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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
WATSON To NAVE ADVANTAGE,

Clinton II. Crane. the well-known yacht
designer, says concerning the coming
fight for the Americas cup:
THE fact that the Shamrock III. Ia
building at the Dennys yard IT Dunbar
ton does not seem 10 have excited the
interest OF yachtsmen In this country as
IL should have done. perhaps because IL
is not generally known that this is the
first sailing yacht that the Dennys have
ever butt. and that the Dennys have the
only private model testing t1nk In the
world-two very suggestive faSts.
''Rema riIabie results have been reached
in the government tank at Greenwich,
and our government has recently estap-
nsled such a testing tank al Washington.
"It Ia also known that the speed OF war;
ships and merchantmen ct unus dai
model has been predicted WITH almost ap-
solute accuracy after experiments IN
But. apparently. IL has occurred to no
one that the testing OF "a large NUMBER OF
models Is a natural prccaution for man
like Sir Thomas Upton 10 take before
actually beginning building again The boat
which he hopes will lift the cup.
"Tronde's laws OF resistance are accept
ed today. by all naval architects. ana
though the problem of testing the model
OF sailing yacht IL more complex than
that OF a steamer, IL Is not one which
presents insurmountable difhculues 10
the scientific Investigator.
There are decided differences OF condi-
tons but these differences are thorough
ly we'll known. and with the assistance or
a frst-class yacht designer like watson
there would be no great difiiculty IN re.
producing all the conditions OF actuai
sailing on a small scale, In the model
tank. =.
"If Linton has had these experiments
made we may have more dlincul'
proposition TO deal with next August than
we imagine now.
THE Bristol design may win In spite OF
the fact that we have made no such
docs 4, seem wise 10 give so great an ad-
vantage 10 en- opponent, who, IN any
aa.a is not NJ all 10 he despisedI'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

NARRAGANSETT-G III Chase, c II
Hertz, Bo.ton; w l. Lazarus, Phil; Mrs
Chas + Bdrhams. Lake George; T. G. Bar
rows Toledo; VI Nelson, Boston; " r.
Hapgood. Worcester; J l. Hare, Kings
town, Mass; a II Finburg, J T. Townsend
Jr Boston: h G Garniss. Hartford: Il
Potter, y i Ros r. a Roberts, Boston
u Burns, Springfield; A Foslin, Jr Bos-
ton; Geo Southwick. q, Y; ~ c Foss Bos-
ton: y l. Canthorn. u c Sweet. y Y;,M
Kittredge, Jr, Worcester; John Berendt
T Given, T Hurst. Robert Adams
Ida Adams. John f. kivell, X ID DeRonde
n Y; Jas Hart Boston. G. NJ Lord. n
Y; F II Feise. Winston. y G; g A Post
August Kress, n y; II sherman.
sprinedeld: $ stern. y Y: Ii Dunbar.
J A Crocksr. Boston; G y Soden. Newark.
Ma: Geo Walker, a Goldwaite. Boston
T. r Lombard w J. Clark. Jr. ~ y; A NJ
Richardson NJ B league. Boston: NJ
Hndreth. y Y: a W Meisser. Milwaukee
" Y Martin, Jr Minneapolis; John n
Hcrreshon. JIG. Bristol: q T. whiting. Jr
j Card. Boston: VI ] W Walker. ~ Y.
Mrs J w Green. Chicago; n NJ Carroll.
Narrsgansett Pier: w Gould. Hattie
Clark. Matte Bell. Narragansett Pier:
Manly & Cain, Boston. Louis Morrison.
w Chadboune, NJ 9 Dent. l. @ Whit
ing Rev John 5 Wilson. l. n Jung. N Y
W Reed, Springfield. w VI Stewart.
Buffalo: e J kuhne. Hartford. Horace
Moore, Boston: A Leibes, " Y; G Hoff-
man. Whiting, w Va, NJ Park Parker.
Albert Bernstein. n Y: W n Noon, Bos-
ton. 1 -Silxerman. w ~ Green. " v; "
Eiseman. Chicago; Frank Wisnel Phil;
q II Loud. G Kenyon y " " r Godfrey,
n Y; v Miner. Plainheld: Mr. and Mrs
Levi Johnson. = J Joseph. " G Folger.
n Y: II J Hamill. Phil: q G Marshall. n
Y: X a Lewis. Waterbury; A X Ingra-
ham. ~ Y: y G Rinsche. 81 Louis; @ "
Tillinghast. Prov; & Baker. Cohoes: NJ
Rosenbaum, ~ Y, 7 4 Davis, Prov; w J
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
SHE RIFFS SALE.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
sheriff.s ofnce. proviaenc..

