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OH TO LADYSBITH .Reports Persist That Bullcr Is Again uvhinr to White's Ifi'licf, In Spite of the Government Alle gations of Ignorance on the Subject. Durban Special Says There Was Very Severe Fighting on Sunday. LONDON, Fob. 6.—Tho war OFFIOC state ment, that it lins rem veil 110 confirma tion of tho report that General Buller has reerossod the Tu^ela river 1ms failed to shake public belief that operations of tremendous importance are proceeding •at the Tiifjela, and it is thought that either the denial was prompted by de sire, to keep the military movements as secret as possible until something is ac complished or that General Buller is keeping the home officials in the dark pending results. It- is obviously ex tremely difficult to extract the truth •from the conflicting statements shroud ing Buller's movement. But most •of the commentators agree that- the ag gregate of the items tends to confirm the belief that movements of importance are •in progress. It is true that the correspondents at 'General Buller's headquarters convey the impression that his main force is •still south of the Tugela river, but it is easily conceivable that the disj latches are so censored as to convey a false impression. Possi bly, though dated Sunday and Sunday night, the dispatches were written prior to the movements reported to have com menced Friday. This has already hap pened on various occasions, dispatches being retained by the censor and reflated when actually released. "Whatever maybe the actual situation, 'there seems no doubt that General Bul ler's preparations for a fresh attempt to relieve Ladvsmith were completed Thursday or Friday, and though the 'Start was possibly deferred from the date first selected, it will not be long be fore it is definitely known that General Buller's forces are again fighting their way towards Ladysmith. Those, how ever, who expect General Buller to reach the beleaguered town Monday night seem to have forgotten tho presence of the Boers. The best informed people, •while sanguine, fully realize that a Erit ish victory can only be achieved at a heavy cost. KNOW NOTHING OP IT. tWar Ofllce Helieves Buller Has Not Be crossed the Tugela. LONDON, Fob. 6.—The correspondent •of the Associated Press learns from of ficial sources that absolutely no confirm ation has been received by the war of fice of the report that General Buller has reerosscd the Tugela river, and is marcliiug on Ladysmith. On the con trary, according to the information of the war office at the present moment, there is every indication that things are quiet at the front, and that 110 imme diate movement is anticipated. Regarding the dispatch from Lady smith saying that Buller's guns have been heard there, it is surmised that some practice may have been going on with the new batteries which have just reached the front. BOERS DROPPING BACK. Roberta Kepnrts Mafeking All Well on Jan. IT. LONDON, Feb 6.—The war office has received the following from Lord Rob erts dated Feb. 4: "Mafeking well on Jan. 17. Trenches extended toward enemy's big gun bat tery, causing it to be vacated. Enemy now pushing back on northern, south ern and western sides, well out of rifle fire. Otherwise no change in situa tion." RUSHED ONE KOPJE. ^British Force at Itensburg Makes a Flauk Movement. RENSBUKG, Saturday, Feb. 3.—The New Zealauders, Remington's guides, and a squadron of Life Guards made a sweep of several miles along the hills adjacent to the British right flank. One kopje occupied by Boers was rushed, the Boers clearing out after a slight re sistance. One New Zealauder was wounded. Small parties in the distance Tetreated whenever the British ap peared. FROM LADYSMITH. Garrison Again Clieered by Hearing Gen eral Buller's Guns. LADYSMITH, Feb. 4.—The garrison was much cheered by hearing General Buller's guns yesterday. The result of the engagement is not known. The Boers are again massing near Lady gmitli. also moving another gun towards 8nrprise hill. We are quite ready for them if they contemplate another at tack. TAKEN BY THE BOERS. Vgutu Magistracy, Zululand, Attacked on Jan. 31. HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith, Feb. 2.— With the exception of desultory shots from "Long Tom" everything is quiet. Boers with artillery from Yryheid district attacked the Ngutu magistracy, Zululand, Jan. 31, and captured the magistrate and 11 white and 34 colored .police, their horses, 340 rifles and much ammunition. The prisoners were sent to Pretoria. REPUBLICAN SIDE OF IT. Governor Taylor May Make a Pulli Statement. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 6.