The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-17

London, November 16.-5 a. m.-Misfortune
steadfastly pursues British employment or
armored trains, the fascination for which
has given the Beers their first and latest
victories. On this last occasion the British
seem to have deliberately walked into a
tap with THE result that, according to the
best accounts, ninety men are either killed,
wounded or missing. OF these the Fusileers
claim fifty and the Durham infantry forty.
1t is believed that few escaped and that the
others are prisoners in the hands of the
Beers. Many of the wounded We're brought
back on the locomotive and tender of the
armored train. Captain Haldane of tine
Gordon Highlanders was attached to the
Fusleers and other officers were with anem
The list of casualties lis awaited with great
anxiety. In time of trouble Lieutenant
Winston Churchill has proved himself more
a soldier than correspondent and his gal
lantry is hdghly praised on all sides.
Rumor Discredited
Tine rumor of the DEATH of General Jou-
bert is discredited 1t is understood that
tine war department has news THAT he is
still directing affairs. 1t lis also rumored
from Pietermaritzburg that the Boer losses
at Ladysmdth on Thursday were heavy and
included General Lucas Meyer, who was
either killed or wounded. The report as to
General Joubert probably arose from the
fact that his wife has left the Boer camp
at Ladysmith for the Free State.
According to the Pietermarftzburg corre-
spondent of the London Outlook, rumors
are current in the Natal capital THAT the
Beers contemplate a retreat. 1t ds need
less, however, to attach importance Ito such
reports, which are spread with all proba-
bilfty with a view of lunng General White,
If possible, to abandon his defensive atti-
tude. Similar rumors are current regarding
the Beers at Mafedng, and are speard in
dustrdously by native spies.
Special dispatches from Lorenzo Marquee
say that the Transvaal government is ex-
ercising a severe censorship over all war
news and will not allow newspapers to
leave the country.
One correspondent says the Beers are
hurrying new commandos to Ladysmith and
are declaring that the place must fall
speedily in order to liberate their forces
so that these may go to meet General Bull
ler's advance
Capsized by Explosion
garding the armored train engagement say
that the train was capsized by an explosion,
presumably dynamite. The engineer got
into Estcourt with the wounded hanging on
every available place.
"a Boer contingent of 800 men came south
of Frore on Wednesday and two companies
of mounted troops, imperial light horse and
Natal cardineers, engaged them eight miles
from Estcourt. The Beers occupied a
strong position on kopje The carbneers
worked around on their right and drove
the enemy back whereupon the imperial
light horse opened brisk fire at mini
mum range, killing several One man Of
the imperial light horse was wounded.
According to a special dispatch from
Lorenzo Marquee, General Lucas Meyer has
gone to Pretoria for his health. Moreover,
difference of opinion exists among the COM
manders. The Boer military council wants
the army moved elsewhere, but General
Joubert insists that Ladysmith must fall
first.
The postal authorities at Durham open
and inspect all letters from Delagoa Bay.
Fired On by British Cruiser
London, November 16.-According to
dispatch from Durham, a British cruiser
no g q ooin fired on another vessel entering