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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
MANY BRITISH KILLED
SomaIis Anrihiated Column of King
Edwards Troops.
ONLY 81 NATIVE SOLDIERS ESCAPE.
Col. Plunkett, Nine Junior Officers and ia
Priyates Missing Reconnotring When
Surrounded and Cut Down-Main Body
Under Col Cobbe Is Also Threatened-Gen.
Manning has Started to Extricate Them.

Alden, Arabia. (By Gable 1.-The Brit
ish transport Hardingc arrived here
from Bcrcba, the capital OF Somaliland,
East Africa, and reports British de-
feat in Somaliand.
The officers of the Hardinge say that
10 officers and ia men out OF total
British force OF 22I men we're killed re-
Gently in an engagement with the So
malls.
London (By Cable).-Thc War Or
fee received from Brigadier General
Manning. in command OF the British
forces in Somaliland, dispatch dated
20 miles westward OF Galadi, Somall-
land, as follows:
Il regret to report that a flying col,
umn under the command OF Colonc
Cobbe. which left Galadi on April TO-
to reconnoitre the road to Walwal, had
a serious check on April II.
"On the morning Of April II, Col
onel Cobbe was at Gumburru, 40 miles
westward of Galadi, and had decided tc
return to Galadi, owing to serious dit,
hcuty in finding the road to WalwaI
and TO the ShortneSS OF water. He was
about to leave his zareba protected
camp. when firing was heard in the
direction OF a small party, under the
command OF Captain Olivey. which had
been sent in a westerly direction to
recOnnoltrc.
AT o.I5 o'clock in the morning
Colonel Cobbe dispatched Colonel
Plunkett with 100 men OF the Second
Battalion of the Kings African Rifles
48 Of the Second Sikhs and two Maxim
guns for the extrication OF Captain
Olivey, ii necessary. AS matter OF
fact, Captain Olivey had not been en-
gagged.
Colonel Plunkett. on joining the de-
tachment. continued to push on. AT
II.45 o'clock Colonel Cobbe heard a
heavy fire in the direction taken by
Plunkett, and at about l o'clock iii the
afternoon few fugitives coming in re-
ported that Colonel Plunkett had been
defeated with loss.
The news has been fully corrobo-
rated since, and | have to report the
total loss Of Colonel Plunkett's party,
with the exception OF 81 Yaos, who
have arrived here.
The latest information extracted
from the fugitives is to the effect that
Colonel Plunkett pushed on after the
enemyS force to the open country
seven miles westward OF Gumburru,
where he was attacked by very strong
force OF mounted troops and the enc
my's infantry, who attacked at close
quarters.
He kept back the enemy until he
had no more ammunition, when he
formed a square and charged with bay
onets in the direction OF Colonel
Cobbe's zareba. He moved some dis
lance in this manner but a great many
men, including Colonel Plunkett HIM
self were killed or wounded by the
pursuing enemy.
AT last the enemy's infantry over
whelmed the square and annihilated
them all, with the exception OF the 81
iugitives above mentioned.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
ILLINOIS has RACE RIOT
CoIored Man Lynched for Assaulting
Farmers Daughter.
THE WHITES SHOOT MANY BLACKS.
A Rush Was Made for a Colony OF Several
Hundred Negroes, EMPLOYED on Bridge Con-
structlou Work and Living In Tepts Near
the Br.dge-The Negroes Saw The Mob Con-
i1g and Opened Fire.

