The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-01

towns In that county. Coming so soon
after the engagement at ReltfOntein,
where the Gloucester spires suffered
heavily. brought the keenest HorTOw to
households all over the county whose
name the regiment bears.
The disaster had an Immediate ef-
feet upon the stock exchange here,
where consols fell y. South African
securities dropped heavily, rand mines
falling 2 points. Rio tintos fell g. The
afternoon papers made only brief edl-
torial comment on the news from
Ladysmith." but their headlines voiced
the feeling Of general sorrow. The tone
OF the editorials can be summed up In
the following statement Of the st.
James Gazette: 1T is evident that the
patriotism and fortitude Of the nation
are to be tested in real earnest by these
operations OF ours in Natal against
great odds. General White had a dlfH-
cult task set him. and we must take the
disaster with the dogged cooiness
which the Britons know how to dis
play. We shall await the final result
without apprehension"
The Globe calls upon the British era-
plre To receive this "bltter and unpal-
atAbIe dispatch with the spirit OF a
great nation that relies upon Its In
Ylncible reserves Of strength"
All Eyes On General Butler.
While announcement to-day of the
arrival Of General Butler at Cape Town
was resolved by the British with un-
feigned satisfaction. It is pointed out
that the general cannot end the war
without an army corps, and some of
the troops which are to compose It
have not even left England for South
Africa.
dispatches from Cape Town show
that General Buffers reception there
was most enthusiastic, He was well
coined by General SIR Frederick For
ester Walker, after which they both
entered a carriage and drove to Govern
ment house, escorted by moT1ted police
and mounted volunteers. They were
wildly cheered by the throngs of people
lining the route. There were cries Of
"AyenGe Majuba!" and wild ccheers for
the general General Buffers face was
lnpassive as he returned military sa-
lutes for the cheers
other advlces from Cape Town show
that the Beers are gathering In con.
siderable force at Dewdrop, southwest
OF LadysmIth. while large forces OF
Beers are advancing over the Help
rAaakar road A big camp Of Beers is
to be formed between HarrIsmith
bridge and Potgietc''s rarm camp, at
Dewdrop which, It is said, will extend
four miles.
An Englishman who has arrived at
Aliwal North from Pretoria, whence he
was expelled by way OF Bloemfonteln.
says that when he left Pretoria all the
stores there were carrying on business
as usual. President Kruger was stlll
there and he did not see any wounded
at johannesburg. Some OF the Trans
vaai papers are still published and
contain glowing accounts Of the sue
cesses of the Boer army, saying that
Kimberley and Mafeklng are expected
to fall ut any moment, while Bechuan'
RlRnd IS conquered and annexed. that
the Republican arms are also success-
full in Natal and that the burghers are
continuing their victorious marchsouth,
capturing British prisoners and stores
The papers admit that the battl" Of
Elandslaagte was n reverse for the
Beers who lost thirty killed. had many
wounded and that elEhty-fivA Beers
NGTG AAltuG pLla0uGlht 44ANSDlhAth1 ~S7
cordlng TO the Boer newspapers, is soon
to be taken.
The Engllshman added that the Beers
are absolutely confident Of their ulti-
mate triumph and believe the whole Of
Natal is already practically in their
hands.
British Flag Never Again to Fly.
A dispatch from vrysburg, dated oc-
tober 95, gives n report of a speech of
commandant Deiarcy when hoistlng
the Boer flag there. He declared that
the flag OF the republic was now float
ing over the whole country north oft he
Orange river and that the British flag
would never again fly there unless
hoIsted over tha dead body Of the
burghers Complete order prevailed at
YryburE.
AdvIces from Kimberley. under date
OF October 81. are received through
dIspatch-rider at Orange river, October
30, report that all the wounded are pro-
crossing fnvorahly 1t also appears
that as they are unable to blow up the
piers OF the Modder river bridge the
Beers are demolishinB them stone by
stone. They have blown up practically
every culvert from the MOdder river TO
the Orange river. An armored train.
supported. made recOnnnls-
sanCe October "a, and found the Beers
still at spytfonteln.