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Ohio-Elected full State ticket. Re
publican, Democratic, Prohibition and
Union Reform candidates We're in the
field. Samuel VI. Jones ran as nOn-par-
tisan candidate for Governor. Kinney.
Republican, carried the State in 1898 for
Secretary of State by 81. .139 plurality.
Kentucky-Elected full State ticket.
Republican, Democratic. Honest Election
Democrat, Populist. Prohibition and so
cialist Labor tickets were in the field.
Shackelford, Democrat, carried the State
in 1897 for clerk of the Court of Appeals
by 17.S04 plurality.
Iowa-Elected Governor. Lieutenant
Governor. Judge of the Supreme Court.
Superintendent of Public instruction.
Railroad Commissioner and members of
the Legislature. Republican. Democratic,
Prohibition, Middle-of-th the Road Populist
and United Christian candidates We're in
the field. Gov Shaw, Republican, car
ried the State in 1897 by 29.9S7.
Maryland-Elected Governor, Comp
troller and Attorney General. Republi-
can, Democratic. Prohibition and Union
Reform candidates were in the field.
Goldsborough. Republican, was elected
Comptroller in 1897 by 100 plurality.
massachusetts, Elected State ticket.
Republican and Democratic candidates
were in the field. Gov. Wolcott, Repub-
hcan. was elected in 1898 by SO, 1856 plu
rality.
Virginia Elected members of the low
er house of the Legislature and half the
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OHIO.

Chairman Dick early Wednesday morn
ing issued the following statement: The
returns from Hamilton, Cuyahoga and
Lucas counties are yet too meager to give
definite figures. Enough has been receiv-
ed, however. TO indicate the election Of
Judge Nash by an increase over the plu-
rality Of Gov Bushnell. Thus the cleo
ton of the entire State ticket and both
branches Of the Legislature is assured" )"
The complexion of the General Assembly
will not be materially changed. The cleo
ton Of the fourteen members of the DEM
ocratie-fusion legislative ticket in Hamil-
ton County is conceded by the Repubii-
can committee. TO Offset this they claim
the election OF four Representatives IN
Franklin, two in Lucas and one each in
Hooking. Vinton. Knox. Adams and Pike.
The Senate is claimed for the Republi-
cans. 1t was known that Mayor Sam
Jones OF Toledo would cut considerable
figure but ii was hard to figure out just
how much or into whose preserves he
would cut the most In addition there
was a factional quarrel between Repub-
leans and Democrats in nearly every
baliwick With all the Topping around
no one could figure out to whom the bal
ance would be credited when the clear
ance was made Judge Nash. Republican,
came out on the top Jones swept every
thing in Cuyahoga County. Cleveland did
more for him than his home town Of To-
ledo. which went for Nash.
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WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The rising of one tribe of natives in
South Africa means the rising OF all.
European journals print the strongest
anti-British reports with no concealment
of rejoicing.
Twenty missionaries have arrived at
Durham from Swaziland after many mar
row escapes.
Thirty-fve hundred Beers crossed the
bridge at Bethuha, destroying sections of
the railroad near that place.
British military experts see in the
Natal situation the worst that the coun-
try has faced since certain events in the
Crimean war.
The Boer farms are being worked by
the women and Kaffirs. All the farms
send regular contributions Of supplies 10
the Boer commissary.
The humanity of both armies in caring
for the wounded and the courteous ex-
change of prisoners are among the re
deeming features of the hostilities.
Dispatches from Cape Colony points In
dicate extreme disaffection among the
Cape Dutch, who are exulting over the
Boer successes in Natal and are verging
on an outbreak.
Reports show that while the British
still hold De Aar and the Orange river
bridge the Beers have the latter under
mined, thus commanding the route from
Cape Town to Kimberley.
All the Cape railways are now in the
hands of the military authorities. Five
hundred tons Of foodstuffs were seized ON
board the steamship Maria at Durham
consigned to Delagoa bay for the Trans
vaal.
The thirty-four fresh British battai-
ions ordered are to report at once. II is
evident that the war department is deter
mined to crush the Transvaal even II IN
Krugcr's words England does pay price
that "wiA stagger humanity"
1t Is understood that the Beers have
proclaimed the upper Tugela division of
Natal annexed to the Orange Free State.
A dispatch from Ladysnith says that
Gen. Joubert protested to Gen. White
against the use of lyddite sheNs, fired
from the big naval guns, as inhuman.
The war Office Is adopting Gen. OTIS
tactics Of silence In regard to operations
and results. The public Is especially in
dignant at the war Office for misrepre-
sentations about the British defeat NJ
Dundee (Oct. 30), which was hailed in
England at the time as a brilliant vis-
tory.
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Senators. but no State officers. Gov.
1897 by 52.S15 plurality.
Nebraska-Elected judge of the Su-
preme Court and regents of the State
University. Republican. Fusion and Pro
hibition candidates We're in the field. Gov.
Poynter, Fusion, carried the State in
1898 by 2.721 plurality.
New York-Elected members of the
State Assembly and one Congressman,
but no State officers. Gov. Roosevelt,
Republican. carried the State in 1898 by
1.,7S6.
PennSyKania-Stat Treasurer and
two justices of the Supreme Court were
elected. Republican, Democratic. Pro
hibiton and Peoples candidates were in
the field. Gov. Stone, Republican, car
ried the State in 1898 by 117,9O6 plu-
rality.
South Dakota-EIected justices of the
Supreme Court. Republican and Fusion
candidates were in the field. Gov. Lee,
Fusion. carried the State in 1898 by $40
plurality.
New Jersey-Elected members of the
Legislature. but no State officers. Gov.
Voorhees,, Republican. carried the State
in 1898 by 5,499 plurality.
ssissippi-Elected full State ticket.
Democratic and Populist tickets were in
the field. Bryan carried the State in
1896 by 5S.729 plurality. which includes
the Populist vote for Bryan and Watson
of 1917.
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been received beyond those already made
public. Not solitary official item of
news was posted for nearly twenty-four
hours. This gave rise to crop of ru-
mors that Ladysmith's ammunition was
exhausted that Sir George Stewart
White was mortally wounded; that both
facts were being concealed and that other
unlucky happenings had taken place.
Advices from other parts of South Africa
were distinctly unpalatable to the Brit
ish, and everything points to a critical
situation.
The movement Of Beers into Cape Col
ony Is beginning to awaken British fear
that they have greatly underestimate
the forces they will have to meet and
that even Gen. Buffers task may not be
so easy as anticipated. II Is becoming
apparent that all the British calculations,
based on the loyalty vf population, are
hopelessly at sea on there has been very
serious leakage of Dutch sympathizers
from Natal and Cape Colony. Otherwise
there is no accounting for the large forces
of Rurghers reported from oil directions.
The war office. consequently, Is being
urged to have more TROOPS In readiness
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KILLED AT THE POLLS.
Blood Flows During the Progress of the
Kentucky Election.


