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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
The EVACUATION
OF COLENSO.
A Serious Matter for the British
Army in Natal.
Am ARTILLERY DUEL
Tho Rorror or!Bri.,.h General wniie'.
Force sIns Been Made an EK,rcmo-
iy Dlnicuit Oporaiion-The Posi-
si,ion In Natal Di.quiosing-Boer
Move C,oser 20 British Positions
aud Mount Fresh Guns.
ARTILLERY
duel.
Am

tBy Telegraph to virginian-Pllot.)
London, Nov. 5.-The evacuation OF
Colenso is undoubtedly a most serious
matter for the British in Natal, as it
not only testifies to the complete In
vestment of Ladysmith by the Beers,
but makes the relief of General Sir
George Stewart White an extremely
difficult operation.
Colenso is the point where the rail-
way from Ladysm1th crosses the Tu-
geln river. which is now in flood. The
town itself is of small Importance 1t Is
dominated by the hills on the north
side OF the river, md so was untenable
If the Beers have advanced, as they
seem to have done, moreover, only a
small naval and colonial force was sta
toned at Colenso.
A SERIOUS MOVE.
The seriousness OF the evacuation,
however. lies in the fact that Com
mandant General Joubert. vile com
pletely Investing Sir George Stewart
White at Ladysmith, can seize this Tu-
gela bridge and, lie he has sufficient
troops, can detach a force and send 1t
southwark on Pietermaritzburg, and, In
any case. by destroying the bridge and
runway, can prevent any relief eXpe-
dition reaching Sir George Stewart
White for some time.
WHAT JOUBERT MAY DO.
Military men alphabetically predict
that General Joubert will Withdraw
from Natal Immediately Sir Redvers
Buffers force enters the Orange Free
State, but the latter cannot be far on
his way for at least three or four weeks
and even then General Joubert may not
decide to intercept the British on the
Free States open veldt. which would
suit the British admirably, but he may
wait until the last moment, and then
proceed by train back to Pretoria and
take up strong defensive positions on
the range Of hills lying In front of Jo-
hannesburg and Pretoria,
Thus General Joubert might remain
In Natal several weeks longer. endeay-
oring to force Sir George White into
capitulation, the destruction Of the
TuGela river bridge helping him by
cutting off British relief
A DISQUIETING SITUATION,
Moreover another Boer force is re-
ported to have marched through Zulu
land In the direction OF Durham, and al
ready to have reached the Natal
frontier. Thus It will be seen the no.
sition in Natal, taking into consldera-
ton possible uprising Of the cisaffect-
ed Dutch, Is most disquieting, and, in
fact, may be described as critical. Brit
ish achievements in any number can
not reach Durham before the end Of
next week.
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campaign except as they were intro
duced by this last class of speakers,
who urged In favor of the regular nom
,inee on the ground that the fight in
Kentucky this fall is forerunner Of
the battle Of 1900 and its result might
seriously affect the latter.
State tickets have been put up the
Populists, Prohibltionists and Social
istic Labor party, but the other tickets
have attracted most of the interest Of
the campaign.
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A DIsQUIETING SITUATION.
CLOSER AND CLOSER.
A special from Ladysmith, dated No


vember 2. morning. says:
During the night the Beers moved
closer to the British positions and
mounted guns In fresh places. Mean
while the naval guns have been moved
to more favorable positions, near the
town and commanding some OF the
Boer batteries.
A TERRIBLE ARTILLERY DUEL.
At o'clock this morning General
White ordered the bombardment of
the enemy, and the blue jackets OPEN
ed the ball. The Beers replied yigor-
ously. They fired straight. and some OF
the British were hit.
"a terrible artillery duel has been
proceeding for over three hours So
far the naval guns are the only ones
that have engaged the enemy"
BRITISH ABANDON CoLENso.
London. November 4-The War Of
flee has issued the following announce
ment
1.-THE Colonial Office has received in
formation to the effect that the Brit
ish trooos have withdrawn from CO.
lenso and have concentrated further
south. but we have no news of any en-
gagement in that neighborhood."
Colenso Is south Of Ladysmith.
LONG RANGE GUNS.
Ladysmith. November /. (Afternoon),
range guns have been mounted here.
BOER GENERALS BODY.
Cape Town, November 2-(Delayed
In transmission).-A to an I'M
dated dispatch received here from
Badysmith, the body of General Kock,
the Boer commander who was wound
ed in the battle of Glencoe, captured
and taken to Ladysmlth. where he died
recently, has been taken to Pre-
toria.
The dispatch added that the Lady
smith townspeople. including the
women, witnessed the battle at Lady
smith. 1t was also said that the re-
sumption of fighting was hourly expect
ed.
The Beers are traverslng zuluiand.
hoisting flags over the British magis-
tracies.
ANOTHER ADVANCE.
Burghersdorp. Cape Colony. Nov D.
delayed in transmission).--Th Beers
crossed Bethulie bridge this morning.
About 300 more Of them are expected to
cross this afternoon.
PROMOTION.
London. Nov. 4.-Gunnery Lieuten-
ant Egerton. Of the British cruiser
Powerful, who was wounded by the cx-
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whos,er WI, stay in conpro,,.
(By Telegraph to virein,an.Pi,ot,

