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New-York tribune., 1900-01-07

herds Of cattle driven along in the rear of the
army. The tnconveniences somewhat modified
by the use of canned meats. With large armies the
fresh meat must necessarily be brought from
great distance In the If brought IN trains the
cattle will suffer greatly from hunger and thirst
for there Is no law relating to hats for the purpose
OF watering and feeding that would be observed,
ano the cattle are crowded In the cars, are badly
frightened and constant prey to disease and
numerous accidents liable to happen Immedi-
ately on Decentralization the cattle are hurriedy
driven drive forward to the troops; Not only do the
pace is not natural for them and they are de-
priyed of what they are accustomed to-frequent
and prolonged halts in order to Craze and rmfnate
Consequently, they kept in a constant condition
or feVer1shness. The mortality In herds of cattle
following an army is frightfu, and those that sur
we become SO emaciated that they little else
nearly always diseased and feverish
The French War Department a few wears ago
conducted series # experiments on the preserva-
ton OF meat by cold The results showed ths 7
meat could be readily kept in excellent condition
for several months without any deterioration
whatever, retaining the appearance and QUALITY Of
fresh meat. 1t was also proved that when the
meat was frozen 1t could be transported in an
ordinary car or wagon for several days even In a
dtion. 80 i
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HORRORS OF AN ARMoRED TRAIN.
WINSTON CHURcHILL;s BRAVERY AT THE BoER
ATTACK NEAR CHIEVELEY.
Estcourt correspondence of The Pail Mall Gazette.

EStCOurt
The enemy were reported in some strength this this
back as much information as possible, and report @
proceeded very slowly. but near Chieveley a
mando from Springfeld with three heavy guns.
was awaiting them. The enemy had chosen their
almost in semi-circies At the bottom OF stiff
gradient turning corner the Beers & had isid 'hf b
very place where the train should have swung
fpend ins One of the trucks manned by
Dub!ns and volunteers turned oyer @ sr on Its Slae
diately opened heavy and continuous shell hre
Shells continually right in the middle Of the party
The half company c;bf OF ,sisad tge truck while the
Dubiins. under command Of Captain Haldane
Gordon Highlanders. who was wounded at GLANDS amos
from the wrecked train.
In the mean time portion of the enemy had
moving a rail \ party of volunteers consisting
eSf5TeS SbareS OF who behaTed throughout with most
her her0iG 5s Se charge m of I ch9rch who
had previously assisted in carrying in no less than
the ne'ia accuracy of the enemy's fire, and Of Mr.
Churchrs courage may be obtained by narrstng S ms
Churchn's face, killing two men on each side OF
him Our wounded were r9w % T and f fbe Weird
sound Of the quick hrers adding 10 the horIols Vi
At last the line was clear and the engine. with
one carriage of the armored train waS enaolee & -
herceiy engaged The Beers gave 1t a passing salvo
Of shells hiting me tehqer anu 5eNIIS hr nd
proceeded back to Frere station with It's meianchoS
load At Fnere Mr.. Churchill. despite the entreates
of the people with him. insisted on returning 70
Captain Haldaue. who an old comrade OF his
in the Tirah expedition, and. seixing a rine from
one of the wounded men. was last seen making MS
way across the veldt, The officer in command OF
the rear truck reports that Winston ChurchiH was
hit twice, in the hand and in the shoulder We
have, however confirmation OF this
The train arrived safely at Estcourt. IL was n
horrible sight. the wounds inflicted by the Boer
shells being awful The inside of the truck was
were at once taken to the hospital where they
were Immediately attended to. All or the wounded
who were ht to give any account OF the engage
ment describe Churchilrs conduct in most glowing
terms 1t must have been heroic beyond all ordi-
nary hercism. He is described walking up and
down under the terrible fire. giving confidence to the
wavering volunteers carrying the wounded. at an
other moment collecting party OF good shots to
assist Captain Hadane In short there can be no
possible doubt that he carried himself IN a manner
worthy OF the historic name he bearA
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
CANNED FRUITS.

