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ALL IS MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE Roberts’ Arrival In Africa Does Not Relieve Fears. SILENCE IN WAR OFFICE On Bailer’s Movements and Strategy De¬ pend the Safety of Beleaguered Garrison at Ladysmith. A London special under date of January 15th says: Lord Roberts’ enigmatical announcement, “No change in the situation,” does nothing to allay public auxiety or to explain the mystery surrounding General Bul ler’s movement on the Tugela river, and although there is a disposition to regard the dispatch as disposing of Saturday’s adverse rumors, the week has opened in a state of suspense, al¬ most equal to that of last week, be¬ cause it is recognized that failure in General Buller’s present attempt would seal the fate of Ladysmith. Presumably “no change in the sit¬ uation” refers to previous dispatches sent to the war office, which have not yet been revealed to the public. Ex¬ cept the announcement of the seizure of Potgleter’s Drift, aud of the ad¬ vance of General Warren, there has been no news from the Tugela for a week. A ray of hope is in the fact that the silence prevails from the Boer side. Thus it may perhaps be fairly inferred that General Buller has ■not yet met a serious check. If the anuouncemeut of General Warren’s movement be correct, it is evident that General Buller’s forces are spread over a very wide front— perhaps twenty-five miles—and in the event of a sudden fall of the river his operations might be full of danger. It is believed that General Buller has no good survey map of the district. This will add to his difficulties. General Charles Warren’s advance probably means an fittempt to sieze Hangwane hill, the main post of the Boers south of the Tugela. Upon the success or failure of these operations depends the whole future of the campaign. the result is known, Lord Rob¬ erts wflTfee'tifiabl®-t© decide-how to dispose the two divisions and the re¬ inforcements now arriving. The news from other points is of no great importance. Boer accounts tell of another sortie from Kimberley, January 9th, in the direction of Kam fers dam, with a brief exchange of firing, but no result. A heavy detona¬ tion was beard on January 8th within Kimberley. Mail A dispatch to The Daily from Modder river, dated January 10th, gives a rumor that Kimberley was be¬ ing bombarded. Bastards Nek, mentioned in Lord Roberts’ dispatch as the locality of reconnaissance, is northwest of Coles berg. Doubts are beginning to be raised whether it will be possible to get to¬ gether anything like 10,000 yeomanry. Only a very small percentage of the applicants satisfy the standard of rid¬ ing and shooting. A large number of officers from the Egyptian army have just left Cairo for South Africa to re¬ place those killed and wouuded. editorsTwere shot. Denver Attorney Attempts to "Clean Out’’ a Newspap ;r Office. At Denver,Col., Saturday, Frederick C. Bonfils and H. H. Tammen, propri¬ etors of The Evening Post, were both shot in their office by W. W. Ander¬ son, a prominent local attorney. It is not believed that either was mortal¬ ly injured. It is understood that Anderson ob¬ jected to something that bad appeared in The Post aud demanded retraction and that Bonfils aud Tammen both attempted to put him out of the office. Then he commenced to shoot. * France Takes Possession. The steamer Elf Brauch brings news from Shanghai that French warships have taken possession of Kwong-Cahu Wah bay, where a boundary dispute has been pending for several months. SCHLEY REPORTS A SUICIDE. Lieutenant F. E. Green of the Mont¬ gomery Kills Himself. The following cablegram was re¬ ceived at the navy department Thurs¬ day from Admiral Schley: “Montevideo, January 11, 1900.— To the Secretary of the Navy: Lieu¬ tenant Commander F. E. Green com¬ mitted Buicide Wednesday evening. Arrangements have been made for burial ashore. A board is ordered to examine the circumstances of the case and report.” No cause is suggested by Green’s friends for the act. The deceased has an excellent reoord. BODIES FLOATING ON ALL SIDES Identity of Wrecked Vessel Is Hard to Establish. RESCUE WORK DELAYED Duration of Stormy Weather Proves a Bar to Investigations. Advices from St. Johns, N. F •» un der date of Sunday were to the effect that the gale had not yet blown itself out, and the sea was still too rough to allow boats to get near the wreck in St. Mary’s bay. As yet there is nothing to show the name of the vessel. Ten bodies have been located among the rocks au:l others can be seen floating about. Plans have been made for recovering these as soon as the weather permits, aud it