The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-28

iux back on warrenfon. which - Dffy
miles north OF Kimberley. unless the dis
match was intended to fall into Brttisn
hands. In the hope Of misleading Mesnnen-
The latter. however, IL said to be far
too cautions 10 be caught bg such a
trick. and, II Ia added, II can be- CONFIDENT
Iy Anticipated his column viii sweep
steadily forward In spite Of the deterrafn-
ed resistance he win meet with.
Beers Misuse white Fasg.
THE conclusion must be accepted. how
eyer reluctantly. ina; the Beers are oe-
tIberate in their misuse Of the wniIe nag
On top OF Methusn's warning ana osnsr
evidence comes the statement OK CORE
erondenf Knigs1.. who has arrived OK cape
Town wounded He says he accompanied
q detachment OF the Northampton regi-
men. when a force 81 Beers. Go Yards dis
,ant and surrounded. displayed white
f,a1 The officer commanding the North
anptons then ordered his men TO rise.
whsn the Beers deliberately yoiicyed.
woundinx Knight and others.
poers Meving backward.
For n moment the Beer invasion south
ward In Natal seems not only 20 have spent
its force. bat 10 have developed into
retrogYade movement. though with forces
40 mobile az those OF the Beers II Ii off
f,cuit 20 snrnaisa where they will appear
next Apparently Gen. Ciery's advance TO
ths relief OF Labyrinth has really COM
menct6 50 FAR as ascertainable. HID
yards force, which IL already at Frsre.
must number 1000 men. and should be
able TO rcoccupy colenso. where IL may
have to avail; rssnforcsments OF artillery
and cavalry before Joining hands with
Gen. White. Gen. Barton now occupies
Estcourt, and Mooi river will be occupied
by relnforcemeuts from Petermarifzburg
The situation Clears Up.
The whole situation has been distinctly
cleared since the arrival OF Butler In Ma
tai, though doubtless the British will have
many difficulties 70 overcome before White
~ relieved. A big battle Is i.kaiy to occur
at the passage Of Tugsia river. and II may
be expected that the Beers will make
stand there. In any case wherever they
elect 10 try 20 stem the British advance
there will be desperate fighting and OF
Fangainary character.
Ostlook In Cape Gloomy.
The outlook in Cape Colony is dark for
the British. That Gen. Gatacre has no
easy task Is proved by the latest dispatches
from Queenstown and elsewhere. showing
that a majority OF the population on the
frontier have openly declared themselves
on tha side OF the Beers Bands OF Beers
are doing immense damage over the wide
area. and they have now appeared south
Of stormberg. Gataere. however. moves
to the front today 80 II IL hoped by the
British the invasion will soon be stemmed
Jamieaon Reaches London.
DIR. Jameson. leader of the famous raid.
has arrived In London from South Africa.
Casualties I'm Naval BRIGADE.
The commander-in-chief at the Cape has
sent the admiralty an additional list of the
casualties amorg the British naval brigade
engaged at the battle Of Gras Pan. as fol-
lows:
Midshipman Huddart. Of the cruiser Do
ris. and ten sailors and marines killed, and
thirteen petty officers and seamen and
seventy-ax noncommissioued officers and
man Of the marines wounded. Total easu-
allies. iS.
Lipton's Handsome Gift.
Sir Thomas Upton. In View of the fact
that his steam yacht Erin cannot be util-
lied by the government as n hospital ship.
has sent n6ooo 10 the Princess OF Wales,
TO be used at her discretion for the benefit
Of soldiers and sailors. The executive
committee OF the American ladies' hospital
ship fund has received an anonymous draft
OF fs,0n0 from the United States. together
with promise of as much more II II
should be headed.
HildyarA's Attack ON beacon MN.
The war department received the follow
Ing dispatch from Gen. Butler. dated Pie
termaritzhurg Sunday;
''Hiidyard from Estcourt made a sue
cexxflf attach Eagerrhsr with fkf~s hat.
talions. one field battery. a naval gun and
seventy mounted troops on thu enemy,
occupying Beacon hill which dominates
William Grange. and had interrupted his
communication. As result Of the opera
ton the enemy IL retiring and the railway
and the telegraph lines have been rsstor-
cd between Esscourt and Weston Our
loss was ABOUT fourteen Killed and fifty
wounded Hiiayard has aavanvod to a 20.
sition near Frer.. and he hopes TO cut Oft
the enemy, who Is believed 10 he retiring
on Coionso via weenen. Barton, from
Weston. has advanced to Estcourt AS
soon as communication IL restored / win
telegraph particulars SO far as I can
make out tho operation Is one for which
H,ldyard and bis ,roops deserve much
credit The railway is now open 10 Frere."
Hildyard Lost Heavily.
DURHAM. Nov. gT.-1'he latest reports Ct
Gen. Hilfyard's less at the Beacon Hill
engagement show that fifteen men were
killed and sevensy~two wounded The West
Yorkshire regiment suffered heavily Mai.
Hobbs was captured aaa several men are
missing. Dispatches from Kruger and
Joueert. found on Beer prisoner. said
Beer ioeses AZ Belmont were ten men XIII.
cd and forty wouraei
Railroad bridge nestror~d.
tsfSOuRT. New. ss.-7ne railroad bridge
at EfeFe, spanning a wide stream, mas
been destroyed b. Beers. who ars reported
to be retiring ragidly a general advance
upon Culonso has been ordered. and a fly
ing column has ief, here 10 intercept the
Boer rsiding parties.
Mcthuea's Further Success.
CAFE TOWN, Nov. sT.~Afierneon IL
reported that Cen Methuen has eaptursd
Honey Nestktocf, ten miles north az Gras
Tan. and &eooa rounds oE ammunition
BRYAN COMING To THE COAST
VIII spend tho Winter In Texn. and
California.