Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-19

,,,son. Dec. i9.-Thc Daily Mail
i, nom a hitherto reliable CORE
,..5Acnt that Gen. Butler. after n stln
-, crossed the Tugela river. The
,rapcudent also states that Gen.
Y,lhuen's communications are cut.
ne war Office last evening posted Il
,v,el list Of the casualties In the bat
d q Magcrafontcln. giving hfty-onc
,naloual killed.
me war oilice has been In communal
,uon with Con. Sir william Lock-
Nh commander-lnchlcf In India, with
tylew Of nscertalning what troops can
= ,par,d from his forces, and IL Il UNI
lniood that as result OF these in
,lldts a force viii almost Immediately
f.ye Bombay Tor Durham, Including
fsr regiments of seasoned troops. with
a ammunition column and a brigade
q artillery, including horses anl ncld
h,leries. II " hoped this force viii
.ltforce Gen. Butler within a month.
NE duke Of Connaught visited the
~ Office yesterday. since the APP
dnimcnt OF Lord Roberts as COM
lanler.ln-chicf In South Africa the
,esilon Of rank no longer bars the
islt from going 10 tho front. and 80
\ has d strong desire 60 go. Il IN be-
We'd that only the queens reluctance
sands In the way, II II not unlikely
o., thls will be- overcome.
Lord ChOshum, conimuncng officer of
~ royal ilncklnaiamahlrc ycomanry
a been authorized to organize a force
4 100 ycomanry. who viii proceed to
Af Cape. The yeOmaury forces sent
ai will b. drafted 80 as TO work to-
rshef with mounted Infantry. and
n,gnted militia from Canada and Aus
izla
II l. understood that the volunteers
rlictcd VIII not form a separate corps.
", Will Join their linked battnllona OF
es regular forces In South Africa.
throughout the country volunteers
m responding with the utmost alnc-
ny to the official notices. Lord Ions
az says he believes the government
III only accept from twenty TO ufty
uia from each ycOmanry regiment. II
3 asserted that many officers OF the
auhiecr regiments are Offering to 40
. troopers. " not accepted as officers.
Ibis presupposea n British Victory,
theh Lord Roberts can bring about II
ny Engllshman can do II. with the help
htayy bdttalions recnultci from the
tiny reserves. the militia, the yoo-
tanry and the volunteers. These re-
rgnes. which are Included In Mr..
Nyniham's war office program. make
y an enrolled force OF over $4,000 men,
exclusive Of the regular standing army
Q. peace footing.
The earliest reports OF the battle OF
Voltnso from special correspondents are
ruiilated by the Censorship and leave
.il9id what the public - most anxious
10 hear.
The Daily Mails correspondent de-
snpea the excellent practice OF the
hiluth batteries after dawn. ana the
t,,'l'y IRE which the Infantry drew from
~ enemy concealed and sheltered by
tVsen ridges. and nnively adds that
ga, Bullcr's army retired after eight
tlan nghtlng, the fourteenth field bat
w beins partly demolished and left
thlnl on the field. Some OF these early
s'ounis read as though the ccnsors
hsitler battery.
Military men say that Col. Long. who
uieH away the batteries at Colenso by
SELECTING 20 send forward scouts. DID
as same thing AZ the Aldershot man
,,-'sis IN lsse. and was repriVnnded for
gulher by Gen. Butler or the duke OF
,'lhaught IL that be true. Butler ought
nsNe been on his guard against his
ht.Aess tactics.
mesh break In tho cable has inter-
i-plel the current war news IN the last
nsnly'four hours.
tF revised list Of the Magersfontoln
,s.es has Increased the number OF prls-
',sfs by Is.
nc Dutch have guarded against
IN use OF the armored train by
v's,iihg up railway culvorts north OF
, S.,ier river. Their position IL de-
y, snosd by the Standard correspondent
.-marvcously strong.
he correspondent George Lynch. II
~. ~ AZ Pretoria on the charge OF being