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Houston Daily Statements.
Houston Comparativc stntcment.


cross receipts thus far this week IN
Sros o'elpts 80 days this year ...2 a6s 3S8
Cr J., ,NiptS 80 days In 7-9S...1 78S $50
''"So leVtlpth z9b days in 1894 -o5 ... 4 7S5 g6t
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AMMUNITIoN--Powde per key. a. ooa
AS blasting powder. l,e5 per key. drop
shot ber sack. 81 90. buck $3.50.
BACoN-Extra short clear. IN sacks. SIC
bellies sMc New York salt bellies SIC: break,
fast bacon 9hc.
BAGG1NG AND TIEs-Less than car lots.
from Houston sS aS Up sNc' 2N-lb.
CANDY-stick wrapped, basis "a. 6l416hc;
per 10; special sizes. nc higher.
CoFFEE--Rio and Cordova lolac; fair 7h6
Sc. prime SHdgc: choice Iqc fancy 999iac.
peaherry loAl1c. Roasted cofiees: Ar.
buckles Arlosa. basis 1O0-lb cases lie deliv-
ered 36.lb cases zoe delivered; Apex 100.
ID ehkLs loieec delivered, 30 ID cases IL. Toe
delivered
FLouR-Texas star, Mills; Tidal wave.
$780,. Sc, Fsiry. $50 Sea Nymph. $3.50:
nickel $40 Special rates FOR shipments to
Interior points. -four in barrels. loo above
FARINhcEous GOODS -Grts. homiuy and
cream meal, In barrels, So y. pearl meal IN
A0-ib sacks, Si.65Gl.70 per Dol Of four sacks,
Scotch oats $40 Friends oats 1886; Column
bia oats $500. lIawkeyc oats $500.
lIAMs--Standard 101; picnic hams Glsc
HoNEY--ln 60-lD cans. extracted. 3hd5c;
In ccmb. Sal0c: In i2-i6 cans. extracted. 81
LARD-Rehned terces. compound &c: lear
&C; 50-lh cans &c higher than terces, l0-ib
cans. nc higher. 5-lo cans. 5Ac higher; BIB
MoLAssEs1 Reboiled. fair 1e%disc; primo
aon21e; choice 25Gp2ec; fancy new crop syrup
32m23c
I.iNfs-- i4NtI fancy heau' oHpt4c' tnOlCe' 6
dyisc: fair Ai4fdc: fancy Imported bi4d6Ac.
ROPE -Sisal basis ZIG li4c; Mania i0Ac
cotton rope 9Hc.
sALT-Liyerpool coarse sb190c; nno 95cGp
81 90. louisiana coarse Sac. fine zoe: bbls.
2sl0s. 50 %; 60-5s. s. 30. i0O-3s. $3.50 10-4a.
50 a.
81 o6a 10; haif barrels. So S5odi7 20, -
ADMINISTRATION quarters SO 10: mus
tard. three quarters. Sos. imported Gil
lette grade quarters. sll.50. fancy sprats
CHARTERS $3.50
STARCH STANDARD goods Pearl IN i0-lb
hoes. 27tc: ROYAL Gloss bulk Sc Nickel
100 paclmces. ber box $3.50. corn starch 5ho
per 10 20 and i0-lh boxes.
StGAR-Ouotatluus arc for small lots
Sreciai nricos gwen on carload orders stand
ard graduated lea"t cubes and powdered
ETkc Louisiana yellow clarified fancy 59sd
6Mc choice 5ifT57sci Arbucklo's. lib aud
5.lb packages 5s.c
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American snrdincn.

