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VOLUME XIV.

THE BOERS' INVASION MT. VERNON, ROCKCASTLE COT F R I D A Y , NOVEMBER 24, 1899. NUMBER 10.

ENTERED DAGUPAH.

MANILA, NOT. 21.—There h a s been a revival of i n s u r g e n t a c t i v i t y s o u t h of Mani la , p a r t i c u l a r l y in Cavi te pro-vince. A t Imua S u n d a y t h e F i l i p i n o s fired a s m o o t h - b o r e c a n n o n , b u t t h i s w a s soon s i l enced by t h e A m e r i c a n ar-t i l l e ry .

In t h e c o u r s e of t h e m o r n n g Maj. Cowles, w i t h a b a t t a l i o n of t h e 4 th i n f a n t r y a n d t w o guns , s c a t t e r e d t h e e n e m y f r o m t h e d i s t r lo ta a r o u n d I m u s a n d in t h e d i r e c t i o n of Pe rez Des M a r i n a a T h e A m e r i c a n s oould Hot p u r s u e t h e r e t r e a t i n g i n s u r g e n t s be-c a u s e t h e i r a m m u n i t i o n w a s e x h a u s t e d . T h e F i l i p inos w e r e u n d e r t he c o m m a n d of Oen. M a r i a n o T r i a s .

8p ie s r e p o r t t h a t t h e i n s u r g e n t s a r e c o m i n g i n t o Cavi te p rov ince f r o m Ca-l a m b s . In L a g u n a p rov ince a n d t h e o t h e r s o u t h e r n p r o r l n c e a T h e in -

u r g e n t * h a r e . s m o o t h bo re s a n d t w o m o d e r n cannon . F i r i n g w a s in pro-g r e s s M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n "and i t is re-por t ed t h a t t h e r e a r e more i n s u r g e n t s In t he v i c in i ty of I m u s t h a n e v e r be-fore .

Oen. M a c A r t h u r ' s r e c o n n o l s s a n c e e n -t e red D a g u p a n M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n . T h e A m e r i c a n s f o u n d t h a t no i n s u r -g e n t s h a d been t h e r e for f o u r d a y a T h e 33d i n f a n t r y w a s p w t e a b l y Hi Dag-

pan S u n d a y , le+Stng 8 u n d a y n i g h t o i n s u r g e n t s h a r e been seen any -h e r e n e a r t h e r a i l r o a d , a n d i t

be l ieved t h a t th> o n l y a rmed force of a n y size is in t h e m o u n t a i n s of t h e p r o v i n c e of Zaru-ble to t he west , a l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e r e p o r t s of i n s u r g e n t s c o n c e n t r a t i n g a t S a n ' M i g u e l De Cami l ang , w e s t of P a n i q u e , a n d a t M a n g a t a r o m (or M a n -

q p a i a r o a V of B a y a b a n g . Qen. M a c A r t b u r is p r e p a r e d for t h e a t t a c k , h i s f o r c e s b e i n g d isposed b e t w e e n D u r b a n , p rov ince of T a r l a c . a n d D a g u -pan. T h e 13th i n f a n t r y , a b a t t a l i o n of

7 th i n f a n t r y a n d t w o t r o o p a c t cava l ry a r e w i t h - Q e n . Mac A r t h u r be-l o w D a g u p a n .

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q u e s t t h a t U be f o r w a r d e d to t h e h o u s e of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I n t h e c o u r s e of

i n t e r v i e w w i t h a "press c o r r e s p o n -d e n t he s a i d : "Congress , if i t o ccup i e s

first d a y of t h e sess ion in ig a r e s o l u t i o n d e c l a r i n g in un-

m i s t a k a b l e t e r m s t h a t t h e s o v e r e i g n t y of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s is to be m a i n t a i n -

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.n a s s i s t him, wil l b e per -f o r m i n g a sacred d u t y . Such a resolu-t ion wou ld save t h e l ives of m a n y Amer i can so ld ie r s a u d t h o u s a n d s of de luded Fi l ip inos , would a v e r t f a m i n e , s u f f e r i n g a n d deso l a t i on f r o m t h e s e is-lands, a n d wou ld r e n d e r u n n e c e s s a r y

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g h i m to send t r o o p a T w o co lumns , one f r o m I m u s a n d

the o t h e r f r o m Bacoor , c o n v e r g e d o n the Zapo te b r i d g e , w h e r e t h e y f o u n d a dese r t ed F i l i p i n o c a m p .

