Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-25
TO ASSAULT At NIGHT
Buller's Only Chance to Win With
out Great Loss.
THE BOER POSITION.
They Are High on the HIIl With a
Plain Between Them and the
British Armie, less Than
One Mile Apart.

London. Jan. "a General Buller's
great turning movement, Of which -
much had been expected. has come TO
standsull. His carefully worded mes
sage 10 the war Office telling this, after
q silence Of two days reads like an apol'
Ogy and explanation
General Warren holds the ridges. bat
the enemy- position Is higher The
Bn tish artillery Is playing on the Bosr
positions aud the Beers are replying
The British infantry Is separated only
By 1900 yards from the enemy. but an
approach 10 the slopes across the bare
open would expose the British 10 a fatal
rifle fire
General Bullers plans have reached
their development He declines to send
his infantry across the zone against
formidable positions by daylight and
disclose his purpose 90 as-ault the Spion
kop heights during the night II b.
takes % and thus commands the ada
cent country au important and possibly
a decisive step will b. accomplished
Il seems that General Bullers dis
patch reached the war Office early
in the night and was the sub
iect Of a prolonged conference between
Lord Lauslowns. Mr. Balfour and sew
eral sish om m-al. A determination ap-
pears 90 have been reached not % give
out the message during the night but
toward a. M. copies Of the dispatch
were made for distribution among tho
newspaper offices
General Buller- dispatch Is a. follows
''spearmans Camp Jan q G,2o p
IN. Warren hold. the position be gained
two days ago In front of him at about
1900 yards. il the enemy- position. west
Of spions kop II l. on higher ground
than Warren's position. so u was I'M
possible 20 see into 10 properly.
1t can b. approached only over bare
slopes aud the ridges held by Warren
are 90 steep that guns cannot be placed
on them Bnt we are shelling the
enemy, position with uowitzers and
field artillery. placed on lower ground
behind the infantry
The enemy is replying with creusoi
and other artillery In this duel th,
advantage rests with us. a. We appear
20 be searching his trenches and his ar
tillery fire il not causing us much loss
An attempt VIII be- made tonight 9,
seize spion- kop the salient point. Of
which forms the left of the enemy po
sitou facing the Richards drift an.
which divides 10 from the position a
Potgieters drift Il has considerable
command over all the enemy entrench
ments
The Morning Post and The Siandar.
touch lightly upon the unpleasant fea
ture- of the dispatch and take hope iron
the projected night attack. but al
things considered the dispatch look
like preparation for worse news
Parliament will meet in five day.
The cabinet had been hoping for on
rallying British success % cheer th
country and 10 command generous -ur
port for fresh revenue measures Anon
these will probably be an increase u th
income tax toa shilling on the pounC
bat this would only provide the cost ,
five weeks hostiliies The duties %
tobacco. alcohol tea aud coffee are lik,
ly 10 be- raised
The cabinet will meet az the end
tho week and discuss the situation
Political considerations, both forcig
AMI domestic. press up the military a.
thorities the tendency of speedily AZ
complishiug something These sutho
titles may have been persuaded 10 url
General Butler 90 attempt his great ol
GRAFTON without adequate preparation
This impression. whether true or 90
I Is abroad
Apparently Lord Roberts has uo'h.r
whatever 10 do with General Bnllrr
operation General Butler and the 1871
Office communicate with each other q
rect Bullcr- scheme was conc 81.
before Lord Roberts arrived at CO.
Town and it- execution was begun ,
the DAY he landed Tho fact that ii
Judgment OF Lord Roberts has not no.
brought 90 bear upon the moyeme
does not add 90 public confidence
From Vienna comes the statemp
that the ido1 Of the intervention
European powers Is gaining adhsrau
In influential quarters The Daily MAJ
correspondent regards the signs as %
mstakahlr and mentions cspeci "
suggestions printed in tho Au,
Hungarian foreign office journals
Dispatches from Boor source. desert
the renewal Of the bomhardmeut
Ladysmith as more heavy than ai
previous firing aud as intended 20 d
courage "A soriip. symptom of prep ir