order to sieze the Modder River crossing ‘l
capturing three of the enemy`s laagers, *
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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
iiéiitiitaht
2.25, 2.50. 2.15#
X ou can have them now $
for sion. |35#
iso. i~1s.
Prices all marked
the bottoms.
oil Bios
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stock taking we found%,l
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worth $1.35, 1.15, § __
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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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0'r'1‘AwA, Feb. 15.-(Special)---The first I' "I / ` `
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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Alum ' wders thegreatest
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QUEBEC, Feb 15 ~(Specia.l)---News of ' Benueys ment'
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. '
_ Ramen.
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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Kem.
Rock Island
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'
- ~ _  » _ _ ' _  at 
‘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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carpenters want our c
Tas. Paton J' Co. 14
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Just arrived-one ton Iugot's
Lamb' and Flag; one ton Pig Loud
for sale low.
GEO. D. LONGWORTH &_CO.
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