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Boers Drive the British
From Colesburg District.
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Unknown Force of Enemy
Near British Ltoe of
Commu?ioatloo.
Loadoo, Fob 14. 4.20 a m.? The
?ewe of ?be day ie eoforoed retire
ment of the British from the Colee
berg district, under heavy Boor
?teeene and probably after brisk
fighting. Thuo, at a time when Lord
Roberta ie eppoiootly about to posh
mm army into the Free State, the
Booro make a counter etroke io on
known bot seemingly great force
?ot far from the vital line of railway
connecting De Aar and Orange river
Military obeervere do not regard
this aa more than a meoace Never?
theless, the newo produces an nn
pleasant tmpreeoion here Oen
French had menooevered the Boers
oat of Rentburg io Deoember On
Jeo 1st it was reported thst he could
lake Oolesborg in twodaye with rein
foroements These were eeot, bat
lbs Booro oloo were reinforced
8inoe theo the British lines bsve
been eiteoded eeot sad west, so that
at the opening of this week tbey
constituted s greet horsethoe, 25
Bailee in length The Hoes were not
eootiaooos bot nil the stroog posi
4 tionn were held.
Oen French when be joined Lord
Roberta, presumably took moot of
hin oovolry, bot Commandment
De Lorey with a double taming
movement has oimpalled the British
to conoeotrate at Rentborg besides
threatening Lord Roberte common!
estione
The Boer mastery of the district
ban oooeed s epreed of the insorreo
lion, bat this, no doubt, will be
promptly repreoeed, as Urge Britieh
foroee are a vaileble not far away
Too indications ae to Geo Boller'e
Immediate intentions sre oontrsdio
tory Oae informant, who has inti
maia relotiono with the war office,
predioto a movement within the next
two doyo A number of correspond
l ott who have been with Oen Buller,
oowovor, have gooe to Durban for a
few dayo root under the impression
that nothing ie to be done immediate?
ly
The war office has directed the
Right divteloo of 10,000 men to pre?
pare to go oot
London, Feb 18 ?The cessation of
war aawa from Sooth Afrioa ia takeo
to iudicata that the British prepare
ttooa for a move from Modder river
ore oboot completed and that import
eat evoata oen be anticipated within
a taw daya lotereet centree almost
wholly upon Field Marshal Roberto,
oopecitlly efnoe Oeo BuMer'e report
of hie withdrtwol from Veal Krontt
eome, for the flrot time, throogh Lord
Roberta, obowiog that all the differ
ant operatiooo over the wide field
will nerereafter b? completely ooor
dieated. It is oow known that the
military ottocbee hove gone to join
v rd Roberts ot the Modder river,
.. .other move preluding en advance
A diopoioh Iron, the Modder river
ennwiiricee the or rival thereof 1,400
rofugeee from the Barkly VVeet die
trict They hod been ordered sway
by the Boers because they refuoed to
join the repoblioane The refugees
reached the Modder river, via K.?-?
dooeberg It io learned tnat 200
Boero were killed or wounded during
Oen MocDooold'o recoimeiaetnen
There io '?" confirmation of the* re
ported oorlie of British troops from
Ltdyomith nor of the B ?er outflank
ing movement.
A repoit comes front Durban that
Biitith ortillety forced the Boers to
evacuate their camp on lllangwana
bill oootn of Colenoo
The abeence s4 Ova French from
the Kenaburg district teemt to have
given th#? Boers on ? ?pp >ri nn it y for
renewed ootivity They have *pp*
reutly commenced an extended hi
lock on the Btilith lines and ore
meeting with minor eucoeaaoH which
ore hoving conoid*-roble moral effect
oo the bonier ootonisis
The Boer invasion of ZuUlltnd is
eeoaing keen oxiety Apsrt from
the feet tnat it threotent Gen Buller s
soppiiee, it is difficult to believe that
the Zolue can long be kept quiescent
while their cattle ore oonfieooted and
their country overrun by their hered
itery (one
The (Mode of Oeoil Rhodos are
April, 1860.
"Be Ju
S?MT]
becoming slsrmed at his possible
fate and have sent an emissary to eee
Dr Leyde, the diplomatic agent uf
tbe Boers in Europe, in regard to tbe
probable course tbe Boers would
pursue in tbe event of bis capture
Dr Leyds sssured tbe intermediaries
that tbe Boers did not intend to kill
Mr Rhodes, but be sdded tbey would
certsioly bold him as a hostage until
the indemity for tbe Jameson raid
wss paid la view of tbe develop?
ments since the raid, tbe Boers bsve
alao decided to double tbe amount of
tbe indemnity demanded, so Mr
Rhodes' frieods will hsve to bsnd over
$10,000,000 before be is released.
