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UNDER TERRIBLE CROSS FIRE.
Desperate Attempt of the Irish Brig
ade to Take Peters Hill.

ade to Take Peters Hill.
COLENSO. Feb. BIN the attempt OF
the Inniskillngs Friday evening to rush
the Boer position on Peters hill the Boer
fire was so terrible, when the infantry
emerged from the cover of the trees that
almost every man in the leading
half of the company fell wounded.
The advance line Of the British
reached a donga in front of the first
Boer trench, which was not apparent until
they were actually in 1t.
The Beers retired to the crest and then
returned on either flank Of the Inniskil-
lings, enfilading the captured donga with
terrible fire. Finding it impossible to adj
vance or to hold the position the British
fell back and entrenched themselves hair
way up the hill. The Beers maintained a
heavy fire.
In the course of the night the Dublin
Fusiliers and the Connaughts arriving to
support the Inniskillings another deter
mined attempt was made to take the Boer
positions. This also failed. A heavy fire
continued throughout the night.
The Inniskillings lost fourteen out of sew
enteen officers killed and wounded. and
about two hundred and fifty noncommis-
stoned officers and men killed and wounded
General Lyttletons brigade relieved Gen.
eral Harris brigade in the morning; and the
artillery duel was continued yesterday
Saturday though no great damage was
done.
To-day an armistice was agreed upon to
enable both sides to collect their dead and
wounded. The Beers admit having had
very heavy losses, but they scout the idea
that the British will compel them to raise
the siege of Ladysmith.
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DEATH LIST FROM OTIS.
Fatalities Among American Military
Forces in the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The War De-
partment received to-day from General
Otis the following list of deaths that have
occurred among our military forces in the
Philippines:
Accidental: Nov. Z, VIM. E. Brace, COM
pany K, Thirty-fourth Infantry. explosion
of gun cotton, Suicide: Feb. 70, George n.
Knox, Company ID, Sixth Artillery; Feb. 2.
John c. Hudson, Company C, Twenty-third
Infantry; Dec 10, Herman Rogers, Com
pany l, Thirty-ninth Infantry. Variola:
Feb. g. Ernest w. Shoemaker, Company
+, Fourth Cavalry; Feb. %, Leroy Wat
kins, corporal, Company +, Twenty-fourth
Infantry; Jan. 26, Henry w. Couch, Com
pany c, Thirty-third Infantry; Feb. Is, Luz
Their M. Rauss, Company M, Thirty-second
Infantry; Jan. Ii. Frank M. Halliday, Com
pany F, Thirty-fourth Infantry; Feb q, E.
l.. Deming, corporal, Company G, Thirty
fourth Infantry; Feb. q, Walter s. Hemp
hill, Company 1, Thirty-first Infantry; Feb.
s. Leonidas f. Walker. corporal. Company
E, Thirty-fourth Infantry. Fever Cma-
laria): Feb. 49, Warren Coyle, Company /,
Fourth Cavalry; Feb. z. Edwin s. Larkin.
Company f, Sixteenth Infantry; Feb. 20.
De Witt c. Hiatt Company K. Forty first
Infantry; Feb. g. Richard Richardson,
Company E, Thirty-fourth Infantry. Ty-
phoid: Jan. 16, Fred Armstrong, Company
f, Twenty-ffln Infantry; Feb. 16, Charles
F. Bair. Company F. Fourth Infantry: Feb.
%, George z. Williams, Company III,
Infantry; Feb. %. Elmer F. Price, Com
pany f, Fourth Cavalry; Feb. 10, John s.
Ney, Company H, Ninth Infantry; Feb. 2,
John w. Payne, company E, Thirty-fourth
Infantry. Dysentery: Feb. z, Henry ]. Nc
Dole, Company ID. Thirteenth Infantry:
Feb. Is, VIM. G. Samuels. Company F,
Twelfth Infantry; Feb. 20. VIM. F. Spilker,
sergeant. Company B. Thirty-fourth In
fantry; Clarence A. Thompson. Company
H, Thirty-fourth Infantry. Pneumonia:
Feb. Is. Stephen Hall. corporal, Company
d. Ninth Infantry; Feb 90 Everett T.
Carr, Company G, Forty-third Infantry
Nephritis: Jan. 70. John Loeffier, Company
F. Third Cavalry; Feb. Is. Lewis W. Ellis,
Company /, Thirty-second Infantry. APP
pendicitis: Feb. z, Fred M. Dudley, Com
pany L, Fortieth Infantry. Septicemia:
Feb. 10, Renney Humphreys, Company A,
Thirty-ninth Infantry: Feb. %, Richard T.
Frank. Company c, Third Infantry. Rue
bola: Jan. 1, Fred d. Day, Company G,
Thirty-fourth Infantry. Organic heart dis
ease: Feb. 3. Henry Bacon, Company H.
Twenty-fourth Infantry. Cerebro-spinal
meningitis: Feb. Is. Berth W. Hayden
Company H, Fifty-fourth Infantry.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The Kaiser's Play Kissed.

