The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
BULLER AT fl S1.4NDSTILL.
Apparent Disappointment in London
 Over His Despatch.

London, Jan 24-4 a. m.-General Bull 1er's great turning movement, of which so much had been expected, has come to a standstill. His carefully worded message to the war office, telling this after a silence of two days, reads like an apology and an explanation. Gen. eral Warren holde the ridges, but the enemys positions are higher. The Brit ish artillery is playing on the Boer po- sitions, and the Boers are replying. The British infantry is separated by only 1,4O0 yards from the enemy, but an ap- proach to the steep slopes across the open would expose the British to fatal rifle fire.
 General Buffers plans have reached their development. He declined to send his infantry across this zone against formidable positions by daylight, and discloses his purpose to assault the Spion Kop heights during the night. This appears to be the key to the Boer defenses.
 If he takes it and thus commands the adjacent country an important and pes sibly decisive step will be accomplished. It seems that General Buffers dispatch reached the war office rather early in the night, and was the subject of pro- longed conference between Lord Lans- downe, Mr. Balfour and several staff of ficials. A determination appears to have been reached not to give out the mes sages during the night, but towards a.. m. copies of the dispatch were made for distribution among the newspaper of fees. These arrived too late for ex- tended comment. The Morning Post and the Standard touch lightly upon the unpleasant features of the day and take hope from the projected night attack, but, all things considered, the dispatch looks like preparation for worse news
 Parliament will meet in five days. ,rbe cabinet had been hoping for one rattling British success to cheer the country and to command generous SUD- port for fresh revenue measures. Among these will be probably an increase of the income tax to a shilling in the pound, but this would only provide the cost of five weeks hostilities. The du- ties on tobacco, alcohol, tea and coffee are likely to be raised. The cabinet will meet at the end of the week and discuss the situation Political situa- tion, foreign and domestic, press on the military authorities the necessity of speedily accomplishing something. These authorities may be persuaded to urge General Butler to attempt his great operation without adequate prep aration. This impression, whether true or not, is abroad
 Apparently Lord Roberts has nothing whatever to do with General Buffers operation. General Butler and the war office communicate with each other di rect. Buffers scheme was conceived before Lord Roberts arrived at Cape Town: and it's execution was begun on the day he landed The fact that the judgment of Lord Roberts has not been brought to bear upon the movement does not add to public confidence.
 From Vienna comes the statement that the idea of the intervention of Flu ropean powers is gaining adherents in influential quarters. The Daily Mails correspondent regards the signs as un- mistakabe and mentions especially suggestions printed in the Austro- Hun garian foreign office journals
 Dispatches from Boer sources de- scribe the renewal of the bombardment of Ladysmith as more heavy than any previous firing and as intended to dis courage a sortie, symptoms of prepara- tions for egress from the town having been observed from the Boer positions. Special dispatches photographed from Ladysmith on Monday say that the in