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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08

The Poer attack on Gen. Gatacre's
forces. reported Feb. Z. iizzled out ihe
artillery OF the burghers after shelllHs
the camp retiring upon the arrival OF
british endorsements. The aIar
scarcely warrants being called a SKIP
msh. The British casualties were one
man killed and four men wounded
The latest advlces from Sterkstro0m
announce that Gen. Gatacre's cavalry
IL IN pursuit of the Beers, While NOM
Ing has resulted from this AFFAIR, II IN
dicates that the burghers are fully awe
Ia the Importance Of the concentration
which Is on the verge OF occurring pc
tween the forces OF Gen. Gatacre, KEEL
ly-Kenuey and French, and they 40
not hesitate TO take the aggressive IN
an effort against an established posi-
tlon though IL Is believed a sufficiently
large body Of troops VIII soon DC
massed at ColesbeTg to insure the uh-
opposed advance OF the invading army
When IL Is ready TO start. That II Is
not prepared for this move at present.
and that all this activity Is merely pre-
lmiuary TO what Is known as Field
Marshal Lord Roberts main movement
ls evieenced by a dispatch from Cape
town under date OF February 4 an
uounclng that the director OF transport
was advertising for OK wagons ana
drivers. Without these II will be nope
less TO think OF carrying on the inya-
sion. and II must be a month more be-
fore they are ready Another prellm-
mary IS that Gen. Roberts has JUST
sanctioned the formation OF colohial
yeomanry consisting Of a troops oil lVO
men for each district Of the colony 10
protect the loyal farmers. THIS FORCE
viii be differed from among the local
yeomanry
MAY MOVE ON KIMBERLEY
opinion is divided as to whether Field
Marshal lord Roberts and Gen. kitch-
eper have gone 10 the Modder river or
10 Sterlxstroem. Gen. Macdonalds
ACTIVITY in the former locality combined
with the belief that the Colesherg move
ment ls to draw off portion of the
Free State force, has given rise TO the
hone that Gen. Methuen viii shortly be
enabled 10 make a successful attack tot
relieve Kimberley. while the gradually
thinning forces surrounding Mafeking
will altogether melt away.
Sir John Gordon Sprigg, the former
premier OF Cape Colony. has cabled TO
Mr.. Chamberlain. the colonial secretary
IN behalf OF the lmperialists Of Cape
Colony, congratulating him on the gov
ernments overwhelming majority in
the House OF Commons, and declaring
the government policy, II steadfasily
pursued. would secure South Africa un-
der British supremacy permanent pros
perity.
SHELL AND COUNTER SHE'LL
Rensberg, Feb s.--The Beers position
was vigorously shelled with lyddite for
an hour this morning eastward from
slncerfonteln and westward from the
top al Coles Kop. a fifteen FOUNDER
shrapnel gun paying special attention
TO the Boer guns, which have been I'M
usually active lately.
The Beers held position half way on
the direct road between Rensberg and
Colesberg. They shelled Potter's Hill
yesterday Intellectually.
Durham Natal, Feb. s.--The Amer-
can hospital ship Maine, filed with
wounded soldiers. started today from
here for Capetown.
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ligious or anti-religious lines-whlch-
ever term Is best-and making
absolute and specific demands
upon me, ample excuse Tor not
giving them any notice. / did let
them know In ample time for them 10
set out OF the way That is what
caused all the trouble, for had taken
snap judgment. as | hold J might have
done iusiihably, after their combna>
ton. and rs they are quoted as saying
the appointments would have been
promptly confirmed"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
KILLER HOLDS
HIS POSITION.
D,.ostch Today, Thursday, Says lie Re-
t,ios tbe Places Captured From
the Beers on Tuesday.

,.,.at That Relief Of Ladysmth is Certain : British
'''' .. an Monday and Tuesday Approximate z55 Men-
More Doubt Than ExuatiOn in London = news Oh urea
,.,ot Nav Arrive at Any Moment Remembering Former
r.aa..s difficulties Ahead-Seyera Days Hard rIgh'lng
,,,t.d ror-Furous Galanty Of British Few Beers Oh
,y...., Roe. Attack on Gen. Gatacre a FizzIe-lm'
,o,,nt Events in the SOuhden. Metfuen's Operations
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ROB A MISSOURI BANK.
Officer Fires at Thieves, but They
Get Away With the Cash.

