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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18

Additional trains leave Baltimore for Union.
brtdRe and intermediate Stations ct IL am.
and 2.25 sud 6.10 p. M, and leave Union Bffdge,
for Baltimore at 8, 20 and $40 4 m. and i2 IN
p. m, daily. except Sunday.
SUHpAYSONLY.-Leaye Baltimore for Uuio.s
Bridge and intermediate Stations 9.35 q a,
and 2.35 p. m. aud leave Union Bridge a. as
mediate Stations.
HALTIHoRB & CUMBERLAND VAI1TT
Leave HagerstoWn forShippenSbarR and IN
termedihte stations e. II .05 Q. N andf 90 n, M
FOR Chambersburg $50 am. Leave ShJppeng-
burg for HagerstoWn and IntermedfnteStSti oDe
at 100 . m. and S.03 p. N. Leave Car
bersburg 1.45 p. m.
TRAINS VA ALTENWALD CUT-OFY,
Leave HageIstoUn for ChnnhRFstufp oIA
intermediates Stations 1t 6i2 3. - ma sfs3,..
M ana leaEe ChamberSburE for HageTstoEu
AID lntermediate Stations q 118 4. 10. nn6
7.49p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge fos Rnritsbur1 AZ sss
ana 1889 q. 70. and 3Sl and 6 "a n, n Ieoge-
EnmitsbuIg Tor Rocky Ridge a Z. 20 and n ~
g m and 2 $ and 4.43.p. NJ.
Trains fofFrederick leave BfueeViIle AZ q ~
g-So and 1910 Q. m. and $50 aud s 80 o. "a
Le4 !, e, brueeVile Tor Columbia, LittIesloHn
ana IeueytoWn ~ 9.47 q. m. aud g. 4J "a a.
Leave Frederick for Baltimore n = sbam
and 3 and $50 p. "a. -
coH1EcTIohg AT CHERRY RUN WV
D. q " passenger trains Leave Cherry R1u,
Ios cumberland and Intermediates pofnfs daily
q e.ol ., m Cincinnati, s.. louis and Chi
Sago ExPresss daily, at 1859 D. 10. t;hfcngo..
Express, daley, At 1879 p. m.
pay: An others Daily, except sunAav.
:: y. HOOD, PreS't- aud ,5en'l lInn'tgr
.. d. et4SWoLD, Gen'l Pass AIs0t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
SAsToREA
Bears the The Kind You Haze ARayS Bought
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McKinley's plurality over Bryan was
$4,000. In 1895 it was COS, 5O4. Nc
Kipley's vote was 7,2Ss, 100; Bryan's.
$3.50, $50, The Prohibition candidate re-.
ceived 157, 600, Middle of.lhe Road Pops
54,Sl3; Debs 7S,47O
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
UPMCL5 TERgMG
AND
Furniture Repairing.

Ir. Thomas C. Rust a.l give bis special
attention 20 the Jpholstering Business. aud
Furniture Eepairiug. Ola hair aud shuck
mattresses made over. ] viii also make the
and handled gsith case. / also have sample
line uf Upholstery goods winch I have just
received from baltimore. These samples are
taken from some very aue patterns. Call and
nuke 2 selection
continue TO Ecuovate FeuthcTF. and mat
tresses VIII he called for hy my assistant
anywhere within 10 miles Of Charles Town.
and safely returned. viii also boy and sell
eecond-haud furniture. Refcrauce can be
given iu this iiUe iu Charles Town and in the
Comfy Have been in this business for
number Of wears Perfect satisfaction given.
Place q! business Congress ST.. doors west
OF Tie baptist Church. Parties outside oi
town having feathers TO rcuovuie aud mat
tresses TO make oSer please notify me nv mail
THOMAS q. RUST.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18

