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you?" for the men were very angry and so
silence Then from among the rocks three
dark figures stood up holding up their hands. and
our horses and galloped toward them waying
there were twenty-fOur prisOnerS-an Beers OF the
thought with delight OF my poor friends the prison
ers al Pretoria. Ihls might redeem a Few Then
and twenty loose horses, ten dead and eight badly
last covering them up with blankets or rnaekiu-
toshes. propPing their heads with saddles for pill
their bottles and haversacks. Anger had turned 10
pity In an instant. The desire to XII was gone
officer came up Two minutes before his eyes
hunt. He had galloped a mile. mostly under
fire. to bring the reiaforScements TO surround the
boy and 50 cold Who's got 'tS banket? I So ths
soldiers recovered the Boer wounded and We told
the prisoners that they would be shown courtesy
quarrel The Boer dead were collected and a tag Of
truce was sent 10 the enemy line 10 invite bury
seen dead men. killed in war-thousands at Omdur-
BOer dead aroused the most painful emotions Here
BY the rock u9deT WaiSh he he had fSpghJ lay the
haired man of firm aquhne features and short
the stamp OF unaIterabIe resolve the look OF a man
who had thought it all out and quite certain
might give his life for Nor was I surprised when
the Boer prisoners told me that Mentz had refused
all suggestions Of surrender and that when his left
leg was smashed by a bullet had continued 10 load
ana nTe until ne DIes1 dedIn- ana JneE found him.
pale and boodess. holding his wife's letter in mis-
hand. Beside him was boy OF about seventeen
shot through the heart. Further lay our own
poor rihemen with their heads smashed like
eggshells.
II could not be denied that the cavalry had
scored brilliant success. We had captured O..
We had seen the rsSreating Boers dragging AMI
supporting their injured friers from the field and
might fairly claim 10 knocked our OF time. besides
those n hands total OF =; fine bag. for
which We had had 10 pay scarcely anything Two
soldiers Of the mounted infantry killed one trooper
IF the Imperial Light Horse slightly, and one
1fficer Captain ShOre-rhe twenJy-Chird officer OF
this regiment hi during the last three months
severely wounded
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The white flag fickered for moment above the
rocks, but neither side stopped firing; evidently
difference of opinion among the enemy. What do
we care for that? Night is coming Let rush
them with the bayOnet and settle the matter. This
from the rheS-nobody else had bayOEets So
section pushes forward against the rocks. crawling
along the ground. Anxious the surrender. I
followed my pony, but the instant there broke
out a savage fire from the kOpje. and l with diff
GUILTY found shelter in a donga- Here Of
the Natal Carbneers-One a bearded OF the
well 70 do farmer class. the other fair haired
man-both privates both as cool as ice Very
astonishing outburst of fire. said the younger
naming here with your horse for the present
Accordingly We lay still on the grass slope and
awaited developments. The young man put his
helmet over the crest on the end OF his rifle. and
much diverted to hear the bullets whistle round
II. At intervals he substituted his head for the
helmet and reported the state OF the game Bah
Jove. the rifles IN hot place l peered
cautiously. hundred yards away the mounted In
iantry section extended. The dust spurts
around the men, who remained pinned to the EARTH
scarcely able to raise their heads to fire Whatever
passed over them came whizzing in our direction
The Natal Volunteer however was too much inter-
ested in the proceedings 70 forego his view. "Deah
deah they've fixed bayonetS Why. they're coming
back They've had some one hurt" looked
again for a moment. The line Of rihemen was Ger
tainy retiring. wrtsgling backward slowly on their
bellies. Two brown forms lay still and hunched
in the abandoned position. Then suddenly the
firing ri1emen jumped and for shelter IN ouy
donga. One lad jumped right I'm among as laughing
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COLONEL BADEN-POWELL,
HIS HEROIC DEFENCE OF MAFEKING
A TRAINED SOLDIER

