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Auch * Ammunition and 50
1 Prisoners Captured,
9E NOW IN A BAD FIX.
& Ttke"aand Heroes Captured by the i
Dridsh Near Standerton—Victorla i
Sends Another Contingent —
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1peyds� Papers Stolon. — Kruger
Fwrt.,A-rs Destruction of the 31ines.
I Xpyndoa, 114'eb. 15.—A Cape Town de-
sl�atch says- Gelt'. D6 I'Vet is xapId4y
demending into tile Cape Colony to 1
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,the southwest. Ile has crossed the
x%ilroad above Do Aar, exploding two
elliIiiii4s. He has 1,201) men and sev.
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oval guns. Colonels PAunler, Henniker
and Grabbe, with separabe columns,
are pursuing him.
It is reported that Col. Plainer has
captured a great part of DeWet's
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atunition ,train,
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I tured Itu gun,
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g despatch says— Plum-
ngag,A Do Wet between
Coleaberg and Plillipstown, Feb. 3.3,
ad gradually pashed back the Boers.
The British hall. a battery of field
artillery, and the Boers one fifteon-
pounder. The shrapnel burst splon-
didly. Tea of the British were Wound-
ed during the man3 hours' fighting.
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,. n occasional dead Boer Was found. I
he engagement is buing continued
to -day. All the males at Grasionbein
. ve been arrested. There is plenty
f evidence that they were assUpting
he Boers. I .
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Krugert's Complaints.
Tile Pail Mall Gazette will publish
. 18th an Interview with Air. Kru-
gor in part as follows— "%Vili no one
arbitrate? Will no one give us a
hanee of defending ourselves? We
amy have done wrongly. We have our
faulto and our weaknesses.
"We declared war, but our h,unds
were forced and we can prov*e It. Get 1
someone to judge between thl,j Eng -
and and ourselves.
"Birt the Lord will help us In the
end. We shall win. I do not know how
or when, but we shall Win at last."
Mr. Kruger says the Transvaal of-
fered more reforms Ili one -week than
an older country would make In forty
_wmrs, giving in on a.11 poInLs almost
to the lattertnost, but that the ut-
termost was seized upon us; a stumb-
Eng blook. Referring to his reception
in Europe, which has bitterly dleap-
,: ",,d h*m' Mx. Kruger says— "I
thing for flowers, nothing,
laothing.'tThe people who send them
rwan wall, and I am grateful; but
I care nok
, �Irtg for them. What I want
U a Ltb�''he4trlrkg. 11 they will only
give no �a fair hearing and justice;
I ask Fo� pistice.
11M.)a are a I(tt.lo folk, but we have
mado great s-tcIls.11
Wltoll aske;lP wiry Din came to
rsurope, he said to the interviewer—
"I could not W 6ut with the com-
mandoes as MX,. Stoyn cans" I am too
old, bulb I may'J?e of some usellore."
Regarding- Mrsik"Kruger lie said—
"I am sorry f,or,'yAer, too. k have a
deep sorrow for'-Jidr, but, I have far
more for my c try. My wife hae
-her chadrpn-, A-ire still w1t1i her.
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They wero WNW-ith her in her home,
Two of my Lions have died on the
battlefield. Two were captured. I
believe two m,ore are dead also, as
thave not heard from them for two
months, and I know they were In
the thick, of the light.
"Thirty-one sons and grandsons I
have in the field yet, but I could
not go on commando. I have not
heard from my wife for sixteen flays,
but abe has six children ,wIth her,
*and elle le not to be pitied." I
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Brilliant Bavonet Charge.
Klw%erley, Feb. 15.—The Boers fired
on the wouts of a convoy retnrntug
to Modder River from Xoffyfonteln,
In the Winterhoel.- Hills. Three Cape
boys we're wounded. Deanison's
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A couts and a party of Imperial Too-
=anry then cliarged the enemy, who
lost 17 killed anda, number Wound-
ed. Tile obarge was cov,ered by .a
16-poAmder and two pom-poms. The
enemy broke and fled In two parties.
Kitchener's Fighting Scouts.
Clan W113am, Feb. 115�lilformatlon
as been received that Kitchener's
, Ightlag Sooixti; have had an engage-
ent with the Boers at Windhoek,
or a forced march of 80 miles.
-1 apkaht Clinton, who was ceouting
lead, flad two men and three horses
mided at a distance of 7-3 yards,
. at hold Ills position until tile main
fly OrIved, when the Boers were
ri'ven out from some strong kop-
.9 aller smart skirmishing by our
melf. � i,
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Capture of Van Rhyn's Dorp.
Clan William, 'Feb. 15--GAonbrand-
or erybwed Van Rhyn's d-)rp at 10
O'dlock on tho morning of Sunday.