Thcbes, III. (SpeciaD An unknown
colored man, about u years old, was
lvnched by a mob Of angry farmers near
the village of Santa Fc for attempting to
assault the Io-year-old daughtcr VI
Farmer Branson DAVIS.
This was followed by a general on
slauqht on colony of colored people liv-
ing in tents, who were engaged m bridge
construction. The tents were burned
and many were shot, but so far as known
none was killed. Hundreds of shots
we're exchanged, but no whites were
hurt. ., -,
Santa Fe, a village near Thebes. While
his Io-year-old daughter was in the barn
ward the man accosted her She ran, but
he seized her and her screams brought
her mother to the rescue. he man hed'
Officers were notified and were soon III
pursuit News of the assault speedily
spread among the neighborlng farmers
and resulted in an angry mob starting III
search Of the assalant -,
The colored man meanwhile had been
captured by officers and was being taken
to Santa Fe when the mob of farmers
was met. A fight followed, during which
the farmers secured the man. He con-
fessed the crime, but begged for mercy
Without a word the mob started with
the man toward the new bridge being
constructed across the Mississippi, where
he was hanged to an oak tree without
ceremony or delay. After the body had
danglcd in the air few moments 1t was
riddled with bullets. :,
The officers tried to diSpersc the mob
but their efforts were useless.
A rush was made for colony OF sew
eral hundred colorcd people employed on
bridge construction work and living IN
tents near the bridge. They saw the mob
coming and opened fire. A fusilladc fol-
lowed and the whites fired with effect. as
many of the colored people were shot
down. 1t is not known how seriously
they were wounded
The mob pressed forward, notwith-
standing the steady fire, until the colored
people turned and fed toward nearby
wood, taking their wounded with them.
The mob then burned the tents. After
accomplishing general work of destruc-
tion the whites dispersed.
Extra police were sworn i'll and the
village is under heavy guard. Excite
ment is intense.
Santa Fe is village in the extreme
southwestern portion of Illinois, near the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01

parapot, my tears teating with emo.
ton.
4 boat WIS lowered from the ship.
and I saw soms sailors Chamber into
it. They wore followed by some of.
Gcers. Ano:hsr boat followed the;
first. A third followed the second.
They were filed with men wearing
the uniform OF tie United States.
The suspense among my soldiers.
was very great. They stood awk-..
waraiy around, MT entirely satisfied
with i1e condition OF affairs. Ths'
mni ignorant amcng them did not
know TIA secret OF ley presence in
lalmooch. Those WHO knew me best
trusted me. Ga,u-Saak stood by my
e;Ac. mis- stern eyes watching the pro.
gress OF the approaching boats. Bado.
Ror stood further away, he, too, in
tently watching our visitors as they
drew gradually nearer. The white
cloth, the token of our surrender,
foated lazily in the warm breeze. The
bright sky, dotted here and there
with snowy cloud, spread glorious
canopy over the scene. 1t looked like
war. In the gladness of my heart ]
knew it was the most blessed peace.
turned toward the palace. The
pale face of Miss Arnold could just be
seen, peering from the little window
in the south tower. WAVED my hand
reassuringly, and her handkerchief
futtered in reply.
The boats sped through the water,
yet it seemed as though they would
never land.
AS they drew nearer, ] saw q man
in civilians clothes sitting on the
cushions besides the commanding Of
ficer. This man, whose features could
not as yet be distinguished, seemed
to be telling the officer something
about the palace. His long arm
would stretch out, and his finger
would point to the south tower.
The nearer the boats came,
the more interested I became in that
man. His gestures. his build, his
bearing, seemed strangely familiar.
The boats grated upon the sand.
The guuners in the parapet looked
toward me for instructions; Garu- Saak
and Bado-Ror stood with drawn
swords awaiting orders. Oso-Bark
stepped to my side. [ think he spoke
to me. But L did not hear him. ]
saw nothing around me. I heard
nothing. My eyes, strained in thei,
sockets, were riveted in the civilian:
My heart pounded my ribs in wild
tumult. I trembled in every limb.
Had I made an attempt to speak, ]
doubt if I could have uttered a sound
forgot for moment that Twas King
of Talmooch. [ was not the chief OF
Jumars nor of the Kaleks. I was once
more the Crickmorc of San Francisco
The thin man in civilian GARD was
Arthur Langston.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
eieign.

Russian government officials declare
the United States has been misled by
Japan concerning Manchuria, and that
the improvements i'll progress IN Man
churia will certainly benefit information
al commerce.
The consuls at Teluau and Centa,
Morocco, have warned the foreign resi-
dents to be ready to leave at mo-
ment's notice, owing to the pretender
threats OF attack.
The Prince OF Wales unveiled in St:
lanes Park. London. statue erected
in memory OF the marines recently kill
ed in South Africa and China.
The British Parliament will approprl-
ate $500 COO for the proper representa-
ton OF Great Britain at the st. Louis
Exposition.
A committee OF Nationalist members
of the British House of Commons, with
John Redmond chairman, was appointed
to draft amendments to the Irish Land
Bill.
The German government officials OK
planned in the Reichstag the facts III CON
nection with the killing of an artillery
man named Hartmann by Naval Cadet
Hussener.
The First Chamber of the States Gen
eral of the Netherlands adopted the
treaty of arbitration between Holland
ard Venezuela.
Disturbances continue in connection
with the expulsion of the members OF
the religious orders from France.
The British royal commission for the
St. Louis Exposition was announced
Viscount Peel is chairman.
Fonr men were killed by an explosion
in the Dominion Coal Reserve Mine, at
Sydney. B. {. - -
Macedonians recently maSsacred 10
Bashibazouks and IS gcndarmes near
Petritcll, Macedonia.
The governments Of Prussia and
Mccklenburg have decided to expel the
Mormon missionaries.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER XVII.
RESCUE OF ANNIE EALsToN.