Lemon Cling Peaches-In heavy
syrup, 1Sc can. 2.OS a dozen.
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stretcher and carried about three miles to the rail-
the entrainment Of the wounded. They ey were all
gloroggsRy sly happy. having captured three big guns
bandoiiers, stores, blankets provisions, etc. as
they could carry. They gave me hearty greeting
dead.
When we arrived at Ladysmith I was carried to
Bruce. He was awfuly nice and kind. though
frightfully busy, and up to his eyes in blood The
put under he rays ea nea s day snd
could find it. | felt quite certain that the bullet et
femorai artery BY hairs bresaih. Jolly lucky
higher? Yesterday / had a bit Of doing, being
lifted from my bed on to stretcher and carried to
placed under the rays, Where was for about
an hour; While there I discovered the bullet
put on the stretcher and carried off to the operat
ing theatre. I had had breakfast. could not have
hurt a bit. must confess, but / was jolly glad to
have it out 1t is nice solid Mauser rife bullet
me. shall have hole put In It when go down
S 6o Il and ab az aPd he
and shall keep 1t as record. did not sleep very
ng af o aad OF aT the 1' had
up the torn muscles In my leg and then the IN.
sSon ha M Wa RS m eI good dea
now and really the treatment here Is quite wonder
hohns f 6o 1hs
most frightfully hard worked There are wen
day they were all occupied by men who could do
next to nothing for thmselves; There are only two
may guess the work is pretty hard
We had ten officers here on Sunday and Monday
eS eSer fne SIX wen away PetePmazSrg to the
base hospital as they were considered Mt TO tTavei
ing us off from the hospitals at the front. as
to make room for others who are sure to come In.
am AFRAID seT W acon cG going on about Ve
miles from here. 1t is sickening -yins here and
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
MARITAL LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.


Some has defined martial law as no law
and that is accurate enough for ordinary purposes
Almost anything and everything can be done under
martial law 1t is properly the exercise of arbitrary
power by the supreme authority IN a country or
district where the ordinary administration has
ceased TO be operative. One curious instance or
the absolutely free hand that a general in
mand has in district in which martial law has
been proclaimed IS contained in some private cor
respondence from Ladysmith and published in 'The
Birmingham Gazette 1t is a woman. who Is
writing after ElandSlaagte- She says: EVERY
public building is cOmmandeered and many OF the
private houses. A house was being built. IL
was finished and occupied by a newly married
couple. 1t suited General Whites purpose. so ne
Communicated IL; they had twenty minutes IN
which to leave IL Just II was The woman Is on
her way to England; her husband. OF course. must
stay here. 1t is now headquarters, and most I'M
Ior tant place. hear more houses have been
taken to-day. tremble every time officer looks
at me for fear they want my house We are under
martial law and cannot say one word"
No rules are laid down for the application Of
martial law because il is not recognized in British
jurisprudence. The general may treat the civil
population though under military law; that Is.
the law contained in the Army act of 1881. which.
though often confounded with il by the lay person
is quite distinct from martial law He may IN
deed treat the population in any way that com
mends itself to him. though IL Is assumed that ne
will do his best TO maintain order. All this SOUNDS
rather alarming. but il is mitigated by the thought
that IL Is a British subject the military man.
where he does anything ordinarily held TO oe j
legal will have Justify his action before Farts
ment and thus obtain an indemnity. on the ground-
of course. that such action was necessary.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
FROM THE COAST TO PRETORIA.
RUGGED CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY NOW THE
SCENE OF WAR.

