Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-25
South African Republic Repre-
sentative Gives Out a Clear
Statement of the POSI-
tlon Of Transvaal.
LASTDAYO OF ROBERTS DEBATE
Senate Inquiry Into Cour de-
,Alene Affairs = Murderous
Convlcts Recaptured
In Colorado.


has just issued the following dispatch
from Spearmans Camp, dated 1910
this morning: General Warren's
troops last night occupied SpiopKop
surprising a small garrison who fed.
1t has been held by us all day, though
we were heavily attacked, especially
by very annoying shell fire. fear
our casualties are considerable,
have to inform you, with regret, that
General Woodgate was dangerously
wounded. General Warren is of the
opinion that he rendered the enemys
position untenable. Men are splen-
did"
London, jan 25-Jubilation over
General Warrens achievement in
capturing Spiokop, Tuesday night, is
chastened by the realization that his
success is only provisional, as it ap-
pears clear, from Buffers dispatch
that the Beers fully realize the strate-
gical importance of Spionkop and at
the time the message was sent had
not abandoned hope of recapturing
the position. The statement that
there was only a small garrison at
Spiokop came as surprise, as it was
imagined that the Beers there were
in great force 1t is taken, in some
ar 10 i,1Itaofo 4hof "a pnnrc
We're not so surprised at tl.e r---r-'+
as appeared but previously drew on
the main body and left small force
TO withstand the British advance. 1t
is even suggested that the Beers IN
yeigled the British into occupying
Spionkop and have now surrounded
them. It is evident that in spite OF
the fact that the British hold Potgie-
ter's Drift, and the hills above, that
the Beers succeeded in bringing up
enough artillery to inflict consider
able losses on the British force which
seized Spionkop, although Lord Dun
donald is supposed to have been scour-
ing the country beyond Ranges in
order to prevent this thing, and al
though General Lyttleton ought to
have got near enough Spionkop to
either intercept the retreating Beers
or prevent serious attack, once the
British had taken possession of tht
hill.
Washington, Jan. 25-Montagu
White, the South African diplomat
now in this country, today authorized
the following statement:
"The impression that is said tc
exist in certain quarters, that DR.
Leyds is not recognized by foreigl
powers as the diplomatic minister
the South African republic, on &C
count of Great Britain's claim of SUI
erainty is false. DR.. Leyds is cred
tied to, and is fully recognized
minister plenipotentiary of the Sout
African republic, by the followin
powers: Russia, Germany France
Holland, Belgium, Portugal. Tn
South African republic was repr'
sented at the different courts
Europe and on continent for man
years past by DIR. Leyds' predecesso
the late Jokheer Beelaerts Va
Blockland, who also had been indirec
ly recognized by Great Britain. Su
erainty was created by the conven
tion in 1884. In 1897 it was suddenl
revived by Mr.. Chamberlain. I'll
South African republic has strenuous
ly repudiated the claim and they hay
been supported in this by very IL
ternational lawyer of note on the CO
tinent, as we'll as by such eminel
authorities as the president Of We
ley, Sir Edward Clark and Sir VIII
lam Harcourt in Great Britain. I'll
internal status of the South Africa
republic is, moreover, recognized
Great Britain as the following Q:
tract from an official quoted letter
Lord Derby, dated February III
1884. will show: Your governAeh
win be left free to govern the eoun
try without interference and condu'
its diplomatic intercourse and snaI
its foreign policy, subject only TO q
requirements embodied in the four
article of the new treaty, namel
that any treaty, with any 1orei
state. shall not be effective witha
the approval of the Queen.
German Naval Bill Adopted.
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