The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-05


Jameson, It II Thought, Make :
successfuI Dash out Of Iadysmith.
LONDON, Jan. 8. q. m.-This mornings
news throws no further light upon the war
situation. The exact position at Molteno
and Cypergat Is not yet clear. but IN
any case these little engagements are OF
small importance beyond proving that the
British forces are beginning to attack In
greater degree Of mobility
Battle Expected Soon.
1t is fully expected that next week viii
see heavy battle on the Tugala river.
which Is now the real pivot of the CAM
paign. The Beers appear to be working
incessantly with shovel and pick.
Beers Intrench for Miles.
Lord Methuen's cavalry scouting has do
veloped the fact that the Beers trenches
extend some forty miles, far overlapping
the British positions and making flank at-
tacks exceedingly difficult Military ana-
lysts affirm that the Beers trenches con-
fronting Gen. Butler stretch away some
seventeen miles, and that work upon them
is pushed unremittingly. While the
advance is delayed flank movements are
rendered most difficult because long
marches are not done with celerity, and
1t is hard to time an attack with cer-
tainty.
Extent Of Boer Uprising.
The extent Of the Dutch risings may now
be measured by taking q line from Prieska.
ON the west. to Herschel or Barkly. on
the east. Along the whole OF this lire. ex-
cept at points actually occupied BY the
British. the population seems for the most
part hostile
New redoubts are being built at Kimber-
ley, and seventeen miles OF work now en-
compasses the town. !,
stati0ning Naval Vessels.
rba adn,raItv nrorramme embraces the
stat,oning ~ small souadrons at Durham.
c,r,or, hav port Elizabeth. Iourenxo Mar
o,Ax 81 vincent. In the Cape Verde isl-
and. ana Cane Town. and sendinr~an adj
d,t,onal shin or two to Alden.
r. q announced that Great Britain,s
.gsr+a ana detactives are secretly watch
~. ali Ital,an norts.
W"
now appears 'nat = soA S..'1..., o..'
seconu eun :. ss..ss.,, ~. -. ,....s
49,. ~. - s,r,,,,.,a - scuadron ~ tba aouth
: ss,a.,, ,,,h. hor,a
N
A'ol
Lord Rosslyn mas thrown UP nis en-
gagement at the Court tneater. ana Jo'neo
the yeomanry.
The oner OF Loro iveasn 70 piostuo' -
his own expense 9 comp'ste'y equ'ppc1
hospital Tor use IN south Airica' nas oeen
accepted. ..
The war ofnce mas insi'eu o'r w'1u
Thompson to accept tne pos. VI en.cl s"E-'
geon 10 the iorces IN cousA - ~
s'eau u eo,ise
Frencns - 80. M
There Is great satisIaction mere ~ ene
news that De Aar mas peen apie - sen.
Gen. Frehcn rein.oreenien's =, e1iAs a.
inian'ly' ol r.~n.. M =. ~ III. -
mucn IN neeo. risntns ~ 'i0 hiiis ~
fncessant. The latest teiegrams say
French has almost surrounded Colesburg,
but the Beers are stifiiy defending all
their positions close to town and prevent
d.. ~ pr,t,sy, from cant,,rinr Il. dis
.ae 80 49,. paas,,,,rg th,s ,,,orpirv sav.
pateh Aioin a.e's'e .-.s N -. 8
q neavy artiiery ouel iecomineneeu -
daybreak.
c.t.cre,s skirmish NJ Cypherxnt
,,..-.,. 1890 u. a.A.,.. r...,...
rur'nei o.'a's =. uao s.s I,s =. -
20. s.o,.s ~. = noo noar. ,,,th art,,,s-v
attacked 4 British outpost between Cy-s
nberpat and Mo1teno Gen. C,atacre. with
: