The evening world. Newspaper, March 2, 1900, Page 2

THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1900, CRONJE’S 000 of White’s Troops Hospital. Disease and Death Had Thinned the Ranks When Ceneral 4 Buller Arrived. . PORCORESEEOOOD EES OE EEE EEEE EH OOETEEE OEE OEEOE EEE | THE POPE HOPES FOR i PEACE IN TRANSVAAL. Had Been in the | 605 LIVES LOST IN LADYSMITH SIEGE; Frill Deke i AMP A HELL OF HORRORS. C TO MEN AND BOYS. spite of the tremendous success pam _ sale of the stock p.rchased from SAA9BD4DDODNEG- 14444 FOOTED ot field batteries un ‘ { j LONDON, March The Rome correspondent of the Daily News says that when the Pone was informed of the relief of Lady- smith he exclaimed: “May this be the beginning of the end!” Pore. os eee ee $+ 000eeeseees | ie ' March &—Descriptions off a vivid 4 of Wen. Cronje's of Cronje’s camp under the | night march. nin & panic, and rdment are slowly coming | terribie confusion prevailed throughout. serve to emphasise Bher-| The huge waguns crowded the narrow saying that “War te hell.” [se there was an utter lack of order tit was impossible to un-/and desertions were numerous, the 448 or more cb From them was learned (he detatie ed for ten days amid such! of the Boer commissariat. Tho Boer ae the camp was, With! rations commisted of one pound and a the decompored remains! half of fresh meat dally and one pound | speak of dead Boers and! and a half of coffeo, three pounds of sugar and five pounds of flour per man ns had been smashed by | weekly , and the stenches were} Every man who was off duty visited while the men themseives|/the Foor jaager yesterday, and the and shoelens. crowd of curious “Tommles” spent the there were about fifty] day In searching every nook and corner. children in the laager and| After what ynight prove useful to the lve on food that had be-; army had been secured, the soldiers itrid. ‘There appeared to bel Were allowed to take tever they ‘wan and haggard defenders a) ied. The men carried off clothing, kettles, cups and even umbrellas. The latest reports announce that a larme force of Woers t* operating ten Rintpraee asd A spear miles away on the British right front. as he stood with the! CRONJE’S HOPE OF AID. inder and said: you hard man; yeu de-| A special correspondent telegraphing abet!’ from Paardeberg jomlay, Feb. 1, NG THE BOERS. ie curtone place ot nerve has jue been related to me jen, Cronje's alde-de- of the Boers were only sixteen) cain 1 ict tad javeet a Years of age; some Were] daily hellographic communication with men, and the women were of} Gen. Dewet, who he supposed was ‘The scenes among these latter) bringing up reinforcements. Yesterday fm the extreme when their! Cronje heliograpted that unless he was brothers and fathera were! relieved immediately he would feel Off ns prisoners of war. The) pound to surrender. Paardeberg despatch describ-! “Gen. Dewet repiied with a cheertng the maseing of the prisoners, WAS) message urging him to bold on longer F feceived to-day: jana that he would soon be relieved, pe PAARDEBERG, Orange Free State put totally failed to effect any diver- 4 Wednesday, Feb. %—All the prisoners! Were paraded yesteriay, They extendd- 4 in a long, trailing line, lke & ser-) nottred the Boers approaching from the 3 Dent, across the plain and as far @*) youth, and, after drawing a shell fire, y possible were arranged in commandos. | reurned, : ‘The Free Btaters were kept separate! «phe prisoners all appear to regard : from the Transvasiers. | the biow as severer than It is regarded ¥ The look upon the’ faces of the men| ty" the British. Gen, Cron}o's alde-te- nome they pasted made it Impossible to/ ed to-day that he helieved the < ive At any other conclusion than that) na Weal aaulthoa: to ARAL ak Hane were all overjoyed at their release | j, the Transvaal wished. On the from the dally hell of shel! and shot! | WANA Teaky ras Gtalare ate One hich they had been experiencing 18t0y.