The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-01
BRITISH LOSE HEAVILY.


Two Regiments and Baetery Surrcnd-
cred TO the Boer Forces.
London, Oct. 31.-Word reaches
here of q severe disaster to the
British army at Ladysmith, 2 1000
Of the flower of the British army
having fallen into the hands of
the Beers. England is dazed this
morning by the magnitude of the
disaster. and anxious relatives and
friends fear that goodly portion
is dead and wounded.
WHITES DISPATCH.
London, Oct. 31.-All England
was startled today at the first
severe disaster to the British arms
in South Africa. General White
wiring from Ladysmith at mid
night, reports as follows: "A
column sent to guard the hill on
our left flank, including the Irish
fusileers, the Tenth mountain bat
terry and the Gloucester regiment
were surrounded In the hills and
after losing heavily were forced to
capitulate. The casualties have
not yet been ascertained. A Boer
orderly came into our lines this
evening under flag of truce with
letters from the survivors ofthe
captured column asking assistance
to bury the dead. There is on
doubt as to the capture of the
column. I formed the plan in the
working out of which the disaster
occurred, and / am alone response
BILE. The troops are not to blame.
They are as worthy as their posi-
ton was untenable."
The British have retired within
their intrenchments. More heavy
guns were unshipped from the
cruiser Powerful and are arriving
from Durham. The Beers can be
seen advancing on the town.
The dispatch from General
White indicates an unprecedented
loss of life, otherwise the survivors
could easily have buried their
dead. The application for assis-
tance to bury the the dead sug-
gests an awful slaughter.
BULELR CALLS FOR TROOPS.
London, Oct. 31-It is rumored
that General Butler, who landed at
Cape Town this morning, tele-
graphed the war office instantly to
dispatch to South Africa the 10,-
900 additional troops which had
been ordered to mobilize, awaiting
orders. The critical situation in
Natal is said to be the cause of
Buffers message.
BOERS HAVE BIG GUNS.
| Capetown. Oct. 31.-A message
4 from Kimberly says the Boers[ are
building forts around the town and
are planting seige guns.
London, Oct. 31.-The COM
mander-in chief, Lord Wolseley,
has issued and order for the mobil-
ization by November 6, of the re-
serves Of the Suffolk, Essex and
Derbyshire regiments, who will be
added to the South Africa forces.
Durham, Natal, Oct. 31.-The
Legislative building has been trans
formed into hospital for the Boel
and British wounded, who will be
: treated alike.
ASKED TO RESIGN.
London, Oct. 31.-At meeting
of the Caithness electors last even.
ing, a resolution was unanimously
adopted condemning the attitude
of Gavin Clark. radical, the mem
Der for Caithness in the house Of
= commons, on the South African
question and asking him to resign
Mr.. Clark was formerly consul gen
eral of the Transvaal in London
ARMING THE BLACKS.
8 New York, Oct. 31.-A specia
to the world from Brussels SAYS
!, DR.. Leyds made an important state
f ment as to the denials of the Lon
: don newspaper reports that th'
British were levying recruits among
: the native population of South AT.
rica.
4 L formally accuse Great Britain
? of arming the colored races of Soutl
! Africa against the Beers, and
i make this accusation with a du'
), sense of its gravity and absolut,
knowledge of its accuracy"
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