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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08
CHAPTER XIII.
AHOUaE OF REFrnE.

Lake smoke in q gale my vapors vanished
with the sound Of human voice. II was
Stryksr who spoke:
Come, now, put yer hands on my shoul.
dera an LET me have ye out O. this. There
be no time to loae"
Where do we got" asked.
Thee viii be guided by me, friend. said
the Quaker. let us get beyond this quaE
mire.and will pilot thee. | viii now make
the rear"
So saying. he took me by the Gap Of my
coat, and |, placing my hands on Stryker's
shoulders behind, we three moved of into
the bos In an opposite direction from that
we had come.
The negro must have had the eye Of bat
and the nose Of hound to make his way
over SUCH . ground in such a darkness
There were many turnings in the path, and
more than once did see the rehection Of
the stars in the BLACK water that was almost
under foot. More than once was there a
loud splash as we disturbed some ancient
eroaker of the swamp, and now and again
O tall clump OF bushes or a mass Of rank
August growth came cut Of the gloom ahead
like human figures. ] think we must have
walked in this eiess lndiaa file for some
thing over hall mile before the ground be.
gan to Tise aud the sod felt hrm beneath me;
but when it did, stryker stopped and turned
about,
"Now leave ye," he said. Eye know yer
way onward, Ames, an ye can be safe till
sunrise at least. charge ys both 10 kesp
away from the Dove. ! can do no more for
ye, though much regret u. must not be
suspected, sad, were q spy caught in my
house. ] would be undone and my days Of
usefulness TO the eamae be over. Tell No. 8
that all is right thHs far. | win hear Of ye
fast enough Il ye be taken. God bless ye
both for true InsHi An now good night.
must hurry bach"
Without 3 word being spoken IN return,
be started On dcEtrot in the direction Of
the morsss frcm which we had just escaped.
As be disappeared, j turned on the Quaker
with the determination of settling few
small matters, and abruptly asked
Ia that man what he SEEMS negroy
YEA, and thee has scen a. devoted a pa
triot an the colonies know" be answered.
As for his race. It's anomalous His parsntx
blood was almost white, but he bred back.
ward, as men sometimes do. and 10 bsaeker
than the average negro. And be has talent
for go.bctween. ne can nsisnir 20 that the
avil one might taka Aim for double. Did
he not fool thees Ali Nick" ks eoztin-
ued, spcstrophixins the absent man. san'
were Il not for thy color thy name would be
great In the field. though not 50 great a. b
thy bis hearfi"
Would had known III" answered. II
would have stoned for the Hack thouxhts
had Of him. And nov, friend Ames, con-
tinaed, II have faneied yss etbsr than ysa
ART. Had known what ! new know.
'twoaid hsvv ssvsd dssl n treuhie. HUI,
dFss. ! owe you ny liis Tor WHIST you did for
Ne = hsd ~ ~ slsAiss IL ssassess
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

In wreck on the Missouri Pacific
road near Independence, Mo-. two
women were killed and other perSons
injured.
Many college presidents and profcs-
sors met in Chicago to form an nrgani-
zation 10 make uniform higher degrees
and shut out cheap diplomas.
In n department store in San Fran
cisco two clerks stole $1,000 from the
salary envelopes OF the employees
In st. Louis Giles r. Fillcy. who gave
up fortune Of over 81 100000 TO pay
debts for which he became responsible
by Endorsement, died a poor man.
Throughout, Illinois, Michigan, Indi.
ana, the southwest and west the henS-
iest snOwstUrm in years prevailed.
Democrats OF the Kentucky legisla-
sure appropriated 100000 for deicc-
tion Of Goebcl's murderer.
In Indiana the II iron and steel mills
owned ty the Republic Iron & steel
company closed down on account Of ON
attempt 10 enforce the weekly pay law
and over 5000 men were idle.
AZ Cripple Greek, Col. the February
output of gold was ss,e96.7Oo.
Near Bluciield. W. Va, Joseph Clean.
q farmer. killed his daughter and her
lover and thea killed himself.
While resisting arrest Lonnic Logan,
q notorious train robbcr, was killed by
sn officer In Kansas City. No.
A bin TO give women the right 10 vote
af nil elections waa defeated in The Ohio
legislature.
In Chieago Edward S. Dreyer, former
banker. waH convicted Of embexxling
taIb,Q3a.
Al the age OF 20 years Rev. Edward
Gushing Mitchell. d. D.. president Of
She Leland Colored university, died at
New Orleans.
In wreck ON the Illinois Central Mt
Pope, Miss, Engineer Oliver and Fire
man Adams were fatally injured.
in Salt Lake City the Utah demo
ssAfsc convention Instructed delegates
for Bryan ana deplored tue oustlag Of
Esberts ter congress,
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THE RED FLAG OF ANARCHY.
ssbstttuted for the stars aaa stvgssea
The Giorious Embtena De-
atFsyed hy ynndmla.