The market for American sardines has
frmed up and the comparatively low prices
quoted last week have been withdrawn The
reporte that the new pack was light for this
time Of the year has caused dealers to expect
a short supply and they are holding stock up
The market for mustards has all along been
firm and nor the first time In Il number OF
wears prices for this description havn been
higher than those for oils. Stocks OF mus
iards In all positions are reported u be ok
cfttinRly small whlo the demand FOR them
rs greater than for mustRrda prouortiOnately
Advlces from Eostnort state that the run Of
though not exceptionally so Tor this time II
ne year II s expected that there viii he
plenty OF sardine herring on the Maine coast
duFlnE the FIRST half OF July. So far tho
supplies OF fresh fish have been only sufnclcpt
To Keen part of tho factories OF either
syndicate in operation and these only for Il
mart OF the time
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BuTrER AND EGGS.

Kansas CITY. June 24.-Eess market opia,
fresh cnndled Missouri and Kansas stock
hrts l0la per dozen. cases returned
Now York, June 24 -Epgy- Receipts E54s
Is',, firm; Western ilhdl5: southern
Chicago, June 2I.-Butsr market fin;
creamery ishnlS: dairy iOHi5N. cheese firm
ShaS&' Eggs barely steady; fresh ~.
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Chicago, June 24-Rsceipts of cattle today
were somewhat better than as usual on Satur-
cav Dut consisted Of medium grades. Tne
changed hands went at prices substantially
unchanged from yesterday
Hog receipts wcra lighter than expected and
prices fully recovered from yesterdays de-
cline. LiAt hogs sold ut 3.65G3 50; mixed
lots 3. 6ogj,S21a, heavy 3.5OuS.S1l2 pigs 3.20D
$50; c'his ljO635 so,
sheep an lambs were in fairly good demand
te steady prices, sheep sold at 2.00ft3 90 for
culls. 4.5ou3,25 for prime lots; yearlings sold
at 5.5Ja6.25; clipped lambs 5.5Od6.50; spring
lambs 6.25itI.50.
Rel, pts--Ca attic 5000 hogs 49, 600, sheep 2OOO
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Marshall, Texas, June 2s.-The stock.
holders OF the Kilden Tobacco compan,
visited their farm, eight miles northea 4
OF this city yesterday Tho crop Is con.
sidered unusually fine, tho company hay.
ing nearly thirty acres OF Cuban tobacco
ana expect GOOD returns from the same.
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GALVESTON srArrMrNr
GALVESTON srocK.

oH snIpboard, not cleared-.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York. June "a --Clearngs sl6l i3Sal'
balances SS.236.49J.
New YORK June 24--Total sales stocks to
dav ISG9l shares. including st. Paul 0OOV,
American Sugar l27Oo: New York Contra
II 500.
New York. June A.rhe Conlnerct9l-Ad
Yortiser's London financial cablesram. Amt-
leans were cheerful. London bought New forr
Central. Union Pacific and NoltLern Ia rs
Issues and Baltimore ard Ohio. The mining
settlement here checked business. bat the
tone WIS firm.
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New York Dry Good.

New York, June 24-The week closed with
dull demand on spot for all lines of cottons
hut fair business again through the mails.
Dark fancy calicoes are not in as fun demand
as previously this week. but are verv well
situated and firm in tone Brown cottons I'M
changed; bleached dull but Arm in medium
ana fine Grades; denlms irregular. The lob
Ing tr"ue mere Is dull but the special clean
ing up sale next week is expected to make
matters much more lively, American cotton
yarns dull and barely steady; worsted yarns
irm and in good request.
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Houston spot Quotations.

