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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03

seem to confirm this statement. Receipts
Were eXtre nely light. the statistical situa-
ton in general was bullsh. offerings of
spot cotton small and crop estimates were
reduced.
The market closed barely steady with
prices s points higher to 4 points lowet,
the later on new crop positions only.
New York, Jan. ?, noon.-1C sttoht futures
opened steady az the advances January.
Use; February, 75ec; March. Z soc; April.
lose; May. 76lc; June, 76Oc; July, 1859;
August. IG0c; October. 69sc; November
6.95c,
p. MIXTURES closed barely steady
January 7.41c; February 745c, March,
1.46c; April, 749c; May and June 75lc;
july, 754c; August, 750c; Sep. ember. zoe
October, cole; November. csc
Liverpool Jan. cotton, spot fair de-
mand; prices 1-l6d higher; American mid
ding fair. 1S-l6d; good middling, A9sd,
middling, 9-16d; low m!dd ing 1 1920
good ordinary, 7-S2d ordinary, l-32d.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales of
which 500 bales were for speculation and
export, and included 800 bales American.
Receipts since last report % 600 bales, in
Guiding l1100 bales American. Futures
opened firm and cosed barely steady at
the advance; American mddiing low mid
ding clause, January, 4,22u4. sd sellers;
January February, 4.20d sellers; February
March. 4.l6d4.17d; seners; March-ApTil.
Ala value; April-May, ANA 12d sellers;
May-June, 409d sellers; June-July. i07d
sellers; Juiy-August, 40504.06d sellers
Augustus September, 4.0ld sellers; Septem-
ber-October. 3.55G3.56d value; October-No-
Vember, 3.49d value.
New Orleans, Jan. 2.-Cotton futures
barely steady; January, 72ld722c; Febru-
airy. 7.2ldI7,22c; March 7.23d7 PIC; Aprn,
7.25d7.26c; May. 7.27072Sc; June, 7.29d 1900
July, 731@7S2c; August, 7lSa719c; Sep
TENDER, 677d679c; October, 667d6.69c.
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FINANCIAL.
oney-Market steady.

Money-Market steady
Foreign Exchangc-Market firm. The
following are the Savannah quotau ms.
Commercial, demand, $AS6Ss; sixty vs.
A.S0Ss; ninety days. $I7Sls; francs, Pa l.
and Havre. sixty days. sos: SWISS. sixty
days, 5.277s; marks sixty days. a3A;
ninety days 927s
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks ar
buying at i per cent. discount ard sci ing
as follows: Amounts up TO So 10 certs;
SIS 10 $50. 10 cents $50 10 800, - cents: 800
10 500. % cents; 500 and over, par.
Securities-There seems to b. firm un
dertone to the market
stocks.
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GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. Jan. 2--Flour held above
buyers. although there was more disposi-
ton to take hold near the cose owing to
the strength in wheat. Minnesota patents,
S3.S5u4l0 Rye -four firm; fair 10 good,
ST. lJtt3.30 Bckwheat flour steady. 50 10n
2.25. Corn meal firm. Rye steady; No. Q
Western, GAc- Barley frmer; feeding.
i3IsGt44c. Barley malt steady.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. 2 red, 7iNc; OPP
tons opened firmer al Ne advance On
higher cables and the strength In proyI-
Sons. Later the market was in1uencs d
by liberal decreases in the Amer can and
English visible, higher provisi-ns pr &c !
and light offerings. so that after a stcady
advance all the afternoon the cess WAS
strong at 12lt9sc net advance; NacI
closed. 76l4c; May closed, 755sc July cos
ed. 7ji2c
Corn-spot firm; No ?. i05sc; on on 5
market opened firm at isc adv nee and al
though very quiet was car Cd upward by
the strength of wheat, rrovsi)rs snd ca
bles together with big cl arsn-cs and ths
visible supply decrease closing firm at 4
me- advance. January closed. S9c; May
closed 39hc.
Oats-sDot quiet. Lut hrm; No. .. mp
21i4c: options quiet
Becf duh; family. sl2 5oa13 90. Cut me Is
quiet; picked bellies. 5ha7i4c 90 shoai-
ders. 6a4c; do hams, S54N9c.
Lard strong; Westcrh steam closed,
Sc. l71.; refined firm.
Pork hrmer; mess. $lO.25Gl0.75
Rutter strong; Western creamery. "a
29c; state dairy, 20M2fc.
Cheese firm; fan made fancy, small, 1924
Qi3c; do large. 12AQlSc. ee
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania, 2iGD
Csc: Western ungra3ed at mark, i5d22c:
westerns 2ic. less Off.
Potatoes steady; New Jersey, sl.2Jdi IS;
New York, S1.E041.75; Long Island, sl504
200; New Jersey sweets, &.35d300
Tallow firm; city, &c; country, 4Ad5c.
Petroleum steady; refined New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03
DRY GOODS.

