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ROBERTS IS THE CHIEF.
lie Is Now In Command of the
War In South Africa.
According to the I-oixlon Newspaper Strat
egists Great Flanking; Movement tlia
Feature by Which the Itoers Are To lie
Forced to Leave Ladysmlth Bnller'n
Kxplanatlon of Hi Latest Defeat State
ment in I'arl lament at to the New Army
l easurrn.
Kimberley. Friday. Feb. 1). There
was a heavy bombardment yesterday,'
and today the lire of the ttoer big gnu J
at Kainpersdam has been very trying.!
Loudon, Feb. 13. Lord Roberts has j
Kathered 35.000 men, with whom ae-j
tordioK to the best military opinion ia (
London lie !rioses turning the left t
of the.Magersfontein liues near Jiieotw-;
dal.enrering the Free State, compelling
General Cronje to raise the siege of
Kimberley, aud thus making his first
step toward Bloom foritein. Yesterday j
Ird KolM'i fs auuouiK-ed tlie appoin-i
im!it of General Sir Henry Colville,
hitherto commander of the guards
brigade, to the command of the Ninth
division, which is being formed and
will consist probably to a great extent
of cononial troops. General Colville
will lie succeeded by General Heginald
I'ole-farew. Lord ltolterts tells the
rorreipoiideiUs that when he gets
down to business they shall have
ample opportunities to send news. His
chief press censor yesterday issued
uw rules, ami in future all written
'oinmiinic.il ions are to go unchecked.
nly tdegrams will be censored.
Latewt Kxplanation from Huller.
V-ne only further news relating to
'"fuller's operations on the Tuarela. re
.Iveived at this writing is a dispatch
from Kolerts which says under date
of Feb. 11: "I have received a tele
gram from Huller as follows, dated
Friday. Feb. !: "It was necessary aft
er seizing Vaal Krantz to intrench it
as the pivot of further operations. But
1 found after tryina: two days that,
owing to the nature of the ground, this
was impracticable. It was also ex
posed to the lire of heavy guns in posi
tions from which our artillery was
dom ina tew. It is essential to troops
advancing on I.adysmith by Harding
or Monger's drift to hold Vaal Krantz
securely, and. accordingly, we are not
r pressing t lie advance by those roads,
sa I tiud we can not make it secure.' "
, Kolirrtn I Now in Command.
In the house of lords yesterday, re
plying to a question as to whetheer
Major General Sir Frederick Carring
ton was destined for a command in
South Africa and whether General
Methtien was still in command at the
Modder river, Lord Lansdowne, the
"secretary of state for war, answered
that portion of the query referring to
(inoral Carrington in the affirmative,
and added: "General Kolwrts is now
. at the Modder river and in emu m tied
of the wholo forces there."
(i K KATF.lt ARMV FOK lilt IT A IN.
Statement in the Commons by the War Of
fice Secretary.
London, Feb. 13. The house of com
mons was crowded yesterday in antic
ipation of the statemeut of George
Wyndham. parliamentary secretary of
the war office, in regard to the army
measures. Wyndham arose amidst
cheers when the house went into oom
"mittee on supply, and said that lie did
not propose to deal with the question
of the prosecution of the war, but
would immediately outline other mili
tary measure necessary for placing
home defense on a satisfactory foot
ing. The government, he continued,
had not even considered the question
of compulsory service, which was en
tirely unnecessary in view of the ac
tivity of recruiting for the auxiliary
forces.
During the spring and summer the
volunteer artillery will be rearmed. A
mounted infantry volunteer corps
' be formed. The artillery army
' . ,V'e corps and engineers necessary
Tor two additional army corps would
be raised forthwith namely, thirty
six field batteries and seven horse bat
" teries. The siwaker also said it had
been decided to raise twelve addition
al infantry battalions. The existing
cavalry forces would also be expended
by seven regiments, and commissions
would be offered to militia officers, to
the colonies aud to the universities.
