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VOL. VIII.
IN THE CHINA
*
A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE.
Bj SEWARD W.* HOPKINS,
(OomiBHT 1W» »r Bobxbt Boimu's Sows.)
CHAPTER XII.
[CONTINUED.] *1
"And the iron?”
ning "They are not far from tbe begin¬
of the channel.'*
tour “Very well. No.v to tbe point,
.Tumar men oro skilled in the
working of iron and steel. Could
th®r, do you think, by working stealth¬
ily at night, build smelting shops,
forges and other works in the river¬
bed, and begin the manufacture o!
guns?"
The two Juinars looked at eaoh
other iu speechless amazement.
“The projeot is a great one,” I said,
"and dangerous. Bnt the reward is
liberty. Will they do it?”
"They can try,” said Garu-Saak.
"And will the people of Brompor
rah work with us?” I asked.
“We are one people," replied Oso
Bark.
"Then let us begin at once. Let it
become known that to-morrow night
the Jumar men are wanted at a secret
meetiug in the old river channel. We
must speak to them and see if we can
arouse them from the lethargy into
which they have fallen."
"It is well,” said•, Oso-Bark. "I
will talk to them as I used to talk to
*hem when they were soldiers of Tal
moooh, and wo were still a nation.”
"One other thing. Have your wives
get some of the women together and
make up a lot of fancy trinkets. They
are handy with the needle. Tell them
to sew for liberty. Tell them I. want
a pack full of useful things.”
"For what?” asked Mr. Avery.
‘I shall become a pedc.ler,” I re
P be ^- "
‘Peddler!” echoed Mr. Avery.
"Oolek, selling pin-cushions ane
handkerchiefs! Absurd!”
"Not at all,” I replied. ‘‘As a ped
“tor ^ can 8°> unsuspeoted, over the
entire island, , and can talk with every
body. My friends the Mantchoo, will
not know whether I receive pay for
or no ^ '"
“Urickmore, that American brain
of yours is a fertile one. What will
you do next, I wonder?” ’
My wishes were carried out to the
letter. I visited some of the house!
in Galneor on the following day. All
the women were sewing industriously.
And that night, about eight o’clook, a
stream of Jumars' began pouring into
Mr. Avery’s house. It would have
puzzled an observer who was not iu
the secret of the underground passage,
as to how that house held the hun
dreds of men who were filing into it.
ill Jfone went I feared out, yet that the house guard did would not
up. a
hscover them, but they were wary
ind chose their time wisely. When
he influx had stopped there were two
-housand able-bodied men in the rivei
thaunel.
Oso-Bark was the first to addrest
;hem. I cannot portray to you tin
fire and fervor of his eloquenoe.
Translated into English, it may seem
tame—it certainly is tame as compared
Pith the peouliar idioms of the Jumar
tongue. There aro words in Jumaresc
for which no synonym can bo found
m English. Hence the beauty of Oso
Bark’s eloquence is sometimes lost in
translation, but what he said was in
substance as follows:
“Men of Jumar blood! Men ol
Galneor! Men of Talmooch 1 Hear
what I have to say to you. For twenty
years we have bent our necks beneath
the yoke of a foreign tyrant, who has
filled our hearts with grief, and our
once happy land with misery. Our
women sing no more at their work, as
they sang in the good days of our
prosperity. It is many years sines
the joy of hearing the laughter of a
child has come to any of ns. The
hand of Hen-Ko-Hi has been laid upon
ns heavily and sore. But it is time to
rise. We have prayed for oiir deliverer
to come. We Hare prayed and watched
until our hearts were faint with dis
appointment and our eyes were
strained with watching. But he has
come. He who is to deliver ns from
bondage lives even now among us.
He is not of the Jumar blood alone.
He is not of the Kalek blood alone.
He is of all of us a part. He tells us
that if we do his bidding, we shall be
led from the darkness of this slavery
into the dazzling light of freedom.
His hand shall strike at Hen-Ko-Hi,
and the shackles that bind us shall
fall to the ground. Hear, then, what
our Oolek has to say to ns.”
