The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-01-18
MET WITH NO SERIOUS RESISTANCE.
Field Marshal Roberts as Well as
Gen. Gatacre Reports No Change
in Their Situations.
Great Activity mt Ladysmith, and
Another Battle In Likely to Soon
Take Place--Latcst News
From south Africa.

galloping with two machine guns.
The Boer heavy piece on Bulwana
hill has not been fired for. two days.
More Boer dead have been found
at the base of Caesars Camp.
Boer Headquarters at Colenso,
Thursday, Jan. II (via Pretoria, via
Lourenzo Marques, Friday, Jan. 12).-
Everything points to a. great battle
within the next few days. Ladysmith
for the last two nights has been fir
ing rockets. The object is not known
here.
Durham, Jan. 12.-The entire absence
of news from Chievely or Frere Camp
continues, but there is "a persistent
rumor that Ladysmith has been re-
lieved.
London, Jan. ia special dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Friday even-
ing, January 12, announces that Gen.
Warren has crossed the Tugela river.
London, Jan. 15.-The war Office is
sued at midnight dispatch from
Field Marshal Roberts, dated Cape
Town, Sunday, January IA, $3.50 p. m,
saying: "There is no change in the
situation to-day"
The war Office simultaneously issued
the following from Lord Roberts, dat
ed Cape Town, January 13, $3.50 p. M:
"Methuen's cavalry reconnaissance re-
turned on January II. Went % miles
into Free State. Country clear of en-
envy, except PATROLS
"An quiet at Modder river.
"French reconnoitered around the
enemy's left flank on January 10.
Advanced from Sliumger's farm, on
January II, with cavalry and horse
artillery to lombard Boer laager east
of Colesberg Junction, but was unable
to outfank the enemy.
"Reconnaisance of cavalry and
mounted infantry pushed north of
Bastard's Mex and examined country
north of Ridge.
"Gatacre reports no change.
"All well on December 20 at Mafe-
king"
If the announcement of Gen. War
ren's movement be correct, it is evil
dent that Gen. Buffers forces are
spread over very wide front-per-
haps 25 miles-and in the event of a
sudden fall of the river, his opera.
tions might be full of danger. 1t is
believed that Gen. Butler has no good
survey maps of the district. This will
add to his difficulties.
Sir Charles Warren's advance prob
ably means an attempt to seize
Hlangwane Hill, the main post of the
Beers south of the Tugela. Upon the
success or failure of these operations
paign. Until the result is known
Lord Roberts will be unable to decide
how to dispose the two divisions and
the re-enforcements now arriving.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Modder river, dated January 10, gives
rumor that Kimberley was being
bombarded.
Bastard's Mex, mentioned in LORD
Roberts dispatch as the locality o1
reconnaissance, is northwest of Coles
burg.
Doubts are beginning to be raised
whether it will be possible to get to
gether anything like 10000 yeomanry
Only very small percentage of the
applicants satisfy the standard of rid
ing and shooting.
| A large number of officers from thu
Egyptian army have just left Cairo
for South Africa, to replace thos'
killed and wounded.
| Modder River, Jan. 11.-Gen. Bah
ington. with two regiments of Ian
GERS, the Victoria Mounted Rifles ant
a battery of horse artillery, left here
on the evening of January 7 Sunday
and crossed the Free State border OF
Tuesday. Simultaneous other move
ments were made. A column unde
Col Pitcher went from Belmont tt
the south of Gen. Babington's route
while a portion of the garrsons o
Kloltfon. lin and Honey Nest Kloof
under Maj Berne, advanced TOWARD
Jacobsdal.
Gen. Darlington penetrated IL mile
and his scouts 20. They saw no sign
of armed Beers. The farm house
were found empty, the occupants hav
ing had news of the advance and gon'
further into the interior. The British
bivouacked at random, They burned
three farm houses, the property o
Lubbe, one of the Boer leaders. The.
then swept around southwark, return
ing here. Nothing was accomplished
except reconnaissance.
Col. Pitcher came into touch witt
Gen. Babington and then returned t.
Belmont.
Mai. Byrne reconnoitered the hill
about four miles from Iacobsdal ant
saw 700 Beers.
Sensational Developments Expected
Sioux City, Ia. Jan. 15.-The re
mains of DE-. austave Maize, who's
body two wives claimed, were buries
by wife No. 2. Although wife No.
who is in San Francisco, demanded
the remains, the local official decides
to issue burial permit to wife No.
and she had charge of the ceremonies
Three Persons Burned to Death.
Manchester, N. H., Jan. ia. Blan
chard. aged 65, his wife, aged 43, and |
boarder named William Money. age>
SO, were burned to death in their hom
in Merrimac. N. H. The cause of tn
fire is unknown. SO.
While working in the ore mines q
Youpgs. Ca, John Pittman and A. h
Fite were killed by falling min
wall.
Carence j. Long, aged 80. single
slipped from o car at Strasburg juno