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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18
Fatal Fail.

Goshen. Ind, July 14--William II.
H. Genins. an attorney of Nappanee,
met n violent death while out hunt
ing. lie was to join a companion.
William Grass. but did not reach the
rendezvous. Grass found him lying
beside a fence with his neck broken
Evidently the rails had slipped as ne
was climbing the fence. throwing him
on his head. He was 81 years old.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Elwood. Ind. July 14.-N a meet
ing Of the Elwood lodge of knights
of Pythias a jeweled past ehancei-
lor's badge was voted to William
Dickerson for his work at the head
of the order the last term. which mas
been the most successful in its his
tory. The badge will be p~resente1 at
a banquet two weeks hence
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Marshalltown. Ia, July ls--Im-
mense property damage has been
done the Iowa Central railroad by
high water in the Skunk river Sew
eral hundred feet of track has been
washed away and approaches to the
Skunk river bridge undermined, rem
dering Il unsafe for use There has
been much damage between Hugent
and Ollie. culyerts being washed out
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Ew~ampmcnt 10 Ne Held In Detroit
IN september-Presiaest ROose-
welt VIII Make m Address.

Washington. July Is.-Adjt.-Gen l.
c. Dyer, Of the Spanish war veterans.
has received encouraging news con-
cerning the coming encampment OF
the Spanish war veterans in Detroit.
next September. The date Of the en-.
campmcnt il September p. -. - and
Is. President Roosevelt will be there
the 22d, and after reviewing the 20
radwe all make an address,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Hagerstown, Ind. July 1.-The
Hagerstown fair board is denying re-
ports that the fair to be held here
July % to August 2 has been aban-
doned on account Of the smallpox IN
this vicinity. The officers of the fair
are busy getting ready for IT,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

indianapolis. Ind. July ii-Moy
Sam. a Chinaman who recently came
here from Chicago. and Miss Ninnie
Downs. until recently a resident OF
Chicago. were married by Justice
Sheppard at his Office. Moy sam j.
one of the brightest and most pros
perous Chinar.en i'm the city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18
LANG SUCCEEDS WI.
China senSs New Asshser
rnitea ssases-A Grasssse
Yale U~fverstty.

Pekin, July 13.-Sir Lang
TunR, formerly secretary to Nina MIA
Chang Yen Huang. who was oen %
ed In 1900 after being exn-
Turkestan, has been appointed na
ter 20 the United States In
TO WI Ting Fang. -meus
Lang Chen Tung's appo. ~
p-,rases the Americans here. NC
ersduats Of Yale.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Evansville. Ind, July lf--John
Feninger. a coal miner and march
list. shot and killed his wife and then
shot himself in the mouth. infiicting
a wound that will prove fatal lie
also tried to kill his daughter and
s~on-in-law. Feninger had been drink
ing heavily.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Notre Dame. Ind. July is.-Annual
pilgrimages are being made to the
grotto Of Our Lady of Lourdes at
this place and hundreds of pilgrims
from different parts of the state are
saying their devoticns before the
beautiful shrine, which Is an exact
reproductions Of the famous grotto ir
France
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The Illinois state board of agricul-
ture has received reports from its
correspondents as 10 the damage done
60 crops by the recent rains. They
show an average of seven per cent Of
the growing corn crop destroyed in
the state. and an average loss TO
wheat of eight per cent. The loss in
oats is about twelve per cent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18
easily ~>nnttartum.

Laporte. Ind. July IA party OF
eastern capitalists visited Michigan
city and made the announcement
that 81 .O00.O0 would be Immediately
extended in the building of a SAM
tarium, which is 10 rival every instl-
tuition of its kind in the west IL
will be located near wells which have
medical properties. and il Will %
doomed n a resort for Indiana and
| Chicago people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Laporte, Ind. July 14--Republican
leaders in northern Indiana have Sc
cured the consent of Senator Hanna
10 make a tour through this part
Of the state. speaking in a number OF
the close congressional districts
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Des Moines. Ia. July ia cloud
hurst at What Cheer Sunday night
washed away nine buildings. entail
ing a loss of $4,000. A wall of water
four feet high came rushing down a
dry run in the heart of the city at ,
o'clock. Residents barely had time to
escape with their lives and were una
bic TO save any property
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

