The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

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parted amidst a commingling Of band
music and cheering and singing of Aud
Lang Syne," Rule Britannia and God
| Save the Queen" The lord mayor, sher-
| if and councillors, in their state robes,
| accompanied by many ladies. took anoth-
! er special train for Southampton to bid
! farewell to the volunteers on board the
! transport Briton. The latter arrived soon
after the lord mayors party and were
| saluted with ringing cheers from huge
/ assemblage on the quays as they boarded
/ the liner.
/ Southampton Jan. 13.-Immense crowds
/ filed the streets of Southampton as the
! volunteers boarded the transports Briton
| and Garth Castle. Many Of the soldiers
carried union jacks on their guns while
! in several instances these were sup
planted by the stars and stripes, which
evoked great enthusiasm from the crowds.
The lord mayor, the lady mayoress and
many officials took luncheon on board the
transports. which finally sailed, amid the
footing of whistles, the cheers of the
crowds and the playing Of national an
thems by the band.
LADY METHUEN DEFENDS MILFORD
London, Jan 12.-Lady Methuen has
issued an absolute contradiction Of the
rumors that Lord Methuen IS i'll, or that
he was injured by the falling Of his
horse at the battle Of Magersfontein. 1t
is officially announced that the Earl Of
Aa has died Of his wounds. The earl died
without recoering consciousness. As the
earl never married, Lord Terrence Black
wood Of the foreign office. who married
Miss Florence Davis, daughter of John
H. Davis of New York City, becomes
heir to the marquisate and the estates.
The late earl went out as a war cores
pendent, although Iatterly he had been
on Sir George Whites staff. Lord Basil
Blackwood, the third son Of the Marquis
Of Dunerin, is also in South Africa.
TO FEED THOSE MISSOURI MULES
Philadelphia, Jan. Pit is reported
here that the British government has
purchased several shiploads of oats for
the use Of the army in South Africa. Two
vessels are reported to have been char
tered to load the cargoes at this port for
Cape Town.
CALI FOR E2O. 900 600 MORE
London. Jan. 13.-The London Sun to-
day reports that on the re-assenbilng
of parliament, January So the govern
ment viii Immediately ask for further
war credit Of &20,GJ90OO.
SCARY STORY FROM I.ADYSMlTH
Vienna Jan 13-The Neue Freie Presse
today publishes a dispatch from Brussels
saying news has been received there from
Pretoria TO the effect that the Beers have
stOrmed all the heights around Lady
smith and that the capitulatlon OF that
place is hourly expected.
1t is possible that the news received in
Vienna by way Of Brussels from Pretoria
may refer to the nghtn& OF saturday
last January s, when the Beers cap
tured the British trenches three times
and were driven out at the point OF the
bayonet. and the fact that the Beers oc-
cupied one position all day long, only be-
ing driven out of 1t at night.
FORWARD MOVEMENT BY FRENCH
Rensburg. Jan "a strong force of
British troops advanced this morning I'M
der cover of brisk artillery fire, and
encamped at Slingersfontein, on the
Beers eastern flank. The Beers patrols
retired. but subsequently body OF Beers
ATTEMPTED TO seize the position, threat
ening communication between the British
ancampment and Rensburg. The New
0eaIanderS with a brilliant dash, frus-
trated the attempt. They raced ana
seized the position first and fired NolleEs
at the enemy. who returned in the dlrec-
ton Of ColesbBrg.
London. Jan. 13.-The movement of
General French's stroopS in the vicinity
of Colesburg is taken to indicate that
General Lord Roberts has recognized the
importance of General French'S objective
namely, to obtain command OF ooth
bridges across the Orange river ana mas
hastened to send him reinforcements. II
is also thought TO partially confirm the
suggestion that General Buffers plans IN
clude Synchronous movements in all the
spheres Of operation. About 4GD troops
sailed for South Africa this afternoon.
NOT 4 LINE OF Ne y NEWS
London, Jan. IA a. m.-The veil con-
cealine the theatre of war from the anX-
ious eyes OF Great Britain and the rest
Of the world is still unified. 1t is i'm
possible 10 doubt that this absolute clos
ing of all the channels OF information Is
due 10 the censorship. the strlctneSS or
which has been redoubled since the land
ing Of Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener,
concerning whom nothing mas transplred /
since the announcement Of their arrival
at cane Town. four days ago. The war
Office staded at midnight that ne further
news from the front had been received
and none from any other source mas
come 10 hand during the night As usual ,
when news is scarce, the rumor-monserS
have been busy The latest story hoated |
was that intelligence had reached the
Headquarters Of the Scots Guards that
General Butler had again sustained Sc
ri0us defeat Inquiry at Wellington Bar
racks showed that while such "a rUmor ;
had reached there il was not Official or /
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