The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-13

LONDON. Feb 10, 4ls a. m.-Lord
Roberts has gathered s5.ao men. with
whom. according to the best military
opinion In London, he purposes turning
the left Of the Magerstontein lines near
Jacohsdal entering the Frre state. conn
pcliing Gen. Cronie 60 rsAsc the siege OF
Kimberley. and thus making his first step
toward Bloemfontein.
Yesterday Lord Roberts announced the
appointment OF Gen SIR Henry Colyiie
hitherto commander OF the Guards brig
ade. TO the command of the Ninth divis-
ion. which Is being formed and will con-
sist probably 20 great extent OF colonial
troops ten, Covilie VIII be succeeded by
Gen. Reginald Pole-Carew.
censor.htp ON TeIenrsms Atone.
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-
teriay issued new rules, and In future all
written communications are 70 70 I'M
checked Only telegrams viii be censored.
For tho next few days little news Is like
iy TO get through, bat later there will DO
more freedom. Thus says the censor. and
the last clause may be interpreted to
mean that something Is about 10 happen.
Kimh~ri~y - Despsrste PissAt
Kimberley. twenty miie~ away fran
the Modder river position. is In sorc
/ straits Detiiis OF the December death
I rate show that IN population OF it.aSo
whites aud is.oo blacks the mortality was
sixty whites and is0 blacks per loo. Ths
infantile death rates was sTi per LOO
among the whites and 2fs per loo among
the blacks Enterie faycr was prevalent.
This friEhtful state OF things IN Deem
ber cannot have improved much. II at all
Since and the fightlng power OF the gar
rison must have been greatly diminished.
Meanwhile. the bolnbardment by tho
Beers has Increased and there Ia immi.
nent danger OF the town falling under
the very eyes " Lord Roberts I, is be-
lieyed in circles close 20 the war ONCE
that he win move at once Scouts have
approached within i.e0 yards OF the Roer
intrenchmeuts az Magersfontsin- They
have found these strong and aHcertained
that they are uaed as dwelling places
Naval gunuers are constantly watching
the enemy's lines with sfrnns glasses and
they declare that there IS an Rpprneiahie
dlminutlon IN the Be.r forces.
Conditions In Natal
In Natal the Bo.r commagdos south
~ the Tugela occupy Deids farm and
several mines west If chieYeley Two
thousand Beers, with three gans. are adj
Vaneiug through Znlulana toward Natal
Ho~r Movement IN zatalssd.
The rieiermatiixbnrg correspondent ~
the Daily Mali teleKraphinE yesterday
says
81. tf....,,. &c.. asat.....,. ....xs. tha.
large commands of He@rs ~ sncamped
near NEutn. With eighty wagons and ntns
guns. u is rnfuered that this force IN.
tends 20 Dea3aae hshe~e. the iatsntien
probably being % faftlfy ihs insusi hills
ia order ~ prevent the hritiah trmvsrAing
zgiaiand 10 relieve isasssnsiih
g.iIrr's nspers Of fasi"r-.
The war ofaee ha, received the following
dIspHteh fro-u lord Holseris dated M0tdsr
river February u.
Il have fscrtsea telegram from Gen.
Bu.fcf. ns f1ilawa Hated hebraagy - II
wae necessary AFTER set1tng Veal ktNasia -
intfehfh u VI gfset - further epsrstiDss,
hHt f9aind after trying two dags ibas
awlag ia ihe nature Hf shr gfeund thss
was ifuuyagtieAk4f it was also esp1sess
&C. the Are % the bsasF g1na is position
fraSn which our afsiiefg nae doni5iated-
u g. essential Ga fhe ffuasa advancing On
faaFemifh fF fiertllmE af &enssrH afift
"a hnlA Fssl kranfE seeRfrig, arA aeepfas
imxl4 ws are pressing sse sayance 5y th1ss
fsafsn. 49, 1 Hnd Ne eannoi make y -
cHfh
nrittsh s.iaier. Need Tr.Iatas.
Frsnk fisfris f5rfaer editor ~ ,hs sAios-
ssg neygeH 10 pamghist pta9liFne3 to-day.
reisafates no vfew w8ish me ~. James
gazeffa hss aeen laasxgiWa on tbst quail
iiy arA nuf aaansz4y lt what England NEEDS
u aeat iha sSefs ana ihat "Enxiand A.
vars faga e. ir8fn ~ exprrieaes Ms
sa4a The Brush in their turn psay
sevaee 10 the Hssrs aod advance acfsss
thv open "a ~ Nvsgs sway ~ sine ars
Tbeg 8ont seem - SER that thssr bravery
81 t4st as astlsss and 1gst a. stspsH
shs mntSfg % ihe Hsaeaepse AFata, ttst
us fasr qfga " H.afssmea gnw. give ihsm
e e#eoalc Sights ana ths bNst, train shea
81 saafgsao9tsrs. aai aa guEliists, ard Tel
xllI beat ,ss Hoers sa8 nos ethesNts&~
ueesaeas~ 90 seelefy R~.pessssi..
Aaathe4 retsaf fsf Great Bi.a&n's fAllars
d Eissa ag Afra,4 White. the asfhof, wisS
nNrisalss tgtfgaiHK 10 ihs n@aef4J sa-
ras te ~ A. a @esFt society
fse has written g lester en tit'H eab1eet
ta tha Daily chrsaa =. wbieh has given
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