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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1900
Page
1
Berlin and London report gloom over Buller’s maneuvers at Tugela with claims of heavy losses. British officials deny catastrophe at Spion Kop and warn partial accounts mislead the public. Talks of large war funding and possible moves near Ladysmith frame a tense picture.
London reports seven days of combat leave the main Boer positions intact while General Buller’s army loses 706 men. The casualty lists omit Spionkop losses and General Woodgate’s wounding. England faces a grim mood yet remains resolute to persevere and win.
Telegraph reports from Pretoria claim General Warren was lured into Spionkop where Boers struck and 15 of his cannons were captured. British losses cited as 800 killed and 1500 wounded with Buller retreating toward the Tugela. Dispatches note 40,000 troops pushing the Spionkop route toward Ladysmith and Boer casualties minimal while Warren’s division purportedly crushed.
Boone era memories linger as the old fort site near the historic spring with giant sycamores remains the sole vestige of the original settlement. In Frankfort a 51 to 45 vote shows Van Meter defeats Berry for a lower house seat, seen as an accurate forecast for the Goebel-Taylor race. Louisville reports the start of State Senator Harrell’s trial on fraud charges connected to a $4500 alleged payoff for a vote against Goebel.
Lorenzo Marques reports Mafeking was relieved on Tuesday from Transvaal authorities. In Berlin Dr Leyds met Count Von Buelow during celebrations for the emperor's birthday. A historic land sale in Richmond Kentucky transfers 100 acres of the Nathaniel Hart estate and Boonesboro to George Bentley for 4787 dollars, including Boone's ferry across the Kentucky river.
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