Colonel Robert Stephenson Smith Baden-PoweIl
whose heroic and picturesque defence OF Mafeking
has been no remarkable than that of Sir George
White at Ladysmith. is a seasoned fronttersman
Al the beginning of the TransvaaI War Colonel
Baden-Powell undertook the defence with a force
consisting OF part of the Battalion OF The Ian
cashire CRoyal NortO regiment. the 1st Battalion
Munster Fusieps and one thousand colontals, with
battery OF artery-n I'll probably thou
sand men.
The siege began on October Is. 1899. and was led
by General Cronje in person until he KIM
berIey oppose Methuen Baden-PoweH was bonl-
barded almost daily. He made occasional sorties.
but his force too small and his, weapons too
ineffective 70 make headway against the besiegtng
force Colonel Plumer, who stationed at Fort
Tuu. in Rhodesia. raised a force OF thousand
rregulars to the relief of Ntafeking. On
January % reports came OF the relief of the town.
and there have been similar reports since
THOROUGH SOLDIER
Colonel Baden-Powen is a cavalry officer who
Joined the Hussars when ne was nineteen and fs
now a neutenant-coIOneI in regiment of Dragon
Guards. His life has been spent in the Army and
in special service and travel and he is authority
cavalry tactics having written manuals
onnoissance work and scouting. He is a natural
leader of men. and rallied around him at Mafekins
only well known group Of officers Of high
social position. but also seasoned band OF from
tiersmen and Adventures. The defence OF Nafek-
ing has been that OF natural scout whose ear has
steathy approach of the foe. and whose keen tn
tellgence and inventive skill have devised great
variety of resources for thwarting the devices of
Like Cecil Rhodes Colonel Baden-Poweu was
born IN rectory. He is the son of the late Pro-
Manor. and was born ON February -. 1851. Edu-
Gated at CharterhOuse he Joined the 18th HuSSars
in 1876. and. as adjutant served with his regiment
in India and Afghanistan and in South Africa.
Early in his military career he became familiar
with the parts of the African continent with which
his name will hereafter be associated In 1sS7 he
was again Cape Town assistant military SEQ
retary to General Sir Henry Smyth. and during his
two years stay there be served IN the Zuluand
operations and was mentioned In the dispatches.
After serving three years at Malta ne again re-
turned Africa. charged with the special service
OF raising and commanding the native levies in tho
Ashantee operations
MERITED PROMOTION.
For his brilliant work IN this campaign he re-
ceived the brevet rank OF Heutenant-colonsl After
the Jameson raid. when the Matabeles rose q SEC
ond time he was chosen as chief stafr officer Of
General Sir Frederick Darlington Promotion as
hrevet colonel followed this campaign. and he was
placed in command of the 5th Dragons. AT the
beginning of the Transvaal War he was selected
proceed TO South Africa to raise military force
on the spot and 70 drill II into ethciency, Thai he
succeeded in doing SO IS attested by hfs long and
heroic resistance against q sopera0s faroA
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WHY THORNEYCROFT RETIRED

and the sheltering infantry at regular interval
a minute.
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and painting and the whole party turned at once
and lined the bank First class infantry can anord
TO retire at the double. sure that they win stop
at word. We got to within fifty yards OF the
Dutchmen, they said. but It was too hot to go
further They've shot two fellows through the
head" Eventually ali retired 70 the main posi-
tion the ridge above Lord Dundonald and
his staff had just arrived
THERE there's the white flag again! Shoot the
devis. cried soldier. and the musketry crashed
iercely. WHATS be done sir?' said the cap
tain. turning TO the Brigadier: the white nag
hour but they don't stop iring and they've
tust killed two of my men" Give them one
more chance Cease hrsl cease fire there. win
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six good battalions safely down the hill than a
mopup in the morning.
The Standards correspondent takes up the
story at this point. s follows:
The retrosrade movement was effected in a
mastery manner without loss. General Butler
conducted this movement in person. met the
General at Trichardts Drift a deybreak on
Thursday. He then stern of countenance
usual. but when. three days later, or, to be
exact on Saturday morning. he rode in again to
headquarters and got off his morse. he looked
tired and not the same man, The change was
doubtless much due to his having been almost
necessarily in the saddle for two days and
nights. Only of iron like his could
rise superior to such unfortunate miscarriage
of his plans. The General promises in state
ment issued for publication, that he will now try
another route Officers and men ask for nothing
The last sentiment is confirmed by Mr. Oh chill
'Such the fifth of the series of action called
the battle of Spion Kop," he writes. TT is
event which the British people may regard with
feelings of equal pride and sadness. 1t rebounds
the honor of the soldiers, though not greatly
to that Of the generals We will have 'her
try. and. If it please God. do better next t
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But since he wrote this the third attempt at re-
lief. by way Of Naa! Krantz succceded no better
than the second. None OF tho CORES spondents at
tempt 10 lay the blame for The failure at Spon
Kop upon any particular person any particular
circumstance. The average strain Of their opin-
ion seems be that Il a gallant. carefully
planned action Uarred for want OF exact nfor-
nation and attended by the misfortune OF war
ADVENTURE OF SERGEANT MASON.
Bennett BurleEh. in The Daily Telegrs PHI" re-
lates this curious incident OF the preliminary fight
ing Spion Kop:
Sergeant Mason Of Thorncycrofts force. an ex-
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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
ACCOUNTS OF SOlLE OF IT'S MANY INTERESTING PHASES

