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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
CRONJE'S SITUATION.
Philip WrS>"lS IrscrihcS iii, Re
treat .ilung the Mnddrr

Nv York rrn 2s.-PEiljp l.. Wrss..s =
li"alinc:; merchant 81 R;o"m;"u:"iu. r1-
trsc -" Sfarc. has arrived IN This ,itr-
II" is a i,rnthnr oc G.. II. Vessels. chair
man Of the Ndr council Of tie orarE" Eye"
state. Two %: his brothers Al" members .i
~" N"lEsIald. In AN interview las; night
NJ. Vessels cAr!iiaod tn. "hic,tiy" point
IN rr"ui,'S :,fr-at. and Why he aN"iacl 2
fighting a. n, I'LL la h.
"E"mmaadau, C:onjr w,S iu camp ma:
Mage sf"ut~iii.' said NJ. W,s~-ls ycs;-.-
dan when t;.u,..u irrn.n started 10 -
i"v" kImi,Ii'y. / believe she E.,rS Feil
back hcvAuS' they feared tn's w"u.. 10"
surrounded They were In-rI,-i hl an
army "f :'-.to mcH ana stN'y pieces of ;he
finest modern artillery.
- ao t!ts. did Cgoaja have more than
,'.u,s Inrg. Win this number hr checked
III" British at Belmont and Gras Pan. AMI
boat 23.fs., ~ them ~ Moi;.r Eiytr and
hlac":Sfuateiu- The English had forty
pieces of artillery. ''ronlc had Ten guns,
and "f these OILY seven were modern.
''Cronic's supplies Were running low. He
knew that r"-"uCuTComrnrs could not reach
lin where he was and he must effect
Junction with other Rocr forces. So h" ,iIl
rot oppose French. bu; startc4 To- retreat.
l think iha; be wished {" join forces with
'ommaEdant Grnhler. who i at Faur"-
smith. As nearly a. | can determine. h"
cut off by tho Ertish force which
Lord Roberts rushed down from Jscobsdal
TO raar"herc
In this retreat. CGoUir was competed
To march across 4 country comparatively
open. There are 4 few !lopjcs. but the
typographical conditions are not fsvorg-
bl. to Ho"r warfare.
when rronie was cut off by the British
il" started eastward along the MoIder
River / think that then Kootoo's Rand
was his objective point.
As nearly as | can determine. from III.
dispatches. rronjc i nov a f~w miles west
of ;hc Kood"o's Rand. His pns!t"n * not
very good one. 1t is possible that he has
reached the kooGon's Rand. and IL this -
true he is in no danger from tn" British
army
IL may Gr that Cronje iS surrounded m.
MAJ be fo:ceI to surrender R':t il will b.
4 fight To the death. W. do not fight hand
To-hani battles. We only shoot. shoot.
shoot. But 50 long as C-onje can fight. ne
1ill.
IF he should be forced 20 surrender. Il
viii be Calamity. but il will not end the
war. W. will never stop fighting until Pre-
toria Is taken. and then We. VIII never he
sUbducd. although We may he subjusatcd."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
WASHINGTON.

Tic Treasury Bureau Of Statistics submits
p report Of imports AMI exports for ;h-
month OF January.
Within the neXt six weeks the War De-
rartmcnt will begin to gradually reduce the
military force in Cuba.
Senator Clark and Marcus DAILY were
present at the senatorial investigation a.
charges made against clark in connection
with his election.
Tho Honorable Lillian PaInce:o:e. daugil-
;er of the English Ambassador was marie /
20 the Honorable Robert Bromley. an at
ta.he of the embassy.
In the Senate. Tillman OF South Carolina.
rniecting to III" suffrage clause in the Ha-
wai!au bill. diEressad 10 4 discussion "f The
negro vote in the South.
Representative Tawn"y i'm tho Hou=".
made an attack on Mr.. ILtllctield for the
latter's course in opposing his party Ire
;,ublicanb on the Puerto Hican bill
General Wright Of Tennessee has accepted
place on the Philippine Commission.
Lewis of California declined. telling the
President he was not in accord with his
Philippine policy.
Reports received at Washington say tha,
the American army recently captured
Aeuinaldo a. a suspicious amigo. released
him. and did not ascertain his identity until
he had left the country
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Description of the Ersi"g"d CARR
sons Attempt 10 cut tn"
Boo Gordon.
BRITISH WERE SLAUGHTERED.
Fifly-ThIc" out of u Stoimiug Far
" nf Eighty ,cll-.\n Arm
cred Train Proved In
ciirCtual.