At present, the speaker further
pointed out. there were 10U.000 regu
lars in the country, aud the increase
was anticipated to be 30.O00. There
were now 31Is.tK men in the auxiliary
forces,- and it was estimated the in
crease would be ."rO.OOO men. So, alto
" crether. the country would soon have
least 517.0O0 men. and Wyndham
anticipated that he number would be
nearer (ioo.ooo then half a million.
Judicial Hill Reported.
Washington. Feb. 13. The appropri
ation committee of the house lias cem
pleted and reported the executive, leg
islative and judicial appropriation bill,
one of the most important of the sup
ply bills and carrying the salaries of
officials in all branches of the public
service. The estimates submitted ag
gregated ?25.01S.2K) and the bill ap
propriates .523,871.871. The bill is vol
uminous and taken up with the de
tailed salaries. The changes are com
paratively few
v Stabbed by His I'aramonr.
Sioux City. Ia.. Feb. 13. Thomas
Gardner, or Haas, of this city, was
stabbed twice yesterday morning by
his former paramour, Elsie Gardner,
and it is believed he will die. Gard
ner staggered into the street, bleeding.
and was taken to the police station
and then to the Samaritan hospital.
He is a railroad grader aud contractor.
His mother lives at Shakopee, Minn.
Bullet Make a Wife a Widow.
North Vernon. Ind., Feb. 12. Mich
ael Simon was shot and instantly
killed by Pat Terrall at Haydeu. The
murder was committed in the saloon
of James lieaiy. miiioii leaves a
widow and five small children. Fer
rall lias fled and cannot be found.
Nrjr.ro Murderer Hanged.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 12. Will
Golson. colored, was hanged in the
Jail yard at noon Friday for the murder
of Chief Deputy Sheriff Robert War
fltlk on Nov. 28, 1898.
Prominent Burlington Citizen Sontmoned.
Burlington. Ia., Feb. 12. Charles
Starker, president of the Iowa State
Savings bank of this city, and a lead
ing citizen, died Saturday of apoplexy.
J Consolidated Jan. 1. 1895.
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GERMANY AST) SAMOA.
Ton Buelow Makes a Statement steward
Ing the Partition of the Islands.
Berlin, Feb. 13. In introducing in I
the reichstag yesterday the draft or a
law authorizing the abrogation of the
treaties with the Tonga islands of 1870,
Samoa of 1879, and a portion of the
Zanzibar treaty of 1885, the minister of
foreign affairs, Count Von Buelow,
made a speech during which he said
the legislation was necessitated by the
recent Anglo-German and German-Anglo-American
agreements dividing
COUNT VON BUELOW.
the islands., So far as Tutuila was con
cerned, the minister said, Germany
never contested the American claims
that the United States possessed the
right of a port ami settlement there.
Since 1878 Uik1u and Savaii had
formed an economic whole, and there
fore could not be separated from each
other, but could easily be severed from
Tutuila.
Continuing, the minister said: "I
have pleasure in stating that the
Americans did not hinder, but rather
furthered, this clar severance. We
hope the relations of Germany with
the United States and Samoa will re
main friendly, even as the relations of
the German aud American members
of the Samoa commission have been
thoroughly friendly." Count Von
Buelow then dealt lengthily with the
Tonga, Solomon. Togoland and Zanzi
bar questions, and the benefits accru
ing to Germany by the treaties recent
ly concluded. He next referred to the
special agreement to arbitrate the
claims arising from the troubles in
Samoa.
"This agreerwent," added the foreign
minister, "is rSv before the American
senate. It is proiiosed that the king
of Sweden shall be arbitrator and 1
think we may anticipate that his decis
ion will be in accordance with the
principles of fairness and justness."
GOOD YEAR FOR STATE BANKS.
Mulligan Concerns of That Kind Increase
in Number and Capital.
Lansing, Mich., Feb. 13. The past
year was a good one for the state
banks of Michigan, according to an an
nual report submitted to Governor Pin
gree by State Bank Commissioner
Maltz. During the year there were
organized seven new banks, with a to
tal capital of $100,000, and one bank
increased its capital stock $300,000.
