Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 23, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 October 1900 — Page 2

Wk t fib bounty §mmti M. Me€. HTOOP8, Editor and Proprietor. PETERSBURG. : INDIANA. The German government has re* leased several of the large steamer* sent to San Francisco under contract to transport horses to the German troops in China.

Marshal Leonhou \on linunemna*, the last surviving prominent German general of the Fi*anco-Prussie.n war, was reported, on the 3d, to be dangerously ill. Lord Wolselcy, the retiring British commander-in-chief, in an open letter asks the public wishing to honor the returning soldiers to ^refrain, while extending them a hearty welcome, from offering them intoxicating liquors. The state department has received n report from the United States consul at Teneriffe, one of the Canary group, saying that a severe earthquake was felt on that island on September 3, but that no material damage was done. Private letters received in Washington from Havana indicate that much apprehension exists there among the Americans regarding yellow fever, a9 the conditions grow worse instead of improving. There is as yet no fear of the fever spreading among the troops. It is announced that the entire amount of Swedish bonds consigned for sale in this country have been disposed of. The exact amount sold is not made public, but it is several millions. The largest sales were in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. The dowager empress has deputed the highest official of the empire to make all necessary arrangements for a most imposing funeral in honor of Baron Von Ketteler, the late German minister to China. She has also or Pered the erection of a suitable temple' at the capital to his memory. At Quebec, on the 2d, in the presence of Sir Wilfrid Laurier qnd a large number of invited guests, the cornerstone of the new bridge over the St. Lawrence river was laid. This bridge will have one span tnat will be the biggest in the world. It will cost $5,000,300, and is to be finished in 1904. The department of state, on^ the S3, received a draft for $500 from B. H. Warner, Jr., consul at Leipsic, which was contributed by the American colony at Leipsic, German firms and consular officers in Germany, for the benefit of the sufferers from the recent hurricane in Texas. The census bureau, on the 3d, published the returns for the State of Arkansas, giving the^pppulation by counties, townships and all incorporated towns. The population of the state in 1900, is 1,311,564, as against 1,128,179 in 1890, representing an increase, since 1890, of 183,365, or 16.25 per cent. Maj. John V. R. Hoff, of the medical department, has been relieved from duty with the United States forees in China, and ordered to San Francisco. He had been designated as chief medical officer to take charge of i he principal hospital in China, but, in view of the withdrawal of the troops, this work is now unnecessary.

Secretary of State Rose, on the 4th, «eut about eight thousand notices to corporations in Illinois requesting them to make affidavit that they are In no manner connected with trusts and return the affidavits to his office within 30 days, under penalty of the taw, which prescribes a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 foi the first offense. The special grand jury investigating the late riot at Akron, 0~, reported, on the 5th, returning 66 true bills and indicting 45 men and boys. One of these is Councilman George Brodt, and another is A. A. Halter, a prominent person. The city officials were censured for allowing' the mob to assemble, and for not dispersing it early in the evening. In accordance with instructions re* eeived from the war department, Gen. Mac Arthur, commanding the troops In the Philippines, has made arrangements for the prompt transportation from Taku to Manila of the United States forces at Tien Tsin and Pekin, mot included in the “legation guard,’* to be maintained at Pekin under the persofal command of Gen. Chaffee. C. E. Galloway, aged 89 years, died at Denver, Col., on the" 3d, from injuries received by being struck by a tramway car. He is believed to have been the oldest newspaper editor in the United States. He was born in Portage county, O., learned the printing trade at Lawrenceburg, Ind., and published and edited newspapers in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Utah. The quarterly statement of the commissioner of navigation shows that 368 sailing vessels, of 88,790 gross tons, were built in the United States, and officially numbered during the quarter ended September 30, 1900. Of the whole number 190 were built on the Atlantic and gulf coasts, 28 on the Pacific, 32 on the great lakes, and 5S on the western rivers. It is estimated that the amount of money alleged to have been emberlied by the former Spanish minister to Chili, Salvador Lopez Y Guijarro, is more than $100,000. The money belonged to Spanish subjects, awarded by the Chilian government for damages sustained during the resurrection of 1891. Guijarro disappeared without paying one cent to claimants.

The Wonderful Discovery of Dr. Angel Bellinzaghi, the Young Italian Specialist.