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g u n s of CapL Riley 's b a t t e r y proceed-Anaboo, s o u t h of Imus , a n d c a m e

upon t h e enemy e n t r e n c h e d a t t h a t T h e y s c a t t e r e d t h e Fi l ip inos , e l a t t e r were s u b s e q u e n t l y re-

inforced , t h e A m e r i c a n s r e t u r n e d t o de r fire, seven of ou r m e n be-unded. Our s cou t s f o u n d 15

dead i n s u r g e n t s a t Anaboo . T h i r t y i n s u r g e n t s , u n d e r a m a j o r , caped f r o m B a y a m b a n g S u n d a y »out t en m i n u t e s b e f o r e t he Ameri -

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n s u r g e n t off icers co l lec ted a t po in t , i n c l u d i n g Maj .

Ort iz , w h o a c t e d a s i n t e r p r e t e r f o r t h e F i l i p i n o c o m m i s s i o n h e s d e d by Oen. A l e j a n d r i n o , w h o v i s i t ed M a n i l a in S e p t e m b e r . O r t i z h a s d o n n e d t h e A m i g o c l o t h i n g a n d a n n o u n o e a t h a t h e

i s a b a n d o n e d t h e i n s u r r e c t i o n . T h e S p a n i a r d s s a y t h a t t h e n e w in -

s u r g e n t c a p i t a l is B e n g a e t , a n d t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n p r i s o n e r s a r e a t Cam I t in . T h e y r e p o r t h a v i n g seen L ieu t , 01)-

a n d h i s p a r t y in t h e n o r t h .

LEXUVQTON, K y . , N o v . 31. S m i t h , s e c r e t a r y a n d t r e a s u r e r ' ; M e x i c a n w a r v e t e r a n s , w h o 1 i n g to p u t b e f o r e coug raaa 1 i n c r e a s e t h e p e n s i o n s of w h o f o u g h t f o r t h e i r c o n n t t y - f y e a r s a g o , i s r e c e i v i n g t e r s f r o m s e n a t o r s , r e p r e s e n t a t l v g o v e r n o r s s n d o t h e r s i n d o r t h e scheme . Qen. t h e r e a r e n o w a b o u t n i n e ' t h e s e men l iv ing , a n d t h e y a r a d a t t h e r a t e of t h r e e p e r d a y c -a r e e i g h t s t a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n * a r e too p r o u d t o beg , h e says , a n d t h e i r p e n s i o n s a r e s o m e a g m a n y of t h e m h a v e t o ' a c c e p t

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e r a l g r a n d j u r y F r i d a y m o r m a l l y r e t u r n e d i n d i c t m e a i * . Co leman Carr , B o f o r d C. W H Q l VYingate T h o m p s o n , e lec t ion < F r z r - f o r U • T h e i n d i c t m e n t s t h a t t h e y consp i r ed t o i n j u r e d t i m i d a t e a c i t i zen of t h e S t a t e s in t h e e n j o y m e n t of t h e 1 of s u f f r a g e .

EMIHKHC*, K y . , N o T . p l a y i n g t h e t w o l i t t l £ ' Gividen, "of. N e w Castle, a r e 5 a n d 7 y e a r s i%epecUv£iy (»j s o m e #$JE3 t h e y a r d a n d b o i h -c o n s e q u e n c e a n d e s q n o t " I c h i l d r e n a r e n e p h e w * , of .T" G iv iden .

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a t C h e r r y ' s sa loon o n t h e t h e n i g h t be fore , h s s been

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As t h i s co inc ided w i t h i n i t i a l s m a r k s o n h i s . c l o t h i n g , it* w a s

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n t h K e n t u c k y d i s t r i c t , d ied sud-r > t OweSilop o f h e a r t d i sease a t 5

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t w f n t o n R a p t U t . c h u r c h S u n -k f t e r q o o n a t 2 o 'clock, conduc ted

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liy f r o m a l l o r e r t h e c o u n t r y en receiTed. . JCVOKT, Ky., Nor . 2L—GOT.

Issued a p r o c l a m a t i o n f o r a e l e c t i on in t h e S e v e n t h dla-' ' * " • 18, t o e l r o t a successor

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h a n d e d d o w n an o p i n i o n a n d dec i s ion In g e n e r a l sess ions c o u r t M o n d a y d r -

y i n g a n e w t r i a l t o W i l l i a m E. A. Moore, convic ted s o m i m o n t h s a g o of

b a d g e r i n g " M a r t i n W a b o n . of " T h e N e w A m s t e r d a m h o t e i " a n d s e n t e n c e d io I# y e a r , i n p r i*?n .

V i r g i n i a a t f o o t b a l l by a sco re 3. T h e V l r g i n l a d , w e r e o u t p l a y e d e r e r y p o i n t , t h e i r o n l y scores be ing m a d e on a s a f e t y . E i g h t h u n d r e d peo-p l e s a w t h e g a m e .