| sly asking for copies of Land Rob- i z ih ! i i i 2? 3 a! tt § § ‘ i" against Cronje for hawing fe conduct offered by Lord ut { tf 3 54 tits HL = Many did not even take the trouble to re Sa on,” @onceal thelr deligh: from the soldiers) “T'** Procbmation. 5 guarding them. .< They chatted treely with the British, GEN, CRONJE ARRIVES @iscussing the different baities in which y they had fought. All the prisoners have aT SIMON’S TOWN. ‘Bn intense admiration for the bravery and pluck of the Highlanders, and they| CAPE TOWN, March 2—Gen, Cronje freely confess that they are incapable | and his party arrived at Simon's Town ef the dash and go and pluck of the| | to-day British. | Gen. Cronje wax received by Gen, Str * 7 Frederick Forestier: Walker and q repre- a CRONJE’S MARCH A PANIC. | sentative of Sir Alfred Mllner, the Gov- Bome of the sick prisoners have given ernor of Cape Colony PRAYER USED BY “BOBS” AND HIS SOLDIERS. “Strengthen us to quit —e ; like men.” : Batract from prayer ribated by Lord Robe: soldiers. It was writt y the Archbishop of Arma, ae peed Se | contrast between the robust troopers of ee eo a doten battles and the pale, emaciated i Ladyomith. b LONDON, March 2—A tespaten from, POU for which we bad 0 patiently Buller was receives at the War} ¥#ited hed come at last te4ay announcing tha; seventy-| “Gen. White and his staff met the es of supplies have en-| troops in the centre of the town. He J gfe dedi WASONF) was cheered with heartfelt enthusiasm oe | He addressed the civilians, and thanked | tmem and the garrison for their mag- ures aan LOOKED, j niftcent support through trials which we] Madelina ‘Nghe died at Whoditock, | Prorsure. euldenly developed againat |Pee., Dee. & Bra jone can realize.” County Kilkenny, to-day, She was al People's Gas, cai | | “We could possibly have hung on for] daughter of the Duke of Richmond and |\>Tee pol ab eeenee Desertbes | sx weeks jionger, but the privations Rereption of Oua- 8 ‘Treepe. h March 2—Col, Rhodes, the | cuits we would have been able to re. Geell Rhodes, describing the | stat. th of Lord Dundonald) “We originally started the siege with Imperial Light Horse -eagth fsctben nickness inter Fob, 38, says: te depiet. the on p bekagvered gurricon, post to post, 4 of the sich. (ae ‘he mounted infantry to-day recon- jand a force to accomplish this ts prob- ~ N poOD FOR WHITE'S MEN. | ives met again. It was the most mov-| whee | Ine roene I have ever witnessed. Thej| * | defenders of Ladysmith was great. ‘The | ‘ ies nd parsed through the hos) Sasten hensin, of Mount Misco, possible to overempharize| pee Win Third Wife, a Widew ed and the a permanently posted in our defenses. “The cavalry and drivers were con | * verted imto infantry and sent to the @ trenches. A line of defenses had been % constructed with the view of a possible | final contingency, if the outer works » , | Seould be carr the investment ? “The total oi Iites were: Killed or 2 be | of officers and 235 men officers and 20 men; 2 Ane, Tounded, 7 iticers and §% men. exclu- sive of white civillans iii). natives.” FRENCH imme BOERS, (Continaed