The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-13
BOBRS SHBLLBD OUT.
British Reoccupy Positions In
the Vicinity of Rensberg.
PLANS OF GENERAL ROBERTS.
Prepares to Enter Free State with Army
of $4,000 Men and Will Try to Raise
Siege of Kimberley, Which Is Reported
to Be In State of Horrible Suffering.


RENsBERG, Feb. 13-Hobirk' and
Bastard's Mex, which the Doors took
possession of Saturday, have been reoc-
cupied by tlG British. The Beers We're
shelled out.
LONDON, Feb 13.-Iord Roberts has
gathered $4,000 men, with whom, ac-
cording to ahe best military opinion in
London, ne purposes turWins tho left
OF the MaPersfontnin lines near Jacobs
DIAL, entering the rec State, compelling
General Cronje to raiss the siege OF
Kimberley, and thus making his first
step toward Bloomfontein. Yesterday
Lord Roberts announced the appoint
ment OF General Henry Colviile to the
command of the Ninth division, which
is being formed and win consist prob
ably to a great extent Of colonial troops.
General Colville will be succeeded by
General Reginald Pole Carew
Lord Roberts tells the correspondents
that when he gets down to business
they shall have ample opportunities to
send news. His chief press censor yes
terday issued new rules, and in future
all written communications are to 20
unchecked. Only kilograms will be
censored. For the next few days lit
news is likely to get through, but later
there will be more freedom. Thus says
the censor. and the last clause may be
interpreted to mean that something is
about to happen.
Kimberley, 20 miles away from the
Modder river position, is in sore straits.
Details of the December death rate shov
that in a population of $4,000 whites
and 10000 blacks, the mortality was SO
whites and 1873 blacks per 1000. The
infantile death rate was 671 per 1000
among the whites and 912 per 1000
among the blacks. Enteric fever was
prevalent. This frightful state of things
in December cannot have improved
much, it at all, since, and the fighting
power of the garrison must have been
greatly diminished. Meanwhile, the
| bombardment by the Beers has in
creased, and there is imminent danger
| of the town falling under the very eyes
of Lord Roberts. 1t is believed in cir
cles close to the war office that he will
| move at once.
i Scouts have approached TO within
| 1000 yards of the Boer intrenchments
at Magersfontein. They have found
these strong, and ascertained that they
are used as dwelling places. Naval
| gunners are constantly watching the
enemy's lines with strong glasses, and
| they declare that there is an appreciable
| diminution in the Boer forces.
In Natal the Boer commanders south
| of the Tugela occupy Bold's farm and
several mines west Of Chieveley. Two
thousand Beers, with three guns, are
advancing through Zululand to Natal.
The war Office is making preparations
to continue the stream of troops fol
South Africa. -Four large steamers
have been chartered. Japan agrees tc
let the Armstrong; transfer to England
four naval quick frers that were built
for her, consenting to wait for the ex.
ecution of her own order until the hos
tilities in South Africa are over. Sew.
eral European powers by similar con
sents as to guns being constructed by
Vickers Sons and Maxim enable En-
gland to secure 100 Maxims.