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-t2ti try, A“ BULLER CAPTURES KARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA, Father of Lord Ava. Fatally Wounded at Ladysmith. While admitting that official expres- sion of hoetiiity had not been heard in the United States “chiefly because America, being engaged in the Philip- pine war. had not felt herself in a position to rebuke England as she would otherwise have done," Mr. Red- mond declared that the overwhelming opinion of lending American state- hen was boa-tile to Great Britain in an war. and laid, “the unanimous die- tttiT/d of. the world damn-tram t the war was unjust, and " 008M. therefore, to he 'dere,", A. to whe- the! the wt; hone rule were aetveraiartisrttard by the attitude of mph». Mr, 711M thought In- A London cable: While the suspense warding General Buller'tr movements and the operations' anectlng tho late at Ladycmith continues unrelteved even by the vague“ W003]. there comes (mm other quarters interest- Ing news in the announcement that Field Marshal Lord Roberts. the ommmutder-in.chier ot the British forces In South MrEca. and his chief ot mm. Min-General Lord Kitchen- er. have [an for tho front. Any-this Information was held for several hairs by the censor it seems to indl- cute that an important movement is on foot. eymvetbies of the him would still have been pro-Boer, even if Britain had not been concerned, and another power had attempted to "act the bully and optPsestsor in South Africa." England today, added Mr. Redmond, "atood not in tsplendid, bat in die- ;receful isolation, Turkey alone lend- mg her countenance.” THE CENSOR KEEPING BACK NEWS, To be. "Agln the Government.” London cable: Mr. John Redmond. Gunman ot the United Irish party, was loudly cheered by all sections of the Irish members when he rose in the House of Commons to-day to move an amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the throne. repre- aenling that the time had arrived to bring the war to a conclusion on the basis ot recognizing the independence ot the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. He said the Irish party ab- horred this war, and intended, so tar as possible. to maintain the indepen- dence of the Republics, defended with such heroism. Mr. Redmond admitted that when the Empire was involved in complications a feeling of hope and sa-isiacuon stirred the majority ot Irish at home and abroad. But the In the meantime the preliminary naps are liker to enliven tho cam. paign with sharp fighting and news trom Bterkstroom. Thelma and Coles- berg ie eagerly awaited. Supposition regarding owing to the luck of t lormation. is a. futi yesterday. Must Clear Dornkop, Hold One Half the Enemy, Crush the Other. Desperation of the Boers to Recover possessfon of Vaalkranz. l4 London ls Aux Ions ling Gen. Buller. of all definite m. t futile as it waal meiusion on the he independence the Orange Free Irish party ab- ohn Redmond i Irish party all sections ol an he rose in May to move Lush party. -. ll sectbons of ti n he race in m r-day to move hi Mass in reply hrone, Yepre- tl " arrived to is usion on the KEY TO SLOPES. Our casualties. although estimated at '250, are tr'tnintt, considering the great importance of the movement Just concluded. "The movement began early Monday by Potgieter'm drift. The Eleventh Brigade, forming part of Gen. War. ren's division, made a teint to attack the 1rop3ss immediately in front. The msault was delivered at the outset under cover of the naval guns on Mount Alice,nnd subsequently under that of the Cte1d batteries. London cabla: The Standard's w correspondent thus describes Ge Buller's latest advance: "The infantry advanced steadily to- wards the Boer entrenched position at Brakfontein. and kept the enemy buictiy, gmplpyed.u _ _ . " While Whiz; diversion was being made the remainder of the infantry were told of! tor attack. "Those who had bivmmcked Sunday night under Mount Alice moved along the