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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24

The News and Observer of yesterday
that on Wednesday after
noon at 8 O'Clock at the home OF Hon.
A. NJ. Powell, h mayor Of Raleigh.
on Hillsboro street, Mr.. Repton Hale
Merritt, a former Wilmingtonian, n
Miss Lena Vernon Powell, We're united
in marriage. The ceremony was i'm
presively performed by Rev. George F.
Smith. pastor of Edenton Street Meth
odist church.
Miss Powell" says the News and
Observer, lis a daughter of Mr.. A. NJ.
Powell, OF this city, and is n of Raj
eigh's most talented and accomplished
young ladies. She is a native OF Raj
eigh, has hosts of friends here, and
her departure will be quite a loss 20
the social life of the city.
THE groom vas formerly a student
at the A. and M. college at this city,
and first met his bride, while pursuing
his studies in this institution. Since
his graduation he has accepted a very
responsible position with the Standard
Oil Company, and has his headquarters
at Charlotte. He is an energetic and
successful young business man, and a
bright future is predicted for him."
The marriage was to have been sol
emnized at the Edenton Street church
but on account of the brides illness
h place for the marriage was necces.
sarily changed.
1t is announced that Mr.. Merritt i:
soon to assume a responsible position
in the cotton mill at McAdensville, an(
he and his bride is to occupy the hous'
built for the president of the mill.
Among those who attended the mar
riage were Mrs. Merritt and Messrs
B. A. Merritt, w. E. Merritt, of viii
mington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN BOLT
Likely TO Occur Before the Tennessee
Convention Adjourns.

Nashville. Tenn, April 19.-The state
republican convention met here today,
perfected a temporary organization
with Congressman Henry Gibson in the
chair, listened to some oratory, and
adjourned till tomorrow.
The committee on credentials Is
flooded with contests and the delay is
on its account. 1t is predicted that
when this report is submitted the X
pected storm will break. Their Is a
feeling among the Evans faction that
the Brownlow wing, which controls the
credentials committee by a vote Of z
to 3, will seat all of the Brownlow del
egates in sight. This will bring a MI
nority report from the Evans members
and probably a bolt and two sets OF
delegates to the national convention,
as we'll as a double republican state
ticket.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
lots.
Caused by a Murder Attributed &
Jewish Secret Ritual.

Berlin. April 19.-The local authori-
ties at KonitZ, Prussia, have
ed 200 reservists to preserve the peace
Of the district, which is threatened by
a suspicion that the death of a boy
named Winter, who was murdered just
before Easter, is attributable to the
Jews of the district.
In popular superstition at Konitz the
Jews are suspected OF ritual murders
and there are some circumstances tend
ing to explain the death Of the boy in
this way.
authorities have ordered all saloons
closed a shutdown
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THEY ARE NOT FTLIBuRrERs.
Our Government Can Take No Action
on the Chicago Ambulance Corps Men
Joining the Boer Army.

Washington. April Is.-United states
Consul Hay. at Pretoria has notified
the state department by Cable o. b
reported action Of the members Of the
arms in the Boer army, instead OF con-
tinuing with the hospital corps to
which they had pledged themselves
upon leaving the United States.
Apparently the Portuguese authori-
ties at Lourenzo Marques had doubts
as to the actual neutrality Of these
men. for the party was detained many
days at the port before they were al
lowed TO proceed over the railroad { q
Pretoria The dispatches stated that
a letter from Miss Barton turned The
tide in their favor. Miss Barton Vas
said to ave declared that certain
members Of the party were known to
her and believed to be going under
true cofors.
The officials here say that nothing
can be done by the government TO
prevent such violations OF faith as are
reported from South Africa. The men
did not go out with arms and so I'd
not fill the legal description OF a fiji
clustering party, which would have en-
abled the United States authorities to-
prevent their departure. Similarly. the
Portuguese authorities. probably,
found themselves Obliged to let the
unknown men pass through Loarenzo
less the British government can in
duce the Portuguese to take 3 differ
ent view of their obligations. Portu-
guese South Africa will remain an
open doorway for recruits entering the
Transvaal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
EASTER OUTLOOK
o-o-o-oet -oeoeo-o-o-o-o-v~