Sheriff's Office, Providence,
October. 10th. A. ID. 1900.
BY virtue and in pursuance OF an Exc
cution, Number 1878. issued out of the
Common Pleas Division OF the supreme
Court holden at Providence State OF
Rhode Island. within and for the County
OF Providence, on the 10th day OF October.
a. u. 1900, and returnable to the said
Court April 10, A. II. l9d, upon a 5udy-
ucnt rendered by said Court on the sth
day Of October. a. u. 1850 In favor OF
Robert Tettis OF the city and county OF
Providence, State OF Rhode Island.
plalntiff, and against Eivira T. FOss os
said Providence defendant, I have this
day at 30 minutes past o'clock p. an.
levied the said Execution on all the right,
title and interest. which the said de.end-
ant had on the 10Th day OF November, a.
T. 1899, at 5 minutes past 8 o'clock d m.
(the time OF thu attachment on the orig
inal WRIT. in and TO the followins de-
scribed real estate, viz:
one certain lot OF land with all the
buildings and improvements thereon. sit-
uated In said East Providence. and is
designated as lot number sixty-nvo ts5i
on what is known as the Lewis Farm
Plat which said plat is recorded In tho
land records OF said East Proyidenco IN
plat book 2 az page .
Notice is hereby given that viii s.li
tho eaid attached and levied on estate ~
a Public Auction 20 be held IN the sher-
It's Officc In the Providence Counfy
Court House. I'm said City or Providcncs
I'm said County OF Providence. on Satur-
day. the 18th day or January. A. ID. 1901.
at ~ o'clock NJ for the satisfs ction OF
said execution. dsbt.interest on the same.
costs Of suit. my own fees and all con-
tingsnt expenses. n sufficient.
ALBERT q. COATES
Deputy sheriff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

