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.g / • 1 - detperately at tb« of the blisters on her Mt Wfchrsdoabltd ^ AMM WSS bfittlsd tas/gouth FROM THE FR GREATLY DIVERSIFIED. m~ * w ? t?'.̂ '. • S : hrh **y £'&. v V Sex '.".v lp k, \ \'A . î y >/' ? ND to-morrow yo<n leave me' and go back to that horrid London?" *Ooly for three months, dearest. 'H>en I shall come back to Rocksea and slaim you." Jessie Poole laid her pretty head con­ tortedly o<n the rough tweed Aoulder 0 the Norfolk jacket,^ Will Preston was a clever yoong ar- ttet Looking around for a suitable place at which to stay the summer, he had stumbled across the little creeper- dad cottage where Jessie Poole lived and nursed her bed-ridden father, axd bad induced them to let him make Uteir home his abode,during his stay. A thorough woman was Jeesie, and as soch she appealed to the artist's tem- jperariient. Beautiful she could.hardly be called, but her clear gray eyes and title curve of her small, firm mouth arent straight to Will Preston's heart, aad before lie was aware of It the in- in table had happened. ' Presently the shapely head was raised from the collar of the Norfolk Jacket, and a low voice inquired: "What are you going to do with your- petf this afternoon. Will?" "Oh, I'm going to row out to that picturesque old wreck and take a few •ketches of It." "But yon are not going alone, Will, are you? You know it's off a very dan­ gerous part of the coast, and there are • lot of cross currents and sunken "Oh, that's all right, little one. Your •- -- BS LOST BIS BALASCK AND FEIA. ys? old admirer, Jem Barclay, is 'bossing tbe show.' He knows every inch of the coast, and I've every confidence in him; «o you need have no qualms, dear, that I shall not be back safe after dark." As he mentioned the name of his guide Jessie looked up suddenly and •eemed about to speak, then appeared to alter her mind, and was silent. "So, ta-ta, dearest," he went on, bending down and fondly kissing the sweet lips upturned to his. I must be off.» "The tide wil' be on the turn soon, and It's a good two miles row." The wreck toward which the little boat was rapidly cutting its way was all that remained of the schooner Bon­ nie' Belle. A year ago she had been driven by a storm on to a sunken rock. At high tide merely a few feet of her sole remaining stump of a masi'Vas visible. but at low water she was only partially submerged. As Will Preston lay back In the stern of the boat fingering the tiller ropes he could not but admire the stalwart figure in front of him. Jem Barclay was a young fisherman, living down in the village about a mile from Jessie Poole's lonely cottage. Over six feet In height, and proportionately broad, his muscles stood out like bands of as he pulled untiringly ait the Will heard the gplftfth of bis body In the water, and waited, horror-struck, for any further sound, but nothing met Ms ears save the wash of the waves. He struggled to free himself, so that he might try and save his would-b^ murderer, but though he strained until the cords cut into his wrists it was us<*-. tsaa iVOOi Tbe figfaermlt^ tod &Mw|jh!8 woi-i only too -wefl, "3M&£H§fSe!£ kept back the help..- .tt»%£ vlgjy&^toerhaps, have saved hinjk/':./ And as tbe of free­ ing himself aaid jOfe peril of his own sitnatkHDL^becai^^^ireQt to Will, pity for his dead: ̂ ?al gave place to horror at the death so slowly but relentlessly approaching. He tried to wriggle up by clasping the mast with his legs; he found it Impossible, aad blank despair began to. creep over him. The tide had alreddy turned and was creeping through the broken bulwarks, and soon the first wave cape gently washing along the deck, nearly reach­ ing his feet. Again he strained and tugged at his bonds in vain. He turned his eyes longingly toward the boat, which had been, moore^t to the side of the schooner, aatj tben 3 naeed he gave up hope, for It was gone. The rope had pee® too loosely tied, and there was the boa*, "already fifty yards away, drifting with the incom­ ing tide. The sun was dipping toward the cliffs overhanging his sweetheart's cottage, and he knew tWlt he had but an hour or two longer to live unless help came, and that he felt was almost impossible. Soon the water reached his knees, then in little ripples circled round his waist Another half-hour passed, and the cliffs were lost to view, while the light* began to twinkle in the village and along the little wooden pier. High­ er and higher rose the water until it reached his shoulders, and he began to feel chill and numb. Presently the beat-beat of a steamer's paddles came wafted over the shimmering sea, and with a wild thrill of hope he turned his head. Yes, there she was, gliding along swiftly and smoothly, Her portholes and saloons brightly lit and the strains of the band coming to him cheerily as she churned her homeward course, the passengers joining in song In happy content after the pleasures of the day. Oh, if be cenld only get rid of that suffocating