davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah-posten., 1900-01-02

Den fsrite iparer nosenlunoe til Wiss
FfsIippi oe ben anbsn til Ohio 5looeu.
Gufrat bespnber 1T aeb psb ben rus
ffsarmsnife gran'e. foritsrter zig
meb talrise 1insb og penoer Jig Der
paa mob geit, iom ON ben ctloe gda
forbi bet samle qntioiid os fdIos ub
/ bet noroiprifts Sdp. Wen naur ben
bar narmet Zig apiten iad messt, at
ben fun er 145 ailometer eller life
fulbt 80 eneelfts Nil borte fra Den,
betanfsr ben fig % flpber MI uafbrubt
i ipositlis Retnins. for at uomunbe /
ben periifte 8ust. 9isris bar lin
Siloe | bet armenifte Taurus. hun ipp
ailometer eIer 4--5 enselffs Wil fra
bet Steo, bpor Gufrat, MI en- aniselig
5tob, 9ienntmbrpper bette 6islo. Wteo
faa 8enbinssr saar ben belle 5ibsn /
ipositIig Rstning, bilitr paa 0iurbs'
fer, Moiul (ost gamle RiniOsb) og
gasoab Os flpbsr peo aorna tno / Gu
frat. Sisris bstpber piIen, Og ben
bar fact bette Rapn, foroi ben er
itrio og- gaar fau ret. De for,nebe
Slober filter MI Rapn os fables
S6dttzelsIrdb.
Reore Meiopotamien er Iangt punos
rigere enb spre, ba begse be n9pute
5looer operipsmmer fine BREEDER,
naar be fommsr neb paa Slett.n. De
ferer Serb os.9rus meo fig og lag
ger Wasier beraf isien, Ida 8anbet
itdnies / lit Sob. S ben biitpriite 3ib
er bet itabis blepet p9rre og barre
meo bette. Oct gamle 3albGo er me-
itenoels bleoet foriumpet. Sfslge be
9loite Gfterretninger fDnes ben per-
ftite 9ugt at babe ~itadret ido opbt ino
/ Ganoet, at Gufrat pg Sigris git uo
/ ben giennem bier fin Seng. O&en
iaa be9pnote be at banne ct Delta, en-
Dir eler Ore, iom ri paa norIt taloer
iaaounne 2anobannelier / Glpemunz
binser, og Der bleo ba en- fat, ON enO
fumpig 8runo. Oct bill bero paa be
fremtioige soeritere oper Meiopotaz
mien, ON bette Delta fan inopinoes
for Menneitene os blipe iaa frugt6art
iom Sren peb Rtlens llbleb.
Spab bet engang bar, baooe 2ans
bet for en- ftpr Del funitig @anoinq
og 8anulanlagsene at tatte for. Oct
nittenoe 4arbunbrebes Menneiter mac
meo en- Sslelie at Stam ie tilbdge
paa be Irbeiber, Tom uofsrte8 for d
5000 Qdr iiben. De gamle 1oIt
grop meb itsrite Smbu &anulsr gienz
mem Meiopotamien pg brt9te benz bels
til 8anbins, bells til Stibsfurt. Sra
bstere liggenoe puntter leoeoes 8anb
neo til be tsritise Qsre % Gnge, Tom
Decorah-posten., 1900-01-02

