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VOLUME X
OKLAHOMA CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 25, 1900.
{NUMBER 452
Short
Lines
AT
ENVELOPING
The Boers at Wepener is Gen
Roberts with Forty Thous
and Men-
. t'trf outcome of the plan* of Lo.v. Roberta
■ Wpend* 011 whether the HrttUn troop*
|i-an reach Thaba N'Chu and Ladybrand
(Wore the retreating ooiuma- loes from
l>ewetsdorp and Wepener.
ONLY ONE GAP OPEN
Prices
GENERAL ROBERTS' TELEGRAM.
Thursday
Afternoon
Step by step we've dropped
the price as the lots became m*
duced and the assortment brcks
en, but here we've reached the
bottom.
HAVILAND CHINA,
DECORATED.
Cups and Saucers, set 11.85
Dinner Plates, set.
Soup Coupes, set...
Fruit Saucers, set..
1.7S
1.50
85
PLAIN WHITE
HAVILAND.
Cups and Saucers, set $1.65
Dinner Plates, set 1.65
1.40
80
Soup Coupes, set.
Fruit Saucers, set.
Aid Roberts ii Trying to Stuff Up tkxt r oil all well."
iy Scrtppa-HcRae Prv «
l.ondon, April 25,—Genrai Roberta
ires the war office aa follow*:
"General Brabant and Hjrt haa cap-
tured the position occupied l<y the enemy
w ho tried to prernt their moving and got
into heliograph communication with Col-
onel Dalgetty, commandant of the be-
W g«rri on at Wepener who reported
General Brabant haa three wounded,
one missing. They were wounded on the
previous day. The bonier regiment haa
-even wounded.
"One o'clock p. m. yesterday Bralwnt
and Hart were eight miles south of Wen-
ener. The eleventh division under Gen-
eral IVIecarew and Oner,I French'*
brigades of cavalry readied T>veedeeeluk
yesterday afternoon without having met
serious "pposition.
QUAY IS OUT.
Thi Senat, AfUr a Wliolt Day'i Diiouiiiod
Rtjeata Quaj'i Application by a Vota
of 33 to 32.
By Sort|>pa-Ifelite Preii AiKKlallon.
Washington, April 83;—Hon. Mathew
S. Quay was to day refused a seat in the
senate on the appointment of the gov- j
ernor of renn ylvania by a vote of 33 to
32. The eirtire time of the >enate yea
terday was devoted to debate upon I ho
questions. Many of the great lawyers '
and orator* in Uie body delivering1
■paeclies. The great throng lUteaei J
with deep attention to the brilliant ar-
gument of Mr. Sooner in favor of the
-eating of the former senator from Pea
Mylvania and to the dramatic and flrey
eloquence of Mr. Dauiel, of Virginia, who
appealed to Itis colleagues lo do what, I
on his oath as a senator he decerned
right, and vote to do justice to him who
was knocking at the senate door.
Senator Spooner closed an eloquent ad-
dress favoring the seating of the ex-Sena-
. . ui. waling oi me ex->ena-
Heliograph communication ha* Wen , tor with hope that legislation -vould be
est,,hi,shed with General Rundle. A enacted that would make such contests
1 1 ™ ",e seventh Dragoons, under impossible.
Lieutenant Jenkins, which was reported I Air. Stewart explained that he had vot-
miss,rHj vesterdav ha reached General Jed against the seating of Mr. Corbett
r'*"" Tt * ' f«rporal , two years ago because he did not think
an and Private < «* who are heller- "Mr. Corbett came here with clean hand,.
V * "0"n,1<:' and PriwneiN. Mounted I have not the slightest doubt that the
With Tommy Atkins - Boeri Must Got
Through by Way lof Lii^braid
or bo Oaptuied
By 8crtppa-McRa« Press Anoociaticn.
Capetown, April 23:— General Roberta'
army i* gradually enveloping the Boer
forces which -have for the past «tu days
laid aeige 'to Colonel Dajrhettv s foives
in Wepener. The situation in wow a
most dangerous one for thj Hoer arir.y.
and were it not for the mobility of thr>
Dutch forces the erotire force would most
surely suffer capture, hut they may
brmk up into small bands and get north
by way of Ladybrand before General
Roberts has time to throw an army
across tlwiit gateway.
Wepener is sixt'y miles southeast of infant, v ^ d°U&t «"•*
Hloemfontein, and within a few miles of ilton occupied the water works it s«n j51"*™01 a"-V c*se llke the one P"1*1
Rastuland which lie, to the east, extend- Post' As the ten,/ « LvZ Zr " ' ^ ^ ^
ing northward toward Harrismith. the neighboring hills in some slren-rth I t , ... ...
