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BOERS PREPARING.

London. Jan 20.-A dispatch to
The Daily Telegraph dated Thursday
from Spearmau's Camp. describes the
difficulties Of toe march owing to the
uuwieIdly baggage column. including
all the tents and sheep ever bad roads
10 wet weather. The correspondent t
tben goes oD to say: Some ten thou.
sand Beers arrived 10 the vicinity Of
Potgie,er's drift on Thursday aud
Friday of last week and began the
erection Of extensive and formidable
lines of trenohcs. for their position
apparently could only be turned from
the west by assail'og the high ridges Of
the Sprocn Kop.
"A balloonist today reported that 20
guns we're visible iu the enemy's works,
but there was large Boer camp 10 the
direction of Brskfonteio, a brown
ridge four miles from Potgietor's drift
"Boers arrived 10 large numbers
today from ColcDso aud Ladysmi,h
They have certainly run branches of
the railway from Modder sprult around
Mt Bulwaya. Nearly all the Beers
have gone to attempt to check General
Warren's advance, hut he made no
sign today"
A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
from Spearmau's farm or camp. as the
correspondents DOW describe it. dealing
with Lord Dundouald's movement to
west Of Gen Warren's force, already y
cabled. says: "His success gives us
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that news of more hopeful charac-
ter from Britlsh point Of view will
hereafter be the rule instead of the
exception That the British advance
in a nOrthessterly direction will be
fiercely resisted is fully anticipated.
The Boer strength is probably supe
rior to the British and the dispatches
show the burghers occupy strong
positions
There is some doubt as to whether
the Sproenkop occupied by Gen
Warren is identical with Spionkon
If 80 the British are within a few
miles of Acton Homes. the scene of
earlier conflicts between Whites
forces and the invading Free States
whence there is q good road to Lady
smith
While Gen Warren's force was
crossing the Tugela river. the Beers
occupied thickiy wooded plantation
mile north of the river aud sent
several volleys iuto the advance
guard. The British replied and the
artillery opened on a neighboring
kopje. As the British pushed across
the river the Beers found their posi-.
tiOn uncomfortable and retired to the
hills Immediately after the pontoon
bridge was completed the whole Brit
ish force crossed
Meanwhile the naval guns on
Swartzkop have been persistently
shelling the Boer entrenchments fac
ing the kop;e's occupied by Little.'
toms brigade
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90 Potgister's drift hills tends greatly
to restore confidence 10 his tactics. IL
is shown bis forces are oouce eutrated.
IL Cape Colony. Mo,buen has made a
denomination 10 forco. shslling the
Boer works Gataore is skirmishiog
around Mol,eoo. French il shelliug
the Beers at Rsosberg Col Piuuer is
moving to the relief Of Msfekine from
Bochusnaland, With less than 1000
men Mafekiug is 10 q bad way the
seigs 10 being pressed With determioa
sioo. aud tho Kaf6ss are desertiug
Plumer. oo Jan IL. Was 100 miles
north Of Msfeking
Loodou, Jao 18.-The Times pub
lishss the following dispatch from
Spssrmso's farm. dated Jan II, 8 20
p. %
"The force marched westward cu
Jan 10. Lord Duodonsld. by q dash.
log movement occupied the bills above
Potgis.sr's drift. Is miles west Of
Coleuso, taking the Boors completely
BY surprise.
The Same evening the iofsutry fol-
lowed. Gen Lyts!etoo's brigade crossed
the river yesterday sod today shelled
the Bosr trenches beyond With Ho~is.
sers
''Gen Warreo's force ia now crossing
Triohard.e drift. Eve miles above. He
10 not opposed. although the Beers are
holdiog . position Eve miles from the
river
A Pisssrmsritsbu'g dispatch to The
Mail late Wednesday evening. the
17tb. says arrivals from Estcourt report
there vss fighting ou the Tugels
todav.
Gen Ly,tletop. after crossing Potgie.
ter's drift, seized ridges . mile beyond
sod effectively shelled the Beers.
Warren also lodged two miles beyond
the Tugels toward Sproeo Kop
A Durham dispatch says smallpox is
reported 70 have broken out among the
Boers
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THE WAR IN AFRICA.
wARREN's MOVE VERY
wEI0HTY.
On His success or Failure
Depends Roberts Plans.

