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LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BY TELEGRAPH AND CABLE{l7?TeZ VEMENTS OF GENERAL B?LLER - A Mystery Solved by an Order to His Troops. RELIEF OF LADYSMITH Ilolli nulicr niiil Wnrrcn nnvn rro?i> oil Um Insoln tllver mid n Gi-cnt Ilalllii Is Imminent If Not Actu? ally In VroifreaM?Ai rlvul of Brll lull Molimin! i mm tlio front ? What llullor Fncos. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-Pllot.) London, Jan. IS.?At last the mys? tery of General Buller's movements Is solved. A special cable to the Daily Telegraph from its war correspondent, Air. Bennett Burleigh, ?with the Lady sniith relief force, was received In Lon? don, giving the important news that both Bullcr and Warren have crossed Hi" Tug.da between Potgletcr's Drift and Wagon Drift, and have seized strong positions from a mile to two miles to the north of the liver bunk. General Warren, it appears, fought hie way across against a heavy Arc. Th1.; Important news hears out what 1 cabled yesterday us to the probable plan of General Bullcr's campaign. 11c is pushing ahead on his left, where he has strength. It does not fololw that he will entangle his cavalry and light artillery among the upper foothills of the Drakenberg range, in which ho will operate. These forces muy be ami probably arc let- away on the right. In fact, it was staled Tuesday morning 'that a large column had been sent, down to Durban and were going thence into Kululand fur tho purpose of working round on tho extreme eastern Hank and heading for ihc Utrecht und Vryheld districts. Unless they can cut in on the Trans? vaal communications they will find themselves at or near the Ladysmlth and Newcastle railway. EARLY BATTL.I3 PROBABLE. From the Telegraph's dispatch 11. is evident that. General Bullcr has a streng force of Boers In front of him. An General Tyttleton's brigade crossed on Tuesday and General Warren's col? umn yesterday, and shelling of the Boer position began immediately, it is probable ihat a great battle will be fought to-day, or perhaps has already started, for General Bullcr is nut the man. after tho lesson learned at Co lenso, to give the liners any more time than he is compelled to do, by reason o:' tin- condition of his own men, to hurry reinforcements across the coun? try to threaten positions. Wo may, therefore, hear before many hours of the result of this battle, in which not It ss than forty thousand men will be engaged. General Buller's movement to attack on the west may lead to a counter nt taek by the Roers on the oast. Nothing Is more probable than that any Doers there may have been to the eastward will by this time have been recalled 'in Colcnso as a centre, or pos? sibly further west, but, however desert? ed Colensn and Groblor's Kloof niny have appeared, it Is absurd to suppose that it had been evacuated. POSSIBLE! MOVE BY CLF.RY. That Ihelr numbers have been de? creased to meet General Buller's ad? vance Is true, and it ,may be part of the British plan for General Clery's division 'to make a second attempt to cross (he Tugola at this point simul? taneously with Biillcr'a attack on the left. OFFICIAL. CONFIRMATION. London, Jan. IS.?0:37 p. m.?The Wnr Cilice h.-ts Issued tho following: "From V.ullor, Spearman's (.'amp, Jan? uary LS: "'One field artillery, Howitzer bat? tery and Lyttleton's Brigade are across tlio Tugola at Potgeiter's DrifL The enemy's position Is being bombarded by us. "'Five miles higher up. Warren has crossed the river by a pontoon eighty live yards long. He hopes his force will, by evening, have advanced five miles from the river to his right front. The enemy Is busily entrenching." OATACRE HEARD FROM. "From Roberts, Cape Town, January ISth: " 'Ga lucre reports that 300 men of all ranks have been moved from Rush man's Hocck to Hoperberg, and that the Seventy-fourth Field Battery and one company of Mounted Infantry from Rterksstroom to Bushman's Hoeck. Otherwise thoro is no change." ' RELIEF OF LADYSMITH. Mount Alice, Near Potgletcr's Drift, Natal, Monday, 16.?The forward move? ment for the relief of Ladysmlth began on Wednesday. January 10, from Frere and Chleyeley. Lord Dundonald's mounted brigade, with the Fifth Bri? gade, under GeneTal Hart, comprising the Dublins, tho Connaughts, the Innls kllllns and the Bordor Regiment, pro? ceeded northwesterly to Springfield. The position had previously been thoroughly reconnoltcrcd. A f?