Dexter. Mo, Feb. S-The bank at
Maiden, a few miles south OF here,
was last night entered by three
masked men who, by the use Of drills
and dynamite, succeeded in opening
the safe.
city Marshal Davis opened fire on the
burglars and It is supposed that one
~ them was wounded. though all three
escaped In the darkness.
The loss In money is placed at 5000
by the bank officials. Blood hounds
are being used 10 trace the robbers.
but owing 10 the heavy rain no tracks
can be found
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,,o.rnoon Dispatched

fAnernoon Dispatched
\ ,,,r Feb. S.-A cable dispatch re-
- N this city from spearmans
|snv under today's date says;
'. Isaller holds his position. Relief Is
certain 80
10, m-Gen. Butler has cabled 10
var Office that the approximate
~, casualties in the fighting at
|psr,ttsrs Drift up to noon Tuesday
oHVr two Killed and fifteen wound
h pon.eommissioned officers and men,
|r,hlled and wounded
me officers killed were Major John
|ps.smyth and Lieut.. shafto both OF
L., purham light infantry. The officers
,,r,5ed include col. Fitzgerald OF tho
n,,bsm llght Infantry. Col. A. j. Mont
,usy Of the royal artillery and
,usgt Sir T. A. A. Cunningham OF the
| hoe brigade.
FEELING OF DOUBT.
AS D. m.--Presumably Gen. Butler Is
|t,sang again today in his third at
|,nu to relieve Ladysmith, and news
{. he greatest import may arrive at
,y moment Yet here there is more
|t,sn than exultation, for even II the
ralectlon Of Gen. Buffers two dis
|nroG failures after suspicious starts
vgr not keen In the minds OF the
|Eg.Bc the list OF casualties published
.siy would be a sufficient reminder OF
o tremendous difficulties Of his task.
| Hs occupation Of Vaal Krantz. the key
H. b. lower ridges, while praise,
|pardy and gallant achievement. by 10
mans signifies that Gen, White will
hediatly Join hands With him. Before
Cen Butler are several days OF hard
ighling and any attempt TO forecast
he result would be yalueless. II based
Ia precedent which can hardly be
i,ns In warfare, Il would be bound 10
N IN favor Of the Beers. for appar-
Eily The conditions have not material
D altered since the last frultless nj,
iupt
o. he other hand the British troops
a. imarilng under defeat and will IN
tlaSiedly be neryed to more desperate
to'is than ever before, and II furious
plilniry can carry Gen. Butler over
Ne k0pjes that face him, Ladysmlth
WV b relieved within a week. But so
IN British bravery has been In the
main woeiully mIguided.
liis more than likely that Gen. Bar
N AZ Chieyeley may be strong enough
. ADVANCE on the Tugsla and render
l'lable assistance from the southeast,
'iile the beleaguered garrison itself.
,eoidlng 10 latest dispatches, should
z aois 70 create a. potential diversion
'a.le Gen Butler has overcome the
..lia difficulties which he IN the
hfl.s Immediately north OF the Tugela.
4 Dispatch 70 the London Times from
spelrmans camp says that when the
Dl-'nams reached the top OF Vaal
A'a0il over fifty Of the enemy who
'eie Sun defending the position fed"
pa more than half these were armed
BoER ATTACK FIZzLED.
turning from the transcendent inter-
7. 20 Labyrinth, the whole war area
''e'eh's scene OF important activity
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to separate and brother and sister were
let down with their beds 10 the ground
floor. There they were found upon their
couches, which had not been broken by
the fan, Harry not injured In the least,
but Sophie crushed under a falling tim
Der.
Near Cantane Ills. not far from Coll
linsvile a large farm house was COM
pletely destroyed. The farmer and his
family escaped. A mile and half OF
telegraph line was blown down and
much debris piled on the track Of the
Vandalia railroad. The farmer whose
home had been destroyed while out
looking for his live stock noticed that
the track OF the railroad was obstruct-
ed, and hurried TO the west a mile. He
tagged the fast train due In Indian
ap0lis at 500 o'clock. II was not yet
daylight and the officers Of the road say
the train would surely have been
wrecked, but for the thoughtfulness Of
the farmer.
ST LOUIS HAS ONE TOO.
St. Louis, Mo, Feb. S.--Considerable
damage TO property in various parts Of
the city and vicinity was wrought be-
tween and a. m. by wind storm that
reached a velocity Of so miles an hour
| and was Of the nature Of tornado.
The barometer fell to 29.25. the lowest
point ever reached In this vicinity, ae-
cordng TO the weather bureau officials
| here.
Previous to the wlndstorm a terrific
/ thunder storm had ragged for several
| hours. the rain falling IN torrents. The
I rainfall was 10 inches,
Mrs Susie Thompson became en-
/ tangled in a live wire which had been
/ blown down and was Killed
; IN the burned district, between
/ Franklin avenue, Morgan street Third
and Sixth streets, $50 900 worth OF prop
/ erty was destroyed. N 2i North Third
street the four-story building occupied
/ by the George A. Benton Commission
I Company and the Sage & Richmond
I Commission Company and oiled with
| produce, was blown down. 1t was next
( door TO one OF the buildings destroyed
In Sundays fire, and its walls had been
weakened At the ruins Of Penny &
! Gentles department store, broadway
and Franklin avenue, a cupola left
{ standing at the west end Of the north
wall and a huge brick chimney topped
] hl TAIL eNttA ifNll siAVhfHidNh Nfir
/ carried down by the force Of the wind.
I Policeman William Ferie, who was
standing near, had narrow escape
/ from death.
] Signs and trees were blown down all
/ over the city At the corner OF Sixth
and Olive streets Flagstaff was blown
I from the top Of Commercial building TO
the pavement, smashing a large clock
/ IN its descent
Much delay and considerable dam
age was suffered by nearly every rail-
/ road entering the city, especially from
/ the east side Of the river Trains COM
/ ing In this morning were late as the re-
suit Of washouts and others obstrue-
/ lions.
Both the Western Union and Postal
/ Telegraph companies were seriously
/ delayed by the loss OF wires and poles
] east Of the river
At jefferson City. No, the wind and
/ rain storm was one Of the most severe
| ever felt there. II was followed by a
| fan Of SO degrees in temperature and a
! snow storm which Is now raging. An
ton Hester. aged s., was blown from
] his door onto a stone walk, and killed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
COLOMBIA INSURGENTS WIN,
They Have Captured Bogota, the
National Capital.