SCENE OF WAR.
of the region which extends from the ocean to the
Transvaal tableands, thousand feet above
the level. is published in a recent number of the
Paris Revue Bleue," by NJ. Ch. Laroche an old
nhabitant of South Africa and special correspond
ent of European papers. He says:
One of the first things remarked by the traveller
!aoinS at I9e Gape East London or Durham, Is the
proximity OF the mountainous region to the sea-
sees rising in front Of him no ordinary hills but
system presents both advantages and serious in
GonVenlences especially for Durham and the Cape.
Berea hill which rises abruptly about three 81 miles i
from the shore On its summit are built the villas
way starting from the bluff connects the Berea
dominates the roadstead and the channel and if
It were a IN possession Of an enemy no attempt at
as AS miaTy port is sun further complicated by
tne IN GlincqItIes M experienced by vessels which have
The port of Durham is situated behind a lagoon
ali the works exse1ted in the last fifteen Years
large M a I are re stu Obliged TO- anGh9r in
transport ships. This explains delay in the OPEN
easy promptly TO disembark soldiers it takes a
longer time to put horses mules and artillery ma
Geed ashore to second Decentralization from the
Cape Town extends itself at the western ex-
tremity of triangular peninsular of from thirty
point advancing into the sea. on the northern
side oyerhangs like giant in height S,5S2 feet
Table Mountain. fanked on the left by Devils Peak
and on the right by Lions Head. The city is
caught, therefore, between mountainous rocks
From there up to the Transvaal the general con
hguration of Austral-Afrca offers the aspect of a
vast amphitheatre. the gradins' or steps of which
are formed by successive tablelands of mountains
which Immediately northward of Cape Colony are
called the Grand Karroo, and the Drakenberg
when they reach the western frontier OF Natal
The ascending of these tabelands of that Immense
amphitheatre is not easy task for each one
overhangs the below, almost in a perpen-
dicuar line. and. moreover. they are out off in
ravines and hills which add TO the difficulties of
the ascent. From the Cape to Orange River the
distance, five hundred miles is divided in three
tablelands the first rising about forty miles from
the sea and the third at elevation of seven
thousand feet. 1t is easy to understand the diff
culties which had to be overcome In the construc-
ton of the railroads which were built between
Cape Town, Port Elizabeth. East London and
Durham to the interior of the country. There are
less than eight thousand bridges tunnels etc
along the network of the railroads of Cape Colony,
among the remarkable OF which are the
Bridge OF Good Hope, on Orange River, which is
l. 230 feet wide and has nine arches of l30 feet
and the bridges Of Bethulie and Aliwal North
In Natal difficulties In railroad building were also
considerable. Between PietermaritZburg and New
castle distance of 1eS miles, there are no less
than eleven bridges thrown across the Moot Tugela
and other rivers or this region
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
DANGER TO TROOPS WEARING kits.

From The London Star
The Daily Telesraph's" account OF the Moddsr
River battle says:
"A great number OF the Argyll Hghlanders had
blistered legs through lying out in the SUM-
The Illustrated London News has punAsned
photographs of the Gordon Highlanders sleeping
ont oa the open vedt in the rain after Glands
laagte irving to keep their knees warm with pits
OF sacking anything else that they could nnd TO
wrap around them.
Correspondents have declared that the Highland
ers lost heavily through their kits becoming en-
tangled while climbing barbed wire FENCES. thus
making them stationary marks fer the Boer rins-
men, -, .,,
isn't IL almost time that the terrible practicai
disadyan ntages OF the kilt were allowed 10 outweigh
the sentimental attachment TO IL as a campaigning
dress?
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07

on, boysr The medico in charge Of him gives hope:
of his recovery"
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
VEGETABLES.

Corn-Ruby brand. &c can. SOC
a dozen.
Corn-Belfry brand. extra Fancy
Maine Sugar Corn, &c can, LOO
a dozen.
Succotash-Belfry brand. Fancy
Maine succotash, 1Oc can, 1.16 a
dozen.
Lima Beans-Crown brand, nat
ural flavor. &c can. soc a dozen
Lima Beans-Brakeley's Mon
mouth Co., very small and tender,
13c can, 1.5O dozen.
Peas-Boyle's Victory brand, extra
sifted. 12c can. 1.4O dozen.
String Beans-Acorn brand, &c
can. zoe dozen.
String Beans-Winebrenner's Best.
small. round. tender and absolutely
strlngless, 1Oc can, 1.10 a dozen.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
SPECIAL GROCERY PRICES.
Canned Goods, 1900 Packing.
CANNED FRUITS.

