Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-10
OUTLOOK YET GLOOMY
Whites Repulse Of the Beers Doe
Not Relieve Him.
HIS POSITION WORSE
lhe Harrison at Ladysmith i Further
Weakened by Loss Of Men and
Ammnniiions Ilnller's Retl-
cence Causes Talk.

Luhuou, Jan. " - uItutl HNNh VI
Whites victory Is anxiously awaited a.
{ is generally realized that there is lit
] tie warrant for the exulia,ion which fol-
lowed the announcement Of his repulse
| Of the Boerr. The remarkable reyolu'
ton In Boer tactics has been complete
surprise 70 the British. who did not
reckon on the weakened garrison Of
Ladysmiih being subjected 10 such a
courageous assault. aud It Il realized
that General Whites troops cannot be
expected 10 greatly prolong such ardu'
Gus defense
In some quarter. IL il considered I'M
couuiable that Butler did not press his
attempt 10 effect passage o. the Tu.
gela river while the Boers were engaged
norihwards. and comment on the appa.
rent supineness are Ia no wise compli-
meutary
From Boer headquarters Il l. reported
that Butler Is constructing a subsidiary
railroad from the main line 70 Colen,o
westwardly in the direction Of Potgiet-
ers drift
Advices from Modder river say the
B,ers continue 10 extend their works
ami Il is estimated 3OOO) men are
required 20 defend them
The prisoners captured by the Cans
dian- aud the QueeH,landers At sunny
side are on the way 20 Cape Town ~
trial a. rebels The Canadians eKpr
intense indignation IA learning tbs
with the prisoners We're British soldir
The Colonial troops continue TO ea-0
praise on all sides the latest exam 90
OF their effective work being forwarl-u
in dispatch 20 the London Times .da ...
Jan. g. from Molder river. which 800.
the news from Belmont shovel 900,
Canadians and Queenslanders had b'r
80 energetic in that vicinity that th.
Boers had been compelled TO desert 4.
large belt of tho Orange Free State ter
ritory across the border.
Lttle change Is apparent In the poi
tion at Colesb,rg General French
ported % the war Office on Suula,
morning that he had recouuoiterei win
a squadron Of household cavalry on tu'
Beers east flank. two miles from Acb
tertang. which drew cousiderah
force Of the burehor-, who being anS
ious for their communications viii
Norvals Point withdrew
The casualties Of the Snifolks neat
Colesberg were Colonel Watson. Lien
tenants wilhu. aud White. killed an,
20 men aud Captains Brett Thompson
and Brown, Lieutenants Rsnts Allen
Wood Martin aud Butler, aud i05 mel
missing and ~ men wounded.
General French further reports th
casualties 10 other regiments TO Jan.
were ie killed and a. wounded.
The queen has telsgraphed her cor
gratulAtions aud thanks 10 GenerS
White and his troops at LAdysmith.
A dispatch from Frere Camp last sun
day night said all was quiet there, thu
dispelling the widespread hopes ihl
General Butler had followed up bis den
ons,ration before Colenso with an eticc
i've movement elsewhere.
uThe Times correspondent at LoTenz
Marquee cables that although there
no guarantee that Transvaal gold
standard value, the Portuguese go'
ernment compcls the local banks 10 a
cept II a. legal tender az the same RAJ
as British soyereigns, thus giving Il
republic every facility for cxtensi,
transactions here aud remitting none
10 Europe Continuing. the correspon,
ent says: 1T is question whsth'
the Portuguese order Is not a breach
neutrality
The latest news from Bloemtonte
says officials there recognize they mu
evaouato the town at an early date al
are securing horses at Pretoria
II is also announced the hospitals ,
Bloemfontein and elsewhere are pack,
with wounded men
WHITE NOT RELIEVE