gag his cries might be heard. But no sound came from his aching throat, and the pleasure steam­ er glided on her way. And now the water reached his chin, and he knew his life could be number­ ed by minutes only. He fixed his weary eyes upon one light that glimmered starlike on the side of the cliff, away from the others. He knew it came from the little wfcom where his love would be waiting and wondering what kept him. As he looked the light seemed to go out for an instant; then it appeared again; again disappeared, and once more flashed into sight: - What did it mean? Suddenly it struck him that It was something on the surface of the water which kept coming between his eyes and the light. Could it be a boat? He strained his ears, and fancied he could hear the rattle of the oars in the rowlocks. Yes, yes, it was a boat- coming straight toward him, too. And at last a straggling moonbeam came slanting across the sea, and doubt gave place to certainty, for, although still a oars, tie hands. It was indeed a race for life or death, and it seemed that, after all, her effort had been In vain, for as the boat bumped against the mast the bead of her lover dropped forward and miii^ out of sight. With a piercing cry she flung herself forward and caught him by the hair; then, moving her hand tower, she grasped his collar and pulled with all her might. In an instant the gag was removed, and then poor Jess was plunged into despair again as she found his hands tied and she realized that her little fingers were powerless to loose tho knotted, rope, and she had no knife. Then her eyes caught slghjj of Barclay's knife sticking In the mast above his victim's head. With a cry of delight she seized it, and in another moment the bonds were severed. At the risk of capsizing the boat she dragged the precious burden slowly and painfully on board; and at last he lay, uncooir sdnos still, but breathing, With his head pillowed on her lap. LAW AS INTERPRETER • ~C ,, ,v Breaking and entering a dwelling house for the purpose of serving ji writ of replevin, after admittance has been demanded and,refused, is held in Ke'lley vs. Schuyler (R. I.), 44 L. R. A. 435, to constitute the officer & tres­ passer. After a judicial separation, although the marriage Is not dissolved, It is held, in people ex rel. commissioners of pub­ lic charities vs. Cullen (N. Y.), 44 L. R. A. 420, that the marriage relation Is so far terminated or suspended that the husband cannot be guilty of the statu­ tory offense of abandonment or deser­ tion. The fact that a foreign Insurance company had authorized service of process to be made on the Secretary of State is held, ln Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company vs. SprajUey (Tenn.), 44 L. R. A. 442, insufficient to prevent Valid service from being made' on an agent of the company, who has come into the State on business rela­ ting to the settlement of the lass. • The dissent from a sealed verdict'by one juror when the jury is polled, after sealing a verdict and separating, made on the ground that he did not agree to the verdict except because he thought he was obliged to, is held, ln Kramer vs. Ulster (Pa.), 44 L. R. A. 432, to make a discharge of the jury neces­ sary, and prevent the rendition of any subsequent verdict ln the case on that trial. A deposit in a savings bank in trust for the owner of the money and another person as joint owner, subject to the order of either, and the balance at the death of either to belong to the survi­ vor, is held, in Milholland vs. Whalen (Md.), 44 L. R. A. 205, to constitute a valid declaration of trust in favor of the survivor as to the balance of the fund remaining on the death of either, although the settlor retains possession of the bank book. AGGREGATE MAN AS A WALKER v ^ Soon they reached the wTeck, and, as rf- It was now low tide, the boat was pull­ s';::,: alongside, and they clambered up to ibe slippery deck. The schooner was '*fi bot a mere shell after all, and as Will peered down through what had once M been the hatchway nothing was to be } seen but the inky blackness of the wateT la the hold. He was startled from his ',, ffeverie by a laugh from his companion. ^ , "A man wouldma do much good, Mr. : Preston, once he got down there, eh?" ;v- /. There was something in the man's r , , tone that jarred unpleasantlv upon the artist's ear, and he answered shortly: "No; I think he could say good-by to y »^ "Then you can say good-by to yours, / • #fjpr that's where you're going, my fine * 1 . jfentleman!" t Will Preston turned quickly round in •mazemeust at the words, when, with <® oath, Barclay flung himself upon |k •.. him. and bore him backward. The back of his head struck the deck with P > .4, j,J!» crash, raid he lost consciousness* - •v- * When his senses slowly came back to him he found himself propped up with his arms against the mast, his f , • . arms passed backward roind it, and , \ - .. liiis hands tightly bound together at the •^aether side. His cap had been forced Into his mouth, and his handkerchief $ bound tightly round, forming a most ' 7:/,/€fflcient Sag- Before him stood Jem / \ Barclay, his arms folded and his black gp|^||;*yes flashing triumphantly. ' i ' /?' "You see, I've changed my mind," he "It seemed a pity to chuck you t s •- <<k>wn in t' hold. You wouldn't ha' had ' '^fehne to think over things. Oh, yes. I n . v know she refused me a year ago, but • "• *j'd ha' won her right enough in time «!'