BERLIN, Feb. N.-The first presenta-
ton tonight OF Der Eisenzahn" ('"The
Iron Tooth'D at the Royal Theater, was
a notable event. socially and artistically.
All the tickets had been sold nine days
ago and the house was packed. Emperor
william appeared during the second act
and sat almost unobserved and quite alone
in the royal orchestra box, screened by the
drapcry from observation. After the first
act there was complete silence. After the
second and third there was rather vigorous
applause, but from the parquette, where
the critics and literary people sat, and
from the second and third galleries, there
came a piercing storm OF Kisses. The En-
peror, whose collaboration with Captain
Lauf In the play is well known.
was highly displeased. Captain Lauf
took cup of tea with his
Majesty after the third act. hav-
ing twice answered calls from the boxes
and he, with the Emperor. left the theater.
which caused a sensation. Neither the
Empress nor the imperial princess at
tended, quite contrary to previous arrange
ment-
The public verdict on the play is that 1t
Is verbose, although containing fine dra-
matte passages and too palpably glorifies
the Hohenzollern hero who put down the
Berlin rebellion In 1447. The acting was
excellent throughout, especially that OF
Herr Matkowsky, as Frederick of Hohen-
zollern, and OF Fraulein Pope.
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that the Beers intended to attack the town.

There was some heavy firing by the Beers.
but it was not pushed home. The next day.
Feb. II. Capt. A. S. Kirkwood. lately Of the
Third Royal Irish Rifles. was MORALLY
wounded. He was universally held in high
regard. There was heavy night firing on
the 18th and 14th. "Creaky'' apparently the
nickname of a Boer siege gum was dis
disappeared on the morning of the 18th.
but during the day turned up five miles
west of Mafeking and began Smelling the
town at noon. the range at that distance
being as favorable for her as that from
her previous position. while she is inacces-
sible at present TO the gradual advance of
the British garrison (by running trenches.)
The last advance made by the Beers
causes uneasiness. There was firing all
Thursday night. II was a pretty sight. but
too much of that sort of thing pals upon
one. To-day, the 10Th, the bullets have been
falling everywhere, and very viciously
The British guns occasionally make a re-
Spouse.
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FESTAL BATTLE IN PARIS.
Carnival Season Celebrated by Exc
changing volIeys of Confetti.

PARIS. Feb. IA drizzling rain and a
leaden sky this afternoon threatened TO
make the fete of Mardi Gras ~ complete
failure so far as Paris IL concerned.
Nevertheless a good number of people
gathered along the boulevards where con-
fetti battles were allowed. and. splashing
through the mud and rain. ex-
changed volleys OF these festal missiles
AS evening approached. however. the rain
ceased. Crowds flocked TO the Avenue des
Champs Elysees and the boulevards. where
the stores were closed, and soon the ira
ditional gayety OF the Parisians asserted
itself and king Carnival relgned supreme.
From one end OF Paris 10 the other the
air was filled with clouds OF confetti. espec-
tally in front of the cafes. from which
colored serpentines were thrown I'm return
A living sea OF merrymakers thronged the
principal thoroughfares and the sidewalks
and roadways were inches deep with con-
fetti. as though Paris had passed through
variegated snowstorm.
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SAY IT Is NOT A TRUST.
Colleges VIII Attempt to Control the
Conferring of Degrees.

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Eleven of the lead
ing universities OF the United States to-
day decided TO unite In a permanent or
ganization to establish and maintain uni
formity In the requirements for the de-
gree doctor Of philosophy and other
graduate degrees. This action was taken
by seventeen university presidents and
professors, representing eleven universe
ties. at a meeting held In Hashall Hall.
University OF Chicago. Another meeting
for permanent organization will be held to-
morrow.
This organization is not to be trust.
but cooperative association said Prof.
Leuschner. secretary OF the meeting 1--WE
do not propose TO make IL impossible for
the smaller universities TO give higher de-
grees. We think that the adoption OF uni
form standards on the part Of the larger
universities and a cooperative association
TO consider all questions OF graduate work
and We do not consider undergraduate
work-will help smaller universities a. well
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View. of Mnntngue White.

