Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-30
BUTLER RETREATING.
The Boer Position Too Strong About
Spion hop for Him.
LOSS TO THE BRITISH
Boer, Say Fifteen Hundred We're Killed
IN "Wednesday Casualties Not
sent In by lIuller VIII Try
Another Route.

London. Jan. % The week has open
ed with the utmost gloom for the
British public and the reaction Is all
the stronger because Of the high hopes
that were reposed in General Bnllers
turning movement aud Of his announce
ment that there would be mo turning 1
back
At the very moment when DIR. Leyds
il being received a. an honored guest in
the highest circles on the continent
Great Britain has 20 face the worst dis.
aster In a campaign thus far disastrous
O2en talk is heard Of the absolute neces-
sity Of abandoning Ltdysmith 10 It's
fate. while Lord Roberts reverts 10 the
original plan OF an advance over the
Orange river upon Bloemfontein.
To Ladysmith tine disappointment
must ue very bitter A dispatch from
| the BDer lager near the town dated
Jan. %. describe, the garrison A. very
evidently preparing a desperate coup
/ IN order o. effect junction with Gen
Bullsrs advancing army IL may be-
regarded as a certainty that ia the con
fid.ut hope of early relief. Gen. White
has lately been issuing extra rauons, aud
this fact has given ri.e to an exagger-
stad idea a- 90 the length Of time the
provisions would last Even should it
b. decd Go send Butler reinforce
mants and to attempt o. reach Lady
smith by a movement thruugh the atlll
more dlhicuil country east Of Colenso.
!, extremely doubtful whether the gar
risou could hold out long enough as such
= movement would occupy al least a
mouth
All the editorials IN the newspapers
breathe "a spirt OF calm determination.
Not one will allow that any reverss
could deter the country from the oblec
IL ha. SCI itself 70 obtain. whatever th'
sacrifice which may he involved.
Very frank criticism of the govern
ment however Is beginning 20 b. hearC
even IN quarters that nave hitherto Re
Trained. The Daily Mail boldly throw
all the blame upon Sir Michael Hicks
Beach. Lord Lansdowne and LorO
wolseley Il points 10 President Lin
coin. dismissal Of Simon Cameron fror
the post OF secretary OF War as prece
dent for getting rid Of incompeten
ministers
The Morning Poet dweils upon tn
danger ~ further rebellion At the Cap
and of possible European complication
Il urges that she navy be prepared io
'any emergency
The STANDARD aud an other papers r.
feet at the anxiety Of the public
: learn how much truth there Is IN N
Beer accounts q the fighting at spio
kop General Builer's obscurity in h
dispatches Is rather bitterly criticised I
well ~ the evident fact that the oens'
l. not only heavily delaying but
depicting all important matter fro
the few newspaper correspondents Z
Judge with any accuracy u the eXtei
Of the disaster is virtually impossible.
IL appears that General Butler had a
together five brigades wholly or part
engaged. General Cookies, General Hi
yards, General HErts. General Woo
gates aud General Lyt.lrton's and q
1 go casualties already announced
] Lyttleton'- brigade are thus explaine
J Much mystery still surrounds the !
! treat Il is possible that General 81
Ter has withdrawn his whole forces, b
1 IL il generally assumed that Lytiletol
4 brigade and Lord Duudonald's cavalf
! and other troops are still ON the nor
y side n the Tugcla.
\ Genera Bullers conf lrnce that
4 Beers did not modest his retreat DecaJ
they had been taught 90 respect Z
J fighting powers Of the British soldier
\ not shared IN London Il is thoug
4 rather that the Doors had some otl
J plan IN store or did not wish TO wa
their men.
Large arrivals ~ troops are due
Cape Town during the weak
q There has been great activity In m
B tarv quarters iu an parts of Eugla
y SINCE saturday morning.
3 The situation at other points Is
3 changed. but indications that l.
3 Robert. b. preparing plans for an
2 vance across the O,lnge river. comes
= dispatch 90 the Daily Chronicle fr
Z sterkstrom dated Jan - which s
3 "the bits. an imr 77t portion 10
z s.evushurg ou Oh ormh'rg.R1aem
, line. is now occupied by 'he British. y
z are repairiur the railway and hrids,
The correspondent ob.erve. that
Y facilitates communicates between q
, Gaacre aud q neral Kelley. Kenney
x General Bnler says that Warn
3 troops have re'ralfed souih az tho