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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-19

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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-19
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-19

Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
ANOTHER MAIUBA HILL.
Warren's Retreat Compared to the
Famous Reverse Years Ago.

/
New York, Jan. 29.--The London
correspondent Of the Herald says:
Absolutely no light has been thrown
upon the reasons for Spon kops eyac-
uation. When the first news spread
! exclamation, "What, Majuba again?''
was heard frequently. In fact, the
parallel between Spion kop and Ma
juba is rather startling. Both were
eminences, commanding Boer posi-
tions. Both were seized i'm the night.
In both cases the Beers attacked the
position the next morning. Here, for
lack of definite news the parallel
ceases.
There are two equally plausible the
ories for the retirement from Spion
kop. One is suggested by the fact Of
the mountain being so weakly held by
the Beers, and is that the position had
not the importance which General
Warren attributed TO it. 1t is quite
possible that there are other heights
near it, or behind il, which were not
visible from the British lines. From
these eminences the Beers, with their
guns in position, could dominate Spion
kop and render il untenable, instead
OF the British, by the capture of the
kop, rendering the Boer position un-
tcnable. IT is notorious that all the
maps of Natal i'm the possession Of the
British are exceedingly faulty.
In an interview with DR.. Leyds in
Paris before Buffers last dispatch was
received, the Boer representative said
that Spion kop consisted of series of
a la ,.,gi hn1 ~
er. If this proves to be the reason for
Warren's retreat il shows that DR..
Leyds knows more about the British
territory than the British themselves.
The other and far more serious sup
position from n British standpoint is
that the position was OF Importance;
that the Beers made desperate efforts
to retake it, and that they succeeded
i'm their efforts. General Buffers dis
patch is so vague, simply stating that
he was surprised TO find that General
Warren had retired, that such a thing
is quite possible. If this is correct u
serious reverse has been suffered by
General Warren's division since it is
clear that corresponding efforts would
have been made-by the British to hold
the kop. We know that the Beers
were attacking determinedly on
Wednesday.
Should Buffers reverse be as serious
as it now seems, the probability of his
reaching Ladysmith by the western
route is much diminished as the Beers
undoubtedly confront the British in
great strength. Warren's turning
having failed, General Bull
Ter may find himself in the same fix
as he was in at Colenso, and as Me-
thuen is now at Modder river.
Although Ladysmith is said to have
been made impregnable and the fever
is abating, there must be decrease
in the supply of ammunition and food.
Moreover, the check of Butler must
have seriously depressing effect up
on the garrison, affecting its physical
health.
II is possible that some other way
may be found of turning the Tugela
river position from the Acton Homes
side or by n more direct attack from
Or one more effort may
be made at Colenso. where the Boer
left must have been weakened by the
loss of men whom they have lately
been sending westward
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