Although there was less bloodshed in
Kentucky than had been expected, riot
ous disturbances occurred in many places
on election day. Several were killed and
Others seriously hurt. Pat Henry was
stabbed at Mount Sterling in an election
riot. DIR. j. +. Hearing, an election com
missioner, was ambushed at Owens5oro
and fatally wounded The Hon. A. j.
Tharpe and William Rose were fatally
shot in Estill County. John Marion was
killed at Catlettsburg. Henry Gathers
was killed at .Gracey. A riot Of serious
proportions and perhaps fatal results is
reported from Pittsburg. Fifty shots
were fired, and Dick Mullins was killed
outright. At Newcastle. in Henry Coun-
ty, there was a desperate fight with
knives between Thomas Raizon and John
Derossett They fought for several min
utes before they fell, covered with blood,
and exhausted. Both may die. Deputy
Marshal Bruce while trying to make an
arrest at Newcastle was badly injured in
the head by stone thrown by man in
the crowd.
AT Olympia. in Bath County. John Ad-
kins was shot and killed AT CovingtOn
Chief Of Police Pugh was arrested. charg-
ed with interfering with an election. In
Lexington the chairman Of the Demo
cratic county committee, Villa Wiley, was
arrested. charged with interfering with
elections. Many other arrests were made
OF men prominent in local political life
all over the State. Men were bodily
thrown ont of election booths and never
were such scenes witnessed at the polls
as occurred Tuesday throughout the
State. Militia was in the armOry at Lex
ington all day, and the same thing pre-
vailed at Louisville. Hundreds of extra
policemen were on duty throughout the
State and business was almost completely
suspended. The most remarkable cam
paign ever known in the State ended as
many predicted.
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with the political movements Of the gov


ernment.
1t is asserted that this criticism over
looks the willy nature Of the Boer Off
cials, who had no mind to allow a pos
sible enemy to take his time in getting
ready to crush them. Had troops been
earlier dispatched to South Africa in
large numbers the Boer ultimatum SIM
ply would have been delivered sooner.
Nothing would have been gained by that
procedure. therefore. Had the British
refrained longer from moving to concen-
trate troops in South Africa the ulimat
um would have been longer delayed and
the beginning of the war would have
been postponed to correspond. The Beers
have been watching the British with sJls
picious eye for years. constantly prepar-
ing for the conflict they feared. They
meant to strike whenever they saw the
British moving for advantageous posi-
ton. 1t was inevitable. therefore, that
the British. if they meant to invite war
in South Africa, must enter the conflict
with the odds against them at the outset.
The British War Office announced at
midnight Monday that no dispatches had
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Ear,houakes in Japap.

