Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-27
Who Died from wounds Received "a,
Spi Kop.

Spi Kop.
place a arp construction upon Gen.
0. suliel ire eighteen words telling
of the retirement from Spion Kop, and
there is an uneasy impression abroad
that worse news is yet to come.
AT one OF the military clubs the state.
ment passed from one member TO an
other that the war office had received
an unpleasant supplementary dispatch
from General Butler, which was being
held up for IL hours
Spencer Wilkinson. in The Morning
Post, writes as follows of the Spion kop
loss
This is a serious matter, and an at
tempt will not here be made to mini
mize it, for no greater wrong can be
done to our people at home than to
mislead them about the significance of
the events of the war. The right way
Is to tell the truth as far as we know
it,"
But facts from the neighborhood OF
the Tugela are scantier than ever. The
censorship now is simply prohibitive,
and something is wrong with the cables.
"More troops" is the only suggestion
here as to the way to break the Boer re-
sistance.
General Butler reported that the Brit
ish casualties Jan. "a were:
Killed-Officers, 8; non commissioned
officers and men, Is; wounded officers,
IL; non-commissioned officers and men,
142; missing, 81 men.
General Buffers dispatch was dated
Spearman's Camp, Jan. 20, 1925 a. IN.
The killed include Colonel Buchanan
Riddeil, of the Kings Royal Rifles. He
served in the Niger war of 1881. Lit is
not clear whether the casualties include
those at Spion Kop or only those re-
sulting from the fighting prior to the
Spion Kop engagement.
Special dispatches from Durham said
the Boer losses ON the Upper Tngela
during the fighting on Sunday last were
very great. General Warren's men
captured 100 prisoners and 1870 Beers
were found dead in one trench.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The war office
posted the following dispatch from
General Butler, dated Spearman' camp,
Thursday, Jan. %. noon: General
Warrens garrison, am sorry to say.
find this morning, had in the night
abandoned Spion's kop."
LADYsMITH, Sunday, Jan. 21-(Bv
runner, via Frere Camp, Wednesday,
jail EdllioOA ID WdtClilllS
General Buffers guns Smelling the
Beers. Their fire can be seen at this
distance and appears to be effective.
The movements of the Beers show that
they are evidently determined to stub
bornly oppose the advance of the relief
column.
They show no signs of removing their
guns and have mounted new ones ani
are continually strengthening their for
tifications. Our Notifications have been
greatly strengthened since Jan. 6, and
Ladysmith is now practically impreg-
nable.
Owing to the fever the number of
convalescents returning from Intombi
camp exceeds that of the patients being
sent there.
The supplies are spinning out splen-
didly, all the troops having sufficient
wholesome food.
The heat is terrific, the thermometer
registering l07 degrees in the shade.
Under other circumstances the news
from Ladysmith, showing greatly i'm
proved sanitary conditions, the plenti-
fulness OF provisions and the strengthen
ing of the Notifications until the place is
regarded as impregEable, would have
inspired the nation, but these good
tldings 10 the British are overshadowed
by anxiety as to the situation ON the
Upper Tugela, and that the heavy losses
suffered during the struggle Tuesday
night have counted for naurht.