WHITE AND COLORED PIQUE,
80 inches wide, at 10c; heavier cord at
15c. WHITE BOOK FOLD LAWN
at sc, SC, 10c, and to Csc.
SILK PARASOLS at SLIPS, $3.50 and
$500. CHILDREN'S PARASOLS from
25c to s1.00.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SLIP
PERS Of all kinds. A special line of
LADIES SHOES from $1.00 up. Our
Imperial Brand are the best, at $500.
NICE SLIPPERS, WITH BUCKLE
AND BOW, at 60c a pair. Beautiful
Slippers at $1.00.
We have a big line Of BOYS SUITS
from soc, s1.00. SLIPS up to $500.
We nave a fine line Of YOUNG
MEMS SPRING SUITS at low prices,
from $500, $500 to $500.
MEMS SUITS, Of every grade, from
$500 to $1,000.
Mems and Boys nice LAUNDRED
PERCALE SHIRTS at Csc, 33c nj soc.
MEMS SILK FRONT SHIRTS at 40c
and soc. GENTS SPRING PLEAT-
ED BOSOM SHIRTS at 75c.
LADIES' AND GENTS SPRING
UNDERWEAR.
LADIES VESTS from sc to 25c.
MEMS VESTS, nice quality, from
19c to SIC.
NICE BALBRIGGAN DRAWERS
at &c. Splendid BLEACHED DRAW
ERS, best quality, at Coo a pair.
I have a big stock Of goods to sell
and am anxious to sell them. Will
give you the BOTTOM PRICE ON
EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE
DRY GOODS LINE. Good mating al
10c and up.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
ABOLITION OF STAMP TAX.
Appeal From New York Merchants.
Extortions of Express Companies.

Washington, April 19.-Chairman
Payne, Of the house committee on
ways and means. today received a me-
mortal from the Merchants AsSocia-
ton of New York, which will be pre-
sented to the committee tomorrow. It
is an appeal for the abolition of the
stamp taxes on express shipments, rail-
road and steamboat shipments and
kilograms. The petitioners state they
represent 1,400 business firms in New
York city, giving employment to sew
eral thousand wage-earners. besides a
nonresident membership of 30, 900 9TH
er business firms distributed through
out the United States.
The memorial complains of the "op-
pressive charges" exacted by express
companies. which they characterize as
"monopolies of quasi public functions"
I'm an average Of several thousand
cases, collated by this association"
h memorial continues, the express
charges were more than the profit upon
the article shipped n were found to
average in the classes of goods most
frequently shipped by express from
to 10 per cent of the value.
Our Investigations have shown wide
determinations in the charges impos-
ed: favored classes Of shippers who
are permitted lesser rates thai other
classes; cumulative charges; differing
charges for identical service, and 9TH
er variations the effect OF which is
destructive"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Railway Tracks Washed Away-Pas-
senger Trains Water Bound-Rail-
way Traffic Suspended.

Meridian, Miss, April 19.-It will be
three. possibly our days, before the
Northeastern, the Alabama Great
Southern, the Southern. the Alabama
and Vicksburg and the Mobile ami
Ohio railroads can resume business
through this section. A million dol
lars 1t is believed, Will not cover the
damage to these roads from floods and
suspension of business. Passengers On
a water bound Mobile and Ohio passen-
ger train at Quitman, are reported
faring well through the hospitality of
the citizens and the efforts OF the road.
The train a been at a standsull sur
rounded by water three days and three
nights. A heavy rain is falling tonight
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
S. s. setchwelI I'm Manila.

