Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-28
ENGLAND DUWAuAoI.
SOrrOwful at the News Of General
Warren's Retreat.
MANY RUM0RS OUT.
Some Intimate That the War Office l.
Holding Back More Serious
News Yet Grave lnfoTma.
tiOn Comes from Berlin.

London. Jan. 27.-The military ex-
perts IN the newspapers and the people
in the streets take a gloomy view Of the
situation on the TugelA. il being the
general opinion that Bullers hanking
movement failed completely as did his
frontal movement last month The
idea prevails that the war Office has bad
news which II il keeping from the pub
lie. and the list Of casualties which was
given out Friday does not cover the
losses of General Warren from AN an.
noying fire, spoken Of by General Bul.
ler
Since the fanking movement began
Jan 10. General Butler reported 60
killed. sos wounded and ~ missing II
4 remembered how the casualty list
grew from day 10 day after the defeat
Of last month and II Is feared the losses
OF the past few days are frightful Gen
Butler Is criticised for the form OF his
message which reads A. though he Wa
trying 10 saddle the blame for the do
feat upon General Warren. The ne-s
British reverse. Is likely 10 have a die
heaftening effect upon the bcleagucfcd
garrison OF Ladysmiih, but for whom
the campaign would have been con.
Quoted on a very different plan
Letters written when the siege Of
Ladysmith begun were very sanguinc;
letter written about the middle Of De-
cember said that the besieged had ra-
tions Tor six weeks. and according 10 all
reports the food question must b. press.
ing The latest report from Ladysmlth
reported i2 deaths in one day from en-
teric fever aud dyssntery
Lord Robert. At Cape Town Is almost
forgoiten.in the excitement over the
Tugela Roberts Is no way responsible
for the OPERATIONS for the relief Of Lady
smith. for they have been conducted
under the advice OF the war Office In
London. II L. said some time ago Roo
ert- favored leaving Ladysmith TO her
fate and marching on Bloemiontein. the
capital Of the Free State II is expected
that under Roberts direction there will
b. fighting in the western district soon.
for the British armies. have been rein
forced and the plight Of Kimberley
being urgent
The war Office has no news % tine ca.
tastruphs @ General Bullers force a.
reported from Berlin. and disoredits the
story. Neither has the war Office any
explanation. a. least for publication. for
the abandonment ot Spion kop, and
there are no advices in this connection
from independent sources The dispo
sition now is 10 regard the evacuation
~ not 30 serious as at first thought. and
commentators are abusing the military
authorities. both at the front aud Al
home Cor publishing hasty accounts OF
incomplete. half understood operations
thus alternately thrilling and deprcss
ing the nation.
The war Office announces that IN,
casualties reported by General Buller
Friday occurred in the battalions oi
General Lytleton's brigade. which. so fai
a. known at the war Office. was not on
gagged In the capture or defense of spior
kop Il appears. therefore, that they
are additional 10 the Considerable cas-
ualties. which General Butler reported
having occurred at Spion kop
The defense committee Of the cabine
met at the war ofiics with Lord Sails
bury presiding There It was reiteratsl
that rumors Of the gtayest kind Of new
was being concealed by the war Office
Il is even said that General Butler
forces We're IN full retreat
Afternoon papers describe Genera
Gullers dispatch as unpleasant readin
for the British people, intensely mort
fying 20 national pride aud dsmagi1
20 the countrys prestige. aud scathiugl
denouncs the gazet,ing az the proseu
time OF reports Of which the ST. Jam,
Gazette says;
The display of academic friyolity
not uucommunIy found in "a combina
tion Of considerable practical incapac.t
lapsiug into snaering when they ough
10 rebukc and filled with the slang au
humor Of Kiplugs ubaltorns
The So. james Gazette sums up Oh
opinion as follows
THESE dispatches show the foli
which prevailed throughout the pein
OF the campaign covered aud whicu T..
acted tne u,ual utar of lives aud men.
There arr signs of important NOV.
mcuts developing 10 Cape Colony Gaf
eral French hns succeeded IN getting d
touch with General Gatacre. moss %
presaging combination Of twocolumu
and the commencement OF the conc ,u
J ration OF forces. watch believed is 2