The new residence of the Crown Prince
of Japan will be built Of 1900 tons Of
American structural iron, and will cost
more than $5,O00,000. This is an inno-
vation. for japanese dwellings, as a rule,
are OF one story. because of earthquakes.
They have heavy tile roofs, no cellars, no
chimneys, paper partitions, paper win
dows, and sliding panels Of paper colored
screens for doors. The new palace Is to
withstand earthquakes, which are of fire.
suent occurrence in the islands. Eight
years ago an earthquake In japan de-
stroyed 10000 houses.
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Maryland.

Maryland has been reclaimed by the
Democrats after four years Of Repubh-
can supremacy. The contest resulted in
the election of John Water Smith for
Governor, Isidor Rayner for Attorney
General and DIR. Joshua w. Herring for
Comptroller by an approximate majority
of 1900. The lower branch of the Leg
islature was captured by the Democrats
and 1t is probable that they will also have
a majority in the State Senate. The
entire Democratic city ticket was elected
in Baltimore by a majority OF 5000.
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Notes OF Current Events-

People at Atlanta, Ga, claim that
Lieut.. Brumby is the real hero of Manila
Over 500 German families will locate
on big tract of land in Mexico.
j. o. Tussell. 62, Manitou Park. Colo.
was caught in a blizzard and froze to
death.
Leon Jackson. miser. Newport, Tenn.
was murdered and robbed of 5000 by
three men.
Nine. Algeria Barrios. the young
widow Of the late Gen. Barrios of Guate-
mala, has gone on the stage.
Miss Russell. Hamilton, Ont. will 90
as nurse with the Canadian troops to
the Transvaal.
Hon. Geo. Seaver, postmaster of Pu-
eblo, Colo, died suddenly while on
train near Buffalo, \. Y.
Rather than submit to arrest on the
charge OF wife-beating, John Denboskey.
Philadelphia. shot and killed himself.
Six boys with revolvers, near Column
bus, Ohio, fred at two country boys. Ed
win Belt was hit and may die.
James Dugan, IL. Allentown, Pa, did
not know II was loaded. Riley Kulp, %,
Is dead.
Ugo Talbo, once celebrated tenor and
the leading man for Patti, died in Stock
ton, Cal.
In drunken brawl. Cleveland. Va,
Davis Kiser was killed and two others
fatally wounded by the Price boys.
New York's park board wants automo-
biles barred from Central Park drives,
but City Magistrate Olmsted refuses to
prosecute.
Emil Schiff, 81. the son Of Theodore
Schiff New York multi-millionaire, will
serve four years in the Texas penitene
tary for forging checks.
Monsegneur Joseph Jessing, Colum-
bus, Ohio. founder OF the Josephinum in
that city, is dead.
Charles Rhoades was killed and Alfred
Abrahamson fatally injured by a train,
jamestown, n. Y.
The Ormsby trip,ets, George Dewey,
Carter Harrison and Helen Gould, won
special prize at Chicago baby show.
Charles Green, Glasgow, KY, youth,
has been fined 500 for hugging pretty
Mary Chalkley in the street. They were
charged with disorderly conduct The
girl was released
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Cape Town with 4.7-inch gun, SO ser
Iriol.a hla at "a Il-i

Cape Town with 4.7-inch gun, SO ser
viceable at Ladysmith. One Of the Brit
ish cruiser Terrible's guns, mounted on a
Scott travelling carriage, was fired in the
same way as field gun, with entire sue
cess. The Terrible, with number Of
guns thus mounted, is on her way to Dur
bin, and though the guns cannot now
reach Ladysmith. they may be Of the
greatest value in the defense Of PETER
maritzburg, which, it seems, will proba-
bly, have to stand a siege. The arrival Of
the Terrible with the relief crews Cor
China and other available men must have
placed in the neighborhood of 5000 more
men at the service of the military author
itics.
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Massachusetts.

While the Massachusetts, Republicans
elected their State ticket by large plu-
rality to all intents and purposes it was
an anti-expansion victory. The Repub-
lican vote fell off approximately 10000,
while the Democratic vote was within a
few hundred OF last year. The Demo
cratic campaign was conducted on anti
expansion and the big vote in an off year
was due thereto. This Is the first time
since 1895 that Boston has been carried
by the Democrats on a State election.
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kentucky.

