Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-08

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London Dec 5-Winston Churchill
in n dis,otch from Searlnan's eamn
dated Saturday February 4 sovs
"Tbe belief is general that MI vii
he staked ON the issue of the comiue
battle. II is probable thai no pres,
telegrams will be permitted 70 lpay,
pending the operations"
III. k.~d AZ. ay.nr ,ccn-.i
London. Feb. j.-The pietermar;tz
BURG CORRESPONDENT Of the DAN,
Mail, telegraphing yesterday. says.
Gen. Buller,has undoubtedly secured
the road to Iaysmith and shonll reach
his objective this week"
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Loh'oi' req, o'-M''''"ry oP'''oh
III honuo'' continues 10 ASSUME from
'e'! s'ehoer '''"'er'"is, '''a' "ei' hu'-
Ter Is again throwing MS army
agaihs1 'he Iopr WORKS = retired
sener"i' Or "'!'lahi merry "reeh'
WHOSE o's''ng"'sneo c'ree, g,feS
we'eh. " Ills oP'"ioh' '''i'Ns '''a'
"en' n"''er' WIZ" -''V'' "'oie men,
10 ,n""'ns "',e oe'o''' ~ ne "es'
anu hor'h i'll oruer 10 avon '''e roush-
es' p"f's Vi 'he country AS zen.
Du''er mus. nave some 'ho'S'''os vi
Wagons >" "''''"" "reen points
ou' .ha' MS "","''ee "ou," ''ecesS"'
ny NC SLOW ~ "a'hen''' Moro %
Il. manu. save 'n"' '"e war once re-
a''''lneo ora'y 10 newspaper ,',q"'r.
e's az d la'e hour Una. " eoun, ''o'
connrin .he repor'eu au'a'ee' mere
'he Natai s''ua.'oil rests
IL IL from '"e western" i'e'u '""'
more oehni'e statements come
Large operations are APPARENTLY ABOUT
10 oeg'n' "en' FRENCH VINO mas no"
returned 10 hehsoerR from MS con-
ference VIII" noro "o"e''S' lass se"'
"ha' ~ oescrioeu as d" "'e'"he''"-
ing lorce oI infantry 10 se'Ae NOT
vars point inns Is where 'he rail-,
way oelore u was destroyeo' crossed
.ne orange river una connected WIN
me free STATE TRUNK 'he W n'oeih-
ioh.e'h' Nor'a's Polh' - ~ i.hies
nor'h Oh 'oltsoerg anu % ''''es lroh'
ueh' french headquarters az he'is-
oerg'
me beers al 'olesoerg nave oeeh
IN oahger OF oeing surrounded oy 'he
'argelv reinforced anu eN'enu'hg lines
OF 'he britlsh. An Occupation oi NOT
vars point IN force "ould presumably
render 'oiesperg mtehapie'
Inc boers are showing grea. ac'lV-
ny IN 'he Nau"poor' anu ooiesperg
das.r'c's' Many OF 'he guns hitherto
racing Loro Me.hueh are peheVeo 10
nave gone 10 NorVais POM. Inc
brl''sh' therefore may <nho iorm'd'
aole ood'es OF hoers there'
Inc war once announces that 10
transports VIII De o'Spa'enea between
To-Day ana MONDAY w''h i5'ooo troops
including 'he ro"r'h caVairy pr'saue'
hi'll''a pa''a''oi's anu o'ooo yeo''lahrS
WIN 40 i'orses anu ON guns iheee
l''ooo are NOT 'ncluoea IN 'he loo'ooo
dne 10 oe IN oonth AREA on ffpru-
airy 10. Inc Elghth DIVISION OF ~
ooo men is s,'ll aVal,aole TO send
slr Alfred Miner IN letter written
three weeks ago TO former lora may
or OF belfast' SAID the war would last
three or four months longer
SIT Alfred Miner mas sent most
hopeful and encouraging reports 10
the government regarding the pros
poets OF the campaign and Ut IS I'M
derstood that ms views are shared by
Lord Roberts.
The censorship seems to have COM
pletely shut down the correspondence
at Spearman's camp. No dispatch
from that point appears in this morn
ing's. papers and nothing has been
allowed to issue since Sunday even
ing.
The Tide Beginning to Turn.
London, Feb. 6.-Spencer Wilkin-
son, IN the Morning rost' says
The tide is beginning TO turn. In
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