The Boort; had retired precipitately
before our arrival, leaving behind a
qn-antity of wapm,a, motrohandige, and
*Other toot. They had been aware
of mr coming, iwd hak4 sent a force
ft OW090 no at Doorn river. We
e st, hDwever,
-Und Occupied their trenches. We were
4thus o1nabloll 0 Inflict considerable
fbtV on the enenty, who fled. We
thwl tallowed tben-A tip to Van Rhyn's
�brp, where they again bolted.
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Uoers ltePulsed Near Vryburg.
1 VrYbarg, Feb. 1.5--i'Shortly before
Aa;;� a large Party of Docral made
A sudden ana da -ring attompt to
c4ftY oft the 61t:,ek on the town com-
Munge. witl adjoining farms.
- 'The Baor forDek, which wao esti.
Otitted a* about 400 s;trong, was re -
'Pulsed. Two -of tho onerny were kill-
dd axid two captured. We lost one
klllo�d and three walruded, , ,
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trrvIew with �souio ,of Om DrItiall
residents of 7'.rkltparks'b"�rg, In till,
NorUit-ru-Trarksy4tal, �tboy dwlared
that they hall beell Well treato-d lill-
tit they -tvoro ejected .I, fortili"Ilt
it -go. Tho Dtx�rs lit t110 LUk3tTiUt are i
-not al,rparetttlT an%kotvi, Io fight, bat ,
it lllaj)rlt"� of thern lia,vil II'VII VOIn-
VC111ocl to bear arum wt-vurkst I lie
British. INIany wh.) Nvvro s:,,at to ill(,,
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frint sliplied back as s %m au, tfloY
Nvero 6.1)1o, sq),ing" that tlr�'y woulti
.110 ,to well volitolit V) liyo r Ilw
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Uritis�h as undor tim'Traul.,vaal fla"".
Whan tlin British Nvero eji,ttteil a
number .nf iiv�rvcnario�i, front Koulati-
I�PL)ort visItod Zoutllaiisl-:�rg, and be-
ha,voll Imilly. The nativep, 0-ok ad-
varit,aggeof tho dioturbod tilt tiat-Ion 141
oet,tle it trilml feud. S.I-yeral batUes
NN,oro fought, and 14�iaolu�ra, ao im-
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portant chlef, and 210 ol Ilia fallaVv-
ere were killpd. The tr1lin coninland-
ed by ,1-1,s(,c&r1)na )voro chaand itorus.,;
the Sela-ti river, and all their lcra-,1114
Were burned. The r.mintry is full of
armed native.6. They hav� a, consid-
erable number of guns-, which were
sold, to them by foreigners belonglugg
to Boer commandoes.
Germaus Ofrer to Vight tho Boers
Berlin, F eb., I.I.—The Anglophoblit
Which at,prosent prevails inGermanY
is placed in a somewhat pecullar light
by a despatch sent out by the Herald
bureau, according to Which tile Bri-
d h British Con-
sulates throughout Germany receive
daily a large number of applications
from German subjects, who desire to
serve in South Africa against the
Doors, I
As neither the Embassy nor the
Consulates.can accept these offers,
tile officials have been fomed to have
circulars of declination printed, which
are sent. �
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Women and Convoys.
Cape Town, Feb. 1.5.—ror a month
Lord Methuen ha -i been scouring the
country between Xurnman and the
Transvaal bringing in wouien iand
r-lilldren, cattle amd food, from all
the farms. Fifty women and one hun-
dred children, together with a few
men, he has sent to Vryburg. On one
occasion, while lie was Pursuing ill
commando, tile Boers sent off their
Wagons in charge of women and girls
In ou%3 direction and went tbLemselves
in another. The women were such ex-
pert drivers that the Boers had eon-
sidera.ble difficulty in vatclihig the
convoy. I
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. Boerrs Enter Zululand.
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London, Feb. 15.—A de.Vatch from
Durban says it is reported that the
Boers ha,ve entered Zululand and
burned a lxo,tel in the Nundwen! gold
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Boers Again Defeated.
Pretoria, Feb. 15 -Smut's and
V,oyer's commandoes atT,auked tile
railway neur Bank. and destroyed a
culvert. Canningham's force diaricksed
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the Boers, iuillw,ing a loss of three
killed and twenty-thres wounded.
Other minor attacks have been made
n h t differeat d1rec.-
tions.
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220 AgAIA1.4r, 1,800.
Loudon, Feb. 15.—Detalls have
reached here of the capture by the
Doere on Jan. 30tll of the British
post at Modderfontein, to thD south
of Krugersdorp.
The enemy were in strong force,
their number being estimated st
3 ' Boo ' wnile, tlic post was held by
but 220 .British troops. The night
Nvas pitch dark, and when the Boers
s of rain were fall-
hig. Thus assisted, the advance of
the Boers was not discovered until
the garrison had been practically
taken by surprise, and when it was
impossible to make special prepara-
tions for defence.