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town , Clay c o u n t y , Monday . Fred B o w l i n g a n d some f r i e n d s on one side a n d s ix Les l ie c o u n t y m e n on the o t h -er e n g a g e d in a d i f f icu l ty , which re-su l t ed in t h e s h o o t i n g a n d ser ious

o u n d i n g of t w o of t h e Les l ie coun ty en b y B o w l i n g a n d h i s f r i e n d s No ' r e s t s h a r e been made .

F m w u r o B T , Ky. . NOT. IB.—Chairman P r y o r . of t h e s t a t e e lec t ion commis-

h a s w r i t t e n t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s qf t he boa rd s u g g e s t i n g t h a t t h e y meet

ore on Monday , N o v e m b e r 27, if agree-ale, to conva»s t h e r e t u r n s i n t h e re-in t s t a t e e l ec t ions . H e is of t he pinion t h a t al l t h e off icial r e t u r u » l ^ | e o t i o n

ill be in b y t h a t t ime . 1

P A p u c i H , K y - NOT. 19.—Mrs. F . W. S t o k e s w a s t r y i n g t o l ead h e r bl l iyi

a n d croes a r a i l r o a d t r a c l r a t Hoi-Rock j u n c t i o n , ' w h e n s h e was

:k by a N._C. A S t . L. t r a i n and ki l led . She w a s 60 y e a r s old. Her h u s b a n d escaped u n h u r t .

Kseapad From tha Asylum MIDDLESBORO, Ky. Nov. l&—An old

w o m a n , wel l d ressed , w s s a r r e s t ed here , a n d g a v e h e r n a m e a s E m i l y Bry-a n t , of F l e m i n g coun ty . She acknowl -edged e s c a p i n g f r o m t h e L e x i n g t o n in-s a n e a s y l u m , w h e n V s h e h a d been an i n m a t e f o r five y e a r s .

Pardooad by Bradlay. FRAJ»KVOBT, Ky., Nov. 2L—Gov.

Brad ley p a r d o n e d D. B. Volanding* ham, of B a t h coun ty , s en t enced to one y e a r of i m p r i s o n m e n t foa forgery . Yolaodi i i f rbaxn is in jai l a t Owinga-ville, h a v i n g o n l y r e c e n t l y been con-vic ted.

Ilora** and Malaa H a m . d . MONTICKI.LO, Ky., Nov. 21.—W. N.

S tokes , a wel l t o do f a r m e r n e a r here , lost by fire M o n d a y m o r n i n g a l a r g e b a r n a n d n i n e h o r s e s a n d mules , w i t h a l a r g e a m o u n t of m a c h i n e r y and tools. Loss S3,000; no i n s u r a n c e . Re-p o r t e d cause , i ncend ia r i sm.

Ontlaw Andy Is Captorad. MIDDLESBORO, Ky. , Nov. 19.—Sheriff

Bromgh ton h a s been w i r ed t h a t Andy W a t s o n , t he no ted ou t l aw , c h a r g e d w i t h r ape , m u r d e r , a r son and b u r g l s i ? , j h a s been c a p t u r e d a n d la he ld in Ndr» t o n , Va. T h e r e is $500 reward f o r hit t i^

Kan tMky Blvar Opan. FRANKFORT, K J . . N o t , 21.—Capt H.

F . Hodges , U. 8 . A., in c h a r g e of '-he r e p a i r s a t Dam No. 8. K e n t u c k y river^ a t j n o u n c a s t h a t n a v i g a t i o n wil l be s u m e d on t h e 20th.

Kanlaoky Print ing Awards. FRAIHCFORT, Ky., Nov. i L — T h e gov-

e r n o r , a n d i t o r , t r e a s u r e r a n d s e c r e t a r y of s t a t e , w h o w i t h t h e a t t o r n e y gen -e ra l , compose the s t a t e board of p r i n t -ing, me t M o n d a y and a w a r d e d t h e s t a t e p r i n t i n g , first and t h i r d classes, to George O. F e t t e r , of Louisvi l le , and t h e second-c lass to Bradley <& Gi lbe r t , of Louisvi l le . A. C. M o n t e n e g r p , Louisvi l le , and t h e Record Co., of B a r d s t o w n , b o t h h s d in m u c h lower b i d s t h a n F e t t e r , b u t were t u r n e d d o w n . F e t t e r is t h e p r e s e n t s t a t e p r i n t e r .

LEXIN w o r t h , b r o t h e r o ' Sheriff w o r t h , and a d e p u t y in hi a r r e a t e d M o n d a y by De; S t a t e s M a r s h a l Con i a w a r r a n t c h a r g i n g p r e v e n t i n g t h e hold in

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Dlatlllar Acq a m * CT!rrmA!fA, Ky., No*. IV.

