The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-10
Macdonald, Who Was Operating
With Methuen, Also Retires.
Particulars Are Meager ~ "a Both
Movements. Hat They Are ne-
l,ev~d To he serious Reverses ia
Roth Inss.nces--A Theory II HELD
Th.t she Advance Movements
Were Dessssed simply 20 Prevent
IN. pc~rs corceutrassng 60 Or
pose Roberts Projected Campaign
Iwto the Orange Free state.

LONDON. Feb. 10, 40 a. m.-r,ondcn
accepts as true the Roer statement that
Gen. Ruiler has failed again. These state
ments were passed by the British censor
at Alden and are read In tho light Of Mr.
Baifeur's announcement in tho commons
that Gen. Butler IS not pressing his ad-
vance MT. Winston Churchill wires that
yaai,-ransx was imrracticahlc for the
guns which were needed TO support fue-
ther advance. Ills cahiegram leaves Gen.
Butler on Tuesday night sending fresh
BRIGADE TO relieve the tired holders OF
vaalkrsntx
Hard poaition 10 Hold.
The descriptive writer's with Gen. Butler
were allowed a rather free hand asnin IN
cxp,a,ning the ugly position which the
british held and the natural obstacles
which had 10 he overcome. So II II easy
10 infer TINT. with Boer riaemen and ar
tiilery defending them. these hills. ravinss
and iunSies have not been overcome. and
thus the public h prepared In advance for
bad news.
Hope Ran Hinh In Ladysusssh.
Heiioerams from i.adysmith. dated Mon
day, Describing the effect Gen. Buffers
car. had on the worn garrison
Hor high that the long period OF In
activity and tediurp was drawing 10
close The crash Of guns was almost con-
tinnous for ten hours. and At timcs =
seemed a. " ~ many ns twenty she'ls
burst In minute. The Beers. preparing
always for the posribtitty ~ def~at, were
driving herds and sending long waxon
trains toward tho Drakensberw passcs.
..xA (xll nus1
broken only by frogs croaking and she
occa sionai hlsxe OF star shells. snrround-
ing the town with circle Of light 70 pre-
vent tho uncbscrved approach of tho en-
envy serles Of British mines, iaid for
the Beers exploded accidentally. shaking
and alarming the city and camp
MacDensua's Restremest = rsssss.
Gen. MacDonaid's retirement puszies
the military commentorr. The theory that
flnds acceptance is that n was ordered by
Lord Roberts, and that both Gen Buffers
and Cen MacDonnid's operations wefc BY
the direction OF the cosnmander-in-chsAf,
in order 10 occupy tho Beers At widely
separated points 80 they would be unable
20 transfer any portios OF their forces 70
oppose the projected central sdvnnee
Exrisesest IN she cossmsas.
Tho news eaassed considerable excIssv
mcut In tho house of commons. wherc tho
government leader, Mr.. isaifour. had JUST
announced that there vas no news from
South Africa
war office dispatch from Lord Rob
erts. dated Thursday. February =, con-
arms tho report that Gen. Gasacre has r~-
pulsed the Boesr ss Hen Hook and Byrd
river. and that the security Of both OUT
posts IL established.
MarDeusJa's Operations
In regard to Gen. Msrpoualds opera
,,onx lord Roberts does nrt mention tho
formers retirement to Moadef river. lie
said:
Macdonald was dispatched to prevent
the TsoerA blocking ths main arm at
Koodonsberg and successfully established
himself there. in sHiie ef sh@ desarfniHrd
efforts ~ the Rcets Ia disio1Hn him A.
AfseDgnald's request, darlington was sent
with relnforcemantm "Wednesday. Febfa-
AIRY = Babingt0n fhra4tfnsd the fioess
north OF Koodoor1erg whfle another forre
drove of the Beers southwark"
The dispatch concludes with tho state
meni.
.~rhe enemy has nos evacuated HE po-
siiion. and mona ~ ia signt
G~strai Advance Especses.
wr Charles Williams. military writer.
who IS understood % be IN egnadsnfisl
reiaslona with Lord woaiseiey. ssya shat
s.~x0nA doubt tne ssost authoritative psan-
relations win Lord woiseisy. sars that
an snasayos wIi b. made - ssrre ths ilna
~ the Orange riser before Wednesday
next. eosalhly hy Monday.
Mna~w's n~afsh HAD.
Ms Henry W. Lucy says fhe health ~
SIR Charles Miner. governor OF Cape coi-
ong, Is suffering from prolonged strain.
and BIS ffisnaN fear hs ~in hrsak down.
cecil -previsses~a asfekiss.
Lard EAllsburys son. Isord Edward CecH.
!. responsible Tor NafeAing bssnx 40 we'll
rsov4ssons1. AZ the oussrsas cs the war
ne learaea tas amount ~ army stores
about 10 b aens % Agfekgns. and on hss
ovn initiative pledged hls private fnsans
ans hss the stores aaadrspses. ise II now
In Mafekinx. and u one of It's bosGsst d.
s@nders.
Asais sh~JiinE kiab~ri~y.
The Times has taa fniiowlns from kim
berisy. dated February s.
The fsaer hsg ElIns sheiisa ps an day
yesterday but nobody was xlI.e5.H
ordered Back 90 8sdasr River.
A dispatch 70 the Times from Kosd0os-
berg, dated thursday. FEBRUARY 4, says.
s+ff IL ,er.c~.af that fsx4er rx4ufeeos-fr,er.sa