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WAR IN AFRICA. Review of Last Week's Kvd?tg -8orap8 of News Tbat Havd Been Reoetved. London. Feb 24 - Spencer Wilkio won eummari?.,ng ihe weeks events ;.e tbe wer with couth Africa tonight aid i "On tbe right of Thursday Feb 16, Gee Orooje marched ort from ategerafoottio t?etween Ood French, who had just entered Kiroberley and ?en Kelly Kenny, tbee ot Kilip drift on tbe Modder river Tbe next day Gen Kelly Kenn j poraued him, attacked bio rear goard ood dolayed biet ootil tbe Highland brigade wee ?a ite way to otop him on tbe eooth beak of tbe Modder, end Gonerel Freeeh ooold peee htm oo tbe oortb beek 'After e three day a* running ?ght Gee C roe je wee otopped et Koodoe reed, eeer Peerdtberg, where he wee oerreooded Hie force woe between ' tbe fiver beek; wblob gave bim e defooeive poeitioo faoiog either way, eo> tbat attaoko oo him involved heavy loee, bei be wee held ontil on Tnee 4ey, Lord Roberto arranged to grip biso with e girdle of infantry io bit position, while eeonontding bim with thy geoe eo?leding tbe river bed. In tbe meantime Lord Roberto with e teere divition or two beyond tbe three brigadee btlpiog Oronje, tet bimeelf to intercept and drive ewty any Boer reioforoemeoto "Tbie wet tbe tlteetioo oo Wednet* day eed it offered a reaeonable prob ability of tbe capture ot Cronje'e force, ted of tbe dtfett of any reiu foroemeats "We btvt littlt oewt beyond Wtdaeeday Oo Tbortday the shell ieg of Orooje wee continued at in lev vale, eoutinoooe ebelliog probably iovolviog a too lavish oee ol ammu aitioo Boere lave been giving tbemeelvee ep by flftiee a day Oo Tweed ay Lord Roberta drovo off rein force oaente coming from Ooleaberg ted from Natal. "A Berlin report declares t*?et Orooje bee forced bit wty through Tbtt it improbable, but may refer to e teatll perty who mty heve etetped it tbe eight. ??Lord Roberte' advance bat drtwn tway aotae of tbe Boer foroea from Ooietberg, Sterkttroom tod Nettl, tt it twee from tbt diminitbtd resist twee to tbt BrilitK tt ell tboae poiute v ?*Gte Boiler, after taking Inhlawe bill, hat ofoeeed tbe Tugela, aod ac cording to the lateet telegrams, bat beta fighting continuously tiitfce Thertday morning Tbie look* like a decided attempt to relieve Lady smith, wherein 1 expect Gen buller will ouooed if be^does not, aa before, interrupt hit advance by elopping to count hit loecee and declaring that be haa loot enough A general baa never loot enough to justify the giv ieg ep ol bit enterprise, eu loog eu hie troopa tre willing to go on with bim. Ledysmith cau probably hold not for several weeka longer, and in tbtt time the effect of L >rd Roberte' tjdvuuco wilt probably be even more men bed than it hat yet been L?doo, Feb 25, 4 35 a m.?Sioee % 15 o'eioek yeeterdey afteroooo ootb tug baa beea reoeived from tbo scene of*wool tbe Litdoo papers eall Gen? eral Grotje's death etroggle, the war taltiaia aoooooeiog at midnight tbat tbty bad ootbiag to give out They slated ibsr they believed u impossible 'or Grnaje to eeeape from tbe grip ot Lord Robertt Tbe report eiretlated io Berlio that Creej* bad soeeeeded io making bis eeeape, eaaie from tbe Bier beadqoar tors it Broseels, where it waa stated tbat Details wert etill laekiog Tbe ooly oeea from otb< r parts of ibe seat of war received during the tight ia a ipeeial dcpatob from C den ao, under date of Feoroary 24. eiatiog thil tbe Bruno io spite of eiroog op teoiiiot, were advancing slowly bu terelff. aed driviog tbe B >ere from tbe bot j a beiveeo Groblei'e kloof aod Hiaot wett Ledyeseitb reporte by belingrapb oo Friday tbat tbe Biers were .retiring oonbward io large numbers Meeo while tbe certainty of relief ia eo strong at Dorbaa that (be aotboritiea are aetively prepantg tram loads of provi stoos. Itioriee ead oedieai onmfort? for diapateb to tbe belcaguerel town as soot aa oommeoioetiooe are reopened. HOT FIGHTING CONTINUUM TO TBR NORTH OF COLKN*0 Coleoee, Natal, 25 ?Tbe Boere ebo bad beet reeoforeed made a streng aitaek Tbureday at Qobler'e kloof and ot a raoge of bilia raofiog ????? Tbey 1 d beet foreed from a.I their positione ee ibe right Get Lytileioo's divisioo oo Thursday advaneed coder enter of tbe kopje*. Tbe Boere find a Creuaa aod a ' Long Toes " Tbe Bruiab artillery waa well ?beltered io tbe aetiou at daybreak aod tttil late ia tbe afteroooo, wbeo a heavy r >fi< flre oo both aidee developed. Tbe British iofaotry bsd advano^d a mile and a belt sod