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Ml HUMTKIC WATCHMAN. K t?blt?h?c1 ConsolidatHl Aug. 8, JSSl. ?b< iibttbman an) ^autbroii Published 1 ary Wcd'^oslftf, -D V KT. Gr. O* toon, SUMTKK, s. C, ffJUM : $1.50 per annum?-in advance. adtihtisimint: 0?j Square first insertion.$1 00 ??er? subsequent insertion. 50 Contract* for three months, or longer wil be made at rrdurtd ratet AM eumraanicationi which subserve prifate tateretts will be charged for as advertteraentt. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. THE WAR IN AFRICA. A Nigbt Attack on Boer Stronghold Waa Planned. Loodoo. Jao 24. 4 a a.?Geo Boiler's great turning movement, of wbiob so moeh bad beeo eipueted. baa eooae to a standstill IIh oarefully* worded message to tbe war offioe tellirjg thu. ao apology and ao explanation Geo Warren holds tbe ridges, bot after a silenoe of two days rcids like the enemy's position* are higher. Tbe British artillery is playing on the Bier positions, and Boers are replying. Tbe British infantry is separated by only 1,400 yards from the enemy, but an approaob to tbo steep slopes, serosa tbe bare open, would expos* the British to a fatal r t\ ? ti ? Geo B?IIt's plan? have rttebtd their development He derVes to send bis infantry aeress ibis z >t against formidable p 9'ti..n* by day light and diselnse* his purpose to as* sault tbe Spion k >p h lights during Ike tight Tois appears to be the key to tho B er defense?. If ho takes it and thas commands tho adjicent coontry, ao important and possibly a decisive step will be aoeomtltebtd It seems lh?t Qei Buller's dispatch reached the war ? line rather early in tbe night and was the surjeot of a prolonged conference be* ween Lord Laodsdowne, Mr B*lfour and several staff officials Tbe Buller dispatoh, all things eon sidered. looks like preparations for worse news some of the new-pap- r Farhament will oteet io five duy?. The eabinet hai Oreo b^pin? for om? rallying Britisn meet as to oheer the country and to command geuereu? ? apporl for fresh revtsjaj1 mca?urca Among these will no probably an inerease of the income tax to a shilling oo the pound, but this w>uli only provide tbo oost of five week's btetill ties Tbe duttos at Io'oacoo, ale ibol, tea and eoff.?e are likely to be raleed? The oabinet wil; steel ?t lbs end of tbe week and Alsesjei the sittjatbia Po 1 i;io? I ? )nsidcra'ion, both foreign end d mestio, press upon the mili'ary auto >ntie* tbe necr-sny of -?pecdi'v accomplishing something. Tbwtt au tbonties m?? have per*u?ded la arge Gen Buller to atremp' bisgna* epera:ion without ed'qua'e prepara lion. Apparently Lird Ulberts has noth tag whatever to do with G?n Bulter's operations. Gen Bailor and the war effice otmmonioate with each o'ber dtreot London, Jan S4, 115 a. m ?The following dispatch from Kuller dated at Spearman'* Camp. Jan 23, ti 25 p m . has just been received at tho war office : ? Warren holds the position he gained two days ago In front of him. at ab >ut 1,4041 yards i? Iba en eniy'a poaition, west of ^pion k<>p It i* on higher ground tlian Wwtrww'l oosition, no it in imp^sible to see in it piope>riy. "It can be approached Owl* over bate open ?m>pea aim the lldgtl bald by Warien ate ho Ht(>ep thut ^non Cannot be placed on Ibem Bill we are shelling the enen.j'n poalliotJ with bwfJitBtri and ti mi artilmiy placed on lower ground, behind in lantrv 'The enemy ie replying with Cfeth SOt and other ?rtineiy Io thin dml th ? advent*^" \r?