\v allies outside of Frere Lord Duiidoniild yiissod targets erected by the Boers to represent a force advanc? ing in skirmishing order. Evidently tho Boers had been firing at these from the adjacent hills. Lord Dundonald pushed on and as the main column advanced it was noticed that Springfield was not occupied by the Boers and that the fifth brigade had taken possession, The British transport extended for several miles and comprised some 5,000 vehicles. The mounted brigade advanced rap? idly, not meeting with any opposition. The British scouts had minutely searched all suspicious country, but there was no sign of the enemy. The column advanced to Mount Alice, facing the enemy's mountain fortress. The Boers had been at Potgieters Drift the previous day. but a body of South African Horse swam the stream under (Ire and brought over the pont from the Boer side. TI110 BOERS SURPRISED. The Boers wore evidently surprised at the appearance of the British on the scene. A long camp could be seen on Tugela Heights, facing Mount Alice, but the enemy quickly struck camp and cleared off Into the mountains. A buggy was seen leaving for the hills on the right presumably with General Jotlbert or some other commandant. General Bullcr took tip his quarters In a pleasantly Bltuated farm house be? longing to MartlnuB Prectorus. who had disappeared. On Friday a loud explosion was heard. Subsequently it was found that tho Boers had destroyed a bridge un? der construction seven miles above rotglcter's Drift. BULLER ISSUES ORDER. General Bullcr has Issued a spirited appeal and instructions to the forces, beginning: "We are going to the relief of our comrades In Ladysmlth. There will be no turning back." Tho order proceeds to advise the men, when they charge, regarding tile condi? tions under which they should receive the surrender of any of the enemy. It also warns them that the Boers are treacherous In the use of the white flag. This order hue been received with en? thusiasm In every camp. This march was very trying, hut the troops are now encamped amid very pleasant sur? roundings. Their health Is excellent and all arc eonlidcnt. SEVERE FIGHTING. London, .lan. IS.?A special dispatch from Durban dated Wednesday says: Advices from Potgieter's Drift, dated yesterday (Tuesday) say that Sir Charles Warren has arrived within sev? enteen miles of Ladysmlth, and that British wounded ore arriving at Mooi River field hospital by every train from the front, indicating that there has already been severe lighting. -Neither report has yet been con? ti rnied. BOER TRENCHES SHELLED. Spearman's Farm, Natal, Jan. IS.?10 a. m.?General Lyttlcton's brigade, with a Howitzer battery, crossed tho Tugela river nt Potgieter's Drift on Tuesday, January 10. The water rose above the waists of the men. The Boers fired two shots and then recall? ed their forces to the trenches, the passage being uninterrupted. The British advanced In skirmishing order and the small kopjes on the sum? mits were occupied by 0:30 p. in. Dur? ing the night It rained heavily. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Boer trenches were vigorously shelled In front of Mount Alice, while the British remained in possession of the kopjes and plain. Heavy mists enveloped the hills, but the naval guns and the How? itzer battery made good practice, thor ~ouglily Scinching the iicivhc.i. On Hw ? Boer right a breach was made In a sand bag emplacement, where It. is supposed Boer guns had been placed. The cannonade was heavy and contin nous, and the Boers were observed leaving the trenches in small parties. The bill facing the British position was shelled next. General Warren has forced a passage of the Tugela seven miles to the left. TURNING OF THE TIDE. London, .Tan. IS.?The officials of the War Office here are satisfied that the tide has turned, and that news of a more hopeful character, from a. Brit? ish point of view, will hereafter be the rule Instead of the exception. That the British advance In a northeasterly di? rection will be fiercely resisted is fully anticipated. The Boer strength Is prob? ably superior to the British, and tho dispatches show the burghers occupy strong positions. There I.-; nnme doubl ns to whether the Sproenkop occupied by General Warren is Identical with Splonkop. If so the British are within a few miles of Acton Homes, the scene of the earlier conflict? i bei ween General While's Torees and the invading Free Staters, whence there is a good road direct to Ladysmlth. While General Warren's force was' crossing the Tugela river, the Boers occupied ;t thickly-wooded plantation a mile north of the river and sent sev? eral volleys into the advance guard. The British replied and the artillery opened on n neighboring kopje. As the British pushed across the river.''