Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 24, 1900, Page 2

ry es — a — The Herai-Review. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS - Any woman 1s worth her weight in gold—so she thinks. An egotist {s a man who thinks himself better than his neighbors. Many a man would have a better wife if he wasn’t such a poor hus- band. A man can accomplish things at 20 that he would be ashamed to attempt at 40. If people could only get rid of their imaginary troubles they would be fairly happy. Just at the moment when the right- eous are in the greatest despair aid is close at hand. Man needs truth and consolation; but the truth may not be consoling, nor the consoling true. You can learn more about a man in ten minutes after it is too late than you could in ten years before. The happening of the unexpected never worries people who are not pre- pared for anything in particular. Senator Depew is an active member in twenty-five clubs, the United States senate, d eighty-two other corpora- tio A New York man claims to have heen driven into insanity by his own humor. The prevailing inclination is to shift the responsibility for such mis- fortunes. The woman who thinks she , is marrying a novelist’s hero and the man who thinks he is marrying a ingless angel invariably discover that e is a failure. The most deplorable thing in connec- tion with our present day congres- sional verbosity is the fact that it comes largely from young men who ought to know better. No less than 1,000 producers of verse entered a recent poetic competi- tion. This is the utilitarian age more from the lack of a Tennyson than from a deficiency in the number of aspir- ants. Kuang-Hsu, the unhappy young Chi- nese emperor, still lives. In view of the expense attendant upon royal fun- erals it is quite possible that the em- press dowager decided not to kill him until after the spring taxes had been collected. The bridge of boats which now forms the only means of crossing the Bos- phorus is entirely insufficient to meet the demands and it is suggested to build a tubular tunnel from ‘shore to shore, so that traffic may go on with- out interruption. Because of the lack of a suitable foundation, this tube must be suspended or floated below the sur- face of the water. The scheme sounds somewhat impracticable, but it is be- ing seriously considered. It may be noted that while the pro- fessors are disputing as to the com- mercial utility of liquid air as a pow- er, the main engine work of the world is still done by steam. Electricity came jong before liquid air. It has been put to commercial uses. for twenty years, and immense advances have been‘ made in its production and appli- cation. Yet the extent to which it has actually superseded steam as an applied power is really trivial—and there is a steam engine behind every current of electricity that is put to commercial uses. Within a few special lines electricity is practicable as an agency for distributing the power originally generated in a steam engine; but the day when steam shall cease to be the driving power of the world seems to be as far off as ever. An intelligent master-printer is quot- ed as saying to the men of his own trade, “Whether we wish for it or not, the eight-hour day is bound to come; and instead of wasting our strength in vain resistance, we shall find it wiser to consider how we can adjust our busi- ness to the inevitable change.” ‘With- out accepting or rejecting this prophe- ey, we may say with truth that the present agitation seems to follow in the track of the movement of sixty years ago, which reduced the working day from twelve or more hours to ten. It is urged by the same reasons; it is met by the same objections; it wins by the same zigzag advances. In eight states there has already been friendly legislation; in Boston and Worcester it has been approved by popular suf- frage as a standard for all city em- ployes. It is for the interest of both capital and labor that so serious a change should be made—if it is to be made at all—with the least possible disturbance to business. The Greek word corresponding to “awful” was appropriately applied to many things describing pain or beauty or skill. English usage, however, would practically eliminate the word from youthful lips. Tennyson onee read a new poem to his guests, the Dufferins, The daughter, a girl of fifteen, cried out enthusiastically, “How awfully pretty!” upon which Tennyson put his hand on her shoulder and said, “My dear child, do not use that dreadful word.” In a voice of deep compunc- tion she exclaimed, “Oh, I am awfully sorry!” to the amusement of all. | RESUME Washington Talk. The lighthouse board wants to test wireless telegraphy at lighthouses. A bill has been introduced forbidding contributions by corporations for polit- ical campaigns. A bill giving Hawati a_ territorial form of government is likely to be passed without delay. Ccngressn an Noener hes ints duced a bill to prohibit interstate traftic in prison-made goods. Examinations are to be held for ap- pointments in