session Of the hill. P
Describing his endeavor to get up the hill Mr.
Churchill says:
Streams of wounded met and obstructed the
path. Corpses lay here and there. Many of the
wounds We're Of horrible nature. The splinters
and fragments of the shells had and mutilated
IN the most ghastly manner l passed about two
hundred while | was climbing up There was
moreover, small but steady leakage of unwound-
ed men OF all corps. Some of these cursed and
swore. Others were utterly exhausted and fell
the hillside in stupor Others again seemed drunk
though they had had no liquor. Scores sleep
ing heavily Fighting still proceeding, and
stray bullets struck all over the ground while the
Maxim shell guns scourged the fanks of the hill
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The adjutant OF the Light Horse gaioped over TO
Lord DIndonaId for reinforcements, so that they
could bag the lot Then adds the correspondent:
of gallops the mounted infantry and one squadron
of the South African Light Horse. and later on
some OF Thorneycroft's and later still the Brgadier
himself. | arrived in time TO the end. The
BOers-how many could not tell-were tenacious
ly holding The black rocks OF a kopje and were
quite invisible. The British rifiemen curved around
them in half moon, fring continually at The rocks
The squadron of South African Light Horse had
worked almost behind the enemy. and every Dutch
man who dared make dash for liberty ran ter
rtbls Eantlet- Still the surrender did not come
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Glasgow man and Durham hanson cab driver.
while pottng Beers at LJ0O yards range CHANGED to
turn, and three creeping up the mountain side
upon his left Dropping his sights no bowed
one over the falling across a rock and never
stirring for he shot through the heart. An in
slant later he fatally wounded the second, who
tumbled headlong downhill. The third caught
sight of his helmet and rifle and lodged behind
bowlder Then a duel ensued between the twain.
Sergeant Mason and the Boer. Every time Mason
tried TO peep around the Boer banged at him. The
sergeant returned the compliment. Five AIauser
bullets We're put through Mason's helmet. cutting
his hair once twice, but leaving him unintured
Others came psriousy near his throat. and
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ground surrounded by the remnants Of the req, a,
mcnt he had raised who had fought for him lhe
lions and followed him like dogs explained me
situation / had been told and as thousati; i
Naval guns were prepared to try, sappers ana
working parties were already on the road WIN WIN
thousands of sandbags. What did he think But
the decision had already been taken. He had never
received any messages from the General, had NOT
had time to write any. Messages had been sent
him. he had wanted TO send others himself Inc
fight had been hot too close too interlaced LOT
him 10 attend anything but to support this com
pany clear those rocks line that trench so
having heard nothing and expecting no guns, ne
had decldSA retire. AS he put IL tersely: Better
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THE FIGHTING ON sPIoN KoP.

According 70 another account the attack on Spon
Kop which was believed dominate the Boer po-
sitions was not decided until after a council OF
war in which General Butler, while personally ia
voring az immediate retreat across the Tugela,
allowed himself be governed by the entreates OF
his su5ordinates. OF the ascent Of Spion Kop The
Standard correspondent writes:
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A HAUL AT ACTON HOMES.

But for Il fine description of individual action
nothing can excel Mr.. Churchills account OF a
chase and capture that fell the lot OF Lord Dun
donald's men the first day of the fighting on the
north side OF the river. A column OF struggling
Beers was seen retreatIng toward the Free State.
A souadron OF DundouaId's men espied them. gall
loped TO the hills, reached there first. with just
five minutes TO spare" The Carbineers.' writes
Mr. Churchill and the Imperial Light HoEsa held
their fire until the scouts walked into their midst.
and then let drive al the main body three hundred
yards range mounted men. smooth. open. grass
piain There was n sudden furious. swapping
fusillade The Bocr column stopped, paralyzed.
then they broke and rushed for cover. The greater
number galoped fast from the Aed some rerpaihed
on the ground dead or wounded. Others took ref
uge among the rocks Of the kopjes. and apparently
proposed 10 hold until dark
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hands Finally the Boer drilled hole through
Masons shoulder. Wounded. he changed the rifle
70 hts left resting Il upon the rock \ lucky shot
of the sergeant's touched the Boer, who fell for
ward with his head between the rocks. Then
Mason made sure putting shot or two into the
head. which never budged Weak from loss OF
blood Mason arose. retired, had his wound dressed
and then walked out of the action
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Later that night informal council OF war was
called and Sir Charles Warren from below the hill
sent Mr.. Churchill to ascertain Colonel Thorney-
croft's view. When the correspondent reached the
crest he found "only solid battalion remained
the Dorsets. All others were interminged' The
writer continues:
Amid this disorEanized hut determined force
found Colonel Thorneycroft at the top OF the noun
tain Every one seemed know. in the
fusion. where ne He sitting the
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Moundyville Bniefs,

