Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-25
BRITISH BAFFLED.
They Make Slow Progress
Against Boer Bravery.
Gen. Warren Captures a Small For-
tifieation at Spionkop.
City OF Leadville Excited over Numerous
Dynamite Explosions.
yrnR At rrnpoSlA, NIw YORK.

London, Jan. 25.--The jubilation over
General Warren's achievement 10 cap
turing Splonkop on Tuesday night ia
chastensd by the realization that his sue.
cess is only provisional, as II appears
clear from Buller's dispatch that the
Beers fully realize the strategical i'm
portance OF Spionkop, and at the time
the message was sent had not abandoned
the hope OF recapturiDg the position.
The statement that there was only a
small garrison at spionkop came as a
surprise, az II was imagined that the
Beers were there 10 great force. II is
taken In some quarters to indicate that
the Boers were not 30 surprised at the
assault a. appeared. but previously
drew off the main body and
left q small force to Withstand the
British advance. II Ia even suggested
that the Beers inveigled the British into
occupying SpioDkop and are now sur
rounding them. II is evident IN spite Of
the fact that the British hold Potsieter's
drift and the hills above, that the Beers
succeeded In bringing up enough artil
lery to inaicI considerable losses on the
British force which seized Spionkop, al.
though Lord Dundondald IL supposed to
have been securing the country beyond
the ranges in order to prevent this thing.
and although General Lyttleton ought
to have gotten near enough TO Spionkop
TO either intercept the reiTeating Beers
or prevented a serious attack. once the
British had taken possession Of the hill
BRITISH OCCUPY sPIoNKoP.
London Jan. 25.-The war office has
Just issued the following dispatch from
Spesrman's Camp, dated 1910 this morn.
ing: "Gsnersl Wsrren's troops last
night occupied Spionkop, surprising the
small garrison. who nsd. 1t has been
held by US all day. though we were heav.
lily attacked. especially by very annoy
ing she'll Gre. fear our casualties are
considerable. have to inform you with
regret that General Woodgate Ia danger
ously wounded, General Warren is OF
the opinion thst no has rendered the en-.
emy's position uDteneble. The men are
splendid
EUROPEAN kNvoY OF THE BoERs,
Washington Jan. % Montague White
the South African diplomat now In this
country, to-day authorized the following
statement:
"The impression that ia said TO exist
In certain quarters that DR.. Leyds Ia not
recognized by foreign powers ss the dip
lomatic minister OF the South African
republic, Oh account OF Great Britain's
claim OF suz risnty, is false. DIR. Lsyds
Is credited to and fully recogniz d ss
minister plsnipotentiary OF the South
African republic by the following
powers: Russia. Germany, France,
Holland. Belgium, Portugal. The
South African republic was rep
resented at different courts OF Europe
and on ths continent many years past by
DR.. Leyds' predecessor. the late Jonkheer
Bselserts Van Blockisnd, who. also had
been indirectly recoghiz d by Great
Britain. suzerainty Was created by the
convention OF 1884. In 1897 it was sud j.
denly revived by Mr.. Chamberlain. The
South African republic strenuously re.
pudisted the claim and they have been
supported in this By every international
laWyer OF note on tina cOntinent aa wall
a. by such eminent authorities a. the
president OF Wesley college, Sir Edwin
Clark, and Sir william Harcourt.
In Great Britain. The internal status OF
the South African republic is moreover
recognized by Great Britain, as the fol-