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ALTON WEEKLY TELEGEAPH, THURSDAY JUNE 21, 1900. PICTURE OF PRETORIA. Description of the Capital City of the Transvaal. BUBROUNDED BY fOKTIFIOATIONS. Hlntorla City In (lie So nth African Itppnbllc, Rendered Im- preffnnhle Chain ol Formidable Taken With Re- "nnitlrnctlon of tlie Fortn.

Protorin, capital of the South African Republic, which has JtiHt boon surn-n- dercil by General Botha to Lord llob- crts, Is a charming little town sot lu- alde circle of formldablo forts, the Chicago Times-Herald. So strong are It defenses that uot even the most optimistic British general would have hoped for a speedy capture If the Boers had desired to mnke their stand within It. That It. should be surrendered without a siege aud without much fighting is as pleasant a bit of news as Britain could receive. Pretoria Is a historic spot for the Boer.

Its name Is a modification of that of Pretorlus, the sturdy Dutchman who led his countrymen In their last "trek" to the country beyond the river Vaal. It occupies a large, uneven valley, everywhere surrounded by low, grassy hills, and the mass of green foliage within It renders Its appearance very attractive and la great contrast to the barrenness of Johannesburg. The size of Pretoria Is only a quarter that of Johannesburg, however, and It has nothing of the commercial linpor- ent kinds. It is stated that some of the gutw an- of wntlmeters caliber, but this Is doubtful. It Is luimvti, however, that theiv iiri- ipilt" ii number of 15 centimeter guns (if Krfiieh make from the CriMisnt.

works mid of long range, IIIIH bci-u shown by their performances ut r.ddy^mitli. Among the others thoiv nre Krupjw. Mnxlms and other machine and niiVU tiring guns. Each forl Is supplied with powerful Hearrhllglit of sweeping the country for miles (iroiind. Telephones are laid between the forts and the government in Pretoria.

It Is understood that nil the forts are connected by underground passages, which run as well to the ammunition stores and the As a further protection it In believed that the approaches to each fort were mined In various directions. Why Pretoria Is considered a strongly defended town and one that could not bo reduced short of a prolonged and bloody siege can easily be seen from these accounts of the fortifications. sur- tins morning a Hiionostor river. His Wire Saved Him. My wife's good advice saved my F.

M. Ross, of Winfleld, I had such a bad cough I could hardly breathe, I steadily grew worse under doctor's treatment, but my wife urged me to use Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, which completely cured me. Coughs, colds, bronchitis, la grippe, pneumonia, asthma, hay fever and all maladies of chest, throat and lungs are positively cured by this marvellous medicine. 50c and $1.

Trial bottle free at Paul's Pharmacy, City Hall Square. THE STATE BUILDING IN PRETORIA. tance of the latter city. It Is distinctively a Boer community, with the quiet of an agricultural settlement. In 1880 there was a fort In Pretoria British officers and men entered when the Boers rose In war and prepared for the war that ended with the Victory of Majuba Hill.

Boers besieged the fort, killed a number of the Inmates aud took the remainder prisoners. The British flag was torn down and that of the republic put up. The prisoners were kept in Pretoria and treated till peace was declared, "when they were released. As In all of the Boer settlements In the Transvaal, the church is given the most conspicuous place within the limits of Pretoria. The government house Is also in the center of the town.

The square which surrounds It is used for public gatherings. President Kruger lived In a small, plain, single storied house on one of the principal streets. The Pretoria forty arc- of a character adapted to the country. They are placed' on the hills around the town and are open toward the rear, but walled with heavy masonry faced with earth In front. In all there nre seven of them, commanding the regular approaches, and, it Is said, an additional one toward the east lias been erected since hostilities began.

Two were built between 1804 aud 1890, and the others are of somewhat later Their erection produced a sort of tower of Babel time among the builders, for French, Cermans and Italians all had 1 sharcri ht the work. The greatest secrecy was maintained during the building, but the story Is current that Great Britain gained all the knowledge It desired about the pliins through two army omYo.rs who as navvies for a number of months. The center of the system of forts Hen about 1,200 yards to the westward of the northern end of Pretoria and has a radlu.s of something more than 7,000 yards. The center of the city Itself Is only about H.800 yards, nearly duo south, from the. fort on Signal hill, which Is about 400 feet above the plain on the west side of the railway to Johannesburg and about yards from the fort on the hill to tin- east of the railway and the Aupies river running to the north.

