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The militia ballot act. makes every.unmacri man between 18 and 30 years of|date the Rhodesians captured two le to serve-for five years. eaten! fags and drove off the joer posts before returning to econ ‘London Ia More Cheert New York. Feb, a.—It is to be seen inthe mass of cable matter printed bere this morning that there! a decidedly more cheerful feeling! in London, The confirmatior of the report that General Buller had an- nounced that he would relieve Lady- smith, together with the uncon. firmed report that he had actually | begun a new forward movement x good effect on the pubic = London, P. ¢ is no official news from Gen- eral Balle’ headquarters, and the nly informati | reports that | Tugela river, [ciated Press dispatch announcing *| Lord Dundonuld's reconnaissance, which is taken to indicate a prelude to renewed activity. As the dis- ‘WS Wensut Mp Bare, patch is three days old and Lord The figuees just published have/ Dundonald found no difficulty in had a reassuring effect, after caus-| crossing the river, it is not impossi- ing much astonishment, The gov-| ble that General Buller may have ‘ernment announces that it was as-| moved in the interim. Dispatches certained before the war began that|from elsewhere in South Africa the Boers would put 50,000 men in| merely tell of desultory shell Gring, the field, The British will soonhave|and the movements of patrols, 213,000 men in South Afric. Gen-|though Cape Town mentions a ru- atthe Life Guards barracks, Re- gents Park, the Prince of Wales in- spected another contingent’ of the Yeomanry volunteers nie to their departure for South Afric ‘Turks Preparing for a Massacre, By Amocisted Press, New York, Fabs 2.—A World special says: "Fears have been re- peatedly expressed during the last and murder of the fall of 1895 and the spring of 1896."" MOVED PRICE 5 CENTS TROUBLE IN EGYPT Report of Soudanese Soldiers’ Mutiny Js Confirmed, FEW EUROPEANS ARE LEFT . | Habis at Karlee Onopaa of Ba ret moat and Booret Dispateh of Troops to South Aftica—Buglish Offoers Get Par- lough fer the Boor War, By Amociated Press Feb, 2.—A dispatch to the ‘To White Pass Sammit tolAvold Delay KI where it handled all of the rail and wagon road business from the in- terior, to the summit of the White In explanation of the change, S. Busby, supervising officer, sai “The United States. customs of- fice is stationed at the summit, and in case of any misusidersganding as representatives’ of the respective governments without delay." igned articles to meet in a 25-round contest in April. Governor Goebel le Basser, By Associated Press, Frankfort, Ky., Feb, 2,—Gover- nor Goebel passed a comfortable sight and is .in-a better condition tory for the reform elément. Eight ‘out of nine old aldermen were de- feated, thie majority of whom were regarded as undesirable representa- ives. By Wrangel, Seattle, Feb. 2. aa eral Joubert, according to late ad-|mor that General French has cap- | Cas: vices, has 19,000 men surrounding||tured eight hundred Boers, where Ladysmith and confronting Buller |and when not being snoounced. In the recent turning movement, decorate eeonten General Buller lost 1985 men, but] London, Fel their places are filled, The Boers| day has a hava oo Sanaa of coping th lost] strom, Cape Psy port men with fresh soldiers, Afraid of the Canadians Roberts Working Secretly. Ottawa, Feb. 2.—Private F. C, Few dispatches are now allowed! Page, who is with the First C tocome through from the seat of|dian contingent in South Africa, operations eps hassel and writing under date of December 22, Colesberg, ral Roberts is| says: “The Boers are very much clearly anxious to divert attention | afraid of the Canadians, on account from the work in progress. Gen-| of reports they have heard that the eral Kelly-Kenny's division is ac-/first contingent is composed of a tively emplayed fa co-peratig witht thousand of the best sharpshooters General Gatacre and General]in the world. Page says the motto French, The Dutch garrisons both of the contingent is Death to the ft Stormberg. and. Colesberg. Bave| Boers.” been reinforced, and the Boer strat c: 2.—The su- a preme court has decided to make no a ped Seek kop by creating @ NW | order of confiscation in the case of impasse, by which the British inva-|the steamship Mashona at present the Stikeen forthe Brat time since November 15. The carrier reported the whereabouts of Captain Dixon, of Halifax, reported Jost on Hays mountain, He was en route from the | Deag Lake to Telegraph Station. ‘The winter in the interior has beer unusually mild and snowfall light, igh Cater Ba, ‘The Rossland Court of Forwsins addressed at its Thursday evening by R. EI Ingersoll, Ont., the high chet ranger, who is making his official visit to all the courts of the Cana- dian order. He gave a general re- sume of the work for the past year, stating that the surplus was now nearly a million dollars. ‘The question of the admission women will come up for action at the meeting of the high court this month. It was before the high court last yea, but was voted down. " bee sion of the Free State may be jin order to gi hey bere an op- | °° blocked. portunity to show joscherry or Chamber weeks that she had no Some weeks ago many of the best trade with the enemy friends of the government were urg- me ing its reconstruction, It is almost! London, Feb, 2.—This morning tmatter up was too small Wrestling match tonight, In- teruational, The Terrible Turk. There have been a number of grave incidents, notably the growing dis- Soudanese batallions. plaia of bad treatment 7 cret dispatch of Egyptian troops to South Afri “It appears certain that ten wag- ensand a large consignment of saddles have gone to Durban, and A ponber of English officers and il functionaries have obtained an wits ferough fm © South Africa, wi bel to be o bach of Devin cca, The pe tte baa seat: 9 tear urging never me is al- most denuded of European sol. dies Potttions Specia tothe Record Victoria, Feb. 2.—Pe been presented to the legislature by Martinof Rossland, against the eight Bryden, from the ng for those working in coal mines to be able to read the regulation: CHAMBEALUN STANDS FIRE Questions im Regard to the Jameson Maid Don’t Mother Him By Associated Prom, London, Feb. 2.—Attempts were made in the house of commons to- day to illuminate the connection of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, se being asked in regard to a let- ter sent by B. E. Hawkesley, coun- sel for the British South Africa com- pany, to Earl Grey, formerly British administrator of Mashonaland,under date of Feb. 20. 1897, in which he said that Mr, Chamberlain would have no one but himself to blame if the cable dispatches referr ing tothe ‘t| negotiations of 1895 were produced before the parliamentery committee of inquiry, replied that they were communications betwen third parties and he had no knowledge of them at the time that they were exchang. ed. He assumed that the cable dis- The cable messages were sent to him in 1896 for confidential perusal id he returned them with a letter, saying there would be no personal objection to their publication, old Wave in New York, By Aswociated Press, Sarato e cold wave registered 20 degrees be- low zero at daybreak, New York, Feb. 2.—This- morn- ing was the coldest of the season at {guarantine, five above zero,