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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Fire at Midland.

Midland, Mich, Nov. 25.-The resi-
dence of ID. M. Bye was totally de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. No in
surance. Household goods were saved.
Loss, $500.
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Warner Retracts His Appeal.

Flint, Mich, Nov. 25.-Charles X.
Warner, who was convicted of black
mail and sentenced to two years at the
Detroit house Of correction on Thurs
day, has decided not to appeal to the
supreme court
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Probably Two Hundred Lives Lost.

Alertd, with 200 passengers, including
some discharged American soldiers
from Olongapo, Subig bay, to Manila,
is believed to have been lost.
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Tried Suicide Route.

Maple Rapids, Mich, Nov. 25-Syd-
ney Moon, who served in the Philip
pines, tried to commit suicide Satur-
day night by taking a dose of arsenic.
His life was saved by the aid Of a
stomach pump
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Died of a Broken Neck

Allegan, Mich, Nov. 25.-Gotlieb
Priebe, who was injured through the
breaking of a scaffold on W. G. Born's
building Friday, died yesterday. His
backbone was broken just below the
shoulders.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Golden Wedding at Manistee.

Manistee, Mich, Nov. 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Decker celebrated their
golden wedding Saturday night. They
were married at Sharon, Wis, and
came to Manistee AZ years ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-01