indianapolis. Ind. July li--iohn
III. Davidson. superintendent OF the
Traders Mutual Life Insurance com
many OF Illinois. was arrested oy
Cant. Gerber. of the detectives on a
charge of embezzlement- lie was
charged by Charles A. Hale. manager
Of the company, with retaining
money sent 10 pay the agents
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Fearing a second attempt TO hber-
ate the prisoners confined at st. Jo-
seph. Mo-. by the use Of dynamite,
Sheriff Spencer. on the nth. armed
a large force of deputies to protect
the Jail. A large quantity Of .dyna'
mite was stolen from the rock quar-
ry,and a part Of it vas Struggled into
the huilding.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Evansville, Ind July ii--elarence
Jenkins pleaded gnilty in the circuit
court to manslaughter and was sem
fenced to the state prison for an IN
~deterninate sentence. He killed ms
neighbor. Charles Baker. last March
because he was Jealous of him
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Warsaw. Ind. July 1.-THE Vino
ma. EIkhart a South Bend Electric
Railway company has petitioned the
Warsaw city council for a sO-year
franchise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The foods in the western rivers
caused by the late excessive rains, are
abating in some sections. but con-
tinue in others. At Manhattan, Eas-.
on the 10th. the kaw and Blue rivers
were higher than since ISL, and one
railroad was under six feet of water
At Des Moines, la, fears were enter.
tanned that the levee would break and
the city be flooded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The hearing Of the charge OF mur-
der against Lewis A. Disbrow, &C,
cused of having caused the death OF
sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster
was concluded at Good Ground, l. 1.
on the 9th. He was held TO the grane
jury
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Button. Ind. July 14.-At a ron
vention here A. ". Hamilton, a young
attorney of this city, was nominated
without opposition as candidate on
the democrats ticket for joint SEN
ator from Wells. blackboard and Grant
counties. He was graduated from
Indiana university last spring
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Richmond. Ind. July 1.-The
Western Roller Polo league will
shortly be Incorporated. IL has now
been placed on a safe footing. Near
" a score Of the crack eastern play
er~ signed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Secretary Root, on the 10Th. re-
ceived a cablegram from Acting Gov
Wright. in the Philippines, making a
general denial Of the charge OF
PROSECUTING among rhohc students
in the islands. 4 complete investiga-
ton was made.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

A terrible fire damp explosion oc-
Cured in the Klondike coal mine. at
J~ohnstown. Pa. on the 10TH About
six hundred miners were at work
when the explosion took place. and II
Is believed that fully n hundred
and twenty-five of these persisted
II viii be some time before the exact
number is known.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Rhodes Clay, a member Of the MIS-
.ouri legislature. was shot and killed
A. Mexico. No, on the night OF the
10th, by Clarence Barnes. an attorney
The shooting was the elimination Oh
political differences between the two
men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The floods in the rivers Of Missouri
Kansas. Iowa and Nebraska. caused
by the recent heavy rains. have as
sumed alarming proportions, and in
some localities the situation is critical
in the extreme The damage to the
growing crops has been very great,
and bridges and farm houses have
been washed away in great numbers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

DIR. A. b. Ryno was arrested al NC
Pherson. Kas.. on the iith, % .
charge alleging connection with the
shooting of Miss Maud Holmes. who
was fatally wounded by a shot hred
through her bedroom window on the
night OF the 5th. The doctor ID 81
old and the head Of a family
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Al Philadelphia on the 10TH Mrs
Aline Ellis O'Malley, wife of Prof
Austin O'Malley. of South Bend, Ind,
and William j. Hearin. of New YORK.
were arraigned on charges OF stealing
jewelry valued at more than $1,000.
and were granted bail in the sum OF
$1,000 each. which was given
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The bodies Of the four people founa
murdered near Prudence. Okla, On
the sth. were buried without ioenl,-
ocation. All we're nude. and the boa
les were much decomposed-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The British Medical Journal ano
The London Lancet, high medicai au-
thorities, deny that King Edward =
afflicted with any malignant disease
Reports Ct his condition on the lotn
continued very favorable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

The Cheyenne Indians in Oklahoma
are reported as holding a council OF
wnr because the Indian agent pre-
vented them from indulging IN the
usual tortures incident TO their sun
dance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Rev. DIR. A. c. Hirst. pastor OF the
First Methodist church OF onana
died in that city. on the lith. nc "A
formerly pastor OF the .eh
church, Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Hugo q. Doeling died at Columbia
No. on the eth, as a result OF u
inflicted on him by Fleetwood Gordon
an a fight on the sth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

william Fable committed suicide BY
hanging. At Beilesille. Ill. on the iith.
II was the City ninth anniversary OF
hia birth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Tie work of rescuing the miners
entombed by the explosion at Johns
town. Pa. on the 10th. was continued
without interruption through the
18th. Many of those brought out
were still alive. but were resuscifated
only after great difficulty. Eighty
seven dead bodies had been taken out
up TO midnight of the 18th. and an
official Of the mine SAYS the number
Of dead will not exceed l25.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

