The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-09
SHELLINC
IAOYSMITH.
Is Resumed by Beers After Two
Days Rest.
Armistice Was Result of an
Agreement
BETWEEN GENERALS.
To Permit Wounded to Be
Taken to Safe Place.
Pigeon Post is the Only Means
of Getting News Out.

London, Nov. 9-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Butler, dated Cape Town, Wednes-
day, November s. 11:5O p. m.-"ColOnel
Kekewich telegraphs from Kimberley
November 3. that all is well there and
that there has been no serious attack
Yet. A slight bOmbardment did no
damage. Information from MafekinS
shows that place was safe October 27.
Col. Plumer had a successful engage
ment near Fort TuH. October 26.
Gen. White reports by pigeon post
that the wounded and some civilians
from Ladysmith have been removed
four miles down the railroad by an ar
rangement with Gen. JOubert to a neu-
tral place to save them from the bonn
bardment
.'Ninety-nine wounded from Dundee
have been sent in under a flag of truce.
They are all doing WELL including the
following officers:
col c. z. Beckitt. Major F. Ham
mersley, Capt. F. Ladam, Lieut.. Nc
Lachlan, Major Boultbee, Capt. Dibley,
Lieut.. G. n. Perreau, Lieut.. G. A WORT
ham, Major w. Davidson and Lieut.. D.
E. Weldon.
THE bOmbardment was discontinued
November and November ., and it is
expected to recOmmence November g.
BOTH SIDES WHIPPED.
Escourt. Natal, Nov. "Details were
received by the armOred train which
returned today from Colenso, of bril-
liant little performance. The train
which carried two companies of the
Dublin Fusiliers under Capt. ROmer
sighted near COlensO the Beers in con-
sidera bic force near the line. The
E'uSllierS Immediately opened a brisk
fire to which the Beers replied inef-
fectively and as they were suffering
loss they quickly retired out of sight.
But as the train cautiously advanced
the Beers We're seen around on their
left flank their presumed object being
to take the train in the rear. To avoid
this the train retired. It was then seen
that the Beers had no intention of at
tacking but were in full retreat over
the road. Immediately a strong detach-
ment left the train and entered the
town while the train slowly advanced
to the station. Several vOlleys at long
range We're fired on the retreating enc
my. The British also succeeded in en-
tering Fort Willie near COlensO ana
brought back four wagon loads of
shells, provisions and stores.
GERMAN NEUTRALITY.
Berlin, Nov. 9.-As a result of in
structiOns from the emperor a military
order has been issued to the command
ers of districts in which his majesty
expresses his wish that no PruSSian
officers be granted leave to so to South
Africa. The order adds that everything
is to be done to prevent former PruS-
sian officers from taking part in the
conflict in South Africa, his purpose
being to avoid every appearance of ViO-
lation on the part of Germany of the
strict neutrality which the emperor
says, should be observed.
London, Nov 9.-The- absence of stir
ring war news and the reha biHtatiOn
in the estima tiOn of the British public
of Gen. White. who since his reverse at
NichOlsOn's Mex certainly appears to
have used his central position to sue
cessfully strike at different points Of
the circle Of investment, thus restOring 3
confidence IN his ability to hold the
Beers in check, has permitted public
attention to mOmentaTily revert to the
political features of South Africa and =
conflict is confidently predicted in some
quarters.
Lord Salisbury at the lord mayors
banquet tonight viii outline the gov
ernments policy in regard to the fu-
ture government of the TransVaal and
Orange Free State and explain that
the references in the queens speech to
military operations. mot War), and
restoring peace and good government
to that portion of my empire" meant
nothing more or less than that in the
opinion of the government, President
Kruger by making war on the queen
destroyed all claims to independence
granted by the conventions of 1881 and
1884 and consequently the country had
reverted to its previous status and is
| theoretically part of the queens do
miniOns. AS the Associated Press
pointed out at the time the phraseOIOgy
of the queens speech could not be 9TH
erwise explained than that at the time
OF the speech the republics of South
Africa had already ceased to exist as
| separate nations. but if Lord Salisbury
is prepared. at this early stage of the
operations to definitely announce his
policy of the future when apparently so
many problems remain to be solved
| both during and after the war, he
must have already reached the more
definite understanding with several of
the powers than the public is aware of.
The premier's speech therefore. is await
ed with unusal interest and it seems
certain that he viii at least be able to
announce that the talk OF European
intervention is groundless.
BOERS REINFORCED.
Orange River, Cape Colony, Monday
Nov. 6.-The Beers investing Kimber-
ley have been reinforced by 1000 men
and have succeeded in cOrraIling about
TO Kimberley merchants which was in
tended for the sustenance of the town.
BOER QUIET ONIINOUS.
London. Nov. S.=Beyond the crop OF
ever recurring rumors. mostly without
foundation, there is little news from
the front. The official dispatch from
( General Butler shows Ladysmith was
still in fighting trim Sunday and antici-
pated a reCOmmencement of the bonn
bardment Monday. There is nothing
apparently to justify the triumpha nj
utterances in the British press White
| il is admitted there is some room fol
| cOngratulatiOn, there is. it is added
room for grave fear. The announcement
guns had left Pretoria on their way Il
l the southern bOrdar il said RI be r7,ara