The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-13
NEWS AWAITED.
Anxiety in England Follows the
Exultation Over the Gallant
Defense of Ladysmith.
BoER TACTICS A COMPLETE SURPRISE.
Some al Not Understand Why Gen.
Butler Didn't Attempt t. Force a
Passage of the Tugela While the
Beers Were Busy Paying Atten-
ton to Ladysmith.

London, Jan. 1O.-Further news of
Gen. Whites victory is a~nxiously
awaited, as it is generally realized that
there was little warrant for the ex-
ultation which followed the
ment of his repulse of the Beers. The
remarkable revolution in Boer tactics
has been another complete surprise to
the British, who had not reckoned on
the weakened garrison OF Ladysmith
Icing subjected to such a courageous
assault, and it is realized that Gen.
Whites troops can not be expected to
greatly prolong such an arduous de-
tense.
Considered UnaccOuntable.
In some quarters it is considered I'M
accountable that Gen. Butler did not
press his attempt to effect a passage
of the Tugela river while the Beers
were engaged n~orthwards, and the
comment Oh his apparent ~suppineness
are nowise complimentary.
From the Boer headquarters it is re-
ported that Gen. Butler is construct
ing. a subsidiary railroad from the
main line 10 Colenso. ~westwardly, in
| the direction of Potgieler's drift.
Advices From Modder River.
Advices from the Modder river say
the Beers continue to extend their
works. and it is estimated that 10000
men are required to defend them.
The prisoners captured by the Ca
nadians and Queenslanders. at Sunny
side, arc going to Cape Town for trial
as rebels. The Canadians expressed
intense Indignation on learning that
the prisoners were British subjects.
The Dashing Colonial OOp
The colonial troops continue 10 earn
warm praise on all sides, the latest eX-
ample of their effective work being
recorded in the dispatch to the London
Times. dated January =. from the Mod
der river. which said that the news
from Belmont showed that the Ca
nadians and Queenslanders had been
SO energetic in the vicinity that the
Beers had been compelled to desert Il
large belt of the Orange Free State
territory across the border.
The Position AT COIesberE.
Little change is apparent in the po-
sition at C~olesburg. Gen. French re-
ported to the wal office, Sunday morn
ing. January Z, that he had recon
noitered with a squadron of the house.
hold cavalry on the Beers east flank,
two miles from Achtertang. and drew
a considerable force of the burghers.
who. being anxious for their commune
cations with Norval's Pont, withdrew.
Casualties Near COlesberg.
The casualties of the Suffolks, ZEAL
Colesburg, were:
Killed-CoI. Watson and Lieutenants
Wilkins. Carey and White. and % men.
Missing-Captains Brett, Thomson
and Brown. and Lieutenants Allen,
Wood-Martin and Butter. and 1O7 men.
Neutrality-suspicious. men.
Gen. French further reports that the
casualties of the other regiments 20
January 4 were IL men killed and A.
wounded.
Congratulations to White.
The queen has telegraphed her con-
gra%tulations and thanks to Gen. White
and his troops at L~adysmith.
y dispatch fran Frere camp. last
Sunday night. said all was quiet there,
thus dispelling the widespread hopes
that Gen Butler had followed up his
demonstratiO before ColensO with an
effectivem o.p elsewhere.
The Portuguese Way.
The London Times correspondent at
Lorenza Marquee cables that although
there is no guarantee hat Transvaal
gold is OF standard value. the Por-
tuguese government compels the local
banks to accept it as legal tender at
the same rate as British sovereigns,
thus giving the republics every ia
cility for extensive transactions here
and RENTING money to Europe"
May he n BSeach of Neutrality.
Continuing. the correspondent says:
rs is a question whether the POrtu-
euese order is not Il breach of neu
trality."
The latest news from Bloemfontein
SdNS the OllCldlS tntTt TtcOgHlLt tIdt
they must e%vacuate the town at an
early date, and are securing houses at
Pretoria.
it is also announced that the hos
pitfalls at Bloemfontein and elsewhere
are packed with wounded men.
BOer Bad
The Daily Mail says:
with characteristic bad manners,the
Transvaal authorities have refused to
allow Mr.. Hollis. the American repre- |
sentative at Pretoria. to care for Brit
ISL interests. This is an act without
precendent in modern diplomatic his
tory"
Not the Time for MediatiOn.
London. jar. 1O.-King Leopold, ac-
cording 10 the Brussels correspondent
of the Daily Mail. recently inquired of
Queen Victoria whether an opportune
for mediation had arrived,
but received a reply in the negative.
All Quiet nj Ladysmfth.
London, Jan. 1O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle. dated at Frere Camp,
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.