AT ST. Joseph. No. on the 9th. three
notorious prisoners in the Jail
wrecked the rear wall Of the build
ing with a charge of dynamite after
which they made a fight for liberty.
but were intercepted by the guards
and placed in irons. Seventy-fve
prisoners were confined in the Jail az
the tirne. but few 81 thrm made any
enort to escape. The fnrilding was
damaged shout $3.50. No one wal
Injured
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NEW STRIKE
 BY .KLONDIKEn
P!aCerS Found on Peace River Avlrag. ing S35 a Day to the Mar--
 Stampede Expected.

Dawson, Y. T., March 25.--A new placer district has been discovered on Peace river. Northern British Colun . bia, and as a result a stampede i> cX- pcctcd there neXr spring. Elmuni H.. Hughes, of Spokane, receive | . lc.t r ilolu !. II. Pea !. mti,elat ,'la hron.. x. N. T.. wjltci tc l. l' .hr
 the rich placer Struud~ j".la. u, H,au In that section. Mr. llught, >ala { nI Read is a reliable n an HIu thal thci" is no doubt he las related the lac;>. The letter reads in part a, tol wS:
 I've have struck some gOod placer ground on Peace river. averaging S,1rl per day to the man on the surface. The chance, are that it is Il great Geal richer with G,p,h, but We had to go tu DaH son and could not do any extensive work. IHr rcasOn l am telling NGu lhl> Is hat l want to know il | can raise Il grubstahe tf &4 lU to get out there. @nd will give d la't interest in what 1 stake and produce fer enc Acar l will suon leave fer Ashcroft. anl if 1 can get the stake will drop down tU Spokanc.'
 Mir. Hughes says that aS soon as the news of the r,ch placer ground, l., made pubic there Wiii be rush there, and in all probability conn any will he organized, and that there may yet be ionnd one of the richest placer dis trictS on Peace river of any place in the NOrthWe-t.
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St. Mary'S Choir.

The congregation of St. Mary $ church have secured the very efficient ,ervlces of !. T. Thornquist as organisl, !, to succeed MT. Banks, who has removed to Coun.il City. The following gonlle- men are members ol the ch0iI: AIe,sl :. E mcr Reed, t. T. Chesuut, r. |. Da' rs. G. B. Baldwin, (. F.. Kemp anu l., E. Fulton. Muster George WI hin-ou ,~ cro,> bearer. Sunday ntXt, being Whitsunday, there will le a special mu,ita! lr, gam. and lhe otte. tory will be torWaru, to Trinity churrr. Se- atlic. i'll aid of the rebuilding fund.
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NEWS OF
 CANDLE Flour and Cereals Are Not on the Market.
WILL BE KO FAM!ME
One Hundred Hen Will Be Rocking on Candle Creek by May i5-Lum- Der Sells at $500 Per Thousand Feet. and Wood at $50 q Cord.

