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The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
Ls--esS have been disna.ched

Ls--sss have been dispatched
through screta. Counties IN this
5254oa- district, warning fusion
ISIS 10 be@ace 81 attacks OF the
habits and character Of +. II
Register, GSelg 10 he po: forth By
Judge N.acacS:e- IN the las. lew
DAYS before election This Is the
cheap suo:e-iose, ;a:eade6:o CON
.ey the impression ina. Judge
Winchester IS disposed 70 make
me.6-.n.owing enc oi ,ae features
o: the campaign There IS no
danger @: any such attacks being
made on Registers character O.
habits by Judge Winchester or any.
one Connected with his campaign.
Judge Winchester is making a
campaign openly and above board
for the ludgeship, and there is no
necessity for such attacks as the
fusionists pretend to fear, even if
Judge Winchester were disposed
to make them, which he is not
Bismarck Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
SIMPSON AND MCCLURE will be
elected by an overwhelming ma
iOritv

The Mercer County Post, by
Karl Semmler, comes out for the
republican cke and gives Messrs.
Simpson and Mcclure a goodsend
off. The Post is a German paper
which was started last month.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
Not Aft White.
To h Press:

To the Press:
What has come over the Recorder,
the paper that was preaching reform and
the humiliation of saloons not long ago?
All at once the reforming stopped, lead
ing one to think the editor was out for stuff
and that he had been rewarded with a
few pieces of silver.
l sat down to write a few words about
ALI White. am a cattleman and don't
want anybody like White to represent
me in the legislature. The cattlemen all
feel this way. If you don't believe it,
ask them.
The unvarnished truth is, White has
been too handy with the branding iron.
You touched him gently on this two
weeks ago. He has not undertaken to
deny the charge and never will. He
ought to be thankful that he did not get
into the pen. But he is a born chump
| and don't know enough to be thankful or
to let we'll enough alone. If he did he
would not be out for the senate.
l myself think White is the luckiest
man on earth. Those calves were loaded
with silver coin. The calves found their
way into Whites branding corrall and
were branded with his brand. Lightning
struck Wyatt and a witness was gone.
Nettleton eot Hlxsu up III d Wio9u1
snootlng sciaPe anu lel. .lie WHY aug and
= secoho "l!hess was gone. "hlte La9
peen warned Dy a t%reacneIous cuss' anH
ne was me mos! scafeI ~ lei n ~ s sevHn
Gountes 1ot d tltle. Inc caves Mhaily
was gone. Does anybody doubt who
kliieo me calves: Dlant Wn11e CONFESS
10 II DICKINSON! Oe'ectlVe Wyat1 ana
the other fellows were 100 SLOW. !hey
nag a Gear case agains! MN ana tnsy
eme, White coulo nGt nave saved MN.
w,s ;.e,,ed Th;s the records Of R;ll;nos
county will show.
A few OF your Dickinson men are ask
ing US 10 uPPo!t WINE. re Is h0t ask
inc better ~ nav have seLed .ome
tenderfoot or some sheep men, and he
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

BY request of MANY citizens of this
county, Of all parties, l announce myself
a candate for the office of judge of the
county court and l respectfully solicit
the vote and support of the voters of this
county in my favor for that Office at the
ensuing November election.
Dated Dickinson, N. D, Oct. 3, Iooo.~
JAMES c.. CAMPBELL.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

IT will all be over next Tues
day and in our issue OF the Press
following will appear the full cleo
ton returns. The election results
are always interesting, indicating
as they do the will of the people.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Agreeably to the wishes of many
friends throughout the county, l hereby
u myself as an Independent can
didate for the office of Register of Deeds
and respectfully ask for the support of
all my friends at'the next election.
o.22-8p GEO. AULD.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
HURsT's CHICAGO AMERICAN
conceded McKinley's election in
its Sunday edition of Oct. 20.

To vote a straight republican
ticket place your X in the little
square under the word REPUB-
L1CAN at the head of the first
column.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

READ what a cattleman has to
say about ALT White in this issue
of the PRESS and then ask your
self it you want to support that
kind of a man.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

Parish debt Nov. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500 %
Next in order now is for the members
of the church to pay up the annual as
sessment which goes to paw the priests
salary and the running expenses of the
chucrh, and the repairs of general wear
and tear. Respectfully,
FATHER CLAUDE M. EBNER, 0. S. B.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

AUDITOR R1EssBEcK has been
out campaigning this week and
finds thing very encouraging. His
majority can reasonably be ex-
pected to exceed 200.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03