\m with Iii?. M we appear t>? ba atwfcl ag bis irettOhoa ami bii artillery Iff it tOl Stilting Ii-? mm n loai ' \u attempt si 1 I be Rande Ion t'i atdsji >p: I? kop, ili" salient "i whien t .run the Iff I f>| lit" I Hi in>'s ?atriiion facing rriohatds)' drill *? t?? 1 which divob-H n tr-?rii the p silt* Hi far it g Poigieter'a di It It baa oon anb r.tble sjajsjajwajid tofwi all Iba ana o?y a tntftMbawents No H? If) rfl U iOhlOi Anxious ?oglaod Prom Africa. \, nd iw| -Ian -.'?. I 16 a in I be tioii.ii ^ im|i' is we>nl i" pre?wi with Cm|i ret hi tS It I - II ul ?II h .i!y. Mfititsi tu sfajeti uiil s no .', ng 11? i?i Hpi'?n k"p xp - h k p im the bi?benl patt nl ? r, i u v plttrat). Kts4 t ltd I i > iglU tjllti aie Iba Ii " i tjotitiofia along llie I UK'1'* N.?rlbweM? wanl irom Spion kop the plateau runs gradually A pvll? I s I o. 8TJM1 no 1 ? a ^r-'.U hour of tI>;ake;itt borg it".i Boiler's infantry, io reach Ih? Miinmi? to Spion hop, mu t cross ? Del oral glacis three qoai tors of a mile wide and climb 5ih> feel up ? *teep slope1, N 'b i l) hero seems to know, not oven Ill6 war office, what Ii ?rd Robert* baa done with bit large rein forc^ments Six thousand troops awaited hie arrival at Dap* Town, | and since then 6,000 others have i reached him. Military critics are all hoping that a good shate of tbeaa ! 12,000 have gone to help Gen Bulier, and they argue that a few days wait may make him strong enough to over* como the deadlock There are 19.000 troops at sea, and this heavy weight on the British side is | expected to destroy the equilibrium now existing uu every field of opera tions The British losses up to dato in killed, wounded and captured, according to Gen Builer's last list, total 8.216 men It is generally recognized that the Boer position, if ever, taken, can only be captured at a tremendous cost. A dispatch from Pretoria dated Tuesday. Jan 23d. says: "Four or five times during the day the British replaced their wearied soldiers by fresh ones The Boer casualties to date are one man killed and two men wounded. Our men j art* in excellent spirits There has j been a large slaughter of British "(Jen Botha is now in sola com- ' mand, lien Ofooje having been lent eleewbora," The lade dispatch, apparently re farrlog to the situation at Uolenao, says : "One of the largo Boer Maxims WM temporally disordered but was soon repaired. SIIPORT8 TO NBWSPAPES. Londoo. Jan 25 ?The l)ii'v Tele graph publishes ihe followtsf di-patch fron> Shearman's carni , dated Tu >'Jay, Jan 88, 9 30 p. m : ? On Monday. Sir Charie* Warroo's j fores cannonaded and fu-iladei the B>er positioi west of Spioo kop, srar ttie Aeton Home* road. A lyddite better) tot pirated with the othtr; batteries and M*1<SM Certainly ihf fire was rftVotive, causing lbs enemy i p#v)oS)C loss SI Ths B'er?*, h W'V.t. eluog desperately to th?? ir work*, frm? a)hioh th?y aro ooly being verv llowljl driven Today the enemy tired their gun** offerer, u-ing also tho eatdur. d |fl aosjaderi with shrapnel Our cas- ( ?allies today were IsSI even than those j cf jjeetstdaj "Fightiig began sboQl 0 in the m iraiefl and continued until dusk, but there has been nothing hue a geatrsl engagement The naval big guns assisted, from Potgietsr'a drift, in ?h -?ing the B?cr positions.v A dispatch to The Times from SpSSI ] man's oamp, dated Tumdriy, 9 80 p tu . ?avs : 'The Boers today flcourei moro guns and are prepared to tight almost interminably, having entrenched their ridge, whuh stretches in an almost unbroken line from the Draken^berg many miles eastward. '?Firing eootinued throughout the day Wo have not advanced any further, hut we threw up entrench merits during the night, from behind which the