street take a gloomy view OF the stu
alton on the Tugela, it being the gen.
eral belief that Buffers fankiDg move
meDt has failed as completely as his
frontal movement of last month. The
idea prevails that the war Office has
bad news which il is keeping from the
public and that the list of casualties
which was given out yesterday does
not cover the losses of General War;
rem from the Annoying fire" spoken
of by Butler. Since the Ranking move
ment began, January 10, Butler has
reported 60 killed, $50 wounded and go
missing. 1t is remembered how his
casualty list grew from day to day
after his defeat last month, and il is
feared the losses of the past few days
have been frightful. Butler is criti-
cised for the form of his message,
which reads as though he were trying
TO saddle the blame for his defeat up
on Warren. The new British reverse
is likely to have disheartening effect
upon the beleaguered garrison of
Ladysnith, but for whom the cam
paign would have been conducted on
very different plan. Letters written
when the siege of Ladysmith began
were very sanguine. A letter written
about the middle of December said the
besieged had rations for six weeks,
and, according 10 all reports the food
question must be pressing. The latest
message from Ladysmith reported
twelve deaths i'm one day from enteric
fever and dysentefy. Lord Roberts,
at Cape Town. has been almost
forgotten in the fighting over the Tu-
gela. Roberts is in no way respon-
sible for the operations for the relief
of Ladysmith, for they have been con-
Quoted under advice from the war of
flee i'm London. 1t was some time ago
that Roberts favored leaving Lady.
smith TO its fate and marching on
Bloemfontein, capital of the Free
State. IL is expected that under Rob-
erts' direction there will be fighting In
the western district soon, as the Brit
ish armies have been reinforced and
the plight at Kimberly is urgent.
The suspense in London is quite as
trying as at any time IN the past fort
night. The Leader says: General
Butler is very sorry to say that Spion
kop has been abandoned. So, we dare
say, is Warren, for ii knocks the bot
tom out of his tactics. His true tactics
were to move by Acton Homes with
weeks supply of ammunition and
food.
The Morning Post says: "The Beers
appear TO have no lack of men, for il
turns out that the affair of Tuesday at
Chievely was not a British but Boer
reconnaissance and the Boer efforts
against Ladysmith have increased"
The affair of Tuesday at Chieveley
was the discovery Of unidentified
troops moving around on the east OF
Ladysmith. It was reported from
Chieveley that the troops were i'm
agined to be British irregulars de-
t0ched from Buller's column to recon-
noiter.
1t is understood the house Of COM
mons will be asked to appropriate
$75 900, 900 to cover the war expenses
up to March 81 This is in addition to
$50 ,00O,O already appropriated. Poll
ticians talk of multiplying these fig
ures by or to cover the total eX-
pense of the war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
CHAPTER XIV.

The road to Mrs. Daly'sis full of beauty.
On one side of il runs CoOle, It's trees rich
with leafy branches upon the other stretches
a common, green ard soft, with grand
glimpse of the ocean far down below it.
why walk on the dusty road, when those
fields are geen in there?" says Kit, pointing
to Coole; and, after faint hesitation, Mon
lea follows her over the wall and into the
dark recesSeS of the woods. The grass IL
knee-deep in ferns and trailing verdureT :
great cumps OF honeysuckle, falling from
giant limbs of elm, make tire air sweet
Some little way to their Tight-but where
they cannot see because Of the prodigallty
of moss and alder and bracken-a little hid
den brook runs merrily, making =
Sweet music with tn cname'd stones.
Giving n gentle kiss 10 every sedgc
lie overtakcth in his pilgrimage
Some thought belonging to the past night
coming TO Kit, she turns to Monica with
little laugh.
"IIOw silent you have been about last
NIGHTS adventures she says. II watched
you from your own window untlt the shad.
ows caught you. You looked like q fitting
spirit. bhoot.'
"A bootp says Monica, very justly sur
prsed.
Yes" loftily. Kits educational course
as directed by herself, has been of the er
ratio order, and has embraced many topics
unknown to Monica. From the politica.
economy of Farce Isles, it has reached ever
to the hidden myatnrina of H'ndostan.
CONTINUED Next Week.)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
Attacked by n J.hinOcer'os.

The author of Discovery Of Lake,
Rudolf and Stefanie" had shot zebrs
and his men were making ready TO cut
it up, when two rhinoceroscs appeared
in the distance. Apparently the firing
of the gun Eal disturbed their nap anc
made them thoroughly angry.
Though more than 400 PAGES of thu
rhinoceroses swerved aside when they
saw us and then dashed upon us with
the speed of race-horses. As usual, my
black companions took to their heels.
making for solitary tree some distance
off. 1t was hopeless for me to think o.
reaching it and there was not so much
as a blade of straw for cover anywhere
And behind the dead zebra, which would
have been better than nothing, three o.
my men were already crouching.
There was nothing for it but to brave
the situation out; so | knelt on on,
knee, the better to take aim and will
my elephant gun in hand waited to fir,
till | could hope to kill. 1t seemed
long time before | could cover thu
shoulder of either of the huge beasts,
and knew any other shot would bt
useless. The result was that / did no
pull the trigger till one Of the animals
was only some eight or ten PAGES off,
1t staggered and fell, but the mex
moment was on its feet again. 1t wal
not killed, but Its ardor was cooled, fol
it turned away, followed by its com
panion. Twice it seemed about to fall
and | did not think a second shot woult
be necessary; but it got away with I'M
diminished speed and though we fol
lowed it for some distance we lost it,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
GLOOMY VIEWS OF A HIGHLANDER
Letter From One OF Wauchope's
Men--Criticises Ohlcers.


