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THE WAR IN AFRICA.
A Night Attack oo Boer
Stronghold Wat Planned.
Jaa 24. 4 a as -Geo
Bailer's great toroiog movement, of
wbish to moot bad beeo *i posted, baa
eome lo a ataaditill His oarefally
worded aaeeeaga to the war ofioe telling
this, aa apology aod ao sipleoatioa
Geo Warren holds lbs ridges, bot
after a sileooe of two days reads like
las eaemy'e position* are higher. Tbs
Britten artillery la playing on tbs Boer
Kinos?, aod Boers sro replyiog.
S British infantry is sepsrsted by
ooly 1,400 ysrds from tbs enemy, bot
ao spproseb to the aleop slopes, serous
lbs bare open woold eipose tbs British
to s fstsl rile Irs.
Gto Boiler's plssa have resohed
Ibeir dsvslopvsst. He deelioes to
send his infantry ssross this sods
egaioel formidable pnsttlooa by day
light sod dieeloeee bia porf jss to aa
ssolt tbs Spion hop haighta during the
aight Tats appears to be the key to
loo B>er defsosea. If be takoa it and
thos oommeode 'ho adjseeal eoostry,
so iwporteoi aod poeaibly a deeiatve
atep ejill bo eeeoroplmbed
II eeoms that Gen Boiler's diapsteh
reached the war effioe rather sarly io
the sight and was the aobjsat of s
prolosgad ooofereoee betwsen Lord
Lendadowae, Mr Balfoor aod eevoral
aloff offioiale
The Bailer dtepateh, all, thing* ooo
aids red looks like preparation* foi
worse sswe to soars of the oswepapers
Perltemsot will meet io Asa days.
The eebioet hsd been hoping for one
rallying British laoeeae to oheer th<
sowstry aod to ooomaod gsoeroui
atppofl for fresh reveoan measures
Aaaong Ihsae will be probably an
iaereeee of lbs ineoms tat to a shilling
?o the poood, bot ibis would ooly
provide tbs oosi of Ive week's hostili?
ties. Too dstiss oo '.obsooo, eloohol,
los aod eeffee are likely to be rsleed.
The eebioet will meet at the sod of
loo weak sad dtseats the ailoatioo
Polities I eooeiderotioo, both foreign
aod d >ms?tio, prase opoo the military
soihoritiss tbe oeosssity of apeedily
aceotapliebiog something. These ao
Ihorities on have beeo pe mided to
srge Gao Bailer to attempt bio great
epere;?oo without adequate prepara
IIOO.
Appereetly Lord Roberte baa ootn
log whotsvar to do with Geo Bailer 'a
Operation?. Get Bailer sod tbs war
?fioe oommooioute with saeh other
dtreet
London, Jso 24, I 15 s. m ? Tbo
following dispatch from Boiler noted
at Speermau's Camp, Joo 23, 6 25 p
co . boo jool boeo received ot ibe wsr
ofioe :
"Warren holds tbe pooition he
gained two days ago Io front of
him. at about 1,400 yards is Ibe en
eny*s position, west of Spion kop
ll is oo higher ground tbso Wsrreo's
position, so it is impossible to see in
it properly.
"It oso be opproscbed only over
bsro open slopes ami tbe tidges held
by Wsrren ere so steep that gone
ososot be plsced on them But we
are shelling tbe enemy's position
with bowitsers end field artillery
pieced oo lower ground, bebind in
?stiff
"The enemy is replying with Creu
sol sod other srtilleiy Io Ibis duel
the odvsntegs rests with us, ss we
sppear to be sesrcliing bis trei.cbes
end hie artillery fire is not causing us
mach los?
"An sttempt will be rosde tonight
to seise Spion kop, tbe ssliert of
which forms tbs left of tbe enemy's
poeition facing Tricbards' drift and
which dividea it from tbe p<siiion
facing Poigieter'e drift It has con
siderable command over sll tbe cue
say's eutrenebments "
No Report Reaching Anxious
Eoglaod From Africa.
London, Jen 26, 4 15 s rn ?Tbe
morning pspers went to preae with
conjectores and forecasts ot all sorts,
striving to gueea out something from
Spion kop
Spion kop ie tbe highest part of a
rocky plateso. Kastwsrd lor eight
miles ere tbe Boer positions along
the Tagftle Nortbweetward from
ftpioo kop tbo plateau rooe jraduslly
April, I860.
