Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-31
British Public Seeking Elsewhere
Since His Defeat,
Beers LOOK FOR ROBERTS.
Prepare 10 Meet His Central Advance
Britain Watching for Euro.
pean Intervention.

New York Jan. 3l.-The dispatch
from Capetown, which quotes Gen. Bull
Ter as saying he hoped to be In Lady
smith in a week, Is dlscredited In Lon
don.
The report Of fighting at Croco-
die Pool dlsposes Of the rumor that
the British had relieved Mafeking.
There Is no great enthusiasm In Lon
don over the expected invasion Of the
Orange Free State by a third British
army, for It is considered likely that
the Beers have planned a good defense.
Col Villebois- Mareuil. the French
srategst, has started for Colesberg TO
assist IN repelllng the British advance.
Confirmation has been received Of the
report that the chief Boer shell factory
In johannesburg has been blown up.
For the present the British can do
nothing TO help Ladysmith. Some ex-
perts believe that Gen, White viii try
to cut his way out. He must either do
WIS VI sun NlAlFir ANA MS ANNA supply 10
almost exhausted.
1t is said that, upon the fall Of Lady
smith, Dr. Leyds, In Europe, and Mon
tagu White, In Washington, will appeal
for mediation.
The British public seem to have to-
tally lost confidence In Gen. Butler.
The next big news is expected to be
furnished by the Beers. They have
HnttlfpF thai. .uavrV IN IN. efaga In
Kimberley and may be expected 10 close
IN on Ladysmith.
There Is no sign, except the anxiety
Of the British cabinet that any hos
tile demonstration against England Is
contemplated Russia and France are
sure 10 take advantage Of England's
helplessness by grabbing territory in
Asia, but the car Is living up TO his
| reputation as the foe Of war.
The CapetoWn correspondent Of the
Daily Mail telegraphing yesterday
says: Gen. Butler yesterday Mon
day. read the following message from
the queen 10 Sir Charles Warren's
force 4 must express my admiration
Of the troops during the past trying
week, especially Of those regiments you
| specify and of the accomplishment Of
| your arduous march,
| Gen. Butler told the men that they
/ ought not to think because they had
retired from their position that all their
/ work was Of no avail On the contrary,
| IN his opinion, they had gained the key
| 10 the road to Ladysmith, In which he
hoped to be within a week
"Gen. Butler then called for cheers
for the queen, which were heard for
miles around"
Spencer Wilkinson. reviewing the
military situation in the Morning Post
says; There Is again a remarkable
scarcity OF Information about what Is
taking place In the theater Of war.
| There must be more than 100 war COR
respondents at the front, but they are
kept silent.
"The column under Gen. Kelly-Kenny
| has occupied Thebus, about ninety
miles by rail from Colesberg. where
Cen French is operating, and about
! forty-fve miles from Stormberg june
| ton. where the Beers opposed TO Gen.
! Gatacre are believed 10 be.
"The strength Of Gen. Kelly-Kenny's
| column Is not told, but as that officer
commands the sixth division, the whole
! OF which has reached Capetown, and
! as there is no word Of any part OF II
having gone TO Natal, the probability
| is that the column Is Identical with the
| division.
AT any rate, II Is hoped that this
| Is the case. and that the last has been
| heard OF breaking up divisions into
| fragments The dispatch of this col
umn, II. as must be presumed, 1t Is
/ strong enough for Independent opera
l flong rgrtpnde "a GREAT deal
in the first place 1t means that the
| campaign In Natal is TO be left 10 the
| care OF itself. For, II the sixth divl-
| sion is at Thebus, there is no other
force at Capetown capable OF turning
| the balance in Natal
"Ladysmith. then. Is not 20 be re-
ileyed. It's garrison must hold out as
long as possible or make a desperate
attempt to fight It's way out, unless. in
deed. Gen. Butler with such forces as
he has, tries a third time to drive back
the Boer army.
This discussion implies that the
war will be prolonged and that the
Beers are TO be given time TO push
their advantage In Natal. They will
try TO overcome Sir George Whites
force and 10 take the offensive against
Gen Butler. whose army they would IN
that case perhaps be able to hold by
putting several parts OF their own
more mobile force In positions IN his
front. flank and rear. Gen. Blller
would keep them occupied as long as
his supplies and ammunition lasted.
During these operations the British
forces in Cape Colony and the REIN
forcements on the way would be coli
lected into an army 10 march through
the Free state. II that march could be
rapid enough TO produce an effect on
the mind OF the Boer commander-ln-
chief. while Cen. Bullers force Is still