?'. 7|f you hadn't come with your fine ways *jfrjnd oHy tongue. Now I'm going to you good-by. It'll be high tide at o'clock, and then t' sea will be a foot aboon your head. Happen you'd like to see how the time goes, though. Weil, Vt i^rou shall." f'^A He took his knife from his pocket and Si- drove the point into the mast a few inches above his victim's head. Then > he approached the artist with the in- illon of taking his watch from his ^'.C^^ocket to hang it upon the improvised v ^fbook, but Preston, though his hands f%'- \* "werf tied, had the use of his feet, and \ 118 t°riuento1' came within reach he lkj,< \ '• t.^ujgod out with all his force. "\jff Taken unawares, the man sprang backward to avoid the blow, and, for- " getful of the hatchway behind him, ?^»63t his balance and fell down it. In , falling he turned half around and, with ' a sickening thud, his temple came in f'4 , contact with the further side of" the * opening as he felL .'-'.•J' •• M Kcportv Se Conflicting that It la Dtf. flcuj* to Outline the' Situation with Any Degree cf precUiion>-0««. gynt- on* Diet of Wound*. The dispatches from South Africa have been so diversified and contrary that it has been difficult to outline the situation with any degree of precision. Three or four main facts, however, stand out prominently. Gen. Symon's fight at Glencoe was not'anything like the decis­ ive victory at first alleged, and Gen. Yule would in all probability have been annihilated or have met with the same fate as the captured huzzars if he had not retreated. Gen. White's "artillery duel" at Rietfontcin was a very severe engagement, fh which the rifle did great execution and in which success was also achieved at a distressing cost. The bom­ bardment of Mafeking commenced Wed­ nesday and the Boers got their hussar prisoners safely to Pretoria. Altogether the campaign is being push­ ed by the Boers so strenuously and on such sound strategical lines that the sit­ uation of the British must in all proba­ bility give them cause for deep anxiety' for some time to come. Apart from the MARIBOCO BTATIOW, BECHUATf ALAND. fatigue, regiments like the Gordon High­ landers and Royal Rifles have been prac­ tically without officers since the fights, and 135 additional officers have been or­ dered to leave England as speedily as jpossibte Outside of officialdom, and possibly even therein, London on Thursday was absolutely without definite news of im­ portance from the vicinity of Ladysmith. It was believed that the forces of Gen. White and Gen. Yule were united, al­ though even this was a matter of specu­ lation. It was known that the Boer forces were near to Ladysmith. The suppression of news has not only caused great indignation in Great Brit­ ain, but has created grave alarm for the future. As a consequence the British public is enraged at Lord Wolseley, and demands that all official dispatches be gi ven out verbatim. The death of Geo. Sir William Symons, the British commander at Glencoe, who was shot in the stomach in the battle with the Boers there, was officially an­ nounced in the House of Commons ^horsday. 1 - . r , •" '? • HAS MANY WIVES. ~ THK. RESCCK long way off, he could distinguish a figure in the boat--a figure that caused his pulses to throb wildly, the figure of a girl. Would she, could she, do it in time? He was standing now on the very tips of his toes, and even then an occasional wave, higher than the rest, would wash into his nostrils, and give him a foretaste of what was to come. Nearer and nearer came the boat, and higher rose ttye water. Could he hold out? The strain-$ras awfuL "Whatever can have come to those two?" queried Jessie, as the shadows lengthened, and still ho Will appeared Throwing a shawl around her, she strolled out into the evening, and look­ ed away over tbe sea. She could not make out the mast of the wreck in the falling light, but something bobbing about at the foot of the cliff arrested her attention. "It looks like a boat!" she gasped, with sudden foreboding. And in an in •tan-t she was speeding down the path. A moment more and she had reached the shore, and there, not twenty yards away, she recognized Jem Barclay's boat--empty; and something of the truth flashed upon her. "Merciful heaven!" she moaned. "The boat has got adrift and left them on the wreck!" There \yas no time to run to the vil­ lage for help. What had to be done must be done quickly. With a fervent prayer the brave girl dashed Into the water, clambered over the side, un­ shipped the oars, and in another minute