Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-05
BOERSAI(ACK BRITISH.
They Successfully Hold Coles
berg Against Gen. French,
Gen. Butler Gathering An Immense
Army to Relieve Ladysmith.
Large British Reinforcemen,s Being
Sent From Cape iowa.
BorRs MAKING WONDERFUL pIYEsss.
BorRs MAKING WONDERFUL pIYEssI.

Rsnsberg, Cape Colony, Jan. Coolies
berg has not yet been occupied. The
Beers u0ex pectedly attacked the British
left dAnk az daybreak this morning, but
were repulsed. They occupied the hills
10 the north OF the town, but were
eventually driven out OF their positions
after An hours shelling by our guns.
They still hold, however. the hills im
mediately surrounding the town, pre-
venting the British from advancing
along the railway. The British loss In
to-dAy's engagement was light, while
the Beers are reported TO have lost 100,
including twenty prisoners.
The BOer attackers, numbered th0us-
and men. The Ilnis kilien dragons
cut their way through the Beers, who
we're forced to retreat by the heavy
artillery and musketry tire.
NoLTENo AFFAIR.
London, Jan. 3 Gen. Gatacr,'s report
OF the Molteno off ,ir confirms the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches, showing that II
was merely u determined attack on u po-
lice outpost, which WAS successfully re-
pelled. There were no British casual
ties.
zULUs RESTLESS.
Pletermaritsburg, Jan. 5.-The rest
lessness OF the Zulus is increasing
Many are on the verge OF starvation and
there have been several instances OF loot.
ing OF stores. IL is feared that the mag
istrates will not be able TO restrain the
warriors much longer. II is asserted
that they are anxious TO attack the Beers
REIsFoRCEMRNTs FoR GIN. FRENCH.
London, Jan. b.-The war ot,ic5 this az
ternoon published dispatch from Csps
Town, dated January 3. saying that III
Gen. French's special request the house
hold cavalry. q battery or field artillery
aud the 6rst battalion o. the Essex reg!
ment had been dispatched TO reinforc,
him temporarily.
BoERs MAKING BRAVE DEPENsE.
London, Jan. 5-Tnere is still no I'm
p0rtant news from the front, but the
silence which has descended on General
Buller's huge force at Tugela river IL be
lieved to be the prelude to another at
tempt 10 reach Ladysmith. Meanwhile
the extraordinary tenacity the Beers
are displaying around Oolesburg, where
they even assume the offensive, tends u
detract from the success General French
Is supposed 10 have achieved.
Tue latest news Of Colonel Pitcher,
Ia,u snows .na. somoo v, 'ae nis' aScoun'
.ons,ue.npy ss,., oAsssoi.S,u '"v us sneV' VI
.ue pps's snu syups.n1'%s. y.,,,a % "nhe " u
uuc .ua' no ~ w oouy,'
kiiIino and wonnding thirty and cantnr
inc fasty Three Colonel PiIchsr's inms
oia,a svacuation ~ Donola,s seams 1,
nroys thnt he had information that thsr,
,rsa a snficient number of Bosrs I'm th
nsisbho,hood 10 make his position nm
safs Indeed. there IA reason 10 beliey
that onIy the dispatch OF a cavalry bri
gads from Modder ryter prevented the 90
man sent bg Genera Cronie from nj
lacking Pitchers column, and as soon a
the cavalry returned to Modder river
CroDje's troops reoccupied Sunnyside.
According 10 adyices from Sterkstron
the Beers completely retired from tn
neighborhood OF Molteno, but Genera
Gstscre does not appear TO have pursue
them, as the reinforcements from Sterk
sIrom returned there.
ARRESTED.
Cape Town, Jan. 5.-TIsnsyaal's hig
nal.,,n. Qav ,o to- mao arraa,ad hara