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. Y1 k ' - 'v ' * 'V- ' -J " . V "?* '?. I # ? LAN . ^VOL. IX. " British Defeated j at macersfontein. I I Methuen Checked in Ad-i vance and Thrown Back MOKE MEM NEEDED FROM ENGLAND. >. s-' > Boors Appear in "Astonishing Numbers"?Gen. Miller's Advance on Lndysmitli. London, Dec. 14, 4.45 a. m.? Each important battle seems to, bring a worse reverse lor the British, and the papers this morning sorrowfully admit that Lord Methuen's check at MagersContain is the most serious event tho war has yet produced. The Morning Post says : "We have had our clay of humiliation appointed,for iijj. - Let us accept it humbly and soberly and be the better and stronger tor the lesson it has <frughl us. Thi? la-t reverse will make us a fresh butt of Europe. There never was a more apt occasion to prove to ? ? .Europe what we are worth " The position Lord Methuen assaulted is thus described by a ' correspondent : "Magersfontein range terminates on the east with an abrupt saddle rock, some 150 feet his:h, Boer entrenchments run around the whole front. The position is.some two miles lone, due estst and west. The western end9 of the trenches follow the contour of the kopjes and afford a retreat. It is estimated here that Lord Methuen''s forces amounted to 11,000 men and .perhaps more. No reliable estimate o! his losses haB yet been received. They are believed to have been at least 450 AH the papers comment upon the extreme gravity ol the situation and upon the momentous decision Lord Methuen has now to make whether l<> ri.ma'm ut Modder river or lo retire on <)r. ange river. The Times says: "At least 30,000 additional men must be sent out. The entire available reserve must be called tip and the militia and volunteers turned to account. 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The Standard, which comments upon the "seemingly astonishing numbers of Boers." is driven to the conjecture that a substantial portion of the Boer commandoes has been recruited Irom the Cape Dutch All eyes are now turning hope fully to Gen. Duller, who, taking into account the troops with Gen. White at Lndysmith, has! altogether 30,000 men. The Standard says : ' At this moment there must be few men in her majesty's dominions have great weight of care upon them as Gen Boiler carries upon his shoulders." A dispatch from Boer sources rays that Kimbcrley remained quiet during the battle at Magersiontem The special correspondent of The Daily Mail at Modder river, describing ihe fighting, says : "The Boer trendies extended far hey >nd the kopje into the open plain Those on the.plain were hidden l?y scre'-ns of leaves. Those near the kopje were guarded by a double line of barbed wire Evidently they teared our storming and bayonet attack. "We teked the kopje and the trenches with an intense, welldirected fire, of various guns, including a naval gun and a Howit/er battery. hot'? using lyddite. I believe they suffered severe damage. The Boer prisoners re port that one lyddite shell fell among forty men, only five of win m escaped unhurt. Other shells burst in the enemy's iaagar, causing its complete deftruction "The Boers are in still larger force than v o found them at Modder river outnumbering us l).v almost 3 to 1. The Trans vaailers arc apparently dominating in their military councils, although in a minority." TO ccm: LAO IK I PI* E IX TWO I>A ?? Take Laxative Hkomo Qitijjink Taiii.kts. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. *?V. Grovk's signature on every box. 2R cents. 2 DEA.TH OF MRS. 0. C. HAIbE. Fatal Result of Burns Received Sometime Ago. Special to The State. Camden. Dec. 14 ?Mrs. C. C. Ilaile, the wife of Captain C. C. Ilaile, the judge ol probate, died Thursday night from the effects of injuries received l>y her clothing catching on lire sometime ago. Mrs. Uaile had reached an advanced age. She leaves stir viving her a husband, several children and a number of grand children. t a,n nlllklrnn O. I# 1.. At ... 4\IIMMI~ 1 lir t/IIIIUIVII 1*711 1^ iUI L. M. Clyburn, of Lancaster, who had been with her mother much of the time since the fatal accident and who was with her when the end came. Mr. Clyburn attended the funeral Thursday, returning to Lancaster t hat even ing. Mrs. Clyburn returned Friday. Mri. H. 