Between this fort and the river are the fountains that furnish the water supply of Pretoria. Tho distance between the forts on either side of the railway Is li.700 yards. The railway Hlation where the lines from Johannesburg on the. Nuiiih, BOU Bay on the oust and Petersburg on the north form their junction Is Immediately outside city on the south side. The railway to Pleternburg, after winding Home distance to the westward, passes out of the plain on which Pretoria Is nitimted, the Daspoort or dull It- In the range of hills behind ihe city, through which also the Auplcs river runs, the railway ami river running together across the plain through the poort, under tlit- giiim of it liirgo fort yards, anil little to the east ward of north from the center of Pretoria.

The westernmost fort Is on the range ol' hills behind Pretoria nnd at a dlKlunco, yards northWOM of Ihe, center of the city. The powerful redoubt to the southwest of Pretoria, tt.HUO yards from I lie center of the city, on tlio range of hills through which UK; transport road to Johannesburg IHIHBOH, completes the circle of the lilr- ger works defending the Boer capital. Behind this redoubt arc the principal one excavated out of the solid rock with a bombproof root' anil the other built Into the kloop, also bombproof, Th(i number of guns mounted on the fortM find IK said to he of large caliber and ijuluk tiring of differ- Backache should never be ne glected. It means kidney disorder which, if allowed to run too long, may result in Bright's disease, diabetes or other serious and often fatal complaints. Foley's Kidney Cure makes thekidnejs well.

else. For sale 'by Ii. Marsh and S. H. Wyss.

Distressing Stomach Disease i permanently cured by the masterly power of South American Nervine Tonic. Invalids need snffor no longer because this great remedy can cure them all. It Is a cnre for the whole world of stomach weakness and indigestion. The cnre begins with the Erst dose. The relief it brings is mar- veioua and ear pi "ng.

It makes no failure; never disappoints. No matter how long you have Buffered, yonr cnre la certain under the use of this great health'gi ring force. Pleaean nd alwrya safe. Sold by 8. H.

Wysa Cheap Insurance. Many a man has been insured against Bright's disease, diabetes, or other dangerous ailment by a fifty cent bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure. For sale by E. Marsh and S. H.

Wyss. Now Id anyot your family are suffering with Chills and Fever, aching ot the bones, Jaundice, Biliousness, or any other symptoms of Malarial Poison, we earnestly solicit you to try a 50 cent bottle of Morley's Tasteless Chill Syrup, tor If used according to directions, we now it will cure. No Cure, No Pay. Sold by aul's Pharmacy, Alton 111. Quick Relict for Asthma.

Miss Maude Dickens, Parsons, writes: "I suffered eight years with asthma in its worst form. 1 had several attacks during the last year and was not expected to live through them. I began using Foley's Honey and Tar and it has never failed to give immediate relief." Sold by E. Marsh and S. H.

Wyss. "Life Renewer" tor Ladies. Olivia Peterson of Ooldwater, writes: "I bad not been able to sit up a half day at a time (or thirteen lyears until I used the Mystic Life Renewer. It has cured me of nervous troubles, headache and a very bad stomach. It ban helped me in so many waya, and cured me of afflictions that the doctors said could not be cured.

The blessed Life Renewer has done more for ire than all the patent medicines, doctors and Christian Science treatments, combined. It in thn most wonder'ut medicine I ever saw." Sold by S. H. Wyse and H. W.

Chamber- a'in, druggists, Alton. HUNTER HAS KLERKSDOEP. Kitchener liner llnldnrn Away Irom tlin Unllroml. l.otUou, June Hi. Thu war ofllco Issues the following dispatch from Lord Uoborta: "Pretoria.

June 11. rendered on June to MII party Ki-iu on by Hunter. Kitchener reports that the Moors iitt.u-Ued a construction train early lew miles north of He sent out mounted troops and drove oil' the enemy before they could do damage. One man was killed and eleven wounded, Including two officers. messenger from Klerksdorp reports that Cronje, who commanded there, determined to surrender as soon as he knew for cortaiu that Pretoria was In our possession.

