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division and mounted brigade at spionkop,
January "a, were:
Killed, twenty-two; wounded, twenty;
-sing, six
illed--Stan Captain NJ. H. Virtue, Cap
in s. VI. stewart, Lieutcnauts y. Z. NAL
rock and K. Frazer, Second Lancashire Fusi-
leers; Captain c. Muriel, Licutenants w.
Lawley and II. A. Wilson, Second Middle-
sex; Major 4. j. Rcss, Captain NJ w. Kirk
and Lieutenant A. II. Wade Second Lanca-
shire regiment; Lieutenant pipe-Wolfer-
stan, Second Kings Scottish Dorderers;
Captain c. G. Birch and Lieutenant f. NJ.
Rachel, First South Lancashire; Lieutenant
H. Garyey, First Borderers; Captains the
Hon w. II. Pare and c. S. Knox-Gore and
Lieutenant c. G. Gronfell, p. f. Newman,
=. 5. McCorquedale and Hill-Treyor, Thor
nycrofts mounted infantry; Lieutenants
Randall and Knockshaud, Imperial Light
infantry.
Wounded-Colonel Bloomfield Oaken pris-
oncr) Major W. f. Waller and Lieuten-
ants r. $. Wilson and Lechartef, Second
Lancashire Fusiecfs; Major E. w. Scott
Moncreff and Captains G.. w. Saville, r.
DE n. Burton, G. w. Bentley, Second Mid
dlesex; Captain W. Sanbach and Lieutenant
A. Dykes, j. A. Nixon and G. r. stephens,
Second Lancashires; General Woodgate
dangerously, Captain +. NJ. Carlton and
Lieutenants A. W. Forster and j. w. Bald
win of the staff; Captain X. A. Bettington
and Lieutenant Howard OF Thornycroft's
mounted infantry; Captain Coleman, I'm
peral Light infantry.
Missing-Captains w. G. Elmslie, Hicks
and G. b. French. Second Lancashire fusi-
leers; Major Carton, Second Royal Lanca-
shires; Lieutenant Power Ellis, Thorny-
croft's mounted infantry.
Stcyn visits Trnnsyaal.
PRETORIA, Friday, Jan. 26.-President
Steyn of the Orange Free State and A.
Fischer of the executive council of that
republic arrived here this morning. They
were met at the railroad station by Pres-
| dent Kruger and other officials and we're
| cheered while driving to the residence of
the president of the Transvaa.
| The Volksstem, the official organ Of the
| government, in welcoming the guests of the
state says:
But for the courageous attitude of the
! Free State the conditions of the present
struggle would be changed. 1t would have
been impossible for the Transvaal to have
taken the course followed with such sue
cess"
| DundOna,d is Safe.
| LONDON, Jan. 29-The War office denies
the report that Ladysmith has surrendered
and announces that very heavy list Of
casualties will be issued tonight
! LONDON, Jan. 29.-3:26 p. m.-Great
anxiety has been removed by the announce
ment that Lord Dundonald's cavalry forces
which it was feared were isolated among the
hills in the neghborhood of Acton Homes
are safe on the south bank of the Tugela
riv
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ROBERTS MO- j., ,,,F'NT y

To Invade the Free State with Seven,
Thousand Men,
BRITISH FORCES ARE TO Be MoBILlZtD
Methuen, French and Gatacre to Combine
with Endorsements
COST OF TAKING SPl0NKoP IS GREAT
Butler Wires shat Twenty-Five British
officers Are Killed,
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Cost of Taking spionLop.

LONDON. Jan. 2s.-General Butler wires
from spearman's camp. January 30. that
the casualties among the officers OF the Fifth
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13

Ask for "EL PASO TRANeFER'
he best s cents GIG AR on the mar ket
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13

