Show PERTAINING TO THE TRANSVAAL Gen Hector McDonald and Gen Tucker me now on their way from India to South Africa I Tlio British War ofltco denies tho report published In tho United Slate that Gen Mothuen has been recalled Tho British Columbia Parliament will bo asked to Investigate widelycirculated reports of proBoor organization in Vic toria Tho London newspapers without ma king any direct charge make announcements announce-ments that Gen Duller la l not in good health Englands present situation Is I duo to more trouble within the British lines than without declare tho expert military writers writ-ers for tho London morning ncwspiipcrs Thcro was a rumor current In London clubs yesterday thit a battle was progressing pro-gressing at tho Tugtli rvor but nothing could bo obtained In corroboration of the report I Gen Yule who conducted the retreat from Dundee after Gen Symonss death IH I Is London but In the strictest seclusion Ho IH suffering It In snld from mental collapse I Is known that War oMlcers receive lit tie Information from Gen Duller directly while lad Buller gels a message every clay from hor husband briefly announcing that ho IH woll The London Morning Post has Joined the Dally Mall In attacking the Ministry and demanding tho reconstruction of the Cabinet but this campaign has not made any prosr is outside l tile newspaper of flees Col Cough who commanded a cavalry detachment In buttle Is In London pressing press-ing for I courtmartial upon Lord Me thuens report that ho declined to carryout carry-out order given him by tho General In charge The mounted police for South Africa had a great sendoff ut Regina last night LloutGov forget who IH a French Canadian wild tho men of his race wero as loyal to the Queen u those born at tho foot of the throne Several Portuguese who were on lie vayi to Join tho Boers havo been Inter copIed l by tho frontier police at Lourcncoi I Marques Nobody In future will bo allowed al-lowed to pass tho border without a permit per-mit from the Governor Even tho announcement of tho arrival of Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Gen Lord Kitchener at Capetown has failed to stem thu growing Impatience of England at tho prolonged inactivity In the main British IICWK camps and the entire absence oC The Alton It City Council last night adopted a resolution expressing Its sympathy sym-pathy with the Boor In their war with England and extended the hope that they might win Tho solutlon was presented to the Council by fifty citizens with a request re-quest that I bn adopted rho 1Kth l of Lord Wauehope corn inand or uf tht Black Wutch was one of thom 1 tho-m n iced rfnults of the engagement at Magorxfontfln Lord Waurhope it Is now muted realized the futility of the ns sauli AS planned by Mothuen Ifn argued strongly It and expostulated bitterly against The unc norefl mail reports assert that Gn Galucre was sitting In the Molt < no railway Ktatlon with his head in his hands bewailing 1 this repulse of his troop when the General In command of lie communications communi-cations tlrpt reported tho disaster to tho Suffolk regiment under Gcn Frenchs command I Is almost universally araumed that with tho landing of Gens Roberts and Kltchnnor a prompt return will bo made to the original plan of campaign namely a great central advance on Bloemfonleln I but tlai mOlt Impatient of the enthusiasts admit that Gon Roberta will be unabla to i movu before the end of tho month te < |