Alth:ough taken at a disadvantage,
the British made a splendid defence,
The Boers, however, made a series ol
desperate assaults, and being in over-
whelming numbers, crushed the de.
fence of the garrison. .
In the short, fight tile garrison had
lost 31 officers and men killed and
wounded. The Boers also lost heav-
Uy. . .
a heir Prisoners
well, and released them next day.
11ad a Four Rours' Fight.
IO-mberl.ey, Feb. 15.—The column
which arrived here recently consist,
ed or Ixotilsonts Scouts, Irish Yeo
manry, Somersets, Cape Police P and
Royal Artillery.
En ronte they encountered a com
mando of 800 Boers, fifteen mile
southeast of J'acobedal. The figh
commenced at daybreak, and laste�
till nine In the morning. -The enemi
lost three killed_ four';Wzrduded, ani
ono taken prisoner, while car casual
ties were three men slightly wounded
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1�ollt 11 .� I don 11"I'.4 it tt-l. briill;lalt a -lid
ell! oll ki0it, Oo'�%,ut li rutr,oat at lj,ju�
muwvssfifl, linsi r,,'w.-;l ,,I to )1,119 , 11
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Ito oaptizrcd .70 ikrimn,ei�, luld
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Ilk hapillretl Iloa.1th, loul revelv,k,'a ,
�t�.Paal.
Lwvn'..N NY -1601113 Col-Aftilking prileti-
warill w('1(loth'- fl -vol his millutry
e -ally .III of Geu� De Wotla' supplies,
frl��Iidt4. Uo. dividoo hO!"it"S Wil,11 Lord
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500:00L) ratimls of UnAlatinitloli, �;Jj
to, ni, ,-'�r 1)111�11 boaten,
ll.obpi ha,V1. ,, nvy
s.hr.,iItj, arij a Ilaxim gull. The liu.�rs
1111�1 liaNing, (,l)ll1IWlf0.�I ti, jar,,.i roroo
dli;pL;1-sou oyer the vuhlL in tile diroo-
of Boort; to!Pairrentler. ,
t -ion of Britislitown, NvILI, the oxcep.-
About twplvo blindro(I tiro.ms. ill�
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tion of the Carol'a it. vulnumildo,
to breal, thrutigo Lite
0111ding, drafts of-- lllultiltvd bira.Titoy
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kind y(4)manry, embttrkvil et Sout),-
Nvinell nlallngC�fl
1;,,itipil lines naid retreated %v4?8t-
ampton yestertitly for ,,-',I) gCi �Itflllell,
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ISardest ii'Lituelt Vet. I
th... (1714 or April. I
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I'millon, Feb. IS.-Acuurdlag tU ,
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F'.1wo of We British corroSJ,P,AIdU1AS I
Zees-kolling. ,
%yatItNu A�Z
ht �ioutli Africa, Uten. DO Nvet's in-
sy-:rovy. !,,, S.,W., rt -b. 17,-qIr1 Al-"
yaEq,)Il Q' Ulu k.'ZV,)�! CAlY 11,6- lulid-
frt,i Mili,er, ImNill, li,)Lifitl(i 1110 00N-
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ed )Ilia Ili a Liad prodleanlent. They
W 1�0 tit Wales of Ills
orailtallt of Ne , it
rellresvilt Itim as having lost nearly
I— 6 I -p
IntprItioll to Rond ,,tit offie. I t -
Ill.r tX14 alulutinition, and iis lkavLng
artilt in Australia for the South At -
been turned into it, dietAct alread-y
rican Con�stillitlittTy, tII-1 GON(�rlInWilt
denudett of horses alld SuPPI108. Qn,u
haa rf,p!i0il that tile c�jlony obj,ats to
capa Towit corxespundent says lie
Snob -a proceatling. .
I(jarng that tile Boar leader is again
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surrounded, and add, -i that nelve of
Droke Throngh Ole C01-410)1-
thci highest Importa,me Is (-.olifidently
London, Feb. :t,Q,_i)e�JIa.t(.IIr,s front
expected Lit tiny moment. The ctorre-
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sp ndents have been so long
Pmtorla annouitee that tbP. CAM-
throug"11
tomed to -writing lit this ananiler that
iiiiii, commando has broken
Gen. Vrench's cordon westward.
perliaps their action has beconie mv-
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is that cren. De Wet blis Ilad what 11o,
Fliltinelid Assislatit for lCifebener.
probably tile hardest kiiuck Ito )I.Ls
London, Fv4). 17,—Gexi, U-Itellen2r
received. !Nevertheless, lie -Is still
has asked for finaw-0,al assistance, ill
.yet.,
at Liberty. , I
Niew of the Iwayy wqx-nditure ill
Till, pri.,ioners -captared by f�',f) I -
�-*,011th Africa- Mr. Ji1,otIrlck,-,',wtre-
Crabbe are repre,iented Lis JiavInVA8Lmr,y of State for War, has appoint -
been in the most doplorable condition. 1
P
ed .Aafr. Vhetwood Wilmoti, an -�k,sdlt;t'
Many of them were ragged and with-
iint private secretaxy In the War
out slio. a. .
