Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-26
D0cTC.RnD DISPATCHES.

Iittlu Oh all sues ltf fefCfSlnn 10
the earlier practice. when the reports
of General Sir George St"War, White.
the British commander in Na.ai. We're
given out tcNtually as soon as rerciv-
cd. The cc.nnander-in-c chiefs sum
| mary read in the House of Cucnrlls
yesterday spoke Of General White nav
in" fought Il successful action, whereas
General Whites own account puts an
entirely different complexion on the
situation and reduces the movement to
its proper proportions and shows til ii;
further exciting intelligence may l.:
expected from the Same quarter at any
moment.
! 1t is quite evident that The war in
, Natal has only commenced and lhas
the Beers are by no means <,;s2our-
aged at losing the first two battles.
and many experts are satisfied General
Joubert is even new close TO the heels
Of the British and that a decisive ac-
ton may be fought today or tomor-
| row. 0.M ..|u.
ESTIMATE. OF BOER LOSSES.
| Later estimates OF the Bocr Losses at
| Elandslaagte give 100 killed Their
GOODNESS, bravery and good aim can be
| judged from the fact that out Of the
seventeen or eighteen officers with lie
| half battalion OF Gordon Hig.llaniers
| four We're killed and thirteen wounded.
while the casualties among the rank
| and file were 81 per cent. during less
| than three hours of fighting. Lieut.
| Campbell. of the Gordon Fighlandeis,
has since died from his WOUNDS.
! dispatch from Cape Town today
| says that General White has engaged
| the Orange Free State Beers who were
| advancing IN L.adys:niln. about seven
miles nor Inward ana that it was he
| lieved thA adya,2" hal 5a,n rapn!se,!
| That is probably another version OF
| yesterdays fighting already known.
| General White this morning officially
| notified the war office that the bullet
had been extracted from General Sy-
| mons wound and that he was doing
We'll.
FIFTY KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Other dispatches from Cape Town
say that advices from Mafeking con
/ firm the statement that fifty Beers
were killed by the explosion of two
trucks of dynamite purposely sent out
: by Col. Baden Powell to draw the Foer
! fire
The offer of General Cronje the Beer
commander in the vicinity Of Mafekng
to Col Baden Powell. 10 exchange pris-
oners referred to Captain Nesbit ;ant.
| others of the arnlored train wrecked at
| kraiipan.
! SEINE significance is attached at Cape
Town 70 the proclamation issued at
! Pretoria by the Transvaal government
| with the view to safeguard British
| property.
SITUATION COMPLICATED.
| The situation in the west is becom-
ing complicated. The Bocr proclama-
lions of annexation and the claims Of
Il victory at Glencoe are likely to in
duce the Dutch to side With their oun-
trymen already in the field 1t is said,
for instance, that the Boer forces have
evacuated Nryburg. which, it is added,
will be garrisoned by the local Dutch
among whom are prominent Bundites
and government employees |
1t is also believed that the Dutch be
You'd Griquatown are only awaiting en-
ccuraScment Ia declare for the Trans
vaal.
Advices from Philipstcwn Yesterday
say that the scarchligh!s of the KIM
| berley defences were visible the pre-
vious night and that therefore. kim
| berry is still intact.
The latest dispatch from Kimberley
gives details Of the arrangements
made by the British commander, Col
kckewiche, for the defense Of the town
he meat consumption is limited to a
pound daily.
\ dispatch from Maseru. dated Cc;o-
Der a. says commissioner Lagden was
| then starting to meet Lcrothodi and
othe! Basuto chiefs at Putiatsuz river,
where the chiefs had assembled at the
request of Lerotholi to pledge their
loyalty to the Queen
4 dispatch from Durham dated Octo-
Der % says authentic information has
reached there from Molmoth, Zululard,
mat on Sunday large Boer force was
approaching. The inhabitants forth
with entered Fort Maxwell. anticipate
ing an attack at dawn on Monday
100000 BOERS in THE FIELD.
According to Brussels dispatch, DR..
lIeyds, the diplomatic agent Of the
Transvaal in Europe. has issued
statement that the Beers have now
nearly 100000 men in the field made IN
as follows: Boer regulars. $4,000; ar
tlilery, l.250: police. 1850: Orange Free
State Beers. including Outlanders, So
900: Natal Beers. 5000; Bechuanaland
and Rhodesian Beers, 5000; foreign le-
gion, 500; Americans, 1000; Germans.
5000: Dutch -Belgians 2,GOO: Irish, 1000:
Scandinavians, 500; French. Swiss and
Italians. 200.
The Jews, it appears, are doing police
work.
a special dispatch from Pretoria, via
Lorenzo Marquee. dated October "a
purports to give an interview with che
| of the highest Transvaal executives
who is quoted as having urged that
while the British successes We're yet
un'nportant there was still time for an
amlrable settlement as he believed the
Beers had been misled as to the real
| issue.