,%Be Jus
SUM1
op to a great spur of the Drakens
borg
Gen Boiler'? infantry, to reach the
summit to Spion kop, moet cross a
natural glacis three quarters of a mile
wide aod climb 500 feet op a steep
slope.
Nobody here seems to know, not
even tbe war office, what Lord
Roberta baa dooe with bis large rein
foroements Six thousand troops
awaited his arrival at Gape Town,
and sioce tbeo 6,000 others have
reached him. Military critics are all
bopiog that a good abaie of these
12,000 have gone to help Gen Boiler,
aod they argue tbat a few daya wait
may make him atroog enough to over*
come tbe deadlook
There are 19,000 troops at sea, aod
tbia heavy weight oo the British side is
expected to deatroy tbe equilibrium
oow existing oo every field of opera
ttons
Tbe British losses op to date io
killed, woooded sod captured,
acoordiog to Gen Bailer's Isst list,
totsl 8,216 men
It s generally recognized tbat the
Boer positioo, if ever, taken, cao
ooly be oaptored si a tremendous
cost. )
A dispstoh from Pretoria dsted
Tuesday. Jao 23d, says:
"Poor or five times during the dsy
the British replaced their wearied
soldiers by fresh ones The Boer
casualties to date are ooe man killed
aod two men woooded. Our men
are io excellent spirits There has
been a large slaughter of British
"Gen Botos ia now io sole com?
mand, Gen Crooje haviog beeo seat
elsewhere.1'
Tbe asme dispatch, apparently re
(erring to tbe situation st Coleuso,
ssye :
"One of tbe Urge Boer Maxims
was temporally disordered but was
soon repaired.
REPORTS TO NEWSPAPES.
Londoo. Jan 25 ?Tho Daily Tele
graph publishes ths followiog dispatch
from Spearman's oamp, dated Tuesday,
Jao 23, 9 80 p. ? :
' Oo Moaday. Sir Charles Warren's
foeos esooooaded aod fosiladsd tbe
Boer positioo vest of 8pioo kop, near
tbe Acton Hosaes road. A lyddite
battery cooperated with tbe other
batteries aod Maxims Oertaioly tbe
firs was effective, oau-uog tbe euemy
serious losses Tbe Boers, however,
clung desperately to their works, from
whioh they are ooly being very slowly
dritso Today ths eoemy fired their
goos oftenor, using also ths oaptored
15 pounders with sbrapoel Our cas?
ualties today were less sveo (bao those
of yesterday
"Fighting began about 6 io the
morning aod continued anti! dosk, bot
there has beeo nothing like a geoeral
engagement. The natal big goos
assisted, from Potgicter's drift, io
sbslliog ths Boer positions."
A ditpatoh to The Times from Spear
man's oamp. dated Tuesday, 9 30 p
m . says :
'The Boers today seoared more
guns aod are prepared to fight almost
interminably, haviog entrenched their
ridge, whioh stretches io an almost
uobrokeo line from the Drakeosberg
many miles ssstward.
"Firing oootloosd throughout the
day. We bats ?>ot advanoed aoy
farther, bot we threw op eotreoob
meots doriog ths night, from behind
which tbe musketry dael eootioued
from sxaetly the same positioo as yes?
terday "
The Cape Towo correspondent of
The Times, telegraphing Tuesday,
says :
''Ths Boodttes are preparing to
seise tbe first decisive British victory
or the invasion of repablioao territory
as the sigoal for a violent peaee agita
tion Tbey will accompany their
appeal to magnaminity by oovertly
hinting that they are unable lo restrain
the Dutoh oolonists from rising "
A correspondent of The Times st
Modder river, telegrapbiog Tuesday,
s?ys :
"The reports of deserters agree
that the situation of tbe Boers at
Magersfontein is beeomming unbeae
able, because the oamp is unsanitary,
enteno fever is spreading and vegeta
bios are wantiog Oo tbe other band,
'bo health nf tbe British oamp is satis
facory. although the ground hat* been
exhausted by tbe long encampment
and the trees have beeo out down by
Iwswfl p<**t aod dust storms
A dispatch to tho Daily Mail from
Loreizi MatquiH, datt-d Wednesday,
says j
"This morning all passengers hook
od tor the Transsaal wero stopped by
government order, with the exception
of tho members of the Huhnihu amhu
laooe corps, who proceeded by PMSial
train "
THE FIGHTING TUESDAY,
Spearman's Camp. Toesday. 88, 8 30
p. m ?I ho British Gold artillery and
bow.tsers shelled the enemy posted on
tbe orest of the ridge this sjoraitg
'1 he iofantry, onder BISsllsil cover,
kept op ao effeotive nfiV tire. The
Boers resigoed a kopje, of whioh tho
British iuftoiry look possession.