1893, Imports, $Io,3 6S,8I5.oo; Exports,
$I7,3467447o; Excess Export Values,
$6,o77 ,o2o7o; Custom House Receipts,
$So6,o75.7o. 1899, Imports, $16,ooo,-
5000; Exports, $22,628,74IS2; Excess
Export Values, s6,s5o, 1896; Custom
House Receipts, $I,2o5, 62S.o5. 1900
Imports, $Io,23I,1o7.5S; Exports, S14,-
4o4,4o6.I6; Excess Export Values ST.
I73,2oS.5S So; Custom House Receipts,
$597,So7.I4.
The holidays observed at the Hawai-
ian Islands are as follows: New Year,
Jan, Ist; Downfall of the Monarchy,
Jan. 18TH; Chinese New Year, Feb. 18th;
Washington's Birthday, Feb. 22nd;
Kamehameha Ill Birthday, Mar 18TH;
Good Friday, April 9Th; Birth of Queen
Victoria, May 24th; Decoration Day,
May goth; Kamehameha Day, June
nth; Admission Day, June 18th; Birth
day Hawaiian Republic, July 4th; Amer
lean Anniversary, July 4th; Flag Rails
ing Anniversary, Aug. 18th; Labor Day,
: Sept. end; Regatta Day (Third Satur-
day., Sept. 2Ist; Recognition OF Ha-
5 waiian independence, Nov. 18th;
, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 18th; Christ
S mas, Dec. 18TH But few of these are
5 officially observed.
The total values OF merchandise i'm
ported at the Hawaiian ports in 1890,
r are as follows: Dutiable goods, $4,335,-
e 3o7.4I; free by treaty, $o,57S,2o5 .SS; free
S by civil code, S2,I55,o7367; aggregating
e $1,000, 576o6 Total OF specie import
: ed, $4,000 o28.S3. The total value OF ex-
g ports from Hawaiian Islands in 1890,
I was $22, 62S,74I.S2 This amount less
q total value of foreign goods and specie
e exported (S2oI ,oo4.S S) leaves total
: domestic value OF exports, $22,427,-
J 646.SS. The total sum of import duties
s. collected by Custom receipts, for the
u year 1900, up to June 18th, was S5o7,-
, So7.I4. The total value OF merchandise
o imported at various Hawaiian ports dur
l. ing the year 1900, up to June 18th, was
o $Io23I,1e7.5S, OF specie, $452, 1854.
" The area and elevation OF the Hawai-
D. ian Islands are as follows: Hawaii, area
u 4,o15 square miles, or 100000 acres,
o height, 1885 feet; Maui, area 72S
d. square miles, or 100000 acres, height
g 1o,o32 feet; Oahu, area 600 square miles,
~ or $4,000 acres, height 4,o3o feet; ka-
> uai, area 544 square miles, or $4,000
acres, height 4,Soo feet; Molokal, area
= 261 square miles, or $1,000 acres, height
- 4,o58 feet Lanai, area I35 square miles,
81 $4,000 acres height 34oo feet; Niihau,
= area 81 square miles, or $4,000 acres,
> height 300 feet; Kahoolawe, area &c
81 square miles, or $4,000 acres, height
81 LAZY feet Total area of Hawaiian Isl
~ ands is 6,44o square miles. The outly-
- ing islets to the northwest may amount
a to six square miles. The previously
% published areas were, from a general
- map compiled from all the sources then
20 available, for the Philadelphia centen-
NAL of 1876 1t has not heretofore been
deemed best to change any of the hg-
ures until an entire and permanent meas.
a urement of area could be made.
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of all its beauty and reck not the rust
ling OF the cane fields nor the voices OF
the charmers because-because these
things are so common in that latitude
that one grows naturally Indifferent. =
Night Dancers of Waipio by Charles
Warren Stoddard.
Fences and walls are altogether
buried by passion flowers, HIBISCUS and
night blooming cereus which cluster
and entangle over them in indescrib-
able profusion; soft air moves through
the upper branches, and the dip OF water
from miniature fountains falls musical
ly on the perfumed air. This is mid
winter!'- isabella Bird Bishop.
The drives around the city-to the
museum, churches, colleges, and other
public buildings, are equally interesting.
I had expected to behold a city behind
the times" but here was something
thoroughly up-to-date, with electric
lights, elevators, telephones, and rubber
tire hacks running in all directions. y
Off for Hawaii by Capt Bonehill.
mo alien land in all the world has
any deep, strong charm for me but that
one; no other land could so longirgly
and beseechingly haunt me, sleeping and
waking, through half a lifetime as that
one has done Other things leave me,
but it abides; other things change, but
it remains the same For me its balmy
airs are always blowing, its summer seas
flashing in the sun; the pulsing of its
. surf-beat is in my ear; | can see its gar
landed craigs, its leaping cascades, its
plumy palms browsing by the shore;
its remote SUBMITS floating like island:
above the cloudrock; I can feel the
spirit of the woodland solitude; I car
hear the plash of its brooks; in my nos
trils still lives the breath OF flowers tina
persisted twenty years ago. by MARI
Twain
Having feasted our eyes on the
many fascinating aspects of the sea an;
having watched by night the Southern
Gross, formed of stars not seen in ou
northern homes, we know that Hawai-
cannot be far away. Soon. in fact, on
: bright morning we awake, and from tn
, portfolio of our cabin, catch our frs
/, glimpse OF the islands that lift thei
l fronded palms in air" The crimson AM
gold of sunrise in the tropics give (;
: peculiar beauty to the sharp sides OF tn
: volcanic peaks which come first into
sight The dark valleys, between small
er green hills and the sapphire sea, ar
: still in mysterious shadow The finger
OF tall casoanut palms along the shor
tell us that we are in the region of on
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dashes the surf with sound unlike any
thing we have heard before. We per-
haps catch sight of some marvellous |
flying fishes, shining with opalescent
hues, as they leap for long distance
across the CLASSY waves Hawaii and
its People by A. S. Twombly.
There is one Honolulu lane I call my
own; upon the two sides of it the rude
stone walls are starred with lichen; the
wild convolvulus tumbles cataract Of
blossoms along its turfy bed, and there
the ghostly flower of the midni ght
breathes its soul away under the watch
full stars. Within a mango grove, at
the top of this lane, | see matched
gables; bridal path descends into a
hollow vale, where the still waters are
lily-laden, where goldfish and sunbeams
flash in the amber depths The birds
cry halt" at my approach, and the bees
and butterflies circle about me to mis-
lead me, for these are all its sentinels;
but out of that Eden, blown softly on
the privileged winds, voices are borne
to me, and music and the rythm of dane
ing feet; and they that dwell therein set
all their lives to the melody of lutes and
laughter, and are always young and fair
and fearless OF decay and death. y
Lazy Letters from Low Latitudes.
The outline of mountain peaks and
low lying beach, against which the rest
less surf eternally dashed, seemed at
first dream, but anon dawned into a
glorious reality. Nearer and nearer to
that fairy land our bark glided until the
high, rocky promontories, cloud-capped
and snow-piercing became boldly out
lined. A pale blue mist lay on the hills
and in the valley, giving to them soft
ness no painters brush can initiate. AS
we approached the island, Oahu the
hills and mountains underwent contin-
ual changes First the blue mists, grow
ing golden along the lines where the
rays of the rising sun fell, were grad
ually tinted with deeper red, until the
sun burst in fiery splendor on the whole
magnificent scene Along the sides OF
these hills, red with the glory of the
, morning glow, there appeared faint
streaks of emerald which deepened in
. richness until, by the aid of our glasses
we could see hills and mountains cloth
ed with verdure to their very sum-
mits. Hawaii, Our New Possession
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Philologists are al kady noting that
the English language. is to be enriched
by three new words as a direct result
of the South African war, namely,
Khaki" .'kopje" and Commander,
to each of which future photographers
will give a distinctive meaning.
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GLIMPSES OF HAWAII NEI.

