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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-01-27
CONOeNSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
nnd TcrscIy TOId.

The winter output OF the Klondike
was estimated at $50, 1000, 900.
Won der Abe lost his suit to secure
control of the st. Louis Baseball club
Carders in st. Stephen cotton mill. at
Calais, Me. struck because of a cut of 6
per cent in wages.
Customs receipts at Havana have
nearly doubled since the Americans
have taken possession of the city.
A congressional committee inspected
the Bowling Green site proposed for a
new custom house in New York city.
Engineer Martin Mcdonald Of the
Boston fire department was thrown
from his engine and run over and killed
by a truck
General Lee placed a guard in Que
mados and Colon cemeteries and for
bade soldiers to keep human skulls and
bones in their tents.
The Stock Exchange was in confusion
all day because of the tremendous ac-
tivity in stocks and sensational ad-
vances in prices. About 100000 shares
changed hands.
W"hday, Jan. -.
The pope's health is completely re-
stored.
The funeral ot John Russell Young
took place I'm Nash1neton
The loss Of tie uaphtha launch Paul
Jones with Eve passengers was con-
frmod.
There were no new developments IN
the senatorial contests in the states In
vaiuh laaisi..f,,r.,. .ra La,lnt.,o
1,..,..... ......... ,....... .,,....,...-
W.. ,''7 '''' s"'P' oN'i '-ns
l'''',' ,''', " ,',S '-''', |duS'''E il'ous
'''''' ''''' '"I''"E '"' N'"''i''' VICE
ln' German foreign Office reiterated
HS ''l'Hl'yh /" '.-.F"W any Illegal eX-
''s@os oi li' Heil'an consul m s#moa
one man Was klled ard two were in
iured by the wreck of "a passenger train
on the Erie rafIuad mean Gr.at send
Pa.
There u-aro ,,,r,ors NJ , .,e-,,,,.,, ,.,tI-
road combination civira tba wander.
biiis thrauen t,,n.o,..t mental ifna to
includ. the ,,b.,aan and No,tb,vasto,,
tbe 1-uion I,ocif, and t,a C,.oo,, stort
Line
saturday. Jam. ~.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-01-27
WedmcAdnN. Jnn. Is.


Mrs. John A. Hanna, a bride, was
shot and injured at Cleveland by Miss
Edna Raymond.
General Brooke will soon create a SUI
preme court for Cuba, consisting of a
chief justice and six associate justices.
Two employees OF the Lorillard To-
bacco works in Jersey City were killed
by the bursting of a great wheel, and
two others were injured.
Mrs. Margaret O'Brien of Jersey City
set fire to the carpet in her apartments
and then locked her children in. They
were rescued by neighbor.
w. j. Fransioli has resigned as gem
eral manager of the Manhattan Elevat-
ed railroad to accept a position with
the American Air Power Company.
The Fourth United States infantry
and battalion of the Seventh arrived
in New York and went on board tho
troopship Grant. which sails for Manila.
Subscribe for the CITIZEN, and there
by get a good reliable paper.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
THE SUMNER QUARTER.

From the Morgantown Dali
New Dominion we extract tn
following in regard to tho summt.
term at the University.
The Summer Quarter mt In,
University has commenced will
remarkably encouraging prospects
The enrolment Of studcnts at noon
to-day was 17S. Last July 5th the
enrolment for the summer QnarteI
was 100. The total enrolment
last summer was 1873. The ind
cations are that the enrolment for
this Summer Quarter will reach
200 or 300 students. Many of q O
students arc school teachers from,
various sections OF this and other
States. There are school superin-
tendents, High school principals.
teachers in Normal schools, country
school teachers, and college pro
fessoTs among the students.
The piano department Of the
School Of Music is open for the
Summer Quarter and quite mum
Der of music students are beng
enrolled.
students are here from Montana.
Now York, ONO. Pcnusylvsnia.
Maryland, Virginia, Massacnu
scttso District Of Columbia, Ten
nessce, Washington aud one On
Two other states, besides from
large number OF counties Of Yves
Virgins. So far comp ratively
few students from Morgautowu
have mar lcuiatrd Tho local
studen.s wall doubtless enroll to
daY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
PROSPERITY vs.. THE NEWS

