Show RUMOR MONGERS WORKING Telling All Al Sorts Sorl of Stories St rles About Military I Situation In the Transvaal Transval i Are re Puzzled lo Co Account for Tor the Hie or New York March aroh 14 Humor mon ners cera profiting by the tho lack of ot de Information respecting the mil military mi situation In the Transvaal says the Tribunes London correspondent They are oro repeating silly sl Inventions about the recall of ot Kitchener the re return return turn of ot Lord to South Africa and the promotion of French rench l an a com commander COl mander In South Africa These re retorts torts are dismissed with contempt by officials military men as even mote moro preposterous than the assumption that Delarcy will 1 reestablish the tho siege of ot or inako mal a n dash for tor Johan Johannesburg Johannesburg LOlI Salisbury has hns decisive Influence In determining the selection of ot the commander of or the forces In South Africa ond Lord Lorl Kitchener hns been his favorite general from the tho out outset outlet set let It I was Lord Salisbury who sug suggested ug tho appointment of ot Gen Kit Kitchener chener ag i Lord chief of ot staff when Q Oln n campaign went wrong after Colenso and there thre Is no noc evidence c that the he prime primo minister Is dissatisfied with the tho results of or recent operations oper lon Information Is I required respecting the column which Lord Me Methuen Mellen thuen llen expected to join when he set out tom but otherwise there has hasIe been Ie l no n apprehension lon on the tho part of ot the military authorities of or serious re reI I from the tho recent defeat delat which mainly due to a I panic among the thc un unseasoned seasoned yeomanry It I seems Reems probable however that tho number of Boers un under der del Dewet who succeeded In breaking the British blockhouse lines was t considerably larger er than imports indicated and that a n junction may ny have havo been beel effected with Delarcy The newspapers are ne to ac nc account count for tor the thc release of ot Oon Methuen but Lut they generally give credit to Ue De larey for tor acting with wih great moderation courtesy and Ind tact The Dally Daly Mall ex expects exI to sec lee either Gen Cronje or Gen Oen I returned to the Doers Boers In ex exchange change lor the British general To Hand Purchases Washington March Shaw has hns under consideration the tho question queston of ot discontinuing the purchase of ot gov government g bonds for tor the sinking fund The Tho secretary has not definitely decided deell ed what he would do nor Is s he wiling el to discuss h the thc matter mater for tor publication but hit It Is known that he la II doing noth nothing nth ing to encourage holders of ot bonds to dispose of oC them to the government and ond andIn In fact rather discourages ule The Tho present high rate of ot bonds U Is an al Inducement for tor banks to veil el those they have on o deposit with wih the government reduce their circulation This the secretary thinks Is to be regretted and ana a few days ago Igo announced such banks as a reduced their circulation tion tO would not bo be appointed public de depositories rles The tact fact that the government Is In Inthe Inthe the market stimulates tel the price of ot bonds so that the effect erect Is just con contrary to what Is desired d It I Is quite probable that the secretary will wi SOon noon decide whether he will wi continue pur purchases chases or not not |