musketry duel continued frorn eiaotly tho name position as yes? terday Tbl (-?pe Town correspondent ol Tho rimes, telegraphing Tuisiay, n?ft : ?'The B indite* are preparing to ?a the first deeieiva British victory or lbs latsetoa of rtpablieae tern oiy as the Mgnal tor a violent peace a?jita t i o < They will accompany their ippeal to mignaminity by covertly h?:it?tig that ihes are unable la restrain 'he Paten e doatsll from rising " A sorrespoadtai of Ths Tissea at M?ddel river, telegraphing lucslay. s ?ys : The reports of descrteri Sgree that the situation of the B er* at Nagersfoaieis i- besomasing Babes' able, \' eau-<'' lbs osasp is anssoitsry, entorie feerf is ?presdibg aod v i:,;* ble-* .r.- wanties. On lbs otbei band, ;o h ?slib of i Ii- B. if i-h e imp i*i sq fa< ?(y silk u_ I? lbs g root I h been ?ll an 1 1 b] lbs long raoeopcieoi and lbs Ifeti have been so' down bj iliS**ei r? ??? at* ! du?f *>:.>rni?t A di?rat< to rbe Dull) M >ii fr . .. l/irs I? Mati|a da'. I V, i dm ?-\ ,y. saji ; " rbta in ?n iag all p p _*,:. ?, ? ? I lot Ihe Trai laal v.-' re ?? ppr t ht ? ? ?. rnu:? m nfttef with it* . x ? p ; ... of I Hi seeasbefe id th Iii u ai bu an ??? eorp*>, who |.r ? oetii d by -| Til K KIGII riNtl ? I K !? v \ Spearman'- OaSjip In-, j *J.; !l 3ll p. u? ? B ri-n ti id >r'i;lei and boa t* i. ?I? l|sU 11? ? i ? n j lb< er? M' ill Ifei lidgl f.i n ntng lbs ml ant ry, in.il? r ? x ih lit v i k- \<* u,? an eieetif r.ll ti Tin Boen resigai I a k ; j ?. ol * h oh i he Bn'i-h infm ry look posi moo. When retiring, tho enemy ibsllered i and Pear not~Let all tho Ends thou ER. S. C, WEDNES li.Mn- i> hi ?1 n b ?.;:.-? ^vusi no the ?lope nl inn kopje, which they held for h urn. This afternoon ihe.y rsn across the ratim The British artillery poured ?nrni)in I and lyddite it.'" tb m snd too infantry tc t o atone tr-ili The British oasualtv ii?t was smill. DUTOU REPORT BRITISH MS ASTER Berlin, Jan 24 ?German press tacticians are all unanimously of opinion that the situation of the British forces around Lidysmith is desperate The Berlin Tageblatt prints a Brunei's special, claiming that Sir Charles Warren has been signally defeated- A military writer for the Kreuz Reitung says the move ment to relieve Ladysmitb has failed, rendering the British line of retreat endangered BUERS 'SNIPPING;1' "LONG CECIL" AT WORK Kimberiey, Tuesday, Jan 23.?The bombardments have ceased but the Boers are perpetually engaged in snipping "Loug Cecil" is doing excellent work and Cecil Rhodes lias personally fired several shells lrom the gun Spion K'if) Captured Without Difficulty. But m Holding it Tbe Brit? ish Buffered London Jar 25 ?Tee war office has issued ibu following dispatoh fr m Spesrmin'a Gamp, dated Jan 25. 12 10 s. m ' "Oen Wsrren's troopi la<t night occupied Spion Hop surprising the small garrison, who fled. It has b?en held by u* all day, though wo were htivilv attacked, especially by a very sonny tag - Ii - II fire ' I fear i ur casualties are conndera ble and I have to inform you with regret that G<n Wo idgatc was danger OOtly wounded. "Geu Warren is of ihe opinion that he ba? rendered th* enemy's position untenable. The men are splendid." London, Jan 26 ?Arivioes have becQ received lrom Spearman's C=tmp that (i n Woodgate has succumbed to the w-ur.ds ho reoeiVi d m the attack upon Bpion k'ip ENGLAND is TH KILLED BY PRAISE OF HER MEN. Loodon, Jan 20, 4 15 a m ?Gen Bill'Vs phrase, 1 ihe men are ipleo did,'1 thrills England with pride and c Bfid nee. His taking nnd boiling Spion kop are oonsidsrsd permanent aIvsntsgei Sir Charles Warren's opinion that mil"* of lbs aripcent Boer entreneh meats are ontensble is accepted by m>!