Two state banks with a total capital
of $133,000. went into voluntary liqui
dation and four others were permitted
to reduce their capital a total of $105,
500. It will be seen from these figures!
that the net increase of capital for the (
year was $222,000. The year shows an
increase of $14,080,482 in deposits and
$14,891,738 in loans. The increase in
deposits since the banking law was
enacted in 1889 has been $71,845,147
and in loans $03,212,509.
Shoots Himself In a Vault.
St. Louis, Feb. 13. Hugo, Kromrey.
secretary of the St. Ixuis Mutual
House Building company No. 3, com
mitted suicide in his office. After care
fully locking the doors leading to the
office he entered the vault and placed
a revolver to his head. He was found
dead half an hour later. Kromrey
was well known in financial and realty
circles. Ills friends are at a loss to
account for his action.
Fire Loss at Marquette Is $34,000.
Marquette, Mich., Feb. 13. A re
vised estimate on the fire which oc
curred here late Saturday afternoon In
the Opera House block makes the Ios
greater than at first reported. It Is now
believed that the total will reach $24.
OOO, $3,000 on the building and $21,000
on the dry goods stock of A. T. Van
Alstyn.
hewsta1;tOnoittlire.
President McKinley may ride In the
Grand Army parade next August at
Chicago.
Miss Henrietta Pyre, of Madison,
Wis., won the freshman declamation
contest at the Wisconsin university
and Robert Kahn. of Milwaukee, got
second place.
S. II. Brown, of Belle Plains, Ia.,
has been appointed trainmaster of the
Madison (Wis.) divison of the North
western road.
Robert Swanson, a farmer of Bloom
ing Grove. Dane county. Wis., received
$782 for his crop of tobacco, averaging
$130.33 an acre.
John Lindberg, a machinist of Pull
man. Ills., was killed by an Illinois
Central train.
Moliueux says lie lias supreme faith
that he will be set free finally.
Mrs. Martin Griffin committed sui
cide at Chicago by drinking carbolic
acid in the presence of her husband.
The Delta chapter of Phi Chi fra
ternity, a pharmacy brotherhood, has
lieeu installed at Madison, Wis.
Socialists made a great demonstra
tion at the funeral of the nihilist Lavof
in Paris.
Berlin considers that the nonforti
ficatiou clause in the Ilay-Fauneefote
treaty is very favorable to the other
powers.
Mrs. Mary M:Gulre, of Chicago, was
fatally burned while attempting to
start a fire with kerosene.
Plan a Twenty-Four story Building.
Cleveland. O., Feb. 12. Steffens,
Searles & Hirseh announce that they
have been commissioned to make plans
for the tallest sky-scraper of New
York. They say the building will le
twenty-four stories, or 204 feet high,
and but fifty-five feet wide. The esti
mated cost is $000,000. and work is to
be begun in July .
President Entertains a Bishop.
Washington, Feb. 12. The president
yesterday had for his guest his vener
able friend Bishop Waldron, or Cin
cinnati, it being the tatter's birthday.
The bishop sat with the president in
his pew at Metropolitan church and
dined with the president and familv.
TAFT HAS THE CASE.
He Hears the Arguments In the
Kentucky Cause Celehre.
As Stated by Kx-Gov. Bradley Oeiuotrata
Principally Depend on the Claim of No
Jurisdiction Judge Takes the Matter
Under Consideration Everything Quiet
at Frankfort, Where the Republicans
feliow Up but the Democrat Do Not.
Cincinnati, Feb. 13. In the United
States circuit court of appeals Judge
Taft heard arguments yesterday after
noon for over three hours on the ap
plications for Injunctions against the
Kentucky state board of election com
missioners and the contestants for the
Btate officers other than governor and
lieutenant governor. The large court
room was unable to hold all who came
to the federal building for admission.
Very many of the visitors were from
the Kentucky side, notably the plain
tiffs against the state board who are
citizens of Covington. The Republican
state officers were also present, but the
only one of the defendant in attend
ance was Judge Poyutz, of the state
board.
Bradley States the Republican Case.
