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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE. VOLUME II. AN INJUNCTION IS ASKED FOR ro Restrain Gov. Taylor From Interfering With Lawmakers. FHE DEMOCRATS MAKE PETITION Judge Cantrell Issues Order Which Is Tacked On Taylor’s Door at Capitol Building. At Frankfort, Friday morning, the Democratic attorneys filed with Judge Cantrill in the Franklin county cir¬ cuit court a petition asking for an in¬ junction to restrain Governor Taylor from interfering with the meetings of the legislature. The petition covers the full situa¬ tion, and arks that Taylor and Mar¬ shall be restrained from attempting to exercise the power of governor and lieutenant governor. The petition sets up the claim that Goebel is governor and Beckham is lieutenant governor. South Trimble, speaker of the house, appears as the plaintiff in the case. The court issued the following order to W. S. Taylor and Collier: You and each of you are hereby no¬ tified that on Saturday, February 3, 1900, we will ask for an order of in-, junction restraining you and each of you and all others from interfering with meetings of the general assembly of the commonwealth of Kentucky in any manner whatever, or from assem¬ bling said legislature at said city of London, Laurel county, Kentucky, upon petition this date filed in the Frankfort circuit court and from com¬ mitting any of the wrong3 or unlawful acts therein set forth. Said motion will be made before the Hon. James E. Cantrell of the fourteenth judicial district of Kentucky, in tho circuit court room in the court house at Frankfort, Ivy., at or about the hour of 11 o’clock a. m. Service of the notice on Governor Taylor was secured, despite the most stringent orders to the sentries to allow nobody to pass in or out of the capitol grounds. Orders to (his effect were given early in the morning, but were revoked later, and those haying passes were allowed free access to all parts of the capitol square. As soon as word was brought to Governor Taylor that the petition for the injunction had been filed the or¬ ders were renewed, but they wero not renewed quick enough. Alonzo Walker, the stenographer for the Democratic attorneys, gained entrance to the grounds before the renewal of tbe order, and watching bis chance, pinned a copy of the notice on the door of the executive mansion, which notion constitutes a legal notice to Governor Taylor. Walker was at once placed under arrest and confined in the guardhouse. Several of the Republican members of the legislature, especially those living in the eastern part of the state, left Frankfort, Friday, for Loudon, where Governor Taylor called tbe leg¬ islature to meet in session. GOEBEL IMPROVES. The condition of William Goebei Friday night was considered better than at any time since he was shot. The iron will and determination of the wounded ma i that he will not die by an assassin’s bullet is, however, still considered tbe main factor in sustain¬ ing him, but on Friday night tho at¬ tending physicians for the first time held out some hope for his ultimate recovery. BRIDGES .SERVING TIME. Floyd’s Ex-School Commissioner Goes to Work Ht Convict Camp. W. M. Bridges left Rome, Ga., Thursday nisht to serve four years in the penitentiary camp at Worth, 80 miles south of Macon. Bridges w ill be given a bookkeeper’* position and wear the regular convict garb. The prisoner will work for the Canda Lumber company. “TURN THEM LOOSE.” Senator Caffery Gives Ilis I.lea of Wliat Should Be Done With Filipinos. Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, in a discussion of the Philippine question in the senate Monday broko new ground in developing bis position as an anti-expansionist. With character¬ istic conrage of conviction he declared: “Turn the Filipinos loose as soon as we can get rid of them. That would be better for them and infinitely bet¬ ter for us.” Mr. Caffery’s argument was mainly a discussion of tbe constitutional questions involved in the Philippine nolicv. _ MACRUM ARRIVES. Former United States Consul at Protoria Reaches New York. • Charles E. Macrum, the former United States consul at Pretoria, who asked to be recalled at a timo when the affairs of the republic were at a crisis, and when his presence in the Transvaal republic was urgently re- tired by the state department, ar¬ rived at New York Sunday on the American lino steamship j3t, Paul. FACED BY BAYONETS Kentucky Legislators Again Turned Down by Soldiers. MUST BE POSSESSED OF PASSES. Taylor Sends I-onp; Message Appeal¬ ing to President McKinley to Ro- store Peace. rresident