-t i xpert observers as obvi-.-usly true, because from the bright of the position, also some point nut that it it may lack ideqoatt gun platform to resist artillery firo from the two extended sides, it is not likely that Gen Warren will It" go of anything be holds and news nf further sucoees is calmly awaited. The military authorities reo oguize, of course, that in the twelve or fifteen mile* bc'ween Spion kop and L%dy?Otth thore are continuous defen? sive positions and rugged hills and ravines which far out range Spion kop, but they are sure that the troops who have turned the Boers out of difficult places can do ir noi'in. The military expert of The Times, s*ys : "It is rioeodingly difficult to arrive at any exact estimation of the advan lags gained A definite taotioal obieot h is been attained and definite steps have been taken in the fulfilment of the Strategie plan " The Kildonao obstle reached Imrben yesterday ( Vhursda' ) with 2 (?00 addi lineal troops for Qon Bailer, and thr-e troopships have arrived from India bringing, among others, a regiment i I Laoeers Beyond this it i?. not publiolv known hi re how heavily Gen Bailer ha? b<*eti r< inforoe i The situation in the neighborhood nl the other armies is utohangrd, bot n forward wovomem by Fr nch is daily exp o?< I A d ?patch tn The Standard ft in 1! nshurg desorib* s Gen Krenoh's p isition as now f< ratio g a gr< at semi eirele sround i!)" Huer position The c irresp >ti lent says he rj< uld take ('.-'es borg, 12 mil - sway, at any lime A I ''tor from Pretoria ij,\< ^ ? f. t. x of a e mij Isinl wh h Pi >sideni Krugi i in dr to |*i ? sidetii S'' vti i 'gerJing the i of Q op i fttion ?n I l!" I' ?rt nf I h" I a' Modder llivr, nnd |*rt?m']enl S'evn't addr ?s In ?he Kree S?s| r* W ? K ? i aid h I, i i i nn ? rd with n gl ?hat ' n v ah m 1 IMMI men i I tl. I' ? i< H ate I ugh? i I In bail m .nd Iba' man\ ? hers 11 m *? i ? d in their e ?m i ? win! ihi if brn'l r ? r> ? J an I i Vi Ii d \ ated th ir ? n??ni * 1 I h ?i? atomrntn 11 ? i 11 ' ? g'Ve i Iii dal e ? lb iiietiofi of th< i ? ; ?rts "t 11-1 ?reeiin ? i?? between Ihe allies NOT TIME in "HOLLER " Lmdon, Jati 25 The jubilation kL:rus'r ot., i>o thy Country' ?, r.hy God's )AY. JANUARY 31, river G > Warren's accomplishment in capturing Spion top Torquay itieb t in chastened '.'v 'ho real'iition tii?f his sue?:-s ?< only pr vidco'iai, as ii appears oJeor Prom ?eu Bulter'a din patch ?hat the Baors fuiiy recognize the strategical importance of Spion Kit? and at tho tira ? his message was scot oil they had not abandoned toe hope oi | recap'uring tho position Neverihe less, a heavy load of anxiety has beeo removed from the nation and there is general expectation that, as the British have succeeded in keeping tho hill all dav long, they will manage to retain it until Geo Warren plants guos enough on it to dominate tbe Boer trenches right and left There is the usual disposition here to exaggerate tbe importance of tho point scored, bat the best informed people realize that Buller has a task ahead of him calling for tbe most dogged persistence and untiring attack-, and that the difficulties will increase as the position develops Boer Shells Made the Moun? tain Too Hot For War? ren's Men. London, Jan 20, 11 10 a. m.?The war offne has Jost posted tbe following dispatch from Gen Buller. dated Spear man's Camp, Thursday, January 25 noon : ''Gen Warren's garrison, 1 am sorry to say, I find this morning had io the night abandoned Spion Kop " London, Jan 27. 