SERUM THAT CONQUERS YELLOW FEVER. By Its Successful Demonstration In Mexico the Doctor Has Become Entitled to the Standing Reward at f100,000 Offered by the Mexican Government. New York, Oct. 6.—A special to the Herald from the City of Mexico saya: One hundred thousand dollars ia the prize which Dr. Angel Bellinzaghi, a young Italian specialiat, may win as the discoverer of a serum which cures yellow fever. the Remedy Has Been Found. Several years ago the Mexican government made a standing offer of $100,000 to the discoverer of a remedy for yellow fever, which every year is epidemic in the lower gulf ports and on the isthmus *oi Tehuantepec. Several eminent specialists have made experiments at the port of Vera Cruz since^the offer was made. Not j until this^suramer did any of the serums experimented with prove successful in virulent cases. At last, however, the remedy has been found. The experiments conducted at Vera Cruz were under the auspices of the government board of health. The commission appointed by the board to witness the experiments has just reported favorably upon their result. Part of the BA* Prtxc. Part of the big prize will be paid to the doctor at once. He has been asked to make further experiments in various forms of the disease at Vera Cruz, and if they are successful he will win the entire prize. In June last Dr. Bellinzaghi came to the City of Mexico to obtain permission from the government to make experiments at Vera Cruz, where the yellow fever was then raging. A Crucial Teat. While Dr. Bellinzaghi was awaiting the customary formalities to be complied with, David Kilpatrick an American, who had come from the Isthmus, was taken ill with yellow fever in its most virulent form, three or four days after arriving in the city. He was taken to the American hospital, where his case was pronounced hopeless. | -No case of yellow fever which had developed in this altitude, having been contracted in a lower altitude, had ever been saved. Dr. A. W. Parsons, the physician in charge of the hospital, gave permissionto Dr. Bellinzaghi to try his serum. Dr. Bellinzaghi visited the patient on the fourth day of his illness, after all hope for his life had been given up. Patient Had Black Vomit. The patient had the black vomit, a temperature which is considered fatal, his system was thoroughly permeated with the disease, and the action of the kidneys was entirely stopped, a symptom which is always ■considered fatal. Dr. Bellinzaghi injected 20 grains of his serum on the first day he visited the patient, and succeeded in reducing his temperature and pulse. On the second day he injected 30 grains, on the third day 60 grains, and on the fourth day 80 grains.

Gratifying Success. On the second day the vomit disappeared, and on the fourth day the action of the kidneys was restored. Three days later the patient was discharged from the hospital. This remarkable achievement hasttened the action of the government board of health in granting permission to Dr. Bellinsaghi to make his experiments at Vera Cru*. A Government Commission. A commission was appointed by the government board of health, which accompanied Dr. Bellinzaghi to Vera Crus and afforded him every facility to make his experiments. The serum was tried on patients in the military and San Sebastian hospitals, and in 85 per cent, of the cases it was successful. The usual mortality in yellow fever cases is 50 to 80 per cent. Where Failure Occured. All the cases which Dr. Bellinzaghi falied to save were those in very advanced stages of the disease. In ali the eases in which injections of the serum was made in the first stage of the dise&se the patient was convalescent in from one to four days, and the recovery was complete. la the Second Stage. In the cases taken in the second stage of the disease, or, as the doctor expresses it, after the second injection* when the system is permeated with the toxin, tly progress of the | disease was stopped in from four to eight days and the patient recovered. S*ved Several Desperate Cases. The third stage of the disease is when xhe action of the kidneys is stopped. When the disease has dcached this stage, death has hitherto been regarded as certain. Dr. Bellinzaghi saved several cases which had reached this stage. Afraid ot Another Mad Flood. Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 6.—The recent torrential rains which have been frequent; have led the people of Managua to feat a repetition of the mud flood, which descended from the neighboring volcanic mountains 24 years ago, and covered the principal, streets of the city to a depth of five feet. President Zelaya, the ministers and the members of congress still remain in the city of Grenada, where the executive branches of the government *** conducting public business.

WITHIN ODit LIMITS. News by Telegraph from Various Towns in Indiana.