Jno. A. Warrington R. w. Alexander,
Washington & Alexander
Insurance Agency,
ONE OF TIE OLDEST INSURANCE AGEN-
cIES IN THE STATE.
ohice Gibson Building, Charles Town, ". Va.
Representing the following Companies:
The old and reliable
RTNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
of Hartford, Conn,
Giving the best results to policy holders, and
which has larger amount of policies In
Jefferson County than all other Life
Insurance Companies together.
Liverpool q London & Globe, of England,
Scottish Union and National. of Scotland
and the Royal Insurance Co., of Liv-
erpool, the largest foreign Cos.
doing business in America.
RTNA, OF HARTFORD.
Peabody, of Wheeling, W. Va.
Franklin, of Wheeling.
German Fire, of Wheeling.
Phoenix. of Hartford.
Virginia Fire and Marine, of Richmond, Va.
Georgia Home, of Columbus. Ga.
Fire Association. of Philadelphia, Pa.
Continental, of New York.
German-American Fire Insurance Co. of New
York.
Home insurance Company, OF New York.
Niagara Fire Insurance Co., OF New York.
Fidelity and Casualty. of New York City,
furnishing Steam Boiler Insurance and
Inspections and Accident Insurance
of every kind
Fidelity and Deposit Company, of Maryland.
the only company authorized to grant
bonds and become surety in the suite
JEFFERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
All losses promptly adjusted and paid at our
sub-Agents:
]. s. FLEMING, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
CRzS. Il. TRAIL, Harper's Ferry, w. Va
sworn statement of the conditions of all
Foreign Insurance Companies represented in
this Agency will be found at the Clerks Oficc,
in compliance with the State laws.
We solicit continuance of your patronage,
Respectfully.
WASHINGTON & ALEXANDER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
Dr.. Humphreys.
Specifics cure by acting directly upon
the disease, without exciting disorder in
any other part of the system.

49, N---'---fe1 --=-- --->@-~- -
any other part of the system.
80. CURES. PRICES.
1-Ecycrs. congesuons, determinations. rs
=s-yyorrus. Worm Fever. Worm Collie. rs
s3-TeethIrG. ColIc. Crying, wakefulness rs
>f-Diarrhea. OF Children or Adults...... .25
z-CUuEhs. CoIIs, -onehItis--.-..-....-. rs
s,-ScuEalEia. Toothache, raceache.-.-- .25
S-Hcadnehe, Sick Headache, Vertigo. rs
1O-DyspepsiH. Indigestion, Eyealrstomach.
I1-suppressed or Painful Periods. .25
.fa-UhItcs. Too Profuse PERIODS. 20
I3-Er0up. LaryaGitis. Hoarseness...... .25
1I-sait r;heuui, Erysipelas, Eruptions.. .25
4 5-Rheumatism. Rheumatic PALMS,. .25
1G-aGaIarIa. ChiIls, Fever and Ague..... rs
13-Catarril. 1-liueaza- Cold In the Head rs
Observation-Disclosures. %
27-Eidgey Diseases ................-...-. 20
25-Neryoua Debiiity.-...
Gd-Urinary Weakness. WettIng Bed. rs
-z1-Grip. Ray Fever Observation-Disclosures. rs
d. Humphrey ,17al OF al Diseases at your
sold ~ drlgEi5ts. or sent on receipt OF price.
5uInPlrssys LED. Co. Cor. William & John sts.,
New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
The Light OF the World,
Our Savior in Art.

Cost nearly s1OO.OO to produce Contains
nearly 100 full-page engrayings of our Savior
and His Mother isy the worlds greatest paint
ers. True copies of the greatest Masterpieces
In the art galleries of Europe. Every picture
Is as beautiful as sunrise over the hilltops.-
Contains description of the paintings. biogra-
ply of the painters the names and locations
OF the galleries in Europe where the originals
may be seen. Also conJnins Child's Depart
nent. including Child's Story of the Christ
and His Mother, beautifully written. TO fit
each picture. This woudc. ful book, matches
IN its purity and beuutY, appeals 10 every
mothers heart. and in every Christian home
where there are children the book sells itself.
Christian men and women are making money
rapidly tnkng orders. A Christian man or
woman can III this community soon make
$1,000 taking orders for Christmas presents.
Mrs Waite. or agent in Massachusetts, has
sold over SO. COO worth of the books in u very
short time. Mrs. Sackett, our agent in New.
in very short time, The book is printed on
velvet-finished paper, beautifully bound in
Cardinal Red and gold, aud adorned with
tjoidcn Roses and Lilies. II Is, without doubt,
the most beautfu' book OF this century.
Write Tor terms quickly aud get the manage
ment OF that territory. You can work on
sulaTy or commission, and when you prove
your success We will promote you to the posi-
ton OF Manager and Norrcspo dent, at u
JeudiaS to agents and the correspondence
Wanted also u State Manager to have charge
OF Office in Leading City of the State and
manage all the business of the State, Send
for terms. Address
THE BRITISH-AMERICAN co.
CorcorGn Building, Opposite
L. Treasury, Washington, d, c.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18