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over N" pam t"NA'" f> "''S''''''I''".
After that M" attack i"v"i"p'a MI
marvellous rauGi'v :" ~" east - Game
Tree tth. fort which "" wcr" attJckIngl.
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Away l" IN" Iitht h'i'h "P''''' N''''
with severity m"n "i III" BechUanaiand
riffs was disposed 80 intercept r.-en-
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fast a. thu broken state 81 III" lll" ""hih
"
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.Th" EGr@. "n'.'r MAYOR i"""'I'' WI
escorted hy squadron under l"Ei h"r''3
Dcutfck The whole commanded hy Colonel
tI.rc r.,. d,liv.rinr = rapId fire.
, ,,-. 81, .,,,, rms. t,,. .,-,,o..I
train sounrcd h"r whistle. IL WIS me SIX
nal from captain vernon 'i!"' 10" WIS
,c,l,- to rush tho p.eirinu. and to the guns
~ ,;;,,r .b. s,,u r.s. W. cnulI
10 ''' a., H..
80" 'h' hH"N'-'i'4 "'''
t".toFat" h'&hh'h' '"S'''I-
ward. hardly stopping 10 i''' WAVING t'''N
hats and cheering each other on =
s..pIe,l scarcely 5000: l~ h"foT" they
,,,,,,I,,I INF, rho scrub which surrounds
20, eoudh,g f,,t and some one exclaimed:
w. .rE.,. ..r.. s,,-,rrntrc over ih.. bags: the
,.,,,i,in,,i T.. o,,rs.'
..,,..ru-bil,. tr,. firing va- continuing ~
,i,,,,.!y and W. yairci 10. il 80 cease. OK
,,.rfinr Thar fhr enemy would SURRENDER
,, In. I,y,u.fed 10 = mai Then tharc wa~
a,- .,rxious !IIl \ STAFF officer said.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
The Fam"uS Marching club Passes
Through -. Louis.

r., Marching club Df m. county r'u,oc-
lay "f .'o'k County. chicago. invaded
I-uinu station Hast night. and was til" 'y-
lu,lro 81 all oy'--;hat -. Will" III" m"m-
I-rs w"r. ia sight. for they marched IN Int
around gr and down - often that th'E
could 10; L. followed They N.Y.. dressed
l.rur,. nttiurly aud presented richer aI'-
,.rl-auc, than any bn.ly II merchants VII"
hay. visited 81 Louis since the hast NJ
;i"r.,l Convention "t Ih.. Republican party
,scar,, that these gentlemen were all Dem
ocrtts.
II was evident from glance that each
member of IN" "r,trnizati"n WIS a r''.iu-
ciau. Tile ha~ry slar'c that h" east from
.-iI,. 20 >jI" tn. vl~,rvaut ~" ihat h' f'r'
o,I IN. n.tr n.Ni t. him. his general SHIFT
less u-rvnu~n.-s. all indicated that h" was
ou, not only for pleasure. hut real business
# it rr'..er ted itself.
t-uuu IN. arrival - the train At Union
Station AN att, mpt was mad" /" hay"
Iirtl. music for diversion. hut the ban! %
forty pieces wls placed under IL" ban
which controls al such rodi"S in the -
Louis Union Station. NJ music j. permit
ted there. I:s dozens Of Sleeping cars ar" O."
Jh. tracks fiilei with occupants. and. 10
.i.i.s. The Terminal Hotel j. within hearing
~ Io'"-.tt..- u.r" rnnr.- rcrnGcil"d ami rc;iH-
Iv consented tn pacc around th" biggest
md E.r,i<"m..~t union passenger station II
tho world. without ~" aid al the martial
If, and drum. They were assured thft up
on their return next THURSDAY evening. the
- Louis jefferson club would meet them
at the station. and xiv. their bard m o.
:artuujty to -'rcu:id, two - three of the
Ucv-P1f:r Offices
This WIS cold comfort for the time, but
Secretary Robert l.. I;uTi>" assured Tn"
Rcyuh'ic r.itre-cniat.v" tha: his band
would surely ap;."ir h"icr" tn" new huild-
!u. of The company at Seventh and phV"
streets ou THURSDAY evening. Mar II J.
I'Jrry G IiilhnUTrr "f the 'hicdS" and
Alton. vhn conducted THE party {" -
Louis AMI y : iIav rf IN" Nohil" and
plio. who Will act guido {" New Orleans
w"ic an E4u,l ~ the station last night and
offered all information necessary.
NcSsrs Harris. AppcI Knight and Russell
nf tE--,, two lines. We're alS" an hand and
assisted in making The visitors at home
ahoGt tn" station
After participating in IN" MaTdi GraS f"s-
tivi;icS ~ Sew tri"uns IN. party viii visit
Mobile and spend eight hours there. Later
on ii. trip they will take dinner ~ cairo.
III. and arrived i'll 81 Louis for supper an
NaTc., J. at 80 y. m. Tn" e. y \. special
will take them from this city ~ their
ltr
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
I.nnNL NNn sI.ErEEAN.