New York, Jan 2.-The dry goods mar
ket opens without any change of moment
in tone or character of demand for cot
ton goods General business is quiet and
previous prices maintained in both staple
i es and fancies. Cotton yarns continue
firm, but demand barely up 10 recent vol
ume. In wooden goods division. American
wooden company opened for fall clay dag
ona's a 13 to 20 per cent. advance over
last September and Kerseys at 10 to 80 per
cent. advance. There has been an active
demand at the new prices.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Poultry-Tho market is steady. Quota
lions: Half-growD. 2Jgf30c per pair: three
quarters grown. 40di5c per pair; full
grown fowls (nens). 5OqGOc per pair: roos-
tiers, 40c per pair.
Eggs-The market IS firm at l9a2ec.
Butter-rne tone Of the market Is
steady Quotations: Extra dairles, 23D
24c: fancy Junes. 2Gc; extra Elslns. 2slt
oSihp
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AUSTIN II. MYRES.
60 broadway, New York City.
ST0[KS-R 0M0S-WHEAT.
Member y Y. Consol Stock Exchange

United States Ss declined ,, IN the bid
price.
The total sales OF stocks to-day were
6o0,lol shares, including Atchison PREFER
ed. r,tg6; Baltimore aud Ohio, 1883: Chcs-
apeake and Ohio $50: Burlington, 1850;
Louisville and Nashville l3.0S1 Maniac
ian, 1925; Missouri Pacific, 1860; North
ern Pacific. S.0S5; Pennsylvania, S,2i0;
Reading first preferred. $500; St. Paul.
l2,iio; Southern Pacific. 27,435; Union Pa
eihc 29,6s0; Union Pacific preferred. SECS.
American Steel and Wire. 27,o5O; American
Tooacco. 1910; Brooklyn Rapid Transit
H2l0; Continental Tobacco 1850: Federal
Steel, 1880; Federal Steel preferred, $40;
Pacific Mail. 6,600; Gas, $3.50; Sugar. 81, 10;
Tennessee Coal and Iron 5,0i5; bcatner.
ol,6e0; Leather preferred $3.50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03
TURPENTINE MOVING UP.
EXPECTED RECORD RREAkING
FIGURES MAY BE REACHED.

The Close at the Board of Trade
Firm at 80 Cents, While After the
Closing IL Was Said There Were
Bids at 50l9 Cents-ROsin Firm and
Unchanged-PrOduc Firm-COttOn
Quiet and Unchanged-LOcaI and
Telegraphic Markets.
Savannah, Jan. 2.-The feature of the
markets to-day was the advance in tur-
pentine, which is now posted firm at the
Board of Trade at 50 cents. At this price
there was a good demand. Under the
present status of the market factors are
able 10 get much better prices for Their
stocks. Rosin remained firm and uu-
changed. The cotton market was quiet,
the close being unchanged. While eX-
porters in other sections of the cotton belt
to-day were said to have a limit which al
lowed them 10 do some business, it is re-
ported the local situation was unchanged
The wholesale markets were firm and
fairly active. while the produce also re-
manned firm. The following resume OF the
different markets will show the tone and
qutations at the close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03