—Governoi Taylor is considering the advisability oi issuiug a formal and official statement of his side of the present controversy in Kentucky politics. He had a short con ference with W. 0. P. Breckinridge 011 the subject and will meet with his legal advisers, Former Governor Bradley and Judge Yost, who will be here to attend the session of the contest board, and the whole matter wiU bo gone over thor oughly. Colonel Roger Williams said that Gov ernor Taylor had no communication with his legal advisers for a week, and for that reason had naturally refused to talk. "Governor Taylor will soon put his side of the case before the public," con tinued Colonel Williams, "and I am sure it \vi'! ut matters in an entirely difl'eivn: l.^lir from what they now ap pear to be." The slate troops guarding the capitol have received their first pay. Over $12, 000 was paid out to tho soldiers. BITTEIT LABOR STRUGGLE. Chicago Building Trades and Contractors Will Try Conclusions. CHICAGO, Feb. C.—At a meeting of the Building Trades council, labor dif ficulties reached what is thought to be a crisis. The business agent of the Hod Carriers' and Building Laborers' union was ordered to call off men at work in every building in Chicago where the new rules of the building contractors were posted. This means that 6,000 men will be ordered to strike. In ad dition to this number 8,000 carpenters, it is asserted, will walk out next Satur day. This action was preceded by the inde pendent action on the part of the Plumb ers' union, which called out 2,000 mem bers earlier in the day. A fierce strug gle for supremacy between employers and employes is expected. HOT IN BUENOS AYRES. Nearly Three Ilundred Deaths From Sun stroke In Two I)uys. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—A Herald special cable from Buenos Ayres, Argentina, says tho most terrible heat known to tho residents of Buenos Ayres was expe rienced Saturday, the mercury being 120 in the shade. There were 93 deaths from sunstroke up to 6 o'clock, and over 100 prostrations. A bulletin from Ro sario says that during the last 24 hours there have been discovered 8 cases of supposed bubonic plague. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. C.—There were were 219 cases of sunstroke here Sun day of which 184 were fatal. MESSAGES EXCHANGED. Camps of Buller and White In Constant Communication. LONDON, Feb. 0.—The Daily Tele graph has the following dispatch from Spearmans Camp dated Sunday even ing: "Messages are now freely exchanged between the camps of General Buller and General White—by night with cal cium lamp, by day with heliograph. The men here are enthusiastic at the prospect of a speedy advance under General Buller's instructions. Avery large supply of provisions for the be sieged garrison will accompany the re lieving force." DYING LIKE SHEEP. Ravages of Smallpox Among Coiville Keiteryation Indians. ville reservation. The mining town of Republic, on the northern part of the reservation, has armed men guarding every trail leading from the south to prevent the infected Indians gaining en trance and spreading the disease. The condition among the Indians is appall ing, and despite the heroic efforts of the reservation physician from 8 to 12 In dians are dying daily. GENERAL AYERELL DEAD. Inst of the Great Cavalry Leaders of the Union Army* Logan's Remains at Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 6.—In a coffin, draped with the flag under which ho was killed in the Philippine islands, the body of Major John A. Logan lay in state here. A delegation of veterans of the Civil war, who had fought under the dead soldier's father, stood around the casket, as those who wished to pay a last trib ute to the decedent filed solemnly through Memorial hall. Later in the day the body was taken to the train and the journey to Youngstown, O., the Logan home, was resumed. Dawson Trail Open. VICTORIA, B. C.,Feb. 6.—The steamer Tees has arrived bringing news from Dawson up to Jan. 30. Dawson men report the trail open and the railway clear and in operation. On Jan. 29 a train wreck occurred a mile and a half from Skaguay, in which John Phillips was killed, and several others, all In dians, were injured. Baltimore Pro-Boer Meeting. BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.—Nearly 8,000 per sons attended an enthusiastic pro-Boer mass meeting in Ford'6 Opera House. The principal speakers were Congress men Sulzer of New York, Rhea of Ken tacky, Lentz of Ohio, and De Armond of Missouri, and Senator Allen of Ne braska. A COBFEREBCE Le.iu*".! Kent ucky Democrats and Repulilioaus to Meet at Louisville And Make a Serious Attempt to Get Peaceably Out of Present Difficulties. Generally Believed Taylor Will Allow Legislature to Meet in Capitol. Senator Blackburn and his party reached here from Frankfort shortly after noon and were met by the Demo cratic leaders here and the Republican conferees. The latter then went into private conference, and at 1 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Marshall sent word to the Democrats that they would not be ready for a joint conference until 5 o'clock. The New National Gnard. General Castleman, the Democratic