n6 spots closed quiet and unchanged; sale
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New York, June PAS. Mum, Son & Co.
say OF cotton. Disappointing cables, which
frightened the crowd and brought out large
quantities OF cotton, caused weak opening
at to / points decline. Liverpool futures
closed at / point net decline; spot sales 5000
bales q. unchanged prices. Heavy liquda-
ton. which was further Influenced by the
Chronicles weekly summary. showing weather
on the whole favorable and cotton doing well,
carried August and October points lower
rallied on some Southern and local buying
and closed barely steady at . to 10 points net
decline for the day. Although there was fair
buying at the decline, the market is without
substantial support, and unless conditions in
the South change for the worse very soon, or
the pubic realizes the cheapness OF the staple
at Its present price, the market will gradu-
ally sink ~ a lower level We believe con-
servatiVe buying on the decline can not help
but eventually prove profitable.
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, June "a SuEar--Opeu kettle
S&Gf 5-l6; cent tiugal yellow 4Wmits second,
Sniss. Molasses duh, ccntr.fugal 6mil.
New York. June a Sugar steady .
iaT rehning "a centrifugal, 20 test tss: mo.
,9sses susar Refined steady; No. c. 4 1916:
No. i&: No. 8 ll-iB: No AK. No "a
s-l6; No II 4M No le 4 7-lG; No. IS AZ
No IL as. mould a 5As; standard A 5&; DON
teeuoner S@i outloaf 55s crushed 6; pow
dered and cubes 5% graduated 5it
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There is good demand for sugar. which is
finn at quotations.
There are no cocoanuts, bananas or oranges
IN the market Rnd lemons arc firm In price
ana higher market looked for.
The market was well stocked on chickens
Commission row was lined with them Most
Of the stock WAS disposed OF. though prices
had 70 be shaded q little,
on Friday next the first car OF the season
WITH California green fruit is expected nv
Messrs, 7 II Thompson 6 Co, II will con.
sist Of peaches, aprlcots and plums.
Among tho receipts OF fruits this morning
there were some very fine apnles from Lin
Gale. fancy Mamie Ross peaches from Agrt-
cultural and Mechanical college aud C. Faulk-
Nor Waco
From the Michigan crop report the follow
lug summary is taken; Apples. expected
crop, Sc per cent; peaches, trees killed. a pcr
cent; peaches. expected crop per cent .
pears, expected crop. 80 per cent; plums IS
per cent cherries, 90 per cent; strawberries
So per cent,
Within the past week the price of salt mack
vance Is due TO the small stocks now on
hand and light shipments Of the foreign pro,
duct and the almost practical failure OF the
home catch.
mere was an immense amount Of fruit and
produce received this morning. which met
with an active demand Most Of the houses
cleaned up though there were some stock 4
carried over II Is really remarkable mo
amount or fruits that are consumed on the
Houston market on Saturday No other CITY
In the state can handle one-half the amount
and maintain prices.
COFFEE
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BEANS--Navy 3g3i4c. Bayou a1sc, Eng
lish dried 23sc, rlnks 3lsc; Lima &C. black
eyes &C.
creamery 20l9c Elgn dairy bricks ice; oIeo-
star lGe; Texas country butter 6l0l5c.
CABBAGE -2izq3o Der ID.
CHEESE--New York fun cream 121aGl3c;
Wisconsin full cream l2AHl3. Young America
liHliiAc WebCru skim lie; fancy rolls full
crtam l5c; LonFielows l5c
EGGS Texas. ~ per dozen.
ONlONS-Per To- 20: per bushel 81 10
PEPPER-Cnile l5ui7c per III, black Singa-
pore i3lsc
POTATOES New irish 50dGOe per bu
POuL1i, f--lions 81 2jI275; fryors So GOA
50i brolcrs 81 00G1.75, Turkeys. hens 81 z.
d8.OO. gobbers s6O0u7,00 per doom, ar.
cordiug to siao and quality. DuckA s. O0QS %
Geese e o0d3. 49, full foathered
1OMATOEs-Per bushel. Sl.O0h1.9J.
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STOCKS CLOSED STRONG
The Railroad List Generally Showed Ex-
ceptional Strength.
THE BOND MARKET WAS QUIETAND LOWER
Favorable to the Bear
Element.

