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DULLER HAS
AGAIN A10YED
Another Advance on Ladysmltb
Now In Progress.
STRONG POSITIONS OCCUPIED
Hrltlsb Infantry Successfully K unite
a Series of Hrllliaot Charges and
Hold All Ground Won.
HPEAKMAN'H CAM!', Wednesday,
Feb, 7, p. m. General Buller corn-
an ml vii rite for tilt relief of
Ladysrnlth Monday. The tmial guns
iH-n(t fire at T In the morning and
feint attack u made In front of our
position. Three batla'lons advanced to
'ward Hi ukf'iit-ln with fix batteries
At 11 o'clock the Hurra penod with ar-
. illl'TV fltv und unit several shells
.iiinot'K tht British Infantry who retired
i one hour later.
i Meanwhile a vigorous attack was
mud., on III), extreme rlifht wl.ero the
engineers 1-xiM-iiitlounly constructed a
position. Fevers! pieces of lannon, hid'
di'ii among trees on Zwartzkop, boin
' harded heavily, lloth the Diltlsh in
'fantry anl the Ilwr were entirely
; aurprlavd.
j At t o'clo. k a hltih hill, the lontlnu
j ii t Ion of Itiukfonteln, had been taken.
,The ojwrailons wire ix elbntly plan
1 tied. Th' name of the hill tken 1h
: Kriintt Kloof. The bombardment of
the Hoer poKltlon waa resunnd this
(ymtorday) morning-. The noera work-
id a dUaiiDearlns; cannon from the
hUh Doorm Kloof range on the right
of the hill captured; but the Brttlfh
ahclla exploded Iti Tnaffaiine -and the
rim una tiul out of tutlon until late
In the day.
The muHketry (Ire wbji Intermittent
until In the afternoon when the Boers
made a determined effort to retake the
hill. Reinforcements ruohed up cheer
ing, the Bots were repulned and the
Hrltlih advanced along the ridge.
LONDON, Feb. K-The Standard has
the following from fiearnan'a Camp,
dated February 7:
The force under General Buller Is
again advancing to the relief of Lady-
smith uiid after two days' severe fight
Ing It may fairly be said to havo made
a sood first steo on the road to the
b( sieged town.
The movement was begun early Mon
day morning by way of Potgleter's
drift. The Eleventh brigade, forming
a part of the Fifth division under
General Warren, made a feint attack
upon the kopjes on our 'ront. The as
Huult was delivered at the outnei under
cover of the naval guns on Mount
Alice and mibneum ntly under the field
butteries.
The Infantry advanced rteadlty to
ward the Boer entrenched position a
Brakfonteln and kept the tnuny bttet
ly employed.
A pontoon bridge was thrown across
the Tugela by the engineers under th
lire of the enemy. The first battalion
to move across In the forenoon woa the
Durham light Infantry, ot General Lyt
tletou's Infantry. They advanced
against Vaal Krauts, which lies on the
moat direct road to Ladysndlh, and
after two h.nii-V splendid work they
got within charging distance of the
Boers.
The first one of the kopjes was car
rled by them At the point of bayonet by
the utmost gallantry,
Almost simultaneous with this the
rlile brigade cleared the second kopje
and aftor moving across a long ridge
they bivouacked on the spot. The feint
attack at Totgleter's drift having aerv
ed Its purpose In prevenUng the con
centration of the enemy at the rruclal
point, the Eleventh brigade fell back
to the river.
Yesterday (Tuesday), at four In the
afternoon, the enemy, encouraged
doubtless by their success at Splonkop,
endeavored to recapture the position
taken by us at Vaal Krats. Tlu y were
beaten buck, however, with some loss.
The shell and Maxim fire poured In
by the Boers has been extremely se
vere, but our lossi s ore, comparatively
speakliU, small.
The Durham light Infantry took a
few prisoners In the course of their
charge. The enemy, as usual, fought
with the utmost stubbornness.
There Is not the slightest likelihood
that the Boers will succeed In dlslodg-
lug ux from the position we have
gained, and the prosptcts of the relief
of Ludysmlth are decidedly hopeful.
