Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-23

present. though they think the nocrs
will probably roffcHt 10 their Inc or
defense ln tho mountain passes uf La
lngH Mex and Drlnkeuhurg. where they
have blocked the passes win great
houIdrrH and masses % rock blown ~
on either side. and whore n they 20 de-
sire they would b. able 60 hold out until
the advance of Mai Gen. Sir tedverH
nuller through the Orange Free state.
should compel them 10 leave The Natal
side 10 meet the Invasion from the
south
DESIGN or FOREIGN POWERS.
The sensational rumors N the designs
Of foreign powers inlmicnl % british
interests meet with fennt cfcdrnre,
though 10 o. admitted 70 D. diflrult o. ck-
plain the Immense force on lana which
Uront Britain o. now modelling.
In Vienna o. o. reported The British
naval movements are due tu n fumnr
that Russia with the assent of France
~ about o. acquire from spain ceuta,
or some other naval station on the AZ
ncnu coast. Elsewhere u Dr. stated the
movements Of the French Medlirrrnn-
can fleet in the neighbofhoud NJ the L.
want where IL could easily b. Joined By
the Russian Black Sea noct Via the
straits u the Dardancllea IL ocaa|onlng
suspicion,
FOR a HOSPITAL sH1P.
Lady Randolph churchill and Mrs.
Arthur puret are organizing "a fund
among American ladies IN England
with the intention TO completely equip
/ q hospital ship for service ON the South
African coast nt "a cost NJ CNo00. Lady
/ Curznn nud Mrs. Bradley Martin have
been Invited 90 Join the committee.
The Australians urc much exercised
nt the reports that the Imperial govern
mont has ordered canned meat Ia
| America, though the war office had
/ promised 90 conserve Australian Inter-
ests Those IN the best position 20 judge
I however. predict the packers u the
/ United States win secure large orders
us the British colonies are unable to
supply "a 1.-THE ~ the quantity required
/ 10 the campaign continues long.
what o. believed to have been an
/ nttempt 10 wreck military trains
] bound from Pembroke Dock 90 South
! nmpton was discovered yesterday even
/ Ing Free chains were placed on thf
| tracks near Swansea. Two trains lad.
| ru with troops passed soon after IN,
discovery.
wOLsELY SUMS UP SITUATION.
The parliamentary SECRETARY of IN,
/ war office, Mr George Wyndhnm
/ made statement in the House OF
| Commons today saying;
] Lord WoiHcly sums up the position
ln Natii early this morning as fol-
| loWH.
" In tho battle N slandaianrtc. oct
] a. two guns were captured from IN,
| Beers who lost heavily.
"a large column ~ the enemy up
4 pclrcd advancing from the northwoH
/ ON Gen, NulC, who consequently hut
| fallen I uck from Dundee ana was con
! Cpntfutiug at Glencoe. In this opera
| ton We gather In the wounded ant
! n'dioal attendants left az Dundee.
"'iou White In position az Lady
sn'lth ana b. being reinforced from
fictermnt iizhurg.
The enemy appears 60 be In lnrEI
/ numerical superiority
The following viii appear In today
court circular.
"Halmorai oct. 23.-The news Of IN,
Important successes at Glencoe ant
lelandslnuFte has been received viii
the greatest satisfaction by the queen
while ndmlring the bravery " tn
troops her majesty IN deeply grlcvcd b.
the heavy losses 60 her troops, and IS
pecially the loss Of so many valuable
lives
a private message from t.adysmitl
today says a messenger who has jus
arrived there from Pretoria says IN
women ARE weeping and waiting on IN
market place. Three trains have heol
dispatched from klorkHdOrp 90 fetcl
the wounded from MnfekinT. II " -
| tlmatod there arr seven hundred klllel
| and wounded and Il 10 stated at Pre-
tora that the British casualties ar
only Is.