The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-19
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
Daily Record of the Great Events That are Trans
piring in South Africa.
MONDAY REPORT

change in the situation" does moth
ing to allay public anxiety or to ex-
plain the mystery surrounding Gen.
Buffers movements on the Tugela,
and, although there is a disposition to
regard the dispatch as disposing of
Saturdays adverse rumors, the week
has opened in a state of suspense al
most equal to that of last week, be-
cause il is recognized that failure in
Gen. Buffers present attempt would
seal the fate of Ladysmith.
Presumably mo change in the stu
alton" refers to previous dispatches
sent to the war Office, which have not
yet been revealed to the public. EX-
cept the announcement of the seizure
of Potgieter's drift and of the advance
of Gen. Warren, there has been no
news from the Tugela for week. A
ray of hope is in the fact that the
same silence prevails from the Boer
side. Thus it may, perhaps, be fairly
inferred that Gen. Butler has not yet
met q serious check.
Sir Charles Warren's advance prob
ably means an attempt to seize Han
wane hill. the main post of the Beers
south of iugela. Upon the success or
failure of these operations depends
the whole future of the campaign.
Until the resi-. is known Lord Rob-
erts will be unable to decide how to
dispose the two divisions and the re-
Inducements now arriving.
A dispatch TO the Daily News from
Naauwpoort, dated January Z, de-
scribing the unfortunate movement
of the Suffolks, says: Gen. French
permitted the attempt at the urgent
uesfre of Lieut.. Col. Watson. The
march began at midnight. The men
wore canvas shoes, or failing these,
marched in their socks. The ground
was difficult and many halts were nee
essary to verify the position. On
reaching the summit of the Hill the
officers advanced over the crest to
reconnoiter. The Beers, who had
evidently been warned of the move
ment opened a terrible fusillade.
Capt. Brett's company charged into
Boer trench when came an order to
retire. 1t came in a shout from the
Boer lines and the two rear compa-
out. OF the two advance companies
92 were killed or wounded. Capt.
Brett got his men under cover and
sent sergeant with five men to cut
his way out and to ask the British
artillery to direct the fire to the
right, fearing that the guns might
open on him. Three men got through
with the message, but Capt. Brett
was forced to surrender with his
remaining ~ men. The redoubt be-
hind which the Beers were lying was
very high and doubly loopholed, but
absolutely undiscoverable except by
balloon and toe high to be stormed
by scaling ladders"
Another Attempt TO Reduce Ladvsmith'
London, Jan. 15-A dispatch to
the Times from Lourenzo Marques
saws: give thousand Beers were sent
from Natal last week to defend the
Free State border and to resist the
attacks of Gems. Gatacre and French
which are causing some alarm. \
leading Transvaaler says the Beers
will make another desperate attempt
to reduce Ladysmith."
Rum"r OF the Relief of Ladysmith'
Durham, JAN. 15.-The entire alb
Fence of news from Chiyeley or Frer'
Camp continues, but there is a per
sistent rumor here that Ladysmitl
has been relieved.
TUESDAYS REPORT
London, Jan. 16. - Gen. Buller''
latest authentic word as to what h'
and his 10000 men are doing wal
wired from Springfield after his frs
forward step. Striving to think GU
the unknown, London is confused b.
surmise and rumor and disquieted b.
suspense. Spencer Wilkinson, thu
lucid military expert of the Morning
Post asserts that the Boer force il
northern Natal is larger than Gen
Buffers and Sir George Whites to
gether, so that the Beers are able T.
leave a force around Ladysmith large
than that within the town and yet T.
oppose Gen. Butler with force supe
rior to his own. Reports from tn
.Boer camps affirm that the circle o
investment has been drawn closer b.
the occupation of some hills neare
thc ioNH' thua ipVi"u"b ~
meOts to oppose Gen. Butler
Kruger Issues "a clamation.
London, Jan. 16.-A dispatch to tn
Daily Mail, dated January l3, fror
Lourenzo Marques, says: "Presiden
Kruger has issued "A proclamation OF
dering all burghers to the from
The Volksstem, the Transvaal oiiicii
organ, suggests that the moment I'll
British cross the border the gold il
dusuy should be irretrievably d'
stroyed. President Kruger issued
circular, dated January s, to Boo
commandants and burghers, urgin
them to show more energy i'm I'll
Transvan cause. lie quotes Psall
33, verse Z, as God-giyen instru
tions to the burghcrs and says thu
the British have fixed their faith