The Portland daily press., 1900-01-23
WAR A GOOD THING.

WAR A GOOD THING.
DIR. Conan Doyle Say. IL Has Federated
British Empire.
Lon don, January 23.-Mr. Alfred Aus
tin, the poet-laursate, and DIR. Conan
Doyle, the novelist, were the guests OF
the Authors club last evening. In re-
spouse to toast for his health. DIR. Doyle
said that he was about to 60 to the front
not with rifle, but with stethosoops.
which many would regard as wore
dangerous weapon.
"rbis war;" he continued, "marks
turning point In the life Of Great Brit
ain. Some eight months ago l took the
chair at pence meeting; but wish now
to abjure That error. have sssn more
positive virtue In this country during
the last fsw months than 1 saw during
the previous 40 years of my life. Why
should we punish KrugsrS That man
has solved problem which every states
man has found unsolvable.
81 would build a monument to Presi-
dent kruger of the size of st. PauPs
cathedral, putting him under 1t and
won Id write across It: 80 the memory
Of the man who federated the British
Empire.
QUITE AN ARMY.
London, January 23.-The Brussels
c crrespondent Of the Chronicle asserts
that be has learned from authentic
sources that the Beers have between So
coo ami $4,000 men in the field.
BIG PURCHASE OF BEEF.
Chicago, January IA train load OF
beef, $50, 0GO pounds for the use OF the
Beers Is being purchased here BY an agent
of the TransvAai government. On ac-
soult of recent ssizrres by British war
vessels OF ships besring supplies destined
for tho Transvaal. packers have refused
to sell the beef for delivery beyond
Chicago. and negotiations for transporta-
ton are proceeding This is the second
train load Of beef sold here for the Beers.
the first consignment, sold about month
ago, being now, 1t Is said. on the ocean.
WORCESTER ALFREDIANS SUB
SCRIBE.
Worcester, January 22.-Brigade !. or
der of Alfre dams. voted tonight to sub
scribe TO the Imperial yeomanry hospital
| fund, to equip and maintain bed In the
hospital at Cape Town for English
troops. Subscription papers will be passed
among the English residents. Grand
officers of the order attended the meeting
tonight and pro English sypmathy ran
| rampant
FLANKING MOVEMENT BY GEN.
WARREN.
Spearman's Camp, Natal, January II.
% 30 a. m.-Early on Sunday morni q
General Warren commenced thanking
movement ON the extrsms left OF the
British position.
The infantry advanced at I've In the
morning along the irregular Tabamyama
mountain, which ends at Spion kop. The
artillery occupied positions behind i'm
mense bculders strewn thickly over the
hill The artillery opened the attack and
the batteries worked continuously pour
ing tons OF shrapnel among the Beers,
who devoted their attention to muskstry
firing on the British Infantry.
The Beers stuck to their rocky fast
nssses with the greatest tenacity and at
the conclusion OF the day the British had
only ad vanoed noross a few ridges. The
Roers, apparently, have few suns and
they did little damage.
| CAPTAIN Hensley of the Dublin fusiiiers
was MORALLY wounded while leading bis
men to seizs fresh point of vantage.
| CASUALTIES AT LADYSMITH.
| London, January se.-Just before mid
night the war Office issued the following
despatch from Gen. Butler:
"Spsarman's Camp. January % % p.
m.-The fo,ow wing casualties are reported
in Gen. Harris brigade as result OF yes
terdsy's fighting:
"Killed-Cal tain Ryall, Yorkshire
regiment and i've men.
Wounded-Sscond Lieut.. Andrews.
| Border regiment; Captain Mclaughlin
InniskiLling; Lieut.. Barlow, Yorkshirs
regiment and 70 men.
"Missing-Eight men.
| "Other casualties win he forwarded
when received"
The foregoing was all the war office had
issued up to midnight. Nothing tnore-
fore. Is known her ~ regarding Monday &
operations.
HARD TIME IN KIMBERLEY.
| Kimberley (by Hsliograph) "Wednesday.
January, II via Moddsr River. January
22.-Native reports say that proolama-
tion has been Issued at Barkiywest by
CommandAnt Boithof. ordering all Brit
ish subjects to quilt bsfore January %.
Ladies' are being subjected to great In
saIss. The Eoers are again very aotive,
hnna tarliirr healilY from ali positions