foot of Swarm kop in the diree- tion of our right. _ "A pontoon had been thrown across the ngela by the engineers under the enemy's Cure. The first battalion across in the forenoon was the Durham Light Inlamtry of General Lytlelton's bris- gade. They advanced against Vaal- krantx, whirl: lies on the moat direct road to Ladysmith, and after two hours' splendid work got within chugging distapcg ot. “to Boers. pontoon any. The naval guns opened at seven in the morning. and a taint attack was mado in front of our position. Three battulons advanced toward tho Brnkfontoin. with six batteries. At 11 o'clock the Boers opened w.th artil- lery two. and tent several shells among tho Bntish Infantry. who retired an hour later. Sworn! pin-(:5 of cannon lll'lrlon 'nnozlg the trees on Zwart's kop bum. barded heavily. The British infantry advanced. am tho Boers were entirely surprised. The operations were excellently planned. The bombardment of the Boer peel “The Shell m'mxlm the poured by the Boer! has been extremely gave-we. put qur has. ooenparattvo. The bombardment of the Boer posi- ton was resumed yesterday morning. The Boers worked a disappearing "Manon from tho high Doorm kloof range, on the r'trht of the onpturml hill; but the British shells exploded at; magazine. and the gun was put out of action until late, In the day. Musketry fire waslntermlttent un. til the Mternoon. when the Boers Emma " determined effort to take the ill. Reinforcements rushed up cheering; the Barn were repulsed and theBrit- ish advanced along the ridge. Our further advance [sat the mo. ment prevented. asthe Boers unmade m; from their positions on Splon kop and Doom Kloof. Our casualties, although estimated “Tie "iietrt ot the kopjes was car- npd at the point ot the bayonet with the utmost gallantry. - -. . "Almoct simultaneously the tieart batta'lion of the Wgtte Brigade cleared the second kopjo. After moving across a long ridge they biNouaacked op the 312% "The faint attack at Potgeiter's drift having served its purpose of pre- venting the concentration of the on- my at a critical point, the Eleventh Brigade fell back to the river. " In the 0mm of the operation both Infantry and artillery had been subjected tqa .pvettshe11rires "At A p. m. Tuesday the enemy endeavored to recapture the post. tlon at Vaalkrantz. They were. however. beaten back, with loan. ."Xtto work nocomplfahod no tar we_rrmetiPseettlr_dMe. . - V speaking. have bead and]. "fun lap-nun L.iqht9ttftyntrr an; On Monday the British made a suc- t‘muml [rental demonstration while a real attack on the right was made by the Durham Light Infantry, who summed two hllls. and then blvou- naked. The etLriunitietg were not hem y. The [lghtlnz continues as this dea- patch ls Bent. Tumdny morning was spent in bom- I hauling the Boer gum. The British naval 4.7-inch guns struck " Boer am- munitlon wagon at 11,800 yards, (musing a great eXplosion. The i;ill taken yesterday by the British in still held. About GU of the enemy who remained on tho hill were driven out by the Durham Light in- fantry. which behaved well. Kni'firs are lighting with the Boers. An oilicer was wounded by n Kamr. At 3.45 o'clock the Boera made n sudden rush. supported by their artil- lery and Maxim gum. They drove in the British firing line. The whole of General L) ttleton's brigade rushed. cheering. to the support of their enm- rmlev, with fixed bayoliets. and drove the enemy back. Tho firing continua. There was no advance today. i British Loss About Gun. Buller commenced t [or the relief of Ladysml day. The naval guns one: tho side of justice and liberty. Mr. ratrick Joseph Power. member for the (Inst. division ot Waterford county, seconded Mr. Itedmond'a tum cndmcnt. Mr. Redmond's amendment was ro- jnrted by a vote of 868 to M. The House then adjaurned. par lat Meanw Drove In the British Lino. nwlme a vigorous attack wn on the extreme right. where th W's expeditiouxly constructed ', At the Boymwt’s l’olnt commenced