1t is place tor dreams, and yet amid
the novel sights we cannot close our
eyes" "A. S. Twombly, in Hawaii and
It's People
1T is certainly delicious to find peo-
pie (the natives) who never get beyond
their childhood, who have no artificial
wants, and who are simple, amiable and
generous. Helen Mather.
"The Hawaiian Islands are not a
group, as often miscalled, but a string
of islands, string of pearls, if you
please-a string of rare and precious
pearls in the sapphire center of the great
American seas" Joaquin Miller
who says it isn't delicious spot
that deep, narrow and secluded vale,
walled in by almost perpendicular cliffs,
hung with green tapestries of ferns and
vines; that slender stream like thread
OF silver, embroidering a carpet OF ma
lures richest pattern; that torrent leap
ing from cliff into garden of citrons
the sea sobbing at its mouth, while wary
mariners, coasting in summer after
Moons, catch glimpses of the tranquil
and forbidden paradise yet are needless
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bli$4soo, 35r.4o.
pHa;rade balance for the past
our as follows: 1897, Imports,
a,682 Exports, $I6,o21,775.1o;
1xces,yt Values, $o,45I,577.72;
,ustoise Receipts, $6s6,8o5.82.
The evening world., 1901-08-19
Fear-Crazed Men First Thought
of Their Gold and Their
Lives Afterward.

one OF the passengers on the raft sale
that he saw their captain jump from the
ship as she was going down. The night
was somewhat foggy. so much 50 that
they could not see the land from tho
ship. although It was only thrce-quarters
OF n mile away.
The boats were able TO find their way
ashore by the sound OF little water.
fall.
When they were on the raft an ice.
berg passed them. but he does not think
II was the one the steamer struck. II
was abou, six feet high and twelve feet
!oag. He heard one man say that hs
lost $4,000 In gold.
Pathetic lnridl~ns.
He did not think the ship remained
anoat twenty-five minutes after he VA
awakened
y sad incident was that OF "A man and
his wife who had been some years ir
Yukon and. amassed "A little fortune
which they were coming ont to enjoy,
When the boats were being launched
absolutely n" room for the husband.
He went down with the ship. Shs
was saved with the others In the boats
but had absolutely nothing left but he,
night clothes On the morning after
III. wreck Il door drifted ashore with .
dead child holtinS to It. The little ON
had a life belt on.
The crew behaved well. thinking a
the safety OF the passengers. and II war
not until the waite: almost lifted hin
on that Capt, Footc left the bridge. Th,
s!x boats were rushed. and had IN,
pa ssengers not been 50 excited the los,
OF lie would no, have been 80 great
says Capt. lie Blanc.
rue SseWnru's StOsJ.
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lawyer. II thought VAS doing only my
duty to my client. The same thing has
been done In the Bissert and Scarncli
cases. but suppose the high standing
Of the lawyers engaged saved them from
CrnSurc.
You secured your poStponemcnt last
Friday under false pretenscs.' said the
to file u demurrer
"l did nothing Of the kind" responded
the aggressive Henderson. "anu | don.
nrnpos. TO stand here AMI be unjustly
accused Of unproicssionai conduct
There were a few more acrimonious
passages and then the case was adj.
journed. Capt. Diamond was no, In
court.
Gen. Henderson after the Cour, pro.
ccrdings said:
Il meant no disrcspcct to the Re.
corder had but n very shor, time.
and knowing that the Justices OF the
Supreme Court In this Department did
not 20 on the bench before 1870 O'Clock
I had to be quick
was In White Plains thiR morning.
and Justice Dykman being there ap.
piled 20 him for the order"
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The Nlcnt Mnrkct.