BOKIl Hi; AD LA AO Kit, Ladysnilth,
Tuesday, Fib. , U a. rn.-Further re-
porta of yesterday's fighting at the Up
lr Tugela river show that the Hntlsh
lout heavily at font Drift, hut took an
linporlunl poHitlon on a small kopje on
the Molen drift aide. Tour Boers were
killed. The British loin I unknown.
They are atlll In possession of the
kopje, and the hi guns have ceased fir
ing. A TEMPORARY CHECK.
LONDON. Feb. 8. A special dls-
oatrh from Spearman's Camp, dated
Wednesday, February 7, aaya:
Our further advance la at thin mo
ment prevented, aa the Beers enfilade
ua from their positions on Splonkop
and Doormkloof. Our casualties, al
though estimated at IV), are trilling,
onslderlng the great Importance of the
movement Just concluded.
BATTLB AT STEKKiSTROEM.
CAPK TOW.., Feb. .-Flfchtlng be
aim this morning at flterkstrom and
h now In progress. No details have
l-en received.
PAIUj CORN KITCHEN.
World to Be Taught it e Edlnie
Qualities of the American
Htaple.
The
CHU'A'jO, Fib. :.-IInry Weiss,
hef of the Auditorium hotel, who will
be chef of the "Corn Kitchen at the
Purls Exp.Hltlon, gae a practical H
luftrutlon yesterday of the tyle In
whkh the products of the -'Corn
Kitchen" will be served free to the
patrons of the Maize Missionary Insti
tution during the expoMtlon.
The event was a corn dinner served
President Clark B. Carr and Secretary
Hnow, of the American Malse Propa
ganda, both of whom have been ntmed
by ComniliHloncr-Gciieral Peck to su
pervise the opening of the kitchen and
to D. W. Wilson, secretary ''f th t 111 -
iolx branch of the propaganda
li was a coiii-v' corn dinner., ind
while corn wag not tne viand. It con-
sttiutvd a. Dart. of iverv dish on tie
menu.
There were some vorn dishes which
few white inen hive sue.-. ed'H yet In
making thoroughly well-corn tread
and hoe iak-and to lliutrute the edi
ble nossibllltl. s of the dishes, an old
Virginia "mummy" and a Now Cohans
negress, wltn wynd -rrui skiii hi tnes
two dishes, will be part of the kitchen
siatf. Thev w III be dix-ased in the
haroclerlstlj plantation style.
Colonel Carr nnd Mr. Snow will sail
on March S, taking with them the en
llie stiff of the kitchen. It Is expected
to onen the kitchen Airll 15. and all
during the exposition It will serve sam
ples free to those who call. All ivater-
luls to be used have already been do
nated by manufacturers ot corn prod
ucts. After tho opening, the kitchen
will be In charge of Dhector of Agrl
culture Charles It. Dodge.
MR. IlRYAN'S SUCCESS.
His Addresses In New England Have
Killed the Republican Party.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 7. W. J.
Bryan said last night aftr tie close
of his New England campaign, during
which he addressed 45,000 people in
Ighteen cities:
The meetings have been gratifying,
because they show the growth of demo
cratic sentiments. The trend of public
opinion Is away from the republican
party and I believe that each month
will emphasize this opposition. The
old men contrast the republican party
of today with the republican party of
Lincoln's day and cannot but note the
difference. Tho young men see
Held of opportunity narrowing
Via
they realise that republican politic. are
continual n,r7h,
ot aggregated wealth and lessening
chance of the young man w ho has only
his own brains and his muscle to rely
upon. It re-julres more than the hope
of a perpetual clerkship to stimulate
the young man to the highest en
deavor." THE BOUNDARY Qt'KSTION.
NE WYORK. Feb. 7. The Washing
toon coi respt nd nt of the Journal and
Advertiser avers that he has received
Information Indicating that Ambassa
dor Choats and Lord Salisbury were in
London Tuesday, perfecting the details
of the settlement of the Alaska per-
boundary line. vl h the B.lt
lsh right to tidewater facilities as nnjand M. Ouroussotr, tne uusMaii nm
essentlal feature of the prospectiveibassador, have been closeted daily dur-
Nicaragua canal convention.