the ndvanc of Ladysmith on Mot ml guns opened at new m2. and a teint attac M) " n. “While the third pontoon bridge was being vowstrtwted, under llrv, nmr whit (skim) Drift. theiilm'vnth Bri- gade. now under thecommand of Col. Wynne, made n demonstration against thy Itrukrontein lililgt’l muruhlng alarms the meadows with the support of seven batteries of artillery. .. At Il o'clock the out-my upmml " heavy (-unnonude of shrnpm-l, mmmuu shell and pompon rhell. chiefly from Byov. kop. This was nlecompautir1 by a rattling musketry tire. Our gunners lmlim'ezi admirably, and Were as cool m; it upon [m rade. "The demonstration h'u'ing urain"d its effect. the real attack upon the Boer left was delivered at l o'clock. The Durham Light Infantry curried melkrunz. the key of the lower ridges. while Gen. Hildyurd's brigade assailed the higher ridges. The general and his troop}: are hivouacking upon the‘field of battle. In the language of boudolr bulletins. mother and child are doing well. Our losses are tr't.rhrtg." It is believed that the Doors Buffered very heavily. In their ambulances were hard at work. and the grant. London cable: According to the Times' correspondent with Gen. Buller, the Boer attack on Tuesday afternoon was at first successful, hut, reirtrorteo" ments arriving. the porltlon was re- carried at the point ot the bayonet. The Timeo' correspondent confirms the statement that the heavy shelling from the Boer guns at Doorn kloof prevented a turther advance or the British on Monday, and the troom blvonacked where they stood at night. Describing Tuesday's movements the correspondent as: that no further advance was ma. . The Boers mam- talned a 'o'lud"g',',', shell fire. The positions of t Ir guns could not easily be I‘ll-covered. " wont. which set fire Triririiurarres correspondent clnlma " may be fairly said that the first step along the road to Lady-mm: has ITIN- Enemy suffered new: eral hills were smoking like was from the enacts of the t The British balloon was of the grentest assistance In locating the Boer position. Their constant cllorts to destroy it did not succeed. The Boer position which General Bulier attached consists of a line or 1topyss snugly entrenched ex- tending from Epic“ Kop three mile.» to the eastward extremity, curving sharply southward opposite anrt‘s Kan. and overhanging Sciliet‘n Drift. where a third pontoon was con- structcd. A London 04mm: Brunet. Ilurlpigh. the Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Smnrmun‘s Camp, in a desputrh dated Monday night, says: “l'mler the personal direction of General [lul- lnr. the attack ot the Boer position was begun this morning by nearly the whole of our batteritre--72 guns-shall- lng the ridge' where the enemy have their trenches and redolubtq on the Bmkfuntoln and the low crest tac. ing Potgleter's Drift. iiGiduriu Gurdsine, and the gun wus put out of acclon until late in the day. __ _. From 3 Sketch by an Artist. With the Train and Forwarded by Winston A __ C Churchill While tb Prison". i _ _,_. . 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Sen lurtillefy. king like voleatt. l Tho usual 5 of the bombard- tinues. itk3', , lla, WSW (Buns. cl their storc (From the London Grm H SPION KOP. the on the other hand. another corre- spondent cables that the further ad- Vnnce ot the British is prevented at the moment, an: the Boers enrilnda them from their podtions on Spion hop and at Dow Hoof. but the tele- grnm does not make it clear whether the advance was checked on Monday or Tuesday, or at what hour. Canadians to the Front. ' A spa-in] drspateh from Mr. W. IRiL-llmmul Smith. the war corre. lsy-andent ot the Montrml Stnr. with the Royal Canadian Itiitttrmt, guys that the mgimmt has Wu ordered to the front, pmxmmbly to Madam Rivnr. The ruminant is to go first to IGrzm Pan, halt way betwevn BM- !mont and Mulder. A nnd G Compnu. {lea Mbresmtinsg British Columbia. :Mnnltoba and New Brunswick. ro- } main behind tor the premt. "There is not the slightest likelihood of the Mrs dislodging the British from the [nation they have gained." He adds mat the prospects tor the roller oi Ladysmith are decidedly hope- tur The outposts report that the Boers are making mivatirw.d trenches in the open plain in front of hLurerstorttein drift. presumably to prevent the Brit. 