Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-08

planned. The former may be due to
either the Boer artillery rendering the
place untenable, or to the fact that
pressure elsewhere. possibly Mt Pieter-
maritZburg. has necessitated the con-
centration at a threatened point of all
available troops. 1t is said that II
the objective of the Beers traversing
Zululand was PietermaritZburg, they
ought shortly to be heard from. That
the position Is regarded as serious is
apparent from the fact that British
cruisers are hurrying to the Cape sta
ton.
With regard to Stormberg, 1t is
claimed that If 1t turns out to be true
that the place has been evacuated, it
may either be due to the impossibility
at present of providing an adequate
garrison TO defend such important sup
plies against the Boer raids, or to
change, in General Buffers plans,
whereby General Methuen's division
will be landed ut Durham to relieve
General White. If the latter plan Is
decided on the nearest available stores
are those at Stormberg and the quick
est Isethod of making the necessary
provisions for an advance will be to
railroad those stores to east London
whence they would reach Durham be-
fore the first troopship.
II Women Working tie Farms.
8 Cape Town, Nov. Ca delayed mes
sage from Kimberley says that Colonel
Turner reconnoitered from that place
4 Oct. 81. The Beers fired thirteen shells
without damage. Advices from Mafe-
king say the Beers stationed big
| Pretoria gun with range of seven
/ miles and fired sixteen shots, one hit
ting the town and burning Wells
| store. The Boer farms are being
1 worked by the women and Kaftirs. All
4 the farms send regular contributions
of supplies to the Boer commissary.
HOBART SLIGHTLY WEAKER.
Otherwise There Is but Little Change In
| HIS Condition.
Paterson, N. j., Nov. 6-The condi-
ton of Vice President Hobart was but
little changed Monday except that he
was slightly weaker. He spent a
fairly comfortable night and slept a
good part of the night. DR.. Newton
again spent the night at Carol Hall
and said at o'clock Monday morning
that Mr.. Hobart rested as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
He denied emphatically the statement
published in one of the morning pa.
pers to the effect that Mr. Hobart was
suffering from cancer of the stomach
He said that the statement given ont
by him several days ago with the con.
sent of the family entirely covered the
malady of the vice president, and add
ed that there had been no new develop
ment of the disease. His official morn
ing bulletin contained nothing beyond
the above statements.
Many letters and kilograms of sym
pathy have been received and Mr.. anC
Mrs. Mckinley daily send n Telegram
and a box of roses and violets to Car
rol Hall. DIR. Newton said that Mr.
Hobart took lively interest in the
news of the day, extending to the Boel
situation and the coming election, but
that he CDR Newton and the members
Of the family discouraged such discus
sions as likely to unduly excite him
Mr.. Hobart takes no solid food ant
comparatively little liquid nourish
ment. His vitality, upon which he /,
living. is remarkable. and his cheerful
ness is Il strong factor in sustaining
the members of the family in theil
affection. He fully realizes that hi.
end Is near.
i FAial Quarrel of SchoolbUys.