4 a m ?S^vcn days or ?hting have left the main B or posittOOl intact and Gen Boiler's army 70f) m"ii weaker, according to the ffi *hl casualty lifts, which seemingly do not include the Spion K 'p losses, a* those !ag? forwarded d;> not mention I G?n Woodgate*i wounding. England is possessed by a depressing sens** of taiiure, though not a wor^ in eri'iei^m of her generals and soldiers is uttered Not much < fTort is made to plac a happy ooostrootioo upon Geo BullerV bare 18 words telling of the retirement from Spion Kop, and there is an uneasy impression abroad that wor^o news is yet to come At one of the military clubs tonight the ?-tatoment passed from one member to another that tbe war office has received ql unpleasant supplementary : dispatch from Gen Buller, which was : being heid up for 12 hours Spencer Wilkins on in tbo Morning Po?* writes as follows of tho Spion Kop j loss : "This is a serious matter, and an attempt will not here be made to minimize it. for no greater wrong can be dono to our p'tiple at home than to mislead them ab^ut the significance ot ' the events of the. war. The right way is to tell tho truth as far as we know it " But facts from the neighborhood of the Tugela are seamier than ever The ' censorship is now simply prohibitive and something is wrrng with the cable* The break on tho east coast line has I been repaired, but the oable betweeo ' San Thome and Luanda, ^o the west coast, is now interrupted "More troops" is the only suggestion here as the way to break tbe Boer resistance. Mr Wilkinson regrets that Gen Buller has not 20,000 more meo. doelaring that, if they would make victory oertaio his enterprise without them is hopeless The Speotator. dealing with the necessity of largo additional military preparations, says : 4 It may be that wo have yet another cycle ot disasters io front of us '* The transport Assays arrived a' Care Town last Friday with 2 127 officer* and men The first portion of the Seventh division is afl >ai Hence, with the 10,000 men of thin division and about 9 000 others now at >ea it lies in the power (if Lord Ulbert? to reioforoe Gen Buller heavily. This course is advised by military writers Although severely tried, England's nerve i>; absolutely UOsbaken, and ! probably nothing that can happen in ! South Africa will charge in the slight e-t degree her intention Sno will i continue to receive had news, if if (omrs, with dignity, an i will maintain her determination to win at la-it The morniog papers editorally ad* se coolness and judgment and a careful avoidance ?,f overestimating th" importance of the U>; position The Tunes -:iys : "The natura', dieqti i< tod ? t t!' public is inoreasi >\ ny il ? singular taguonoss and i c >n? sintenoy of Oen Holer'-, dispatches Phere is i??? i?.??1 a eery Mi'jglar r.nd omewh.it disquieting attitude <>i i). t ach no it- in I] n Bn ! r's c niimcnts as revealed in Th 1 ? t 'fte s dispatches V >r in*-' -ti e his e ::i- n s as t ? |ijs action at 'A uitpaui drift I! i * remark c meej i iog I. ? i r ibahility that I? r i h Hi ? t ? w uld in lime I irn the vain ol ? c ii ing iinghi p ? p 'H h v i iimc it out i foreign military ??'Iaoh. hut > is rathei more tlia'i su \ i-ii g t!? .i t -1> ii, ! ho ihr wn out in ihis ca*u ', hi -i 'i -ii>! ? ia? Ii hi by 11 e h ad oi the ? >re. s concern in 3 his sub ?rd in at es, ?? w t it i? ", ii ? 'i i v i. aflei I he I ?