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VOL. XXXIII. NO. 7.
KENTUCKY FIGHT IS HOW
IN A BAD LEGAL TANGLE
Collapse of Peace Negotiations Removes the
War-Like Features-Senator Black
burn Makes Statement.
L"u *-vH>. Ky-.. February I®.—The eol
lapse of the peace negotiations through
llot'rimr Taylor's rejection of the J*ouls
y .!.* agreement and the latter’s action
In call ns *ff the lamdnn legislature and
partially withdrawing the troops have
Irft the fight ov« r state others divested
Os many of it* warlike f.-atur s. but In
a n<>r - legal tang’* than ever
T’r r» -riot of the r.* ws from Frankfort
, . immc.hat* Ty
V a sather tg <»t the democratic lead-rs
t r ., i .. ,v this conference
r.r - S *r IT* k urn, Governor !<• ■ k
bam >;•••■-al Cattleman. President Car
ter of • . S|*akcr Trimble, and
ett ers At its conclusion Governor Beck
ham _-«nt to the legislature a message
reciting tne failure «f the peace negotla-
■ tons and the conditions existing at
Frankfort a- se n by h m and n-c .m
--mending that the legislature continue its
F . ssfrns tn lx>uisville, as he could not
guarantee th«- r personal security nor
prot« ■ th* rn from unwarranted interfer
ence a' Frankfort. Actins U|»<n tills SUg
gesti m. the leg stature deehled -to remain
In leMrtsville for the present, and both
hou*r> adjourned to m.et at the cottr:-
home M-*nd.‘*v nt noon. It is probable
a Jni.it n -olutlon which was offered to
ps*- w II th- n be adopted calling for the
apt- Intnwnt of a committee to investigate
the t •nd ti-»ns at Frankfort as tar as
th»y affect the safety of the legislature.
The ;n« mb-rs •!•• not accept Governor
Taylor s action in ordering away part of
the troops as restoring a condition under
which they may return to the capital.
They say they would feel safer with the
mil ia there than with ’th. irresponsible
Rrtrcd <••*•;•’;• ilm —rs who for weeks have
been gathered al>«ut the state buildings’’
left to menace them
The r-» ahsmni-ot of the parlies after
today's dev* Jopments Is about as fo’-
Wil! Adhere to Legality.
Tl«e republicans will stand on the a—
polity of Governor Taylor's proclamation
ro ntir <t:>g tt - legislature <o meet at
lau.dnn and will hold :•» he illegal Rll
get* of the democratic legislators since .
the date of that proclama:ion. chief I
tn . »-y w’-.0-b are •••* a * •" ! ..oa if *D
r»->-»rts of th* contest boards and the
Ac* aratlon of th* el* tlon of Governor
~n If I •! m«»> ratlc legislators go
l,« k t fr. -he republicans will
InM't hat John Mar.*> -ill an«i not I< 11
i »r • r ..•••jtr-nant p»*v«*rn»»r and pr»*s:-
il- tit ••• tin senate They are free to
lak the matter of th- governorship to
tne federal courts if they can make a
i < e .11 which such an appeal will ll*.
If the democrats refuse to return to
Frankfort they may attempt to enforce
the attendance of absentees. though
this would be treading shaky legal
ground M*anwhie, they will press the
* at t-vfore Judge Taft involving the minor
state otte-ys.
'I i- democrats will dispute the legal
ity *t Governor Taylor's proclamations I
rntP-.-rning th* legislature to le>n*bm tnd
back again to Frankfort. They will con
tbe leg -!a’’-:r.* dl.-p* r-• i
i . soiuars and adjourn* d : • Louisville
ij tt own .■ tlon in adopting, with a
to th at <ff*<t; that lis a-is hav«- I-• a le
gal, sr>--iuding that l-y which G-**-bei was ;
declared govcrn-.r; tnat i>y an-’iher con
urreiit resolution i* may return to Frank
; . t -i ■ ! w. • :.* . :i~ the
I- tt.it. rred rem • r*. pla* *t tv another
That urd-r th*- aw th, legislature is the
*. ;rt’**t «.<■•! r* -*»rt in a content for th*-
itli cs ,-f gov-mor and lieutenant kov
i-stor. Ji* auwhilr. K- kliam will be rce
t; 4 < y : legislature a- th* hga.
Positions Are Irreconcilable.
■i. i Hb-ns are Irreconcilable, -nd
w- ■ . y arc maintained a clash can
.1- ferrvd.
i t ,i* m-« rati - leg* latum held w.
(•—lay with a Quorum in tach
. At tn* lir-t some minor legislative
-in.- was dispteed of. At th.- se oii-l |
. a.twr Ibtkham's message was read.
•Commonwealth «-f K*ntu< ky. Ex* *-
v* ••th**-. I*,u:sv.’,l*. Ky.. i-.-oruary l«. i
met. *d th. Genera: A * mbl> I
■ *l* .-ir, io »nt**rm >«• i as to tne r* sutt
.- tn.- unf- riun.it*- state of affairs in the I
l L*y J*** ’*n> •*** ' |
it . nt .oi*-pl*--i a contereucc of repre-
• silativ- -* oi both |*artl« s lu this city
~ _. Mon-lay nigh, tv .* earnwtiy ho|>ed
that by tn>s axr** tn* nt the dtUb uitlcs tie- ,
I* re us *oul«l I— removed, and that i» a- *-
rd* r w-.u1.l again t«- establish*-*! in ■
in -t.it* tv n.*v- i*evn ready at all
I.tn* r t*-.at this mi” r should ue -*-ttl«-d
oiitoiuitt* with that -grwiii* nt itut ■
lll**, niatt-,11 iias just r« a- h*d me th.-.t the
i.i.il»nl- i!l * -atm.ltd to th*- otlie.- ot goV- j
, rtt**r has rvfm**-d :*• sign that agr* • m*-nt. .