Senator Blackburn Wednesday morn
ing sent the following telegram to w.
j. Bryan: 1--WE have carried Kentucky
by small but safe majority. Sincerest
congratulations on your splendid victory
in Nebraska" Despite this statement
the Associated Press at noon Wednesday
claimed Goebers defeat and announced
Taylor's election by about 1000. Gen.
Taylor. chairman of the Republican cam
paign committee, claimed 10000, but con-
servative party men thought this extrava-
CANT. 1t is thought that the Repub.-
cans have gained so materially that it
leaves the complexion of the next Legis-
lature in doubt, despite the holdover Sen
atOrS.
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The occupation Of Colesburg by the
Beers was a complete surprise to the
British. 1t has caused the greatest feel
ing of uneasiness, as the advance may
mean the engaging Of Buffers forces as
fast as they arrive at De Aar, the point
where the British general contemplates
gathering his army corps preparatory to
a campaign against Bloemfontein and
Pretoria. Colesburg is just south of the
Orange Free State border in Cape Colony
Details at hand show that the advance
of the Beers was accompanied by the
destruction of all bridges and the tearing
up of all manner of transit facilities.
The British retirement to Estcourt has
given the impression that 1t Is intended
to make a stand there. Estcourt is the
last important town between the Beers
and the capital OF Natal, and If the Beers
sweep past Estcourt nothing can stop
them from laying siege to Pietermaritz-
burg. which cannot be expected to make
protracted defense, while its fall would
be tremendous blow to British prestige
throughout South Africa.
The British retirement south of Co
lenso has given the Beers an opportunity
to make a bid for the active support of
the disaffected Dutch in Natal by pro
claiming the annexation of the upper
Tugela section. Thus far the Dutch col
onists seem to have confined their SYM
pathy with the invading Beers to Pla-
comic emotion. Except for surreptftious
assistance there is no evidence that they
have yet joined the Beers openly ia any
appreciate numbers.
Boer and British Preparedness.
Since the British have met reverses in
Natal there is some disposition to crlti-
else the government for not having dis
patched larger numbers Of troops at an
earlier stage. The war preparations, il
iS aSsartad wapa NOT moda to kaan naea
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PeuusyIyauia.

All the returns Wednesday morning in
dicated a decisive Republican victory,
with decreased majorities. Barnetts
majority for State Treasurer will reach
100000. about 10000 less than that given
three years ago when State Treasurer
Beacon was c,ected. The vote was light
all over the State and returns slow in
coming in. The vote in Philadelphia was
smaller than it has been in years. The
Republican majority is estimated at 40.-
600 as compared with over 10000 at the
last mayoralty campaign.
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New Jersey.

This was an off year in New Jersey
and light vote was cast throughout the
State. The indications are that the Re
publicans have carried the State by ma
jority Of about $1,000 on the Assembly
ticket and that the Democrats have gain
cd one and possibly two Senators.
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To Fight the Khaiifa.

Gable reports from Cairo say that Lord
Kitchener will lead an expedition of 0,00O
men against the Khalifa and that only
Egyptian troops will be used. The Egyp-
tian army consists OF $4,000 men, in adj
dition to a permanent force of 1000 Eng
lish soldiers.
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Kansas.

The reports from Kansas show Republi-
can gains throughout the State. The
votes cast were for county officers. The
Republicans have elected six of the ten
judges and the two State Senators to fill
vacancies, John 7. CLANCY Of Shawnee
County and G. G. Mccarthy Of jefferson.
Neither had any opposition.
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Nebraska.

Returns from many districts had not
been received at o'clock Wednesday
morning, but enough were in to show that
the fusionists won by majorities ranging
between 1900 and $4,000. This is a
decided increase over the vote of two
years ago. The total vote Of the State
is close to 100000. This is 1000 votes
more than were cast for Mckinley and
Bryan. Both sides made hard fight and
got out all the voters: 1t is conceded in
n large measure to be something of per-
sonal victory for Bryan. though the fu-
sionists assert in addition that 1t is a test
of the popularity of Imperialism in the
West. No other issue was discussed dur
ing the campaign. Each side is willing
10 concede that the fight was made on
war issues mostly, but the personal en-
ergy of Bryan had great deal to do
with the result
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Pembina, Mich, had q narrow escape
from being wiped out by fire. One entire
street, consisting Of five residences and
McGuire's Hotel, was burned. The loss
Is about $4,000.
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On the northern Transvaal border. 1000
Exact information about the Boer ar
tillery is lacking, but it is known that
Gen. Joubert's detachment, before II was
consisted Of sixteen Krupp
field pieces of the latest pattern and two
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Gus Thomas, Frank Mitchell. George
Lawrence and ]. J. johnson, notorious
long term convicts. escaped from the Ten
ncssee pcnitentiary, Nashville. They
crawled through hot air conduit a dis
tance of $50 feet.
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heavy Creuzot siege guns, which, but for
the opportune arrival of the British naval
brigade, would have rendered Ladysmith
untCnable.
In connection with the naval guns, a
most interesting and important expert
ment has been successfully carried out at
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Big -Four train, Springfield, Ohio.
struck trolley car. seriously injuring
Rev. Father Conway.
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BRITONS ARE BLUE.
REvERSES IN SOUTH AFRICA
SPREAD WIDE DISMAY.

