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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
THE BATTLE OF MoDDER RIVER.
RIDERLEss HORSES BY THE HUNDRED ON THE
FIELD

FIELD.
Modder River battle. with it's many dramatic In
cidents. its heavy losses and it's long duration,
proves never failing topic for the correspond
ent lucky enough to have witnessed 1t. Julian
Ralph. in The Daily Mall" gives long and vivid
account Of this engagement He says:
"A common reliance Of the Boer was upon gin
Empty gin bottles bottles still containing gin and
in the loose dirt of the trenches
Speaking Of the Boer losses. this correspondent
declares:
First in the mind of the Boer is the desire to hide
his dead and to lie about their number II is from
Inelr own that they desire 10 hide the truth
had been killed but the desertefs said the loss Of
hg WAS very great and that in the river alone
SnaIl h9t be surprised If we learn day that in
After every battle the veldt had been dotted with
ing two bos IN consequence Of the custom Of bring
sequence of the loss OF riders by death and wound
showed such number Of rderless horses as NOD
ger river: There We're literally hundreds of them
hour Of the next morning 1 took my choice of four
field N u 'u'eH' 'ei0re hao gone hait over the
must be touched upon in Justice in every account
we CORRESPONDENTS write Of it: With my own eyes
and the fire Of the sharpshooters trained upon our
on Res s1d our acs
neS anS rose 70 their feet ION the right Of the
TURTLES Win tne IeellnB or one who sur
fered the hardship which lack of water imposed on
Methuen's men during their march toward Kim
berley:
We never joke about water now. The first time
we really appreciated II starting from
orange River. We were marching and watching
the day break. In breaking it seemed to rend the
earth's blanket OF atmosphere and let the suns
heat out upon us as If we We're so many thousand
stokers in the broing belly Of a ship.
On and on We marched In heavy sand, or over
stones or stumbling across furroWed ground-ali
Gasping like fishes thrown on a beach
At first our lips dried and cracked, then
mouths parched and finally throats became
II they We're coated with plaster OF paris The hair
shriYeled on our hands and feet grew dry
devilled bones. Here and there a fell forward
on his hands and knees stumbled out OF the
ranks and lurched prone on the Veldt.
We came to Fincham's, a yellow. Spanish-looking
house, all set about with trees. In and out of its
yard horses and mules passed in scores and be-
hind the house the "Tommies'' crowded like bees
around honey pot filing their cloth clad bottles
out of stone tank, while other 'Tommies'' walked
round and round a sort of wndlass that pumped
water into the tank
Every man filled his bottle emptied 1t down his
throat and filed 1t again.
A water mania; a thirst madness was upon the
army; We padded in spilled water, and the
sounds 1t made in pouring. gurgling and splashing
delicate music to all ears
We have learned what war is. and about
the Boer than knew month ago but, above
all, we have learned the value of water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
DINGAAN'S DAY.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

d
Sixty-one years ago to-day, where British guns
booming, the Beers inflicted a crushing de-
feat the savage hordes of Dingaan, the cruel
Zulu chief. whose impis were a menace to the
Beers who had trekked from the Cape Colony. and
cast anchor In the green valleys of Natal. Some
Zone of the founders Of MaritZburg) and two hun
dred burghers TO his kraal the White
Umfolosi, In ZuuIand on the pretence Of cedtng
cold blood. Then the Zulus descended on the scat
tered homesteads and laagers in Weenen County
where Estcourt, Weenen and COlenso stand
and butchered men, women and children in the
darkness of night. Those who were left when
morning dawned hurriedly built a lager and beat
Bus6man River VALLEY Weenen. the Oldest Village
name not only from the tears of the Dutch but
the walls OF the Zulus as they fed in confusion
+ or some une subsequently L'lhsadu heIu the
upper hand. gaining three victories over the Beers,
and a small English force under a Mr.. Bigear
was annihilated at the mouth of the Tugela. Din
gaan then marched on Durham. and, after loot
ing the little settlement, retired inland
Meantime the Beers had been reinforced from
Cape Colony. and took up a strong position in
Iaager northeast OF Dundee on the Blood River.
Here the whole Zulu army fell upon them. Four
times Dngaans braves tried to storm the camp,
casion. Then they wavered and fed. Through "a
vine and donga the Boer riders chased them. Hun
ing to the swollen river, henceforth known
the River of Blood. On the Boer side three
men only were wounded by assegais 1t was
glorious victory
Before the battle a vow had been made to the
Lord by the chief commandant that If He vouch-
safed victory to them house should be raised
to the glory of His name, and to-day the Dutch
Reformed Church in Maritzburg still stands as
witness to their The day is observed a holy
at Paardekraal, known Krugersdorp is
the Transvaal national monument erected to com
there every 18th of December to celebrate the tri-
umph over Dingaan and the British at Majuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
COURT CALENDARS FOR MONDAY.


