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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03
All the Horses Eaten Up.

The standard publishes the following
dispatch from Ladysmith. dated Tuesday.
March /.
Tho once dashing cavalry brigade has
practically ceased to exist At the begin
ming of the year We had $500 horses and
$50 mnics Before the end Of January
we could only feed l.lu0 horses. the others
had ether been converted into Joints
soups and sausageS. or had been left 10
ipe8go for themselves These poor. cma-
clated animals mere phautoms OK horses
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03

PROVIDENCE. n. L., March 1.-The
Rhode Island Republican state convcn-.
ton was held here today. The platform
contained a strong condemnation Of the
administration and President Mckinley
for the support of the army canteen IT
also condemned trusts H. r. Metcaf, OF
Pawtucket, was nominated for governor
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were among the most painful sights Of
the siege.

HAD We possessed an unlimited amount
~ heavy guns and ammunition We might
have made the position more bearable. Al
though not shot was fired except in dire
necessity. there were on February only
forty rounds left for each naval gun, while
have been exhausted In a couple OF minor
engagements. Fortunately. the Beers
were ignorant Of the true state OF az
fairs. Had they known our real weakness
they might have displayed greater daring
with results which. now that we are safe.
we can venture TO contemplate. We were
victorious solely because Of mastery IN
IL. fi..If..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03
BRITISH PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
Villages Harmed and Natives Killed
on Account OF n Murder.

RANGOON, British Burmah, March A.
The British punitig. expedition sent 20
avenge the murder OF Mesars. Riddle and
sutherland. British commissioners. who
had been engaged In the aemarkation Of
the Rurmo-Chinese boundary has Cnptur-
cd the whole group % villagers implicated
in the affair
Sixty % the villagers have heen killed
and 1900 houses have been burned.
The announcement Of the murder 81
Messrs kiddic and Sutherland was tele-
Eraphed from RRnEoon 10 the Associated
Press February ~ last. ana II was added
that Consul f.ytton had been wounded.
hui had succeeded IN making his escape
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that seventy-three wagon loads Of supplies
are now entering Ladysmith. the first
eleven wagons containing hospital com
forts.
Cost of the War.
The statist shows that IL the government
estimates OF expenditures are realized u
will be compelled TO borrow G600oo.19 for
war purposes. OF which es0noooo will BE-
raised to cover normal expenditures and
that the chancellor ~ the exchequer VIII b.
compelled to increase the taxation FOR tho
year G7,00o.co1 II suggests that the In
come tax be increased a penny. which
would give E2 noon additional revenues.
that the tobacco duty be increased 81 a
pound, whereby R230oo00 would be obtain
ed: that the beer duty be Increased A
shilling per barrel. which would bring IN
Ct 10000 and that the duty On spirits be
increased shilling per gallon. realizing
CT 200, CO.
Queens Message of Congrntuiatton.
The court circular this evening says;
"Early yesterday morning the queen re-
cefyed with Joy and thankfuiness the hap
by news OF the relief Of Ladysmi,h accom-
plished by the troops under command OF
Sir Redyers Butler, Her majesty tele-
grarhed her congratulations to him and
to Sir George White This was accidental
4, o,,tt,ad f,or, ,eeterdav,a eourt cireu-
lar"
Her Dispatch to Bnf1er.
The following is the.text OF her maiestys
dispatch 70 Gtn. Butler:
tnank 200 iof tiie news you "e
teiegrapnen me. ana : cons,a.u'a'o Sou
and al vnoer you WIN my Hear1
What She said to White.
The dispatch TO sir George White read
thus
Il thank God that you and all those with
you are safe at,er your long Tying sist',
borne with such neroism. congfatulhte
you and all under you from the bottom
Of my heart I trust you are all not very
much exhausted,
,
Whues nepis'
"Your majesty's most gracious message
h.s nee, rccetvaa he mo with the deen-
~, .ra,t,,,sa ana Nth an,hustasr, nv ne
W. Ni"'' 80 49, ~, ,.'.is 49,
hundred times compensated for by the
sympathy and appreciation OF our queen,
ard vot,r mn testy's message will do more
10 restore hotb of,cers and men than any
.ts,.. 49, ;,
,.r,.,s,,,,,.r, ,.',,'
..l., sa, =. -, 'i ~ 49,, y. -. ~
.."pnnsu ~ ~ sta,i, NJ ~ ~ y
as more cavai,v was coming In during the
morning. The news OF his arrival soon
spread however, and Gen White aud his
stnF AZ once went 10 receive him The
two generals met amidst scenes of tre-
mendous enthusiasm. and Gen. Butler had
an immense reception. II IL expected the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03
CRONJE TAKEN TO THE CAPE
Elaborate Precautions Taken 10
Prevent anyone From seeing
HIN I'm toute.

