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VIEWS SUCCESS
WITH AL
le Rejoicing in Great Britain
is Tinctured with Ap
- prehension.
What Basis Had Kosebery
for Warning Words ?
Preparations of Vigilence With Regard
to Other Powers,
Necessity for Speed in the Advance on
Bloemfontein.
BULLER
AGAIN
ATTACKING
VAALKRANTZ -DORDRECHT IS
CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH
AND THEN EVACUATED CON
FIDENCE AT PRETORIA BOERS
SAID TO HAVE 75,000 MEN IN THE
FIELD.
London, Feb. 17. News from the
western campaign, in th.e Orange Free
State, continues to improve, yet Eng
land refuses to rejoice. The truth is
the relief of Kimberley came in the
nick of time to avert a scare which
might have become a panic. Thursday
night's debate in parliament might
well have disheartened any country.
Men of both parties expressed views of
the situation and the outlook which
were fairly appalling in their warnings
of the national peril. Lord Salisbury
could find nothing more comforting to
say in reply than that things were not
worse than in the darkest days of the
war in Crimea. Lord Rosebery's sol
emn declaration that the. crisis was a
matter of life and1 death to the em
pire' could not fail to frighten all class
es of Englishmen.
There is no doubt that yesterday
would" have been another Black Friday
in the financial world had not news of
the great success of the British arms
come before the opening of the stock
exchange. As it was the intelligence
which a week ago would have caused
an enthusiastic boom in the market
only created a slight rally. Then came
a relapse arnd stagnation which contin
ued today; (
FEELING OF APPREHENSION.
The idea which chiefly alarms the
public, including1 nnancial circles, is a
vague feeling that evil in some form
of malevolence will befall England as
soon as her adversity in South Africa
changes into success. In other words
England's military good fortune means
her political peril. It is still impossi
ble to indicate any definite basis for
these fears. Lord Rosebery gave vague
expression to them antf the public is
excusable in inferring that he spoke
from actual knowledge. In fact Rose
bery had no intention of speaking when
he went into the house of lords Thurs
day. His extraordinary speech, which
so alarmed the country, was made be
cause of information which came to
him within an hour of its delivery. This
point has some significance in view of
the, custom of .the English government
to 'take the leaders of the opposition
into their confidence regarding any
matter which gravely involves the for
tunes of the empire.
THE MOBILIZATION OF WAR
SHIPS. It is announced, as a matter of
course, , that the important oraers in
the direction of naval mobilization
mean nothing oeyona mere service
routine. The value of this perfunc
tory denial will be seen later.
It is quite true, however, that even
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if the government has nd definite cause
for alarm it is acting wisely 'in increas
ing the preparations of vigilance in re
gard to other powers, as its military
fortunes in the South African, cam
paign improve.
In respect to the military situation
there is no longer any reason to doubt
that the invasion of the Orange Free
State, begun in earnest,' will 'be vigor
ously pushed. Lallan's Jacobsdal de
spatch, which was the only press mes
sage received during the iay from the
head of the column, makes this abund
antly clear. On the other hand, it
would be absurd to jump to the con
clusion that the Boers have suddenly
decided to turn tail and flee from the
advancing Britishers without serious
resistance. The whole history of their
gallant campaign gives the lie to such
an assumption. Undoubtedly they
changed their plans, or rather they are
carrying out a later feature of their
campaign which recent developments
have made operative. It is significant
that the latest despatches indicate that
the Boers are operating successfully
in the vicinity of Colesburer. which is
due south from JacoDsdal.
SPEEDY ADVANCE NECESSARY.
Much depends, almost everything, tin
the speed of the British advance to
Bloemfontein. The Roprs will ha 43 HI a
I - ' w A A X V- KA S i
Jnx check the invasion if they have time
COMMANDANT CRONJE.
to intrench themselves at any point
where they cannot be outflanked. It
may be expected therefore that the
British advance will be as rapid as pos
sible. It would he surprising, 6w-.
ever, if it does not prove thaJEtlpem.-'
fontein itself is 'now 'surrounde Wvftli:
intreiichmseMts hicti, without other
fortifications, should make the capture
of the city difficult.