Supreme Court~Appeilate Term@Recess
Supreme Coqrt-special Tern-Part Before Andrews.
supreme court@speciai Term@Part II-Befors F1,s-
gerald JoCourt opens az 100 a. m Ex pa5ts matters
trltt J@Motions Demurrer No I21s Preferred causes
s,G ! Tsr R rs @ s s
Supreme Court-Speciai Terrn-Part v-Befors law
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coq.aI Fern 3s Ig-gss9re Beach J
1920 6TO 1891 67Oi. 67O9 go 2s 6loS isis 1870.
suOreme COurt-rriaI erm-Par, Iv-Before MacLean
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Supreme court-TriaI Term-Parts V and vL-As-
supreme CourtGTriaI Term-Part vII-Before Gnder-
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Supreme coSrt~TTiaI TsTn-Parts VIII and xII-Ad-
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1884 1885 1881.
City Court-specal rerm-Betore HascaH. J.-C0urs
opens 10 a. m. Motions 1880 a. n
City Court-TriaI Term-Psrt Before Fitzsirnons
c. Nos 52i. CIT. 1872 S02S. 1232 if4s 1904
1900 1883 4ST. 1852 1884 1854 i242 $685. 1885, 1895
Clear.
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short causes: Nos 1856 TfS Tt0 sos $780, $50 Ss2i
5000 1894 1851. 36io. Ssi2 s9lt SSS Equity Gases;
Nos 500. SAT. Clear
REFEREE APPOINTED.
supreme Court
BY Fitzgerald J.
Arnold agt. ArnOld-EdwIn G. Whitaker
RECEIVER APPOINTED
Supreme Court.
BY Fitzgerald J.
Morris Eschweger AgL Mch&sa Corey q Aa-xoaS
WEIGH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
BoER IDEA OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
From The London News.

The Boer prisoners in hospital still continue to
prosper and wax fat. | was speaking to one of
them the other day. He exceedingly In
terestlng man, and the half hours conversation
most instructive TO He educated Stell-
enbosch, the Cape Dutch University Centre, and
was one Of the last men one would imagine to have
any mSta ken notion to Britain'S resources, and
yet he informed me- he had been under the i'm
preston that the English Army consisted of six
thousand soldiers!
Do you remember the character in of Rider
Haggard's books-"Jess, ! think-who had been to
Cape Town and counted the British Army? Per-
sonally should never have believed that such
stupendous ignorance could have possibly existed.
But surely" l argued, you must know that
the British Army consists of more than six thou
sand? You read the papers. you have a knowl-
edge OF the world"-
My friend the Boer prisoner shook his head
with wise smile. Il have seen only accounts of
big English Army in the English papers. What
would be easier thar for your commander-in-chief
to put down an extra hundred thousand troops on
paper? If you have so many troops why are you
sending to India, ia, and Australia and China for
assistance?" aid not attempt to explain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
AMERICAN BANDOLIERs ADOPTED.