TIT 70 VfI6IHIaH-FIIOt.J
Louisville. KY. November "A spe-
cial to the Times from Nashville. Tenn.
says:
Judge w. ]. Wood. of Florence. Ala,
has received letter from General
Joseph Wheeler. who states that he
WIN resume his seat in Congress when
General Wheeler does not say when
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Ry TELEGRAPH to |, !: Yirainia na &

t'ittasburg, Pa,,i 4 hS|
result Of a com hinat sonT III 81 ffis
Eastern capitalist sIy II 81 e IA s.
OF this City so 900 a Greg az IS, !
coal lands i'm West III f,i fys 81
a het3giWo rk of raj lsasds q from fiiSss
mines valued mall at 0oo 5ass {S ssl
Inc me sSntsGl ,of tia Wi Sts;
Germs I'm the United SIS fss y sfrEa
lies IN Preston conn
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
DEATHIN FLAMES.
DESTRUCTION OF A STEEL PLANT
IN ILLINOIS.

(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)
Chicago, Nov. 4.--Nearly 100000 and
possibly several lives represent the cost
of n fire that destroyed the larger part
of the American Steel and Wire Com
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The POLITICAL
SITUATION.
Speculation as to Result Of the
Battle of Ballots.
BRYAN IN NEBRASKA

The Campaign of Jones. Non-PartI-
snn, creates Some Apprehension
in Ohio-D Practically
od-Repubiicans Divided by
FaotIona, FiEhts-Iho Democratic
Lender Forces Nebraska RopnbIi-
cans 20 Discuss National Insuos-
H,tter Personal Eight wagod
Against tho Dem cratio Candidnic
IN kentucky,
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N ; lAIlR:QR ri
WIN / 4 !1lIQR
An Important Delc.iiss!il RaandalaA 3
hyfulnitadl State elddgs g|Rl||
NORTH a { & !. DIN [

Nine Rniirond cotaIiiss ID ss SS laaSk ~
AEatnIt INC s;orp ORR, LEM q odn1Sfnis
sion In 50 g MITE ~ 8 1hs al 81 ~
Variation 81 IN 81 i i E & IS sFfys and
IadEo slment s,n.s oIF me Cisceits
court. snst ain. X "a 4 boir SCenlpntionSI
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N j. has been hourly o''
pateon N T. Mo 4-The following bulletin
Paterson ~ AT II o'clock
trouble one
said
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sEMsATl /, 5,i 1ll.s ]!
OF a. MILITARY $sBO GARD OFA INkI

(By Telegraph to virginiapa PiloS )
San Francisco. NoY emb Il a md
Examiner says that thes most / ssnsas /
tlonal report Of 81 MI isars hoaSd 8oe
INQUIRY ever sent to the War Dspasst HE
ment from this city hass been forW IS
ed to Washington from tfies headQuar,sss
ters Of Major General Shat tier.
document consists OF nearly 1O0S tynes
written pages and contains e tina SEAS
yerest kind OF criticims of the me thS:ssS
DDS employed by officers I'M charge 9o4s
the sick soldiers who returned FROM i
the Philippines on the: transport T4fS
tar and Newport on DC toberf1 TO- III
Upon Major Raj ter, the surgeon "a I
the Twentieth Kansas yolunte iiwh0a
came back on the Tart ar ii e. heaviest
censure Is laid. Colonel Il MetcaIfe. OF
the samereg i'm Z. who commanded
red to-
Many other officers are given II hard
measure of sorfdcism. Shut88 their nanaeS
being Wit 1hheld II
details OF the report. Ss
The board Of inquiry swhich has 20 sea-
verely arraigned : the haifsnolIY serTfeae
was eppointed by G eneraI IS 6af ter sfpSHa
weeks ago at the suggest ion OF C9lQneSs
Alfred c. Girard (; chief surgeon IN fita8
general hospitalS at the Presi iios Golos
mel Gtrard s desire for an inv es tIgaTf on Il
was occasion by the de lpFahi Is sc6ndiS
ton in which he found the sick ifieas \
from the transports i Tar tar and New
port. There We're "a boirt j forty sSf tfts:ri Il
and nearly al We're sun sifng rom
Three men$w 10 came Eon ttsse u tfariss
PORTS dled e! few q lays ter aTTiys1SsS
sTheyzWere John Fsabisak and Iohn3s 5A asf
Logan of t1lp, ~, 81, 49,
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.NoTsRE:,cEEIt[II:V,:ian,'

