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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29
BoER SHELLS WELL DIRECTED.

London. January 29.-Tho Daily News
publishes a dispatch from Spearsman's
camp "Wednesday afternoon. but held
back presumably by the censor until
Friday. January %. go .. m The cor
respondent says:
Having calamity taken a position OF
Tabanyama mountain during last night
siderable difficulty IN holding n There
has been heavy lighting today The
Boe- shells are splendidly directed and
IN the face OF the enemy's heavy fire the
further advance OF our forces has been
checked.
Again and again have attempts been
made 9" dislodge the enemy ami things
had begun 20 look serious. Determined
as had been their attacks. however. the
British had not succeeded SIN dislOdCiug
them. The Kings Rifles appearing from
range. began the arduous ascent OF SpiOu
koD. The heights al the place whore they
arrived were PERCEPTIONS and their task
was no light one. They advanced. how
ever. and apparently al first without
knowledge OF the Beers. hut before reach
ing the top they became exposed 20 a
flank firc from the enemy.
The last part OF the h'il was oven
moro r,~eripftnus than the road along
Witch they had come. but the brave fell
lows scrambled up little BY little. some
crawling ON their lSnses. ,Estn painting
and exhausted they reached the top ana
threw themselves down upon tho ground
with a cheer. II was gallantly accom-
There g stiu the difficulty OF keeping
this important point without artillery.
The position. therefore, IS now that the
British hold the Spion kop at the east
end of the range. They also hold the
west end. The Beers are iDtrenched IN
the intermediate part, besides holding
other lntrenched POSITIONS on me ad9oin-
ing kopies which command the British
-bnsiffops Fl"
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ENGLISH FOUGHT BRAVELY.

Boer Headquarters. Modder Spruit. jan
uary ~ Upper Tugela. Wednesday. Janu-
AIRY =. Midnight. VIA T.ourenzo Marques
Thursday. January 25-Some Vryheid
burghers from the outposts from the
highest hills Of the Spion kop group rush
81 into the lager saying that tho kop
vas lost and hat the English had taken
e. Re-eaforcements We're ordered up. but
nothing could be done for some time. the
hin being enveloped IN thick mist.
Al dawn tbs Heidelberg and Carolina
contingents. supplemented from other
commanders. began the ascent Of the hill.
Three spurs. precipltous projections. faced
the Boer positions. Up thes the ad-
vance was made. The horses were left I'M
der .hn trs. tnrra.a Of rncls
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Tells How Cadet Wood Died.