McKinley received a long message Thursday from Governor W. S. Taylor, of Kentucky, asserting that the condition of affairs at the present time is most critical, that a riot may occur at any time which will cause bloodshed, and appealing to the pres- ident to end the matter and secure peace in the Btate by recognizing him as governor of Kentucky. Governor Taylor declares that he considers himself the legally elected executive of the state and says that a riot may occur at any time whioh will cause much bloodshed. Tho communication is in its nature a memorial. It goes at great length into tbe situation in Keutuoky, mak¬ ing an explanation Whilo of the conditions there. definite and absolute information on this point i8 not ob¬ tainable, there is reason to believe that a specific request for the immed¬ iate presence of Federal troops is not made. STOPPED BY BAYONETS. A dozen members of the house of repres entatives went to the capitol grounds gates again at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, headed by Repre- sentative Charlton, of Louisville. Two bayonets were crossed in front of Mr. Charlton’s nose as be entered the gates, and he was asked for a pass. I have no pass, was the reply, “I am a member of the legislature, as are these geutlemen with me, and we wish to enter the hail to hold a session.” Nobody can enter without a pass, was tho reply, and Mr. Charlton re- turned to tho Capitol hotel with . his companions. I hey announced when they left the capitol grounds that they would get all the members of the lionse and senate together, return in a body aud demand admission. .4 large crov, d gathered at the depot during the morning to greet the train from Louisville. It had been cur- rentiy reported that General Castle- man would come in and many of the enthusiast.c Democrats expected to see him walk up to the state house and take command of tho troops, rout Adjutant General Collier the first thing and then scatter the Republican officials to all points of the compass. Genera! Castleman failed to appear, however, and there was a sorely dis¬ appointed orowd of partisans nround the depot when the fact was realized. The apparent failure of Governor Goebel to place an adjutant general in office leaves the troops entirely at the disposition of the Republicans, and for tho time being at least has lessened all chance of trouble from that source, The soldiers will continue to obey the orders of General Collier, and there will be no conflicting orders to confuso them. Governor Taylor remains in bis office in tbe executive building, aud practically denies himself to all callers. He will not., however, discuss for pub- lication any action which he has taken or may take hereafter. The records of the house of repre- sentatives which were taken from clerk of tbe bouse, Edward Leigh, Wedncs- day, by the militia while the legisla- ture was racing around the streets in the vain endeavor to find a hall in which they could hold a joint session and seat Mr. Goebel, have been re- turned to him by Governor Taylor. Boxes of ammunition are being de¬ livered to Adjutant General Collier.- The hall of bis office is packed ceiling high with cartridges. The greatest activity prevails on the capitui grounds. Blankets for the soldiers are arriving aud every evidence of a protracted stay is apparent. Mississippi’s New Capitol. The Kiger bill appropriating $1,000,- 000 for the erection of a new state- house for Mississippi, at Jackson, passed the senate Thursday afternoon by a vote of 27 to 15. Several minor amendments governing the state-house commissioners were adopted. BIG MORTGAGE FILED 15y Standard Telephone* Company at At lantn, Ga. The Atlanta Standard Telephone Company has filed a mortgage for $600,000 on all its property, franch¬ ises, privileges of every description. The mortgage was made to the City Trust, Safe Deposit Company of Phila¬ delphia. The mortgage was issued to secure bonds and to take up auother mortgage of $500,000 in favor of the Atlanta Trust and Banking Company. The company will issue bonds of $100 denomination to redeem those now outstanding of $1,000 denomina¬ tion. The new bonds will bear 5 per cent interest and are payable in gold. TAYLOiFofFeRS DIG RE>VARD Tor Arrest and Conviction <f Man Who Shot Goebel at Frankfort. Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, per¬ sonally offers a reward of 8500 for the arrest and conviction of tbe man who shot Governor Goebel. In making tbe offer of the reward, Governor Tay- lor states that the authorities of Franklin county, in which the crime was committed, have never requested him to officially offer a reward, and he, therefore, offers $500 as an individual. CARNESVILLE. GA., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9. 