the adjutant general's and inspector general's departments. A new city charter for Havana will be drawn by a commission appointed by Gen. Ludlow. It will be ready April 1. The senate confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer of Illi- nois to be a commissioner to the Paris exposition. The president has issued an execu- tive order placing the island of Tu- tuila under the control of the navy de- pariment. No attempt will be made to push the subsidy bill at this session of congress, although it may be reported favorably committees. ial telegran ington regarding the } with general fay over South America. Speaker Henderson has appointed R. C. Blumendeng stenographer to com- mittees under the resolution authoriz- ing an additional stenographer. The place pays $5,000 a year. The Republicans of the Fourth dis- trict of Georgia have nominated A. B. Freeman of Greensville for congress. The delegates to the national conven- tion were instructed for McKinley. Director of the Census Merriam has appointed Charles Martin of Denver as special ageut in charge of the taking ot the census of live stock. Mr, Martin is secretary of the live stock association. Admiral Hichborne’s statement of the condition of naval construction at the beginning the present month shows that all of the eight battleships so far authorized are already under construction. Inquiries of the Ecuadorian govern- ment regarding reported negotiations between that government and the United States for the sale of the Gal- apagos islands have met with the sponse that no such negotiations ex Senator Money has introduced a joint resolution in the senate requiring where a word or phrase in’a foreign language is used in any document printed by the government its equi lent “in the English of the United States” shall also be inserted. The war department is looking for 'Filden Hayes, late a private of Com- pany G, th United States cavalry, whose last address was Portsmouth, Scioto county, Ohio. He has been awarded a certificate of merit for gal- lantry at Santiago, but cannot be found. A statement prepared at the postof- fice department of the gross postal re- ceipts for January, 1900, as compared with the receipts for the same month of the -preceding year, shows an un- usually large percentage of increase, The total receipts were $4,037,916 increase of $380,863, or 10.6 per cent. Robert P. Porter suggests as needed reforms at Havar present imm of the 3 per iransfers, the abolition of direct r way taxation, and the inauguration of a complete and just s em of taxation with a view of s ying its adminis- tration. bave been received ying that the treaty agua canal meets ble comment all the abolition on real e A telegram has been received at the Japanese Jegation at Washington to the effect that on the 11th inst. the be- trothal of bis imperial highness, the erown prince, to Princess Sadkho, the fourth daughter of Prince Kujo, was announced. Prince Kujo is the head of one of the oldest and most promi- nent families in the kingdom. Foreign Gossip. The division of the Samoan islands causes trouble among the nattves. Tolstoi s: that Ibsen’s “When the Dead Awaken” is “fantastic nonsense.” There is a strong belief in St. Peters- | burg that Russia will soon take Herat. | Six diamond-cutting establishments in Hanan have closed on account of the | war. Anarchists made a demonstration at the funeral of a nihilist in Paris re- cently. ‘The governor-general of Finland says that Russian control of Sweden is not j far distant. j It is reported that England and Port- ugal have formed an offensive and de- ; fensive alliance. Revolutionary circulars have been distributed in Poland, and many ar- | rests have been made. 4 Czechs are ready to renew obstruct- ive tactics on the reassembling of the } Austrian reichsrath. A bill authorizing the sale of the Danish West Indies for 17,000,060 kro- nan has been offered in the diet. H The German foreign office will not— interfere in the Nicaraguan canal, re- garding it as an American enterprise. | Berlin regards the Hay-Pauncefote | treaty as “astonishingly favorable” to ; the powers in yielding wie 2.5... -. fer- | tifications. Special appliances haye been made for the observance of eclipses at Green- wich. 1 } The construction of the Trans-Per-| sian railway has been absolutely de- | termined upon. The line will be 1,300 miles long and will cost 150,000,000 roubles. A tremendous reception’ was given Prince Henry on his return to Berlin from the Asiatic station. The kaiser | made a speech, in which he declared that it showed Germany's naval am- Ditions. Casualities. Building No. 7 of the construction department of the navy yard at Brook- lyn was burned. Loss $100,000. Dr. Bromand of Auburn, Ind., was seriously burned by mistaking gasoline for oil and irying to kindle a fire with it. Frank D. Allen of Williamsburg, Kxan., died from an overdose of mor- © taken to produce sleep, Mr. Allen was a well known newspaper man, having been connected with papers at Chicago, Omaha and Audo- bon, Iowa. His father