Washington. January 2G.-'The navy de-
partment has made public reports from
Coxswain Greene and Apprentice Pow
ers. members Of the crew of the Inflated
I'rdaneta, describing the capture of that
boat by the F'ilipinos last September. In
Endorsing the reports Admiral Watson
saws that they show that the little gun
boat. under command OF late Naval Cadet
Wood, was CALAMITY defended and only
captured because she was hard and fast
aground Captain Wilde adds to his in
dorsement the following:
The conduct of Mr.. Wood and of the
entire crew under the terrible fire is
praiseworthy TO the last degree and re-
fleets additional lustre upon the brilliant
record of the United States navy"
Greene in his report says the Urdaneta
grounded about a quarter of mile below
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BaIanga. on the Oranl river. about 10
o'clock O. sunday, Srptt ~ Der nth
All hands were sitting around the deck
playing cards or reading. waiting Tor the
tide. when. at $50 o'clock. two voileys
were fired from the shore. almost raking
the deck. Most OF the ammunition was
below. but at Cadet Woods order the
men commanded the guns and smOthered
the enemys fire In about fifteen minutes.
Stone. the man at the \urdenfeldt, had
been shot twice. when he was relieved by
Mr.. W God, who had been firing the 4
FOUNDER. Within five minutes Wood was
shot through the stomach, Gray had been
hit. Stone had his ear knocked or and
received another wound IN his head.
Gray continued to fire a small rifle after
receiving his wound. Powers put fifteen
holes in one man with a Colt gun. 2 me-
Fiiipinos We're invisible so the sailors
fired where they thought they We're.
When Wood was hit. the colt gun was yea
hot, the two firing pins of the ol@-pounder
were broken SO that the gun could not
be used: one barrel OF the Nordenfeldt
would not ire. and three OF four of the
Lee rifles had broken cXtractors. Wood
revived. and ordered out the boat Green
advised that they stay by the ship Gil.
dark, out Wood insisted on trying ="
reach the other bank. The Insurgents Eau
reopcned fire from concealed places ana
ths bullets We're flying like hasa when the
boat got away. carrying the sailors VINO
could not sVsln. while those VINO could
hung on To the gunnei- The rHiplu"@
aouDIed their ire, ana rushed ihto Jae
river after the boat. The ucrS W@ie hlt
until nnaly only one was left. So the nen
started to SWIM ashore. leaving " aou
dead in the bottom of the boat stone anu
Drummond were shot close 20 the h9aL.
and GRAY had been killed In The boat.
Green was helping Heberts ashore ana
Powers was trying 10 save alinSeil. As
soon as they reached tho beach twenty-five
Bolo men rushed at them. but their cap
tain prevented them from killing the SAIL
ors Iney killed the Chinese servant. Ny
I &c and Mitchell WAS shot while in the
water The Americans We're confined in o
stone convent for several days ana then
sent to POrac. Within two days that place
was attacked by the American troops and
then the prisoners were carried from one
point to another until in the mountains
live of them made their escape and reach
ed the American lines.
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or territorial concessions. but not a port,
this latter being left for future negotia-
ton with certain power having colonies
in South Africa.
''Dr Leyds IS offering Germany COM
mercial. railway and mining monOpolies.
as well as other inducements. II he falls
here he will try Washington through ex-
Consul Macrum and Montagu White. and
st. Petersburg by an envoy to Russia 1t
IS not likely that he VIII obtain TN tudi-
ence Of Emperor William. During his re-
ception by Count Won Buelow no political
matters wero mentioned"
The situation at other points Is IN
changed, but indications that Lord Rob
erts IS preparing plans for an advance
across the Orange river comes In dis
patch 10 The Daily Chronicle from Sterks
troom. dated January 18th. which says
that the bits an important position near
Steynsberg on tho Stormberg- Rosmead
line. is now occupied by the British. who
are repairing tho railway and bridges
The correspondent observes that this Will
facilitate communication between General
Gatacre and General Kelly-kenny.
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the suffering OF their own poor. and are
hOspirab.e, sweet-spIrited and gentle peo-
pie. They universally wear plan, unoo-
trusive clothing, n3t So much fo~ uni
f3rmlry ais 10 escape the eVer-cnangins
fashions iu dress.
Their honesty and veractty f. well
krt" Hence this letter vii be read
with Interest BY all classes
Could any words be more TO the point
cGul. auv evidence be more convincing.
than the above persuasive. direct. sin
dition in which chronic cotarrh has per
vadrd the whole system. Catarrh first
begins ~ lQ~aliZinc itself I'm some one
or rlcre organs n The body. hut ve-r
soon 81 shows 2 tendency % s0read 20
other organs. i il * not che s "a the
whole system becomes invaded 0y tbs
ms 1ious disease.
Whom ca-arrn has reached this stage.
Of cotrss Il has gone beyond the rea n
of al i0ca. remedies
Nothing 5ut systemic remedy can
P,-ru-na IS the only remedy vet devised
10 meet sUcn cases
Pe-rU-ua erodt.ates catarrh from the
/. does rs work quietly. but surely.
Il cIearsee the mucous mem orares ot
The whole body
IL produces regular functions.
Pe-1u-ua restores perfect health IN
No one sho1ld neglect to procure OTIS
or Dr Hartmau'S free books or catarri'.
ss-+ IN a~v address Tx The Pe-ru-na
Medicine Co. Columbus o.
Ask Your druggist Fer a Tree Ps-ru-na
Almanac for the year 1909
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The Society C, Friends embraces
membership OF about $1,000 At present
the hody OF Friends consists OF small
congre cations for worship and discipline
and various scattered individuals in New
England New York, Ohio. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey and a few In England
The following letter written BY ven
cradle old Quaker. Mr.. john Evans, Hv-
ing at South Wabash. IND. tells IN MS
quaint language his experience with the
national catarrh remedy, Pe-ru~na lie
says
"My wife polly J. Evans) says
she feels entirely cured of systemic
catarrh of twenty years standing.
She took nearly six bottles of thy
excellent medicine, Pe-ru-na, IS di-
rected, and we feel very thankful to
thee for thy kindness and advice
She did not ever expect to be so well
as she IS now. Twelve years ago it
cured her of Ia grippe. I want TO
tell thee there hes been a great deal
of Pe-ru-na used here last winter.
Pe-ru-na does not need praising. 1t
tells for itself. We can and do rec
ommend 1t TO any one that is afflict-
ed with catarrh.
LAS ever. thy friend. John Evans,
south Wabash. Ind"
The Quakers have always been charac-
iterized by their untirins care in relieving
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Rushed Under Heavy Fire.