the bow was once more turned sea-, word and the little boat was speeding' to the rescue. At last, after a lifetime of doubts and fears, she turned and saw the sunken mast standing out in bold con­ trast to the silvery pathway caused by the rising moon; and at the base, on the surface of the water, there was something else--something round and dark. lie Takes a Stroll of 70,000 Mile* Kverjr i-'econd. If the average old man of compara­ tively sedentary habits were told that during his life he had walked as many miles as would compass the earth at the equator six times he would prob­ ably -be very much surprised. And yet such a pedestrian effort only represents an average walk of six miles a day for a period of sixty-eight yeans. Similarly, the man who is content with the daily average walk of four miles will consider himself an athlete on learning that every year he walks a distance equal to a trip from London to Athens. When one considers the aggregate walking records of the world the fig­ ures are even more surprising. Assum­ ing that each individual averages a four-mile w&lk a day (and this cannot be considered an extravagant estimate when one remembers that Thomas Phipps, of Klngham, has walked 440,- 000 miles on postal duty alone), the startling conclusion is arrived at that ,the world covers a journey of 69,444 miles every time the clock ticks, night and day. This means that the world's walking record for a second of time Is equal to two trips round the equator and more than thirteen jaunts between London and Naples. Every minute the aggre­ gate man walks a distance equal to eight return trips to the moon, supple­ mented by over fifteen walks round the earth's waist. In an hour he could walk as far as the sun and back again, take a trip to the moon (from the eirth) 140 times, while still leaving himself a stroll of 190,000 miles to finish the cigar he lit at the commencement of his journey of sixty minutes. But considering the rate of his progress it is probable that even a slow smoker might require a second cigar before finishing the walk. In a single year, the aggregate man walks a distance of 2,190,000,000,000 miles, which, after all. inconceivably great as it is, would take him lesti than one-eleventh part, of the way to the nearest fixed star. It is well for the aggregate man's ex­ chequer that h£ walks these distances instead of covering them by rail. At the rate of a penny a mile the world's annual walk would cost £9,125,000,000, or ten times as much gold as is current throughout the entire world. To pur­ chase a ticket for this distance it would be necensary to mortgage the entire United Kingdom to three-fourths of Its full value.--London Mail. the Charge Against a tfitoigo Candy Salesman* 1 * \ ~ The"Chicago police claim they have dis­ covered al bigamist beside whom the no­ torious Bates must figure as a matrimo­ nial pigmy. Wal­ ter L, Farnsworth, a Chicago candy commission man, was arrested charg­ ed with bigamy on a warrant sworn out by one of his many wives and was locked up un­ der $4,000 bonds. Forty-two wives scattered through­ out the world, four of whom are in Chi­ cago, was the confession alleged to have been made by Farnsworth. He also ad­ mitted that he was a man of many aliases. Some of them are Charles Brad­ ford, A. J. Hittig, S. L. Thomas, Al Kiefer and Bradshaw. "I cannot tell ex­ actly how many women I have married," said he. "I know of eleven in Europe, four in China, three in Peru, one in England and over twenty in different parts of the world, but to save my Soul I could not tell how many." ^oorneys Around tile World, The time required for a journey around the earth by a man walking day and night, without resting, would be 428 days; an express train, 40 days; sound, at a medium temperature, 32% hours; a cannon ball, 21% hours; light, a little over 1-10 of a second and elec­ tricity, passing ever a copper wire, a Uttle under 1-10 of a seoond^^,.; - W. LI. FAKSSWOBTH MICHAEL DAVITT QUITS. Great Iriah Leader la Opposed to the Boer War. The Irish protest against the war on the Boers culminated in a sensational manner Wednesday, when Mr. Michael Davltt, the prominent Irish nationalist and republican, and member of parlia­ ment for Mayo, announced in the House of Commons that he would resign from that body Thursday. "If I were offered an Irish republic," said Mr. Davitt, "In exchange for one word in favor of thds war, I would not utter it. I shall re­ sign and ask the chancellor to release me from further attendance." Before leaving, Mr. Davitt thanked his opponents for their toleration, but added: I am convinced the House of Commons was never for right unless backed by force." WARSHIPS TO PRE PARE Orders to Get Beady Iisnei by the ^British Admiralty. ^ The British admiralty has ordered that all the cruisers which mobilized for the July maneuvers be prepared for active service at a moment's notice. As the Transvaal campaign itself does not call for wars-hips, this action of the British