Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-16

r.ra-1wn Co the war Office announces
IN arrival there of the tropships Ar
,,erf4u ana Nubia. This brings the
Col number of reinforcements up to
,5laa nj which about 5000 are al
--s.y an the way to Durham. Nine
,r7o9ships carrying 1000 men, are
dne at Capetown today
Joel Joins Beers.
uaaseru. Basutoland, Nov lin
5f,qrfons are that Chief Joel of the
p,sutos will join the beers, who are
Tserv to annex a strip of the northern
territory of Basuoland. Other chiefs,
however. are staunch and there is no
cause for alarm.
No News In London,
rondou. Nov IA paucity Of news
from the front still leaves the chief
interest conferred in the arrival of re-
Inducements. Estcourt dispatches say
that Photograph communication has
baap established with Ladysmith but,
en- far no news has been received, the
latest date being Nov 9th, which
shows that the occupants of Ladysmith
have had no news of the outside world
since Gen. French reached Pieter
marftaburg and that they were puzzled
ar the inactivity of the beers. Every
one was confident and cheerful but all
were suffering the inconvenience OF
siege. bread selling at three shillings
I'M
sorties at Mafeking has encouraged
the hope that the British garrisons
along the western border will be able
TO hold out. Cecil Rhodes is employ
ing 5000 men, white and
black. at Kimberley in roadmaking
as remedy for restitution. Accord
ing to a dispatch from De Aar, the
beers at Kimberley have the exact
range of the mines and are constantly
throwing shells at the dynamite huts
Several of the latter have been blown
un and the damage done to the mines
already amounts to many thousand
pounds Among the stories from
Brussels is one that Gen. Joubert and
Gen. White have been endeavoring to
negotiate for the capitulation of Lady
smith but have failed to come to terms.
Lord Salisbury and Lord Wolseley
were guests of the queen at Windsor
castle Monday night.
Why They Surrendered.
L0urenzo Marques, Delagoa Bay,
Nov Father Matthews, who has
arrived her from Pretoria, says with
reference to the surrender of the Irish
luslier- and the Worcestershire troops
at NiehoIson'e Mex that, after the
mules s,ampeded, the force was hard
pressed by the enemy but would have
held ont had not some subordinate
without instructions, hoisted flag of
truce ON his own responsibility. Moth
ing then remained but the surrender
Hensley Reconnoiters
Esulut. Natal. Nov. 14.-Delayed-
An lrmored train, with a company of
royal Dublin fusiliers, started at 1870
o'clock Thursday afternoon and
reached a break in the railway line
out accident. Captain Hensley and
several men reconnoitered and met a
native. who said the beers were occupy
tH- lie town While the conversation
Ba5 lu progress. the beers opened fire
from Fort Wylie but did no injury.
Captain Hensley thereupon retired to
The train and the fusiiiers volleyed on
l1a FORT As there was no response,
the assumption was that the beers
had re.reaJed, The armored train re-
turned here in safety at o'clock. Cap
tain Hensley learned from the native
ua. The beers were numerous on the
-atgsmith side Of Colenso. During
The afternoon, there was a cessation OF
'le Commandment of Ladysmith. A
a"..oaraph was working from Fort
WyHa
Hieks-Beach Autonomy.
London, Nov. 14.-slr Michael Hicks
H. chancellor of the exchequer,
speaking last evening at Bristol, said:
vs." must establish there a pure, hon
.Farument on the basis Of equal
anaon something more enduring
."aa paper safeguards Subject to this
should give whatever self-govern-
...' IS possible in south Africa No
... desires that great country to be
NOD permanently from Downing
chicago to Help War Victims,
Chicago, Nov. 14.-Boer and English
soldiers alike are to be made bened-
at Chicago philanthropy. The
...l societies have arranged a
a'. for the men fighting for the
tal and at a meeting held in
ltration room Of the board u
Monday, arrangements for a sub
.1 list in behalf Of the widows
a.naans Of Britons who fall in
africa were perfected. Oniy
-aans born in the British posses
l be invited TO contribute C
British finds. The money col
#5.I De sent to the Mansion
land AT London
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