The silence at the close of this speech
was profound. Not a word—not even
a sigh broke the stillness. Every eye
Was turned on me. I felt that iu that
moment I lay all my chances of success.
hesitated. I did not know whethei
to launch forth in eloquence, 01
Whether, in their peculiar mood, it
Wonld not augment my power to be
brief and austere. By a happy intui
lion I chose the latter.
Placing myself, clad in. the gorgeous
uniform of Cha Fonjc, where all could
iee me I said*
"What Oso-Bark has said is true.
I am come to free you from, the tyrant’s
hand. But I must have a nation ol
workers—an army of soldiers.
Every command must be obeyed.
Every wish of mice must be . to you a
law. There is much to do, and the
lime to begin is now, -You wifi listen
to Garu-Saak, who will be my chief
officer. He will now tell you what is
before you ”
While I said this I kept my face
stern and impassive. When I had
THE RECORD
finished I saw I had made the im
pression I hoped to make. At mj
nod Garu-Saak arose. His fierce ey<
swept over the throng as if he wen
feeling the temper of his audience.
"Men,” he began, and bis heavy,
powerful voice filled tbe caverns
around, "arc you ready to follow the
great Oolek to victory? Will you
longer be slaves? Will you wrest th<
fair island of Talmooch from the ty¬
rant, and say to your women, ‘Her*
are your homes, free again?’ Will
you make the women of Galneoi
smile proudly on their warriors!
Will you brave death, that you shall
be free?”
He paused. The leadership oi
Garu-Saak was well established. Hi
knew the people; they knew theii
teador. A spasm swept over them.
Their spirits were wrestling with tin
bonds of hopelessness that had sc
long held them. The revulsion was
coming. I saw it, and was delighted,
Oso-Bark saw it, and his eyes glis
toned, -as be leaned forward eagerly,
if expeatiug something. Garu-Saak
*aw it, and stood proudly waiting,
Hr. Avery saw it, nud his thin lijif
quivered with emotion.
Finally a cheer like the roar of
thunder smote the atri' The mntt-t
tude gave roar after roar, They
-stamped their feet. They threw their
hats in th.o air.
"We will be free!”
“We arc still men!"
"Wo know how to fight!”
These cries were taken up and car
.-ialong by the united voices. ]
inew that I had struck my first blow,
^ind had won my first victory.
Garu-Saak continued:
"We must have arms. We.cannot
fight with our hands alone. We musl
make guns. Here, in this channel,
those of you who are skilled must
lead the way and show those who are
unskilled how to help you. Here we
must build forges aud workshops, and
it night, when the tasks set by the
-yrant are done, we must gather here
nd make the guns that shall set uf
!ree. I name you, Poko-Bains, su*
jeriiitendeut of the works. Youi
lame is still known wherever the
Tumar blade was used. When will
rou be ready to begin?”
An aged'man, whoso brown face
vas seamed with wrinkles, stepped
forward.
"I am ready, now,” he said,
There was no more speaking,
There could be none: I heard a
roman shriek: "Gorgret, you shall
ret be free.” It was Hankannan, whe
lad come with Miss Arnold to listen,
Thereupon the tumult became so
;re»t as to be almost deafening. The
TumarS shouted themselves hoarse,
They embraced each other. Thay
wept. They laughed. They danced,
[ was glad when they dispersed, foi
ihey were beside themselves. j
"That is a good night’s work,”
mid, as Mr. Avery, who was the last
» leave, . was going, “The death-,
rnell of Hen-Ko-Hi has been
lounded."
"Grickmore, you have heard my
ast cavil. I believe in you now as
irmly as do the Jumars. I believe
yon can do anything. Good nightl"
CHAPTER XIII.
PREPARING FOB BATTLE.
° _ 8oBa f , k was tk ,, ® P r ?“ d P 0886 8801
5f » small lumpy beast that was , hon,
? red la Talmooch with the name ol
This animal, at the time I
tnade the acquaintance of its owner,
7 s eng !? ed the bo ° orable dnt y ol
the fielda of Oso-Bark’s fer
tlle * arm - H ® taken ,r °“ thai
^stic puramt and was harnessed to a
' nmber i n «’ mk # r vehlcle Mr -
•
7 bu *? flounced 8 tbe b, equal s E orl ? a l a on 1 »*• «- hoBa »*
lbay ', This vehicle . had only two
wr “ ee *®» ““ *“ e was 80
th . °\ lfc
fc a un « ® was some *.
