The evening times., 1900-01-03
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ,. 1900.
The sensiti,eness of Mr.. Hanna.

We can completely sympathize with Mr..
Hanna in the embarrassment he feels b.
cause of the familiar. not to say jocose.
manner in which he is treated by most eX-
ponents CT the press. even in his own TeT-
senaliy owned and conducted State Of Ohio.
He declares with much pathos that he is a
Senator of the United States. a fact %
NJ ich there is evidence outside Of the
stubs of anybody's check book. and that
the dignity Of his position ought to be rec
ognized and respected. He is right. ard
We think that generally speaking, it is
respected. OF course. there are humorous
journalists who call him dollar Mark
and cartoonists who picture his fine rugged
features in way to render him instantly
recognizable anywhere in the Union.
He cannct help his looks any more than
the papers can. He should remember that
he is not the first statesman who has been
SLAPPED on the back by an affectionate and
admirjug public. Mr.. Clay was referred to
as the odd Harry" by his opponents The
cultured and decorous Mr.. Buchanan was
widely known as 'Old Buck" and there
was once a pseudo-President. who. in deli
cate commitment to an amable chronic
pecUliarjyy ur his vas pleasantly called
"TIutherford." Mr.. Hanna must not for
get that those twin goddesses Of native
literature. HUmor and Sa'ire-like death
love shining NaIkt
Good NorL Near NeGd.r River.
The news Cron SoGlh Africa today is Of
such gbalacter as 10 leave us in some
doubt concerning ths extent ana imp0r-
tance Of Major General Freu,h'- movement
again, Colcrbe~g. De- WAS open To question
Yesterday. that hc had force large enough
10 hold ho place and at Jhe same time to
prote,J ihe strategic triangle and Nothu-
ems communications. The dispatches are
Enthusiastically vague but it would seem
that French did not attempt q permanent
occupation. aad that the Beers returned TO
Colosberg on the night succeeding the en-
E8Ee,acpu As they attacked Nolt5no this
murRiHg she icht "a that point being re-
ported as s,lI in progress. il is probable
thai French may have gone in that dir5c-
tiOu unless il can be assumed that Gata-
Gre is strong enough to cope with the local
situation without assistance from his col
league
4 very important movement. though on
a small scale intrinsically. has been made
by Colonel Pitcher with a body mostly
consisting Of irregular horse. TO the left Of
Methuen's position on The Nodde-. Pill
cher. moving from Belmont, struck u Boer
laager 1t Sunnyside. twenty miles north
west. and routed its occupants after
sharp encounter. The enterprise seems 20
have developed the Iact that the Beers are
not in control OF the area west on The
Riet River and this again suggests the
possibility of a turning Increment on that
-idc. for The relief OF Kimberley. which.
however, 10 promise success should be at
-emp-ed soon.
The situation on the Tugela is without
.hange. Butler apparently is getting ready
OF action. and Joubert is hard at work.
trengthening his defences. especially Oh
fhe Dcwdrop side Of his line. The river is
gain fOrdable and the advance should rot
..ow be delayed more than day or two
The conditions in Ladysmith grow hourly
more serious. and this fact is considered as
iustifying Butler in taking long chances
break the Boer investment As matters /
-tand. ii looks as il an attack on any part
ol Joubert's sixteen miles of defence would
ha frontal TO all inteuts. as every one
ol the fords is covered by elaborate earth
works and trenches, and strong batteries.