Office. .is Oven. ILI,tclioner*s tompor-
Gen. De Wet, a e cor-
,Iry fln'tucial adviser. Mr. Wikon
respoondelits, Is obliged frequentlYto
will still foi� South Arrt,:a on Pei).
resort to force to keep 111ji men in
28rd. I
linaid. Afany have d"orted since they
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crass -ed the Orange river. His hors*i
Toronto Man Killed.
are exhawited and underfed.
it is reported front tru.4tworthy
-Toronto, Feb. IS.—e-_',nrgt.--_%fa * ;or
sGurees that when entering the Cape
Paterson, who -was recently reporLed
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Colony he forbade looting. Nevvrthf.
killed in. action Lit larls urp, U )
N b � 'al a
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I-ess, tho Dutch farmers a -re st*l to
Colony, on Feb. 4-th, necording to'
be receiving him urnilillll'91F, =1111-
lator Information, -,v,,i,q 1 .folin A],',)C:J.n-
ta.1ning that III-, coming xn�an;, their
dur Paterson, sergnant-laiij,ir in ,,it,?
ruill. There I;; Increasing evidence
Ctinaditin Scouta. Ile went out with
that the commandos in the Colony
tilt- second contingent, bavLug 'ron-
are hastening to join him. ,One cor-
listed at Ma.ple Ci -eek, Assa., where
respondent says that the disposition
hLa brother, 'Mr. D. Paterson, reside -3.
of the British forces will prevent,ttlis.
He urms a son of the late .folin Pater-
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Boers Retreating.
Cape Town, Feb. 17. -Port Eliza-
beth and King Williams T,uwn are
I.truoug the latest places in the* Cape
Colony' to have trenches placed
around them as a means of defence
against a possible attack by the
Boers. I
Several Boer patrols have been seen
retreating past Rout Kraal towards
th.e Orange river. I
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Shot by the Boers. .
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Durban, Feb. 17-�A Boer named
Rademan, who has arrived .at New-
castle, pays that he was driiren out
of the Transvaal after having been
in jail since October, 1899. He es
caped at okne time but was recaptur:
ed. One or his br�thers, who refused I
to break Ills oath, of neutrality, Was
short, and -flic rest of the family were
exiled.
When tile Boers Put tl�enik over the
border into Natal, Radewan and his
aged mother were shot at. Two bro-
thers have been missing since the
coninsion atteDdIng the forcible exile
of the family. � .
Boer Convoy Captured.
Durban, Feb. :L7,A. thousand
horses and a, number of convoys have
been captured by tile British near
Stauderton. Boer refugees are con-
stantly arrlvlug. __ .
Ley(ts Loses kils Papers.
Brnssels, Feb. 17.—Dr. Leyds, the
Transvaal agent, returned here last
evening from Tite Hague. Ills bag-
gage was placed for a moment in
the -vestibule of his residence, and
shortly afterwards it was ascer-
tained that thieves bad entered the
house by false keys and stolen a
vallse containing diplomatic papers.
The police are investigating 'Llic,
matter. .
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Boer War Near an 1,,nd?
New York, Feb. :L7.—I. N. Ford ca -
hips to the Tribune:
one of Gen. Buller's brigando com-
manders in tile Natal campaigna5-
serts with an air of confidence that
hostilities will be at an enq by.fuly
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- Ist, and that the final skirmishes
will occur in the Rtanderton dis-
trict. This foretimst may riot be
- more trustworthy than scores of
, guesses which have preceded It, but
t a spirit- of optimism, now prevails
among British officers here, andthe
end of the war Is currently bellevvd
to be in sight. They ex -
- plain that General Kitchener litis
been massing his imantry alonq the
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Ing two large mounted forens, with it
Mr. Laboueliere Pralses the Boers.
flying system of trangport, for'follow-
London, Feb.' 15. -Irk tile House of
"' Botha and De Wet. 1111mo liag
Commons to -day the debate was re-
ll,% required for the various conctio-
sumed on the address In reply to the
trations and equipments, but mobile
opeech from tile throne at the open-
columns are now available for beating
ing of Parliament. The discussion
wide districts and driving the game
ranged from hospitals In �iouth Africa
before them. Gen. French Is clearing
to arsenioated beer. The principal
t�e eastern d1strict of the Trans -
subject, however, was the Govern-
vaal, and forcing Rotba's scattered
ment's war policy in South Africa.
commandoes back upon the Swaziland
Many members spoke.