Ask for a Receiver. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 5.—C. H. Loss & Co., of Chicago, contractor* for the construction of the Cincinnati, Rich* mond & Muucie railroad, have filed a bill in the United State* court asking for an injunction and seeking the appointment of a receiver for the defendant company. Alleged violation of contract on the part of its officers and promoters is charged. About 60 per cent, of the road has been completed. The amount of money involved in the transaction is $350,000. When completed the road will be 60 miles in length. Bl« Oil Strike. Muncie, Ind., Oct. 5.—The strongeat oil well ever developed in Delaware county was drilled in on the property of the county at the infirmary building, four miles east of Muncie, its capacity being estimated at 100 barrels daily. When shot the oil gushed forth 60 feet in the air, and the prospects are that it will be a flowing well. The find is on undeveloped territory, the land being leased^by the Liberty Gas and Oil company of Muncie, composed mostly of Republic Iron company stockholders here and in Chicago. Failed to Kill. Versailles, Ind., Oct. 5.—Ira Land, charged with cutting with intent to kill, will be tried at this term of court. Land is only 20 years old. While in jail he secured a quantity of blue vitriol, which he swallowed, and he also crushed the crystal of his watch and swallowed the fragments. A physician and a stomach pump saved him from death. -!_ A Mother Falla Dead. Bluffton,* Ind., Oct. 5.—Mrs. Rose Munger, wife of Fred M unger, of Vera Cruz, who has been very ul, but was convalescing, while in the act of seating herself after looking after some household affairs fell to the floor and died instantly of heart failure. She was 34 years old and the mother of several children. Probably Accidental. Jeffersonville, Ind., Oct. 5. — The grand jury has been investigating the killing of Stephen Canter; his brother beiag the alleged murderer. Relatives say that the killing was accidental, in which the accused was not concerned, Stephen having a foolish way of leaning on his gun while hunting. Killed by Boxen. Goshen, Ind., Oct. 5.—Mr. and Mrs. John Young, the latter born and reared in this couniy, were murdered by Boxers on July 16 at Kihcheo. Mrs. Young was a sister of Prof. D. J. Troyer, of the high schools of this city. She left here for China on January, 1896 to serve as a "missionary. Mysteriously Misslngr. Union City, Ind., Oct. 5.—Less than one year ago Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Reed moved to this city from Redkey, having just been married. One week ago Mr. Reed mysteriously disappeared, and as there had been no trouble of any sort the bride is confident he has met with foul play.

Rteh Estate Divided. Elkhart, Ind.. Oct. 5.—David S. Simonton, 83 years old, and one of Elkhart’s wealthiest citizens, has divided^ among1 his heirs property that is valued at $200,000. The division was made at this time, as he did not want litigation over his estate after he is gone." Armed with Clubs. Eushville, Ind., Oct. 5.—So much disorder and fighting occurred here last week that the city council, has doubled the police force, and ordered that the marshal and policemen carry good hickory clubs, with which to quell disturbances. As lusaue Mother. Dillsboro, Ind., Oct. 5.—Mrs. Lena Hilker, wife of William Hilkcr, a farmer, near Laughery, has been adjudged insane, and will be sent to the Central hospital at Indianapolis. No cause is assigned. She is the mother of six children. ' Cooked to Death. Bourbon, Ind., Oct. 5.—Ed Miller’s little son fell into a tub filled with hot soap, and died from the effects. The mother was standing beside her boy when he fell in, but by the time he was rescued the flesh dropped off. First Railway Trip. Portland, Ind., Oct. 5.—H. F. Wilkinson, wife and family left this city for Maxwell, la., to make that city their home. It was the first time Mrs. Wilkinson had ever been in a passenger coach or ridden on a train. Fatal Quarrel. Sullivan, Ind.. Oct. 5.—In a quarrel at the saloon of William Adams, about 12 miles west of this city, John Cox stabbed John Arnett with a knife. Arnett diedJnst antly. The locality is known as “Hell’s Half-Acre.” Comtujr to ladtaaa. Evansville, Ind.. Oct. 5.—J)r. Stoker, superintendent of the Illinois southern hospital at Anna has resigned to accept the superintendency of the Southern Indiana hospital for the insane in this city. Cherry Trees lu Bloom. Goshen^ Ind., Oct. 5.—A farmer living five miles east of this city has two cherry trees in full bloom. They each bore a heavy crop of cherries this summer. To Be a Missionary. Laporte, Ind., Oct. 5.—Miss Flora Ayers, of this city, left for Boston, where she will take passage for Bui> mah, India, to engage in missionary work. -

infills. A Conference of Strike Leaden Practically Determine on Calling a Convention.