.he Boers found their position uncomfort? able and retired to the hills. Imme? diately after I he pontoon bridge was completed the wholo British forces |crossed. I Meanwhile the naval guns on Kwarts kop have been pcrsl?teirMy shelling the ! Boer entrenchments facing the kopjes, occupied by Littleton's brltrnde. WHAT BULLER FACES. London. Jan 1?.?As Lord Methuen, after crossing Modder river, had to at? tack the Syptflnleln and Magorsfonfdn hills, so General Puller, after pnssing the Tugeln, face? invisible entrench? ments in a rough country. Oner correspondent mentions Buller's wheeled transport of f.,000 vehicles, which connect him with the rail head, about thirty miles to the rear. Among these vehicles are thirty traction en Coutinued on Paeell MAMMOTH INDUSTRIAL EDITION The Virginian-Pilot Has Arranged to Issue One in the Spring. As a fitting recognition of the great progress that Virginia has made In the post few years and especially of tho gi? gantic strides in material progress that have been made by Norfolk and Ports? mouth and contiguous territory In Vir? ginia and the Old North State, the Virginian-Pilot has decided to issue, at great expense, a great special indus? trial edition that will give to the world a pen picture of one of the most pros I'ery.uajgfi.etions of this country, and one of the most Inviting fields for the sare and profitable investment of capital in varied industrial enterprises. This edition, on which work will be begun immediately, will be one of the most comprehensive and carefully pre? pared special editions ever Issued In the South, and in Its preparation the .services of a corps of skilled expert writers -will be employed to the end that the vast natural resources of this section, our uncqualed location from which to reach the domestic markets of the South. East. 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It will be so replete with carefully prepared facts, figures and illustrations that aj cordial reception and ah attentive hearing will be assured; and it will un? doubtedly receive the generous support of the vast business Interests of Vir? ginia, and especially of Norfolk, Ports? mouth and vicinity. THE GERMAN LINER BUHDESRATH, SEIZED BY THE BRITISH. vTcriu.iuy is suit in a rever or excitement over tlie seizure of the German lin? er Buudesrath by the British warship Magicicntio near Dclagoa Bay. The excite mcnt has been augmented by Britain's long delayed reply to Germany's request for satisfaction. The British claim that the Buhdesrath was loaded with contra? band ot war destined for the Boers and that V, German officer* and 20 men In klialti were aboard en route to join the Boer army. Senator Wellington Takes Issue with Republican Colleagues. OPPOSES ANNEXATION ll<- Score* Knglniiil for rtlnUlti^ Wnv on (lie fleers, r.itlOKltow Admiral hclilcy, Ilomoitn? tlio I'atc of ruh?, ami ?>ppono? Hie Annexniioii ?I (ho IMilllppInn Iklnil.lB?Flnnnoc 1SIII Dltcnsiioil by Seunlor Teller, (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Washington, D. C, Jan. IS.?For an hour to-day Mr. Wellington (Rep.), of ] Maryland, occupied the attention of the j Senate, continuing the debate on the ! Philippine auestion. Ho took us his text the resolution ho introduced last j Tuesday, declaring that the United ] States should not take permanent pos- j session of the archipelago, but after subduing the insurrection?which hoj sincerely deplored?should conter upof? tho Filipinos tho right to govern them? selves, affording them such protection as they might need. Mr. Teller (Sil. Hep.), of Colorado, resumed his speech on tho financial bill, In the course of which he arraigned Secretary Gage for his negotiations with tho City National Bank of Now York. THE TRANSVAAL?. Mr. Ali'en, of Nebraska, offered a re? solution directing the Secretary of State to inform the Senato If any per? son had been accredited from the Transvaal to the United States Gov? ernment In any capacity, and if such person were officially accepted and recognized, and if not, why not. Objection was made to immediate consideration of the resolution, und it went over under the rules. OUTL.Y1 NO DE P E NDENCIES. Mr. Ross, of Verlnont, offered a re? solution declaring that the provisions of lite constitution do not, unaided by act of Congress, extend over Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands; that by the Paris treaty the United St.tt? a takes sovereignly over Puerto Rico tint! the Philippines under the duty id exer? cise It for the general welfare of the inhabitants, and thnt a separate de? partment of the government Is de? manded to take charge of all outlying dependencies. Mr. Ross gave notice 'that he would speak on the resolution next Tuesday. Mr. Wellington then nddrcssod the Senate. He said he could not believe this republic had an imperial destiny; it could not wander on the same high? way with the simplicity of tho republic such as ours. History Indicated that "imperial destiny" has wrecked many republics. He believed that one of the greatest blessings that ever befell Eng land was tlio loss o f the American colony. GREAT BRITAIN'S WAR. Referring to Groat Britain's war with the Transvaal. Mr. Wellington said: "She has not met the Caucasslan race since