is one of the wealthiest stockme+ in Iewa, Martin Jordan, an engineer, his wife Mary and their five-months-oid boy were asphyxiated by gas in their home at Chicago. The bodies of the three were found the next day. A leak ina gas pipe in the basement deluged the house with gas, snd when found they had been dead for several hours. The leak was so lavge that when workmen from the gas company attempted to close it one of them was overcome by the strong fumes and was revived with difficulty. Crimes and Criminals. R. W. Bowers of Brooklyn, N. Y., a theatrical advance agent, committed suicide at Oskaloosa, Lowa. James K. Brown, colored, was hanged in the Iindson county jail in “City for the murder of Police- *s Gebhardt in Hoboken, s held up the eashier at B. C. Bowman's bank at Las Cruces, N. M., and took $3,000, The famous sheriff, Pat Garrett, and a posse are in pur- suit of the thieves, William I. Stiles, who was arrested in South Bend, Ind., and taken to New York, was arraigned in the court of appeals. He was committed to the ‘Tombs in default of bonds of $7,500. A jury 2t Kansas City gave a negro footpad forty-year sentence in the penitentiary for snatching a white woman’s pocketbcok. Two of the jurors wanted to give him a life sen- tence, Cecil Leslie, “pre: ploye of the Miller per cent swin- dle, has made a confession at New York, in which he says Miller must have gathered in $1,000,000 out of the scheme. Serious charges of cruelty which are alleged to have been committed aboard the United States army transport Me- Clellan were brought to the notice of United States Commissioner Shields at New York by A. 8. Barwell, one of the crew of the vessel. W. L. Culberson of Carroll, Towa, wrote Goy. Shaw declining the offer of a position on the state board of con- trol tendered him by the governor. Gov. Shaw declines to accept the an- swerand has set influences to work to induce Mr. Culberson to reconsider the determination. Four masked men entered the home ef Mrs. aria S. Saxton, an aufft of Mrs. McKinley, at Canton, Ohio. Dan- nker, a brother of Mrs, Saxton, Ss awakened, but was prevented giving an alarm by a revolver thrust in his face. he robbers escaped with a snall amount of booty. man agent” and em- In a2 Personal Vein. Mrs. Catt was elected president of the National Woman Suffrage associa- tion. Mary Keith Shaw, wife of <A. D. Shaw, commander-in-chief of the G. A, &., died at Watertown, N. Y. G. B. Patterson, postmaster at Key West, has been nominated for congre from the First congressional distri of Florita by the Republicans. B. Cline, a well known formerly manager Jefferson, died in New from shock following amputation of a leg. H. H. Wells, military governor of Virginia in the recorstruction period, died at the kome.of his daughter, Mrs. James T. Walker, in Palmyria. after a long illness. Rochester in 1823. Mrs. L. H. Delahay, aged seventy, widow of Judge Mark Delahay, of the United States district court, died at Leavenworth, Kan. She was the moth. t He was born in , er of the laie Lieut. Edward Delahay, U. S. N., and her daughter was the wife of ex-Gov. Thomas M. Osborn ot Kansas. In General. The price of olive oil has been ad- , Vanced 10 per cent. Tom Sharkey whipped Joe Goddard in four rounds at Fuiladelphia, Industries throughout the country continue to uispose of their full out- put. Sixteen wounded soldiers died on the hospital ship Missouri on their way home. : Gecrgia end Florida Republican con- gressional conventions instructed for McKinley. The new American Association of ‘base ball cluos has been formally or- ganized. Nearly all the soldiers who were sta- tioned at lrankfort, Ky., have been removed. The Wisconsin Republican state con- vention will be held in Milwaukee on April 25. Judge Taft decided that he had no | Jurisdiction in the Kentucky election contests. The Ohio house of representatives passed a Dill abolishing convict labor in prisons. Banking commissioners report $149,- 53,311 on deposit in Michigan, by 381,+ 678 depositors. It has been accided vy the New York | presbytery not to try Dr. McGiffert on charges of heresy. |‘ Board of trade delegates from thir . teen cities have formed a compact te suppress bucketshops, Kentucky Democrats have asked fot an injunction to prevent Taylor from aie , acting as governor. CRONJE ON THE RUN SEEMINGLY IN FULL RETREAT FROM ROBERTS. Kimberley Is Relieved by Gen. French, Who Immediately Pushes on to Get in Touch With the Re- tiring EKnemy—Boers Compietely Dispersed From Southern Side of Kimberley — Gen. French Lost a Few Men in Action—Evidence of Great Public Joy in England. London, Feb. 18.—The war office an- nounces that Gen. French reached Kimbeiley Thursday evening. Tollow- ing is Lord Roberts’ message to the war office: “Jacobsdal, Feb. 16, 2 a, m.