Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-01-11

London. Jan 9,-Gen. White still
holds out, or did so go hours ago when
the beers, ousted from their foothold
inside the works, suspended their as
sault at nightfall. England has taken
heart The situation, however, is
worse, The beleaguered force must
nave expended large amounts OF am
munition which cannot be replenished
and must have lost a number of Of
hcers and men but which is counter
balanced, as far as the garrison is con
cerned, by the greater loss of the
beers, General white still needs re-
lief and the difficulties confronting
Gen. Butler are as great as before. The
formers unadorned sentences, as read
aud re-read, suggest eloquently the
peril in which the town was for four
teen hours and how barely able his
5000 men were kept from being over
come The chief concern for
Cen White is in respect
to ammunition IN all siXty-eight
days ago, at the beginning of the
siege, his small-arm ammunition was
vaguely described as plenty, His
artillery then had 800 rounds per gun.
Some batteries have been in action
frequently since then and all were
probably engaged last Saturday. His
stock of shells, consequently, must be
low and this win make it difficult for
Gen. White to cooperate in the move
ment by Gen. Butler. The entrench-
ments at Ladysmith as described in
the message that left day or two be-
fore the fight, are fortified hills well
covered with rifle pits and trenches,
down which the infantrymoyein single
file to various posts in absolute safety
Full rations are still served but no
whisky or tobacco Spencer Wakin-
son In the Post, points out that there
is enc division only at Chieyeley am
other at Frere, and a third at Estcourt
AS Chieveley is seven miles from Co
lenso, the second division would have
had to march twelve miles to get into
action, the third division % miles
Gen Buffers 10000 men and seventy
guns have been almost inactive since
Saturday. When photographed Butler
could really make no movement but an
ineffective demonstration. England Is
preparing ornaments and % trans
ports will be on the way to south
Africa during the present month Ac-
cording TO the program $4,000 addi-
tional troops and u guns will soon be
afloat The government has ordered
the Vckers Sons and Maxim company
to manufacture as many Al inch and
6-inch quick-flrers as can be turned out
until otherwise informed
Choate Does Not Get Reply,
London, Jan. Ambassador Joseph
II. Choate did not receive the answer
Tuesday from the British government
regarding the seizure Of American
nour by British cruisers in south
African waters, Lord Salisbury has
the note in preparation, but a few days
may elapsc before II is delivered The
Associated Press has good reason TO
believe that the -four Will be released
and possibly a ruling made differentl-
ating between foodstuns for field and
domestic purposes.
Sttyn Predicts Victory
Lourenzo Marques Jan o. presi-
dent Steyn's new years address to the
Durghers OF the Free State concludes
as follows; Next year the Afrikan-
der nation viii enjoy peace and rest
ana that peace viii be established on
the basis that the enemy who has OPP
pressed and prosecuted us during the
whole past century shall no longer be
in a position to spill innocent blood.
May God in his infinite mercy grant
this