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MISCELLANEOUS.

SEED MARKETS-Chicago Feb. o.
The f1axseed market felt the weakening
maintained bold front for nearby
futures. Receipts here were SO cars, u
cars at Duluth and no cars at Minneap-
oils; Cash fay at $50, May at sl,5s,
per bu. Cash timothy seed closed at $3.50
per 100 lbs, and clover seed at $3.50 per 100
lbs. Minneapolis flaxseed quoted at 81.
per bu
NEW YORK COTTON-New York,
Feb. 26.-The cotton market opened with
q decline of SOLO points. The early cables
from Liverpool failed to satisfy the longs
and there was plenty of cotton for sale
on the first call, Trading was not active
after the opening. Later the market re-
covered 4G6 points on better later cables,
followed by a weaker feeling under local
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York.
invoice. 11-16c; do jobbing. 3-16c; mild,
market steady; Cordeva. S1a@14e. The
with prices SOLO points lower. following
a loss Of Sol franc at Havre and par
tial u pfenntg decline at Hamburg, with
count of holidays. This led to local eau
ton while general undertone was easy
following weaker ruling OF the spot mar
ket and lack of public support. Tbs
points net lower; total sales were. -. $50
bags, including March, 7.O0c; May, 1900
7.0oc: June, 7.00c; July, lice; September,
720c; October. 720c: November, 7.25c; De-
cember, 7.35c. Sugar-Raw quiet and
steady; refined quiet
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Feb.
-Butter-Receipts, 1861 pkgs; steady;
June creamery, 1SG22lsc; Western do, 200
24c; factory. 16@19c. Eggs-Receipts, 1858
pkgs; firm: Western at mark. 14Ac;
Southern at mark, 144@141sc.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-Butter firm: cream
cries, 1S@23c; dairies, 151a@21c. Eggs firm;
fresh 136131bc
Elgin l'1 III, Feb. 2s.-Butter steady a,
2tc; offerings, 1880 lbs; no bids and nc
regular sales.
LONDON WOOL SALES-London, Feb.
26-The arrivals of wool for the series
of wool auction sales closed today with
the following amount Of stock available:
New South Wales s., 76S bales: Queens
la, S,04S; West Australia, 10,S07; Tas-
mania 49, New Zealand, 1896; Cape of
Good Hope and Natal H,251; Total, $780,
740 bales. Deducting from this amount
81. 800 bales forwarded direct to spinners,
and adding $1,000 held over from the last
series, the amount available is 257, 24o
bales 50
TREASURY STATEMENT Washing
ton, Feb 2e.-Today's statement of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
500. cgs. 324: gold reserve, $22I.747, 6l6.
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NEW YORK MINING SHARES.