Omaha. Neb.. March S.--one of
the incidents Of the heated municipal
election which closes to-day was the
tearing down and destroying Of an
American flag and the substituting
therefor a red rag on a flag pole in
Mayor Moore's yard some time satur.
day night. Sunday morning the mayor
was astounded TO see the red cloth fly.
ing where erstwhile the Stars and
Stripes ioated. As the rope was cut
HE honor had so call on the FIRE de-
lartraent to run UP ladder and take
down the red cloth. lie then ran up
y brand new American flag TO the top
Of the mast. and says he 66es not prO-
pose TO let any ona pull II down. The
work is thought to have been done by
political opponents.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Of voiees and the gathering Of hoofs from the
yard, and guessed that some of the troopers
below had gone Ia haste 10 the north, for.
my window being on the south sidc Of the
house, l saw nothing Of them as they passed.
All below bevnme silent az the confusion
matted In the distance. Ny nerves we're
like hasp strings az stood and listened, but,
- the time went on aud nothing occurred,
bFezthed tribe Easier. and finally gath.
cred enough confidence 20 reprime my fire.
srms. Had II not been for the damp knew
was In them, should have used pistol on
the gambler at the start.
Fer an of an hour / waited in Che nan.
cage, which turned ou. 20 be little more than
q narrow lumber room. but at last heard
the door below open, snd even ~ | was hop
ing for some one to { tide me 10 my next
more, the negro was before me, Like spir.
Il he entered the passage, for no sound
of steps had asrAided has coming, and ths
only words he spoke werc:
Pull Oh yer boots and fcllow mel"
His own wers IN his hand, and oheyiag,
trxiIed after him In and about two or three
rooms and hall. coming at last 10 flight of
steps that led Us down aud out by back
way.
10 was something like waking from night.
mare 10 breathe the outer air again and not
fssl the cyempina Of clnse quarters Motion
Ing me sttll to follow. be bent himself like
sn Indian sseking footprints, aud thas we
passed benssth the rear bar windows, soon
being at distance irom the house and to-
ward tina stream had noticed. Under some
low bushss ne stopped long enough to pull
a. a
bearing toward the eat and through q
swamp, which would. have been fatal TO me
he'd attempted TO traversc Il alone.
Safe 10 caution my going, net word my
guide spoke. nor did ask question, only
stepping close behind him a. be made his
way throush blind path be evidsntly well
knsu. Presently we came "a somsthing
Me- ~ It esm Evzsa slishsly cssrrsws
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FIVE WEIR BURNED ToDEATH.
Aaa Police Hake MANY RssHss~ fSSs@
. NurnlnA Cheap BSw~rE
Lodging Houns.