Freedom, a twelve-paged newspaper
published in Manila. i'm the Issue of
March 14th makes the following refer
ence TO a young man who is we'll and
~favorably known here, to-wit:
IS. s. Satchwell, of the adjutant gen.
erafs office. has been appointed tenn
porary auditor of the Manila and Dag
upan railroad. Mr.. Satchwell is among
the competent men in that service"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
When You Ride Your Wheel

Always shake into your shoes Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It
keeps your feet cool, prevents sweating
feet, n makes your endurance ten
fold greater. Over one million wheel
people are using Aliens Foot-Ease.
They all praise it. 1t gives rest and
comfort to smarting, hot, swollen, ach-
ing, feet and is a certain cure for in
growing nails. At all druggists and
shoe stores , 25c. Sample FREE by
mail. Address. Allen S. Olmsted. L.
Toy, N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
EDGECOMBE REPUBLICANS.
| Their County Convention . Tame
Amino Ticket Nominated.


Tarboro. n. c.. April 1.-THE repub-
lican convention net here today. Il
was a tame affair, with slight attend-
ance and lack OF enthusiasm. No
ticket was nominated. Delegates to
the state and congressional conventions
were elected The negroes are at q
loss.
Rev. ]. B. Morton Is seriously III this
evening.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
THE PLAGUE ON sHIPBoARD.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands AprII
19.-The German steamer Pailan ID
has arrived here from Rosario with
two cases of bubonic plague on board
One Of the stricken persons died after
the vessel reached port. The steamer
has been qu~arantined-
INote-No record Of a steamer named
'.Pailan" can be found in The Maritime
Eegister.1
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Engineer and Fireman Killed.

Waldo, Fla, April 19.-The heavy
rain yesterday caused a washout on
h Florida Central and Pennsylvania
railroad tracks near this place, and
last night about IL O'Clock the train
bound for Tampa was wrecked. Ben
Green, the engineer, and his colored
fireman We're killed. The bodies were
not recovered from the debries of the
wreck until late this afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Trans-Mississippi Commerce Congress

Houston, Texas. April 19.-At today's
session Of the Trans-Mississippi Com
mercial Congress, resolutions were.
adopted for the improvement Of the
consular service: favoring the imT1eci-
ate admission as states Of New Mex
leo. Arizona and Oklahoma: fayor1ng
a government department OF mines and
mining, a government department. OF
and industries, and favorfng
the speedy construction Of a Pacific
cable
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
YOURSELF AT HOME.

We sell LADIES HATS and also
FLOWERS, SCHIFFON, YELLING,
LACES, and everything in the MIL
LINERY LINE. We trim all hats
free if you buy the hat and material
from us.
OUR DISPLAY is GRAND.
We have the quantity to select from.
We ave the LATEST STYLES, the
NEWEST SHAPES, for both ladies
and children. We have the best trims.
Our head milliner, Miss Brown, has
been North this spring and she is by
far h BEST MILLINER IN THE
CITY.
1 want your hat trade. 1 try to
please everybody. You can buy the
finest, as well as the cheapest.
We employ nine experienced ladies
in this department.
1 have 600 dom punches Of flowers,
from sc to 12c per bunch.
/ nave at least 5000 hats (nice hats),
from 10c to $3.50, untrimmed.
Nice trimmed hats, from soc to SO.
We make a speciality in pretty snowy
hats, at $1.00 to s1.50.
We have 5000 rolls Of ribbon.
All STYLES Of SCHIFFoN, MUSLINS
AND VEILINGS.
I have just received a nice line of
fine SILK AND LAWN WAISTS.
Nice PERCALE WAISTS at 3Sc.
LAWN EMBROIDERED WAISTS, all
colors, al SOC. Nice pretty new SILK
WAISTS at S2.75. BLACK TAFFETA
WAISTS, nicely made, at $500.
Our SPRING DRESS GOODS are
very snowy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
An Eirhty-FOOt Whale.