w ALL STREET. CIOSSlP-NeW YORK
stock gossip. reported by H. Holbert &
Son, bankers and brokers, S41 Robert
street, National German-American Bank
building. ST. Strong. Sturgis 6.
uninteresting market, with lower figures
for Third Avenue, for Tobacco and sew
eral other speculative favorites. The
bank statement of Saturday naturally
caused some sales. its influence being felt
among people who did not know of it be-
fore the close on Saturday. AS yet moth
ing definite has come out of the Third
Avenue matter, and it Is probable that
nothing will transpire for several days
In the meantime liquidation IS evident in
the stock. Traction shares are heavy.
and the absence of the public from Wall
deed There Is no bull leader, and one
by one unpleasant and disturbing features
make themselves apparent and are very
nae lin NOT n ne mater hSw
need some incentive and some example. /"
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Feb.
26.-Money on call steady: actual trans
actions ranged from 2 to III per cent:
per cent: prime mercantile paper, 1851.
Sterling exchange weak, with actual bust
ness in BANKERS bills s., at s. ss5s@t. sss for
days; posted rates, s4.saa4.s 4ls and s4s7ls
@4:sS; commercial bills, 81. sS@4s 31a. .sil-
yer certificates, 59a4@S0&c: bar silver.
5J24C, Mexican collars, 4ll4C.
FOREIGN FINANGIAL-New York.
Feb. 26.-The Commercial advertiser s
London financial cabiegram says: .tTne
volume of business in the market here
today was small, but the tone was firm.
There were no war rumorS. Tomorrow Is
Majuba day. and the market looks for
decisive action In Soutn Africa then.
American securities were heavy In the
forenoon, influenced by the weak bank
statement Saturday. but New York, after
selling for a short time, turned round.
causing a cheerful close Baltimore &
bank bought e11.000 gold In Scandinavian
coin and $1,000 In bars. Half of the large
sum due to the bank today was paid
Bills were weak. There were American
bills to the amount of $4,000, 600 allotted at
MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis.
Feb. 26-New York exchange Monday:
Buying rate Soc discount, selling rate par;
Chicago exchange. buying rate 5c dis
count, selling rate 25c premium; London,
sixty-day sterling Is $4.ss $ass,p ,rn,ssad
by Edwards & Bedell, ITO Endicott Ar
cade, st. Paul. Mimi:
Dow Jones & Co.: "The decline in Peo-
pies Gas Is supposed to be part Of a
general plan involving lower prices for
facilitate operations in other stocks. AT
any rate brokers representing an active
bear party In Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
Metropolitan are noticed to be the prin-
cipal sellers In Peoples Gas. The news
so far as divulged by the leading inter-
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, 1916, lis.
Minneapolis. S1.645,3S7
Chicago, S26, 49, ,5S3.
Boston, $3.50 941.
New York S103 316 562,
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691sc Saturday, dropped to $50. frned
up to 6S1g@635sc. lost 1-16c, again sold at
635sc. dropped to 631s@63Ac, firmed up to
63asc by 1870 a. m, and by noon held at
6312c.
July wheat opened at Csc, against 647sc
Saturday. declined to 64la@6i3sc, flrmed
up to 64A1647sc, declined to 641h@645sc,
gained Ac by 1850, and by noon held at
647sc.
The cash wheat market was strong with
a good demand for No. northern at the
May price. Low grades We're said to be
slow but we note some good sales. May
wheat closed at 631s@6514c and July at 641s
@645sc.
Wheat. ing. est est. Mon. Sat.
May aSgFDa.s ..:ss5s ssd s. s 81 ssS
On Track-No. hard 6414c; No. north
ern, Csc; No. 2 northern, Gle; February
oats. 2312c; February corn. 31Ac; haxseed,
Flour--First patents 3.60@3. 65; first
clears, S2.So@2.90;. rye -four, per Dbl. pure,
s11. 50@f1.75
= Corn-No 8 corn. slAc; No yellow,
oats-No. oats, 25c asked; No. white,
23s4Q24c.
Rye-No. rye quoted at 51@5sc; no
sales reported. No. 8 sold at 5O1ac
Barley-Ranges from 33@41c for choice
milling.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn in
sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to jobbers
only, $11.75@12
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn. 1-3 oats.
S0-lb sacks, sacks extra. $12.5O@12 TO-
SAMPLE SALES
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DULUTH.

