The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-10
LITTLE TO EXULT OVER.
General Whites Victory at Lady
smith Not a Great One.


London, Jan. 9-Further news Of
General Whites victory is anxiously
awaited as il is generally realized to-
day that there was little warrant for
the exultatiOn which followed the an
nCuncement of his repulse Of the Beers.
The remarkable revelation in BOer tao
tics has been another complete sur
prise 10 the British who had not
reckoned on the weakened garrison Of
Ladysmith being subjected to such a
courageous assault and ii is realized
that General Whites troops can not be
expected to greatly prolong such an
arduOus defense. In some quarters i
is considered UnaccOUntable that Gen
eral Butler did not press the passage of
the Tugela while the Beers were en-
gagged nOrthwards and the comment on
his apparent supineness are nowise
complimentary.
From the B0eT headquarters it is re-
ported General Butler is constructing a
subsidiary railroad from the main line
to CoIenSO Westwardly in the direction
of POtgeeteeTs drift Advices from the
Modder river say the Beers continue to
extend their works and it is estimated
that 10000 men We're required to defend
them.
The prisoners captured by the Can
et4AcslAS anu NLAEEA4olcAAANNA a. AJuAAAA1
side are going to Cape Town for trial.
as rebels The Canadians expressed in
tense Indignation on learning that the
prisoners were British subjects.
The colonial troops continue to earn
warm praise on all sides, the latest esz-
ample of their effective work being re-
corded in the dispatch TO the London
Times dated Jan. 8, and from the
MOdder river cables to the Associated
fr.T- z
been received from Belmont that the
Canadians and QUeensIanders had been
so energetic in that vicinity that the
Beers had been compelled to desert a
large belt Of the Orange Free State
territory across the border.
Little change is apparent in the posi-
ton at Colesberg. General French re-
ported to the war Office Sunday mOvn=
ing, Jan. Z that he had roconnOitered
with a squadron Of the Household
cavalry en- the Beers east flank two
miles from Achterlang and drew a con-
siderable force of the burghers who.
being anxious for their communications
with NorvalspOnt, Withdrew The casu-
alties of the Suffolks near Colesberg
We-e;
KiIled-ColoneI Watson and Lieu-
tenants wilkins, Carey and White, and
tWenty-three men,
MiSsing-CaptainS Brett Thompson
and Brown, and Lieutenants Allen,
Wood Martin and Butter and 107 men.
WOunded-TWenty-O men.
General French further reports that
the casualties Of the other regiments
to Jan. 4. We're twelve men killed and
fOrty-fOur wounded
The queen has telegraphed her con-
gratulations and thanks to General
White and his troops Of Ladysmith.
A dispatch from Frere Camp last
Sunday night said all was quiet there.
thus dispelling the widespread hopes
that General Butler had followed up
his demonstration before Colenso, with
an effective move elsewhere,
The London Times correspondent at
Lourenzo Marquee cables that al
though there is no guarantee and the
Transvaal gold is of standard value,
the Portuguese government compels
the local banks to accept it as legal
tender. the same rate as British SOW
ereigns. thus giving the republic every
cility for extensive transactions here
and renting money to Europe. Con-
tinuing the correspondent says,
1T is a question whether the Portu-
Euese order is not breach Of neutral
ity."
The latest news from Bl0emfOntein
saws the officials there recognize they
must evacuate the town al an early
date and are securing houses at Pre-
toTiR. It is also announced the hos
pitals at BlOemfontein and elsewhere
are hacked with wounded men.