adjutant general, was more close mouthed than ever concerning the form ation of a new national guard. The fact that such a force may not be needed has checked these plans, which had pro ceeded as far as the organization of one battalion of the first regiment, under Major J. F. Gregory. The men, it is Baid, have all the equipment they need, BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1900. For the Democrats Governor IneDem- the result of this conference. ocrats are prepared to carry out their original plan to assemble here and ad journ at once or go to Frankfort on short lioticc. The officers of both houses, the clerks, records, etc., are still here, awaiting orders from the party leaders. Doth Sides Believed Sincere* It is believed both sides are sincerely trying to find a basis on which negotia tions for a peaceful settlement may be conducted, but the difference between the stands taken by the two parties is so radical that progress is necessarily Blew. The events at Frankfort within the past 24 hours have made for peace, and an amicable adjustment of the trou ble is expected. Governor Taylor's statement that the order convening the legislature at London has not been re voked, is not regarded by those who know the the nature of the latest peace negotiations as less ning the chances of Buch an agreement. jjave not yet been called together, and probably will not be for the present. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 6. Smallpox is The Democrats were careful to an Mlling Indians by the dozen on the Col-' n0unce in the first place that any steps they took in this direction were purely defensive. SOME MISUNDERSTANDING. Democrats Thought the Whole Legislature Would Meet at Frankfort. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 6.—There has evidently been a decided misunderstand ing between the leaders of the Demo cratic party and those of the Republi can party regarding the session of the legislature to be held at London. The Democrats state that they were given to under stand that the session at London NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Major General, William Woods Avcrell, the last of the would bo abandoned, and that tho legis great cavalry leaders of the Union lature would meet here in the capitol army, died at Bath, N. Y., aged G8. He building. Governor Taylor, who was was one of the inventors of asphalt pav ing and in 1898, after 17 years of litiga tion, was awarded §700,000 by the appel late division of tho supreme court as his share of the products of the Barber As phalting company. difficult of access early in the day, an nounces positively that the London ses sion will not be abandoned but declines to say whether or not the Democratic members of the legislature will be al lowed to meet in the capitol. Adjutant General Collier would not Bay whether or not the legislature would be permitted to meet, but called special attention to the fact that since Saturday no demand had been made by the mem bers of the legislature for the right to meet. He allowed it to be understood that they would not be molested, saying that it was ample time to decide what to do when the demand for admission to the grounds had been made. Hereto fore the attitude of the military has been that the legislature could not meet, and that there was no need of their de manding to do so. On the other hand, it is unquestiona bly the understanding of the Democrats that tho legislature as a whole would meet in the capitol building, and that the Republican members would be re called from London. Acting upon this understanding, messages were sent to all Democratic members to return im mediately in order to be in readiness for work in the morning. On all the morning trains the Demo cratic members of the legislature came pouring back into Frankfort. Messages were sent them telling them the next session of the legislature would be held in this city, and urging them to return at once. It is expected that by after noon all of them will have returned, ex cept a few who will remain in Louis ville for the pnrpose of attending some conferences. Western Edition American Agriculturist. By special arrangement with the publish ers, we are enabled to offer P. ITS FABM FEATURES. LOCTSVILT,E, Feb. 6.—Up to noon the Democrats bad not definitely decided upon their plans for the immediate fu ture, either as to Governor Beckham or tho legislature. An important con ference is to be held which is likely to go far in determining the course of events and the policy of both sides. At. this conference, it is stated Lieutenant Governor John Marshall, Attorney Fair- wmi leigh and probably Attorney Augustus E. Willson will represent the Eepubli cans. Beckham, Speaker Trimble, ex-Governor McCreary, Colonel Bennett Young, Sen ator Blackburn and possibly some others of the party leaders will be present. 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