The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-02
IS J0UBERT DEAD?. I.
Natives Persist in Asserting He Was
Killed by a Shell.
MESSAGE FROM BADEN POWELL.

Place are Enormous.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-i:so P. M.-The st.
James Gazette says it is reported On good
authority that General Butler has again
crossed the Tugela river at three places,
and that fighting. has been proceeding all
day long.
LONDON. Feb. Iii P. M-The War
Office has no news of General Buffers
alleged movements, as reported by the st.
James Gazette, but the paper says it has
no reason to doubt the correctness of its
information. although it has not yet
learned the exact positions General Butler
seized.
SAY JOUBERT WAS KILLED.
sPEARAIAN's CAMP, NATAL, Jan.
3l.-There is an optimistic feeling in all
ranks. The troops are confident of ulti-
mate success. Great enthusiasm was
aroused by the Queens message and
General Buffers speech, expressing adj.
miration for General Warren's and Gem
eral Clery's divisions. and hoping they
would reach Ladysmith in a week.
The natives persist in asserting that
General Joubert was Killed by a shell out
side of Ladysmith.
BULUWAYO, Saturday, Jan. 20.-A
message from Colonel Plumer who was
at Goberones with a Mafeling relief
force, says he has received a message
from Colonel Baden-Powell, dated Maize
king, January 18th, saying: :Ail well
during the past fortnight. Have been
pushing out the trenches towards the
enemy's big guns. and, January .Gth,
their 96-pounder and high velocity l&rupp
evacuated their positions and retired
eastward of the town. whence they are
capable of little damage. Have thus
pushed the enemy on three sides well out
of rifle shot. Il G7'-E
Have opened a new grazing ground
for cattle.
.The enemy still has two strong posi-.
tions on the east side, which we hope to
shift with dynamite. 8
DEATHS NUMEROUS.
HOOF LAAGER. LADYSMITH, Tues
day, Jan. 31.-All is quiet here. The Long
Toms occasionally fire on Ladysmith.
The deaths in Ladysmith from fever and
other causes must be enormous, as we
can clearly see them buryirSs eorpses
daily"
General Joubert went to the Upper Tu-
gela yesterday.
STERKSTROAI. CAPE COLONY, Feb.
brought a letter from Aliwal North, in
which it is announced that the Beers have
reopened the line to Berghersdorp, as
their supplies We're short at Stormberg.
The plains being bare, the camp of the
Burghers. it is added, has been moved
back to Stormberg Heights which are still
held.
MATURING A MOVE
LONDON, Feb 1.-The War Office this
),.st
casualties at Sp.onS Kop by announcing
The names of 2l5 missing men of various
regiments, including 1871 members Of the
Lancashire Fusiiiers.
1t is generally supposed General Butler
is maturing another attempt to reach
Ladys1nith.
A letter appears to-day from a Han
overan officer. formerly of the Twenty
second German Infantry. but now among
the military advisers of the Beers, which
says that nearly 10000 trained European
soldiers including quite 800 officers, are
among the Beers.
Referring to the military situation at
Ladyslnfth. the officer says:
Owing 10 the strength OF our position
on 4 circie of heights. like Sedan, we can
not be brushed aside except by relief
column outnumberirg us two to one.'
WOOIEEsN. KHAKI.
Owing to the discovery that cctton khaki
is insufficient protection for troops sleep
ing on The South African plains. the gov
ernnlent Is starting to re-cIothe the forces
in the field with woolen khaki and has
already ordered $500 suits IN Glasgow
alone.
Pretoria with other British ciergyrnen,
has arrived in London. With reference to
Charles Macrum. the former United States
consul at Pretoria. Canon Farnler said to
a representative OF the Associated Press: ::
..AIr. Macrum was one Of the last men
saw before leaving. i told HIM he was
taking the wrong side and did not under
stand American feeling. His chief care
seemed to be for his personal safety, and
I think it was. chiefly on that account that
he left in the midst of the crisis. He is
not a strong man and President Kruger
may have taken advantage Of this
..in regard to Blake's so-called volun-
teers. they are like Mr.. Blake, mostly
Burghers who would have been obliged
there were 5000 Americans in the Trans
vaal. most of whom the United States was
glad to get rid OF.
PROyIsroNHD FCR TWO YEARS.
Pretoria. Canon Farmer added. was pro-
5vis.oned for two years.
In the absence OF exciting war news the
nation and the new spapers have had time
to discover the utter lack OF relation ex-
listing between the feeling of the people
and the temper of the government, as
demonstrated in Parliament, where, in
stead of relieving the grave anxiety OF
the country by the declarat tson of meas
$ures it is proposed to take in behalf of
the national safety. the ministers continue
to demonstrate their inability to grasp
the situation by beating the air with re-
crtrninat ons, self-accusat tory defence and
chickering's as to the degree of response
bility attachabS to the respective depart
ments Of the government.
The disgust. almost despair. noticeable
on all sides, is voiced by the III minis
sterial organ. the Globe, whteh says:
zs THE heart of the Empire seems para
#lyzed while its eStreuities are IN full
svigor. Thus far only one statesman in the
front rank has struck The q ght note, and
that is Lord Rosebery
APE TOWN, jan 81 "A British force
mi tn sa1tt Hers is repor ted stnsh have
Pre- eslsa, and is nov enear her.
Frlsska IS on .the Orange Rive. 90.