Sea Island Cotton-The market is firm.
There We're sales of 2,037 bags for the week
ending Friday, against sales of 1897 bags
for the corresponding week last year. The
receipts were 29S1 against 1852 for the
same week last year. This was the holiday
week, and for that reason very little bus
mess was done. Following are the quota
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

MT and Mrs W. W. Bull of Plymouth, Conn.,, were the guests of A. J. Smith on Monday night, coming over to attend the consociation at South Britain on Tuesday. MT and Mrs Bull are familiar figures at the meetings of the consociation, and are as young as half the young people in spite of their four score years. MT Bull Is one of the oldest Sunday school work CTS in the state and is still teacher in his own Sunday school and his wife Is . faithful attendant in his class. He has been an ardent worker in the temperance movement and was prominent in the days when abolition was one of the burning questions. He keeps himself we'll in- formed on the current topics of the day and both he and his wife are honored and ! beloved in the community in which they
 live for their kindness and Christian
 benevolence. They are shining exam.
 ples of the saying of the Scriptures
 ..They shall still bring forth fruit in old
 age,: as they abound in good deeds anf
 helpful iD fiuences.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

WRITTEN FOH THE NEWTOWN BEE Fate appears cruel that consigns us to sorrow, And twines round the heart the dark flores Of woe, And eclipse the sun that would rise on to-
 morrow. And o'er our lone pathway dark visions would
 throw. Then let Hope not desert through the forced
 march of sorrow, Oh, come for you're needed and stay like a
 friend And lend us the light that from faith you can
 borrow, And cheer through the gloom, where the
 showers descend. count not thy virtues or. fondest endear. Like jewels we secrete them. but remembered
 at home, where memory resides In the chamber o'
 sorrow,- Whats the groves of Alhambra when theil song birds are flown. They say. "Do not weep. when gaze on thy ashes, And tell me it's useless to sigh at the tomb; But where can find me the love and com pdSbl0Ut To soothe me at twilight. and cheer me a noon. Yet one tear could spare from the heart deep well, One sigh from the loving breath of the soul. And afIection's fond arm would infold the well, Though it made all thy sorrows my own. \ Oh, forbid not the tear of the sorrowtul givel He has that to bestow. and it's all he can give And the grief stricken bos0m's emotions
 culver,
 May be calmed in the tears that loves pit
 can give.
 Let us patiently bear what we meet in ou II pathway,
 Tho sorrows or Ills that are scattered { thrown.
 Till. the joy ot our meeting. like the grief
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

born Christward in day. The horologe denoting the movements of God meas ures the spaces slowly. Gods hand Is on Japan, the Holy Spirit is breeding over the troubled hearts of the people. Brethren, let us pray that we may live to see Japan counted as nation whose God is the Lord.
 Mir Kudo interested his audience im- mensely. Many said that in that short time they felt as If they had learned more of Japan than all their former read ing and hearing had given them. A good sum was taken in the collection, which was turned over to Mir Kudo to help him in prosecuting his studies in this land.-[**"
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08
LETTER TO AARoH STAFFORD.

Dear Sir : The late president of the Cro- ton River Bank, at Brewsters, N. r., built the finest house in all that region, in 1884, and painted 1t with lead and oil at cost of $400-the house cost $3l, 900.
 In 1sS7-three years-he repainted 1t with Devee at a cost of $350. In 1897 this paint was in good condition.
 Lead and oil, s400, three years. Devoe $350, ten years.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church Is to take up a collection for the famiue sufferers in In. dia, and contributions from any of the citizens of the town are invited. Any desiring to give to this worthy cauee car leave their offerings with Arthur T. Net | tleton.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Miss Julia Duncombe has been elected recording secretary of the Christian Er- deavor aociety of the Congregations church to succeed Miss Mary Taylor who declined to serve.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Miss Kathryn Reynolds, who has been teaching in Brooklyn the past year, ar- rived home for the summer, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

nothing surer to Ilease than piece of iswelry. G. W. Fairchild 6 Sonp, the Bridgeport jewellers, have made special preparation for this occasion and are now showing magnificent stock of goods suitable for such gifts.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Mir and Mrs William Briscoe of Dan bury were guests, last week, of MT Bris coe's parents, MT and Mrs John l.. Bris COG. f
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Martin Hourigan is quite poorly and confined to the bed most of the time.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

