Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-24
THE TRANSVAAL WAR
LATEST NEWS GROIN SOUTH AFRICA
FAVORABLE TO BRITISH.
extraordinary Brabery---One Soldier
Cracked Jokes while wounded and Con-
tinued to Plug Away at the Boers---Sue-
cessful English Maneuvering.

one view point, favorable to the Brit
ish, showing that Kimberly is able tt
hold its own against the Boer lombard
ment and that Estcourt ie also in DO
sition to beat back an attack by tn,
Boer force now facing it On tn,
other hand, the advices pay testimony
to the ceaseless activity Of the burgherl
on the Free State frontier and theil
determination to cut off relief for Lady
smith, and,if possible to isolate or cap
ture Estcourt, which is the neares,
town to Ladysmith still held by the
British.
A number Of small Boer Command
or from the east and west are converg
ing on Estcourt and the railroad bridge
south of that place.
The Beers already aggregate at leas'
30, 600 with few guns which they ev.
identity mean to mount on hills domi-
mating the advance north from Est.
court, where Gen. Hildyard is still com
manding Even with the strong relief
column now hurrying up from Durham,
the British will have tough job to
pierce the Boer forces thrown across
the roads to Ladysmith while crossing
the Tugela river on pontoon bridges in
the face Of the Boer artillery and rife
fire from the northern ridges command.
ing the rivers and, it will probably
prove one Of the stlffest enterprises Of
the war.
The full story of the armcred train
disaster has brought into relief num-
Der Of cases Of individual gallantry.
Among them Is that of crack rife
shot named Caegenhead, who furnished
the range at three different points for
the crew or tins tr1iiI uu1 kept n.i--o
until his trigger finger was shot away.
An old black watch veteran named
Grove was Conspicuous for bravery in
helping to clear the derailed. truck.
Winston Churchill, amidst hail OF
bullets. turned to him and SHOOK his
hand, calling him brave old man. An
other case was that Of a volunteer nam
ed Wright, who, during the firing.
knelt In the regulation position, re-
naming cool and collected and crack
ing jokes with every shot, thus keeping
his comrades from becoming furried.
while all the time be was suffering
from wound, his right ear having
been shot away. Corporal Dickie,
though wounded and lying on his back
enc ,uraged the nen by shouting,
ssGive 'em beans, boys.
From the Free State frontier comes
news that reinforcements are rapidly
arriving at the Orange river camp,
where Lord Methuen Ia hurriedly pre-
pairing to push a relief force onto Kim
berly.
The Scots Guards arrived from Cape
Town on Thursday and the relief
force ought now to be almost strong
enough to tackle the Beers besieging
the town.
A runner arrived at Estcourt, Natal,
Friday, from Ladysmith bearing dis
paches from Gen. White, who re-
ports all well there. He adds that
the Beers shells have no effect. Gen.
White recently made sortie and
drove the Beers from their guns po-
sition. The British did not lose man.
The town is healthy.
It is rumored that the Beers have
occupied the village Of Weenen, near
Emcourt. What advantage they hope
to derive therefrom is not known.
Encouraging News.
London. Tho salient features of
Saturdays war news is the arrival Of
runner at Estcourt from Ladysmith.
dated Wednesday. Nov. Is, that the
inhabitants were cheerful and that
The only recent casualties was a
volunteer killed in tent The sortie
referred to in the runners report oc-
,urred Tuesday, Nov. IA. The Beers
were driven from their guns and five
we're killed and two wounded. There
has been no news later than this to
instify the belief that the compara-
lively cheerful situation then prevail
ing at Ladysmith has in any way
been altered. SO there has been a
visible relaxing Of the extreme ten
ZION which existed ell over the conn
try, owing to the absence Of new
from the beleaguered garrison