The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

London, Jan. 10.-A rumor is current
in the city that Gen. Butler has crossed
the Tugela river, captured twelve guns
and is now marching on Ladysmith.
Nothing has been received corrob-
orative of the rumor that Gen. Butler
has crossed the Tugela, consequently
the report must be taken with all re-
serve.
London, Jan. 10. = Gen. White still
holds out, OF did so sixty hours ago,
when the Beers, ousted from their
foothold inside the works, suspended
their assault at nightfall. England
has taken heart. The situation. how
v is worse. The beleaguered force
must have expended large amounts of
ammunition, which cannot be replen-
ished, and must have lost a number OF
officers and men, which is counter
balanced so far as the garrison is con-
ce1ned, by the greater loss of the
Beers. Gen. White still needs relief,
and the difficulties confronting Gen.
Butler are as great as before. The
former unvarnished sentences, read
and re-read, tell how hard the town
was pressed and how nearly his force
of 5000 men were overpcwered. The
greatest concern for Gen. White is his
supply of ammunition. When the
Siege began his ammunition supply
was vaguely described as plenty"
His artillery then had 300 rounds per
gun. Some of the batteries have been
in action frequently since then and all
were probably engaged last Saturday.
His stock of shells consequently must
be low, and this will make it difficult
for Gen. White to cooperate in a
movement by Gen. Butler. The
trenches at L%adysmith as described by
q message which left a day or two be-
for. the fight and has just come
through, are fortified hills we'll covered
with rifle pits and trenches, down
which the infantry in single file
to the various posts in absolute safety.
Full rations are still served to the vari-
GUS posts in absolute safety.
Butler Could Make No Move.
MI. Spencer Williams, in the Post,
points out that there is only one d.
vision at Chieveley. another at Frere
and a third at Estcourt. AS Chieveley
is 81 miles from Colenso the Second
division would have to march twelve
miles to get into action, and the Third
division twenty-five miles. Gen.
Buffers 10000 men and seventy guns
were, therefore. almost inactive Satur-
day, and when Gen. White hello
graphed Gen. Butler could make no
move, but only an ineffective demon
straticn.
Twenty-Five transports will be on the
way to South Africa during the pres
ent north. According to the pro-
gran;me $4,000 additional troops and
e guns will o be afloat. The gov
erl.ment has ordered Wicker Sons &
Maxim. limited. to manufacture as
many 4.7-inch and 6-inch quick firing
guns as can be turned out until other.
wise ordered. The Times publishes
the following, dated Jan. G. from Mod
der River:
"News from Belmont show that the
Queensland and Canadian volunteers
have been so energetic in that neigh
borhood that a large belt of the Free
State across the border has been de-
serted by the Beers"
Lord Dunraven. in the Times this
morning, returns to his arraignment OF
the war departments inferior artillery
system. He says:
cit is useless for the government to
saw that. our artillery is equal to that
of foreign nations since the Beers have
longer range mobile guns"
Repulscd With Heavy Loss.
London. Jan. 1O.-The war office a
lust published the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler:
The following is from White, dated
2 D. m. yesterday:
"An attack IA commenced on my
nosition but was chiefly against Caes-
ar,s camp and Wagon hill. The enemy
was in great strength and has pushed
the attack with the greatest courage
and energy. Some of the intrench-
ments on Wagon hill were three times
taken by the enemy and retaken by
MS The attack continued until 1870 p.
m. One point in our position was &C.
c,pied by the enemy the whole day.
Rmt at dusk, in a very heavy. rain
storm they were turned out of this po.
s,tion at the point of the bayonet IN a
most gallant manner by the Devons,
iad nv Col. Park. Col. Ian Hamilton
Commanded on Wagon hill and rem
dered valuable service. The troops
have had a very trying time and have
hehayed excellently. They are elated
at the service they have rendered the
Queen ns EN- The enemy were repulsed ev-
ervwhere with very heavy loss, great
" exceeding that on my side, whlcn
win be reported as soon as the lists are
completed"
striker Fatally Shot.
chicago. Ian. 1O.-Strikers made an
o+bar attnck on men employed at the
in~terccpting sewer in. Thirty-ninth
street, e a wentworth avenue, and q