To ACcoMMC DATE those who are partial to
the ~ Of atomiZers in APPLYING liqnids INTO
tue nasal passage for catarrhal troubles, the
gropnetcrs prepare Ey,s Liquid Creambulm.
Price including The SPRAYING tube is az cents.
Druggist or bl mail The liquid embOdies tile
medicinal properties of the solid preparation,
Cream Balm is quickly absorbed y the men,
brane and does not dry up the secrriinns but
changes them to natural and healthy char
aeter. Ely Brothers, SO Warren St, n. Y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
Is. 81 O.
RAILROAD
Time Fable 10
eject Nov ., 500,
until further notsee
NoRTHWARn.

Train 8 connects with Southern +. +. az
Harrisonburg at 700 .. m. for Strasburg
Jnnctiun md Hnrper'o Ferry Diviaion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
Shoes !! Shoes !!

Great Variety Of Shoes and sIIppers ,6y-
every body g ~ prices; for Spring sad sum
fke short prolfe 70 suit the time6
ApS SIS. DafcARlS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
SOOTHWARD.

Mixed Trains Southbouud pass CharlesTOwn
"a S.23 and 100 .. m. Arrive at Strasburg
Junstion at 6.03 and 1888 a. m.
Mixed trains northbound pass Charles Town
at 4. OF D. M. and 1.S2 q. m. Arrive at Harper's
Ferry NJ 4.5S p. m. aud S.15 q. M.
CONNECTIONS.
Train connects at Harper'sFerry with Fast
LimltedExpress train leaving atIl .4S a. IN. and
1914 pm, arriving ct Chicago $50 a. MI mud
1900 noon, and with train leaving at SIG
p. m. srrivfng NJ Cincinnati at 7.45 a, M, st.
Louis 600 p. mi and connects At Weayerton
at 40 u. M, arrive at HagerstoWn at 1910
p. M. Washington Junction with train arriv-
Ing at Frederick at 1.65 p. m.
Train IL connects with Fast Vestibulc train
at Harper's Ferry 1t 9:43 p. m. for ChiCngo, 30
1921 p. m: for Plttsburg and 1898 a. IN. for
Cincinnati and st. Louis. Arrive ut Pitts
burg at 7;00 4. m, Chicago at 9;45 p. M, Gins
cinnatu at p. m, aud ST, Louis $3.50 u. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are ran
through to Cincinnati, st. LOuis, aud Chicago
on ell express trains.
For rates. tickets, baggage checked, apply
TO any office OF the B. & D. Railroad.
F. D. UNDERWOOD, Gen1 Manager.
D. B. MARTIN, Mau'gr Pass Traffic.
Nov. "a, 1898.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18

Bowmans, Hawkinstown and Mil Spur. In
ThorOughfare Gap mot shown on lime Tablel
are flag stops for Trims and H.
NoS.l4 aud 12 connect with main line trains
for all points South and Southwest, aud AZ
Washington for all Eastern Cities. No change
of cars between Washington aud HarrisonburY.
For Detailed iufOr alton apply TO nearest
agent of Southern Railway. or write to
L. =. BROWN. Gsn'I Agt.,
GO5 18th 81. N. ", Washington. ID. G.
FRANK s. CANNON. Sd v. P. d Gen'I Mn'gr.
i0o 18th 81. N W., Washington, ID e.
j. VI. CUR, Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK, GENERAL Passenger Agent,
Ilec. 4. Washington ID. @.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18

I wish again to inform the citizens of Win
chester and surrounding country that hav,
been
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
READ Tkls!
july -, l90O-ly.