'ttsh horse and Held artlllery from up- proaching within range of their pod- tions. Buiter Molds h'aautrttrttr., Key to the howerRidgen. l London calrio sags: i’ri'sum- ably Cron. Bulier is fighting again to-day in his third attempt to w- lieve Lau.vrtmith, and news of the greatest Import may arrive at any moment. Yet there ts more doubt, here than exuitution. for .even it the recol- lection of Gen. Buller'u two dim- trous failures after suspicious starts were not men in the minty: of the public. tho lists of casualties pub- lished today would b: a sufficient re. minder ot the tremendous difficulties ot his task. Tho fact that ___ _ IIE OCCUl’ll-Ju VA.tLKrt.UNTZ, the key to the lower ridges, while a prnlseworthy and gallant achieve. ment, by no means tsignifies that he and Genvml White will inevitably john hands. Before Gen. Buller there are sew-ml days' hard lighting. The British forces are slum-ting under de. teat and will undoubtedly be nerved to more desperate elrorts than ever before, and if furlous gallantry can carry General Buller over the 1:0ij that face him, Ladysmith will be re. lieved within a week. It In likely that Gen. Barton at Chleveley In strong enough to advance on the Tugela and render valuable ambulance trom the southeast. while the beleaguexed cart-won Itself. awordlng to the latest tie-patches. should be able to create a. potential alveralon when General Bullet shall have overcome the initial dlmcultles In the tople- lmmedlntely north ot the gunk. GREAT ACTIVITY. ‘Turnlng from the transcendental Interest In Lady-with. the whole war area pro-ent- a scene of im- portant activity. The Boer attack on Gun. Gatacne’l (can. reported on mo. Tth, lulled out. The util- m at tho bums um “no; Another correspondent writes that tho British [unitlon In Improving, and still another, that they are gaining ground. Min-Donald Holds His Own. Modder River cable: Gen. Macdou, alll maintuhm hi; no ition at Kilo-lum- berg drift. "in movement has mi- dently disconcertcu the Boers and at tho same time safeguards the (merit tioru-l of a portion of the Belmont gar rho: in thenlrection " Doughty. wh 're there are still a row Beers. The British casualties: are tWOnir-n. The 9th Lancers made HPVPrill at. tompts to draw out the Boon-1. but ere unsuccessful. The British hold the highest portion of the knp'r, tin- Boarn' position being iow,'r. Owing tn tho steepness of the southern slope ot tho kopje it is impoaelhle to mount lst AN IMPORTANT GAIN daily shelling 1igih M.. ttcz. “a? fitaiiiit-. 3 another curre- the further ud- ist prevented at Boers I-nlilndu .bly to Mulder I to go first to between Dbl- Ind Cr Compan- m were. tm tUh hol mph, MI Owing t It The grass ls excellent now mung to the British taking nun of it, "snlplng" has Increased PAY'prg captured two graaa-eutt Thursday. The Bulwana If" gun Chlevele shollmg the Helpmakanr hill po Lemmy. when a British private 60th Battery was completely " the torn-up earth. “-2 nmna extrleate Mums" in a " groom found he was not even scram The weather is warmer and In eytriitto himself in a n w rrvortt'its,and found he was not even scratched. The weather is warmer and bright r than it has been rdcently, but it still in roll for tt South African summer. The spirits of the troops and civilian. are good in spite of the tact that everyboly ls ronmmmately bored by the monotony of life here. There ls universal complaint of the lack of news of both the war and general happenings. The local situation h threadbare. Even the Icmpa of news publ‘shed hast night In the order: had an exceedlnzly cheering effect. and worked wonderl. the camp. retired