October Charles X. Muir
ply, leader OF Tammany sail today Ee-
eelved from ex President Cleveland a let
ter which will be read tomorrow at the
mass meeting In Tamnany Hall. u mem
Der Of the rammany executive committees
who read Il said toniNht that Mr. cieye-
land asserted that tarln revision was The
great issue which should unite an demo.
Gratis. he said also that Il was time that
the democrats OF the country get together
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COMMERCIAL.

Cotton values made a small deciiue gu
continuance OF good weather.
The grain market suffered decline,
wheat being the principal sufferer. Corn
and oats declined ON lack " 1cmand
The stock market was Inactive, and de
clines followed Ia leading railroad shares.
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AS a Liver Tonic
use oXIDlNE.
NC Younaer Enneral

:, YES summit No, October q. The bos
~ James Younger, who eommlttes sn,c,do
IN St Paul sunday. win he i hso., sulelae
TOT BURIAL Wednesday. The ,,,ra.., ~.
~ ned az the home OF Mrs Reiiai NH
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HOUSTON.

synopsis Of the proposed new city cnar.
ter
Death of Mrs u. A. reden.
Commissioner Becker taken TO court ny
inc gherin.
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~ y.
GeNrtENENAy trouble back
/ best physi
my o
child month old
weighed pounds One brother your adj
My family could better
considerable
brother cured the failed
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Kansas city. Mo. october -
mans Home Missionary socles ~
Methodist Episcopal church W. 800
a movement to have the Bible pi-1
public schools OF this country
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w. {. =. u. offlosrs Re-sleoted.

Portland, Maine. October 2i,--President
Mrs Lillian NJ stevens OF Portland and
the other officers Of the National Wnman's
Christian Temperance Union were re.
elected az today's session OF the convention
here today.
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WeArHER INFORMATION.
ProhahIliNes.

Washington, October 2l--East Texas
Fair wednesday and Thursday; light yari
able winds becoming fresh southeast
Texas-Fair Wednesday, and Thursday.
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Sample Bottle Of Swamp Root Free by Mail

Of
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to all Roo
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ey MlIIlona I'D Mnih...

9lrs; Mlnslow's Soothing Syrup FOR chu.
aren teetning soothes the child. softens The
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,e,,.,p, v.r.. Scott, t,eaSAzoGa61nuxssaa4

Women suffer untold misery because the nature Of their disease correctly
responsible their ills
kidneys chief o their troubles
The mild the kidney bladder
nnnrha na sl lcrfrnc 81 aA
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WERE TRAPPED BY FLAMES.
Nearly Thirty Men Are Reported Dead in
Chicago Fire.

Chicago. October u .-By Ore which
broke out shortly Jefore midnight IN fhe
plant Of the Glucose Sngar rciucry, eli.
uated at Tuylor street aud the Chicago
river thgt factory was almost entirely de-
stroyed, and Il e reported that tweuty-
ulne men lost their livss The number OF
dead has not heen established bot Il B
known they were 80 the building nnd an
were working on the seventh nopr The
flames spread so rapidly that man who
WIS working on tho third floor had burely
time 20 escape with his life, mud It b MT
thought by the employees Of the concern or
by the dremcn that tho men w the upper
story could have avoided death. at mid
night Two bodies had bcon taken from the
rrlns. but the fire MAS burning So hefcclY it
was Impossible TO make j further search
Tho plant ~ the ugIr refining factory cpn
sisted ~ three buildings, dry house, seven
stories hlga main refinery, fourteen stories
high. mud unother structure Of four stories
The Ore started IN the drying house, bcue
cauged by an explosion The iinines spread
With almost Incredible fnDldits. and by tue
time the bret Of the fre department had
arrived the building wus nblaze from
foundation 10 roof II was impossible for
the fremen TO make an effective Hgat
against the nuines. aud in short time al
the walls were down aud the building
within half an hour from the time Of the
explosion, was a mass Of debris The hre
was SO hot that at one time It was feared
the Taylor street vaduct, across which ac
cess Is had to the South side of the city,
would be destroyed, but the nremcn mau
aged to save this after a hard struggle.
They bent every effort toward saving the
fourtcen.story building Of the refinery but
SO Intense WAS the IRE la the drying house
that this caught ere IN several places, aud
at 1890 a. M Il was evident that even it
It could be saved ut ali 1t would be badly
damaged
TRAPPED Of THE TOP FLOOR
Tho men employed in the three lower
fcors Of the drying house ran Tor thc
doors aud windows as soon as they had
knowledge Of the Ore, and an Of them sue.
ccedcd IA reaching the opcn ait On the
third floor there was one man at work lie
was cnt on from the tire escape by dense
clouds Of smoke that poured through the
building Hnd was compelled to make run
for his life down the stairs. He burst
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49, Texas, October p The round
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Made from an active principle obtained
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signature RHR q on eyefy box,
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Woodruff County news., 1902-04-17