Flour and cereals are not ,o be had at Candle is the statement male by W w. Draper. who reached Nome on Tuesday morning from the KeewulilI in company with FrarE Monulan. There is no danger Of ,tarvati, n, how ever, as there i1 enough of ether sup plies to pail the people through.
 MT. Draper is ere of the musherS who were reported lost d few weeks ago in d Pilgrim river blizzard The party survived in good shape and reached Candle. Draper and Monahan left Candle on the evening of May 6, coming across country from the head of Candle creek.
 Speaking of ihc:prospects and people Of'that section. Mr. Draper said:
 wv. A. Barrieau reached Candle all right and expected to open the River. side saloon, an lSX60 building. about May l5.
 "There will be loo men rocking on Candle creek by May l5, and slucing will soon be under way. if tue warm weather continued. It had been rain ing fOrten days.
 "Chas. Slanchiield arrived at Candle on April 29. and left for the barge Nome City at Cape E,penberg the next day. Stanchticld on the trip up lost a horse on the Fish river divide.
 "The water on the iKeewallk was five or six feet deep, and the river was likely to break at any lime.
 "Raker & Long $ two story building. 22S4u, IS about completed. It will be used for d saloon and dance hall.
 About go, ,000 feet of whipsawed lum- Der has been tloated down the Keewaiili to Candle, as well as leo cords of wood. Lmnher sells at s3O0 per thousand feet, and wood at $50 a cord.
 There were about 100 people cn the Fish river trail unable tu reach Candle on account of the breaking of the trails
 'Dave Englund, Frank Rivers, Henry Peel and W. l.. Minturn, deputy re- corder for ColvIlle river district, were on the K0buk river on April 2S. So was Asa Y. Weeks, formerly recorder for the Northerly district. who had re- ceived Iab0ut S!0 in fees in the plst year.
 "Archie Mitchell is prospecting on Candle at the mouth of Potato creek. He had sunk about l5 feet in depth and he thinks fla pay streak is found the section will be winter diggings. He had struck fine wash gravel during his work.
 Nothing is definitely known of the creek, as has heen already stated. SniperS took out considerable gold from the bed of the creek. and hat is all that is known, practically speakln@, about the country. Everybody says that it will be d rocking proposition anyway, this summer. The banks oG the creek are steep and may develop some fine deep diggtpgs.
 The upper Kuusarok is exciting d good deal of attention and it is thought hat good diggings will be opened up .there thlS season.
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dhe Defeated and Captured
 British Officer,
TELLS HIS STORY
diow the Boers Overwhelmed His Forces and Put Them to Rout With Great Slaughter, Although They Fought Vai;antly.

London, March 17.-The war office !has received the following from Lord Kitchener at Pretoria:
 +'Lord Methuen has sent me a staff officer with a dictated dispatch. from which it appears that cer ain parlicu- Jars previously given are ila ccurnte. The rear of Soreness mounted troops was rushed and overwhelmed at dawn. There was gap of q mile between the .ox and mule convoy. The mounted supports to the rear of Serene. with General Methuen, were immediately reinforced by all the available mounled 'tro<ps and X section of the Thirty eighth battery maintained themselves for an hour, during which ttme the con~oys closed up wthou,'d sorder.
 "'ln the meanwhile POO fnfantry,nen were being disposed by MeLhuen to resist the Boer attack which was out thanking the lett rear guards. The BOers pressed the attack and the mounted troops attempted to fall back on the infantry and got. completely out Of hand, carrying with them in the rout the bulk of the mounted troops Two guns of the Thirty-eishth battery were thus left unprotected, but .oon- tinued in action until every man, with the exception of Lieutenant Neshan, was hit. Tho lieutenant was called on to surrender, and upon refusing 10 do so was killed.
 "Methuen, with POO Northumberland Fusiliers and two guns of the Fourh h battery, then found themselves isoite ed, but held on for three hours. During this time the remaining infantry. namely, 100 LancaShires With 40 mount ed men, mostly Cape police. who had occupied krlal near the wagons, also continued to hold out against repeated attacks. By this time Me,huen was wounded and the casualties were ex-
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RaMpari's Stotkof Provisions
 Badly Din,inished.
EMPTY WAREHOUSES
Articles hat Have Been Stored Awas, Fer Years Are Being Sold and GobbIel Up ;t Sight Probably No Dange: of Anyone Being in Want.

EamYart, April 8.--All cereals. sugar. potatoes, canned fruits, bacon, hutn, lard that were in town have btcu oo,d out oI >holt for some ;it,o.
 Now cones tLc report that canned vegetables are gene. Think of it: no tunaloc-, pea, and such, Also baking powder. except the cheap brands, which sell fer the ,ld price, $l q pound. is gone.
 The warehouses of the big coNi- panies are cleaned out satc fer" stack of blanket, snd a f,w ax handles and two month, before the boat, Ipn,
 Every arttc.e haudlci. and m1ny. perhaps. that Lad been stored awal for >cut-. are being sod and gobblcd Up at sight. The ra-t month, bnSiue>, iS d .u to hr aS lare" q, during lNc great ouj fit Ing inc .a,' tAl.
 Six l~u, of Lubcck potatoes were sold ty the x. A. T.. which would easily equal Is toIs of thr flesh product. in weight. Two ton, of cNapnrated potatoes was crn-iaele cd gCoQ for any one, store ea'c, last year.
 Private families and c.tauranto in town are airajd of an db~uiurc shortage in eCmc lines and are buying ahead. A,"nN Ut th" m.tc"~ aye" he dlViGr pu' jn ',pir -NIncr tu'it, W'li" ttn ,u''. lr,n ,. 1 H '-' .,
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 aud IL ! Il. >t,ou1. IuteFMent Wa at tue cItY cemetery where the remaiRS worr paced in Il vau.5 hy Undertaker Iauoe and where they will he keft pen ing the eXpeciei arrival of rela- tive, tu the opening of navigation. The services at the hall were mos; impressive, being conducted by Rev C fl. II. B!-ot, rector of St. Mary ; E ,,-co pal rilurciL Alter the inpres i've bur Al ,cIvice of the church had hccu rcudcfrd Dr i}loor made an elo- Quent aG ,rta-, eloquent in every sen~ C. th,. Wu,d. lcci isr of the beautiful simplicity e ,hc ianpNiA 9e Cnplo, ed, tr'rjlHu4 a> h,' d,d |" ttr decca-cd and thr r.~to.m ih which he was held by all wAp turW him.
 4 quartet cumpo~cd of J. Y. Thorn gust. R. |. lhe-nu!. D D. Boyer aud fred White sang "Nearcr My God h. Thce' and "l;cnN of Ages"
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DISPUTED MATTER
 FlNhl.l.Y SETTLED
City Couuc:! Grants Formal pe,mis- sion for Improvements on th.
 Sie!tert and Lane Buildings.

