The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-11-11
STORY or THE WAX AND AWFUL bLO0DSnED
RESULT OF ELEGTIONJ IS TOLD 81 TELEGKAR

observable among the British war of
flee officials today as a result of re
assuring news from Ladysmith. ant
the tone of comment on the war news
has assumed optimism, which lately
has been absent, tending to the belief
that in addition to the brighter pros
poets of the beleaguered garrison. the
war office is cheered by the news of the
arrival al their destination of the first
transports with General Buffers army
corps. Now the officials are inclined to
predict that low water mark has been
touched and that slowly but steadily
the rising tide of victory. may be ex-
pected.
The proposal to send out an addition
al 10000 troops is highly approved, and
1t is considered probable that fully that
number will be required, as Independent
reports concur in saying the resistance
OF the Beers will be stubborn to the
last and that not until the resources
of two republics are exhausted will
| they acknowledge defeat
The news of a great victory which
was circulating here last evening is not
confirmed, and the Boer losses reported
by what may be designated Kafffr-
grams. ought to be greatly discounted.
as the kaffirS, knowing the British wish
/ ply them with reports to their taste
However, allowing for all eXaggera-
| ton, General White appears to have
given General Joubert's forces several
home thrusts, and the war office is
justified in its contention today that
! the news demonstrates clearly that
| General White is able to more than
merely hold his own and can strike
blows of such force as not only to en-
sure the safety of Ladysmith, but also
probably to have a telling effect on the
duration and results of the pending
operations of General Buffers army
corps. In short, the war office officials
take decidedly hopeful view of the
| entire situation and believe even the
advance section of the British forces
at Ladvsmith have seen the worst DAYS.
IT is hoped that the renewed charges
of Boer violations of the sanctity of
the white flag originated in the lively
imagination of the Kaffirs. though
similar charges have several times been
made during the present campaign, and
though official accounts report similar
practices in the former Transvaal war. !
There has not been any mention of !
such actions thus far in any of the !
official reports received from General |
White and General Yule, who would
surely have formally demonstrated |
against such conduct on the part of I
the Beers.
One of the most important items TO-
day is that General Smith is going to
Cape Town. This is taken as con-
firmation of the statement already
made by the Associated Press that the
main advance of the British forces viii
be through the open fiat country of the
Orange Free State and the southwest
ern part of the Transvaal. Otherwise
so skillful leader as General French
sol 1AaNr
from Ladysmith at the present time
of stress.
There is much speculation regarding
the next BOer move. 1t seems clear
that it will be impossible for them to
closely invest Ladysmith. owing TO
the fortunate arrival of long range ma
val guns, which keep the Beers at least
four miles off. making the circle of in
Vestment about twenty-five miles in
which, it is claimed. will /.
be impossible for the Beers to fully
occupy. 1t is beyond belief. however.
that General Joubert will remain long
inactive and it is conjectured here that :
his present quiescence is due TO the :
fact he is awaiting the arrival of heavv (
gurs from Pretoria and Johannesburg .
to effectually lombard and render I'M
tenable the British position.
Further reports of the Grobiersktoof
affair tend to confirm the statement :
that the British were successful A :
haffir declares that fully 100 Boers 1
were killed on the hill ton by the
men women" which is supposed to in
1cate that the Gordon Highlanders
we're there 1
Cyclist scouts have since been across
he Tugela bridge. They saw a num- !
Der of killed lying on the plain APP 4
when the Colenso garrison
evacuated that place Friday, the Brit
sh troops missed grand opportunity 4
# carrying out an effective attack on 4
he rear of the disconnected Beers. The !
after appear to believe that the Co !
enso column evacuated the place as 4
ruse and are lying in ambush to !,
urprise them if they advance, hence
he immunity of the town from occu- 4
'ation by the burghers 4
The special service squadron has been !
rdered to assemble at Spithead Nov. =
4 where it will be Joined by four bat 4
leships The whole fleet. it is asserted !,
; intended to welcome Emperor Will '
am on his arrival at Portsmouth on =
Jov. 20.
dispatch from General Butler saws
he press censor telegram of yesterday Ii
vening was obtained from Ladysmith il
trough the energy of the correspon- fl
ent of the Daily Telegraph. The pa Il
ers are already objecting to the hold II
lg of private newspaper dispatches. nj
hey admit that the government is full IL
: entitled to use the information for 81
s own purposes. but they think that
'holeSale conflScation is not juStifiable | fC