The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1900-01-27
CROP 1 OF RUMORS
One Has Butler Defeated and An.
other Has Two BattaliOns
ss Captured.
While They Are Not Credited It
Is Admitted Bullcr's Task
Is Hard.
General Warren's Two Days En-
gagement Yielded Slight
Advantage.

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-There are rumors
4 on the bourse that General Butler has
suffered defeat.
ss LONDON, Jan. A.-It is reported on
4 the Stock Exchange that two battalions
of British troops have been captured by
the Beers.
ssS LONDON, Jan. 24.-There is nothing
here to confirm the report on the Berlin
boerse Of the defeat Of General Butler or
Il the rumor on the Stock Exchange of
this city of the capture of two British
battalions by the Beers. The fact that
General Butler was heard from during
the morning, when he sent lists of cas-
ualties to the British troops, seems to
disprove these stories
KIMBERLEY, Sunday, Jan. 20.-The
Beers continue an active and heavy
bombardment of this place.
HEAD BoER LAAGER, Ladysmith,
Monday, Jan. 22.-The quarters Of Gen
erals White and Hunter were smashed
by shot from "Long Tom.' It is not
known whether any of the occupants Of
the building were killed.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-Field Marshal
Roberts reports from Cape Town that
the situation is unchanged.
VERY LITTLE PROGRESS.
4 british Were. Evidently Only Opposed by
& Boer Outposts.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-2:2O p. Nab
sence Of news Of Mondays movements
north Of the Tugela river is occasioning
some additional anxiety, but General
Butler is engaged in a big operation
which will take considerable time to
work out. Even the slight advance of
General Warren s forces after two days
fighting does not appear to have yielded
an important advantage to The British,
as the captured kopjes were evidently
i only held as advanced posts in order to
delay the progress of the British troops
and enable the Beers to complete their
Z entrenchments and to mount guns on
the position on which they have elected
to make stand. 1t is remarked that
& the Beers thus far, have used little ar
tillery, from which it is judged that
their guns are already mounted on tao
tical positions from which the British
will have to dislodge the republicans
before reaching Ladysmith.
There is no confirmation Of the report
that Lord Dundonald has entered Lady
smith, and none is expected. Experts
opine that the Beers would only be too
\ glad to let him in unopposed.
Indignation and Disgust.
The Indignation and disgust expressed
1 at the blunders and incapacity of the
& yeomanry staff, to whom is ascribable
the rank failure threatening to over
whelm the movement started with such
a fanfare of trumpets, are increasing
daily.
Those who were able to carry the
& scheme to success, have been met at
every turn with red tape and all kinds
Of obstacles and sights by the inner cir
/ Gle Of titled incapables, resulting in
1 scores Of good men withdrawing from
participation in the plans. In the case
sof South Bedfordshire Yeomanry, a
whole company Of 40 selected men has
disbanded in disgust.
The dispatches posted at the war Of
B fce up to o'clock, though dated Spear
mans Camp, Tuesday, contain nothing
Il hut reports Of casualties. General Bull
S1er reports that the wounded Jan. 90 in.
/ cluded:
Second LAncashires Captains Dodd,
! Whyte and Ormonde and Lieutenant
B Campbell.
York and Lancaster regiments
Z tenants Halford and Duckworth.
West Surveys Captain Baitt (since
dead and Warden, and Eeutenants
Smith and Wedd.
Staff Captain Dallas.
Not Credited by War Once.
LONDON, Jan. "a. The officials OF the
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