ORANGE RIVER March 2-Gcn.
Cronie and hts wife passed here last
night en- route 60 cape Town. Elaborate
tho public from seeing him Even the
officers We're ordered on The station and
che refreshmert room was krYf closed
before his arrival to the discomfort -
the Kimberley uasafugeTs. who were
Obliged 60 Eu fOodifsa.
Gen Cronie looks fniatod aud nifaar-
able. and D. much grieFed. 1fo entered
tho refreshmeut room arcnmnanlrd hr
his wife. SON and interpreter and Gen.
prcttyman and hia stan. rukInr his stit
az table Gen. trnula covered DTS face
with his hands far "a few mau..rfa a. LII
nuuagDI Ir drawer
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NEN NuHk MaTlh 1-pfssidaut No
kIr.rr auI rHfrN arrived sf Jersey clty
rI 80 m rheg uere met st she Penn
ID 'rHrta rIHrHTH HfHffnn nN NnnHr Nc
knHr nrI Niar Na. 30 Mcktuisy The
rarrH proceeded on frf Hotel Manhattan.
utere thaF Wi rruafn snils in the c.tF.
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nombardment Was Ineffective.

The bombardment was heavy. but, on
the whole. ineffective. IL is estimated that
during the Investment about 1900 shells
were thrown into the town, an average
Of three tons OF explosives daily. Yet we
had only thirty-hve men killed and lss
wounded our largest losses were from
dieca - -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03

OTTAWA. Ont. March 2.--The offer of
Canada to garrison Halifax by the Cana
dian militia and allow the regulars to be
:, mt elsewhere has been accepted.
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WAslIfN urUN Marah E-rhf irrsrfI-
rHfIrr af co. HHrHr q ttFrH riots fid noe
frn Commute Tra earrings sfn rnr-
Hrnr frTnrrsm
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HARDSHIPS In LADYSMITH.
Garrison Lost Heavily ny Disease,
Over 5000 soldiers Having
Been In the Hospital.

LONDON, March Cool. Rhodes the
brother OF Cecil Rhodes. describing In the
Times the entry into Ladysmith Of Iord
Dundonald and 800 men OF the Imperial
Light Horse and Natal Carbineers Feb
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teenth battery alone fired % rounds, fr-
Ing every ten seconds.
British casualties were about 200.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03
Duke of v.raHua'. Grievance.

BERLIN March 2-The Lokal AuzeiseF
publishes an interview today with ghe
Duke Of VefaEua. in the course % whlch
the Spanish nobirman abused the "fHa'
kee" because the United statss gov ern.
menf had noi continued his pension a
81 on pesetas as a descendant of Columbus
He said They do not Get ike gentle
men"
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is published from Brussels that the siege
Of Mafeking has been raised.
The news Is unconfirmed, but is probably
true
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Greeting to DundonaId.

