The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-05
CONFIRMATION of THE NEWS
THAT GEN. BULLER IS AGAIN
ADVANCING
HE CROSSED ON FRIDAY
NOTHING KNOWN BEYOND THE
FACT THAT HE is NEARING
LADYSMITH
GUNS HEARD IN THE CITY

Garrison in the Be1eaguered Camp
Anxiously Waiting News of His
PrOgress-BOers Report All Safe
on Frtday-Mafeking Holding Out
Lord Roberts-Both Sides Active.
DURHAM, Feb. 4.-Gen. Butler
crossed the Tugela river Friday
night, and Is marching on Lady,
smith. No definite news will be per-
mitted to go out until Ladysmith is
relieved.
LADYSMITH, Feb. 4.-Cby heIio-
son was much cheered by hearing
Gen. BuIIer's guns. The result OF
the engagement is not known. The
Beers are again massing near Lady,
smith, also moving another gun to-
ward Surprise Hill. We are quite
ready for them, If they contemplate
another attack.
LADYSMITH, Saturday, Feb. 3 by
heHOgrnph via Signal HiII.)-Gen.
Buller's guns have been heard
again. Otherwise it is very quiet.
We are awaiting further news of
his progress. There have been no
further developments here. Very
few Beers remain northeast of the
camp. The main body is concen-
trated southeast. The health of the
garrison Is improved.
HEAD LAGER, Lndysmith, Feb.
2.-Wtth the exception of desultory
shots from Long Tom, everything is
quiet. Beers. with artillery from
Vryheid district, attacked the Ngutu
magistracy, ZuluIand, Jan. 81, and
captured the magistrate and eleven
white and thirty-four colored po-
lice, their horses, $40 rifles and
much ammunition. The prisoners
were sent to Pretoria.
ROAD IS OPEN.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Pietermaritz-
/ burg correspondent of the Daily Mail,
telegraphing yesterday, says:
Z. Gen. Butler has undoubtedly secured
the road to Ladysmith, and should reach
his objective this week. 1t is believed
here that the object of the Beers in oc-
cupying Ngutu, zululand, is to secure
the road from Dundee to Vryheid, In
case of retreat
81 learn from a reliable source that
Gen. Joubert was seriously injured by.
a shell in the fight at Willow Grange,
and that he will never be able to COM
mand again on horseback. My informant
says that he has, in fact, retired from
the field.
1.-THE Beers admit that the attack on
Ladysmith was a serious blunder, and
would not have occurred If Gen. Joubert
had been in command. Gen. Lucas Mey-
er played the coward at Talana and shell
tered himself in Red Cross wagon,
shamming sickness He has been unable
to face the Beers since, and they threat
en- to shoot him.
"The Beers say Great Britain made a
mistake in not sending Gen. Sir Evelyn
Wood.
ST understand they have still thousands
of bags of flour stored in reserve at
Delagoa bay
BULLER's ADVANCE.
A dispatch from Durham dated Satur-
day and referring to Gen. Butler cross
ing the Tugela and advancing upon Lady
smith says
1T is probable Gen. Butler crossed at
a spot above richards Drift, and that
leaving the enemy to the right he Is
marching to Acton Homes, whence the
road to Ladysmith runs almost due east,
through fairly open country.
cit is expected here that he will reach
Ladysmith tomorrow (Monday) night"
MESSAGES EXCHANGED.
The Daily Telegraph has the following
dispatch from Spearman's Camp, dated
Sunday evening:
Messages are now freely exchanged
between the camps of Gen. Butler and
Gen. White-by night with calcium lights,
by day with heliograph The men here
are enthusiastic at the prospect or a
speedy advance under Gen. Buffers In
structions. very large supply of pro-
visions for the besieged garrison will
accompany the relieving force. The
British have repaired the bridge over the
Tugela at Colenso sufficient for the pas
sage of cavalry"
BIG BATTLE COMING.
winston Churchill, In dispatch from
Spearman's Camp, dated Saturday, says:
"The belief is general that all will be
staked on the issue of the coming bat
tie 1t Is probable that no press tele-
grams will be permitted to leave pending
the operations.
1.-THE fighting power, morale and mate
rial of the army was never higher than
it is now"
KOPJE RUSHED.
RENSBERG, Feb. 3.-The New Zealand
ers, Remingtons guides, and a squadron
of life guards made a sweep OF severaI
miles along the hills adjacent to the ;
British right flank One kopje occupied
by the Beers was rushed, the Beers clear
ing out after a slack resistance. One
New Zealander was wounded. Small
parties In the distance retreated when
ever the British horse appeared.
STARTLING INFORMATION.
MODDER RIVER. Feb. 3.-The land
rost at New Beuch read publicly on
Jan "a the following proclamation, which
he said he had just received:
Lord Roberts Is prisoner. Gen. Bull
Ter Is killed. Nine thousand British have
been killed and 1000 taken prisoners.
The British also lost eight guns last Sat
urday."
BOERS BUSY.
sPEARMAN'S CAMP, Saturday, Feb.
3-The Beers fred from the hills on sew
e,aI souadrons Of the English, who were
accommodating. They continued 70 set
fire to the grass on the south OF Moune