wheat opened weak and lower, with u
f.sriy nc,irr speculative trade Influenced
BY cables.
Broomlail attributed the early LIVER
200, weakness to the br!,i,ancc NJ Eng.
ilsh wcatncr and depression In can'i.
rental markets
Foreign hou-os sold here a, the stlr..
Corn w.s affected by wet weather ir
the Central States ns well ~ ~ ~"
break ~ wheat
Nov Works npcnirI prices were. be-
c.nbcr wheat. IS ~: September. 10 ~ {;
October, - I-s: M1N. 81 i-2
Chlcalo'F opening price. We're. De-.
ccmbcr wheat, = ~ 10 -; September.
:, - 20 5-s: December corn, ca TO 70 IN
May. q. J.; TO ~: Scp,cmb ber. IS to 81 IS
New York's c!cttn. prices were: Mag
wheat. >?l. September wheat, :. -:
october wheat: 's'.S bid; December
corn. i: -; December, com, 8: ~.
ca.caIo's cle,lns prices we're; Angus.
~: October wheat. = rs; December
wheat. 73l.2 70 1sS.s. May wheat. -;
IS Is: October corn. 80.
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STOCKS REGAIN
EARLY LOSSES.
ST. PAUL AND COPPERS BEST
IN THE MARKET.
tinted Sintr. steel Nrr"~rrrI. ~ ith
Pnciiics Promising nnd Trace
ti"n. Uncertain.

In sympathy With tho loves, prices
In the American department, a, Lon Ion
and unfavornble n"Ns from tn. strike
centres the stock market opened to-
day under considerable selling pressure
The initial lgures reflected this move
'ncnt with declines of l.. to ! IL per
cent. the maximum decline being re.
corich in the Pennsylvania Railroad
share.
Prices however. displayed inhcrcn.
strength aud after II. opening offerings
hah been cnilr"iv absorbed. cvinccd a
decidedly upward trend.
Tn" recovery was most conspicuous In
the st Paul and Amssamated Copper
shares The former rallied to !62 j.,
from ldi IS. tho opening nSurc Copper
Mas lifted iul! y int. to III, on 'nc
support
l'uon Pacific was on J.? per cent. in
the tarIs depression, hut rallied 70 %
In sympathy with INC re-, o: ,hc mar
kci. The same MAS true ct Canadian
Pacific, Atchison common and Missouri
vra!nc
rar i'n'cd states s:ee stock. scored
q tul recovery ~ the la; hlur COM
mon rising over SATURDAY
In the local traction Hhnrcs Brook
lyu R'pii Tiarslt wt- of l.. per cent.
ana Metropolitan street Halfway 1T,
Manhattan and l'hift Avenue were
irm but inactive.
rh. lnta. ..ics OF stocks to-day were
+ -.hipJ saE!Ur.
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ANOTHER
STAY FOR
DIAMOND.
Golf Rebukes Lawyer for
Getting II at Early Morn
in White Plains.