from rom Wiles Page.) unantmous in expecting the main burg or In Its vicinity, t Wynburg te about forty miles north- east of Bloemfontein, on the road to Pretoria. It is defensible, and vari- ous reports concur in saying the { Boers are massing in force there. Dr. Leyds says 50,000 Boers are assem- bling to oppose Roberts. Major Albrecht declares there are 75,000 Boers under arms to be reck- oned with. Berlin military critics, however, believe that not more than | 36,000 Boers can be gathered to op- | 8s ts } A pose Lord Roberts. Military men here seem to think 40,000 is about the fig- ure of the total Boer forces. Rial. ee stocks, The Gen. French is reported to have already engaged the 7,000 Boers under | De Wet which were discovered east of Paardeberg. This force will prob- ably not make any serious stand, but will fall back on Bloemfontein, and then to Wynburg. Mafeking alone now awaits elief, B ably on its way there. No more pop- ular event could now occur for Great Britain than the relief of Col. Baden- Powell's gallant litle band. It ts belleved they are quite able to bold! ugar wan the feature of the stock out Ul succor arrives, market to-@ay, American Refining In Northern Cape Colony the Brit-| * ish Campaign progresses well, The |! whole line of the Orange River should shortly be in their possession. hsm Baller Hnd Six Officers Killed ana deat of (he company. 23 Wo ain Fight of Feb, 27. | LONDON, March 2-Gen, Bulter's! casualties among his officers during the |! sold for #6 in 18m, ant in view also of the provisional lex- i +4 | persistent rumors at the next Sugar e { Representatives and for the purpose @S lof making the principle embodied in 190 of Men's Calif Welt Lace $e that legislation applicable to the Im- (] Congre:s Shoes; . | made Lad shatoaa of the bai pres fe | ediate pest ae well as the immediate $1, 5u; (former prices 2.50 and 3.00). 4. atement to that effect, he has not de- colected under existing law shall, wib-| Hig Management of H eltes 3 to 5y fanting Feb. 37 were divi of the Lanca-| The “Sugar” crowd on the Stéck pt. Sykes and | change to-day reached proportions th made it a P Killed—Col, O'Leary, rea; Major Lewis, Lieut. Simpron. of phe Lieut. Mourl yan, of th ste Pusileers Warwieksi ha and Lieut, Daly, of the Irie Fuatieers.. Wounded—Gen, Barts, Col. Care tebe the Boots Furilee ind twenty-three | at others. fio —— -. WHEAT WAS LOWER the com dend. In Isvt it pa ON WEAKER CABLES. i001 12 per wen gen cent. « Year since that time, cent, dividend om the preferred has al ways been pald Wh ed lower to-day ther Dquidation and was ab by 4 heavy movement from Ar; Liverpool was aiso off 4 fraction, com. ! mon opened dull and fairly stoady New York's opening prices wore May wheat, 7i1-4; March, 721-3. bid, TBS anked. * were: July May corn, 4 Sk May) Prices were: = May/in r wheat. 6 3-5 asked: July ems May corn, 43-1 asked; May A FAMOUS WON 18 WOMAN DBA and Irregular. eectt Third Avenues dectin nahh. Siento. aivana? Girded Wettington’s |to feat ot an extn. heay ’ Swerd om Before the Mat- on the stock, but the shates recov BOERS REPULSING A SORTIE FROM LADYSMITH. | Peer ererrrerere er geer ) bower ore ee ee ee ree a5 8 Ts Sa a oe 7 ah Rorth of Ladysmith. These men had been lying flat on the ground until the regiment of the King’s Royal Rifles —__e {appeared over a rise 900 yards in front of them, when they took the position shown in the photograph and the afternoon newspapers are alemens | Cred volleye until the British disappeared. ‘ 16.0 SPRING