The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-03
DIRECT INFORMATION FROM LADY.
SMITH HAD NOT BEEN OBTAIN
ABLE FOR HOURS
LONDON WAR OFFICE NOTIFIED
MAY MEAN THE COMPLETE INVEST
MENT OF LADYsMITH BY
ROER FORCES
FATE OF C0LENso UNKNOWN

Loss Of Communication Would IndI-
cate Possibility OF Capture Of
That Important Point by the
BOers-AdditionaI Details of the
Second Attack Show That Bonn
bardment Was Vigorous.
LONDON, Nov. 2-The war office has
announced that dispatch has been re-
cetved from the governor Of Natal, Dir
Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson, an.
nounc1nR that communication with Lady.
smith has been interrupted since $50 this
afternoon. This is not regarded by the
war office as serious, or as confirming the
more complete investment of Ladysmith,
or the capture OF CoIenso.
Special dispatches from Ladysmith, dats
ed Tuesday, give further details regarding
/ the renewal of the bombardment The
Beers. having reoccupied the near posi-
tions remounted big guns. Their firing
was accurate, but almost harmless Some
Of the troops were slightly injured by
splinters.
Lieut.. F. G. Egerton and his men from
the Powerful did splendid work ana
quickly silenced the Boer guns
The Beers acknowledge having suffered
heavy losses in men and horses in the
previous battle.
Gen. Jan M. Kock. who was second in
command of the Transvaaf forces, and
who was wounded in the battle Of Eland-
slaagte, died in the hospital at Lady
smith on Monday night.
LITTLE LIGHT.
Little light is thrown on the actual sit.
uation by the news at hand today The
magnitude of Mondays fight however, Is
more than ever evident. Virtually three
actions were raging simultaneously. but
1T is obvious that the junction Of the
Beers and Free State troops was not OBJ
| tained.--
| Lord Frederick Roberts Of Kandahar,
| commanding in Ireland, while reviewing
the situation at Kilkenny said:
! TT Is useless to disregard the fact that
we are In a most serious war-a war
which will put our resources to the test"
The correspondent of the Daily Chron-
| icle at Ladysmith says:
the body of Lieut. CIapham, on Umbola
HILL which Is in possession of the enemy,
was met by many Beers. Upon stating
| the object Of his quest he was kindly
received. The consensus of opinion
among the Beers, he thinks, is that they
! are sick OF fighting and would like to
throw up the sponge. They said their
losses We're heavy"
All was quiet at Bulowayo. Rhodesia,
according to report that left there
| Oct. q. There had been some skirmlsh-
ing on the border. Apparently extensive
preparations are in progress at De Aar,
Cape Colony, for concentrating Sir Red
vers Buffers army. Thousands of mules
are being collected in that vicinity
According to another dispatch the ma
val brigade has mounted four more guns
for Ladysmith at Durham.
DISTURBING RUMORS.
The report comes from Rome that Por-
tugal will prevent the landing of British
troops at Lourenzo Marques. A report
was widely current that British troops
would be landed at that point
The morning papers are divided in opIn-
ion as to whether Gen. Sir George Stew
art Whites latest list of casualties in
cludes the losses of Lieut.. Col Carle-
tons column before it's surrender The
preponderance- of opinion inclines that
they are not included, since, if they
were, Gen. White would probably have
mentioned the fact.
A report that a BOer force with guns
from Koomau PoOrt is making its way
through Zululand is held to indicate an
intention to seize the railway between
Colonso and Pietermaritzburg, If 1t has
not already been seized. This, however,
will soon be known, as armored trains are
patrolling the line.
ANXIOUS FOR WHITE.
The real question now for the British
public is: Can Gen. White hold out an
other ten days or two weeks, until the
army corps arrives? Less anxiety would
be felt on his account, were it not that
every day seems to bring out a fresh
batch of news showing that something
has been concealed as to the real state
of affairs.
The Times, commenting editorlally on
the fact that newspaper reports continue
to arrive In Belgium through some chan
mel not controlled by British censorship,
reminds the government that informa-
ton valuable to the enemy can similarly
get to the Transvaal 1t suggests that
the government should fully exercise its
right, under existing conventions, If any
such channel has been for special reasons
lett open, and it appears to think there
may be some truth In yesterdays Berlin
and Paris stories.
The Daily News suggests that these
rumors are more likely intended for prop
agation at the Cape and to influence the
Afrikanders.