. front of t^a axle and
« some
; ! mes beb, “ dlt H Thus, at one time,
' he ™g bt tbe had was sustained
*7 the patient horse, while at another
ihe we,gbt °* «« horse was all that
? reve nted tbe yeblol « from Upping
;,T i r u ba ?? ward '
Be hold m ®’ th f n> Wlt . ? , the . r T . 8 oi
hls , tar “ out . ^“ d8 3 ‘
fr«» 8b ed with a full supply of kmok
^ jaunting nftc ^ 8 ’ made around ^ Galneor ‘ be Jumft and T into foment tbe
coalltrjr ^jon^ even into Brom
porrah, pretending to sell my wares
to my kinsmen. In this way I was in
constant, communication with my fol
lo 7 ra aud fellow-slaves, without
b ®*ng suspeoted by the Chinese
>oldiers. But suspected or unsuspeced,
1 wa3 not ft Norite with the soldiers
ot Hen-Ko-Hi. I was insulted and
» buB ed on all sides. It was no un*
usual thing for a squad of these in
teresting rascals to rush at mo in the
street, upset my cart, throw my goods
over the-ground, and then jab a
3Wor( ^ into my horse and send him
clattering away. At these times 1
b » d great difficulty in controlling my
f age ’ 1 lfc w “ uld P‘ efts ® m 7,
tormentors , if I resented their actions,
»nd give them an opportunity to take
tne befor But « «“.!««“ that would for all
rum my
ahanoes qf obtaiiung freedom, and I
°? eek, y bore the *. r ft0U3e ‘ bldm « m 7
;i “ e for / sweeping revenge,
I made the acquaintance of the
ormcipal men of Galneor, and while 1
? roudl J « bibit * d “7 «° ods to tb «
womon ‘ 1 talkbd Wlth and in<
Devoted To The Interest Of Johnson County And Middle Georgia.
WRIGHTSV’XLLE. GA.. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1900.
strnctions to their husbands. Thus,
while the wife of Poko-Bains was
looking over my stock of laces (which
jhe had helped to make), that worthy
himself was telling me of the progress
of the work that was laid out for him.
And if a Chinese soldier stood sullenly
looking at us, he was not the wiser
for his pains, for to him and his kind
I was but a poor Jumar, seeking to
earn my living without having re¬
course to the hard work in the mines.
Even into the.mines I went, ostensibly
to sell clothes to the miners, but
really to sow the seed of revolution
aud to learn more of my people and
their country.
It was in the mines that I saw tbe
greatest cruelties practiced.
I saw men who were fainting from
exhaustion prodded with the swords
of the guard, until in despair the poor
fellows would-lie down and beg their
tormentors to’ kill them outright and
rid them of their misery. Sometimes
this invitation pleased the Mongols
and they accepted it.
I saw men, bleeding from the
wounds given by their heartless
masters, thrown out on the mountain
side to die. Often my indignation
nearly overthrew my prudence, but I
knew that interference would simply
cost me my life, and I went stolidly
about my business
In Brcmporrah I first met the Kaleks
—a race that was once distinct from the
Jumars,but now closely allied by inter¬
marriage for several generations.
They were of still smaller physique
than their kinsmen of Galneor, though
resembling them in color and mental
attributes.
Tho two cities were about ten miles
upart. A wide, smooth road led from
Galneor to Bromporrah, and from there
□n to Qniental.
This I found to be a continuation of
the Street of the Invaders. The same
style of. nomenclature prevailed at
Bromporrah that I found in Galneor.
The people of Bromporrah were, if
possible, more dispirited than the Ju¬
mars. They had had the honor of
giving to the island the last ruling
family, all the members of whioh had
been killed by Hen-Ko-Hi.
I was received everywhere among
them with a confidence that amazed
me. No one questioned my authority
or doubted the success of my plans.