. o*i-* «iu* ntiv all negotiation.- in that
tn.- re t.*'w at an etui We had b* on i* *1 I
t„ t It**, that th- gentleman who now
viitt'ds by armed for,* the -i**tv «b part
t tt fr-*r*«nki«»rt u’Hjml almie •»> iii>> j
-tn II and mat your b-tdy wo lid
tc . n I - |-rmilt* d to m* • I in their >c
.. -ft*., hails |M*ae*ably and unmoletiltd;
i.'.- having «-* '• •iis.ip|-**int. ■! In thi- n**i*. |
I di-Te to rvctmim* nd to you that you i
nt-nu* vo ir -.r-sions f-r th*- pres-m in i
Its. City i.i lami-vilM*. wh* r. . very pt*.-'
. tion *an I*, given v..ur m* m * r.- ti<-m
*i. unlawful arr* 1 **r other unwarranl
o’ ini* rl* r-n. ■ with y..ur pr.>ce dings,
ill.* eapltol buildings at h ra ' ,k '” rl *;•' ;
_ j, ihk-s*-sum of arm*-*! forc* s up.any
-. di tiam-c **f law. held there by th.-s.- |
* .. have no *gal right to do so. and
*.r that r*a-*n I *-ould n*»» guarani-*- to i
~.u that e-iteiy and prot.ction whl-h you
no*ild ne*-d if in session there.
-h- .-callr «!*cted go\emor of th
. mn.oiiw.-aith of Kentucky. I promise
„U to us. .very lawful means hi my
, W t - r to r* -t**r* .y 1 soon as poroible ,»r*l* r
aid trace a th* mate capital, ’hat a*
...... ... - « may .:**-m i: advisai.i.- v-.j
n «r adjourn your m**-ting* to ’hat place. I
xsk.ne vour asststanc** and co-opera-|
lon to brine about the result. I send this
nes-ag* to y* u as a recommendation for i
-our action at present.
*-j <*. W. HWKIIAM. Governor.
The romite a' once adjourned until Mon-
House Offers Resolution.
”Wl.ere.-*s. <»tt* W. S Taylor, who. with- ,
ut r ght ,*r legal authority, and in d* - i
*n<* of peace and good order, has f,,r I
- viral days past gut rounded himself and |
• th* public building* at th* scat of gov
- eminent at Fr*tnkf*>rt with armed Isalic*
ot lawless snj arm*,! and org. nixed tna
l litia of the state and r, fused to admit
the g*neral assembly ami court of ap
peals to me* t at their a* < ustoni'<i and
regular places of sitting, h is signified his
! ’ purpose of ordering the said militia now
at the s-at of government io retire front
active s> rvi- e, without indicating that ho
w-* Id t ike any action with reference to
the arm, d men he has gathered around
li.ni at the scat of government, now,
! therefore, be *t
••Resolved. By th* general assembly
that a committee of two from th** senate
and three fr< tn the house In- appointed,
which committee Is h* reby authoris'd to
. Inv*-st!gate ami report to the general as
sembly whether I’ will Im* possible and
advisable for ’he legislature to resume Its
sitt ngs at Frankfort, ami in the mean
time the said general assembly shall meet
at Ijoulsviile."
Tho house then adjourned until Mon-
' TAYLOR REFUSES TO SION.
Says He Will Stubbornly Contest
Each Inch of Ground.
Frankfort. Ky., February ”1 have
only this to say:
l •"After mature tlelib, ration anil confcr
! enc*- with mj friends fr,,ni •ry s, , :i-,n
•if the stat*-, I have concluded to allow
this controversy to take Its dm- course,
vigorously contesting *-v, ry im-h of ground
and upholding th* rights of the people
to the uttermost. I* those rights be de
stroyed. the responsibility for that de
struction must rest with those who sit
in judgment.
"It is dm* io say that the eminent gen
ii- -m* n. my fri*-nd j , who <c< ur< d the pro
position* resulting from th*- Louisville
conference, acted tn perfect good faith,
from the highest motives of patriotism
and did the very best they could.
•\v s rvvt.* • i:
-Governor of Kentucky.”
Th* above proclamation was issued by
Governor Taylor tonight, and according
to his ora! statement at the it*
issuance emboiiles all 1,,- <l* ,*» • ’*• say
’concerning his position at th* ,i:c : *nt
■ time
The decision not to sign th* Louisville
agreement was reached by Gov* n>or Tay
lor a few minutes after 1 o'clock this af
ternoon. Far over two hours he had been
In eonfereu. e with fullv !>• prominent
republi. ans from all parts of the -tat*,
j including county committeemen and four
r*-publi in member* of the legislature.
Th** ni< eting was s*-crct In the extreme,
all those who came from the hall before
Governor Taylor himself refusing to say
ytl g onceniing ■he pn greet t
detilw ration-. Judge George lienny pr.--
'-i-I* ,1 and L F. Felly acted a« secretary.
Th<- members of th* conference, with the
• ye. ption of Governor Taylor, gathered
in th* legislative hall usually occupied by
th* state house of reprisentatlvcs. Gov-
• rn r Tayl-,r stated to the conference that
I th-re w.r* two courses to Im- pursued,
j First, to sign the le,ul.«ville agreement;
th,- s- • ond to quietly withdraw the troop*,
allow th* legislature to reconvene In tn*-
eapltol building in Frankfort; t-> call <>tT
, th* session now being held In London and
, to Ignore the leaiisville agreement en
tirely. Several s|H-i-ch*-s were mad, and
il w.is soon apparent that the sentiment
of the gathering was very strongly lu
favor of th,* second eours,. and this was
adopted This action was decided upon
at I o’clock, and thv firs: information
of th** decision was given to the outside
world by Governor Taylor himself, lie
cam*- rapidly through th,- doors, unat
tended and looking tw-rvous and h tggard.
He walked hastily toward the capitol
stairway repeating several times to the
ii* w r in, it who -to->d in th, hall:
"1 don t sign.” "I don't sign,’’ "1 don't
| sigil.”
From the eapt’ol lie passed |<> -Ji . ea
«•< i live building, when- he at on, c made
r I* ami signed ’he following pr<>..-|amatiou,
i*--<>nv, ning ;he legislature- «*t Frankiori:
"I'rankf- rt. Ky., Fe.i>ruai y I**. i*.*-<- The
, xe|tem,-n: r*-c**ntly prevailing in tins c.ty
, havil-g to soli;*- * \leiit sub bled, rn-l there
uppeartng now t*> be no m-.-essity sot ih«
i. r, main >. .
la.ndon. I do h* r »v by tin- pro* laiaation
n-<-utiv«ne th* same in Fa'ank: *r , Ky..
! February 12, r.«»*. at 12 o'clock noon.
"U . .** TA i Is ,R.
'■Ga.ernur ol Kentucky."
* trd- rs we ,- at one*- i*sue*l to General
Collier to prepare forth • departure of tin
ir«*ops. and In a very short time a large
minm.-r ot them were ready to have.
‘Fix cvmiMiiles left tonight, nor- wil,
, leave tomorrow, and -,nlv a small u- iach
m< nt will retnaltt by .Monday m-irnliig.