frontier, and Gen. Kitchnner himself
Air. Labouchere elicited some Oppo-
Is ,It Do Aar directing the series of
sition cheering by tile remark---J'It is
large mounted columns in pursuit of
a noble determination oil the part of
De Wet,
the Boers to Incur all risks rather
Frerich's operations, while not decl-
than submit to a foreign power, and
sive, are most harassing, fo'r he has
I honor them for It.1t
captured a portion of an ammunition
Lord Stanley, Conservative men'-
convoy and'droves of cattle and many
her for West Houghton. who was
horses, and lit clearing the country lie
aldc,-de�camp for Lord Roberts In
has out a wide mvath from Belfast
South Africa, and press censor, said-
to Ermelo. Do Wet, with Plumer's
"I do not think anyone can regard,
Artstrallan buslimen close b0illid him,
the Boers as devoid of honor when
has struck the railway north of Do
we consider the humanity they have i
Aar. and lost a portion of Ills ammu-
always shown towards the British
nition and supplies. Ills object in
Eick and wounded,, but the Boers have
Invading Cape Colony has probably
a sense or honor peculiar to them-
been to attempt to concentrate
selves. They do not think it Uishon-
Rertzog's, Kriftinger's and Ills own
orable to fire under a white flag; I
f9r.ers, and instigate a general up-
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rising f the Dutch by the capture
"The new ,,way of dealing with
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of some Important ntrong-hold unthe
Boers who surrender is to keep I
lines of communleatiob. Kitchener Is
in a big camp. Lord Roberts (11 -his
where lie clikil mass Ills mounted
best to communicate with the Boer
forces and the colonial defence troops,
generals, and was always ready to
and set one column after another in
discuss terms. I believe he *ould
niotion against Do Wct.
never have issued the proclamation
Old solate
allowing the burning of farms If It
Chat the Boers will escape, but De
had not been calculated to bring
Wet Is a wily foxi As for the disaf.
the war to = end In the, north. it
fected districts, they are converted
d1d good, but farm -burning lum now
from disloyalty by the looting of
been stopped."
their property and the confiscation
I Protorla, Feb, V. -Gen, Do Wet
of thpir horses and cattle. Tile cam.
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avirlZ 0
It eased the Orange River
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paign ins been ended prematurely by
with a, large convoy of ammunition,
the m!
J]Itary experts so many times
Col. Plumer's column gave chase to
that they are wartled against 1ex-
him and Iliffloted a $*Verll defeat
,rwessing any opinion with emphaslili
Upon Ills cornina,nd at Philipatown.
but withoui doubt they have valid
The Boers retired In ootifuslon st 'reasons
for being greatly encotir
night through rain and mad. They
amkl by the results of the last fort:
n4rroWly escaped eo,pturc.
night's work.
Col. Crabbe, with a, force of Quardg,
General Huntert whose oerviee to
Victorlies New Contingent.
A contingent of 1,250 men salled
from Melbourne last week for Routh
Africa,. being the fifth contingwit
sent from the colony or Victoria.
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Destroy Liquor
IN RAILWAY STATION.
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Filipino Sentenced for Ute -Hus-
band Shootiug Case. lit Ransas
City to Go On—Rev. 111r. Ifelter
Finds Many Friends Who W-111
Defend 1-11m. lit Court. '
Gofrs, Xas., Feb. 1G. -Fifteen mask-
ed -women broke into the 'Iflasouri
Pacific freight depot here last night
and destroyed fifteen Jugs of wbis-
key and four kegs of beer. Break -Ing
into a frnIght depot Is a penitentiary
offence, and the Missouri Pacific offi-
cials announce that detectives will
be brought liere to leal-it the identity
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of. the women concerned In the affair,
so thex will be prosecuted. The de-
strucLion of the IlquoK, it Is eon-
tenuea, was unlawful, as the depot
is not. a saloon and tile liquor is from
anotuor 6tate. It is believed that an
example will be mado of the raiders
to prevent raidii on depots In other
parts of tlie,-:tate. The women raided
till of the joints here, and several
Eight&. have been kopt' up since than.
A Lite belactice.
lWashington, Feb. I.G.—According to
mail advices from the Philippines,
Novleo, tile In§;urgent officer Who
commanded the band Which captured
Lieut. Gil=ro amd party, of the
Yorktown, amt hold them captive for
many montliG, has been senteneed, to
imprisonment at hard labor for life,
oii tile charge of having permitted
arko of Lieut. Gllniore'-s party to be
hurled alive. "Nic victim -mas'-� salloll
named McDoinitid, who witwf a burden
to the Fillplilos , because of him
wounds. 1
4 ben s t tional Trial Ahead.
Kansas City, Me., Feb. I(L—Mrs.
