Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-02-13
WAR IN The TRA SvaLL.
Progress of the Fight Betwcrn Brtton
and To"r.

and Bo"r.
SpEARMAN's CAMP. February 2.-The
Beers fire occasionally at the troops ON
the right flank. 1t is reported that they
have dug up the roads leading to Lady
smith in order to make the progress
difficult and have made several trenches
along the route and are busy strength
ening those i'll front of their position.
LONDON. February "A dispatch from
Ladysmith, undated, via Spearman' s
Camp, February 2. says: Native de-
serters report the following field coro-
nets killed in last week S fighting: Lom-
bard of Waterbury, Grobelair Of Brem-
ersdorp, Opperman of Pretoria, Daniel
Erasmus of Magaliersberg and one free
state coronet. The British artillery
broke seven Boer guns. The Boer casu-
alties were approximately 1000. though
this information is not confirmed Of
ficially.
DURHAM, February "A gentleman
named Gourton, who left Ladysmith
after the news of the retirement Of the
British from Spion Kop had become
known there, has succeeded with the
aid of Kaffirs in reaching Estcourt. He
says the garrison is, ON the whole, very
quiet and hopeful. Provisions are
ample to last for a considerable time
and fresh meat is served out daily.
KIMBERLEY, February Beyond the
Beers desultory sbelling yesterday, the
situation is unchanged. Only six
wounded are now in the hospitals, the
rest having been discharged. Practic-
ally every house now has bomb proof
shelter.
DURBAN, February 4.-General 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, February "a special dis
patch from Durham, dated Sunday, and
referring to General Buffers recrossing
the Tugela in an advance upon Lady
smith, says:
'It is probable that General Butler
crossed at spot above Trichard's 8 Drift,
and that, leaving the enemy to the
right, he is marching to Acton Homes,
whence the road to Ladysmith runs
almost due east, through fairly open
country.
'It is expected here that he will reach
Ladysmith tomorrow (Monday) night. >
LONDON, February 8. = Winston
Churchill, in dispatch from Spear.
mans Camp, dated Saturday. February
3, says:
'sThe belief is general that all will be
staked on the issue of the coming battle.
1t is probable that no press telegrams
will be permitted to leave pending the
oDefrtf,.zz
STERKs SPRUIT, January 29.-Com-
mandant Olivier of the Orange Free
State in "A speech to the Beers at Lady
grey, said that his men were almost
surrounded at Stormberg, and that
unless recruits were forthcoming he
would he compelled to abandon the
position.
Many colonists who fought at Storm
berg have gone back to their farms and
have refused to return to active service
+ though tIIttlt1tu WIFI ututu. <tIloiS
these are some conspicuous burghers
who originally invited the Free Staters
to invade Cape Colony.
1t is admitted that in the recent fight
at Ladysmith the Beers lost 100 killed
and 600 wounded.
CAPE Town, February "a dispatch
from Naanwpoort says: There is great
activity here and on the Rensburg- Han
over due to the dispatch of an over
whelming force of infantry to seize
Noryal's pont The cavalry, having
! completed the reconnaissance, is being
retired to recoup losses. The Beers at
Colesberg are virtually surrounded.
4 loss of Sl50,0)0 was caused by a
fire that destroyed the stores of the
sas Paper and Book company and halt
dozen others ut Little Rock. Ark A
quantity OF dynamite in the building
occupied by the Dickinson Arms COM
pany exploded, breaking ut least $l5, 100
worth of window glass throughout the
| city.
In consequence of serious disturban.
ce, at Rio .Janeiro four naval officers
and a number of marines have been ar
rested and will be tried by court martial
on the charge of provoking riots. 1t is
charged that the prisoners had shouted
s'Viva la Monarchia. in front of the
central police station and while pro
ceeding along various streets. They
resisted the police when the latter
attempted take them into custody
and during the fighting several per-
sons were badly hurt.
| 1t officially announced at London
that Sir Edmund j. Monson, the British
ambassador to France, has left Paris
for the south on leave of absence. The
announcement is generally believed as
| important coming on top of the known
anti British feeling i'll France it j.
Thought the departure of the embassa-
dor from his post at the present june
ture indicates more than appears on the
surface or than is contained in the otfi
,ial explanation.
Administration officials are manifest
| mg great interest i'll the legislation now
oefore both houses of congress provid-
ing form of government for the island
OF Porto Rico, and regulating the tariff
rates OH imports from the island into the
United States 1t can be stated that the
president is willing that a small or
nominal rate of duty shall be imposed
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