The plaintiffs were represented by
Bradley, Willson, Sweeney and Yost,
all of Kentucky. The defendants were
represented by Scott, Ileudrick, Ilager
and Maxwell, the latter being a mem
ber of the bar of Cincinnati, and the
others of Kentucky. Ex-Governor
Bradley, on being asked by Judge Taft
to state the case began at once a state
ment of the ground upon which the ac
tion of the court is invoked. After re
citing the provisions by which the state
board of elections is converted into a
board of contest he declared that they
were entirely repugnant to a republic
an form of government, which pro
vides for three distinct departments.
He asserted that this lioard of contest
had been made a judicial body by the
Goebel law.
Point of Jurisdiction Iicused.
At this point Judge Taft inquired
whether the Goebel law had been
passed upon by the court of appeals.
Governor Bradley replied that it had,
but his contention was thatneverthe
less in case he could show the law to
lie in contravention of the federal con
stitution, then this court could lie in
voked. Judge Taft replied that a de
cision of the state court on tiie con
stitutionality of the law did not neces
sarily prevent jurisdiction by the
United States court of appeals where a
proper case could be shown. Governor
Bradley then went on to show in what
respect, as claimed, the Goebel law
deprived citizens of their rights.
Argument of the Other Side.
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., on behalf of
the defendants, made a brief argument
on the two propositions that this court
had no jurisdiction because the peti
tions do not present a case of equity,
and do not fall under the provisions of
the fourteenth amendment of. the Unit
ed States constitution. The attorneys
for the defendants confined themselves
largely to the question of jurisdiction.
Bradley closed the discussion, and
Judge Taft advised eouusel that he
would announce his decision, so far
as the court having jurisdiction in the
cases are concerned, at 2 p. in. tomor
row. SITUATION AT FUANKFOUT.
R.-publi a L Iti4 r Meet but the Dem
ocrat Do Not Appear.
Frankfort. Ky., Feb. 13. This was
another day of unbroken calm in
Frankfort. The Republican uiemlers
of the legislature met at noon and aft
er appointing committees to inform
Governor Taylor that pursuant to. the
terms of his proclamation adjourning
the legislature at London and ca!lir,g
it to Frankfort, they had come to this
city and were prepared to- transact
business as might come before them.
The governor acknowledged the mes
sages, and loth houses adjourned until
today. There were nine members in
the senate and twenty-eight in the
house.
The committee which was expected
to come from the Democratic members
at Louisville to rcjiort whether it is
safe for them to come to Frankfort did
not put in an appearance during the
day. The Republican leaders say that
they exHft nothing now to transpire
until after Judge Taft in Cincinnati
has rendered his decision.
At one time yesterday Governor Tay
lor decided to order away all of the
soldiers now here with the exception
of a few for a personal Itodygtiard. lie
sent for Colonel Williams, and actual
ly gave the orders for the moving of
the troops, but several of his friends
urged so strongly that the soldiers be
ivermitted to remain that Governor
Taylor changed his intention and said
that for the present at least he would
not have any more of them returned to
their homes.
CCLLOM DF.LKii ATF.S BOLT.
Incident of tli- Fight In Illinois Between
iovernor oi d s nator.
Springfield. Ills.. Feb. ia. The con
vention of tlie Republicans of Sanga
mon county yesterday afternoon le
sulted in a split, the Cullom delegates
leaving the convention hall in a body
before the temporary organization had
been announced and adjourning to tlie
opera house. The result is that two
delegations will apply for admission In
the state and congressional conven
tions, and there will Ik? two Republic
an legislative tickets in the field. The
convention was caller! to order in Rep
resentatives hall hy Chairman Grout,
of the county central committee, who
has been the leader of tlie Tanner
afction.
The trouble commenced iu the very
outset, when Chairman Grout an
nounced that Maxwell township' would
be entitled to one vote and Loami
township to four instead of five as
stated in the official call, which had
ignored Maxwell township altogether
and that Frederick Mortimer. Tan
nerlte. was emit tea to tne proxy of tlie
delegate from Sherman, which had in
structed for Cullom. Before the vote
on permanent chairman was announced
the Cullom delegates, headed by Hon.