New York, June "a The broker operators
among the professional traders became some
what discouraged over the events Of today
short session and engaged in something Ike
a scramble to cover outstanding short con-
tracts in the closing dealings. An unfavotaole
bank statement had been counted on By this
element to further a decline. Today's $ ate
ment. while It can not be called favorable
one, was not as weak as had been foretod
and when the bears started to cover shor S
after its publication found that 1t had brought
slight offerings to sell. Prices were mark
IN quite suddenly in some cases to the blSn-
est point of the day. maxim the closing quito
buoyant in tone. The bank stores Of casn 10
reserve was not as lurgc bv over million
dollars as had been estimated and the fur-
Their liberal expansion OF more than s5tu5'VOo
IN loans Indicated the faith Of banking au-
thoritics in the money outlook VINO are the
borrowers Of this large amount OF money IS
as much a mystery as it wGs last week / mas
certainly not gone into the stock market our
ing the week. one suppostion Is tnat ING
gold has been going In the form OF aNIuai
loans to foreign institutions. Tnis wouil
hello tn explain the mysterious act on on tlo
exchange market In favor OF the glli sHp
ncuts which has failed TO reject dlY VI d
ing under offerings Of bills against the ~
ment Tho strength in todays stock Market
reutercd In the Vanderbilt group New York
Central. Northwestern and ST. PAU AKA JIM
aha, rising from 2is to 1 points. Inc 81 hb~Si
the Trunk lines, particularly BGtunure dud
Ohio, iu fact the railroad list re"efHlF'
were strong throughout There was weakness
at one limc in steel aud Wire aud sugar ana
Tennessee coal steel and Nire did not rally
fuouE but other stocks were practollY
without exception higher at he close ana Mt
notable net gains
b.t tstr hot ttyaU rt1Ila mr. II %
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APPLES--Per pack t0R50c
APRiCoTS-Per crate. Sg0OG2 Is
bANANAS-Per bunch, packed. 81 1902 2j;
luCse culls N.00ul.50.
Observation-Disclosures so.
CHERRIES California S9.5o.
GRAPES Texas Slo0ul2i for 4-basket
crates.
LEMONS--$i ,O0d4 &c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Mediterranean
Sweots 50 25Gi50.
els c5d75c.
PEACHES-Per peek aud one third bushels
boxes t0Gyf5o, l'baskct crates $ln0aigS
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IN The COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of the Leading Elk
changes Of the United States.
FUTURE MARKET CONTINUES TO DECLINE
spot. ut New OrIenns and New York
Lost I-10 Cent-Others Unchanged.
spot and Future Quotations.
Oface OF The Post,
Houston, Saturday. June "a.


All eyes are now focused on the cotton belt
and developments bid fair to have domi-
mating influence from this time on. Informa-
ton today was decidedly bearish along this
line Lonss are uneasy from the fact that
spot sales, both at home and in Liverpool, are
falling off, and should the crop prove big
ore they Will be in q depIorabe condition
that is, ii they fail to unload before the new
movement begins. Both the future and spot
markets at home declined. Liverpool futures
also lost l-52d
New Orleans opened steady. to points
down, and closed steady, with further de-
cline of 1 to points. being to points lower
than yesterdays final figures.
New York opened steady. l to points down.
ruled quiet, ! point up to point lower, and
closed quiet and steady with further decline
of 1 to 8 points. a total loss for the day OF 2
to points.
Liverpool closed quiet and steady, with a
decline OF point from yesterday.
Houston spots closed quiet and unchanged;
no sales. Galveston closed quiet and un-
chanfe1. sales 80 bales. New Orleans closed
easy 1-l6c down sales 1900 bales. New York
'iossi quiet. Lice down; sales 4s2 bales. Liv-
+,".vot ctO'ed quiet and unchanged with sales
. oa IS.
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st. Louis. June 24.-Cattle Receipts 100:
steady fair to choice native shipping and ex-
port steers i.sOn5.95 fancy worth up to $50;
dressed beef and butcher steers .6Gj 90;
md feeders ...%aGf so; cows and hcifers >. 5Oa
i.60; bulls a.o0d4.G0, Texas and Indian steers
3.@NM5.C5. COWS and heifers 2.j0G3 S.. Hogs
Rc"ejui 5000: firm. workers. 3. S0GS So; packers
i.1ift3 80: Butchers S.S0I3 S2ls. Sheep-Re-
oelpts l0l; sticng; native muttons 4.006i -;
anrng lamfs 5.iOd7 %; culls and bucks 3.090
500; stochtrs 2.l5nSi0; Texas sheep 4.3jd
4.4O.
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A BUSINESS BAROMETER
General Condition Of Trade and the Out
look for Business.
CROP PROSPECTS IN TEXAS ARE BRIGHT
Staples Arc Held Firm, with n Fni,
Demand--outiook for Apples.
Trade Notes.
once Of The Post.


