The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-11
FEAR FORLADYSMITH
No News To-day but Great Ap-
prehension is Felt.


London. Jan. mo advices were
received to-day from Ladysmith, but
1t is believed White still holds out.
Despite his victory Of Saturday,
greater apprehension is felt for his
position as he no doubt used an i'm
mense quantity of ammunition In re-
pulsing the Boer attacks Saturday,
and now is probably confronted with
shortage In addition to this he
must have lost many officers and men.
A list of casualties of the Suffolks
at Colesburg, was received this morn
ing. The killed are Col. Watson,
lieutenants and % men. Wounded,
Major Graham and 81 men. Missing,
3 captains, lieutenants and 100 men.
London, Jan. 9.--It was not until the
middle of the afternoon that there was
an official confirmation forthcoming
of Frere Camp rumors of Gen. Whites
success at Ladysmith. But at 3:4O p.
m. the war Office relieved the extreme
tension of the waiting crowds by post
ing the following dispatch from the
front:
"Frere Camp, Natal, Jan. S.--The fol-
lowing is from White, dated two p. m.
Sunday:
IAN attack was commenced on my po-
stlon, but was chiefly against Caesar
Camp and Wagon HILL The enemy was
in great strength and has pushed the at
tack with the greatest courage and en-
ergy. Some of the entertainments on
Wagon Hill were three times taken by
the enemy and retaken by US. The at
tack continued until 1880 D. m. One point
in our position was occupied by the enc
my the whole day. But at dusk, in very
heavy rainstorm, they were turned out of
this position at the point of the bayonet
In q most gallant manner by the Devons,
led by Col. Park. Col. Ian Hamilton COM
manded on Wagon Hill and rendered val
liable service. The troops have had a very
trying time and have behaved excellently.
They are elated at the service they have
rendered the queen.
" The enemy were repulsed everywhere
with very heavy loss, greatly exceeding
as soon as the lists are completed
London Jubilant.
Not since the day of Gen. Buffers re-
verses has such a crowd of inquirers
visited the war Office. AS the afternoon
progresses q rumor obtained currency
that Ladysmith had surrendered, and
the depression in the Hobbies had be-
come extreme when an official appeared
and in q loud voice shouted: Good
news" and posted the dispatch chron-
icing a brilliant victory for the Brit
ish troops. Even the brief official an
nouncement sent by Gen. White seems
to entitle his success to the adjective
brilliant" so often misused during the
present war. Reading between the
lines of Gen. Whites dispatch it is evi.
dent that there was a desperate fight
the British entertainments being thrice
taken and retaken, and, at dusk, the
Devonshire regiment, at the point OF
the bayonet, drove out the Beers from
another position which they had oc
cupied all day long. The news spread
with astonishing rapidity all over Lon
don and caused an instantaneous
change in the aspect Of the metropolis
Smiling faces were seen everywhere
and even at the sedate foreign office anC
other departments of the government
great elation was shown.
The newspapers were all jubilant
The conservative Standard in big head
lines announced a GLORIOUS Victory al
Ladysmith."
suII Holds Ont.
London, Jan. 9.-Gen. White still
holds out, or did so 60 hours ago, wher
the Beers, ousted from their footholC
inside the works, suspended their as
sault at nightfall. England has takeI
heart. The situation, however, is worse
The beleagured force must have ex
pended large amounts of ammunition
which cannot be replenished, and mus
have lost a number of officers ant
men, which is counterbalanced, so fal
as the garrison is concerned, by tn,
greater loss of the Beers.
Gen. White still needs relief and tn,
difficulties confronting Gen. Butler ar,
as great as before. The formers un
adorned sentences, as read and re
read, suggest eloquently the peril il
which the town was for ii hours, and
how barely able his 5000 men wer,
to keep from being overcome. ..
aaBbe chief concern for Gen. White il
in respect of ammunition. Sixty-eigh
days ago, at the beginning of the siege
his small-arm ammunition was vague
" described as plenty" His artillery
then had 300 rounds per gun. Some o
the batteries have been in action fire
quently since then, and all were prob
ably engaged last Saturday. His stool
of shells, consequently, must be low
and this will make IL difficult for Gen
White to cooperate in a movement by
Gen. Butler. ...."...
The intrenchments at Ladysmith, a!
described in message that left da.
or two before the fight and has jus
come through, are fortified hills, wei
covered with rifle pits and trenches
down which the infantry move il
single file to the various posts in alb
solute safety. Full rations are still
served.
Crosses the TugeIa.
London, Jan. ga rumor is current
in the city that Gen. Butler has crossed
the Tugela river, captured - guns, ant
is now marching on Ladysmith.
Nothing has been received corrobo
rative of the rumor that Gen. Bulle
has crossed the Tugela river, so the re
port must be taken with all reserve.
Disgraced Themselves.
London, Jan. 9.-Telegrams from
Rensburg say seven officers and 30 mel
of the Suffolks were killed and tina
about so were captured. Gen. French
announcement that the Essex regimen
has been sent to replace the Suffolk
is more bitter to the latter's friend
than the list of casualties, as the onl.
inference deducible from this fact i
that the Suffolks disgraced themselve
and their flag by boiling and leaving
few of their more stanch comrades L