Wheo retiring, ths enemy sheltered
it and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou
'ER. S. 0., WEDNES:
theraselve* behind a srono wall on the
slope of tbo korje, which they held for
hours.
This afternoon the.y ran across the
ravino The British artillery poured
shrapnel and lyddite into them and tbo
iofaotry took the stone wall.
The British oasoalty list was smill.
DUTCH REPORT BRITISH DIS
ASTER
Berlin, Jan 24 ?German press
taoticiane are all unan n ously of
opinion that the situation of the
British forces around Ladysmith is
desperste The Berlin Tageblatt
prints a Brussel's specisl, claiming
that Sir Charles Warreu has been
signally defeated* A military writer
for the Kreuz Reitung says the move
raent to relieve Ladysmith has failed,
rendering the British line of retreat
endangered
BOERS "SNIPPING;" "LONG
CECIL" AT WORK.
Kimberley, Tuesday, Jan 23.?-The
bombardments have oeased bat the
Boers are perpetually engaged in
snipping "Long Cecil'1 is doing
excellent werk sod Cecil Rhodes bsi
personally fired several shells trom
the goo
Spioi. Kop Captured
Without Difficulty.
But in Holding tt The Brit?
ish Suffered
London, Jan 25 ?The war office has I
issued tbo following dispatch from
Spearman's Camp, dated Jan 25, 12 10
a. m :
"Gen Warren's troops last night
oooupied Spion kop, surprising the
smell garrison, who fled. It Las been
held by us all day, though wo were
heavily attaoked, especially by a very
annoying shell fire
"I fear our casualties are oootidera
ble and I have to inform ynu with
regret that Gen Woodgate was danger
oosly woooded.
"Gen Warreo is of the opioion that
be has rendered the eoemy's position
untenable. The men are splendid."
Loodoo, Jao 26 ?Advices have
beeo reoeived from Spearman's Camp
that Geo Wnodgate has suooumbed to
the wounds he reoeived io the sttack
upon Spion kop
ENGLAND IS THRILLED BY
PRAISE OF HER MEN.
Loodoo, J&o 26, 4.15 a. m ?Geo
Buller's phrase, 1 the men are splen?
did/' thrills England with pride and
ooofideooe. His taking and boldiog
Spion kop are considered permanent
advantages k
Sir Charles Warren's opioion that
miles of the adjacent Boer entrench
meots are onteoable is aoeepted by
most expert observers as obviously true,
because from the height of the position,
also some point oot that if it may
laek adequate goo platform to resist
artillery firs from the two exteoded
sides, it is oot likely that Geo Warreo
will Ist g? of anything be holds sod
news of forther success is oalmly
awaited. The military authorities reo
ogoize, of ooorse, that io the twelve or
fifteeo miles betweeo Spioo kop and
Ladysmith there are oootioaoos defen?
sive positions sod ragged hills sod
ravines whioh far out range Spion kop,
hot they are sore that the troops who
have toroed the Boers out of diffioult
plaoes oan do it again. The military
expert of The Times, says :
"It is exoeediogly difficult to arrive
at aoy exact estimatioo of the advan
tage gained A defioite taotioal objeot
has beeo attiioed and definite steps
have been taken in the fulfilment of the
strategic plan."
The Kildooao obstle reaohed Durban
yesterday (Thursday) with 2.000 addi
tional troops for Goo Butler, and three
troopships have arrived from India,
bringing, among otbors, a regiment of
Laooers Beyond this it is not publioly
known here how heavily Geo Buller
has been reioforoed.