1T is impossible 10 depict the enthu-
siasm OF the beleaguered garrison. Cheer
upon cheer ran from post 10 post. and
stan officers. civilians and soldiers flock
ed to greet them. The contrast between
the robust troopers of dozen battles
and the pale. emaciated defenders OF La
dysmth was great
Gen. White and HIS STAFF met the
troops In the center OF the town. He was
cheered with heartfelt enthusiasm He
addressed the civilians and thanked them
and the garrison for their magnificent
support through trials which we alone
can realize.
Could Not Have Resisted Assault
We could possibly have hung on for
SIX weeks longer, but the priVations would
nave Deen great and sickness and the
paucity or our ammunition would have
UNITED the number OF assaults we would
nave been able 10 resist. We started the
Siege with 1000 troops. 20o0 civilians and
iWo natives Between casualties and
sickness s,Ooa soldiers passed through the
hospital 1t Is impossible To overempha-
size the privations OF the sick. Since the
middle OF January a man once down was
practically lost The reduced rationS OF
the soldiers just sufiiced for their SUBJ
sistence- Daily thirty old horses and
mules were slaughtered and were con-
Nerted into soup and sausages From
January 10 10 now there have been over
20 deaths from disease alone
me last fortnight saw the majority Of
the Held batteries endorsed ana the guns
permanently posted In our defeuses Thp
cavalry and drivers We're converted into
infantry and sent to the trenches A line
~ defense had been constructed with the
view OF possible final contingency. N the
outer works should bs carried
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since the investment the total casual
ties we're; KILLED or died OF wounds "a
officers and 2iS men: died 81 disease or
hoers and $40 men, wounded, 70 officers
and 90 men, exclusive VI white civilians
and unttpgz
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sieEe OF MafektnE Haf.ed.
NEW YORK. &4s-A "A L-sF s-as..
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whites Reply.

sir George sent the following reply;
your majesty's most gracious message
has been received by me with the deep
est gratitude and with enthusiasm by the
troops. Any hardships and privations are
hundred times compensated for by the
sympathy and appreciation OF our queen,
and your majesty's message will do more
TO restore both officers and men than any
thing else
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that seventy-three wagon loads Of supplies
are now entering Ladysmith. the first
eleven wagons containing hospita. com
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03

The dispatch TO Sir George White read
thus:
Il thank God that you and all those with
you are safe after your long. trying siege,
borne with such heroism. congratulate
you and all under you from the bottom
Of my heart. ! trust you are all not very
yy,t,rh exhaltsted'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03

Queen. Me..ase OF congratnIation.

The court circular this evening says:
tEariy yesterday morning the queen re-
ceived with Joy and thankfuiness the hap
py news OF the relief Of Ladysrnith, accom-
piished by the troops under command Of
Sir Redyers Btflier Her majesty tele-
grarhed her congratulations to him and
to Sir George White. This was accidental
ly omitted from yesterdays court circu-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-08-09
Time bothered the Girl.

She came downtown with the tune
in her head in the morning, and it
STAYED in her head all day. And the
worst of it was she couldn't get it out.
It refused to be extracted like re-
fractory tooth or to be banished like
a disobedient child. If she could only
have been able to whistle it away she
could have danced hornpipe of JOY in
celebration. But she didn't know how
to whistle and she wasn't quite able
TO hum it, and she had no piano to play
it, and so it stayed in her head. And
all day long it chirruped away inside
of her and all day long her hands and
feet, her fingers and her toes kept
time, time, time, to the rhythm of the
tune. She couldn't talk, she couldn't
walk, she couldn't eat, she couldn't
think, for the tune claimed her per-
sistently for its service and she gave
herself up in unconditional surrender.
But she had her revenge when she
finally found piano, for she pounded
it out at last-Chicago Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-08-09
MEMORIES.

