Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-14
LOOKING TO ROBERTS
He Is Expected to Change War Sit
uatiOn in Natal.
KIMBERLEY'S RELIEF
6eneral Roberts Has Thirty.Five Thou.
sand Men 10 Pit Against Cronje
10 Raise the Siege Of That
Beleaguered City.

10 Raise the Siege Of That
Beleaguered City.
London. Feb 10 Lord Roberts has
gathered IS roo men. with whom. nc
cording TO the best military opinion IN
London. he purposes turning tho LETT
Of the Magersfontoin lines near Jabobs-
dal. entering the Free State. compelling
General Cronie 10 raise the siege OF Kim
berley, and thus making his first step
toward Bloemiontein.
Lord Roberts has announced the ap-
poiniment Of General Sir Henry Col.
vile. hitherto commander of the Guards
brigade. 10 the command Of the ninth
division. which Is being formed and will
consist probably 70 a great extent Of CO.
lonial troops. General Colville will be
succeeded by General Reginald Pole
Carew.
Lord Roberts tells the correspondents
that when he gets down 10 business they
shall have opportunities 10 send news.
His chief press censor issued new rules
and in future al written communica-
tions are 10 go unchecked Only tele-
grams will b. censored
For the next few days little news IL
likely TO get through but later there
will be more freedom Thus says tbs
censor, and the last clause may DO IN.
terpreted 10 mean that something Is
about 10 happen
Kimberley. 20 miles away from Mod.
der river position, Is in sors straits The
details of the December death rate show
that In a population Of 1900 whites
and TO- 0oO blacks. the mortality was 90
whites and iSs blacks per 1900 The
infantile death rate was G5i per 1000.
among the whites and 9,s per 1000
among the blacks Enssr.c fever was
prevalent
This frightful state u things In De-
cember cannot have improved much II
Al all since and the fighting power q
the garrison must have been greatly
diminished Meanwhile the bonbard.
ment by the Beers has increased and
there Is imminent danger Of the town
falling under the very eyes Of Lord
Roberts Il Is believed in circle, close
10 the war Office that he will move At
once.
Scouts have approached within 1000
yards of the Boer entertainments At
Magarsfoutein- They have found these
strong, and ascortained that they ara
used as dwelling places Naval gun.
ners are constantly watching the enc.
my's lines with strong glasses. and they
declare that there is an appreciable
diminution 10 the Boer forces
In Natal the Boer commandoes south
OF the Tugela occupy Bold's farm and
several mines west Of Chisveley. Two
thousand Beers VITA three guns are al.
vaucing through Zaluland towards Ma.
tai.
The war Office il making preparations
20 continue the stream Of troops for
South Africa Four large steamers have
been chartered.
Japan agrees to let the Armstrong.
transfer 10 England four naval quick.
hrers that were built for her. consenting
- wait FOR the execution Of her own or.
der until the hostili,ies Ia South Africa
are over
Several other nations by similar con.
sents as TO guns being constructed. en-.
able England 10 secure 100 Maxims
Two thousand men are constantly EN-.
ployed at Woolwich arsenal aud all the
gun and ammunition factories are
working night aud day 10 execute gov.
eminent orders The weekly output Of
four firms is 4.OOu. 400 rounds Outside
Of the requirements for South Africa.
Grea; Britain Is aooumulating immense
stores Of war material
Considerable divergence Of opinion
exists as 20 the adequacy Of the govern.
ments military proposals. even now.
The military experts aud press. white
acknowledging the difficulties to bs met
complain that nothing is said about
measures necessary for the immediate
emergencies IN South Africa and declare
that the governments scheme Is mainly
directed 10 large increase OF volun.
teers, unframed and unorganized mon.
while nothing Is being done to prepare
a large, well organized force, ready TO
take the field
The only point that meets with uni.
versal approval is the announcement, of
the creation Of % batteries which Lord
Lansdowne has explained are 10 consist
Of ii-pounders Of the newest and most
modern typa, and the further announce
ment that the reserves Of stores and am.
munitiOn which Lard Lensdowne ha.
admitted have been kept far too low.
are to he rushed 10 the level required
by modern Improvement and main.
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