The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-02-02
HAD TO FALL BACK AGAIN.
Buffers Second Attempt to Relieve
Ladysmith Net with Disaster.
HIS Army WitsdrsWs south OF TugeIa River
Losses Evidently Heavier Even Than
Those In the Bloody Battle
OF CoIenso.

LondOns jan Z5.-Gen. Buffers dis
patch to the war Office states that
SPiOnl1Op was abandoned on account
Of lack Of water, inability to bring ar
tillery there and the heavy BOer fire
Gen Butler gives no list Of casualties
His whole force withdrew south Of
the TUgela river with the evident in
tentiOn of reaching Ladysmith by an
other route.
The British Lose Heavily.
London, Jan. 29.-Gen. Butler SAYS
Gen Warren's troops have retreated
south Of the Tugela river The Beers
say that the British lost 1.5OO killed
Wednesday. 1t is believed here that
this includes the wounded. The Beers
also claim that $50 of the English
troops surrendered at SPionlop.
Gloomy Outlook for Brirons-
London, Jan 2g.-The week has
opened with the utmost gloom for
the British public and the reaction is
all the stronger because of the high
hopes that were rePOsed IN Gen
BulIer's turning movement and of his
announcement that there would be
mo turning back At the very mo
ment when Dr. Leyds is being re-
ceived as an honored guest in the
highest circles on the continent. Great
Britain has to face the worst disas-
ter in the campaign thus far disas-
trOUs. Open talk Is heard of the alb
sOlute necessity of abandoning Lady
smith TO its fate, while Lord Roberts
reverts to the original plan of an
advance over the Orange river upon
BlOemfOntein.
To Ladysmith the disappointment
must be very bitter \ dispatch from
the BOer Iaager near the town, dated
January "a, describes the garrison as
very evidently preparing a desPer-
ate coup in order to effect a juno
ton with Gen Buffers advancing
army" IT may be regarded as a Ger
tainty that, in the confident hope of
early relief, Sir George White has
lately been issuing extra ratiOns, and
this fact has given rise to an eNagger-
ated idea as to the length Of time
the provisions would last. Even
should IL be decided to send Gen Bull
Ter reinfOrcements and to attempt
to reach Ladysnith by q movement
through the still more difficult cOun-
LAF east VI AOAEnSO- II Is extremely
doubtful whether the garrison could
hold out long enough, as such a move
ment would occupy at least a month.
Total British Losses TO Date
London, Jan. 2S.-The total British
losses In the present war up to date
number S,514. The total forces placed
by England in South Africa to date
number lis, S6S men, 1874 horses, IS
machine guns and 242 field guns. The
total now at sea is 1900 men, 4,141
horses, four machine guns and % field
guns. The total losses of Buffers
forces since the beginning of his
hanking movement on January 10,
are: Sixty-seven killed, $40 wounded
and so missing.
Hopes Soon TO Be In LadysmIth.
London, Jan. 31.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail, teIe-
graphing yesterday, says: Gen. Bull
Ter told his men that Jhey ought not
to think because they had retired
from their position that all their
work was Of no avail On the con-
trary, in his opinion they had gained
the key to the road to Ladysmith, in
which he hoped to be within a week.
Gen. Butler then called for cheers for
the queen, which were heard for miles
around"