Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-19
BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
General Buller Advances on the
Beers at LadySmith,
British Shell the Boer Trenches All
Of Yesterday.
In Skirmish Yesterday q Detachment Of
Boers Lost twenty Killed.
prArH OF erssrAI wARnxs RumoRrp.
pIArH OF sIssRAL wARREs RuMoRrp.

London, Jan l9.-It was rumored on
the stock exchange this morning that
after eighteen hours lighting Ladysmith
had been relieved and General Warren
had been killed Nothing was obtained,
however, tending 70 verify the rumor,
and II had no apprecisble effect on the
stocks.
SEVERE sKIRMIsH.
London, Jan 19.--6enersl Buller tele
grsphed the war Office from Spearman's
camp, under date Of last evening, as fol-
lows:
Lord Dundonald with a body OF
mounted troops, came into action this
afternoon with force OF Beers, west OF
Acton Homes. After the fight he occu.
pied several kopjes. which he is still
holding. Field Cornet Heilbernn and
twenty Beers were killed, and fifteen
prisoners were taken. Two British SOL
diers killed and two wounded"
BRITISH SHE'LL TRENCHES.
spesrman's Camp. Natal, Jan 49,
8:25 p. m The Bosr trenches have been
persistently shelled by the naval guns Nil
day. Small parties OF Beers we're seen at
intervals, and large force from the
direction OF Ladysmith were seen trek
king towarts the northwestward Of the
British position. A balloon did good SER
vice. observing that Lyttleton's force
made demoDstrat on In the direction OF
Brakef0ntein kopj ~, four miles north OF
the British position, under cover OF heavy
artillery Ere to which the Beers did no,
respond. On the left General Warren'a
troops are In poss assion Of two promi
nsnt kopjes behind epionkop. Their,
was some Boer sniping but 1t was in.
effective. The Graafrienet Beers evscu
ated Priesks on January 10, and returned
n0rthwestward across the river.
TRYING TO RELIEVE LADYsMITH.
London, Jan. 19.-Messages from tn,
front appear TO confirm the general i'm
preston that evenss In Natal will now
move quickly, though hardly as rapidly
as the tongues and pens OF rumoI
mongere. There is nothing up to tn,
present TO support the story that the re-.
lief OF Lsdysmith is an accomplished
fact, but IL is learned on excellent author
ity that the situation is now regarded q,
the war Office with entire confidence and
the beleaguersd town II considered prac
ticslly relieved. although there Is no at
tempt to underrate the danger and diffi
Guilty Of Buffers task.
Az suggested In these dispatches yes
terday, General Warren was actually II
the vicinity Of Acton Homes on Wednes
day and portion Of his force under Lord
Dnndonald secured an important position
westward Of that place during the even.
ing OF January II. on the Beers right
flank. threatening the Free Ststers com.
municsti0n with their own country by
way OF Van Keenan, pass. The British
camp outside OF Lsdysmith ought to be
visible from there IA the intervening
country is open. Sir Ellis Ashmead Bart.
lett, NJ p, who arrived at Rensberg, Cape
Colony. expresses satisfaction with Gen.
eral French's disposition OF his troops
He visited Coleskop yesterday while the
shelling OF the Beers camp was progress
ing with such success that II In announce
that sixteen Beers and thirty.six horses
were killed.
MORE TROOPS FOR AFRICA.
London, Jan. l9.-Formal orders have
been issued to mobilize the eighth divis
Ion Of the British army.
DIsPATcH FROM ROBERTS.
London, Jan. 19.-The war office mad,
public dispatches from Field Marsha
Lord Roberts dated to-day, recording tn,
movements In Cape Colony. He adds
"A B0er deserter states that tha enem,
suffered severely In attacking French
advanced post, Jan. 10. Seventy Boer
are still nnaccOunted for"
METBUEN IN GOOD HEALTH.
Modder River. Cape Colony. Jan. 10 =
General Methuen, who is In r0bus
health, personally directed another
strong reconnaissance yesterday, The
HlghlsndeIs succeeded In driving the
Bosrs from the brush on the river bant
by long range yOlleys. The Boer force
was ineffective.
Onicers Mine workers.
Indianapolis, Jan. l9.--JOhn Mitchell
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