The Republican papers are very
entertaining now days trying to
make their readers believe the
country is flooded with prosperity.
But in doing this and giving the
news also, thoy make n ridiculous
mess OF it sometimes. For iustan,e
the Wheeling lntelligencer of re
cent date had an article with big
head lines, on the first page abou
"Ihe Big Boom In Business Con
tlnues." On the same page was
two column article hended "Grea
Strike Iuaugurated at Homestead
Which May Rival The Big Battl,
Between Capital and Labor Of Seven
Years Ago-5O, 900 Workmen IT.
the Tin Plate Mills Will bo Idi
This Morning" In the next col
umn was another article abou
"Threatenod Strike Of the Stree
Railway Employees Of Brooklyn.
and atlll another piece about a bis
lock out of shoe factory employe
at Detroit. Then on other p,g 8
OF the paper were comments IL re.
gard to the big street Car strike in
Wheeling, which has paray zed
business there for three months
o, but the Republican organs nav,
hard job on hand now trying t.
publish the news and overwhelm
the country with prosperity at til,
same time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
OUR 10 INCm GUNS
or Civilization and Benevolent As.
similatiOn

Senator Fornkcr's pddiess at n o
unvr'ling OF the memorial blet IT
r.. Thomas recently has b, en-
freely discussel by the pipers. LIS
digs At the AlmlnIstrAuon were
choered at tho time. L. has gone
al over the country. The portion
Of the speech which excited more
attention was:
"Therc IL something miserably
homogeneous in the fact that
Colonel ESbert should have sur.
viVCd ms wound from the Spani,rds
at Santlngo. rsceiVod while fight
ing FIR tn" liberty and indcpend-
euts OF the Cubnns. only to be
hurried around the globe. here 10
receive a mortal strOke from the
poor tlhplups, who At least irnag-
Inc that thsy are fighting for their
liberty md independence. Bus IN
it all he had no choice.
"The FilIplnos seem not afraid
TO go TO battle and death, though
all tho odds are az inst them.
What more pathetic and at the
same time more magnificent sight
than that recently witnessed a
Manila, when The hnlf- civilized
and moro thAn half naked insur-
gents of Aguinaldo, armed With
only bows and arrows and long
spears undertook to stand before
the krag- JOrgensen rifles and the
ID inch guns Of civilization and
benevolent assimilation"
We fear that Senator Foraker
will get himself in bad standing IN
this county If he keeps on talking
that way. A few years ago he was
a big drawing card as the orator of
tho day at u big Republican rally
here in Kingwood and the faithful
have been swearing by him ever
since, but now we fear they will be
swearing at him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
EDUCATiOSAL RESOLUTIONS.

Al the late session of the State
h IncrtIonrl Assertion. ncld t.
White Sulphur Springs. the follow
ing resolutions were adapted:
The CON- nt,tec on resolutions re.
ported resolutions on the following
subjects:
First. Thanks 20 the Chesapeake
X Omr River raiIrO .ds for courte-
Sis shown In giving half FIRE md
TO MIR. Mills. manager If GrecnOrIcr
Wnlte SULPHUR Springs. for re-
duced hotel taics.
Second Exonernling Superm
tendon Trotttr aud Secretary A.
D. Wilkinson from any blame in
the m tier of the address OF wei
come.
Third, Favoring more strin-
gent compulsory school law, and
one that will apply'to every part Of
the state.
Fourth. Uniform ex limitations
throughout the state.
Pr h, FIvoring If cen cent
levy for school purposes this by a
vote of IL for To against.
Sixth. Pensions for teachers
seventh, Coun:y superiutend
ehts not to To ch private schools in
their own cruu'ics.
Eighth. Stronger county super
vision by selecting the very best
teaching material IN the county
aud paying from II 900 to 81 800
salary.
Ninth, Ch,nge of beginning of
school year.
Tenth, Sherlfs should be com.
PEELED to pay teachers salaries as
soon us due.
The address OF welcome at the
opening was delivered by j. T.
Rucker, principal of the State
school for the deaf, dumb and
blind at Romney, and brother Of
Attorney General T.. Z. Ruckcr.
The welcoming address was to
have been delivered by James d.
Gardner, colored teacher Of
White Sulphur Springs, but owing
to opposition being expressed by a
mum Der of teachers and Others the
change was made.
The Association adjourned to
meet next year in Parkcrsburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13