upon the nrrlvcl of Britlah newton-emu“. The at- Inlr scarcely warran- bah": called in skirmllh. Brltich Casualties were one man killed and four men wound- ed. The latest. advice» from store. strom announce that Gen. Gatherer cavalry in in pursuit of the Boer.. While nothing has reunite! from this “Muir. lt immune- that the burgh- ers um fully alive to the import- mice of the concentration m the iorcos of Generalli (mature. Kelly. Kenny and French. and they donut. The problem before Gen. Bullet is unquestionably. moat difficult. and we cannot be surprised or disheartened should he be unable to solve it wfth success. His task is not merely to force his way through the Boer the: and reaoh LadranitB, though that op- eration is formidable enough for a commander opposed by forces not much inferilovr to hit, own. and which have had ample time to entrench themselves in e mountainous country. but it wild be any compared with the feat which Gen. Buhler must perform it large strategic“ result: no to follow his effom. He bu not merely to penetrate the line. hold by eight- een to twenty would Boers. but to inflict a credit-Went upon the. afterwards On he can dn've them into the Breton-berg main. of but the. ar h 1"t,.u'"t,'d'l'l the; he, " out. who“: be. e lane II in w. " lmw-rnment'u c In the House ol ing the. Govern: Lastly pursued, Africa. under lh hesitate to ugulnst eltnl attempt to , believed that holy of tron at Colesburg known erts' l hesitate to take the aggressive against mtablinhed prmitiorm in an attempt to thwart It. though It in believed that a. tmmeiently large holy of troops will soon be Inn-sod at Colesburg to ensure the unop- posed ndvnnca of the invtuiiugarmy when It Is ready to "art. (law of Feb mo director using tor on It ileout tho think at cart it mum. be a That " ia " present, London Times' l‘ldllorlul View. " Al "N HN ILL PltELIMiN local yeomen to whether I it Heat now, port was adver- I and driven. Id be hopelem to the inuwlon. and tore before they r preliminary in I only just. Hunc- ot the new Cul- nting of a troop 'ur each district ct tht, loyal far- " ofrlwrred from nen. opinion in r Roberts and to the Mulder . Sir John Gor- er Premier of lutn YW ur Th n '- T‘xf‘ V I I I- I vit, :ie: wtat": [/44] q) t'/1 Ir) _ /’a "t . J \ Ff r- T m I ". in ' " V" I)" Lady's-Ia can - be new“. pilot-d wie, ntm. The relief at the town In the val wen-e mun new a. roe-aluminum: of 'r... and ate communication 1;”an m and the ”S. which In our true Luau Thi- can“ be 1!“th exwmt h, m destruction or rant of th- raw-r mummies In Natal. mm. Mum. with the maximum: ”no": ut ', r disposal. may axwumpl'uh an. (0.: but when tho many Warm‘ mm‘ Mons with wink-h he hntr to (Human. lune fully ream-ed. we cannot ::u:; ' "no homunrdment not b vex-3' Might. than the m on ”Iran. hill h mutually active, " well an a Ibo-[louder on the Colon-o pin tout. which had been die“ In. Jan. .9599“) yuan-day. The Morning Post's correspondent. dmrpatettod a runner on Tuesday. r9 porting that Boers were manned-mm ot 'emteer'se mu, from which aim-7 “on may ambulancu were trawl 'dr."'"' was»: Table " wu added that than was 'y'ott-Boeres-etaateserioion top. and “hat and or the Boer.‘ “GOV! mange was out Ward- thg non-hin- Monday. mung thiiiééfuon n Lad,» with. the want an: "A large [one of ”a mini h Lombn cablrx: “taco Gone ler'ar attack began Ladrmti been prevented trom tollowtng an: at the movement owing In. it in t sac-coca A decree he: been he.“ ensconc- ire that the bulimic [than he die- ep’eered from Open». “I that the gum-tine et tint Peet he bee n- without eottaridertitar one ot “lb. " thud “lunch the Boer a the operations which Borr- has! Vers Heavily ‘90!!!“ Ba Wot To Attaek the FIJI-k SP r. R. F. CARNEGIE, “Julian Gordon Big! mded at Lndysmlbh. It a n tl Iw If mm 6011ch Bul; [Allyn-Rh no: mums-gag an! de, ml anxiety the esetoet to tn slam. ant (will. 1 mum. to mine In thyqe Iv”: rm. 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