Captain Chadwick, of the schooner
Samel, which was in port this week,
reported having seen a monster whale
about so feet long when between
Shallotte and Southport. He says the
whale was lying quietly on the sur
face of the water.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Contagious Blood

MrsT.w. Zee. Mont
RomeV. Ala writes ;
Several yeas ago /
was inoculated with
poison by a diseased
nurse, h infect =
my baby, and for six
long years / suffered
untold misery. Ny
body was covered with
sores and ulcers. Sew
eral physicians treated
me, but all TO no pur-
pose. The mercurvau d
potash they gave me
seemed to add fucl to
the awful fame ,vhic,i
was me
Friends advised u < TO
tryS- 6 s z TAX
ing IT and -.proved
from the str. and a
complete ana perfect
cure was the result"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Died at 8 O'Clock Last Night.

Mr.. I. j. Jones died at his late resi-
dence, No. 213 North Fourth street, at
9 o'clock last night. He has been a
resident of Wilmington for about
twelve months, during which time he
was in the employ of the Cape Fear
Lumber Company. He came from
Tunis, N. c. He leaves a wife and Jour
children The funeral will be held
sometime tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
VIII be Married Next Wednesday

Rev. T. P. Noe, minister in charge
of the Episcopal church at Beaufort
is in the city the guest of Rev NJ. A.
Barber. rector Of St. PauTs Episco-
pal church. He is en- route to Charles
ton where, on next Wednesday he will
be united in marriage to Miss Tuny.
The ceremony Will be performed in
ST. Michael's church.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
Mr.. Clarence Knowles Dead.

Mr.. Clarence Knowles, manager of
the Delaware and Pennsylvania In
surance Companies died at his home
in Atlanta last week. Mr.. Knowles
was a popular insurance man n had
a number of friends in Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
To Att POINTS.
NORTH, SOUTH & SOUTHWEST

Schedule in Effect November 5th. 1899.
Train 4.-Leave Whining o1 3:O5 ,. IL.
arrives Lumberton Sis p. H.. PemoI oke
5:o p m, Maxton 6:oS %. M. Laurinburg
6:23 p. m. Hamlet 6:53 p. m Connects
at Hamlet with trains for Monroe Char
lotte, Athens. Atlanta and ali points
south; and with trains for Raleigh.
Portsmouth, Richmond. Washington and
points north.
Train A.-Leaves Portsmouth $50 a. II,
arrives Weldon n:43 "a m, Raleigh : 50
p m. Sanford sos p. m. Ham.et SIS p.
m, Wadesboro $40 p. m. Monroe s:l2
p. m, Charlotte 1O:25 p. m. and Atlan-a
$40 a. m.
Train 3s.-Leaves Atlanta $50 p Il.
leaves Charlotte 800 a; m, arrive Mon
Hamlet TAB a. m. Sanford S:a2 a n.
Raleigh lib a. m. Weldon 2:O p. L..
Portsmouth $40 p. m
Train 3S.-Leaves Hamlet $50 d =. at
rives L%aurinburg s:46 a. M. Maxton s&
a. m. Pembroke S:31 a. m. Lumber,pr
9:53 a. m. Wilmington 1906 noon.
Train 4S.-Leaves Washington o.N j.
m, Richmond 500 p. M. Portsmouth s:ii
2:14 "a m. Sanford $3.50 a m. HamIe: 5'M
a. M, WadesDoro 6:gI Il. M Monroe 6:53
a m, Charlotte 500 a m. Atlanta ESQ
p. m.
Train 4O3. Leaves Charlotte $40 a. m,
arrives LincoInton 1922 a. n. Shelby
1910 a. III. Rutherfordton HES a. m.
p. m, arrives Shelby 6:05 p. m. Lincoln
ton .G:5b p. IL. Charlotte $50 p. m, Mon
roe $40 p. m.
Train 402.-Leaves Atlanta 1900 noon.
Arrives Monroe $50 p M, Wadesboro
1920 p. m. Hamlet n:19 p. m. Sanford
1855 p. M. Raleigh 200 a. m. Weldon
ass a. m. Portsmouth 7:25 p m, Rich
mond SIS a. m. Washington l2ii D 4.
Train 1S.-Leaves Hamlet 7.15 p. n Ar
rives Gibson $40 p. n. Returning e Ive-
Gibson 600 a. m. Arrive Hamlet 80
a. m.
Train 17.-Leaves Hamlet $40 a N. Ar
rives Cheraw 1000 a. m. Returning
leaves Cheraw 500 p. m. Arrives Hamlet
go p. m.
All trains daily except Nos. II and IS.
Trains make immediate connection at
Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New
Orleans, Texas, California, Mexico, Chat
tanooga, Nashville, Memphis, Macon and
Florida.
For Tickets, Sleepers, ETC., apply to
THOS. D. MEARES.
Gen'l Agent, Wilmington, n. c.
E. ST. JOHN,
Vice President and General Manager
H. W. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
V. E. McBEE. General superintendent.
l.. S. ALLEN, Gen1 Pass. Agent.
General Offices. Portsmouth. Va
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24