V. THE SITUATION IN NATAL.
The news fromi the British forces in
Natal continues to be unfavorable.
Grave information is contained in let
ters written by officers of General Bul
ler's army. One letter criticises h's
plans and says the officers do not hesi
tate to say to one another that they
have lost confidence in him. It is ex
pected that Buller will be ordered to
remain comparatively inactive or vir
tually superseded by General Warren.
CONFIDENCE AT PRETORIA.
A private letter from a well informed
source at Pretoria, dated January 10, is
remarkable for the calm assumption
that Europe will never permit Eng
land to rob the Transvaal and Oranga
Free State of their independence.
Reading between the lines, in fact, it
assumes that Kiruger has received as
surances that if the burghers make a
good fight, powerful friends at the last
moment will step in and say, "Hands
off" to the victor. The letter leaves no
doubt of the confidence of the Boer
leaders Mn the ability of the Boer lead
ers to keep the war going on indefin
itely. Twelve months hence is men
tioned as the earliest date for the cap
ture of Pretoria and two years for
final subjugation of the Transvaal.
While it is incidentally mentioned that
all the leading foreign officers in the
service of the two republics have been
engaged for three years with one year's
salary in advance, the writer says the
republican forces have been reinforced
since the war began by 10,000 Dutch
men, 2,000 Englishmen from Cape Col
ony and Natal, 3,000 foreigners who
come via Delagoa Bay and paid their
own expenses. It is declared that there
are 7,000 men in the fighting line with
reserves to the number of about 30,000
more. The country is calm, e blacks
working on the farms and in the towns
as in normal times. There is not the
slightest fear of a" native uprising, be
cause every kaffir was disarmed! before
the beginning of the war. Finally the
writer intimated-that big events would
happen about the 'beginning of March,
when the climate advantages will all
be on the side of the Boers and" Gen
era! Joubert will take the offensive.
2,000 ENTERED KIMBERLEY .
. London, Feb. 18. A despatch, under
aate of February lfr-says: . In refer
ence to- the fighting near Jacobsdal, it
appears that 2,000 British troops went
through the fedscal position at Modder
river and entered Kimberley." It is
reported that the federals intercepted
the British rear, taking great booty, ox;
en and a number of prisoners.
FIGHTING AT DORDRECHT
Bird's River Camp, Feb. 16 .-General
Brabant, with the ' colonial irjQegulaxs,
miad e a c onnoissanee today and: came ;i
in contact with the Boers at Dordrecht.
It was atfrawn battle with eight hours I
Twrlrenht. butt evacuated! it later. The
British had eight Idlied' ana . four
wounded.
BULLER ENGAGET IN BATTLE.
Lorenzo Marques. Feb. 17.--De-spatches
received here today from fcoer
sources Estate that the British under
Buller iare1' again attacking Vaalkrantz.
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The Boers, the telegram says, are hold
ing their own.
London, Feb.. 18..--The story from
Boer sources that the British have
again attacked Vaalkrantz is not offi
cially confirmed, though Durban, sends
rumors that Buller has reoccupied the
place and that the Boers are retiring
in the direction of the "Free State. An
other report is that there has been
fighting on Buller's right. It Is
thought possible that Buller is making
feints on Vaalkrantz and that his prin
cipal movement is to the eastward.
People who have arrived at Durban
from the Tugela river state that im
portant operations are in progress and
these stories "receive confirmation from
the fact that the censor at the front
has .. stopped he transmission of all
telegrams. There is nothing further
from the campaign vicinity of Kimber
ley and Jacobsdal.
It was stated at Jhe war office at
midnight that there was no news.
CRONJE IN RETREAT.