pdd I'm Cart er TONNE til gobnlpu
oe er blepet tpit fine 9arer, Soo fol
bnoet be ogiqd Stibsts Bug "a al
3alnten; men Stinbfslberne Iesier be
pda gGllerne og oriper benz ida biem
til 4rmsnien. sbi opub 5Ioben fan
be lite fare, forbi BEN er iou itrib, %
nstop bsrfpr 9isr be lite fine 6ortsisr
al ira, men at 2noer. Huor De ioo
sr TONNE tilbdge til Qrmenien meb
'lre @'ler, 9jsr be fig andre 5ortsier
paa famine Bis"
Oct er nu omtring to tuieno "a fire
buroreoe Iar, fiben Serooot itrep bette.
og Weiopotamien bar unberaaast
mango 5pranbrinssr; men bpur meoet
Sanoet eno bar foranoret Iio / benne
LANCE lib, iaa bar bog Stinbfelbz
'tibene bolot fig. SsImutb Mpltte,
ben iiben bersmte General, reiite
1888 nebao Si9ris fra Oiarbetir pua
ct 5artst at gutteitino; hi Itul Iioen
bsre bans StiIoring at ReiTen.
Om NeiOpotamiens glomIrina /
Slotioen foreli99er mango 8ibness
bpro; np9le at benz er uTfrepne %
tan lite pGre 8ienitunD for Mistpoz
ming. alersoe ben Omtanbigbeo, at
Storbperne Babylon, Seleufia, 8tez
it'on pg Ninipeb laa Der, er ct 8epis,
iom Itdar / ben ftarpeIte MooI9tnina
til ben uile Stlitunb, bpori bet famine
2ano MI beinber iig. Rsoberne til
Den gamle 8ultur og bermeo til ben
tlnere ligger / Reiopotamien Foruben
| Wgppten, Setter man Srpidner>
to9et, oa ben idgnagttge gr9Tte !Siitoz
RE begpnoer, til Iar 1893 for SRI
itus, Iad mat Babylon bengane babe
bdpt ben respectable Qlber at benpeo
to tu'enp aar. S 800 fsr &riItus
bleo Babylon foritprret; men Der 5leo
bog ida meget tilbase, at 4leranDer
ben fore tire bunoreoe % ierti Oar
efter tunoe gienopbpsse ben / benS
gamle SLAMS. !Spor itoriIagsn 8pen
bar pGret, fremsaar at mango Sing;
fun Rom / 8etiertiosn fan iammens
lignes meb ben. Serooet, Tom Iau
ben peo aar 450 for 8riitus, taller
ingenlunoe ON ben iom en- 8rusbob,
men Tom en- Storbp. Babylon"
Tiger ban, Tiger paa en- breb Slette
og uogisr en- Sirtant; enbpsr at bens
Siber er 100 Stabier lang, faa oetts
Smtreos er 40 Stdbier. Sngen gD
ct Iad prGgtig bp9get, iaaoiot Ri peo."
Gn Staoion bar fra 164 til 1872 IRE
ter Waros). Soger hi bet minbitt
Gal, iad bapbe Babylon en- Smtrebs
at 1877 8ilometer, og letter ri en- &iz
lometer til 3-5 engelit Mil, 1aa
Decorah-posten., 1900-01-02