The retail business was comparatively quiet
today, the rain greatly curtaiing trade, as
shoppers preferred to remain indoors to set-
ting drenched in the downpour that lasted
during the afternoon.
The week for jobbcrs. however. has been
sood-that is they have had plenty of orders
to keep them busy. Heavy staples for plan
tation furnishing constituted the bulk OF
goods shipped out, while fancy articles and
delicaoies were fairly represented. The crop
conditions are bright and country merchants
are furnishing quite freely on prospects and
II is to be hoped that nothing will occur to
blight the present bright outlook
Prices on all staples are firm at Tho Posts
quotations. Sardlnes have advanced aud the
prices OF last week have been withdrawn.
Salt mackerel has advanced 81 90 per barrel
the pack being extremely light The tomato
Gamers combine has advanced urices DC per
dozen, based Oh the higher cont OF can manu-
facturers materials.
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~, Nesro Hoy Burned 10 n.,,,

bow os =, ui asSas' June 2s---The 7-vear.c,,
burned - " a Mosley. colored was Vas
a FIRE with coa, Yesterday while starting
child he has lo., on OIL This is the second
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London. June q Co soils for money 1917:
for the account lO7 1915. bar silver q l5-lbd
per ounce Money 2H2lg per cent' rate iVr
discount in the open market for short bills
b IG. for three months bills - per cent.
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Decrease.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
New York Bank Statement.
New York Money.

New York. June "a. money on call today .
m2is per cent last loan pa DER cent. Prime
mercantile paper saga per cent. Sterling ex-
change steady, with actual business IA hank.
ers' bills .ssni.S sA for demand and i.S5& a
ass for sixty avs: posted rates 4.SsAat. 81
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and 49, Commercial bills s5h; silver GER g I
s,cstes 60baes bar silver 6Oss MeSacSh ho ma,
lars lsA sete bonds inaec os s,e ~
irregular, government oonu' sV''u'
The range Of quotations o. stocks a. ~ III.
oi,n1 no Cargill q Richardson was as loi'
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
auota lions for Round Lots of stapl,
Comm % dities.


These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied uDon, The nfices are
those ruling IN Houston Wholesale markets
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r,.eang. June CIV. H. Bachelor 1

y - !eBng. June CIV. II. Bachelor &
*. geg OF cotton and grain;
tsr ~ been more active the past week
. e. y)nlA tline. but it has been at the
rA.eas, o values. The net decline on the day
cprssslis 10 points, closing at the low levels
nv CILdlEoBs OF crops are acknowledged
favorable in almost every section OF the cot
ton b, Il ill fact. for the time being they are
pronotIG sea almost ideal The spot markets
Tor the weyA nave ruled quiet and generally
lower Experts have boon liberal, thus show
iug increased consumption for American cot
ton, lars ~ the result OF the low price. Liv-
trpool was so lower today-spot unchanged,
sales 5000 which was not without effect on
our market. as to the immediate course of
values, the belief that cotton is too low to
sell and crop prospects too bright for the
present TO justify buying may lead to some
further nativity but as prices have respond
ed durmL tie past few days to the crop i'm
proVemCnt, Just so will they In the future re-
iiect any adverse development in crop con-
ton.
Wheat showed decline at the opening this
morning. ditl ibutable to the weakness in for
elgn markets aud more favorable foreign crop
reports Heavy primary receipts and the
marked falling off in cash and export demand
also assisted in establishing lower records
at the start. What may assist as bull tao
and Hungary, where harvesting has already
commenced, which, it is stated, would cause
considerable damage should the rains con-
tinue.
Corn was also heavy. Receipts are expected
to run nGdv. which. combined with falling
off in cash demand, resulted in lower levels
at the opening.
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spot coffee Rio duh and easy No invoice
8: No. 7 iobbing Oh. Mid quiet: cordova
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NEW ORLEANS.