New York. Feb. s-The Tribune has
a special from Kingston. Jamaica,
which says news has been received
there that the insurgents have captured
Bogota, capital OF Colombia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Three Killed and Three Injured In n
n. Y. Central Collision.

wniamsport, Pa, Feb. s.--Three per-
sons were killed and three seriously in
jured In a head-on collision today be-
tween fast freight trains on branch Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
ExCONsuI CHARLES MACRUM TRANsv

a til
dhol ofwar nd III o. Hay wn
& ran Mr. M charge Kruger
bgan il al hi
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
KENTUCKY CASE In FEDERAL COURT
Gov Taylor Has Not Signed the Louisville
Defendants in Circuit COurt-Hearing on Monday
Legislators Fear Arrest

Frankfort, KY, Feb S-Goy, Taylor
announced this morning tina, he had as
yet taken no action regarding the
Louisville agreement and did not know
whether he would do 50 today or not
He said that there were some things
that he desired 20 consider further, and
Il would be some time before ne made
up his mind as 90 the best thing TO do.
Notwithstanding the delay in signing
the agreement, the opinion Is stili gem
eral that with some notifications 10
VIII be accepted In the near future, pos
sibly by the end Of the week
II was rumored this afternoon that
Gov. Taylor had prepared a proposition
70 be submitted 10 the Democrats. de.
mnndlng a specific agreement for the
repeal OF the Goebel election law, end
that the Goebol- Taylor gubernat0rial
contest should be decided by q vote Of
both houses separately instead % In
joint session. Regarding the story. Gov
Taylor would only say. NO such prop
osltion has been submitted"
Whether IL would or would not be
submitted at some later time be would
not say.
Cincinnati. Feb. S-Former Governor
Bradley and Attorney Mackoy, attor-
news for Gov. w 5. Taylor, and others
appeared before Federal Judge Taft az
noon today and were given a hearing In
chambers on petition for a restraining
order. the exact nature OF which Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08