ndatte mon rsiis sobe AZ Wil for at
TONNE omtrtng ben. Sper at oens
f1re Stoer upgjoroe 1877 Gilpmeter
sller benOeb II engslfte Drill. perIers
toi'9sn apros (Gprus) inbtog gobps
Ion beo adr $50 for ariftus. Seros
Dot fortGuer berpm o9 flyer: "Wen
gpen bar iao tor, at be pberife Dele
AZ ben, efter bpao Ggnens Splt fprs
teller, aaerebe bar / 5ienbens Saanp,
fer Snobpg9erne / bens Mibte pibfte
rto8et oerpm, men pebblep at oonIe;
tbt be feirebe netop en- Jeft p9 bar
lpittgs og glade tilmpbe. Su III be
enoeItg til tin Strat pibe, bpab Der
bar feet"
Spor en- iaaoan 9D ffuIoe funne
oP'taa pg tribes, mao Der babe p9ret
ct frl9tbart 2ano, nabnIig naar Obj
ttoens Tibet uooitlebe SamferbIeIss
forbolo tdses / 8etrastnins. Oct bar
o9iaa | bot Grab StlfeIbet. So iclp
| bore Sa9e er life aft iaa forfaloent,
at man fan fise, bet belle er en- Srten.
Sntrent 80 engelite Dill fra bet gdmIe
Sdbplon ligger 8aeOab peb Sigris
ntot ct Tibet Parabis. Men / Obj
ttoen mua fore Strsg peb be to 5lpz
Der babe pGret bel panbebe og frugts
bare. Sa forenebe mennefeliq Tlto
og 5oreta9iombeo fig meb en- sunitig
Natur for at frembringe en- 5ilItano,
booraf oi MI Ter Reiter pa Ruiner.
S Noro maa bet altib pa p9ret tyr
rere eno Spo, iom ogfaa SsronotS
Sem9rtntng ON Qsiprien, Der lua
norbltgere pg nnr oeb bet armeniite
gier9lanb, laoer os foritaa. Sau sr
bet ogidd ben Dag iodg. 8acbe Gus
frat og SigriS faor lit @ano fra Irs
meniens 6pifieloe. Raur be tommer
neo til Slettelonoet, mootager be in
gen b~etpoelige 5iGeb; bog gdar ret am
ieltge 8iflober ino / 5iQris fra be
~peitperiiIte 8ierge i Sit, iiGr / Rssns
then. s bet belle bar be to SSlpber en-
bis Gtgbeo meo Nilen, Tom nebenfpr
8abrselz8 baiul fun mootaser to Gil
lob, ben blua Nil ps Itbdra, % ipm
peo 5aiboou er mer panorig enb peo
Satro. Qrmenien er gjennemguuenbe
futti9t pdd Stop. uagtet Der paa
8runo al Ganoets beie 8eligaenbeb
faloer meget Regn. S bet faoe Wez
i%opptamten er Der fad Tibet Resn, al
8ifobernes 2eier ligeer tsrre naiten
belle Iaret runot og fun tiener baitig
at FIRE 8anoet bort, pm Der en- iieloen
Sang tommer ct oroentli9t GeenItur.
&iiens 6locer er lange pg breoe
LEGION Nmeritas. @ufrdt er $500
8iIpmeter lang og Sigrts er 1850.
Decorah-posten., 1900-01-02
fldopotamien
Sasoao,
tan, bio. ct loFterlgt
5OretassnOe'
h. aarssHa.

amer tibet / asIprsrnss
ar 6sroopt, en- beremt gralt
ra ,aEip,r, Iom IsDeOe | BET femte
fs s,ss,,Os fpr Sriitus; men aDdo
HUN aldnterne, sr guno ira
rrfrot, Dog life iaalepes, al
SI s..forr gtlsu / sesppten ppsr@
Ds. line grsOOer Og Danosr asre<
m.rrtasnss arbetosr o9 BUMPER
S,r til at giue pldnterne @aoe'
VI, BET babploniite aanO er siens
[Eg,aoor,t at 8rpfter LEGION N9pp.
a. ben tsriie at benz sr lsllndre
,,sr ira gufrat til en- nnoen Jloo'
liza fom RiniUe ligger peo. Oette
,so r. at ale 2anOe, faoOiOt pl peo'
W. aittst til agerbrug. 3r9er
[n,- Str life; intet 5igentra, intet
ks,trn sr at is; men til assrbrug er
Ia fortraHsligt at bet altto bG.
n,ntrino to 9unoreos Sob 5rust
n,ast gooe 9tur Omtrins tire BUM
f. 6Dsoes Og SpgblaOene bltper
1t fire Singer 6reOe, Og III 9otl'
sttrrelfs 6irie. og Seiambuiten
r,r n mia ligeIeoeS betienOt, men
vi heller Ia oere at f bet, tbt jeg
4 MORT, at BEN, iom lite bar baret /
[k,s5lori.n, life pit tro, bpao ieg ale
L. bar iagt ON Gru9tsrneS 6olorigs
|, Men bpao Der tpttes mig
u Rsrfs Tprtparoigbeb bet Sano,
ia ftruts fortrae; ieg mener De
k@ortcisr, ION be refer pdd 5lopen
III r,S iii gubnlon; btsie er runoe
| ale at QGbsr. s armeniernes
|oro. ION ligser oDenfcr asiprien,
(arsr be rnmlig 9iIitresr at os gisr
Erof Stibsbugsr, og oeroper ipenoer
! stirOfelosr til OGtte ligeiom ct
bulb; men Srubsl og a9teripeil 9jsr
\ tt.s; alt sr runot iom ct Sftolo.
koa fulotr be belle 5arteiet meo
kalm % uGrer lin 2dcntng inb, og
/ aaar bet nsoab Slooen. 5or bet
ksr fsrsr be 5dbe meb palmepin.
Etnst blir bet at TO Mano % to
Rur, ipm itaar opret; bet enc trGfter
/, bet dnbet ftsber fra. Saaounne
gisr be al foritielig Stsrs
kNs; be dlerftsrite barer bel en- 2aes
pad fem tuieno punb. paa et=
bert sr Der ct lepsnoe 2gIel, paa be
bel flere sno ct. Raar be MI
Decorah-posten., 1900-01-02

