Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01

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Ills arrival at Chieveley Camp is per-
haps responsible for some over
coloring of the gravity of the
situation, but all the days news con-
veys the impression that Butler may be
intending another attack upon the boer
position. At both Modder river and
Tugela the beers are said to be
strengthening their forces and extend
ing their defensive works, which are
seemingly almost impregnable. AS
showing the difficulty of obtaining &C
curate information, the correspondent
of the Daily News at Capetown, under
date of Dec. 81, announces that Gen.
Butler is coming to Capetown to meet
Sir Chas. Warren. Then, both will go to
Modder River" AS five battalions of
Warren's fifth division are said to
have gone to Natal, his arrival at
Pietermaritzburg seemed natural. Des-
patches from Chieyeley indicate that
Buffers forces will remobilize at Frere
before attempting another advance.
Doubtless, he will be glad to retrieve
the CoIenso reverse before the arrival
Of Lord Roberts, yet, he is hardly like
ly to make another frontal attack. It
is more likely that he is preparing to
strike should the beers make any Of
fensive movement Churchill's refer
ence to Ladysmith may imply that the
situation of the garrison is more
desperate than has been supposed.
The beers continue fortifying the hills
commanding the town. Gen. White,
however, photographed that all was
well at Ladysmith on Tuesday. Com
petent military critics in London re-
gard the campaign as a complete dead
lock for the present, owing to the dis
persal of the British forces and the
lack Of adequate transports. They be-
lieve it will be many weeks before
Roberts will be able to reorganize and
make an effective move.
The bOer trench work is so good it
enables the enemy to hold a long line
with a few men and travel great dis
tances under perfect cover, so as to
rapidly reinforce any point of attack.
Dispatches from Modder river repre-
sent Dutch disaffection in Griquiland
west as growing very serious. In
some towns the entire Dutch pOpula-
ton has joined the beers. Rebels have
formed laager at a point thirty miles
west of the Modder river camp. It is
also announced the beers raised the
siege of Thurman and have all with
drawn to Magersfontein. The Times
Capetown correspondent says; "Anx-
iety regarding the attitude Of the
colonial Dutch is steadily growing.
They make no effort to conceal their
sympathy with the two re-
publics.. The only question now
is whether if the military
situation is not changed the will keep
from open rebellion. Even in districts
that have not been visited by beers in
the eastern provinces Dutch farmers
are riding about armed. This is the
case also in districts only so miles from
Capetown, where the seditious move
ment is busily propagated. The
British forces are inadequate to guard
the thousand miles of communica-
lions" From Mafeking comes the
news that Lady Sarah Wilson, aunt Of
the duke of Marlborough, who was cap
tured by the beers, while acting as cor
respondent Of a London paper, has been
exchanged for Viljoen a notorious
horse thief and convict
Immense Boer Stores.
London, Dec. 28.-The Daily Chron-
icles Capetown correspondent says:
Herr SchIesinger, agent Of the New
York Equitable Assurance society, ar
rived here from Pretoria, says the
beers possess immense stores Of food
imported, by speculative capitalists I'M
der the belief mining would be allowed
during the war. He says there were
thousands Of spectators at Pretoria
railway station when the British, who
were captured at Nicholsons Mex, de-
trained. The people were ordered by
the beer commandment to bare their
heads and did so The British were
astonished but returned the salute"
British Enjoy Christmas.
Chieveley Camp, Natal Dec. Is