The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-05
Produced on the British Mind After
the Long String Of Defeats.
UNIMPORTANT sKIRMIsHEs.
Little Fights Between Small Forces with
Varying Results Active Campaign
Being Made by Both Sides
Latest From the Seat
or the War.

London, Jan. 2.-General French Off
cially reports the occupation of Coles
burg, this morning. He says: At $3.50
Sunday morning, after nights march,
I occupied a kopje overlooking west
Colesburg. The enepy's outposts were
completely surprised. I shelled the
Boer laager, the enemy replying vigor-
ously, but later being shenced, he re-
tired northward where he occupied
hill. The Beers were also southeast Of
Colesburg toward the junction. Our
position cuts the enemy's line of retreat
via the road bridge. A force Of one
thousand Beers with two guns is re-
ported to be retiring to Norval Point,
\ on the Orange river. Our casualties
y We're three killed and several wounded"
} While it was recognized that French's
4 Sluccess is not one of vital Importance.
materially, the cheering effect of 1t is
isalutary after depression caused by the
fstring of British defeats. The military
experts unite in praising General
French's operations, dwelling particu-
larly upon the rapidity with which he
moved and the fact that he did not at
tempt to storm an impregnable posi-
ton.
NEW MATERIAL.
London, Jan. "A dispatch to the
Telegram from Frere says that since
7 SS .tr,tzota@ @3oers have using a new
N ~ ,a 90 rhe assumption is that
n beneath i.
\ rotunda SKIRMISH.
tasty imp, Jan. 1-Delayed.)-
is conE's had skirmish with the
p i"' yesterday, near the Fugele
/ b. The British suffered no loss, but
Poers had several casualties. The
<ary attaches have returned after
Sjpending the holidays at"the sea.
REPORTED VICTORY.
Capetown, Jan. 2.-Lieutenant Colonel
Pitcher has defeated Boer commando
II - Sunnyside, thirty miles northwest of
ESelment station, which is north of the
Orange river on the Cape railroad. His
official report says he took forty pris-
oners. The British had two killed and
one injured.
MADE FRIENDS.
Paris, Jan. 2.-The Gaulos says the
seizure of the German steamer, Bundas-
rath, by the British had added i'm
mensely to the pro-Boer agitation in
Germany, and has also given a lift to
the Kaiser's naval scheme.
TROOPS LANDED.
Durham, Jan. 1.-Two transports have
arrived here from Capetown and landed
5000 troops.
JUST HOLDING ON.
London, Jan. 2.-The Times in a
- second edition prints special dispatch,
which says that Gen. French is holding
the Colesberg wagon bridge, but has
l. not yet occupied the town. The Beers
\ have been scattered from their posi-
" tions.
FEVER INCREASING.
London, Jan. IA dispatch from Gen.
White, at Ladysmith, says that fever
and dysentery are increasing in the
town.
SADDLES ABOARD.
Lorenzo Marquee. Dec. 30.-(Delayed) }
1t is reported here that the contra
band of war on the German stean,e er,
Bundesrath, recently seized by the
British, included 1000 saddles for the
Beers. 1t is reported from Pretoria that
the Johannesburg commando has re-
turned there to reorganize in con-
sequence of it's heavy losses. Three
hundred men In this canmmando were
sent to reinforce Commandant Cronje
at Mageersfontein.
A SCORCHER.
London, Jan. 2-Henry Labouchere,
the liberal, has written a letter to a
! constituent in which he says: II be-
lieve the war is just, but impolitic. We
are obliged to fight so long as
Transvaalers are in British territory,
but when they are driven out of it,
trust we shall not continue war for the
benefit of crew of country mongers
4 and SPECTATORS
N SOME PATRIOTS.
London, Jan. 2.-Colonel Sir Charles
2 Howard Vincent, commander of the
queens Westminster volunteers, who
offered his services in the war. has
beeen rejected after medical examina-
ton. The Leyland steamship line offers
to take one hundred volunteers to
|. South Africa free of charge.