Th«->«-, H is -aid, are retain,.l only as a
I* »* - guard, and will iu i,o way be <-b
--iru,i, <i upon the ;<r«-seiiec ot the legisiu-
\\ ord was .*• on* e tent to the members
| «*f the republican .egislaiure. now in ses
sion m lauidon. tnat tin- next session
Would be in i-rank’ori, and a pronipt re
| ply was received to toe elf, ci tlial they
’ would all leave in a body on Sunday, and
■ i* in l-ranktoit M indav morning in am|*i-r
I tun- tor business. Alter Governor Taylor
l.a-l 1,1: the hall, a t*-o|ti ion embodying
i to,- -*-n«v m Ui<- m••*Ung was adopted.
Alt*j- the adjo iriin *at of the meeting
it was th* opinion of the republicans that
•he gubernatorial **,u : «si was practically
over. They understood the action of to
day Io im an. and H *vas intended to mean,
lliat lie lll.liter should How be fought *»Uv
. teC.re the courts. ,-:n«l the issue there
re idled to Im- acv 11* >. as tinal. There
was no intention of asking ti.at .. n< w
vol,- sMi--iild !•*• lak- n hi tile Goeuel-Taylo ■
• oiliest, but G iv* rao.- Taylor s at--.! -.<»
several prominent republicans that, ha
would ask -iiat any former action t«e rati
fied by a vote ot ij*»tl. houses taken coolly
and without passion.
When informed of the action of the
, donocratic legislature at ls>uisvHl< in re
' fusing to «"in - to Frankfort, Governor
' Taylor said ■
"It strikes in* tint thcii a ii;ud u , s
-••n.euiiat iticonsisieni. '1 h< y < mini they
cannot i>e protected at Fr.ii-klvri, and
; th* re is itol*.Mly In r- to inoh-st incut. Th. >
objected O the tl,*-ps at I
time w’l* ii there was far greater excite
| m ni ami danger than now. After things
| have Quieted down, -hey refase to return
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1900.
because they say they cannot be guaran
teed protection.”
3'he nc'ion of Governor Taylor today re
turns the gubernatorial fight to th*- exact
’ position It <M tipled on the day following
the Goebel .issnssination, with th* addi
i tional complication that there was then
I hut one legislattir ■ and one governor in
1 I fact, whereas there are now two clalrn
, ants for the position. «nd two separate
i bodies, each claiming to be the law
! making power of Kentucky.
TAYLOR IS AT THE MANSION.
, Soldiers Guarding the House Claim
They Were Fired At.
1 Frankfort. Ky.. February 10.-Governor
I Taylor spent the first night at the mtin
-1 sion he has spent in s* veral days. To
' night several shots wire tired it that
' locality and the soldiers guarding th*
■ ; house cinltn they were tired at them.
[ They returned th*, tire. The afla.fr cre
ated some excitement and a detail of s*,|-
' i tilers from th* statehouse was a<ld*d to
' | the guard a: the mansion. It Is generally
' j l»-lleved the shots vv* re tired by an alleged
I J"k.r.
J BLACKBURN GIVES STATEMENT
Makes Public the Agreement Signed
by Democrats and Republicans.
! Louisville. Ky.. February 10—Senator
’ Blackburn tonight made public th* agree
ment signed last .Momlay by s*-v*n re-
I puhlieans and seven democrats represent
* Ing Governor* Taylor and Beckham for a
Si ttlement of the disturb*-,] political con-
1 dltion in the state. It was accompanied
by a statement covering the whole course
of th** negotiations. IH-ginnlng with a call
by l»avid W. Fairleigh ami Senator
Blackburn at Frank.ort February sth. to
se* k a conference looking for a settle
ment. Th*- semi tor says:
■'l insisted that before I could consent
to undertake so grav* and delicate a
t isk. I must be as.-ured of the full and
plenary powet.- with which h<- was au
thorixed to act. Vs this In’ gave me eat
l-faetory assurance . It was then agreed
iM-tween us. after various points bad
been sugg,-t. that w* should meet In
Loti.eville. and he ami the Hon. John
.Marshall (who was not present at this
:iitervi,-w with me. but was aecompany
nig .Mr. I'.ilrh lg- 1. as he told me. in hi*
l*it* tvi. w with Mr. T.iylori *ILI go from
Frankfort to L<»ui-ville .Monday morn
ing."
Senator Blackburn then tells of the
meeting at th** Galt house hc'ween
Messrs Fairhigh ami .Marshall ami their
a**s*M.-lat*s and Governor Beckham, Sen
ator Blackburn and live other democrats.
! He continues;
"Th- agreement by direction of all the
confer** - was reduced to writing and
put in form by Mr. Fairleigh and myself*
it was then übmitted to our associate!
and as the re ult of our protracted de
liberation *t wa unanimously agreed to
ami Rigm*d
"On rn* -d.n morning General I’ w.
1 !/! •;-> y, l»r. T. H. Baker, Go* .-nor .Mc
<■; - v auu m-.. --li went, ae< urding
ag.i.tm-nt. p> Frankfort. I was under
-t*,od ami agreed that Gem-ral Lindsey
should s-e Mr Taylor, obt.i.ning ins sig
nature to tn. c >py lu his jiossession amt
cX’-hangf with tin* tor th»* < opy l hold*
Sena’*** B'aekbum thin tells ot the
.le a* in signing the agi*'tm nt. adding
that M'-r Lindsey <nd Fair! igh both
, talle.l on him meanwhile t*> » xpr< ss re
' gr*t a: their it a billy to bring the matter
Ite a close. This continued until last
night, when Senator Hlaekburn bit
Frankfort, having told Judge Barr ami
Mr. FaUl* i-h he would have nothing
mor. to ,1" with the matter. Th,- senator
"Al an unus-ially early hour this morn
ing I was awak>i’i,.l l»’ tin el.-rk at my
hotel ami tohi that Govtrnot Taylor
wanted me at the long <l.stance t* I phone
and tvqm-ted me not to take the time
mc -sary to <lr* nut to com** al <>m e.