It is also learned definitely that Dr
Jameson Is still st Lsdysmitb, in
spite of tbe conflicting reports.
A semi official paragraph published
in tbe Globe this afternoon says
Germany docs not contemplate inter?
vention
The German government, it is add?
ed, does not consider itself concerned
in the future statue or in the exist?
ence of tbe Boer republics
Roberts' Army Moving in
Two SectiooB.
London, Feb 15, 4 20 a ra ?The
British army, for the first time since
the war began, is inside tbe Boer
frontier. Lord Roberts with the least
40.000 infantry, 7.000 cavalry and
150 guns, bss turned the Magersfon
tein lines before which the Britiah
forces hsve been encamped for ten
weers snd, with half of hi* corps, he
is already operating on Free State
territory
A battle baa not yet been fought,
but large tactioal advantages have
been gsiued The relief of Kimber
ley is within measurable reach, snd
the way to Bloemfontein is apprecia
bly easier
Tbe dispatches of Lord Roberts
aketch three day a* work The for?
ward movement began on Sunday.
'hen Col Hannay set out with a
brigade of mounted infantry for
Ram ah, on tbe Riet, eight milea from
Jacobedal, one of tbe Boer sopply
bases
Oo Mondsy Gen French, with tbe
Oavalrj division seized the crossing
of tbe Riet river st Dekit's drift,
sooth of Jacobsdal and 18 miles esat
Honey Nest kloof He skirmished
with the Boers and cleared the way
for 20.000 iofantry who followed
across
Gen French bss now fixed himself!
ou Gen Crooje's main line of com
monicationa with Bloemfontein* and
and 20,000 infantry, with 72 guns,
are being pushed up to support him
there.
Lord Roberts dispatches wired
from inside tbe F/ee State and on tbe
Reit river, left him Wednesday morn
tog His advanoe bad not been op
possd by the Boers in foroe. Their
patrols melted away aa tbe Boers
moved forward. Tbe Boer army is
likely to be felt in a day or two
and a battle ia consequently immi?
nent
As to what forces Gen Oronje bss
now st bis disposal and aa to where
be purposes making a atand against
the invader a no one heie oonnected
'ith tbe war office knows anything
The data for conceptions are wholly
wanting.
Tbe forces immediately at the dis
diapoaal of Lord Roberta are placed
at 50,000 in a general way Tbe in
cidenta at Renaborg have been aeen
out of all proportion. Merely ekele
too I nee were maintained there while
troops were being secretly and rapid
ly concentrated on the Modder river.
The facility with wbicb 30 000 men
have already been aent beyond tbe
rail terminus shows that Lord
Kitchener has been folly auccessful in
organizing transport He is now sup
oosed to be down the line, sending
forward more troops snd getting to
gether more transports About
five miles of ox snd mule wagon
trains sre estimated for each division,
so that Lord Kitchener, who is repot
ed to have more akill than a circus
manager in managing field transport,
has immense labors in band
AOTIVI1 ABOUT L&DY8MITH.
b*vasj, Feh 1ft ?Tb* Daily Tele
graph h;4? received the fttlswisg da'ed
TupfUy from its ppeo.al oorronpondeot
at Fr re :
() ? Sunday the B>ern advmcefl
'low- ihr Lidyetnith road toward Pot
ifiofer'm Phrre bundrod men oo hor?a
hiok, wi'h others, proceeded to a point
wh.iro tbey b"gt?o to oonatrunt new
'ffeSJekef of right aoglcs to fho road,
Thn win about two miles north of tbe
rtrifl
A p^rty of B Pwfl al?o crowed iho
Tog^la, now ?er? low, shout six miles
helow Po'gieter'a drift where they
sniped 'he Sooth Afrtoan Light Horee,
who -poulard theo.
"Heteral other skinnithea have taken
p!ioe, and *ho B >ers are etidently anx
?..ua nb>ot ih*? ir position*. They have
been throwing op defrneife works from
Trenardt'a drift aid the Spion Kop
rang* eaatward to. the Hlaowaoa and
M >ote Oristo bills, both oo this side of
the Tofsls. They hsvs also two if not
hm on
st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou
SR. s. a, WEDNESD
throe, wooden bridges spinning the
TugeU in the bend, and a wire rope
apparatus for the conveyance of food
and ammunitions across the river.'*
8KIRMI8H AT SPRINGFIELD.
