Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-02
STILL LOOKS GLOOMY.
New Year "Opens With p1Tk Clouds
Over Great Britain
HER TROUBLES MANY
Beside, the War There Are signs Of
Anxiety in Ministerial Cir,les.
Pres, Severe In Criticism,
and fiulillnding.

London. Jan J. The new year opens
glo0m,ly ior England. with a record ot
miscalculaiious and disaster IN South
Africa 10 be- retrieved az great cost Of
life aud treasure. and with regulations
Of generals in the field aud of ministers
at home hanging upon the issue of bat
tie during the next few week, There
Is no lack Of criticism and faulilinding
In this press. and there are signs Of ant-
iety IN ministerial circles over the polit.
ical effects If additional rcyerscs to
British arms but there is also a hopeful
feeling induced by flesh proof, Of the
incapacity Of Ga, Dutch allie, 90 make
use ot their opportunities The Bler
victoric. Of Siormberg Magcrsfouteiu
and Coleusl have not been followed up
IN any instance. There have becn uo
successful raids ou the lines ~ Cummun
icaiion aud Lldy-mith Kimberley auI
Maiekng have not been overwhelmed
by superior numbers and guns There
j. record OF Hler failures as weIl as
British defeats
Tho budget OF news received sunday
was "a light one The arrival 0f % Caps
steamer has brought % large mail. and
all thn morning journals print letter
/ from their special clru puuien'- Th.
most interesting letters are those pub
lisb.l boz The Standard The Times and
other Journals from Lndysmith. iu which
Incident, uf the siege aud garrison hf,
are described The writers are wisely
retictui uu important points and dea
lightly with the dangers ~ the ltua
tiou. but there is little doubt that th,
garrison has been short Of ammunition
aud that knowledge ~ thi. fact has in
huenccd General Buller in sacrificing
his original plan oi campaigu aud mass
iug his forces lor the relief Of Lady
smith lie is stll calling in rcinfoicc
mcnis. Tor the Majestic has gone 20 Dur
ban with another battalion aud numer
ous drafts No additional batialious %
infantry will be- available from iuc1m
ing transports for q week.
Indication, still point 10 a battle a
The end OF this week. although thrr
may be delays through mule trauspor
service which General Butler Is evident
ly organizing on large scale. Tn
TugeIa is reported in fool from th0
heavy rains mud the passage Of the rave
will be most difficult
News from the western border
meagro There are beIated accounts o
gun practice by the naval brigade a
Modler river. which is constantly im
proving one dispatch describes tn
havoc made by a naval gun which ha
found the range Cor the main source d
the water supply for tho Boer camp
British accounts u the Baden. Powell
sofiie cannot be- expected Tor sever
days The Boer official dispatches stat
that two we'll known officers. one
them son Of the prime minister, wei
wounded. aud has caused much anIiet
In the world of wealth and fashion
Lord Edward Cecl's wife 10 the dAugh,,
Z Of Admiral Ma1se, and ia now In soui
Africa Lord Charles Cayendisl
] lientinok Is half brother 10 the Duke
Portland and Is an officer Of brilliat
promise.
A grim story il told of Lord Salisbur
IN connection with the service Of b
son under BadeH.powell At Mafekin
He was offered at tho opening Of the wi
special facilities for getting early copi
OF dispatches from Mafsking. but r
piled he could take his turn and wa
for the newspapers like other people
The war Office reported Sunday th
Lord Methueus situation was unchan
ell. hut that the Boers had retired
Colesburg from their cntrenchments
Rensberg. The British cavalry fro
Dordrecht had met with mperi
force of the enemy and withdrawn
gpo1 prier after "A sktrmiah