Weeks. u S A; A c Kaufman. Albany;
A T Dorsey, N Y; Lincoln, Taunton;
l. NJ Gerson, Otto Sampler. q M knight,
Edwin w Brown. Sol A Avons, Y.
DORRANCE-F O Gsrvin, Boston: Max
Goldstoin. New York: A wallace. II 3
Oliver, Boston; II B kennedy, New Ha-
ven; c + Earle, Boston: J II Lyman,
Springfield; F A Prescott. Boston; Benz
Wilbur So Scituate; Frank Harrison, o
Morris. w Moore, Jr, New York; III
Woodruff. Philadelphia Jas McGraur,
II III Hopper NJ S Hickman, New York;
Thos Clark. Boston, II + Fsirchild. Ken
tucky; + Vanhorn. Springfield: A NJ Cor
waiz, Newburyport; Gus. Werle, New
York; j Townsend, Syracuse; V NJ Pal
mer, New Britain: ID l. Day. Boston;
n f Atwood, Killingsley; II C Toby, New
York; c Il Hart. New Britain; II M
Jenkins, Boston; Il Brewer. New York:
r III Titch. ID A Campbell w II Brown,
Boston; + II Scranton. Hartford; John
l. Porter, Bridgeport; u Strohm, New
York; w + Dugay. Providence: j Plant.
New York; II A Bridges, Boston; T
Hanan, New York: A c Clark. Boston,
a I Way, New York; w Hallett. Bos-
ton; W III Herrick. New York; w r
Young, M z Whaly. Boston; @ c Mar
shall New York; J A Pike. Boston: j
III Williamson, New York; J p Churchill.
III c Moore, Indiana polls; r Flanagan
Boston, II Brund. New York NJ J Gil
man, Boston; r. Black New York; w "
Ceil, II j Harill, Philadelphia: J l. Shaw,
w Il Thompson. New Yerk: j r Dennis.
Hartford: Il Kern. New York: p Falt.
Springfield; b Regenhard. r. Mcmillan N,
New York.
NEWhAN-John w Perry. Boston; w
IL Smith, Bowers New Haven: p ]
Donahue, CINCINNATI A + Goodrich, w +
Jones, G Hall. w II Miiiken, w n
Stsnwood Smith. Boston: c NJ Ste
vens, Lawrence; II w Rodgers, =, Y; NJ
Foster IA Carrier Poston: A f Glass
man, n Y; Il G Tallman. Chicago; G. Il
Ballou, Waltham; r ID Eastman. Con-
cord; N Clark. Hartford; III c Hard
ing Boston W Relf. y. w ls5-er-
ton, Bristol, Ct y r. Mallory. Norwich;
I Mason, Boston: C Borden, Wor-
cester; y Kerr Fall River; Leopold
Cohn. w Weber Y; JH Marsion
bridgeport; + Il Roch and wife. Lynn;
| x J Shelly. Whitford. T. II Nordlinger
Y; j Spear, Springfield. VT; NJ n
Bonjamin Rochester; Olaf Oberg. n Y,
7 j Marble, Boston; A s Mudgett. Roch-
ester: G X Derwin. IL G Loeber. N Y; {
l. White and wife. Boston; Mrs James
Brown. Millburyi G Freer, Y; ID c
Roberts. Wikesbarre.
! PERRIN f Nulty. " Y: II Mitts
Phil; c S Findley. Lynn: IT smith
Prov; G A Tupper. Troy; w II Mahonev
Isaac snow. Boston. c G v Siastrian
Lawrence; G r Thomas, Roston; ~ /
Mcdonald. Worcester: Il Blanding
Prov.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
NEWENGLaND DUCK PIN LEAGUE

At Fall River last evening the Night
Hawks and Fab Rivers clashed in one of
the fastest games OF the season.
The Night Hawks won the first game by
IL pins, but In the second and third
strings the Fall Rivers did some phe-
nomenal rolling and won both games by
comfortable margins
Mack carried OFF the horSrs with a total
OF z97 The summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
TEAM NO. 1.
MERCANTILE DUCK Pin LEAGUE

Kings team won the first game from
Knngers aggregation in the Mercantile
league last evening. but were never In the
hunt afterward. Ringers team winning
the remi1ilng gaines easily. JefrisOn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
RIvERPoINT.
MUSIC HALL DUCK PIN LEAGUE.

Browns team and the Gordon Highland
ers came together last evening and when
the smoke had cleared it was found that
the Brownies had only won one game OF
the three Why thiz was SO Cant RroHn
did not know. but attributed IL 10 the fact
that Fictitious Williams" whose bowl
Ing had SO much to DO with the success OF
the team was absent.
Brown headed the cast with a total of
2SS The summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
THE HON ELIEST MAN IN
PROVIDENCE

AS we'll as the handsomcst. and others
arc invited 20 call on any druggist and
for the Throat and Lungs, remedy that
a. guaranteed 10 cure and relieve all
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma.
and J0c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

"ltver have much wind around hore?"
inquired the new settler Plenty. strang-
err" said the native. 'Why. we've had
three pain platform speeches In the last
week ,AChicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
.ELMN00D DUCK PIN TOURNEY.