I wish again to inform the citizens of Win
chester aud surrounding country that l have
DYEING
for forty years. and the year of 1900 finds M
still alive and dyeing. and better prepared
than ever to Clean and Dye Ladies' and Gents
Wearing Apparel from the Li.ht.st Shade to
the Darkest.
LADIES' DRESSES. SHAWLS. CAPES AND
WAISTS CAN BE DYED " CLEANED
WITHOUT RIPPING THEN UP.
Gents Ovcrcoafs and all other articles o
Wearing Apparel can be Cleaned and repaired
IN first lass stylr. i have not the space to
say IN what way III Clean and DYE, for INV
long experience in the business enables me to
guarantec satisfaction every time Now one
word to she Ladies'. as ! study their interest
II Is not worth " lille for vOu To law nsid.syo n
Dresses. q axis and Shawls. when you are
comp fiied 10 20 uai ul cnlnr> when can take.
yonr colors and iyc them TO look as new W tn
ont the least IEjnr 80 I.ie .nodS. / um also
prepared to MAKE froin Hair CnmbinEs, raids
or Puits, or any way yea choos Ia have them
put up. My prices are low We paw freight
one way on all goods ehinprd to us
PROF.. h. LOYETF.
2i3 z. Piecadsny st Winchester, Va.
june u, Ige1-y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
The REST CURE.

This is often the best cure. But
many people cannot afford to rest
indefinitely. Worse still, the very
knowledge that they cannot, serious
ly interferes with the best use of the
rest they have. Too often going to
the doctor means that the patient
shall stop short. while cares and
duties and expenses ccntinue,-
Many, therefore, hesitate and delay.
Drs. Starkey G Palen's Compound
Oxygen Treatment presents an easy
way out of the dilemma; it has done
so for more than score of years
aud for more than three score thous-
and people, The agent used is the
Compound Oxygen. The method
puts it where it will do the most good
lin the lungs. The treatment nei-
ther interferes with business nor
pleasure, This simple thing has
made multitudes of rundown, over
worked. nervous and sick people as
good as new. For further particu-
lars send for book of 200 pages sent
free.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
DO Your FEET ACHE AND BURN ?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Font-Ease. a
powder tor the feet. 1t cools the feet and
makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen. Smar,ing, Hot. Cal
lous. Sore and Sweating Feet. Aliens Foot
Ease relieves all paiu and gives rest aid COM
fort. We have over so. 600 testimonials It.
druggists and shoe stores sell il, 25c Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen S. olmsted, LeRoy,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-12-18
w B. BEVILL. General Pass AGENT
ROANoKE.NA.
Southern Railway.

SCHEDULE
BETWEEN WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, STRAs-
BURG AND HARRIsoNBURa.
Effective Nov. %, 1900.
Grains Nos. 8 and 70 daily trains Nos. IS,
II. IA and % daily, week dayS.)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-17
PORTER MNEILL WAS a HERO.
His Action Saved Many Lives in Fa-
tai Chicago Hotel Fire.

