The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26

hCFcO-LOn0OneTs More Cheerful.
| LONDON, Jan. 25.-The London Daily
Times publishes the latest message from
Gen. Butler as indicative of the determine
alton of the British commander to adj
vance slowly and cautiously, with no
Idea or plans for possible retreat. Gen.
Buffers instructions to the troops read:
Your officers will order you to advance,
but not to retreat. Should you be greeted
by an unexpected volley, at short range,
charge. The Beers like nothing less than
hand-to-hand encounter
In a message to the war office Gen Bull
Ter says:
Gen. Warren is holding Spion's Kop,
and will continue to hold it. He is pre-
pairing to shell the enemys positions, and
will soon have sufficient number of
guns in position to command the sur
rounding country
LONDON IS SATISFIED.
LONDON,Jan. 26.-Gen. Buffers phrase.
THE men ale splendid" thrills England
with pride and confidence His taking
and holding Spion Kop are considered
permanent advantages.
Sir Charles Warren's opinion that miles
of the adjacent Boer intrenchments are
untenable is accepted by most expert OBJ
servers as obviously true, because of the
height Of the position, but some point
out that 1t may lack definite gun plat
form to resist artillery fire from the two
extended sides. 1t is not likely that
Gen. Warren will let go anything he
holds, and Eews Of further success Is
calmly awaited. The military authori-
ties recognize, of course, that in the
twelve or fifteen miles between Spion
Kop and Ladysmith there are continuous
defensive positions and rugged hills and
ravines, which far outrange Spion Kop,
but they are sure that the troops who
have turned the Beers out of difficult
| places can do it again. The military
expert of the Times says:
! 'It Is exceedingly difficult to arrive
at any exact estimate of the advantage
| gained. A definite tactical object has
been attained, ard definite steps have
been taken in the fuIfillment of the
strategic plan. 1t is necessary to await
fuller information before attaching un-
due weight to the successes thus far
attained. At least there has been
| steady progress
TROOPS FOR BULLER.
The Kildonan Castle reached Durham
yesterday (Thlrsday) with 1000 addi-
tiional troops for Gen. Butler and three
troopshfps have arrived from India,
| bringing, among others, a regiment of
| lancers. Beyond this it is not public
| ly known here how heavily Gen. Butler
has been reinforced. but those having
certain dealings with the war Office say
that Gen. Butler will have as mary more
| men as he may need to make his work
easier.
/ The situation in the neighborhood of
| the other armies is unchanged, but for
ward movement by Gen. French is daily
| expected. A dispatch from Rensberg
! to the Standard describes Gen. French's
position as now forming great semi
! circle arm around the Boer positions. The
correspondent says he could take Coles
| berg, two miles away, at any time.
| A letter from Pretoria gives the text
| of a complaint which President Kruger
made to President Steyn regarding the
| want Of cooperation on the part of Free
| Staters at Modder river and also Presi-
dent Steyn's address to the Free Staters
Mr.. Kruger said he had learned with
| regret, that only about 1000 men of the
Free Staters fought in the last battle,
and that many others remained in their
camps while their brothers resisted and
| even defeated their enemy. Both state
ments seem to give official confirmation
| of reports of ,disagreements between the
| allies.
GEN. WOODGATE DEAD.
Ad,;oas have. been recaivad from Snear
| mans Camp that Gen. Woodgate has
| succumbed to the wounds he received in
| the attack upon Spion Kop.
GEN. MACDONALD ARRIVES
MoDDER RIVER, Jan. 25.-Gen. Hec-
| tor Macdonald has arrived, and assumed
| command of the Highlanders.
TOLSTOI IS PRO-BOER.
| MOSCOW, Jan. 25.-Count Leo Tolstoi,
| in an interview published In the Rush
! Listok, denounces the war in South Afri-
| ca as showing the "sordid and soulless
| commercialism that rules the world" He
says:
II hope daily to hear of a fresh British
reverse. 1t is incomprehensible to me
| that England, boasting herself to be the
land of freedom, should wish to crush
! out small republics which have never
! done her the slightest injury.
MR.. MACRUM DEFENDED.
| PARIS, Jan. 26, a. m.-The Patrie yes
| terday asserted that Charles e. Macrum,
| former United States consul at Pretoria,
| had visited the foreign office with DR..
| Leyds, in order to fulfil a mission in
/ trusted to him by President Kruger. The
| foreign office declared the story fake,
| and DR.. Leyds, in an interview published
| this morning. says there is not a word Of
| truth in the matter; that he has not seen
| Mr. Macrum, and that he is able to state
| positively that Mr.. Macrum is not the
| bearer of any letter from President Kru-
| ger.
| AS TO SUZERAINTY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Montagu
| White, the South African diplomat, now in
| this country. today authorized the fol-
| lowing statement:
| "The impression that Is said to exist
| in certain quarters. that DR.. Leyds Is
not recognized by foreign powers as the
| diplomatic minister of the South African
I republic, on account of Great Britain
| claim to suzerainty, Is false. DR.. Leyds
| is credited to and fully recognized as
minister pleripotentiary of the South
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