In the Elmwood duck pin tourney last
evening teams No. 1 and No. Q met, and
at the conclusion the No. / team we're
two games 10 the good. while the No. .
team had succeeded In winning only one.
mary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

Wlnks-"NNhat advice did the doctor
give YOU when you went 20 him this
morning." Blink3--'He advised fne o. 20
70 sorhe other physician 20 whom 7 dent
owe L5."--.tusNcrs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

The Taunton and Riverpoint teams met
at the former city last evening In the
New England Duck Pin league series. and
after an interesting and exciting contest.
the visitors succeeded In winning the odd
game. Drew was high. with 20 The
summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

The Early Birds and the Trinitys were
the contesting teams in the Irinlty
square tourney last evening, and the Ear
ly Birds captured the worm. winning two
out of the three games. Mann was the
Earliest Bird. with total OF PSI. The
summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
EARLY BIRDS.
ElMWCQD BIG PIN TOURNEY.

No. 4 team and team No. rolled the A.
nal game in the Elmwood tourney last
evening, and team No. captured the
rubber. Straker led the van. with total
of 4s1. The summary:
TEAM NO T.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
4 9O1.

Promises 20 bring Marvellous prosperity:
Increased business means Increased cmi
ployment. Skilled labor cf every kind -
Ia greater demand and AZ better salaries
than eyer before. To those who desire 10
prepare for lheso opportunities, every Ia
cility is offered by the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
was the leading light with total OF 2eo.
The summary:
KLINGER's TEAM.
k'GOvERN TO FIGHT IN ENGLAND

Team totals. tll
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

Uncle Terry" a story Of The Main
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
TRINITY SQUARE TOURNEY.

Team totals. -. 4l2 All 4i2
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
FALL RIVER.

Team totals. .2o ass 400
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

PERRIN + Nulty, " Y; II Mitts.
Phil; Findley Lynn: j T Smith,
Prov; G A Tupper. Troy; w II Mahoney
Isaac snow. Boston. G v Siastrian.
Lawrence; G Thomas, Boston; w J
Mcdonald, Worcester: l. J Banding
Prov,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06
RIVERpOINT q; TAUNTON |.

Team totals. :, 4sa 90 = 40
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
JOHANNESBURG IMPROBABLE.
samuel Stockton Talks About the
DefenSeS There.

New York. Jan. 22.-"Even II thew are
now driven back" says Samuel Stockton
OF johannesburg, who is in th!:, country
waiting for a cessation Of hostilitles II
cont believe that the Beers have as vet
1ought the great battle of the war, or even
that thls light will occur in the mountain
passes INTO their country. Not even I.aiug's
Mex Is more impresnabie than Johannes
burg or rather than Johannesburg can cas-
iIS he made to be. | don't know that il
would De strictly correct 10 say that Jo-
habheSDurs Is naturally defended and vet
her impregnahle condition IS not due TO anv
ehort or Intent to make her so, hut has
come by II accidentally. The belt of mines
stretches for a full thirty miles between
Johannesburg and the invading force at
intervals or between quarter and a half
mile apart. At each mine are failing heaps
that Is, the mounds of ground-up rock
and debris, from which the gold has been
extracted.
These taiiings. which are OF tremendous
heiSht ana breadth. and much resemble in
size and contour the waste heaps outside
or the anthracite coal mines in Pennsyl-
wanna. are each and all imprcgnahe nat
urai forts. while the short distances they
lie apart with cannon mounted on them
would make 1t absolutely impossible for
the British to penetrate between On the
other hand. they cannot be battered down.
anu 10 attack them with artillery. would
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
"a FORLORS HOPE"