I wetrt promptly ami Mr. Taylor told me
*.f his gnat p'rphxit* ami dHtns- of
mind. , xpn-ssed his appr, , ia;i*,n id tho
lioeral im isur* of paliem-e 1 hail shown
throughout tin so m gotiati**ti-'; said tl.tit
• li- felt that tile parties to th s * oiil*t*-ii ■>
| had toiiml the pro]*, r .solution to th*-
situation; that li- approve*! ot tl|,- agree
ment ami found no tauit with it either in
whole or in part, but lie said that the
pr ssur*- that 1. id bei-ll brought to !>eaf
iiixm him m opposition to h s appraal
was lieyoml anj thing ot which it wa pos
able for me to com-eiv* IL- fur.lar
said that he hail sumim*m-*i ceriain par
ties Io a <-*»lllet ell**- with him at I’’
o'clock th morning ami asked me-ear
nestly urged im- to i-onsid r the matter
as open until 11 <>'< lock this morning. I
agre-d to tliis ami further said that in
stead of II >, < :oek w<- would make it 12
if he wislied it, at which latter hour It
was agreed that he should call me up
by t > ph<>tie ami advise me of his ap
' proval *>f th*- :*gr* eni* tit ami of a pr*** la
mation that h- would issue revoking his
• all lor a m*-*ting o' th*- legislatm*- i't
|j*Uid«*n ami calling It to me,-; at Frank
fort on .Monday n* x: and of th*- sendmg
ot th* mib'.aty ton* now on duty at
Frankfort away. 1 wall'd until 12 o’clock,
and le ar:ng nothing from him. 1 wind
.Mr. Tayair that the hour that In- had
mimed had passed, and anoth* r horn in
addition, ami that th* matter under con
sideration stooi! elosi il "
Senator Blackburn says Governor Tay
lor »- ilbd him up soon afterwards to tx
pla n the delay. He •■ontinu*s:
"Hi* told ni. h. <olll*l not sign or ap
prove th* agreement, that conditions w, r.-
such and th" pres ur«- so heavy that h*
; could not do it.
With tins statement I ami me ns
..«** . at. >an coni, nt t<> have th. public
to <1 * id,- as t*> wln-re th.- crushing bur
den ot ns|M>nsihility rests tor a con
tinuance ot the deplorable coml tlon that
We hat. .1 loreil so earm-stly to relieve.
Should it l»e that et* n Worse le Io
come than now . xists. We feel that we
have Oom* our utmost to prole- t our
p. opl*. ami out state, ami that we shall
not bo answ* rable.”
The text of th.- agr*.-* mint reached bv
th.- confeniKe Monday night follows;
"Forth.- puruos.. of . mling. be prop, r
mutual com • ssions, th.- unfortunate <m
dttioii o' politi* il affairs now existent in
Kentucky a conference was this .lay h.'. l
at Irf.uisville, in Which th.- sttbs.-’ribers
participat* <1
Ali. r many hours ~f path nt . ml frank
<hs< ii-s|.iii. jt w is unanimously det* rinin
, d to r* . "iiirm-nil an accommodation of
Hu- <l<tti ulths upon th.- following basis-
■ I J hat .-di.rnnl ai. sdtition o, • • I
I v tlw general assembly- during its -ires
. ut .-assion ,n joint session of the' two
hous. s .I* , luring that the a tion h. ieto
l.d-,- taken by the g* m ral a. s.-niblv did
invtKi William with the to
ili<- I governor of *his *'mnmon
wealth on Hi.- seco.id day ot Fehru try
im»’. ami did invest J <’. \\ Beckham
with the title to th.- office of ’feutenant
governor of this commonwealth s ‘ o f
.-aid date, the contest.. \\ illi.m, « Tay-
lor ami John .Marshall, shall not vdsmite
the said kitles respectively. '
"2. That should th** gem-ral a-s* rnblv
| pass the resolution stated In the forego
ing paragraph, immunity shall be ixt<nd
<>l to all imtsoiis from al] ncctis.it*<, ns
| growing out of peditieal acts done p* tid
ing tin- ••ontests *d th.- otllces of gov, r i >r
' ami lieutenant governor.
That all legislative a.tion by th*
pr.s. n! general assembly shall |>< posi
tioned until .Momiay. February 12. !!*•> , x
. < l»t only ,-m ii steps as may be necessary
Continued on Second Page.
GOEBEL’S REMAINS
REST IN J CHAPEL
Thousands Follow the Body
of Kentucky’s Leader to
Its Last Rest.
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD
Senator-Elect Blackburn Delivers an
Address at lhe Cemetery in
Which He Eulogizes
the Dead States-
man.
Frankfort, Ky., F. ’ ruary !• fl in eatne
down In sheets today while the funeral
service vv is being h* hl over the boil" of
Kentucky's di-ml democratic leader, 'lhe
morning dawm il *l.t i< ami thr* atenlng
ami after an Interval of sunsh'ne the
flood began to dese.- id Tlu re were *lrv
intervals, but after th an th* water .-am*
again with liter*■•! vl- iom n**.- and .hist
as the hears*- left th*' *'aplt*»l hot*’! a
heavy shower began, which continue*! all
through the afterm -m. Th** exercises
in the cemetery were conducted before a
crowd much 'nail* ■: than would have
Im * n the ease hail the vv - other been pleas
ant. but they were carried out to th*
letter, ami tonight the body of William
Goebel lies in th* cl ip* 1 of th*- Frank
fort c.'tm t* ry after me of the greatest
funeral demonstrati ’ ever seen In this
state. As soon as tbe v • other cle.irs suf
liciently the casket wiil be consigned to
the grave.
It had been feared that there might
arise trouble between th*' soldiers in the
capitol grounds anil -. moeratie partisans
in th*' line of march when the parade
passed the eapltol s*i ire. hut nothing "f
the kind occurred. T soldiers were kept
back on lhe level v- h the fron’ of the
capitol ami a line of entries was p< ste i
in front .4’ them t" or. vent them from
going near.the f. ace m tlw north side of
the group-I: :t th* the parade was
pass: -. ...tu.ii i*i--,*••
*]-<... • » 4.649.8 .y- u . ' bebav-
<• i ' ' 'le* ’’twi 1 ol .!’" r 1,1 ull '
pi.’ a-miY.a * .’oo 'mneeteo « i;i > t,l< '
ceed!ng3 F /iT»m first to last.
Soldiers Watch Processicn.
When the par ide |>a -■ d t’a.- capital t i*»
front of th*- building w..s covered with
soldiers who stood watching th*’ march
ers. But for three sentries at the gate,
th*rc was none of them within feet
of the dreet. The flag on the staff of
th.' capitol bull* ling "'as at, half m. st.