Neither the British nor the Boers desire the ninth divisfon conlistlT of 1 J™"' °' W his
o invade the Rastula lands hum the Smith Horxiens and General Macl*>nald'j Mr' 0u!v' Ti l"1 'l"" £ 7°'"
Radios are numerous, are fierce fight-| brigades. has been dUpatSL. ^Uug o M^Co Lt TI*'
ens and are all well arnved; they threat- Hamilton. , J*. Mr. Corbett. He differ-
en to attack tither invading army and "General Maxwell's brigades formerly ' "This i ""j" '■ ^ two ca,e";
W an armed for« in readiness *o i, General PUermlsides. of thf^ nth dTvL ~ * Mr'
,il>n yesterday moved eastward and seined
General Roiberts has shoved an army the hills covering the wagon bridge over
column eastward from Bloemfonitein tow- | the Modder river at Kranz K-tal an im-
ard tlie Basuto bordftr. but has m>t closed portant communication, much used by
the gap yet 1.v getting an army oorjls the Boers during the last three weeks.
into Ladybrand which lies upon the bor- Our only casualties were Private Bruon
der en«+w«rd and a little north from New South Wales mounted r.fles, taken
Hloemfontein. The Boer forces mint | risoner."
stand against the l«rge BritUh army now i
closing in upon them or hurriedly got | ic nnprrTTT rvrrnnr
out by way of Ladybrand. hugging chose- | HOPEFUL FELLOW.
Itetreail to
J
REMOVAL!
H. VOSBURGH& CO,
SUCCESSORS TO
MALONE, DUNN & CO.,
WILL OCCUPY THE NEW STORE
BUILDING AT ^
I34 Main Street, Wetzel Block,
AS SOON AS THE SAME IS
COMPLETED v V V V
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PLAIN WHITE
ENGLISH WARE.
Cups and Saucers, set
Dinner Plates, set
8 inch Vegetable dish, each .
1.2 inch Platters, each
38c
30c
8c
10c
Alarm Clocks, Guaranteed.. 65c
Eight day Clocks, Guaran-
teed #2.20
Pears Soap, Uuscented 10c
Pears Soap. Scented 18c
Mennons Talcum Powder... 12c
Cuticure Soap, bar 15c
Stove Boilers, No, 8, heavy
iv to the Basuto frontier. uV<1,L ,u .
easit are all out of the question, because I Agonoillo 8et« Soubbod in Germany but Gost
in every direotion l)ut northeast the lor-1 to Rasaia for Cash.
c«s tmild throw themselves upon strong j __
Knglish forces and become wholly .ut By Slrlrr..MciU. P„„ a^cUHob.'
General Roberts, is is believed is mak ' J r rmanvt T"
ing heroic efforts to throw a st^ng force "I "Z to t j s>'"'r«t!'.v reeentl,
Into ladybrand in oixler to cut off re- i Tn lL ", r T. ,*4 ^rHn 'W
treat. Tlie outcome in the present 'llpr ^fus^s. T^for^«
movement, it seems, depends upon which nrtt affo i - .v">i -^'many cwild
force can reach ladybrand flr.t 1 s lte Thl F rt'^'T ^ """'
(Maites. rhe Filipino juta is now ap-
Daniel, of Virginia, and ougnt to be de.
cided upon judicial principles. Aooord-
ing to my legal convictions Mr .Quay
is entitled to a seat in this body, and so
believing, I will vote so."
At four o clock the chair announced
that the hour for voting had arrived and
the pending question to Mr. Chandler's
motion to strike out otf the committee
resolution declaring that Mr. Quay was
not entitled to a seat in the senate the
word "not."
j The motion was defeated 33 to 32.
| The question then recurred to the ori-
ginal resolution and was adapted 33 to
•*2, fhe former vote being exactly revers-
ed on these questions.
WILL
EI.KCT Ql'AY
• ••McT*n« Pi-** >•**•>. ««t1o*< *
Harrisburg, Pa., April 2S: Attorney
Geniial Klkin suid to-day: ' i'.ie friends
of Quay will organize lioth branches of
„ 4. „ " . ... ,lire r liipmo juta is now an- |p«islature and elect him to the U S
Braljants ' t oYLlT v" ',>0a,i"R ,0 R"Saia th>? hope " -t .Tnnuarv"
Bralbant a part of line, took up a new tUt they will be successful 1
and stronger post and commenced a I
heavy bombardment of Wepener. The |
Boers aire being reinforced, and evidently I
intend to keep up the investmn't of the *V
place.
DEATH IN A FIRE
Tenants Burned in Tenomont House in
York.
MUST MOVE QUICKLY IF AT ALL.
IJondon, April 25:—The cordon of Brit-
ish troops has now been stretched around
the Boers at Wepener on three sides, and j By Scripp*"McI*ae Press Association.
if tlie Boers esoape they must move j ^*ew Yor!ti -April 25:—Tha li\cs oi
quickly so as to get out of the trap by | thre° ch!,<lren w<''« 'ost, four people bad-
way of Ladybrand which is believed to '-v «nd nlo"> than a hundred driv-
be open yet. | ™ down the fire escapes and over the
The British forces number 40,000 and |,,(>ofs 'n a *hat partially destroyed
A PATRIOTIC JOURXAI..
By Scrtpps-McRae Press Association.
Xew York, April 25:—The \e« York
Herald, independent in politics, comes out
itorkiliy for McKi.ilev for president to-
day. The editorial says to defeat Bry-
an should be the object of every Ameri-
can.
of
DOCTOR BUXTON,
SPECIALIST
5 00
3 50
3 00
2 50
2 00
IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.
