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AMBUSH AMERICANS
Twenty Men of 24th Regiment
Overpowed By the Filipinos.
MAJORITY OF THEM ARE CAPTURE)
Interesting Details at Hand of t)i Cap
ture and Rescue of Captain Shields
and His Men.
A Manila special via Hong Kong,
October 16, says: A detachment of
twenty men of the Twenty-fourth reg
iment* while engaged in repairing
telegraph wires October 10th, at a
poiut near San Jose, Nuevo Ecija
province, Lnzon, were set upon by
200 rebels and were overpowered and
scattered. Seven of the Americans
reached San Jose, but it is probable
that the remainder were captured.
The enemy surprised a party of
scouts of the Forty-third infantry at
a point three miles from TaklobaD,
Leyte island, killing three of the
Amerioans at the first volley. Two
escaped and gave the aiarra, but the
enemy succeeded in evading their
pursuers. The native police of Taklo
ban had eon spired to surprise the
Americans. The bodies of the dead
soldiers were badly mutilated.
RESCUE OF SHIELDS AND MEN.
Full details are now at hand as to
the capture of Captain Devereux
Shields and his party by the insur
gents in the island of Mariuduque last
month, aud their experiences prior to
their rescue by General Luther E.
Hare.
After four weeks of captivity, hard
treatment, hunger aud marching to
avoid the rescuing force, which greatly
aggravated the suffering of the wound
ed, Captain Shields and his men were
delivered by the Filipinos to General
Haro last Sunday at Buena Vista, on
Mariudnque coast.
Captain Shields and his party, while
operating north of Torrijos, were
taken in ambush in the steep hills.
They attempted to cut their way out
to the coast, but became subjected to
the enemy’s four sided fire, Captain
Shields being shot twico and badly
wounded. After four had been killed
and five wounded, being out of ammu
nition, the command surrendered
through a misunderstanding among
themselvep, to twenty five insurgent
riflemen and 1,000 bolo men. The
rebels separated their prisoners into
small parties aud conveyed them
heavily guarded to the mountains.
On this news reaching Manila two
companies of the 38th voluuteer in
fantry, under Colonel George Ander
son, were immediately sent to Marin
duque. This force was followed by
eight oompanis of the First infantry
under General Hare. The combined
force of 1,300 men proceeded to occu
py all the towns in the island and to
scour the country. General Hare gave
the rebels one week to surrender the
prisoners and the latter’s rifles. The
Americans controlled the situation.
The rebels percieved that it was
only a question of time when the re
lease of their prisoners would be
effected and they opened up commu
nications with General Hare, which
resulted in the handing over of the
captives, thirteen of whom, the sick
aud wounded, were sent to Manila by
the gunboat Villilabos, Lieutenant
Simpson commanding. Captain Shields
is improving.
General Hare’s command will remain
in Marinduque. He has given the in
surgents until October ‘2lst to surren
der themselves and fifty-one captured
rifles, If they fail to comply he will
undertake an active punitive cam
paign.
Captain Shields and his companions
suffered greatly at the hands of their
captors, who robbed and maltreated
them. The rebel officers had to re
strain the bollo men from killing the
Americans. When wounded Captain
Shields was unable to move. He or
dered his soldiers to go forward and to
leave him, but they declined and
fought stubbornly until they were
overpowered.
British Capture Fifty Boers.
Advices from Capetown state that
the British re-entered Bloemhoef, near
Kimberly, October 14tb, unopposed
and captured fifty Boers.
FAT HER INVEST IG AT lX G.
Alabama Sian Tlilnk* HU Son Was Mur
dered in Birmingham.
John F. Barbour, of Thomasville,
Ala., is in Birmingham investigating
the death of his son, J. Ernest Bar
bour,who was found in an unconscious
condition in Avondale park a week ago
from last Saturduy, and who died soon
after.
A postmortem examination showed
that the young man’s death was caused
by morphine end the theory of suicide
largely obtained, but Coroner Paris,
who investigated the case fully, came
to the conclusion that Barbour may
have been drugged for the purpose of
robbery and that death resulted.
If you would have rich, dark,
thick hair, your hair must be
well nourished.
Gray hair, stunted hair, fall
ing hair, is starved hair.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor is the
food for starved hair. It feeds
and nourishes.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemuts, I.owell, Mans.
Ayer’* Saraaparills Ayer’s Hair Vigor
AyePs Pill* Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
Ayer’s Ague Cure Ayer’s Comatone
Queer Flights of Steps.