London. Jan. -. -:i5 Il. m.-B-tish mill
tarY experts here all share the hopes of tho
British Generals. and as Spencer Wilkin-
son points out. they hesitate to say Il word
that might be interpreted as untavurdhl-.
Mr.. Wilkinson refers to the cooler iuig-
ment Of German and Austrian critics.
which means that some OF the best Judges
look upon General Baller'> enterprise q : 4
forlorn hope. as merely "a continual strain
NJ fighting which may prove too much for
the physical energy ~ the tr"opS engaged.
The Daily Chronicles military expert
says:
Even when a battle is won IN single
day. a rule. pursuit is only possible
when fresh troops are available. !ut IN
this instance il Is Tot question O.; mere
pursuit but Of renewing an attacl. upon i'll
tren"hed positions after days hard fight
ing ANA night o: lying on the battIeheld.''
Re-eufprCsmeutS acersgJtiuE 800 or more
have reached Cap" Town during the last
three DAYS. II is uncertain how these have
hean disposed. but probably most Of them
have been sent to Natal. where. II * BE-
Heved. General Butler needs them.
Lord Me;hurn's 1869 men remain behini
their works.
General Fr.n.h's 4o1o a. Rendsburg we~a
rOuSed on Sunday by general alarm that
the Beers were attacking. but it turned out
that there was no basis for this
General GataCre is qui"sccut
Al I4adysmith the deaths from entpric
fever and dyS-ntcry average ten a day.
Some fears are expressed that the garrison
may be 50 worn by privation and disease
a. to be unable to 10 much IN the way Of
helping Gen. Butler.
The War Office has decided not to send
the Seventeenth LanCers, Eighth Hu%Sars
and Seventh Dragon Guards to SnIth
Africa, although modified. IS under
stood that Lord Roberts does not see a way
To g". fodder for the English chargers
More than that. the English cavalry are
too heavy for work on the v-ldt-. and Lord
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
Thief Hid Under Hutchcr RutSch' s
Seat, and Had COnfcdcratcs
on the Street.
DRIVING TO POLICE STATION.
He discovered the Robbers Pres
cncc, but the Fellows Com
panionS Were Alrrt-Bcat
Rutsch and Got $50.

Philip Eutseh. proprietor Of butcher
shop at No. IL, Caes ,,.,,,,o closed his
place OF bustr,.. .,t,,,,, Il, ,r,,, ,..,, ,,tg,,.
,,,4 s,,r,., ' ~ "a '''7
anu S'"i''' 10 MS nome at tine corner of
Jon" a''i.''" ana Emily street, In his de-
'iF'fF wagon A. he crossed Mull&nphy
street at the Thirteenth e,,o., intersection
''' az. ''I'i Il man croUchcd beneath the
scat Of tho WAGON NJ prrterh a. frs, de-
ciaed to calf for a,.is-arg,. and then he
,t,,,... H., -, '''
'i''"-'' H' "'HId drIv" direct to the Day
ton street Police Station with his pris-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
SHERIFF KUHN DEAD.
The Madison County officer Died
This Morning.

Sheriff IscOb kuhn than whom there WA
10 more popular official iU Madison Cuauty.
Illinois died early this mcruiuC at m~
home rn Main street, Edward lille. He
suffered with Il cancer Ui Tho stomach
For several months Mr- Kuhn had been
aiiing, bat IL WAS not until three weeks
ago that he remained away from the Court
luuse. resiguinE his official duties to q sub
ordinate. tie sank rapidly. the members OF
his family being at the bedside when the
end came.
Mr.. Kuhn was born in Germany six;y-siy
years ago. ftc came to America when =,
young man ami settled IN Alton. where he
first gained prominence IS am efficient and
courageous police officer. iein.; promoted Ia
the head of the department III 1880
As Chicf of the Alton Police Department
Mr. Kuhn won the confidence of his fellow
tOwnsmen by his Untiincing attention 70
duty. He served for eight years, when he
was persuaded to accept the nomination of
Sheriff Of Madison County on the Rppub-
HraH ticket. lie was elected by an over
whelmnS vote running ahead of his ticket.
Though fraii in body Sheriff Kuhn was Il
man Of proven courage. He was seriously
injured In 1896 by ucgra burglars during a
running fight in the streets of Alton. being
shot I'm the abdomen ard chest. He caught
his man. however. and his recovery was
the cause OF much r. jOiCinS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
R. E. WARNER BADLY HURT
BY A CAR At WEBSTER.
HIS SKULL FRACTURED IN
A COLLISION.
Well Known County Resident Was
Driving Along the Tracks. Go
ing Home From Clayton.