the Crimean war, and now. when, for the flrst time for half a century, she attempts to send her army to destroy a brave and courageous, but unfortu? nate people, she all at once rudely awakens from the dream of her power, because she finds that corruption has eaten to her very vitals, and her army, which she deemed was still like that of Crom well?Invincible?has been bela? bored and defeated every day since It attacked the Boors.and justly so; and it may be. at no distant time, that the Inslduous Influences which have thus clebaseil her will entirely destroy the weighty structure of the empire she has erected." Mr. Wellington referred to the part tlio people of hUs own State had taken in the Spanish war. saying: EULOGY ON SC11LEY. "On that July morning, which, by its Hein? sun heralded the destruction of the Spanish naval power in Santiago Bay. as It Illuminated the line of Amer lean warships advancing to deal death and destruction to the Spanish lleet, surrounded by a halo of glory, the mar? tial figure of a son of Maryland. Wln fleld Scott Sehley. who guided and di? rected the great contest. And though now It seems to be the policy of a cabal of one of tin? departments of this ad? ministration to rob him of the glory which justly is his, the verdict of the American peoplo has been recorded, and he will go down to history us the true hero of that naval battle. FATE OF CUBA. "A year and a. half has passed since that great bnttle.and yet there Is no In? dication that we Intend to keep faith with the Cubans, but there Is every In? dication thai by the power of syndi? cates, cabals ami combinations there Is to be continued In Cuba the despotism of a military government In which the Cubans themselves have no part, which is beyond the pnle of any law save that of force, and Is not recognised by our constitution. A very "Pandora" box of national troubles has been open? ed and dlfllcultles and dangers are gradually taking form and surrounding us. THE PHILIPPINES. But the great questions that now confronts us as a result of this war Is the question of the Philippine Islands) It would have bron well for us as a na? tion if Admit.il Dcwey could have re? tired from the Hay of Manila on the morning after he bad destroyed the Spanish fleet, but b<? dared not do so. lie had destroyed tho Spanish power ami It would not have been proper for him as a representative of tho conquer? ing llhllon to have departed and to have left anarchy ami chaos remain? ing Instead of authority. War finally Ca tho between the United States and! Filipinos forces, who had been work? ing for the same end?the destruction of Spanish pot* er." inc es k l: v l: D t ? k ns r u f.. .After picturing the possibilities of an Indefinitely continued desultory war, .Mr. Wellington said: "It Is neither fair nor just to attack the President or the administration for the conduct of the present. When the unfortunate con tentlnn began ho could not do other? wise than uphold American authority and stand by American arms, and dur? ing the months of the intorvgnum be? tween the Iwo sessions of Congress, it watt his duty to continue this war for the upholding of American authority on the Islands. The American forces could not be withdrawn, .for their re? treat or embarkation would have marked tho beginning of internal dls ordei and possibly foreign Interven? tion. "The responsibility of the President has now ceased, for Congress Is now in session; ami It Is the duty of Con? gress to pro v hin such legislation as will proclaim to the world in a manner em? phatic and free, from equivocation the design and purpose of our government with ref/.'roneo to tho Philippine Isl? ands. OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION. "I oppose the permanent annexation of these islands for the reason that I believe it Is tin opposition to the basic principle of our government; also be? cause l bellevu it is unrighteous and unjust to deprive any people of their right of governing themselves. There can bo no benevolent assimilation; there should be- no tyrannical absorp? tion. Our government and our mode of administration Is not adopted to the situation existing among the Filipinos." Mr. McBnery, of Louisiana, gave notice that on next Tuesday he would address the Sonata on tho resolutions relating to the proposed amendment to the constitution of North Carolina. Mr. Turner, of Washington, an? nounced that he would speak on the Philippine question next Monday, and Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, gave notice that he would discuss Iiis resolution of the Philippines next Wednesday. THE FINANCIAL BII.l* Mr. Teller then resumed his speech on the financial bill- He criticised tho pending bill because It afforded oppor? tunity to banks to issue paper money. "This surrender of the great power of the