'Churchill, Berlin, Vt., says. "Our baby was covered with running sores. DeWitt'a Witch llazel Salve cured her." A specific for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. Crawford Bros. d-w-s I ' 1' ' "V J f # R EN 8EMI-WBRKLY, :7, SATUfiDAY, DECl MARCH IN HOT PURSUIT OF AGUINALDO. HIS BATTALION HAS SOME THRILLING EXPERIENCES. Fought Battle in the Clouds in Which General Pilar Was Killed. Manila. Dec. 13, 10:50 p. m.? j The following dispatch dated , Cervantes, Dec. 5, has been received from a correspondent of the Associated Press with Maj. March's battalion. Maj. March, with Capts. Jenkinson and Cunningham, Lieuts. Tompkins. Rucker, McClelland and Power and 125 men, are about starting for Bontoc, the principal town in the province of that name, to the northeast, through an absolutely desolate country and over a mountain 10,000 feet high. He is pursuing Aguinaldo, whose escort, now reduced to 50 men, is known to be there. * According to the natives, Agui j naldo intends to disguise himself and to take a circuitous trail toward Bayombong, province of Nueva Vizcaya. Maj. March, with 300 men, arrived at Cervantes, in the heart of the Tilad mountains on the evening of Dec. 3, about 20 hours behind Aguinaldo who believed he had found an inaccessible refuge. On Dec. 2, the American commander had a wonderful fight in a cloud-enveloped mountain pass, 3,000 feet above the sea. uuuipieicijr routing vjren. ure^eriO del Pilar's force of 200 picked men in & position almost strong enough to rival Thermopylea. Gen. I'ilar died at the front of his men, urging them to make a stand until the hall of a sharpshooter pierced his head. Ilis fol lowers tried to carry away the body, but were compelled to lay it down. Two of Jthe Americans were killed and were buried by their comrades where they fell. The others carrying nine wounded, camped for the night on top of the mountain, an eminence of 4,000 feet, sufFering greatly from the cold blasts. In the morning they moved down the trail to 13agiqui, where they learned that Aguiual do, with a few men and t.h rHH u'DiiiMn nil carriuil mi litr.ira born by IgorroteR, hail passed along the same trail to Cervantes, j where he was during the fight. A ' runner had brought hitn the news of tlie death of his chief of stall", i lie was greatly affected and pre| pared instantly for light. Gen. Conception, with six officers, who had deserted Aguinal do, surrendered when Maj. March j reached Capan, province of Le: panto. On arriving at Cervantes, Maj. March's battalion was without food except rice and had only a I <-mo.il -.. ? i.. :* ? I Diiiau ni?|;^ij UI auiu 111 tl'JII. Maj. March secnrod five days1 rations, made arrangements for 1 his sick and wounded, and, having chosen 25 mounted and 25 1 unmounted men, resumed the chase at daybreak. J. B. Clark, Peoria, III., says, "Surgeons wanted to operate on me for piles, but, I cured cured them with I)e\Vitt's Witch Hazel Salve." It i* infallible for piles and skin diseases, Beware of counterfeits. Crawford Bros. d-w-i fTERF 0 :\IBER 16, 1899. ' I Roy/ T Absolutely Makes the food more < - ? - ATTACK AND REPULSE REPORTED IIY METHUEN. Opposed by 12,000 Entrenched Boers.?Suffered Heavy Loss. Fell Dark to Rodder River. London, Dee. 13.?The war office has received the following dispatch from Gen'l. Methuen, dated Tuesday, Dec. 12: "Our artillery shelled a very strong position held by the enemy in a long, high kopje from 4 until dusk Sunday. It, rained hard last night. The Highland brigade attacked at daybreak Monday the south end of the kopje. The attak was properly limed but failed. The Guards were ordered to protect the Highland's right and rear. The cavalry and mounted infantry, with a Howitzer artillery battery, attacked the enemy on the left and the Guards on the right, supported by field "artillery and Howitzer artillery. They shelled the position trom daybreak, and at 1:15 I sent the Gordons to support the Highland brigade. The troops held theii own in front of the enemy's entrenchments until dusk, the po sition extending including the kopje, for a distance of six milef toward the Modder river. Today I mil hdlltinir mv nncilinti otirt ..r? m. vtuiu^ ?* > |-?U,TIIIUII UIIU I'll" trenching myself. I had to face at least 12,000 men. Our los? was great." Gen'l. Korestier Walker, telegraphing from Cape Town at 3:30 p. in. today, sends the following dispatch from Lord Metlinen, dated Modder river, Tuesday, I)ec. 12th. "As the Boers occupied theii trenches stronglv this morning, 1 | retired in perfect order here, where 1 am in security. "I have gathered from some of the prisoners and from our men with the ambulances who talked with the Boers, that the enemy1? 'losse.- were terrible, some corps being completely wiped out. ' The Boers have been inosi kind to my wounded. Bismarck's Iron Nerve. Was tiie result, o! his splendit health. Indomitable will *tu i i ruiniuuin ftrw IIOI IOUIK | whero Stomach, Liver, Kidney i and Bowels are out of order. I you want these qualities and th< success they bring, use Dr. King' ! New Life Pills. 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