—French, with a force of artillery, cavalry and mounted infantry, leached Kimberley last evening, Thursday. tess The war office makes public another dispatch from Field Marshal Lord Rob- erts, saying: “The following from Gen. was received this morning, 16th: “T have coinpletely dispersed the enemy from the southern side of Kim- berrley,. from Alexandersfontein to Oliphantsfontein, and am now going to bdecupy their ground. Have captured the enemy’s laager and store depot supplies and supplies of ammunition. Casualties about twenty of all ranks wounded. Kimberley cheerful ana well.’” DS Gen. Roberts also sent the following dispatch, same place and date “I have good reason to believe the Magersfontein trenches have been abandoned and that the Boers are en- deavoring to esc Geu. Freneh is scouring the cor north of Kim- berley. One of en. Keily: brigades of infantry is in purs large Boer cenvoy moving Bloemfontein.” toward -0- The Standard publishes the follow- ing dispatch from Wedraai, dated Thursday, at midnight: “Official news has been received here that Gen, French arrived at Kimberley to-day and dined at the club.” A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Lourenzo Marques, dated Feb. 15, says: Heavy fighting has cecurred at Ramah, in the Free State, not far from Hopetown, Cape Colony. he Boers say they hold all the positions, the British finally retiring.” Cropvje in Full Retreat. London, Feb. 18.—Gen. Cronje, with a start of a day or two, is, seemingly in full retreat from Lord Roberts, moy- ing northward, Gen. Fvencd, with the cavalry, simply stayed over night in Kimberley and then pushed on to get in touch with the retiring enemy. A long Boer wagon train is moving to- ward Bloemfontein, fol owed, presum- ably, by a large force of British infan- try. In their hasty departure the Boers lost quantities of supplies ana ammunition, Military opivion here is that Lord Roberts will net push far after the Boers immediately because of transport problems and the need of rest for the troops. He has 70,000 persons in his army and the whole Kimberley population. He must re- build the way from Modder river toward Kimberley and revictual the latter. Gen. French lest a few men only in action, but the forced marches and heat have probably made many ill. Numbers of remounts must be provided. Lord Roberts has wronght a genuine preliminary suc . and the impression is that he has done enough for the present. He will need to pre- pare for another strke. <All over England there is evilences of public joy. In every theater and ju » meet ing, arorund the railway stations and the streets there have been Expressions of Gladness and jubilation over the news. The newspapers are editorially rejo'cing. Those who read the news closely see only one disturbing factor in the Cape situation, and that is tie pressure of the Boers towards Lord Roberts’ line of supply through De Aar, which was never more important than now. Thé Boers under Commandants: De Lacey and Gobler are making a persistent et- fort to penetrate to the railway.’ They have pushed Gen. Clements back to Arundel and have outflanked him. All are within sixty miles, or two days’ hard march of the Central railway. Doubtless Lord Roberts has left con- siderable forees along the line and can send back more if necessarys In the lobbies of the house last night it was rumored that Gen. Buller had again crossed the Tugela. <A special dispatch dated two days back and just transmitted from Chieveley says that an important move was then pending there, although contrary indications are found in the fact that seventy-five ambulance bearers have been tem- porarily disbanded and the further fact that traction engines are arrirving at Durban from the front to be sent to Lord Roberts. More artillery is beng sent to Lord Roberts from Cape Town. Something on at Colenso. London, Feb. 18—The Pieterrmaritz- burg correspondent of the Daily Mail, under date of Friday, says: ‘There are indications of decisive movement at Colenso. I have information that the Boers rely on their intrenchments and wire entanglements along the principal roads to check Lord Roberts’ progress in the Free State. The roads ‘to Ladysmith are studded with these formidable barriers. A British scout- ing column biew up the contents of the magazine at Nkandhbla, Zululand, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Boers. The magazine contained a hee supply of dynamite and ammu- nition.” REWARD FOR ARREST. Ex-Quartermaster General White of Michigan Is Wanted. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 18.—Secretary of State Stearns, as chairman of the state board of auditors, has authorized Sheriff Porter to offer p reward of $1,- 000 for the apprehension of ex-Quar- termaster General William L. White, who is wanted on a charge of embez- zlement of state funds while a mem- ber of the Michigan military board, and who disappeared several weeks ago. Ae HAS NO JURISDICTION. Judge Taft Declines to Grant Blec. tion Contest Injunction. Cincinnati, Gnio, Feb. 16. — In the circuit’ court of the United States Judge W. H. Taft denied the motion for a preliminary injunction in both of the cases from Kentucky. In addition to the attorneys in the case most of the members of the bar of Cincinnatl, Covington and Newport were present, and the court room was unable to hold all others wanting admission. While the court held that no injune- tion would issue under these bills, yet it also held that after the cases hid been heard in the state cou they, could get in on an error for review in the United States supreme court. Af- ser the decision was announced former Goy. Bradley and his associate coun- sel announced that they were unable to state what would be the next step of the Republican state officers of Ken- tucky. Taylor 1s Not Dicouraged. