The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-19


ed forward movement has since develop
ed. In the meanwhile the naval guns on
Swartzkop have been persistently she'll
ing the Boer entertainments facing the
kopjes occupied by Lyttleton's brigade.
+ WAR OFFICE WON'T FATHER TT
London, Jan. 10 Q2:3O a. m).-At mid
night the war office announces that fl
had no further news for publication
When questioned regard to the rumor-
ed British victory and the relief OF Lady
smith, the officials replied that they had
received no information 10 bear out either
feature of the rumor. and were inclined
to think that serious fighting must pre-
cede the relief of the town.
MIGHTY ANXIOUS ABOUT BUTLER
New York, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch TO the
World from London says: The anxiety
in regard to General Butler is intense
and increasing every hour The public
and most Of the war experts are inclined
to take a gloomy view of the situation
Mr.. Williams, the Leaders war critic
says in this Thursday mornings issue:
Floods in the Tugela river may have
postponed action. We mentioned Thurs
it would be officially promulgated Our
information goes only till Monday night
1t is to the effect that General Warren
holds the Tugela passages The war office
will probably. communicate this state
ment to the recorders and the coulmeu-
tators simultaneously with the news OF
the relief Of Ladysmith We are bound
TO say that the midnight bulletin at the
war Office had a bad impression. It is rs
certain as anything can be that General
Butler secured by yesterday morning two
passages across the upper TugeIa. He
may have pushed forward and been de-
feated. but it is improbable. He nay
have had a small reverse on his right
where he could not be very strong. But
it is Just as likely that he is pushing
steadily on toward his goal II there
should have been another reverse the Z
shock will be felt all the more by the 1
country on account Of the spprehensions I
excited by the maladroit wording Of the |
midnight placard.
MEET DISASTER
Rensberg. Cape Colony. Jan. IA pa Z
troll composed Of sixteen men u the New I
South Wales Lancers and South Austral- I
ians was ambushed yesterday by the .
and overwhelmed, after a severe (
fight. Two OF the detachment escaped /
and have arrived in camp This morning 4
a patrol visited the scene Of the fight
and found one dead Australian and ono
man A number Of dead Boer
horses were also found, showing that the
Australians made q gallant fight before
bon h.. {
Australians encountered the FIRST body o.
Beers and found their retreat cut OF,
they galloped for a nearby koDje. hop
Ing to beat OF the Beers. bat on arriving
they found another force Of blrrghers
concealed there.
I.ater-six more Of the Australians re-
turned. The rest we're captured.
GERMAN PRF5ss CoOBs DOWN
Berlin, Jan. IS-The German press
adopts a more quiet tone regarding the
eizures Of German vessels by British
yarships. printing with satisfaction ex-
raets Of a similar tenor from London
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