From The Birmingham Post.
At the United Service Museum Whitehall there
will shortly be on view one OF the new cartridge
banGoliers which about to be supplied to our
troops in South Africa 1t is the invention OF an
American, and was worn by the American troops
during the Cuban war, when its efficiency was test
ed with admirable results II is not made of
leather, but is woven throughout in one piece and
is of a soft dust colored material which Is not
affected by either heat or damp. In weight alone
regulation belt. it weighs only seven ounces and
being pliable and very easily adjusted II is far
more comfortable to wear. while the weight Is more
easily distributed. 1t can, IL desirable, be worn
as a waist b@lt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
A LIVELY GORDON.

From The london Star.
A Gordon Highlander. writing of Eandslaagte
says:
~ got through the rife fire down to the bavonet.
charge the hillside, when / felt sting in the
left arm. and looking down found l was shot in
the wrist. In changing my position got shot in
the centre of the forehead. The bullet did not go
straight through. 1t glanced off my nose bone and
above my right temple On looking round
! was just in time 70 see the blood squirting from
the first wound On changing my position 1 got
a bullet right In the NAPIER l was out of action
then for all dark heard the officer I was
going 10 TO get the bandages from saw Poor chan
he's gone But no, am still kicking"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
A GLIMPSE FROM THE BoER SIDE.

nay; who was there not as so III ,Soo ne, Dsw
lery hill "e 'ne Oa''ie from the Horse Artil-
GLIMPSE FROM THE BoER SIDE
The Mir" Russophiie newspaper AZ p,u,nnon-
ohs publishes letter from Bulgarian ex-of1cer
now serving in the Transvaal army II "a dated
FARMERS Kopje, Natal. December g. 1899 and is in
these terms:
LOOK OK at the heading of my letter-Nstal Can
you you imagine that 1 should write YOU from South
AFRICA, whereas you thought me to be In Chicago?
before n1@ IN the Of the Boer army
Maze up my mind 70 go as volunteer, and at
nittse there. who paid my travelling expenses and
d. epnp marked on the Sidonia, bound for Madeira
on the 9Th 1 was IN Pretoria. ana on the eth
trusted TO me- and as picnee o of g T tas
very Important Bear led. staiwlrt fardy fellows
the Beers is the universal Language Good people
But how terribly they hate the Engllsh We never
shots sh good horsemen and good Christians Those
sit down T ~ r 4ve s b their tasks Of digging
they know no other book. They believe in God and
along the lighting line keen in your trenches
we get 1 ourselves intrenched and wait for the
open thinking that they tight the soudanes en- We WE
shsm re hqf ON make tse tne
the Others retire. As we are well mounted we
have to endure are the terrible heat, which keeps
us IN our shirtseeves all day and the Siberian
and the dust storms.
CHAMPION ST JOHNS DEATH.
correspondent at the battle Of Belmont writes:
s dare say you have heard that David St. John.
was Re bag 81 boxer Of the Guards
kahir Ropje. He came face to face with Boer as
gave N.Y. boer Pf nS ef ffu he b mRe
onet so hard that he drove 1t right over the hilt
ne was pTasGtieaily unarped and while endeayor
througb the ten"n,n Hhoonel Doe shot MIN clean
Of the other, both quite dead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
WANTED. A BRIDE WITH A PORTION.

A thrifty Irish woman who came TO America a
widow. with Ave small children. and has raised
them all and given them a common school educa-
ton by her own hard work was extremely anxious
that her eldest son should marry girl with
portion as she called II. and correspondingly
angry when she learned the other day that he had
welded Salvation lassie," The first time the
son called to see her after the wedding, which
ne nad kept secret from her he did not bring
the bride fearing that her receotion would not be
pleasant one. His old mother scolded him for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
Progress Permits Of No Such Term as Pramahra,