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 16.—The action of Judge Taft in Cincinnati yesterday denying federal jurisdiction in the con. tests for the minor places on the state ticket did not discourage Gov. Ts in the least. He contends that the matter has nothing whatever to do with his own case, and when informed of Judge Taft’s decision gave out the following statement to the Associated Press: “The decision of Judge Taft holding that his court has no jurisdiction in the case of the minor state officers dees not affect the merits of the case. He does not determine that the petitioners had no merits in their cases, but only that his court could not take jurisdic. tion and right the v g. If he bad held that he had jurisdiction it wo have all been over, for the outrages were so glaring that the Republicans would haye won hands down. The decision in said cases does not in the least affect my case.” Taylor Asks for Injunction. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 16. — Suit was filed in the circuit court yesterd. ternoon by counsel for Gov. 3 secking to restrain J. C. W. Beckham from acting as governor and Gen. John B. Castleman from attempting to dis- charge the duties of adjutant general. Summonses were served on the defend- ants yesterday afternoon, The suit will be allotted to one of the circuit judges by a drawing. This drawing may not be held for several days. When it is held an application for 2 restraining order will be made. The suit is brought by Gov. Taylor for him- self individually and as governor of Kentucky, ACQUITTAL EPECTED, Strong Case by the Defense in the Eden Valley Murder Trial. Litchfield, Minn., Feb. 16.—The state closed its evidence in the Eden Valley murder trial. The defense is now put- ting in strong evidence. The general belief is that the jury will find a ver- dict of vot guilty without long delibera- tion. The only Mew phase in the is that the defense shows that certain parties were planning to help the de- ceased break jail and get awe night before the hanging. Not the least evidence of conspiracy or collusion be- tween the defendants has been proven, Pleas will probably be reached by Fri- day and the case given to the jury on Saturday. GREAT BLAST FURNACE. A Capacity of Six Hundred Tons in Twenty-Four Hours. Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 16. — The largest blast furnace in the world was lighted last night when stack No. 1, at the Ohio plant of the National Steel company, was put in operation. The furrace is 1061-2 feet h 5-foot erncible and 22-foot bosli. he ca- pa y of the furnace is 600 tons every twenty-four hours. Two other fur- naces of similar dimensions are un- der construction and will be com- pleted in two or three months. The output of these furnaces witl be used by the National Steel company. OSC He Will Head the Commission to As- sess Samoan Damages. Chicago, Feb. 16, A cablegram to the Record from Stockholm says: King Oscar of Swedén has intimated his wil- lingness to accept the presidency of the commission selected to assess the dam- ages done to private and public prop- erty belonging to the different nation- alities in Samoa during the late dis- turbances. King Oscar's acceptance is agreeable to Germany and Great Brit- ain. When the United States senate shall have taken action in the matter the last traces of Samoa’s trouble will be in a fair way to disappear. Freshmen on a Strike. Golden, Colo., Feb. 16. — The entire fresbman class of the state school of mines went on strike yesterday. They claim that injustice has been done in dropping eighteen members of the class for failure to pass an examina- tion in descriptive geometry, and have presented to the faculty a demand that these men shall be allowed to go on with their studies. Chinaman Gets Damages, Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 16. — Mon Fung Young, a Chinese doctor, was awarded $8,937 in the circuit court yesterday against the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad be- cause a negro porter of the railroad company would not permit him to ride in the parlor car of the train. Young sued for $20,000 damages. Seeretary Wilson Will Not Retire, Des Moines, Iowa, Feb, 16. — Seere- tary of Agriculture James Wilson, who is in the city on his way to Washing- ton, yesterday denied the rumor that on account of ill health he may soon retire from the cabinet. 5 Slain by His Son, Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 16.