Brussels, April 13.-The rioters have been temporarily awed by the overpowering display of armed force. Up to noon, Saturday, no further dis turbances had occurred here. The number of police, gendarmes and sol diers at the disposal of the authori- ties appears sufficient to cope with disturbances, so long as the troops remain loyal.
 The Strike Spreading.
 The strike continues to spread in the central coal districts. Elsewhere | the socialist leaders are trying to keep the men at work until Monday or Tuesday, when they intend mak- ing an important movement
 Perhaps the most significant event of Friday was the open rupture in the chamber of deputies between the so- cialists and the liberal faction, here tofore associated with the former, with the object of forcing the gov ernment to grant universal suffrage. This split notably strengthens the government hands in the present cri- sis, as the coalition of the moderate parties promises to last as long as the incipient revolution continues.
 Doubt About the Troops.
 The police, gendarmes and civic guards who are all regarded as thor oughly trustworthy, are being util- ized, so far as possible, in dealing with those who take part in demon strations but not in riots. These dem- onstrators are mostly composed of earnest socialists, while the rioters are more closely allied with anarch- ism. Regarding the troops, there is no doubt that they are leayened with socialism. Many men in the rank do not hesitate to eXpound subversive doctrines, and there is some appre- hension as to their loyalty when the acute stage of the agitation is reached, with the beginning Of the general strike next week.
 Guarding Against Surprise.
 The government has taken the most comprehensive measures, not to be taken by surprise, and is firmly resolved not to yield to the revolu- ' order to deal properly with the questions of the revision of the con- stitution and universal suffrage, it is essential that parliament be able to deliberate uninfiuenced by the mob.
 In consequence of the receipts of letter threatening to blow up with dynamite the Faience works at La Louviere unless work there is stopped, the manager has shut down the factory and has ordered the 1900 employees, who include 800 women, to immediately leave the premises.
 Ready For General Strike.
 A dispatch from Mons announces that preparatory to a general strike at the Borinage coal mines April IA, the men from several pits have al ready brought their tools to the sur face.
Woodruff County news., 1902-04-17
FOUND THE HIDDEN WEALTH.
An old Chest. Bought nt Auction, Gives Up Fifteen Thousand Dol
 lars to Its Purchaser.

New York, April 13.-W. E. Koch, the jeweler, has according to York CPa.) special to the Press, found cash and securities valued at $15,0oo in an old chest.
 Several years ago Koch purchased for trifing sum, at public sale, a small antique chest. Having no inn mediate use for it he placed it in the garret over his place of business. Fin upon taking it apart for repairs. a false bottom was found, underneath which found the hidden wealth. The former owner of the chest is un- known.
Woodruff County news., 1902-04-17

to try Peruns Edward Laws. A Prominent Singer Saved From Loss of
 Voice.
 MrJulian Weisslitz, 176 Seneca street, Buffalo, N Y, is corresponding secre- tary of The Sangerlust, of New York; is the leading second bass of the Sanger lust, the largest German singing society of New York, and also the oldest.
 In 1899 the Sangerlust celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary with a large cele- bration in New York City. The follow ing is his testimony:
 About two years ago l caught a severe cold while travelling and which settled into catarrh of the bronchial tubes, and so affected my voice that l was obliged to cancel my engagements. In distress, 1 was advised totry Peruna. and although had never used a patent medicine before, 1 sent for bottle.
 Words but lilly describe my surprise to find that within few days 1 was greatly relieved, and within three weeks I was entirely recovered. 1 am never without it now, and take an oc- casional dose when 1 feel run down. Julian Weisslitz.'
 If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President ot The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
Woodruff County news., 1902-04-17
TO RAISE MULES IN CUBA.
Illinois Capitalists Have IncerpOrat- cd to Operate Monster Mule
 Ranch in Cuba.

Chicago, April 13.-Charles A. Allen of Hoopeston, former speaker of the Illinois general assembly, and com pany of Vermilion county capitalists, says the Chronicle, have just incor- porated in the state of Maine, "The Hoopeston Land and Cattle associa- tion,' which will operate 57,o00 acres of land in Cuba, valued at $500, GOO. It is said to be the intention of the company to raise mules for use on Cuban plantations.