There were two special meetings oj thc city council yesterday The Inst was called at II q. H.. upon request ot the street committee. All the cuun 'l.- men were pr, sent and Chief of Police JollcN was instructed 10 .clYc utic. up)n Ltue and S.rt!Crt tu el0p tuiIhci. bulIdIng upNn dl>pulcd gr, und uutn aIjhullty shtuid . obtained IT., m the proper authorities. The meeting theleupou adjourned until the alter noon.
 During the afternoon a petition to have lne work of building proceed was circulate. Alhtng the property owLers un hUth siGcS of Fttnl. Stt,cl from Hunter Wuy To Lanes ;lNtN--and beng very &tLcrH!iN >l-utd Na> ple>ente lu he council meeting cal cd at 80. The pejltl'n wa, rt au and alter ctnSid- eIlb.C q diSCu~>!Ou Councilman JOuritu mO'o ed to have the petition granted. An amcndmCut WIS then offered lV Councilman Archer 10 sI,w that tie pn,po>e oI granting lle po titiCn was to 5 -r.rEh the north IIuc Ui Front street in thar particular block. Both ant udmcnt anu original uOliun were then earned.
 Tuc coursc is willing to grant permission lu improve prolertA. but m cXtrndlng such even thouln 1t be fer puhllr b, ueiit, the owners mus { obtain perm s~iun from the tOHucil.
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St. Patrick's Ceie bration.

London, March list. Patrick, day was celebrated mere generally than usual. The Irish Gag was flying from many public buildings. Special services were held at the Catholic churches. and the shamrock was seen every WheI C. The Irish tiocps at the various garrt- sons were given t days leave. FullrW- ing the precedent ot Queen Victoria. Qurcn A!eXanGra Scnt 1hC baItulcn D Irish guards on dulN at lhe tower of London Il la ge quantity of shamrOcke. which were di.,rihu ed to the men al parade this morning.
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ceedin.ly heavy. The ammunition wa: mostly expended and surrender wa! made at 9:30.
 "The party in the kraal still held Cu and did not give in until two guns anc a pompOm were brought to bear upor them. about 10 o'clock.
 '.It is confirmed that most of the BOers wore our khaki uniform. Many also had our badges. Even at close quarters they could not be distinguished from our own men. It is clear the in, fantry fought well and the artillery kept up the traditions of tbeir regl. ment.
 '.In addition to the 40 Cape police, a few parties of imperial yeomanry and Cape police held their ground after the panic had swept the bulk of the mount ed troops off the field.
 "t'rom other dispatches it appears that Lord Methuen was shot while riding to bring up the ed troops and his horse was killed. After his surrender Delarey rode up and treated Methuen with the greatest courtesy and consideration. lte ordered hlS re- turn to Kierk,dorp under the care oi his own nephew and a medical officer. The burghers were 90 angry at this that party of them went out and brought Me,huen back. Delarey, how ever, orerruled the objections ot the burghers.
 London. March lS.-Lord Kitchener's weekly report shows that during the week ended today II more Boers were killed, wounded. l5S made prisoners and l26 surrendered.
 Pretoria, March lS.-General Bruce Hamilton has caplu, ed Il small EOer laager eastward oI NrN held. Southeast ern Iransvaal. -four Beer, were killed. SIX wounded and l7 taken prisoners. General Botha', brOthei-in-law. Gen eral Emmett, was captured.