Scaling the steep hill the Beers found
that the British had improved the oppor-
tunity and intrenChed heavily. Between
the lines OF trenches was an open veldt,
which had 10 be rushed under a heavy fire
rot only from -iies. but OF lyddite and
shrapnel from Held guns. Three forces
assembled the three spurs. cO-Ordnately
under cover of fire from the Free State
Krupps. CreusOt and big Maxim.
The English tried to rush the
Beers with the bayonet, but their in
fantry went down before the Boer
rifle fire as before a scythe.
The Boer investing party advanced step
by step until O'Clock IN the afternoon
when a white fiag went up and 10 men
in the front trenches surrendered. being
sent as prisoners TO The head lager
The Boer advance continued on the two
kopjrs east OF Spion kop. Many Beers
wert shot hut So numerous were the
butsners that the gaps filled sutomatical-
~. Toward twilight they reached the
summit ~ the second kopje. but did not
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29
KQBBE SCATTERING
|NSURGENT FORCES
Americans Are Capturing
Fortified Towns in Rapid
Succession.
FIlIPINOS ARE FLEEING
Islanders Have Been Chased Into the
Mountains and Are Closely
Pursued by American
Troops-Rebel Loss
Is Heavy.
FILIPINOS ARE FLEEING

Manila. January 26.-4:5o p. ma dis
patch from Sorsogon. dated Thursday
January 18th. says Brigadier General
Hobbies expedition has occupied Sorso
gan Bulan. Legaspi and Vonsol and VI
rae. on the Catanduanes island. The only
resistance was at Legaspi. where five
Americans were wounded and forty-f1ve
dead md fifteen wounded s1lipinos were
found.
II IS estimated that there 125 600 bales
Of hemp IN these provinces and 10000
bales In the ports Of Sorsogon and Le-
easpi. The United States gunboat Nash
vlle's shrapnel burned 5000 bales In Le-
gaspi The expedition arrived off Sor-
sogon January Goth and the town dis
played white flags. General Kobbe and
General Howe. with a battalion of the
FOrty-seventh infantry. landed and
raised the United States flag The insurg-
ent force. numbering 800 men. evacuated
the place. The natives were passive. Dur
ing the morning of January 23d the Nash
vile and Venus. with four companies of
the FOrty-seventh infantry regiment UNI
der Major Shipton. approached Legaspi.
Filipino flags were flying and the trenches
were crowded. A detachment OF 100 pick
on the beach about a mile north of the
town. The Nashville bombarded the
trenches and the enemy retreated TO
Albay. whence they were easily dispersed
TO the hills
About 200 insurgents. armed with rifles,
forced coo unwilling villagers. armed with
bows and arrows. 10 serve In the trenches
III the close range street fighting before
the enemy fled. The Filipino dead were
mostly villagers who were attempting
70 fee.
The expedition viii proceed to Samar
and Loyte. where the Forty-third IN
fantry and battalion OF the Third ar
tillerv VIII be distributed.
The natives complain OF q lack OF food,
resulting from the blockade. They are
strongly opposed TO the retention OF the
friars. Native priests are officiating In
the churches Lieutenant Colonel Webb
G. Hayes has defeated an intrenched force
Of the enemy at Sariaga- one American
was killed ana five were wounded n
record OF eleven American prisoners was
found. Captain Castell. while scouting
near Baras. with his company. encoun-
tered 40 insurgents. He was re-enforced
by Captain Oracle and the enemy was
driven 70 Tanay. One American was
killed and one was wounded
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Kobbe Is Moving Forward.

Washington, January 26.-General Otis
cabled the war department today as fol-
lows:
Manila. January 2G.-Kobbe's troop oc-
Cupy the hemp ports of Sorogen, Dunsel.
Bulan. Albav and Legaspi. southeastern
Luzon. Nirac. Island CatauduaneS. will
probably occupy the ports of CalbayOc.
Cathbalogan and Tacleban. on the
islands of Samar and Leyte, before to-
morrow evening, no opposition except at
Legaspl where so insurgents. strongly
intrenched under Chinese General Po-
wah made stubborn resistance. Troops
landed under protection Of guns of the
Nashville, which fiercely bombarded for
tihcations at close range. Enemy's loss
over fifty killed or mOrtallY wounded,
twenty-eight killed at Bridgehead at al
most hand-tO-hand encounter. refusing to
surrender our casualties. Captain Brad
ley Hancock. quartermaster volunteers.
aid to Kobbe. wounded in hand; six men
Including one sailor on the Nashville,
Slightly wounded. These ports contain
great quantity OF hemp ready for ship
ment and viii be open on the Both IN
StaUt. VI L.
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BOARD OF HEALTH ORGANIZES
mississippi Smallpox Situation Is
Freely Discussed.