Fo. P.HS;GerIisl Et.cIo-S-
c. NJ. JOHNSON ~ Eeh1a-a.
\. NJ. TDsTmAGEN 81 Ss4Aa--
Il. e ViGN - P.@ea@t-
Fer CncsrSS>rsA--
TR MAS 7. MARSHALL 81 EsS:S.y.
Fo, Jaiss Q: SEvre-.s tecr5-
n. Z. MORGAN 81 Sa-.~r~
Fur Grova-t.&c-
EEANN WHITE - sa--.s,
Fey / EGGtG.ci Ct:srrcac-
DAVID SlErl..T- n &cgsrx-
Fer S&ccelt-r ~ SlA5.-
E =. PNGT9S .. Ea.1.--
For A-3Iipc-
4 \. CARLRlnM et >.rc.a7.
Eoc Ecea<Z-sr-
n II VI MtLL.tS o. C4rLne.
70: .i~Tde-r,4y Essn.rll-
. d CAN>FVscA ~ E.IaG-
For STATE SG-sraCfsE.s11-
J. v. pEVENE 81 LtAeI-s-
Ec- f.>- 1lcs ttt-a--l asac-.--
FEE2 L-ECTG 90 Aorssr-
Fer CuD-!s<.a-<:es AsT::-tHa.s a23 -A::c-
Z J. TURNER o. >iarA-
For Railroad Cc-C SEQ sscs-
il SHEA u E3ctltli.
J.J. YoCNTSE.oop - WsL!s-
CD LORD % TeTcss.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
pkAi.saa Schools Represented.

-Ae weeks So.l .; Honor. in the Min
..1pass Journal luaior Of Oct. p, awards
%Scasable Mention" to the ~con,munica-
,aaa Q: Lulu Lucas. Sixth Grade, Dickin-
81 \ D
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENT,

l hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for superintendent of schools for
Stark county, N. D.
THOMAS EVANS.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
VorE the straight ticket.

LOOK out for fakes. The Re.
corder office is full of them.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
Church Notice.

The net proceeds of the Fair last week
amounted to $527.3o. Many thanks to all
who assisted and contributed in making
this fair such a success. May God bless
and reward you all abundantly.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
Notice of Nomination.

Notice is hereby given that tho following in.
dividual nominations for the Office Of alderman
of the first ward. City of Dickinson, North Da.
kota. to be voted upon at the election to be held
on the 18th of Nov, 1900, has been fled in my
Office as required by law, viz:
w. L. Richards.
Dated at Dickinson, N. D.. this LIST day OF
Nov, 1900. J.P. TINaLE,.
11-3-2t County Auditor.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

I, /. Se2-6 IS running band of sheep
NJ na>., S1l7Sa.e /. his Hunter farm.
~. Is sso s->S:.E : band on screenings.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

l hereby myself as an indie
| pendent candidate for the office of county
auditor and respectfully ask the support
/ Of my friends. ROBERT ]. CRAIG.
loot
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
$500 90
S5M 90
Parish debt Nov.

Parish debt, JAM. LIST 1900 ............ SLIGO
Other collections during yenr.. " 70
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
STATEMENT,

Two years ago the parish debt war..... $4,000 90
L asst years fair brought not
5000 W
Other collection during year.. 226 81
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
FITCH & co.
LIVE STOCK
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Union Stock Wards, South St. Paul, Mimi.

RERERENcEs-Stock Yards Bank, So. st. Paul;
Nat. German-Amerlcan Bank, St. Paul; Butler Co.
Bank, Clarksville, Iowa: Nat. Bank Of Commerce,
Minneapolis; Loser & Simmer. Bankers, Na:!,;:a,
Iowa: Bunk of Baraboo. Haraboo, :sis.; E.,.ts Is
Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
Correspondence invited and given prompt
attention.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
Saturday, Nov. 3, 1900.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TlCkEI.
STAIE REPUBLICAN nchET.

For President
WILLIAM MCKINLEY y: Ohio,
THEonoEE ROOSEVELT .: New y
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03
LEGISLATIVE,

l. \. SIMPSON
W \. MCCLURE.
JUDICIAL.
For Judge.
W. H. WINCHESTER.
COUNTY TICKET.
ror ' PErER ROTH,
f'F A Jo ! R1EssBEcK.
For Treasurer,
Us. WHITE.
FOR N II. fGL 4 Gse BBUijRSErT.
For States Attorney.
VI J. c. SAUNDERS.
for CHM cMAhi IfSsf koNo.
f'' 1NToN scHM1DrBAuER.
For Superintendent Of Schools,
HEBER BONNEY.
For Sf K. S: yBkooK1Nes.
For Commissioner 3rd District,
FRED kOESEL.
For Assessors,
LIST District, CHARLES T. CROWL.
End JOHN JUNGERS.
Bird ROY DeFRANCE.
For is !ces.
A. p, FOLSOM, A.. L. EssE, B. WEBB.
For Constables.
FRANK KERCHUHEIDER.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