(, London. Jan Is. 4 80 .. m Lord
Robert's enigmssiod announcement
40 chsuge 10 the aisuatioD.' does
nothing to allsy public anxiety or to
explain the mystery surrounding Gsu
BuIler's movements on the Tugeia
Naad. although there 10 Q disposition
10 rsgssd the dispatch % disposing
Of Saturdays adverse rumors. the
week hss opened 10 . state Of sus.
pense almost equal TO that Of last
week. because is 10 recognized that
ihiIuse in Gen Bullers present ct.
tempt would sesl the fate of Lady.
oDjsh.
Pressusbly mo change 10 the
tissation"s refers to previous die.
peschss cent to the war Office. which
have NOT yet been revealed to the
public. Except the announcement
Of the leisure Of Potgeieter's drift
spd Of the sdvapce Of Gen Warren,
sksre hss been no news from the
Tugsls for week A roy Of hope
II in the fact that the same silence
pssvsils from the Boer side. Thus il
may. peshsps. be fairly inferred that
Gen Boiler has not yet met . serious
check
IL the announcement of Gen War
res's movement be correct. 1t 10
evident that Gen Buller's forces are
spread over very wide iront-psr.
hsps Is miles and 10 the event Of
sudden faIl Of the river bis operations
might be fall Of danger. 1t 10 be-
lIsved that Gen Butler has no good
survey maps Of the district. This
vii add 10 his difacul,ies.
Sir Charles Wsrren's advance
probably mesns 90 attempt to seize
Hlsngwsnc hill. the main post of the
Boers sooth Of the Tugela. Upon
the sucoess or failure Of these opera.
tions depends the whole future Of
the campaign Until the result is
known. Lord Roberts will bs unable
20 decide how TO dispose the two
divisious end the reenforcements now
srsiving
The news from other points is of
no great importance. Boer accounts
tell Of another sorsie from Kimberley
On Jan 0, in The direction Of Kan
ler's dam. with Q brisk exchange of
6ri0g. bot no results. A heavy dc.
tonstion wss heard on Jan 8 within
Kimberley
A dispstch to The Daily Mail from
Modder river. dated Jan 10, gives Q |
Tumor that Kimberly was being bonn.
bsrded..
Bsstsrds Mex. mentioned in Lord
Roberto dispatch 90 the locality of q
reconnaissance, 10 northwest of Coles
berg.
Doub,s are beginning TO be raised
whether IL will be possible to get
together anything like 10000 yeo,
msury Ooly very small percent
sge Of the spplicsp,s safety the
standard Of riding and shooting. A
large number OF officers from the
Egyptisn army have just left Cairo
for Souih Africa to replace those
killed and wounded
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BOER TRENCHES SHELLED AT
COLENSO.

BOER TRENCHES SHELLED AT
COLENSO.
London, Jan 2O.-The Standard
publishes the following, dated Thurs
day, from Spearman's farm: ut is
reported that the Beers opposite
Colenso. on finding that Gen Butler
had out manouvred them, crossed to
the south of the Tugela on Monday
and set fire to all the houses in the
village
GAS the force from Chieveley ad.
vanced the Beers retired before them
to trenches on bill in line with Go.
lenso Our infantry advanced to the
attack iD skirmishing order. followed
by supports and reserves, our caval-
ry scouting on the right close up the
river The Boer forces at Colenso
must have been considerably weak
ened by the dispatch of large reen-
forcemeDts westward to meet Gen
Buller's advance, and they now hur-
riedly evacuated the river trenches
and the kopjes opposite village and
scattered before our shrapnel By
evening none Of the enemy was left
within rifle shot of Colenso The
British force then retired to Chieve.
ley"
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The product of the worlds gold
mines last year is put at $3l3,954,-
46S, of which this country produced
$72.4S3 .O55; Australia, $7S,O82,l7l;
South Africa, $73,lOS,65O Russia,
$24,O72,334, the balance being di-
vided among q bal: dozen or more
countries
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Work at Port Royal.