In other words, while the Clayton
Uulwer treaty and the Alaskan bound
ary have be n dissociated out of re
spect to American prejudice, they are
closely associated In fact.
MORTGAGES MAIN POSSESSIONS.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 7. The Sunset
Telephone & Tel. graph Conn any has
mortgaged to the Old Colonial Trust
Company, of. Boston, Its entire posses
sions In California, Nevade. Arizona
and New. Mexico as security for the
payment of gold-Interest bearing bonds
to the amount of 12,250,000.
BRITISH FORCES
ALL IN MOTION
General Forward Movement
Along Entire Line Now On.
COMBINED ATTACK PLANNED
Boers Kill be Struck oa Three Sides
Roberts Now the Central
Plflire it Commaod.
LONDON, Feb. 8, i p. m.-The Brit
lsh columns are putting themselves In
motion In all parts of the South African
war field. A combined attack upon the
Boers appears to be In progress. Gen
era! Buller has gained a footing on the
plateau north of Tugela, after two
days of hard fighting.
On the far western border, Lord Me
thuen has begun a turning movement
agalBHt the Boer right, General Mac
Donald threatens the Boer flank, thus
relieving the pressure on Lord f
ihuen's front. Lord Roberts Is said to
be In the middle of the theater of war.
and has beg'jn to march nn Bloemfon
teln.
The Loeis have taken the Ii. illative
against General Gatacre, attacking two
of his position at Sterkstroom.
It really looks as though the general
forward movement so long talked of
was In progress.
General Buller's third attempt at re
lieving Lodysmlth absorbs attention.
Telegrams of from one hundred to two
hundred words, from a dosm corres
pondents, have been passed by the cen
sor. From these it Is clear that Gener-
ai uuuer up to iuur '
taken one hill, had repulsed a Boer
counter attack and was holding his
position against an enfilading fire from
Splonkop and Doorm Kloof. His losses
as mentioned by one of the correspon
dents are 250.
The only telegrams from Boer
sources assert that one of General Bul
elr's attempts to seize the fords has
fulled, but they admit that he has lodg
ed his forces on one kopje.
All light on General Buller's opera
tions caeses here, the war office Is not
contributing any further Information.
Three thousand militia have been
ordered to prepare for embarkation.
All obsolete guns at the various coast
defenses are being replaced with mod
ern naval guns. The government Is
preparing a plan to be submitted to
parliament for the conversion of the
yeomanry volunteers and mllltla into
a well organized and properly equipped
army for home defense.
FRANCE WATCHING ENGLAND.
Biding Her Time In Order to Bring On
a Rupture Over the Egyptian
Question.
NEW YORK, Feb. ". A dispatch to
IV... U....aM mm Torl KAVft!
England., notary foe.
seems to await her opportunity In Eng
land's direct need.
France and England are at the door
of a serious disagreement If thi dis
agreement comes It will probably be
the Egyptian question.
The 'Havaa News agency distributes
un ofticlal denial of the statement nmae
, In several newspapers that the depart
lure from Paris of Sir Edmund Munson,
8mbai!ador t Francei slgnI.
frictlon between Fr8ncu and Eng"
denja, ,8 not tftken
j '
The most conservative authorities re
gard a rupture between the two coun
tries Inevitable, unless England should
show towards France the .same meek
ness with which she allowed Ru' sla to
oust British influence from Persia.
When M. D. Delcasse, the French
minister, and Baron Munsou failed to
understand each other in regard to the
sending of Italian troops to Egypt, the
British ambassador received instruc
tions to go to Rome, and there to hold
up the hands of Baron Currie, in help
ing to carry out his orders.
It is significant tl at M. D leass
liiK the last two weeKS, tneir comer
rm-a sometimes lasting two hours. So
It is believed that Russia's arrange
ment with Persia was effictei with
France's approval after the possibility
of British intetferenco had been can
vassed and discounted.
The World coi respondent discovered
another Important point. When Lord
Salisbury proposed that ItalUn troops
take the place of the English garrisons
in Egypt, King Humbert objectel to
running the risk of French displeasure,
although Italy was under certain obli
gations to England for aid after King
Menellk, cf Abyssinia routed the Ital
ian armies. On this point, tbe Italian
ind English ambassadors at Paris
were Instructed to sound the French
.iblriet.
