Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-25

is informed on good au-
thority that portion of
troops have already started for Lou
renzo Marques and others will follow
Immediately. The correspondent IN
question asks: AIN sendinS a cable
with this letter, but fear it will be
suppressed" The movement apparInt-
~ indicates that the beers are engaged
in gun-running and men-lmpofting
through Rhodes.a, or that perhaps
they are planning to take Col Plumer
in the flank.
Beers to Ruin Mines.
London, Jan, PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pieternaritzburs,
dated tuesday, says: Lord Dun
donald holds the road to divers
Hook pass. Latest arrivals from Jo-
hannesburg say the boer methods are
to work ruin TO themines Ihe beers
pick out the rich ore, leaving the cost
of further developments to the share
holders. Stores are bling robbed
Wholesale. Safe deposit vaults under
the stock exchange have been broken
open and jewelry and plate left by
refugees has been extracted Grass is
growing in the streets and cattle are
grazing in the fashionable thorough
fares There are still about 1000
uitlanders in the Transvaal. \ letter
received from Harrismith stated that
three Britishers were shot in "A market
square for refusing to go to the front
when commanded
Roseberry's Hopeful Words.
London, Jan 24.--At the opening of
the new town hail at Chatham Tues
day, Lord Roscberry, referring to the
war. said; In such war We must
have bad moments. But | trust that,
in the providence of God, we are strik-
| ing the balance of evils. The reverses
of the war have taught the country
that the empire is a united empire.
In commerce. education and war Great
Britain is not methodiCal. nor scien-
! tific The country has yet to bring
the war to a triumphant conclusion.
When that is done it must set to work
and put the empire on a business foot
ing, and strive TO make it realize the
| British ideal Of what an empire is
without menace and without oppres-
sion-a model state ruled by model
institutions and inhabited by a model
race
Sympathize With Beers.
/ London, Jan. 24-The correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle at Sterk-
stroom tolegraphing Monday says:
Many Dutch colonists, although os-
tensibly loyal, really sympathize with
the beers and keep them posted re-
sarding British movements. They dis
charge rockets and make other prob
Liable signals to the enemy. A general
rising however is no longer feared.
Beers Still Firing.
London, Jan. 24.-The Daily Chron-
icle publishes the following hello
graphed message from Ladysmith
dated Jan. -: Yesterday we could
see British shells burning close to
the boer camp on the plateau this side
OF Potgeters drift, but the camp still
remains in position mere today. We
heard very heavy firing all morning
/ he bombardment here is slack, but
the beers big gun on Mount Bulwana
Is still firing.
Fierce Battle at Spion's kop.
Boer head lager, Ladysmith, Jan
! 24-C22)-A battle has been raging
along divers Hook road since Satur-
Iday between the boe.s under Preto-
rius and 5000 British. The fighting
IS in full swing at Spion's kop and
beers under Gems. Botha and Cronje
nave been sent thither British else
whore are only making RECONNAISSANCE
ces of boer positions President Steyn
was under fire at the foremost posi-
1 ,jOn Of the Free Staters.
Have Beers Retired?
Gaberones, Bechuanaland, Jan. "a
/ 17th. Via Lourenzo Marques "A na-
tive, who has just arrived, reports that
\ troops, not beers, are patrolling
around Mafeking From this ii is con
/ jectured the beers may have retired
from that place and that the patrollars
are some Of Col. Baden POwell's men.
I There is increased activity in the boer