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ROBERTS IS NOW
READY TO MOVE
Invasion of tbe Free States Will
Begin Without Delay.
KIMBF.RLEY IN SORE STRAITS
Death Kite Has Increased tu Alarm'
ing Proportions and tbe Town May
Fall Ik fore Kobcrts Arrives.
LONDON, F b. 13. Lord Robert ha
uthered 3S,ooo men with whom, ac
cording t' the best military opinion In
London, In- purpoc turning the left of
th MiiKi'i-nfiinti-ln line m-nr JacobMlal.
enuring the Free State, compelling
Uciierul f'ronje to ruin tin- clg
ICImlM-rl'-y, and Urn making hi flmt
step toward Hloemfotit'ln.
V.nl.rOii) I,ord Robert announced
tlw appointment of Hlr H"nry Colvlllc,
tu I li.-rto c mniiinli-r of the Guard'
"jrlKU'l". to thi- command of thv Ninth
lllion, which l being forni'd nnd
will coiiHlnt probably to a great extent
of colonial troop. General Colvllle
will be succ-eded by General Ki-kIiuiI'I
J'olo-Curev. .
Loid II'itx rtH tells the correspondent
that when hi- get down to business
they will huv.. ample opportunities to
send new. II In chief pre censor yes
terday Ihhui-iI mw rub, and In tin- fu
ture nil written rommutiicatloini arc to
go unchci k.'.t. Only telegram will be
censored. For the next few iluyi little
ne,v In likely to get through, but later
lh re will be more freedom. Thu. uy
the censor, and the lust clause nmy be
Interpreted to m an that something Ih
ib.iut to happen.
Klmberhy, 20 nine away from the
MudJcr river position, I In tore straits.
The detail of the December death
rute how that In o population of H,-
("0 white ami 19.0"0 black, the mor
tality w.u CO white and ii black per
tiou.und. The Infantile death rule wa
fiTl per thousand among the white, and.
Si: per thousand among the black. I
count jewr wn preaient.
un initimui iaie 01 ining in Uv-
tembvr cannot have Improved much If,
at all since, and the fighting power of ,
the garrlnon
muHt have te.n greatly i
dlmlniitlK'd.
Aieanunue, tne Domoaromcnt by tne i
iocr ua incrensea unl mere liniiu-
nent dan.-r
of the town falling un -
ler the very eye of Lord Roberts, It
Is believed in clrce dime to the war
iilflce that he will move at once.
Scout have approached within one
thousand yards of the Boer entrench-
m.,nl. n. 1 r .. . . . I mi I... "
found these very strong.
THE ARMY INCREASE.
Secretary Wyndham Say Engand Will
Soon Have 600.000 Men Un
der Arms.
LONDON. Feb. 12.-The house
common wa crowded today In anllcl
patlon of a statement from George
Wyndhum, the parliamentary secretary
of the war office, In regard to a; my
measures.
The government, he said, hud not
even considered the question of com
pulsory service, which was entirely un
necessary In view of the active recruit
ing for the auxiliary forces. During
the spring and summer the volunteer
artillery will be rearmed. The mounted
lnfontry In the volunteer corps would
be formed. The artillery services and
corps of engineer necessary for two
additional army corps would be raised
forthwith, namely, 36 field batterbs
and seven horse batteries.
The speaker also said it had been de
cided to raise twelve additional Infan
try battalions. Wyndham said tl.e ex
isting forces would also be expanded
by several regiments and that commis
sions would be offered to militia offi
cers of the colonies and to the univer
sities. At present, the speaker further
pointed out, there were 109,000 regulurs
In the country and the Increase antici
pated was to be 30,000. There were now
3:18,000 men In the auxiliary forces and
It was estimated the Increase would be
50,000 men.
So, altogether, the country would
soon have at least 017,000 men and
Wyndham anticipated that the number
would be nearer 600,0u0 than half a
bullion.
UOER8 AHStlME THE OFFENSIVE.
They Have Crossed the Tugela and
Will Attempt to Cut Off Uuller.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-The news
printed In London today throws a great
light on the war situation. Lord Rob
erts U not engaged In a movement
ngulnst Rloomfontoin, as had been
hoped, but Is nt Modder river, and It Is
believed that he means to attack Gen
eral Cronje for the purpose of relieving
Cecil Rhodes and the besieged city of
IJImbcrly whose Inhabitant have been
eating horse meat for five weeks and
whose death rate ha grown alarming
ly. General Cronje has strengthened
his position In expectation of an attack.