Bartlett PearsEIn heavy zTp.
1Sc can. 2-OS dozen
Golden Apricots-In heavy xyrup.
15c can. 1.7O dozen
Green Gage Plum-In heavy
syrup, 15c can. Ito a dozen.
Egg Plums-In heavy syrup, 1bc
can, 1-70 a dozen.
White Cherries-In heavy zyrp,
19c can. 2.2O a dozen.
New York State Bartlett Pears-
lie can. LIS a dozen
California Sliced Peaches-0c
can. 100 q dozen.
Blueberries. Victory brand. makes
delicious pies. lie can, t.S0 q
Dozen - %
BIackberries. L0crstia brand. 60
can, LOO a dozen.
Strawberries. Far-en's Preserved
Strawberries. 14c can. 1.60 q
dozen.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
ON THE FIELD OF ELANDSLAAGTE.

AN ENGLISH OFFICERS ACCOUNT OF THE
FIGHTING AND AFTERwARD
From The London Times
III me following very interesting letter. written to
MS mother by an officer of the 1st Manchesters
has been forwarded to for publication:
Wesleyan Chapel. Temporary Hospital
Ladysmith, Tuesday October a.
here am within four whitewashed walls and
IN ned with sheets on it. ! never dreamed that
should be wallowing in the lap of luxury to such
an extent until we had marched triumphantly to
Johannesburg or Pretoria Well you will have
heard before now why 1 leading this indolent
lie, and L hope that you got the wire that sent
you on sunday, telling you that my wound, though
severe, was serious
ct 1t was rough luck getting knocked over in the
hrst engagement and was most awfully sick
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
A PLUCKY LITTLE GORDON PRIVATE.

From The London Globe.
Pietermartzburg correspondent writes to us;
There is a remarkable here in the hospital
of a plucky, little Gordon'-a private. A bullet
went through his leg above the knee a second
penetrated the same leg just above the first third
went through his right side. With these wounds he
kept on charging well in front, shouting to his
comrades. Come on, boys He then got a fourth
bullet in the head and this dropped him. 1t, how
ever escaped the brain, but robbed him of
sciousness. He is continually shouting, Come
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
WHAT OFFENDED her.

From The Catholic Standard ana Times
MIX Dealer-What did you say 10 Mrs Sharpe
Yesterday when you called for her money!
Driver-Nothing particular. Why2
MIX Dealer-She's sent word that she don't want
us to serve her any more. You must have said
something 10 offend her
Driver-N0. didn't. I simply asked her for the
money for the weeks milk She says, You'd bet
ter chalk IL up" and says We do that already.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
VEGETABLES.

Asparagus-HIgh Grade brand,
California. white stalks. gle can,
ESQ a dozen.
Asparagus T1ps-Old Fort brand
large round cans. all tips, 21c can.
ESQ dozen.
Tomatoes-Maryland Red Ripe
Tomatoes, &c can. zoe dozen.
Tor1atoes-Comet brand, solid
hand packed Jerseys. tall No. 3
cans, lilo can. 1.2S dozen.
Spinach-Luxury brand. fancy
garden Spinach. cleaner and su-
pertor In flavor TO the fresh, 15c
can, Ito doz.
Evening journal., 1900-09-21
GETTING READY FOR FOOTBALL
Dover Expects to Have Three Good Teams
in the Field This Year
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
49, .-n- d -Ll-- u--. n.-a.

