Show ARMY MOVES london jan 6 stock exchange prices were weak at the closing partly due to stories of russia massing troops on the frontier of afghanistan A semiofficial semi official explanation of these moves comes today from st petersburg to the effect that they were merely to test the capacity of the new asia railroad to transport troops the experiment peri ment it is added is regarded as highly successful as it proves that in case of necessity the troops n caucasus can reach kushka in eight days the explanation Is hardly regarded as satisfactory is but official circles discredit the idea that dussias Rus sias present move in any way threatens afghanistan or india the british admiralty has chartered for use as a transport the atlantic line steamer manhattan which arrived at london jan 4 for new york london jan 6 the times which with the rest of the british press has been under the impression that america was unanimously supporting great britain today prints a letter from toronto saying the anti english press in the united states is enjoying itself over the reverses the empire is at present enduring and adds it screams its delight and it speaks and tauntingly of great britaina Brit ains decadence and the uselessness of her colonial sons according to a special dispatch from cape town gen Is building a railroad around the boer position at Magers fontein london jan C though nothing definite is permitted to pass the censor sufficient transpires to confirm the ballet that an important move on the tugela is imminent the continual bombardment bar dment kept up on the boer entrenchments trench ments and the numerous recon are apparently connected with a proposed movement there are indications that alio british plan of attack includes an important movement via baden powells defeats in the corties sorties at mafeking Mafe king raise serious doubts of his ability to hold out much longer today however comes a report that col plumer reached from fort tull about jan 1 with the rhodesian relief force As col plumer had at his disposal about two thousand men it the news is correct he ought to be ible to raise the siege of mateling Mat eking the inconclusive fighting around Oo lesburg was renewed this morning the british artillery opening to the westward of the town the dispatches indicate that tho attack is developing ino a general engagement advises advices from belmont say that two companies of canadians dispatched to cover the return of col buchers PU chers column occupied a pass six miles out to any attempt of the boers tj cut off the retreat in regard to the release of the mashona it is said the case arouses more interest at cape town than the bun dasrath des rath which has been known for a year as a carrier of war materials to the transvaal A special dispatch from cape town today says it is rumored there that gen french has entered F B thirkield health inspector of chicago says kodol dyspepsia cerii cannot be recommended too highly it cured me of severe dyspepsia it digests what you eat and cures indigestion heartburn and all forms u dyspepsia |