At Id'ntibeig the Iloer are dtrong
enough to take the offennlve. The mutt
depreKHliiK new, however, come from
Natul, The lloer hove occupied a
farm miuth of the Tuicla near Chcvt-
Uy. which I ntudded with hill from
which the country tun be commanded
for mile around. It I reported from
Durban that General Joubert I march-
IriR with a column of d.000 men to out-
Hunk General Huller. A Itat column
In operating In Kululand and there
eetrm to be alarm In Natal and a fear
that Oener.il Hulli r'n line of communi
cation will be attacked. Although
Wlimlon Churchill teleRraph that On-
era I Duller I about to make a fourth
atack on the Itoer front, the london
paiicr uii attention to the fact that
the Kenenl ha removed hi headquur- ;
ten from Hpearman' camp to HprlnK
fleld and apparently do not believe '
that General duller will attack again. '
A for ji'lymlth the military expert i
have Riven up hope. It 1 agreed that i
a ortle from the bclcugured town j FKANKFOIIT. Ky., Feb. 11 Thl
would renult In tbe IlrlllHh b lng cut wa nnother day of unbroken calm In
to piece. j Frankfort. The republican member of
The Mon.lnic Leader', txp' rt ay: , the leglHlature met at noon and after
"General liuller felt that It would be appointing- committer to inform Gov
uhcIcm to irt-revere In hi attempt to ernor Taylor that, pumuant to the
r.. I !... I urit'umllh n 1.1 h ur.,,1.1 t. . ... .
f(
"'' '"ore iofd man ine numoer or men
I lemninlrit at Ladyhmith.
I "We hear now of two attempt to
I tun. General Uuller hlnnw lf, one by a
Hoc, column nnir hlntf throuKh Zulu
, bind and another with S.OAO men In
Nittul urnl' r the redotibtuble Joubert
hliiiM-lf.
( "It I iulte plble that General
liuller him held on the I'pper Tui lu
us mm h by the rui:edneH of nature h
vy in - enemy a artuiery. ue may De at Uouhtvllle to report whether It I
ho wenk on the Lower TutjeU a to , Kufe for th,.m to c,)r,1(. to Frankfort did
have hi rlKl.t Mar.k and hi connnunl- : t ,,ut ,n an appearance during tbe
rillon with the cr oh n to u Htrotig , day. jtepubllcan leader gay that they
",,a' '(- I exiect nothing new to transpire until
"Hut he niuct make the bent of hi , alu.r Ju,,se Taf, Cincinnati ha xen
force. All the relnforcem-lit ithln ! j, Tes hia (.M(n Wednesday.
r.a.h for a fortnight to come are, At one tinie to(lay GoVernor Taylor
...rM.ii.me,, i..r un unenipi 10 orce a
p.tarfe of the -range river, which we
nave got at a point wmre it I of little
ucc to u uve :or the relief of Kim-,
The .,x ert note with alarm the t.p-
X'aritr.ce of enlrlc fever In
General
oa.urce . arm ou.rr .o.ces.
Jle say Uml Kitchener ha not got
to tne ironi yet. ana mat low uooen
n" llK, y l c-r J'r general ad-
vancc until hi chief of staff arrlv?.
WlriHton Chun hill' dlnpatch Irom
Fiere Camp, Sunday noon, sent w
(;,.neral I'-ullcr s arptovul, In which
ith
he'
wurnw the DtMh reoie that there
mllv jM, heavy io and nossiblv dltar..
Illm,,nt frim i?un,.r's fourlh attack,
riyK Jescriblnic the lubt fight:
Maxlm-Vlcker gun, abandoned'
by tl.e Cocrs iu it donga, w.im nbcut to
fll ..., ,,, numlK f lht, nrilh when
ihi.i nni.,ri,.i.. r,rt.n ih. ru. vn.
j,H. himself, brought back a team of!
hoiKc and ehiaivj with the gun.
"It was a splenclil feat of arms.