admiralty is taken to indicate apprehen­ sion that there is ground for the rumor that France and Itussia may interfere in behalf of the Boers. Africa Is. of all news ootlets, and enough censors over there to dioke off unfavorable news, and some relations of the late lamented Blanco to send wild and woolly tales of victories won, Tbe cable companies in New York say that th¥|| never knew of a place so complete­ ly cut off as the scene of the present hostilities, and the censorship that Eng­ land is exercising is simply stunning. All news Is not only censored at its start, but it is held up from one to four times en route, and finally is for the most part delivered through London. American* German and French newspapers and press associations have sent big corps of men to South Africa, but they get mighty little show, even with their messages that have been mangled by the censors. The English newspaper men get first call, and, as a result, London is the real news center of the war. ' In the first place, the, Transvaal and Orange Free State are utterly and com­ pletely cut off, so far as land wires go. The only outlet has been through Dur­ ban, in Natal, on the east coast, and Cape Town on the west coast. Both these cities are in British territory. There was a land line from Pretoria to Loren­ zo Marquez, which ran through Portu­ guese territory, but this has been inter­ rupted either by actually cutting the wire or by diplomatic chicanery with Portu­ gal. Portugal sympathizes with the Boers, but she has so much sea coast and is so near England that Johnny Bull has her bluffed to a standstill. News from Glencoe, Ladysmith and other points in Natal can reach the out­ side world over the Durban and west coast line, or via Cape Town and the east coast. From Durban the cable runs 345 miles to Lorenzo Marques (Delogoe Bay). Then it plunges again into the Indian ocean and emerges at Mosaro- bique, 974 miles away, thence by cable, to Zanzibar, 692 miles further, and final­ ly to Aden, 1,920 miles further. All this by cable. At Aden the British cen ̂ sorship is supreme. From Aden the news goes under the whole length of the Red Sea to Sues, 1,403 miles, thence on land wires along the Suez canal to Port Said, 92 miles* thence by cable to Alexandria, 154 miles, thence to Malta, 928 miles; to Gibraltar, 1,126 miles; to Lisbon, 390 miles; to Land's End, England, 899; then by land to London and from London to Dublin, thence to Waterviiie, Ireland. Ties comes the long plunge over the commer­ cial cable to Nova Scotia, 2,348 miles. Eight hundred and forty miles of cable remains, and the news is at New York. British military censors have a whack at it at Durban, Aden, Suez, Alexandria, Gibraltar and London. Over the west coast route the start Is made at Cape Town, thence by cable to Mossamedes, 1,138 miles; to Bemguela* 234; to Loand, 296; to Acera, 975 miles; to Sierra Leone, 1,020; to Bafhhurst, 463. At Bathhurst the cable leaves this African coast and bobs up next at San­ tiago, a British possession, near the Cape Verde Islands, 470; to St. Vincent, 204 mites; to Madeira, 1,169; to Lisbon, 632; thence to London, following the saute route as news from the east coast. The only place in all this west coast route where a leak might occur is at St. Vincesit, where there is a cable to Brsafl. England has forbidden all code and ci­ pher messages of any description to be sent to St. Vincent and her orders ars being obeyed to the letter. On all the east coast lines all cipher and code messages are forbidden, just as on the west coast, and nothing, even re­ motely relating to 'the war, can be sent by anybody without the English "O. K." at the various relay stations. . CRAZY AS A LOON. Man Who Executed Twenty Persona la a Mental Wreck. Amos Lunt, hangman of San Quentin (Cal.) prison, who has a record of twenty executions in five years, is now a mental wreck from insomnia and hallucinations. He hasn't slept for nearly two weeks, be­ cause every time he falls in a doze he sees the spirit of some of the murderers whom he has executed. Especially is he haunted by the spirit of Durrant. War­ den Hale will send Lunt to a sanitarium and attempt to restore his mind. M , <• t 1 v > , * ' jBad Hears Indeed*;..^ _ l£in<1 Old Man--My lad, what are you crying about? Weeping Bor ^e-morrow's my birth­ day, and was going to give me a watch, but the doctors say he csn't live till morning. If ail our wishes were gratified would soon become monotonous. .a/ ». SENTENCE IS iW£NT Y Y E A R S . Hnndhaaaen Guilty of Acceaaory to a Cowardly Murder.: Herman Hundhausen, one of the slay ers of Walter Koeller in Chicago, was found guilty Wednesday morning, and sentenced to twenty j-t-ars in the peniten­ tiary, as an accessory. Directly after Hundhausen had been taken back to jail after his sentence, Honeck was brought in for trial. He vutered a plea of guilty, and announced that he was willing to leave his punishment to the discretion of the court, notwithstanding the judge