I was jogging along one of the prin¬
cipal streets one day, and stopped be¬
fore a comfortable-looking house in
‘.he best part of Bromporrah. In the
garden was a woman piancmg corn, a
took a tray of handkerchiefs from tho
cart and went to her.
"How are you, good woman?”
tsked. “Good woman” is the nearest
translation of the word "madam” in
Jumarese.
She eyed me a moment and then
said:
“I am as well as a Kalek woman can
be with the bruise of a Mantchoo
thrust in her heart.”
“Alas!” I said. “And have you suf¬
fered, too?”
“Yes,” she replied bitterly. “I have
bten so deep in sorrow that even death
would seem welcome. See you this?”
She showed me a mound in the cor¬
ner of tho garden, It was covered
with fragrant and beautiful flowers.
“It is a grave,” I said.
"It is the grave of my heart. There
lies the child of myself and Bado
Ror.”
I had heard of Bado-Ror. Mr. Avery
had told me he was the chief man of
Bromporrah.
“And your worthy husband—is he
at work? I trust he is well.”
“Bado-Ror is well,” said said; “he
is within.”
“Take me to him,” I said. “I want
to speak to him.”
“And who of the Jumars shall I say
to him is here? Are you a messenger
from Garu-Saak or the Oolek?”
“I am the Oolek,” I replied.
She bowed low and bade me follow
her.
I expected to see in Bado-Ror a
aoble-looking man such as were the
chiefs of the Jumars. Imagine my
surprise when I was ushered into the
presence of a wizened little old fellow
at least a foot or more shorter than
myself. entered the
When we room he seemed
to be very busy. He paid us scant
attention. There were pots and jars
scattered about. A hot fire glowed in
a little stove. He was working with
chemicals of some sort. The expres¬
sion on his face was fierce and rapt.
He was thinking only of his work, but
he had become so fierce from constant
thinking of his wrongs, that his face
never lost its tigerish ferocity.
“You are Bado-Ror,” I said when I
went in.
He looked up and nodded.
“This is the Oolek,” said his wife.
“I knew it,” was all he said.
I waited in silenoe, amused at this
cool reception, The situation was one
that might, if prolonged, become
awkward. Suddenly bis eyes gleamed.
“Ah! I have it!” he exclaimed.
He put down a jar in which he had
been shaking some kind of a mixture,
and motioned for his wife to leave us.
8he bowed and departed.
Plunging his hand into the jar he
held out toward me a handful of white
powder. He did not speak, but divin;
tug his wishes, I examined it. Placing
a small pinch of it on a stone, he struck
It a sharp, quick blow. An explosion
was the result.
“And what is that, Bado-Ror?” I
asked.
His grizzled face twisted itself into
a knowing smile.
[TO BB CONTINUED, ]
“What was the result of tho experi¬
ment of having handsome young wom¬
en instead of the regular deacons’ pass
the contribution boxes?” “It was a
failure. After a few Sundays
young men found they were ohipping
in more than they could afford, and
they quit comingto church.”—Chicago
Tribune.
COURT FAVORS
GOV. BECKHAM
Decision of the Highest Tribunal
In the State of Kentucky.
ONLY ONE JUDGE FOR TAYLOR
Two Republican riembers o| th>
Court Agree In Opinion of
the Four Democrats.
Friday the court of appeals of the
■ 8tate of Kentucky rendered a decision
in the consolidated case involving the
governorship, sustaining the decision
of Circuit Judge Field, and declaring
that the action of the legislature de¬
claring William Goebel to be governor
and J. C. W. Beckham lieutenant gov¬
ernor was final.
It is held that the courts have no
power to review this actiou of the leg¬
islature;’ that the governor exoeeded
his authority in adjourning the legis¬
lature to meet in London, Ky., and
that the journals of the two houses erf
the general assembly, being regular,
ea S,“ ot be i“P eacbed -
The division of the court was 6 to
1 in favor of the Democrats, four
Democrats and two Republicans con¬
curring in tbe majority opinion. Judge
Durelle, Republican, dissented. The
majority opinion was written by Hob¬
son.
