Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-02-01
BRITISH IN DbSP ALI.
London Papers Filled With Criti-
Cisms Of African War.
British Forces occupy Prieska, On
orange River.
Beers Report Quiet at Lsdysmilh and Only
Few Shots Fired.
REPORT THAT BuLIER Is ATTACKING

London, Feb. 1-2:5O o m.-In the alb
seuce Of war news the nation aud news
papers have had time to discover the ut
ter lack Of friendly relations existing be
tween the feeling Of the people aud the
temper OF the government as demon.
stTated In parliament, which, instead Of
relieving the great ankle y OF ths c1uD-
Try Oy a declaration OF measures that it
Is proposed TO take In behalf OF national
safety. the minister's continue 10 demon.
strate their inability 10 grasp the situa
ti0n by beating The air with recrimiua.
tions, selt-accusatory defense and bcker
ings as TO the degree OF re possibility at.
tachable 10 the respective departments
OF the government. Disgust, almost
de- pair, IL noticeable on ali sides. which
IL varied by the ultra-ministsrisl organ,
the Globe, which says: The heart OF
the empire seems paralyzed. while its ex-
tremities are In full vigor. Thus far
only one statesman OF the front rank has
struck the right note, and that Is Lord
Rosebery."
LITTLE NEWS.
London, FEB. l.--Actual news from
South Africa Is Of little interest. Butler
maintains silence as TO his future move.
ments, but II Is generally supposed that
he Is maturing another attempt TO reach
Lsdysmith. A letter appears today from
Hsnoyerlan officer, formerly OF the
Twenty-second German infantry, but
now among the military advisers OF the
Boers, which says that nearly 10000
trained European soldiers, including
quite 800 officers, are among the Beers.
Referring TO the military situstion at
Lsdysmith the officer says: lowing TO
the strength OF our position on circle OF
heights like Sedan, we carnot be- brushed
aside except by relief column outnu IL
bering US two TO one."
Owing to the discovery that cotton
khaki is insufficient protection for troops
sleeping on the South African plains,
the government IL starting 10 rec othe
the forces In the 6eld with wooden khs HI
aud has ordered 5000 suits at Glasgow
at once.
CONSUL AT PRETORIA.
Lorenzo MARQUES, Feb l.-Adelbert 8
Hay, United States consul to Pretoria,
arrived here to-day on his way to the
Transvssl.
STARTED FOR AFRICA.
London, Feb. Rear ADMIRAL Chas.
BsresfOrd started for the continent this
morning on his way to Malta, to take
charge OF the second British Mediterra-
mean fleet.
FIGHTNG IN PROGRESS.
London, Feb. L.. 1880 p. m.--The St
James Gazette says II IL reported on good
authority that General Butler has again
crossed the Tugels river at three places, ,
and fighting has been proceeding all day
BRITISH OCCUPY PRIEsKA.
Ospe Town, Jan. 3l.-Bcitish forces
with artillery are reported to have occu-
pied Priesks, and are now encamped
there. Prieska IL on the Orange river, q
hundred miles below Orange, the river
station, and west OF Kimberley.
QUIET AT LADYsMITH.
Hoof Laager, LRdysmith, Jan. 30.-All
quiet here. Long Toms occasionally fire
on Ladysmith. The deaths at Ladysmith
from fever and other causes must be
enormous as we can clearly see them
buryiDg corpses daily. General Jouberi
went to the upper Tugela yesterday.
NOT CONFIRMED.
London, Feb. l.-640 D. m.-The wal
office has no news from General Butler oi
his alleged movements az reported by thu
st. James Gszette, but the paper says II
has no reason to doubt the correctness ol
its information, although II has not yeI
learned the exact positions that Bullel
las seized.
sEIGE OF MAFEKING.
Buluwayo, Saturday, Jan. 20.-A mes
sage from Col. Plumer, who was at Ga
berones with the Mateking relief force
= says that he received q message from
Col. Baden. Powell dated Mateking, Jan
II, saying: "All we'll during the pas
fortnight. Have been plshing ou
trenches towards enemy's big guns an,
on January 10. their ninety-fou
pounder and high velocity Krupl
evacuated their positions and retire,
eastward OF the town, whence they ar
capable OF little damage. Have thu
pushed the enemy on three sides we'll 0u
. OF rife shot. Have opened new grszlni
ground for cattle. The enemy still ha'
two strong positions on the east sids
which we hope 10 shift with dynamite.
BoERs COMMANDING RESPECT
London, Feb. LIN the house OF com
; mons to-day the government passed moe
. OF the questions In regard 10 the war 1
South Africa. Nyndham, parlismentar
under secretary OF state for war. main
!. tsined that the information furnished
the intelligence department was geneI
ally accurate.
Relative to the speech made by Geners
Lord WOlseley, cOmmander-in' chief, el
; planning British reyerses In South Afric,
Wyndham said that WOlseley merely In
tended 10 convey the impression that th
military qualities shown by the BoeI
!. we're OF higher order than WAS snticI