Loodio, Feb 14, 11 35 p. w ? The
war offioe has issued the following
menage from Lord Roberts, received
tbia eveniog :
? Dekiel's drift, Feb 14. 8.10 a. ro.
General Frenoh left this point at 11.30
yesterday morning with three brigades
of oavalry, dorss artillery and mounted
infantry, ioolodiog several ooiouial
oootingsots in order to seile a orossiog
of the Modder, distant about 25 miles.
He reports by dispatch dated 5 35 p.
m , that be has foroed a passage of
Clip drift aod occupied tbo bills north
of the river, osptoriog three of the
eoomy'a laagers with their supplies,
while General Gordon, of the Fifteenth
Hussars, with bis brigade who had
made a feint at lloodeval drift, four
miles went, has seised it aod a second
drift between that and Clip drift,
together with two more laagers.
?'Genoral French's performance it
brilliant, owiog to the excessive beat
and a blinding dust storm{ which rsged
during the latter part of the day.
"Owiog to the rapidity of hia move?
ments, General Frenoh met with but
slight opposition aod bis losses were
small. Lieutenant Johosoo, of the
Iooiskilling Dragoons, is tbo only cm
osr reported severely wouoded
"The Sixth division was last night on
the north bank of the Reit, at Water
val dri t and is moving to support the
oavalry. Tbo Seventh division is here
aod will go oo this afteroooo.
"Four effioere and 53 men bad to be
sent last evening in the returning ex
wagons to the railway line prostrated
by beat and exhaustion."
BRITISH LOSSES TO DATE.
London, Feb 14.?The total British
eaeoalty returos op to tonight are :
Officers killed 152 ; wounded 380 ;
missing 112; men killed 1.477;
wouoded 5.050 ; missiog 2 781 ; other
fstslities reported 563 Grand total
10,505
BOERS OCCUPY OLD BRITISH
CAMP
London, Feb 15 ?A dispatob to
The Morning Post from Chieveley
dsted Tuesday, confirms the report that
parties of Boers have oooopied the old
British camp oo Spearman's farm
The correspondent who identified the
wouoded Lieutenant Churchill as the
brother of Wiostoo Cburobill says he
was shot tbroogb the right leg
English Encourage Zulu Sav?
ages to Rise.
London, Feb 16, 4 30 a. m ?As
the wires are olosed to correspondents
with Roberts, sod as nothing further
from him bss been oommuoioated to
the publio, the military adepts spsod
their tims in studying maps, topogra?
phy aod figuring out the possibilities of
Lord Roberts' communications sod
what there ia left for the Boera to do.
Gen Cronje's communications with
Blosmfootein have already been out
The best news Eoglsod oould hear
would be that be eleeta to give battle
among the low bills aod ridges west
of Kimberlsy. Should he determine
not to do this, hs most raise the siege
of Kimberley aod retreat to a poiot
where he would prefer to fight
This retirement oould be a loog de?
tour around the bead of the British
sdvaoee to Bloemfootein or, as seems
to militsry students more praotioal, he
oould withdraw to the north, using the
railroad for bis goos aod heavy bag
gage, moviog to Fourteen Streames sta
tioo aod tbeooe into Transvaal terri?
tory. The Boers have made oo prepa?
ration to defend Bloemfonteio, and
there is oo particular reason why Gen
Crooje should risk a battle to proteot
the oapital of the Fi ee State
Operations elsowhere are apparently
suspended. A correspondent writing
from Chieveley, Feb 13. says : "We
are still hopeful of relieving Lidy
?mitb "
Col Baden Powell, in a dispatob from
MafeLing. dated Jan 29, after mention?
ing matters already sent out by oorrts
pordcwite. given his total ca^uaine* up
to Jan 26 as follows | Killed, 5 officers
nnd 60 men wounded, 8 offiocra and
1*23 men ; missing 34 men.
No word hns been reoetved regarding
Gen Gitacro's 12 OOi) men at ?Storni
borg. Tho iropreacion is that these
foroea are on tho way to Lird Rohorts
Mr. Chamberlain's announcement in
thn hou^o of commons of the intention
of tho government to encourage the
ZjIos to defend themselves from tbo
Boers is a ooolingoncy the B mrs seem
to have anticipated, as they havo b. oo
doing everything in their power to win
tho good will of the Bastitos who have
thousands of good rifles. Tho Bjcrs
gave 2 000 Brutes a safo oonduot. If
the British let loose one tribe, tbo
Bacrs will probably let loose another.
