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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
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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
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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. _