* s i I i he gui h no 1 if Tug< la " n ? i ens ijui net s ,,r tins latest ehreb may I ? very s ri u- in the ga - Iani Lidysmitl gari > ?o |i t? impos? sible to estimate the next movement I It may be that Gen Buller will he 1900. comp ed i i i iin- ?j om the g/ooi ?1 i: ; ; in 1 i. ' u' in any ev nt w- may be sure tha? ih-' British people v.iil noi show * r; v ;v ;!: ting 10 fortitude sou steadiness Tbc government! would br wed advised lo call ou* immediately nil the militia and u. 1 etpedite the dispatoh of the E.ghth division and of ihp Fourth cavalry brigade No duuht Lord Roberts will strain every nervo to enable Gen Bulier t} ren^w tbj attempt to rcdieve Lviy smith." The Standard says : "I)r Leyds was a guest in Paris at President Loobet'a banquet on Thursday, where, in OODseqoeooe, the British ambassador did nor appear. M. DeiCasse con? versed sometime with h:m, and it is beiieved that he has sincQ received him at ih^ Q lai d Orsai Our Paris corres? pondent, h^wev^r, assures us that the Frenoh 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 utiMl the place is regarded as impregnable, would | have inspired the nation, but these good tidings to the British arc over shadowed by anxiety as to the situa* ! tion on the Upper Tugela and the i bought that the heavy losses suffer ed during the struggle Tuesday i 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 author ties as Maj Gen Sir Fred Carnngton, who is under orders fur South Africa, and ! Lord Gilford, who won the Victoria cross while scouting for Lord Wools eiey (hiring the Zulu war would not be surprised to hear of tbp capture of Gen White's force within a week Lord Giffird, who knows the country like a hook, couid not under stand how in the word Gen Warren even got to the top of Spion kop without ascertaining what position commanded it While (Jen 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 he could not bring up his artillery NO BIG GUNS LEFT IN PRE TORI A Durban. Jan 24 ?One hundred and sixty Boers captured doting Gen Holler's recent operations have ar rived here A Free Stater, who is among the recent arrivals, says that President Rteyn has been removir.fr his furniture to Pretoria, where several of his officials have taken houses It is also reported that no big nuns are left in the Pretoria forts and that the Boers have exhausted their stock of good Mauser cartridges and are now issuing cartridges formerly condemned by Gen Joubert. They are said to be manufacturing 12 000 cartridges and 200 shells daily at the dynamite factory. [UGH PRICES FOR CHRISTMAS CHEER London, Jan 27 ?A dispatch to the Standard from Ladysmith, dated Dec 26, describing the Christmas celehtations, says : "Only a few were fortunate enough to get turkeys and geese A major ity had to be content with the hard beef of wasted, under fed oxen, or the coarae goat flesh which does duty for mutton "On Saturday there was a provls ion luction Potatoes brought at the rite of a shilling each eggs averaged 10 pence each, carrots 7 pence e ich, ducks half a guinea each, cigaretts 42 pence per ;; peony package, nod whiskey from C5 to '-7 a botth* Everybody, however, was able to indulge in Christmas pudding, as the commissariat kindly issued the necessary ingtedients for the occa? sion . HEAVY BOM BARDMKNT OF KIMBEULEY Pretoi i i Wednes lav, ?! an 21 - The federal forces started a heavy bombardment id Kimberley The garrison's new gun carried tivo miles, but collapsed after a lew shots A bo 'v ?f 20ll Lancers mad ' ? s rtio fiotn L'ldysmith under cover of a heavy cannon and i lie lire fri m the forts opposite the laager nl Ibe Pre t i i i command ? The British retired ] Series?Vol. XIX. v V, wiiii evident I >ss ? le b ei was wounded. A heavy c ?an wade I