Washington. Jan 19-By reason of
the growing importance. from a labor
standpoint. the naval station at Port
Royal. 5 G, has been provided with
regularly organized boards for the
employment and regulation of labor.
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Looooc. Jao IL. 4 m.-Military
cri,ics 10 touch With the war Office con
slider that the expected battle. along the
vide sro south aud west Of Ladys NTH.
eao hardly be delayed beyond today
From Durbao il 10 reported that 6Rht.
log has already beguu.
Geo Baller's forces engaged in The
dsokioe operation scrcss the TuRela
arc some $4,000 or 1000 bayooets,
1900 cavalry and 40 guns. The
disposition Of his other $4,000 or
70, 600 men 10 not known, although the
assumption is that tho whole army will
DO 10 se'ion whon the hour for combio.
cd movement arrives.
Three weeks ago Geo Butler h.d
30 900 men Considerable REINFORCE
ments who since have arrived giving
him probably IS. 900 men aod so guns
oil told. Estioa'es Of bow many meu
sod guns the Boers have 10 oppose him
are mere guess work. 10 not replying
- Geo Ly''letoo's stells they are using
The tsc,ics that proved 80 successful 10
the battles Of Msgersfootein and Coleu.
so-lying low 10 their treucbes and
,hus hoping TO conceal their precise
position until tho infantry advance
The Daily Chronicles military
expert sees q curious analogy between
Geo Boilers situation nov aud OF the
eve Of Magersfontein Nov. as then ,
the Eosrs arc making y stand. With
their backs to iovestiog lioes within q
few Wiies. As Lord Me,huco, after
orossiog Modder river, had to attack
the Spy,fonteiu and Msgersfoutein hills,
so Gen Butler, after passing the Tueela,
faces 10 visible eutreu Oh meots 10 q
rough country
NO TURNING BACK
Gen Buller's warning about the
misuse Of the white flag by the Beers
in his proclaim alton to the troops ia
considered a rather broad hint to
give no quarter His phrase There
will be no turning back" is played
upon editorially by the morning
pspere as presaging cheerful annouce.
ments
The absorbing interest felt in the
situation in Natal makes other
points in the theatre os war seem
microscopic Lord Methuen lies be
hind his works at Modder river. il
is estimated that his forces will have
TO be nearly or quite doubled before
he can relieve Kimberley
British reenfOrcements are moving
toward Gen French at Rensburg
With these he is expected to sd
vance Gen Gstscre's men occupy
Lopesburg, q slight advance
The war Office announces tha,
next week will be embarked 72 guns
3,7lO men and 2,2l0 horses This ID
the largest consignment of arMllery
ever sent abroad The war office
invites 500 volunteers for . sharp
shooters battalion of yeoman,y.
The officials of the war Office are
sstiefed that the tide has turned anG
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Ooe correspondent mentions Gen
Buffers wheeled transport of 5000
vehicles which ooo ooeot him with the
railroad, about 80 miles to the rear,
among these vehicles are 80 traction
engines, which draw IRON ten to fifteen
wagons each.
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control OF apy easy entranos TO Lady
smith. Our guns continue to bombsrd
the Bocr lines. the Boers repiy but
feebly General Warreu is advaoc,og
steadily"
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WELCOME SOUNDS IN LADY.
SMITH

Ladysmith. Wednesday. Jan II,
via Spearman's Camp. Jan 10
Everything is quiet. The position is
unchanged, and there is very little
bombardlng
The welcome sound of the guns
of the relief column was heard yes.
terday from Co'enso and Springfield.
The heat is intense, but there is no
increase of sickness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24

BRITISH LOSSES UP TO DATE.
Loodop. January l9 The British
losses 10 killed. wounded and captured
up to date are 7 1887. officers and meo.
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In our Hat and Furnishing &
GROCERY STOCK.

This department is up to the usual standard and that is
saying about all that necessary for it. Our MILLBURNE
FLOUR of which believe there sold in this county
than other brand pronounced by those who it, uns
passed.
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LIVE AND LET LIVE

Athough we tried to anticipate this seasons wants by
ouyg heavier stock than BEFORE trade has SO far
our expectations that have been obliged to re-
penh frequently and freely every department our store
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This has certainly been banner the clothing
business and if there of the boys the county
who have not bought suit it has been fault but fear
ing there still may be nprovided we are keeping up onr
stock by telegraphng orders for shipment by express
# you need overcoat before buying as we have
great values
In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De-
partment will be found values that compare f,,oro
bly, with the balance of our stock.
This announcement would be complete without a
word about our
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The II. O. Goldman Line for Wo]

Our increased sales for these goods that we told the trut
Bear IN mind still the SOLE AGENTS FOR THEM AND
GUARANTEE PAIR
THE L. M REYNOLDS LINE OF MEMS SHOES sold
exclusively by winners The prices range from
$75 to So So and every pair warranted If you want the
best $3 90 shoe buy Reynolds.
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A Southern Mill,
From Southern Wool.
By Southern Men
FIFTY PAIRS.