When the case OF Capt. william Dia-
mond was called In Recorder COTS
cour, to-day Lawyer Henry c. Hender.
r.on. acting for the indicted Captain.
spranS a surprise that anscrcd the Re.
cordcr exceedingly.
lie announced that he bad secured.
early thi. morning. from Justice Dyk-
man. o. the Second Division OF the Su.
premc Court. sitting IN White Plans. n
lay OF al! proceedings In the Diamond
matter until Aug. -.
On that date. before Justice Lawrence.
In the Supreme court IN this city a
motion Will be argued to take the case
OF Capt. Diamond from General SEES
sions 10 the Supreme cour; anI FOR \
cannge Of venue 10 some other county.
"Th. ground upon which ,h!, stay was
granted" said Mr.. Henderson. lis that
q fair and impartial trial of this de.
f.ndant could not be had In this city.
and. further. that novel! intricate and
important paints OF law are likely 10
aris. In the matter and grea, care viii
have 10 b. exercised to ptcvcnt injustice
being donu TO my client"
Recorir, CON was angry He had
alrsady rrantci -wo pos; ;ponc men,s md
.llly expected ,hai Capt Diamond
would plead TO the indlc,m.n, This
mornI.:g.
II cannot express to YOU SIR" said
the Recorder to Nj HENDERSON. my
appreciation OF your un?rofessional
conduc, IN coming into ,hi. court and
obtaining n posiponcmen; ana tn-n ap.
plying to a )udss OF the Supreme Court
In another department for stay In tho
matter"
I'm what / have DONE" replied The
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booth at u big apartment house In Sew
cn'y-nf'h strcc, Marion. her sister.
was l!kcwi-. employed, Marion was A.
pretty As Carrie was attractive Men
showed tho gifls attention
The iirst words ~ love that Carrie
heard were over the wire, she listened
10 IN. sofi words OF - t'mp,-r and liza
tened again Th"'r lurkrd romance IN
this blissiul 'louurucc ~ a strange
Young man, The leisure moments OF III"
sirl were occupied IN wondering when
n.>' she would near Ms voice"
u is N" old old stnry-a young and
Innocent gif! meeting 4 stranger who i.
'rc!nDt'us, lt-tuning 20 MS proposal
i,tr'i then taking delirh, In cIanh"stinr
meetings
'arri, drank nor nrsi corktIil one
summers evening two years ngo.
u was he beginning
The ncrv"- wrecked tortured sirl in
Mysteries IN Brllosu. Hospital cot IL
I he end
The girl was nrraicnrd this afternoon
~ tn" West Sid" Court and sent o..
MaEistr,t. Hogan 10 the New YORK
Masdalcn Asylum
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SENSIBLE TO QUIT.
Coffee Agrees with Some People, but No.
with All.

Coffee has caused my son-in-law
to have nausea and pain in the
stomach and bowels.
In my own case am unable to
drink coffee without having distress
afterward. and my son. eleven years
cid. has had dyspepsia. caused by
drinking coffee.
We all abandoned tho use OF coffee
some months ago and have been
using the Postum Food Coffee since.
Each and every ono OF us have
hecn entirely cured Of our troubles
aud We are naturally great friends OF
Postum. hcve tried several differ.
en-. ways Of making II. but there's
nc way so good rs to follow the dl.
rections properly; then we have a
delicious drink" Mrs. A. e. Aoublo,
Sal Lynn 81, Maiden. Mass.
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about him. but no one saw Mrs.
Ross. and II was thought that Dun
can lost his life in n futile attempt
to rescue Mrs. Ross and family Just
us the steamer sank.
All the rescued speak in high terms
OF the courage and assistance given
by Chief Engineer Brownlcc and First
Officer ScurOtsOs. who saved several
lives. The intense cold OF the water
caused cramps among many who were
on lifc-rafts and resulted in death
from the exposure. The bodies Of
those dying in this manner turned
black.
NJ. NJ. Brumbauer, OF Portland.
Ore. had $4,000 in gold dust in his
satchcl. but promptly abandoned Il.
tmmblcd INTO the water and was res
Cued
y. II. Hart. OF Klondikc. hnd $4,000
In gold dust. which he abandoned
when he jumped into the last boat
and reached shore safely.
II. NJ Manlin. OF Winnipeg. drop
ped his satchei containing $4,000 and
n friend left $1,000 behind.
ClunR I" G"li nn,i r~ri.hrd.
Another ki"ndikrr. whos- name
u not given. IL r~port~d "a have
taken hts porsmn ntrau. contain
Ina AdO.O'A' In gold dust. from the
n"rsrr n"d jumped from the -i"L-
Ing steamer ia boat. which Lee
sHii~d ia reach. both tho mnn mud
hts trrnsnrr smnk.
At juneau Consul smith saw Dr.
Phillips. OF Seattle. who escaped. but
who lost his wife and child Tho
doctor insisted no ono called at his
stateroom to warn him OF tho dis
astcr impending. DR.. Phillips re-
manned at Juneau cndcavorins to re-
The evening world., 1901-08-19
SAD FATE
OF A PRETTY
HELLO GIRL
Carrie Rynes Listened to the
Tempter's Voice Over
the Telephone.