Ne~ York, March S.--Five persona
were burned 10 death ana three were
injured early Sunday morr ing In a fire
which occurred IN a Scycn.story lodg.
Ing house al "a To 43 Bosvery.
The Death list.
Charlss Butte, 40 years old.
John Clark, so years old.
Edward Doyle, 20 years old.
Henry jackson, colorrd. IS years old.
Que unidentified man, about fifty
PEARS old.
The laiured.
stephen Carney, Is years old, was
burned about the body, face aud hands
and removed 20 n hospital In a serious
condition. Martin Gallagher. 50 years
old. wRs burned about the face and
hands and also removed tn hospital.
Edward Walker. a. years old. was
harurd, but after having his wcuni
aresacd, remained at the lodging house.
PITs VAS on the Fifsh FIsoF.
fhc FIRE waA FIRST discovered shortly
after two o'clock. Smoke was pour.
Ing from the windows Of the hfth floor
and the flames were making rapid
progress. The lodging house was cut
up into ts2 rooms. ard 90 OF these
SmHll appartments were occupied when
the frc broke out.
Policemen sent in an Rlarm. and
burst into the place TO arouse the In
mates. fhry notified the night clerk,
who Immediately rang the alarms all
over the house.
rhe rclIre to the R~srue,
The Railways were instantly filled
with a crowd Of excited people The
policemen forced their way 20 the up
per floors In an effort 60 rescue some
of the helpless, or any who might be
overcome with smoke. They carried
out Thomas Harper, a onr-ieggrd mau.
and Edward Walker, who had been
burned and partially overcome by the
smoke. stephen Carney was found
lying un IN" floor in his room. The
flames had already burned the old
.nhn's hands, face and body, but a
policeman picked him up and carried
him out ~ she building.
Searching for the vIettms.
The liremen succeeded In putting out
the flames without great loss to the
building. Aftcr the fire was out they
began srarch. The bodies OF oil five
of the victims were found on the ffth
floor, wherr the fire did most damage.
nuttic WIS suHocatcd IN bed: John
Clark was found on the floor of hiy
room. dead. ~ was also Edward Doyle
The cnlurJd man was found dead OF a
window, and the unidentified man had
been overcome just ak he was drag
ging himself from the window to the
lire escape.
All the bodies were taken 60 the
m0rruc. The damage TO the building
amounted TO about 5000. The place
was conducted by Dominico Milano.
and was a cheap Bowery lodging
house.
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ouy. nrLLEu's NEN1 wovE.
VIII lie lie Able 90 Turn the Fables
on the HctrcntIpE noerAG