RESCUE OF ANNIE EALSTON.
My emotion can be more easily i'm.
agined than described when [ reeog.
nized in the thin, worn man my cid
friend Langston.
L wanted to rush to him and clasp
him in my arms. | vented to shout
and scream my Joy liz his very ears.
But something in his appearance held
me back. He looked ike Il sick MAJ
did Langston-aud some occult IT,
fiuence warned me not to declare my
identity to him with too great sud-
denness. He had evidently suffered
much. He was not the robust athlete
1 had once known, in whose massive
arms the power of horse lay hidden.
He looked haggard. His eyes had
shifty way that was not natural to
them. His mind YVES evidently not at
rest. I knew that he believed me
dead at The bottom OF the China Sea.
Should I declare myself in an awkward
manner, the shock might be too much
for him. I knew that it would be
difficult for him to recognize me with
my brown skin, yet J. hoped that the
sound of my voice, if we came to speak
to each other, would give him an ink.
ling OF the truth.
The commanding officer stepped
from the boat to the land. After him
came Langston. They were followed
by other officers aud several sailors
and marines, all fally armed and ready
for any emergency. They were not
yet near enough for me 10 hear their
voices, but I could tell from the ex.
pressions on the faces Of Langston and
his companion that they were having
% heated discussion. Langston re.
peatedly pointed to the tower and
seemed to be insisting upon some.
thing. The officer shook his head and
appeared to be in doubt LangstoD
began to look worried.
They came toward me.
stood, surrounded by my officers,
waiting to receive them. AS they ap.
preached, I noticed that the COM
mander was a handsome fellow, aud
bore hlmSe1 Win dlSnlty becoming
the representative of my own great
country.
"You surrender to the United,
States?" said he, stopping before. ma
and studying me and my officers with
q wondering look.
"And right glad am to do it,"
replied. "You might havo come in
and taken us without a shot, and
would have been made Welcome"
Langston peerod a5 lie curiously.
His face was very pale. He was very
nervous.
"You are the commander of the
forces of Hen Ko-Hi?" demanded the
officer.
mo, am nothing Of the kind.
The forces of Hen-Ko Hi--most OF
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
SIaueblered Bashi-Bazouks.

Vienna (By carbohydrates from
Sofia Bulgaria, announce that a band OF
Macedonians recently surrounded and
slaughtered forty BashiBazoukS and
fifteen gendarmes near Petritch, Mace
donia, out of revenge for the murder Of
their leader. Captain Saeff, who was re-
Gently killed inan engagement in the dis
trict of NIolnik. The band subsequently
captured the district chief of retritch
and twenty-five soldiers, when they
stripped and released.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
Whltecaps Whip Girls.

Bloomington. Ind, (SpeciaD.-Thir-
ty-eight unmasked men broke into a
house here and whitecapped Misses Re
becca and Ida Stephens, white, aged Is
and 10 years, and also whipped Joe
Shivcly. negro. aged so years. he
Stephens girls lived with their mother
in the same house in which Shively had
a room. The negro was whipped with
a barbed wire and was hit i'll the eye
with brass knuckles The older girl
was whipped with barbed wire and the
younger one with apple switches. but
neither is dangerously injured. Many
OF the whitecaps were recognized and
warrants will be sworn out for their
arrests
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
To Establish Cable Station.