There was short seSsi5n%of the cir
cult court yesterday. but nothing Of I'm
portancc was done. ,Thci'eourt win
meet next Monday. wn&Hnethc Gospel
Trumpet Publishing cSgReny tax re-
bate matter will come 9 tpas q y
Attorney W. NJ. MclEhen han return
cd from Warrington. Pa,, Where he was
assisting IN the defense aoGI Il Mitchell
Carroll. charged with tht.imurdcr OF
Michael ZIst. ias
Rose Hoy, OF pIttsbprshssnn, has filed
with County Clerk Lewis, q petition ask .
Ing that she be appointed udmlnlstra :
triT of tho estnte OF tha1ilate NELL
eAmarrIaEc license was eissued yes.
tcrday to Bernard Wei,nHh,eagcd thir-
ty-two. md Miss, Snllie. Close. aEsd
thlrty.one, both of WashipEton, Pa.
Mrs. Abb Courtwrlght and Mis-,
George Harris. of Glen Easton. spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs"IJamcs \.
Chambers, OF Third streeta,lat
Miss Maudc Jefferson, Atuacher In tho
West Liberty Normal school .sis spend !.
Ing q few days ut her homie here,
Thomas buchanan, one ,'of Franklin
districts most successpNll teachers.
wns here yesterday. ~ ~, ri
S. Il. Davis, ex.mcmberr OF the coun.
ty court, of Wheeling Creek, was here
yesterday, 'ai1hp sa'fssif
Frank Wade Is building i dwcllIng on
North Morton avenue f9r,o L, C.
George 7, Folmar. OF Wheeling Creek,
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Belluire Briefs.

Six car loads OF poultry from out
along the narrow guage were shipped
to Pittsburgh and this city this week.
Whip says 1t doesn't pay to live in the
country and raise your own turkeys,
, chickens md ducks.
The Elks' memorial service In the
Columbia theatre tomorrow afternoon.
WIN be well attended and mn aPpro-
pirate programme will be carried out
with music BETTING the occasion.
Manager Ed. Moore, OF the Columbia
theatre, was taken suddenly III
Thanksgiving morning, but is getting
along all right now, and will be out In
a day or two. e.,
State Mine Inspector Biddeson Is en-
pccted to visit the Pittsburgh, &c Ohio
Coal Company's mines this morning. to
adjust the differences there, IL they1can
be. =BSiC ~ e I
Louis l.. Schcehle was, mingling with
Bellairc friends yesterday. and he Is
quite pleasant and agreeable mixer.
William T. Kchr and Miss Alice s.
Goodrich were married by Rev. Charles
NJ. Watson, Wednesday evening. !.
Miss I Laura Walters entertained
friends Mt her home last night. -
Margaret Lloyd has been granted a
pension OF IS per month. !!
Mrs. II. S. McGregor isconflned to her
home quite sick. ..-.-----r,+ j.
The quail shooting season closed with
yesterday.
Miss Daisy Johnson Is visiting Of Sis
terSville.
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! OHIO, J. S j: } /
Woman's Club.

Las, evening, at the home. OF Mrs. W.
L. Noble, on North Fourth street,
Martins Ferry. a most delightful and
amusing evening was spent by! the club
members. their husbands and gentlemen
friends. In the occasion was designated
on the calendar rs an "evering OF
pleasure" which title was most beIlt-
ling, Il being the most pleasant AMI
charming social event Of the season IN
the 0yer-the-rlver city. The event was
termed an '.auction party" and real
auction took place during the evening,
which was a unique innovation and
proved uproarlousIy funny. Betwcer,
The folding doors OF the purlor! and re-
ceptlOn room directly under red auc-
ton flag a.stand had been placed and
from this the sale took place. The gem
tl.mcn being the guests of tho evening,
they held full sway In the bidding con-
tests, which were very spirited. Each
gentleman upon arriving was presents
ed with smull sack. each containing
ninety beans. these beans being the le-
gaI currency for the evening. Packages
containing ridiculous articles with fiGt.-
tous labels, were then auctoncd, Mr..
George II. Smith acting In the-capaci.y
0! auctIoneer. The object OF this con-
test was to sec which gentleman could
secure the mosb articles with the SANG
number OF beans This feature was
very amusing. and was 4 surprise even
TO the ladies of the club. with the rX-
ception OF the members Of the execn I've
committee who arranged the pro-
gramme. In the way OF souvenir OF
the occasion each gentleman was pre-
scented with n small red silk auction
flag. attached to which was small
auction bell. Sevenly,g uests, were pres.
ent. Light refreshments were served. R
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Fined on Two Charges.