Barber Shop, hair cutting and sham
pooling. W. make a specially of ladies'
hair cutting and shampooing on Mon
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We
carry a full line of hair tonic, hair re-
storers, creams for face and hands and
powders. F. CHRISTENSEN.
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

:I!vm 40 slueo Of I.ezls isII :na@ "a 10 s.shIsSSnald
~ s2uso o. 'sziS s51vT 'UsWS puu s1svL 10 sssuoS
oQ3 saIo3s5H 'euvIQW3N Gun s3oa1oId pug slvoH
The Dickinson press., 1900-11-03

For Senator,
L. y. SIMPSON.
For Representative.
W. \. MCCLURE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
NOT PLEASED WITH DATE.
Settling IN July 4 for the Democratic
National Convention.

Chicago, Feb. 24.--The Tribune to-
day says: Western railroad officials
think a,serious mistake was made by
the democratic national committee
in fixing the date for the democratic
national convention at Kansas City
for July 4. A worse day for the con-
yention, they say, could not have
been chosen, as on that day the rail-
roads are running cheap excursions
between all points east of the Mis-
souri, river and generally all the avail
able railroad equipment is required
for the handling of this business. I'M
der the circumstances, the railroads,
and especially those running direct to
Kansas City, fail to see how enough
equipment can be secured at that time
for the handling of the crowd that
will want to go to the convention.
10 give up the regular Fourth of July
excursions to accommodate the dem
ocratic convention crowds, railway
officials say, would be poor policy.
With the limited accommodations the
railroads will be able to furnish for
the convention business, they propose
to make higher rate for that occa-
sion than they would have made 9TH
erwise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
A FREE FIGHT.


Louisville, KY, Feb. ga special TO
the Commercial from Whitesburg tells
of free fight near Pound gap in
which one person was killed and sew
eral injured. The trouble occurred
during a dance at the home of Bill
Mullins, a Virginia moonshiner. Pis-
tolls and knives were used in the
scrimmage, which lasted until the
place had been cleared of all but the
wounded. John Newberry was shot
and died within two hours. Ed New
berry, his brother, was fatally wound.
ed and Luella, the 1s-year-old daugh.
ter of Mullins, was stabbed three
times with dirk and cannot recover.
Mrs. Mullins was severely bruised and
a man named Keller, of Dickinson
county, was shot in the knee. Mullins
has been arrested and taken to the
county Jail at Clintwood, where he is
under heavy guard to prevent a
lynching, which has been threatened
by friends Of the Jennings brothers.
Pound gap was the scene of the muir
der of the three Crafts brothers in
December last.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
BUTTERMAKERs' CONVENTION
What the Resolutions Urge-Favor Rigid
Inspection Of All butter Intended
for Export.

Lincoln, Neb, Feb. 24.-l'he butter
makers convention closed yesterday.
No regular session of the association
was held, most of the delegates leav-
ing Thursday night or early yester-
day morning. Those that remained
over spent the day at the University
of Nebraska experimental station
and farm. The resolutions adopted
urge minor changes in the method of
examining butter exhibits; favor rigid
inspection Of all butter for export.
and most heartily indorse the efforts
of the national dairy union to secure
national legislation which shall pre-
vent the fraudulent substitution OF
yellow oleomargarine for butter upon
the tables of the people Of the United
States, to this end we earnestly urge
the enactment of bill No. 37l7, intro
duced in the house Of representatives
of the United States by Representa-
tive Grout, of Vermont.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

Wheeling, W. Va, Feb. 22.-The city
is filled with strangers from all parts
Of the tri-state radius, and such
scenes of enthusiasm have never been
witnessed as were in evidence at $3.50
o'clock when Admiral Dewey arrived
from Washington to take part in the
Washington birthday-Fort Henry
Doddridge-Dewey day celebration.
The streets were jammed with peo-
pie and the admiral was surprised
and pleased with the magnifcence
of the reception. To-day there will
be a parade followed by speeches. and
concluding with the presentation of
$500 sword to Lieut.. Doddridge.
The sword fund was raised by pop
ular subscription.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
SOME PENSION FIGURES.


