Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22
Force South Of es,court Is Threat
oning Pietermariizburg.
BRITISH ARE ADVANCING
Armies Close Together - womentous
Event. Expected soon PROPOSE
ton tor an Armisiice.

Durham. Natal. Nov. IA dispatch
from the Mooi river says the telegraph
line was cut Tuesday evening near
Highlands station. The dispatch adds
that the railroad station IL In the pos
session OF u large force Of Beers en-
camped ncar Mitcheson'a cutting. a
train bound TO lssteoprt returned. II
only got mile and hair northward
OF the Highlands station.
The Natal stud compnny's farm has
been rnidod and 800 bloodcd horses.
valued at $4,000. have been captured.
London. Nov. 2s.-Therc has appar-
entity been no communication with Eat
court since noon Tuesday and the Beers
control the railroad to the Mool river.
Consequently momontouH Developments
may b. expected at any time. The
Boera, II seems. are uwarinlug south
ward. Large bodies are reported III
around Estcourt and parties appcar to
be threatening Pictermaritzburg.
The Beers oncamncd at Highlands
station are well supplied with artillery
ana all evidences tend to show tina,
the various Bocr forces are being large.
~ increased By nccossions from the
dlsaGceted Cape burshers. The serious
deficiency In cavalry Is being felt BY
the british, who are unable 10 keep In
touch with the mobile Hner forces,
whose .reHencc II hardly reported be-
fore they arr Loot sight o. only to re-
appear az amy vital point along the line
OF communication. Gen, Hildyard's
force. anchored at Estcpuft by tho nav.
"a al attach until
Cen. Clcry'H force IN capable TO take tho
| fc'd.
According To capetown dispatch
Gen. Methcun's division lot orange
liver and reached wittoputs, half way
| 60 Rrllcmont, yesterday, ana ndvicca
from Orange river today show that the
Bosrs ocouny ielicmont In force and
| that the ncirhboring hills are crowned
| with Bocr cannon. A patrol OF lancrff,
which has returned TO orann" river.
came Unexpectedly ON two Joer
| laaEers. Thee rhrapnel shells burst
close 10 the lancofu. who. however.
were unframed.
The BRUSH TRANSPORT Klldonan
Castle. snid 90 h. the largest Transport
10 the world. which LEFT SOUTHAMPTON
Nov. 4. with 5000 men. their kits. wcap-
ons, machine guns. ammunition. bnl-
| looms, ponto0ns, wagons. etc. arrived
at Cnpetown this morning. About $1,000
OF Gen. Buffers army corps have now
arrived.
Tho transport Subla. with tho FIRST
battalion Of the Scots gunrde, has sailed
from capctown Tor Durham. The trans
port carinthla arrived at capetown
| yesterday,
Advlcca from Capctown say Mir Col.
let. the correspondent u the London
Daily Graphic who was arrested by the
Bocre while conv, ylng message from
Air schrcincr, the premier Of Cape
Colony Co President Stcyn or the
Oranac Free state. and who was taken
to Bloomfontcln, has been released and
cent back with President stcyn'a e..
ply.
The British transport Moniozumn has
also arrived at Capetown.
! II IL reported that Mt Iioifmcier, the
Afrikander leader, has taken an linz
portant step IN the hope Of hastcnine
the close Of III. war He 10 said to
have charFod Mt. Sauef. the minister
Of public works, 60 get IN touch with
the Free State forces In an cudeayor To
arrange that the Beers rhnll apply for
an armlstlcs. The ostcnsihlc object of
Mr. saucr's trip II TO induce his con-
stitucnts at Aliwal North 10 remain
passive.
The Boor reauisltloning of men and
supplies proceeds hflFklV on the north
.rn border Of Cape Colony but Gen.
Gatncre hopes soon 90 b. In q position
10 push the Free statera back within
|
The rcoerunl Ion " Nnauwpoort by
che British IL The f-ri step In This d.
rcctinn, but Ftrur f1rcca ~ linors an"
laaporcd at COlcsbufg and threaten u
further immediate advance from there.
Various officers OF the British nd-
mlrnlty have been interviewed by rep
roscntntivos Of the Associated Press re-
pnrding the London Chronlclo'H bad
beef assertions. aud they say they have
not received a single complaint hH 70
the quality " the food furnished ON the
TRANSPORTS. Tho chief of the victunlllng
department said
''The first we heard ~ the matter was
through the press. and though doubtful
| Of Its accuracy Ne have set on foot IN
qnlrloa on the subject Tho only specific
instance mentioned la that ~ the Subia.
| We bought large quantities uf pr0Ni7-
| Ions In New York. but We have there
responsible agents who are not likel|
TO uccept rotten meat or meat which
has already been refused by other gov
ornmcntH, II IN understood the term
ombalme1 meats " applied 10 canned
moats. We have not bought any ~
these. Our supplies are confined 10 salt
meats md pork packed IN casks, COM
monty known NJ sea nA salt horse tho
same M served In all the nnvlcs VI tho
world for years past We have not 20
far heard q word against this form Of
food, and judging from the health Of
the men In the United states navy dur
| ing the war with Spain u must have
agreed pretty well with them. II In
| barely possible that our soldiers who
| are not accustomed 10 salt food, are
| not altogether satisfied with this dict
aud are perhaps inclined unoiiiclally to
declare II UNIT Tor consumption.
I'VE have yet to learn that the pro-
visions purchased IN the United states
| nr. NOT MI as representoa and though