The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-05
BELIEVED BUTLER
HAS CROSSED IUGELA.
Continued From Page one.

his objective point this week. 1t is be-
lieved here that the object of the Beers in
occupying Ngutu. Zululand, is TO secure
the road from Dundee to Vryheld In case
of retreat
Il learn from a reliable source that
Gen. Joubcrt was seriously injured by
shell in the fight at Willow Grange. and
again on horseback. Ny informant says
he has, in fact, retired from the field
Gen. Meyer Played Coward.
THE Beers admit that the attack on
Ladysmith was a serious blunder and
would not have occurred II Gen. Joubert
had been in command. Gen Lucas Mey-
er played the coward at Talana and shell
tered himself in a Red Cross wagon.
shamming sickness. He has been unable
to face the Beers since, and they threaten
10 shoot him.
THE Beers says Great Britain made a
mistake in not sending Gen. Sir Evelyn
Wood. / understand that they still have
thousands OF barrels stored in reserve at
Delagoa bay"
All staked On Coming Battle.
LONDON. Feb. 5.-Winston Churchill,
dated Saturday, February 3, says.
THE belief is general that all viii be
staKed on the issue of the coming battle.
1t is probable that no press kilograms
VIII be permitted TO leave pending the
operations.
The fighting power. morals and mater
isl of the army was never higher than
1t Is now"
wild story Published.
MoDDER RIVER, Feb. s.-The landrost
at New Bushof read publicly, on January
%, a telegram, which he said he had just
received.
Lord Roberts Is a prisoner. Gen. Bull
Ter has been killed. Nine thousand Brit
ish have been killed and seven thousand
captured. The British also lost eight guns
last Saturday"
Butler Looks Tagged.
DURHAM. Jan. 3I.-Gen. Butler person.
ally supervised the retirement of the
army across the Tugela. He then return
ed to his old headquarters at Spearmans
camp, looking much tagged, but impas-
sive.
Sweeping the Hills.
RENEsBURG. Feb 3.-The New zealand
ers Remington guides and a squadron OF
Life Guards made a sweep of several miles
along the hills adjacent TO the British right
flank. One kopie occupied by the Boers
was rushed, the Beers clearing out after
a slack resistance. One New Zeaiander
was wounded Ssssal parties in she dis
lance retreated whenever British horses
appeared.
Beers Capture Ammunition.
HEAD LAGER, LADYSMITH. Feb
with the exception of desultory SHOTS
from Long Tom everything is quiet
Beers. with artillery from the Vryheid
district, attacked the Ngutu magistracy
Zululand, January 81. and captured the
magistrate and eleven white and thirty
four colored police. their horses, $40 rifles
and much ammunition. The prisoners were
sent to Pretoria
BuIIer's Guns Are Heard.
I.ADYsMITH. Saturday, Feb. S.-By hello
graph via Signal hill.-Gen. Buffers guns
have been heard. Otherwise IL is very
quiet. We are waiting further news OF
his progress.
There have been no developments here.
Very few Beers show northeast of camp.
The majority are concentrated south and
west. The health of the garrison is inn
proved.
No Chnnge at Iafeking.
LONDON, Feb. THE war office has re-
ceived this from Lord Roberts. dated Cape
Town. February 4:
"Mafeking we'll on January IL. The
trenches extended toward Big Gun battery
Enemy now pushing back on northern
southern anr western sides. we'll out Of
rife range. Otherwise no change in situa-
ton"
Beers Set Fire TO Grass.
sPEARSMANS CAMP. Feb. 3. 9:s5 ..
m.--The Beers fred from the hills on sew