Why the advance in should have affected the nrce o
Shoes but strange to say they too have up We don't
Know whether it was judgment luck but purchases for
Fall were nearly double usual We are buying
now Tor Spring and paying 10 to Is for the same
class of goods those on hand will 90 at the old nrice while
they last.
In our wre-up aboat Shoes last Fall had something spe
cal to say about
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I'm Dry Goods

we bought very heavy stock of staples fair percentage
OF which still have hand and are selling a old nr;ce
Those ~ ~ p'''
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
FIRST OF THE SEASON.
Spring Opens Auspicfously in Kansas
With a Big Tornado.
Many Houses Blown Down and a
Number of People Injured ana
WOunded-Wires Down and De-
tails Not Obtained.

WICHITA, Kansas, April ia storm
approaching a tornado in proportion is
reported near Winfield, between here and
Newton, and in the vicinity west of Clear
water. Two deaths are reported and four
people are said to have been injured by
overturned houses Wires are down and
names and particulars are understandable
tonight.
AT Putnam, it is said, several houses
were blown down and four people seriously
injured. Word was brought by passengers
on the south bound Santa Fe passenger
train that two persons were killed, but it
is impossible to confirm this report to-
night. The telephone and telegraph wires
were rendered useless by the wind and all
attempt to reach Putnam, Newton or af-
fected points have proved futile. West of
Clearwater it is reported that strip of
country five miles long was swept by a
storm at o'clock tonight and several
farm houses, barns and other outbuildings
blown down. No casualties reported from
there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
LONG rs WILLING
To Accept the Republican Nominal
ton for Second Place.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Secretary
Longs implied willingness to accept the
Republican nomination for the vice presi-
6ency, as inferred from the statements
made by him on that subject, was a mat
ter of general comment in Washington to-
day. 1t set the Republican slate makers
to thinking and for the time being has par
ticularly upset the calculations of those
who believed that the honor would go to
one of half a dozen others mentioned for
the vice presidency. Secretary Long was
called on by a number of persons during
the day and was importuned for an exact
statement Of his attitude on the question.
He seemed disinclined to enter into any
general discussion of the matter, how
ever, preferring to let 1t rest with what
he has already said on the subject, believ-
ing that the vice presidency is an honor of
such a character that no man could we'll
refuse to accept it. The secretary, how
ever. is not an avowed candidate seeking
the place, but the belief Is general that If
the nomination is offered to him he will
accept.
Secretary Long was asked tonight for
an expression of opinion regarding Adj
miral Dewey's candidacy for the presi-
dency. In a good natured way he evaded
making a reply. but laughingly remarked
that Dewey was the honored man Of our
navy"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
A Fine Ship.

ST. JOHNS, n. F., April 15.-The mag
nificent new Allan liner Tunisian. 1850
tons, arrived at Halifax yesterday at p.
m, from Liverpool. She encountered Sc
we're westerly gales, but these retarded her
speed very little and the passengers pro-
nounced her a splendid sea boat and as
STEADY as a church" She landed 1000
passengers at Halifax, including $50 cabin
passengers, and proceeded for Portland
this morning at daybreak, carrying 500 adj
ditional passengers. The Tunisian is the
largest. finest and fieetest vessel ever
placed on the Canadian route.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

DUBLIN, April 15.-The. queen took a
long drive this afternoon through the VII
lagos adjacent to the city.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April I5.-Charles
E.. Smith, former president of the Phila-
del phia e. Reading Railway company. died
to-day.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. via Galveston
Texas, April 15.-In consequence OF the
poor crops wheat prices are ADVANCING
and the situation win allow large inporta-
ton from California.
WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator Hoar
ippine. question on. Tuesday. and he Is ex-
pected then TO fully outline his Views on
the question Of expansion.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 15.-SamueI III.
French. aged g years. fell dead al his
Of the Legislature during the term OF is7s-
81. Since then he has followed the insur-
ance business in this city.
WASHINGTON. April 15Q-Before the ma
val bill Is taken up tomorrow, Chairman
recognized to move. the passage, under
Suspension OF the rules of the Bill to an
propriate 81 5000 for the militia Of the
several States.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE week ia
the House will be largely taken ID with
ton bill. over which there promises to be
protracted struggle The whole question
q ad sMxi sspou mat 1pT 81 s m
out
WASHINGTON, April 15-The Senate
will continue during the week 70 devote It's
attention to the Alaskan code bill. the
the temporary government OF the PhiIip-
pine Islands. There also VIII be more or
sss ga Fl tor asa e. sne c part q e t
among whom ID Senator Morgan. Of Ala
bama Possibly also Senators Frye and
Hanna will make an effort to bring the
are that no move will be made In that d.
recti0n gQil after some Of the measures
before the Senate are disposed Of.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
Troops Ordered Out.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Gen. Roe
announced tonight that he had rece:v-
ed a formal written demand from
Sheriff Malloy, of West Chester county,
this morning to call out 500 troops to
go Immediately to the scene of the
Italian laborers strike at the Croton
dam. He said Sheriff Malloy came
down from West Chester and gave
him the demand in person.
Gen. Roe has decided to order out
early tomorrow morning the fourth
separate company Of Yonkers; the
eleventh separate company Of Mount
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
Completely surrounded.