A meeting of the Fair directors will bt held on Monday evening, the 1lth, at tn. town clerks office.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

W. H. Sanford of New York passed
 Sunday with his parents, Sheriff and Mrs Aaron Sanford.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Mrs William Thicket and daughter,
 Mlss Minnie, were in the Park City on Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

E. D. Barker of Brooklyn has been the guest of his son, Rev O. W. Barker.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Postmaster Duncombe and daughter, Miss Julia, passed Sunday with Mr Dun. combe's father. William K. Duncombe, ,ir Bedding.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

our parting, Be all we can bear in each world or zones, -[Stsnton Mullee.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Itis sa pretty and growing custom to remember one's young friends on thei1 graduation by some token. There t
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

John Carmody is painting his house. Carmody 6 Murray are doing the work
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08

Quite 8 delegation from Newtown are planning to attend the Christian Endeav. or fellowship meeting to be held at East Village Methodist church, next Monday evening at 7.30. The program will be as followe: Praise Service, Robert Sinclair.
 Devotional, Rev R. ". Raymond. Singing.
 Address, s. H. Hadley, Superintendent of the Jerry McAuley Mission. Singing, Monroe Male Quartet. Question Box. Singing, The Misses Bliss. Collection. Prayer. Benediction.
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08
The Parting.

WRITTEN FoR THE NEwTowN BEE
The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08
Christian Endeavor Fellowship
 Meeting.

TO BE HELD AT EAST VILLAGE NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
The w ater Is Now Go
ing Down.
Austin Faces a Troublesome
Problem.

Austin, Tex, April 9.-The flood situ
alton here is improving somewhat. hut
the reports from points below indicate
that the full effect Of the immense vol
uins of water Is being felt in Wharton
and Lafayetts counter, everything be-
ing Inundated and much loss Of property
and livestock being reported. 10 Bastrop
county the flood has caused much damage
to property interests and something like
80 washouts and losses of bridges are re-
ported BY the railways.
Advices from the,Area surrounding the
county seat of Bastrop county. state that
there hss been some loss Of life among
the farming class as their homes were
inundated without warning by the tidal
wave, but outside OF an unoonfirmed re-
port that eight lives were lest, nothing
can be learned.
In the southern part Of this county sew
eral people are missing, the number rep
resenting q family of six Italians and
two negro families, who Sc homes Lave
been washed away.
The river Ia recediug rapidly here and
above. notwithstanding that another
heavy rise was reported early this morn
Ing on the Conohs. 125 miles north.
Reports tonight from La Grange,
Fayette county, state that while many OF
he lower portions Of ths town are under
water, the property loss is small. The
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
FULL OF HOLES.
The caIIFornIan's Bottom Was Ina
Bad SHAPE.

Boston, April 9.-In the temporary re-
pairs made on the Allan lins steamer
Californian which was towed here sun
day from Portland something like 10000
feet OF lumber and seventy barrels of
cement were used, In addition to . large
amount Of sea weed. TIE vessels's bottom
is more or less perforated the entire
length. There is probably not more than
nfty feet Of the entire keel. which is in
tact. 1t is either bent OF closed up so that
II Is all out Of shape. Divers were at
work all day pstohing the vessels bottom
and filling in the orevioes between the
vessels broken plates.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10

