Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-22
Action Of British Naval Brigade
After Battle at Magersfcnteln'
ANXIETY OVER SITUATION.
Speculation ON the Campaign - Eng
land Urged 60 Take Dciagoa hay
kruger would Make Peace.

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vMh ihhtlhuNc, ohc pclns 'he tp'hu-
ing OF large sums OF money not set
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economy oI money. que 10 raise esu-
mute OF ,he polltlchl hltuhtion, uann-
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new YORK, Dec 2s'-A dispatch 10 the
h,nhln rom LONDON says
Inere ~ iluch deep anxiety mere as
20 the situation In south Afrlca, ana
ue palhiui nervous tension grows ihutc
acute US ,he omlnous silence continues
" Icsard TO 1eneriiis Butler ana
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beiow az the enthusiasm evoked by
me mhgnlnccht response 10 the call
LOT volunteers IA strong undercut-
rent OF npptchenHlon' espcclhhy as 10
the cuhuiuoh OF the hinperlcy rclct
.oluiln, ~ morr the YES. percepu-
Dlr from Tue efforts made 70 smother
~ ~ sussesuohs, IN Wnich the nope rs
father 70 thought, thnt ths war once
nhs news from ton Methueh whlch
u W cohcenllhg Tor strategic rehsons
unul MS supposed withurawnl 70 ne
othnge hNer mas peeh successfully
completed
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received thht news from Cen White
hau come throusn 70 thc erect thht ne
was iuliy PROVIDED win ammunition
ana food and able TO hold out FOR some
Weeks more.
| This would greatly AFFECT the situn-
ton ana render all haste on Gen. Bul-
lers part unnecessary.
News that Gen, Methuen has received
a discourteous reply from Gen. Cronjo
has some Indirect value rs showing
that his line or communication was
open ON saturday last but the danger
OF his column being cut on has by no
means vanished.
II certainly appears probable that he
Will have to retreat. He u faced by a
superior force OF Bocrs and IL unable
to advance. while the Beers have al
ways In this war sooner or later, oper-
nted against the communications OF
| the British columns.
should Gen. Ncihuen be cut on by u
| Boer force SELLING his old positions nj
Gras Pan and belmont. the British
might have another Ladysmith on theli
| hands and even the most snnguinc en-
thuslasts admit that with one Lady.
smith the situation II critical enough.
II Gen. Methuen falls back. he viii
be able TO wait with perfect security
for the arrival OF the sixth division
when the forward movement can b,
resumed and In view OF the strength o
the Boor position, n frontal attack doei
not promise much unless combined with
turning movement, which meant
heavy achievements.
The silence maintained at the wal
Office as 10 Gen. Methucn's movmenti
might be with the idea OF keeping suci
backward step secret until com
plctcd.
In default OF any important news o.
Generals Buller and Methuen, publ,
attention In directed to the question
Of the possibility OF the Beers Import
Ing food munitions OF war and recruits
by way OF the Portuguese port o
I.ourenzo Marquee. Many statements
some of them bearing evidence of ac
curacy. have appeared In the newspa
pers nDuarcntly connrmatory of thes,
reports. The passage of foreign officer
and mon into the 'rransvnal. however
Ia most difficult TO prove. and before /
can be presumed that quantities OF am