Honolulu (SpeciaD The steamship
Hanalei, which has been chartered by
the Commercial Pacific Cable Company,
sailed from Honolulu with operating
staff. builders, builders materials and
electrical apparatus for Midway and
Guam. Midway is an uninhabited island
in the Pacific which the government Sc
lected as station for the Pacific cable.
The vessel departed amid cheers from a
large assemblage, strains of music from
the government band and The salutes Of
every vessel in port.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
Is Jews Killed by Rioters.

St. Petersburg (By Cable).-Twcnty-
five Jews were killed and 275 wounded,
many of them fatally, during the anti.
Semitic riots at Kishineif. capital OF
Bessarabia, on April 20 when num-
Der OF workmen organized an attack on
the Jewish inhabitants. The Minister
OF the Interior has ordered the adop-
ton OF special measures to restore or
der in the town and district.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
New Wsrship's First DID.

Philadelphia, Pa. (SpeciaD.-The ar
mored cruiser Colorado was launched
at Cramps shipyard in this city in the
presence OF a distinguished gathering
OF officials from Washington and the
State OF Colorado, including the entire
congressional delegation. Miss Cora
May Peabody, daughter OF Governor
Peabody of Colorado, broke the bot
tie of wine on the prov OF the cruiser
as she glided down the ways at 1885
into the Delaware river.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
Lives Lost in Explosion?

Minneapolis, MINI. (SpcciaD.-Thc
Northwestern Star Oil Companys
plant, in the milling district, blew UP
few minutes before II o'clock. The
plant was annihilated, and it is believed
many lives have been lost. There we're
20 employees, and thus far but II have
been accounted for. The explosion was
terrific, spreading burning oil over all
nearby buildings and causing shock
that was felt over the northern portion
of the city.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
| financial.
Silver is dearer.

Silver is dearer.
Bank Of England retains its per
cent. rate.
The English grain duty has been
abolished. =,
United Coppers output Tor April
will be upwards OF 100000 pounds.
New York banks have gained on the
Subtreasury since Friday 81, $4,000.
There is a truce in the Keene- HarrI-
man conflict, but not settlement:
Congressman Tawney says, ! he
West is in good shape financially and
industrially.'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
Judges Novel Decision.

Mount Vernon, Ky. (SpeciaD.-ln
the examining trial OF Charles Durham,
who killed John Lawson Monday,
Judge Lewis rendered the following de-
cision: The prisoner is dismissed,
Lawson committed suicide in going
with his gun to Durham's home on the
hunt Tor trouble" Lawson had sent to
Durham that he was coming for blood
and to look out for him. Durham
looked
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
IN THE CHINA SEA
A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE.
By SEWARD w. HOPKINS

COPYRIGHT 1899 BIZ RoBEEr BoSNEKs soNs)
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Public Meeting Held at the Corn
Palace Sundny Night and
Ideas Presented.

A Good Citizenship meeting was
held at the Orr palace Sunday eve
ming, under the auspices Of the w.
G. T. u, and was presided over by
Mrs. G. e. Hager, superintendent of
that department Of the work. The
storm that came up early in the
evening cut down the attendance. al
thouhg there was a very satisfactory
number present. The devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Mrs. Ida
M. Reeves, who read the scriptures
and Mrs. c.. +. Hackett, of Parker,
who offered prayer.
w. A. Barber was the first speaker
on the program, his topic being ''The
Liquor Traffic VS.. Good Citizenship
Mr.. Barber offered some excellent
suggestions on his topic and set forth
the unselfish character of Christ as
one which will have a good influence
on the people to bring about better
conditions as regards a higher stand
and of citizenship. With unselfish-
ness %permeating the lives Of our PEG
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Closed up the Contract for City HalE
and Order Cemen Crossings
Laid.

The city council held a special
meeting Friday evening that was pre-
sided over by Mayor Silsby. The
main feature Of the business tram
sacted was the closing up Of the city
hall contract. In the past few weeks
there have been a number of changes
made in the building that will better
fit it for the purposes j Intended and
which will doubtless give better sat-
isfaction to the public. The contract
was drawn Saturday and it will be
signed by the mayor and auditor ON
behalf of the city with Fred Bod
strop. In the near future The Re
publican will give the details of the
building and possibly present a pic
ture Of the structure.
Three cement crossings were or
dered LAID, two at the corner of Dav-
ison and Sixth streets, running east
and south, and one on north side of
Lawler street on Ninth.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
Husband No. 1 Shows Up.