WILL PROBABLY BE HELD AT SCRANTON, Tk« Minors Mast Settle for Tbemselses Whether They Will Accept ProffereO Terms of Settlement—Some Mlsleodlns llicares Repirdlni the Kelse Pieced Is Proper li|ht, Hazleton, Pa.. Oct. S.—A conference which is believed to mark the beginning of the end of the anthracite coal miners’ strike, which enters upon its fourth week to-day, was held at the headquarters of the United Mine workers here yesterday afternoon. Those present, besides President Mitchell, were Fred Dilcher, of Ohio, a member of the executive board, and Presidents T. D. Nicholls, of District No. 1, Lackawanna ana Wyoming valleys; James Duffy, District No. 7, Lehigh valley, and John Fahey, District No.!», Schuylkill valley. Although no information was given out, it is known that the question of issuing a call for a joint convention was the principal matter discussed. The coming convention will be held at Scranton unless something unforeseen should arise between now and the time of issuing the call. Besides taking up the matter of a convention call, it is understood that the question of representation was also considered. The three district presidents made full reports as to conditions as they now exist in the respective districts. President Mitchell, after the conference, said he would have something to say to-day in regard to the convention., If the date has been fixed only Ml*. Mitchell and his colleagues know it. Of course the principal matter tc come before the miners will be the acceptance or rejection of the ten per cent, net increase offered by most of the operators. President Mitchell said yesterday that not one official of the United Mine Workers will take a hand in any action the convention might take, as the men must themsejives settle everything that comes before them. How long the convention will be in session depends on the amount of business that may be presented. The belief is general that the miners will accept the increase. Mt of the mine owners who have granted the wage concession do not specify in their notices how long the advance shall remain in force and it is not un- ; likely that an attempt will be made j by the miners- in convention to open | negotiations with the operators lookling toward an understanding in the matter. President Mitcheli and the other la* j bpr leaders are strong advocates of an ! annual wage scale arrangement similar to that in force in the bituminous coal fields. The operators in those regions meet their employes each year and fix the wage scale. If this proposition anil that relating to the ab«dilion of the sliding scale are brought before the convention and negotia* | lions with the mine owners t re opened, it might considerably delay : the settlement of the strike. ^

au.wc, niSMS.UM.TO FIUl'RES. Calculated to Create Discontent in the Minds of the Unthinking. Scranton, IS., Out. 8.-^o\v that a convention to com bier the ten per cent, increase offer is assured, attention is turned to the question of what the companies mean by ten per cent, in the ease of the miner and his helper. The miner works by contract and pays the laborers oat of his earnings. As a rule the miner cuts six loads oi coal, for which he gets $6.30. Out oi this he pays for powder, oil and repair for tools and the wages of his helper. The laborers* pay’is fixed at so much per day, and in that region it averages about one dollar and \seventy-five cents. After paying the laborer and the expense of powder, oil, etc., the miner has about two dollars and thirty cents left for himself. Ten per cent, advance gives the miner 63 cents extra per day. The laborer wants his ten per cent., or 18 cents, and as a consequence the miner must be content with 45 cents, or seven per cent. But In many instances a miner has two laborers. This means that 3€ cents must come, out of his 63 cents, and the miner finds himself enjoying an advance of only five per cent. Just how the operators want this offer interpreted is not known here. The local operators say that the men who framed the offer either did not have in mind that the miner pays the laborer, or else, having this in mind, figured the laborer out of the consideration altogether, and left it for the miner and laborer to settle between themselves what, if any, portion oi the ten per cent, the laborer should receive. The laborers will not, it is thought, be content with anything less than a full ten per cent, raise, and this, it is thought, is going to cause a hitch when the convention comes tf consider the question. FARMERS* LOSS IS HEAVY.. Severe Rata and Electrical Storm Over the Upper Mississippi Valley—The Rivero aro Up. La Crosse, WIs., Oct. 7.—A severe* rain storm, accompanied by a terrific electrical display, swept over, the upper Mississippi valley Friday night. The principal damage done is to the farmers, and their loss will be heavy The recent rains have caused tremendous rises on the Chippewa and Black rivers. All this water will react the Mississippi in a few days,

tET THE GOVERETllURT ACT. t . ■ ——-— . Prompt and Etecttn Xeuuw ISkoald fco Takes to 4?r*eeree the Glaat Fore, it. f