As the proc's ion passed the execu
tive building *v*ry tnan in tlw parade
turned his I’:**■*■ toward it in the * Itotl o
see it Governor Taylor was watching the
march. Then- was no sign of lite there,
however, although one of the windows
was op* n ami th* curtains fully up. Other
wm*!"W hi th* building w* le lil.ed will!
soldl.T ami some lew civilians, but there
was no fa** at any of the windows of lhe
governor’s ofi’ic*.
It an! no* r* *yiiro fifteen minutes tor
the line of mar* hitig to pass the caplt.d
grounds, and ail chance ot trouble was
The grave to which Governor Go* l» I s
remains may be consign'd and
the point at which me monument to hi
memory is IO be elected w iuj selected by
his r> jiitlve - a.ut intimate friends yes
t* 'day.
im grave is locate*! about half way
betweea the Kentucky soliliers' monu
ment ami the cemetery eliap* 1, just ovei
th*- slop.- of the hill north of the eontedet
ate monument, and w ar an immense *.ak
tie*'. Whose bran* Il'S Stretcll fai over the
inouiul ol earth will ’ll will mai K tile
d.moeratie leader's la t resting pin e.
t*n a section of ground to th? north of
tile "ia - ,.- Were group'd tih ll'd’al offer
ings, tributes from a l over the state to
Governor Goebel's memory.
Around the freshly thrown-up clay and
op.-n grave.v gathered a throng ot
several thousand people, who wait* <j pa
tii-ntlv tor hours in the midst of the
downpour for the funeral cort. go to
appear. For halt an hour before the long
procession reached th. comet, ry the rain
came d»w n In a dn nched d« luge, and
blown tn sheets by * fitful south wind,
everyone -* * rhe Iri ....
through it all. th* y walte'l. silent and
reverent. The addre- *'■* were listened
to with profound attention.
Elder William Stanley, in an eloquent
tribute to Governor t,ocl>*'l, sp >k* lut
t> rly of th*- assassination, speaking of
the “chagrin ami inert meat ion in the
hearts of nil that tlw leader of a people
vvh*»se proud boast it was that they
n**v er feared to fa*'e a toe or tail***! to
defend a friend should tall at the hand
of an assaston.’’
Senator Joe Bl.uklmrn was compelled
to stand on a table so that the throng
might see ntm. As his stentorian voice
rang out in his *l*'iiun. iation of the shoot
ing of Governor Goebel and as he stated
that "it was not the work of a crank
or a crazed assassin." murmurs of "no."
"no." awl “that’s right ’ came from the
ciosi-ly packed crowd, while tears stood
in th*- eyes of many of tlw grim-faced
men within hearing ot his v.»i* e.
tiovernor Beckham was listened to with
the closest attention, and when, with
line Ht.-W'i ami his voice trembling with
emotion, he concluded with an apiwul to
the people of the state to support hitn
in Ills anneunced intention to carry out
tile policy id Governor Goebel, applause
was In ‘i.l ,' r Ihe first time.
Services at the Hotel.
Services wa re iiehi in the parlor of the
Capitol hotel. They consisted merely of
a reading of the si-rlptures by Dr. Tal
iaferro, of the Methodist church, and a
solo by Mrs. Jessie B. Caldwell, of Cov
ington. and a prayer by Dr. Schmitt.
The march to the c*met*'ry from the
hotel began at 1 o'clock. Th*' band play
ed “Nearer, My God. to Thee," as It
passed the south front of the hotel, and
immediately after tlw band came car
riages containing tlw honorary pallbear
ers, who were as flloows:
J. <’. S. Blackburn. General 11. C. Lew
is. Judge W. S. I’ryor, Hon. J. B. Me- I
! f’rearv, lion Phil B. Thompson, Hon.
James 11. Mulligan. Louis Depcongncts,
Samuel .1. Shackelford. J. D. Rhynock,
.1. \V. Pugh. Zach Phelps. W. B. Halde
man. Charles B. Poyntz and Morton K.
Yontz.
Beside th* hearse walked th* active
I pallbearers, who were as follows:
Ja* k Chinn. Charles G. McCord. Ed
’ Fenn*ll .1 imc« M. Richardson, Henry
George Eph Lillard Willard Mitchell.
Charles M. Ix*wis. John 1,. Grayot. John
K Hendrick. John Fulton. Frey Wood
son J* *• Bia* kburn. Jr. Allie W. Young,
' R. B. Franklin and Per* y Haley.
\ll the pallbearers wore mourning
scarfs of black ami white draped across
the breast and their hats were wound
with the same colors.
The procession was headed by* the city
police force and members of the city
• council, city ofiicl als, Gyand Mat-hal
David R Murray and Ills aids. Then
i came a long ,-olumn of members of dif
ferent societies and citizens on foot ami
a long string of carriages. The Odd Fel
of wh <‘ii iJocbpi’s father <vas h
prominent member, were out in force.
Blackburn Over Goebel’s Grave.
Th* ceremonies in the cemetery were
i on a nm h larger s. ale than those at the
hotel ami were Intended for the people
| at large.
Th** p*'"pb were there In great ’/lumbers
ami when Elder William Stanley arose to
make the first prayer he stood in front of
a throng numlwrlng not less than 7.000.
Then .-am*' a solo by Mrs. Jessie D. Cabi
w. Ij, addresses, religious in eharact* r, by*
Dr. T. N. Arnold. Rev. E G. B Mann,
IT. Schmitt ami Elder illiatn Stanley.
Th' n cam*' "America.” sung by a quar
tet. and then the oration of the day, de
liver* •! by Senator Blackburn, who spoke
. I as folhrws:
"The tyrannous ami bloody act Is done.
The most arch deed of piteous m.issacrc
th It eve! wt this land was guiiiy.
"Goebel is dead, but that which he
stood ‘ rami that which iw died for still
I ves. Some nu n In their deaths r.-nd'-r
j-realer service to the cause they advo-
< ate than It were possible to do in hie.
The shot that struck Goebel *lown sound
id th* death knell of the political or
ganization of his opponents a.l time
In Kentucky and in its effects will rew.’h
t*i tit" limit's of this land.
"That this cruel deed was the natural
result of tlw fierce political contest from
w iil' h h> hail Just emerged, none can de
ux The tier. . m -• of th'- tight that had
O' n waged against him for malignancy
ami tint.; rn.'ss has no prec* dence in the
historv of our country.
