El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1900 Page: 2 of 8
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EL ILAbO uAiLY I'iMEs, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, I; 00.
RETREATING ON
DEWET STROP.
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General Hamilton Trying
to Cut Off the
Boers.
ROBERTS’ DISPATCHES.
General Barbant Bad a Narrow Escape
at Wepener—Tardy Arrival of Artillery
Enabled the Boere to Effect a Re-
treat— Roberts Now Believed to Have an
Efficient Army— Description of the Brit*
Ish Oleaster at Reddersburg.
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London, April 27, 5 a. m.—Israel’s
Poort, which is not marked on maps,
lies between Sannas Post and Tbaba
N’Chn. General Hamilton has proba-
bly by this time arrived at Thaba
N’Cbn as he if urging the utmost
endeavor so ont off the Boers who are
retreating from Dewet Strop.
The Boer force at Thaba N’Chn are
not nnlikej^ to make a stand to cover
the escape of the convoy from the south-
ward. They have laagers eight miles
apart, stretching from Brantfort to
Thaba N’Chu with base camp at Sam-
elldell station.
The report con es that a small force
of British mounted infantry had a
brush with a party of Boers three miles
east of Karee Siding, who were trying
to establish a connection between
Brantford and the Boer foroes to the
southward.
Otherwise there is no news beyond
the official despatches of Lord Roberts,
except belated details of reo«nt opera-
tions. It appears General Barbant, in
the fight with the Boers at Wepener
bad a narrow escape. General Pole-
Carew’s advance was mnoh hampered
by the tardy arrival of artillery, which
prevented him from capturing Leenw
Kop before darkness set in and enabled
the Boers to secure their retreat.
Although a large sncoesBion of opera-
tions worked successfully, several oases
of nnaoconntable delay in advance i6
remarked by correspondents. Taken
on a whole, however, there has been no
bungling, and apparently L^rd Roberts,
with the oommands in the hands of
younger generals, now has an exceed-
ingly efficient army. The report that
Boers had reoooupied Boahof proves to
be untrue. Lord Methuen is still there,
and General Hunter’s division from
Natal, which is supposed to be going to
Bloemfontein, is arriving at Kimber-
ley. This is evidenoe that some impor*
tant operations are afoot in that dis-
trict.
It is understood the Boers did not de-
stroy the Bloemfontein waterworks as
there W6re many Boers among the
shareholders.
The Boers are showing more aotivlty
in Natal. They are placing some heavy
gnns four miles north of Elandslaagte.
REDDERSBURG DISASTER.
Lorenzo Marquez. Wednesday,
April 25—The correspondent of the
Standard and Diggers News with Boer
Commander General Dewet, gives a
full description of the British disaster
at Reddersburg. He says:
“Five hundred Irish rifles entered
Dewetsdorp on April 1, under Captain
MoWhinuie, and demanded the sur-
render of the town, which was readily
given. Captain MoWhinnie wbb sur-
prised to hear that the Boer force was
approaching and he promptly retreated
on Reddersburg.
“General Dewet. fresh from his
brilliant victory at Sannas post, follow-
ed the retreat along a range of kopjes
for hoars. The two opposing foroes
went in camp on different sides of the
range.
“General Dewet knew all about the
British positions and movements, but
the Irish were quite unaware of the
proximity of the Boers. They blundered
again, as at Sannas Post, and the scouts
were not alert.
“Before sunset Tuesday, Dewet had
the British force in his power, after an
engagement whioh lasted all the after
noon. The Irish made a most brilliant
defense, but their fate was never in
doubt. Daring the afternoon Dewet
sent 800 Burghers to ont off their re
treat, and he then moved forward i
small force of Boers to the tops of the
kopjes held by the British
“The latter boldly attaoked the Boers
and then Dewet’s plan suddenly devel-
oped.
“The Britishtsoon found [themselves
surrounded They had indeed fallen
into a beautiful trap, for they were
eommanded at every point by Boer
guns, while their foroe was snrronnde d
on the two kopjes with Boers in be
escort, and General Dewet continued
the march toward Wepener.”