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y hun" J.rF was iE' i'~HiI 81 ''.'' l''ii OF
''"hi'S b''t'ii.iih tl" h'-i" '',.'. .r'N " 't
ih' murder ~ " imam t'7i'i 3'''' ''' '-''
"lEi' "i ""'H ' ~.
IN" Hi~' 'tihS "t = El'.-- 'i W. '''"-'.'
i.trc" i~"t t"!N'rH HAIRY f''H,u 81 @
t"'"t1" sweeney I' " E'''''> '' ~ -
'Addie street yesterday 'ti'l'i''''t-
chief "i Detectives b"Sul"'t H"!i't'S in''t
~ Inc afl"It 81 J"Hii Ky ~ H. ms "a i'''i''
= clever burglar ih'i" N'l' "l'"H ms i'.
"'n several tools '"n"l"niE ''S'H ny 'i''''~-
oscar +. Hoffman, o. N". -''N Nis~"H'i
avenue and Mis- Edith H"l'!T.'H "i N"- ll->
t.sstou avcuUr yesterday el"i"d Z" clayton.
Where :h.-y Wv"- married bt CIRCUIT J"dSe
tUsjT!pn H!rZ' :.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Webster County. Missouri, Is enjoying
lead and zinc boom.
The Cole County. Missouri, Democratic
primary Will Ice held April :.
The Zinc Miners Association has issued
an address 20 producers HrginG them To join
the organization. for the purpose Of Eus-
tanning the present profitable prices of zinc
ore.
The preachers Of Macon. No. have been
given control of the Macon. No. Citizen as
= vehicle for their sermons while their
churches are closed under the quarantine
regulations.
Mrs. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Carrie
chapman Cat; hav" written replies TO Pro-
fcSsr- summers views on uatrimony. Tho
ladies maintain thai marriage is not
failure. as q rule.
Tho agreed injunction suit in the Taylor
Beckham contest for the G"vcruoTshfp Of
kentucky was filed I'm court yesterday. The
Hous" WAS compelled TO adjourn yesterday
because of a lack of a quorum The Dem
ocrats have nominated candidate 10 sue
cecd to Goehel's place in the Senate. S"v-
s.rdl stories are being related in reference
10 fiocbcl's matrimonial intentions.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