Jacobsdal, Feb. 17. General Cronie.
with 10,000 men, is in full retreat to
wards Bloemfontein. General Kellv-
Kenny is fighting the rear guard action
and harrassing the retreat.
The Boers are reported to be leavlnar
Spytfontein -going in a northwesterlv
direction.
The Boers captured a large convoy
as the result of Thursday's fighting at
Riet river. The British casulties were
comparatively slight in view of the
tremendous bombardment. Less than
thirty men were wounded and but one
was killed.
General French's division was en
thusiastically welcomed at Kimberley.
The officers were dined at the club
last evenine. News of the pntrv into
Kimberley greatly cheered the trocps
who are. working spiencMdly.
LEYDS TO CALL ON THE POPE
Rome, Feb! 17. Dr. Leyds. the
Transvaal- agent, -sent a telegram to the
pope, requesting an audience. His holi
ness . sent a reply today granting tue
reauest.
THE CAPTURE OF JACOBSDAL.
From Laffan's Correspondent with
Field Marshal Roberts, Jacobsdal, Fb.
lp. The" British entered the town yes
terday afterneon on the southeastern
outskirts.
General Wavell's brigade, which
included a portion of the City of Lon
don imperial volunteers, had a sham
ekirmish with three hundred Boers who
were defendendim? Jacobsdal from
branches (of the trees in the suburbs.
The Boers, who were 'commanded by
the Transvaaler, Mertens, retreated to
the hejid "laager near Modder river, tak
ing the wounded with them. The Brit
ish casualties were two killed and seven:
' e'town
of Jacobsdal ;as. earcel
OjUcHed by shell fire.
The Boers took their
forage . and
transport with them.
The march of the British infantry
was eventless, and idespite the intense"
heat there were few prostrations.
At noon yesterday the Boers sniped
at the'rea guard while it was leaving
Waterval .
The Boers here express astonishment
at the fitness of the British horses. The
health of the British troops is remarka
ble.
Colonel Slocum, of the United States
army, is here.
BULLER'S TASK.
Chicago, Feb. 17. The Record's cor
respondent at London cables:
General Buller's best employment
notf is to prevent the despatch of re
enforcing detachments from General
Joubert's army to western Orange Free
State, and this the experts feel he may
be depended upon to accomplish.
FREE STATERS MAY DESERT.
Intelligent students of the situation
are pointing to yet another important
factor:
rii,r, -nQi- loo ricxr-c tr-nct thpir
V , (V 11 1 ' U V. 1 1 v L- VI 1 fcj L 1 n 1 i. -
men? The Orange Free Staters, espe
cially if they fall back on the Trans
vaal, will be leaving their farms and
belongings to the mercy of the invad
ers. If, on the other hand, they re
main the stanch allies of the Boers, the
British will have heavy fighting before
they are masters of South Africa,
whereas, if the British invasion pro
gresses, the force opposed to Lord
Roberts wi'll be greatly diminished and
the task will be correspondingly light
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In Zululand the Boers are pushing
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APPROPRIATION FOR CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION
House Eevisei itvAti ATI PnnTAra
Given to Heads of Bureaus
Washington, Fefe.The house to
2ay reversed the action, taken in com
mittee of the whole yesterday and re
instated, into the legislative executive
and judicial-appropriation bill the par
agraph making appropriations for the
civil service commission. The vote
was by yeas and nays, 125 to 77. I
The house, in committee of the whole,
concluded the consideration of the ap
propriation bill without any important
change. The most striking amend
ments were by Mr. Bromwell, of Ohio,
requiring heads of bureaus ito certify
incompetent and incapacitated clerks
to the civil service commission for re
moval; and by Mr. Hitt, of Illinois,
giving to Mr. Richardson, of Tennes
see, access to state papers and diplo
matic correspondence of the confeder
ate states, with permission to compile,
edit and publish them.
In the course of the afternoon Mr.