"During the right General Hlldyard
fortified himself continually with much
sk,i bullulnit traverses and bead cov-
. .
ers. Consequently, though exposed to
n tenlble shell fire luring all of the
night, he only lost 41 men. In twelve
minutes. $3 shells exploded on the hill
and ,M0 were counted In two hour., be- j
sides smaller sheila from llaxim-A lck i
er guns, which were Innumerable,
"I'rlnce Christian Victor, aide-decamp
to General Hlldyard. ras
f J knocked down by the concussion of a
100-pound shell bursting on a rock by
which he was sitting. The prince be
haved throughout with the most ex
treme composure,
"The Eoer prisoners admit heavy
loss, but declaie an unfaltering deter
mination to resist to the uttermost."
The fifth month of the war opens
with the Doers apparently about to
take the offensive with their armies
apparently Intact and well supplied
with ammunition and. according to
Winston Churchill, foreigners and war
material pourliip Into the Trankvail
through Dt'lagoo. bay.
. GOLF CHAMPION DEAD.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-F. O. Talt,
amateur golf champion of Great Rrlt-
aln In IMMi and 1S9S. was killed during
General MacDonnld's reconnaissance
at Koodoosberg, being shot through the
I body. He had previously been wound
ed at Msgersfonteln.
MAFEKINO IN STRAITS.
The Bores Are Slowly Rut Surely
Closing in on the Unfortunate
Town.
LONDON, Jan. 30. (Correspondence
of the Assocluted Fress.) From Ma
fcklng the Times' correspondent, under
date of December 29, writes:
"The straits of a beleagured city are
only Just beginning to come to Mafek
ing. It Is now nearly six weeks since
Mufeking was proclaimed as being In
a state of siege and, although there
bus been no single opportunity of any
commercial reciprocity between our
selves and the outside world, the ruling
prices are at present but very little
above nnrninl. Distress Is wholly ab
sent, danger Is purely incidental, and,
Indeed, It would seem, as Colonel Baden-Powell
suld In a recent order that
'everything In the garden was lovely.'
"From time to time Colonel Baden
Powell has Issued orders congratulat
ing the townspeople upon their spirit
(ConUnued on page 4.)
TAFT'S DECISION
NOW AWAITED
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' FraOKIOrt ASSCmtly MeetS &Li
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! AlJjOUmS WithOUt Developments
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SITUATION CONTINUES CALM
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Case Argued and bubmitted at Cin
clnoati and Kill Be Decided
Tomorrow.
'. ierm 01 rim proclamation aojourmng
ik. leuiaiur t I.nrlon nrl . .lllni
It to Frankfort, thejr had come to thl
t city and were prepared to tiansact tuch
j buxlnexs a mlKht come before them.
, The governor acknowledged the me
t ie and both houne adjourned until
, tomorrow. Th"re were nine member
, In the oenate ar.d twenty- -Ight In the
, houie.
The committee which wa expected
to come from the democratic members
,UtdeJ to c;J-.-r -W&V a!! of tl.e So!
,HrH now here wllh tne excepUoI1 of
: a ew f(,r a onAl u,dy guarJ. He
m for CoIone, William and gave or
; ders for the movine of the trooiui hut
Hevt,ral of hig frk.nd8 UTgei g0 8trongIy
that the soKIL-rs De ermltted to remain
that ,he KOVnor changed his intention
UI)d Bal(1 lhat for the present at least
ne w.Juia not have any more of ,hem
returned to their homes,
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1 I'ROCEEDIXGS BEFORE TAFT.
1 Arcuminta Comnlelpil and Lke ("onrfu
: Decision Exnected Tomorrow
j Morning.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12. After hear
ing the arguments, Judge Taft reserved
his decision In the Kentuckv Inlunctlon
nmii u'.hhhI. .n.r.n,.
The application was for un lntanc
lion against the Kentucky state board
of election commissioners and contest
ants for state officers other than that
of governor and lieutenant-governor.
Ex-Governor Bradley, In stating the
case, after reciting the provisions by
which the state board of election Is
converted Into a board of contest, de.
ilared that they were entirely repug'
ant to a republican form of govern
nient which Drovlde for three distinct
departments.
He asserted that this board of con
test had been made a Judicial body by
the Goebel. law. Going Into the argu
ments for the jurisdiction of the court,
he said that this action had Its basis
on the provision of the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., on behalf of
the defendants, made a brief argument
on the two propositions that the court
had no- Jurisdiction, because the petl
tions do not present a case of equity,
and do not fall under the provisions
of the fourteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
He said the situation was one In
which the position of these compiuln-
ums is in course of settlement by a
state tribunal. The contest proceedings
in these cases are pending. This con
dition presents none of the features of
an equity case.