1900. BOERS ARE ACTIVE While England Continues to Dis¬ patch Large Forces to Africa. CENSORSHIP IS TIGHTLY DRAWN Consequently Authentic News From tho Sent of Hostilities Is Hurd to Get. A London special says« In the west¬ ern field large operations are appar- en Hy about to begin, ^he Boers are showing great activ- * n the Naauwpoort and Colesberg districts. Many of the guns hitherto facing Lord Methuen are believed to British^tliercfor^mily find* formida- ble bodies of Boers there. The war office announces that fifteen transports will bo dispatched between today and Monday with 13,000 troops. These 13,000 are not included in tbe 180,000 due to be in South Africa on Februaiy 15th. The Eighth division of 10,000 men is still available to send. Military opinion in London contin¬ ues to assume, from very slender ma¬ terials, that General Buller is again throwing his army against the Boer works. A retired general,Sir William Heury Green, whose distinguished career gives weight to his opinion, thinks that General Buller with 25,- 000 men is making a wide detour to the west and north in order to avoid the roughest parts of the couutry. As General Buller must have some thous- anda of wagona> Sir William Greon p 0 j n ts out that the advance would nec essarily be slow, No authentic word is at hand save that the war office reaffirmed orally to newspapers inquiries at a late hour that it could not confirm the reported a( lvauce. There the Natal situation rests. Sir Alfred Milner, in a letter written three weeks ago to the former lord mayor of Belfast, said the war would [ as t three or four months longer. Sir ^|f re( j Milner has sent most hopeful and encouraging reports to the gov- rrnmeu t regarding the prospects of the campaign and it is understood that his views are shared by Lord Roberts. The censorship seems to have com-, 1)!ete]y ahut down tho correspondents a (. Spearman’s camp. No dispatch f rom that point appears in Monday mor) )jug’s papers aud nothing has been a llowed to issue since Sunday evening. ATLANTA IRISHMEN MEET And Pass Resolutions of Sympathy and Aid to liners. At a rousing and enthusiastic meet- of divisions one aijd two of the Ancient , Order of Hibernians, at At- l ft uta, Ga., Monday night, $150 was to he forwarded to the Boers in ^outli Africa to aid them in their ®i r ngglc against England, The following resolutions were also passed condensing England s policy in South Africa: Resolved, therefore, That we, the members of divisions 1 aud 2 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Fulton county, Georgia, tender our heartfelt sympathy to tbe struggling patriots off er an earnest prayer for their success, Resolved, That we pledge our moral anfJ financial support in aid of the widows and orphans of the brav e Boer soldiers who are so gallantly defend- j n S their homestead against a foreign iuvader. Resolved, That we earnestly protest agai^t any alliance or secret under- standing with Great Hritain, and urge our representatives to oppose any such complications. FILE NOTICE OF CONTEST. Defeated Candidates In Alabama Allege • Fraud at Girard Beat. A number of candidates in tbe re¬ cent election in Alabama have filed no¬ tice of contest with the Democratic ex¬ ecutive committee, alleging that fraud was committed in the Girard beat, de¬ feating them. The committee gave them until Feb¬ ruary 21st to produce proofs. Should the contestants be successful in throw¬ ing out the Girard vote, it would give the county to Mr. Morgan and elect the contestants, as the county outside gave a majority for Morgan. COSTLY BLAZE IN DAYTON. Ohio City Sufferers Property Los* Aggr.. eating: 8500,000. The most disastrous conflagration that has ever visited Dayton, Ohio, broke out in the tobacco warehouse of J. P. Wolf Thursday morning. The property destroyed includes the warehouses and factory of J. P. Wolf & Sons, tobacco merchants; E. Bimrn & Sons, grocers; Benedict & Co., cigar manufacturers; the Dayton Paper Novelty company. r Wolf & Son, the heaviest losers, were insured for $335,000; Benedict & Co., $30,000, aud the Dayton Paper Novelty company for $50,000. The loss is estimated at $500,000. JOHNSTON HAD MAJORITY. Vote of Pivotal Alabama County In Sena¬ torial Content Is Consolidated. The Russell county, Ala., vote, as finally consolidated Sunday morning, gives Johnston a majority of 61 votes over Morgan. The Girard beat gave Johnston 145 majority, which over- came Morgan’s majority