Washing on, d. q. 4. oV.s Ma T; S
port Of the court of 3inq Try re errsd tSs
In the San Disco a ispatch has noEA
been received at e5GWarSD sp,aft nEnES
although word has be EN- .TtscsiysaE fk9fS
1t is on thesWay ''s
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Burghersdorp. Cape Colony. Nov. a.
delayed in transmission, The Beers
crossed Bethulie bridge this morning.
About 300 more Of them are expected to
cross this afternoon.
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PROMOTION.

London. Nov. 4.-Gunnery Lieuten-
ant Egerton. of the British cruiser
Powerful. who was wounded by the cx-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-07-21
Adjourned Session.

Notice is hereby given that at an
adjourned meeting OF the regular July
session of theiBoard Of County Commis-
sioners ofiDavison county, to be held At
the Office of the county auditor of said
county on the 29sh day of July, 1899, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
the said board of county commissioners
will proceed to change the boundaries
of the several commissioners districts
of said Dawson county in order that
the several districts may contain as
near rs may be, within one hundred Of
the same number OF votes as shown by
the official returns of the votes cast at
the last election, held prior to the date
OF the meeting mentioned herein, at
which election state and county officers
were elected.
Dated this 5th day OF July, 1899.
81. B. ANDERSON,
County Auditor.
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The c., St. P, M. & o. railroad
have arranged popular excursion to
the Twin Cities, St. Paul and Mime
apolis, for Saturday, July %. The
rate from Mitchell has been placed at
$500 for the round trip. Tickets will
be honored only on the train leaving
Mitchell, Saturday, at 1880 a. M, and
will arrive in ST. Paul early in the
evening, giving the visitor day and
two nights recreation at the many
summer resorts around the two cities.
The train will leave Minneapolis Mon
day at 7:l0 and St. Paul at 7:4O, arriv.
ing in Mitchell at 1915 p. m. This
gives the passenger an opportunity to
enjoy daylight ride between the two
points,
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The sackine of the rut1erie., 1s4s


The sight that presented itself was
the strangest have ever seen and has
remained in my memory almost as Wv
idly as if it were yesterday. The mage
niicent apartments Of the palace were
soon filled with as strange set Of ruff
fans as you could meet anywhere It
seemed as if they were all mad or
drunk, and yet they were as jolly as
sandboys. They seemed positively to
revel in destruction and to yell with
delight as they smashed and tore every
thing to pieces that they came across.
There was scarcely q picture that was
not cut into ribbons. and ornaments,
however costly, were thrown down and
broken to atoms.
While was standing in one of the
grand apartments, looking on in won
der, little man, with sword almost
as big as himself, stood in front of a
magnificent mirror that reached from
the floor to the ceiling He surveyed it
for moment, and then, as though he
were about to storm a town single
handed, went deliberately up to it and
with one blow of his great cavalry blade
shivereds it to pieces. AS they fell at
his feet he put on a grand air and said
"La!" as if this was one Of the greatest
deeds he had ever accomplished and the
proudest moment of his life. Sketches
From Memory" q. A. Storey.
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The Power of Shakespeare.