Else our announcement to-day might Be termed trfIe
previous. SUMMER FURNISHINGS III Rusboa thsss.s r
perhaps little bot the stock superb one and we want you
10 see its best biggest and beautiful Every
Country Homes Hotels Boarding Houses and Institutions
anything you want the line of Reed and Rattan plain
upholstered Bedroom Ss and Choniers in White Enamel
or MAPLE or dainty Faror Furniture the time to buy
hold your order unt wanted bot urge speedy selection
Look our quotations and specifications then at the prices
Look elsewhere and then you'll here-if values coant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21

not marrying at least the daughter ~ n s.1o,-
keeper or an Alderman.
~ Mother. replied the bridegroom meekly IT
daughter OF the Lord
nun! snOrted the old woman with the ready
IoHsue- 1 m thtnkin' it'll be a long time before
We set eyes on yer father-in-lavvI''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
Illustrated Catalogues.

Send 10 cents for our 5O0-page cafa-
logue. Guide 10 HousekeepinS Il
weighs two pounds. costs 1G cents 70
mail. but We stand the differences. send
cents for any q our separate cata-
logues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21

was glad to have the assistance of Colonel Davv-
10y; VINO was there not as soldier hnt &C n
lery hill ~ ~ 'i'ni the Horse Artil-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
Railroad Fare

ailowei out-of-town buyers. Freight
paid within 600 miles on all purchases
OF $500 or over Goods safely packed
al our expense Open Saturday even
ing TIL 10 O'Clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21

make the venture unless carrying at least $500 IN
cash with him, which would be sufficient to get
him back to this country again.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
WAYNE COUNTY.


Population, 1900. .. 90. ........1.eO7
Assessed valuation, 1900. . .OjG
When the federal census was taken
ten years ago there was no Wayne
county in Utah. What Is now Wayne
county was carved from surrounding
country by act Of the Legislature. II
now has a population Of 1907 and an
assessed valuation closely Approximate
ing half q million dollars.
geographically Wayne is rough and
rugged as is usually the case where
mineral wealth is encountered to any
considerable extent. Much mineral
wealth-at least evidences Of the same.
abound here In great degree. but ex-
cepting some development work In the
Henry mountains, not much has been
done IN the way OF extracting the prec-
ious metals from the earth.
Like many other outlying counties OF
Utah. what Wayne needs more than
anything else are capital and transpor-
tatlon facilities, for II has been richly
endowed with the natura, resources
that will make people independent and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

courses, on the farm, IN the barn, or
chards, vineyards and gardens; In the
dairy, the shops, the counting house
the kitchen, the dining sewing and mill
linery rooms; and In the scientific lab
oratories. the students are thoroughly
trained I'm the basic studies Of language,
literature, history and ciyics, mathe-
MATES, etc.
A PREPARATORY COURSE
Is also provided for the accommodation
Of young men and young women who
have been deprived Of educatlonal'a d-
vantages. and who are not prepared to
enter the more advanced courses.
There IS also a
SPECIAL FIVE MONTHS COURSE,
extending from November to April,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
TIE
Agricultural
College
Of Uta6.
Logan, Utah.

The Agricultural College was estab-
llshed in 1883, by the Legislature Of
Utah, in accordance with the provisions
OF an act Of Congress passed July 2,
1862 granting public lands to the sew
eral States for the establishment and
maintenance Of institutions of higher
learning, I'm order to promote the lib
eral and practical education Of the In
dustrial classes in the several pursuits
and professions Of life" In accordance
with the spirit Of the law under which
It is organized, the college aims to pro-
vide a liberal, thorough, and practical
education, meeting the demands partic-
ularly Of the industrial classes. In all
Of the work throughout the institution,
the two extremes in education, empir-
icism and the purely theoretical, are
avoided, the practical being based up
on and united with, the thoroughly
scientific. The Importance Of the dis
clplinary value OF education Is kept
constantly in view, the students being
trained in habits Of industry, prompt
ness. ACCURACY, and reliability. The man
is greater than the trade or the profess
sion. High ideals OF manhood and wo-
manhood. the development OF strong
character are regarded as fundamental
requisites 70 success.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