London. March What the next
move will lw remains as much "n.
uundrum ns prior 10 the receipt ~
Gen. Hullrr's dispatch.
Lord luuduuIld In assumed o. have
made Il wide turning movement caHt.
ward, skirting Bnlwann hiA, nUi Gen.
Butler may reasonably be expected 20
itc IN Ladysmith with .hc bulk Of his
forces by night. Whether. like Rob
erts, at Kimberly, he will be able to
turn the tables on the retrcatibE <
Hoers, remains to be seen. Opinion
here inclines to the belief that no
aggressive movement can be imnur.
tliuteiy undertaken by Gen. Buffers
aud Gen. Whites forces, hence Rob.
crts Is likely "a soon have 10 face the
cucmy, strengthened by large rein.
furremsnts from all sides.
Whit IL Is generally realized that
Lord Roberts strategy Is mainly rc-
spunsiblc for the relief Of Iadysmi'h,
there Is feeling Of auXicty lest his
plans suffer from the hordes Gen.
Butler might let slip into the Free
State. Evidently Lord Roberts IL
awake to the situation. II is reported
In London. but the news is not con.
firmed, that Gen. French has already
reached lBlocmfontcin, which is not
Improbable, as the Bocrs are scarcely
expected to make stand there. Thr
significance OF Gen. Kitchcncr's pr,s.
cncr a. Arunde! is not yet explained
Hut wherever he goes something is
likely TO happen, and Developments
may shortly show strategic plans At
interesting as those which eliminated
in the defeat OF Gen. Cronjc.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Gen. Ironle'y capture with 1000 men
has cost the British some I 800 men IN
killed aud wounded. The surrender. :;
is announced, docs not mean a crushing
blow TO the Beers The campaign has
In reality only commenced. Latest 8d-
vices from Gen. Butler show hia adj
vance is stubboruly contested 10y the
Beers.
In gales five Aberdeen (scutlandt
fishing boats were lost and ~ persons
were drowned.
In England lord Roscbcry has with.
drawn from the liberal party.
Two shots were fred az Presidcu;
Castro. 81 Venezuela, by an nssassin,
but no harm was done.
Gen. Dundunald's command entered
LaGysmith, thus raising the long siege.
Gen. Cronic and other Bocr prisoners
have been sent TO Cape Town by Lord
Roberts.
Manila adyices say that Col. Ander.
son, employing the insurgents own
tactics, GmbuFh,d the enemy near Ia.
tauEag. killing "a, wounding 30 and cap
turing several
Gen. Jouhcr' was reported 10 be N.
sembling 5000 men az Wiuhurg, 70
miles northeast Of lilocmioutein The
relief of ladysniih hy Gen. BuIlcr's
troops hus caused cloiciug throughout
England.
IN explosion on board the English
mail packet France az Dicppc killed sis
iircmcn.
Throughout southern McNico cnrth-
quallcs did great damage and killed
six persons.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Baeiey, In. March s.---Paxsenger
train No. 4. fast mail. on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & vt. Paul. coiiided with .
wess-hound freight shortly sitter mid
night saturday night. at this point. No
lives were lost. Engineer George Herr
ron Of the fast mail rsversed his engine
and stuck TO his post. He rsc~ivrd
.:.-s:. .:s:::; .:.s::.z, s.sss sss.: Fireman
John Ward ss the passenger jumped.
and sustained broken leg. The ress
Of the trainsnen were badly shsken up.
Several passengers received light II.
iuxisk
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MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Dea.ha.

Mrs. NJ. +. Glover, aged 50 years,
widow Of Or, W. b. Glover, at Mar
shall.
Mr. Giles r. Fillcy, onc of the best
known of the older residents Of NJ.
LOUIS, and for many years one Of itS
most prominent manufactures. Nv.
Filley was born In Connecticut, in 1915.
and achieved successful business ca.
recr. Tie was q man of the utmost per-
sonal pruhity. Once friend for whom
he had become an indorssr failed, and
Mr.. Filley was involved to the extent
OF St,noO,o0 His friends urged him to
so into bankruptcy lie refused, asle,l
for time, and eventually paid of the
debt. with accumulated interest
amounting 90 SJ0O,00O,
Rey. samuel Huffman, aged rs. Tor
90 years a resident OF Savannah, aud
the oldest odd fellow in the state. at
his home, In that city, from old age.
Mr.. Huffman spent the greater part Of
his life as q pastor Ia the Methodist
church. he was q mason Of high stand
ing
Charles Campbell, ngcd - years. Rt
his home near Odessa.
George Mitchell 50 yehrs old, NJ
Marshall
'haylcs \. benson, whoss death In
Iu1ou while serving IN ihc Third Unit
ed States cavalry, last january, has
just been reported, wns a ST. Louis
boy, md was formerly member Of
the First Missouri regiment
Richard Russell, o. years old, at
Clinton.
Thomas Warren Booth, a well-kuown
young commission man of 81. Louis.
u pneumonia.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Secretary uf State Lrsurur reports
having received and paid into the state
treasury taxes and fees for the month
OF February az follows; Notarial com
missions. $40; domestic corporations
tax. s5,oiI; foreign corporations tax,
$3.50, miscellaneous fees. Si46.75; land
department fees. SO IS; recording
railroad contracts, S2ggln; bank in.
spection ices. Sl,05-.Sn. Total 50, SOS. 10.
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stat, Treasurer Pitts has flied with
Gov. stephens his report OF the trans.
actions of the treasury for the mouth
OF February. II shows the following:
Balance on hand, January 81, $1,I97,-
sil.yg; receipts for February, Si97..
99@.sl; disbursements for February,
s26e.7al.25. This leaves Il balance in
the state treasury at the close Of busi-
ness on February IS Of SL43a. 1896.
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.Ieasnl, nlllrs,a nalnrx.