you think. Redhead thinks she's going
to win the So" And the others joined
In with his laughter.
The teacher raped sharply for or
der, the judges took their places, and
the little folks settled in their chairs.
Leaders were chosen, and they in turn
called out the spoilers for their rcspec-
tive sides.
Toddic was naturally the first chosen.
and the others followed ia the order to
which their scholarship entitled them
Fannie WAS taken on speculation. also
near the iTSt She was AN unknown
quantity IN the matter OF spelling.
The spelling began briskly. up and
down the lines the words went. and the
first Ia stumble was little Ruth Harri-
son.
Fowl. bird" said the teacher.
''F-o- well responcd Ruihic. and the
word was promptly passed on to the
next.
Soon others followed her. and at the
end OF an hour only three people were
left. lack Bennett. Toddie Jones and
the little freckled faced Fannie San
hers.
John Benncft only believed himself
to he there by accident. He could not
account for his having spelled every
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TIE 81"
thing correctly and was quite sure that.
given a little time. he would follow in
the footsteps or the others. He was
right. for ut the word "benzoin" he
was forced to take his seat
The word passed ON To Fannie. was
spelled correctly. and then. To every
body's management. the spelling settled
itself into n regular round game. neil
Their Fannie nor Toddie misspeIlins
anything The teacher was nearing
the end of the speller. 1t was growing
late. and still the spelling kept on.
Finally the superintendent leaned
over.
Il will give them some words. if you
please. Miss Barton and the teacher
gratefully made way for him.
The superintendent was nightly
pleased with his task He beamed
kindly down on the two little contest
ants and started in Toddic'S face
was dripping with perspiration and as
red as the proverbial lobster. while
Fannie stood demurely. looking down
Mt her little freckIed hands. which
were folded in front of her
Fundamental" said the Superin-
tendcnt.
"F-u-n-d-n-m-e-n-t-a-l spelled Tod
die.
"Crcosote."
"C-r-c-o-s-o-t-e." spelled Fannie.
.Eryingo." said the superintendent.
There was n GREATNESS pause. Tod
die turned white. then red. then spell
ed:
"E-r-i-n-g-o.'
Next said the superintendent. and
thrill went through the cIpcctant
crowd of little folks as Fannie. with
her pale blue eyes upturncd medita-
lively, spelled correctly:
"E-r-y-i-n-g-o."
1t was altogether too bad from Tod
dies standpoint. but they say there
is always some good to be got out Of
everything. Perhaps the good In Tod
dies defeat was I'm the fact that he
never leased poor Fannie Sanders
again.-Beth Kory i'm Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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Stage Connections.

At TulafosacFor MescAlero Indian Ages.
CT and San Andfeas mining region.
Al Oarr1sosacFor White Oaks, Jtcaftllaa,
9alltnas and surrounding country.
A. WAlnut-For NoEal.
At Oapitan-For FIT Stanton SaniSarium,
Gray, Lincoln. Richardson. Ruidoso and
Boufto country.
At Cloudcroft-For Pine Springs, Elk, Weed
Upper Penasco, Penasco and the entire Sac.
ramento Mountain region.
For informant of any kind regarding the
railroads, or Il country adjaceut thereto
call on or write %
A. GREIG
g nj Sup't & Traffic Mgr Alamogordo. n. II
II. ALEXANDER
Asst Gent .F. P. Agt.. Alamogordo. ~. u
or 3. K. MORRIS. Agent. FL Paso. TexaA
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13

Whatever my style of writing may be,
it is the result of natural selection and
not of special design. The first author
who interested me deeply after Robin
son Crusoe" and the usual children's
books of fifty or sixty years ago was
Washington Irving. Then came Walter
Scott and Charles Lamb, Keats, Shelley
and Wordsworth, then Bacon and Elmer
son, Burke and Carlyle, Thackeray and
Hawthorne. But rhetoric or compost
ton L have never studied. My long con-
nection with the press has been of the
utmost service to me as writer. For
many years i have been the chief editor
ial writer upon HarpeFs Weekly, .
paper which takes part in political dis
cussion, and the necessity of making my
self Ineligible TO the rapid reader in a
comparatively short space has been prob
ably the best training 1 could have had.
Fortunately L have no taste for what
seems to me the frequent extravaganza
of newspaper writing, and therefore
have easily avoided it. Every young
writer should remember that bigness is
not greatness, nor fury force.-George
William Curtis.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13
What's In q yamcf

Judging by his name" remarked ths
tenderfoOt. this Three Finger Mike
you speak of must be a particularly
fierce Individual"
"Huh!' replied the cow puncher
You're away off. He's the most timid
galoot I'm camp. We gave him that
name cause he's a-skeered ter take
more'n three fingers o. whisky at q
time."-Philadelphia Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13
Tn. Shoemaker Talk. shop.

