The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-16
General Wood Has Crossed
the Orange River.
HIS POSITION STRONG
WARREN SAID TO HAVE CROSS
ED THE TUGELA.
THE REPORT, HOWEVER, IS DiSCREDITED
Lord Roberts at Cape Town Cables That French
Reports the Sheing Of the CoIesburg
Road Bridge by British Recon-
notering Party Sunday.
noitering Party Sunday.

nOitering Party Sunday.
Orange River, Jan. 2-(Friday)-Gen
eral Wood, for the first time in the cam
paign has established post in the
enemy's country. With Il force of all
arms he took up Il position January 9th
at Zeuptpan's Drift on the north side of
the Orange River. in the Free State.
WARREN CROSSES THE TUGELA.
London, Jan. 15.--A special dispatch
from Cape Town dated Friday. January
18th, evening, announces that General
Warren has crossed the Tugela River.
THE REPORT DISCREDITED.
Cape Town, Jan. 15.-A dispatch to
the Argus dated Friday last, January
18th, says:
THE authorities have received news
that General Warren has crossed the
Tugela and occupied Il strong position
north of the river
This report has been current here since
yesterday, but is discredited in official
circles.
FOREIGN ATTACHES ARRIVE
Durham, Jan. 14th. Sunday the
foreign military attaches arrived here
to Cape Town where they will join
Lord Roberts.
MARLBOROUGH WILL SAIL.
London. Jan. 15.-The Duke of Marl-
borough, who volunteered for service in
South Africa. will sail for Cape Town
Saturday next
BRITISH SHELL 4 BRIDGE.
London, Jan. 16.--lTuesday)-The War
Office has published the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts, dated Cape
Town, January 10Th. 500 p. M.
French reports that n Reconnaissance
yesterday Sunday shelled the Colesberg
road bridge No casualties. Returned to-
day.
"Methuen and Gatacre no change"
MAY EXPECT BIG NEWS.
Cape Town. Jan. 18th Saturday
There is good reason TO believe that the
statement that Sir Charles Warren. with
11,000 men, has gone toward Weenen
is correct. and we may expect important
news shortly.
Reports have been received here that
dysentery is very rife in Ladysmith.
Everything is phenomenaly quiet at
Sterkstroom.
POPPING AT BRITISH HEADS.
Boer Headquarters. Outside Lady
smith, Jan. 9.-CIuesday THE Beers
occupying the southern edges of Bester's
Kop were driven out by the British Sat.
urday. Commandant Mel, on the west OF
the town, and the Pretoria commando
ON the north have taken the kopjes conf
manding Caesars Camp, from which they
,+.,i,, Of I,a
British. The Pretoria commando lost
six men killed and six wounded in at
tempting to storm the fort.
BARBED WIRE FOR THE BOERS
London, Jan. 16.-(Tuesday)-
Hamburg correspondent of the Daily
Mail says:
''An export firm here has undertaken
the immediate delivery of 100000 me
ters of barbed wire to the Free State
MAKING ARMS FOR rEiE BOEk s
London, Jan 16.--(Tuesday.) .)-Th,
Daily Mail published the following from
special correspondent at Lecreusol
France:
After two days inquiry | do not hesi
tate to assert that the Schneider Com
pany is not only working night and da,
in the manufacture of guns and ann
muniton for the Beers. but that it has
already packed, ready for shipment t.
the Transvaal, six heavy guns of large
calibre. The workmen told me that err
long thirty additional guns would b'
dispatched to the Beers"
BOERS ARE DISHE.ARTEiNED.
London. Jan. 15.-The correspondep
of the Daily Telegraph at Pietermaritz
burg, telegraphing Thursday, january
11th, says:
'grhe gallantry of the Ladysmith gar
risen last Saturday appears to have de
pressed. if not actually demoralized th'
Beers generally. 1t is believed that theil
loss was at least two or three KILLED
as against our one
MANY Beers are believed TO be, trek
king northward. The magistrate a
Nqutu. Zululand, telegraphs that scouts
report having seen MANY families witt
wagons proceeding north via Zululand
while European who formerly residey
at Dundee, declares that a1ter the re
pulse at Ladysmith Il number of Boe
wagons, loaded with dead and woIrded
passed through that mining township ans
/ that the Beers burned some of the pub
lie buildings as they departed. Fiv'
DAYS have passed since then"
BRITISH RELEEF COLUMN.
Lon Ion. Jan. Tuesday. "A Stan
dard dispatch dated Saturday, Januar,
18th, from Durham, says:
"A man who has just arrived here
| from Springfield says that British