The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-26

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Kumor Trat Beers want Peace.
London, Jan. 23.--The correspond
ent of the Times at Lourenzo Mar
qucs, telegraphing yesterday, says:
"News from the republics is exceed
gingly meager, but it is reported that
Pretoria is much perturbed. This is
confirmed from different sources, and
to-day it is limited that the Beers are
about to sue for peace. This is inn
probable until they have played their
trump card in the shape of an appeal
for Intervention. II is an undoubted
fact that they are bitterly disappoint-
ed at the apparent apathy of the con-
tinental powers"
Reported RELIEF of Lauysmitn.
Durham, Natal, Jan. 23.-The state
ment comes from an excellent source
in Pietermaritzburg that Lord Dun
donald has entered Ladysmith with
1000 men. This is not confirmed
from any other quarter, but it is
known that Lord Dundonald's flying
column has been acting we'll to the
left of the line of advance.
swarms Of Locusts Pass over Camp.
Sterkstroom, Jan. 23.-Affairs here
continue quiet. Tremendous swarms
of locusts are destroying the grass
on the veldt. Commandant Oliver
threatens to detain as prisoners of
war any newspaper correspondents
captured by his force.
WEDNESDAYS REPORT
In,,
great turning movement, of which so
much had been expected, has come
to a standstill. His carefully worded
message to the war Office telling this,
after silence of two days, reads like
an apology and an explanation. Gen.
Warren holds the ridges, but the enc
my's positions are higher. The Brit
ish artillery is playing on the Boer po-
sitions, and the Beers are replying.
The British infantry is separated by
only 1,400 yards from the enemy, but
an approach to the steep slopes,
across the bare open, would expose
the British to fatal rifle fire.
Gen. Buffers plans have reached
their development. He declines to
send his infantry across the zone
against formidable positions by day
light, and discloses his purpose to as
sault the Spionkop heights during the
night This appears to be the key to
the Boer defenses. If he takes it and
thus commands the adjacent country.
an important and possibly decisive
step Will be accomplished.
enntnc tb,t Con D,,I1...sa
reached the war Office rather early in
the night and was the subject of a
prolonged conference between Lord
Lansdowne, Mr.. Balfour and several
staff officials. determination APP
pears to have been reached not to give
out the message during the night, but
toward two a. m. copies of the dis
patch were given to newspapers.
These arrived too late for extended
comment.
The Dispatch from Gen. BnIIer.
London, Jan. 24.-The following
dispatch from Gen. Butler, dated
Spearmans camp, January %. 6:2O p.
M. has Just been posted: warren
holds the position he gained two days
ago. In front of him, at about 400
yards, is the enemys position west
of Spionkop. II is on higher ground
than Warren's position, so il is inn
possible to see into il properly. 1t
can be approached only over bare open
slopes and the ridges held by Warren
are so steep that guns cannot be
placed on them. But we are Smelling
the enemy's position with Howtzers
and field artillery, placed on lower
ground, behind infantry. The enemy
is replying with Cruesot and other ar
tillery. In this duel the advantage
rests with MS, as we appear to be
searching his trenches and his artl-
lery fire is not causing us much loss.
An attempt will be made tonight to
seize Spionkop, the salient of which
forms the left of the enemy's posi-
ton facing richards drift and
which divides it from the position
facing Potgeiter's drift. 1t has con
siderable command over all the enc
my's entertainments"
News from PietermarItzbnrg.
London, Jan. PA dispatch to the
Dally Mail from PietermaritZbug @,
dated January 23, says: Lord Dun
donald holds the road to divers Hook
pass. The latest arrivals from 10
hannesburg say that the Boer meth
DDS are working ruin to the miner
The Beers pick out the rich ore, Ieav-
ing the cost of further developments
to the shareholders. Stores are being
robbed wholesale. The safe deposit
vaults under the Stock exchange have
been broken open and iewelry and
plate left by the refugees have been
extracted. Grass is growing in the
streets, and cattle are grazing in fash
ionable thoroughfares. There are
still about 1000 Uitlanders in the
Transvaal. A letter received here
from Harrismith relates that three
Britishers were shot in the marLet
square for refusing to go to the front
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