HAMILTON ADVANCED
LONDON, April 27—The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Standard, tele
graphing Thursday, says:
“General Ian Hamilton, with mounted
infantry, naval guns and a howitzer
battery, advanced from the waterworks
in the direction of Thaba N’Chu. A
large foroe of iofantry occupied a po-
sition dominating Ladybrand district.”
BRITISH BEATEN BACK.
Bradford, Orange Free State, April
23 (Monday)—The British column in the
direction of Bnltfonteiu and Hoopstad
has been beaten back through Bishof
The Federals sustained two casualties
and the British had twelve men killed
and a number wounded.
Yesterday General Kelly-Kennys’
artillery at Dewetsdorp indulged in a
mild bombardment of General Dewet’s
position, the firing lasting through the
morning Scarcity of water is supposed
to be very pressing at Bloemfontein, as
a desperate attempt was made by a
large British force in two columns to
reoaptnre the water works. Their right
flank was beaten back, however, and a
party of fifty cut off and twelve men
killed.
The Johannesburg command has cap-
tured a British scout. Some American
scouts were shot.
DISPATCH FROM ROBERTS.
London, April 26, (Midnight.)—The
war office publishes the following dis-
patch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloem-
fontein, April 26:
“General Ian Hamilton yesterday
drove the enemy off the strong position
at Israelsport by a well conceived turn-
ing movement, whioh was admirably
carried ont by General Ridley, com-
mander of the Second Mounted Infan-
try brigade. Troops are today advanc-
ing toward Thaba N’Chn.
“Our losses are slight, only one yet
reported, Major Marshall, of the Gra-
hamtown Mounted Rifles, a severe
wound in the shonider.”
whatever on Lord Methuen’s Magers-
fontein operations.
James Lowther, conservative, was
heartily oheered when he gave notice
that he would call attention 'May 22 to
Lord Roberta’ reoent Spion Kop des-
patches and move the production of
farther papers on the subject.
THREE HUNDRED KILLED.
Insurgent* Attack American Troop* In the
Philippines.
Manila, April S6—About three hun-
dred of the enemy have reoently
been killed in North Ilosos, in-
olnding Dodd’s fight and attack on
Batoo April 16, when from six to seven
hundred rebels, a quarter of whom
were armed with rifles, determindly
attacked the Americans, charging their
positions and fighting in close quarters.
The engagement lasted all the after-
noon, the enemy burning the town, but
they were repulsed after the arrival of
American reinforcements. The insur-
gents are generally agressive in this
province. They captured an American
provision wagon near Lapo.
Americans having obtained evidenoe
that alcaldes of Lapo, Magsinal, Cabu-
gas and Sinait were holding treacher-
ous communication with the insurgents,
they imprisoned them and burned La-
pos town hall.
There has been several minor fights
in the province including an attack by
two hundred insurgents on Lavag,
April 17, forty of whom were killed and
eighty captured.
Officers report that the men!of the
Thirty-third regiment and Third c-ival-
ry behaved splendidly under very try-
ing circumstances.
There were no Amerioan casualties
atBato where 180 insurgents were kil-
led and seventy oaptnred.
“At sunrise, Wednesday, the Boer gnns
commenced to hurl shells npon the de-
voted Irishmen, who, however, refused
to surrender, bat fought with the ut-
most precision for three hoars. At 10
o’clock, however, the British command
•r saw farther resistance would only in
yolve useless waste of life, as his mill
tary position was quite hopeless, and he
therefore hoisted the white flag.
“Twelve officers sorrowfnlly|handed
over their swords to General Dewet and
450 non commissioned officers and men
surrendered. All the prisoners were
forthwith sent to Thaba N OhuJander
pretended to surrender.
Bloemfontein, A"ril 26—General
Pole-Carew’s foroes were seven miles
north of Dewetsdop today. They were
disappointed at their failure to sur-
round the Boers but believe the march
will have a good effect on the Free
Staters. The latter, trusting to British
leniency, had played a game pretend
ing to surrender and taking every op-
portunity to fight. Wherever he found
Free Staters who had broken the oath
General Pole-Carew seized their oattle
and horses.
still retreating.
