The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-24

mandant Botha checked tho British ad-
vance yesterJ"y morning, lt was expected
that there ~ ,id be no further action
until tomorrow This afternoon however
signs were disceTned Of an intended move
ment In the British camp. When the
heat which was more frightful than any
yet experienced. had worn on. the Brii-
ish cannon STARTED in FOIL force, and the
infantry advanced iu extended order
Generals Botha and Cronie held the
high hills over which the road TO Lady
smith passed When the Mauser fire OPP
oned pandemonium of sound filled the
air. The vindicuve crash Of iyddte
shells, the sharp voueys OF -Metford's
and the whip-liSe crack OF Mauscrs were
interspersed with 80, boom Of the Boer
Mnxims. The b.tut ended with dark
ness but not with 1t evidences Of execu-
aion among the British that was manifest
at sunrise
From swarlsop. where the other road
TO Ladysmlth crosses the hills the Brit
ssh advanced from low Sopies ON the
banks OF the Tugela unmo,este1 Then
they entered the zone of Mauser Gre, and
although their naval guns kept uu the ter
rible racket tho advance was stopped and
the British had 90 count out heir dead
and wounded
Commandant Viljocn art two burghe-s
were knocked scnseless by an explosion
OF lyd l'le. but Commaud.ut Viioen re-
covered Field Coruet Helibron was
wounded and ON refusing To- surrender,
was stot The British loss was probably
insignihcant They complain tha. exc
Fr..
the fell ANA soft-uosei bullets with Lae-
Metfords The Beers admit THAT spor.-
ing MAl.cis were occasionally found, t,t
they deuy the charge respecting eXp1u-
sive bullets. Not a shot was nred by the
Beers with cannon or rifle al the Swart-
lxop position this side OF the river One
thousand Infantry and "A battery advanc-
cd into the second row OF low hills be-
tween The republicans and the river
Heavy cannonading proceeded at "a range
OF 1000 yards. but the Beers maintained
the silence Of death. This must have
staggered tho British. as the advance was
stopped and this morning the retired to
their old positions.
BIuLLER HEARD FROM.
LONDON, JAN. 23--(2;1j a, M)-Con-
trary TO the announcement made shortly
before midnight by the war office that
nothing further would be issued until
Wednesday forenoon, the Following de.
sa1atch from General Buner, dated Spear.
mans Camp, Jan. p. 500 p. m, has jus,
been posted, Warren holds the position
ne gained two days ago In front of him
at about i00 yards is the enemy poi-
tion, west Of spion Kop It Is on higher
ground than warren's position 90 it is
Impossible O. see into 81 properly.
"It can be approached only over Rare,
open slopes and the ridges herd 10y War
ren are so steep that guns cannot be plac'
ed on them Hut We are ehelling the enc
mys position with Howitzers and field ar
tillery. placed on aower ground behind
Infantry.
"The enemy Is replying with Creuost
and other artillery. la this duel. the ad-
vantage rests with MS. as we appear TO
be searching his trenches and his artillery
IRE Is not causing us much loss. An at
tempt will be made tonight TO seize Spion
KOp the salient point Of which forms the
left OF the enemy's position facing Trich-
ards Drift. and which divides Il from the
position facing Potgeiters Drift II has
considerable command over all the enc
my's entrenchments.'
ENGLISH ADVANCE CHECKED.
LONDON. JAN. 2--Q A. M)-General
Buffers great turn!ng movement Of
which 80 much has been expected. has
come 10 a standstill His carefully word
ed message TO the war office telling this
AFTER silence OF two days, reads like an
apology aud am explanation. Gen Warren
holds the ridfrps bur the enemy's position
Is higher The British artillery is play
ing on the Boer positions and the Beers
are replying The British infantry 10
only 400 warts from the caemy but an
approach TO the steep slopes, across the
bare open. would expose the British to a
fatal FIRE,
Gen. Runer's plans have reached taier
development He declines TO send his i'm
fantry across this zone agains formidable
positions by daylight, and d.scioses his
purpose TO assault the Spton kop
heights during the night This appears
40 be the key 90 the Roer defense'. II he
takes It and thus commands the adjacent
territory AN important and possibly de-
cisive step will be accomplished.
IL seems that Gen. Buffers despatch
reached the war Office rather earsy Ia the
might ana was 4he sur iect Of a prolonged
conference between Lord GAnsdown Mr.
Ilalfour and several stan Officials De
termination appears 90 have been reached
not 20 give out the message during the
night. but toward O'Clock "A, m. copies
OF the despatch were made for dstr bu
tion among the newspaper offices Thes'
arrived too hate for extended comment