may theu be possible to get at the name of the steamer from pieces of boats wedged in the clefts of the rocks. A photograph which had been wash¬ ed ashore, apparently from the wreck, represents a seaman wearing a cap upon which are the letters “S. M. S. Falke.” It appears that the ship’s funnel was banded red, white and black with a white diamond. This funnel could not be that of the Falke, as she, being a North German Lloyd liner, would have a yellow funnel. It is also thought that the photograph might be one of a seaman on the German war¬ ship Falke, or one taken while the owner was on the other Falke. The funnels most closely resembling that of the wreck are those of the American Petroleum company, which are banded black, red, white and black, and the vessel certainly had a lot of petroleum on board, as the ocean is covered with it, causing hun¬ dreds of birds to perish. It is believed in New York that the wrecked vessel is one of three oil steamers chartered or owned by the Standard Oil company. ENTHUSIASM IN LONDON. Departure of Volunteers Hade Occa¬ sion of Patriotic Demonstration. Remarkable scenes of patriotism were witnessed in London Saturday evening after a short service held for the volunteers in St. Paul’s cathedral. Though many stirring scenes have marked the departure of the British troops for the front during recent months, this outburst of patriotism, on the occasion of the starting of the London volunteers, was qnite unpre¬ cedented since the jubilee. The vast audience was slow to dis¬ perse. Ladies stood upon the chairs beckoning and calling to brothers, sons and friends in the ranks, the lat¬ ter signaling back. A scene of great animation ensued. The organist in¬ troduced a few bars of the national anthem in concluding the voluntary. The effect of this was magical. First the volunteers and then the congrega¬ tion took up the strains, and the vast cathedral was filled with enthusiastic song. These demonstrations were renewed by immense crowds outside. St. Paul’s churchyard and Ludgate Hill were black with people, and it was impossible for the volunteers to march. Individual members were pulled out of the ranks by their friends and ad¬ mirers, who raised them on their shoulders and tuns carried them down Fleet street to the temple. Those who escaped hositing proceeded slowly, surrounded by clinging women. Afterwards at the various theaters where the men were entertained and yet fater ou returning to the barracks, these scenes were renewed and the streets were filled until midnight with cheering people. DEBATED THE ROUND BALE. The Commissioners of Agriculture Were Divided On the Question. A spirited debate on a resohition favoring the round bale marked the final session of the Cotton States’ As saciation of Commissioners of Agri¬ culture at New Orleans. The associa¬ tion declined to commit itself to ap¬ proval of the round bale, but adopted the resolution so far as it appeals for Improved methods in handling cotton. M’LAURIN SERIOUSLY ?LL. Retiring Governor of flississippi Has Severe Attack of Pneumonia. A special from Jackson, Miss, says: Governor McLariu has been confined to his room at the executive mansion for several da^ s with pneumonia. The disease has affected both lungs and at¬ tending physicians This repard the case as very serious. is the governor’s third attack of the disease during the past three years. Owing to the governor’s illness con sideral change is made necessary in the arrangement for the inauguration of his successor, Governor-Elect Lon gino, as he will not be able to be pres¬ ent. SHIP WRECKED; LIVES ARE LOST Steamer Goes Down Off New Foundland Coast. ALL ON BOARD PERISH After the Wreck, Vessel Took Fire and Went Under In Flames—Rescae Was Impossible. A special from St. Johns, N. F • f says: The wreck and burning in St. Mary’s bay of the unknown two-masted steamer, with its crew of probably sixty and possibly some passengers, all perishing, is one of the worst ma¬ rine disasters in this section for a con¬ siderable period. There is not the slightest prospect that any soul aboard escaped death, as the intense midwin¬ ter cold would kill any who escaped drowning, and the ill-fated vessel was of nearly 3,000 tons burden. She went ashore before daybreak Thurs¬ day, striking a ledge at the foot of the cliff, where escape was hopeless. The crew launched the boats, but probably during the panic some were crushed against her sides, others being swamp¬ ed, and all the occupants apparently perishing. The ship was seen to be afire by residents six miles away. Attracted to the scene, they found the after half of the wreck blazing fiercely, and the forepart