Siderable intcr"@; in the disposition Of the
several islands which. before tho war OF
'Ss. belonged TO tin" Spanish tspvprurrsrt
and los especially h"eu very sol!c;tnUs 70
obtain information respecting the Casayau
SlIsG$ and Sihdtu. since Rear Admiral Wat
son called :" Washington that h. had iii
ted that thu American fIS tc hoisted
over them.
While the authorities had practically DO
"ii"i thar Spain had good claim to these
Islands. they have now concluded that il
Is advisahl" 20 ear. fully consider tho mat
Ter. They are disposed 10 insist that the
artiCl" "f tho trerty Of pcare relative To
the c"ssI"n "f III" Philippines should be-
literally interpreted 20 iu"iud" all ~ the
fhilippin" Islands belonging 20 Spain
The SihutU ana CIcnyau SUiu Islands are
IA q SpleEdti -tratsSiCal Position. and
would t- "f great yaiu. 40 any nation with
which TIE United States nigh, come IN
conflict.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
CH0ATG NOTIFIES HAY.
steamer SABINE officially Hcl"a> II
br British Government.
.GF, I;i.I, Srl.,IAr.

..+i'- Bill Special
Washington. F,n. Ambassador Ch"at'
r"hl,d Secretary Hay ra-H,y that IN" Erit
ish Cove rum.ut a:..! decided in r"l'as" TN
fiilish steamer SIlia'. which carried Fl
large cargo from New York. and which had
r"sm s'iz"d ny- day ago 10y The E.i;iSi
"UHhndt Thrush.
Th' United states Government. aS ~""n y-
6; heard "f the seizure. mad" inquiries. ha'
tn" British authorize Justified tn" long d..
lay on The plea that thy had not been in
formed aS tn Jhc facts IN the oas"
The STATE Department expressed i'-"lf TO-
day. however. a. amply satisfied with tn
British cN..l3naii"n and announced That
thor" would l." no further r"Trcs" "n'ttioi:s
mad, iu his cG~.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
MARQUETTE CLUB DINNER.
Carter. Hanccy and Woodruff
Guests of Honor.

Chic.Sn. Feb. -i-At the Marquette Club
this evening I dinner Was given 20 the Re-
publican candidates for the Illinois tiuhcr-
TatUrial uomina tiOn. ana to Lieutenant
'i"VcTUCr Woodruff uf New YORK.. only
two Cf tho 'fuh"rndt1ri.i "8uft'i3tcs-J;IiS-
DrriS carter ard .!udc" ElhrifEe Uau.Cy-
were present. and they with lieutenant
Governor W"ottrui:. comprised th~ list of
speaker President NoyeS of III" club mad.
short address introducing each Of the
speaker The speeches uf Judge Carte
and Judc" Han'cy related almost entirely
TO matters in Illinois.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
SIX HOURS BATTLE.
Eo,.i> Drove British Back From
Sinrmbcr..

St"rk>'r""m. F,h. .;.-Af;-r "a i@L' it-'-
iu- siN hours to-day. th" forces under
'iItacr" c"ll back from St"rmh"rg- Tn
operation is described as = reconnaissance.
The i;ucrS were strongly rtr,u,hoi -
St"rmh,rc and "p,r.r! the with tw" hcIvy
gums and - nin"-I,crld,r They could not
De. di~l"d-"d. and &, thunderstorm iut'rV""-
Iu-. General Gatlcr,. Withdrew.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
DEATHS.

NNRI.ATT-Svr3ouIy. n u 4. m. Alias :.
Maristf. beloved husband ~ Della Marlstt. acsl
g. years.
Funeral viii take plscA iron, re=fden~e No
-2ii Maple av"nuc. Mon'lay. February IS. :
D. H. Friends aie invited
N-C,1Y-Oa SATURDAY.. I, hTuarv q iaaa -
-. /, n. after brief Illness. John T. McCoy.
a.y.i = yTI~-.
FurersI viii rssc place February .s. at =.
n from tho ra-ld"ncc Of Ware II. IoN. ~;
=. r..lctan ayo,us Friends fuvit };
Franklin Pt.. EokImo. Ind. ami Rsile,iIle.
HI Iapc:- pleas" 'orv-
For oth-- Death Notices. see Page :,
Part Two
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George Nsnde'herg. Saln"nk'Sper AZ
Ohio and Lafayette avenues was wo;If' ird
in tho arm 10y Frci Ar"dthu. waiter.
wh. fired i've shots 1T him in his saloon AT
o'clock this morning. Tn" mirror and
glaSSwdr. wrT. wrecked hy the other hui
lots. Tn. cause of the trouble is uot known.
After the shooting the asSailant. who lives
al NJ. il-s -. Ang. av-uu". surrendered
To- the police II iS claimed by NandcrhFrc
that Aro,ithU. after drinking mill. punch.
deliberately ard without I.rovoCatiou drew
the revolver and began firing
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London. Feb. ci.-Thc Var pfice TO-DAY
received from General Fuller = list OF cas-
ualrics resulting from The fighting ou Feb
fuary % a. ll-~--
Killed:
Lieutenant. IL" Honorable L. - Ca'ACart
,son II Lord 'athcarD Of the Eii" EgiGadc;
Lieut.narrS 80" and Parker ur tn" Ian
,aShirc Regiment
Wounded.
Fourteen officers Including Major General
NyHno ana .ol ne! Harris uf The East SUI
r-yS.
G"a"Iai Eu'i.r c"urIUd's.
owing 20 rha cuutiGUrES nrh'luE II is
impossible 80 present T." Eir' IN" r"nn"r
al mtu killed or wounded
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Marine Intelligence.

Yokohama. Feb. 2i.-Arrived previously:
DorIc. San Francisco. etc. for Hong Kong
CherbourE Feb. 24.-Sailed: New York
from Southampton. for New York
Yokohama. Feb. 2i-Arrived: Goodwin.
Tacoma.
Eiong-KcrC Feb 2I.-Arrived previously:
.hira San Francisco.
Naples. Feb. 22.--Saiied: Werra. New
York.
Liverpool. Feb. 2i.-Saled: Georsic. Nov
York: ITcania. New York.
London. Feb :i.-Saicd: Menominee, New
York.
Antwerp Feb 2t-.}iled: Westernland
New York.
uavre. Feb. 2i-Salied: la Champagne.
New York.
New York Feb. 21.-Sailed: Mesabar. Lon
don: Spardam, CaTpania. Liverpool; Pho'-
micIs. Hamburg: Michigan. London.
Queenstown. Feb. 2+-Arrived: steamer
Etruris, New York. for Liverpool tand pro
,eeded,.
Philadelphia. Feb. ai-Sailed: Steamship
RAiSenianc. Ssr Liverpool
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Cleveland q. FEB -i.-RailroId mer. con
-idcr that the result Of the meeting to b"
l-cId ir New York u'Xt Wednesday by Tho
presidents Of IN" roads in tn" central
Fr.isht NsSociatinn and tn" Trunk Line
ASsucia.iu has already been agreed upon
Tie object Of IN" meeting T. I" put q stop
to tn. Generalization of the grain rates. l.
- stated that an agreement had already
been practically arrived q; by tn" presidents
y" reduce tn. present gr in rat" of - cents
ny - or :: cents.
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CRoNJE's RELIEF FORCE CLASHES WITH BRITISH.


III" Eo"" Zines. has received tho following
cable. aatod Durham February l.. from
Howard O.. liilternS. member "f III"
'onm'it'" row - hurhan. south Ni!i'a.
'M"ii''inc". instruments. prucurahl" bur-
ban. urGvntly needed SGESc-t cabling n"
mur"y Immediately. VIII deliver pcr-uadi-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

fn0 u'..--'rs aSn anil vils-r fh" Star1'ri O.!
rrrrry '.i= 'ft:Srl tp fuita ''St"T'tv nal
.h.- .,r1.lfatuy. driver. Frank fiaZ-r ami
i-'E-I Nn.sfS. ARRESTED e. s.llt1S 81! which III
A. u.a- li- "iHcigl stomp ~Hr-- - ~" Alt'u
'lsr NTI.t4 rl-.r Gl4'st under arrest UI"s3
m. S..ius sl.t~gs ll' uI-.1 rtr apri', alton -
Ntfr.n.v I..,i Is,-i~ I'll m" cases v"r" rcE-
L-u-,.-L m.-ftL I.l.-Lt.
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GERMANY'S HAND INIT.
- the United States May Hold
Cagavan Islands.