Charles Avery. who engaged In n fight
with Goulettc, the agent at the Terml-
nal Junction, at Martins Ferry. We'd
ncsday. and made good his escape to
Wheeling before the authorities could
get him, was arrested yesterday morn-
iEg by Marshal Eryln, ut Don. two miles
north Of Martins Ferry. after an ex-
citing chase. Hc was brought to Mar
tins Ferry and placed behind the bars.
He was given u hearlns yesterday uf-
,crnoon by Mayor Goodhue. on the
charge of fighting, and being found
guilty was fined 50 and costs. AS suoa
MS he had paid his fine and was dis
missed Constable Stanton appeared
with warrant sworn out in Squire
Newands court by Goulette. charging
bin with assault. He was Immediately
taken TO the s1uire's office by the con-
stable and given hearing on the
above charge. He was fined IS and
costs by the squire, which he paid and
IS now at. large -
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McMeche,, Briefs.

Az the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday morning, commencing at $3.50,
there VIII be a love feast, led by the
pastor, and In the evening Rev. DR.. A.
Moore. presiding elder, will preach and
hold communion services.
Rev. soyerIski and son. William. have
returned from Hot Springs, Arkansas,
where they went for the sons health.
Mrs. E. j. Rathburn and grandson,
Oscar Lewis, are the guests OF friends
at Sandusky, o., thfs week.
Miss Emma Powell, of Proctor. Is
Visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Sharp,
OF Gravel street. t8
[ Scott Reecc. OF North Baltimore. o..
has been the guest Of relatives here for
q few days. 81
Rev. Stanley has returned to his home
at Woodland, after VISIT with friends
here. fse2 5. !, ise.t4 80 7
James Powell and wife have returned
from o visit with friends In Wheeling.
Mrs. Charles Niebergal and Mrs. L.
NJ. McFan are visiting Mt Littleton.
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Martins Ferry Briefs.

Several from this city attended the
banquet OF the Jefferson County bar
Association, Mt SteuhenTille.. in honor of
Hon. William II. Frazier, presiding
Judge OF the seventh district circuit
court, held at the Imperial hotel, in that
city, last evening. '.''.''- !:
Hon. Robert Love. of 'Steubenvllle.
and S. +. Strobe. Of Wcslland. Ohio.
were the speakers Of the evening. All
sessions are reported to have been well
attended. r.s
The marriage OF n we'll known Han
over street business man to n popular
young lady of Wheeling. is reported 10
he an event slated for the near future.
Mrs. l.. C. Robinson returned to hcr
home at Allegheny yesterday, after n
few days visit with her son, S. G.
Robinson. on South Fourth street.
Deputy Sheriff Westwood yesterday
served subpocnas In the case of the
state against Meyers and Moran, and
also John Schcll and Henry Bode.
Miss Ada Shrivcr returns to her homo
at Cadiz to-day. after n short visit with
Miss Sue Dlttmnr OF Jefferson street.
The hot mills at the Luughlin plant
were compelled TO shut down yesterday.
on account of the shortage OF gas.
Several people from here attendcdthc
board OF trade meeting ut the Opera
House, In Wheeling, last evening.
Miss Edna Hddglns. OF Portland. was
the guest OF friends In the city ycster-
day. .'' 4
The Farmers Institute closed at Em-
crson yesterday, with the evening scs-
sion. I
Sheriff Foreman was down from st.
Clalrsvillc yesterday, on business,
Charles Hoylc Is spending few days
with friends Mt Oberlln. Ohio.
To-day is payday Mt the AGtnn-
Standard mill. -'.tf.
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supt. Willin,ns Assaulted /.

Yesterday morning nbout . o'clock,
Superintendent D. T. Williams, OF the
Moundsvillc schools was assaulted by
Thomas Higgins. Several days ago
some boys were punished by the super.
lntcndent and yesterday morning tho
fathers Of two of, them. Joseph Will.
lGnls and Thomas Higgins, went TO the
Central school building to ''sec about
It," Mr., williams answer to their In
quir!es not being satisfactory, Higgins,
without my warning. struck him n
terrific blow In thn face, knocking him
10 the floor and. rendering him inscnsi-
bio FOR n short time. Williams then
hustled his friend out OF the building.
Higgins went before Justice A. d.
Pierce and confessed to Rssnultlng tho
professor, and WAS fined S5,I