David T. Littler, withdrew to the
Opera -House, where they organized
and nominated delegates to the conven
tion and a conuty ticket, while the
Tanner men nominated another ticket.
Found In the Road Badly Hurt.
Auburn. Ind., Feb. 12. George
Gliss, of Peabody, was found in the
road Saturday morning with his skull
crushed. It is thought he fell from
his wagon and was kicked by a horse
or waylaid.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. FEBRUARY J3. lHOO.
RUSTY PIPE- CAUSES' DEATH.
Cas LeaksT herefrom and Kills a Man and
His Wife and Child.
Chicago, Feb. 13. Martin Jordea
and his . wife and" 5-month old baby
were asphyxiated by escaping gas
Sunday morning at their home, Stew
art avenue and Forty-third street. Jor
den was a stationary engineer em
ployed by the Universal Coal company
and lived with his family above the
coal offices of the company. The bodies
of the victims were discovered at 9
a. in. in the morning. The gas which
had caused tragedy was traced to a
leak in a rusted pipe in the basement.
One of the teamsters, Arthur Carver,
in attempting to stop the leak was
nrarmmo As soon as tlie uocnes were
discovered Dr. P. II. Flanigan w
as
summoned and pronounced all the v
tims beyond aid.
River Steamer Sinks.
ic-
rincinnati. Feb. 13. The steamer
Henry M. Stanley struck the. Kentucky
pier of the southern railway oriuge
and sunk in twenty-five feet of water
with the bow on the Kentucky shore.
So far as known only one man was
drowned, tlie steward oi me ioa
tbrtiirrh n number snrang into the wi
ter. The steamer had left the pier
for Vevay. Ind.. in a dense fog. The
Chesapeake and Ohio piers were safe
v nnssed. but the outlines of the
piers of the Southern bridge were too
dim to he nistinguisneu ana ine ves
sel struck the pier and almost instant
ly sank.
Maud S. on Inhibition.
New oYrk. Feb. 13. Maud S.. foi
years the queen of the harness turf
and still regarded by many good
indares as the erreat trotter that ever
lived, was exhibited today at the
Fasig-Tipton sale at Madison Square
garden. All of the rest of the trotting
stock belonsriug to tlie late Robert Bon
ner will be sold, but his heirs will see
that the grand old mare spends the
rest of her days in comfort. She 1
now 20 years of age.
Resistance Rpcogiiizcd as Fruitlys.
Manila. Feb. 13. A number of ex
insurgent officials have arrived here.
They state that General Pio del Pilar,
the insurgent leader, died of fever a
fortnight ago in the Morong moun
tains. The leaders, after his death.
held a meeting, at which it was recog
nized that it would be futile to offer
further resistance to the Americans.
They therefore disbanded their forces,
which are now wandering in small
gangs in the hills.
Smallpox Case in the Crowd.
Springfield. Ills., Feb. 13. The vil
lage of Pawnee has been excited by
tlie discovery of a case of smallpox
near the town, the victim of which
was mingling with the residents of the
village during the Republican primary
election. The patient is Kd Duffee
and he but recently returned from tho
Pacific coat. The state board of
health has ordered the young man
quarantined.
Captaini-y for a Bloominicton Man.
liloomington. Ills., Feb. 13. Will'.-m
r. Butler of this city has been offered
aud has accepted a captaincy in the
United States army, and will in a few
days depart for Puerto Rico, where
he is to report for duty. He recently
was offered and declined a captaincy
in the Philippines. He Is a veteran of
the Illinois National guard, and in the
Spanish war served as major of the
First cavalry.
Decision a Month Too I.nte.
New York. Feb. 13. The appellate
division of tlie supreme court on Fri
day last handed down a decision re
straining United States Senator Clark,
of Montana, and the directors of the
United Verde Copper company from
selling the mines and other property.
As a matter of fact the sale took place
on Jan. 9 last, just a month before the
decision was handed down, so that
its ruling is practically valueless.
Archbishop Feehan ill With Pneumonia.