Judges Gnffy and Burnam, Republi¬
cans, wrote shorter concurring opin
ions agreeing with the majority on all
vital points, but denouncing the action
of ‘he legislature in unseating Gover¬
nor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor
Marshall.
After a consultation Friday after¬
noon between ex-Governor Bradley
and other Republican leaders, the an
nouncement was made that application
would be made at once to the United
States supreme court on a writ of er
ror.
FEBSECCTION, SAYS TATLOB.
Governor Taylor gave out the fol¬
lowing statement at Frankfort Friday
night:
“For weeks I have been made the
target of villification by certain un
principled newspapers in Kentucky.
The vilest insinuations have been
made and the most outrageous false¬
hoods have been told. When I was
called to attend the funeral of a be¬
loved brother, it was seized upon as
an attempt on my part to fly from jus¬
tice. Again, when called to my home
by reason of the death of a dear sister,
the fountains of abuse were opened
and a flood of falsehoods and slander
poured forth upon me, the charge
again being mad that I was attempt¬
ing to fly from t' , state.
"On my rotuVn to Frankfort those
papers hastened to publish the stater
ment that I was met at the train and
escorted to my home by a squad of
soldiers with a Gatling gun. There
is not a word of truth in this state¬
ment, bnt nevertheless it was publish¬
ed and caused me harm. Not content
with this infamous, ghoulish work,
which with the unblushing audacity
has followed me to the grave of my
brother and sister, even tho privacy of
my family has been invaded, and be¬
cause my wife drew from the bank
some money with which to pay the
servants, an attempt was made to im¬
press the people that she, too, was
preparing to fly.
“Once and for all, I desire to say
neither directly nor indirectly had I
any connection with the assassination
of Senator Goebel. I am a citizen of
this state, amenable to its laws. I am
not a criminal, neither shall I ever be
a fugitive from justice. Whenever in¬
dicted, if such an outrage should be
committed, I shall appear for trial,
conscientious of my innocence and of
the ultimate triumph of right aud
justice. The whole purpose of this
prosecution has been, and is, to drive
me from my post of duty, imd to
punish me for holding the office to
which I have fairly been elected.
Such surrender I have not made, nor
will I make it, unless the highest
courts of this land should adjudicate
that I do so.”
DEMOCRATS ARE PLEASED
Over Decision of Kentucky State Court of
Appeal* In Their Favor.
The news of the action of the Ken¬
tucky court was received with rejoic¬
ing among Kentucky Democrats in
Washington. They did not expect
anything else, but they were neverthe¬
less rejoiced that the contention of
the Democrats have been so strongly
indorsed by the oourts. It is espec¬
ially gratifying to them that two of
the three Republican judges should
have reached the same conclusions
that the Democratic judges did and
that Beckham’s right to his seat is so
strongly confirmed.
MEXICANS “DUMBFOUNDED”
When They Heard of Dewey** Announce¬
ment Ac a Presidential Candidate.
Admiral Dewey’s announcement of
hjs candidacy for the American, presi¬
dency caused much astonishment in
the Oity of Mexico among American
residents and in the local press. The
Mexican Herald says it remains to be
seen how far the admiral can go with¬
out a great political organization be¬
hind him.
EOAN SUCCEEDS COMER,
While Major Hanson Is Made
Chairman of the Central of
Georgia Board of Directors.
At Savannah, Ga., Monday, Vice
President John M. Egan, of the Cen¬
tral of Georgia Railway Company, was
elected president of that system to
succeed the late President Hugh M.
Comer.
Major J. F. Hanson, of Macon, was
elected chairman of the board of di¬
rectors, in which position he will
have charge of the system’s financial
affairs.
The meeting of the board of directors
at which these elections were held was
perhaps the most important one since
the reorganization of the system, yet
none of the northern directors were
present.
The directors of the road who were
present were: J. M. Eagan, A. R.
Lawton, George J. Mills and Abraham
Vetsburg, of Savannah; Evan P.
Howell, of Atlanta; S. R. Jaques and
J. F. Hanson, of Macon; G. Gundy
Jordan, of Columbus, and Uriah B.
Harrold, of Americus.
