Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-05
BRITISH sORTIE REPGLsED.
Boers Repel Assault of the Garrison
on Their Works Around Mafe-

king.
London, Jan. "a Mafeking dispatch
dated Dee. 26 says: There was a sor-
lie today with view to capturing the
Beers earthworks. but it was unsuc-
cessfui. The works We're crowded with
Beers. awaiting the assault, and Il hail
ef bullets forced the British 10 retire.
Killing and wonnding q. nunber.
The British srorming party numbered
eigllty.o of which twenty-one We're Killed
and thirty three wounded
There is no Disgusting the
fact that London is depressed
\ by the character of the latest budget
| the reports TO the war office which
should bring confirmation of glowing
victories, on the contrary modify and
explain away these alleged successes.
The reaction is almost as dispiriting as
would be tine news Of a definite reverse
| The full results OF Gen. French's oper-
ations are not yet known. 1t is un-
! known also whether or not Nauwpoort
ihas been able TO send him the desired
lrenforcements. although it is reported
| that De Aar Junction has dispatched
| 10 his aid several guns and a detach-
ment of infantry. 1t appears that the
Beers are practically surrounded and
/ the renforcegents are needed in order
to capture Colesberg.
| The country has already had its
| hopes dashed as regards Gen. French
/, Ivy discovering that Colesberg is not in
1 Ms hands. Now il is the news that Cen,
Gatacre with yry little resistance
i has yielded AIolteno to the Beers that
Throws a wet pllnltet on expectancy.
The Beers moved also to C'yphsrgat.
between Molteno and Sterksttoom, bur
Gen Gatacre drove them out 1t may
be more correct % say that they went
! oas CT their Own accord, for the fact
tnat they retired to Stormbere, tho
scene of Gatacre former reverse indi-
lcated that his enemy feigned retreat i'll
order to lure him into an attack on the
strong Boer position there.
! At Ladysmith, moreover, grave un-
1 easiness is beginning TO be felt. 1t is
thought that If relief is long delayed
the garrison wiN be found more thar
i decimated by disease, while il is clea,
that the bombal iment has been re-
sumed with increased activity since
lGen Joubert returned to the front. The
report of the capture by Gen White ot
/ a Boer gun position turns out to be un-
founded, probahly being based on ar
untrustworthy native story 1t is clear
however, that Cen. Butler has formu-
. lated some sort Of plan for the relief o
Ladysmith. though as to whether his
attack will be made on Springfield o.
IInhlawe Mountain the censors permit
no whisper of information to leak out
This fact proxokes a strong editosia
in protest from the London Times. Tn,
article sums up the grievance of III,
British public against the military au
thorities. 1t is pointed out that whel
a trivial success like those of Gen
French ard Col. Pitcher occurs th'
wires are swamped With detailed ac
counts, whereas accounts of unsuccess
,, full operations are suppressed, conuar.
, to the time -honored British precedent
No news comes from Mafeking, Will
, Kimberley, with its scourge of typhoi
fever and scurvy daily aggravated
, plainly is in bad way.
/. In view of the fact that Col. Pilche
has evacuated Douglas, the paens o
triumph raised here concerning the oc
. cupation Of the place seem in the after
= glance to have been somewhat previous
However, the jingo papers attempt I
. make up by demanding the execution Q
, Cape Dutch prisoners as traitors.
: Dordrecht also has been evacuated b
|, Capt Montmorency, who has with
: drawn to Burds Siding, on the lndw
line.
Despite the outcry Of the Germa
press, outcome Of the seizure Of tn