The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
SAVED.
Ladysmith Reported to Have
Been Relieved.
Generals Butler and Clery Enter
the Town
AND RAISE THE SIEGE
After Capturing 10000 of the
Besieging Army.
Story is Doubted by British
War Office.
Winston Churchill Escapes
From His CaptOrs.
Generals Butler and CIery Enter
the Town
AND RAISE THE SIEGE
After Capturing 10000 of the
Besieging Army.
Winston Churchill Escapes
From His CaptOrs.

London. Dec. 14.-3:35 p. ma special
dispatch from Pietermaritzburg says:
Generals Butler and Clery have entered
Ladysmith and have captured ten thou
sand Beers.
Lorenzo Marquee, Delagoa Bay, Dec.
14-Winston Churchill. the newspaper
correspondent and former officer of the
Fourth Hussars. who was captured at
the time of the armored train disaster
near EstcOurt, November Il, has es-
capped from Pretoria
London. Dec 14-On the stock ex-
change today at > O'Clock Rand mines
suddenly jumped up 1 pound. on the
rumors that General CIery had entered
I4adysmith and that General Butler had
captured 5000 Beers
BRITISH LOSSES.
London. Dec. 14-An official report
gives the total number of killed. wound
ed and missing of all arms in the en-
gagement of Sunday and Monday north
of Modder river as S17.
The war office has received message
stating there were $50 casualties among
the non-commissioned officers and men
OF the Highland brigade at MagersfOn-
tein.
The brigade lost ten officers killed.
thirty-eiSht wounded and four missing
The following list of the officers killed
or wounded has been received:
Highland Brigade Knled-General
Wauchope. Lieutenant Colonel J. n. c.
COOde, Captain Elton. Lieutenant Ed
mOnds. Captain J. r. Clark. Lieutenant
Cox, Captain Cowan, Captain Lamber-
ton. Lieutenant Colonel GOff. Major
Robinson. Captain Wingate and Lieu
tenant Wingate and Lieutenant COWie-
Wounded-COIonel KeIham, Major
Berkely, Major Duff. Captain Feather
stonhaugh, Captain Noyes, Captain
Wolfe Murray, Captain Richardson,
Captain Campbell Captain Gordon,
Captain NIcNab, the Hon. Lieutenant
W c BailHe, Lieutenant Scott and
Lieutenant WaterhOuse.
Many of the above mentioned officers
are dangerously wounded The other
officers wounded mostly sustained un-
Second Royal Highlanders: Wound
ed-Lieuteuant WauchOpe, Major Cuth-
beTtson. Captain Cameron, Lieutenant
St. J. Harvey. Lieutenant BertsOn and
Lieutenant Tate. who was formerly the
amateur golf champion.
Missing Captain the Hon. Cumming
Bruce. Captain McFarlane and Lieuten-
ant Ramsey.
The Marquis of Winchester of the
Cold Stream Guards was killed: Cap
tain J. Sterling. Lieutenant Colonel
Coddington and Major the Hon. w.
LambtOn. of the same brigade. We're
wounded and of the rank and file six
We're killed and forty-six We're wounded
Twelfth Lancers-One killed, eighteen
wounded.
Ninth Lancers-One killed. nine
wounded.
Second eafOrths-Missing Major
K. r. Mackenzie and Captain BrOdie-
Field Artillery-TWenty wounded.
Surgeon Major was taken prisoner
Mounted infantry-kiled. Major Mil
ton and Major Ray
WAR OFFICE DOUBTS IT.
London, Dec. 1.-THE British war Of
fee has heard nothing of the story of
the relief of Ladysmith. The officials
do not credit the report. as they add,
the relief of the place at such an early
date is believed TO be practically inn
possible.
INTENSE INDIGNATION.
London, Dec. 14--While the outward
~ calm attitude of the press and people
here during the present crisis com
mands admirat tion. there is an under
current of intense Indignation against
the war office and the government
which threatens to have a serious ad-
dition in the blunders of the generals
and the further evidences of the break
down of the transport and intelligence
departments which are daily coming to
light 1t was predicted this morning
even in high military circles that the
South African campaign viii last until
June 1t was also expected that Gen.
Methuen would have to retire south of
the Orange river. as it was claimed he
could not hold out long at the MOdder
river. where his ammunition and food
supplies were not expected to last over
a week In fact it was said that his
line of communication was probably al
ready cut and it was claimed that Gen
Gatacre was similarly weakened by his
reverse