a cootiounus fire wet kept op until aft<>r dark The Boere sioek to ibeir poaitiooe Tbe Briiiab artillery fire waa irregulat. A few ealvoe eere seot toeard tbe tbiekly woodeo spote aod ravioee from ?hiob Ibe Boer Ire wae heaviest Tbe H er? sent ?bell* into the headquarters baggage, oloae to (he hospital, bat oo materiel damage wee d"oo Ganerel Wynne wss slightly wnunded. The H >er position* are out considered strong, with the exception of (J..bier's klocf. Tbe billet eastward are not so high aod eaonot bo intrenched so well as tbe moootatos which tbe Hriti-h have takeo Tbe Somerset? were the first across tbe pootooos oo Wednesday. Tbey were t-abjeoted to a heavy fire for five boar* io an isolated positioo it wee tbe first tiau tbey had beeo under fire, aod they behaved exoeiieotly Karly oo Friday a severe rtflj fire wae resumed oo the right aod front, from tbe position* beld over night, by botb eidee Tbe British oaval guns, bowitisrs. moootain aod field batteries shelled tbe Boer treoehee iooeesaotly. Tbe Boere replied with two heavy guns, some of their ?belle boretiog over the boepital. Ae a result tbe British woooded were removed. During tbe afternoon tbe "Fifth brig? ade looitkillios aod Dublins leading, began to advance op tbe bills I j spite of tbe eooeta.nl obslltog tbe Boera stood op io tbeir treoobee aiming deliberately down tbt bille. Tbe iofaotry advaoee was farther covered by parties oo tbe right nod left firing volleys. It wae slow, tbe British taking advaotage of every bit of natural eover Tbe Boera oo tbe ereet of tbe bille, as well ee from tbe treoobee part of tbe way do wo, poured lead along tbe advancing lioe At dark tbe British iofaotry bad rsaehed wiibin a few hundred yards of the first lioe of tbe Boer treoobee. London, Feb 26. 4 85 i m ? Per? haps never before in tbe course of tbe present campaign bave auch crowds visited tbe wsr office ss went tbeie yesterdsy As tbe Tin: es re marke today, "the dearth of news is somewhat trying at s time when a considerable euccess was generally regarded as imminent " No diminution of oonfidenoe in Lord Roberts is felt, however, snd tbe public is resdy to believe that be bss good ressoos for not mentioning Oen Cronje in tbe official dispatches Probsbly be is in no harry to eud s situation which is daily bringing email psrties of Boers in a vain en? deavor to reeuforce Gen Cronje Tbeee be osn deal with in detail Lord Roberts bss slresdy captured over 500 Boers, sod et this rste be will soon bsve quite s reepeotsble srrsy of prisoners to be held ss boot sgss for the 3.000 British slresdy in Pretoris Gen Cronjs's refuaal to sooept t,he offer of Lord Huberts regsrdiog tbe women sod children indicates either that tbe position is lees desperate than bss been supposed or tbst be has beeo able to dig an absolutely safe place for taetn . Everything goes to ebow that Gen Butler's advance is most stubbornly resisted snd most cautiously carried out It ia hoped that he will soon be in s position where Gen White will be able to assist him materially The campaign ia now approaching s meet intereeting phase In about a fortnight the congress of tbe Afri ksnder bund will meet, snd it is rumored that Mr llofrseyr will then propose peace terms on the basis oi tbe republics retaining absolute iude pendence, but offering to disarm If these terms sro rejected it is under stood that s msnifesto will be boldly issued to the Dotcb throughout South Africs, calling upon them to throw off .tbeir allegiance to Great Britain. Probably these rumors are exsg gersted, but there is no doubt thet tbe grestest suziety prevails io Cape Town regarding coming events Geruiany, through the semi official Berliuer Post, reiterstes tbst ali re porte of German intervention sre quite without foundation Capt Raymond Harvey de Mont moreocy, who was killed in Gen Gat sere's reconnoisesocs Saturday, waa tbe beir of Viscouot Frankfurt de Slontmorency, snd wsa the fourth heii to s peersge who hss fallen io tbe course of tbe campaign. London. Feb 27. 