New orl,au June 2i.-Tho New Orleans
live stock exchange reports:
SaleF-Cd,:'e l12 calves and yearlings 1876.
On hand Cattle 95, calves and yearlings los.
h3as 40, stcep $50
Market oioseu baro choice cattle in de-
m0ndi thm stock not wanted Hogs in small
supply; choice cornfea wanted, Sheep ample.
Yesterdays quotations unchA ged
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houston's gross receipts of cotton nv Nh.
saTious railroads entering he city were al
Hnrs.on Ard - Bales
international and Great Northern 2
1 TeJN,ston; harrisburg and San Antonio. ,
houston East and West Texas ~
Gult. Colorado and Santa Fe. x
san AntoLlU ana Aransas Pass.
MISSOURI Kansas and Texas ........... 80.
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THE LOWEST FOR WEEKS
Enormous Receipts and the Large Visible
Supply Send Wheat Down.
FAVORABLE CROP REPORT ALSO A FACTOR
Corn and Oats Declined for want
of Trading-Provisions Closed
Higher.

Chicago. June 2i.--wheat today sold
at the lowest point It has touched for
several weeks. and closed at decline
Of lac from yesterday. Continued
enormous primary receipts and large
visible increase encouraged even the
most sanguine bear
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MIdalinr .s 1.1s sals. .......

LIVERPOOL - Spots closed que! w
changed; sales 5000; imports WV
sales 10, GOO, imports 1000.
Ordinary ..2 25-32 Mid. uplani.rI,
Good ordinary - 3l-S2 Good ma y, WI
Low mlddling. % 5-s2 Am. MID a''''
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COFFEE.

New York. June 24.-Coffee options un-
ehnnged 70 points lower; sales 1880 bags
The Afro-American advance., 1899-11-18

Esteourt, Natal, Nev. i3.-The Nest
Yorkshire regiment has arrived here.
The bombardmeni of Ladysmith has
been resumed. HeaN firing Mas heard
early this morning. IN armored train
was sent out ON a reconnaissance to-
wards Colenso.
The armored traiu on its return re-
ported that the Boets had blown up the
line between ColenSa# and ChieNeIeN.
Not much damage VAS done, hut the
rails were bent and a small cuiyert de-
stroyed. On seeing he British patrols,
the Beers retired.
Every day lessons the chance Of the
Borrs coming furthrr south.
katiirs report that force of 400 10
500 Beers, with waR ans. is going in the
direction of ColenSo This is said To
be the foraging part, previously sight
ed The Kailirs alsu report that Gen.
Whites cavalry has had an engagement
with the Beers at Btster'> station. The
result is not known.
\ message from lady just re
ceived gives a few details OF the occur
rences of "Wednesday, November 5,
when the Beers She fire was increased
during the afternoon. II is asserted
that they appeared % deliberately aim
at the convent on the hill in the center
of the town, where there were only the
sisters and wounded. The building
was hit twice, In spite of the Geneva
flag flying.
The Beers attempted n demonstra-
tion against the western defcnSes, but
il was never serious The groups ap-
pearing al long range were easily seat
tered by the fire OF a machine gun.
The total British casualties during
the briskest bombardment were three
men, though some damage was done to
cattle and property The fire Of the
Boer position gun ha> been erratic, but
probably trifle wearing through lis
continued use. The Boer positions are
six to seven and eight thousand yards
distant. \ Kafiir from the Free State
laager reports that Gen. Vessels, who
commanded when The British force
surrendered at Nichulson's Mex, was
hit during a recent reconnaissance
The British garrison cheered the news
The Boers have sent in 4OO Indian
coolies from the Dundee coal fields
doubtless with the object Of assisting
to finish our food.