government." said he. "the right to make money should bring our legisla? tion into absolut.' eotitempt." Mr. Teller read the now famous letter to ytco-Prcsldent A. It. Henburh. of the City National Bank of New York, to Secretary Gage. "This." he said, "ounht to have gone back to the writer with a stinging let? ter of reply. From subsequent events, however. It Is evident that the Secre? tary intended to grnnt the request." Mr. Teller said that when he saw bank presidents taking such actions in politics as were Indicated by th ? Hep? burn letter he was satisfied. that the situation demanded severe erltlrlsm If not drastic action. Continued on Page 6. RYAN RETURNS TO THE ATTACK Still Trying to Block Seaboard Air Line Consolidation Scheme. THE FICHT YESTERDAY lloVIIei nMipplcmoii tol auil Auiouded nil Asking Hint John Kkollon William? nuil Others no Ilostrnlti? oil from Pracdrillnt Further with I'oniolltliilloii IMmia ?flenrlng A<1 Jiiiirnccl in Next Tuesday, nl Klchs iiioixl?The Court's Cntor. The Rynn-Wtlliams Seaboard Air Line litigation assumed a different shape in the United States Circuit Court yesterday, when the attorneys for Mr. Ryan Hied a supplemental and amended bill praylngTfor an injunction on the grounds therein set forth. The effect of this bill is to cause another hearing on the original bill as amended and supplemented. Judge Waddill set this hearing for next Tuesday in Rich? mond. The Ryan amended bill recites that, in answer to the original bill praying for an Injunction to prevent the pro? posed consolidation of the Seaboard and Roanoka with several other rail? roads, the defendants, that is. J. Skel tbll Williams ami others, through their attorney, answered that no law existed authorizing the consolidation as al? leged was about to be perfected; and no such authority was contemplated. 'Tho Judge's decision, rendered Monday, overruling the motion for an Injunction on the original bill, Is quoted in thla connection, as follows: "If no authority exists to consolidate, and this is conceded, then the merger cannot lawfully be entered Into, and no damage, certainly Irreparable In char? acter, can be sustained by the com? plainant as the result of the defend? ants' effort to do a vain thing. To grant an injunction in anticipation of a possible injury to arise under a lnw that may never he passed. Is, to say tho least, unusual." The supplemental bill then shows I thai since the tiling of the said original bill, and the amendments thereto, and since the filing of the -.aid answer of the Seaboard and Roanoko Railroad Company, and the answer of the other defendants, the Legislature of Virginia him enacted a statute giving author? ity for the proposed consolidation. Com? plainant gives It as his belief that the law above referred to was passed at the Instance of John Skelton Williams, "! others of the defendants. The court Is asked to grant an injunction enjoin? ing defendants from moving further to? wards consolidation under this recent law. It Is claimed that tho law Is un? constitutional In that It materially changes the nature of Ills contract as a stockholder. -1-1 There was a lengthy discussion of the bill by the attorneys on both sides. Messrs. W. Ii. Marbury and D. L. dro? ller appeared for the plaintiff and Judge Legh K. Watts, General Edgar Allan and Judge L. L. Lewis, of Richmond, for the defendants. COUNSEL A ROUE RILL. Mr. Ryan's counsel, upon presenting the amended bill, were met by counsel for Mr. Williams, and tho other de? fendants, who contended that the order which was prepared on Monday last denying the Injunction should he en? tered yesterday without amendment. Counsel for Mr. Ryan did not object to the entering of the order, provided It did not Interfere with the reopening of the Injunction proceedings on their supplemental bill. Judge Waddill, after reviewing the matter, decided to enter the oreler drawn on Monday, with a provision ad? mitting the aupplemental bill of the plaintiff. Counsel for Mr. Ryan thought the court should make somo provision in the order by Which the consolidation would be restrained In tho interim. Judge Watts, for Mr. Williams, sai? that the Seaboard .and Roanoke stock? holders had adjourned on Tuesday last until January 20th. and made tho posi? tive statement that there would be no consolidation while the Injunction pro? ceedings were pending In the court. He opposed any formal order restraining the defendants In the matter of eoneol Continued on Page 3. jOTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE 6 CLASSIFICATION OH NliWS, BY DEPARTMENTS. Teletrraph News?Paees I, 5. 6and II. local News?PA?eJ -J, 3, 5 and 6. j Editorltl?Page 4. 1 Virginia News?Pius S. j North Carolina News?Pat;- 7. Portsmouth News?Page 10. Berkley News ?I'.tjJ It. I I MirketS-^K? 12. i Shlppins?Pai;-- 9 Real estate? Pam 12.