of 82 in the nine county beats. Oates received only 2 and Roquemore 1 vote in the county. Johnston’s vote was 6/5, ; ’ Morgan’s 614. AGREEMENT Looking to a Settlement of the Troubles In Kentucky. Republicans and Democrats Get Together and Work For Peace and Harmony. ^ special from Louisville says: Shortly after midnight Monday night, the Republican and Democratic con- ferees, in session at the Galt house, came to an agreement. A stenographer was summoned and a document was drawn up for tbe signatures of the participants in the conference. If the agreement drawn up at tho conference is accepted and carried out, the strife which has rent Kentucky from en.l to end for the past few weeks will be ended, Drawing np and signing the agree¬ ment was slow work, and it was after 2 o’clock Tuesday morning when tho conferees separated. The Democrats gained nearly every point they contended for, and the Republican representatives, lieuten¬ ant Governor John Marshall, General Dan Lindsey and Attorney David Farligh, gave assurances that the agreement would be accepted by Gov¬ ernor Taylor. provided The argument that in or¬ der to leave no question as to the title of William Goebel and J. C. W. Beck¬ ham to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, the general assembly shall pass a resolu¬ tion in joint assembly validating tho acts on that subject since the legisla¬ ture has been prevented by troops from bolding its regular session at As soon as the legislature should do this Beckham’s title to the office of governor was not to be questioned. The Democrats grant immunity to Governor Taylor and his "associates from prosecution for treason, usurpa¬ tion of office, or contempt of court foi what has been done since the shooting of Goebel. These matters are to be held in abeyance for a week. According to tbe terms of tbe agree¬ ment tbe Republican legislature was to be withdrawn from London imme¬ diately, and ho filibustering or other attempts of this character wero to be resorted to by the Republicans to ob¬ struct the carrying of this agreement in tho legislature. The Democrats crowds suggested that in view of the great expected in Fi aukfort during the Goebel funeral ceremonies the soldiers should be withdrawn. The Republicans asked that an adequate guard be left to pro¬ tect Governor Taylor and his associ¬ ates. It was finally agreed to leave to General Dan Lindsey, one of the Re¬ publican conferees, the decision as to how many troops should be left to prevent a clash as a result of the Goe¬ bel funeral, other troops to bo with¬ drawn at once from Frankfort. It was agreed that the board of election commissioners sitting as a contest board should be allowed to meet at Frankfort without molesta¬ tion, the Democrats agreeing that no summary action be taken on these coutests and that nothing be done without due hearing of evidence aud argument. TO CHANGE GOEBEL LAW. The Republicans asked that some provision for a repeal or modification of the Goebel election law be included in the agreement. Tho Democrats agreed that to two leading Republi¬ cans and two lead ng Democrats should be left the matter of suggesting changes in the Goebei law believed to bo wise. The acceptance of the agreement by the principals was the only element of uncertainty remaining in the situation when the conference ended. It is probable that the Republican policy was materially influenced by the following telegram: “Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.— Hon. W. S. Taylor: The unani¬ mous sentiment hero is that you are wrong in preventing the legis¬ lature from meeting, and that you should submit the disputed ques¬ tion to the civil courts.. Federal assistance cannot be given you on your requisition so long as tbe legislature is in session or can be convened. There is no doubt but it can be convened if you will permit. The Democrats intend that if-any-violence occurs, you shall be the aggressor. You will by forcible resistance alienate all who formerly sympathized with your case. No assistance. Au- swer. W. J. DeBoe.” CENSUS OF CUBA COMPLETE. Population of Island, According to the Report, Is 1,572,840. Under General Sanger’s direction the Cuban census supervisors have completed the preliminary enumera¬ tion of the population of Cuba, and the results were handed to Secretary Root Thursday. The population of the entire island is 1,572,840, which is between 50,000 and 60,000 less than it was when the last census was taken by Spaniards, WALKER LIBERATED Conflict Batween Civil and Mili¬ tary Authority Averted. TAYLOR IGNORED HABEAS CORPUS In the Meantime Ho