Dell Rapids Tribune: A little ex-
element was o%ccasioned by the news
that Mahlon Bapp, of Logan town
ship, had a couple of fellows arrested
for trying to steal bis wife and her
child from his home. Investigation
revealed that his wife's brother and
her former husband had come here
from Trinidad, Colorado, for the pur-
pose of having her 60 back to her old
home in Colorado. Bapp had hus-
band No. ] arrested and the next
morning the hearing was to take
place before Judge Crisp, but the
matter was settled out Of court and
the case dismissed. A sort Of roman
tic marriage and family trouble was
behind the affair. The fellows pulled
out Wednesday for Colorado and
Mrs. Bapp has been given the chance
to either 60 or stay by her husband
No.2.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
DATE is SEPTEMBER IA
Work Of Laying Stone on the New
City Hall Building Will Be-
gin on That Date.

III orr. n-FH= -HENF#EE
Practically everything is perfected
for the beginning OF work on the
new city hall building. The work
of excavating for the basement can
be commenced any day. and it may
start next week. The date for the
commencement Of laying stone on
the structure is Sept. IA, and it is
expected to have the first story COM
pleted before cold weather sets in.
Gottlieb Scheurenbrand is the SUBJ
contractor for che stone work and
will put a force Of men on the stone
work that will be sufficiently large
to accomplish all that is desired
this year.
Enough changes have been wrought
in the building sc that its cost will
be reduced to nearly $40, 900 and still
1T meets every requirement that it
will be used for.
1t is understood that cement
blocks will be used to some extent in
the construction of the city hall
building. principally on the inside
walls, thus displacing the use OF
brick and making a reduction in the
cost of the structure. The cement
blocks will be manufactured in
Mitchell and will give en- .ploym ent
to quite a number Of people.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
MONEY FOR SCHOOL
Board Of Education Appropriated S16,-
600 for Conducting the Schools
Next Year.
Miss Edith Noble Was Elected to tie
Position Of Assistant Principal in
High School.
Comforting With University on Hiring a
Critic Teacher and Conduct Nor
NAL Training School.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Board Made Annual Appropriation
for Schools and Selected an
Assistant Principal.

The regular meeting of tile board
Of education was held Friday even
ing, and quite a good deal of business
was transacted. The vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Gold Cor
win, assistant principal of the high
school, was filled by the election of
Miss Edith Noble, Of Centreville.
Miss Noble is a graduate of Dakota
University and the young lady pos
sesses Splendid qualifications as a
teacher. In her selection the board
feels that it has secured an especially
competent lady to fill the vacancy.
The vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Mrs. Phillip Tobin, who was
married recently, was not filled at
the present meeting, owing to an ar
rangement that is being discussed
between the University and the high
school with reference to establishing
a normal training school in the south
side building, and if this is effected
Miss Reierson, who was selected for
the south side, will very likely be
transferred to the east side school in
Mrs. Tobin's department.. The idea
is to secure a critic teacher for the
south side and admit the students
from the University's normal depart
ment, who will have the privilege of
teaching under the guidance of the
critic teacher, which will give them
the experience that is now required
by the state superintendent to secure
Estate certificate. This will also give
prospective teachers IN this city and
county an opportunity to get the
training which they have had to Sc
cure elsewhere. In event such an ar
ranRement is made the University
management agrees to pay the differ
ence in the salary OF what has been
paid the teacher on the south side
and what will be required to pay a
critic teacher. The board seems to
be in favorof the proposition and the
indications are that it will be carried
to a successful conclusion.
The appropriation for the expenses
for the ensuing year was made a this
meeting, and the amount is Sl6, 500,
an increase Of a year ago Of 81, 500.
This increase is necessary owing to.
the fact that n new teacher was
employed in the high school and that
the salary of two or three others was
raised, and also the fact that the ex-
pense OF connecting the old west side
school building with the sewer in
the new building. Mitchell is a
growing city and the schools cannot
be conducted as cheaply now as some
years ago, when the population was
much less.
1t was decided at this meeting to
open the fall term on Monday, Sept.
Z.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
Improves His Property.

ID. W. Burright is making some i'm
provements on his residence property
on west Third street. The house is
raised up Is inches and a new foun-
dat'on will be put under it, and other
things done tt greatly improve the
appearance Of the surroundings.