'Tis but just to him to say nia: the
patient * outage, th*- iorhearam e and *l.g
nlly that has mark'*! the eomluct of h s
foliowers was largely *lue to the example
which he had set them. Throughout th
- he had borne abuse ami calum
ny without ' omplalnt. battling’ for Ids
,<oi v let ions With a courage that never
faltered, aiwavs atta* king, never de
fending. he earri'.l, the banner of h>s
party after a fashion that has thrill*' 1
Ills followers ami extorted from Ids op
ponents r* ttetant but unstinted admira
‘••i’tru. k *b*.vn In th.- full flush of his
p wers. lU-t as he bad *-nt. red upon the
tin-. liol'i of a bright po'itleal arena, to
a superficial observer. ids career would
at pea l as .in intinish. ’ie- x’hls is not*
y mins ilfe is tins met Ui «'*!,
not In 'n- v. its. but f-r » V results he
ha ob'a.m ii. M'asut’eu’ln ,j>\ is crucial
t* st. the end. though i .j' - '. did not
come soon itiough to me. *r spoil his
sp emli I record. He had mad*' his Int-
-. upon his fellow*. His Ilf*, supple
rm tiled bv I.i< (hath, had won the victory
th it tni asur' I his ambitions; whilst th
- that tie taught ami th.' example
that he ga\e itispir**! his people with that
pati* nt fortitmle. that reven nee for law*
am! lint! ri* hlng d. t. rmmatioii t" assert
•h. r rights within Its limitations that
has won tor him ami for them th*' moral
upport of this Whole country, the com
mendation and approval ot all right
thinking m*n.
"The universal manifestations of sor
row among mir people give painful ev.-
dence that your l*ader lias fallen. B*-
not di •’■enraged. The world's history
proves that a 1* ad* r li' to Stic W’lll
m,t li. 1 lacking. Exalted as were his
properties "f b tilershi;., the demands of
the sit iation will furnish another. In all
the world ' history no eas*- is found in
which a great etm rg* ney has failed of a
tit loader Mirabeau tells us that the
motiier of ihe Graci'i *'ast th*' ash* s of hit
nillrd»’T‘«‘ii '•» ;>’ IhhH*’.' into th*' *i*r tnu
from th* tn * am*' <’alus Marius. who
-cottrged th.' oppressors of his people un
til th*- riv* r T.ber was colored with their
Champion Will Come.
' rro’n th" ashes *'f William Goebel let
there spring a champion of *'he pc 'pl'-’s
cans*'. Th' brunt ot the battle that lie
waged nei-.l' U mly a continuance of his
. t’foris *o crown it with sm-cess ami that
I* suit was r< .i« h' d more rpeedily in his
taking off.
"Revolting as wire the methods em
pi< v* d to * otnpa-s his destruction, there
wit. features connected with the end
that t* ml to comfort and r*‘con*_'il" us to
it. lb- had I* en given the high commis
sion to i. laim th* stat*', ami to redeem
his p. iple Ami '-his work he hail nobly
,ne The 1 'id tneasure of his ambition
lial l>**n attained. Dying, he attest'd
I,* In smile th*' satisfaction of ills S"*il
wli* t, the oath of I'flh’e was adminis'ei*'l
ami breathe! Ins last listening to the
araver' th.* his ].*• ipl.', grateful for their
iieliv* tam e from lie domination of anar
chists ami assassins. s*'iit wall bis un
leitered spirit into the presence ot his
'• An -'k has fallen In th.' forest, a
stiong man :i is lieen taken from us.
Emulate bis * x.unpl*'. Dedicate every
effort, and if n"d be. fe itselt, in th*.
* aitsc es riialit ami justice. Be patient.
1.,- I.rave *Hi •tin- law. I'nder ii de
mand your rights ami m-ver abandon the
sting',!*' until justice shall prevail. I l»g
that you will no'* u>ar the splemlil record
v,,u pave already made by any net ot
iawie-sn*- "i- \ iolcm * . Show to the
world that in Hus great eomnionw aith
of ours th.- law is sup.rior to the mob.
and that in ihe '-nd ;'IJ wrongs will be
I'wulil l»e but I" o” satisfaction to
see tie- miserable tools and instruments
inaih- use of n* his murder give up their
lives to an untort urn te populace. Be
pati* nt ami neither the perp* trators m r
thi* yrt iu* r<* guilt v pluiiiu rs of this ioul
< rime will e sc u> • the penalty that the
l;iw provhh'S. You need n‘t tear a fall’
ur*‘ of discovery. No crime like thi*; can
b-.* concaleJ. This earth is not large
emmgh to hold its p.-rjietratiTS or its in
stigators ir se 'lusi 'n.
"Murder will out. Stones have been
known t*> move, trees io speak.
I. t the law be our shield. I nder its
jrot* -ti’ig aetis "ur rights am! our liber
ties firn! *1 elt. r. Wh. n its fere*' sha'l
have In -n * xpemled. then ami not until
then, will we tie satisfied
His Tribute to the Dead.
"Tis not my purp.se to utter over this
grave a fulsome eulogy. The rule teach
<s ms to say- nothing of th** *’<-a*l tut good.
A better rule would tell us to Utt ;r noth
ing of the deail save that which is true.
He whom vve bury here toikty could wi ll
afford to have applied th s latter ruit.
j Faul's, I doubt not that he had. If not,
be would not have been a man. But his
life and character made up a man in
whom his people and his country found
just cause of pride. I knew him well ami
the closer ami more Intimate that ac
quaintance be* am*, llie more I admire I
and trusiiil anil lovi-d him. I‘o-s<s-e'l
of spb i.did natural < nd-.vv im-nts developed
by pail* nt study ami unremitting lab r.
Continued on Second Page.
ENGLAND AGAIN ADMITS
DEFEAT IN SOUTH AFRICA
Repulse of Buller’s Forces in Attempt to Re
lieve Ladysmith Causes Depression -
Throughout England.
London. February If*. 4:20 a. m.—Tzmdon
accepas tru-' tho Boer statement tha*
General Bn’ er failed again. These stat*--
menta were parsed by the British censor
■ at Aden an*! are i a*l in the light of
Mr. Balfour’s announcement in the com
mons that General Buller is not pressing
li s advance.
Mr. Winston Churchill wires that Va >l
- was impracticable, for th* guns
which were needed t" support a further
advance. His cablegram leaves General
i Buller on Tuesday nigh* sending a fre.-b
I brigade to relieve th tired soldiers of
, Vaalkrantz.
I The deseript ve writers with Genera’
I Buller wert- allowed a rather fro.* han*!
i again In explaining th. ugly position
i which the British h id ami the natural
; obstacles which had :■• bo overcome. So
I it p- easv to Infer that with Boer riflemen
I i*ml artillery defending them, these hills.