lsnneoe arbsibet mso en- operoroertlio
6r~ugtbarbso. "Soag," friper glpiee
Retts, fer Di fun ipass Better al be
fiampsmasiise Basfner og aanaIans
leg, ION t6erobot beifriper, oa ION
bar iaa fore. at Gufrdts belle ganbs
masie tunoe itrsmme inb | BEN | Here
Sage uoen at fplbe benz. Gn aanol,
'orn tilffrioes Rebutabnesdr, att peb
Chen al 5loben fra 5it til !6dpet;
ben pot life mirbre eno 300 Mil lana
os er snonu lite opertruF.t at Iienenz
be arbetoer | npere lib. De qamle
Sanaler, ipm Der enonu finbes Reiter
al | 2anbet nebe Deb Straneen, bar az
to Slass: ben enc Sort. I. Gr. Rdbrs
elsUtslst, git fra Gufrut neo / 5iariS
beo Sebutia; be bar bpbe npt til nj
9toe 8anoet frtt 2sb | enbper Mars
tto, og Strsmmen | benz renIeoe I'm
e9eH Sen9; De bar Sttbstdndler.
Den anosn Sort anpenotes ueeluts
tenoe til 8dnoing; / Slomtiosn fsrte
be 8anb ubppsr Qgrsne, iom ba netoD
bar tiIiddeoe og itisb Spirer op, og
man fortiatte meo 8dnbina en- Stuno
itoppsr; men / be sbrige aarstioer
blso be fuIbe at Soro os llgras, og
man maatte renie benz. Oct optaItebe
Spno og Muioer banreOe fore Salts
ger paa begge .Stoer al aanalerns, %
enonu fsr man Idobonne pda inotil ii
WReters ,Seioe. 9iliioit blep man tiep
al osnne Itaoige Sprenitning % CROP
me aanaIer iItebet; man timber Spor
at TO, tire, fire nbe beo Sioen al be
GloIte. Sntet er lettere eno at iGtts
ots'e 8analer iItano pso at 5ortfcre
Sdno og 0pno fra oeres Geier; men
bpao Der biotil er giort, sr idarc ube
tbbeIigt og er after tpmmet / Torfalo."
(Slutts5.)
Decorah-posten., 1900-01-02
&nrtig I Genoimgcn

Gn betjenot tgl. StueIpiQer Ituloc
for fort Sib fioen / "Gn Stipriomz
merndtsbrsm" itda meo ct SpGrb
peo Siben, bra bet % Il:
"Mtt SoGrb er ipibit - jeg peb
bet piit."
pluoIelig opbager ban, at ban
baooe glemt at ia Sb9rbst pau og
foranOrsr oerfor burtig RepIitten
Iaalebes:
"Mit Sp9ro er p9t -- ieg Der al
Stret."
SGringsfttr. Warmers White Wine
of Tar Syrup, oct beoite Mibbel paa Sor.
ben imoo Soite, belbreber en- 5ortjpleliC
paa Ell Sag bUiS bet tu9es I 5ioe. 20 %
50 Gts.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20

