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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
1
A Pietermaritzburg dispatch says Generals Buller and Clery entered Ladysmith and captured 10,000 Boers but London reports officials doubt the claim. The War Office has heard nothing and regards relief by an early date as practically impossible.
London dispatch details the queen’s deep distress over ongoing battles in South Africa. She demands full wartime briefings yet breaks into tears when hearing accounts, while public reaction grows as casualties rise and warnings spread of new troop mobilizations.
London reports the Methuen force of about 11 000 men suffered heavy losses, estimated around 450, with no precise tally received. All eyes turn to Buller and White at Ladysmith, totaling about 30 000 troops, as Kimberley remains quiet amid the battle.
London reports panic among military and war experts after General Methuen’s costly South Africa clash. Entrenchments are ordered as Pretoria jubilee plans loom and Kruger’s price tag is said to rise. Lord Roberts rushed from Dublin to London amid the crisis.
The vice president and general manager of the Illinois Central Railroad says his line will coordinate closely with the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf. Chicago area traffic will move via Memphis to Arkansas Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, linking St. Louis business with Memphis for onward routing.
Dr William I Seymour will be at the Exchange Hotel in Bryan from December 18 to December 23 offering free eye examinations. He is praised as the state’s best known optician with a large selection of optical instruments and endorsed by prominent figures. Hundreds were seen during his last visit, so the schedule is expanded to finish all examinations.
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