Alarming Rumors and War Office Reti-
cence Serve to Stir London : Free
State Successes and Annexation Edicts
Influence the Dutch.
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Cubans at Havana are angry because
cock fighting has been barred.
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THE BATTLE IN BRIEF.
Incomplete Returns from Twelve States
Holding Elections Tuesday.

Elections were held in twelve States
Tuesday. Ohio. Iowa. Kentucky, Missis-
sippi Maryland and Massachusetts elect
ed Governor and other State officers;
Nebraska a judge of the Supreme Court
and two regents OF the State University;
Pennsylvania treasurer and judges of
the Supreme and of the Superior courts;
South Dakota three justices of the Su-
preme Court, and New York, New Jersey
and Virginia Legislature. There were
FIVE tickets in Ohio, five in Iowa, six in
Kentucky, two in Mississippi, three in
Nebraska, two in South Dakota, three in
Maryland. five in Pennsylvania and hve
In Massachusetts,. In Kansas and Colo
RADIO county officers were elected, and
municipal elections were held in San
Francisco. Salt Lake. New Orleans and
Detroit. And in addition to a sheriff and
some judicial officers in Greater New
York mayorafty elections were held in
some of the other cities in New York.
The returns from the battle of the bal
lots in the various States up to late
hour Tuesday night indicated that in
Ohio Nash (Rep.) had been elected Gov
ernor by substantial plurality. Jones
Qnd.) received large vote i'm the cities.
In Nebraska Holcomb, the fusion can
didate for Supreme Court judge, defeated
Reese, his Republican opponent, by
large plurality.
Democrats made a clean sweep IN
Maryland. carrying the State by lo,oOo
and electing majority in the Assembly
and State Senate.
kentucky is claimed by both Republi-
cans and Democrats. with the chances
fav0ring the election of Taylor. the he
publican candidate. The vote is very
close and may require the official count
to decide il.
Republicans win in Iowa by plurality
ranging from 10000 to GO,OO0.
Greater New York goes Democratic by
$4,000 Republicans gained several As
semblymeD in the upper part of the state.
Mazet is defeated for the Legislature.
Democrats re-elect Mayor Maybury in
Detroit. james ID. Phelan, Democrat,
is elected Mayor of San Francisco.
Virginia and Mississippi went Demo
cratic by increased majorities. while Mas
sachusetts. New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and South Dakota remain in the Republi-
can column.
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CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. T. NJ. No. 102 =
Meets every Saturday evening.
ID. COLIN Com.
T. NOLAN II. Il.
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CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, NO. SO. meets Wednesday evening on
or before the full Of the moon
MRS. A. GRoULEFF, w. M.
MRS. FRED NARRIN, Sec
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In collision at Thouars. France, ten
railway employees were killed.
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Cement plant, to cost 81 600, 900, will
be located on Prospect hill, st. Louis.
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BUTLER POST. No. 81, Union Life Guards.
meet every first and third Saturday evenings
In w. X. g. hall. II. DoUGHERTY, Captain.
7. ID. BIRCH es, Adjutant.
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CRAWLING GAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1899
STRENGTH OF THE soERs.

British Government Expert Estimates
Have Been Grossly Inaccurate.
Mail news from South Africa shows
how inaccurate have been the estimates
Of the intelligence department and the
governmental experts. 1t is CLEANED
therefrom that a fair estimate of the
Roer forces Ia as follows.
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COURT CRAWLING, l. o. f., No. 79o.--Meets
second and last Wednesday of each month. :,
J. WooDBURN, c. X.
b. WIsNER, r. s.
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GRAlLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ, No. 120.-
Meets every third Tuesday in each month.
J. X. MERz II. p.
A TAYLOR Sec.