Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-30

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office our that no further news
has been received from South Africa ex-
cept a report from Lord Roberts that the
situation is unchanged.
London. Jan. 80, 4:3O a. m.-History
pauses for a time in South Africa. 1t is
one of those unsatisfactory pauses that
are nearly as trying to British nerves as
a equence of reverses and apparently 1t
will terminate only when Lord Roberts
gives the word for the forward move
ment into the Free State, which, accord
ing to the most cheerful view, he will be
unable to do for d fortnight.
Whether he will permit General Butler
to make another attempt 10 relieve Lady
smith is quite outside the knowledge even
of those closely connected with the war
office. With the troops due to arrive next
month he nay think himself strong
enough to try two large operations. Com
bining the forces under Generals Meth
uen. French and Gatacre and adding to
them the arriving troops, Lord Roberts
would have 10000 Cor the invasion of the
Free State, with 40, 900 or 80. 200 guard
ing communications inc 10, 600 trying to
rescue Ladys1nith.
The public burns with impatience that
something should be done. but there is
nothing to do but wait on the prepara-
lions. Oceans of ink are poured out in
advice. Orators are at work in the
provinces telling the people that England
has set her teeth in grim determination
to see it through"
TIL governments declarations in par
lament. the counter declarations of
those outside the government and the
consequent discussion in the press and
on the platform will Immediately enthrall
the public interest. The thing on which
everybody seems agreed is that more
men must go.
Twenty thousand two hundred and
twenty-five men and 1876 guns are at sea.
Eleven thousand infantry and 5000 cav
airy, including 5000 yeomen, are practice
ally ready to embark. Therefore, the
government. without doing more, can
place at the disposal of Lord Roberts
100000 additional men and 155 guns The
further purpose of the war Office off,
Gals are supposed to embrace somewhere
In the neighborhood of 10000 men. AS
the indication is hat candidates will be
rather scarce, the war office will issue
orders for those reservists who were
found unfit at the previous mobilization
examinations to report for further eX-
animation. Applicants for cavalry serv-
Ice are still freely Offering as yaomanry.
General Buffers operation has cost 912
men so far officially reported within 10
days.
Applying to the ao6 Spionkop casual
ties reported today the rule of proportion
the Losses of officers indicated. is SOC ca
sualties yet to come. The total casual
ties of the war, compiled from official
reports are 9,525. nearly a division. OF
these 2,4s6 were killed. 4,S11 wounded and
the rest are prisoners.
The aggregate British home troops in
South Africa lumber 5000, the Natal
ian 7,15S and Cape Colonials q 900.
London, Jan. 30. The Westminster
Gazette invites the country ''to cast aside
all delusion and recognize the fact that
progress FOR the present is stopped in Ma
tai and that safety lies in concentration
General Whites force as an effective aid
must be written off and probably most
OF General Buffers army has left the Tu-
gela. The Beers ave been given time to
prepare against an advance through the
Free state and We have not sufficient
strength at present to undertake this ad-
vance with any safety. These are ugly
facts, but those who disguise them are
again misleading the public. The plain
truth is that we will nave to make a new
army somehow from somewhere. We
need at least 100 900 more men, so, 900 to
reinforce the Cape and $4,000 in reserve y
The Globe says: 1T would be a mis-.
take to minimize the serious character OF
The situation in Natal. We have mad a
great effort from which great results
We're expected and have failed. The sit
uation as it stands today points with
greatly augmented force the same mora
as did our previous mishaps. 1t is thai
the war must be pressed on with re.
doubled energy. Our resources are moi
Exhausted but rather it may be said w:
are only just discovering how practi-
cally limitless they are. The country W.
are sure is in no mood of giving way tc
fears which 20 cYp lrArc oc 49,. -
unworthy. 1t has made up it's mind to
see this conflict through. Every check
we receive in the field will only stiffen the
determination of the people at home and
IN the colonies; to achieve the end al
whatever cost"
The Pail Mail Gazette comments in
much the same tone, and add Ever
IT Ladysmith falls. Spionkop is not Ma
]uba III the most vital sense. It will rot
end the war. There will be no more mud.
ding compound of '~magnanimity and
cowardice' this time. The war will enc
when General Roberts dictates the term.
of peace at Pretoria. To that end tIhe
empires mind is made up"
The Evening Standard, commenting or
the supposed natural advantages on tn
side of the Beers, says: This country
also had, and has, great advantages, BIZ
between the war Office and the admiralt.
and the generals they have been mos.,,
nullified."
London, Jan. 29.-Mr. Spencer Wiikin,
son, in the Morning Post, lays: "Defea,
Is bitter, but it is right to face it ant
TO a reasonable means to turn it int,
victory. 1t is wrong to- try to concaa
1t from ourselves.
The initiative is now again with tn,
Boer commander, n the question il
what Will he do nextc He will eithe
act against L~adysmith or against Gen
eraa Butler. In the latter case pursui