-. dawn the land of years agone SO
~ T memories of youths enchanted
,oyes sweet dream of life did daily
NJ. tolls and frets, the world and all
srst own home: the first of life's
r.ar, dreams to stern realities and
sssrtaches DER the old home nest
e-sss years of childhood! All! they
we're SO brief.
MT come again before life's thought and
calling
nav after day with joy and love re-
plete; <,u
nd burdens all their history repeat.
tdovn the summer path to age were
drifting,
memory CLEANS.
- i've for whom we love Is all uplifting.
~ Ca,.e memory. More reveal thy long
past dreams.
me mast Is fraught with tears, and joys.
and smiling,
zach in its turn has passed review to-
day.
-. nresent. holds a future all-beguiling
1t past be past! And yet we should
not stay
vhere memory no longer dared invading
the mast is filled with measure pure
and sweet,
nm, life unto eternity is fading,
V,a sit and dream of loved ones we
shall meet.
Nellie Hawks, in Christian Work.
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raf1corously. "Prendergast, yew have
made off with the rest o. your sinful
contraband, but yew cannot escape
when yew have broken the law
''Stow ut!" said Prendergast, sulk-
lily. "Yew come here to ma house an
call me rascal. Yew've gat no prewf
l ask yew where's yew're prewf?'
Here" said the lieutenant. And
again he kicked his heels On the keg.
1t gave out a hollow sound. He leaped
off it, as if he had been suddenly
stung. A faint glimmer of the tauth
dawned upon Dick.
Remember" he said, provokingly,
''my contention has been that there is
no brandy in the cask."
The lieutenant turned it over on its
side without answering. 1t was emp
ty, and though the floor beneath was
damp, the holes had been stopped up.
"There was brandy in it," he said,
rounding on Dick.
"The-soda water seems to have
evaporated," said Dick, innocently.
Some of the revenue men began to
snigger
Search the place!" said Curwen,
gnashing his teeth. One of the men
returned presently and announced a
strong smell of brandy in the yard,
particularly i'll the duck pond.
''It would hardly do to show the
squire water from the duck pond
as contraband spirits" said Dick.
"There's sheep and there's goats"
said the lieutenant, hardly able to con-
tain his wrath, SO that Dick came near
to pitying him. and only murmured
land asses," this time under his
breath. The lieutenant ordered his
men off and followed them. Dick,
without stopping to explain matters
to the bewildered Prendergast,
fastened down. "Sal," he called,
"where is Miss Judy?'
"Wasn't it clever of her?" said Sal,
admiringly. "But I'm going to stop
father runnen kegs. It's very bad, she
| says, and not safe"
"But where is Miss Judy?"
"Oh. she went down tn road" said
Sal. 81 expect you might find her un-
der the big alm."-Chicago Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-08-09
ATTACKED BY CIRCUS JAGUAR.
Women Trainer Almost Killed by tn Q
Beast She Was Trying
to. Subdue.

Louise Maurella, an animal trainer
connected with menagerie now at
Newark, n. j., had an encounter the
other day with jaguar and was nearly
killed by the beast before she was res
cued. Nine. Maurella entered 5O-foot
circular cage to train new jaguar
which had recently been added to the
menagerie. As she slammed the door
the jaguar crouched down in one end
of the cage, glared, and growled at her.
Nine. Maurella, who is muscular
woman, was merely armed with a
whip. She fearlessly approached the
iaguar, snapped her whip, and stamped
her foot to urge the animal to come out
of the corner.
Before the attendants who were
looking on could realize it, the jaguar
sprang at Mime. Maurella, his forepaws
landing on her shoulders. She tried
with all her strength to shake the brute
off, but he was too much for her, and
he knocked her down.
Her screams for help could be heard
all over the building. Men with iron
bars and pitchforks managed to drive
the jaguar back into one end of the
| cage. When Nine. Maurella was finally
rescued she was found to have been
! terribly torn about the shoulders,
| breast, back and arms. Nine. Maurella,
however, will recover.
| The jaguar was finally driven into a
| small cage and secured there after sew
eral shots from a revolver had been
fred to intimidate it.
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New Material in Paper-Makins.

1t has been demonstrated that paper
can be manufactured in the south at
a handsome profit-the mill at Pensa"
cola, Fla, which has beer in successful
operation for some months, proves the
fact beyond question. This mill is
using pitch pine for pulp-making. Re-
cent experiments have shown the avail
ability of wild cane, which grows in
vast quantities throughout the south
ern states, for this purpose.!Chicago
Chronicle.
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Avoiding q had scrape,

.1VU1UHuB - 00tA IH@PGs
The president shaves himself and the
Chicago Tribune thinks it may be his
only way outof bad scraPe.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-04