At the citizens meeting in the offices of the Board of
Health, on Monday last, the editor of the
Is the City WEEKLY took great pleasure in seconding
Quarantined the motion Of Mr. Anterior that general
throughout the city, in the hope of staying the Of
the plague In secondng this motion the editor of the
WEEKLY stated that he did believe that the Board of
Health should be criticised for in judgment in the
past but he thought that because the spread of the plague
to quarters outside of the quaranned section occupied
by Asatcs, measures should be taken to stop
the progress of the disease The motion was carried
by reclamation. In consequence. the Board of Health
put the whole city under quarantine last Wednesday.
Because the WEEKLY does not believe the Board of Health
should be criticized for past errors does decidedly
believe should be criticized and held its duty in the
future. Is its duty to the community being fulfilled?
The community do how much it costs stamp
the plague long the object for which the
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20
AusT1N's HAWAIIAN WEEKLY.

spent is properly administered The of burning down
whole blocks of houses if for the public good
and to life will not be objected to by thoughtful people,
if it increases taxation But the people 40 not want
their wasted They Will see that 1t IS not they can
help it.
There is general dissatisfaction concerning the
forcing of the quarantine and with good reason Where
the Punchbow street reported on Thursday,
under natural panic be to depart and their where
abou in the city not known 1t is well known that the
quarantine in Chinatown, even, has been farce. In
spectors guards permitted to enter the infected
district and then visit their families without changing their
clothing. Is any wonder the plague is spreading The
lives of innocent and children endangered by
mismanagement and for the lack of money which is
being avishly spent.
The worst scandal be laid the door of the Board
of Health is the Arlington quarantine 1t is no quarantine
at all as far as guests concerned They permitted
in and and mnge with their friends they choose
Yet day and night guard of inspectors maintained at
cost the of fifty dollars day tor no
other purpose than prevent Mongolians from
leaving the premises Rather high price to pay for the
quarantine of seven Asiatics
Surprising the Japanese woman in question is not
plague victim the other hand suppose she is 1t is not
question whether she is not She is certainly pro-
Asiac and natives that will hold good with whites
This is not time for soft talk 1t is time for action
There should be business at the head of affairs who
will know how to the brains of the medical profession
the people and not appointed by the government
In the choice of this there should be no stating
He must be peoples man.
This is said with all due respect to the medical pro-
who in their devotion duty, winning golden opinions,
but they cannot do ALL Their work must be guided by
hardheaded business, wisdom and discipline The situa
ton is pathetic We burning blocks of fair city
world that we can battle, with Intelligence and vigor.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20

With travellers and those who have intimate deal
ings with the Japanese in his native land there has long
been expressed the opinion that the " little brown man
would have take the fall that lies ahead of Pride The
Japanese, master of the Russians, would imagine
themselves the fighting equal of any nation, parity that
does not by any follow, and calmly appropriate the
Chinese Empire for their ends shutting out the COM
merce of all competitors.
There may be little truth in this supposiion. The
Japanese are, without doubt fully of their pos
siblies, but it is improbable that the wisdom OF her
realizes the fact that she is yet the kinder
garten of Modern Lore and Advancement, and hesitate
before she takes such decisive step.
On several occasions when for instance the Japanese
Government having purchased warshp and attempted to
and lack of practical experience with many say loss of
head critical moments have resulted in their putting back
to port.
The Jap natural sailor possesses quick adapablity,
and while he might whip the Russian navy he has not yet
graduated. This fact, however, be realized by the
heads of the Japanese Government
The feeling of the Japanese towards foreigners, how
complaints from residential European and American
merchants of scoutesy and deness the public streets
towards foreigners.
The Christian religion lately tabooed in both govern
mental and private colleges endowed and maintained by
missionaries.
This religious intolerance has been automatically
remedied within the past month.
The issue seemingly stands thus then, that under
Russian control of Korea and the Northern Pacific the
opportunities for American commerce would be greater
than those under the reign of the little people from the
Land of the Fam rather that under the latter head the
suzerainy would be imagined by the Japanese who would
have to be taught lesson by Power that would
be probably be Russia gains the supremacy in
the impending struggle.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20

