The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
"BoBsr SAYS LET LADYsNnrHGo

New York Jan. GA special cable
gram from London to the Evening
I World says: ct is learned from relia-
bic source that Field Marshal Lord Rob
erts has advised the abandonment OF
Ladysmith. At the war office, the dis
patch adds, no confirmation could be
obtained of the advices said TO have been
given by Lord Roberts
sPION KoP AN UTTER DEFEAT
London, Jan ga special dispatch
from Frere Camp dated Friday January
! rs. $40 p. m, says: II have juSx ridden
in here. having left General Buffers
forces in their new positions south OF the
Tugela, to which they retired in conse-
| quence Of the reverse az Spion Kops The
/ fighting, both before and after the occu-
| patton Of the mountain, was OF a desper-
ate character. Spion Kop is precipitous
mountain. overlapping the whole line OF
kopjes along the upper Tusela On the
eastern side of the mountain faces Mount
Alice and Portgiers Drift, standing at
/ right angles to the Boer central position
and Lyttleton'y advanced position. The
southern point descends in abrupt steps
TO the lower line Of kopjss On the wes-
tern side, opposite the right outposts OF
/ Warren's force, it is inaccessibly steep
until the point where the mex joins the
kop TO the main range. Then there Is a
/ gentle slope which allows easy access to
the summit. The mex was strongly held
/ by the Beers, who also occupied a heavy
spur. parallel with the kopje. where the
enemy was concealed in no fewer than
! thirty-hve rife pits and was thus en-
abfed to bring to bear upon men a damag-
ing cross fire. the only possible point for
a British attack being the southern side.
! with virtually sheer preciplces on the left
and right A narrow footpath. admitting
men in single file, only. to the summit.
| opens into a perfectly fiat tablelsnd prob
ably 300 square yards area, upon which
the Beers had hastily commenced to
make a transverse trench Our men were
! able to occupy the further end of this
tableland where the Ridge descended 10
another fat which was again succeeded
by round eminence held by the Beers
in great strength. The ridge held by our
men was faced by a number of strong
little kopjes ar al langles. whence che
Beers sent concentrated fire from their
rifles supported by a Maxifn-Norlen-
with the rifles. the Maxim guns and the
big gun, the summit was converted into
a perfect hell. The shells exploded con
tinually in our ranks. and the rife fire.
from an absolutely unseen enemy. was
| perfectly appalling Reinforcements were
| hurried by General Warren. but they had
to cross a stretch of fiat ground which
was literally torn W. By the flying lead
| OF the enemy. The unfinished trench on
the summit gave very questionable shell
| ter as the enemy's machine guns were
! so accurately trained upon the place that
often sixteen shells fell in the trench IN
| a single minute. Mortal man could NOT
/ permanently hold such position. Our
/ gallant fellows held It tenzciousiy for
/ twenty-four hours aud then. taking ad-
vantage OF the dark night. abandoned Il
/ 70 the enemy"
| OFFICERS LOST AT SPIOS KOP
| London. Jan 2e-GeneraI Butler wires
from spearman's Camp January p. that
the casualties among the officers OF the
/ Fifth division and mounted brigade at
splon Kop. January q. were: Killed, .;
( wounded. %; missing. s
KIMBERLEY STILL CATCHES 1T
London, Jan 21.-Tne Times has the
! following Telegraph message Wit Mod
! der river, from Kimberley. dated Janu-
/ airy 2s: 1.-The bombardment continues. II
| IS now directed toward the inhabited por-
I tons OF the town rather than the for
/ tIdcations. Between midnight and 2
IN. yesterday I45 % shells were fred
/ They seem to have been Of TranHvaaI
make. not bursting widely. One child
was killed and four people were injured"
| DUNDoNALD REPORTED sAFR
London. Jan. . (s:2s p. m).-Grsat snx-
/ iety has been removed ny the announce
rent that Lord Dundonale's cavaIry
forces. which It was feared were isolated
among the hills IN the nelgbborhood q
Acton Homes are safe On the south bank
Of the Tugela river.
PARLIAMENT oPf-Ss TODAY
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the Associated Pres thai -he oaean's
speech e. the re-asssm5l.nE 4 psrlia-
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bloodshea. AMI econoufuna- Of the men
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