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ROBERIS BEGINS I0 MOVE

Brilliant Advance oi French’s

Cavalry

IAKES SEVERAL BOER LAAGERS

British Confidence Restored-Critics Say Roberts

Has Cronje in a Tight Place-Zulus May

Defend Themselves

-.f‘eAgainst the Boers-

Russel May Be Alive.

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l.o.\'iii>_\'_ l"t-i». l-'».~---iSp¢~<'iali.-~-Lord Holi. “_Englanrl that Roberts and Kitchener are The Transvaal warwng Canmksslon Street’

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em has lit-_<_fiiii his iiilvaiici- by a llanking fdsbaping matters towards the much i ~ '

movement across ilu- Riet River aimed to _‘ needed decisive victory. I ""` " ` i` "` ’“'“i i ' “ T '

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sever the Boer position lietweeu 3‘Ift§-IGN' <~H.xXoEs Asn Pnoniorioxs. ` stays’ he will haw to entrench his lem’ , "f \| LIST-

Ut-". French with three brigades of cav- command of the Second Division, during,

f0mel“ “ml 'IMOINMI' A special from Chieveley, dated the 13th or his works will be carried' l I " . I . Q Cl _'D' ' ` I

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i'iit'_\'i'ii t‘.xr'i‘i'iii-:s 'i‘Hiii-li. l..\.\\-1'.H-\- says Gen. Lytt-leton has succeeded to the _, Sumo-ng

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alry. horse artillery and mounted infantry _I

left Dekiel's Draft at 11.30 on Tuesday iii I

23 miles distant. `

He reports, hy vlcspatcli dated 3 35 p. iii.,

that he had forced ifpassage at Clip Drift and occupied the hills north of the river, i

the illness of Gen. Clery, who is

from blood poisoning. ._ "CK

Col. .\`orthcott temporarily comma,nd_s_

the Fourth Division.

THE BOERS I.\` Z['I.l.l.'.-\.\'l).

The fears regarding the Beers' attack in

Zululand are somewhat allayed by a des- patch .froin Durban saying .i.he.c0lumn

with their suppuex' while Gen' Gordon’ of :of colonial scouts after a forced march

the l5th Hussars. with his brigade, who 1*

had made a feint at Rondeval Drift, four l miles west, has seized it and a second '

drift between that and Clip drift. together - with two more laagers. _

reached Eshowe.

They were pursued by the Boers but

repulsed them. -

In the Commons Mr. Chamberlain

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*~"""‘““" m"l‘0w IN SUPPORT' 1 said in reply to a question about the Boer The Drift* F9f<‘1'l`9‘l to in this L0I`d R05' A invasion ot Zululand, that the government

erts' odicizil niessages, are all to the east

of Methuen`_~ cainp. on the Modder River,

and within the Free State territory. t

Owing to the rapidity of his lniovfi- ments. Gen. I"i'ciit-li inet with but slight oppoiitioii, and his losses were sni-ill.

Lleut. Johnston, of the Inuiskilling Dra-

goons, is the only otlicer reported sevcrcly wounded. ‘

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The sixth division was last niglit on

the Riot at \\'at¢'rval Drift, and is moving I to support the cavali'_v. The Seventh Divi-

sion is here and will go on this afternoon.

i~1ELi.Y-Ki-;_\'_\'\' \\'i'i‘i-i Fiu~:_\'t"H.

(Sen. Kelly-Kenny`s Division, wliich was

reported to he assistiiig Gatacre, has

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suddenly turned up as a supporting*

column to I~`reni~li`s cavalry across the Biet River.

By this quick cliangc of position by

Kelly-Keiiny`s and I"i°encli`s divisions the enemy has been inisled.

c0Ni‘iof:.\'cn‘ Pnl-:v.\ii.s is i:_\‘oi.AND.

Losiooiv, Feb. 15--(Special)---There is no

further news from Lord Roberts, but a feeling of quiet confidence prevails in

,inner lit"

Io “sorting up” 'for

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about 50 paipg of § ladies fine li o 0 t s. # 'l"ney`re odd lines, '2 or 3

pix; ofa. kind, ‘ sort of # ii-mnan;_~:.” # \\'e want to clcar them out so we`ve put the right pplgg on these

to do it quigk.

Some of them were

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for sion. |35# iso. i~1s.

Prices all marked the bottoms.

oil Bios

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has decided if native territory is invaded by the Boers. the natives will be encour-

aged to defend. theniselves.

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.\'i:w YORK, Feb. 15.---(Special)---London

specials state that military critics believe Roberts has Cronje and the Boer forces in a{tight place with the British force tlireateiiiiig his left wing, in a position stretching from Spyfontein by Magers- fontein to J acobsdal.