LONDON, April 26—All interest in
the South African war is now centered
in the rnnning fight in progress be
tween the burghers, retreating from the
Orange Free State, and General
French's horsemen and the infantry
under Generals Pole-Oarew, Cherpi
side and Rnndle. The Boers clang to
their positions as long as it was safe to
do so, and have now slipped off to hold
the next commanding ridge through a
broken oonntry admirably suited for
rear guard defense.
Dispatohas from Alawai North under
date of April 25th, say the Boers
left Wepener so hurriedly that many
dead were left in the trenches nubnried
Commannant S. Cronje is reported to
have been killed.
According to advices from Bloemfon-
tein, an attempt of the Boers at Brand-
fort to get in touch with the command
at Thaba N’Chn was frustrated by, a
foroe dispatched by General Tnoker
from Glen.
ROBERTS MESSAGE
London, April 26—The war office has
reoeived the following message from
Lord Roberts:
“Bloemfontein, April 26—Good
news from Baden Powell np to April
10 th. Maolaren mnoh better. All
wounded doing well. The Boers oap-
tored several native women trying to
escape from Mafeking, bnt these were
turned back after being stripped. ”
FRENCH RETIRED.
Dewetsdorp, April 26—(Evening)
General French entered this town to-
day with two cavalry brigades, He left
camp at daylight and fonnd the Boers
holding the hills. These were shelled,
and the Boers retreated. The cavalry
pushed around the position of the Boers
above town, where they were holding
Randle in eheok.
It is reported 6,000 Boers passed
through town last night in order to
avoid General French's attaok in the
rear.
EXPLOSION AT PRETORIA.
Pretoria, April 26—A serious ex-
plosion oooarred at the Begbee works,
need by the government as an arsenal,
last night. The walls were destroyed
and structures in the neighborhood are
a mass of flames.
Ten workmen were killed and thirty-
two wounded, inolnding Herr Orune-
bnrg, manager of the works. The most
important machinery was saved.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. The works employed two hun-
dred persons,
LOOKING INTO THE WAR.
London, April 26—In the house of
commons today, George Wyndham,
parliamentary secretary to the war
office, replying to questions, declared
A TERRIBLE
HOLOCAUST.
Fifteen Thousand Men,
Women and Children
Homeless.
FIRE STILL RAGING.
It t« Estimated the Los* Will Reach
Twenty Million Dollare—Several People
Dead and Many Injured — Five Square
Miles of Territory Burned Over—Fire
Not Yet Completely Coder Control-Fire
Originated In a Dirty Chimney.
(“Housework is had work witliout Gold Dust*
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[Washing Dish Cloths
Kilcben cloths must of course.be wsshed daily,
I otherwise they htrbor crease and odors and
become unhealthy. They should be madeof knit-
crochet-cotion, in s square of suitable size.
When you wtsh them, if you will add a table-
| spoonful of
Gold Dost Washing Powder
I to the hot water it will cut the frease end clean
I them In hall the time; dry them out in the sun-
[ shine and sir.
The &Hc\ • i» taken from our freo booklet
“OOLDXIT RULES FOR HOU8EWOKK"
[ Scot free on i oquest to
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY.
' Chicago, II. Lauls, New York, Baetea.
The family that keeps on hand and
uses oooasaionally the oelebrated
Prickly Ash Bitters is always a
well regulated family.
FULL TICKET NOMINATED.
Indiana Republicans Put Out Colonel Du r-
blu for Governor.
Indianapolis, lad., April 26—After
a contest that lasted from 9 o’olook un-
til 3 in the afternoon, Colonel Winfield
Taylor Durbin, of Anderson, wasnom*
mated for governor by the Republican
state convention today. The nomina-
tion was made on the eleventh ballot,
after Darbiu had gradually drawn the
strength from the following of Griffiths,
flogate, Haggard, Posey and Dodge.