The war iffies baa issued orders for
th" formation of twenty one new bat?
teries and three battalions of infantry.
I The cabinet oouooil was in sesssioo
one!
Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's
'AY. FEBRUARY 21,
yesterday for two hours. It will meet
today. This is quite unusual.
B?LLER MAKES ANOTHER
MOVE
Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith, Feb
12 ?Since Friday everything has been
quiet The English, with their can?
non, havo moved towards Gbieveiey.
Tbey found the Bier position unassaila?
ble on the upper Tugeia
Victorious Advance of Gen.
Robert'8 Great Army.
?London, Feb 16, 9 15 a m ?The
war office announces that Oen French
reached Kimberley Thursday evening
Following is Lord Roberts' message
to tbe war office:
"Jacobsdal, Feb 16, a m ?Frency
with a force of artillery, cavalry anh
mounted infantry reached Kimberled
thie evening, Thursday "
London. Feb 16, 7 44 p m ? The
war office makes public a dispatch
from Field Marshal Lord Roberts
saying :
"Jacobsdal, Feb 16.?The follow
ing from Oen French was received
this morning :
'1 have completely dispersed the
enemy from tbe southern side of
Kimberley, from Alexandersfontein
to Oliphantsfontein and am now go
ing to occupy tbetr ground. Have
captured the enemy's laager and store
|xdepot supplies and supplies of am
munition. Casualties about 20 of all
rsuks wounded
" 1 Kimberley cheerful and well.' "
Oen Roberts hae also sent the fol
lowing dispatch :
"Jacobsdal. Feb 16 ?1 have good
reason to believe tbe Magerslonteio
trenches have been abandoned and
that the Boers are eudeavoring to
escape Oen French is scouring the
country north of Kimberley One of
Oen Kelly Kenny's bridgades of in
fantry is in pursuit of a large Boer
convoy moviug towards Bloemfou
tein 99
London, Feb 17, 4 45 a m ?Oen
Cronje with s start of a day or two.
is seemingly in full retreat from Lord
Roberte, moving northward Oen
French, with the cavalry, simply
etayed over night in Kimberley and
then pushed on to get in touch with
tbe retiring enemy. A long Boer
wagon train in moving toward Bloem
footein, followed presumably by a
large force of British infantry In
their hasty departure the Boers lost
quantities of supplies and ammuni?
tion
Military opinion here is that Lord
Roberts will not push far after the
Boers immediately because of trans
port problems and tbe need of
rest for tbe troops. He has to feed
70,000 persons in his army and the
whole Kimberley population He
must rebuild tbe railway from Mod
der river town to Kimberley and re
victual the latter
Oen Frenoh lost a few men only in
notion, but the forced marches and
heat have probably made maoy ill
Numbers of remounts must be pro?
vided
Lord Roberts has wrought a gen
uioe preliminary success and the im
preesion is that be has done enough
for the present He will need to
prepare for another etrike
All over England tonight there
have been evidences of public joy
lu every theatre and publio meeting,
around the railway etatioos and in
the streets there have been gladness
and jubilation over tbe newe Tbe
papers are editorially rejoicing
Those who read the newe closely
see only one disturbing factor in the
('ape eituation and that ie the pres
sure of the Boers toward Lord Rob
erts line of supply through DeAar
which was never more important
than now. Tbe Boers under Com
mandants Delarey and Oobler are
making a persistent effort to pene?
trate to the railway They haye
pushed Oen Clements back to Arun
del and have outflanked him. All
are within 60 miles, or two days'
march of the Central railway. D^ubt
less Lord Roberts has left forces
along the line and can send back
more if necessary
In the house of commons last
c-veri'ug it was rumored Gen Bullet
had again crossed the Tugeia
OCCUPATION OF JACOBSDAL
Oiit?ide Jsoobsdsl, ?. F S., Thurs?
day, Peb 15 ?The road between Mod?
der river and Jaoobi-da! it now open
The distance is only men mile*. The
road if avaibble f.)r (Coding roonforeo
mems and supplies.
When the Bnera evacuated Jao d>a
dal they wcro obliged to po??8 over a
ridgo where they afforded a nplendid
mark for tbo British gun*, whioh whow
ered shrapnel upon tbe retreating
enemy.