"Ycs," remarked the funny shoemaker.
"I'm in favor of women's rights-also
her lefts."
as that your last joker asked the
leather drummer.
"Shoe-cr," answered the shoemaker.
"and it's awl right at tha.."-Chicago
News.
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CALLING ATTENTION TO HER RED HAIR.
nose was deep in the pages OF her
spelling book. She was giving herself
u farewell peep at the hard words.
Toddie spied her, and his own nose
curled with scorn- However, he felt
extremely indulgent, and instead OF
plaguing Fannie he strolled over to
where she sat and patroniZed her.
studying. are you?" he said.
Fannie nodded her head and kept on.
Expect to win the second prize,
Frecklesi"
Fannie closed her book with a slam.
NO" she said. Il expect to win the
first"
Toddie was made almost hysterical
by Fannie's remark and lost no time In
communicating the fact to the others.
"Oh. dear" he laughed, what dc
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23

scoring the end OF each selection. The
members of the club participating
w0re' Mandolin, Miss Marie Rie-
mao, and Messrs. Max r M4rks and
Carl Baumgartner; guitars, Messrs.
Ar hur Wood and Herbert Miller.
harp Mrs. Anna Louise DeaI; cello.
Prof. VIM. De /.
Hen'el and Do rainger sgaia held
the center of the stage to the merri-
+" mt Of the SPECTATORS in their sketch,
'Tha Bowery Boys" Where tie Bow
cry came in is hard to Tell, but the
'uo was there, Hensel as a Dutch
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23
BEoKHAM IS GOVERNOR.
Usit,a States sdprsms Cor.s Dt5idss the
KeltuCky Case.

Usit,d States sdpr'ms oor.s Dtsidos the
Keltuoky Case.
Washington, May 2l-The Ken,
lucky goyerDorship case was decided
today by the United S.etes supseme
court in The interest OF Bsckham, az
firming the deoision OF the court Of
appea Of Kentucky.
The opinion was handed down by
Chief Justics Fuller and the case wss
dismissed for want Of jurisdiction He
81 the court should be the last To-
overstep the bounds limiting its own
jurisdiction and that the determines
ton Of cases sof h charscter-con
tests Of sta fficers-mast pecesssrt
ly be settled by the political branch
Of the government. That branch bad
acted in the Kniucly case when the
general assembly took Jurisdiction.
There was no appeal from be ss-em-
bly, . decision, hich was favorable 10
Goebel and Becbham, except to the
tribunal of the people, which tribun-
al, the chief justice SAID, was always
in session.
He also said the case was purely a
state case al Kentucky was In full
possession of its faculties as a momber
Of the Union, and that there was no
emergency at this time calling for in
terference. The opinion in the Ken
lucky case was not unanimous, as one
Of the justices dissented.
Justices Brewer, Harlan, Brown
and McKeuns were the dissenting jus
! tices in the Kentucky case.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23
Aeronaut of the Brunswick Fair
Has a Startling Experience
in Pennsylvania
CAME NEAR KILLING THREE BOYS
and Being Killed Himself. Boys We're
Caught in the Meshes of His Airship
and Carried Up Thousand Feet.

Brunswiokians who saw Balloonist
MoDade 10 his sscensions at the last
fair here will be interested in the fell
lowing special which reads:
PottsviIle, Pa, May 20. People
stood helpless and viewed with horror
an accident that occurred yesterday
when the lives Of an aeronaut and
three boys were in imminent danger
d0rfng 40 exhibition at the Lowrey
cirous, David Mcphde. 40 seropsut,
was preparing a trapeEe Fct from a
bar attacbsdto a balloon and para-
chute. Amoh the thousands near
him were three boys. The balloon
was il faxed, and at d word II m Nc
Dade the guy ropes were severed. In
au instant the Blk .airship left the
earth and simultaneously tlese was
an outory Of horror from the crowd as
the three boys were seen dangling
from among the ropes In their ea-
gerness to watch the ASCENSION the
boys had unoonsoiousIy slipped
among the ropes attached to tho bali
loen.
The ship hsd!risen probably TWEEN
tw-tive feet when two of the boys
squifm through the lnsshes Of rope
aud dropped 70 the gsouaa unhari.
soaring up with the ship, however,
rose the third boy, Wallace Cartright,
aged 10 years, until he appeared butt
mere speok in the sky. The crowd
watched in breatbless anxiety the
boys plight. Young Cartwright
clorg with his hands to the dangling
rops with tenacious energy When
he had risen l,coo feet the hot air in
the balloon became exhausted. The
boy hung directly above McDads's
head, and the latter was fearful lest
the boyaif he fell, would strike nlm
and both wonldEbe dashed TO death.
BY promises and thrsats-the aeronaut
induced Cartwright to cling to his
film.y support until the airship drop
ped safely in field.
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the window display OF these desirab
bargains
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23
Republican Members Of Congress
Say the Question Is a Per-
picking One.
PRESIDENTS HEALTH IS NOT GOOD
And Careful Selection Mus Be Aads FOR
Ris Successor in Case ge Should Be
Elected and Not Suryiv h,s Tenn.

