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the battery horses. The mounted infan-
| try gradually repealed the Beers and the
battery then took a. position and expelled
them from their lager in confusion.
The Beers held a strong position on the
north bank of the river, but the flight
from the southern bank compelled them
to retreat. They showed great adroitness
in getting away the wagons and displayed
a bold front while the rest of the force
was busy in spanning.
General French's division consisted Of
three brigades of cavalry, two Of mounted
| infantry and seven horse batteries.
! London, March 9.-The Standard pub
| fishes the following dispatch from Popular
| Grove, March S: 1.-The movements Of the
| mounted men were somewhat too rapid
! for the supporting infantry, and as a re-
; suit the Boer position was turned before
! the main body could strike effectively.
! The Beers fell back percipitately and. ex-
! tending to the southeast, they checked
| the advance of the British cavalry with
a heavy rife rife at 500 yards range. Ac-
cordingly General French moved south
ward and outfanked them again, but the
Beers repeated their tactics"
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Bordeaux, March Slate yesterday
evening number of students and others
issuing from d pro-Boer meeting march
ed to the British consulate, battered
down the door, shattered the windows
with stones and then proceeded to the
consul's private residence, where they in
dulged in a similar demons tration The
police dispersed the mob and arrested
several of the leaders. The project of the
Gironde the mayor Of Bordeaux and the
commissary of police called on the con-
sui today and expressed their regret at
the occurrences.
NOT so MANY ROOT BAIJIEs
London, March THE first levee of
the season was held by the Prince Of
Wales today at St James Palace There
was a fairly large attendance, though
there was not the usual preponderance
of uniforms, on account of the war. The
entire stan of the United States embassy
attended. United States Ambassador
Choate presented Colonel Cary Sanger.
L. S. v, and ]. Coleman Drayton. Hugh
Griffin and r. S. Hungerford of New
York
THE MAINE WILL AID NO BOERS
Washington, March Mr.. Montague
White, the representative Of the Trans
vaal in the United States. today author
lied the following interview: MY inten-
ton has been drawn to the appeal for
funds issued by the committee Of the
American hospital ship Maine have OF
the slightest wish to check the gener-
osity of those who are DESTROYS of reliev-
ing the British sick and wounded IN
South Africa, but, though # may be
somewhat superfuous, I feel Il my duty
TO point out that as the Boer lines are
some 200 TO 500 miles inland the suffering
Beers are not In the least likely to profit
by the charity Of the Maine, even sup
posing that those responsible for the
undertaking really desire to extend their
care TO the Republican belligerents.
therefore feel compelled TO request all
those who are anxious 70 assist the Boer
sick and wounded or their widows and
orphans. to send their subscriptions 10
me- or any OF the properly constituted
organizations which are collecting money
for that purpose
'sTOP-THE- WAR; MEETING STOPPED
Edinburgh. March "A "stop-the-war"
meeting, admission 10 which was regu-
lated by ticket, was held in this city this
evening Long before the hour fixed uni
versity students secured possession Of the
han. It is alleged that several hundred
gained entrance by counterfeit tickets
ana the audience was 50 uurUly that the
doors were barrica5ed inside and cut
Jaues Ke5r-Ha~5ie. chairman of the In
dependent Labor party and editor OF the
Labor Leader endeavored . speak. but
al 70 10 purpose. FINAL he announced
that the principal speaker. Nj Cron-
wright-Schreiner. was outside The meet
ing was the-eup0n abandoned BY the pro
moters and a rush was made for the
platform. TIE police used their batons
and a free sight erlsued Numerous ar
rests were made. a gentleman whose
identity has not been esrabilstlad was Sc
vereIy handled outside h the crowd IN
DER thu impression shaf he was Nr. Cron-
rIga1-Schreiner. He tainted. Eel and
was tramDle6. Ultimately he was res
cusd n sensible. by the police Tia stu
dents finished the anti-Peace denous-rs-
tisn By 2aradlag through ne principal
streets