Coming down the main walks from
the Capitol to Pennsylvania avenue,
in Washington, there are groups of
three or four .steps that are very con
fusing to the average pedestrian, and
there Is a queer incident connected
with their construction. For years
there was a man about the Capitol
who made the study of steps and per
sons going up and down stairs a fad
and a science. In watching crowds
walking down the long approaches to
the Capitol he discovered that by far
a greater number of persons stumbled
on those groups of steps than the
record ought to show.
The attention of the present Capitol
architect was called to the matter, but
he was incredulous at the idea. “Why,”
said he, “Frederick Olmstead, the ar
chitect, took especial pains with those
group of steps, I know.” However,
they watched the tricky groups of
steps and discovered that it was real
ly astonishing the number of persons
who stumbled going up and seemed in
clined to fall in descending, but they
were utterly at sea for any explana
tion.
Olmstead went there later. The sub
ject was brought to his attention and
he went down to watch the steps him
self. He was simply amazed at the
way people behaved when they reach
ed those steps. He said, “I can’t ac
count for it. I spent weeks arranging
the proportion of rise to tread for
them. Wooden models of them were
put down for use at my own place and
I walked over them day after day till
I felt sure they were perfect.”
“Olmstead, isn’t one of your legs a
trifle shorter than the other?” the step
savant inquired.
Olmstead was dumbfounded when it
flashed on him that owing to the in
equality in the length of his legs he
had made steps to the Capitol that
were suited only to people similarly
afflicted.
The Little Sister sod the Sbab.
A pretty little story is told of the
Shah of Persia's recent visit to Brug
es. Hearing that a daughter of a cer
tain Italian who was once a member
of his suite had entered a convent at
Bruges, he started out to find her. The
young woman is a sister of charity
attached to a small convent in one of
the suburbs. The Shah had some dif
ficulty in finding the young nun, but
when he did find her he took both her
hands in his and pressed them heart
ily, saying that lie could not leave
Belgium without having seen the
daughter of his old friend. The young
nun, who, it is said, is far from un
comely, replied In Persian, much to
the delight of the Shah. The nun was
given permission to show her Oriental
visitor the chapel and the garden of
the convent where she had elected to
spend her days, and he was so much
Interested In her accounts of the work
done by the sisters that on his depart
ure he presented the order with 2,000
francs. __
The bund Is the name given In al
most all eastern seaports to the street
fronting on the water. This street is
usually the trade centre, and rumors
that are likely to affect trade or po
litical conditions fly thick and fast
about It. As most of these rumors are
unfounded, It Is the habit In the Orient
to call a story whose authenticity la
doubted
Plantation Chill Cura is Guaranteed
To Refunded fcV,Tfbu? Merchant.so V/Hy Not TrYlt? Price Socv
' ir -“ t — mimmmimm ———■—MM————
AMERICAN OARS.
They are Exported to All Parts at the
World.
“Very few people, except, perhaps,
professional and amateur boatmen, are
aware that American-made oars are
the finest in the world," said a leading
wholesale dealer In oars In New York
to the Star writer —jcently. “At home
and abroad, wherever there Is water
and small boats are used, our oars are
celebrated for their lightness, strength,
durability and beauty of finish, and
as many as 500,000 pairs, or about 0,-
000.000 feet of oars are manufactured
in this country every year. Nearly
two-thirds of the product Is sold to
boatmen and fishermen living on the
borders of the great lakes and sea
coast towns and cities of the United
States, and the rest is exported to
England, Germany, Russia, France,
Italy and Scotland. In all of these
countries the superior qualities of our
oars are, among oarsmen, freely ac
knowledged, and in many of the for
eign navies they are so highly esteem
ed that they are either largely or ex
clusively used. For instance, 6,500
pieces, or all the oars used on British
war vessels, are purchased In this
country. The next largest foreign
buyers of our oars are the French and
Italian governments, each of which
has a standing order with a New York
dealer to supply its uavy with 5,200
pieces annually.
“American oars are made In twenty
or twenty-five factories situated prin
cipally in the western states east of
the Mississippi River, where large
forests furnish the best timber for
their manufacture. Oars are made al
most wholly by machinery, only a
small amount of handwork being
done in finishing them. There are three
varieties of woods used In making
oars. Those intended for working pur
poses are made of an and oak in
lengths varying from six to twenty
four feet, while those used by people
for pleasure are made of spruce In
lengths varying from six to fourteen
feet. Oars are sold by the length and
are worth from four cents to fifteen
cents per foot, according to the qual
ity and finish of the article.”—Wash
ington Star.
