Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23

lancerS, who, however, were unharmed,
The British transport Kildonan
Castle, said to be the largest transport
in the world, which left Southampton
on Nov. 4, with 5000 men, their kits,
weapons, machine guns, ammunition
balloons, pontoons. wagons, etc., ar
rived at Cape Town yesterday morning
About 35, 900 of Gen. Buffers army corps
have now arrived.
The transport Nubia, with the First
battalion of the Scots Guards, has
sailed from Cape Town for Durham.
The transport Carinthia arrived at
Cape Town yesterday.
Advices from Cape Town say that
Mr.. Collett, the correspondent of the
London Daily Graphic, who was ar
rested by the Beers while conveying a
message from Mr.. Schreiner, the
premier of Cape Colony. to President
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 that Mr. Hoffmeyer.
the Afrikander leader, has taken an i'm
portant step, in the hope of fastening
the close of the war. He is said to have
lie works, to get in touch with the Free
State forces in an endeavor to arrange
that the Beers shall apply for an armis-
tice. The ostensible object of Mr.. Sau-
er's trip is to induce his constituents at
Aliwal North to remain passive.
The Boer reuuisitioning of men and
supplies proceeds briskly on the north
ern border of Cape Colony, but Gen
re-
to push the Free Staters back within
their own borders. The reoccupation of
Nauwapoort by the British is the first
step in this direction, but strong forces
of Beers are leaguered a. Colesburg
and threaten a further Immediate adj
vance from there.
| Various officials of the British ad-
miralty have been interviewed by the
representatives of the Associated Press
regarding the London Daily Chronicles
bad beef assertions, and they say they
have not received single complaint
as to the quality of food furnished on
! the transports. The chief of the
vctualling department said:
The first we heard of the matter was
! through the press, and though doubt
4 full of it's accuracy, we have set on foot
inquiries on the subject. The only spe-
| lcitic 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 beef is applied in
Ithe United States to canned meats. We
] have not bought any of these. Out
supplies are confined to salt beef and
pork, packed in casks, commonly
known as salt horse the same as
served in all the navies of the world fol
years past. We have not so far heard 8
4 word against this form of food. and
i judging from the health of the men IL
1.-The United States navy during the wa
with Spain, it must have agreed prett,
Well with them. II is barely possibl,
that OUR soldiers. who are accustomec
/ to salt food. are not altogether satisfied
With this diet, and are inclined un-
! officially to declare it unfit for con
4 sumption. We have yet to learn tha-
f the provisions purchased in the United
States are not all as represented, ane
4 though investigating the allegations
we have no reason TO suppose We vii
ldiscontinue purchasing in the Unitec
4 States when circumstances demand
n, Si do