Jackson. Miss. January 21-The newly
appointed state board OF health met here
this afternoon and organized by elect
ing DR. A. II. Cant OF Water Valley.
president. and Or. J. j. Hunter, of Jack
son secretary. with an executive com
rnittee composed OF Drs. Cant, Hunter
and Greene. This practically means that
the quarantine policy and general method
of conducting affairs I'm times OF epidemic
will remain the same as heretofore. The
afternoon session OF the board was de-
voted to discussion OF the smallpox sit
uation. which continues to be serious
throughout the state. 1t was decided by
the board TO memorabilia tho Legislature
now In session 70 pass compulsory vac
cination law.
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ounhoat HELMS the Army.

Washington. January 8.-Admiral
Watson has cabled the navy department
an account of the part taken by the navy
in the splendid campaign now being made
IN southern LuZon by General Schwan
The admirars dispatch refers TO the Sc
ries OF engagements which took place
along the eastern and southern shores of
Lake Taal week ago. There IS no out
let from Lake Taal into the sea nav!-
gable for warshps but the Marietta took
up position close to the narrow neck OF
land which separated the lake from the
sea and threw shells across into the in
surgents' defenses. The admiraPs ac-
count of the affair Is as follows:
THE Marietta with Gheen command
ing. on the 18th cO-Operated with the
army in the capture of Taal. Enfiladed
the insurgents trenches at about 1000
yards. Lieutenant Price landed with
Colt gun. Gheen reports that battalion
or the Forty-sixth. under Major John
ston carried the bridge and town very
CALAMITY. facing artillery and rifle fire.
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cuAPELLE DIMES THE CLERGY.
Filipinos Attempt To Hoot at the
FriarS.

Manila. january n . a. m.-Archplshop
Chapelle, papal delegate 10 the Fhhipplhe''
gave a reception 10 the Cdthoh' V.Si -
mi laxmen for the purpose of conciliat-
inc. tn. opposing factions Many prominent
I,iIiniuos attended with a view of making
a demonstration against the frlars- 1heS
hooted Archbishop Nozaleda and every
friar who appeared. crying ,Fuera No No.
;tleda" and "Fuera FriaioS. General oti5'
Monsia.nor Cha pclle made u speech ask
mo for liberation and patience and prom
ising satisfactory SETTLEMENT OF me me
questions in dispute. lie -, '''
which he said they did not understand
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29
PATTERSON SPRINGS UP AGAIN
Carmack's Easy Victim Is Talking
Once nore.

Knoxville. Tenn. January &-tSpeciaL9
In an interview eX-CongrcsSman Josiah
Patterson. from West Tennessee. admin
listers a severe roast on Colonel William
j. BRYAN and his doctrine. Colonel Pat
terson calls on all democrats 10 admins
ter to Bryan and Organism "A crushing
and overwhelming defeat. lie said it is
only through such It disaster TO the party
as now organized and led that we can
hope for a reorga nlzaTon of the party in
tho future on the lines laid down by its
founders and teachers. The breach be
tween the sound money democrats and
the Bryanites is too great to hope for
the party to get together in the APP
preaching presidential election.
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Governments Criticised.

All the editorials his morning breathe
tho calm OF determination. No one will
allow that ono revese could deter tho
country from the object Il has set itself
to attain. whatever ne sacrifices which
may be involved.
Very frank criticism OF the government,
however. IS beginning TO be heard even
in quarters that have hitherto refrained.
The Daily Main boldly throws all the
blame upon Sir MiClael Hicks-Beach,
Lord Lansdowne and Lord Wellesley. 1t
points 10 President hncolns dismissal
OF Simon Cameron from the post OF sec
rotary ~ yvar prcC saaSat for ''<gettissfg
rid OF incompetent m'rist ers"
The Morning Post dveIs upon the dan
ger Of further rebellion at the Cape and
OF possible European complications II
urges that the navy be Prepared for ANY
emergency"
The Standard and other papers reflect
the anxiety OF tho public 20 learn how
much truth there Is IN the Boer accounts
az the fighting at Spion kop. General Bull
lers vagueness In his dispatch IS rather
bitterly criticised. as wei as the evident
fact THAI tho censor ~ not only heavily
delaying but "a DETECTING all important
matter from the few newspaper dis
patches To Judge with any accuracy OF
tho extent OF the disaster Is virtually i'm
possible
II appears that Genera Butler has al
together five bricades. wholly or partly
engaged. General Cooke General HID
yards. General Harris General Wood
gates and General Lyttleton's. and the
go casualties announced IN Lyttleton's
brigade are thus explained.
Much mystery surrounds tho retreat.
II S possible that General Butler has
Withdrawn his whole forces, but Il ia as
summed that lNttleton's brigade and Lord
Dur 3onald's cavalry and other troops are
still on the north side OF tho Tugea.
General Buffers intimation that the
BoCrs did not modest his retreat because
they had been taught to respect the fight
ing powers o. the British soldier IL not
shared IN London. II Is thought rather
that tho Beers had some other plan in
store or ala not wish TO waste their men.
Large arrivals OF troops are due at Cape
Town during the week.
There has been great activity in mill
tar- quarters IN all parts OF England since
s. 'urday morning.
Tho war office. anticipating a great
crush at the opening OF parliament. has
placed now restrictions upon visitors dur
Ing the session
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DEWEY is INVITED SOUTH