The situation in the neighborhood of
the other armies is unchanged, but a
forwatd movomcnt by French is daily
eipeotod A dispateh to Tho Standard
from Rotishurg describes Gen Frenob's
position as now formiog a great semi
oirole around tbo Boor position The
oorrespondont says ho could take Coles
burg, 12 mil h away, at aoy time
A letter from Pretoria gives th<? tex
of a oomplaint wh'ch President Kruger
undo to President Sfeyn rcgerding the
want of o ?opotation on the part of tho
Pres St?ters at Modder River, and
President Btevo's address to tho Frco
Staters Mr KrOgif naid he h?d learn,
ed with regret that "only about 1 000
BJOS of the Free S'atr, t ugh' in the
laut battie, and that inanv others re?
mained is their oampa while their
brother4* resided and even defestsd
their enemy 11
TwStS Matoments appear to give
offinial SOOirmStioS of the reports of
disagreements between tho allies.
NOT TIME TO "HOLLER"
Loodoo, Jso 25 ? The jubilatioo
ftlt?
Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's
DAY. JANUARY 31,
over Gon Warren's accomplishment in
oapturing Spion bop Tuesday niebt is
ohastened by (be realizition thtt his
sucaoss is only providentiai, as it
appears olear from Gen Butler's dis
patch ihaT the B.icrs fully recognize the
strategical importance of Spion kop
and at th i tira ? his message was sent off
they had not abandoned tbd hope of
reoapturiog the position Neverthe
less, a heavy load of anxiety has been
removed from the nation aod there ia
general expectation that, as the British
have succeeded in keeping the hill all
day long, they will manage to retaio it
until Qeo Warren plants guos enough
oo it to dominate the Boer trenohee
right sod left. There is the usual
disposition here to exsggerste the
importance of the point soored. but the
best ioformed people realize that Bailer
has a task ahead of him calling for the
most dogged persistence and untiring
attacks, and that the difficulties will
iooreaee as the position develops
Boer Shells Made the Moun?
tain Too Hot For War?
ren's Men.
Londoo, Jan 26, 11.10 a. m.?The
war offioe has just posted the following
dispatch from Gen Boiler, dated Spear
man's Gamp, Thursday, January 25,
noon :
"Gen Warren's garrison, I am sorry
to say, I find this morning had in the
night absodooed Spion Kop."
London, Jan 27, 4 a m ?Seven
days of fihting have left the main Beer
positions intact and Gen Bailer's army
706 men weaker, according to the
official oasualty lift*, which seemingly
do oot include the Spion Kop losses, as
those last forwarded do not mention
Gen Woodgate's wouodirg.
England is possessed by a depressing
sense of failure, though oot a wori in
oritioism of her generals and soldiers is
uttered. Not mach effort is made to
plaee a happy construction upon Geo
Buller'a bare 18 words telling of the
retirement from Spion Kop, and there
is an uneasy impression abroad that
worse news is yet to come
At one of the military olubs tonight
the statement passed from one member
to soother tbst the war offioe has
reoeived an unpleasant supplementary
dispatch from Gen Buller, which was
being held op for 12 boars
Spenoer Wilkins on in the Morning
Post writes as follows of the Spion Kop
loss :
"This is s serious matter, aod an
attempt will not here be made to
minimiss it, for oo greater wrong can
be done to our people at home theo to
mislead them aboot the sigoifioaooe of
the events of the war. The right way
is to tell the truth as far as we know
it ?
Bat facts from the neighborhood of
the Tugela are scantier than ever The
censorship is now simply prohibitive
and something is wrong with the cables
The break on the east coast line has
been repaired, but the cable betweeo
dsn Thome and Loeoda, oo the west
coast, is now interrupted
"More troops" is the only suggestion
here as the way to break the Boer
resistance. Mr Wilkinson regrets that
Gen Bailer has not 20,000 more meo.
declaring that, if they would make
vietory certain his enterprise without
them is hopeless
The Spectator, dealiog with the
necessity of large additional military
preparations, says :
4 It may be that we have yet another
cycle of disasters in front of us "
The transport Assaye arrived at
Cape Town last Friday with 2 127
officer* and men The first portion of
the Seventh division is afloat Hence,
with the 10,000 men of this division
sod about 9 000 others now at sea it
lies in the power of Lord Roberts to
reinforoe Geo Bailer heavily. This
oourse is advised by military writers
Although severely tried, Eogland's
nerve is absolutely unshaken, and
probably nothiog that can happen in
South Africa will oharge in the slight
est degree her intention. She will
oontinue to reoeive bad news, if it
comes, with dignity, and will maintain
her determination to win at last
The morning papers editorally
advise coolness sod judgment and a
oarefol avoidance of overestimating
the importance of the last position.