Lulu Prince Kollnettly, her father,
Charles W. Prince, and her two bro-
thers, William and Albert Prince, will
be tried for the murder on the last
J.&nuary Ist, of Philip H. Kennedy,
contracting agent of the M- erchants'
Dailiatell Co.
Mrs. Kennedy, who shot ,and killed
her husband, was indicted yesterday
by the, grand Jury for murder Ini the
first degree. Later -warratilta were
issued against her father and broth-
ers, cli4xging them With being ac-
complices In the crime.
Xonnedy's murder was the culmin-
ation of a ,sensational wedding Which
lip, iiad brought suit to have set aslde�
asserting that It had been forced.
To Defend Kc-llor.
Now York, F eb. 1G.—The Herald
says—Legal counsel of the higheol
order. will be employed to defend the
Rev. 3ohn Reller, of Arlington, N. J.
who was recently shot. and seriousI3
Wounded by rniontas G. Iki.rker, thc
latter believing that lie was aveng�
Ing a wrong done to Ills wife. Fund.�
for this purpose Will be supplied b3
Dean Hoffman, of the General Theo.
logica,l Seminary.
()culists of the first rank Will alsc
be eniployed for the purpose of saving
Mr. Kollerla Eight, wMell he Is In dan.
',err of losing. Tbese spaclillists wif
also be paid by Dean Iroffmark, will:
]has sowt to the wounded clergyman a
message of confidence, and sissurankc(
that money will not be lacking tc
his rights in every way.
TWO cars of very dangerous explo.
sives were wrecked in a collision al
%,V-oodirbock, if an explosion bEL4
()COUrreef tile to" would have isuf.
tored almost total annihilation,
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ImportantC . ongress
the Disease.
IT IS NOT HEREDITARY)
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But May be X-asils, Prolya-atcd—
Gernis in the Air—TIle !�plttlng
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11quisauce--TheAwful Ravages cl
ConsurLiptiou-Several. ResOlutiOns
OJrered.
A late Ottawa Report of the tu-
beroutokati coug,-es-� y(,,sterday. Sir
James (;rit,at, of Ottawa, said that
by public hygiene within tile Past 50
years a great ellanga lias taken
place tit ilie retluctlun of the death
rate frOln suell diseaRettt li.s; cholera,
and Infectious disease. The white
plague, or consumption, 19 without
doubt; tho scourge or, our present
race, (le,--troying wore than 5,000,000
annually. The yen.rly death rate in
Canada from oorsumption is now es-
timated at between 7,000 and 8,000,
In the neighboring republic the fa-
tality from this diseaSO IF; by the
best authorities rated at 150,000 -10-
linally. In Great Britain and the con-
tinent results from title malady are
not encouraging. Do nat such records
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touch the sensibilities of all 0011-
c
'erned? Our ideas of this disease have
changed from IlerpdIty and ineura-
bility to communicability and oura-
bility, thalkilm to thp marked progress
of scientific in-vestigation.
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Sir Will. Hingstork, of Montreal, of-
fered 'lie following reliollitl0n:
'v1--herea,st, In vieNv- ar the general prev-
alence of ttibnrculosis in Canada, and
of the vory high yanrtailty cauoi7A by
the dispase, in view of the cornmuni-
cable liaturv, the con,%tant and Con-
tinued dangern caused by its chronic
and usually prolonged course, during
Which ,I, patient may infect not only
one house but mani'other places of
tenip:irary or permament abode, ea,-
lie0ally in view 'Of scientific facts
going to show the curability as Well
as the moderately contagious ellar-
se in its early
Rtages: Resolved; that in the opin-
ikon or this conferonce, which repre-
eents the pavernments and people of
every part of Canada, it is the duty
of every government, munlelpality
and individual citizen to adopt or-
ganized methods for 1pesening the
spread of a disease which is causing
directly or Indirectly probably one-
fifth �of the deathst in the Dominion.
Sir William said It was well known
that the disease was more prevalent
In cities than in the country, and in
certain localities. The disease flour-
ished In crowded districts, under
moisture and damp, in crowded tene-
ments -where the sunlight failed to
enter. It is also known that some
e men inhale dust
Into their lungs render men an easy
prey to the tuberoule. "The disease,"
said Sir William, "Is not bereditary.
man does not communicate It to Ills
offspring, because if It ware so we
might fold our arms and sit down and
die." Tthe little object gallis entrance
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to our systems lit various ways. Tu-
berculosis Is not confined to the
lungs. 'We have found it in the liver.
I have found It in the knee joint, and
on tbe lip of a patient, communl-
cated by a lead peuoll, and bad great
difficulty in removing the germ. It
flourishes upon the skin everywhere.
It enters the lungs through the nos-
trils, in the air. A prolific means of
communication is by expectorating.
When this becomes dry It may hold
the con0gion for six or eight
Months. Healthy People Passing this
run little risk. 11 one is already of
diseased system, tile contraction
of coneumption often follows. it
gets Into our houses. Expectoration
Is not always swept by tile broom.