Franklin, Pa, March 4.--Shortly af.
ter the election Hon. Joseph siblsy,
as congressman from the Twen,y-ses-
enth district announced that he would
divide his salary for his term between
the five hospitals In his district.
In fnlfillment Of this proesise. the
officials of the projected hospital In
this city hare received check for
$1,000 frosn Congressman sitlry. and
a cheek Tor the san" ans 81 was rx-
scived by each Of the hospitals at Oil
City. Warren. bradford and Kane. AZ
the end Of his term each hospital wIll
haze receiver S1,00a.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

For nuury two years there has bnrn
O safe robbery about once Month
somcwh"r. m the Missouri-Kunsas
mining district. The work is always
done -hillfuily, aud the robbers Escape
with the spuiIs, leaving no clcw he
hind them. The other night robbers
entered the store of Henry Wear, nt
BlcndNillr, suburb Of Joplin, blew
open his safe with powder robbed Il
of Dos contents and escaped. Thcy rot
about 5000 in money aud Iot OF ,ai-
uahlr papers.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Millionaire Carnegie has made q
proposition 10 jefferson City 30 give
the city SIS UOp for the establishment
Of library that II to be- free, and
steps are heing taken TO take ndyan-
iage ~ the offer. The conditions are
that the city must furnish n site for
the library, and create fund Of So 900
per aunum for the maintenance Of the
library.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

The jury in the cnsc Of Mrs. Thorn
ton, rhurRed with being an accessory
10 the killing Of her husband. brought
In a verdict Of guilty at Joplin, aud
fixed her punishment az ten years in
the peuitcntiary. Thornton was killed
at Prosperity last fell. George Ray.
hnlt-wilted ha1r,ler. IL alleged TO have
committed the deed.
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rae rAs.shtssi re.s

did yen fall2" asked the ofiseioua
one Of the man who had slipped on the
Ice.
sEalis~ roared the man. wishsringiys
mol ] merely ssI down 10 think calmly
ever the expansion question, "--Fhiis.
6slphls NestA Anssisen.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Cairo, March 5.--A serious revolt OF
20 consictE at Toursh, the great prison
near Cairo, nearly involved 500 other
prisoners. Blank cartridges haviag
hiled 80 oyerawe the mairontents, a
voiley was fired from window op.
pcsite through the window Of the
room occupied by them. Five Of tho
mut,necrs were shot. and two. Il 10
hclieved, fatally wounded. All then
surrendered, and were confined in
cells
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Mrs. MARY lIadschmidt, ot No. d6ls
North liroodwly. 81. Louis, attempted
TO commit suicide by cutting her
throm with butcher knife. She may
recover. she Is the me iher Of Rvc lit
tie children. is o. yeHrs old, and has
been married about eight years.
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CHILDREN BURNED To DEATH.



save Themselves nadIy Burned.
Olympia, Wash, March 5.--Johu,
Charles and Emma, aged respectively
five, seven and nine, children OF Chaz.
Mcnmcr, living II miles from here,
were burned 10 death Saturday night
nj II o'clock. The parents were alb
sent from home attending a dance. and
an elder sister, aged ~. was left In
charge Of the house and children. She
was badly burned In attempting 10 res.
cue her brothers and sister. Being
unsuccessful she finally jumped from
a second story window, rs feet from
the ground. The FIRE Is supposed to
have originated from the explosion Of
an alright heater.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