The nominations for the state ticket
are as follows:
For Governor—Winfield T. Durbin
Lientenant Governor—Newton Gil-
bert.
Secretary of State—U. B. Hunt.
Auditor of State—W. H Hart.
Treasurer of State—Leopold Levy.
Attorney General—W J. Taylor.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
—F. L. Jones.
Judge of Supreme Court—First Dis-
trict, John H. Jordan.
Fourth District, L J. Monks.
Reporter of Supreme Court—C. F.
Remy.
State Statistician—B. F. Johnson.
Del agates at large to the national oo n
vention were also eleoted.
Ottawa. Ont. April 26—Five square
miles of territory were burned over;
more than 2,500 dwellings, factories,
mills, stores and other buildings de-
stroyed, entailing a loss, estimated at
$20,000,000, and between 12.00G and
15,000 men, women and children home-
less, is the summing np of the havoc
wrought by a fire which has been rag?
ing at Hall and Ottawa since yesterday
morning, and at midnight not oom
pletelj nnder control.
Most of the lumber piles in Ottawa
and Hnll disappeared and are now
mere heaps of charred wood and ashes
Half a dozen churches and sohools, a
number of mills, the Hull waterworks,
Hall ooart house and jail, postoffice,
convent—almost every business place
and abont 1,000 dwellings and shops
in Hull have been destroyed. Indeed,
practically nothing of Hall is left bnt a
church and a few houses be-
yond it. The whole of that park of
Ottawa known as Chandiere flats, sur-
rounding the Canadian Pacifio railroad
station, where the lumber mills are all
located, is fire swept, The only build-
ing standing in the whole area is that
of the Ottawa Carbide factory, whioh
is newly erected and fireproof. On
the Ottawa eide of the river is a larger
area covered by fire than on the Hnll
side.
The fire originated through a fire in a
dirty chimney, and a high wind caused
the flames to spread rapidly.
The casualties so far as reported are
Miss Cook, an old woman who lived on
Wellington street near the Frenoh
ohnroh and who was horned in her house
to a crisp An unknown man was found
dead on the Canadian railroad track.
Jas. Mavan, of Qaeen street, and a man
named West is reported fatally injured,
and some pieces of timber fell on Jas.
Mernifield who was taken to the hos-
pital.
The gavernment is doiDg all in its
power for the oomfort of the anff erers.
THE SULTAN’S SCHEME.
BASE BALL!
Sunday Aftetnoon,
April 29th, 1900.
Stock Exchange.
New York, April 26—The stock
market developed an impressive show
of strength dnriDg the close of the day.
The principal influence in the rise was
the resumption of the upward move-
ment in the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
& Ohio stock.
Closing quotations: Atchison 26};
Atchison, preferred, 71i; Chesapeake
and Ohio. 33|; Colorado and Southern
6i; Colorado and Southern, first prefer-
red 42; seoond preferred, 16$; St. Louie
and San Franoisoo 10|; St. Lonis and
San Franoisoo, first preferred, 69
second preferred, 351; Amerioan Steel
& Wire, 411; preferred 791; Sugar 118;
Western Union, 811.
MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS.
He Will Order a Cruiser Built In the
United States.
London, April 26—The Constantino-
ple correspondent of the Daily Mail
says:
“In addition to rebuilding the Ameri-
oan structures at Kharpnt. the saltan
has fonnd away of paying the indemni
ty by orderingja ornlser bnilt in tbe-Uni-
ted States, the cost of whioh will inolude
fiOO.OOO claimed. By this adroit move
CHIHUAHUA (All American Nine)
VS.
EL PASO BROWNS
One thousand Rooters from Chihuahua,
Parral and other points will be on hand to
root for the Chihuahua (All American) nine.
AT ATHLETIC PARK.
Game Called at 3:30 P. M. Sharp.
ADMISSION 25c AND 50c
he hopes to shelve the question of
principle and thus avoid giving the
powers a pretext for pressing their
olaims.”
CHOLERA RAGING.
Thousands of Famine Stricken Natives Re-
ceiving Relief.