told him ther<» was no reason to believe mer- be shown him TSGfggSSSmSZ EF. J sgaBftri J WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. The British movements show vastly su­ perior strategy. Hundreds of refugees from, the Rand now crowd the ooast towns. The best Boer policy is cavalry raids and fortifications of the passes. Cecil Rhodes is personally at tbe head otf a band of rough riders. England is watching the movements of France and Russia with eagle eyes. England is placing large orders for army clothing with German manufactur­ ers. Gen. Yule's march from Glencoe was attended by several skirmishes With the Boers. Gibraltar is being strengthened, and ex­ tra precautions are being taken in re­ gard to visitors, The Boers acknowledged they lost 100 killed and 300 taken prisoners in the bat­ tle of Elandslaagte. When it is noon in New Yor^ it is 7 o'clock in the evening of the same day in the Transvaal. The British at Elandslaagte were com­ manded by Gen. French. Col. Hamil­ ton had charge of the infantry. According to late reports of the fight at Spytfontein the Boers were remarka­ bly ineffective with their artillery. The British Government has given au­ thority for organizing a large supple­ mentary army medical staff in the Trans-, vaal. It is estimated that not less than 11,* 000 Boers are watching the paeses in the Drakonberg range from Oliver's Hook to Collins' Pass. The success of Gen. Symons at Dun­ dee Hill and Gen. French at Elands­ laagte were unexpected developments in the campaign. There is the ominous possibility of a Dutch insurrection in Cape Colony. The farmers are said to be highly excited and in a state of disloyalty. Both sides are anxious to keep the Basutos and Zulus out of the war. The spirit of humanity is strongly evinced in 4he policy of both war departments. Within six days sixteen transports sail­ ed from England carrying 19,000 ofilcers and men and much artillery and supplies. Monday's engagement near Ladysmith, described by the British war office as a slight skirmish, proves to have been a hard fight, for Gen. White figures up his casualties in it at 109 in dead, wounded and missing. The meager official news received and promulgated, in London Is a source of great dissatisfaction to the public. The impression is prevalent that the situation is more unfavorable than the Govern­ ment cares to admit. It is officially reported that the three Boer column* in Natal consist in all of 16,000 men. These columns are backed up by 13,00u Free State troops. f' The premeditated intervention by the powers explains England's vast military preparations. She is not only fighting the Boers, but is getting ready to resist by force any interference on the part of the European governments. * The deadlines® of the rlfie is a matte* of comment in view of the recent hostili­ ties. The Boers have fought with true Dutch valor, and their aim has been fear­ fully accurate. Had their artillery bean as well handled the British ably have defeat \ :1 F• FTZW. SYMONS OM. Symona the Firat of IK Baa* t# Fall la South African War* The death of Gen. Sir Symons, the British commanded coe, who was shot in the stomal la the battle with the Boers at Dundee Hill Oct. 20, has caused sorrow throughout all England. Gen. Symons, the first of his rank to fall in the present war with the Boers, had been in the British army since he w as 20 years old. He was born in Corn­ wall in 1843 and was educated privately. He took up the profession of arms in 1863 and saw a good bit of service in India. He fought the Valekas In the campaign of 1877-8 and participated in the Zulu campaign in 1879. He also saw service in the expedition agaiti|ttlipo­ ma in 1885-9. His services in the Olih- ese war won him a brigadier fettertdship and he was also given a medal snd chkp for his conduct in that military enter­ prise. For his services in the Chin-Lu» shal expedition of 1889-90 he was made a Companion of the Bath. Among his other military exploits may be mention­ ed his work as brigade commander of the Tochi field force, as brigade commander during the Warzirlstan campaign of 1894-5, and as a division commander of the Tirah expedition of 1897-8. For his conduct in the last mentioned campaign Gin. Symons was made Knight Com­ mander of the Bath. He never knew the meaning of fear in battle and probably would have been killed long ago had his other enemies bee® as expert riSeasea as •re tbe Boers. DR. DOWI». DOWLE STONED BY A MOB. Chicago "Divine Healer" Chased Ont of Hammond, Ind. "Dr." John Alexander Dowie and near­ ly a score of his followers were mobbed, stoned and finally run out of Hammond, Ind., Friday night, after he made re­ peated attempts to deliver his dis­ course on "divine healing." Nearly 4 0 0 i n f u r i a t e d townspeople took part in the chase, and but for the in­ terference of the police Dowie would have been roughly handled. Haehn's Hall Was crammed to the doors when Dowie and his band appear­ ed on the stage, and. the moment