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb 26-The market
was fairly active and steady. After. a
little furry at the opening. when May
at 652 Q65Hc. Cash, 25.oOO bu at 11Ac ul-
der May. and to arrive lie under May.
Mills last week shipped l ,190 bbls and have
1915. Close-Wheat-No. l hard, cash,
65%c; to arrive. 65Ac; No. northern
cash, 6614e: to arrive. .64Ec; May, 6511kc;
July, 669sc; No. 2 northern. G1Ac; No. 8
spring, 5s14c: cats. 2a@231sc: rye, Size;
barley. 3503Sc: fax, cash, N.53&; May,
s1.55; September. $1.10h; corn, S2Ac. Re-
ceipts-Wheat. 152.191 bu; corn, 1861 bu;
rye, $50 blu; barley, S35 bu; fax. II bu.
shipments-Wheat, 1851 bu Stocks last
week, No. / hard. 1855, 1853 bu: No:
northern, $685. 512; No. northern. SIS. 235;
No. spring, 990S7; rejected, 43, 7S5; no
grade, 249,G70; special bin, 516,97l; afloat,
1854; total, s,s1o,66s; increase, $50 1873;
oats, ISL. 3ss; flax, 81 1858; rye, 3so,50s; bar
lev 165 220
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Prev.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Statistical informa-
ton was bearish today, and wheat yield
ed but closed steady, May AQasc under
Saturday May corn closed shade down
and May oats shade improved. Provis-
ions at the close were shade to &c lower.
The day in the wheat pit was quiet.
The steadiness of Liverpool gave the
market bit Of backbone early, May, OPP
ening 1sc over Saturday at 661sc. There
was no demand at that figure, and the
price quickly broke to 653sc, where some
ket. May worked up to 66c, but lost its
hold again, as primary receipts were
heavy and-the visible disappointed hold
ers by showing an increase. May SOLD oil
mand. The market steadied, and May
closed 14@asc under Saturday, reactlng
from G5l1c to 655s@65Ac. The cash demand
was slow, although bids were not far out
of line. The Northwest was seller here.
and New York and St Louis covered
shorts.
export. Seaboard clearances in wheat
and -four were equal to 100000 bu. Pri-
mary receipts were 167, coo bu, compared
with $4,000 last year. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported S3T cars, against 725 last
week and $40 year ago Local receipts
were 81 cars, one of contract grade.
The corn market held steady on the
light country offerings and firm cables
narrow. The weakness of wheat had
something of a depressing influence, but
the price yielded but little and the close
was steady. Shippers were fair buyers.
Elevator interests sold July and bought
May. the latter. CLOSING, only a shade un-
der the more distant futures. Receipts
here were e56 cars cars s eyer tn the 81. ssti7 i
S47sc, and closed a shade down at 35c.
The trade In oats was light. but as
there was no pressure to sell and shorts
covered the close was firm. The cash de-
mand was moderately fair. Local re-
ceipts were 299 cars. May sold from
2SAG2Sssc to 232sc, and closed a shade over
Saturday at 23asc.
The provisions market was stagnant and
heavy, but closed fairly steady. Prices
at the yards were lower and the demand
generally was slow, though it was re-
ported that the export trade was a bit
better Scattered longs sold persistently
pork ranged from go 67.zesIo S1A 80 and and
05i065; May lard from S5.s21a@5.75 closing
Sc lower at s5.571k, and May ribs from
S. S21s to 5.75@55771a, closing 2laG5c down
at $5.iTia.
Estimates tomorrow Wheat, 4S cars;
corn $50 cars; oats, 275 cars; hogs. $4,000.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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DEwEYs PRIZE MONEY.
United States Court Decides Adj
yerseIy to Admfral's Claim.

