Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-01-18


london Jan. 16.-Gen. Buffers lat
est authentic word as TO what he and
bfs 40 900 men were doing was wired
from Springfield after the first for
asrl step. Striving to think out the
Unknown. London is confused by sur
mise and rumor and disquieted by
zrsnense. Spencer Wilkinson, the
1,cid military expert of the Morning
p,sr asserts that the boer force in
northern Natal is larger than Gen.
pDl1ers and Sir George Whites to-
gather so that the beers will be able
n, leave force around Ladysmith
larger than that within the town and
IN 9ppose Gen. Butler with force SUI
v,arfar to his own. Reports from
I,er camps affirm that the circle OF
investment has been drawn closer by
tine occupation Of some hills nearer
town thus liberating achievements
I'm oppose Gen. Butler The Daily
News suggests that the multitude of
rumors that originate in south Africa
and London are given currency by
Fralish military authorities in order
TO misead the beers, The war pages
of the great gailies this morning are
almost barren Nevertheless instru-
nants on loops connecting the war Of
free with the cables continue to click,
The yeomanry recruiters are disturbed
nv the fact that they are able to get
onlv one and one-half companies out
Of upward of 1000 applicants in the
METROPOLITAN districts All other APP
picants fall short of requirements
One thousand would be regarded as a
very small number even were all ac-
cspted. The provinces are doing bet
fer although to raise 10000 appears
far from the easy matter it did fort
night ago. Among the minor perplex-
tiles of the war Office is the strike
among the military tailors which
causes 4elay in uniforming the re-
cruits.
7 B. Robinson, the south African
millionaire, in a signed article in the
Daily News this morning, relates
conversations he had with President
Kruger, among them several CONVEX
EiIlUlS III W uANh lilN Jameson A'NAN' ''''N
talked over. On one occasion Presi-
dent Kruger said: DO you mean to
tell me YOU do not know that the men
who organized and engineered the
raid. organized it for their own bene-
flip They had decided how they
would divide the Transyaal, how each
of the parties was to have a certain
Many
formers who were put in jail were per-
fectly innocent They were ignorant
of the scheme of the men in the inner
circles. There were only twelve men
i'm that inner circle and they were to
divide the Transvaal among them
selves They and their companies
found money for the raid. DO you
think we are so innocent as not TO
know that Rhodes, metaphorically
speaking. held the pistol at the heads
of certain men in England and said to
tham If you do not support me !
shall dau0uuCe you and your compile
fly To the raid. At this stage ac-
cwdug to Robinson, President Kruger
became more excited and shouted so
loudly that people in the street stopped
TO listen to the conversation. Kruger
then said And now you are remon-
s.wug with me about arming. 1t is
time am arming. but it is because
see clearly ! must defend my country.
I'D this Robinson replied: THE Brit
lsh public is aroused If any attempt
We're made again TO enter this country
there would be a great cutlery in Eng
land and the imperial authorities would
take steps TO punish the organizers ana
prevent such free-booting eXpedi-
TONS President Kruger approached
robinson placed his hand on his
shoulder made a violent effort to sup
press his excitement and said: You
mean Well, but | have lost all conf
aeloe. What has happened will take
place again: I am determined TO guard
against it. Later Kruger said:
What is to prevent Rhodes and his
e0-t7lutors from again engineering
some dIabolical attempt against the in
dependence OF my country" Robinson
proposes 10 publish a book giving the
-ae history of the Jameson raid
iaa Birmingham Mail, the organ Of
.9segh Chamberlain, says: we un-
a.'saud On the highest authority that
lae government is defeated in parlia-
men ou the question of the war, the
.'..ae. win Immediately appeal to the
-.IE all ministers having decided
p. nd together and not to permit
a Individual minister to be made a
sar.-oatv
aas Relief Reached White?
London, Jan 16-The Standard
@ prominence to the following
Jam. l3. from Durham: A man
just arrived here from Springfield
British column, proceeding 70
.."t OF Ladysmith, has crossed
-.I..e fueela When he left it was
'1e 1ger position on the Big
and howitzer was Smelling the
trenches He says also 270 wa
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