Sulzer, of New York, presented a pro
test from- the anti-trust conference at
Chicago against the passage of the
financial bill. This led to an animated
and generally humorous debate, partic
ipated in by Messrs. Sulzer, Cannon
and Grosvenor, of Ohio.
NICARAGUAN CANAL
REPORT FILED
United States Can Construct Without
Consent of Any Other Power.
Washington, Feb. 17. Chairman Hep
burn of the house committee on com
merce today filed (the report of the bill
already favora'bly reported authorizing
the construction of the Nicaraguan canal
at a cost of $140,000,000. The report ex
plains the various routes and estimates
of cost of the canal cn a route selected
by ithe committee, and holds that the
United States has the right to con
struct the canal without the consent of
any other power. Hepburn, in the re
port, says tnat 'the United States is not
bound by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to
refrain from building the canal. He de
clares that the spirit of the treaty was
that England would not secure a short
route to the East without the consent
and co-operation of the" United States,
and that she violated 'this through he,r
control of the Suez carnal, thereby se
curing such a route.
A LYNCHING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Aiken, S. C, Feb. 17, Wi-11 Burts, a
negro, was lynched near' Bausutt mills
this morning. Two hundred and fifty
men were in the crowd. Last Monday
Burts attempted an assault on Mrs. C.
L. Weeks, wife of a planter. He es
caped, and a posse came, up with him in
Edgefield county last nigbt. They re
turned with him to-Aiken. Burts was
swung up and the crowd emptied their
guns into his body. Burts confessed to
attempting to cut Mrs. Weeks' throait
and told her he would kill her. A re
ward of $10o wae paid to the man who
captured Burts.
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WILL MEET AT
FRANKFORT
Democratic Legislature
Hold Session There
Tomorrow.
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Speculation as to What
Course They will Take.
They May Adjourn to Avoid an Em-
harassing Contest,
Expected Agreement as to Court Case
Not Yet Recorded.
LAWYERS WILL MEET IN CON
FERENCE TODAY-DEMo.RATIC
LEGISLATORS CLAIM THEY
HAVE VOTES ENOUGH TO UN
SEAT TAYLOR.
Louisville, Feh. 17. At the session
of both houses of the legislature this
afternoon the democrats adiourned to
meet at Frankfort Monday. For the
first time in a week a quorum was
present in each house. It is stated on
good authority that when the legislat
ure meets in Frankfort Monday it will
adjourn sine die. It is stated by cue
democrats that this will be done in or
der to avoid conflict if the republicans
insist on Lieutenant Governor Marshall
presiding. The democrats have select
ed Senator Carter for that office. It
is an open secret hat Blackburn s ef
forts to have the contest stopped are
bearing fruit.
Frankfort, Feb. 17. The democrats
of the Kentucky legislature mee: at the
state house Monday, having so resolved
at a meeting in Louisville today. Opin
ion here is divided as to. what th?y will
do. If they swallow their pride, and
admit they have been acting illegally
and take up the election contes't as if
nothing had ever been done about it,
they can, if they., have enough votes,
complete Kentucky's eha-nge in less
time than.it "takes to tell it, and Tay
lor wiH" have to walk out of the execu
tive building without an appeal to apj?.
court to save him. A section' of the
constitution provides for the settlement
of the contested elections "for governor
and lieutenant govern )r by tbe legisla
ture. The democrats say they have
votes enough to unseat Taylor, but the
republicans declare they have "or.
The expected agreement between the
republican and democratic 'lawyers re
garding the trial in the courts of the
cases brought by each side to determine
the legality of the democrat's stand,
was not reached today. Tonight th;?
(lawyers went to Louisville and tomor
row they have a joint conference there.
It is believed to be certain that an
agreement will be reached.
INSTRUCTED IN CENSUS TAKING.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 17. Assist
ant Director of Census Wines arrived
today and held a conference with tne
census supervisors of Mississippi,,.
Louisiana and Florida to advise them
of their duties. Some difficulty is ex-
perienced in getting enumeratorsr
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