st. Louis. Feb. 26.-'I'he Globe Dem
ocrat's Washington correspondent
SAYS; -Four widows of revolutionary
veterans are still on the pension roll,
although the war of the revolution
ended l9O years ago. They range in
age from SO to 20. Seven daughters
of revolutionary soldiers are still
drawing pensions. OF the $69,O0O,O0O
which has been paid in revolutionary
pensions S2O,O0O,O0O was drawn by
widows. One pensoned survivor of
the war of 1872 remains He is Hiram
Cronk, 80 years old, and his home is in
northwestern New York. The last
pensi0ne,l soldier of the revolution
did not die until 1869. He was 1903
years, six months and eight days old.
He lived in Freedom, n. Y. More
widows than soldiers of the war of
1912 were pensioned. In that war 2o6,-
0l6 soldiers served 60 days or more.
The pensioned were 10000 soldiers and
$4,000 widows. TO the sole survivor
of the war of 1872 the government is
now paying Sl03 a year, and to
widows of that war 1903, 091. TO Mex
lean veterans the payments now are
s., 107,594, and to widows of Mexican
war soldiers SSlS.O61. On the union
side the enlistments for the civil war
were 2,77s.304. OF these there died in
service 349,944. The pensions paid on
account of the civil war amount to
$2,30O000,O00, and there are now on
the pensions rolls 90l,j19 veterans
and widows. The pensioners who
died last year numbered 14,066. At
the rate the veterans are dying, it is
estimated there will be a reduction OF
the pensions to SsO,00O,OO0 in the next
Is years, a little more than one-halt
of the present annual appropriation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

Puerto Rican Tariff bill Modified.

Washington, Feb. 27.-At the con-
ference of house republicans last night
on the Puerto Rican tariff bill assur-
ances were given that the president
believed the measure constitutional
and would approve it if it came to
him and an agreement was reached
to limit the operation of the bill to
two years and to reduce the duty i'm
posed by it from rs to Is per cent. of
the American tariff. As result the
republican leaders claim that the
passage of the modified bill is certain.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

London, Feb. 23.-Gen. Cronie is
seemingly making his last stand. lie
is dying hard, hemmed in by the
British infantry, and with shells from
60 guns falling into his camp. On the
third day of the fgh, the Boer chief
asked for an armistice to bury his
dead. Fight 10 a finish or surren-
der Internationally" was Lord Kitch.
eners reply. Gen. Cronie Immediately
sent back word that his request for
truce had been misunderstood and
that his determination then, as be.
fore, was TO fight to the death. The
battle went on. This was the situa-
tion of Gen. Cronje Tuesday evening,
as sketched in the scanty kilograms
that have emerged from the semi
silence of South Africa.
Officially. Lord Roberts wires that
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

San Francisco, Feb. 27.--An expert
survey of the United States hospital
ship Missouri has revealed a start
ling state of affairs in the engine
room and other parts of the vessel
and it will take $4,000 and at least
six weeks to put the vessel into condi-
ton. When repairs on the Missouri
are completed she will return to the
Philippines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
--~7---7.7-7-.-7----t
A Death from Plague.

Washington, Feb. 27.--Maj. Ennis,
Sixth artillery, commanding Camp
Mckinley, Honolulu, H. l., reports to
the war department under date Of
February Is one death at Hilo from
plague. He says there have been no
new cases at Honolulu for eight days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

London, Feb, 20. The Lourenzo
Marques correspondent Of the Times
says: "rhe feeling in official circles
nj Pretoria border ON CONSERVATION.
Gen. Louis Botha and President Stey>
are both urging President Kruger to
sue for peace. At Bloemfontein Gen,
Cronje's position is regarded as hope
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

The Tbeater Francois and nearly
an entire block on 81. Catherine
street, Montreal, Can, was burned
yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

Kansas census supervisors were in
Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday to receive
instruction from Assistant Superin.
tendent Wines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
The British Nearing Ladysmi,h.

london, Feb. % The Times pub
fishes the following dispatch from
Colenso, dated saturday: "rhe Brit
ish are now within two miles of be-
ing in touch with l.adysmith, but the
ground to be covered is the hardest
part and very severe fighting must be
eXnerted"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

Paardeberg, Orange Free State, Feb.
24.-1'he British took 30 prisoners as
the result of yesterdays engagement.
A balloon assembled and discovered
several new works. which the British
guns shelled to-day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

London Feb. 23.--The war Office,
for the first time, has given out an
official compilation of the British
losses. The total is 11,20S to Febru-
airy Il. This does not include, there
fore, Lord Roberts recent losses, nor
the Wiltshire prisoners. The Press
association learns that the British
losses at Koodoos rand were 700.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