The latest joke IL now going he
rounds of the State press about a
plous attorney who was recently
telephoning to a considerable ex-
tent in big law suit and having
his business on his mind when he
went home to dinner ana being
absent minded anyhow, surprised
bis wife at the table when he went
TO return thanks oy holding his
head 10 one side and saying "Iel
10. Lord -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
NOTICE oFINcREAsE OF CAPITAL STOCK

NOTICE INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK
hh re, owens Coal and Coke Company a cor
p'ratiou Incorporated and doing basinexs nm.
der the laws Of " est Virginia.
To whom It may concern
You vii take notice that on the 2sth day of
Ju y. \. ID ls99, there will be a meeting Of the
officers and directors of said Owens Coal and
- ko Company iu the Office Of VIM i. Nichols
200 l'etz Building. PhilHde pha Pa at whioh
tine Tn, re Will o introduced a resolution pro.
Viding for the increase OF the stock OF said
company 10 the sum of forty thousand dol
lars (SIOOOO)
Slgners, j. HORACE HARDING, Pres.
MN NICHOLS, sec. and Treas-
WIN. j. NICHOLS
JOHE SLINEY,
SAMUEL B. uUET.
JAS "a. bUFFEY
}. Horace HARDING,
Directors.
H. N' hyde. Attorney. ga 994t ~ 80
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
From the Cumberland Times c

From the Cumberland Times of
June 30, we note as follows:
Col. w. j. L1velle and Messrs.
W. B. Cruise and w. NJ. Hickey,
of the train dispatcher's crew on
the Baltimore and OHIO here, were
notified yesterday that th5y would
be transferred to Grafton. They
Will go up tomorrow night. Col
Lavele was the first of the crew TO
be sent here and will be the last to
go away. He will go on train No.
Z. lie says this is ful(illment Of
the scriptures.
The above gentlemen, who are so
soon to leave Cum berlaud, have
made many friends during their
stay here, and regrets are beard on
all sides that they have been trans
ferred elsewhere.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13

A young man who had been con-
yerted by the Salvation Army,
speaking from the platform, de-
clared that all pride and self con-
ceit had been taken out Of him.
To prove it he said he would 90
Gown among the audience and kiss
an old colored womaI. AS no
went down the aisle the old culored
woman arose and SAID: Look, a
heah, brndder, you may hnb no
pride, but ! has; you can't kiss
me-"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13

An OIL muI VI BITto. New
York recently wuhcI into the
police station having In charge 70
drunken man whIm She had
picked zap ON The street. She d,I
NOT want hrm punished. Sar
mpies'.y excl 'h icss ~rgo,u,
20 softer mu up rul save b,m for
her. lax
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13

An oakland girl sent a dollar to
a smart New York man for "sure
cure for freckles. This is what
she got: "Remove the freckles
carefully with a pocket knife; soak
them over night ion salt water:
then hang up IN the smoke house
IN "a good strong smoke made OF
sawdnst and slippery elm bark for
a week FrecNles Thus treated
never fail to be thoroughly cured.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
NorIcEoFINlREAsR or Capital STOCK

NorIcEO INCREASE or CAPITAL STOCK
J" ~, II, dc Coal aud Coke Company. a corpo.
lioH lnc"i I'd and doing bushes. under
the Jaws II 90 e~' virginia
To whom IL may concern:
You will take notice that on the 2sth day ~
Jolly a. $500. there will c "a meeting of mo
oke oWpruy in the Office OF Wtr j. NicboIs.
: % hctz Building thi aielpha, Pa : at which
tine there VIII be introduced "a resolution pro-
Nd'hg Tor the Increase OF the 81, OK OF said
company to the sum of forty thousand dol
l'r. $40 OJOD
Signers, CuAs. ID. barney Pres
Wy j NICHOLS. SEQ. and Treas
JAS VI. GUFFEY,
SAMUEL u. HUEY,
IOHN ~IINEY
MN ). NICHOLS,
II, G. Hyde, Attorney. II 100 a - 20
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
NOTICE OF INcRE NsE OF CAPITAL STOCK