he at­ tempted to speak the hostile demonstra­ tion .commenced. His every word was met with cat calls, jeers and slurring re­ marks. The din became so deafening that Dowie sought refuge behind the scenes. The noise continued until 10 O'clock, when Dowie left the building by a rear entrance. The mob, armed with clubs, stbnes and mud, followed, and an exciting chase ensued. Dowie, surround­ ed by his allies, ran three blocks to where an electric car was in waiting. He was struck several times, and his clothes were besmeared with mud. The car on which the fugitive took refuge was besieged for several minutes, ail the windows in It broken and the passengers, in addition to the Dowie party, were thrown into panic. BRITONS WANT THE NEWS. Great IndiKuntioa at the "Doctor­ ing:" of Feportv. There is great indignation in London because of the method of the War De­ partment in "doctoring" official reports of the fighting in Natal. Field Mar­ shal Lord Wolseley, who has given out only meager information, calling it "a summary of the situation," is coming iu for condemnation on alludes. It is like­ ly that a strenuous public demand will be made for a return to the earlier meth­ ods, when reports from the commanders in the field are given out in full as soon as received. ' The new practice has only tended to increase the tension, as it appears to be the policy to withhold bad news. The public, however, feeis that it would be better to know of reverses at once. It is realized that the Government controls all telegraphic communication with South Africa, and that press dispatches are sadly mutilated* Official dispatches, ic is argued, should, therefore be made public as quickly aud as fully as the interests of the country will permit. GENEROSITY WAS FORCEO. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbtlt Compelled to Give Brother $6,000,000. According to a statement made by Cor­ nelius Vanderbilt the intimation is given out that the supposedly generous act of his brother, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, in transferring to him about $6,000,000 of their father's estate, was brought about through the intervention of the disfavor­ ed heir's attorneys. It is undertsood that the amount required to equalize Cor­ nelius' portion was turned over to him in actual cash before he signed the waiv­ er of citation which took away his right to contest the will. , <;•••. proV Trade and Industry. St. Louis horseshoers have rilaed their prices. Japan's tea creels ehormea^and prices will be low. •" Milwaukee is now the largest manufac­ turer of bicycles. Southern cotton mills find it difficult to obtain sufficient labor. American timber is being used for sleepers on Japanese railways. Three times as much American ma­ chinery is sold in Australia now as three years ago. More than 1,000 kinds of rubber shoes are made in the United States. Meal made of corn cobs, ground, |s: used to adulterate many food products. The output of the East Indian cotton mills last year was iu excess of the de­ mand. Exclusion of inferior tea from the Unit­ ed States has increased its sale in Great Britain. Scarcely any German soap comes to this country. England is Germany's best soap customer, and lost year bought 2,- 250,000 pounds out of a total export of less than 5,000,000. In 1808 Germany's export of perfume amounted to $2,250,- 000, a gala a£ almost 9600,000 over 1387. Chicago Corresp«n4ence: v • Nothing calculated te disturb the pres-L , ; en* favorable underlying conations of*., trade aft) manufacture has oeetuted dttr-^v Ing the'last week. Activity akttf istari#'; all lindR is increasing rather than dimin- isfaing and the signs are poiattag-te transaction of an enormous vehntie at faB?:^ •nd winter business. Money continues^ to sbfl>*r an easing tendency, and whil*^ thelterthig exchange m«dr*et at t&e%ffi>-j|^ meii".Sfems to foreshadow an outwardfis moSsiji^^^id-in the next few . the^^Qun^f tbe best authorities ts that ; if th«y to J|j£Ve any serious effect bo theggg^ nidation m this country. Although gen- j,'-' j era! business is enormously swollen by I/; reason of the heavy domestic consump-Sf^ tion of commodities, the export trade 1%:" increasing all the time. The statement for September showed the largest exports^! of merchandise for any corresponding^ month on record. ^ The stock markets have been affectedl^-? somewhat by the decision of the Supwwaegfes-* Court of Blimois in the glucose case, botj^Jj, the disturbance caused by this has beeia - confined mostly to what is known as thS®f? '^industrial" deportment. Price of wheat" has tended lower this week, while corn^fe rather favored some improvement. Hold- •, ers of the former yielded reluctantly a time to the influences that threatened^ the value of thear property, but thotseC* became too obviously powerful toward;^ the end of the week, and Saturday saw>- what had the appearance of a general ' surrender by the bulls. The final quo-SI taitions Saturday showed a loss of cents a bushel for the December delivery and 1% cents for May, the discount of ' December under May widening to the extent of the difference. The inference' * is that hodder® of wheat are so tenacious,"* of their belief in ultimately higher priceaff to have the wheat carried for them untilS/ next spring. They are not unmindful ofE'^i the most unsatisfactory yield of last sea-) * son's winter wheat crop or the heavy quirements of Europe. The week's ex-? ports of wheat and flour from all Ameri- J ' can ports were over 4,000,000 busheSs,! . and the week previous they were in e®*§? cess of 5,000,000 bushele, ^ & " " " -' ' " ~ * ' 1 v* .