IMPORTANT BILL PASSED.
But It Relates to Oriental Commerce
and Has No Interest for
Oregon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-An Im
portant bill was passed by the house
today which makes universally ap
plicable the law that now permits the
transit In bond of goods through the
United States.
Goods in bond can be shipped through
any portion of the territory of the
United States to foreign ports. It is
principally designed to give the trans
portation companies of the United
States any portion of the transconti
nental trade to the Orient.
The bill nUi repeals the law of ".'3,
prohibiting the shipment of goods In
bond to the Mexican free zone.
TO FIGHT FOREIGN INVASION.
Import Decree of the Empress Dowager
of China.
NEW YORIC, Feb. 12. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Decrees (sued by the empress dowa
ger of China, which have Just reached
the state department, show- that a new
policy of defence against foreign terri
torial aggrandizement ha been adopt
ed by tne lVkln government.
The decrees further show that,
though It wa not generally known
nere, the relation between China and
France several months ago were ao
ftralued that the empress dowager ap
pn bended hoMllltle with the latter
power.
Thofc. acquainted with Chinese af
fair are deposed to regard the decree
a significant of the belief of the em
press and her advlxor that China Is
uftli l-iitly prepared to e( sit by force
of arm ill further aggresMon of for
eign power upon Chln-se territory and
that her future poilcy m i in line
with this vie
In fact, one decree goe to the extent
of empowering official to declare war
upon any foreign power attempting to
seize territory belonging to the Juris
diction under their control. Issued by
the tsung-ll-yamtn. In compliance with
the empre' Instruction, the first de
cree wa eommunif ated to the viceroy
and governor of the maritime and
Yang Te province. It reads:
"'A the Italian have not had their
ambition gratllied In respect to the
cession of San Mun bay to them, it Is
ar pnhende 1 that they may try to find
opportunlt for Ktlzlng other portion
of our coast.
"Moreover, the arbitrary and aggres
sive actions of the French at Kwang
Chou, where they are stirring up dis
turbances in order to obtain further
pretext f.-r demanding concessions
from the Imperial government, may
lead to actual hostilities between China
and France.
"It behooves us, therefore, to exer
cise the utmost vigilance and watchful
ness to guard af.-aint suddfn aggres
sion nd to be always prepared to re
sist an em my. Your excellency Is
therefore ur?ed to enjoin all this upon
the generals and commanders of troops
garrisoning Important points within
your jurisdiction and not only this, but
to fc? prspared also to give aid to your
brother viceroys and governors whose
territories adjoin your own."
General Chang was In command of
the Tsing Tao forts when the German
fleet seized Kiao Chau bay and was be
headed for his action in surrendering
them to the Invaders.
MORE FROM MONTAGU WHITE.
Believes I'nptcts for Peace In South
Afri?a Are Increasing.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12,-Montagu
Whito writes to the World as follows:
"I am delighted to find that the pros
pects of ;eace are Inert asing. The
bero'c resistance of the Boers must
convincingly satisfy the large body of
impartial English opinion that they are
fighting for the noblest principles of
mankind home, freedom and indepen
dence." 'There was a strong minority In Eng
land uitterly opposed to this war from
the very first. I am perfectly sure that
this minority has been Increased to a
majority, although the sentiments of
pride and prestige may prevent them
from openly advocating the cessation
of hostilities. It ought not to be Im
possible for American sympathizers
and advocates of peace to work on the
lines of the conciliation committee in
England, thus finding a means of
securing conditions of peace honorable
to both parties.
"Although the Boers have shown
military abilities which have surprised
the whole world, they are essentially
peace-loving and the very reverse of
what is known as a war-like people.
The fact that their existence as a ico
p'e Is at stake accounts for their won
derful morale and efficiency. They
hove means and the determination to J
c.trry on a long war, but I am sure
that they would welcome any efforts
that would enable them to beat their
swords into pruning forks, providing
that an honorable and a permanent
pea:e could :e assured."
WORLD S RECORD BROKEN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. I. E.
Gorman, of the Golden Gate Pistol
Ride Club, has broken the world's fifty
shot record with pistol at 50 yards at
the Shell Mound ranges. The record
was 4-il points, but after having made
four attempts to break It, Gorman suc
ceeded with. a score of 471. Some time
ago he broke the 100-shot American
record, and he now claims to be the
champion pistol shot at 100 and 50-shot
contests In Amerka.