Chattanooga. Tenn. January "a
formal invitation was extended today
through Congressman John A.. Moon. of
this district, to Admiral Dewey to be I'm
this city during tho first part of the
coming May, at which time the corner
stone of the memorial to Admiral Farra-
gut will be laid here.
An invitation IS to be extended to
Secretary OF War RIOT. General Miles,
Adtutant General Corbin and other off,
clals of the army and navy. Adtutant
General Corbin, It is stated. has already
accepted an invitation to be present.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29

Washington, January @1--Thc latest Of
fetal report is just received ny the Sec
-e-ary af the navy from Captain 2. r.
Leary. United states navy, governor of
the island OF Guam. The report is as
follows:
"Goverumen- House. Araua. Guam. De-
cembcr :. l>e" The ep5aenie 81 typhoid
fever ashore seems - be waning. nearly
an Of or Ueu now in the hospital are
doing weil ami there have been go deaths
iu the command since The three already
reported. bEt uufor- l1a-eiv ar this ina
portauj period -hr Yosemite Ice machine
IS again out pf commission AMI tte sick
are crEiuE Tor 5se
eve Gayp been able 90 secure an aldt-
tional force Of native la1orcr- 10 work
Ou the sewer bitches and the work -
prosressins favoIa5'y. as IS thar On -hs
Varor,tliag plant
'I- is pleasure % report En- response
10 my general order No. . more than 2an
people have already enlisted in the ranks
az domestic and civil reformation. a small
army OF children are iUhiIaur and -ne
wedding bells are ye- ringing"
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LEYDs SAYS WAR WILL LAST.

Berlin. January &.-rhe Deutschc Tegcs
Zeitung publishes an interview today with
DR. I.eyds which represents him as hay
Ing said. THE war will certainly last a
very long time The Transvaal will decd-
eddy not be the FIRST to seek peace, and
will 'efuse any proposals on the basis of
the status quo.
London January 29.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of The Daily Mall says: "Dr
Leyds is a popular lion here He is being
welcomed with an enthusiasm ordinarily
extended only to most favored ENJOYS.
l have ascertained from unimpeachable
evidence that he is trying TO Induce Ger
many 10 mediate on the basis of a guar
antee of the independence of the Boer re-
publics which would be granted some min
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29

treuehm-ut- at san Diego. near san Pa
h-1. on sunday. Tine enemy officially re
ported that they haa lost sixty-sevea
Killed ana many wounded our casual
ties were one Killed and fourteen wound
ed. he injuries in most instances being
slight
Another battalion. while executing a
flank movement, came upon a hundred
other rebels in an intrenched position and
routed them killing fourteen. The Ameri-
cans had two wounded
General Wheeler and his daughter Left
"Wednesday On the transport Warren FOR
san Francisco via Hong Kong and Guam
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Roberts nspects the Maine.
ALL ENGLlNO is IN GLOOM.

London Jahary 29.-The week has
opened with Re utmost gloom for the
British public nd the reaction Is all the
stronger becare OF the high hopes that
were reposed General Buffers turning
movement andof his announcement that
there would be no turning back"
Al the very ronIent when Dr. Ieyds is
being received an honored guest in the
highest circles on the continent Great
Britain has to zee the worst disaster In
a campaign tvs far disastrous. open
talk is heard o the absolute necessity of
abandoning La smith to its fate. while
Lord Roberts rgerts TO the original plan
OF an advance er the Orange river upon
Bloemfonte!n.
To f.adysmith.he disappointment must
he VeY bitter dispatch from the
Boer lager nor tho town. dated jan
uary oath, descToes the garrison as very
evidently preps.ng n desperate coup In
order to effect junction with General
Buffers advances army" 1t may be re-
gsrded as a cerainty that. IN the conf
dent hope 0e arly relief. Sir George
White has latel been issuing extra ra-
tions. and this ct has given rise to an
exaggerated ide as 10 the length OF
time the provisns would last.