The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-30
BRITISH MARKING TIME.
Bombardment of Ladysmith
Brought No Response.
AWAIT MORE TROOPS.
British Agents at Pretoria Cleyerly
Outwitted by Dom Paul-Gen.
French in Tight Corner.

changed. " It'll the exception OF deSult0ry
artillery practice, to which the Beers do
not reply, the British continue to mark
time.
The Beers heavily bombarded Lady
smith for a couple of hours December
IL, the day after the battle of Tugela
river, but little damage was done. They
killed one man and wounded two men of
the garrison.
AdyIces from Cape Town say the New
Zcalanders with Gen. French at Naauw-
pOOrt, were in u tight corner, December
Is. They were nearly surrounded by
Beers and retired under hail of bullets
fired at short range, but sustained only
little loss
Among the Beers killed at Stormberg
were many Of that locality who had
joined the Orange Free State forces.
Several newspaper correspondents have
returned to Cape Town from the Modder
river, apparently confirming the belief
that an immediate advance of the British
is projected.
More Fighting at Ladys,nith.
These adviceS from its special corre
spondent are published in the Daily Tele
graph:
ChiaycIcy Camp. Monday Dee. Is. 1sa9-
Sharp lighting was heard in the direction
Of IatlySmith this morning. The sounds of
tn. Rurr Maxim aud Nordeufeidt guns in
dicatcI that fight was occurring near the
town. Il was probably another sortie.
our big naval guns fired few rounds Of
lyaditc shells into the Boer trenches near
Cotcuso. tfen. Schalkhurger told Maj
Weight while out with burial party. that
they would fight to the end, but knew that
England must ultimately win. Another
Boer said that the war would last three
years.
Report OF Casualties.
The war office has received dispatch
from i'irtcrmaritzburg. Natal. dated
Sunday. December II, announcing that i'll
an engagement at LadySmith, December
- Maj. \. q. King. CaptS. Wathen and
OakcS ana I.ieutS HuIse and Pawcett
were wounded and nine nOnc0mmissioned
officers ana men We're killed and ten
wounded. This cnga cement had not
hocn recorded before this
'Th" war clfice has received the follow
in- spafch from Cape Town, dated De
cemhcr - e? saving: There is no
change in thu situation AT M0ddcr river.
Gtu. Mrthuen is well cntrenched and the
Bo.rS hay" not disturbed him.
con. tratacrr reports that force OF
1.lJ paH.c have occupied Dordrecht, the
10 ryt.eating with 10 loss.
Horses All acted with GIanders.
-Four hundred British cavalry horses, Il
IS said. have already been shot. owing t.
thn occurrence of GlanderS. The disease
is likely To spread with much more rap
idity among til" British horses than
among the hardy Boer ponies, and this
may mean i considerable prOl0ngation et
TIE campaign.
4 dispatch from Chievelcy. dated Tues
dav. December ~, says: The British
naval guns have destroyed the CoienSo
foot bridge. thus preventing the Beers
holding amy position south of he lugeil
river. The enemy are taking up fresh
Ut5~it IONS on the eastern side. nearer the
British cam, The British position at
Ergru is being strengthened The Tugcla
river IS risjm.. and there Is prospect OF
heavy rains.
rhn news that ColcuSo foot bridge had
haeu DESTROYED seems to show that Gen.
Butler is more anxious 10 keep the enemy
/ al bay han to attempt 4 further adj
vance.
Free staters do Not Expect TO Win.
Noddrr River. Cape Colony. WedncS-
day bee. 20.-The British naval guns
command the whole Eocr position and
POSSESS the exact range of every stone
ANA brush. They frequently plant shells
with good advantage IN the midst ot
groups Of Beers. The Rurghers are re-
ported 10 ho returning home for Christ
mas
Recent arrivals FROM JacnhSdal report
that, notwithstanding the Roer success,
tn. Free Statcrs DO NOT expect ultimate
victory. They complain Of the over
hearing couduCt of Gen. Cronie'S men.
who are alleged to he better fed and
posted in the safest positions
The IranSyualerS do not conceal their
suspicious Of the possible detection Of the
I Free StatcrS and threaten 10 shoot them
ut the least sign Of wayeriuG.
The Free StaterS are said to regard
suhicctiou To the Transvaal as more tc
tl,.a,. NJ. 4.
Britain.
Scditiou III Cape Colony.
London. Dee. 26-A cable dispatrl
from Cape Town dated "Wednesday. De
crIu}er 20. says that CHAMBERS has broker
+ uut among the American mules of whirr
there are 100 ut the StelletboSch re-
mount farm Twenty-siX of the mules
4 have been destroyed and seyenty-eigh-
T have been isolated.
The dispatch says Sedition i spreading
/ in cape Colony. Three members of tn,
Cape Parliament are alleged to bc i'm
picatcd. and one of them is said to hay,
presented a Free State flag To il R0p,
commander. at the same time EXPRESSING
/ the hope that he would carry il Ia glor,
and victory Another member of Parlia
mcut j. said u he recruiting for tn,
/ RorrS. In addition. wealthy farmers mr.,
Row aiding the invaders.
/ Gatacrc's Recoucent-ado Order.
+ Cape Town. Monday. Dee. 1S-,:en
+ Catacrr. in order TO check inSurrectiou
! among the Dutch rol0nist$ and 10 nre
vent di>utIected persons giving inforIna
+ ton or other assistance TO the Beers ha,
issued modified rec0nCentrado order
Ey its terms all males over - years OF
a@u. uf whatever nationality. residing out
Side of towns or villages. bur within +;
radius Of twelve miles Of military camps
4 nuW established. or hereafter tn ha ~
~. D.. a.