Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27

I tion on the Tugela II being the gen
eral belief that Gen. Buffers Ranking
movement has failed as completely as
| his frontal movement Of last month.
! The idea prevails that the war Office
| has had news which II is keeping from
the public, and that the list Of casual
| ties which was given out yesterday
does not cover the losses OF Gen. War
rem from the annoying fire" spoken OF
| by Gen. Butler.
Since the Ranking movement began
on January 10. Gen. Butler has reported
60 killed, $50 wounded and 60 missing.
II is remembered how his casualty list
grew from day 10 day after the defeat
last month, and II is feared the losses
OF the past few days have been fright
full Gen. Butler is criticised for the
form Of his message which reads as
though he were trying TO saddle the
blame for the defeat upon Gen. War
ren. The new British reverse is likely
TO have a disheartening effect upon the
beleaguered garrison OF Ladysmith but
for whom the campaign would have
been conducted on a very different plan.
Letters written when the siege Of Lady
smith begun were very sanguine;
letter written about the middle Of De-
cember said the besieged had rations
for six weeks. and according TO all re-
ports the food question must be press
ing
The latest message from Ladysmith
reported twelve deaths in one day from
enteric fever and dysentery.
Lord Roberts at Capetown, has been
almost forgotten In the excitement over
the fighting at the Tugela. Roberts
Is In no way responsible for the opera
tons for the relief OF Ladysmith for
they have been conducted under adj
vices from the war ofFlce IA London. II
was said some time ago that Roberts
favored leaving Ladysmlth TO its fate
and marching on Bloemfontein, the
capital Of the Free State. II Is under
stood that under Roberts direction
there would be fighting In the western
district soon. the British armies having
been reinforced and the plight OF Kim
berley being urgent. The suspense In
London Is quite as trying as at any
time IN the past fortnight.
The Leader says
Gen. Butler is very sorry TO say that
the capture Of Spion Kop has been
abandoned. SO. we dare say, Is Gen.
Warren, for II knocks the bottom out OF
his tactics"
His tactics were to move on Acton
Homes with weeks supply Of food and
ammunition.
The Morning Post says:
'The Beers appear 10 have no lack
Of men for IL turns out that the affair
Of Tuesday at Chieveley was not
British but Boer reconnaissance, and
the Beer efforts against Ladysmith
have increased"
The AFFAIR OF Tuesday at Chieveley"
was the discovery Of unidentified troops
moving around on the east OF Lady
smith, reported from Chieyeley-troops
imagined TO be British irregulars de-
tached from Gen Buffers column 10
rec)nnoiter.
1t is understood the House OF Com
mons will be asked to appropriate $751;
100000 to cover the war expenses up to
March 81. This is In addition TO the $780,
100000 already appropriated.
Politicians talk OF multiplying these
figures by two or four to cover the total
expenses Of the war.
Lorenzo Marquee Jan. &c, Friday
II is reported on good Transvaal au-
thority that Mafeking was relieved
Tuesday, January 23rd.
Boer Camp, Modder spruit, Upper
Tugela River, Tuesday, Jan. 23-The
British are now endeavoring to force
with 40 600 troops the Spion Kop route
to I.adysmith. The firing on Gen.
Botha's position yesterday was terrific.
The grass was fired, rocks dislodged
and trenches pierced. but the battle was
practically one-sided, the federals only
firing thirty shots
A ball from a shell landed In Gen.
BOtha's pocket
The only Boer casualties we're some
horses wounded
The firing ceased at dark. but was
resumed this morning In the vicinity OF
Ladysmith and here, but up TO noon II
lacked vlgor
London. Jan. 27.-The last detachment !
OF the infantry section OF the London |
volunteers numbering 1874 men were en- |
trained this morning for Southampton. |
where they Will embark today for South |
Africa The route from Wellington |
barracks 20 Nine Elms station was |
thronged with cheering spectators, but
not In the same degree as on previous
occasions. so the order OF march was
The lord mayor and |
sheriffs accompanied the troops TO
southampton. The battery section and
ammunition column completing the
regiment VIII leave February 3rd.
hundred yards. Private Marine Frank