The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30

- SuflclentlE dangerous 10 eANit'
anxiety. Evidently the Beers are
-- trying to repeat their Dundee tao
ties. Roughly estimated, they have l"0V
men as against 1900 British.
General Sir Stewart White has the bet
ter artillery, but his IS of lesser range
The delay in the BOer attack IS reported
10 be due TO the non-arrival Of Command
ant General Jouberts column. This has
given the British a much needed respite
after their recent eXertiOns-
Every thing. II is now considered, hinges
on General Whites resource and judg-
ment. Nothing is known regarding the
progress Of defensive works for the pro-
lection of Ladysmith.
The censorship is more active than ever.
According 10 the Daily Chronicles cor
respondent the new regulations limit
the number of words allowed for press
messages 10 one-fourth the number al
lowed before"
Farmers in the neighborhood OF Lady
smith have left their farms and stock at
the mercy Of the Beers. and are congre-
gated in the town. The two guns the
Beers have mounted are powerful weap-
Ous. They are the ones used in Shelling
Dundee, and it is matter of considerable
surprise that they managed to transport
such heavy guns.
Again, it Is reported that President
Kruger accompanied General JOubert
ing wagon.
The Standards correspondent at Lady
smith, telegraPhing Saturday, sends a
statement that the Beers have captured
800 mules, a loss that must seriously in
convenience British transportation.
The attempt of the Beers to cut the
railway at Pieters was frustrated by cav
The wife Of General Jan Kock has ar
rived a. Ladysmith under flag of truce
to nurse her wounded husband. All the
g11.I Poo rf - hsl.aT
10 Durham 10 prevent any attempt at res
cue.
The facts of the alleged Boer massacre
q Dundee appears 10 be that a portion of
the town guard. although fairly warned
by General Nule before his retirement
continued TO carry arms, and thirty of
them were shot before the Beers discov-
The body Of Sir William Symcns was
buried without coffin, shrouded in the
Union Jack. Among the papers found upon
him was a telegram from Lady SymOns
congratulating him upon his success.
Later accounts Of the first battle and
the evacuation Of Dundee do not give
those affairs rosy hue. Owing to the
Shelling of Glencoe camp the telegraph
operators were compelled to scampeT.
When the Beers entered Dundee they In
dulged in general lOOting of stores, but
apparently did not otherwise molest the
pOpuIace.
In the first battle the Beers captured
the Maxim Of the Sixteenth HusSars, but
only after the entire crew of the gun.
with one exception. had been disabled
The survivor effectually damaged the
gun. Only two officers Of the staff of Cen
eTal SymOns came off without a wound.
Again il Is asserted the moment the
Royal Dublin FGsileers reached the sum
nit Of the kODje, at Glencoe, the Beers
showed white flag and asked i truce to
bury their dead. The British artillery
was ordered TO cease firing and the Beers
took advantage of the opportunity to re-
treat en- nasse. Otherwise they would
have been dessimated by the British fire
The special correspondent of the Daily
Mail, at LadySmith, telegraphing Sunday
describes the arrival Of the war balloon
there on Saturday. 1t was welcomed he
said, with wild dances by the haffirs who
regard it as a deity. General White and
General Archibald Hunter both ascended
on Sunday and recOnnoitered the enemy s
According to the latest reports from
Cape Town General Joubert has 1oined
hands with the Free State forces and
there has been some outpost fighting
President Kruger has arrived at Glencoe.
There IS no fresh news from the western
posts. The miners are still working a {
Kimberley, where there are provisions
enough to last nine months. Cecil Rhodes
has mounted and fully equipped a guard
of 3e' men at a cost Of 915,0O0.
a Durham correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: 1T is reported on the author
ity Of British residents in Pondoland that
the POndOs are in constant communica =
ton with Durham and that they are anx-
ious TO help"
The Household Guard, it is announced.
has received orders to form a composite
regiment for South Africa, including the
First Life Guards. Lieutenant Colonel Sir
Lockhart commanding, quartered at
Windsor, and detachments Of the Second
Life Guards, Colonel The Earl of Bundon-
aid commanding, and the Royal Horse
Guards. Lieutenant Colonel BrOcklen-
hurst, commanding. The medical examin-
alton was begun yesterday and it is ex-
pected the regiment will embark in about
q week.
The Standard voices the general anxiety
regarding Sir George Whites position, re-
marking the adapablity and able strategy
not been given credit It goes on to say:
Their startegy is so well planned that
It IS impossible to doubt that it is the
product OF some officer trained in the best
European school Of war"