The Hague, April 19.-The Boer peace
commissioners, headed by DIR. Leyds.
had an audience OF Queen Wilhelmia
this afternoon. lasting a quarter OF an
hour. The delegates, apparently, were
much gratified by the affability OF her
majesty. Subsequently they Were re-
ceived in private audience by tie
queen mother.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
HANGED BY A MOB.

Vicksburg, Miss. April 19.-Advices
from Bolton state hat Henry McAfee.
a negro accused Of an attempted as
sault upon a Mrs. Saunders, near
Brownsville, I'm Kinds county, was
hanged by a mob in front OF the
Brownsville school house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24

A bill is introduced in congress tc
repeal the war revenue tax.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
BLOOD POISON

Tine first sore or hTh followed by little red pmpls on the body mouth and unn become sore thu
glands enlarge and nnhamec copper d0pd sdOches appear and hair and eyebrows all out These an
some OF the mnde symptoms they increase severity finally attacking the vital organs; the b0yi
tortured with heumatc pains and covered with ofnsNe eng sores
used by one infected with Hs1 onhsmed disease may bel omlaed witt the s 1t cn be t1nsmne
from parent toe hd, appearing the anne disease or amoifd form like Eczema or Srhla
Many an old sore or Subbons skin trouble appearing in middle life, is duem hscabe to ho
poison conhacedn ehy life You may have taken potash andn mercury faithfully fcrtwo or three year
nen from the outside but it is doing its work or the inside and Ill how up again sooner or later
You may not recognize it as the anne old tIt but it Is S S 5 Las cured hoandsd cases O
CmngisBh Blood PoSn. and will cure you 1t is the. only purely vegetable blood purifier known
and thee only anidoef for this poison; S S S canses teb blood thoroughly of every particle of tn
on ISL lever any rnn of the disease
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
ATLANTIC &NORTH CAROLINA
r.. R.

Time Table in Effect March IL, 1900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24

Train l.-Leaves Portsmouth 800 q. IT.,
arrives Weldon u:43 "a m, Raleigh : So
p m. Sanford sos p m. Ham.et SIS p.
m, Wadesboro $40 p m. Monroe :;l2
p. m, Charlotte 1925 p. m. and Atlan-a
500 a. m.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-15
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Debs and Hartman VIII Run For High
est Offices In United States.

