The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-30
1 EYES ARE ON LADYSMITH.
rms CLOSING IN AND PREPARING
FOR AN ATTACK.

MI. Have Two Heavy Guns Bear
,r an observation-disclosures
,,,.h the Enemy Are Becoming
Quite Frequent.
ro,don oct. 9O-The position at Lady
... without being alarming, is sufIi-
,-..,,. dangerous to excite anxiety.
r,-5sntly the Beers are trying to re-
..,t their Dundee tactics. Roughly esd-
n,,ed they have 1900 men, as against
poO British.
ear Sir George Stewart White has the
i ,.,tsr artillery. but his is of lesser range.
H.. delay in the Boer attack is reported
:. bs due 10 the non-arrival of Comman>
3 sart Gen Jouberts column. This has
s ,rsr the British a ch-needed respite,
II sftsr their recent exertions.
s. Evervthing. it Is now considered, hinges
mon Gen. Whites resource and judgment
q Nothing is known regarding the progress
q defensive works for the protection OF
Ddysmi,h.
The censorship Is more active than ever
According to the Daily Chronicles cor
-s'oDdeat. "the new regulations limit the
& number OF words allowed for press mes
g sage to one-fourth the number allowa-
s be before"
Farmers in the neighborhood of Lady
smith have left their farms and stock ct
i the mercy of the Beers, and are congre-
eating in the town. The two guns the
Beers have mounted are powerful wea-
l.,
Dundee, and it is matter of considera-
lie surprise how they managed to trans
port such heavy pieces
kruger at the Front.
Again if is reported that President Kru-
4 ger accompanied Gen. Joubert to the front
i in a spleud.dly fitted travelling wagon.
The Standards correspondent at Lady
4 smith, telel raphiug Saturday, sends a
q statement mat the Beers have captured
l50 mules a loss that must seriously in
convenience British transport.
The attempt Of the Beers to cut the rail-
way at Peters was frustrated by British
81 cavalry
The wife of Gen. Jan Kock has arrived
at Ladysmith under a flag of truce to
& ruse her wounded husband. All the un-
Volnded Boer prisoners have been sent
" DDuban to prevent any attempt at res
cue
The explanation of the alleged Boer
nassacre at Dundee appears to be that a
@tlon OF the town guard although fair
warned by Gen. Yule before his retire
nsnt continued to carry arms, and thirty
q them were shot before the Beers dis
myered who they were.
The body Of Sir William Symons was
buried without a coffin, shrouded in the
81 Ohlon Jack. Among the papers found
upon MIN was telegram from Lady Sym
oaS congratulatins him on his success.
Echoes of dundee.
Later accoun,s Of the first battle and the
evacuation Of Dundee do not give those
alarS a roster hue. Owing to the Smelling
a Geneoe camp the telegraph operators
n were compelled 10 scamper with numerous
ul'oWardei dispatches, When the Beers
e'EIeI Dundee they INDUCED in general
~1U's OF stores, but apparently did not
i Otherwise molest The populace.
10 The first battle the Beers captured the
"-AIm ot The Eighteenth Hussars, but
O'4 alter tae entire crew Of the gun, with
V-o exception had been disabled. The sur
,'of cit ctIaAy damaged the gun only
'"o oA'ers of the staff of Gen. Sym0ns
came off without wound
Asaln i is asserted that The moment the
Aoy4I Dublin FusilleeIs reached the sum
OF the hopje at G[encoe, the Boers
showed q White flag and asked a truce 10
& p-.E laer dcdd The British artillery wos
o-o.ied 10 cease firing and the Beers took
ed' 'aHaee Of the opportunity to retreat en-
'aase Otherwise hey would have been
Os,lliiiel y the Bri ish cannon
'.' spec al cerrcsf fondent Of the Daily
n "a" q Lalysmith, telegraphing Sunday
5'H9es the arrival Of the war balloon on
1t'4'li\' IL was welcomed, he said. with
'tN u4aees by the kahirs who regard IL
a at.Iy Gen. White and Gen. Sir
s. d-.''ad Hunter both ascended on Sun
ana reconnoitered the enemy's posi-
Ao.rlng to the latest reports from
3N Town, Gen. Joubert has Joined hands
a Jls .s- I19 Free Slate forces, and there has
81 lr',. some outpost fighting. President
rsI mas arrived at Glencoe.
f-o,.' is Il" fresh news from the western
q 5.15. lhe mines are still working at
era,o ", where there are provisions
Pblf" ID last nine months. Cecil
roor Has mounted and fully equipped a
81 7-1in oil 40J men at a cost of s15,000.
p. condos with the Beers.
q Mall l,ur'an correspondent of the Daily
81 pr,.N 'eported on the authority of the
~ Pop5o.. It dents in Pondo Land, that the
81 with t iu constant communication
s 20 bsia boers' whom they are anxious
n haye household guard, it Is announced.
q for So ''-.ed orders to form a regiment
81 Gu3ri1' Africa, including the First Life
81 ing out L'."ut Col Lockhart command
q nsr,st t'.i .g lered at Windsor. and detacn-
81 the r.-, 'la Second Life Guard. Colonel
8 t1e p,I "f Dundouaid commanding. and
"a Brocka5,l Horse Guards. Lieut.. Col.
Tlea'st commanding.
& terise ,',ai examination was begun yes
rnert e... TOY Do ls expected that the regi-
M Ttrar ,,-, .AparE in about a week. En-
s. TO la wired a farewell messag ge
he b'..s N Dragons. of which regimen,
s.. all rti,-, a'Y colonel, saying: "May Won
Tie athed and weIl''
81 treelr5ir, 3id voices the general anxiety
s rensrl-.- 9H George Whites position nv
&. ergof ,a. ne adaptability and able sirat-
81 efto 6,t "oers, for which they had him
sav W" gwen credit. il goes en- 20
81 uras..l,, ,,atesy is so well planned that II
81 duc, y, 70 doubt that it is the mo.
a Ea.obaor officer trained in the best
scnool Of war"
NJ. losing IN on Ladysmith.
n dls5si.Dl 9y ally Mail publishes the fol,ov,n,
4 l-dsy. from Pietermaritzburg. dated
iAs @'"-a from T,advgrntlh . .