United States Court Decides Adj
verseIy to AdmiraI's Claim.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e.-The United
States court of claims today rendered an
opinion on the claim of Admiral Dewey,
his officers and men, for naval bounty,
under section 1855 of the Revised Stat
utes, for the destruction of the Spanish
feet in Manila bay May /, 1888, the court
holding that the claimant has right to
recover for each person on board the enc
my's ships the sum of 500. This decision
is upon the basis that the admirals fleet
was superior to the Spanish fleet, exclud-
ing the shore batteries. the torpedoes and
the mines In Manila bay. Admiral
Dewey's claim was for $500 for each man
belonging to the enemy's feet, including
the supporting shore batteries. mines and
torpedoes. The principal question in
volved in the case was whether, in de-
termining the enemy's force, the support
ing shore batteries, mines and torpedoes
should be included.
Taking into consideration the guns at
Corregidor, Ell Fraile and other forts at
the entrance of the bay and those at Ma
Mia and Cavite, and the torpedoes and
mines in the bay and entrance to it, it
was contended by counsel for Admiral
Dewey that the enemy's force was su-
perior to the vessels Of the United States
The government insisted that the statute
does not provide FOR the contingency Of
cooperation of land batteries with the
naval force destroyed, and the court is
powerless to supply the omission.
The court in deciding the case held
that the law applied only to the force
of the vessels engaged in the action, and
that In this instance, taking the number
and character of the vessels into account,
the strength of their batteries on board
and all other matters which properly go
to the determination of the actual fight
ing strength of the two opposing fleets,
that of the United States was the SUI
perior 1t is understood that counsel for
Admiral Dewey will take an appeal to
the supreme court of the United States
Under today's decision Admiral Dewey
is personally entitled to $3.50.
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Other Grains-No corn. 81; No. corn,
1: No. oats, 16; no grade oats, L; No. 3
No. 5 barley, 8: No: 1 flax, Il: rejected
flax, 1; no grade fax. l.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat-No hard,
/; No. l northern. II; No. 2 northern, "a !;
No 5, So; rejected, 8; no grade. z: No 8
corn, 4 No. oats, Is; No. 8 barley, 1;
No. 1 flax, 81; rejected fax, 2.
Receipts Wheat, $50 cars, 1928, SEQ
bu; corn, 800 bu: oats, $500 bu; barley,
1920 bu; rye, $50 bu; fax, S,760 blu; -four,
2.e01 bbls: millstuffs, go tons; hay, 40 tons.
Shipments = Wheat, So cars, 1850
bu; corn, $3.50 bu; oats, 1880 blu; barley.
1,7S0 bu; rye, TAO blu; fax, 1880 blu; -four,
75275 bbls; nillstulfs. 2,069 tons.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOSSTP-Gossip by private wire
to C. H. F. Smith & Co., st. Paul, mem
bers of the New York Stock exchange and
Chicago Board of Trade.-London:
Wheat cargoes dull and weaker; options
Il lower. Odessa stocks, 100000 bu; Ben
gal wheat crop, 81 per cent. Wheat af1oat
to United Kingdom, increase. 2,120,000 bu;
to continent, increase, 100000. Corn af1oat,
decrease, 10000; imports wheat United
Kingdom, $4,000: from Atlantic ports.
$50, 600 WORLDS shipments: Wheat
America 3.666S00 last year, 3,S44,0 go; corn,
2,S96,000 VS. 2,S71, 900; Russia. $4,000 VS..
$4,000; corn. 128,O0o vs.. 10000; Danubian.
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Educators In Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb 26-The vanguard of
the army of educators which will invade
the city during the next three days to
attend the annual convention Of the Ma
tienal Educational association reached
here today. President Augustus Down
Ing was among the earliest arrivels. and
will open headquarters at the Auditorium.
Among others who have arrived are E.
o. Lyle. Miller. Pa; j. A. Green, New
York: a. Is. Blodgett. Syracuse, N. Y;
A. d. Perkins, Syracuse. N. ": Miss
Marion Brown, New Orleans;J s. NC
Boston. -.
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Tomahawk-Thc Wisconsin Valley In
pravemcnt association Is starting out wilt
a great deal Of impetus. Arrangement
were made at a recent meeting to send !
agent to Norway and Sweden to brins
Immigration to the valley.
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|Open-IHigh-l Low-I Clos
ing. est. est. Ing.