j Washington, Oct. 8.—Otpt. Frank I West, of the Sixth cavalr tr:, acting su*< j perintendent of the Sequ xia and Gen- ; eral Grant national pa -Iss, in Cali- j j fornia, has submitted bis annual re- - i port to the secretary of the interior [ j The first of these parks : a the larger, i containing, it is c&timat aJ, from 1,- ' ! 600 to 3,000 of the inamr 10th Sequoia trees, for which California is noted. Capt. West says, for the l enefit of the public, as the !*st route? for reaching | the giant forest is net generally {known, that the prop? ■ point a*t i which to leave the raiiw .y is Visalia. ! Tulare county. There there is a good road Through the pa ric-like eoun- , try to the Keweah river, and leading j thence through the As] 1 mountains ; into the park. The p»rJ, itself is on a high tabl? land from i .300 to 7,500 ; feet in altitude, and commands a view of some of the mos: magnificent mountain scenery in the loekies. | He recommends, in son e detail, the extension of the park boundaries to i take in a portion o( th is mountain tract, eastward to Mi. Whitney and the main Sierra divide, and northward to take in the King s Kiver ean* 3on. This section, Capt. West says, exceeds in beauty and grandeur anything to be found in Switzerland, and , i* part of the public don ain unfitted for agriculture, bnt of importance as a game preserve, and to 1 onserve the water supply on which the immense citrus fruit interests of r.*uiure county depend. 9 | The Genera* Grant park is only two miles square, and is in \> ry had condition, owing to fallen iiuber and rubbish whicu should be < i in red away immediately. It contains over one hundred and twenty-five large Sequoias, including the famous General j Grant tree, and a-,little .vork would , make it a marvellously beautiful spot. J One serious danger which als» j i threatens the Sequoia pi.rk is the presence of saw mills on | mate lan.la j included within the bourn.an ?s of,the I park. It is said there ar j 3,440 acres 1 so held. The mills arc ruining the giant trees in their neigh..orliood, using them in the mos: Ccriminally, wasteful manner, taking/ only the clear timber and leaving ■ he immense tops to rot on the grout l. an-1 be a ! menace by fire to all th remainder j of the park. Capt. .. est ,'ccoinincmls , tnat these la.-uis be appraised speedily ! and purchased by the government.

' HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION, t Interesting Report ot the Superintendent WitU Timely Recommendation! , Washington, Oct. 8.—Ar interesting report on the Hot Springs reservation. in Arkansas has been submitted te the secretary of the inte -ior by the [ superintendent, Martin A. rlisele. ’ Mr. ISisele says that t te springs during the past season cached the high water mark, of popi. laxity. According to the best estii antes there were 50,000 visitors during the season The income to the government from water and ground rents a .counted tc $18,670, while the fixed cl urges were only about fourteen thousand dollars leaving a fair balance, waich, in accordance with the liberal j olicy of the , government, was availabl i for imi provenaents of different jortions of ! the reservation. . ,t £ The reservation include ; 911 acres J and in this tract there are 157 government lots still unsold. T ie superintendent says the sale of these lots, which have been appraise* at $75,000. ; would go far toward pr »viding the ! money necessary in perf acting the I work of park improveir e it now g<»- | ing forward, and he carne >tly recommends a reappraisem er t of the 1 ground am} sale of the ots during March, 1901, when the in lux of visitors to the springs is at i s height. | The sale of lots, he sav s, also w.l! i be of ^benefit to the muni ci polity, as , many of them stand in he way of : street improvement and tl.eiir private [ ownership will subject the m to taxafl°R for the benefit of the city, while adcrag to the value of tl a property by the handsome residence! whieh will be erected on them. ' The administration of t: he springs \ by the governor, Mr. Eisel a says, has ; been wise and beneficen ;. The amount ; ! of water distributed to each bath house is scrupulously com rolled and ; : the public protected from me nbpolv and * extortion by the schecltde of charges ‘ provided by the secretary of the in-; terior. I The free, government b .th house has growu to be a most important institution and of great ber eiit to the indigent sufferers who otherwise ; would not have the tern fit of the ■ waters. The record of this establishI ment for the past year sho’ ,s 9,508 ap- | plications for free baths, of which : only 216 were refused for v trieus reuI sons. The total number of single t free baths given was It 9.0c 1, at a netcost of 1.57 cents per bath One of the features of th free bath patrons noted in the rep< rt is that there are bath fiends who 1 »ve a morbid craving for the treats ent, much the same as the craving foi drugs and whisky among other inebri ites Successful Waite -*’ S Hike. West Point, N. Y., Oct. 8 -Twentytwo of the waiters in the t adet mess stopped work just before he dinner hour Saturday night, and ©fused to handle a single ration -uni ss a raise of five dollars per moith ii their salary was guaranteed. Maj. ] Tall, treasurer of the commissary d piartment, was summoned, and ticced <1 to the demand. A strike is also ; ending in two of the other departm nts. The grievances are^based upon he recent increase in the number <f cadets, which makes additional wo k.

