The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-02
FULL OF FIGHT.
BRITISH TROOPS UNDAUNTED BY THE
REVERSE OF MONDAY.
Holding Ladysmifh Against the COM
bined Armies of the TransvaaI
and Orange Free state.
ANOTHER ARTILLERY DUEL
GUNS OF NAVAL BRIGADE PITTED
AGAINST BOER BATTERIES.
Fighting in Progress Tuesday Night
When the Last Dispatch Was
Sent from the Town.
BULLER HURRYING NORTH
SAID TO HAVE LEFT CAPE TOWN FOR
THE SCENE OF WAR.
sfragglers from the GIOucestershire
Regiment and stray Mules Reported
to Have Reached Lndysmith.
stragsIers from the GIOucestershire
Regiment and stray Mules Reported
TO Have Reached Ladysmfth.
GENERAL WHITE CRITICISED
HIS OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE LOSS
OF PART OF HIS ARMY.
Over 2,1OO British Soldiers Killed,
wounded and Captured Since the
Beginning of the War.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The breakdown of the
Delagoa cable route. combined with the
monopolization OF the available telegraph
lines by the government and British staff
officers, Is responsible for the fact that
nothing further has arrived from South
Africa The government has received dis
patches rectifying the casualty lists. These
will be published to-day. Up to midnight
nothing had been received concerning Mon
days casualties. The War Office force is
working under great strain. Captain Per-
riott, staff captain to the military secre-
tary. has just died. his end being hastened
by anxiety and overwork-
1t was announced Yesterday in a special
again closed around that place on Monday
night, sending shells into the British camp.
The two guns landed from the British
cruiser Powerful opened fire on the Beers
at dawn on Tuesday. The Beers brought
up more guns, But some of them were
silenced. 1t is added that the Boer loss
must have been heavy. The garrison Of
Ladysmith Is described as being in good
spirits and confident, and the troops are
said to be full of fight. The artillery duel
was still in progress on Tuesday night.
A special dispatch from Pietermaritzburg,
Natal. dated Tuesday morning, says:
"Stragglers from the Gloucestershire Regi-
ment are arriving at Ladysmith. A number
Of mules with portion of the mountain
battery are also coming in"
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated Oct.
81, delayed in transmission, says: "Guns of
the British naval brigade have knocked the
Boer forty-pounder clean off its platform
and have silenced the Boer guns on Hep
worth hill. The Beers abandoned their
position"
that General Sir Redvers Butler has left
Cape Town for Ladysmith.
A belated dispatch from Ladysmith, de-
scribing Mondays fight, says: "a couple of
squadrons Of Hussars had a narrow escape
from disaster early in the day. They found
themselves suddenly confronted, within
easy range. by an overwhelming force of
Beers. who seemed to spring from the bow
els of the earth. The Hussars were splendid
ly handled and were extricateG with only
one man wounded"
VICTORIA PITIES WHITE
The Queen Is credited with expressing sim
cere pity for Sir George Stewart White.
and the officials are In no wise inclined to
judge him harshly. So far as the public is
concerned. however, while qualification is
felt at the manner I'm which the isolated
battaIions surrendered, there is still severe
criticism for General White and Lieutenant
Colonel Carlton for allowing the column to
get out of touch, for the absence OF proper
scouting and for not retiring when the am
munition was lost. In favor of Lieutenant
Colonel Carlton the explanation is hazarded
that he believed IL was imperative to the
success of General Whites operations that
he should hold the position at Nicholson's
Mex.
The Morning Post comments severely or
the British contempt for the enemy, as
shown by the belief that the large Boel
force at Acton Homes could be held IL
check by Cartons small column 1t point.
out that even il the British troops had beer
supplied with ammunition. they could hav,
held out only a few hours longer. inasmucl
as they were In the most complete sense
detached. and because nobody, apparently
at Ladysmith had any idea of their dlstres.
or took any measures 10 rescue them 9Th,
column was sacrificed" says the Mornins
Post. because II was sent into actor
gagged and blindfolded. 1t had neither scou
nor patrol. Twelve hundred men wer,
thrown away for lack of cavalry. which
would not have been missed from anothe
part of the Held"
The Standard. which comments I'm slmiIa
terms On "the fact that General Whit