started this morning and it Hi <;on ! tiuuea. BOERS LOSS HEAVILY SUNDAY London, Jan 26 ?Special dir-j>atch es from Durban say the Boer losses j on the Upper Tugela during the I fighting on Sunday ijst were very great Gen Warren's men captured I 160 p-isoners and 130 Boers were found dead in one trench i Gen Buller reports that the British casualties Jan 23 were: Killed, officers six ; non commissioned offi? cers and men 18 ; wounded officers 12: noncommissioned officers and meu 142 , missing 31 men. PEOPLE PANIC STRICKEN 35 Deaths Prom Plague at Honolulu. Seattle, WTasb., Jan 25 ?A special to The Times from Victoria, B 0 , iaya : "The steamer Niowsra has ju?t ar? rived with news of 35 deaths at Hon? olulu from the plague, one a white w<-man of good cla^e. The city is pania stricken. An armed rxib pre? vents the landing of steamers ai Hilo. I Cooper The board of health ol Hon? olulu, had 10 oloeks burned Dr. 0 ar mtcthael has been ord"red to Manila. Thirty-four hundred Jipaocse at Has* olulu are in quarantine -?-^?^^^i American Forces Continue tho Campaign of Slaughter. Washington, J m 26?Gen Otis Citled the war department toiay as foll"Wj : Manila. J*n 26.?Kobbe*c troops oceupv the nemp ports of Sorsogoo, I Docsol, Buian, Aibav and Legaepi, southeastern Luzan. Wae, island of C 'tanduanes ; will probably ecjuoy the ports of Ca'.bayec, Catbbalogan and Taclehao en the islands ot Samar aod L-ye before, tomorrow evening ; no opposition txcept at Legecpi, whero I 800 insurgents strongly entrenched, j under Chinese geoersl, Pcwab, mide stubborn resistance. Troops landed ander protection of guns of Nashville, which fiTcdy bombarded forti?cations ai olose range. E emy'-. loss over 50 killed or mortally wouided, 28 killed at B'idg?' Head at almost h^nd to-hand encounter, refusing to surrender Our eaiualtirf : Captain Bradley ?eooock, (ju irtorma-ter volunteers, aid to Iv bbe, w ?uoded in band ; fix men, inoludii g ot o MMOr on Nashville, slightly wound? ed The?e ports eoataio groat quantity of hrmp re-idy f >r ?-bipmeot and wiil be open on 20th instant. Oiis China's New Emperor. Pekin, Jan 25 ?An imperial edict announces that Pa Chun, 14 years old, son of Prince Tuan, is appointed heir to the present emperor Kwang, who announces ili health makes his abdication necessary The new emperor, it is said, will ascend the throne Jan 21 Tiie dowager wiil continue her strong power and no change in Chinese policy is in view. REPORTED SUICIDE OF PMPER OR KWANG ST. London. Jan 26 ?According to a special dispatch from Shanghai, it is reported that emperor Kwang Su has committed suicide -?^9- ? ? ? ? -O^m Mr. Thomas' Charges. Yesterday afternoon the legislative SOmmittee to wh m was ref rred the matter of the obsrges male by i trat er Railroad Commissinoer !l U i a mas agnit st the <'thor members id 'he r til road commission, held a session t ths office of the commission. All t; ?> par? ties interested wer.? there, ai I Mr. Thomas presented his charges ?? A v\hat i considered proof to hustetn tl em. The committee heard ibe wbol matter and asked a number of queetioi Its report will doubtless soon be fortheom* tng and small set forth the ti: ? :s ? Tho State, Jan. 20th, Washington, Jan 23, Hei y A llszen, one of tho chief I n .-ters of the weather bureau si ' \v ttil known as a scientist, du d In i ? to night .as the result >f injui ies n ved last night by a bicycie eollis m with a negro pedestrian. Ihs. skull woe bad iy f i sctur< d and he ?? ut d unconscious up to the time ? i ins death Powder iure lit ions and uholesome >rn CO., Nt W YORK. _