cash quotations were as fellows: Flour
Quiet Wheat-No 8 spring, close; No. 2
red. 671s06S1sc. Corn-No. 2, SIC; No. 2
yellow. 34@3aAc. Oats-No. 2, 22%@29c;
No. 2 white, 26@261zc; No. 8 white, ESQ
25Jbc Rye-No. 2. 531sG541ac. Barley-No.
2 37J5MsSc Flax Seed-No. l, $1.60
Timothy Seed-Prime s245 Pork-Mess,
per bbi. S9.65910.65. Lard-Per 100 lbs
S. $500 90 Short ribs sides Qoose), $565
M5. 90. Dry sailed shoulders (boxedl, $40
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, per
gal. 81 231b Sugar unchanged. Receipts
Flour. 1900 bbls; wheat. $4,000 bu; corn.
harley. III 900 bu Shipments-Flour, 81, goo
hills: wheat 1900 blu; corn, 276.000 blu;
oats 10000 bu; rye 1000 bu; barley, $4,000
bu. On, the produce exchange today the
h11tter market was firm; creameries. 1870
pc. diaries. 151b@21c. Cheese firm, 12113c
Eggs firm; fresh, 19Q1319c.
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A year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20
Quotations: Choice butcher cows and
heifers, $3.50@4.15; fair to good, 50. 1903 25
thin cows and Gamers. $2.25@2.6o: choice
butcher steers. s5@5. Is; fair to good. $425
"a. Is; fat bulls, s3@350; bologna bulls.
S2.5o@3; veal calves, 81 5O@65O; choice stock
cows and heifers, s3G5.5o; fair to good,
$2.50@2.75; common and tailings, S. 256
$50; heffer calves, sS@s 50; choice stock
ers and feeders, s3.5004.25; fair to good,
Ss3@3.5o common and tailings, s250@
3.25; steer calves. s3.7504. so; stock and
feeding bulls, 81 5o@s. 25 stays and oxen
S2.75@3. so: mixers and springers, s25@40
Receipts were not heavy and a good
percentage of the offerings were butcher
cattle In the cow stuff were a few scat
tering head OF good to choice animals
that sold fully steady. Some fair steers
also brought steady prices. but the bulk
Of the half fat stuff was lower. Stock
cattle offerings were limited and the bulk
was common to fair and sold lower A
few scattering head of good quality sold
steady.
Representative sales:
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RAILROADS WENT UP
tiles SHOWED FAIRLY" Sub
STANTIAL GAINS.
THIRD AVENUE 4 DRAWBACK

It's Notorious Financial Difficulties
Had the Effect OF Weakening the
Market In Many Lines-Snturday's
UnfavorabIe Bank Statement Had
Some Eject Upon Prices and the
Volume of Dealings.
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MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2e.-wheat open
s May lay wheat opened at SSsc.. against
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LIVE STOCK nARkETS
HOGS SOLD TEN CENTS LOWER
THAN SATURDAYS
PRICES
CATTLE SELL LOWER

Receipts Were Not Heavy, With
Several Loads of Butcher Stuff
Cattle and Tail-End Stock Stuff
Sell at Lower Prices-Sheep and
Lambs Steady.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Feb. 2S.-The re-
ceipts at the Union stock yards today
(estimateO were: Cattle. 200; calves, Is;
hogs 70O sheep, 25O: cars. 10.
The official receipts Saturday were:
Cattle, So; calves, 8; hogs, 1888; sheep,
745: horses, 20; cars. SO.
The following table shows the roads
over which Saturdays receipts came in
and the number Of loads hauled by each:
Cattle Hogs Sheep. Mixed.
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WHEAT STILL LOSING
CORN CLOSED A SHADE LOWER,
WHILE OATS SHOWED SOME
IMPROVEMENT
DAY IN THE PIT WAS QUIET

Steadiness of Liverpool Gave the
Market a Bit of Backbone at the
Outset, but There Was No Demand
at the Figure Fixed, and Trading
Grew DuII-The Cash Demand Was
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The receipts thus far in February, COM
pared with the same period in 1899, are as
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No hard, 1 car, 65Ac.
No. hard, L car, Sac.
No. hard. l car, 653.c.
No. l northern, Sc cars, Size
No. / northern, 70 cars. 633sc.
No. / northern, cars, 6315c.
No. northern. 5 cars, G4c
No / northern, car, 651ac
No l northern. cars, CSC
No. northern. cars. $3.50.
No. 1 northern, l car, 64Ac
No. northern, 81 cars, 62Ac.
No 2 northern, 1 car 62alc.
No. northern, Al cars, &c.
Hay-The market remains dull and in
active. Demand shows no Improvement,
and receipts continue light. Choice timo-
othy, $7Gs750; Iowa upland, s7D7. 80; coarse
to medium, $5@6: rye straw. S4@4.5O. Re-
ceipts, 10 tons.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
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SIMMER & THOMAS,

Live Stock Brokers.
Orders taken for all kinds OF live stock and
time given to responsible parties. Correspond
enee solicited.
sOUTn ST. PAUL. SIOUX CITY,
Minnesota iowa
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Bar silver, New York x, :. ~ s
Call money, New York. Piggy
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ALOss.
The receipts thus far this year, COM
pared with the same period In 1899, are
fcJy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-15

