Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-01-18

shelled the Colesburg road and bridge.
There We're no casualties. Gems, Me
thuen and Gatacre report no change
Free Skaters Called Out.
London, Jan. 16.-The Times, Lour-
EMO Marques correspondent wires
Jan. IS: The Free State has now
called out every available man, in
Guiding leading merchants who ex-
pected immunity. With the inval-
able assistance of a considerable num-
her of British subjects, the boer gov
eminent is steadily increasing its
yield from the mines, thus securing
funds to pay the foreigners employed
in the manufacture of explosives
shells and other agents for the
prosecution OF the war The boer
government is feeding $4,000 British
subjects. Portuguese customs officers
recently seized three cases of contra
band containing field-signaling appli
an es consigned by French firm"
Quiet at Sterkstrom.
Capetown, Jan, 16. (13th) -There
is good reason to believe that Sir
Charles Warren, with 11,O00 men, has
gone toward Weenen and we may eX-
pect important news shortly. Reports
have been received here that dysen-
terry is very rife in Ladysmith. Every
thing is pher rmenally quiet at Sterk-
stroom
Kruger Searches Scriptures.
London, Jan. 16. The Daily Malls
Lourenzo Marques dispatch says:
president Kruger has issued procla-
nation ordering all burghers to the
front. The Volkstem, the Transvaal
official organ, suggests that the mo-
ment the British cross the border the
gold industry should be irretrieyably
destroyed President Kruger issued a
circular Jan. TO the boer command
ants and burghers, urging them TO
show more energy in the Transvaal
cause. He quoted psalm 33, verse T.
as Godgiven instructions to the
burghers, and says the British have
fixed their faith in psalm SO. He also
quotes psalm 50, verses 10 and Il. and
asserts that he has searched the bible
without being able to find any other
mode which can be followed by the
beers, who must fight in the name of
the Lord. Communicating is proceed
ing busily at Pretoria where the town
guard has exchanged mausers for mar
TINS as the former were badly needed
at the front. 1t is said there are near
w lrit iCh MIC IN,
Barbed Wire For Burghers.
London, Jan 16.-The Daily Mail
says a Hamburg export firm has under
taken the immediate delivery of 900
metres of barbed wire to the Free
State The Daily Mail also publishes
the following from its special CORE
spondent at lie Creusot, France: AT
ter two days of inquiry I do not hest
tate to assert that the Schneider COM
pany is not only working night and
day in the manufacture of guns and
ammunition for the beers, but that it
has already packed and has ready for
shipment to the Transvaal six heavy
guns of large calibre Workmen told
me that ere long thirty additional guns
would be dispatched to the beers"
London Broker Mobbed.
London, Jan. ia disgraceful
scene occurred on the stock exchange
Monday When Maurice Herzfalder
of the big stock broking firm of Kahn
& Her2felder appeared on the ex-
change he was robbed, Knocked down
and kicked because, as alleged. he had
refused to keep open the place of a
clerk employed by him who volun-
teered for service in south Africa,
Herzfelder was so severely ill-used
that he tainted and when he recovered
was again maltreated He was finally
| rescued from his assailants
Colonials Puzzle Burghers.
| London Jan 1G.-It is said in a dis
patch from Capetown that adyices re-
ceived from Colesberg, dated Jan. u,
state that Col Porter with mounted
New Zealanders and New South Wales
Lancers, is worrying the beers from
/ kopje to kopje by plucky and hazard
| Gus moves. The colonials it is added.
are completely nonplussing the burgh-
! ers.
Says Beers Are Depressed
London, Jan, 16.-The correspond
ent Of the Daily Telegraph at Pieter-
martzburg, telegraphing ian. IL
says "The gallantry of the Lady
smith garrison last Saturday appears
to have depressed. il not actually de-
moralized the beers generally. It is
believed they lost at least two II not
three men killed against our one
Many beers are believed to be trek
/ king northward."
Harris Denies Report.
London, Jan. 61.-RuthefoTd Harris
\ denies having received a telegram re-
/ ferrlng to the alleged repulse Of Gen
| Butler.