The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-23

LONDON, Jan. 23.-Just before mid
night the war office issued the following
dispatch from Gen. Butler:
"spearman's Camp, Jan. 22.-The fol-
lowing casualties are reported in Gen.
Harris brigade, as the result of yester-
days fighting: Killed, Capt. Ryall, York.
shire regiment, and five men; wounded,
Second Lieutenant Andrews, Border regt-
ment; Capt. Mclaughlin, Enniskillenp;
Lieut.. HARLOW. Yorkshire regiment, and
seventy-flve men; missing, eight men.
Other casualties will be forwarded when
received
The foregoing was all the war office had
issued up to midnight. Nothing, there
fore, is known here as yet regarding Mon
days operations
CONTRASTING THE ADVANCE.
The Daily Chronicle publishes the fol-
lowing, dated Jan. q, $40 p. M, from
| Spearmans Camp:
'The Beers admit twenty-four casual
ties during Gen. Lyttleton's skirmish on
Saturday. Gen. Warren continues pro-
very slow progress, as the Beers are nu-
: merous and strongly intrenched. Our
forces are working on parallel ridges,
with Lord Dundonald's flying column out
on the left flank, awaiting developments.
The Beers are contesting every inch Of
the ground. This morning Gen. Warren's
artillery opened fire, but received no re-
ply. The naval guns in front are doing
good work The Beers insist that it
will take three months for us to reach
Ladysmith."
FURIOUS RIFLE FIRE.
The Daily Telegraph publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch, delayed by the censor,
from Rensberg, dated Sunday afternoon:
Last evening at 9 o'clock the Beers
began furiously all along their main po-
sition. Three tiers of rifle fire were Wis
ible. The firing lasted three-quarters of
an hour The reason for the alarm Is not
known here
BULLER IS SILENT.
/ LONDON, Jan. 23-Gen. Butler has
| divulged nothing Of his movements on
Monday, and the public presume he is
resting on the ground won after two
| days of hard fighting. The war Office
turned everybody out of the lobbies at
midnight. Apparently Lord Lansdowne
! was as much without news yesterday as
| other persons were.
| Military men assume that fighting must
have taken place, and it was probably
| more severe than on the two preceding
days. Gen. Butler would not be likely
to give the Beers leisure to add to the
| elaborate intrenchments to arrange their
| artillery and to concentrate their forces.
| The special correspondents Sunday
night were allowed to send the announce
ment that the battle would be almost
certainly renewed the following day, and
hence official and popular anxiety is at
| high tension. The British military ex-
perts all share the hopes of their lead
| ers and as Spicer Wilkinson points out,
| they hesitate to say word that might
be interpreted as unfavorable Mr.. VIII
kinson refers to the cooler judgment OF
German and Austrian critics., which
means that some Of the best judges look
upon Gen. Buffers enterprise as for
lorn hope as merely a continual strain
of fighting, which may prove too much
for the physical energy of the troops
engaged. The Daily Chronicles mill
tary expert says:
Even when a battle is won In single
day, as a rule pursuit is only possible
when fresh troops are available. But III
| +his instance it is not question of mere
| nursuit. but of renewing an attack upon
intrenched positions after a days hard
fighting, and q night of lying on the
| battlefield
| Reinforcements aggregating 5000 OF
more have reached Cape Town during the
last three days. 1t is uncertain how
these have been disposed Of, but prob
ably most Of them have been sent te
Natal. where it is believed Gen. Butler
| needs them.
METHUEN INACTIVE.
The British in other districts of South
| Africa continue inactive. Gen. Methuen's
1900 men remain behind earthworks Gen
| Frenchs 1000 men at Rensberg were
| aroused on Sunday by a general alarm
that the Beers were attacking, but II
| turned out there was no basis for this
Gen. Gatacre IS quiet at Colesberg
The dissensions among colonial officers
and their disagreements with the regulars
are being inquired into by Lord Roberts
who declares he will give the colonials
| equal show with the regulars.
At Ladysmtth tho deaths from enterit
fever and other diseases average ten 6
day The fear is entertained that the gar.