Debs and Hartman VIII Run For High.
est Offices In United States.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1O.-For presi.
dent. Eugene V. Debs of Indiana.
For vice president, Job Hartman of
California.
This'is the national ticket of the So
cial Democratic party, which will alb.
sorb the Hilquit-H Hartman faction of
the Socialist Labor party, by agree
ment. The Social Democrats were
happy today. They say the candidacy
of Debs will attract hundreds of thous.
ands of voters to their party. They
profess to see the beginning of great
national victory.
The convention, in agreeing to unite
with the Socialist Labor faction, retains
the party name-Social Democratic
party. The candidates and the amalga
nation are to be approved by major
ity of each party, according to the ref
erendum.
Debs had previously sefused to accept
the nomination, but finally succumbed
to persuasion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-15
CASE OF GENUINE PLAGUE.
Animals 1noeulated FROM Dead China

ANIMALS lnoculated From Dead China
men All Speedily Succumb.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-At a spe-
cial meeting of the board of health,
held to consider the plague situation,
there We're present, besides the men,
bers, DR.. Kinyoun, federal quarantine
officer, and DR.. Gassaway of the ma
rine hospital service. DIR. Kinyoun re-
ported that all of the animals at uuaran-
tine station on Angel island, which
We're inoculated with virus from the
body of the Chinese who expired a
few days ago under suspicious cir
cumstances, had died, with the excep-
ton of the monkey, and it is in diving
condition. An autopsy on the rats and
guinea pig showed that they had devel-
oped symptoms of the genuine bubonic
plague. After discussing the matter,
the board decided that the Chinese who
died at 1901 Dupont street had been af-
tiicted with the plague A request was
made for 100 volunteers from among
members of the medical profession to
make house-to-house examination and
aid the board in thoroughly fumigating
and disinfecting the entire quarter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-15
INSURGENTS ARE ACTIVE.

Felnforc-ments Sent to Aid Generals
Young and Hood In Defending Aparri.
MANILA, March 1O.-Generals Young
nna Hood are asking for reinforcements
and battalion Of the Forty y-eighth regi-
ment has been sent to Aparri. Other
troops will follow. The rebels recently
persistently attacked Aparri for several
hours, but We're finally driven away.
The rebels are holding reunions in
the province of North Ilocos and the
Red Ratipuan cross, symbolic of resist
ance, is again appearing among the
natives.
The fact that General Young is un-
able, owing to lack of troops, to main
tain garrisons in all the towns occupied
has had bad effect on the natives.
General Bates has returned here after
leaving garrisons in the provinces of
North and South Camarines. The ex-
pedition lost seven men killed and 10
wounded: On entering New Caceres,
province of South Camarines, General
Bates learned that 1900 insurgents had
departed the same day. The Americans
Immediately sent out three pursuing
columns, encountering the enemy in
three small engagements and killing a
total Of 40 men.
The Spanish prisoners report that the
enemy has divided into small bands in
the mountains, under the leadership of
General Legaspi. The town of Iriga
has been burned by the enemy.
Twelve hundred we'll armed insur-
gents, formerly Of Cayite province, with
a Chinese general in command, sur
round the towns of Albay and Legaspi.
They have effected three night attacks
and continually harass the Forty sew
enth regiment, which has lost eight men
killed and 20 wounded in defending
those towns.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-15
FRENCH AT BLoEMFONTEIN.
Dispatch From Cape Town Announces His
Arrival at Orange CanitaI

AAspatch from cape Town Announces His
Arrival at Orange Capital.
LONDON, March 14.-Nothing can be
said OF the advance on Bloemfontein
beyond Lord Roberts own dispatches.
Nothing more has been permitted to
come through. Doubtless Lord Roberts
himself is fully occupied with military
details. The dispatch from Cape Town
saying that General French has arrived
at Bloemfontein" probably does not
mean that he has entered the city.
The Beers may make another fight,
but there is little doubt that Lord Rob
erts will occupy Bloemfontein today.
The Beers retiring from Orange river
will find themselves between two Brit
lsh armies and their guns are almost
certain to fall into the hands of the Brit
lsh, while the occupation of the capital
OF the Free State will strain the alliance
OF the two republics to the utmost. The
government will not allow the Kruger
Steyn petition to influence them in any
way. There will be no diminution of
measures calculated to maintain the full
efficiency OF the field force, and what.
ever relnforcements We're previously
considered advisable will still be sent
ont