Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-30
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London. Jan. % -Rumors fly by the
wholesale here. hut none are verified. a.
the war Office has posted its old stereo-
type bulletin. No news. and through
the war oiics the people can only get
information Il is believed. however.
that news has been received which the
war office Is holding hack
One u the rumors received IL that /
Ladysmith has surrendered This the |
war Office claims Is not true
Another Is Lord R1bsri. has declared 1
therr is no way 20 reach Ladysmith aud |
will devote his efforts elsewhere THIS |
il neither denied nor affirmed
There is rejoicing hereover the return
Of General Duudouall 10 Buller's head.
quarters Il was feared he had been
cut od by the Beers and captured
The war Office has received the cas-
ualty % General Bullers army. bat has
not given them ont
The London military critics have given
mp h0pe u saving Ladysmith, which Is
undoubtedly short Of food aud ammuni-
tiou The garrison went on short IA
tions Dec. g
/ The Morning Loader says.
"Will Lidysmith fall ln consequences
of Bnller- retirement or % Consequence
Of another night attack by the vicious
Boorsf
"The city ha- already held ont itsfull
time H. .ast communication across
the Tugela river otherwise than boy
electric or sunhashing. was on Nov 90.
last 10 was then believed 20 have
enough provisions and ammunition for
three months The three months are up
next Friday.
There has been no chance during
these months 20 throw into the city a
pound of food or pound Of cordite
OF the newspaper correspondents who
! voluntarily remained in Ladysmith g.
B W. Stevens Of the London Daily Mail.
Mitchell ~ the London Standard and
siabb Of The Times died u fever in one
, week. Feerand ~ the TransvaAl Lead.
sr was killed IN the Wagon hill fight
The London DAILY Mail says
The richest and what was hitherto
Z considered the most powerful nation in
: the world stands today In the humiliaf.
j. ing position u seeing it, armies beaten
d back with heavy losses az the hands Of
b two small states
Our Ambassadors abroad suffer ig
uominy. knowing that DR. Leyds ha.
during the past week been received al
ssmi-ofiic al entertainments not only 10
Paris but Ia Berlin
2. ''One wonld have thought that DR.
y Lsyis' reception by foreign Govern
ments are already sufficiently suggest
b. i've one would have thought the tim'
Ia had come when some attempt should b
- made 20 mobiliz, the feet aud the re-
naming land forces In order that tn
world may know that while bearinl
our sufferings calmly, We have no 10
y iention Of sub.iding into second or
lt third rate power by allowing foreigl
4 interventions Of any kind
N The Post says.
70 Parliament will have 20 DO somsthin
NJ more than give expression 70 publ
opinion. The time will come when III
i. nation must not merely rouse itself
= fresh eIertions. but must open its eye
= to the facts aud take into account III
:, actual state Of the world
o. The war conducted with reference
be the state Of public opinion in Gre'
in Britain, for the temper Of other powell
a. that are looking on are not less iinpJl
-e tant elements In the problem
Al. A It required a month Tor Buller
!, recover from his earlier defeat AZ G.
=, len-o. II Is not thought he can pull b
disheartened army together now IN tin
y 10 DO anything for Ladysmith Lond,
~ waits anxiously for the Beers 10 NOV
They seem 10 be- fighting on a very de
ht mite plan and it is thought they ma
u, attack Butler or assault ladysmith