----WIN AT GREAT GOST.*-*^ • Britlah lClUed and Wounded at Blanda- :' l^sste Nnnber ISO. Official and unofficial dispatches shows)^-' that the capture of Elandslaagte by the' British Saturday was a brilliant feat ofV--. arms, although accomplished only with? C. great loss. The British killed and wound­ ed numbered about 150, according to the^f report sent to the war office in London by Gen. Sir George Stewart White. That of the Boers is placed at a much higher figure, while many were captured. The force of the Boers approximated 1,200, j while the British had a much larger num-S ber. The burghers were strongly in- " trenched and in many respects the battle- was like that at Dundee Hill. Remark-!/ able bravery was shown by the Boers**- especially in repeatedly returning to their^f guns after they had been silenced by the; British artillery. Gen. Viljoen, second in command ot-'r- the Boers, is among the killed. Gen.' Koch, who led them, was seriously wounded and is a prisoner. His son, Piet, ! is among the killed. An important pris­ oner taken by the British is Schiei, a former German army officer. So closely -' were the Boers pressed that they were:; forced to abandon a number of standards,^' which fell into the hands of the victora^ifc The eastern and western Boer cqinmqsS L T entirely dispersed. i IOWA TROOPS ARRIVE. Transport Saaator, Bear ins the Raglr ment, Reaches Port. | The transport Senator, bearing th< Fifty-first Iowa volunteers, came creep ing through the heavy mist of the Goldeny. ;" Gate, San FVancisco, just at noon Sun-"\r day, and in a moment the cihe^ga thou-'-S % sands of people, tbe JsfFreching of whis-;; ^ ties and booming of cannon rent the fogJfi\ ? aud cloud banks, and the gallant spldiers steamed into the offing* The arrival of the Senator is the cause for double joy. Iowa and the nation axe glad to welcome home the men who made'. 1 such a splendid record in the Luzon=; 0 swamps, and there is great relief in thei? knowledge that the ,/boat s«fcap$$;.ythee#; great typhoon out or Yokc#ama, j'irhichi^.. so nearly wrecked the Canadian Ijner ." Empress of India. Dout>£s as to the fate'*^;"'" of the transport had been aroused by re- ' • ,1 ports brought by the Egress of India, " ? which arrived at Victori^ybfter a Inrilling; J * experience iu one of thosi*-*yphtooa4 which, ( are the terror of stamen in the East In- .A dia seas at this time of the..»j3eAt; The' S'"1 Empress reported that the mtimat. waav&mfi right behind her leaving YolSmma and probably felt the full folw of tl^tiflonn.-^' %'"* The Senator delayed sailing two days: %*J. on account of the great storm at sea. TheV J lowans were given a great reception as / they steamed in through the Golden: Gate. Hi fpi-yv'; Melville E. Ingalls was bora ea a fan«^,- ind began work as a lawyer. ^ ' • ,* Frank H. Burford, a 15-year-old boy, - ; has-been admitted to the bar In Guthrie,,? / Four Richardsons and six of their rel-,;' ? atives have been Governors of South Car- t' olina. sap. j Ephraim Dougherty of Rochester, although 90 years of age, still supports'; ^ himself by manual labor. ^ ^ Hiram Cronk of Now York i£ the only surviving pensioned soldier of the war ofi, 1812. He is 90 years old. ' Congressman Bingham of Pennsylvania ' is said to be the handsomest man in the - House of Representatives. / A movement has been started to buy§^ the Daniel Webster estate at Marahfield,' Mass., including the tomb in which hef*-: is buried. William Badge has resigned his posi- S tiou as conductor on the Maine Central I Railroad after fifty years' service as afo railroad man. Joel Chandler Harris has never seen a?| play acted. The only time he has visited ; , a theater has been to hear a reading by James Whitcoinb Riley, Two of James J. Hill's sons are vie«4!S presidents of railroads. £>; Chaplain Reaney of the Olympia waslif born 02 the English steamer Ironsides, ofi; which his father was commander. Lieut. P; W. Hoiwigan of the Olympian is to be receitvd in his nathre town of Albany, X. Y., with a procession and the presentation of a sword. Joel Chandler Harris works mostly at night. He rarely takes pen in haad be­ fore 10 p. m., and daylight frequently, ~ V< finds hira still at his desk. i Addison Cammack, the Wall street i-';.!} % bear, kuows tbe highest and lowest^':, prices every listed stock has reached iv ' «y*xy month *er»f* years TrJ&VF