Tbe eonv >y whioh was attacked at
Rist liver Ind been countermanded,
but tho order did not arrivo in time
and the esporionoo was very wa-m,
although the Been did tittle material
damage As Geo French, with tbe
strengthened division pushed forward
towsrd Kimberley, he fouod tbe
and Truth's."
THE
1900. New
beleaguering Bters deserting tbeir posi
tioo at Alexandersfon'eio, thus al'ow
ing a portion of the Kimberley garri?
son to ooeuoy aod entrench the plaoe
Outside Jaoobsdal, 0 F. S.. Thurs?
day, Feb 15 ?Jaoobsdal is now io
poHsessioo of the British Yesterday
a small cavalry patrol entered the place
and feood it fall of woonded, iocludiog
several British from Reneburg The
plaoe was only oooopied by a small
force, which fell bsok before the patrol,
after a series of -email skirmishes A
bsttery of artillery shelled the snviroos
sod drove out the last of the Boers.
Early tis morning a large foroe of Boers
from Colosberg with 10 guns, attaeked
a ooovoy of 200 wagoos at the Riet
river, shelling vigorously sod doing
damage But strong reenforoements
have beeo sent benoe and it is hoped
tbey wilt bring in the whole ooovoy in
safety
Qeo French's division seised three
drifts oo the Modder river. At the
third drift the Boers were fairly strong?
ly entrenched Gen French bombard
ed tbem and drove them off Today
he moved rapidly io the direction of
Kimberley
The Boers have left Alexaodersfoo
tein, whieb the British now occupy.
Gen Roberts is in excellent health
and spirits. The hardships and rapid
marching appear to agree with the
whole army, who are in splendid spirits
coder the leadership of "Boba."
ACTIVITY AT COLENSO
London, Feb 17 ?The Pietornnrirz
burg oorrespoi>det t of The Daily Mail,
under dato of Feb 15 h, esys : ''There
arc indications of a decisive movement
at Coleoso
"I hear that the Boers rely oo tbeir
eotreoobments and barbed wire entan?
glement along the principal roads to
oheoic Lord Roberte' progress into tbe
Free State Tbe roads to Ladyemitb
are studded with these formidable
barriers "
A British soootiog column blew up
the contents of tbe magasine at Nkand
kala, Zuiulsnd. to prevent its falling
into the bands of tbe Boers. Tbe
magasine oontainsd a large supply of
dynsmite and ammunition
RIOTS IN MARTINIQUE.
French Socialists Safe in
Paris Encouraging Ne?
groes to Murder.
UForr de France. Martinique, Feb 13,
via Haitien Cable ?The riotous die
turbaooes in '.Ms island oootinue A
bouse was burned yesterday at Des
champs and todav there were risings
st several points A mob of about
1,200 rioters invaded La Mentio and
Li Soudor, where tbey obstructed tbe
thoroughfares to such an extent that
travelers were barely able to pass when
accompanied by gendarmes.
Some 300 rioters occupy Moroe
pavilioo aod there is an opriaing el
Riviere Salee, whiob has no troops to
proteot it
A numerous band of rioters has
assembled at the La Diloo iroo works,
four kilometres from bere.
A dispatch from Paris sooooocing
that M. Rene Yiviani, tbe 8ooialist
member of (he chamber of deputies, has
asked for 50.000 francs for tbe benefit
of tbe strikers, has caused a painful
impression among the planters.
Tbe board of arbitrators has granted
an increase of wages of 25 per oent.
Tbe oane orop is abundant but the
reoent eveote render work impossible
and tbe loss will be large.
Bloodhounds on Fiend's Trail
Edgefield. February 16 ?L%st night
a message wa* received here from
Trenton that Will Burr, the negro who
committed the criminal assault on Mrs
Weeks, of Aiken 0 >uoty, had, by the
ai? of bloodhounds, been run down
and looated in a swamp three miles ea.>t
of that town
A Urge party went to tbe scene and
an all night :oarob was made, but s >
far the fiee.d hua evaded capture
Partie* with dog* hv: continuing the
hunt today. bs)l if seems that nothing
definite of the oegro's whereabouts ^s
know:: The sbansss are that be will
get away
Washington, Feb 13 ?The Nat too al
American Woman's boffrage As.octa
tion toaay elected Mrs Carrie Chapman
Can, of New York, provident of tbo
association for ihe ensuing year, has
(-urcceil Su^an B Anthony, who to
been ac iv?4 iu tho but'ie for woman
sulTfogo for nearly fcalf a century and
d o'tiii d a re eles i n to ffico
Rott
t Absolutely)
Makes the food more de
sagst Sjjgpj sow
com
rUL'E SO?THKON, Established Jen?. 1 ???6
Series?VoL XIX. No. 30
Bridge Over Wateree River
Swept Away.