EI.Vt EXC St'E'lA
Washington. Feb. II Suspicious aTe en-
'eriainci here thai Germany is h"hind
Spaiu'S latest move to obtain m. r"stitu-
tinn 20 the Spanish crown of :hs i=lands
Of the 'Jgayan Suiu group and Sib,,u.
Ii is known that Germany HIS taken con
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Tn" committee having in charge tho GrI..
viii hold meeting tn-morruw Jt the -,
dell Hotel AMI will pass "n the matter 80
placing tn" order for the ambuianc' waga-.
ard at leaS: part ~ its equipment. Tn"
Subscription list 60 date rcpT'oe f.inrriy
IN" rrspon-"g 2" m" original call. SuhSrrV-
'"n blanks are Sfili ont among the hr,
"rS and other laGc.. iu.CrtS's which have
mot hP"D heard from aS Vet. u i fNt-rt-
81 that all tn" donations viii 10" II ry
March :.
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RECRUITS FOR BOERS.
German Steamer Lands no Men at
Lorenzo Marquee.

Lorenzo MarqTez. Feb. eth. tiermla
steamer Admiral from Hamburg. January
-, has arrived here with II" Passengers On
board. They are mostly Gsrnsu subjects
and are anxious TO join the Bocr forces.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
RAILROADS.

Two new types Of passenger locomotives
have recently hoen pat In Use in Southern
France.
Tho rrUssian railroad school at Berlin is
proving a success.
The Cleveland. Lorain and Wheeling
VIII make an issu" Of SlaolG.osN in bonds
\ number of time changes will he made
soon on the Union Pacific.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
SPORTING

The winners at Tanforan: Sofaia. Pira tc
+. w Brode, Nonjta Iuverary and Ton
moro.
The winners 1T New Orleans: The Slug
gard. Erema. N"raEour. Triaditza, Pat Cav
rcJt and Matt Simpson.
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LOCAL AID FOR THE BOERS.
Sum Of 81. l:;6 Subscribed for th.
Ambulance Corps.

Already s2Isi has bo"r suhSnr;i,'i iu zig"
s.. Louis Rn"r AmhVI1u crrrs. Follow
Ing is list Of the contributors and th"
amounts signed for in each instance.
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FOREIGN.

E.nSlishm0n ar" smaTtinE under the Shes
and Criti i-iSms Of tho French. and promise
Il DAY OF reckoning with that country.
France may stop bull cock and dog fight
ing. Influenza is very prevalent in Paris.
The thcaters Of the metropolis are obJecting
TO the poor tax.
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BRITISH SUFFER LOSSES.
Fail in an Attempt IN Storm DE
larcv's Position.

Pretoria, Friday. Feb. "a special dis
patch from Colesherg. dated Thurs day. Feb
ruary - says.
''Commandant De;arcy moved out and &c
Cupiea a position east nnd south OF Arundel.
where the British were encamred y; sun
rise the British attacked the Beers with
cannon. infantry and cavalry. the Beers re-
plying.
Late In the evening. when the Boers
were attacked in their rear by a force pre-
sumably from Naauwpoort, rendering the
Boer position untenablc. the British at
tempted tn >torn the Boer cannon. but were
repulscd with heavy loss.
The Boer casualties. as far as known.
wcre two men wounded.
BOERS NEAR -tRUNDJI.
London. Feb. GA special dispatch from
Arundel. uu,;cr date of February 3 says:
The Beers have formed strong force
seven miles west Of here General Clements
has kept uD searching fire on their kop-
jes. We expect To take their position before
sunset"
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KILLER LOSES MANY OFFICERS.

guns on Grohlrr's klonf. III" battle. a
viewed from tho British lines. has been
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noERS NEAR HRyNDVI.
MEDICINES NEEDED.
Durham Committee Cables for Nor.
Funds.

chairman of III. American committee to
aid wounded OF both beli:s.------ -.
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Coal Inspection Fight.

Ma. n',. VIVA wss ~, oii.t-d 'oai pil In
Sp-rtvr Tor Ntcn hy MAJ 4 ". iUsng d.