Releases Prisoner of Ills Own Volition and Affair Blows Over, A Frankfort spocinl says: Governor Taylor Saturday afternoon refused to acknowledge the existence or pormit the service of a writ of habeas cor¬ pus issued by Judge Moore, of the county court. Taylor thus tacitly sus¬ pended the writ of habeas corpus in tbe courts of Franklin county for tbe release of Alonzo Walker, a steno¬ grapher, who was arrested and put into confinement after pinning a notice of writ of injunction on Governor Tay¬ lor’s chambers in the executive build¬ ing, Something which, under the con¬ stitution of the state of Kentucky, cannot be done legally except in cases of rebellion or invasion. When Sheriff Suter returned his writ nnserved to Judge Moore, the latter announced that he would see that the sheriff was given power sufficient to enforce the mandate of his court. In so declaring he used the following words: “No attempt will bo made to enforce the writ until Monday. At that time another demand will be mad* for the body of Alonzo Walker, aud if it is re¬ fused, a sufficient number of men will be given to Sheriff Suter from Frank¬ lin county and adjourning counties, ns well, to enable him to take possession of the capitol grounds aud carry out the purpose of the writ.” Thus civil and military authority in Kentucky came face to face at last and unless the ministers of one or tho other should recede from the positions they occupied there could be but ono outcome, and that was civil war. WALKElt BELEASED. Such a crisis, however, was averted when Governor Taylor, Sunday morn¬ ing, ordered the release of Walker. While not recognizing in his action the existence of the writ of habeas corpus which had been sworn out in behalf of Walker, Governor Taylor, by releasing tbe man, removed the most threatening sign of trouble. The commanding officers of the troops which guard the capitol grounds are careful to say that the situation is en¬ tirely a military affair, aud that they extend the writ of habeas corpus very little consideration, but whether they regard it or not, Walker is free, and Sheriff Suter will not be called upon to summon force in tbe attempt to secure his release. The appalling consequences which would follow such an effort on the pnrt of the sheriff were too much for the more conservative members of the Democratic party, and it was decided Sunday that no matter what Judge Moore should say as an individual, there would be no attempt to take pos¬ session of the caj/itol grounds by force of arms. When Walker was released notice was served upon him that the cliargo against him was still pending, and could be pushed at any time if the military authorities should so decide. Various rumors were circulated in regard to the reasons for tho sudden release of Mr. Walker, among them being a report that his release, by or¬ der of Governor Taylor, was in defer¬ ence to a telegram from Washington advising his discharge. Governor Taylor was too busy to be seen in regard to tho matter, but Ad¬ jutant General Collier emphatically duied that any such reason existed for Walker’s release. YYATTERSON BLAMES L. & N. Attributes Kentucky Troubles to Rail¬ road’s Manipulation of Politics. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, has given out a statement which in part says: “The head and front of our present troubles in Kentucky, at once the source and the resource of the revo¬ lutionary proceeding by which Re¬ publican government has been for the time being struck down aud a military dictatorship set up in its place, is the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. campaign it “In the recent state supplied material resources in such abundance as to draw out all tbe dan¬ gerous elements of society and to put into activity ail tbe forces of political adventure. The two leading parties to the coutest were as nothing by com¬ parison with its gigantio machinery for corrupting the election.” Tariff For Porto ltico. The senate committee on Porto Rico has concluded its consideration of the providing a form of government for the island. The rate of duty pro¬ on articles brought from Porto to the United States aud for taken from the United States Porto Rico is 25 per cent of the Dingley law rate. LINDSAY HAS NOTHING TO SAY. Kentucky Senator Fo.tpones K*prr»slon of Ills Opinion. United States Senator William Lind¬ say, of Kentucky, was asked at the board of trade banquet at New York Wednesday night what be bad to say about the attempted assassination of Senator Goebel aud the subsequent incidents. Senator Lindsay reflected a moment and said: “I do not know that I have anything to say about the matter. Ido not know that I could pay anything.’