Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-08


London, Jan. S.-Nothing has
been received corroborative of the
rumor that Butler has crossed the
Tugela river, so the report must be
taken with all reserve.
London. Jan. s.--Buller today trans
mlts the following from White, dated .
p. m. yesterday:
''The attack was commenced on my
position, but chiefly against Caesars
camp and Wagon hill. The enemy was
in great strength and pushed the at
tack with tire greatest courage ard en-
ergy. Some O. the entertainments ON
Wagon hill We're three times taken by
the enemy, and then retaken by us. The
attack continued until 1:3O y. m. One
point in our position was occupied by
the enemy all day. But at dusk. in a
very heavy rain storm. they We're
turned out of this position at the point
of the bayonet in /, most gallant man
ner by the Devons led by Col. Park.
Col. Ian Hamilton commanded on Wag-
on hill, and rendered valuable service.
The troops have had Very trying time
and behaved exec lently 'Iney are
elated over the service they have rem
dered the queen.
The enemy Were repulscd every
where with very heavy loss. greatly ex-
ceeding that on my side, which will be
reported as soon as the lists are COM
pleted.'
London Teiegrams from Pensberg
say seven officers and thirty men of the
Suffolks were killed and about fifty
captured.
War Not u Picnic.
London, Dec. 3O"The men were
crowding round the engines in line Of
fering the drivers fabulous prices for a
cup of water writes the Globe corrc-
spondent. describing the close of the
battle at Enslin, but it was useless.
The drivers had been threatened with
court martial If they supplied any. as
the:e was great difficulty in keeping d
sufficient supply for dae engines. saw
one soldier lying fiat on the line under
an engine catching few drops in his
mouth from a steampipe
Such extracts as this from the de-
scriptions of the lighting in South AZ
rica give some faint idea of the condi-
tions under which it is being carried
on. SBelated as these letters are by the
time they appear in English papers
they throw much needed light upon the
campaign. so barrenly reported over
the censored cables.
The, heat. that drove British soldiers
to drink GRATEFUL from the exhaust
pipe Of an engine after seven hours
killed and wounded. has proved a seri-
Gus factor in the care of the wounded
Surgeon Makins, formerly of Mount
Thomas hospital, writes under date oi
the field hospital at Orange river:
.Durins an eight days stay some COZ
wounded men have passed through tht
hands of the royal medical army corps
here.
.'In one night alone 800 patients ar
rived from the fight at Mcdder river
Yesterday the thermometer registered
125 degrees Fahrenheit in some of tn,
tents. The journey from here TO the
base hospital at Wynberg. which take:
twenty-eight hours, emphasizes tn,
difficulty due to the immense length q
the line of communication.
..Tke immense majority of tn,
wounds have been inflicted by the Mau
ser or Lee Metford bullets and smal
proportion by Martini bullets and larS'
protectiles. A wounded Boer referret
to the Lee-Metford as 'gentlemanl.
bullet and the remark is equally ap
p)icable to the Mauser. The wound
made by them are small clean and lit
tie disposed to suppurate These bul
lets met with have been little deforme'
unless they have struck stones befor
entering, and have seen no instanc
which would suggest the use of eithe
fiattened or so-called explosive bul
lets among the wounded here