500
3 50
3 00
2 50
2 00
Is3 GOOD SHOES ARE WANTED DON'T
FORGET THAT
for men meant the beat *5 00 Shoe made. New to
Oklahoma, but not new to wearer* of good ahoe* in
STETSON
the large cities.
WALXflVFR me*n tl,e b;st 50 value in men's ahoea poa.i-
" ble to produce. We have men'a dress shoes at
$3.00, >2.50 and even {2 00 that defy com petition or even comparison.
3 00
2 50
200
I 50
LADIES
3 00
2 50
2 00
1 50
Those Oxfords we told you about two weeks ago are
earning delight and enthusiasm to purchasers and are go'
ing very fast. Came early; sizis are already getting
broken. All sizes, AA o EE.
H. C. DEVILBISS,
FITTERS OF THE FEET,
101 MAIN STREET
J
j **"- IURTS ii ii HI iK'I <w,uuu ami i — i mil uwiruyeu
*ln 49c | the Boer forces are estimated at 15,000. ,a six story tenement on Forsyth street.
EY E.
Stove Boilers, Galvanized
iron, No. 7
■Granite Iron Coffee pot, 1 qt
size
Granite Iron Tea pot, 1 qt
size
Tin Dish Pans, 14 quart,
each
Tin Stew pans, 2 quart, each
Tin Milk pans, 4 quart, each
69c
14c
14c
15c
. 8c
5c
HRAR THE
Graihonhone
Grand
4 to 5 O'clock
-A
The escape or capture will be determined , early thi« morning
in a few days. The results will have —
«n important bearing upon the war. NEBRASKA CYCT ONF
CIOSING IN UPON THEM. i ——
London, April 25:—Genial Roberta re- I
ports from Bloemfcmtein under to-day's ",8troy> Vast Forresta on Treclss: Plains—
ERR.
NOSE.
throut,
Oklahoma City 93-
LIGHT LOUR RESIDENCES.
Try the now Gas Lamps. Put :n sub-
ject to approval. Handsome Lauips and
perfect lighfts. Mantles only 12 Vic.
P. HODGE, 202 Grand avenue. Te'ephone
TEA P,. .;.*
You are invited.
We ar' g<«nK to GIVE AWAY .ample*
of tea at our store Saturday, April 28tli.
Come and get a cup of good tea .
FIGHTMASTER GROCEEY CO.
I
date thait General Oherniside with the
thind division occupied Dewatadorp to-
day. He was unopposed. Dwetsdorf is
south of Lad/brand.
Kills no One.
Ry Scrlpps-MrRae Prens Annoclation.
Wymore, Neb., April 25:—A cyclone
I passed over this seotb.i l., c evening.
! Forests were rooted up \.y miles, ho'e?
| were scooped in newl/ bio wed fields
CLOSING IN AT WKIVN'Eli
By Scrtpps-McRae Press Association.
London, Apri! 25:-The leport that;and wire fences were^"ripped" up" up""Z
the seige of Wepener has bee, practical-thousand? of feet at a stretch. No loss
ly raised were apparently premature, of life is reported.
The Itoer attack upon Colonel Dalgebty ?
northern position, as descril>e.l from Mos-
eur, was probably a final attempt to rusi
the garrison before securing a s.ife retreat
and as Colonel Dalgetty successfully re-
pulsftl the attack, little furtuj- anxiety
is felt on his account.
Lord Roberts has now spread a ne,
STRAUSS RESIGNS.
By Scrlppg-McR&e Press Association.
New York, April 25:—The announce-
ment made today that Oscar Strauss, U.
®. mlnister to Turkey offered his resig-
nation to the president -two months ago.
Alt the presidnt's request Strauss
... * r«v«uuiia irijtit'^L oirauss con-
wnth some 40,000 or more nun and 150 sented it should not be accepted immed!
guns covering the whole eastern semi- ately.
circle around Wepeneer, while Genera! I
Hamilton has occupied the wiur work?. I STRIKE BREAKING
practically without opposition n>- Scripps-McR.e Press Assoc,.'„o.
1 he seventh division, unier General | Cleveland, O., April 25: The first
Tucker, assisted by naval g.ins, has (break in the machinists strike came this
made a demonstration from Raree sil-, morning, when seventy employes of the
ing, the Boers showing some opposition. , Cleveland machine screw Co., went to
At the same time a brigade r oved out work under the old condition*. The
from Glen to take up a ponton on a strike was for a nine hour dav.
range of hills at Gennaadenalf, north o.''
fhp Modder. The water srnks were j WATCH FOR DEWEY.
found undamaged, with th nefption of By Scripp. McRae Pres. As«>ciat!on.
the removal of the sliding vat-es of th3 Washington, April 25:-Dewey thi,
, ' nmrnin,•' a handsome gold'watch'
The Boers now can only e.:ape, with- the gift of fifty thousand school children
™ , / •*" encotinter, northward to of the northwest who contributed a pen-
Lauvbrand. and tne chances of a success ny each.
Copyright 1900.
THK Stein-Bloth Oo.
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, BARTH&MYER
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