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regiments by IL o'clock had worked
we'll to the front. The order was given
and like a flash the two regiments
sprang forward simultaneously ana III
a few moments had secured two COM
manding ridges. The advanced line
was now within 1900 yards OF the
Beers main trench and the latter were
already losing heart from the demon
| stration of their flank, but they kept
up a rapid though wild fire.
! "At this moment the final charge
was ordered and away went the Lam
| cashire and the Sussex regiments
again, but the Beers could not stand
and they fairly bolted and the rout OF
the Beers along the whole line was
/ then complete.
Beers in American Politics.
NEW YORK, May 11.-Edward Lau-
terbach created a sensation at a meet
ing last night of the citizens committee
which is arranging for the entertain
ment of the Boer ENJOYS who are ex-
pected on the Maasdam next Tuesday
Addressing the meeting, Mr.. Lauter-
bach said:
Neither of the two great political
parties has taken any definite action on
the position of this Government with
respect to the Boer war. My own party
mas not seen fit to define its position
1t is equally true that no other nation
has done so. But judgment has gone by
default against England in all civilized
countries because of her action In South
Africa. In our own country and in my
own party l believe there is a latent
fire that will require but small
, amount of tanning to cause ut to break
; out into vast and powerful flame that
will inspire the people who love justice,
, freedom and all that tend to a high civ
, ilization and right.
Il believe the Republican party is lr-
retrievably lost if it leaves to the DEM
| ocratic party the first opportunity to in
sert in its national platform a plank
that will declare for the South African
> Republics In Michigan the Republi-
! cans take the same stand with regard to
the national party. l am unalterably
opposed to leaving such action to the
, Democrats.
Il am a delegate to tie convention,
and l shall struggle and work harder
, for Boer plank in the platform than
worked and struggled for gold plank
in the platform that was made up al
st. Louis"
" y,
Lauterbach, said:
This country cannot afford to go tic
, war over this question. We can talk
: now and arbtrate later What the
Beers want is sympathy and arbitra-
ton"
y A committee was appointed to &C
down the bay to meet the ENJOYS. Thf
committee will conduct them to the
city hall and introduce them to the
l Mapor
Mines Must Be Protected.
: NEW YORK, May "a Sun cable
: from London says: The correspondent
e of the Central News at Lourenzo Mar
: quez says he has learned from a semi
official source in Pretoria that the Eu
: ropean powers have sent collective
: note to the South African republic il
] reference to threats to blow up the
mines. The note, he says, intimates
that the powers will hold the President
and Government of the Transvaal re
: sponsible for the safety of the mine.
and declares that they will suppor7
! Great Britain in any measures to force
. compensation if the threats are car
!, ried into effect
Gloom in Mafeking.
LONDON MAY 9.-The tidings from
Mafeking are gloomier than ever. Ev
erybody there has an empty stomach
: :, and pinched face. The natives are NJ
longer given porridge, and the whites
now have but quart of that substance
! and pound of horse sausage daily Ev.
'. erything else eatable is gone. Insult
cient food, wet trenches and cold nights
:, are deadly to the health of the garrison
q The information comes from reliable
natives. Lady Sarah Wilson. under
o date of April 9th, says:
The Beers now number 4. 500. includ-
ing young Eloff. President Krueger's
grandson, who has sent for six more
guns"
The Mafektng correspondent Of the
\ Times, who also emphasizes the ex-
:, IRENE gravity of the situation, says:
1T is impossible to ignore the fata
E significance of Colonel Baden-Powell's
reference to the hardships endured by
the women and children, among whom
many deaths have already occurred
The commissariat is holding a certain
stock of foodstuffs in reserve for use in
o the direst extremity"
The besieged are celebrating the two
hundredth day of the siege with horse
q dinners, and Colonel Baden-Powell Sent
a message to Lord Roberts, saying:
v After two hundred days of siege,
q desire to bring to your lordship's notice
o the exceptionally good spirit Of loyalty
n which pervades all classes of the garri
o son, and the patience of everybody a
o Mafeking in making the best of thing!
under the long strain of anxiety, hard
Il ship and privation, which is beyond al
o praise and revelation to me. The men
n half of whom are not accustomed to thu
use of arms, have adapted themselve.
to their duties with the greatest yea
and readiness. The pluc., and devotion
of the women have been remarkable
With such spirits our organization run
like clockwork. l have every hope i
# will pull us through"
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: A VIRGINIA MYSTERY.