I ravines ami Jungles have not b*en over
i come and thus th.- public is prepared in
1 advance f< r bad a«*ws.
Hope Ran High at Ladysmith.
Hellograms from Ladysmith *lat**l M' n
' day describe the effect General Buller’s
! cannonade had on tho worn garrison.
' Hope ran high 'hat the long period of in
-1 activity ami tedium was dr. wing to *
i dose. The crash of guns was almost
continuous for ten hours and at tint'
it seem d as though as many as twenty
shells burs- in a minute. Th. Boers, pr' -
pari: - .' w ' '■ ’’
feat, w-re drlv.rg herds ami s.-nding long
j wagon trains toward the Drakensburg
1 passes. Intense darkness ami silence fol-
I iowed, broken only by frogs croaking
i ami the occasional ' *ze of star shells,
j surrounding the town with a circle of
! light to prevent the unobserv- *1 approach
of the enemy. A series of British mines,
' laid fir the Boers, cxplod <i ace alentally,
I shaking ami alarming the city ami camp.
General .MacDonald’s retirement puzzles
j the military lommentators The theory
that finds acceptance is that it was or
d< "7‘d by lK>rd Roberts and that >th
!G* n* ral Buller’s and General MacD.'ii
' ltd'. V ■ by :!:■ <!ir.''tion "f
■ the c .nander-!n-chief in order to occu
py th* Boers at widely separated points,
so they would be unable to transfer any
portion of their forces to oppose th* 1 pro
jected central advance.
May Force Orange River Line.
Chari, s Williams, a military writer who
is understood to be in confidential rcla
t **ns with Lord Wolseley, says that be
yond doubt th- most authoritative opin
ion in Lomlon regards it as probable th.*;
an endeavor will b - made to force the
lino of tli*‘ Orange river before Wednes
day next, probably by Momiay.
Izard Salisbury’s son. I."rd Edward Ce
cil, is responsible for Mafeking being -■>
1 well provisioned. At th. outbreak of the
war he learm-1 the amount of army
stores to be sent to Mat' king ami
j on his own initiative, pledged his pri
vate nt* ans and hail the stores quadru
pled. He is now in Mafeking and one
. of Its noblest defend, rs.
A dispatch to The Times from Koodcrs
burg, dated Thursday. F* bruary Mh. s iys:
' "It is retained that B"*t re-.'iifor*:*—
rnetits ar* arriving Horn Mag.-rsfontem.
lour position is easily tet able, but the
! "litire force has been ordered to return
; to Modd*-r riv r tomorrow."
The Time* his th 1 •: »wing ft m K m
berl< y. dated February Sth:
"The Boer big guns slielle.l us at day
break yesterday, but n*>T»"ly "as k.lied.
Tile correspondent of The I lim s at
Lourcnz-j Marqm s. under <la e ot 1-ebt u
ary sth. says:
"Re.cut visitors to inliambam- r. p >r.
that li* Portugues ■ *'ust"ms autli"tite *
there seiz'd a quantity of arm ami am
munition consigned ua*l< r a false decla
ration.”
Tho first lord of the admiralty. Mr
George J Gotchen * preparing e-tlma:. -
for a large increase ,n the navy. It is
thought not improbable th at parliament
will "« asked for XW.W.OM for new
ships.
Th.- war office has reduced th* mlm
murn standard of height again—this t im
to five feet three Inches for infantry anil
t’lV" f.-et two Inches for artillery.
Fight as Long as Shells Last.
Dr. Levds i'-sned a stat*ment for pub
lication in England denying purport. 1
interview* in which lie is reported as
predicting th*' Intervention ot th*- pow
ers in th* . vent that the British invaue
the Free S-tat*. He says h* is convinced
that the Boer war will continue as long
as the two republics have arms and am
munition. rr th" mauser cartridges glv*
out. the Boers, he asserts, vvi.l fall ha. k
upon Mart ini-II •nr v : itb s. for which th* .
have a supplv ot .nimuniti'.n that is
prai-ticallv im xhaustible.
A dispatch from Spearman's c-imn ,
date*! vist.-rdav (Fr’.lay) noon says that
owing to the Bo.t i-rnss tin- ami the im
possibility of Intrenching Vaalkrantz. G* n
eral Buller's force withdrew.
The Financ' d N- ws whi* h pa.dish,
this dispatch, suggests that General Bud* r
has not actually r.-erossed the Tug* a.
British Were Outflanked.
f.ondon. February’ 9.—A dispatch dated
Fr* re (’amp yesterday, probably written
with the ailvam e*l lines Wedne-ilay. say s:
“Tlie forces of the enemy are on both
our flanks am! continue to rentier our po
sition extremely difficult to maintain. ’ i
This makes evident that General Buller
after devoting Wednesday to bringing i
more artillery ami troops across the Tu- ,
g* ki, was badly in need of re-enforce- -
m«*nts. It is still more patent that it is
impossible for him to advance until the
artillery has been enable to take up for
ward positions for the purpose of sub- :
duing the Boer guns on both flank - Fpon
the length of tim.' occupied In this oper
ation depends the duration of General
Buller’s maintenance of the defensive.
Almost all the critics now point out 1
that the mere pushing through to Lady- |
smith without sei tiring a decisive victory '
on the way there would only add danger
to what is already a critical situation.
Another Frere camp disnatch says n
Boer prisoner asserts that the b.irghcrs
expected General Buller to cross a: Skicts
drift ami that thousands of Boers were j
being posted at Doorn kloof to oppose
PBICE FIVE CENTS
[such a passage, whll* on the captured
hill there were only a few hundred Jo
hann*--burghers. Th!.- tends to Increase
' the anxiety of those who tw-Heve that
General Buller has scarcely begun the sc-
I rious part of his advance, though en
<ouragemcnt Is gleaned from tbe news
that the heavy- naval guns, after repeat
id attempts during which the mules roll
ed down the hill, have succeeded In reach
ing tlie summit of Zwarts k*>p. whence
they are doing excellent practice.
I General Hector MacDonald's retirement
from Koodoorsbcrg has created disap
pointment. But the operation was appar
• ently only Intended as a sortie and
success or failure could scarcely have re
sulted In any mater il effect on the cam-
' paign.
Military attaches will leave tomorrow.