OREGON'S SOLDIER DEAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. U Ar
rangements are being made to send all
the bodies of Oregon soldiers w hich are
unclaimed In this city to Portland, Or
egon, where thes will be burled in a
plot purchased by the National Guard
of Oregon.
KILLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. The building
material trades council, with a mem
bership of 20,000, has announced that It
will support the building trades council.
No material will be furnished the con
tractors employing non-union labor.
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12. The an
niversary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coln was observed as a legal holiday
for the first time in this city today. I
ROOSEVELT NOT
A CANDIDATE
Does Not Want Office of Vice
President at This Time.
WILL BE NEEDED AT HOME
His Work ii Xew York Is Just Bcgua
and He Hopes for the Honor to
Carry It to Completion.
ALBANY, JT. Y., Feb. 12,-Governor
Roosevelt today gav out a statement
relative to the vice-presidency, in
which he declare that he will not ac
cept the hor.or under any t l cum
stances. His statement follows:
"In view of the continued statements
In the press that I may be urged as a
candidate for vice-president and In
view of many letter that reach me
advising for and against such a course,
It Is proper for me to state definitely
that under no circumstances could I
or would I accept the nomination for
vice-president
It is needless to say how deeply I ap
preciate the honor conferred upon me
by the mere desire to place me In so
hU'h and dignified a position. But it
seems to me clear that at the present
time my duty Is here In the state whoso
people chose me for their governor.
Great problem have been faced and
are being partly solved In this state
at this tim and, if the people so de
sire, I hope that the work thus begun
I may help carry to a successful con
clusion." The governor, in giving out his state
ment, said;
"And I am happy to state that Sena
tor riau cordially acquiesces In
views in the matter."
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ROOSEVELT TO RUN AGAIN.
Governorship. Not Vice-Presidency
Still His Ambition.
NEW YORK, FebT 12.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Governor Roosevelt will not accept
the nomination for the vice-presidency
on the republican ticket. He will be
a car.dic.ate for a second term In the
executive mansion at Albany.
This, the substance of a communica
tion received by Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts from the governor, wa con
veyed to tl.e president. Senator Lodge
did not consider the message he re
ceived trom Governor Roosevelt confi
dential. He acordingly distributed the
information freely among republican
le.Kitrs nere.
Governor Roosevelt's Dositlve .Wii
atiop to accept second place on the
pn-sid-ntial tickn is the leading topic
of discussion tonight among republican
leaders in Washington. Thus putting
himself out of the race. Governor
Rooseve't has reopened the field of
speculations as to who will be President
VcKlnleys running mate. Senator
Scott, of Vest Virginia, a member of
the nationat committee, said he re
ceived Information which came direct
from Governor Roosevelt announcing
positively that he would not accept the
nomination for the vice-presidency,
even if it should be tendered to him by
the unanimous vote of the national
convention.
"There are some of us," added Sena
tor Scott, " who are Inclined to look to
the Far West for a running mate for
President McKinley In the next cam
paign. I hear the names of Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin: Senator Fair
bonks of Indiana, and General Harri
son Gray Otis of California, frequently
mentioned In the- event of New York
failing to present an aceptable candi
date." Joseph H. Manley, the veteran na
tional committeeman from Maine
thinks Cornelius N. Bliss would make
an admirable candidate.
"He would be acceptable not onlv tn
tne president," said Mr. Manlev
"but
to all factions in the republican party
BLOCKADE ON FIREARMS.
Mexicans Strip Americans of Guns and
Ammunition at Sonora.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-A special to the
Chronicle from El Paso, Tex., says:
The Mexican government now pro
hibits the entrance of arms and am
munition to the slate of Sonora, owing
to the revolution now in progress there.
American miners who have hereto
fore been permitted to carry rifles and
six-shooters and belts full of cartridges
into Sonora are now prevented from
carrying any arms whatever and are
stripped of ammunition at Nogaies and
Naro. This order was issued because
it w:ts reported that Americans were
pour'ng into Sonora In the guise of
mluen, while their rtal object was to
assist the rebellious Yaquls In gaining
th-ir freedom. The new orders are en
forced by Mexico only at Arizona port
of entry and persons entering Sonora
la E! Paso and Casa Grandes are per
mitted to carry all the arms and am
munition desired. Many person have
taken advantage of this to convey
these contraband good Into the hostile
country.
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