Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-09
SALISBURY 5 SPEECH
Will Outline Policy Of Great Britain
With Respect to Transvaal's
Future.
Its Claim to Independence For.
feited by the Beginning Of
the War.
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Hazen
Quietly Married This Morning
Other News.

Other News.
London, Nov. 9.-The transport
Rostin Castle, with troops, arrived
at Cape Town today and was inn
mediately ordered to proceed to
Durham.
London, Nov. 9.-Salisbury at the lord
mayors banquet tonight will outline
the government policy in regard to the
future of the Transvaal and Orange
Free State. He will say that in the
opinion of the government Kruger, by
making war, destroyed all claim to the
independence granted in conventions
with Great Britain and consequently
the Transvaal has reverted to it's pre-
vious status as part of the queens do
minions. Such an explanation by him
certainly would seem to indicate that
Great Britain has reached a definite
understanding with the powers of Eu
rope that there will be no intervention
in South Africa.
To the eyes of military experts the
darkest page of the war is now being
written. But even this is Illuminated
with bright passages such as Cen.
Whites victorious sorties. If he can
keep the British flag flying over Lady
smith until he is relieved the campaign
will turn fresh page and with the adj
vance of Sir Redvers Buffers force the
British are promised more cheerful
reading. This feeling of relief inspired
by the recent good tidings is neverthe-
less tinged by a certain anxiety lest
Gen. White should again make some
fatal miscalculation involving repe-
titfon of the Nicholson's Mex disaster.
Her majesty does not share this anxi-
ETY. and is apparently sanguine of his
ability to pull through successfully. 1t
is asserted she has written Lady White
expressing sympathy with her husband
in the trials and difficulties he is now
experiencing, assuring Lady White of
her own undiminished confidence in his
generalship. The purport of this letter
has been cabled to Gen. White by the
Marquis of Lansdowne.
The most interesting news this morn
ing was the dispatch from Estcourt an
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force of mounted troops and artillery
for destination not given in the adj
vices. Another message announces the
arrival at Estcourt and Pietermaritz-
burg within the last few days of rein
forcements from Durham and that $500
troops are assembled ready for advance
to Colenso when the opportune moment
arrives. The latter dispatch throws
- e.
which left Estcourt on Monday has
doubtless reoccupied Colenso and possi-
bly, is now advancing cautiously up the
railroad toward Ladysmith. General
Whites sortie of Friday almost to the
banks of the Tagala river, is encourag-
ing Its commander Its commander in
the hope of joining hands with him.
Gen. Joubert, the latest advices
would indicate, drew in his horns after
Fridays engagement and has since
Withdrawn the southern Boer contin-
gents, leaving only the outposts on the
| line from Ladysmith to Colenso. The
Beers who occupied Colenso about the
middle of last week retired without
damaging Bulwer bridge over the Tu-
gela river or the railroad as far north
as the village of Nelthorpe, seven miles
south of Ladysmith
Evidently they nurse the hope OF
eventually using both in their descent
on Pietermaritzburg. Meanwhile the
| British are also able to use both, as
| they have already done, in running VI
an armored train which may at the
present moment be covering the ad-
vance of the Estcourt force.
AT Estcourt and Pietermaritzbure
the defensive works have been greatly
strengthened within the last few days
and they are now believed capable OF
holding their own against any Boei
| force which Gen. Joubert would at the
present juncture be sending agains,
leither town. Both are likely to be
a further naval force, even by first
corps.
None of the troopships have arrived
| One which it was predicted might
reach Cape Town on Monday is as yet
unannounced, and even when it does
arrive there it will have three days
steaming to reach Durham. Six trans
ports with 4,50o troops We're expected
to be in Cape Town harbor by this
| time, but the war office last evening is
sued statement to the effect that the
only arrivals at Cape Town were the
| Sumatra from Durham with wounded
the Southern Cross from Gibraltar witt
mules and the collier Wenvoe. 1t il
possible dispatch boat has been SEN
to meet the troopships with instruc-
tions to proceed direct to Durham. ant
in that event the war office statement
that not one has arrived at Cape Towr
would be literally accurate, ever
though several should be half way be
tween Cape Town and Durham.
Feature of the Philippine Campaign.
| Washington. Nov. 9.-Though dis
patches do not indicate it's Importance
the capture of Mabalacat by Gen. Mac
| Arthur is in reality one of the feature.
of the new campaign in the Philippines
1t is only eleven miles from Tarlac
which is the objective point of MacAr
4 thurs advance at present. Mabalaca
has poulati ton of 10000 and it situated
fifteen miles from Bacolor. The feeble
ness of the defense of the town indi
Gates that the insurgents have gon,
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