International and Great Northern Rail
road and the Missouri. Kansas s. Texas,
have been seriously cripplsd. The hrsi
named road has had 800 washouts and
lost bridges from Hearne 10 the Ric
Grands.
The Missouri, Kansas Sc Texas is like
wise . heavy loser. having had to aban.
don much Of its track and uss the Inter
national and Great Northern from Taylor
to Milano, and the Santa Ee tracks
nom thers to North Texas points.
10 IL not believed that the damage to
the cotton crop will be of great extsnt a.
the season is yet early and all the crop
can be replantsd.
The citizens Of Austin held q meeting
today at which the concensus Of opin
ION was that it was not feasa bls to re-
build the dam and power house. although
no definite action Was taken.
A proposition was made to the meet
ing by the old water commission whose
plant has likewise suffered much from
the Hood that they would take all the
piping and wiring Of the city plant and
covered from the wreskase pay fair value
for the same and rejuvenats their plant
h.re and furnish the city with water
and light within two weeks. The propo-
sit,on was referred to . commission Of 2C
citizens TO bs considered. In the mean
time the water and light commission
met and instructed Its superintendent
to at onoe secure steam engine with
which 10 is hoped that the city can
operate one Of its big pumps which re-
mains intact and furnish the city with
water until some more definite arrange
ments can be made. Much fear 8 being
entertained with regard to the sanitary
situation Of AustiE as the city IL already
beginning to show the effects Of lack OF
drainage water. Gov. Saysrs today gave
the city 5000 out of the flood sufferers
fund 20 bs expsn led In behsf Of the poor
of the city, who have been made home.
less.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
FIFTY LIVES LOST.

Colorado River SIN Rising and Men,
acing More Country Districts.
Dallas, Texas April o News from the
south and southwestern Texas fisod SEQ
tion shows that more than fifty lives have
been lost, including those at Austin.
Reports from La Grange indicate that
the Colorado Is still rising and menacing
more country districts. The stream IL
now four feet higher than during the
great food of last year. BAstrop Is entire.
ly surrounded by water. 1he property
damage Is enormous.
Railroad traffic In the southern half OF
Texas has been practically abandoned
and all outlets to California are closed
because OF the washouts on the western
division OF the Texas an Pacific.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
FROM FLOODED DISTRICTS.

Houston, Texas, April 9.-At the town
If Bastrop the river is falling RAJ idly.
At Columbus, the Colorado iVsr II
ttiu ii log, but viii hardly get into the
town.
The Ynsiu food has reached Wharton.
The water Is likely to stand 10 that vi.
a iy for some time, as IS miles. Of drift
block the river xolidly at It's mouth.
According to the best information oE-
teinable most of the corn and cotton SO
far as planted Is ruined.
A special from Lagrange says: AT
O'Clock the IiTer had issn 46 feet and
IL siill ii ing slowly Bufiness has been
,om paratiVeiy suspended. The power
house is completely inundated and the
larger part of the plant win no doubt
give way when the water recedes. No
trsins were runuiug on the Missouri,
Kansas s. Texas road today. There mas
been no loss Of lie in ttii yi-i.i:y.
CONDITION OF TEXAS RIVER.
Dallas, Texas, April 9.--At $50 o'clock
this afternoon, the following flood bulle'
tins were received;
waco-Watsr receding slowly in the
Brazos. bat the weather is threatening.
Columbua-The food In the Colorado
river reached here last night. A twenty
i've foot riss aud still going up. The
loWlsndssars flooded and property dam
age Is heavy. No loss Of life here.
La Grange-The river has risen sew sn
feet In the last hour. 1t shows nearly Q
fifty foot rise and Is eleven feet higher
than In 1899. Great property loss is an.
ticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
DOZEN OR MORE DIED.
Flood situation Has Not Improved In
This Section.