Superintendent of School* Boone,
of Cincinnati, has determined to clear
the schools of the charts showing the
diseased condition of the body caused
by the use of alcohol. He says that
the charts were drawn from extraordi
nary examples, and convey false Ideas
to the pupil"
Salesmen Wanted.
> Two honest, reliable men; experience not abso
lutely necessa y; salary ami expenses paid.
Fearless Tobacco Works Cos., Bedford city, Va.
He Was It.
Mr. Woodby--”Mrs. Swell cut quite a go
figure on tho promenade yesterday.”
Mies Cutting (who had heard of the incident)
—“Kgotlst. Who told you you hud a good fig
ure?”—New York Journal.
Wo refund 10? fqr every package of Put
nam Fadeless Dye that fails to give satis
faction. Monroe Drug Cos., Unionville, Mo.
Hold hy all druggists.
Promptly Answered.
Tommy—Fop, what Is an optimist?"
Tommy’s Fop—An optimist, my son, Is a man
who lends money.—Fhlladelphla Record.
Carter’s Ink has the endorsement of the
United States government and of all tus
leading railroads. Want any more evidence?
The Way-Back Grudge,
“I have always hatod the Chinese."
"What for?”
“When I went to a/hool I was kept in a whole
week because I couldn’t pronounce ‘Yang tse-
Kiang,"—lr.dinnapolis Journal.
Statu of Ohio. City or Toledo, i gt
Lucas County. (
Fn a nk J. Cheney makes oath thatlieis the
senior partner ol the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Cos., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and thatsaifl firm
Will Day 1 he sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLAKSfOT
each and every case of cataiihh that cannot
be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
t —) presence, this 6th day of December,
(SEA I,V A. D. 1836. A. W. Gleason.
I —, —Salary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cureis taken internally, and
sets directly on the blood and mucoussurfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. .1. Cheney & Cos., Toledo, O.
Sold bv Druggists, Tac.
Hall’s Family Dills arc the best
n. 11. Green’s Sons, of Atlanta, Ga., are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the world.
See their liberal offer in advertisement In an
other column of this paper.
Sirs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrnp for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces lufiamma-
Hon. allujs pain, cures wind colic. 'He. a bottle
Plso’s Cure for Consumption Is an infalli
ble medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J-, Feb. 17, 1900.
Now is the best time to Paint.
THE TRIPOD PAINTS
are the best to use, as
THEY OUTLAST ALL OTHERS.
Tf your dealer does not handle them,
write lor color-cards and Information to
THE TRIPOD PAINT CO.,
ATLANTA. GEORGIA.
RHEUMATISM, CATARRH ARE BLOOD
DISEASES-CURE FREE.
B. B. B. cures deep-seated cases after
all else fails. If you have aches in
bones, Joints of back, swollen glands,
loose control of muscles, tainted breath,
ringing in ears, mattery, slimy dis
charge, sores on lining of the nose or
throat, or thin blood, then take B. B. 8.,
which cures to stay cured by mak
ing the blood pure and rich. Over 3000
positive cures to perfect health. Try
B. B. B. Druggists, fi. Trial treat
ment free by writing B. B. B. Cos., 1
Mitchell street, Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble, and medical advice free.
Holding in to I.et Oat.
“Theophrastus .Tones doesn't seem to tike
any Interest in politic-, does he?”
"No; he wants to be fixed so that whichever
way the election goes he can say he felt sure It
would come out that way.—lndtauapolls Jour
nal.
Wanted.
A traveling salesman In each Southern State;
STO to *OO per month and traveling expenses;
experience not absolutely necessary. . Address
Pbnicks Tobacco Wonts Cos., Peuieks, Va.
A Partnership Concern.
“Are you interested lu your wife’s Indian
corner?”
"Yeß; I get off war whoops over the money
she spends.”—Chicago Record.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxatiyr Huomo Qcininb Tablets. All
druggists refund the mousy II It falls to cure,
k. W. Gao vs'B signature is on each box. 25c.
Reserved.
She—Our neighbors are dreadfully reserved.
He -Yes?
She—Yes, we’ve had our new hatrack two
days now, and not a soul of them has been over
to see how much it co-t!
Best For the Bowels.
No mattsr what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Casoarkts help
nature, cure you without a gripe or pain,
produce easy naturui movsments, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. Oasoabets Candy Oatbnrtio, the
genuine, put up lu metal boxes, every tab
let has C.C.C. stamped on it. Beware of
imitations.