M. Dele us at first evaded giving an
insAer, alleging that at previous con-
suluuionn he had -M.ti r.d Into an ar
rangeme.it with othr European pow-
eis, mentioning more particularly Tur
key. I'rder Lord Salisbury's demand
for an answer regarding France's posi
tion, Sir Edmund Mun:on ascertained
that Fiance had never communicated
with Turkey on the subject. The Eng
lish ambassador thereupon huffily ac
cused M. Delcasre of seeking a pretext
for trouble with England about Egypt.
Premier Waldeck-Rousseau said to
President Loubet, when' laughingly he
handed him President K ruber's ultima
tum to England:
"From this may spring our chance to
wash away the blot of Faihoda and
do more."'
Recently, M. Mlllerand, minister of
commerce, speaking to M. Vlvlanl, edi
tor of La Lanetume, said:
"Unlesa we seize this we will never
find such a safe opportunity to compel
England to evacuate Egypt."
Such Is the unanimous opinion, not
only of members of the government but
of all tho senators and deputies whom
the World correspondent has nues
tioned. They say in effect that France
dors not wish to obtain a settlement of
the Egyptian, Newfoundland and Mad-
aguscar questions at tie c t of a war, I' "";u waH ,nulr";u ur """
but now is her chance to anange these '"R to Frankfort this afternoon of the
matters without 'shedding a drop of : republican attorneys who have all
blood or spending a centime. I , advjsed the leaderg of that parlyi
President Loubet, M. Wald -ck-Rous-1 .
seuu, M. Delcasie, M. Milk-rand, nil the U "me f Wh"m pre8ent "
long headed statemen. are ail perfectly j Tuesday night's conference. These In
aware that war with Enjland would ! eluded ex-Co vernor Bradley, A. E. Wil
cost more than It would fetch. The
Boers are their cat's paw.
Deputy Milleyoye, one of (he most
Influential members of the chamber,
tald:
'Trance bides her hour. When Eng
land has all the force she can engage
employed in South Africa, we need no
war to obtain from her all the reason
able concessions we nsk. These Brit
ishers say their fleet can hold Europe
at bay provldrd Europe chooses to
fight at sea. Who knows but the Eng
lish fleet may lose Its prestige as has
the English army.
"Even had we no batt'eahips Eng
land could only bombard a few unim
portant colonial towns. Nowhere could
she laud an army and leave garrisons,''
NEW DEMOCRATIC "ISSUE."
Effort Being Made to Get Pat ty Capi
tal Out of the African War..
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. A special
to
the Times from Washington, say-B:
It is learned that under the terms of
the Hague treaty, which has Jest b en
ratified by the senate an effort will be
made before long to exert such offices
as may properly be extended to the
belligerents to bring about a termina
tion of the war in South Africa. Before
this treaty was adopted It was main
tained that the United States could
not, without exposing this government
to the suspicion of unfriendly mo- j
livts, ventuie to sugxe t the ,
use of its good offices to both !
parties to the war. Even now
there may be some hesitation about de
claring, by advances made even with
the best Intentions, that the Transvaal
Is or is not a vassal state, but it is be
ginning to be appreciated here that the
sympathy for the Boers is widespread
and Increasing and that it may not be
wise to defer too long the offer of
frienoly Intervention to save life on
both sides.
It has been d scovered here that
while there is no lack of apprecl;ton
or tr.e atuiuae oi ureal wntain toward
me tnitea oiates aunng vne war wiui;
Spain and a strong Inclination to let ;
the British go on and settle their own j
diflicultles in their own way, there is
uittRins lor me oueis a uunK i.ii.
of sympathy because they have at least
a nomina republic.
On the repub'lciin side the feeling Is
not so strong as It Is on the democratic
side, where Hlmost every man Is a Boer
sympathizer. The situation undoubt
edly arises from a desire on the part
of the republicans to avoid pressing a '
course that will conflict with Mr. Mc
Klnley'8 policy. The democrats may
take advantage cf this knowdedge to
press the Boer side In order to embar
rass the administration.
LILLY WHITE" REPUBLICANS.