London, April 26—A special dispatch
from Bombay says:
“Cholera is raging fearfully at the
great camp at Godra, where thousands
of famine stricken natives are receiving
relief. An hundred and fifty corpses
were removed yesterday, bnt an hun-
dred others had to be left because it
was impossible to proonre bearers.”
The Times, 25 oents per week.
STEEL PLANT CLOSED.
Too Many Extensive Repairs Given as the
Reason.
Columbus, April 26—The local plant
of the National Steel Company has been
olosed, the reason assigned being too
many extensive repairs. Four hand red
men are thrown ont of work.
Going away? All trunks and valises
are included in oar 10 per cent get ao*
qnalnted - discount-sale. Jarrell,
Ballard & Co. Momsen & Thorne
blook.
The President’s Return.
Canton, Ohio, April 26—President
McKinley returns to Washington to-
night.
Endorse McKinley's Administration and
Instruct for Bis Renomtnatlon.
Jackson, Miss , April 26—The state
Republican convention which adjourn-
ed here at 10 o’clock tonight eleoted
delegates at large to the national con-
vention at Philadelphia. The final
session, lasting nearly five hoars, was a
turbulent one. The Montgomery faction,
otherwise known as the new white lead-
ership orowd, oaptnred the convention
and eleoted three of fohr men ohosen as
delegates at large. The resolu-
tions endorse McKinley’s admin-
istration, and inetrnot Mississippi del-
egates to oast a solid vote for MoKin -
ley's renomination.
ALABAMA DEMOCRATS.
They Instruct Delegates to Tote for Bryan
for President.
Montgomery, Ala,, April 26—The
Democratic state oonnention today
oompleted the state tioket and selected
delegates to the Kansas City convention,
adopted a platform and adjourned.
W. J. Sanford of Lee, was nominated
for governor,
The convention adopted a resolution
endorsing Bryan and instructing the
delegates from Alabama to vote for him
for president.
A resolution instructing to vote for
the reaffirmation of the Chioago plat
form, was lost.
Simple Arithmetic
1 Suit Carhart Overalls, our price $1-75
Less 10 per cent allowed for getting acquainted .17
Leaves net price of 1 suit Carhart
$1.58
Need a new hat? Stetson's and Hawes
and other good brands are included in
onr 10 per oent-get-aoqnainted dis-
count sale. Jarrell, Ballard Si Oo.
that Lord Roberta made no oomment j Momsen A Thorne blook.
Example 2nd.
1 Business Man’s Suit, a beauty,
1 John B. Stetson Hat,
1 pair Hamilton-Brown “Lawson” Shoes,
1 Negligee Shirt, worth a dollar,
1 New Bow or Scarf,
Less 10 % allowance for getting acquainted,
Leaves net outlay,
$10.00
3.50
2.25
.75
.25
$16.75
1.67
$15.08
whole story is simply this: We are giving 10
per cent discount balance this week on all Men’s
and Boys’ Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Furnishing
Goods, Trunks and Valises in order to get El Pasoans ac-
quainted with our store afid prices.
Branch Houses: i
Graham AOo., DentoD.
Graham Brothers, Greenville.
Graham. Crawford ft Co,. Bonham.
Graham, Douglass ft Oo., Terrell.
Graham. Burton A Co. l aris.
Graham, Burton & Co.. Texarkana
Gulled go, Graham ft Oo.. McGregor.
A. E. Graham ft Go., Hillsboro.
■Win
OF THE GRAHAM COMBINATION
Momsen ft Thorne Block.
112-114 Oregon St., El Paso, Texas
Branch Houses:
A. J. Jarrell, Loekhart,
Jarrell, Elliott ft Oo., Corsicana.
Jarrell, Ballard ft Oo.. El Paso.
Wortham ft Jarrell, Cleburne.
Madden, Jarrell ft Oo., Temple.
Madden, Graham ft Oo..Denison,
Madden, Sykes ft Co., Ardmore. I. T,
Madden, Jarrell ft Gee, Vlnlta, L T.
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