| skates were removed and the police
man was saying:
Now, old man, if you've any home
to go to you'd better git. Your line
is jumping over eight horses and an
elephant and you should stick to it
1T was dis way" said the bad faced
young man, who had cautioned old
Mr.. Bowser in the beginning. eve
was happy crowd here, and all was
going we'll, when dis old rooster comes
along and begins to brag as how he
kin criss-cross and flip-flop and razzle-
dazzle. He blows so much dat we
gives him show. De fust ting he
does is to jump into Jimmy de Kid.
Den he caroms against Foxy Dobs.
knocks de heels from under two fe-
males and skeers de life out'n four in
nocent children. We fought he was
only hilarious. but when he tried to
grand fiip-flop and lost his legs and
got up with his ears flappin', we seen
dat he was only a hill on wheels AS
many Of dis crowd as favors giving
him de grand chuck will hold up de
right hand.''
Most of the hands went up, but the
policeman interfered and again ad-
vised Mr.. Bowser to cultivate the ac-
quaintance of his fireside without I'M
necessary delay.
Mr. Barnes said he'd go home with
him, but Mr.. Bowser glared at him and
bade threatening gestures. Then Mr.
Barnes said he was sorry about the
crash and the collision and asked how
it happened, but Mr.. Bowser waved
him aside and left the park alone
There were fourteen different aches in
his back, and his head seemed to be
four times too large and fun of
wheels, but he wouldn't take a hack.
1t was an hour before he reached
home. Mrs. Bowser was still up, and
she met him at the door. One look at
him told the story.
Woman" he began, as he held
on to a peg of the hall tree with one
hand, but she stopped him with a ges-
ture. Then she gently led him into
the sitting room, tenderly deposited
him on the lounge and kindly said:
of tree! Just lie quiet and l will do
all | can to save your life 1t may
take years and years to reduce this
bump on the back of your head, and
notice that you are lop-shouldered
and have one leg twisted out of shape,
but don't worry. It's all in the pigeon
wings, you know
Copyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis)
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terrible tragedy was being enacted, but
we must wait for daylight to solve 1t.
The roaring, rushing sound came TO us
after the scream died away, but more
softly than at first. From that hour
till dawn came there was no signal
ling-no noise-nothing to prove that
there was life in the mountains beyond
our little band. The peaks OF the
mountains stood out first. Then we
followed the dawn down till our eyes
rested on the caves. In front OF them
were hundreds of people. but they were
standing quiet and peering down into
the basin. In another minute daylight
had crept down there. and we looked
and cried aloud in horror. The bottom
OF the basin, as we saw 1t the even
ing before, had been covered with
shrubs and grass. 1t was basin still
but the bottom was hidden under ten
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There

twenty-thirty feet of water. There
was no outlet, and we could see the
waters rushing and swirling round
and round as IL to find one. And
borne on the rush were the bodies
of the dead-of the 231 men who had
left us & few hours before. Not one
had escaped. High up on their side
of the mountain the Yaquis had dam
ed spring or rivulet and stored up the
waters for just such an emergency.
AT midnight they had let the food
loose, and 1t had come tearing down
at lightning speed to overwhelm the
enemy, caught like rats In trap. As
we turned away in our horror TO make
our way down the mountain the Yaquis
raised their voices In one long shout
of exultation, and then were silent.
They had reaped their vengeance and
were satisfied to let US depart in peace.
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path leading to it. That wound over
a number of ridges and then dipped
down into basin which had circum-
ference of about half a mile This
basin was fifty feet lower than the
caves. It's walls were from fifty to
two hundred feet high and almost per-
pendicular. 1t was gigantic cup sunk
into the mountains, and looking down
into 1t from peak two miles away we
could see that path crossed it and led
upward to the caves. All of us Amer
leans had been fighting under our own
leader, though energeticaIlly supporting
the soldiery. Now for the first time
difference of opinion arose. The Col
onelS plan was to advance the whole
force into this basin when night fell,
and taking cover behind the boulders
lying thickly beneath the caves we
should be ready at daylight to begin
the work of determination. While
portion of the troops kept up fire to
prevent the Yaquis from leaving their
caves, another portion would collect
fuel and smoke them to death. We
were not averse to dealing the Indians
a hard blow and one to be remembered,
but we did not go in for the extermina-
ton of a thousand souls at once, more
than half of whom were women and
children. And, too, such of us as had
served as soldiers feared that deep,
dark basin as death-trap. So did
many of the rank and file of the SOL
diery but it was not for them to say.
Gentlemen, you are not under my
command" said the Colonel as he
rubbed his hands and smiled, "and you
will therefore decide for yourselves.
When darkness comes my command
will march down into the basin. For
fifteen years have been hunting the
Yaquis. For fifteen years l have been
hoping for just this chance. There are
hundreds of them over there, but not
one shall see to-morrow's sun go
down"
They could not charge us with cow