His example. has been copied by many of the neighborhood." Tho war office has also received the following from Lord Roberts: "Pretoria, June As I telegraphed yesterday from one of put- outposts, fifteen miles east of Pretoria, the Boers evacuated their position during the night of June 12. They had paid so much attention to strengthening their flanks that their center was weakly held, and as soon as this became evident on June 12 I directed Ian Hamilton to attack. He moved against Diamond hill with the Suffolks. Derbyshlres.

and City Imperial volunteers, supported on the left by the Guards brigade under Inlgo Jones. "It was grand, seeing the way our men advanced over the difficult ground under heavy tire. The casualties, I am thankful to say, were less than 100, a very small number considering the natural strength of the position which had to be carried. Our seizure of Diamond hill caused the Boers to feel they were practically surrounded and this resulted in their hasty retirement'. They were being folowod yesterday by some of our mounted corps.

"Hamilton spoke In high terms of the troops engaged. Hamilton received contusion from a shrapnel bullet In the shoulder, but is not, I am happy to say, unable to perform his duty." Old People Made Young. C. Sherman, the veteran editor of the Verraontville (Mich.) Echo, has discovered the remarkable secret of keeping old people young. For years he has avoided nervousness, sleeplessness, indigestion, heart trouble.

constipation and rheumatism by using Electric Bitters, and he writes: "It can't be praised too highly. It gently stimulates the kidneys, tones the stomach, aids digestion, and gives a splendid appetite. It has worked wonders for my wife and me. It is a marvellous remedy for old people's complaints." Only 50c at Paul's Pharmacy, City Hall Square. A fatal policy is to neglect a backache or other sign of kidney trouble.

Foley 's Kidnery Cure is a sure remedy for Bright's disease, diabetes and gravel. For sale by E. Marsh and H. Wyss. Ladies Can Wear Shoes one smaller after using Allen's Koot-Kasu, a powder to bo shaken into the shoos, ty makes tight or new shoos fuel gives instant relief to corns uml bunions.

It's the greatest comfor.1 discovery of the age. Cures and'prevents swollen feet, blisters, callous and suro spots. Allen's Fooi- Kaso. is a ce.rtuin cure for sweating, hot, aching fo-jt. At all druggists and shoo stores, Trial package free by mail.

Adt'ress Alien S. Olmstoud, Loroy, N. Y. Keep Quiet and use Ohambflrlain'a Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all pains of the stomach and all uimataral losse- nesa of the boweln. It al-vayu cureH.

For by E. Marsh, B. ti. aud Paul's Pharmacy. has it ups and downs.

After ihu downs use Banner Salve, if you're cut or bruised. It heals the hurt quickly. For sale by Marsh nd 8. H. Wyss.

To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for catarrhal troubles, the proprietors prepare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm and the price, including the spraying tube, is 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid embodies the medicinal properties of the solid preparation. Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the membrane and does not dry up the secretions but changes them to a natural and healthy character. Ely Brothers, Warren street, New York.

international Automobile Race. Paris, June International automobile race for the James Gordon Bennett cup, from Paris to Lyons, was won by M. F. Chart-on of France. Alexander Winton of Cleveland, 0., participated In the contest.

Jiuckleii Arnica tialvt. Has world-wide fame for marvel- lous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm fot cuts, corns, burns, boils, sores, felons, ulcers, tetter, salt rheum, fever" sores, chapped hands, skin eruptions: infallible for piles. Cure guaranteed. Onlj at, Paul's Pharmacy.

City Hal" Square. A Card of 1 wish to sav that Thanks. I feel under obligations for what Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has done for our fain ily. We have used it in so many cas es of wmghs, lung troubles and whooping cough, and it has always given the most perfect satisfaction Wo teel greuily indebted to the man ufacturerti of this remedy and wisl them to please accept our heartj Mrs. S.

Doty, Des Moines, Iowa. For sale by te. Marsh, S. H. Wyss and Paul's Pharmacy.

Clpvcntfcr flanged. Liberty, June Krnost H. Clevenger wus hanged here at 5 o'clock the morning in the county court vard. Tho execution was witnessed i.v about llfty men. Clevenger mot loath feitrlossl.v and wiilUod upon tlio scaffold unassisted.