Chicago. Feb. 13. Archbishop Pat
rick A. Feehan, of tlie Roman Catholic
archdiocese of Chicago, is ill with
pneumonia nt his residence, North
State street and North avenue. The
venerable prelate was taken ill on
Friday last with what seemed to be a
severe cold. Dr. Truman W. Miller,
the archbishop's regular physician,
was called. He diagnosed the disease
as pleuro-pneumonia.
Conflagration a st. Paul, Kan.
St. Paul. Kan., Feb. 13. One-third
of the business portion of this city was
destroyed by fire, entailing""a loss of
$30.ooo. The insurance is estimated
at alout two-thirds of this sums. Eight
buildings with their contents were
consumed. The principal losers are
J. J. Owens, general merchandise,
$ll.ooO: J. Koeuig. general merchan
dise, $12,000; R. L. Arnold, general
merchandise, $11,000.
Denies a Story About .Monson.
London, Feb. 13. In the house of
commons yesterday Balfour, govern
ment leader, denied the statement roi
ceutly published that Sir Edmund J.
Monson, the British ambassador to
France, had been temporarily ordered
to withdraw from Paris owing to the
offensive attitude of the French pres
with regard to the war in South Africa.
Michigan National (iiianl.
Lansing. Mich., Feb. 13. Quarter
master General Atkinson sa.s that
there will be an encampment of the
Michigan National Guard this year.
The subject has not been acted on by
the military board officially, but all
the members are very much in fa vol
of a camp.
For a New Cabinet O nicer.
Washington, Feb. 13. A new cab
inet officer, to be known as the secre
tary of mines and mining, is provided
in the bill favorably acted on by the
house committee on mim's and mining.
The bill creating an executive depart
ment which shall have entire charge of
affairs relating to mines, including the
g.-oiogical jMirvey.The proposed sec-
Smallpox in a Postottice.
Washington. Feb. 13. The rwwtffi..o
I department lias been informed that the
assistant postmaster at Reidsville, N
j G., is .nought to be suffering from
I smallpox, orders have been issued to
. have me mail at that place fumigated
if necessary.
Hog Cholera In Indiana.
Butler, Iud., Feb. 13. The state
board of health has reported hog
cholera prevalent in Shelby, Randolph
I aud Wayne counties.
1 . '.
When a woman begins to make prep
arations for a trip aboard she has an
elephant on her hands that is mo-ily
' all trunk.
JOUBERT IS AGGRESSIVE
Is loiti? a Little Flanking on
His Own Account.
Position Ofcn pled by Them South of the
Tugcla and but nil Hour's Ride from
Chlevely Very Ac ti ve Alsit ut Klmber
ley, Where the Siei; Is Being More ViR
.orously Prosecuted Gen. Roberts at the
Front. Where He Compliments the
Highlanders.
Durban, Feb. 11. It is rumored here
that General Joubert is marching with
a column of 0,00 men to outflank Gen
eral Buller.
Modder River, Feb. 10. Lord Rob
erts is here. Upon appearing before
the troops on Friday he was enthusias
tically cheered. He visited the camp
of the Ilighland'brigade this morning
and complimented General Macdonald
and his men on their steady conduct at
Koodoosberg drift.
Boer Force Beaten OH.
London, Feb. 12. The war office has
Issued the following dispatch, dated yes
terday, rom the general commanding
at Cape Town: "Clements reports
SPION KOP.
from Rensburg that on Friday, Feb. 0,
the Boers tried to turn his right flank,
but were beaten off. Position main
tained. Casualties small.
Act it ity Anioim the Boers at Kluiberley.
"Kimberley reports that the Boer
fighting force was apparently in
creased on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Next,
day the Boers commenced the con
struction of trenches to the cast, nearly
parallel to the glacis and 4.000 yeards
from the Premier mine. A natlvfr re
ported that he accompanied some
Boers who left Mafeking for Kimber
loy. carrying with them a six-inch gun
and a quick-firing field gun. The for
mer opened fire on Kimberley.'"
Boer Souta of the Tujjcla.