4 20 s m ?The Boers sre sesembling sn srmy near Bloemfontein, with which to dispute tbe invasion of Lord Roberta This intelligence corr.ee from Pretoris by wsy of Lorenzo Marques The com msndoes sre described ss "hasten ing from all quarters of the two re publics " No estimste is made of their nnm bere, but the withdrawal of the Boera from moat of the places where they neve been in contact with the British except the district near Lsdyemitb, may raise tbe resisting force to 30 000 men This figure assumes that the Roers have between 60 000 und 70, 000 men in the Geld The gathering of this army across the path of Lord Roberts gives significance to Gen Cronje's hteadfast defense He hae engaged the corps of Lord Roberta for ten days now, and whether he is relieved or uot. he has given time for the dispersed Boer factions to get together and to prepare positions to receive the British advance when Cronje ie overcome and Lord Roberta movea forward It is difficult to conceive that the Boere are strong enough to take the offensive snd to rescue Gen Cronje from his precarious situation The war office hae nothing after midnight to indicate his collapse, and be may bold out for a few daye. The correspondence seem to have no ex sot information respecting his re sources Some say he bae plenty of food but is short of ammunition. Others assert that he abandoned his food supplies but kept abundant sup pliea of cartridges Gen Butler oo Saturday faced the last and strongest positions of the Boers who bar bis way to Lidysmith. The strenuous fighing indicates a battle between armies, rather than rear guard actions protecting a re? treat On Thursday and Friday he lost 43 officers killed snd wounded, repre? senting probably s total losa of from 400 to 500 Qen White's gun's worked on Saturdsy upon tbe Boer position, snd s heliogram from Ladysmith reported tbst the Boers were retreating snd tbst lsrger rations were being issued in view of the tact that relief seemed at hand. Nothing bss been hesrd from Mafeking since Feb 12th The movement on the veldt swsy from the railway is becoming increasingly difficult for large bodies cf troops, ss tbe grass Is burned up Gen French bss to wsgon forsge for his horses, snd even tbe infsntry finds long marches harder than before, ss forsge for tbe trsnsport animsls most be osrried This requires tbe forms lion of garrisoned depots Tbe ordinsry campaigning season is over, and a sickly season for both men snd animals has set in. Teobniosl militsry writers tske these things into consideration io forecasting events. Tbe Dsily Ohroniole ssys it learns from private letters tbst British rifles snd ammunition bsve been land? ed on tbe southern coast of Cape Colony, presumsbly for tbe Dutch colonists Lord Roberts bss recently receiv. ed 72 additional pieces of artillery. Whether sll bsve been sent to Pssrdeberg is not known Probsbly the Eighth division will lesve England next Monday. GEN CRONJE'S POSITION PRO? TECTED FROM BRITISH ^ . SHELLS. London, Feb 26 ?Dispatches from Paardeberg show that Geo Cronje's forces have far more proteetioo from Field Marshal Lord Roberta' heaVy fire than at first iodioated A special dis patob from Paardeberg, published io the ceoood edition of the Daily Chron? icle sod dated Saturday, Feb 24, says : * A balloon bas discovered tbe enemy well oovered by a system of borrowiog io tbe river bank wbioh resembles a rabbit-warren aod affords shell proof positions " It will oot t mueh of a surprise if today or tomorrow, which is tbe anni? versary of Majuba hill, will be marked by tbe sorreoder or annihilation of tbe gallant band so overwhelmingly bem med io, though the closeness of the investment appears open to criticism. Small bodies of Boers, apparently, are ahlo to make their osoape, oaosiog com? parison here with the Boer methods of investment, with their quickly dog sur. rnuodiog trenches, impassable barbed wire, elo , aod those of the Bri'isb. Lord Roberts ho*ds a position almost analogous with that held so long by the Biers at Ladysmith As Gen Cronje is reported to have pleoty of fiod, the plan of starviog him oot can scarcely avail, as Lord Roberta roust cither wait until bis ammunition, which is said to be short, ruos out, or those of Geo Crooj*'s forces who are eouo selling sorreoder prevail So indefi? nite, is the informatioo that either of these alternatives may ocour at any momeot. Meaowhile Lord Roberts' engineers are sappiog steadily towsrds the Boer laager aod, aooordiog to a special from Paardeberg, dated Sooday. Feb 25, the eordoo is gradually drawing closer Geo Boiler's march oo Ladysmith is beiog marked by sharp fighting. A Piettrroari'xburg dispatch of today's date says be is still heavily engaged io fizhtiog. Io Gobler'e kl of Geo Bal ler seems to have discovered a hornet's nest. In Cape Colony the British arms are steadily advancing. Barkley East is oow to their pos session, according