An old Latin saying, Laudant quod
non Intelligent (They praise what they
do not understand). was once illustrat-
ed by an English tourist who happened
into the Lutheran church at Elsiuore
one Sunday morning. The tourist did
not know a word of the Danish Ian
guage, but he wrote: ''The clergyman
had quiet earnestness Of manner and
persuasive eloquence that pleased and
attracted. I admired the discourse, al
though did not understand a word of
it. /" The book from which we have
copied this illustration of a common
practice tells the following amusing
story Of Dutch audience listening to
one Of Shakespeare's plays:
I will tell you, such is de powers Of
de Shakespeare, that Ivunce saw play
de great man acted in Anglish, in Hol-
land, where der vas not vun person in
all de house but myself could onder-
etond it. yet dere vas not person in all
dat house but vat vas in tears-dat is,
all crying, blowing de nose and weep
very mouch; couldn't onderstond vun
vurd of de play, yet all Weeping. Such
was de powers Of de Shakespeare
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A Tart RetOrt.

A good story is told about former
Governor George S. Houston. Houston
and one Of the public men now distin-
guished in the public life Of the state
had an appointment to deliver public
speeches. They had to drive a long
distance before dinner time and arriv-
ed at farmhouse in time for dinner.
Houston was sick. His companion had
a ravenous appetite.
'N1r. Houston" said the housewife,
with some Indignation, II see you amt
eating much. know the dinner amt
much, but 1t is the best could get up.
I'm sorry you don't appreciate the din
ner."
my good woman, the dinner is per-
feet, but am ill. In addition to that I
have got to make speech immediate.
~, and I can't speak well after eating
freely"
"Yes," said the good housewife, with
spirit, "it's just like this-an empty
wagon makes the loudest noise" Hous-
ton was silent The other man ate
ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Ala.) Age.
Herald.
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The Conspiracy Failed

Once upon q time there lived In
Leavenworth the late Len T. Smith,
whom all old timers remember, and
General Powell Clayton. Smith was
in New York one day when he was ap-
preached by q chap who said he had
on the string rich friend from Cuba,
who was anxious to start big faro
game and wanted him to deal for
him. He proposed to Smith that he
would take up the offer-Smith should
tackle the game and he would cooper
ate with Smith, so that together they
could rob the Cuban of $4,000.
Smith sent up stairs for Clayton and
told him what the gambler had pro-
posed. All three started out to see the
Cuban, and they found him surround
ed by everything refreshing that mon
ey could buy. Smith and Clayton ate
and drank and drove and went to the
theater and had all sorts Of fun at the
Cuban's expense for three of four
days, all the time having under con-
sideration the proposed conspiracy.
Finally, when they were through
with their business in New York, they
thanked the gamblers for their hos
pitality and suggested that they look
for suckers elsewhere than from
among frontiersmen from Kansas. 1t
was estimated that the gamblers spent
at least $1,000 entertaining their in
tended victims.-Kansas City Journal.
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PIDGlN ENGLISH.
The Que-r Jargon Used by the Busi-
ness People of China.

ness People of China.
The nondescript tongue known as
"pidgin English" is almost the only
medium Of communication between
foreigners and the Chinese, and nine
tenths OF the enormous business done
In China between the English and the
Chinese is done through this grotesque
gibberish. Mr.. Chester Holcombe, In
his "Real Chinaman," gives two anus
ing anecdotes to show how absurd It
is.
A young foreigner who called upon
two young ladies, also foreigners, was
Informed by their Chinese servant
that two piecey girlo no can see.
Number one piecey top side makes
washee, washee. Number two piecey
go outside, makee walkee, walkee."
He meant to say that the elder Of the.
two was taking bath up stairs, and
the youngest had gone out.
When King Kalakaua Of the Ha-
waiian Islands visited Shanghai, he
occupied suit Of rooms up one fight
Of stairs at the Astor House. Two.
American gentlemen called to pay
their respects one morning, and, meet
ing the proprietor, inquired If the king
was in. Il will see," replied the land
lord, and, shouting to a Chinese serv-'
ant, asked: "Boy! That piecey king
top side, had got?'' "Hab got" la
conicalsy answered the servant. Gen
tlemen, his majesty Is in. Pray walk
up" said the landlord.
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CROPS IN DAWSON COUNTY.
The Outlook is Unprecedented and an Inn
mense Crop is Properly Anticipated.

