El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-26
The Beers Drive Him From
Spion Kop And Hold
the Position.
THE NEWS IN ENGLAND
Causes Deep Gloom To Take
the Place Of the JubiIant
Feeling That Was En-
joyed Yesterday.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-England was
startled this morning to learn that
Gen. Warren had abandoned Spion
Kop, the position occupied Tuesday
night. News came in dispatch from
Gen. Butler posted in the war Office at
IL :O4 this morning. Buffers dispatch
is dated Spearman's Camp, and reads
as follows:
ssThe Warren garrison, / am sorry
to say, find this morning, had in the
night abandoned Spion Kop."
That was all, but enough to at once
change the feeling of jubilation which
had prevailed since yesterday to a
feeling of deep gloom. The
bad news spread rapidly and crowds
Aocked to the war Office for further
news of the reverse. Nothing, how
ever, was forthcoming. 1t is general
ly believed that the war Office has ad-
vices which are withheld for the pre-
sent. Warren's losses are said to be
enormous.
THE OUTLOOK DARK.
90
made public a dispatch from Gen.
Butler reporting the casualties We'd
nesday, while the British were attempt
ing to hold Spion Kop. The total
number of killed as reported is "a men
and officers, wounded 154 and missing
81.
Buffers dispatches were forwarded
io nj
tated over the bad news.
Public opinion is that Buffers check
makes the outlook for the relief of
Ladysmith dark.
WHITES LITTLE DIVERSION.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Tbe Morning
Post in the second edition today prints
dispatch from it's correspondent at
Spearman's Camp dated January %
which says: There was heavy firing
at Lsdysmith yesterday. Gen. White
is attacking aud making a diversion.
After the Boer assault White sent to
Joubert for interment 10 dead Beers
collected in the British trenches.
"The correspondent describes the
operations from January II to January
% and greatly praises the pluck. devo-
tion and cheerfulness of the soldiery.
BREAK IN STOCKS.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The news OF
Warren's reverse at Spion Kop caused
a sharp break in stocks today. Rand
shares fell pounds and consols drop.
ped half point.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. 3p. m.,-The
news of the abandonment of the posi-
ton captured by Gen. Warren had a
depressing influence on the stock mar.
ket at the opening, yet there was no
pro nounced weakness snd.spathy con-
tinued to be the feature of speculation.
DUNDoNALD'S FORCE PROBABLY CUT
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Dundonald's e
movement about Tugela has been full
of dash. He preceded by several days
Buller's force at Springfield, when the
latter began the present fianking
movement, and few days later sur
prised everybody by showing up at
Acton Homes, far ahead of Warren,
and engaRing the Beers in successful
skirmish. In view of the rapidity
with which he has moved his mounted
forces, fear will not down that Dun
donald's zeal has lcarried him too
far from Wa6ren's column and that he
has been cut off and surrounded by
Beers.
LADYSMITH HOPEFUL-FIVE DAYS
AGO.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Ladysmith ad-
vices dated January 21 received here
cay the Beers are making no attempt
to remove the guns they posted around
the belesguered city and that the
enemy is evidently determined to
stubbornly oppose the advance of the
relief column.
Ladysmith, according to these
advices has been made practically