An article in the Literary Digest deals in interesting
this subject, giving open columns
Health in opposite views of the subject. The
the Tropics is interesting to Hawaiian readers
The Friend Of India Calcutta, thinks that
microbes responsible for all the ills which the
human subject the tropics- points out the cases
of fruits and vegetables imported from E.rope which do
we'll in the Australian climate but reach full maturity
in India The difference between the Australian horses
and the miserable Indian specimens is also used argument
is their point that the bacillus but something nd
genous the soil cline these stunted conditions
On the other hand there is the fact that centenarans
for exampe 90 n @ cent of e are
between 40 and years of age. Spain, her hottest
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-02-14
The Eye In Disease.

A physician in New York, who has
made lifelong study Of the eye, thus
sums up his experiences:
Falling of the eyelid indicates paraly-
sis of the third pair of nerves.
Inability to close the eye indicates fac
lal hemiplegia and cerebral disease.
Yellow lamina indicates liver, disease
Ecchymosis into the conjunctive indi-
Gates laryngitis.
Richness OF the conjunctiva, with wa
terry discharges from the eye, indicates
the initial stage of eruptive fevers, usu-
ally measles. If the tears flow freely
indications favorable.
Spots upon the cornea indicate stru-
nous constitution.
Dilatation of the pupil indicates fatigue,
worms in the intcstines, meningitis in
second stage and blindness occasionally
Atrophy Of the optic nerve, epilepsy
and chOrOfOrmism
Unequal dilatation of the pupils indi-
Gates progressive paralysis.
Contraction CT the pupils indicates pro-
gresslve paralysis.
Contraction of the pupil indicates tables
dOrsates
Deformity OF the pupil shows uritis or
syphilis.
Cataract in the old is usually of dia-
bette origin
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-02-14
LIE NAILED BY DEWEY.
Never Met an Interpreter Who Charges
He Gave AEuinaldo a Pledge.

New York, Feb. 10-''I have never, by
word. act or intimation, either personally
or through a representative, conveyed to
Aguinaldo or any of his associates the as
surance that the United States govern
ment would recognize Filipino independ-
ence."
The foregoing emphatic statement was
made by Admiral Dewey last night. 1t
was elected principally by an article sent
to the New York Tribune for publication
This referred to letter sent by Howard
w. Bray. who claims to have acted as
interpreter for Admiral Dewey at several
interviews with Aguinaldo.
Il never saw this man Bray / never
knew him. | never heard of him except
as a disreputable adventurer in the pay
of the Philippine junta. So far as this
story concerns me, there is not word of
truth in it.
Il never had any dealings with Emilio
Agunaldo," continued the admiral. You
see. | never even called him general /
want you to nail this lie hard. You can
say as coming from me that it is abso-
Irta1v false -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-02-14
SEVEN THOUSAND ARE IDLE
Differences Between Laborers and
Contractors at Chicago.
POLICE FEAR TROUBLE.
Piekets at Incoming Trains Warn
Newcomers that They Must
Take Their Chances.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Seven thousand
workingmen who have been engaged on
buildings in course of construction here
quit work today. This act, it is asserted,
marks the real beginning of war be-
tween labor and the contractors which
Will suspend building operations in Chi
cago for a period the end of which no
one sees.
The men are members OF various I'M
ions affiliated with the building trades
council. Their rules, with the exception
of the Bricklayers union, provide tor a
holiday every Saturday afternoon.
The ultlmatum OF the contractors re-
Gently delivered does not allow this and
IN consequence when the men quit work
at noon today, according to custom, the
contractors declared that the act consti-
tuted strike and announced that as
fast as possible non-union men would be
secured to replace the strikers.
Union leaders claim that they have not
struck, but that it is lockout. They
also assert that the contractors cannot
get enough men to continue the work.
ANY attempt to replace the union men,
they say, will meet with vigorous re-
sistance. Pickets have been stationed
to meet incoming trains to warn new
corners that in working under contractors
VINO are parties TO the LOCKOUT lney are
taking long chances"
The Building Trades council has q
membership estimated at $4,000 men and
this force will be used to prevent the re-
sumption of work by non-union labor and
vanQuish the contractors who have
taken stand against the unions,
refusing, they say, to longer submit to
1.-The arbitrary dictates of organized
labor" in fixing working hours and the
amount Of work to be done in u day.
Trouble is feared by the authorities. Po-
Hcemen from outlying stations have been
called to stations nearer headquarters,
and many are required to sleep down
town, ready for instant action.
After the union men had left their
work the contractors turned to the indie
pendent Brotherhood Building Trades
council, an organization of recent birth.
composed Of men belonging to the old
Building Trades council. 1t is to be an
instrument in the hands Of the contract
ors. and to it requests for all The work
men it could furnish were sent. They
will be used on the eight big buildings
on which work was stopped today.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-02-14