to a dispatch from that district, the Boers evaouatiog tbe place, retreating on Ladygrey aod wir? ing Presideot Steyn for reeoforoemeots to prevent their surrender. DEADLY ROAD TO LADYSMITH London, Feb 26 ?Geo Boiler, io a dispatch from Colenso dated Suoday. Feb 25, reports that tbe British casoal ties Feb 20 were 12 killed aod 99 wounded, among the Somersets and Dorsels, aod that Feb 22 aod Feb 23, 12 officers were wounded. The war (fine today issued ao addi? tional list of the casualties sustained by the Fifth brigade under Gen Bullcr Feh 23 aod Feb 24, whioh include 7 officers kiiledi 23 wounded and 1 miss ing. Gjn Buller's death list oontains ihe name* of three lieotnoant colonels, Thaokery of the F rst Royal Inniskill ing F?silier? ; Hit Well, of the Second Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and Tborold, of the Royal Weloh Fusiliers An additional list of the British ottsu-iltieM at Paardeberg, Feb 18, is announced and gives a lieutenant and eight men killed, a lieutenant and seven men missing, and 38 men wounded BOERS STILL THERE London, Fob 27 ?Winston Church ill, in i dispatch to the Morniog Post from Frere Camp, dated Suoday, says: "The idea that the Boers are raising the siege of Lidysrnith is premature. The advance is being pursued in the faoe nf the mont, stubborn opposition, and of heavy loss President Kroner's grandson is among the I] ers killed " THE GALLANT IRISHMEN Lmdoo, Feb 27 ?The Times has the following from Fietermartizburg, dated Friday, Feb 23: "Tho Dublio Fus'liers have again distinguished themselves by volunteering to take Goblers' kloof, wbioh they did. This gallant battalion, which began the campaign 850 strong, oan today be said to muster on parade only between 100 and 200 of its origioal members. A Brljrht Jeweler. A gentleman tells the following Joke on a jeweler: A young man who was on the verge of matrimony went to the Jeweler and bought a ring and left in? structions that In it be engraved the legend, "From A to Z," which, being interpreted, meant from Anthony to Zenobla. To his astonishment, on call? ing for the ring the next day he found it engraved like an Egyptian obelisk and on closer examination found that the jeweler had put the whole alpha? bet "from A to Z" on It. Maate For Fluh Unit. An eccentric hermit named William Schueller, who lives at Franklin, Mich., Is said to be one of the most successful fishermen In his part of the country, and he claims to call the fish to him by singing "Old Hundredth." He goes out in his boat and takes a station in fairly deep water. Then he sings, at the same time keeping his eyes on the water In search of fish. Gradually the fish crowd about his boat, he claims, and when enough are gathered togeth? er the wily fisherman casts a net and catches dozens at a single haul. The old gentleman has 0 famous voice, and his neighbors are inclined to believe his strange story.?Chicago Record. Bloody Battle in Mexico. Potam Somor, Mexico, .Feb 25 ? The Mexican Federal troops under Gen Torree have saved Guayamas from the Yaquis, but by dint of the fierueat fightisg of tho war and at a eacrifice of 200 aoldiere. The town here ia filled with wounded and all the public buildings are utilized Torree anticipated the surprise the Yaquie intended. The Indians were accompanied by ten adventurere, miners and cowboys, who acted as commanders of separate companies of forty men each The Yaquis had also a Maxim gun, which bad been smuggled through at Biebee, Ariz, in e load of machinery The gun was manipulated the Mexicans claim, by two Ex Rough Riders Torres reached here Thursday afternoon and descided to divide his army of 700 men into two divisions. The first and strongest flanked by the gunboat Dcmocrata, left here at daybreak Friday morning No icouts preceded the force, and the first in timatiou ot the pretence, of the Ysquis wbh a withering fire from the Maxim and a rifle volley from concealed fortifications in a dense thicket The first division retreated in confusion and was sheltered in the timber growth along the river. More than 100 men fell at the first fire The Democrata then steemed up and swept the thicket with her machine guns, but evidently ineffectively Her forward decks were swept and the protected upper deck peppered with bullets from the Maxim Ten sailors and First Lieut Rambolo, of of the army, were killed. The Democrata drifted for more than a half mile until a bend in the river sheltered her Late in