New Y,rk, Msy 2l-The Herald
sayt "R ubl.oaa members of con-
gress MO sere in the citg ST night
said that The seleotion Of a Gu -6 date
for vice president to run with Presi-
dsnt NJ Kul4y was as perplexipg as
ever, and that the matter had taken a
new phase This is caused BY the
Preudent's health. The Information
that comes from Washington Is that
while the President's condition is not
alarming, it is Of character to cause
uneasiness among HE intimate friends,
10 whom the facts are known. They
win not even breathe doubt that the
President is likely to serve four years
more, yet they are sstisned that more
I
than usual care must be tsken In pro
uding forshe presidential succasslor.
aU.uAily the vice presidency has
been thrown as sop to the defeated
faction. This wilinot be the case this
year, The vlos sepresidsnt, It Is said,
will be nominated with equal refer
ence TO his htness for the presidency
feom the Ohio stand point, his ability
t. aceentabiy preside over The senate.
and his strength and popularity with
the voters.
Reports that The Presidents health
/ was on the point Of serious break
down were spread months ago, and
they were dspied from Washington
with great emphasis, and the Presi-
dent made 1t point to show himself
in public frequently. lie was seen to
possess a great physical yigor, but his
appearances was that of amsn who had
been and was undergoing gf, az men
talstrain
| "Atareferenoe conference in Wash-
ington, 1t was assumed that Goyernor
Roosevelt WIS entirely out Of o3nsid-
eraticn, and his name was not pressed.
In explaining thislt may be said hat
there are very large number Of Rs
pubbcans in and out of the State who
still believe that the Governor will be
drafted al Philsdslphia. sun, at the
meeting in Washington, other names
were considered among them beng
those Of G. N. Blisr, Secretary Of the
Navy Long, Senator Lodge, Governor
Shaw, of Iowa, Senator cullom, Of
Illinois, Senator woloott, Of G lorsdo
and General E. $. DIR, Of Rochester,
New York.
when all was saidand done, t was
agreed that the csndidele for wee
president, who met sll the political
and other exigencies, had not teen
discovered"
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Mrs. Ursvatt Present.

The Times regrets that the name Of
Mrs. A. j. Crovatt was left out q the
guests present at the launching Of the
Monsoon. The error was unintention-
al, and not discovered until after the
papers were all printed.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23

WANTED A competent nurse.
Apply to Mrs j D. Sparks
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man, dialect, attitude and avolrdu-
poi'e being equal to the demand. ably
as'iatea BY pOer ilIaser IS = tramp.
The Marine. band again iuterspe, sed
the gsie'ies with delightful over
ture-"silver Cross.9
The performance came to a happy
end With tramp tocial," in which
Frank Dunn, as an Irish policeman.
Greenwood, as an Italian organ grind
er, and i'm Tankersley, as donoing
tramp, with his Hlbernianisms, dag
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23
MR.. CHESTER ELLIOT HONORED.
Was Named as Grand Junior Of the Grand

Was Named as Grand Junior of the Grand
Enoampment Of Georgia.
The many friends Mr.. Chester l..
Elliot, the well known secret order
man, VIII be pleased to learn that be
was siguAlly hOnorsd by the Grand
Enoampmeut Of the Independent Or
der Of odd Fellows that has been in
session at WaScross this week.
Yesterday the encampment elected
Mr.. Elliot Grand 1siar Of the Grand
Lodge, and be returned to this CITY
last night proudly bearing the hong
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23

i'm' aod tough make az, captured the
honors.
The Performance will be repeated
tonight with new fea ures, and should
again pack the house.
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ante.

Boarders, for large, comfortsble
room centrally located. M ais fur
nishsd. References exchanged. Adj
dress Mrs. A., care Of The Times.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23
Lsvy,s Special ssIs.

The special sale Of ladies shirt.
waists, now on at Lsvy Bros is one
of the attrsctione Of the week. Waists.
that sold from 81 60 to $3.50, are now
Rug at 90 cen Z, and all shouldsee
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-05-23
Great Entertainment Given BY the
Brunswick Riflemen and
Marine Band
AT TEE OPERA HOUSE LAST MIGHT
Mirth and Music Reign Supreme While a
Packed House EncOres the Many De-
lighifuI SpeciaIties of Entertainers.