Durham, Natal, Feb. s--The Amerl-
can hospital ship Maine, filed with
wounded soldiers. started today from
here for Capetown.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
BOER ATTAcK F1zzLrn.

turning from the transcendent inter-
81 10 Ladysmlth. the whole war area
Neseils scene OF important activity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31
Washington. Jan % "A report of

Washington, Jan % "a report of
our Aslatic trade, prepared by Mr.
Frank H Hitbcock, chief Of the
foreign markets section of the agrl-
cultural department: shows that there
has been a great development of our
trade with China and Japan during
the past decade. Record figures
we're easily reached in the fiscal year
1899 when the value of merchandise
exchanged with these two countries,
including the port of Hong Kong,
reached sS7 305,68S against only
SAC, ,294 l67 in 1889 The four years
following 1889 witnessed steady
increase that finally eliminated IN
1893 with a record of $50, ,28l 1856,
the highest up to chat time 10 the
year 1896, during which our impor-
tations were greatly curtailed as
result of the prevailing financial
depression, the trade dropped to
$5l,513,l49, and thereafter rose
steadily by leaps and bounds
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31

Spartaoburg. Jan 23-Tbe Spartan.
burg city council has determined to
make permanent street improvements
in this city in the way of paving aud
the customary uses Of granite in front
of residences. 1t has not yet been
decided whether asphalt or brick will
be used for the streets An issue Of
$4,000 bonds will be'required to install
this much-oeeded aud sadly neglected
measure The general assembly will
be requested to pass an act authorizing
the issue. and then the people OF this city
will vote on the question. It is safe to
survise that a majority of residents
want the improvements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31

As illustration showing the possibiIl-
ties OF little farm we'll titled" We
quote from the Columbus. Ga Ledger
the following which We fod 10 The
Atlanta Constitution GA man in
Brooks County has 10 the last twenty
Eve or thirty years made $4,000 with
a oue-borse farm. For several years
10 succession he cleared $1,000 above
bis expenses each ear He never
allows any trash burned ou bis farm,
ueevr allows bis teggar weeds cut or
pastured. pIows everything ,under, and
goes back to the soil. He carries his
corn to the mill ou the back Of his
horse, but leads the horse aud never
rides biw, which saves 'hs aolual.
He has plenty of substantial food. but
does not live ex,ravagaDsly, and can do
without almost aoyihiug the merchant
sells, if be likes, and does do it if ibe
price does DOT suit him he is iode-
pendent Of every trust in the world so
far as his part would 60 He works
about fifty acres With bis mule, and
himself and family do all their work,
makiog 400 or 500 bushels of corn.
twelve to 6fteeo bales of cotton and
plenty of syrup, meat aud potatoes.
He lends money over the county to
good people at 8 per cent. Never
sends money of but keeps it at home
among the oeiebbors. He is said to
have some $4,000 OF $4,000 cash.
and al! made from httle one horse
farm. which be still conducts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31

The report also SAID that Gen Butler
had been down With fever but had
recovered.
If Boer reports are to be accepted,
s..ne abandonment OF Spion kep was
due to the inability Of the British TO
resist the Boer attack. toe Boers carry
ing the arss ,reoctes aud taklcg 100
prisoners y
The following dispatch has bseo
received in Loodoo from Pretoria.
dated Jan 25, via Lourepzo Marques.
Jan 2S:
"The government, is advised that,
after heavy fighting near Sploo kop,
sone British oc the kop being stcrmed
hoist4d white flag One hundred
and 6f;y prisoners Coo be thanked
although we also had to give brave and
valuable lives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31
An Invasion of The Free State May
Begin, in Two Weeks.