In every direction from Mitchell
comes the reports that the crops are in
the finest possible condition for this
time OF the season. Generally speak
ing there has been nothing to injure
the crops, and on the other hand the
season has been unusually favorable.
Plenty of moisture has come and at the
right time, 80 crops are not suffering
for the lack of rain. And again the
absence OF hot winds has been notice.
able, and while we have had some hot
weather the days have been remark
ably few when the Thermometer has
reached over 80. A drive through the
country in any direction reveals sight
which is indeed inspiring. Wheat
stands from three to four and hall
feet high, but little if any lodging and
the head is larger than usual the berry
being plump and firm. 1t is expected
that by the first of August, or few days
later, that the wheat harvest will be in
full operation, the season being over
two weeks later than last year. Corn
is making remarkable growth and it
is confidently believed to be we'll
out of the way of frost. Late
planted corn seems to have done the
best and that planted as late IS June 3
is ahead OF that put in the ground two
or three weeks previous. Passing q
field of corn the other day on upland
we noticed that there was much mois
ture just below the surface and it was q
mag nihcent stand, but this field can be
duplicated on almost any farm in the
county. More corn has been planted
than usual this year owing to the in
creased number of cattle which have
been put on the farms.
The barley crop is already being har-
vested end will be finished by the
first of next week, when the oat har-
vest will be ready for the binder. Oats
have done remarkably we'll and the
yield promises very heavy. The
height to which oats have grown will
produce large quantity of straw.
That there will be an abundance of
feed for stock next winter is evidenced
by the condition of the prairie, which is
covered by rich growth of luxuriant
grass. More feed will be needed the COM
ing winter than in any previous year
as the cattle interests have been more
than doubled.
Ali together the crop outlook is one
of complete satisfaction to the farming
and business interests and q few weeks
will show the result of the season.
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A Practical Joke

A business man from Baltimore
found himself In a peculiar predica-
ment one day, says the Now York
Press. He visits New York about once
a month. He sleeps with his glass eye
in tumbler, and there friend found
1t one morning. The sight suggested
practical joke--put the eye in Mr.. X 8
overcoat pocket. Done! When the
friend departed, being short Of money
for the moment, he pawned his own
Overcoat for $40. In the afternoon
X, who had been unable to leave his
room on account of the missing eye
and whose frame of mind was all dis
torted and warped. The friend frank
ly confessed:
"Bill, l meant it only as simple
joke. You will find your eye in your
overcoat pocket" But it was not there.
''1t must be, because l put it there
myself" urged the joker. The coat was
held up by the tail and shaken.
"By thunder! l wonder if l could
have put it in my own coat?"
"Where's your coat?"
GIVE pawned it. l didn't want to
borrow and needed a few dollars"
"How much is it in for?''
"Ten dollars"
Mr.. X. produced $40 and the coat was
redeemed. The eye was in the inside
pocket. He carefully washed it, slip
ped 1t into place and walked out after
II hours Of solitary confinement.
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"Baby was taken very bad while
you were out, num-" said the new
servant girl.
"Oh, dear" said the young wife. ''Is
he better now?
"Oh, he's all right now; but he was
quite faint; but found his medicine in
the cupboard"-
"Found his medicine! Good gracious!
What have you been giving the child? :?
There's no medicine in the cupboard" !"
"Oh, yes, there is, mum. It's written
on it."
And that girl triumphantly produced
a bottle labeled "zid Reviver."-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
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Maddeuinr.

81 happen to have dress coat, said
q man about town, "that was made by
Poole, the famous London tailor. and
I've preserved it with a good deal of
care. To tell the truth, attached less
value to the garment itself than did
to the sign manual Of the house, en-
blazoned on a strip Of white silk and
stitched inside the collar. 1t was trife
snobbish, l dare say, but if so I've re-
ceived my punishment
ga few weeks ago took the coat
along with me on trip to Florida, and
while at a small coast resort I noticed
the buttons were getting worn. The
only tailor in town was Chinamap,
and l gave him the coat with instruc-
tions to repair the damages, which he
did very neatly. 1 had forgotten all
about the incident, and one evening
during carnival was at the club chat
Ting with some visitors from Detroit
when somehow or other the converse
tlon turned on high art tailoring.
Zone of the strangers sang the
praises Of chap at his home, and l.
like fool, couldn't resist the tempta-
tion of remarking that my suit was
made by Poole. Thereupon the other
fellow expressed curiosity as to how che
English tailors inserted the shoulder re-
endorsements of dress coats, and l oblig-
ingly slipped mine off to allow him to
examine it. He looked it over, and
when he banded it back I noticed that
he wore peculiar smile. 1t was no
wonder, for, by Jove. in place of the
signed silk strip below the collar was a
great hideous pink tab bearing the
legend, Charley One. Lung, Merchant
Tailor, Wayback, Fla. Z New Or.
leans Times Democrat.