Show Col Skinner who has been buying I horses and mules l for the British army In South America and who Is stationed at Kansas City sajls 100000 animals have lieen shipped by way of New Orleans I Or-leans from only Missouri and Kansas at an expense of 5000000 That Indicates Indi-cates such a destruction of animals as I was newer heard of many war before and It Is quite natural because the only way to flglt the Boors Is to follow them and they are almost ubiquitous And then communications are far apart I and the transportation drain on animals ani-mals must be something frightful I I |