The Times says : "The natural
disquietude of the public is increased
by the singular vagueness and incon?
sistency of Gen Buller's dispatohes.
There is. indeed, a very sitiglar and
somewhat disquieting attitude of de
tachments in Gen Buller's comments as
rnvcalod in The, Guzette's dispatches
For instance his oooimen's as to his
action at Z >utpans drift His remark
concerning the probability that British
officers VOtlld in titno learn the value of
scouting might properly h ivc come
from a foreign military attache, but it
is rather more than surprising that ;t
should be thrown out in this oasu.l,
irresponsible fashion by the head of the
forces concerning his subordinates, a
w< ek or two, moreover, after the loss of
the guns oo the Tugela
"The const quencea of this latest
ohrck may be very serious to the gal?
lant Lidysmith garrison It is impos?
sible to estimate the next movement.
It may be tbst Gen Bailer will be
and Truth's."
THE 1
1900.
Sew
compelled to retire from tho ground
la'ely gained, but io any tvent we may
bo Miro that tho British people will not
show themselves wanting io fortitude
and steadiness The government
would bo well advised to call out
immediately all the militia and to
expedite the dispatob of the Eighth
division and of the Foorth cavalry
brigade No doubt Lord Roberts will
strain every nerve to enable Geo Bulier
to renew tba attempt to relieve Lady?
smith."
Tho Standard sty* : "Dr Leyds
was a guest in Paris at President
Loobet's banquet oo Thursday, where,
io ooosequeooe, the British ambassador
did oot appear. M DeiCasse con?
versed sometime with him, aod it is
believed that he has since received him
at the Qaai d Orsai Our Paris corres?
pondent, however, assures as that the
Freooh government is determined to
preserve neutrality."
SOME JUST CRITICISMS
London, Jan 26 ?Under other
circumstances the news from Lady
smith showing greatly improved
sanitary conditions, the plentifulness
of provisions and the strengthening
of the fortifications an?il the place is
regarded as impregnable, would
have inspired the nation, bot these
good ti lings to the British re over
shadowed by anxiety as to the situa?
tion on the Upper Tugela. and the
hooght that the heavy losses suffer
ed during the struggle Tuesday
night have counted for naught
Military circles made no effort to
conceal their chagrin, expressing the
gravest fears as to the ultimate fate
of Ladysmith Such authorities as
Maj Gen Sir Fred Carrington, who
is under orders for South Africa, and
Lord Gifford. who won the Victoria
cross while scouting for Lord Wools
eiey during the Zulu war would not
be surprised to bear of the capture of
Gen White's force within a week
Lord Gifford, who knows the
country like a book, could not under
stand how in the word Geu Warren
even got to the top of Spion kop
without ascertaining what position
commanded it
While Gen Warren is not blamed
for retreating under what is supposed
to have been heavy shell fire, he is
severely criticised for occupying a
position to which be could not bring
op his artillery
NO BIG GUNS LEFT IN
TORIA
PRE
Durban. Jan 24 ?One hundred
and sixty Boers csptnred during Gen
Boiler's recent operations have ar
rived here A Free Stater, who is
among the recent arrivals, says that
President Steyn has boen removing
bis furniture to Pretoria, where
several of his officials have tsken
bouses
It is also reported that no big
guns are left in the Pretoria forte and
that tbe Boers have exhausted their
stock of good Mauser cartridges and
are now issuing cartridges formerly
condemned by Gen Joobert.
They are said to be mannfacturing
12.000 cartridges and 200 shells daily
at the dynamite factory.
HIGH PRICES FOR CHRI8TMAb
CHEER.
London, Jan 27 ?A dispatch to
the Standard from Ladysmith, dated
Deo 26, describing tbe Christmas
celebtations, says :
"Only a few were fortunate enough
to get turkeys and geese A major
ity had to be content with tbe hard
beef of wasted, under fed oxen, or
the coarse goat flesh which does duty
for mutton
"On Saturday there was a provis
ion suction Potatoes brought at
the rite of a shilling each, eggs
averaged 10 pence eacb, carrots 7
pence each, ducks hslf a guinea each,
cigaretts 42 pence per 3 penny
package, and whiskey from ?5 to ?1
a bottle Everybody, however, was
able to indulge in Christmas pudding,
as the commissariat kindly issued the
necessary ingredienta for the occa?
sion.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT OF
KIMBERLKY
Pretoria, Wednesday, Jan 24 ?