In Chicago Charles T.. Lutz shot his
u row over money mntters
In the vicinity Of Dawson, Alaska,
immense coal beds have been found
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Tle report Of Chairman Fredericks
uf the 81. Louis board of assessors
shows: Land, acres, l-,7O'.06. valued
ut S0gls COO; town lots. li!.Sp2, yuiued
o, Slo2.0lE,5go. Total real estate, Slll,-
90 ..yu. banking corporations, Sls,45l,-
c'u; railroad corporations, $4,000, oil
other curuurItiuu-. SJGis,!iO; bonds.
NOTES md evidences of indebtedness,
E,'n9tIp, hurscr, mnrr aud grldings.
1880. valued at S4lo. $50; mules, 700.
valued at Sl5.llO, neat cattle. GIuD.
,aIuaU 10 s0j.laD. swine. 80, valued al
e2ir; farm implements aud all other
r.r nrN property. SlE.70,,llu. Total
personal property. S4L9IL23u, tuini
real ystgtr aud personal, sJ55,JUs.GeU.
THE uhoyr du.- net include street
yuijva,- and railway mileage.
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Al a meeting held by Maj. Cole, at
the Springfield normal schooi, 20 stu
dents made a public profession Of ~
,Eion.
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storrs Hurnra a, Aarar'

Nine business houses were burned as
Aurora the other morning. The fire
occurred In thr heart of the business
section OF the city.
sisre Missoart uwtes for Isebcrts.
-Four hundred mules were shipped
from Kansas City the other day fur
New Orleans for nse by the British In
South Africa.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

A Jury in The criminal court at Kan
sas City broke the state record when 10
gave Ed Sims. negro. 40 years In the
Iemtentiary Tor highway robbery.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Tas sasaAas si sAs rTmss are Always spsa
70 shs psopls Of asa county 70 snpsesa thaiI
ssinicas sn all p1slla gussaisna pf lsgal lns
p1ethRas
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

Fred Silcr. OF Springfield, attempted
suicide by saiusating his clothing with
coal 1il end then touching u nntch TO
1t. His wife cxtinguishcd the flames.
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f.enaisn f.xaminsne aaraeen.

pr. II. ~. MannIng has been w
pointed d penslon exarinlng susgecn
ss Ste. Gsnssisss,
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ADYSMITH IS RELIEVED.
Lord Dundonald, With the Natal
Carbineers and a Composite Reg
iment, Cleared the Way.
ENTERED THE CITY WEDNESDAY Hl6RT.

The nesait Achieved onIy After the
t.nort fsF several weeks--wtil
BaiIer be Able To Repeat Roberts
TRrtirst
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08

THE garrison were on half a pound
Of meal a man a day, and suppsanfing
ths meat ration by horses and mules.
The msu win want little nursing be-
fcys being III for the ssela."
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'Nelihorpe. March |. $3.50 p. m.
II haye just returned from I.adysmiih
Except q small guard, north Of Sur
prlse Hill. the whole Of the enemy
lately besieging the town have ne
tired In hot haste, and. TO the south Of
the town, the country ~ quite clear
of them. ''BULiaER"
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London, March /. o:52 n. ms--Thc
war Office has received the following
dispatches from Gen. Butler:
"Littleton's Headquarters,
March 1, 0:O5 Morning.
Gen. DHndonald, win the Natal
with the Natal carhinccrs, aud q
composite regiment. entered Lady
smith last night.
''fhc country between me and Lady
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LEFT THEIR ARMS INTACT.
CrunIe's Men DId Not Destroy EitLsr
Arms or Ammunition.

London, March with sueh deter
miHed enemies. Says a special CORE.
sondcr'. tclegraphing from raRrde-
berg, under date of February -. one
would suppose that the Beers would
have destroyed their guns, small arms
and ammunition, before surrendeTin.g
The only thing injured. however, was
a Nickcrs-MaSim piece, which hnd
been hit by British shell.
When the order came for tho Boct
prisoners 10 cross the river to the
British camp they took all that thcy
could carry OF such things as pots,
pans and blankets, throwing thrir
riacs in two heaps. tina, gradually In.
creased to huge proportions. AS the
ford had been swollen by heavy rains,
the Beers took OF their trousers and
wnded across. The scene looked like
play. rather than war. The mcr
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