Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-15

LONDON December 1.-THE Brit
ish wal office has no confirmation of
the rumor Of the relief of Ladysmith.
The officials do not credit the report,
as the relief of the garrison at such
an early date is considered practically
impossible.
The report reached here in a special
dispatch from Pietermaritzburg. which
said: Gems. Butler and Clery have
reached Ladysmith and have captured
10000 Boers.'
While the outwardly calm attitude
of the press and people here during
the present crisis commands admira-
ton, there is an und%ercurrent of in
tense indignation against the war Of
fee and the government, which threat
ems to have a serious addition in the
plumbers of the generals and further
evidences of the breakdown of the
transport and intelligence departments
which are daily coming to light. 1t
was freely predicted this morning, even
in highly military circles, that the
South African campaign will last I'M
til 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 ammu-
milton and food supplies were not ex-
pected to last over a week. In fact, it
was said that this line of communica-
ton was probably already cut, and it
was claimed that Gen. Gatacre was
similarly weakened by his reverse
and the revolt of the %colonists; and it
was added that he might have to
choose between a seige and retreat.
The afternoon papers of all shades
of politics follow the morning papers
in facing the situation courageously
and demanding the immediate dispatch
of reinforcements. Thus the radical
Star says: THE stake
The Gambler Chamberlain
has thrown on the table is not merely
!. South Africa, but the Empire. 1t is
too late to regret the game. We have
no choice but to play it, wen if it in
wolves sending abroad the militia. Our
armies in South Africa must be amply
reinforced"
An official report gives the number
of killed, wounded and missing of all
arms in the engagement of Sunday and
Monday north of Modder river at 81.
There were Is officers killed and four
wounded, and in addition five are miss
ing and one is known to have been
made prisoner.
The war Office has received a message
stating there were $50 casualties among
the non-commissioned officers and men
of the Highland brigade at Magersfon-
tein. The brigade lost 10 officers killed,
SO wounded and four missing.
The following list OF the officers kill
ed or wounded has been received:
Highland Brigade Killed: Gen.
Wauchope, Lieut.. Col. J. N. c. Coode,
Capt. Elton, Lieut.. Edmonds, Capt. ].
R. Clark. Lieut.. Cox, Capt. Cowan,
Capt. Lamberton. Lieut.. Col. Golf,
Maj. Robinson Capt Wingate and
Lieut.. Cowie.
Wounded-Col. Kelham, Maj. Berke-
ley. Maj. Duff. Capt. Featherstone-
haugh, Capt. Noyes, Capt. Wolfe-Mur-
ray. Capt. Richardson, Capt. Camp
bell, Capt. Gordon, Capt. McNab,
Lieut.. the Hon. w. C. Baillie, Lieut..
Scott and Lieut.. Waterhouse.
Many of the above mentioned officers
are dangerously wounded. The other
officers wounded mostly sustained less
severe injuries.
Second Royal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Lieut.. Wauchope, Maj. Cuthbertson,
Capt. Cameron, Lieut.. St. J.. Harvey,
Lieut.. Berthon and Lieut.. Tail, who
was formerly the amateur golf cham
pion- Missing-Capt. the Hon. Cum
ming-Bruce, Capt. McFarlane and
Lieut.. Ramsay.
The Marquis of Winchester
Of the Coldstream Guards was killed:
Capt. j. Sterling, Lieut.. Col. Brington
and Maj. the Hon. Lambton. of the
same brigade, were wounded, and OF
The rank and file, six were killed and
l6 were wounded.
Twelfth Lancers-one killed, IS
wounded.
Ninth Lansers-one killed, . wound
ed.
Second ssaforths-MissinsMajor ].