the afternoon hill signals showed the waiting com toanders of the first division that the second detatchment had reached the neighboring heights to the eoutbeast in its flank movements A simultaneous attacked was then made from the front and flank, and the Indians retreated The Maxim gun, disabled and use less, was brought into Potana and seventy three Indians, the official report states, were found dead There was no pursuit and the Indians must have withdrawn in good order During the fitet fire of the Yaquis twenty three Mexican Fedetals were driven into the river in a panic and were drowned Tne total Mexican loss was 227- The Democrata has been sent to Guayamas for repairs This is the first time the Yaquis have made use of fortifications Walxtf* Shoe Store Again in "full blast," NEW SHOES ARRIVING EVERY WEEK FROM HEADQUARTERS All shoes that wore on shelves August 1st sold regardless of what they eost. Walsh's Shoe Store Under City Clock. I 8ep 27?v A TO OHR FRIENDS. MR. EDITOR: You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard to advertising, in which you quoted thein as saying that "in good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times it did not pay." While we have always found that advertising paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in- ? crease of business that we might secure by that means, could not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has been taxed to its utmost capacity. Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have an opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country, we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch-, man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can offer nothing in return except our promise that their interests will be as care? fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past. It is particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge a very liberal trade during the months of September and October from our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a credit during the. summer. It proves to us that they appreciate our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they need assistance, as we have always tried to be?our motto being LIVE AND LET LIVE i Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re? plenish frequently and freely every department of our store. In Dry Goods We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices, Those Tar Heel Blankets Which you have been waiting for so long have come at last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to deliver them sooner. These goods are made in A Southern Mill From Soutiiern Wool, By Southern Men and there are none better. They are improving on the finish every year. We are selling at the same price as last year; but if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an a/ivance. We only have about FIFTY PAIRS, so don't put off buying, or you may get left. SHOES. Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We don't know whether it was judgment <or luck, bitf our purchases for Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same class of goods, but those oa hand will go at the old prices while they last. In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe? cial to say about The H. 0. Godman Line for Women and Children. Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth. . Bear in mind we are still the Sole A cents for them and Guarantee every Pair THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range from $1.75 to ?3.50, and every pair warranted. If you want the best $3 00 shoe buy a Reynolds. CLOTHING. This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing business, and if there are any of the men or boys in the county who have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault ; but fear? ing there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express. % If you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have some great values. In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De? partment will be found soni3 values that compare favora? bly with the balance of our stock. This announcement would not be complete without a word about our GROCERY STOCK. This department >s up to the usual standard, and that is saying about all that is necessary for it. Our M1LLRUKNE FLOUR, of which we believe there is more sold in this county hau other brand, is pronounced by those who use it, unsur? passed. O'Donnell & Co.