The federal forces statted a heavy
bombardment of Kimberley The
garrison's new gun carried live miles,
but collapsed after a few shots
A body of '200 Lancers mado a
Sortis from Ladysmith under cover of
a heavy cannon and ritle tire from the
forts opposite? the laager of the Pre
toria commando The British retired
^ Absolutely ^
Makes the food more deli
SOVAL 8AKIN0 POWW
ritUE sol TU KON, Established Jan? ISfcS
Series?Vol. XIX. Xo. 27
with evident los9 One Boer was
wounded. A heavy connonade
started this morning and stilt con?
tinues.
BOERS LOSS HEAVILY SUNDAY
London, Jan 26 ?Special dispatch?
es from Durban say the Boer losses
on the Upper Togela during the
fighting on Sunday last were vary
great Gen Warren's men captured
160 prisoners snd 130 Boers were
found deed in one trench
Gen Buller reports tbst the British
casualties Jan 23 were: Killed,
officers six ; non commissioned offi?
cers snd men 18 ; wounded officers
12; noncommissioned officers snd
men 142 , missing 31 men.
PEOPLE PANIC STRICKEN
35 Deaths From Plaeue at
Honolulu.
Seattle, Wash., Jsn 25 ?A special
to The Times from Victoria, B C ,
says :
"The steamer Miowsra has just ar?
rived with news of 35 deaths at Hon?
olulu from the plague, one a white
woman of good olass. The oity is
paoio strioken. An armed mob pre?
vents the landing of steamers at Hilo.
Cooper The board of health of Hon?
olulu, bad 10 blocks burned. Dr. Car
miohael has been ordered to Manila.
Thirty-four hundred Japanese at Hon?
olulu are io quarantine
American Forces Continue
the Campaign of Slaughter.
Washington, Jan 26?Gen Otis
cabled the war department today as
follows :
Manila. Jan 26.?Kobbe's troopa
oooupy the hemp ports of Sorsogon,
Donsol, Butsn, Albay aod Legespi,
southeastern Luion. Virao, island of
Cxanduanes ; will probably occupy the
ports of Calbayee, Cathbalogao and
Taoleban on the islands of Samar aod
Lye before tomorrow evening ; no
opposition exoept at Legaspi, where
800 insurgents strongly entrenched,
under Chinese geoeral, Powab, made
stubborn resistance. Troops ianded
under protection of gons of Nashville,
whioh fiercely bombarded fortifications
at close range. Enemy's loss over 50
killed or mortally wounded, 28 killed
at Bridge Head st almos' hand to-band
encounter, refusing to surrender. Our
casualties : Captain Bradley Hanoook,
quartermaster volunteers, aid to Kobbe,
wounded io band ; six men. including
one sailor oo Nashville, slightly wound*
ed Tbese ports contain great quantity
of hemp ready for shipment and will be
open oo 20th instant. Otis.
China's New Emperor
Pekin, Jsn 25 ?An imperial edict
snnounces that Po Chun, 14 years
old, eon of Prince Toan, is appointed
heir to the present emperor Kwang,
who announces ill besltb makes bis
sbdicstion necessary The new
emperor, it is said, will ascend the
throne Jan 21 The dowager will
continue ber strong power and no
change in Chinese policy is in view.
REPORTED SUICIDE OF FMPER.
OR KWANG SU.
London. Jan 26 ?According to s
special dispstch from Sbsnghai, it is
reported that emperor Kwang Su has
committed suicide
Mr. Thomas' Charges.
Yesterday afternoon the legislative
committee to whom was referred the
matter of the charges made by former
Railroad Commissioner II R Thomas
agaicst the other members of the rail?
road commission, held a session at the
offioe of the commission. All the par?
ties interested were thore, and Mr.
Thomas presented his charges and what
bo considered proof to sustain them.
The committee heard the whole matter
and asked a number of questions. Its
report will doubtless soon be forthcom?
ing and will set forth the findiu^s.?
The State, Jan. 26th.
Washington, Jan 23. ? Henry A.
llszen, w.fi of the chief forecasters
of the weather bureau and well
known as a scientist, died hero to?
night as the result of injuries received
last night by a bicycle collision with
a negro pedestrian. Hie skull was
badly fractured and he continued
unconscious up to the time of his
death
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