TOP COATS...........: pryvevewveres peveeverererrs POOP O6-1000404b) do 66 j stand of the Boers to occur at Wyn- tbe ot made in Mi ‘Third Avenue continued on the down : Pa a ‘ '!'t | waeket Was Very Excited and the wrade, the mock going to # 1-2. Metropolitan was very active, and in’ Pretty muc® everything else reacted | Maron, 64 16 bid: | way ruli ird PATRICK NORTON & CO. | Wt a Cons'stine of Pe ey ; Men's, Boys’ and Children’s Waa High Grade Clothing, Hats and Furnishings, there are still many good things lefi for quick + buyers, all of which wil’ be sold at ONE HALF (14) OFF ° Patrick Norton & Co.'s Former Prices, 7 Sale Now Going on at Our Harlem Sore Only. vst, | Spriee"* Youths’ & Boys’ Clothing, ric, 5Q me Toutes Long TROUSERS 0 ee 1.00 YoUrhe’ Lona TROUSKAR $610 aUIT! Tee TOW He Lona TROUSERS 5.00 a 8.73 TROUSERS ATE Cuviot firs ‘ | - ‘ BK SRROR sort ¢. | fi 5. 2.50 10,00 9.00 7.80 fore and Sprite Coats, Knee! frgechen at HALE OFF Noman. ® reratar priees Furn'shinz Goods, © NECAWEAK—ALL SHAPES 00 AND MBLTONS mitt BY AND MELTONS A KERSEY AND MELTONS_ BS BE aE an RLBDLOLE NAB 6-DG-1-6 DOGG 1B EDF-6-6 REGEN SIDED HEGO8-6 1-90 PE4-109-4006-41-04-98 0008 . NOATR. (Republished by Permission of Harper Bros. Photograph by B. E. Baston.) sited wa HRY AND MILTON OVER- The Boers are shown standing in the open yeldt between Pepworth Hill asd Lombard’s Kop, five miles a ee te Ly ° pee ite | TOP COATS......... SPRING TOP COATS... © #PRING TOP COATS. © WHITE DERSE SHIRTS. 2D MADIAS SHIRTS, ANC 4 a arasviine AUSPENDERS WALKING GLOVER (extre qual ity w Aura agioves BENDS IN PRAYER. salle nt me fo CHEVIOT AND WORST looked haggard and dejected. He Is very gray. , iS CHEVIOT AND WORST! Taking his seat in the railway depot at a $ $ jt PURE A TUNsL we wooL, : 1.0 FINE ©. Lt ROOTS NATL "Wid and CAMELS HAI eR W table, Cronje covered his face with his hands and ananes | in silent prayer. A prem to Congress’! Patrick Norton & Co. wore in business but f, and in that time they hed earned on ont jon Asking Aid for the dealers in HIGH GRADE if CLoTM ING. Nvery garment in this stock wae my tutly selec thread of cotton In the whele sxsortment. The rearon of the retirement of Islanders. : Norton @ aCe. was that ‘ee Clans of qpeds the: he M yy carries ‘or too high » grees for the neighborhood, NORTON SALE AT OUR HARLEM STOREONLY, oar SPECIAL NOTICE—At our three lower stores our SEMI- ANNUAL HALF (',) OFF SALE ends Saturday night je and House of Repre- Net declines in the railroads were re- ions except In one or twi rally was not well held in| the acuation of Porto Ri the steels ¢ § forces on Oct, 18, 188, Re feverish aia aa OE Mited States hax collected on products e at Third Avenue, white “touched ‘coming from that island to the ports " ‘allied nae wae | ; jor the ited States the duties fixed saline total sales ot stocks to-day were} by the Dinatey Act and amounting to t] MOTH shares and of bonds $1,008.40 DEF) 59 095 453.65 and will continue to collect — under said law until Congress shall TOP-TO-TOB CLOTHIBRS, The Closing Quotations. haw ers ine be Pe oe aa: Siti taw.. Clas) ANS a © power, and ha’ 279 Broadw: ‘ ” joth Stocks Hammered pouty, hat P rt 4 tr in mind the best Interests of the people 3 jay, near Cham3:es St. GS AN G1 BOF the daland, used it to modify duties| Downtown 47 Costlandt St.. bet. Chsrzh and Greenwich Sts. to Low Record Prices. We oy HQ NR ANE on woods and products entering into Store's 211 Sixth Avenue, neae J4th St. PR 28 hele tna M% 1% 1% Porto Rico, | did not have the power to Ye Sy Sq) remit or modify dutles on Porto Rican oo . 