under water. Kerosene in the cargo helped the blaze. At that time only three men were left on board. Two were on the bridge and one was in the rigging. Those on the bridge were safe until about 2 p. m., when they were washed over¬ board and drowned, the bridge being carried away. The survivor soon after left the rig¬ ging, swam to the rocks and twice en¬ deavored to get a footing. Failing in this, he made his way back to the rigging, where he died of exposure during the night. Many dead bodies are visible tossing in the surf. Two of them thrown up iu a cove cannot be reached owing to the heavy sea. One is thought to be that of a woman. Boats and other wreckage are strewn among the rocks for miles. Friday was more stormry than the day before; and it was impossible to reach the wreck, which had gone to pieces to such an extent that it had sunk be¬ neath the waves. Residents along the shore made ev¬ ery possible effort to rescue the sur¬ vivor in the rigging, but lacking prop¬ er outfits they were unable to succeed. A messenger who has just arrived from Peters river, reports that a trunk filled with women’s clothing has been washed ashore there, as well as a gar¬ ment which is either a waterproof cape such as used by a woman or man’s over¬ coat. Nearby was found some under¬ wear, initials evidently a man’s, marked with the “J. J.” This seems to in dicate that the ship had passengers. ACCURACY NEEDED. Association of Agriculture at New Orleans Adopts Impor¬ tant Resolutions. At Friday’s session of the Cotton States Association of Agriculture at New Orleans, General Jastremski of¬ fered the following resolutions, which were adopted: “Whereas, The necessity is appar¬ ent for the creation of a system of offi¬ cial reports emanating from officials upon whom responsibility may be placed for the accuracy of their reports and estimates of cotton crops; there¬ fore be it “Resolved, That the Cotton States Associations of Commissioners of Ag¬ riculture does hereby petition the gov¬ ernors aud legislators of each and every cotton state to enact laws re¬ quiring the county tax assessors to re¬ port at stated times to the state com¬ missioners of agriculture of their re¬ spective states the number of aores devoted to the cultivation of cotton and other products, the condition of said products during the poriod of cultivation, estimates of yield thereof, the shipment thereof and such other information relating thereto as may be deemed useful. “Resolved, Further, that the said reports of ceuuty assessors should be mado on blanks of uniform character, furnished by said state commissioners of agriculture, and it shall be the duty of these commissioners to com¬ pile the said reports of the county tax assessors monthly aud to publish the same and transmit copies to the presi¬ dent of the associytion for compilation and promulgation.” The uext meeting will be held in Raleigh, N. C., but the date has not yet been fixed. Montgomery and Lit¬ tle Rock rlso desired the convention, but wero defeated. EXPANDING BULLETS SILL BE USED England Forced to Fall Back On Deadly Lydite Shells. OTHER AMMUNITION SHORT Agreement Was Made That They Would Not Be Used. A London special says: Lee-Met ford cartridges are running short in the British magazines, and, according to a semi-official report, the war office purposes to fall back temporarily upon 100,000,000 “Mark IV” expanding bullets, most of which are already in storage in Son:h Africa. The war office, however, has issued a strict order to the volunteers that the fifty rounds of “Mark IV” given them must be used in practice at home, none being taken to South Africa. After the public announcement that no such bullet would be used in this war, its employment, The Daily Chronicle thinks, would be a serious breach of faith, especially as the Brit¬ ish commanders have complained that the Boers occasionally use such pro¬ jectiles. The newspapers were reconciled during the early days of the war to cable censorship, taking it for granted that full - narratives sent by mail would supply all deficiencies. For some weeks, however, even the mail corre sponce that has arrived in London has shown signs of habitual scissoring by the censor. Pages are renumbered without chronological or logical con¬ nection, leaving the happenings de¬ scribed quite unintelligible in many cases. The editors acting possibly in concert are laying these facts before the public and insisting that they be permitted to know and to print the facts. The Daily Mail formally accuses the war office of “doctoring” in editing of¬ ficial dispatches before their issuance, and cites particulars. The Daily Chronicle avers