London, Jan. neutrality-suspicious.
Of the Associated Press THE follow
ing account OF the Modder river fight
was received today from one of the
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
I'VE have had some hot fighting
with Methuen, but we got through all
right until the 18th, when we got a
licking. We OF the Highland brigade
had marched during the night to sur
prise the Beers. No one knew what
we were going to do or where we were
going. The rain came down in tor
rents and we were soaked through,
and that on empty stomachs. We were
led right into the Boer trenches by
our guides, and before we could de-
ploy from the column half of us were
shot down. We all ran for our lives,
reforming 500 yards back, when the
Gordons joined us, and we again tried
the trenches. But it was no good. All
day we lay out in the sun without
food or drink, and in the afternoon
Boer shells began bursting among us,
so we made the best of our way to
the rear. The men were sick and dis
pirited and there was no fight left
in them. They would not stop for the
officers or anyone else. General Wau-
chope was killed. hit in seven places.
He was the right sort. They say il
was not his mistake at all, and he did
not want night attack. Anyway, it
was a ghastly failure.
"The camp at Modder river is full of
BQer spies, colonials and others, so our
every movement is watched and in
formation carried to the enemy. Why
these people are allowed to mass about
the camp l cannot understand. Some
of these disloyal colonials have been,
caught red handed fighting against
the queen. Why don't they shoot
them right off instead of sending them
down for trial? They don't de-
serve it,
Most of the regiments here are full
of young officers and the men don't
care about them. | saw some Of them
at Modder river fight like lot of
schoolboys, giving out orders none of
us could understand, and we took no
notice of them and went our own way
as best we could. Most of the regi
ments are the same. The guards are
the best off for officers. None of us
can lndhe OuJ why 81 many youhS VI
ficers were sent out to take charge of
old soldiers. Why can't we have more
of our old officers. My late captain,
who left us at Aldershot, came to see
us off and we asked why he was not
coming with us. He replied the war
office would not let him rejoin. He is
a good man. We should not have lost
half the men we had if we had older
officers.
"We were a good brigade if we had
not been messed up and if only Wau-
chope had been left to handle us him
self. This is terrible war and God
only knows how il will end.
"Ny wound is not bad one. was
shot through the feshy part of the
thigh and | was so excited | did not
notice it for an hour or two"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
room. KIT follows her.

room, KIT follows her.
"It is really too amazing" she says when
they find themselves in the hail. ITO think
of their sblossoming into real live partyl y
feel quite overcome"
$50 do l." says Monica, laughing.
''There is only one drawback to It," says
Kit, softly; II am so sorry Brian can't be
asked"
Monica flushes furiously, and swerves
away from her somewhat impatlently; buf
reply she makes none. ----a
There are cobwebs in my brain," says
Kit, raising her hands languidly to her head,
with the oppressed air of one who Is brave
iy struggling with bad headache. II think
shall go for walk to Biddy Days to try
and rout them. Ipromised her old mothei
a pudding the last day was there, and to
day cook has it ready for me. Will yor
come with me. Monica? Do"
''Not to-day 1 think" says Monica, lazily.
IL wish YOU would! j do so hate goins
anywhere by myself. And, somehow,
am half afraid to go alone to-day, feel--st
so faint. However" with a resigned sigh.
'neyer mind; dare say If do drop IN .
deadly swoon, somebody will pick me up
my dear Kit, if you feel like that dolr'
GO" says Monica, naturally alsrmed.
Il have promised old Mrs. Daly;I must
go," replies Kit, with the determination o.
Brutus. IF am not back in tim" fol
dinner, you will understand what has hap
pened."
This is awful! VI, lea turns quite pale.
"Of course shall go with you," she says,
hurriedy. as your head so very bad, dar.
ling? How bravey you carried it of in
therew pointing toward the morning-room
they have just left. However, it would be
only like you to hide your worries from us,
lest they should make us unhappy"
At this, 1t must be allowed to her credit,
Kit feels some strong twinges of remorse,-
not enough, however, to compel confession.
"It is hardly worth talking about" she
says alluding TO the headache; and this, al
all events, is the strict truth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
TWO VIEWS REGARDING A CENT,
Eank President Thought IL Worth Hunt
ing for, the Bookkecper Didn't.