M e g i b b e n . t h e big i. < w i t h d u p l i c a t i n g w a r e n m w a s a c q u i t t e d F r iday . T d i c t m r n t s a g a i n s t Mr. Mej q u a s h e d .

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WABOTNOTozf, Nov. 2L — A f o r m a l deed of c o n v e y a n c e w a s M o n d a y p l aced on file t r a n s f e r r i n g f r o m Adm. G e o r g e Dewey to Mrs. Mi ld red D e w e y t h e p r o p e r t y No. 1747 Rhode I s l a n d a v e n u e , in t h i s oUy, w h i c h w a s p r e s e n t e d t o t h e a d m i r a l by p o p u l a r s u b s c r i p t i o n . A n o m i n a l coo j t ide ra t ion is n a m e d .

LOXDO*, Nov. 21. — T h e S t a n d a r d p u b l i s h e s t h e f o l l q w i n g f r o m Lady-s m i t h . d a t e d S u n d a y , N o v e m b e r 19:

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ESTCOURT. Nov. 2L—Msj . B e t h u n ' s p a t r o l s h s v e located t h e e n e m y on t h e n o r t h w e s t , a b o u t t en mi l e s off. T h e Boer s wou ld no t be d r a w n .

F i g h t i n g is r epo r t ed a t t he Mool r iver .

T h e Boers s re d o i n g more l o o t i n g t h a n fighting s n d al l t h e i r p a r t i e s s o u t h of L a d y s m i t h a r e f o r a g i n g o n the f a rms .

Advices f r o m L a d y s m i t h te l l of bri l-l i a n t serv ice s to r i e s w i t h c o m p a r a t i v e -ly s l i g h t loss on ou r side and h e a v y s l a u g h t e r of t h e enemy. L a d y s m i t h Is f u l l of w o u n d e d a n d c a p t u r e d . Boers.

I t is r e p o r t e d t h a t Tn~the 9^Ti t ing on N o v e m b e r 9 t h e e n e m y lost 300 k i l l ed and 500 c a p t u r e d .

T h e Boer s a r e t r y i n g h a r d to inf ln-fluence a n d c o n c i l i a t e t h e n a t i v e Ka f -

f r o m E s t c o u r t I n d i c a t e t h a t t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n a d e s u l t o r y can-n o n a d e . P r o b a b l y t h e r u m o r of a se r i -ous e n g a g e m e n t g r e w o u t of t h e f a c t t h a t t h e B o e r s t h r e w a f e w h a r m l e s s she l l s l a t e T u e s d a y n i g h t , l e a d i n g to t he suppos i t i on t h a t an a t t a c k w a s i m m i n e n t . N o t h i n g , however , h s p -pened Wednesday .

Beyond t h e f ac t t h a t t h e Boers s r e da i ly r ece iv ing f r e s h r e i n f o r c e m e n t s s n d suppl ies , t h e r e is p r ac t i ca l l y n o t h -ing new f rom the f r o n t . T h e Boer in-vas ion of Cape Colony c o n t i n u e s s t ead-i ly a n d rap id ly .

T h e r e a r e 1,800 Iloers a t Colesberg, ahd n e w s h a s r e s c h e d E a s t L o n d o n t h a t Ladygrey , n e a r Al iwa l . n o r t h , h a s been d e s e r t e d by t h e Br i t i sh a n d is n o w in t he h a n d s of t h e enemy.

A P r e t o r i a d i s p a t c h a n n o u n c e s t h e a r r i v a l t h e r e a m o n g the p r i sone r s of Maj. I l a l d a n , L i e u t Brochie a n d Lieut . H a l l w e y . I t a l so d e c l a r e s t h a t t h e Br i t i sh on S u n d a y m a d e t w o unsuc -cessfu l a t t e m p t s to o u s t t h e Rus t en -b u r g c o m m a n d o f r o m a pos i t ion n e a r M a f e k i n g , a n d t h a t severe fighting t o o k place.

Gen. J o u b e r t is e v i d e n t l y m o v i n g s o u t h t o p r e v e n t if poss ible t he junc-t i o n of t h e Br i t i sh r e l i e v i n g force w i t h t h e fo rces a t E s t c o u r t a n d L a d y s m i t h , w h i l e on t h e O r a n g e r i v e r bo rde r t he Boer s "are bel ieved to be c o n c e n t r a t i n g a t D o n k e r p o o r t to oppose Oen. Bul-le r ' s a d v a n c e . I t is sa id 6,000 Boer s h a v e a l r e a d y l a a g e r e d a t Donker -