Krnosi riovengor was hnngod for the murder near srfuri City In of Allen and lielhi Olovetiger. I lie hitter Ills cousin. was onamorod of his cousin ind jealous ol' Alien's attentions. Ife 'nllowed them to onmpmeetlng and ny In wait until they emerged from the. tent.

Then, without saying a word, ho deliberately shot both. Collision ot Kloctrio Van. Columbus, June Hi. Two elec- ric cars returning from Minerva park Mine together in a terrific roar-end collision about midnight and four peo- ile were severely Injured. They were iVllliam D.

Dovere, hip dislocated and miised; S. 13. Morris, hand badly torn; iV. Powell, leg injured; John Heer, mitHo.d and leg injured. Crowbars had be used to pry the cars apart to re- case Mr.

Dcvere. Aforti Snrreiiilar, Washington, June An important of Filipino insurgents was re to the war department by Gen- srnl Mat-Arthur in flie following cable nossage: "General Macabulos, with officers, 124 enlisted men and 124 rides, surrendered to Colonel E. H. Liscum of the Ninth infantry at Tar- ae. Macabulos Ii? the most important he last Insurgent loader in Tarlac aud Paiigasonan." Choose OHinera.

Grand Uapids, June 1(5. N. S. Boynton was re-elected great com- umude.r of the Michigan Maccabees by II overwhelming majority. He re- 1,520 votes to Devere Hall's The ladies of the Maccabees have inaniniously re-elected Great Cormnan- ler Frances Ifl.

Burns of St. Louis and Treat Record Keeper Mary E. Brower of Ann Arbor. Odd Fellows liar St. Paul, niid intelkeepers nro.

placed In the category with liquor dealers, bartenders md professional gamblers by the Lodge of Odd Fellows, and will excluded from the benefits and so- of tlie great order. The question came up nurl was formally acted Made Young- Again. "One of Dr. King's New Life Pills ach night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again," writes D. H.

Turner of They're the best in the world for liver, stomach and bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c at Paul's'Phar- macy, City Hall Square. Lock Jaw.

Ed. H. Hardln, China Springs, says: One large dose ot Morlay'a Woaderfu! Eight cured my mare ot look jaw. It was a wonderful cure and saved me a $65 animal." Free trial bottle at Paul's Pharmacy, Alton III. j.

Bauer Sons RJKN1TURE, And Bmftalmers Second Opp. Cily Hall Alton At MARSH'S DRUG STORE The Best of Mixed Paints, Oils, Varnishes. White Lead, Colors, Brushes Everything you need, at MARSH'S DRUG STORE. Woman Killed by a Train. Ottawa, June eastbound passenger on the Mock Island struck and killed Mrs.

Matilda Gray near the Chestnut street crossing in this city. In company with another woman she was walking along the tracks and stepped off one track to avoid a train directly in front of the other. She was instantly killed, her neck being broken. The dead woman was about 40 years of age and leaves two sous. She recently moved here from Kokomo, Ind.

THE HAN OF THE HAdNIFICENT PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY, Reproduced in Ten Colors from a Late Photograph, for which the Presi. dent specially sat, at the request ot the Jfublisberp. (Size 14x21 Inches) will be published by us shortly. It ia now being printed for us on heavy plate-paper, in a form suitable for framing, by one of tne largest art lithograph bouses in America, in the famous French style of color-plate work. Every American family will want one of these handsome pictures of the President.

It must be remembered that this picture is in no sense a cheap cbromo, but will be an example of the very highest style of illuminated printing. It will be an orniment to auy library or drawing- roon. Oar readers can bave the McKinley portrait at what it costs ufl, (namely, 10 cents per copy) by merely filling out the coupon below, and sending it to this office at once. Tnere will be such a demand for the protrait when it is published tbat we advise sending orders in advance. As many copies as may be desired can be had on one lonpjn, PROVIDING TEN CENTS is SENT FOR EACH COPY Write name and address plainly and remit, in coin or postage stamps.