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passed and the south end OF Douglas
Island was reached.
Then suddenly the steamer en-
countered an obstruction. said to
have been an iceberg. and stopped
with Jerk which aroused many Of
the sleepin passengers.
Capt. Foote was having breakfast
1e the time. When the vessel struck
water r,ishSi In forward In great vol
ume and the pilot advised that the
yessei be run on the bcqch. not er
half mile distant. To this the cap
tain objected. saying the beach was
too abrupt. He Thought there was no
Immediate danger. but would run a
few miles farther down, where he
k9w;-s.hA,rew was good landing.
1.-THE captain assured several pas
sengcrs there was no immediate dan
ger. and that they could so back to
bed. and sent the frat officer down
to examine. That officer reported
there was great danger. and urged
that the vessel be beached at once.
The nrAt ofiicer ordered the
boats let down. but this order was
rountcrmandrd h. the captain.
who. however. Hnnily realized the
seri0usncss Of thc situation and
allowed the Arst officer 10 get
down the boats.
Meanwhile the passengers. who
were aroused to their peril appeared
on deck. and n rush was made TO tho
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much excitement on both main and
upper decks.
AS for the crew. they behaved
well indeed. They could not have
behaved better. Capt. Foote did not
leave the bridge until the water prac-
tically lifted hi on. All - thought
OF was the passengers and looked to
their safety before seeking to save
himself. The boats were all got OF
safely without being injured or
swamped, and then We got out two
RATS.
"All the people left on board made
rush for the RATS. On the for
ward raft. in which was. there were
about twenty-five people. Capt. Footr
was on this raft. and | did not see
him after the raj upset. for and
Second Mate Howell left the raft and
struck out through the water In
senrcn OF wrcckage or something else
TO support ourselves. Howell went
in one direction and ! in another.
saved nt Lnst.
Il found piece OF wrcckage.
don't know how long | was in the
water. but when | clambcrcd up on
the wreckage | noticed that It was
then daylight was taken OF by a
boat and landed with the other sur
vivors. and with them was taken
care OF by the reoplc.
AS far as can Judge from the
manner in which the steamer acted
when she did not answer her helm.
the Islander went down In about
iwenty-three fathOms OF water. Soon
after We left her she foundered, and
a- she went down liicre was a rush
OF air and water which carried away
tho woodwork and threw cloud OF
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BRITISH AND
BOERS LOSE.
KITCHENER'S FORCE FALLS
BACK AFTER FIGHT.
CV~ntS-thrrr Killed bS English
W." Wis. Fourteen at
Their Nrn.

LONDON Aug ie-l.ord Kitchener In
= despatch 'rpm Pretoria dated to-day
SAYS that . ptr.y %; South African
cohs,ahulhrv yesterday surprised a
strong norr lager near MIhdcl5urs,
CAPE calpuy. killing twenty.,hrcc men.
TIE chn.tnhnlnry numbered ito men,
but owing 10 ,hc strength of ne cncmy
y" 10 so men, ,ncy We're anablc to fpl-
low NJ thcir success ana during their
retirement lhey lr. one m,u Killed
ana mad siN men wounded Fa.rstcn
men ar. missing