Camdeo, Feb 13.?The Seaboard
Air Line temporary bridge over the
Wateree li ter was swept away at
11.45 this morning. The bridge had
been to danger ever eioee yesterday
morning Great apprehension was felt
that when it gave away that it would
oarry with it the iron passenger bridge
a few hundred yards below. The only
tbiog that saved tbe iron bridge was
that tbe wooden bridge gave awsy
before the river got any higher, it
beiog 23} feet, whioh allowed room
enough for most of the timbers to pass
noder tbe iron bridge. Seme of tbe
timbers are lodged agaioat the iron
bridge, but workmen are now trying to
remove them, and the danger h prac?
tically over About three fourths of
tbe railroad bridge was swept away.
This will, of coarse, greatly delay tbe
completion of the Seaboard Air Lioe
ezteosion.
CAROLINA TELEPHONES.
Charlotte. N C , Feb 15 ?Tbe In?
dependent Telephone association of
the Carolinas was organized here
today and the foliowing officers
elected :
President, W B Moore, of York
viile, S C ; vice presidents, C Edwin
Fleming, of Spartanburg, S C, and
R D Babington Oaetonia ; secretary,
J C Mills, Rutherfordton ; treasurer,
J A Martin. Hickory Executive
committee?John W Simpson, Spar
tanburg, S C ; E L Moore, Dillon, S
C; JA Heivin, Charlotte ; Dr M C
Hunter, Stauley Creek ; A C Shu
ford, Newton ; attorneye, T C Guth?
rie, Charlotte, and J S Brice, York
ville, S C ; electricians/ C E Brad
shaw, Charlotte, and F C Manning,
Sumter, S C
Tbe otganization represents 3,466
independent teleponee and 1,479
miles of toll lines in North and South
Carolina
BIG FRENCH VICTORY.
Paris, Feb 15.?M De Crais, min?
ister of the colonies has received a
telegram from the governor of the
French Congo, M. H De Lamothe,
announcing tbe defeat in battle of
Rabab, the principal chieftain of tbe
central Soudan by a French expedi?
tion under M Oentel
The French have been ?ghting his
power for yeare, and today's dispatch
announces his overthrow He was
strongly entrenched at Kouns, be?
tween the French Congo and Lake
Tchad, which is (he objective of all
French expeditions Koona waa de?
fended by 12,000 men with 2,500
rifles and three cannon
After a desperate fight tbe French
demolished the fortress. Two of Re?
call's cannon were deetroyed by tbe
French shells Rabab, who was
wounded during tbe fight, fled six
hours before its conclueion
Tbe commander of the French ex?
pedition, however, admite that prac?
tically half of hie own force was
placed bore do combat Forty three
Senegalese sharpshooters were killed
and four Europeane, including Capt
Robiilot and 106 Senegalese were
wounded
The commander of tbe expedition
reporte that Rabab ie completely
demoralized by bis losses, estimated
at between 2,000 and 3 000 killed
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Louisville, Feb 16 ?The Demo?
cratic legislature will adjourn to
Frankfort This conclusion was
reached today, but a quorum not
being in tbe senate prevented the
carrying out of this plan. Both
houses met today and adjourned until
tomorrow There will be a quorum,
it is expected, tomorrow, when a
concurrent resolution will be passed
to resume sessions at Fraktort.
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Ciotoo, Febtuary 16. ? A through
freight train was wreoked on tto Geor?
gia, Carolina and N >rthe."i? this moro
?Dg ahou; ill stiles north of Ounton
near Raa 00 It r30 ? ff an emnaok
m-nt. eempletolj ovortimieg the
angina and deiaoluuiog 17 o^r- loaded
with ? reriandisc and fertiliser*. One
load of mates escaped uninjured, r?iog
on tbe rear end of the traio The
oabooas and several cars were cot
dor tiled thereby navicg the life of the
onouctor and fligman Tnc (irjmao
was killed uutngbt and found beneath
tbe wreck. A brakeman \vn- thrown
from (be top of a car and badly injured,
beiog bruised internally nod a leg
broken. Tbe engineer bad a miracu
Is escape
KV.CV.
Raking
Powder
licious and wholesome
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