To ALTON TELEGRAPH PRINTING Alton, III. For the enclosed remittance of cents send me copies'of PRESIDENT McKiNLEY's PORTRAIT in colors, as described in todays paper Name Date. Address. $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn tbat there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and tbat is catarrh.

Hall's Catarrh Onre Is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Oatarrb being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Oatarrb Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Bend for list of testimonials.

Address F. J. Cheney Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best.

L. Son, Mt. Eden, say: "We consider Morley's Tasteless Cblll Syrup the best we over sold. We sold 40 bottles ot It this month and not a (allure In tne lot. ID (act whon our doctors find a case hard to cure, they send to us for Merely'a Tasteless Chill Svrup, and It never falls to cure." Sold by Paul's Pharmacy, Alton III.

For Coughs, Croup, Hoarseness, La Grippe, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption, Foley's Honey and Tar IT 18 THK GREAT THROAT LUNG REMEDY. Sold by E. Harsh and S. H.VVyss Oougn Remedy has saved the livfs of croopy children. It also without an equal (or colda and whooping cough.

For sale by E. Marsh, 8. H. Wyss and Paul's Ptiormacv H. MurkB, whllo acting ii; tin' of nurso at the Second Division Hospital of the fifth Army (lorps at SantiuKu do Cuba, used fi'iv bottles of Cnamburluln's Colic, Choloru and Dlarrhoi-a Hemedy for (liiirrluji'u uml found it to work like a i-hurni.

For by Marsh, S. H. Wyss and I'aul'n I'liurnmcy. $(00 Or. E.

Detclin'a Anti-Diureuc May be worth to you more 8100 if you have a child who solle bedding from incontinence of water during aleep. Ourea old and young alike. It arreatfl the trouble at once. $1. Sold by B.

H. Wysa and H.W.Ohamberlaln, Drugglat, 032 Second street, MOD may differ on politics, rolijfion or linitiu-i', but all who have triod Hannor salve ujjrood as to its worth for cut.s, burns, soros, and skin diseases. It's ihu most Imuliny; remedy in tlio world, For sulo by K. Marsh and H. H.

Wyss. Lust full 1 sprainc-d my k-ft liip whllo handling some heavy boxes. Thw doctor 1 called on Haiil at llrst it wus a slight strain and would soon bo well, but It ifruw worso and the doctor then said I laid rhcumalUin, It continued to grow worse and 1 could hurdly got around twwork. 1 wont to drug fatoro and the w-om- mended me to try Chamberlain's uln Balm. I triod it and one-half of a W- cent bottlo cured mo entirely, 1 now riicommond it to all my A.

Uabcock, Eric, 1'u. It is for Biilo by K. Marsh, S. H. Wyss and Paul's 1'hurmiiuy.

Always attend utriotly to Tho best pills for J'wple arc Little Liver Pills, because they always attend Strictly to busi- uoaa. Sugar-coated. Onoudoae. Sold by Bold at Paul's Pharmacy Hal Square. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children.

The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of noiBL MADISON, L. DANIELS, Prop Second and Eadton Alton, 500 REWARD We pay the above reward for any case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot cure with Liverita, The Up-to-Date Little Liver Pill They are purely Vegetable and never fail to give satisfaction, 25c boxes contain JOO Pills, JOc boxes contain 40 Pills, 5c boxes contain 15 Pills, Beware of substitutions and imitations. Sentjby mail. Stamps taken. Nervita Medical Corner Clinton and Jackson Chicago, Illinois.

Sold by Marsh, druggist, cor. Third and Belle Alton, 111; New BLUFt- CITY DAIRY, Cor. of Second and Henry sts. Dealers In IMIlk, Butter tnd Kgga. Oraers by tulepbone promptly attended to.

Telephone No. 3683. J.R.CARTWRIQHT, Proprietor S. F. CONNOR loionoce and Real Estate.

OOoe; Pint Building tod iPOR BALE) 1 good Ipti to Highland 9.room on street. A flat lot OB Fourtn itroot. prno We have received the largest line of and Smmmer Ever brought to Alton, for Suits and Pantaloons, Which we will make up and prices to Bolt all. in the most: Stylleh Out, Beat Workim uship Oome and inspect before ordering elsewhere IVloritzTailor ing House iia West Third st.