BUFFALO. N. Y. Feb. 27.-Montague
White, of Pretoria, former consul general
Of the South African republic at London.
who arrived here to-day. in reply to a
query. said the surrender of General Cron-
je marked the close Of the offensive opera
lions of the war. The enormous. over
whelming British force has compelled the
abandonment OF offensive tactics and the
beginning of the defense.
How long will the Beers be able TO de-
fend their country"
THAT is impossible to say. I am not a
military man. l am informed. however.
by men who are competent strategists,
that Pretoria is impregnable. The re-
mainder of the war between England and
the South African Republic will be less
dramatic and will be Of long duration"
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FRENCHMEN WANT WAR ENDED.
lie Temps Appeals TO Britain to Stop
Destruction and Carnage.

PARIS, Feb. 27.-The news of the sur
render of General Cronje made a consider
able impression ir Paris, and especially as,
although the press dispatches represented
the Boer commanders position as hope
less. Lord Roberts himself had been so
unexpectedly reticent during the last few
days that he misled people here into the
belief that Cronjes position was less criti-
ca, than 1t really was. The newspapers Of
this city pay the highest tribute TO Gen.
Cronje's valor and express the opinion that
his surrender is far from ending the war
Tney add that 1t will only make the re-
sistance of the Boer nation all the more
desperate. Several newspapers, however,
urge that Great Britain accept mediation
now that she has secured an important
victory. and stop further bloodshed
The Temps. In an article headed: Honor
to Both Combatants. appeals to Great
Britain to end the war. saying: IF Eng
land, once unfortunately engaged in this
struggle, could not emerge by accepting
the humiliation of defeat, 1t appears to us
that she will do well and reconquer the
sympathies of all nations If, after having
given proof Of her superior strength. she
knew how to stop herself and, in so DOING
stop the scenes of destruction and carnage
now unfolding themselves in the Orange
Free State"
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TELEPHONE SYSTEM DEAL.
Bell Company Loses Control OF the
Erie Main Lines and Branches.

BOSTON, Feb. 27-The completion OF q
deal whereby the Erie telephone system.
the largest Bell system in the United
States. passes into the hands of the Tele-
phone and Telegraph and Gable Company
of America, was announced to-day. The
Erie Company controls five branches OPP
Grating In North and South Dakota, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan. Arkansas.
Texas and a part OF Ohio. and employs
So 600, 900 capital. The combined interests
OF the Erie Company on Feb. Is had $4,000
telephone stations in $500 cities and towns
and $4,000 miles OF wire.
The negotiations of the purchase of the
controlling interest have been conducted
by President Latta and Mr.. Charles l..
Adams. OF the cable company. and Presi-
dent Glidden, OF the Erie system. The
stock was gradually picked up In the mar
ket until the necessary amount was Sc
cured.
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BULLER's OPERATIONS.
AT MERCY OF INVISIBLE FOE.
Under Which Butler La
bors i'm Trying TO Reach Ladysmith.