A duelled Klfrct.
Nan -Kitty, what does tho new bookkeeper
look like?
K 1 ty—Well, ho looks like a man who always
had to put on his ltecKilo while running to
catch a train.
FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervone
nees after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great
Nerve Restorer. *- trial bottle and treatise free,
hr. R. H. Ki.ink, Ltd., BSI Arch St,.. Phtla., Pa.
The Science of Medicine.
Dr. Catnip- After all, thore are only two
kinds of disease
I he Student- Surely, doctor—
I)r. Catnip (firmly) Ono of which you die,
and the other ot which you don’t.
Dr. Bull’s Cough
Cures a cough or cold at once.
Conquers croup, bronchitis, J! Rj
grippe and consumption. 25c. J
mmW/NGH ESTER
WmWW “NEW RIVAL”
m m FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS
Ne black powder shells on the market compare with the “NEW RIVAL” In uni
formity and strong shooting qualities. Sure fire and waterproof. (Jet the genuine.
WINCHESTER REPEATIN6 ARMS CO. .... k ßw Haran, Conn.
There is no end of
Old Virginia Cheroofs
to waste, as there is no finished end to
cut off and throw away. When you
buy three Old Virginia Cheroots for
five cents, you have more to smoke,
and of better quality, than you have
when you pay fifteen cents for three
Five Cent cigars.
Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this
o year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents.
nD lIiMPTOV makes a specialty of FKMaLE
UK. llAlfiriUii TROUBLES, and curea-thcm,
Y♦ iatfflS spalr If you have tried all
, jlfyjm “’her r< medics and failed.
suns, as personal treatment. Write for the
Health Messenger, a 82-page pamphlet contain
ing unqualified endorsement of character from
Judges of the Supreme Court. City Court, Court
of Ordinary .Mayor. Insurance and Bank officers.
Professors of tho University, and leading busi
ness men of the state, besides a long list of tes
timonials from thi.se who Lave been successfully
treated for worst forms of disease. Address Dr
It. L Hampton, Athens, Ga. Mention this paper.
V NEW DISCOVERY; give-
I A gX V/ O 1 quick relief and cares worst
ces- Boo* of testimonial, snd 10 days’ treatine it
tree. hr H. H. OBEEN'saOWS. Bo* B. Atlanta. Oa
HELP FOR WOMEN
WHO ARE ALWAYS TIRED.
“ I do not feel very well, I am ao
tired all the time. Ido not know what
is the matter with me.”
You hear these words every day; a
often as you meet your friends just so
’ often are these wod£ repeated. More
than likely you speak the same signifi
cant words yourself, and no doubt you
do feel far from well most of the time.
Mrs. Ella Rice, of Chelsea, Wis.,
whose portrait we publish, writes that
she suffered for two years with bear
ing-down pains, headache, backache,
and had all kinds of miserable feelings,
all of which was caused by falling and
; inflammation of the womb, and after
doctoring with physicians and numer
ous medicines she was entirely cured by
Mas. Ella Rich
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
If you are troubled with pains,
fainting spells, depression of spirits,
reluctance to go anywhere, headache,
backache, amf always tired, please re
member that there is an absolute
remedy whigh will relievo you of your
suffering as' it did Mrs. Rice. Proof
is monumental that Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound is the
greatest medicine for suffering women.
No other medicine lias made the cure*
that it has, and no other woman has*
helped so many women by direct advice
as lias Mrs. J’inkham ; her experience
is greater 1 than that of any living per
son. If you are sick, write and get
her advice ; her address is Lynn, Mass.
■j§TfM\ u \r
Yf SPORTING GOODS.
MU RAWLINGS SPORTING
fHi GOODS COMPANY,
Locust St., ST. LOUIS, 810.
QrrnwH EAT
ULLU and OATS
FOR SALE!
Red May seed wheat from a crop that yield
ed 33 to 35 bus he Jh per acre, recleaneu by a
special seed wheat cleaner, In new two bushel
bags,price $1.25 per bushel. Seed Gate grown
in North Carolina from Texas lied Rust Proof
Keed, the North Carolina crop yielding 80
bushels peracre/prloo GOcper bushel. Price*
on cars at Charlotte, N. C., freight to be
paid by buyer. Terms cash with order.
CHARLOTTE OIL h FERTILIZER CO.,
FRED OLIVER, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
That Uftla Book For Ladios, tiZt
ALICE MASON, Hocbiitu, N. if.