The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-30


NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-There iS cem-
ment in London on the discrepancy be-
tween the Boer account Of the recap
ture of splon Kop and tina. sent by
General Butler. The latter says
not word about the Beers scaling the
hill and attacking the British trenches
and capturing $50 men who had hoIsted
the white nag, as at Majuba hill. In
stead he spoke Of the maintenance Of
THE best traditions Of the British
army" There is not much doubt that
the Boer account is correct. 1t is by no
means boastful.
1t Is believed that the war office has
further dispatches which 1t IS with
holding. For days nothing has been
heard from Lord Dundonald and his
mounted brigade, and 1t is rumored that
he has been cut OF on the Upper Tuge-
la. ~
The London military critics have
given up hope of saving LadysmIth.
which IL undoubtedly short Of food and
anmunition. The garrison went on
short rations December 2. The Morning
Leader says:
"Wnl Ladysmith fall IN consequence
of Buffers retirement or in consequence
of another night attack by the victor
ious Beers?
1.-THE city has already held out It's
full time. It's last communication across
the Tugela otherwise than by electric
or sun flashing was on November 2
last. It was then believed to have
enough provisions and ammunition for
three month";. The three months are up
next Friday,
There has been no chance during
these months to throw into the city a
pound of cordite."
OF the newspaper correspondents who
voluntarily remained in Ladysmith, G.
W. Stevens. of the London Daily
Mail: Mitchell, of the London Standard,
and stabb. Of the Times of India, died
Of fever in one week Ferrand, of the
Transyaal Leader, was killed in the
Wagon hill fight.
The London Daily Mail says;
England Humiliated.
1.-THE richest and what was hitherto
considered the most powerful nation in
the world stands to-day in the humtlla-
ting position of seeing its armies beaten
back with heavy losses at the hands Of
two small states.
''our ambassadors abroad suffer ig-
ANONYMOUSLY. knowing that DR.. Leyds
has during the past week been received
at semi-oficIal entertainment not only
In Paris, but in Berlin.
zone would have thought that DR..
Leyd's reception by foreign governs
ments was already sufficiently sugges-
tive. One would have thought the time
had come when some attempt should be
made to mobilize the feet and the re-
naming land forces in order that the
world may know that, while bearing
our suffering calmly. we have no In
tention of sdbsidlng into second or a
third rate power by allowing foreign
Intervention of any kind"
The Post says:
parliament will have to do some
thing more than give expression to
public opinion. The time will come
when the nation must not merely
arouse itself to fresh exertions, but
must open its eyes to the facts and
tale into account the actual state OF the
world.
''The war cannot be conducted with
reference to the state of public opinion
in Great Britain, for the state of ar.
mics engaged and the temner of othe,
powers that are looking ON are not less
important elements in the problem"
AS 1t required month for Butler to
recover from his earlier defeat at Co.
lenso, It is not thought he can pull his
disheartened army together now in
time to do anything for Ladysmlth.
London waits nnxiously for the Beers
to move. They seem to be fighting on a
very definite plan. and 1t is thought
they may attack Butler or assault
Ladysmith.
Parliament meets tomorrow, and the
Radical and Irish members are prepar-
ing for a savage onslaught upon the
government.