6S | pr coming into the ports of the ‘ gh 9 i E 5 8 nited Staten, | it ms bi rit 8 pF the pressing necessity for | Lord & Taylor, a pduottag tas Ooornmadel thers oot] A | Grand Street Store. 61s ‘ " rea selling off to #58, the lowest offered for the stock since it jfor the extension of public education. hat some such action would be 98c,; (former price 1.35). the eaastment of the a nan led bears on ¢ 4 +4 ‘on now pending, ve ap-| Wife’s Estate Is Not Yonths’ in the same styles; sizes 11 ports thee the SOV ft bs 7% ated for the une and benefit of Approved. to 2; i a gos,; (former price 1.25), WILLIAM M'KINLEY. The reading of the mexsaxe war 279 ralr of [ttle Gent's Spring ted with Republican applause in the! (ol, Willlam 8. Paint, former State; Heel La.e Shoes; made from the 1 Mr. Cannon avked unant-| superintendent of Banking, did best calfskin in the market; out waiting & Kk to ch end would be parse rket In Iterlf, About one om the f centred in the 6 i neent for che Immediate parsage| cording to a court finding, hip o8e.: (former price 1.65), times the excit was close to de> | ja- | Aiiigence in the search for the will o ; oraliza sion poiton and tt his wife, Ruby Tiiden Paine, niece of Vici Kid Button and Lae Inly for a very brief period—1s0—has | stock falied to pay a diy t pald 4 per Bamucl J. Tilden, nor Jo bis accounts Shoes; pai ther tips; former- (o_commit the} ax adininiatzator of he: estate moo! with the approval of ex-Judge Wiliam N. Cohen, who acted as referee in pro- ceedings growing out of the trouble over -| Mrs Paine’s estate. The referee's re- port was filed to-day, Mrs. Paine died In 199, jeaving an es- tate of $200,000, It was known that she had made a will, but Col, Paine aid not fing ft until a year after her death In the mean time he had been appointed adgpinistrator of the egtate. Certain heirs under the will objected to Col. Paine’s accounting and ex-Judge Cohen was appointed to pass upon bis methods. ‘The referee recites that Mr. and Mis. 1 ate then taken by yeas and nays on ‘the we of the Eft DIN pensed the House by a vo! 1m. price on record for th eres F)COTTON STIL LIVELY hy, 1892. 3 1 early hours dropped a point from | 44, the opaning, 19 168 2-4 as against terday’s close at 1 way list was fractionally lower Everything war at sixes and sevens 8%) again when business was resumed in active. 4 syimpathy. Metros treet * | \iesourt Pac ‘ ae excited market. ee while showing an advance of 1-164. Avenue Failing at is | ‘8 tome support develo | Nenu tefare prices had reached =|ie Steel pt. point e was a fever | Sew Jereey ven ral. ry in the specialties before * wera migday Honda were moderatey active! so renee co 1s i FH if ered | later when it was semi-officially af |Omete tle of Waterice. mag! that cateaet efforts ck L- ¥| Pacite Ma hig to reorgant © ry a | Pennerivanis LONDON, March 2—Lady Louisa] SE atiar and conservative lines, Pex Bho danced at the WABRIED AT BlGt i BIGHTT-TWO.' See tr [id ot Fitty-oln, the famous ball i {he area 4 Fer On Would have been great and the sicknet| Brussels the pie he the battle ei thy ‘Third Ave: | Quuapives wining and the paucity of our ammunition| Waterloo, would have limited the number of as-| Welingt ne stored for os si = Con instet Gas Hoop reacted Am e ve ae | Resties and ope Ren Bisel... vey Soras } ri Salas: 3, 0 a der feathers Pactt 85° 33353-* = Fs Rs, engial f oder sent Neon oe pe Benjamin D. Hanley, eighty-t | wo years married Mre.