The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-27

General Warren's garrison, L am
sorry to say, I find this morning had
in the night abandoned Spionkop.'
A few minutes before II O'clock this
morning the dingy war office had de-
serted appearance, only a few report
ers and messengers being visible a
few minutes later. however. and al
most simultaneously with the posting
of General Buffers dispatch, carriages
ana cabs came rolling up, people with
/ anxious faces Fastening % the notice
boards and the Hobbies soon became
/ coEgested.
Forced back. "sheGed out I sup
pose great heaven hes had q so
back'-these and similar expressions
were heard on all sides. and with down
cast cOuuteD8nCes the long stream Of
callers made their way back To the
street while their places were occu-
piei by newcomers.
Takes News stolidly.
/ As far as the general public is con-
/ cerned now that the first flash Of as
4 appointment is over, il takes the news
/ StOaCIy. When the newspapers bear
/ ing big placards containing the words
I 'SpiOnkOp abandoned" appeared in the
streets, the people rushed to buy the
papers, and from cabmcn on top of
/ MANSION cabs to business men hurTying
cityWaTds. all could be seen scanning
/ the news with dazed expressions The
Signs Of pleasure which were visible
( everywhere yesterday have now given
/ place to wave Of depression. but there
have been 10 outward demonstrations
or scenes In the west end the rapid
ity with which the bad news Travelled /
was remarkable.
Seven days Of fighting have left the
main Boer positions intact and Gen
EeTal Buffers army I06 weaker. accord .
ing To the official casualty lists. which
seemingly do not include the SpiOnkop
/ losses. as the last forwarded do not {
mention General WCOdgate's WoundinE
England is possessed by a depressing
sense Of failure although not a word /.
in criticism Of her generals and SOL /
diers IS uttered. Not much effort is
made TO place a happy construction /
upon General Buffers bare eighteen .
words, telling of the retirement from
Spiunkop, and there is an uneasy i'm .
precision abroad that worse news is yet /
to come.
Holding Back News.
At one of the military clubs tonight
the statement passed from one person /
to another that the war office had re-
ceived an unpleasant supplementary
dispatch from General Butler, which
was being held up for twelve hours
Spencer Wilkinson, IN the Morning
Post, writes as follows of the Spi0nkuD
losses:
This is a serious matter . an at
tempt Will not here be mad minim-
ize it. for no greater Wron5 can be
done to our people a home than to
mislead them about the significance Of
the events Of the war. The right way
IS to tell the truth as far as we know
it,"
But facts from the neighborhood Of
the Tugela are ScantieT than ever. The
censorship now Is simply prohibitive-
and something is wrong with the ca
I bles. The break on the east coast lines
has Eeen repaired. but the cable be
tween san ThUme and Loanda. on the
west coast, is now Interrupted.
More troops" is the only sucgesrI
ton here as to the Way 10 break the
BOer resistance. Mr.. wilkinson re-
grets that General Butler has not 10000
more men, declaring that. if they would
not make victory certain his enter
prise without them is hopeless.
Another Cycle of Disaster.
The Spectator, dealing with the ne
Cessity of large additional military
preparations. says: 1T may be that
We have Yet another cycle Of disasters
IN front OF Us.
The transport Assaye arrived at
Cape Town last Friday with 2I21 Of
ficers and men. The first portion of
/! the Seventh division is aHoat. Hence. I
with the 10000 men of this division and
about 5000 others now at sea, it lies
in the power of Lord Roberts to re-
/ inf0TCe General Butler heavily This
course is advised by several military
writer's
Although England's nerves are
severely tried. her nerve is absolutely
mistaken. and probably r9thi1g that
can happen in South Africa viii change /
in the slightest degree her intentions /
She VIII continue TO receive bad news !
if it comes. with dignity and viii
maintain her determination to win at
last
General Butler reports that the Brit
ish casualties Jan. q. were: Killed
Six officers, eighteen nOn-commiSsiOned :
officers and men. Wounded-Tvelye /
officers and 142 nOn-c0mmiss50ned Of /
fieers and men, thirty-one men missing. /
British Colonel Killed.
General Buffers dispatch is dated
SpeaInsan's Camp. Jan %. 1925 a. M
so there has been no delay in the com
muniCatonS passing between General
Butler and the war Office The killed
include COlonei Buchandn tEQdeii or /
the Kings Royal Rifles. lie served in /
the Niger war of 1881 Ii is not clear
whether the casualties include those
at Spionkop or only those resuItins
from the fighting prior to the Spion- /
kop engagement.
Probably as an immediate effect of
the receipt Of the news of the aban- /
donment Of Spionkop by the British /
force under General Sir Charles War /
ren. orders have been sent to Alder /
shot To have the Fourth cavalry di- /
vision in readiness to embark for South /
Africa early in February.
There was general collapse in the /
stock market today especially in |
kafirg following the announcement IF /
General Warren's abandonment of |
Spionkop. American railroad shares /
were relatively better than home Sc
cuTities.
Special dispatches from Durham say
the Boer losses on the Upper Tugela /
du.ing the fighting on Sunday last |
we7-e very great. General Warrea's /
men captured $50 prisoners and $50
Beers were found dead in one trench.
Goodness Is Advised.
The morning papers editorially ad- |
wise GOODNESS and judgment and a care !
full avoidance Of over-estimaCng the /
Importance of the lost position. The /
Times says
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