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. Sent. 2i.-This year Dover
will have three football teams, the
Conference Academy. the Dover High
School and a team composed Of local
players. under the management OF
Alexis WOlcott.
The Academy team was ont for prac
tice yesterday afternoon for the first
time and II could easily be seen that
the material this year Is better than it
has been for some time. Five Of last
years players are back and will again
so upon the gridlron They are Wal
ker. Farringer, Keen. Colbourn and
Maloney.
The management and training Of the
team this year Is under Professor Cecil
Ewing, OF Dickinson College team ri
1898. Already two dates have been
made with Delaware College. one on
October % and another on November
II. Dates will be obtained with the
Wilmington High School, Smyrna. Do
yer and Washington College, at Ches-
tertown. Nd.
Evening journal., 1900-09-21
/ FARMERN BUSY
ABOUT CHENWOLD
Tomato Season Nearly Over.
Building Boom Strikes
That Town

Cheswold. Sept. 2o.-The dry, hot
weather the past three weeks has
ripened fodder very rapidly, and farm
ers have been rushed, especially those
who have had both tomatoes and fod-
der to look after. Tomatoes came on
last week with a rush and to all ap-
pearances will end up as quickly Early
patches are now about done, and this
week 1t is thought will leave but little
Of the tomato season of 1900.
John Moore, tenant on the ID. f.
Loose farm, loaded of his own growing,
a small car of tomatoes at Cheswold
one day last week at 13M cents per
basket Mr. Moore did not contract
with any cannery.
w. ]. Smith has laid the foundation
cf a new house in the southern borders
of CheswOld This with J. IL. Bishops,
and w. II. FOrd's, whish is now ready
for the plasterer, makes three houses
now in progress in this town.
An impromptu. but enjoyable little
picnic on one of the hot days last weel;
came about in this way: Let's gather
up the children, and 60 to the woods,
cal and silly for anything" said an
other. But the outcome was the teams
and lunch baskets were soon ready and
children also. So, late in the afternoon
they started In merry glee and landed
in the grove surrounding Central
Church. two and one-half miles dis
tant The children played hide and
seek and other games. while the older
ones enjoyed looking at their perform
ance, and in social converse. Supper
was prepared from the baskets for all
which was greatly enjoyed, after which
they returned home in the twilight en-
Unused and refreshed by their two
hours outing. Those composing the
party were: Mrs. w. S. Hardcastle
Miss Ethel and Master Howard and
I Russell Hardcastle, Mrs. ]. R
Smith and little daughter. Margaret;
, Mrs Suma Boyce, Mrs. Harry Loose
little Harry Loose, Miss Adelaide
Smith. Miss Clara Taylor, little Flor
ence Ford and Mary Higgins.
Mr. and Mrs. d. NJ. Hardcastle, Of
Philadelphia. are spending a few days
with relatives in Cheswold.
Mrs. Dudley Butler (nee Miss Gertie
StockwelD, Of Corinth, N. j., is visit
Ing Mrs. D. NJ. Cloud, near Cheswold
and other friends.
Miss Ida Anderson, Of Smyrna, IL
visiting her sister, Miss Nellie Ander-
son.
Master Fred Hardcastle of Philadel-
phia, has returned home after a
lengthy visit to his aunt, Mrs. G
| BCggs.
Miss Lulu BiGgs Is entertaining MisI
/ Bessie Williams. Of Wilmington. anC
! Miss Emily Ward. Of Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Taylor. of Smyrna Il
the guest OF her sister, Miss Fannie
Taylor
Mrs. J. II. Danneahauer has returned
/ from a two weeks visit to her mother
/ Mrs. Margaret Scott, Greenwood.
John p. Barcus. who has been HON
with his parents from Fort Meyers
Virginia. on fulough, has returned Il
camp life.
Evening journal., 1900-09-21
TO RESTORE BOUNDARY LINE
Portion Between Maryland and PennSyI.
Yania ts be Remarked