NOTICE OF INcRE NsE OF CAPITAL STOCK
!" Te, Simpson Gal and Coke Company. n COR
porHtion Incorporated ard doing busin esq un-
der the laws %: NJ cst Virginia
To whom it may concetl:
You will ta-c notice That on the 9Sth day az
July. \. - 1859, there viii be- "A meeting of the
ohlceIs and directors of said simpson oal aud
oke onpanN IN re once Of VIM. Nichtls,
~ bttH Building PhIu, elphia Pa at which
UNI there Will g Introduced q roso. alton pro
Ndlng Tor the Increase of tie stock OF said
Sompany 10 the sum e forty thousand dol
lars t-iOOJO)
Signers, JAS VI. GUFFEY, Pres.
SAMUEL yrEY, Sec. and Treas.
n. j ~ HOLs.
JCHN LtNrY.
PETER fiCKET.
p, 80 Directors.
II. c. Hyde Attorney. Ge9O Ct 1886
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
DOESeT' 5 TIiBaIqII0DS.
He Gets Ready For The Fourth Of
July With a WhOOp and a Bang.

course, Mrs. Bpweer's curiosity wus
aroused as To the contents. lis
evaslve replies made her ccrt.in
that he had been investing in some
new fad, ana it vas not until
/ dinner was over aud the bundle
had been carried to the sitting
room that he made ready to ex-
/ plain.
"Alrs. Bowscr," he began, US he
crossed ais nands under his coat
tails. en- the year l776 the Amcri
can Colonies determined to throw
OIL til" English yoke OF despotism. .
Yes, I've read of it," she re
piled.
elm convention assembled at
Philadelphia, on Fourth OF July, -
DecI ration Of Independence was
drawn up and signed and Amer.
can freedom was born. You prob
ably never gave it Il thought be.
fore, and you will probably forget
1t IN half an hour, but | thought
would just mention the fact"
"Ihanks-it is very kind of
you" she said.
"For the last three or four
years." he went on, circumstances
have proven ed us from celebrat-
ing the glorious day as patriotic
citizens should, but this year we
will make up for it. The man
who would forget independence
Day is no true American. 1t is q
day when we should remembe what
our forefhthers passed through in
order that We might be freemen in.
stead OF slaves. | don't suppose
you ever think Of Washington, do
you-the noble, patient aud un-
selfish Washington"
Very often, You know the
Washington saloon is right around
the corner, aud | never pass it
without thinking Of the Father of
His Country"
"See here, woman 20 exclaim ed
MIR. Bowser, as he began to flush
up 81 don't like your fllppant
manner of speech. If YOU have
no interest in the history of Amer.
lea you can turn TO some love sick
novel, bnt if you care to know
whether YOU are the daughter of
Hottentot or an American patriot.
you d better listen with respect. ]"
"l3n't theFourth of July a pretty
old subject" she asked.
cit may be for traitors!" he
pointedly replied, "but not for the
grandsons of those who fought and
fell at Lexington and Bunker
Hill"
"Well, what about the coming
Fourth? Has it anything to do
with that bundle?"
"rhere is this about the coming
Fourth! I'm going to whoop 'er
up with q bang. We have done so
little for the past three or four
years that people around here arc
beginning to wonder whether our
forefathers were Hcssians or
patriots. I'm going to turn loose
and lot 'em know. I'll hang =
flag from every window during the
day, and when night comes III
| give the neighborhood such show
Of fireworks ne it has not seen for
years. This paper contains only
the first instsllment. There are
some empty rockets which am
going to fire myself"
You don't mean that YOU ar.
going to fool around with pow
der"' she exclaimed IN alarm.
81 am going MO the dining room
presently to ill some rockets
something new ~ the line OF pyro-
technical display. While / am
thus engaged ] wish you would get
down ny American history and
] most yOursp1f q IftiIo Jcuttr,.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13

