The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-09
CROSSES THE RIVER.
Gen. Butler Said to Have Again IN
T.. dertaken to Eject Relief
IT. ..r of Ladysmlths

+ Durham, Feb. 5.-Gen. Butler crossed
the Tugela river Friday night, and is
marching on Ladysmith. No definite
news will be permitted to go out until
Ladysmith is relieved.
London, Feb. 5.-The Pietermaritz-
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail,
telegraphing Sunday, says:
"Gen. Butler has undoubtedly secured
the road to Ladysmith and should reach
his objective this week. It is believed here
that the object Of the Beers in OCCUPYING
Ngutu. Zululand. is to secure the road from
Dundee to Vryheid in case Of retreat.
II learn from reliable source that Gen.
In the fight at Willow Grange, and that he
will never be able to command again on
horseback. My informant says that he has.
In fact. retired from the field.
1.-THE Beers admit that the attack on
Ladysmith was a serious blunder and
would not have occurred II Gen. Joubert
had been in command. Gen. Lucas Meyer
played the coward at Talana and sheltered
himself in Red Cross wagon, shamming
sickness. He has been unable to face the
Beers since. and they threaten to shoot
him."
London, Feb. 5.-Winston Churchill,
in dispatch from Spearman's Camp,
dated Saturday, February 3, says:
The belief is general that all will be
staked on the issue of the coming bat
tie. 1t is probable that no press tele-
grams will be permitted to leave pend
ing the operations. The fighting pow
er, morale and material of the army
was never higher than it is now.
Ladysmith, Feb. $ (by Telegraph
from Signal hilD.-The garrison were
much !cheered by hearing Gen. Buffers
guns Saturday. The result of the en-
gagement is not known. The Beers
are again massing near Ladysmith,
also moving another gun toward Sur
prise hill. We are quite ready for
them if they contemplate another at
tack.
New York, Feb. 5.-Charles E. Ma
crum, the former United States consul
at Pretoria, who asked to be recalled
at time when affairs in the republic
were at a crisis, and when his presence
at the Transvaal republic was urgently
required by the state department., ar
rived here Sunday on the American
line steamship St. Paul. With him
were his wife and little daughter. Mr..
Macrum has maintained silence as to
his reasons for wishing to leave his
station, and though repeatedly asked
to make public his reasons for so do
ing, he has refused. His silence is
still unbroken, though Mr.. Macrum says
that to-day, after his arrival in WASH
ington and visit to the state depart
ment, he will issue statement over his
signature telling why he left his post
at such a critical time.
[Mr. Macrum was appointed consul at
Pretoria Dy President Mckinley at the in
stance of Representative Tayler, of Ohio
He was at Pretoria IS months At the be-
ginning of hostilities between the British
and the Beers he was empowered by the
government to look after the British inter-
ests during the war. He agreed but soon
informed the department that President
Kruger would not permit him to act as a
representative Of the British government
This was followed by his cables asking that
he be relieved and even naming a man who
could act as his successor. He was refused
permission to leave his station, but per-
sisted, and at last the state department
cabled him to come home. He was sue
ceeded by son of Secretary Hay.]