The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-19
His Movements on the TueeIa
Expected to Bring on
Warm Work.
He LEADS ELEVEN THOUSAND MEN
And Is Reported to Have Crossed the
River in Force.


very heavy firing TO The north yesta"-
day. | believe the Eoers are contest
ing General Buffers passage Of the
TugCla HcWitZers were evidently
busy, as tie firing is described as the
heaviest yet heard in Natal
London, Jan. 1.-THE Times pub,
fishes the following from PietermaritZ-
burg, dated yesterday: Very heavy
artillery firing was heard yesterday III
the direction of Springfield"
Cape Town, Saturday, Jan. 10
There is good reason to believe that
the statement that Sir Charles Warren,
with 1000 men, has gone toward
Weenen is correct, and we may expect
important news shortly.
Reports have been received here
that dysentery is very rife in Lady
smith.
Everything is phenomenally quiet
at SterkstrOOm.
London, Jan. ia telegram from
Newport, Wales yesterday said that
Rutherford Harris, formerly resident
director in South Africa Of the British
South African company, had received
q cablegram to the effect that General
Butler had suffered another reverse.
Later Harris denied having received
the telegram.
London, Jan. ia dispatch from
Cape Town received yesterday said
that General Warren had crossed the
Tugela and occupied a strong position
north of the river.
Everybody Called to the Front.
London, Jan. ia dispatch to The
Daily Mail, dated Jan. 10, from Lour-
EMO Marques, says ''President Kru-
ger has issued a proclamation ordering
all burghers to the front. The VOlkS-
stem, the Transvaal official organ, sug-
geStS that the moment the British
cross the border the gold industry should
be irretrievably destroyed. President
Kruger issued a circular, dated Jan. 5,
to BOer commandments and burghers,
urging them to show more energy in
the Transvaal cause. He quotes Psalm
30, verse Z, as GOd-given instructions to
the burgherS, and says that the Brit
ish have fixed their faith on Psalm SO.
He also quotes Psalm 80, verses 13 and
IA, and asserts that he has searched
other mode which can be followed by
other mode which can be followed by
the Beers who must fight lin the name
of the Lord Communicating is pro-
ceeding busily at PretOria'
COlOniaIs Worrying the Beers.
London, Jan. 16.-It is said in a dis
patch from Cape Town that advices
have been received there from Coles
berg, dated Jan. II, saying that Col
-Onel Porter, with the mounted New
Zealanders and the New South Wales
dancers, was worrying the Beers from
kopje to kOpje by plucky, hazardous
moves. The colOnials, it is added, were
completely nOn-plussing the burghers.
A party of RemingtOn's scouts eluding
the BOer pickets entered NOrvalspont
and secured valuable information.
just Line from Roberts
London, Jan 16.--,rhe war office has
published the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated Cape Town, Jan.
Is, 600 p. M: French reports that a
reconnaissance yesterday shelled the
Colesburg road bridge. No casualties.
Returned today Methuen and Gatacre
no change"
Important If Not u Kaffirgrnm.
London. Jan. 16.-The Standard
gives prominence to the following dis
patcn, dated Jan. Is. from Durham:
"a man who has just arrived here
from Springfield says that a British
column proceeding to the relief of
Ladysmith has crossed the Little Tu-
CELIA. When he left it was facing the
BOer position on the Big Tugela, and a
howitzer was Smelling the Boer
trenches. He says also that go wag-
ons, laden with cOmmissariat stores
for Ladysmith, has left Frere, and it
was expected that the column would
join hands with General White Mon
day evening"