Chicago, May 16.-Three persons were
killed and fifteen were injured in fire,
which, early to-day, destroyed the Hotel
Helene at 11O-l14 Fifty-third street. Five
of the injured will probably die
The dead are: Charlotte Peterson din
ing room girl; found in her room burned
TO crisp; Lena Pearson, found burned
almost beyond recognition, In room with
Miss Peterson. and S. G.. McHaddin, flesh
partly burned. died this evening.
The seriously injured are: w. Z. Horn,
burned about face and hands and body,
leg broken, will die; f. e. Tarbux, burned
about body, recovery doubtful; Elizabeth
Florence. internally injured and skull
fractured, unconscious recovery doubtful;
E. B. Allen, both ankles sprained and in
ternally injured in jumping from third
story window; Mrs. T. d. Allen, back
broken and internally injured, jumped
from third story window, will die; Helen
Joseph, badly bruised and overcome by
smoke; Stella Neilwoiski, chambermaid,
jumped from first floor, overcome by
smoke and injured internally; James Nc
Neil, porter, burned about face; Sarah
Hutchinson, High School teacher, injured
in falling from second floor; James Cos
tin, fireman cut by falling glass; Mrs.
Bruce and baby, overcome by smoke;
HOiuaS h1OtBdu, pOllcG4laI DdNh lnJuI6ui
and Mrs. Adelia Lawson, badly bruised.
The loss to the building and furnishings
was $4,000. The destruction of the hotel
was replete with daring rescues and mar
row escapes, in which James Mcneil
ea.ned himself the title Of hero He was
a porter In the hotel, and the first to warn
the sleeping occupants of their danger He
carried Helen Joseph down swaying lad
der from the third floor, and then, amid
the cheers OF the onlookers, returned to
Nthe second floor, where a woman was ly-
ing unconscious her clothing on fire. He
carried her to the window and dropped
her into the arms of Policeman Wolf. Then
he staggered back into the smoke and was
caught by the feet by a policeman VINO
mounted on the shoulders of a brother
officer and rescued Mcneil.
The rescues were nearly all accomplished
by policemen before the firemen arrived
The fire started in the basement and
spread with the greatest rapiiity. But for
the heroic action of Porter Mcneil every
person in the building would undoubtedly
have perished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-17

AT THEIR LAST EXTRENIITIEs
An Alleged Conversation of the Boer
Peace EnvOya.

London May 1.-THE Daily Express
New York special signed by Patrick
O'Connor, who crossed the Atlantic with
the Boer delegates on the Maasdam under
pretense Of being an Irish-American and
a Boer sympathzer. AS a matter of fact
Mr. O'Connor understands the Dutch Ian
guage, and he claims to have overheard
much private conversation, In the course
of which Mr.. Wolmarins is reported as
saying to Mr.. Fischer
II think we should be careful of what
we say to this man, as he may be spy
Are you sure he is an American?"
Mr.. Fischer-"There Is no doubt of It.
can tell by his accent"
Mr.. Vessels: 1T would never do of
course for the british 10 know that we
are really in the last extremity or for him
90 knew that we are thinking of staying
in Amcg ca"
Then resuming the English language
Mr.. Fischer began by blaming Cecil
Rhodes for bringing on the war. He
said:
"a have rot a shadow of doubt that Sir
Alfred Miner was sent TO South Africa
to prepare for the spoliation OF the Boer
republics by force ff necessary. Tho fran
chise ruse was all humbug. President
Kruger cedsd so much at the Bloemfen-
tein conference that Miner was In mortal
fear LIST all his requests should be grant
cd and last he should thereby lose the
chance Of arnexing the Transvaal
Mr.. Wolmarins said to Mr. Fischer in
Dutch:
do you think we had better tell him
how Kruger broke Off the conference?"
Mr.. Fischer: NO"
Mr. Vyoff,aar4rc In, T,tt91,. sf0ttr vOofttop
Just now is precisely that of Jameson az
the time of the raid He expected Jo-
hannesburg to rise to his assistance. We
expected the same Of Cape Gloomy and
Natal. We are bitterly disappointed. Tell
hlri how schrener deceived us"
Mr.. Fischer "He knows as wei las we
do--that schreiner is loyal to Great Brit
ain"
Resuming in English, Mr. Fischer said:
I'VE are going to win the war II it takes
years.
Addressing Mr.. Vessels and using
Dutch, Mr.. Fischer then said
I'VE had better not say too much. We
are getting badly beaten now. We are ro-
ing 10 America in the hope Of oh aiming the
cause of peace. As a matter cf fact we
have no hope whatever. We have no cut
and dried programme"
Mr. Fischer went on to say that he
brother OF Mr., Vessels, who happened to
be in the United States and who was att
ing IN conjunction with Montagu White b.
leved that some sort OF peace prelIpina-
ries would be arranged. but II the dele
gates failed in the United States the B ers,
MIR. Fischer declared, would SIN not give
In.
Mr. O'Connor says: THE delegates were
much astonished at the reception on the
arrival in New York. When land was
sighted Mr.. Wolmarins exclaimed: What
shall we do when we get there?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-17
BRYAN's CHANCES BRIGHT.
SeweII Thinks They Are Much Ret
ter Than in 1896.