The harvest season will soon be
1ere-in fact, the season OF the
ear is now when YOU need u llttle
NhIskey for MEDICINAL use. We
iro placing on the market for YOU
he FINEST and PUREST LINE
OF WlIISKEY ever offered. An
@hiskey has advanced in price
since the trust has control Of all the
large distilleries.
We Have 4 LaTg. Stock d Goods
and will not raise the price.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
Y Office or INCREASE OF cArTrAL sro X

Y Office or INCREASE OF CAFIrAL sroa X
=" -, emo Coal and coke Company. "A oorDo-
ration tucorluritut and doing business un,er
the aws 90 w. - Virginia
To whom % may concern:
Y'u will tdte nrti.e that on the 18th dnv ~
~ 3. A. d., le3 there vi . DE = meeting ct the
officer ana directors e : ia Reno coal aud
a." 'nn"any BOO tis Office ~ YIN , Nicho \
~ HCiz tui'di12. iti AIDE lphia. Pa at which
uite ihci" Wi Dc intro uccd u re,oiut iun 1ro-
va - for tho iuCreiso Of the stock 81 said
cooperation 10 the sum Of forty thousand dol
iIIs tgfH.uOJ
oi@ners, SAMUEL b. HUEr. Irss.
- - NICHOLS. Sec and Treas.
AHUEL h. hUEr,
NH NICHOLS.
JAS d. GUFFEY,
JOHN >LINEY.
PETER FICkEY.
81, directors.
H. g. hyde Attorney. Gs99 It 81 90
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
ORDER or PUBLICATION

STATE or " EST VWGINIA:
rules held IN the clerks ofice of the Cir
cult Court ffr the C. unity OF PTsston on tho
first Norday Il July. 1899.
Elisha Thomas
vs. In Chanoery.
William G.. Brown OF al.
The o lcct oi his suit H. to cancel and set
aside so much ul the decree OF september 1899
as place aN e the balance OF purchase money
on The Soy,n-t utus Of The o.. unkaTd Bottuun
Farm O. which tho su,d Thomas Tito is nm.
disputed, and tu sCt aside 50 much OF said de-
cree as over ru es what Is mentioned and de-
scribtt iu e. case OF Nm. O. Brown against
il~hd Thomas e. al. us exception No =; and ~
properly ADJUST the purchase money ON said
farm.
And 10 appearing from an afidayIt filed in
sl c'u,e that the defendant. The National
Htu of GAINESVILLE. is not "a r. ideut az THU
state. ga motion Of the plaintiff II il ordered
tha, thc said dofc lau' Lo required to nDpear
W thiu one month aft O. che date Of the FIRST
public lion OF ths ureer and do what is neces-
eary tO protc. g ite interests
~ IS further ordered that this order be pub
t-hcd and posted a- required by law.
Cbpy-.Itst
JOtrS w. WArsoN, Clerk.
Published first time. Ju, g, 1897.
Attest: %. W VArsoN. Clerk,
NoiieJ ~ brown, Counsel for Plaintiff.
% D o. o., 50 GOD
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
Notice Of Increase Of Capital Stock,

-. r. FISstoii foai aDi Coke or pany a cor.
R'T. son ihccrpO- ted nfd doing Dusiusss M
Der Pc laws q a ct Virginia
70 whom IL may concern:
You will take notice that on the 18th dn. ~
NY, a. 70. -. there wall be a neetli 2 .,f ;Ns
ghcers and d rcct ~ Of said Preston Coai nd
Coke '"nrrauy in toe office % 'ym = Nirh,I.
80 'eiI 'ri1'ne. b adeipha Pt.at vghic tin,s
lhelt " Do Dee % -oluftOn Introduced rr1Vidina
ine ircrr se - tIs stucS Of SAID cort-,ra.
u 90 10 the su ~ 40 million dollars Y OuJ ,OO,
slguers, NJ 81 j. NICHOLS Tres
SAN 81 HUEY. sec and Treas
shAUEL y. HUET.
IS Nt-HpLs
las 80 GUrFEY,
JuHS sLtNgY.
ikrEE tICKEr.
Directors
II. g. Hyde, Attorney. C69o At $3.50
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
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Bears Che = I'a kr5 Yg tze irae B5-h
'', e &<zHzAzzzY

