The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-23

an attack until General Clery's force Is
capable of taking the field
According to a Cape Town dispatch
General Metheun's division left Orange
river and reached Witteputs. half way
To Reilemont. yesterday, and adVlces
from Orange river today show that the
Beers occupy BeiieEnont in force, ano
that the neighboriDg hills are crowned
with Boer cannon. A patrol OF iancers,
which has returned TO Orange river
came Unexpectedly on two Boer laag-
ers. Three shrapnel shells burst Slose
to the lancers, who, however, were IN
harmed.
The British transport Kildonan
Castle, SAID to be the largest transport
in the world, which left Southampton
Nov. with 5000 men, their kits, weap-
ons. machine guns, ammunition, pal,
looms, pontoons, wagons, etc, arrived
at Cape Town this morning. About
$1,000 of General Buffers army corps
have now arrived
The transport Nubia. with the First
battalion of the Scots Guards. has sail
ed from Cape Town for Durham The
transport Carinthia arrived at Cape
Town yesterday. Advices >om cape
Town say Mr.. Collot. the correspond
ent of the London Daily Graphic, who
was arrested by the Beers while con-
veying a message from Mr.. Schreiner,
the premier of Cape Colony, to PreSl-
dent Steyn of the Orange Free State,
and who was taken to Bloemfontein,
has been released and sent back with
President Steyn's reply.
1t is reported Mr.. Hoffmeier. the Afri-
kander leader, has taken an important
step in the hope of fastening the close
of the war. He is said to have charged
Mr.. Sauer the minister of public works,
TO get in touch with the Free State
forces in an endeavor to arrange that
the Beers shall apply for an armistce.
The oStenSible object of Mr.. Sauer $
trip is 10 induce his constituents at
Aliwalnorth to remain passive.
The Boer requisitioning of men ana
supplies proceeds briskly on the north
ern border of Cape Colony, but General
Gatacre hopes soon to be in position
TO push the Free Staters back within
their own borders. The reoccupatlon
of Nauwpoort by the British is the
first step in this direction, but strong
forces of Beers are laagered at Coles
burg and threaten a further immediate
advance from there
Various officers of the British admir-
atty have been interviewed by repre-
sentativeS of the Associated Press re-
garding the London Chronicles bad
beef assertions, and they say they have
not received a single complaint as to
the quality of the food furnished on
the transports. The chief of the VIC
tusiing department said:
The first we heard of the matter was
through the press. and though doubtful
of its accuracy, we have set on foot in
Quiries on the subject. The only spe-
cific instance mentioned is that of the
Nubia- We bought large quantities OF
provisions in New York, but We have
there responsible agents who are not
likely to accept rotten meat, or meat
which has already been refused by
other governments.
1T is understood the term 'embalmed
meats is applied to canned meats. We
have not bought any of these. Our
supplies are confined to salt meats ind
pork packed in casks, commonly known
at sea as salt horse the same as serv-
ed in all the navieS of the world for
years past. We have not SO far heard
a word against this form OF food, and,
judging from, the health of the men in
the United States navy during the war
with Spain, il must have agreed pretty
we'll with them. ~
at is barely possible that our SOL
dierS who are Lot accustomed to salt
food are not altogether satisfied with
this diet, and are, perhaps. inclined I'M
officially to declare II unfit for con-
sumption We have yet to learn that
the provisions purchased in the United
States ARE not all as represented, and
though investigating allegations, we
have no reason to suppose we will dis
continue purchasing il the United
States when circumstances demand
outside supplies