BY GUY DE NESIEI
Last night the Grand was packed TO
suffoca'ion by one of the most enthu-
sastic audiences Of the season. The
attraction holding the boards was the
Brunswick RiGemen and Marine Band
Minstrels.
The performance was given with
smootheness, and while this is not The
debut Of the Rldemen's gay troubs-
dours, yet it is but their 'seOonde, !"
and, therefore, deserve great credit for
the first class entertainment furnished.
The rise Of the curtain revealed a
picturesque tableau. AT each exirem-
ity Of the aemi-circle, with tambo and
bones in hand, sat, stood or jumped, 40
the grostesqueness of the act de-
manded
on the left. Jim Tsnkersley in blue,
Greenwood in white, with bones, later
reir forced hy oscar Hensel in red on
the right, the tdmbos Harry M llcr
Ia blue, Joe Freeman in white, later
supplemented by Charlie DoeIG,. ger
in red. These clever CON edisns got of
their gags and jokes with the
saplomb1 OF old timers, their local
hits arousing the mirth Of the house.
c9pt. r. A. Duunaa iate focutor, in
white suit, with the diminutive mae
cote Elkan, in similar attire, a. HE
feet, surrounded By fee array Of his
rllsmen in uniform, with the Marine
band in the back ground, on arsised
platform, in new uniforms, with
highly polished Instruments, com
pleted beauiful and quite unique
mise en-seene.
TIE soloists ell scored encores, Joi
Freeman leading with his Ethiopian
melody, "Hey, Oar, MY Susie I" to b
followed BY The sweet ballad, IN!
Little Georgia Rose" which was suns
by Roland Farmer IL charming man
ner, wttl earning The applause +
srsused.
That great team Heusell ard Dqer.
fingers with theiF song, "Dusky
Dades,7 conyulssd the audience, add
Ing materially to the COMIC side by
their antics.
The rich bass voice, fnll Of volume, !,
Of Albert Smith, alled II house with
hs song, Deep Down, Deep"
Jim TankefIes's, II Don'i / Ike That
Face You Wear was we'll received
Everett Pearson brought the frs
part . an opd BY . sced ds.!nea Ion o.
a old darkey.
Tbg clio opened up wi.o sw.s
concert BY the SAM Pafeillr2 NJ ,rle
ba 8, which was greatly erj yed by liz
esger s'eners. Leader Bsumgarins'
d ryss grea' credit for The max
bic performance of his band, and it,
s9ioist-, NJ ssrs L'rfliiner ara WIZ
tor.
oDe Of he Aiis Of dee nlnE was
the "speo D,li Exlhbi,ior,' bici /,
under the direction of Capt Duun
with drilling by piaDC music, b, Harrl
Miller, WAS mq2n f,vrtly goo'
through, and TN encore, ia which on
Of The best drilled m-n made the Only
Il ght lip Of the exlibuor, was tbuu-
derously requested.
Thisorsck team IS composed Of w.
10. Miller, Il Miller, p. NJ. Golden, H..
c. Pearson, E. 0. Douglas, J, BlaiD
Pearson. A. J. d,J. w. Bailey,
j. NJ. Extrowi'ch, e. F. Douglas
Lewis Letvy and Fernando Torras.
Selections BY tbs Brunswick Man
dolin aud Guitar club proved a music
! 81 treat, tremendous applause under
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Charts for Sale.

All publications of the United States
Coast and dsodetic Survey, including
Charts ana Tide tables. Coast pilots,
etc. G. W. DEmrNe.
The Times ofiioe,
brunswick, Ga.
Telephone 81
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Jim Carter is the right man to have
clean your clothes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-08-16
DIR. KEMPER SPEAKS OF THE
FISH LOUISE AFFECTING RIVER BASS

DR.. Kemper, health officer of the city,
throws some scientific light on bass
caught in the river He finds fish louise
He says
Quantities of bass are caught in the
river every day, and they are consider
ed excellent food by most of our citizens.
| do not wish to assert that bass is harm
full as food, for | know it to be one of
the finest of fish; but those caught i'll
the river are not particularly appetlzlng
for the reason that they are lousy. | do
not refer to the little insect that's Great
ing havoc in the pea fields, or to the
army grayback that some of our soldiers
encountered, neither TO the sallOw-feat-
ured cousin of fine-comb fame; but to
the parasite known us the fish louise
Take any bass caught in ourriver, re-
move the skin properly, and in the meat
along the sides of the dorsal fin you will
notice numerous spots, which are white
in spring, yellow at IA later season, and
are red at the present time Squeeze
any of these spots between your thumbs
and out pops a fat worm like creature.
about one-half inch in length, white,
yellow or red according to the season.
Still later they leave their hiding places,