SeNeII Thinks They Are Much Ret
ter Than in 1896.
New York, May 16.-Arthur Sewell of
Maine, who was the candidate for Vice
President on the Democratic ticket in 1896
with w. ]. Bryan, was in the city to-
day. In an interview, he said:
IT think Mr. Bryan's chances for cleo
ton are bright. In fact, 1 think that he
will have a better chance than he had in
1896"
Guild you accept the Democratic NOM
nation for Vice PRESIDENT" was asked.
NO" said Mr. Sewel. Il am out of it;
positively out of It,"
f"Whom will the convention nominate
for Vice President"
II cannot tell. 1t viii be mistake to
send the nomination into New England.
Our candidate fo~ Vice President should
be chosen with the idea of getting electoral
votes. Mr. Bryan viii not carry one New
England state. It mlsht he possible 10
carry New York if a campaign without
mistakes Is conducted. If New Ycrk state
Is not honorea, the nominal lion for Vice
President should go to The Contra, West.
That would be the practical politics of
the situation"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-17
HARD FIGHT NEAR MAFEKING.
NEWS OF THAT TOWNS RELIEF Is
EXPECTED SOON.

Boer Government Is Holding Back
Some Important Neyvs-English Re-
lief Column said to Have Been De-
feated--BocrS Fired on Erench's
Cavalry From a Concealed Posi-
tlon-DuIicr H1ay Try to join Rob-
erts--RundIe in the Free state.
London, Nay II, $3.50 a. m.-The British
relief column fought the Beers at Krai
Pan, thirty-two miles south of Mafeking
or Tuesday according to a telegram re-
ceived Wednesday nisht at Lorenzo Mar
quez from Moopo, one hundred mics
north of MafeSing.
This int;il gence is accepted here with
same reserve, because f. is difficult TO un-
derstand how the news could have been
so quickly put on the wire from a place
IL miles from the scene of the engage
ment.
A correspondent of the Morning Post,
presumably John Stewart, is reported cap
turei by the Beers at Kraii Pan.
The British public is keenly expectant of
the announcement that Mafeking has been
relieved.
Douglas Story. the Daily Malls corre-
spondent at Pretoria, wires
The Boer government is holding lack
some big news. Feverish activity prevails
here. President Kruger is working day
and night. The latest Beer official bulle-'
tin is that the relief column has been de-
feated with great loss
Lord Roberts continues passive al
Kronstad. His cavalry is stretching like
4,.fr In
length, with overlapping ianks.
The railway will probably be completed
to-day.
French Had Lively Fight.
Gen. French's cavalry had one lively
fight after crossing the Zaud river. A
mixed squadroa, composed of the Scols,
Greys the Inniskilings. Carbineers and
Australian Horse, took a kopje and dis
mounted The Beers suddenly fired from
a concealed position, killing many horses
ard stamPeding the rest. The Beers then
advanced in overwhelming numbers and
drove the squadron, capturing some. The
Beers robbed the dead and looted the sad
dles. Finally a brigade of cavalry drove
them off.
Further north the Hussars charged the
Beers, killing and woundlng many strag-
gers with sabres and pistols.
Lord Roberts nfan'ry marched 100 miles
in seven days. Gen. Fl anch marched Il ir
ty miles In one day. The Boers when Ie-
firing dragged thirty-two guns through
KronStad.
Gen. Butler is moving toward Newcas-
tle. He appears to be using 25 eco man
against 5000 or $780, His ope atoms will
almost certainly result in his forcing ris
way into the Transvaal possibly in Tina
to cooperate with Lord Rorerts advan. e.
elthoush Gen. Butler Is how 252 miles from
Johannesburg or twenty-five dnys' march
A Dane who was captured by the South
African Horse says that there are 100
Frenchman with the Beers who are op-
posing Gen. Butler, together with many
Germans and other foreigners.
Gen. Rundle is sweeping through the
northeast OF the Free State. The Bosrs
are dissolving before him, and gene are
surrendering. Their main force Is assem-
| bled between Ficksburg and Winburg, but
II is without close organization.