London, Feb. 12. The Pietoruiartz
burg correspondent of The Daily Mail,
telegraphing yesterday, says: "The
Boers have occupied Ploys farm, south
of theTugela. which is under an hour's
ride from Chlevely, and have turned
the homestead into a hospital. On the
farm are hills commanding both
bridges over the Tugela. as well as
Forts Wylie and Molynoux, and from
which a view of Bulwana and Lady
smith is obtainable. There is much
aprehensioii here regarding the Boer
movements, and the authoritites are on
Hie alert."
Fewer Boers at Modder Rtrer.
Modder Ricer, Feb. 10. Apparently
Bors have brought all their guns from
Mafeking to shell Kimberley. Our
naval guns shelled Magorsfonteln to
day, but tlie Boer guns were silent. It
is supposed that the enemy have with
drawn their artillery. They are blow
ing up tlie permanent way beyond
Morton Siding. Tlie Boers still man
their trenches, but their numbers are
apparently reduce.!. The bulk of their
force has gone to Kimberley or toward
our flank.
I.ITKI.Y SKir.MIlI NEAR KENSUl'RO
Boers Outflank the British Attacked by
Irishmen and Australians.
Rensburg, Feb. 12. Tlie Boers out
flanked the Britisli here yesterday. A
considerable force of the enemy was
threatening tlie - British comunica
tions between Rensburg and Slingers
fontein, twelve miles away, and dur
ing a reconnaissance by some Innis
killings and twenty Australians from
Slingersfontein. the Boers were dis
covered attempting to get a gun in
position to shell the British camp.
The Australians having come into
very close contact with the enemy took
cover under a hill about 9.000 yards
from the camp. Thereupon the Boers
took up a position with a view of pre
venting their retirement.
Some Burghers got within 200 yards
of the Australians and called upon
them to surrender. The replied by
fixing bayonets and shouting defi
ance. Sergeant Kd wards aud two men
made a dash, and galloping under a
hot tire, passed a number of hills
held by the Boers nd took word that
the Australians were safe and confi
dent of holding the enemy at bay and
of getting out fterdark, which even
tually they did. The Inniskillings
prevented the enemy getting their
guns in position. The Australians
lost one man killed and three wound
ed.
The convoys have been successfully
gotten to Slingersfontein today, the
nritisii escorts having had several
brushes with parties of from twentv
to thirty Boers infesting the region.
Lieutenant Colonel I 'age. with a sec
tion of artillery and 150 horses, got one
large convoy through by shelling the
enemy out of the road. The Bers also
outflanked us on the west, placed a
gun in position at Bastard's Nek and
fired on one of our outposts, driving
off Iwm) sheep.
In Wednesday's brush two cor
respondents. Hales, of the London
Daily News, and Lambie, of the Mel
bourne Age, fell behind. Hales, who
was slightlv wounded, was captured
by the Boers, and Lambie was killed.
The British took two prisoners."
Hurry Calf on Cranberry Men."'
Washington. Feb. 13. The director
of tlie census requests all trauberry-4
growers who have received special
schedules from the census office re
garding their industry and have not
filled them out and returned them to
tho office, to do so at their earliest con
venience. Tabler's Buckeye Pile O n'ment is
the only remedy for blind, bleediDgcr
Drotrudiog piles, indorsed by phys
icians; cures the most obMlna'e casee.
Price 50 cents in bottles, lubes 75 cts.
F. G. Fricke & Co.
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A BOON TO MANKINDS
DR TABLER'S BUCKEYE
A New Discovery for the Certain Cure of INTERNAL and
EXTERNAL PILES, WITHOUT PAIN,
CURES WHERE ALL OTHERS HAVE FAILED.
Tubes, by mail, 75 cents; bottles, 50 Cents.
JAMES F. BALLARD, Sole Proprietor, - - 310 North Main Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. '
F. G. Fricke & Co.
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Fn turned Speculation Ia Reflected in In-
creased Clearings.
j Xew York. Feb. 10. BradstreeU
' says: The strength of staples, and
particularly those of agricultural orV
, gin. is the leading feature-this week an
, last. In general trade weather eondl
i tions have not favored a large distribu
i tiou but comparisons with a year ago
I are still quite favorable. Enlarged
speculations is reflected in increased
1 clearings and comparisons with last
year are again encouraging, while
gains over years previoui- to 1899 are
very marked. In strength of demand
and size of advance, cottons are still
easily first.
