Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-20

London, Jan i9.--lt was EumOFed on
tha stock exchange this morning that
after - -ateeu hours nghting Ladysmi,h
had bean n lievsd aud General Warren
had been 4. led Nothing was obtained.
however, te,lding 20 verify the rumoF
and u had no appgeciabls effect on the
stocks.
sEvERK sKIRMisH.
London, Jan lp-GeneFal Buller tele
RrAphed the war office from Speafman's
Gang, under date Of last evening, ~ fol-
lows:
Lord Dundonald with body OF
mounted trOopa. came into action this
afternoon with a force OF Beers, west OF
Acton Homes. After the lsht he occu.
pied several kopies, which no "a still
holding. Field Oornet HeilbeTun and
twenty Beers wsrs killed. aud iitieen
prisoners we're taken. Two British sol
dieTs killed and two wounded"
BRITISH SHELL TRENCHES
BDeaFmiu's Camp, Natal. Jan lS--
b.20 p. IN The BOer trenches have been
persistently shellrd BY the naval guns all
day. Small parties OF B1ef we're seen at
intervals. and large fOicu from the
direction Of Ladysmi h we're seen trek
king t0wAr the nofthwtstWRfd Of the
British position A balloon did good ser
vice, observing that LyttletOn's force
made a demonstfat on In the direction OF
Brakef0niein kOI ~, four miles north OF
the British position. under cover OF heavy
artillery Ore 10 which the Beers aid not
respond On tia left General WaFren's
troops are Ia poss 'ssion ot two pfomi.
nent kopjes behind splonkop. There
was some BoeT snipiug but Il was in-
effective. The GTsaffisuet Beers eyacu
Ated PrieskA on January 10. and returned
n0rthwealward across the river.
TRYING TO RELIEyE LADYsMITH
London, Jan. 10 - Messages from the
front appear 10 confirm the general im
preston that ayenes in Natal will aOw
move quickly. though hardly ~ rapidly
a. the tongues and pans Of Fum0r
m0ngers. There IL nothing up 10 the
present 20 support the ssory that the 70
lief Of l.adysmith sa an accomplished
fact, but IA u learned on excellent author
ily that the situation is uow regarded at
ths war oiiies with entire confidence and
the beleagueTed town IL considered prae.
tleally relieved, although there IA no at.
tempt 10 undeVrats the danger and tiiil-
Guilty OF Buller's task.
A suggested In these dispatches yes
terday. General Warren was actually IA
the vicinity OF Acton Homes on WedEes.
day and portion OF his force under Lord
Dundonald secured al important position
westward Of that place during the even
ing ~ January ~ on the bUets right
hInS. threatening the Free Skaters com.
munirstion with their own country by
way oi Van Reenan pass. The British
camp outside OF Ladysmlth ought 90 be
visible from there ~ the intervening
country IL open Sir Kills Ashmead Bart
lett, N P who arrived at R-nsberg Cape
Colony. expresses satisfaction With Gen.
eral freneh's disposition Of his troops.
He visited Coleskop yesterday while She
shellinR OF the B0efs' camp was progress
tnR with such success that u IL announced
that siAteen Boers aud thirty six horses
were killed.
MORE TROOPS FOR AFRICA
London. Jan. ig.--Foimal oTdsrs have
been issued ~ moDlllzs the eighth diyis
ion Of tbs British army.
DISPATCH FRoM LoBERTs.
London, Jan. 10 The war office mad,
public dispatches from field Marshal
Lord Roberts dated to-day, recording th'
movements In Cape Colony. tie adds
"A BoeF desefteF states that thu enem,
suffered severely in attacking Rreneh'l
advanced poet, Jan. 10. Seventy BOeri
aFe still unaecounted for"
METnUEE IN GCOD BFALTH.
Modaer aver. Cape Colony. Jan. ~ =
General Ae,huen. who IL In TObus
health, personally directed Anoihe
strong reconnaissance yesterday tn,
highlandeTs succeeded In driving thl
Beers from the brush on the river hanl
By long range volieys. The Boer iorcl
was Ineffective.