- ----'isgf BIO DYNAMITE EXPLOSION. -- A KiU|« Xambtr of Pinoci Ib}«k4 u4f tu UlM* Brokon Wtthin y Two miMi

Duluth, Minn., Oct, 8.—A special from Eveleth, Minn.. reports one of tho> largest explosions ever occurring la. the state. Seven thousand five hundred pounds of dynamite in the powder magazine at the Spruce mine,, about half smile from town, blew ujv about 5:30 o’clock Saturday after** noon. A hole 100 feet square and 2S» feet deep marks the spot where the magazine stood. The force of the explosion was so great that there isnot a piece of glass over a foot square within a radius of over two miles from the mine. Practically every window in Eveleth was broken, while in., saloons bottled goods were demolished. The losses in the city were estimated at §30,000, The damage done to the Spruce mine was also $30,000, the laboratory and warehouses being total wrecked. At least two hundred persons werehurt more or less from being thrown down by the shock or hit by shattered glass. The explosion was plainly felt at Biwabik, 12 miles distant. Thecause of the explosion is unknown. A later special says that a number of persons were seriously and one fatally hurt and that the damage toproperty will amount from ten to* twenty thousand dollars. A MINNESOTA TORNADO. One Entire Family of Six Victims of' the Storm—One Man Blown s Quarter of a Mile. Biwabik, Minn., Oct.'S—Satuvdtv ;v tornado passed through a Finlander settlement on Pike river, about two ' miles north of Biwabik, wiping but an entire family of six, husband, wife end four children. - The body of Marowitz, the man that was missing Saturday, after The tornado passedt Bawabik, was found a quarter of a\mile away from his house on the rocks Id a horribly multilated condition. O William Helmstrom, who had his. skull fractured, another tornado victim, died last night at the hospitai. here. SPANISH GUNBOAT FIRED UPON

Result of Ritter Feellnk Beiuefft. Ancient and Ip-to-Kate Spanish Fishermen. Madrid, Oct. 8.—The Spanish gov— srnraent is devoting serious consideration to the rivalry among the fishermen along the Galician coast, which culminated, Saturday, in firing on the* Spanish gunboat Vasco Nunez do ii.ilboa as she was leaving the port of Vigo. There is apparently no meansof removing the bitter feeling between these who use out-of-date fishing apparatus and those who employ the latest contrivances. A dispatch from Vigo says that the naval comamlant of the port, who was - attacked Saturday, as already cabled, took refuge on a German war ship,, and a strong escort was needed toprotect him against the populace on. voiitg ttshoj e. FOR GALVESTON "SUFFERERS. One Hundred Thousand Dollars iai the Principal Fund Besides Special Contributions. Philadelphia, Oct. 8.—The cash contributions by the citizens of this city to the relief fund of the Texas floods sufferers has now exceeded $100,000,. and a/consideruble farther increase ialooked for within the next few daysNearly all this has already been sent to Gov. Sayers of Texas, and is entirely exclusive of numerous trainloads, of provisions, clothing, drugs and other articles sent in response to tin* appeal of the governor. The Red Cross society of this city, which has also sent considerable cash and cloth- * ing and drugs, is still actively engaged in the vvork of gathering supplier which are being shipped as£yapidiy as possible, and money is still being placed in glass bowls stationed in then central part of the city. NEARLY SIXTEEN THOUSAND^ The dumber of Boer Prisoners la. British Hands add They Keep, Surrendering. London, Oct. 7.—A dispatch received' from Lord Roberts, dated Friday, October 5, says: “The number of prisoners captured or surrendered is daily increasing,, and must now aggregate nearly 16,000 men. “Commandant Muller has surrendered to Clery and Commandnat Dirksen, and others are on their way" to Pretoria to surrender. “A detachment of the London Irish, endeavored to surprise a party ot Boers nehr Bultfonstein, October 4,. torrt-hsta to retire after three hours* fighting, with six men wounded. Tha Boers suffered heavily. Another Cross!up Accident, Chicago, Oct. 8.—Right persons wera Injured last night, one of them seriously, by a collision between a Caluinent electric car and a south-bound Lake Shore & Michigan Southern train at Stony Island avenue and Sev-enty-ninth street. * Sudden Death of n Minister. Toledo, Q„ Oct. 8.— Rev. Dr. S. G. Anierson, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, and one of the most gifted divines of Ohio, died suddenly »t his home yesterday • afternoon heart trouble.