But It Is caught up In many ladies'
loll� skirts. If we put away those
Ixti ges to our per -
eon, it would be commendable reform.
if they were even bolled to cleanse
tbera the
, germ might be destroyed,
but some of no hardly do this much
for our pockethandkerchiefs. Bank
bills, too, are it prolific source of
spreading tile disease. Most of no
hardly wash our hands after fingering
bills, Conatiniption, I sity again, re-
peated Sir William flint -Eton, "to not
'�
hereditary. it Is cura le. It is pre-
ventable not In the last stage, but
colkimonly In the early stages. The
greatest enemy of the gorm Is pure
sunlight. I want to say. too, that
change of climate Is riot �o Important
as is often supposed', so never in
ail advanced stage of tile disease go
away to Colorado, California or else-
where, to die far from friends and
home."
The next speaker was Dr. Lafferty,
of Calgary, who dwelt upon the con-
ditions in the Northwest. Tile dis-
trict from which he came was a
Mecca. for those from 6ther parts of
Canada alfected with the disease. He
urged that the Dominion Uovernment
assist In the erection at Calgary of
& sanitarium to care for consump.
tives.
Dr. Fegan, of Victoria, British Col,
umbia, annonneed that the pacific
Coast Government was already
alive to the importance of this great
work. He urged the abolition of tit( -
train to ladies, skirts as a great
menace to the public health.
Hon. Dr. Guerin, of Montreal, aR.
sured the association that the Que-
bee Government would do all In Its
power to oope with the work of eon.
trolling the sprewl of tile disease,
He referred to the fact thmt post
mortems had revealed traces of lung
diseases long bealed Over and cured.
In his opinion the large corporations
,
of Carindit, should share in the re.
SPOnStbilitY. It they at all realized the
benefits they would derive from the
establishment of snriltarlums for tile
ireatment of the diseas, they Would
not bF- slow to act. Tha Insurit,pre
companies If t1ley only knew would
save many lives and inuel) Money by
thp 0stablighalInt nf th,ir own sani.
tarliftills. He thought the , Doniltilon
Government, too, should do more
Itb,i,n It (Ines at prAsent,
Prof. 3ameg I&Awal-t, of M00111
tfalverpity, limplinsized the filet tlla,t
the public 1-nllqt Ile educated up to
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tile stanti:irti wr ony tl,,�w r;.forri tbat
,
oonies. Tile flU1V8I)Al:�.!rA CUU41� I)tti)l
k
air Important i)ftrt In t,113 i4tsk, blit
�iv,y would not do intwh good oull-
I= attention to t1w ravug'm of tit.
burculosis In olle coh"I'll and Publlsll-
!tip; the addresses of qiiaaLs' i�,on-
mimptiun cure in ailotller� I--'xir!r4!ace
lit Germany bnd 01101ffn that about
three months ,kvao aceded lit tile sani-
tariums to expvot it, nuro or to ton.ch
a. pnilinit how to save himw1f. 1�ittt-
tistios Ili the largest sanitarlitau; for
,�I,896 ellowed that .�vf tor tlm�n itiontlis
q8 per cetit. of tile I)atiOtItIll 1111(l bRell
able to m,.�nnm woric. Beforti resnw-
ing ))Is seat, Prof. Sti-wart said that
It would becorilu a question whetlipr
iL %vas wit det;lrable to penslo-a coll-
samptIvo persons.
Ron. Dr. Bordell,111nister of Militit',
r-a,xgnIznd the inipm-tance to tho Da -
tion of the public houlth. Since he,
- to6k ill) the practleo of mediclue, 33
yeare ago, there has been eornp,lete
ohange In the attitude of tho tlle&(,al
profe,relon toward tuborcillosis. In
the old da,70 ellildrel) of consumotive
paritinta were taught that tbeir
chn-ricea of liThrg woro small W& -c -d-',
to -day the ract was appartent Vlat
tile clianc<-E, of children- of unheaAlly
parents Were qliite as gorkl as any,
others. Ile would gladly support and
urge upon hiR colivagues the (b-%-emi-
nation of information to the pablic
an the great question. He wats mire
that the pubile would support such
ail expenditure.
Hot). Sydney Fisher, Minister of Ag-
r1oulture, oa.id he bad sent o,at 50,-
000 copleg to teachers and medical
m l's excellent report.
'
'rho 0overnment, of which he W&V a,
member, was Willing to assume Its
fall share of responsibility. in coping
with the disease, the matter was,
however, chiefly one tor the - prov-
incest the Dominion Government'a
part was essentially to keep ontdis-
ease from abroad.