Although the crop movement has no
ticeably enlarged, so active has been
the demand from foreign spinners that
fully of a cent advance is shown.
Corn is higher, partly in sympathy
with wheat, but also on reports of
damage to the Argentine crop by heat.
Provisions have been quite strong
throughout the week and active de
mand is resonsible for higher prices
of pork and lard In the face of larger
receipts of hogs at primary markets.
Hides and leather are firmly main
tained, though reports from the boot
aud shoe trade of current business are
not very good. Iron prices vary with
the market reporting, but no wide
spread weakness is yet noted.,
' Business failures In the United States
for the week number 231. as com
pared with 171 last week. 193 in this
week a year ago, 278 In 1S90, 301 in
1897 and 381 in 189G.
Injunction Notices Served.
Frankfort. Ky., Feb. 10. Notice of
the injunction to be argued before
Judge Taft in Cincinnati Monday was
yesterday served on Democratic Treas
urer Hager and Sperintendent of Pub
lic Instruction McChesney. They are
the only Democratic state officials now
in Frankfort.
MILLER IS RESPONSIBLE.
Say He Alone Stabbed Kehr in Self
Defense La Crosse, Wis., Feb. 10. Defend
antMiller was put on the stand in his
own behalf by the defense in the Kehr
murder trial. He told his version of
the stabbing and admitted that he did
all the cutting, and that the other de
fendants, Voss, Trapp and Klix, did
not participate. Miller insists that
Kehr attacked him and had him by the
throat all the time he was jabbing
Kehr with the knife.
Miller, said he was standing in front
of Kehr. yet Kehr received three stabs
in the back. Miller's jaw was broken
and the defense hoped to prove that
this was done in his encounter with
Kehr. It was proven, however, that
his jaw was broken by the policeman
whom Miller attacked after his arrest
in the police station. Miller fell down
repeatedly during a sharp cross-examination
by District Attorney Morris.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion ol the ear. There is only one
way to curedeafness.and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed
conditiOTi of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When thistube gets inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inttamation cau be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of tea
are caused bv catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any case
of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
Alleged Railway Sale Ienle4t.
Omaha. Neb., Feb. 12. Gen. Man
ager Webster, of the Bridge and
Terminal company, denies in unquali
fied terms the reported sale of the
property to the Illinois Central. He
states that such reports have frequent
ly been started, but in spite of them all
the property had not been sold and
was not for sale.
Woman Suffragists In Session.
Washington, Feb. 12. The
third day of the thirty-second an
nual convention of the National
American Woman's Suffrage associa
tion was devoted to reports of commit
tees. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton on
credentials and Mrs. Elnora M. Bab
cock on the press.'
Roosevelt Not a Oandirtate.
New York. Feb. 12. The Press
says: "Roosevelt is not a candidate
for the Republican nomination for vice
president. Woodruff is. Roosevelt told
Senator Flatt and Chairman O'Deil,
of the state committee, Saturday,
that he would not take the nomina
tion." Chicago Booked for Destruction.
Chicago, Feb. 12. Miss Alice V.
Darby, believing that Chicago would
be destroyed within a few days on ac
count of its sins, has disappeared. She
lived at 5200 Emerald avenue. Early
Friday morning Miss Darby awakened
her.neighbors. advising them to flee.
Funds Wanted for the Boers.
New York, Feb. 12. John V. L.
Pruyn, vice chairman of the Ameri
can committee to aid the Red Cross
within the Boer lines, has addressed
an appeal "To all Americans," for
funds with which to carry on the
work.
Her Husband's Affections Valued. j
Danville. Ills., Feb. 12. After a
week's trial and $1,500 court costs Mrs.
Kittie Allison had a jury award her
$1,750 against her father-in-law, Philip
Allisoc, for alienating her husband's
affections.
VOL. IX, NO. 28.
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