Mr. Eagan was unanimously elected
president of the Central, following
which Major Hanson was chosen chair¬
man of the board of directors. The
by-laws under which Major Hanson
was chosen to fill this position pro¬
vides that he shall preside at all meet¬
ings of the board, shall have charge of
the finances of the company and shall
perform such other duties as may be
required of him from time to time.
Major Hanson’s duties will be some¬
what similar to those of Mr. Comer
during the year or two prior to his
death.
No vice-president was chosen, and
there will be none. President Egan
will have charge of the active manage¬
ment of the property as he had as
vice-president in addition to the new
duties which will devolve upon him as
president.
The salaries of the president and of
the chairmau of the board of directors
wore not fixed at this meeting. Major
Hanson was made chairman of the
executive board, succeeding Samuel
Spencer, and Colonel A. R. Lawton
was placed on the executive board to
succeed the late H. M. Comer. This
board will meet ia a few days and fix
the salaries of the president and chair¬
man of the board.
It is thought President Eagan’s
salary will be the same as that received
by President Comer prior to Mr.
Egan’s coming to the road, which was
$12,000 a year. It is also said to be
likely that Major Hanson’s salary will
be something like $8,000 annually.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Now Industries Reported In the Sonth
During the Past Week.
The more important of the new
industries reported during the past
week ended April 7 include adding
and printing machine works in Vir¬
ginia; a basket and box factory in
Georgia; a bucket and tub factory in
Virginia; a candy factory and a can¬
ning factory in Georgia; car shops in
Texas; coal mines in West Virginia;
cotton mills in Georgia, the Carolinas
and Tennessee—the latter a $500,000
investment; cotton seed oil mills in Al¬
abama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi
and South Carolina; electric light
plants in Tennessee and Texas; an
electric light and power company in
Mississippi; a fencing manufactory
in Texas; fertilizer factories in
Georgia and Virginia; flouring mills
in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennes¬
see; a furniture factory in North Car¬
olina; gas works and a hardware com¬
pany in Texas; a heading, hoop and
stave factory in Tennessee; ice facto¬
ries in Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee
and Texas; iron works in Arkansas
and South Carolina; knitting mills in
Mississippi and South Carolina; lum¬
ber mills in Georgia, Louisiana, South
Carolina and Texas; a machine works
in Texas; a mantel and office fittings
factory in North Carolina; marble
quarries in Alabama; novelty works in
South Carolina; a paper mill and a
paper box factory in Virginia; a phos¬
phate plant in Florida; planing mills
in Louisiana and South Carolina; quar¬
ries for building rock in Florida; a rail¬
road equipment company in Arkansas;
shingle mills iu Louisiana and South
Carolina: a shoe factory in Georgia; a
soap factory in Alabama; a sugar mill
and a $1,000,000 sugar refinery in
Florida; telephone systems in Georgia
and Virginia; zinc mines in Arkansas.
—(Tradesman, Chattanooga, Tenn.)
IN HONOR OF GOV. ATKINSON.
Movement Is On Foot to Krect Monu¬
ment In Newnan, Oa.
An Atlanta dispatch says: A move¬
ment has just been started by the
friends of the late Governor Atkinson
to erect a monument to the memory
of the distinguished dead.
This movement had its origin among
the friends of Governor Atkinson at
Newnan, and will in a few days be
taken up by the hundreds of friends
of the deceased over the state. •4
The plan is to raise a fund of $2,000
or $2,500, which will be devoted to
the building of a monument at New¬
nan, tbe former home of Governor At¬
kinson.
IRISH NEWSPAPER SEIZED.
Rabid Dublin Journal Dubbed Victoria
tlie “Famine Queen."
The Dublin, Ireland, police, by or¬
der of the government, seized Friday’s
issue of the United Irishmen as a print
“calculated to produce discontent,
disaffection and disloyalty.” The im¬
mediate cause of the seizure was the
publication of au article entitled
“The Famiuo Queen,”
BOER ACTIVITY
BALKS ROBERTS
A Winter Campaign By Britons
Seems Now a Prospect.
THE WAR MAY BE A LONfi ONE.