Cronje is forced to decide whether he

will riglit or retire. If he elects to g0, Kimberly will be relieved at once; if he

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inetachinent of Lord Sti‘athcona`s __ __ jf- _ . _ freached here today. _ _ `5‘=~` ` '_' ` if I' ' ` " I

It will take _tyre weeks beforeythe, Con- _ _ il _ » I _A

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IRISH AMERICAN “i\UnsRs.`

stalwart Irish American sreeruited in Ch' cago, in charge of Dr. John P. Mcblanmra

RUSSELL MAY BE ALIVE

pany at Belmont is not officially con-

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1 ` ° ' Muon-oussan F _ in i ,the death of seigeant Russeii0fG.1:om- __ I* 82°" ‘°““""’ -----.»._...._......

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P1110 .

The impression prevails that his name '5°`_`(s7“°d°u"n'°_

got mixed with that of Private Purcell, - p§;b_,‘,;,,gg_ wh-,,,,__ 67%: Nm 33%; “tg 'h d hm' dl S d"k.`\~ - 2 " ' " ' vs ose eat was reporte ast un ay An 0bjectwn_ _ May whm_t.69_com;35x;mts_mpmt_

i_S¢_l_1?»hit of some, of the pro-

fession, in can-ying on business undera . _ _ .

- _ _ _ _ _ ans'mnm0fgasns@iemwn¢.;ntv¢_ctasea section Thursday

° P ‘ I the practice of arid have ibecomei '

» . jJudges»,*“wndu¢t _wijteh to say-_nhpieasz is

‘ reprehensibhgin not tliepersonswvho per- _ '_ mit their names to be used, but in the per-

sons who use them. '

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Feb; 15. .

French Steamerwrecked.

Bonn:-:A'Jx, Feb. 15.--- (Special)-~ The

steamer Ernestone from Nantes was il

_ wrecked at Palmyra and thirteen persons __

nowu. moss Powoen oo..nswvoai<. ' ` ' _ drowned _' _

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A, ,' I '_ ft" _ ' andcoldcr suntheasterlylshiitiugbo

sick and wounded of the Boer army. » I ? £2/ O _ _ if ‘ ,

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St.. Pant Tenessee Ceal and iron United States Rubber

Union Pac P:-'fd April Cotton per xoo lbs

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northwesoenywinds. ‘ _

_July wheat, 6975; corn, 33%: outs; 23;

' ~ _ __ . sm.-as Lower in todays Patriot ou" ““°”"_° E' I' ~

I A I I in _.of proceedings before the Courts, except

' ‘ under the censorship ofthe Cour{;0tH¢ialg Allreadymade cloth'

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‘Owned Yesterday 4-A Grant for Troops fn' the B” S°°i°ty’ Whatever S°°i°t7 that ‘pmes during February” Pawn* A

-. - P__°mi_"‘_ _ R -is, but I presume it is composed of gentle- I The big advertisement of &l

° men of the long robe. The public however won’t apgear again this Spring, so out

wil; strongiy object to the press being. out and ring it with ouwhoayon

Fgsnsnmos, Feb. 15~--ispeciaiysrhe. muzziefi. The tax em of on ii” “ex” ‘I-‘“’k°“d“y° lib” ‘“`°

, _ _pay _ S °°um”'-Yi at the Brice advertised and the

Local Legislature opened here today. D96* the -I'-151308, S&lal'leS, as well as the want t e room and we want the

The Speech referred to the war and Said 'cost of maintaining the; Courts, and have B

a. right to know what is bei transacted I on and a“"»t°d°y Mr' b'

the Government would be asked to grant bafolge dwm_ Many pegple Igmmt attena ' new music school- will be 0p& I0

8 $11111- f0!‘ the i9l‘00PS~ ` lCourt personally to hear and see -what is musical Public .mr imma” h

The subject of technical education, in 20illg OD, and th%r_efo\re must look to the oillgnuswf for ‘Mfg connection with the Prince Edward press ff” 9' N90” °f the C0111* P_"°°9edln8S» P P '

_ __ _ _ _ _ which proceedings-beingof a public nature ° ~ y Island and ho\aSeotia Governments, was__in1,h.is counum is the- reason Why the p&lI'S Of

, d9d to-________.____§_ e_ sittings of all Courts are held inpublic, 011 OOIIDUBP lt _‘~ m

and this_Bar Society has no right to inter- _-25 1- ggnt our fgygunw fere, to curtail the fullest fullest publicity pe ' y

regming. ,he was _,__r,ed_ _There is 3 corset _may be among the -lot, matter im-ev¢r,tnat the Rn 'society your size is sure to be might with properity look into, and that wg want the rg0m_

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Lamb' and Flag; one ton Pig Loud for sale low.

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