Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-18

eminent is steadily increasing it:
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 feld-signaling appli-
ances consigned by French firm
Quiet at Sterkstrom.
Capetown, Jan. Is. 0Sth)-There
is good reason to believe that Sir
Charles Warren, with IL 900 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 phenomenally quiet at Sterk-
stroom.
Kruger Searches Scriptures.
London, Jan. 16.-The Daily Mails
Lourenzo Marques dispatch says:
president Kruger has issued a 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 irretrievably
destroyed. President Kruger issued a
circular Jan. s to the boer command
ants and burghers, urging them to
show more energy in the Transvaal
cause. He quoted psalm 33, verse Z,
as God-given instructions to the
burghers, and says the British have
fixed their faith in psalm 49, He also
quotes psalm 80, verses IS and IA, 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
ly 5000 British prisoners in Pretoria. "
Barbed Wire For Burghers.
London, Jan. 16.-The Daily Mail
says Hamburg export firm has under
taken the immediate delivery of 800, 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: "Af-
ter two days of inquiry 1 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 boers.''
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
& Herzfelder, 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. 16.-It is said in a dis
patch from Capetown that advices re-
ceived from Colesberg, dated Jan. IL,
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 PETER
maritzburg, telegraphing Jan. II,
says: "The gallantry of the Lady
smith garrison last Saturday appears
to have depressed, if not actually de-
moralized the beers generally. It is
believed they lost at least two if not
three men killed against our one
Many beers are believed to be trek
king northward."
Harris Denies Report
London, Jan. 61.-Rutheford Harris
denies having received a telegram re-
ferring to the alleged repulse of Gen.
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