Full State Ticket Nominated in Louis
iana. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7.-The "Lilly
White" republican convention at Alex
andria nominated the following ticket:
Governor. C. A. Adee; lieutenant
governor, Judge Wiley; secretary of
slate, General W. J. Behan; auditor, A.
J. Weeks.
Fusion with the popuIisU was not
effected, but a conference committee
was appointed to negotiate wMi all ele
ments opposed to democracy. Tv o re
"publican and a pcpulist ticket in the
Held practically assures dem.icraiTc
success.
KALTZ'S FLAG TRANSFERRED.
SAN" DIEGO. Feb. 7. Admiral Kauta
has transferred bis flag from the Phil
adelphia, the transfer being attended
with the usual salutes and ceremonies.
The Philadelphia has sailed for San
Francisco.
PEACE IS HOT
YET ASSURED
Tbe Kentucky Agreement Miy
Not Be Signed by Taylor.
STRONG PROTESTS MADE
Another Conference Will Be Called
and Democrats Required to Make
.More Definite Terms.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Feb. 7. The ex
istence of a hitch In the peace nego
tiations and speculation as to Its prob
able duration occupied the minds of the
politicians to the exclusion of every
thing else today.
That another conference between rep
rt.sentatives of the two parties may be
necessary b-fore a final agreement is)
son and David W. Falrleigb.
The republicans of this city are not
agreed as to the wisdom of closing
negotiations on the basis of the agree
ment reached Tuesday night. John
Marshall, the republican lieutenant
governor, said this afternoon that so
many protests wtre being male by le
publlcans against the terms of the
peace agreement that he was doubtful
if it would be signed.
FRANKFORT, Ky.( Ftb. 7.-Gover-nor
Taylor announced this morning
that he had not signed the Louisville
agreement and that no action would
be taken before a late hour In the day.
He would not say anything to indicate ,
that it was certain he would defile
upon anything even then.
"I am to consult with some s mtl.;
mcn today," he taid, "and nothing
will he decided until atter 1 see them."
The g-ntlemen alluded to are ex
Governor l;r idley and Colonel Breckin
ridge, both of whom are Taylor's at
torneys. . n""1"0" " ,
" j
LONDON, Ky., Feb. 7. A rumor be
came current early today that a lues-
(sage had been received saying Gov
ernor Tayior bad signed the conference
agreement and the London legislature
would be recalled. Senator Jolly sent
tl.e following telegram to the chief ex
ecutive this morning:
" "Discouraging reports here. Members
are unanimously against tbe agree
ment. Imperative to know the condi
tion at once."
This telegram was soon followed by
another to Taylor from Representative
Kelday which read as follows:
"Make no compromise of our rights
under the constitution and law. We
represent the people of this common-
I wealth for a frre election and a fair
count, An. dUempt on the part of any
min or of men ,0 M uMa(J the re
sult uf tne ,ast ekctlon by force fraud
or vivloU8 legation, without consent
of the jW,pIe , treeson. We therefore
; pltdgt. our gpp amj Uveg u w,
but stand by the election returns, aa
counted by the electorlal commission.
All menibers agree to this."
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 7. It is
stated on excellent authority that Gov
ernor Taylor lias decided not to slg.i
the Louisville agreement in its pres
ent f rm. He desired several changes
In it, and particularly a definite state
ment regarding the repeal of the C.oe
bel law. He Is anxious that a confer
ence be held In Louisville Friday night,
at which these changes shall be dis
cussed and made. The conference here
tonight Is for the purpose of Informing
republican leaders of his views and ad
vising with them regarding further de
mands to be made upon the democrats.
Taylor refused to discuss the question
when asked If the foregoing was true.
THE TROOPS STILL FEARED.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 7.-In an
I tlcipation of the arrival from Co vine.
ton of the body of Governor Gocbel,
Adjutant General Collier this morning
Issued orders withdrawing all troops
from ttu: city, and bringing them wlia
the main body at the capitol grounds.
These orders will remain In effect until
after Governor Goebel's remains have
been placed in the vault tomorrow.
CLOTHING FIRM ASSIGNED.
BOSTON, Feb. 7,-The clothing firm
of Miner, Beal A Company asnlned
today. Liabilities, $450,000; assets not
stated.