r. +. Warner an old resident of St Louis
County. and three times member Of the
State Legislature. was struck at 80 last
night by a St Louis and Meramec High
lands car in Webster Groves and probably
fatally hurt. lie was on his way home. and
was driving swiftly west along lockwood
avenue the wheels Of his rig running in
the nanges of the rails. when car No. 34I
struck the vehicle, causing him to be
thrown out
The accident happened between Gore ard
Gray avenues. in ;lIe heart of Webster.
Here there is sort Of hollow IN Lock
wood avenue Westward. to the place where
the Suburban tracks curve and parallel to
Missouri Pacific line, Is a stiff upgrade. 1t
is the same eastward Of Elm avenue. East
bound ears usually run very fast rom the
curve mentioned to the hollow in which ;he
accident occurred. In last evenings case
car No. 34l made no stop at Gray or Sum
NIT avenues. and ran down the grade to-
ward Gore avenue at Il high rate Of speed.
Warner had been to Clayton upon bust
ness and remained with friends until after
dark. Then he started out 10 make fast
drive. alone Ia his home at the crossing
Of the Gravois road and the tracks Of
e I
eide. a distance of more than eight mills
lie followed the North and South road Ia
Shady avenue. TN this he came into Web
yter. ana from IL. he turned south on Gore
He wheeled westward from this latter
street onto The car tracks. A hundred yards
beyond the corner at which this last turn
was made. the headlight of rapidly NOV
ing car lOomed. not fifty feet in front OF
him. His horse wheeled and threw his car
riaEe literally across the track
Before Warner could jump from the bug
ey. the car struck Il. and he thrown
out. lie was struck by the dashboard of
the car. dragged along some distance by the
rrotrudinG step, and then thrown. limp. to
the ground.
Doctors r. J. Bristol and NJ Baker. both
Of Webster. Were at once called. They treat
ed the niured man as best they could. So
lar could be aSTertained at the time,
there were limbs broken and Warmers
body WAS not Cut or iacsratcsi. as he did
not fan under the wheels. There We're a
cash over the forehead and bruises about
the shoulders hut the most serious injury
I AIRED that death may ensue. was a frac-
trIrc of the skull. This resulted from CON
tact with the dashboard of the car when
Warner was thrown from his vehicle.
Warner was taken 10 the Missouri Ban
tist Sanitarium. IL was stated there late
last night that the chances for his recovery
Ner" slight.
Warner is a man about 81 years Of age.
Is wel-to-do and is we'll known in local
and State politics. He has served three
terms in the State LcsiSiature-fTom IS to
~. lie has a wife. but TO children. He is
a eon-in-law OF Px-JUdgc John +. Long
and large owner of farming property.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
HITCH IN WaRREN'S PLANS.

London. Jan. 2:;.-rhe Times publishes
iii" following from Frere Camp. dated
yesterday Monday:
"on Friday, General Warren began !
long. circuitouS march from TrichagdS'
Drift. westward. This was abandoned,
owing 10 the fact that the long ridge
which runs from Spionkup was occupied
by lie enemy. who commanded the
route, rendering the maintenance OF
communications for transports inIpoS-
sihle.
He therefore returned and caTnpcd
for the night about two miles from
richards Drift.
ON Saturday frontal attack on tho
ridges WAS ordered"
The correspondent then describes
Saturdays fighting ,alrcady cabledD, and
adds:
The men behaved splcndijly under an
lncesSant crosS-tire in Il burning sun for
seven hours. Our casualties were for
the most part slight. the proportion Of
killed and wounded being extremely
small"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
BOERS' DEFENSE STRONGER.
Continued From Page One

vers. good or bad. 1t is quite possible
he has gone to look after things for
himself, from Warren's point of view,
IN which case he would not write TIL he
got back to headquarters and picked up
the wires. On the other hand, it IS quite
possible the Beers have been ut some
point too much for the general advance
and frasementary advance would he
foolish.
We do not think General Bullcr
would have rcfrained from sending some
messages if he had any good news, hut
the alternative is not necessarily bad
news. One thing only We do not know,
and that is that the enemy is out
matched in artillery. But his sup?cm
acy In rifle fire seems 10 remain. and.
coSiia,inS on that. we must wait an
other anxious day"
The story that the British have en-
tered LadySmith is diScrcdited here.