Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15

synehronous movement Of the yarlons
columns against the beslegers would
be completed this morning.
Under this Circumstance Il "a con-
sidered quite probable that the advance
on the beleaguered town has conn
mehced, and that fighting is proEress-
Ing, Optimlsts 90 50 FAR as 10 say that
y Is expected Ladysmllh viii be re-
lieyed tonight II all goes well. The mill.
tary men are divided in opinion as 10
whether Gen Butler Is at Springfield
or personally directing the flank move
ment from Weenen.
The officials are inclined to credit the
report that the British have crossed
the Tugela river in that direction. al
though there Is no confirmation OF the
report and altogether there Is a more
hopeful feeling in official circles.
There is little news Of Importance
from elsewhere Gen. Frenchs forces
have succeeded in dragging a l5-pOund.
er 10 the summit Of The steep rocky
Coloskop. a thousand ieet above the
surrounding pain, and they success
fully routed a Boer camp three miles
away from Stormstroom.
An interesting item Of news is that
three hundred Beers escortlng a party
Of reapers have successfully garnered
all the crops within two TALES OF the
colonial camp at Bird River the Brit
ish force being too weak 10 interfere.
A dispatch from Pretoria says the
federal forces recommended lombard
ment Of Mafeking during the morning
OF Friday. January r.
4 partial development OF the govern.
ment purpose referred to In these dis
patches January Y. but by no means
the main objective limited al, can be
Recorded today In the formation Of 4
strong committee Of South Africans and
ex-ofiiclals with Lord Loeb, the former
governor OF Cape Colony, and British
high commissioner, as president The
object Is remedying the defects Of the
war Office When the war Office sane
toned the formation Of a corps OF South
Africans acquainted with The topog,
raphy Of the country, and the Dutch
and katilr languages. the committee In
sisted that they must choose their own
officers. The war Office demuwed, but
the committee pointed out that the
South Africans were c0gnzant OF the
defects in the campaign and were not
going to be led TO slaughter Ike sheep.
and the officials yielded. Consequently,
prominent South Africans, crack shots.
and acquainted with every stream ana
kopje, are focklng 10 Join the c0nun-
gent
As a prominent enlisted man said TO
representative Of the Associated
Press: we are not going 10 fight for
promotion or the Victoria cross, We
simply want TO meet the Beers on their
own ground, according to our own
methods. Our object Is 10 defeat the
enemy and not run splendid but USE
less risks"
The duke Of Marlborough who yolun-
teered Tor service In South Africa, viii
sail for CapetOwn Saturday next
Il Is said dispatches have been re-
ceiyed from Colesberg dated Friday,
January 18th. saying Col, Porter, with
the mounted New Zealanders and the
New South Wales lancers. were worry
Ing the Beers nom kopje TO kopje by
plucky. hazardous moves. The colonl'
ais. Il Is added, were completely non
pluss.ng the burghers
A party OF Remington scouts, eluding
the Boer pickets, entered Maryalsponl
and secured valuable Information