Their destination is not given, bv'. pre
sumably they will join L<Td Roberts,
I whose whereabouts have not yet been
made public. It was said today that
one of tha first steps to increase the home
j army will be the raisins of thirty-seven
. new horse and field battertea with bar
racks on Salisbury plain, ami the addi
' tioa of third battalions to numerous reg
imen s which .it present are without
i them.
i "I ptof* SO o’clock this evening the war
1 ofti<— hl- evi'lenliy heard . g <*.
] Get.eral Buller’s retreat, as .ie-cnb 4 i t
th.- lispatches from tlie Boer he.ui '•* ig*;.
i.ailysmith, February Sth. Wh-a shown
t the Bo* r dispat' it tile ofli I t s appeared
utt'r!v dumbfounded. th y
lia.i not the least .-u.-pb i"n of the pousl
l hty cd such ail outcome ot the ■ pota
tions. U hi!.- nothing has b. en given -.'•
' tlie public, th? war otfi* e lias han reports
from General Buil.r on tdi- situation, for
I at least the .-aril. :’ Jays of the week.
.It is said on reliable authority that Gen
eral Btilier’s dispatch, ann un Ing M n
■■ day's and Tuesday's movements, was par
< tii-ularly nopeful. He described the posi
tion a.lined as effective. : the t.- v.'
anoth* r r'-tir*-m n: is ex. i -'llnuly taGe"
to th.- Briti h. an i. though it comes from
3;oer sources, there is little .lisposition to
I discredit it. .
A war ollie.' ids? itch fr :n l.'ni Ro ect,
il.ited Thursday. Fehriur’. ‘-'h. con; ■
i the reports that Ger.«ral Gatncre has • -
pulsed the Boers at Pen Hjek And
river, ami that the sceu 1' of botri *• ■*-
| is i-stablisli. I. In rega-.l to Gei.
.M . ;
e Mo •
•‘al; 'Donal*! was dispatched to pr-\ct;
the Bters blocking th** main dri't * t** ;
doosb"rsr. and so* < essfully • a»k a* •:
nimself at jxood > »s!i< rg ia spt e <•: t .
<l* t* rmined efforts of th* B-ers *o ‘ J*
i lodge him. At M <cD‘ nald - r^'! ' ' ' ,
' ington was scot vi'.h cv- t
\v. • . idaj F< brut ry •' ■
■ ned th. Bo* ' nortl • ' ■
berg, while another force drove on t i
! B. ers zouthward."
Th" d’:.-.-' iteh .-on hm*s with th ■ s ate
“ The enemy have row evacuate 1 thei.
position, and no:. * is In sight."
British Retire Across River.
’• Boer Head Lager. l..ilv<mith. Thurs
day. February ''.—Th* British wb » w re
In possession of the kopj at Melons <1: it
abandoned it after a bombardment • y
Boer cannon this morning ami retired
.-i.toss the T'tii'la river to th*-ir form*r
j po- tien. A .l- sid .ry cannonade is p- ■-
|c. .<lin c a- the Tugela this morning, out
j o(h« r'v < cverythir*c; is qu’et.
Says England Was Worsted.
London. I’-brt iry i'.—During th- .lo
bate in the house of commons on t
j amendment to the address In reply to
i the sticech from the throne intro-lue-d
' by .Mr. John Joseph *'l:i:.- y. Irish na
' tionalis: member for th* north divis.on
i of Dublin * ">iii y. call.ng attention to
th overtaxation of Ireland. Mr. Tim" hy
Healy, Iri-’i national memb, r for N ’.a
Ix-ith protest* ! against th* *nt* rpr*-ta
tion "f t’t* -i' t *’i union being ilectded ex
par:*'. He contrasted the Eng:i-fi at:l
- ther. a to the Venezuela • a , wl: n
the Fnited States for* <i arbitration, a: d
in which Mr. Healy said England was
worsted. The am*?ndment was y
a vote of 2*'*i to »*. A a meeting of th*
Irish parliamentary party this afternoon,
I at which minor officials and whips were
el cted. a number of contr hutioifs were
i-. celved. The rm mb* rs also received a
* able message from the president of • e
Ma- achus. tts Hibernian Society promis
ing th. support of 3*),Mo members.
Is Not Pressing Advance.
London. February 9. Mr. Balfour, the
gov'-rnment lead* r. replying to a *im -’ a
' In th" house of commons this evening
1 ; s to whetln-r any information h.-.d be* a
received from th seat of war, said:
"Our information points ;«> tin- fact
: tn .t Gem r.il Buller is not an
’ ;*'li.iii." from tim ]>.*> tion 1,,’. | i:ls ,~ CI u
! pied. We do not * .mstiler it tight .o
' press aim for details of th, oj». tat!*»ns
which ar* in progress, nor if h gives
sUc-li intormatioii. do we deem it.j»r...r
i :o make this public until such o|«erations
pre complete. The goi.-rnm.-nt has . >
Information as to wheth* r tKm-ral .Ma -
: I'onakl has retired."
Wilkinson cn the Situation.
London. February !•>.—ln The Morni.i’
Bost today. Mr. Sj*eneer Wilkinson, re
vi* wing th*- military- situation, says;
"Loi<l Rob* rts ;s evidently almut to be
gin h:s c iup iign ami th. r* an sign'
G*r*ral .M' thuen’s fot*". will mak* the
first ImjwirtaiK movement. It is pr«*Mi>.t.
that th.- Seventh division win be he;i:*l of
us eo-.*p rating with M. thu* n.
’’The latest n* ws regarding G'neral
t Buller’s operation is puzzling. I. a.oks
J now as if m- never s-. riously contemplate-*
|an atteni{>t to rciiev. Kidy smith. but
I only- .* *i*monstration to pn vent tim Co, rs
■ from diverting rc-entor*-*-nn-nts to Maa- rs
! fontein.
laioking to the distar.ee from Luiy
: sni'th to Ktniberiey. a jouimv which tlie
Boi rs would get little railway h Ip f-r
the transport of their forces. 1.-ni Rob
| « rts lias a clear we. k for tile first blow,
which "ill put a new save upon the sit
uation. This hypoth* * wo; .
f>r the recent state of things” both the
theaters of war and th.- pe. uliaitties of
tfle attacks on Momiay ami Tuesday
1 would become intelligible, for. if they ] i;ll j
been intended as a serious movemen’.
. General Buller would have largely r.s-en-
■ for*'e«i and would h iv*- pushed the al
i tack with greater en* rgy.
British Forced To Retire.
He;**] Laager, Ladysmith, February 7.-
I An armored train yesterday made a sor
tie trim Chievelcy toward Colenso au*l
