Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-23
LITTLE DEFINITE NEWS.
Almost Certain that Fighting was
Continued observation-disclosures that
L~adysniith has been Entered by
the British.

L~adysn,ith has been Entered by
the British.
LONDON, January %, AIS a. NJ
Gen Butler has reported nothing of
his operations on Monday, and official
and press intelligence leaves the Brit
ish bevouacked Sunday night on the
ground they had won after two days
fighting. The wal Office turned every
body out of the Hobbies at midnight.
Apparently Lord Lansdowne was much
without news all yesterday as other
persons were.
Military men assume that fighting
must have taken place, and that it
wa probably more severe than or the
two proceeding days. Gen. Butler
would not be likely to give the Beers
leisure to add to the elaborate in
trenchments, to arrange their artillery
and to concentrate their forces.
The British in other districts In
South Africa continue inactive. Lord
Methuen's $4,000 men remain behind
their works. Gen. French's 1000 at
Rensberg were reused on Sunday by
a general alarm that the Beers were
attacking, but 1t turned out that there
was no basis for this. Gen. Gatacre
is ~quiescent at Colesberg.
At L~adysmith, the deaths from en-
teric fever and ~dysentary average ten
a day. Some fears are expressed that
the garrison may be SO worn by pri-
vation and disease as to be unable to
do much in the way of helping Gen.
Butler.
DURHAM, Natal, January 22.-The
statement comes from an excellent
source in Pietermaritzburg that Lord
Dundonald has entered Ladysmith
with 1000 men.
This is not confirmed from any other
quarter, but 1t is known that Lord
Dundonald's flying column has been
acting well to the left Of the line of
advance.
LONDON, January 23.-The Daily
Chronicle has received the following.
dated January 90. Ais p. m. from
Spearman's Camp:
1.-THE Beers admit q casualties dur
ing Gen. Lyttleton's skirmish on Sat
urday.
Gen. Warren continues %pgrveing.
though he is necessarily making very
slow progress as the Beers are numer-
Gus and strongly e~ntrenched.
"Our infantry are working yer
parallel ridges with Lord Dundonald's
cavalry, lying we'll out on the left
flank and awaiting developments. The
Beers contest every inch Of the ground.
This morning Gen. Warren's artil-
lery reopened fire, but the Beers did
not reply, and our fire became les hot.
The naval guns in front here have
been quiet. A Boer prisoner who was
brought in boasted that it would take
us three months to reach Ladysmith."
LONDON, January 23.-The Daily
Mail has the following. dated Sunday
night, from Spearman's Camp:
There has been hot fighting all day.
At dawn our attack was resumed along
the entire line, all the brigades taking
part. We soon discovered that the
Beers still occupied the range of hills
in force, their position being very
strong. The range is intersected by
steep ravines and many approaches
very difficult OF access.
To-day the Beers who were driven
from their trenches yesterday. took
cover in dongas and behind the rocks
with which the hills are strewn. The
forces, therefore. commenced the task
Of driving them out, and set to work
with good heart in the early morning.
Much firing took place and our pro
gress wns slow. but gradually British
MUCK fx,Id It's tale and the enerux fell