The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-01-19
BRITISH AND BOERS
LATEST MOVEMENTS IN THE
CAMPAIGN.
A Full Summary of the Transvaal
War News-Progress of the Con.
fiict From Day to Day-The British
Encouraged.

1t is stated at johannesburg that
twenty field guns were recently SNUG
gled through Delagoa Bay for the
Beers.
Ihe correspondent of the London
Ilmes at Lorenzo Marquee says: 'T
am informed on the best authority
that six days ago Mafeklng was hold
ing out as pluckily as ever. There
was then no likelihood of capitula-
ton"
The City Council or springfield, H.,
Dy a unanimous vote, have passed a
resolution extending their sympathy
70 the Beers, an expressing the hope
they would be victorious.
The silence observed regarding the
advance of Gen. Buffers army toward
the relief or Ladysmith is regarded in
London as extraordinary. No press
dispatches have been received in Lon.
don from the seat OF war, and the ex-
pianation is ventured that the War
Office has found it unwise to disclose
the character of Gen. Buffers tele-
grams If he has sent any.
The Duke of Westminster, who re-
Gently succeeded to one of the greatest
estates in Great Britain, has started
Tor England from Cape Town. 1t is
his Intention however, to return to
South Africa with the Imperial Yeo-
manry.
The reports in London that a peace
movement is growing in Great Britain
is received with incredulity in Berlin.
The Lokal Anzeiger says: 1T is i'm
possible that the British government
in any event would be Influenced by
such a movement. Great Britain's
prestige imperatively demands, since
once she has gone upon the warpath.
that she should carry matters to a sue
cessful ISSUE"
Inc army under command of Gen.
buller and Clery in Natal Colony has
starred forward movement, looking
10 the relief of Ladysmith. Butler re-
ports that ne has occupied the south
oank OIL the Tugela River, and is pre-
parlng to cross, although the stream
Is at flood. A few miles from. the
north bank the Boer forces are
strongly entrenched, and when that
point is reached it is expected that
one of the harvest fought battles of
the war will take place. Probably So,
600 men will be engaged.
In the besieged town of Ladysmith
enteric fever is prevailing to such an
extent that $500 patients are in the
hospital, and deaths are averaging
from eight to ten a day.
The German government has called
upon krupp & Co. not to furnish war
material either to Great Britain or
the Transvaal Republic during the
progress of the war.
Manufacturers of gunstocks at
Frankfort Ind, have received a rush
order from the Transvaal for 125,OOO
gunstocks, to be shipped via New
York to South Africa.
The officials of the British War Of.
nee deny the report that Gen. Me-
thuen has been recalled from South
Africa.
The Queen has summoned an ex-
traordinary session of the British Par
lament on January 90
The Cunard Line steamer Umbria,
which has been chartered as a trans
port by the British government, has
sailed from Southampton with 2,200
soldiers for South Africa.
The Queen has notified the King of
Belgium that she is not ready to medi-
ate the war in South Africa.
The Berlin correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says that $4,000
lyddite shells have been turned out
by the krupp works which were or
dered some time ago by DIR. Leyds,
the Transvaal agent in Europe.