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE financial
debate in the senate reached a climax.
Two great speeches, one in favor of the
pending senate substitute measure AMI
the other in opposition to it were de-
Iivered and both were listened TO with
close attention. The first was deliv.
cred by Senator Allison (rep., Iowa.
ranking member of the finance com
mittee He had been an attentive
listener to the speeches delivered on
tn other side of the chamber and in the
course of his argument presented his
answers to points raised against tho
pending senate bill Senator Jones
(sil rep, New declared the bill Vi
cious and unwarranted and comforting
TOO great power upon national banks,
senator Allison said that the act Of
- provided that two metals, silver
and gold. should hold the relative
value of - ounces Of silver to one
ounce Of gold, making double stand
ard Of value Ho said that since the
enactment of the law of 70 there had
not passed current a single dollar Of
any kind of United States money that
vas not on absolute parity with gold
or dollar 81 assert that in passing
this bill" said Senator Allison, we
are but reenacting practically the
provisions of the law OF 10. We are
reiteratia~ the existing law" Mr.
Lindsay OF Kentucky inquired whether
IA case there should be a deficit, the
gold obtained from the sale of bonds
under the bill could be used to pay
the current expenses of government
Under provisions Of the senate sub
stitute." replied Mr Allison, these
bonds for obtaining gold can be sold
only when the reserve falls below $50
600 900 want to express my
firm conviction and belief
that il will never be necessary under
the bill to sell bonds for that purpose.
But, persisted Mr. Lindsay, will not
the ultimate result he the retirement
Of the greenbacks?" Under this bill"
replied Mr. Allison "greenbacks can
not be retired Mr. Allison said the
bill did not provide for the exchange
of silver notes for gold because the
committee did not deem il necessary.
ne faith Of the government had been
rledged to maintain them at parity
and that pledge had not been broken.
We would never disgrace and degrade
ourselves by allowing them 10 go TO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-15

London, Feb IL he news OF the
day is the enforced retirement Of the
British from the Coies0ers district un-
der a heavy boer pressure probably
after brisk hghting. Ihus, at the time
when Lord Roberts is apparently about
to push the army into the Free State,
the beers make a counter stroke III un-
known but seemingly great force, not
far from the vital lines of railway CON
Meeting De Aar and Orange river.
Gen. French, when he Joined Lord
Roberts, presumably took the rest OF
his cavalry Gen. Clements was left
with infantry to hold the beers IN
heck, but Commandment Delarey, with
a double turning movement has COM
PEELED the British to concentrate at
Rensberg, beside threatening Lord
Roberts communications. Boer mas
terry of the district has caused spread
of the insurrection. Indications as to
Buffers immediate intention are
contradictory. One informant who
has intimate relations with
the war office predicts a
movement within the next day or two.
A number of correspondents who have
been with Butler, however, have gone
to Durham for few days rest, under
the impression that nothing is being
done Immediately. The war office has
directed the eighth division of 10000
men to prepare to go out. The fact that
Gen Buffers dispatch revising the
casualties to British troops at Potgie-
ter's drift. is dated from Chieveley is
taken in some quarters as an indica-
ton that Gen. Butler has removed his
headquarters to that place, Efforts
for providing for the sick and wounded
and families of soldiers at the front
are redoubling. There is scarcely z
woman in England who, in addition TO
asking articles of clothing for those
in the field and in hospitals is not
working for the contribution to some
social fund.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-15
TO FIGHT AT COMFY ISLAND.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Jeffries-
Corbett fight, 1t Is announced. will take
place before the Seaside Athletic club
Mt Coney island W. A. Brady, repre-
sentlng Jeffries, and George Considlne.
representing Corbett, met yesterday
afternoon and took this decisive action.
Francisco failed to deposit the $1,000
forfeit with the New York stockhold-
ers within the required time. 1t ia
announced that Sam Austin will be
referee. Jeffrles will train at Allen
hurst Ccrbett at Lakewood. The date
has been changed from April 10 TO May
Is or thereabouts. owing to the posi-
bility OF bad training weather In April.