that there seems to be an official conspiracy against letting the truth be known. Although the number of deaths from dysentery aud enteric at Ladysmith have been published by the war office since Saturday’s fight, nothing has been given out regarding the losses in the engagement. The war office as¬ serts that it has nothing to give out. Arm chair critics who, in the absence of reportorial or official descriptions from the seat of war, pour fourth pages of conjecture and opinion, conclude that not much is to be expected of the British hosts in South Africa until Lord Roberts shall have had plenty of time to think and fresh levies shall have arrived. Time is working now for the Boers. Each day makes more difficult the three beleaguered posi¬ tions. % Although the war office declines to confirm the report that Lord Methuen has been racalled to England, inquiries made by a correspondent at Methuen’s home in Wiltshire have elicited the information that when he received his wound his horse threw him heavi¬ ly and spinal and other injuries super¬ vened. The thepry is now advanced that the seizures of the German mail steamers Herzog and General, since released, were made on purposely misleading information supplied to British agents, the design being to embroil Great Britain and Germany in a quarrel. BLISS IS M’KINLEY’S CHOICE. Announcement flade That New Yorker Will Aspire to Vice-Presidency. A Washington dispatch says: It is announced in administration circles that Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York, ex-secretary of the interior, will be the Republicau nominee for vice president. The statement is made more authentic by the formal announcement of Secre¬ tary Root that he will not permit his name to go before the convention, pre¬ ferring to remain in his present cabi¬ net position. Salary of Engineers Raised. The recent demand of the engin¬ eers employed by the Lake Shore road that the salary classification bo abolished and a uniform scale of $3.80 be paid for a day’s work, has been granted by the company RELEGATE SILVER ISSUE. New Yorkers Want Bryan to Pounce Upon Imperialism and Trusts. In connection with the approaching visit of William Jennings Bryan to Now York, the evening Post of that city says: “It was learned today that great ef¬ fort will be made to induce Mr. Bryau to speak while here on the lines indi¬ cated in recent interviews by Eliot Daxiforth, chairman of the Democratic state executive committee—that is, to make imperialism and trusts the main issues of the campaign and avoid giving uadua prominence to the 1« to 1 issue.” “A Miss is As Good as a Mile." If you are not entirely well. you ar e & Illness does not mean death s door, if & a sense of weariness, a “ tired feeling " 4 life filled with nameless pains and suffer, ing. In 907c of cases the blood is to blame. Hood's Sarsaparilla is Nature's corrective for disorders of the blood. member ffic di NeverDrsappomts SctMop MiKo Government Printing Office. The new government printing office will cost about $2,000,000, completion and it is said that even after its it wilt not be large enough to meet the demands upon it. The height new building and will be eight stories in its floor space will be about nine acres. The floors will sustain a load of 85, 000,000 pounds. Thirty minutes is all the time required Sold to dye with Putkam Fadeless Diks. by all druggists. A Youthful Schemer. Tommy—I bought this dog to make money out of him. His lister’s Beau—How’s that? ten Tommy—I expect you to give me cents for tying himup ever’ time you come to see sister. He's awful savage.— Ohio State Jour¬ nal. _ Beauty Is Blood Deep. Cl«.n blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar¬ tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im¬ purities from the body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,—beauty for ten. cents. All drug¬ gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Buller Dismissed the Giles’, Sir Redvers Buller is credited with being of that type of officer whose ‘‘butcher’s bill’ is rather more likely than not to be large. That be is not a person who will allow any ordinary considerations to swerve him from what he thinks is his duty was shown at a dinner in his house not long ago. A certain well known man was pres¬ ent, and told an anecdote which was so “off color” that the ladies were ex¬ cessively displeased and distressed. When dinner was over Sir Redvers. rang the bell. “Mr. A/s carriage,” he ordered when the butler appeared. “I do not expect my brougham so early,” said Mr. A., and there was a gleam of defiance in his eyes. 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