Continued Success of Burghers
and Delay In Advance on Pre¬
toria Rattles Britishers.
A London special says: Britons are
now beginning, though reluctantly, to
realize that Lord Roberts is in for a
winter campaign, lasting severaI
months. This is the end, in a few
words, of the high hopes based upon
Lord Roberts’s brilliant dash to Kim¬
berly and Bloemfontein.
Preparations are being made to hold
Bloemfontein against surprises. Lord
Kitchener has been given an impor¬
tant duty, being responsible for tha
protection of the railway, while Lord
Roberts is waiting for remounts and
winter clothing for the troops, whose
thin cotton khaki uniforms and boots
are worn out. General Brabant and
General Gatacre aro both at a stand¬
still. Lord Roberts will probably for
some time confine his operations to
clearing the Free States behind him of
raiders and to relieving Mafeking, for
which purpose apparently the Eighth
division, now arriving at Gape town,
has been ordered to Kimberley.
What the chances are for an advanoe
to Pretoria may be judged from the fact
that only from (5,000 to 10,000 horses
aro on their way to the cape and from
the further fact that the military tailor¬
ing department only within the last
three weeks began making woolen
khaki uniforms. It is said it will take
at least two months to provide 200,000
uniforms.
EMPOWERED TO NEGOTIATE PEACE.
Mr. Steyn’s address to the Free
State road at Kroonstad is confirmed.
The Fischer-Wolmarans deputation
has full power to negotiate for peace,
subject to the read’s sanction.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
The Daily Telegraph, telegraphing
Sunday, says:
"Confirmation has been received of
tbe report that the Boers are in laager
in considerable force, with guns, at
Donkerspoort-, eighteen miles south¬
east.
“The British scouts report another
body still closer. The Boer patrols
have grown very daring, venturing
nearer our tents.”
A London special under date of
April 9 says: The amazing activity of
the Boers southeast and southwest of
Bloemfontein continues, the Boer com¬
mands seemingly coming and going
throughout a wide region as they
please, but taking good care not to
throw themselves against strong bodies
of the British.
The retirement of the Irish Riflet
from Rouxville to Aliwal leaves Gen¬
eral Brabant without communication
with the other British forces. He has
2,000 or 3,000 colonists holding a fine
defensive country, bnt he is apparently
invested so far as London knows.
Lord Roberts’ last message bore date
of April 7. The absence of news as
usual disheartens the people and pro¬
duces an altogether discouraging ef¬
fect. The last unofficial message notes
that good spirits at Bloemfontein are
continuing and tells of the arrival of
animals and two fresh cavalry regi¬
ments. Lord Roberts has now 15,000
mounted men altogether.
In the Orange Free State the situa¬
tion is complex, with scanty material
for forming a correct estimate of tbe
situation and the afternoon newspa¬
pers not being in the confidence of
the managers are criticising the con¬
duct of affairs as they see them. Thus
the St. James Gazette reviewing the
army system says:
“As a consequence of the foolish
sporting, boyish estimate of the war,
General Bnller is anchored indefinite¬
ly, as he must wait for transports un¬
til Lord Roberts is adequately sup¬
plied.”
MEXICO GETS MONET.
Secretary of State Surrenders >403,030
to Dias’s Representative.
The president Friday seat a message
to congress stating that by his direc¬
tion the secretary of state had turned
over to the Mexican ambassador $403,
030, the balances of the amount paid
by Mexico in the award to La Abra
Silver Mining Company. By act of
congress the La Abra claims were re¬
ferred to the courts, and under the
decisions recently given the awards
became repayable to Mexico. The
president states that it affords him
pleasure to communicate to congress
this act of equity and good faith to¬
ward a friendly republic.
QUITS CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Hrs. Dewey Is Reported To Have Beooine
An Episcopalian.
A report was-in circulation in Wash¬
ington Sunday that Mrs. Dewey had
left the Catholic churoh and had be¬
come an Episcopalian, bnt no veri¬
fication of the rumor oould be obtain¬
ed. Rev. Mackin, who married the
admiral and his wife, and who is reo
tor of her churoh, refuted to talk con¬
cerning the report,
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