The one Eay cold cure.
hcrmoffa Chocolates r8EafI.a oItrir- f,r
sake thCla lko oalog.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13

WRITE FOR CIRCULARS sesoyyl1ng. . tAo dl Z;
Sewing Machines we manufacture erd their
prices before you purchase any 20 her.
THE New HOME rVtNG MACHINE CO.
oHtEHn utsa
p Nn.1n s4naro, ~. chicago ln. ~ Louis No.
Dlsatft AaA Ban Ir1ur.fru. 90. Atiautn. aa.
cor nhLf aV
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-13

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. Sd. NJ. Os-
borne, editor of the Fort Francis news.
paper, arrived in this city today Since
he was here last spring he has made q
trip to the Hudson bay country and
went clear into the Eskimo land be-
yond where the Indians inhabit. He
says the stories printed few weeks
ago of The riches of Unguvaland are
correct.
1t is great country. He has speci-
men of coal from mine being operat-
ed and will soon be shipping. 1t is a
quality OF anthracite with very light
specific gravity. and very high per
centage of carbon. He thinks it will
find large market. Work on the
gold fields is very active.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-13
Press Censor at Capetown.

London, Nov. Incomplete silence
has again fallen upon affairs in South
Africa. The British public must per-
force be content with the brief, stereo-
typed report which the censor allows
to filter through from Cape Town.
That this condition of affairs is no
longer due to pressure of work or de-
fective cables has been amply proved.
The Eastern Telegraph company
reckons that the real delay in transmits
sion is about two days. 1t is evident.
therefore, that the censorship is respon-
siblc for the other two days of delay
which seems to befall all the dis
patches.
Moreover, the Daily Telegraph an
nounces that its ''inappropriated'' dis
patch from Ladysmith, dated Monday,
which the war Office published on Tues
day. was not delivered in Fleet street
until yesterday morning. 1t is be-
lieved that the war Office received fur.
Their dispatches last evening, but moth
ing has been published.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-13
BoEH REyeRsEs.


British at Ladysmith Not So Desperate n
Earlier Dispatches Indicated.
London. Nov. JO-The Beers have met
serious reverses stLadysmith. Genera
Sir George Stewart White sent strong
force Of cavalry and infantry to attack
the Beers at Tathams farm, about ten
miles to the northwest. near Besters,
and apparently achieved surprise;
the Beers being caught on the open
veldt and cut to pieces and their camp
captured. Encouraged by this success
General White decided to risk an even
more Important engagement, which
was again justified by success.
Ladysmith has been isolated and a
Boer force has intercepted the railway
between Lndysnith and Colenso. This
force on Friday had descended upon
Colenso, and, as shown by the dis
patches from Estconrt, hid compelled
hurried abandonment Of Colenso and
retirement OF the British TO Estcourt
General White had ascertained that
the Beers were attacking Colenso, but
he was not aware OF the British retire
ment. He had determined, therefore,
TO attack the Beers in the rear. thus
hoping to achieve the double object OF
drawing off an attack upon the weak
garrison OF Colenso and possibly Of re-
opening communication southwark
The Beers had advanced southwark
until they had occupied the hills north
Of Tugela river and dominating Colenso
on the other side of the stream. The
hills slope 10 plain that reaches to
the banks Of the Tugea.
General Whites division caught the
Beers in the rear, and after the hills
had been shelled the British infantry
stormed the position. Meanwhile the
British cavalry swept round the hills
and AS the retreating enemy descended
into the plains, with British bayonets
behind and the river Ia front of them,
they were charged by the cavalry and
seem to have persisted almost TO a man.
The British then returned to Lady
smith without coming into touch with
the Colenso garrison, which had re-
tired to EstcourL
In short time endorsements will /
be arriving, when II IS expected the
tide viii be altogether in favor of the
British.