New Orleans, Feb. 22.-Nereus
opened the carnival last night by the
first pageant of its kind ever given in
the world. The floats were built up
around trolley fiat ears. The subject
chosen was the Christian Era and
various events from the Star OF Beth
lehem to the Declaration Of Independ-
ence were pictured, besides allegorieal
floats on peace and plenty and cleo
tricity \ ball at the Grand opera
house followed. To-day there win
be a military review and the Momns
parade at night saturday the manu-.
facturers will hold trade parade.
Proteus will parade Monday night. on
which day Rex will arrive, aud Tues
day will close the carnival with the;
Rex and Comus parades.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01

he has scattered the advance conf
mandoes of the achievements that
were striving to reach Gen. Cronje
and it seems that ten. Cronje is in a
bad, and even desperate situation,
and that the British are pressing
their advantage.
While the attack on Gen. CrOnie
proceeds there is race for cOncentra-
ton between the Beers and the Brit
ish, The engagement with Gen.
Cronje's 1000 TO 5000 enirenched men
is likely to become AN incident in a
battle between the masses. The sep
arate fractions of the Boer power are
rapidly drawing together TO attack
Lord Roberts. viii Gen. Cronje be
able to hold out until the Boer
masses appear, or If he does will they
be able to snccor him? The British
are facing the Beers on ground
where the arms, tactics and training
Of the British are expected to give
them the advantage.
Request TOR III Armistlcs Refused.
London, Feb. 20. The Daily News
has the following dispatch from Mod
der river, dated Wednesday afternoon.
February II: "rhe Boer forces III.
der Gen. Cronje are estimated at o..
600 men. At ~ o'clock he asked an
urnistice Of "a hours, which was re-
fused Later he sent q messenger to
say that he would surrender. The
Ilitish general sent Il reply telling
him to come Into camp. Cronje re-
fused, saying there had been a misun-
dcrsinnding and that he would fight
TO the death. The bombardment was
thea reopened and our lyddite shells
sci fire to the Roer wagons. We con
tilued sheIling the LANCER through
the night and in the morning we re-
shned WIN MaXlms ana rifles, prin-
,ipally from the north side.
"On Sunday there was much waste
Of life in attacking and the same re-
Snlt will be achieved without it. Dur
ing Monday night seven Beers made
an attempt to break through our
lines but they were captured and their
lcauer was killed Four were carry
inp letters. II is believed that there
was one other who got through.
Other prisoners say that Gen.
Cron.ie marched from Magersfonten
here without outspanning, distance
of 80 miles. Had he succeeded in es-
Gaping It would have been one of the
finest performances in the annals of
~,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
Lord Roberta Consideration.
Dublin Fusillsrs Distinguish Themselves.

London, Feb. 97.-The Times has
the following from Pietermaritzburg,
dated February 49,: 1.-THE Dublin fu-
siliers have again distinguished
themselves by volunteering to take
Groblers kloof, which they did. This
gallant battalion, which began the
campaign 800 strong, can to-day be
said to muster on parade only be-
tween 100 and 200 of its original mem
hers
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
London, Feb. 24.--Mr. Balfour an

London, Feb. 24.--Mr. Balfour an
nounced in the house of commons at
1890 this morning that no further
news regarding Gen. Cronje had been
received by the government. He had
sent to the war Office during the hour
and he asserted that nothing had
come to hand there. Gen. CrOnje,
therefore, is presumably unbeaten.
No other construction is placed upon
the three days silence of Lord Rob
erts. Yet no one sees how II Is hui
manly possible, judging from the de-
scriptions of his situation Wednesday
morning, for him to resist so long.
Great Britain does not withhold adj
miration for the valor of losing
fight under such odds. In position
covering only a square mile, hemmed
in on all sides, circled with chain of
fire from rifle, Maxim and howitzer,
played on by deadly lyddite, bursting
in its own sickly light, his hastily
built trenches enfiladed by stream
of lead sweeping down the river from
the north bank, Gen. Cronje still
elects to fight. 1t is magnificent
courage. Gen. Cronje's wife is de-
scribed by the prisoners as urging
him to surrender in order to save the
lives of his men but he would not.
Iadysmith had not been relieved
when the latest news left Natal two
days ago. The Beers had then re-
tired half way between Ladysmith and
Coenso. II only 5000 went to the
Free State, as both Boer and the
British accounts assert, the 10000
who are left may purpose to maintain
the siege and to resist Gen. Butler
within contracted lines, although the
impression at Gen. Buffers headquar-
ters is that the Beers are merely
covering "A rot cpat