The boundary monuments between
Maryland and Pennsylvania. marking
Mason and Dixon's line. says the Bal
timore American, win soon be restored,
the two states having entered into an
agreement with the United States to
restore the monuments to their orig-
nal condition.
The work commenced the first of
this month. A number Of the old mOnu-
ments have been destroyed or taken
away, and there are several cases in
which IL will require an actual survey
i'm order 10 determine where the new
monuments will be placed.
When the original line was surveyed
by Mason and Dixon the monuments
were brought from England and
placed In position for about 200 miles
Of the distance, when the work was
interfered with by unfriendly Indians.
The monuments were taken to some
point I'm Maryland, and are scattered
around on in use as doOrsteps at mills
or private residences. It is expected
that these monuments viii be recOv-
cred and placed in their proper posi-
ti0ns where the line crosses the noun
tains
For a considerable distance there is
nothing to indicate the separation OF
the two states, and numerous property
complications have arisen and lawsuits
have been instituted. Farmers Of both
states owning land that was formerly
bounded by the line have now no
means of determining where their
property ends. An estimate Of the cost
of the survey and the replacing of the
monuments ia placed at $4,000 The
Legislatures of the two states have ap-
propriated $4,000 each to meet tho
expense
The Mason and Dixon line runs from
the Delaware boundary of this state
to the corner where Maryland. West
Virginia and Pennsylvania join 1t is
about 200 miles in length. and was run
between the years Of 1862 and 17Gs by
tho two English engineers, Mason and
Dixon. When the line was originally
laid stone monuments were placed at
intervals Of five miles as far as the
Blue Ridge Mountains Beyond this
the line was marked simply by heaps
Of stones. Some years ago the States of
West Virginia and Pennsylvania re-
ran and remarked the old line. so that
the Maryland portion is the only part
remaining only partially marked.
Many OF the monuments have become
dilapidated during the century and a
quarter they have stood and large
parts Of them have been carried away
by relic hunters and others. Pennsylva-
MAS share OF the expense in running
the line originally was about S171, 600.
Evening journal., 1900-09-21
D DIAMOND DIG EST
TABLETS

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bowels and liver to perfectly natural action
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glst.
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DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS for two months
past and am practically lccll man for the
first time IN 10 years. Everything ate dis
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down from lack Of proper nourishment.
am eating everything that comes my way
now, without the slightest inconvenience
Two tablets after a hearty meal and one
after n light meal seem to thoroughly di-
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flesh. My daughter commenced taking
them about two weeks ago for constipation,
and while they do not act as quickly as
some powerful cathartic, they are positive,
and much more satisfactory, because they
do not gripe OF distress her in any way,
and the relief seems to be Of permanent
nature. All other medicines have left her
In worse condition after taking than before.
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the only remedy l have ever found that
stops the HEARTBURN. I enclose 50c. for
another box. MRS. HENRY CUMMINGS,
Pelican Rapids. MINI.
Free sample package for two cent stamp.
Diamond Drug Co., "a W. Broadway, n. Y.
Evening journal., 1900-09-21
ATTENDED A CONVENTION
Interesting Addresses Made by WI
mington Sunday School Workers

Addresses Made by WI
mineton SUNDAY School Workers
Samuel II. Baynard took a number
OF his friends on hack ride yesterday,
the objective point Ebenezer NJ. E.
Church. in which the MIL Creek Hun
dred Sunday School Convention was
held. The drive through the pretty
scenery of the country was a delight
ful one and the convention was OF
great interest The delegates were
warmly welcomed by the pastor, the
Rev w. Il. HammOnd.
Presiding Elder Watt gave an excel
lent and instructive talk on the modsl
superintendent and S. H. Baynard a
practical address on Sunday school
work. The Rev John Shape, of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church, told how
TO keep the boys in the Sunday school.
DR.. w. l.. S. Murray, who was called
On to speak in the absence Of the Rev.
w. p. Compton, Of Newark, gave an
earnest talk on the Importance of tenn
perance work in the Sunday school.
The women of Ebenezer Church pro
vlded an elaborate lunch for the dele
gates.