The president of one of Wall streets
wealthiest banks finished debating
private telegram to his stenographer,
and, taking out some change to pay TO
the message, dropped penny on the
floor.
johnson" be said, "just find that
cent"
/ Johnson searched diligently, but the
coin refused to be found, says the n. T.
SIN.
If you can't find it, never mind.
Get that telegram OFF and send Robert
here"
Robert one of the banks messengers,
came in and was told to find the cent.
He got under the desk, and removing
the thick fur rug made search for the
missing coin without success.
well exclaimed the president, test.
lily, get light"
/ A candle was brought, and after a
third attempt the penny was discovered
and was handed to the president, whc
dropped it into his pocket without q
word. Just then customer came in.
"Ah, good morning Mr.. Jones, " said
the president. "Will | renew. your
$50, 600 loan at the same rate and time
as before?'
"Why, certainly, sir, certainly. The
money market, understand, is easier
to-day" =
The next morning the head book
keeper of the bank sauntered jauntily
down TO the correspondence depart
ment, took cent from his pocket,
! tossed it on the mail clerks desk, and
asked for a penny stamp. The coin
twirled merry dance on the desk,
then rolling off, plunged into the waste
| paper basket and was lost to view.
"Confound it,, exclaimed the book
keeper after poking among the paper:
a few times, 81 can't bother with such
small thing as that" Producing al.
other penny he got his stamp and
| walked off.
1t may he added that the presidents
salary is well up in the thousands anc
he is very wealthy man besides. The
bookkeeper has salary of $1,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
OUR TRADs WITH The ORIENT

Washington, Jan. GA report on
our Asiatic trade prepared by Frank
ii. Hitchcock, chief of the foreign mar
kets section of the agricultural depart
ment, shows there has been great de-
yelopment Of our trade with China and
Japan during the past decade. Record
figures were easily reached i'm the fis-
cal Year 1899, when the value of the
merchandise exchanged with these
two countries, including the port of
Hong Kong, reached SS7.305, against
only $i6,204, 167 in 1889. Of the $751;
a05,6Ss valuation $45s15,o35 represent
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

ed the imports into the United States
and $39,49O,653 the exports from this
country. In 1889 the imports were
valued at $35, 1860 and the exports
at S11 ,097, ,497.
These figures show that in the dec
ade ended with 1899 there was an in
crease of $3s 1893, 1876, or 256 per cent,
in exports, while the increase i'm I'M
ports amounted to only $l2,61S,365, or
3G per cent. During the last few years,
in fact, the imports disclosed an ac-
tual falling off, the value for 1899 be-
ing 81 ,164.131 less than that for 1896,
which was recorded at $4S,079,166 Our
exports, on the other hand, more than
doubled during the three years sue
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

Speaker Henderson has issued or.
pers TO enforce the long forgotten rule
that the floor of the house shall be
cleared Of all persons except members
fifteen minutes before the hour of
meeting and kept clear in the same
way until ten minutes after adjourn
ment. This will drive off n number of
visitors who have no business there,
but il falls with something like dis
tress upon newspaper men who have
used the opportunity to see members
up to five minutes before the falling
of the gavel, thus getting ten minutes
more than visitors
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
PUBLISHER

Representative John S. Rhea of KEN
tucky is one congressman who can
boast that there is no picture of him
self in existence. A peculiar fatality
has followed all attempts to take a
photograph of the Kentucky congress-
man. Once when he was sitting for a
picture in Louisville the photograph
gallery took fire and he and the artist
narrowly escaped with their lives.
Later a photographer at Frankfort at
tempted to get picture of him, when
he stumped his toe while carrying the
negative across the room and broke
not only the negative but his own
nose,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

