Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-03
No Communications Can be
Had With LadySmith.
WHAT THIS NEWS MEANS
The Whole Natter Hinges on Whether
Gen. White Can Hold Outdoors
Acknowledge Having Suffered Very
Heavy Losses.

London, Nov. 2, 1850 o.. 1.-THE wal
office has just informed the Associated
fress that a dispatch had been received
from the governor Of Natal. Sir Walter
Francis Heiy-Hutchinson, announcing
that communication with Ladysmith had
been interrupted since half past 2 this at
ternoon. This is not regarded by the wal
oillce' however, as in any wise confirm
ing the rumor of a complete investment
OF Ladysmith or of the capture of Colenso.
London, Nov. 3. - Special DISPATCHES
from L~adysmith, dated Nov. 2, give fur
tner details regarding the bombardment
Inc Boers, having reoccupied their old
positions, ave remounted big guns. Their
nrlng was accurate, but almost harm
less. Some OF the troops were slightly in
Jured by splinters. Lieutenant F. c.
Egerton and his men from the Powerful
old splendid work and quickly silenced
the Boer guns. The Beers acknowledge
having suffered heavy losses in men and
horses in the previous battle. General
Jan hOck, who was second in
OF the Transyaal forces, and who was
wounded in the battle of Elandslaagte,
died IN the hospital at Ladysmith on
Monday night.
Little light is thrown on the actual sit
uatlon by the news at hand today. The
magnitude of Mondays fight, however. is
more than ever evident. Virtually three
actions We're raging simultaneously, but
1t is obvious that the intention to roll
back Orange Free State troops was not
achieved.
Lord Frederick Roberts of Candahara.
commander of the forces in ireland, while
reviewing the troops at Kilkenny, aid
1T is useless to disguise the fact that we
are engaged in a very serious war, a war
which will put our resources and courage
to a severe test"
The correspondent of the Daily News at
~Ladysmith, telegraphing Tuesday, says:
Dr.. Hornabrooke, while searching for
the body of Lieutenant Chaplain on UNI
bulWent hill, which was in possession Of
the enemy, met many Beers. On stating
the object of his quest he was kindly re-
celVed. The c~oncensus of opinion among
the Beers, he thinks, is that they are sick
OF fighting and would like to throw up the
sponge. They said their loss yesterday
was heavy and due chiefly to our artillery
fire"
All was quiet at Buluwayo in Rhodesia,
according to dispatches received this
morning, up to Oct. q. There has been
ooiiiN n iiloIlllS Ou Tic OOIueF. AppuI-
entity extensive preparations are in prog
ress at De Aar. Cape Colony, for the CON
c%entration of Lieutenant General Buffers
army. Thousands of mules are corralled
in that neighborhood and the transport
tation material is being hurried up from
the south.
According to another dispatch, the
naval brigade at Ladysmith has mounted
four guns from Durham
The report comes from Rome that Por-
tugal will permit the landing of British
troops at Lorenzo Marques. This COIN
cides with the View strongly prevalent in
some quarters here that the British in
vasion of the Transvaal will be made
from that point.
The morning paper are divided in opin-
ion as to whether Sir George Stewart
Whites last list of casualties include the
losses Of Lieutenant Colonel Carleton's
column before it's surrender. The pre-
ponderance of opinion inclines that they
are Tot included, since if they We're Cen
eral White would probably have men,
toned the fact.
a report that a Boer force with guns
from Koomati Poort is making it's way
through Zululand is held to Indicate an
intention to seize the railway between
Colenso and Pietermaritzburg, if it has
not already been seized. This, however,
will soon be known, as aInored trains
are patrolling the line.
The real question now for the British
public is, can General White hold out an
other ten days or two weeks until the
army corps arrives? Less anxiety would
be felt on this account We're it not tina
every day seems to bring fresh lists of
casualties, proving that much has been
concealed as to the real state of affairs.
AT the best, the coming week must prove
a critical and nXious time.
The Times, commenting editorially
upon the fact that news appears to arrive
in Belgium from South Africa through
some channel uncontrolled by British
censorship, reminds the government that
information valuable to the enemy can
similarly leak from Europe to the Trans
wall. 1t suggests that the government
should fully, exercise their right under
existing conditions, if any such channel
has been for special reasons left open, and
it appears to think there may be some
truth in yesterdays Berlin n Paris
stories.
The Daily News suggests that these
rumors are more likely intended for pro-
pagation at the Cape and to influence
the AfrikanderS.