Flood Situation Has Not Improved In
This Section.
Gonsales, Tax, April 9.-The flood sit
ustion here Is not much improved, the
river having fallen only about four feet
since yesterday. There has been great
loss to cattle and IL 10 feared dozen or
more lives have been lost. bohemian
and his wife, panic stricken, jumped
into the water and were almost immedi-
atsIy drowned when they could have
remained In safety. 1t is thought q
negro boy was also drowned and two
Msxioans are missing.
Reports come In that a number Of
bodies have been seen caught by snags and
harbed wire fences. The river farms are
ruined. The Arkansas Pass railroad is
blocked for Bve miles and several bridges
and a hundred yards Of track washed
away. Advioes from CsEpus Christi
are that several large sohoo onsrs were
blown ashore during the storm last FRI
day and are now on the beach.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
An Attempt Will Be Made to
Relieve Mafeking.
The Start for Pretoria, Now a Long
Ways Ahead.

London, April 10.-5 a. m.-Britons
realise that Lord Roberts Is In for win
ter campaign. lasting several months.
This is the end, In q few words Of the
high hopes based upon Lord Roberts
brilliant dash to Kimberley and Bloem-
fontein. Preparations are being made to
hold Bloemfontein against surprises.
Lord Kitchener has be given an i'm
portant duty, being responsible for the
protection Of the railroad, while Lord
Roberts 10 waiting 10 remounts and
winter clothing Tor the troops, whose
thin cotton Khaki uniforms and boots
are worn out.
Gen. Brabant and Gen. Gataore are
hosh at stspdst'lL. Lord Roberts viii
probably for some time c mime his opsra-
tions to clearing the Free State behind
him of raiders and to relieving Mafeking,
for which purpose apparently the eighth
division, now arriving ct Cape Town,
has been ordered to Kim berley.
Lady Sarah Wilson and other Mafeking
correspondence send diarier Of the doings
there. showing that the Boers have tried
by ndoninR their trenches, to lure the
besieged ont into a mine ambush. For
tunateiy the British engineers discovered
the mine, cut the wire Communication
and unearthed two hundred and fifty
pounds of dynamite and war gslatlne.
What the chances are for an advance to
Pretoria may be Judged from the fact
ehat only from six to tsn thousand
horses are en- their way to the Cape and
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10

from the further fact thst the military
tailoring departments only within the
last three weeks began woolen Khaki
uniforms. 1t is said 10 will take at least
two months to provide 900, 900 uniforms.
Mr.. Steyn's address to the Free State
Raad at Kroonstad is confirmed. The
Fischer Wolmarans deputations has full
power to negotiate for peacs, subject to
the Raad's sanction"
Lady RohertS will remain at Cape
Town. The Duke OF Westminster, the
Duke Of Marlborough and Lord Henry
Caveudish Bontinok have gone to the
front.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
BIGGEST COMBINE YET.
Report That Cramps and Carnegie Co.'S
Are TO Unite.

New York, April 9.-Ths World tomor'
row will say:
Negotiations are in progress for com
bination Of the gigantic new Carnegie
company and the Cramp ship building
concern.
Representatives of the companies have
had frequent meetings at Atlantic City.
They have not yet progressed beyond
the point of denying that their talks
have anything to do with a steel and
ship building trust.
1t is well known to New York steel
men that ever since the Carnegie Brick
differences have been settled the newly
formed company has been looking for an
alliance with some great ship-building
concern.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-10
BOERS GETTING NEAR.
The wePener Garrison Is Practical,
IpoInted.

The WePener Garrison Is Practically
IeoIated.
London, April 10-The Blosmfonttiu
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
telegraphing Sunday, fays;
1.-THE railway and telegraph are work
ing well. Work and trenches have teen
prepared in suitable positions around
Bloemfonttin. The greatest viIilanss Is
exercised. Some or the troops sleep in
the trenches.
CONFIRMATION has been received Of the
report that the Beers are In lager u
confi leralbs force, with guns at Donksr.
short, is miles southeast. The Bliti h
scouts report another body still closer.
The Boer patr ols have grown very dar-
log, ventuIilg much nearer our tents"
The Bloemfontsin correspondent OF