* “EXCEEDED AUTHORITY.” Lawyers Claim That Acting Gov¬ ernor Taylor Had No Right to Adjourn Legislature. At a conference of ex-Goxernor Me- Oreary, Judge W. S. Pryor, Mr. Louis McQuowu and other promiuent attor¬ neys at Frankfort, Thursday, the question of Governor Taylor’s right to adjourn the legislature to meet in London, was formally discussed. The unanimous opiniou of the attorneys was announced by McCreary,who said: “Thero is nothing in the constitu¬ tion of Kentucky to authorize tho governor, at this hour and under ex¬ isting circumstances, to adjourn the general assembly. And every lawyer that I have beard express an opinion regards bis proclamation as a gross usurpation. “The constitution of Kentucky fixes the date for the regular sessions of tho general assembly and says ‘its sessions shall bo held at tho seat of govern¬ ment, excej)t in case of war, insurrec¬ tion or pestilence, when it may by proclamation of the governor assemble for tho time being elsewhere. “The general assembly is now in session, and under tbe constitution can remain in session sixty days. Be¬ ing in regular sossion, the governor does net have to convene tho senators and representatives and fix the places of their meeting, and there is no war, insurrection or pestilence. In case of disagreement between the two houses with regard to adjournment, the gov¬ ernor may adjourn them for not ex¬ ceeding four mouths, but there must be a disagreement between the two houses, aud the power to convene the general assembly is not the power to adjourn it when in session.” SNELL FOUND GUILTY. Georgian is Convicted of Murder¬ ing Lizzie Weisenberger at Washington, D. C. A Washington dispatch says: Ben¬ jamin H. Snell, of Georgia, was victed of murder in tbe first for the killing of Lizzie on the 6th of last August by her throat with a razor. Snell before the bar as the verdict was livered, his head bowed, his frame swaying from side to side, face bearing a deadly pallor »<• poll was called by tbe clerk, and juror answered “Guilty as indicted." The prisoner’s father was not in the court room when the jury returned, but waited in the witness room for the final word whioh would end his sus¬ pense. Snell’s mother returned to her home in Georgia some days ago. The prisoner’s wife was confined to her home, having succumbed several days ago to the strain of trial, and his daughter was also unable to be pres¬ ent through lack of courage for the final ordeal. The family of the murdered girl were all in their places ns the words pronouncing the legal responsibility of Snell sounded through the room as tho jury took their seats for the last time. The crier announced that auy one guilty of any demonstration upon hearing the verdict would be brought before tbe bar to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court, and there was silence as the vor- dict was given. Immediately upon hearing the judgment, Mr. Turner gave formal notice to the court that he would submit a motion for a new trial, and tho court was adjourned. One of the prayers in the defense’s motion will be that a continuance should have been granted because of the illness of Representative Fleming, employed for the defense, who had been assigned the responsibility of looking up the law in tbe case, and who was taken ill only a fow days be¬ fore the trial. ANOTHER ASSASSINATION. Democratic Ex-Member of Legis¬ lature Shot and Killed By Unkown Parties. A special from Middlesboro, Ky., says lion. William S. Wright, ex¬ member of the Kentucky legislature, has been assassinated on the Boones fork of the Kentucky river in a moun¬ tain section about thirty miles from Middlesboro. Five shots were fired from a winchester and two took effect. The identity of tbe assassin is a mys¬ tery. No arrests have been reported. Wright was a prominent lawyer and Democratic politician and bad made many enemies among the mountain¬ eers in defending cases for the coal companies. It is believed by many at Frankfort that the assassination of W.S. Wright, Democratic ex-member of the legisla¬ ture, is another indication of the pur¬ pose of Republicans aud mountaineers to kill Democrats wherever they have an opportunity, and it is feared that other crimes will be reported as a re- suit of the high state of bitterness that exists throughout the state. WHEELER SAILS FOR HOME. Alabamian Sailed From Manila On the Transport Warrrn. The war department received a ca¬ blegram from General Otis Monday stating that General Wheeler would sail from Manila Wednesday on the transport