companies of the Black Watch. While
the Highland Light infantry held a small
kopie on the right, the Ninth lancers pa.
trolled the left. toward the river. Gen
MacDonald's plan being to repel attacks
Things went quietly until Wednesday
when the Beers advanced along the ridge
within 900 yards, mounting two noun
tain seven-pounders which were invisible
from the plain. They also held a smaller
drift three miles to the west On receipt
of this news Gen. Methuen dispatched q
large force Of cavalry and two horse ba
teries under Gen. Darlington, with the
purpose of surrounding the Beers.
On the Defensive.
In order to further this plan Con
Macdonald made merely defensive fac
tics. 1t was not attempted to force hack
the Beers right which move might hove
resulted in their general retirement toC
soon.
Gen. Darlington left Modder river al
] / 30 in the morning and arrived within
two miles of kOodOOSberg at 30 n. IN
too late to attempt the turning move.
ment.
The next morning it was found that the
Beers had fed from the lower drift. but
still remained on the hill, which they
also left when they perceived Babington's
movements. EARLY in the morning Bah
ington vigorously shelled the retiring
Beers. The whole British force is now
returning to camp.
This little affair reflects great credit
upon Cen MacDonald's tactics and
proves that the Highlanders have thor
oughly recovered their old go and cour-
age.
Small Hope for Ladysrnith.
London, Feb. 10.-There is little or nc
prospect of the relief Of Ladysmith being
effected by the Natal field forces until
the advance of Lord Roberts compels the
Beers to weaken their strength on the
line of the Tugela. This may not be for
some weeks, and in the meantime can
Ladysmlth ho.d out against another at
tack, which the Beers are likely to make
Immediately? The besieged town is like
ly, then, to have the fiercest fighting yet.
Beers Deny the Murder.
The Colonial office has received a dis
patch contradicting the report that the
Beers had shot John McLachlan, Jr.,
and Robbins at Harrismith for refusing
to be communicated.
Wars Great Cost.
A Parliament paper issued this after
noon estimates that E13, 100000 1853 ,OOO,-
O0O) additional will be required for the
war expenses for the year ending March
81.
Col. Plumer Defeated.
Pretoria, Monday, Feb. 5.-Col Plum
er's force February 2 alta cked the Boer
position near RamOnsta and after heavy
fighting, including an cndeavor to take
the place by storm, the British were re-
pulsed. The loss is unknown. No Beers
were injured
British Bark with Contraband.
Durham, Feb. 9.-The British bark
Rirkdale with contraband has been seized
by the British.