The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
City Hospital and the Women's
Lager sheIIed Despite n Warming
from Col. Baden Powell.
RELEASE OF SPY DEMANDED
KRUGER SAID TO HAVE THREAT
ENED TO KILL SIX BRITONs
IL General White Does Not Set Free n
Suspected Burgher-Gen. Buller
Probably En- Route to Durham.

LONDON, Nov. Is, 4:3o a m--There Is no
additional news regarding the progress of
hcstilities in South Africa this morning ex-
cept a dispatch from Mafeking. forwarded
by a runner. dated Oct. 81, which says that
during the afternoon General Cronje, the
Boer commander, sent an envoy to Colonel
Baden-Powell under a flag Of truce 10 de-
clare that he did not consider the Geneva
convention authorized the flag OF the Red
Cross Society to fly from several buildings
at once in the town and that In his opinion
the employment of natives against whites
and the use of dynamite mines were both
opposed 10 the rules Of war. Colonel Ba-
den-Powell replied that the Geneva con-
vention did not stipulate as to the number
Of Red Cross stations permissible and that
the Beers were only required to respect
the convent the hospital and the women's
laager, all OF which were beyond the town
limits. The British commander also pointed
out that mines were recognized adJuncts or
civilized warfare and that the defenses OF
Pretoria were extensively mined. More
over. he reminded General Cronje that the
Beers had fired upon natives, burned their
kraals and raided their cattle and that ths
natives were only defending their lives and
property.
Despite three WARNINGS lIOlu 1Oitilcl ia
den-Powell the Beers continued deliberately
to shell the hospital and the women's lager
The sending of the Boer envoy was regard
ed, the dispatch says. mere pretext for
penetrating into the British lines at Ma
feking. According to the latest reports the
town is confident of its ability 10 hold out
until the end of the campaign.
So far as Kimberley is concerned the
mental condition OF the British there may
be judged from the fact that three weddings
have taken place since the siege began.
the last having been celebrated on Nov g.
The great delay on South African cables.
now amounting practically to five days. and
the lack Of definite news from Ladysmith
give rise to some apprehension. which Is
only relieved by the fact that no adverse
| tidings have come from either British or
Boer sources.
WHERE is BULLER?
Nothing is known as TO the whereabouts
of Sir Redvers Butler. II. NJ. S. Powerful
has arrived at Simon's bay from Durham
and begun to coal. The cruiser viii return
| TO Durham Immediately with more guns.
| Lord George Hamilton, secretary of state
| for India, announced in a speech. last even
ing, that q relief force would Immediately
be sent to Ladysmith, but beyond that
nothing is known of the British plan OF
| campaign and equal secrecy shrouds the
| movements of the Beers.
The Morning Post, which complains that
| IL was unwise tactics on the part OF the
| British officers TO leave the railway intact
| in their retirement TO Ladysmith, says: 1T
| Is another illustration Of British contempt
for the Beers that they treated the retire
ment as though 1t was an advance and
| preserved the enemy's line OF communica-
| tion as carefully as If it had been our own"
That General Whites relief is considered
| a matter OF pressing Importance is again
| evidenced by the satisfaction with which
| the authorities heard OF the arrival of the
! transport Armenian at Cape Town yester-
! day, a couple of days before her time. The
| nonarrival of her precious freight Of field
guns and ammunition threatened serious
delay in General Methuen's arrangement
| for the relief Of General White. IL Is true
| that the first division still lacks cavalry.
| but in all probability. the first arrivals OF
| that arm at Cape Town will be sent TO
| Durham. irrespective of which division they
were originally assigned TO. There is no
doubt that the bombardment OF Ladysrnith
has increased in intensity during the last
few days and though all messages from
4 tnerG speak OF the COIllCeltc Oi the QciCliQ-
ers, a load OF anxiety will be removed from
| the country when unrestrained communi-
cation with the beleaguered town is re-es-
| Iablished.
NO MESSAGES TO FOREIGNERS
The Eastern Telegraph Company formal
| ly announced. in accordance with the in
strcctions OF the postmaster general OF
Cape Colony. no foreign Official dispatches.
either I'm secret code or in cipher. can be
transmitted via the Cape except messages
between Portugal and the governor general
| OF Lourenzo Marquee
In the absence OF fresh news the morn
| ing papers are driven 10 discuss Lord Sails
bury's letter regarding neutrality-suspicious. OF
his utterances at the lord mayors banquet
and President Kruger's threat 10 execute
| British officers now N his hands unless
Nathan Marks. supposed Boer spy. -
released by Sir George White. TIE
premier's deliverance meets with universal
| approval. although the explanation was In
no way necessary as. outside the Daily
Chronicle. no ono had supposed his words