-C. R. Stewart died from the effects of 2 shot fired by his son Lewis, aged nineteen, The son, who is in jail, says he was protecting his mother from an assault made on her last night by his father, To Sell the Islands. Frankfort-on-the-Main, Feb. 16.—The Copenhagen correspondent of the Zei- tung wires that a bill authorizing the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States for 12,000,000 kronen will reach the diet shortly. $ i CRONJE GETS AWAY DELAY OF A DAY GAVE HIM HI CHANCE. r All Other of Lord Roberts’ Move- Ments Were Executed on Time— But for an Unavoidable Delay. Cronje’s Army Would Have Been Sarrounded-—British in Hot Par- suit — Buller Is Attempting An- , other Crossing of the Tugela and Has Seen Some Hot Fighting. Lendon, Feb. 20.—It is now practical. ly confirmed that Gen, Cronje escaped, Every detail received, however, shows how admirably Lord Roberts’ plans were laid and how well they succeed- ed. But for the unavoidable delay at Dekiel’s drift, which was almost im- passable for wagons, the whole Boer force would have been surrounded, The delay“of one day gave them their chance for a hasty retreat. All the other movements of Lora Roberts were executed exactly on time. Apparently Gen. Cronje is re- treating with the main ,» and even if he escapes altogether he will probably lose all his baggage. There are still two things doub: nbout the capture of the is cording to a Daily M with the convoy division, which con- ed of 200 wagon: ‘h loaded with 40 pounds of ions and forage, and each drawn by <teen oxen, it was quite unexpectedly attacked by a commando supposed to come from Colesburg. The escort, consisting of eighty of the Gordon H ders, forty men of the » corps and a few cf Kite main- tained a defense u reinfor s cant 5 The Standard’s correspond cobsdal, telegraphing Thur: “An attack was made y the rear guard of our main be force of 1,400 Boers who were up from Colesberg. y st in capt ome of our W. Lord Roberts did not delay his ent 4 in to retake these. There we casualties ou our side. The our supply columns arriv Honey Nest Kloof to-day, having with no opposition on the we Specials from Ladysmith r apparent movement on the Boers toward the Free State ly with the ebject of ‘ronje. The news that G empting another ¢ gela, east of Colenso, aft e¢ of Hlandwane _ hill, therefore great ction. Baller’s losses so far have been about twenty wounded, Tis entire army, exception of Gen. Hart's engaged in the op nounced that the © instead of going to Gib: ordered. to remain in Br until March 1. How Boers Get Supplics. Feb. 20.—A dispatch trem and border, dated Friday, s: The Boer agent at Bremers- dorp, Swaziland, has been ma i regular communication with Bay via Swaziland. Two coo! crs have been bearing sack to contain salt through To examination it w: contained gunpowder.” Rumor of Cronje’s Capture. mors: have been stit 1. Buller is of the he cap- ty that Gen. been cap- ed from ation of London with an army of 7,000, ha where in tured. Apparently they em the continent. No confit them can he obtained here. Boers Active Around Ladysmith. Lady been v few move somewhere. The ¢: greatly delighted to learn of the relief of Kimberley: is in . excellent spiri and fit for anything. Worked Havoc in Boer Trenches. Chieveley, Feb. 20.—Gen, Buller has established his headquarters on Hus- sar Hill. Heavy artillery firing was maintained at interv: by bo a sides from Wednesday until Friday. The British slowly pushed the advance and their infaniry cecupied intrenched new positions at foot of Hussar Hill with slight losses. It is believed lyd- dite wor! havoc in the Boer trenches. he Boers are supposed to have moved their big guns back over the Tugela Friday afternoon. ‘The rifle fire has been heavy at times. The whole country is thickly wooded. Pursuing Cronje. Lordon, Feb. 20.—The correspoudent of the Times at Modder Rive irk yesterday, sa; of 10,000 men, with 100 wagons, full retreat toward Bloemfontein, hot- ly pursued by Gen. Gelly-Kenny. It will probably be a rear guard fight alk the way. Our cayalry is in pursueis from Kimberley.” WAGES CANNOT BE TOUCHED. Chicago Court Decides Creditor Can Only Take Defendant's Ready Money. Chicago, Feb. 20—Judge Clifford, et the United States district court, de- cided that the wages after the filing of a creditor's bill cannot be reached by the bill, In) deciding the case Judge Cliffotd said: “The plaintiff can only get what the defendant has at the time of filing the bill, At law such accrued Wages cannot be reached by garnish- ment proceedings, and the anology holds in equity in the case of a cred- itor’s bill.” The point has never be- fore been contested in this court. CANADIANS GET A CHANCE. Men From the Dominion Distinguish Themselves in South Afrien. Montreal, Feb. 20.—A cable a to the Star, dated Jacobsdal, says the Royal Canadian reg was given a show in the operations: which have resulted in the occupation of Jacobsdal by the British forces. The Canadians were in the Ninth di- vision and participated in an attack on Waterfaal. In the advance from Wagedraal six Canadians fell out and are either in the hospital or captured,