LONDON, Feb ga dispatch TO the
Daily Mail from Pietermaritzburg, dated
Monday, describes at considerable length
the enormous difficulties of General Bull
er's task" and says: The real advance
began last Wednesday. The stupendous
nature of the task was only understood
when, being on the spot, one was able to
realize what ii means to hurl infantry at
positions aligned in every direction with
carefully prepared trenches. and with
breastworks defended by practically in
visible rifiemen, armed with the most deadly
rapid firing weapons and aided by quick
firing guns which put all but our cannon
OF the largest calibre into the shade
Commenting on Fridays fighting, the
Daily Nails correspondent says: LAS it
would have been madness TO seek an out
let from the amphitheater of hills by way
of Grobler's kloof, on the left, route had
to be found on the right, and at 2 p. m. on
Friday, amid the incessant cracking of
rifle fire and the roar of cannon, the Irish
Brigade was dispatched along the river
to take Railway Hill, on the other side
of Peters Station. This hill is command
ing enough to ensure our final advance,
providing We could hold 1t securely and
could mount cannon on 1t. From Onder-
brook Spruit Railway bridge the track
runs along the Tugela, and ii was open to
the Beers marksmen on the kopjes back
OF the river and, after passing Pieter's
Station many men would be bound to be
hit.
Beyond the station the line passes over
t,rf1 oA 1ax..,
donga, and 1t was In the approach to this
bridge and onward to the base of Railway
hill that the greatest danger from enforced
exposure obtained. 1t was necessary to
cross by the bridge at the mouth Of the
donga, which besides being difficult of &C
cess. ran into the Tugela. The path be-
tween the railway and the river was al
most always in full view of the enemy.
Every man of the Irish Brigade had,
therefore, to run the gauntlet Of Boer
marksmen and numbers dropped on the
bridge where the Boer bullets fell danger
ously thick, until the bridge was sand
bagged and only one man allowed on 1t
at a time.
every soon fifty men were put out OF
action in the race from the bridge to the
rendezvous, and several members of the
volunteer ambulance corps were wounded
in following the troops.
at was late in the afternoon when Gen.
eral Harris brigade gathered for the ascent
of the hill. 1t was fearful kopje to storm
series of rugged ridges terminating in
precipitous kopjes-with the railway, which
begins its ascent to Ladysmith on the left,
winding underneath"
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Gilmore Coming Home.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Lieutenant J.
G. Gilmore, the leader of the Yorktown's
little band who were held captive by the
Filipinos for'so many months. has started
on his way home from Manila on the So
lace. He is in company with the following
naval officers: Lieutenant Commander c.
z. Vreeland. Lieutenant G. III. signor.
Lieutenant w. w. Buchanan, Lieutenant
l.. A. Kaiser. Lieutenant j. C.. Quinby,
Lieutenant w. v. Bronaugh, Lieutenant L.
X. Desteigneur, Lieutenant A. w. Dodd,
Lieutenant w. Z. Harrison, Lieutenant L.
A. Bistwick. Lieutenant r. Spear. Lieuten-
ant NJ. G. Corgas, Paymaster George Sci
bells and Lieutenant r. A. Rooney
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Corre.uondent Murdered.

LONDON, Feb 2S.-Mr. Parslow, the
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at
Mafeking, who had previously been re-
ported accidently shot and killed on Nov.
2, was, 1t appears from the diary of a
Morning Post correspondent and from a
letter received by the Daily Chronicle,
murdered by Lieutenant Murchison, of the
British artillery, reputed to be man of
fine professional abilities. 1t seems that
Mr.. Parslow and Lieutenant Murchison
had dined together and that, when they
were strolling across the square, Murchi-
son was seen to draw a revolver and to
kill his companion. An inquest was held
and a finding of wilful murder was re-
turned. Lieutenant Murchison will be tried
by courtmartial
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ANOTHER CASTLE IN SPAIN.
Fortune Awaiting a Swiss Woman Of
La Crosse, Wis.

LA CROSSE. Wis, Feb. 27.-Mrs. A B.
Mol. of this city. has received notice
through the Swiss consul at Chicago, that
she, together with other relatives in Chi
cago, Madison and Milwaukee, is heir to
a large sum OF money. She is one OF five
heirs in this country Of Col. Ludwig Trax-
Ter. who. during the Napoleonic wars with
Spain. took a regiment OF soldiers into
Spain from Switzerland in defense of Spain.
Traxler was taken prisoner and died In
Spain.
News came through the Associated Press
recently from Zurich, Switzerland, that
the Spanish government had voted money
to pay the TraxIer claim. This has since
been verified by the Swiss consul at Chi
cago. Mrs. Mol will go TO Switzerland In
May, and has already taken steps to prose-
cute her claim.
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OBITUARY.
Col. John e. Bryant, Once Prominent
in Politics Of the Southland.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Col. John E.
Bryant died to-day in this city. In 1864 he
was sent to Georgia by Gen. Rufus Saxton,
military governor of the Department Of the
South. on whose staff he served seventeen
months, to look after the interests Of the
emancipated slaves. He took charge of the
freedmen's bureau. At the same time he
published the Georgia Republican, at At
lanta. Colonel Bryant was appointed post
master at Augusta. Ga, by President
Grant. in 1869, but resigned in 1870 to take
his seat in the Legislature. to which he
had been chosen. President Arthur, on July
25, 1854, appointed him United States mar
shall for the northern district of Georgia
In place of Lieutenant General Longstreet
removed. He was unanimously confirmed
by the United States Senate, both senators
from Georgia, Democrats, favoring his con-
firmation. He held this Office until July l.
1885,
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GUNS TURNED ON LIMIT HILL.
Party of Beers Almost AnnihiIated by
a Ladysmfth Battery.


LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Daily Mail has
the following from Ladysmith, dated Feb.
"a: Yesterday the Boer retreat continued.
A party of about seventy, route for the
north, drew rein for Limit hill A battery
Of fteen-pounders, placed not far off.
suddenly opened fire and practically ami
hilated the party. A Boer ambulance was
later on seen collecting the dead and
wounded.
1.-The Beers are trying to form a bridge
or drift across Kip river. south Of Um-
bulwana evidently for the purpose of per-
hitting the passage Of wagons and artil-
lery in their retirement from Colenso Our
guns are preventing this work being car
ried on"
A letter has been received from a man in
the First Dragons. now in South Africa,
confirming the report that a supply trans
port reached Ladysmith during the engage
ment at Spion kop. He says the Dragons
were the escort of the transport. which was
seven miles long. and adds: THAT is why
Butler engaged the enemy at Spion kop
Old Butler knows what he is doing and all
are willing to follow him in spite Of his
reverses"
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Pipe and Tubing Dearer.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Feb. 27.-Prices of all
classes of pipe and tubing have been adj
vanced, to take effect March /. The general
per centage of the advance ranges from
to per cent, and covers the entire line.
with the exception of galvanized pipe.
which is slightly lowered. The rise in price
is stimulating buying. as the National Tube
Company closed a contract last week for
forty miles of pipe to be shipped to the
GuadalaZara Water Works Company, Qua
dalazara, Mexico. The contract will require
nearly three months TO fill, and work on
the order will be commenced at once.
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REJOICING IN CANADA.
Flags Displayed When the News Of
CrOnje's Surrender Was Received.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 27.-There was gen.
eral enthusiasm and rejoicing all over the
city to-day when the news of the sur
render of General Cronje was confirmed
by dispatch from Sir Alfred Miner. high
commissioner at Cape Town, who also con-
graduated the Governor General on the
noble share taken by the troops from Can
ada. Flags are floating from the Parlia-
ment buildings and all the principal build
ings in the city. IL official and military
circles there was intense enthusiasm.
MONTREAL, Feb N-News of the sur
render of General Cronje was received in
Montreal with the greatest joy. The news
papers all issued extras and dense crowds
gathered in front of the bulletin boards.
TORONTO, Ont. Feb 27.-Every flag in
the city to-day was raised high when the
news of the surrender Of General Cronje
became known.
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Cable Notes.

Colonel Schwartzkoppen. who figured In
the Dreyfus affair, has been promoted TO
the rank or major general
The crown prince OF Germany will attain
his majority on May l6. He viii serve dur
ing the summer with the Guards at Pots
dam and enter the university at Bonn I'm
the autumn.
The end of the Berlin carnival was cele-
brated yesterday by many balls. There was
a great carnival ball at the Philharmonic
at night. Lent will be observed more strict
ly than usual, owing to the death OF the
mother of the Empress.
Naval Commander Arthur Cough CAL
thorpe and Miss Efie Dunsmuir. daughter
of the late Hon. Robert Dunsmuir. of Vic
toria b. c., were married yesterday at
St. Georges, Hanover square. London. The
the ceremony.
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Rail in Aid of the Maine.

ROME, Feb. 2S.-The ball given at the
Grand Hotel tonight in aid Of the mainte-
nance Of the hospital ship Maine, was a
great success. 1t was organized by COM
mittee including Princess De Brarcacio.
Marquise Theodoli, Countess Telorier, Mar
quise De Talleyrand. Marquise Vita DAN
marco and Mesdames Chandler, Leslie.
Mortimer and Waldo Storey. Among the
elite of Rome and the representatives of
the foreign society who filled the splendidly
decorated rooms were Marquis Di Rudini,
the mayor of Rome, and the ambassadors
of France, Great Britain, the United
supplied the flowers.
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MAFEKING GIVEN LITTLE REST.
Beers Smelling the Town Day and
Nfght-British Garrison Well.

MAFEKING, Bechuanaland. Feb 1e. by
Native Runner 10 Gaberones.-An are well
here. A dance was interrupted on Sunday.
Feb. IL. by an alarm sounded. announcing
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27-Capt. J. F.
Higgins, one of the best known sea cap
tains on this coast, died suddenly from
a stroke of apoplexy. Captain Higgins
commanded the steamer Excelsior. which
took into St. Michaels the first contingent
of gold seekers to leave this country after
the news of the wonderful richness OF the
klondike region had been brought down
by returning pioneers.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Lord Lyveden (Fitz-
patrick Henry Vermont is dead He was
born in 1924. and was in the diplomatic
service at Madrid, Hanover and Berlin