Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-06-08
Beers Still Fighting.

London, June 1.-The war office has re-
ceived from Lord Roberts a dispatch dated
Germistown, saying: The brunt of tne
fighting fell upon Ian Hamilton's column.
nave sent hun, as already mentioned, to
work around to the west of Johannes
burg in support of rrenchs cavalry, whic
was directed to go north near the road
leaulng to Pretoria. have not heard from
French yet, but Hamilton, in a report
which has Just reached me, states that at
about / o'clock in the afternoon he found
his way blocked by the enemy strongly
posted on some kopjes and ridges three
miles south of the Rand. They had two
heavy guns and several field guns and
pom-poms. Hamilton forthwith attacked.
The right was led by the Gordons, who,
after capturing one extremity of the
ridge, wheeled around and worked along
it until after dark, clearing it of the en-
envy, who fought most obstinately. The
chief share in the action fell to the Cor
dons, whose gallant advance excited the
admiration of all.
Hamilton is now at Florida, due west
of johannesburg, and French is Jew
miles further to the northeast. The Cor
dons, the cavalry, the mounted infantry
and the Seventh division are holding the
heights of the town. The Eleventh di-
vision, both Batteries II and e and the
heavy artillery are south of Johannes
burg.
Hamilton speaks in high terms of praise
of the manner in which Bruce Hamilton
and Colonel Spens of the Shropshire light
infantry handled their men, under Smith
Dorrien's direction.
the whole japanese ministry will resign.
The U. S. S. Hancock, which left San
Francisco April II, with the Philippine
commission on board, has arrived in Hong
Kong.
Harry Miles of Lynn, Mass, was thrown
from motor tandem against a heavy
pole and killed at recent races held in
Waltham, Mass.
Ernest Hogan, the colored minstrel, won
bis suit against the Canadian-Australian
Royal Steamship company and secured
SzzoO damages as a result of being refused
accommodations on the steamer Miowera
Small surrenders continue to be made
to the American authorities in northern
Luzon. Corino, t~e fugitive governor Of
Benget and a rich and active friend Of
Aguinaldo, was captured Wednesday neal
Cabayan.
In the intercollegiate boat race or
Scnuylkill river between second crews rep
resenting Cornell, Columbia and Pennsyl
vania universities, Pennsylvania won by
six lengths. Cornell finished second anc
Columbia was two lengths further back
Pennsylvania time was S:l7.
Veterans of the civil war are dying Of
at the rate of about 8 IL per cent PEI
annum. Commissioner Evans estimates tha
there are about 925,OO0 survivors of thu
civil war. OF this number, there were OF
the pension rolls last year 724, 467. During
the year 24,7s7 pensioned veterans died
American, British, japanese, German
Italian, Russian and French troops to thu
number of 100 each have been ordered t.
guard their respective legations at Picking
but the viceroy at Tien Tsin will no
allow them to proceed hence to Peking OF
the railway without the authority OF tn
tsung Ii yamen.
The Naval Annual, published at Ports
mouth, in comparing the navies of tn
world, estimates that at the close OF tn