London, Jan 3o-4l Is a N
History pauses for time in South
Africa. It is one of these unsatis
factory pauses that are nearly 80
trying to British nerves as sequence
of reverses and apparently will ter
inmate only when Lord Roberts gives
the word for the forward movement
into the Free State. which, according
to the most cheerful view, he will be
unable TO do for fortnight
Whether he will permit Gen Butler
to make another attempt to relieve
Ladysmith is quite outside the knowl
edge even of those closely connected
with the war Office With the troops
due to arrive next month. be may
,hiok himself strong enough TO try
two large operations Combining
the forces under Gen Methuen,
French and Gatacre, and adding to
them the arriving troops, Lord Roo
berts would nave 10000 for the
invasion of the Free State with 40,
600 to $4,000 guarding communica
tions. aad 10000 trying to rescue
Ladysm.th
The public burns with impatience
that something should be done, but
there is nothing to do but to wait on
the preparations Oceans of ink are
poured out in advice Orators are at
work in the provinces telling the
people that England has "set her
teeth in grim determination to see it
through -
rhc governments declarations ia
parliament the counter suggestions
of those Outside the government, and
consequent discussion in the press
aud on the platform will Immediately
eo,hraIl public interest The thing on
which everybody SCENE agreed is
that more men must go
Twenty thousand two hundred and
twenty two men aud l55 guns are at
sea Eleven thousand infantry and
nine thousand valry,inciuding 5000
yeomen. are practically ready to
embark Therefore the government
without doing moro, can place at the
disposal of lord Roberts 0.000 ad
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DEAD LEFT
ON THE FIELD.

Boer headquarters. Modder spru's,
Upper Tugela, Wednesday, Jan "a.
(midnight) via Loureuzo Marques,
Thursday, Jan 25 Some Vryheid
burgbers. ousposts on the highest hills
OF the Spion kop group, rushed into
the laager saying hat the kop was lost
and that the English bad taken it
Reenforoements were ordered up. but
ootbiog could be done for some time.
the hill being enveloped in thick mist
At dawn the Heidelberg and Caro-
lima coutiugeots, supplemented from
other commanders. began the ascent of
the bill Tie spurs, precipitous pro.
iectious, faced the Boer positions. Up
these the advance was made. The
horses were left under the first terrace
of rocks Scaling the steep bill the
Beers found that the Eoglish bad
improved the opportunity and entreoon.
ed heavily Between the lines of
trenches vas an open veldt, which bad
to be rushed under a heavy FIRE. not
only from rifles but of lyddlte aud
sbrapnel from field guns
Three forces ascepded the three spurs
coordinasely under cover of the fire
frou the Free State Krupps, . Creusot
aud big Maxim The English tried
10 rnsh the Beers With the bayopet but
taeir infantry went down before the
Beer rife Ere as before scythe
The Boer investing party advaoced
step BY step uu,il 2 10 the afternoon,
wbeo white fag went up and 100 men
IN the front trenches surrendered, being
sent as prisoners to the head lager.
The Boer advance continued on the
Two kopjes east of Spion kop
Many Beers we're shot. but SO gunner
Gus we're the burgne:s tnat the gaps
6lled autom aticaly Toward twilight
they reached the summit of the second
kopje, but did not get further.
The British Maxims belched flame,
but wall of FIRE from the Mausers
held the Eog'ish back Their centre.
uuder pressure. gradually gave way
and broke. abaudouiug toe position
The prisoners speak highly of the
bravery of the burghers, who, despis-
ing cover. stood against the skyline
edges of the summit TO shoot the
Dublin Fusileers. sheltered ic the
treoches.
Firiog continued for cone time. aud
thee the Fusiieers and the Light Horse
serving as infantry brew up their arms
aud rushed out of the trenches
The effect of the abandonment Of
5pion kcp by the English can hardly
be guaged as yet, but it must prove to
be immense
An unusually high proportion Of iyd-
dire shells did not explode.
Boer Head Laaeer, Ladysmitb. Jao
25, 6 . m-The British dead left. 90
the battlefield yesterday numbered
1900
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31
Having a Great Run on bamber
Iein's Cough Remedy.

Manager Martin, OF The pierson drug
store, Informs us that be is havirg grea.
run on Cbamterlans Cough Remedy. He
sells FIVE bottles of that medicine to one Of
any other kind, aud it gives great sa'istac-
ton. In these days Of la grippe there Ia
nothing like Chamber lain's Cough Remed; :;
to stop the cou. d, heal 10 the sore throat and
lungs aud give reli:f within yer; short
time The sales are growing and all "ho
try it are pleased with ia prompt acton =
South Chicago Daily Calumet For sd by
Dr.. A. J. Chioa.