ing, agronomy. animal Industry dairy
husbandry, veterinary science
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
including elements OF mechanism, met
allurgy OF iron and steel, steam engin-
eering, applied mechanics, dynamics Of
machines, power measurement and
transmission, machine design, dynamo
machinery;
CIVIL ENGINEERING.
including hydraulics, irrigation, hy-
biography. surveying, roads and pave
ments, masonry structures, municipal
engineering, hydraulic motors;
GENERAL SCIENCE.
designed to furnish a thorough educa-
ton, embracing the broad field Of gem
eral science, mathematics, language,
history. and literature scientific sub
jects characterizing the work Of the
course;
DOMESTIC ARTS,
including laundrylng, various kinds OF
cooking, fruit work. sanitation and hy-
gene, home nursing, hand and machine
sewing dressmaklng fancy work, mil
linery, ETC.;
COMMERCE,
including bookkeeping, commercial
calculations, history Of commerce, COM
mercial law, political economy, civil
government. stenography and typewrit-
ing;
MECHANIC ARTS.
including carpentry, forging, and ma
chine work. In connection with the
technical and practical work OF these
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

ough prospecting OF the mountains OF
Willard county will result In the discov-
cry Of large quantities Of gold silver
lead, Iron and copper
MANUFACTURES.
A few people have turned their at
tontlon TO the manufacturing industry.
and as a result we are turning out az
finished products a good quality Of
-four cheese, butter. lumber. vinegar
pickles, canned goods dried fruits, and
lard. our mountain streams furnish
an excellent water power for the pro-
polling Of all kinds Of machinery. the
various industries are furnishing a
great variety Of raw material for use In
manufacturing. and before another de-
cade shall have passed by new i'm
petus will be given 10 that industry,
which will furnish employment 20 many
OF the sons and daughters here and
open new market for our abundant
raw materials The opportunities for
Investment In that enterprise In this
county are more favorable than cas-
ual observer would suppose but as soon
as capitalists discover that fact money
for investment will not be wanting.
IN THE FRONT EXCEPTIONALLY.
As producer OF mental talent MIL
lard has distinguished herself as one OF
the foremost counties I'm this State
many Of her native sons anc daughters
have won laurels OF honor In the col
leges OF Utah, and the best universities
Of the East as well as IN practical life.
She has always furnished her quota Of
educated men swell the ranks OF
the professional classes and DO honor TO
the name they bear In the Industrial
avocations. There Is Ia be found at
the present within our territorial limits,
perfectly graded schools occupying ele-
CANT school buildings. equipped with
all modern school apparatus and fur
niture. and instructed by apt and pro-
.gressive teachers with scholastic educa-
tons. Many OF the high school branches
are being taught In our county, and
students can now acquire considerable
advanced education al home, they read
lly take advantage OF the opportunities
afforded and are qualifying themselves
for university courses and practical
business lie
Willard has some of the most extern
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

prosperous. While these may not come
as speedily as desired there is no doubt
that the county IS destined 20 Increase
its population and wealth. The fact Is
that these are increasing quite rapidly
as Il IS. Wayne has not a few more
than ordinarily bright men. and their
enterprise and ability are reelected IN
the condition that they have created
and upon the people as "a whole who are
likewise actuated boy the spirit Of prog
ress and better doing
Some really good buildings have been
erected, in and around which the evil
dences Of modern ideas are plainly
manifest. During the last year or two
the development OF the water system
and the institution OF new Industries,
such as crcameries. etc, have been be-
gun. The county has several growing
towns which furnish supplies for the
placer miners who are at work I'm san
Juan county and the region round
about This brings considerable rev.
euue 20 the settlers engaged In agricul-
ture and livestock pursuits The lat
ter business is one Of considerable
proportion In the county OF Wayne and
some Of rs citizens are becoming quite
well 70 do as a result OF engaging in Il.