Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

Is al HoGaer hafef
STATE Of Affairs at Kimberley
Durham Feb. lS.-It is rurnored here
FIAT Gen. Joubert il marching wiz "
colnnin Of 6,UJ0 men 10 q NeN'
Butler.
London. Feb IS. So The latest ots-
matches from the front, showing the
reasons fo9 Cen. BasierS retirement
end his intention to try again, qa'te
destroy the comforting n Ill
theory that the movement WRS al
elaborate fclut 10 facilitate the nam
advance pf Lord Roberts, "A theory
which found acceptance larEe'F bs-
raus- of MIR. R~alfJur's Misleading
statement 10 parliament. These seem
Ipgly useless ~retIcerces and p~feF&FiS"-
tiopS On the part Of the goFernIhsh l
and the war Office are being criticised
severely. No word has yet issued
from the war office regarding IeA'
BnIer's latest attempt, although the
corresnapdanrS are allowed To tele-
rraub with a fair amount uf freedom,
and thus only 3 partial list o. lIfe cas-
ualties has been published The da1-
ing Of messages from frere Camp
NAV indicate that Gen, Butler has
withdrawn all his forces there, The
London newspapers having become
accustomed To checks, maintain &
hopeful tone, hut the situation Is mnch
Mere threatening
than il seemed To he q week ar0. Ey-
licences OF the terrible strength aDd
mobility Of the Boer army. together
with the rumor that Gen, JauDer1 n
taking the initiative with the object
Of cutting Gen. Buffers c0nuI1nica-
tions are in way ~reassHr5nG. Even the
most sanguine persons begin 10 Sac
that IL is quite hopeless to expect the
relief Of Ladysmifh a. il Is claimed u
/ IL Is impossible for Butler 10 reach
L~adrsinith, Il is impossible fer a gar
/ rison exhausted with sickness and
hard fighting to cut it's way cut. Re
ports from Zulrland are d~isQui@-fnC.
II the Beers should succeed in reach
ing Greytown Gen. Butler would be-
compelled TO look to the defense OF
the eastern side Of GrsvfgwE. The
fact that Lord Roberts was ~ Med3er
River onFriday seems to show that he
has been on q round OF inspection ~
the chief commands, and that the main
advance is not so near as has been
suspected.
Startling News
romes from Kimberley In the Cape
newspapers just received ET mall in
London. II appears that since Jan. s
the rations In Kimberley have been for
the most part b0rSelesh, so rrpugnani
to women. and children that many r.
fuse &c eat. 1T also appears that the
death rate has been heavy and that
the privations Of the garrison have
beaa increasing steadily. This news
IS startling because the censor has not
allowed i 10 be eabled. Possibly sucl
conditions explain the presence o'
Lord Roberts al Madder River and ths
apparent preparations for an advance
from that point The mention i'm ths
dispatch Of Lord Roberts 20 the wa,
office yesterday of Gen Clements ri
commanding AZ Ransberg is interpret
ed TO show that Gen. French. with hii
army, has gone 10 join Lord Robsrt!
and that considerable changes i'm ia,
distribution Of troops In th2+ diStric
has occurred. The unexplained
strength and activity OF the Beers a
Rensber- where they are reporteS
rather pressing the British than be
ing pressed by them. In looked upul
with apprehension. There is no con
~6rrnatior Of the reported sartie from
lLadysmith. TIL. latest dispatch from
there N "Wednesday reported all wa
nuiet and that instructions had bae;
issued 10 look ont for the Beers in
guiSe OF n British relief force.
Beers Were Beaten or.
London. Feb. 13.-The war Office ha
Just issued the following tfisparcI
from the general commanding at Can
Town:
Clements reports from RenSbar
that on Friday, Feb 9. the Beers rrie
TO turn his right flank. but were beare
Oh. Position maintained. Casualtip
small Kimberley reports that tn
Boer fighting force was apparently in
creased on "Wednesday. Feb. 4. Mex
day the Beers commenced the COZ
struction OF trenches 10 the east. nea,
ty parallel 10 the Glacis and 400
janus AA1Al A1C AZ NiAtt1. a ~
tive reported that ne accuInpauia
some Beers who left Matching r.
Kimberley, carrying with them a sfy
inch u and a q~uick-fring field g7lr
The former opened fire on Eimbarla,
Otherwise the British situation is M
changed.
Moving Gums Against Kfmberley.
Modder River. Feb, 13-Appa-entl
the Beers have brought all their hi
guns from Mnfeking TO shell Kimbp
ley. Our naval gums shelled Mayer
fontein Saturday. but the Beer rur
were silent. 1T is supposed that II
enemy have withdrawn their a~rrSr1ar
They are blowing mp the perr,ap-,
way beyond Morgan Siding Tia 20,
still man their trenches. isrf the
numbers are apparently reduced. ri
bulk OF their force has gone n Etn
beriey or toward the flank.
Australians Are Anxsap.
London. Feb. IL - The Dsilv N.
publishes the following dIspateh f-r
sydney. y. s. w: The news az &c
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