The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-09
/ FIGHTING
,,roscdly Continuing His
IT, 70 Reach General
White. \
His Success or Failure
,;.ed With Greatest
Anxiety.

si,rd With Greatest
Anxiety.
,.c,uuts He Was Hold.
--CasualtiesU Upto
tuesday Noon sSS.
r,h. "a cable dispatch
y mis- cit. from spearman's
= Thursdays date says:
hold, hi. position. Relief II
I'm 9.-l:i3 p. m.-Gen.
IN. cah,cd to the war office
.,-,,;ma,c British casualties
(b,nc a, po,gcitcr's drift mp to
.,.v are: Officers. 2 killed and
s: noncommissioned officers
9,s killed and wounded.
,sr. killed were Major John.
! AVID Lieutenant Shafto. both
rban, light infantry.
>.r. wounded include Colonel
!. III. Durham light infantry
NJ, 4. J. Montgomery of the
-,l,,rv and Lieutenant Sir I.
rrinchanc ~ thc rifle brigade.
, Feb. 9.-2:l5 p. m.-Pre-
General Eullcr is still fighting
lr! attempt I" relieve lady
!; pew, u the greatest import.
srr,yc a, any movement. Yet
!. more doubt than cxnlia-
.,,n II til. recollection of Gen
~, two disastrous failures
Imciaa> starts were not keen in
/. i. tn lublic. the list of cas-
cb0,b-i would bc u sufficient
e!,a. tremendous difficulties
* Il, occupation If Naal
'hr XIV Ia the lower ridges,
t,lsw r'h End gallant nchicy-
10 mean, signifies that he and
VIA" will inevitably join
E.1r. General Butler there are
lsv, D! hard fighting. and any
70 forecast the result would bc
ltla,,.l Oh precedent. which
|ls b done III warfare. il would
q BE- IN favor Of the Beers,
lngt,v. the conditions have not
Is altered since the last fruit
np' On the other hand. the
r91p> arr sinariing under de.
VII undoubtedly b. moved To
F.ll'c Efforts than ever before.
rlogN ral.an'ry can carry Gen.
l!er oyer the kopjcs tina, face
fy>mth viii b. relieved within
ha' . far, British bravery has
'ae nam, wo"fully misguided.
y" than likely that General
~ Nmvrlcy may be strong
% advance Oh the Tngela and
a.all'." assistance from the
"A'!" III" bclcagurcd garrison
o.lns t. the latest dispatches
a'.' Y create II potential di.
Arh General Butler has over
lAi'a. difficulties which lie in
y immediately north Of the
" u dd'r River District.
nom IN" transccndlant inter
9aol'h, the whole war arc,.
''h' u important activity.
aoask on General Gatacrc's :
80 J, f'rh. ! fizzlcd out, the
y" hnrghcrs. after shelling
'0rlils upon the arrival of
,'"'''ncnts. The affair
H. I'aA'' being called a skir.
ha'lSh casualties were one
u ,oar men wounded.
;, @a'ices from Stcrkstroom
,A"' General Gatacre' y cav
pursuit Of the Beers. While
i,-' l"> resulted from this af.
~ 'a'e' that tho burghors
,,, NV . tn" importance Of the
1Io.i l which is on the verge Of
,,a' 'Meen the forces OF Gen.
' sa h,liy-kenny and French,
NO., "'' hesitate to take the az.
n, ,,'S' , established positions in
y. : - 'nwart, though it is be.
(ill s"''lc'ently largo body OF
e,b ''' be massed at Colesberp
A., "iopposcd advance Of tn.
~, when il is ready to start
~, J' prepared for this move a,
Frsl, M mat all this activity i.
h.. r'''''a'y to what is known a.
N, .a'' =, Lord Roberts mair
|p. r : e''dencc'l by a dispatch
Elnn wn' under date Of Feb. :
/ al 'h'' the director Of trans
w,,,,'rnS'ne for \, agons ant
IT, Without these it would b,
End !, '','k Of carrying on the IN
j. 49,, must be II month more be
(m ,.' ',"'l, Another prelimin
bct,on,,5' Roberts has onl,
loni,l The formation Of tn,
loo nv, ,,,,''I,anry consisting of ,
.to ,r' ' i"r each district Of tn,
-''''' tlh loyal farmers