A resolution -,,,,a.s moved by Dr. Rod-
dick, of Montreal, favoring notifica-
tion of all ca,ses. of tuberoul"s; pre-
veutlon of expedtoration In all pub-
lic buildings and conveyances; tile
inspection of Workshops to improve
their ventIlation, etc., and to pre-
vent tlxe spread of the disease througll
milk and mNat, and to aid a scheme
for homes or sanitariums to beat the
disease.
Dr. Fraser, Brandon, declaxed that
tbe Indian Department sympathized
with the objects of the Gotiference.
He went on to weak of tuberculosis
as it afrected tliti Indian population.
He said he hall been porfootly as-
tounded by Sir William Hingstou's
statement -3. One was that eansump-
tion was not inherited. It might be
possible that tba gerel itself 17as riot
inherited, hub, lit tho speaker's opin-
Eon, the constitution which permitted
the germ tc flourish was "erited.
Mr-Ilannington also doubted wlitether
it really consumptive person had ever
been cured of tile disease.
Dr. OReilly, of the Toronto General
Hospital, spolce in an interesting mau-
tier. - I have signed," lie said, "more
death certificates from consunipt.jun
than any other man ill the Dominion
of Canada, It is not a record to
boast of, but it Is true. Nobody knows
better than 1, who have lived in a
ho.spital all my life, the troubles and
dangerB of this terrible disease. We
should pay more attention to domes-
tic vailma,ls. I heard of a ease where
a bird fancier had tuberculGiAa in his
house. He was selling the littl-a pet
birds all round, althOUgh they had
consumption, and no doubt might
spread It In every d1rectlou Iti that
way."
Mr. J. G. Adilms, ILA. D., prolessor of
pathology, McGill UnIveralty, usaved %
resolution embodying various 8u=es-
tlouH looking to improved s"Itary-
methods with regard to eakUe and
Immigrants, also concerning the es-
tablialtment of sanitariums aad the
conveyance of conswilptiva pationts.
Dr. Fred. Motutiza-mbert, bireetor of
Public Health, followed Prof. Adams,
and, alluded to the difficulties in the
way of preventing tuberculized per -
sone rr= entering tile countrY.
Dr. McEacliran, Dominion Yetcrin-
arian, quoted statistics to show
the rapid decrease of tuberculosis
among Canadian cattle, and reourn-
mended the conference to plaae on re-
cord Its faith in the tuberculin test
for cattle.
Dr. Chown, of Wlni)lpeg. declared
that the air of .Manitoba was pure
and free from the gerras of tabercul-
osis. Infection, 110 ',bought, $Lawe,
from thin cattli;,. There shou6d be ab-
attoirs In all tile large cities, where
the slaughtering of cattle could bo
done under proper supervision. I
The motiou of Prof. ,Adams wake
then agreed to.
A resolution authorizing the fornla�
tion of a Dominion Aelsociation fGr
the Prevention of Tuberculosis was
then adopted on motion of Dr. Gib-
son, Sault Ste. Marle, stecoaded by
I
Tdr. Johin Alellityre, K. C., Xingstou.
The conference then proceeded to
discuss and arlopt (L. constitution,
the name decided on being T9fte Can-
aodian Association for the Prevention
of Tuberculosis. Ronorary life Pat-
rolus will Pay $1,000, honorary life
members, $550, and yearly members
41. The next meeting of the Assocla-
tion, -will be held In Ottawa, at .%
date to be fixed by the F,xcautive.
INTENSE COLD IN EUROPh.
Spain, France and Russia Bajoylnr
Weather Below Zero.
London, Feb. 17.-Intenso cold pre-
valls In Southern Xulopp, synchron17-
Ing with a seismic disturbance. Tbere
Is a blizzard at Geneva, and tho titer-
mometer registers 20 degrees below
zero. 71here was a slfgbt earthquake
there this morning. It is stated that
the shock burst the beathig apparatus
in an orphanage near Neuehatol, seti
ting fire to the building. Slight- earth-
quakes have been felt at Trieste and
Lalbacb. There has been a anow-
storm, accompanied by a bitter wind,
at Naples. 11his was followed by a
sudden eruption of Mount VesiLtVins-
which continues. No harin has been
done by the eruption. .
The cold in Spain Is the meet In-
tense experienced lit years. the mor*
eury registering nine degrona beloW
zero In Madrid and five below 14 BOrl
celona� There have been heavy Efie,W
.
falls in warm winter resorts WW Jut.,
canto and p.1,11 -aa, majorlea. Tile
orange groves are sufferlil-9.
At Diejon, France, a temperature
of 11. degrees below- zerd) has Weil re-
corded, and 20 beloW at UOVAO,aux
and 'Toulouse. I
A. rigorous blimil,rd has bee" pre-
vailing In Bouthern Rlissifl, fOr twQtlt7-
four honra. Rallroad traffic IMS been
Interrupted by th.1 110av'Y snow drifts,
The Presbyterian Churolf af
Georgetown was bilr1lad. ; .
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