The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
PARTICULARS OF HIS DEATH.
An Adventurous Youth = His Position When
Found Horribly MutIlattd-The South
African War - The Walking
Match-WestOn Gaining
Steadily.
ONE O'CLOCK EDITION.

london, June 90 The following are additional
particulars Of the death Of the Prince Imperial: /:
''The body Of the Prince when found lay on its
back There were Rssegai stabs in 1t two Of them
piercing the body from The chest to the back two
IN the side and one destroying The right eye. A
locket with hair medallions and reliquary was
found around his neck. The face wore placid
expression He had evidently in, ffectually tried
20 mount and the leather Of the flap tearing, he
ran aloIg the path IN where he was found. Two
troopers lay near the body both assegaied. The
Prince was very adventurous.
The Off ial account bav 1.-THE Prince with
Lieutenant Cares, of ihe MI ety eighth Regiment
VA m aud one friendly Zllu, lett the camp at
ksil2i Mountain seven miles beyond Blood
Ilver, on the LIST lust, for a reconnaissance, The
party bnlted and unsaddled when ten miles
from I camp Just as the Prince gave an order
~ rtmount vOllpy was fred from an ambush IN
the long grass. Lieutenant Carey and four of
the troop. n returned IN the camp and reported
that the Prince and two troopers were missing.
From .helr statements there could be no dOnht
the Ponce WAS killed. party of the Seven
teenlh LanceTs with an ambulance started on the
second inst, 70 recover the body Of the Prince
which was brought in on the same day, A spe.
Cial dispatch says: Al day break the cavalry pa.
trrl under General Marshall LETT to search for the
Prince aud went to kfa IL ten miles further on
three hundred yards from the kraal There was
no bullet wound, but there was seventeen ssse-
gai wounds IN front of the body. His clothes had
been taken but around his neck was o chain
with lOCket. A stretGher OF lanCes was form d
and The body borne by General Marshall aud off.
GERS Drury, Lowe and Stewart, of the seventeenth
LauCeTs, IN meet an ambulance by which 1t Was
then brought hither with an e'cort. There was
funeral parade in the afternoon"
London, June 2O-The following is the latest
concerning the war In sOCth Africa: THE
movement Of a party Of officers from Colonel
Woods camp to recoDnOite was his first attempt
in the new invasion of zululand. L ,rd Chelms
ford, Commander in Chief, and staff will accom-
pany Gene raj Newdigate. After the main for g
shall have pushed forward as far as possible, es
tablished an pntrenched camp and secured c)m
nunication COlnIel Woods command with SIX
weeks supplies will cut loose from the base
make dash at Ulundi and DE- ct ny five large
military kra8ls there. The plan VI Op ratiOns af
Ter this is unknown. General CrtalOck will ad.
vance from the L wer Tugela simultaneously
with General Newdigate and eDdeavOr to push
forward a detachment TO connect with him ut st.
Fau.'s"
London, June 2O-The representations made to
the Khedive by the French Consul General were
semi, fficial The Pail Mall Gazette believes that
he Is Neither the only nor the first Consul TO ad.
wise the Knedive TO sbiiCate. .....
With reference to ihe match with Courtney,
Elliott states that he cannot decide 10 row until
after his match with Boyd.