The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-10
BRITISH NET THEIR DEFEAT
WE'RE REFUSED IN DISORDER



iioer Head Lager, LAdysmith, Feb. Z.
The british With naval and other guns
have been bOmbarding our positions on
the Upper Tugela. Troops crossed ths
IFiyer At that point and At Kolendnft with
the object Of storning our positions
Al the former General Dnrgher beat
them back and they reerossed In great
confusion. lighting continues at Koien.
drift with StsnAertoa and Johannesburg
e0mmand0A There were no casualties On
Jour aide.
The sannOnads Ssa the asEoast yet n.
psriencsd. There was continuous tlring
all day long During tbs HAorBing II ne
commenoea with an Increase number q
gunA
RHahIng 90 the Fr@aa.
Cape Town. Feb. Lord Roberts and
Generai Kitchener have started lVr the
fFOnL
London. Feb. THE Associated Press
lsarns that the war Office today received
= telegram saying briefly that Butler had
again recEoss-d the TngelA iSer. Pebrn-
AIRY S. and IL advancing upon Ladysnith.
A dispatch from SteEistroom, dated
this morning, announces the Beers are IL
lacking General GAtaere from tao diFec-
tionA Firing was then prOceeding By out
lPostA.
A delayed SteFkstroom dispatch. datad
February 0. says that bodies Of troops
left the camp February }, and that Ina
PoFtAni Developments we're e1Pected Il
10 quite probable this explains RoteTts'
departure, and that tks commander in
shlri WlSAss either 10 be psesent Ut 10 81.
lPsryise The long inten1ed movement by
GAlscae 10 join fONes With Kelly ksnnsy
and tAenoe 70 stFoRgly reiniOrce Preach.
oompletihg the kiteT's work Al ColeS6uIg
and establishing without fear Of serious
IoYPOsltiOn al aayance position for ne
main movement
TaiA. Of coarse. 10 greatly SupPoAition,
and Il can b oonhdently AaIa that tie
departure ol Roberts and Kitchener irF
The front aoea not indicate the main ad.
TSAos has begun HE cO@manders admit
thai they viii probably be back In Cape
Toun within q short time IL N pointed
out tAAi their going 70 The front must
not be interpreted into en- idea that .
lgfnat movement upon Pretoria by way d
Bloomion,ein has seriously commensed-
II Will b. a mohih OF perhaps much long.
81 before this can be brought about Ia
The meanwhile preliminary steps are HE
" TO eniivea the campaign with hap
GghtiAg and news from SterkstTOom. The
bus sAA Coln~Sug 10 eagerly awaited
IstsvV~AsIsA Possible.
New York, Feb. s.-A special TO the
Tine from wAshIngton says;
Il IL learned that under the terms ol
Ths Hague treaty NhicA has iast eeea
ratified by the senate an effort will b
made before long 10 exert such OliIces ii
may properly BE- extended 10 the belhger
enta TO bring about q termination Of thu
RaT IN South Africa
Before this treaty vas adopted Il wal
lmAintaiRed that the United States could
,aos, without exposing this gOseran.ent tS
the suspicion Of UHiTieadly motives. YEA
iure 10 sueRest the use 81 its good Of
tIcsa 10 both parties To the War. ESeE
nov there may be some hesitAtaon about
declaring by Advances. made even with
the best Intentions, that the TrAnsvaal 4
oE 10 not . vassAl state, but Il il begin
ming 10 be appreciated here tina, the syn
pAihy for the Boers is widespread and in
lcreasing and that IL may not be wise q
defcr TOO long the offer q friendly inter
,eniion to save HE on both sides.
Il has been discovered here that Will
there is no loss Of appreciation Of tn
latitude Of Great Britain toward the Unit
ed States during the war with Spain ana
strong inclination 10 let the British g
On aud settle their own difficulties In tAei
own way, there 10 making for the BOer
: . s,roas feeling Of sympathy because the.
have Al least . nominal spublic.
On the republican aide the feeling !
not % stroae a. Il l. on The democrats
side, where almost every man 10 Doe
aympatAiSer. The situation undoabtedl!
arise from q dealTS On the part u the II
!, puhlicana 10 AVOID pressing coarae tina
win conflict with Mr.. Mckinleys policy
The democrats may take advantage Of TIL
knowledge TO press the Boer siAe in Orae
TO embarTass the administration.
L.sssea 81 Ftrus DaS's Ftshs.
London. Feb "A cable Dispatch frou
SpearmAh's Camp. under tcaay's date
says,
"Hallsr holds bis position. Relief
I. Icertain.s
London. Feb. e.--Genesal nuller cable
! the war Office that the approximate Brit
I ish casualties in the sighting at potgie'
) er's Drift w to nooa Tuesday were a
2 fclloWS,
4 Oficers-Two killed, Is wounded. EOT
eommissioncd officers and meR-.9lG Kill
4 ed and wounded.
The officers killed were Major johnson
) Smith and Lieutenant shal,cr, both II II
!. Durham light infantry.
a The officers wounded include Colon'
4 Fitzgerald Of the Durham hgat intAnti!
. Colonel Montgomery OF The Royal arti
= Irry and Lieutenant Sir Cunningham I
a II, Rife brigade.
4 Presumably Butler Is fighting again
his third attempt to relieve LABYRINTH an
n news Of great importance may arrive ,
4 any time. Yet here, there Is more doul
J, than exultation, for even II The recolle
o ton Of Buffers two disastrous failur
|. after ausplcious starts were not keen
y the minds Of the public. the list Of ca
}. ualties published today would he snil
n cent reminder Of the tremendous di:lcu
Il ties Of his task.
y 1iis occupation Of vaaikrantS. the ks
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