MASERU, Basutoland, Saturday, April
14-Sr Godfrey Lagden, British resident
commissioner, returned yesterday (Friday)
from the scene of operations near Wepener.
He and the paramount chief have station
ed 5000. armed natives to resist possible
Boer entertainments. The orders of the
resident commissioner are that the Basutos
are not to be allowed to cross the Free
State frontier on any pretence whatever.
Two natives who crossed and looted an
abandoned Boer farm are now in custody.
Col. Dalgetty's position is strong and
well chosen, but he is completely sur
rounded.
The Beers have their backs against Ba-
sutoland and If they stay much longer
they will be hemmed in. The British op-
erations are keenly watched from the
neighbor.ng heights. Smelling and sniping
have been going steadily on during the
last six days.
Col. Dalgetty's guns are admirably
served and there Is no waste OF ammuni-
ton. The Beers when they see the electric
flash Of the cordite. bolt into their holes or
behind walls.
So near are the Beers and the Besuto
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
HostiIities Imminent.

CROTON LANDING, N. Y, April Is.
A report reached here at 10 o'clock to-
night that the conference in New York
was a failure, so far as bringing about
the settlement of the strike, and that
troops had been ordered to come here
tomorrow. The news was quickly
passed to the strikers, who hastily
gathered en- the Bowery to discuss the
situation.
The strikers were much excited.
Angelo Rotella, the leader, when in
formed of the fact that the troops had
been ordered out, was much perturbed
and downcast. He said:
"Only some of our men are armed,
but they will all be armed in the
morning. We will resist every at
tempt by the contractors to renew the
work tomorrow with strange men,
and we will fight if necessary until the
troops get here. They can keep the
troops here for two months, but we
can afford to wait six months, and the
contractors will be sorry when the
troops go away"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
A GREAT RUSH
OF ProvinciaIs and Foreigners to the
Paris Exposition Yesterday.
Parisfans, However Generally Re-
manned Away, knowing the Gem
orally Unfinished Condition of
Buildings and Exhibits.

PARIS, April 15.-Glorious weather
favored the opening of the Exposition
to the general public to-day and i'm
mense crowds flocked into the grounds.
The area of the exhibition, however,
is so great that nowhere was there any
crush. The visitors were mainly COM
posed of provincials and foreigners.
Comparatively few Parisians were to
be seen. Aware of the great back
wardness of the preparations they re-
manned away for the most part.
The management demanded two en-
trance tickets for morning admission,
one for afternoon admission and two
during the evening when the Eiffel
tower and the palaces on the Champ de
Mars were Illuminated. But there
were absolutely no attractions provid-
ed, not even a band of music and the
people promenaded in front of the
empty and in many cases, unfinished
buildings and along roads where only
in the main avenues had the work
been completed.
Visitors who left the central arteries
found their pathway filled with pit
falls and heaped with debris, some
thoroughfares resembling mere bride
paths The crowd, however, was per-
fectly goodnatured and took the mat
ter philosophically. Hardly murmur
was heard anywhere in the way of
criticism The moving sidewalk,
access to which cost fifty confines,
proved a great success and was TANNED
throughout the day.
The American national pavilion re-
manned closed. So also did most of
the other pavilions, for the excellent
reason that their interiors are still I'M
finished.
BERLIN, April 15.-The Berlin pa
pers, commenting on the speech of
President Loubet and NJ. Millerand
at the opening of the Paris exposition
yesterday, refer to them as hollow
phrases"
The Deutsche Zeitung says:
There is no hope, no ground for
hope that the twentieth century will
be any more peaceful than the nine
tenth. nor that there will be any more
fraternity for the international compe-
tition is growing more and more keen
all the while, and is drowning every
other consideration
Two hundred and fifty thousand
persons visited the exposition to-day.