'yhere is nothing TO forgive, indeed, and
you have failed to offend me. But, slowly,
'you have made me very sorry for you."
"SOnyg'
"Yes, for your most unhappy temper. II
Is quite the worst, think, i have ever met
with. Goodnight, Mr.. Desmond; pray be
careful when going through that hedge
again; there are some rose-trees growing in
1t, and thorns do hurt so dreadfully."
So saying, she gathers up her white skirts,
and, without touch of her hand or even a
last glance, fits like lissome ghost across
the moonlit paths Of the garden, and so is
gone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

ceeding 1896.
Our exports to the country men
toned consisted chiefly of cotton
goods, kerosene oil. wheat flour and
manufactures of iron and steel, the
value of these five classes of articles
exported aggregating in 1898 nearly
so per cent of the total exports to
China. Japan and Hong Kong. Aside
from the five classes mentioned, the
chief exports have been paper, alcohol
tobacco, leather, lubricating oils, lum-
ber and scientific apparatus. Of the
imports, silk and tea made up 20 per
cent of the total, Japan sending most
of the former and China most Of the
latter. --.-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

When Mrs. Pauline Mullaney, OF
Jersey City, applied for letters of adj
DiiDistraijoo of the estate of her bus-
band, Michael Mullaney, deceased,
question ms 10 whether she had really
been Mullaney's wife was raised and
TO proveher marriage she introduced a
photograph Of a tombstone which had
been erected over the grave Of her son.
Fart OF the inscription on the stone
was as follows: "Our Little Simey--
Simon K.,.son of Michael and Pauline
Mullaney. Died March %, 1873"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

| warmest admirers hold should have
been ascertained before he attacked.
| One comforting feature of the situ-
alton, however, is the fact that Gen.
eral Buffers retirement across the Tu-
gela was accomplished without loss,
which puts an end to the unpleasant
rumors that were i'm circulation here
and on the continent. The splendid
| gallantry of the men in capturing
Spion kop is read of with great pride
| and satisfaction. 1t is taken as assur-
| ance of the ultimate success of British
arms.
The war Office does not give any
| idea of the casualties i'm taking and
holding Spion kop, but n report from
the Boer headquarters near Lady
smith via Lourenzo Marquee, says that
| !, 800 British dead were left on the bat
| tlefield. This number is thought to
include the wounded.
The report also stated that General
| Butler has been down with fever, but
| had recovered.
II Boer reports are TO be credited
the abandonment of Spion kop was
due to the inability of the British 10
resist the Boer attack, the Beers car
rying the first trenches and taking $50
prisoners.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived in London from Pretoria, dated
January 20, via Jourenzo Marquee
January 2S:
"The government has advices that
after heavy fighting near Spion kop
some British on the kop, being
stormed. hoisted white flag. One
hundred and fifty prisoners, God be
thanked, although we also had to give
brave and valuable lives
Rumors in Berlin.
Berlin, Jan. 3O.--1t is said the Ger
man war office has confirmation OF the
report that Warren's division has been
crushed.
New York, Jan. 30.-The London
correspondent of the World says that
General Clery has been defeated in a
battle with the Beers. Clery is Oper-
ating with Butler in the Ladysmith
relief movement.
London, Jan. 30.--There is no men
tion here of the report circulated in
the United States that General Clery
has been defeated by the Beers. The
last heard of Clery is that he was par
ticipating in Warren's movement.
Berlin, ina. 29-Some papers here
claim to have a, telegram from Preto-
ria saying that General Warren was
enticed TO Spion kop, where the Beers
fell upon him, and that seventeen of
his cannon were captured; that Bull
ler's hasty retreat over the Tugela
river alone can save him.
The alleged PretoriN telegram adds
that the British losses were 800 killed
and 1900 wounded. The dispatch
comes through Brussels and does not
receive much credit here.
London, Jan. 29.--The war Office has
no advices confrmatory of the above.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

Governor Roosevelt was much mys-
titled the other day on receipt of a
letter notifying him Of the shipment
by express of a spear, battle aX, four
ancient guns, book case and several
other articles. The envelope which
contained the missive was addressed
10 lis Ecellencey the Governor" and
Mr. Roosevelt found upon inquiry that
il was intended for the property man
of play of that name which was to
appear at local theater.