Warren for the United States by way Guam and Honolulu. tost of Collecting Customs. Secretary Gage has sent to congress on estimate of $7,872,000 as the cost of collecting tho customs during tin poxt fiscal year. NUMBER 13. A VAST ARMY TO THE FRONT England Now Has a Fora 213,009 For South Africa. <L IS THE LARGEST ON RECC ••es Their Armament Includes F Hundred and Fifty Deat.. Dealing Modern Cannon. <i A London special says: Mr. Wynd- ham’s remarkable declaration in the house of commons that Great Britain will have within a fortnight 180,000 regulars in South Africa, 7,000 Cana-/ dians and Australians and 26,00(1 South African volunteers is received with wondormeut. OF this total of 213,000lroops, with 452 guns, all are now there, with the exception of about 18,000 that are afloat. Beyond com¬ parison this is the largest force Great Britain has ever put into the field. At the end of the Crimean war she bad scraped together 80,000 men. Welling¬ ton at Waterloo had 25,000. Mr. Wyndam’s speech was the strongest defense the government has yet put forward as to what has been done and is being done. The general tone of the morning papers is that his figures will nstonish the country. Roughly speaking only 80,000 men are at the front. Ten thousand others have been lost and 10,000 are shut up at Ladysmith. there 70,000 Excluding these are troops who have not yet been in ac¬ tion, in addition to those at sea. Why so many effectives have not yet been engaged is explained by the lack of land transports and the organization of supplies, to which Lord Lord Rob¬ erts is devoting his experience and Lord Kitchener his genius for details. It seems as though the weight oL these masses must destroy the equi¬ librium which now holds the British forcos stationary wherever they are in •contact "with the Borer army. — * of transports sr- rCganizatioa will not explain adequately why, when generals at the front request re-en¬ small forcements, they get them in numbers. Knowledge is slowly pene¬ trating to London that large garrisons must 1)0 kept in Capo Colony to hold down the Cape Dutch who, as every one knows, outnumbers the British residents three to one. Cable scraps received during the last twelve hours do not further il¬ luminate the military operations. Va¬ rious independent correspondents con¬ firm that General Buller told his troops on January 28th (hat lie hoped to re¬ lieve Ladysmith within a week. It is believed in some rathor trustworthy quarters that he is again assailing tlio Boor lines. A further list of casualties published by the war office brings the total from the crossing of tbe Tngela to the aban¬ donment of Spion kop to 1,935 officers and men. Exceptional activity at the navy yards continues, but a correspondent of the Associated Press learns that this is chiefly refitting work. Three ships will be commenced atDevonport this month. Some unpleasant criticism of the war office has beon caused by the dis¬ covery that tho sights of the Leo- Eufield carbines aro defective. Old carbines have been supplied to the outgoing fourth brigade of cavalry. The only announcement regarding fresh military preparations is the formation of three additional bat¬ teries. BULLER AT IT AGAIN. Nevm From the Front Indicates That He Has liecrossed the Tugela Rfrccl The St. James Gazette Ging in says it is reported on g. court at thut General Buller has /red his the Tugela river at th?plication for that fighting has beem*' A The war office has o committee at Ri f eral Buller’s allcgedvote of 10 to ported by The St. it favorably proposed, thf~ the paper fays doubt the corrects T to Wash^w tion, although it * ri * l the exact position / /" The New York Journal and Adver¬ tiser’s Washington correspondent states that in return for the British renunciation of rights under the Bul- wer-Clayton treaty, the state depart¬ has promised a free port in for Canada. To Pension Bridge Burners. The bill giving a pensionable status to those war veterans known ns the East Tennessee bridge burners was favorably reported by tbe house com¬ mittee on invalid pensions Monday. PROBABLE MURDER. Two Brothers Burned—One of Them Was Worth 81,500,000. William and John Newton, batch- elor brothers, were burned to death in the home of the former, near Portland, Ind., Monday morning. In the rear of the ruins were a number of chairs and a bundle of papers which bad evi¬ dently been carried out. All of them were covered with blood. No actual evidence of foul play has been discov¬ ered. William Newton was 75 years old and one of the wealthiest men in the state, his estate being estimated at $1,500,000,