The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-26

London, Jan Zb, 4-I5 q. m.IGeneral
Buffers phrase, the men are splendid"
thrills England with pride and conf
dence. His taking arI holding Spion-
wok We're considered permanent adj
vantages.
Sir Charles Warren'e oCjnicn that
miles Of adjacent B7cr ipt-cE-hnen.T
are untenable is accepted by nos, eA-
pert observers e.s obviously tue, DE-
cause IF the height Of the position, az
though some point out that it may i-. ..
adequate gun platform to resist a. ----
Iery FIRE from the two extended sides
II is not Likely that General Warren
will let 90 anything he EOiC=. and news
of further success IS calmly awaited.
The military AUTHORITIES recognize, OF
course, that in the twelve or fifteen
miles between SDi0ukCp and Lady 5laitA
there are c0uLiuuOUs defensive positions
and rugged hills and ravinas which Idf
outrange SpionkOp, but they are sure
that the troops who Rave turned lIle
Beers out Of Cific1lt places can 40 IL
again. The military expert Of the IlHle7
saws.
IN is exceedingly difficult TO arrive at
any exact f6limate IF the aaE1ll-stEe
gained. \ definite tactical object hse
been attained. ard definite steps nave
been taken IN the fuidllment of the
strategic plan. 1t is necessary 10 await
fuller information before attaching uii-
due weight to the successes thus Tar d
tanned. At least there has been sleady
progress.
Complaint From Kruger.
The Kfdonan Castle reached Durham
yesterday Thursday, with -,yyV au l-.7
tional troops Tor General 3uller, an"
three troopships arrived from india,
bringing, among others, a regimen. v o..
lancers. Beyond this it is not puDleIy
known here how heavily General Butler
has been reinforced, but these hdE1n5
certain connections with the war ONCE
are confident that General Butler VIII
have as many more men G5 ne may
need to make his work easier.
The situation in the neighborhOOd or
the other armies Is unchanged. out d
forward movement by General French
is daily expected. \ dispatch To the
Standard from ReDsburg describes
General French'5 positions as no"
forming a great sem--clrele afOuld t-G
Boer positions. The correspondent says
he could take Colesburg. two Hllle7
awav. ~ arv ZINE.
More Troops ArIlVe.
A letter from Pretoria gives the text
Of q complaint which President Kruger
made to President Steyn regarding lHe
want of cooperation on the part OF the
Free Skaters at MC51er river. ana als'
President Steyn's address to the Free
Staters. Mr.. Kruger said he had learn
ed with regret that only about LyoJ
men of the Free State fought ln lAe
last battle, and that many others re-
NAMED in their camps while their
brothers resisted and even defeated the
enenv."
These Statements appear to SiFe to-l-
frmation TO the reports of disagree
ments between the allies
Advice5 have been received rom
SDearman's Camp that General WOOD
gat has succUmbed To- the wounds ne
received in the attack upon Splonkoi-
William st. john Brodarick, under
secretary Of state for foreign afalrS,
spcakin last night al Newark. sai1-
THE government has 11- YET c1hJi'-i-
ed the generals in their operations, nor
stinted them in the forces they nave
demanded We have implicitly follow
ed the guidance of military adyIces-
Later in the speech ne remarked j.,
will be the duty of ting government anu
the parliament to see that our military
organization is made equal To the he--''
I of the empire. We have had great
awakening on this subject