The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24
MONDAYS REPORT

pleXion of the situation. Since the
fight of November . matters. so far as
known, have been fairly quiet at Lady
smith. 1t is not unlikely that the
Beers, badly informed as to the nature
and extent of British preparations to
advance to the relief of the town, may
be hesitating regarding the next move
ment. The situation in Natal is very
complicated, more especially If the re-
ports be true that the great Tugela
bridge has been destroyed. The sue
cess of the next move on either side
will depend more on strategy than on
superior numbers. If it be true that
there are 10, 200 Beers under Joubert
and Gen. Botha, marching south to
meet the British relief force, heavy
fighting is in store.
Nothing is known with certainty re-
garding the progl ess of the relief col
umn. from Durham and the immediate
interest centers in the relief of Kim
berley. Gen. Methue has a splendid
knowledge of the country where he
will operate and is laying his plans
with the utmost care An indefatiga-
bic worker, he is busy night and day
cutting down the baggage to mini
insuring that the officers shall be in
distinguishable from the men to the
eyes of the Beers. A naval brigade,
with searchlights from the cruiser
Doris, under Maj. Ernest Rhodes, will
accompany the column and Maj
Rhodes is confident that he will see his
brother Cecil in Kimberley. The col
umn will take all the materials for re-
pairing the railway. which, it is be-
lieved. there will be no difficulty in
doing. The advance will be made by
forced marches, the column reaching
Modder river in four days.
An Orange river dispatch dated No
vember IS says that the Beers were
then concentrating their forces outside
of Kimberley. According to the latest
advices from jamestown, there had
been no signs of "A Basuto rising up to
Thursday last. The Beers have re-
named Aliwal North Oliviersfontein,
in honor of their commandment.
BoERs REFUSED WITH HEAVY LOSS
London, Nov. 20. - The Exchange
Telegraph company has received the
following dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, dated November is:
runner has brought the following from
Ladysmth, signed Censor" "On November
IA (Tuesday) the enemy attacked the British
near Colenso They were repuSed The Boer
loss was SO"
TUESDAYS REPORT
London, Nov. 21.-The reports OF
heavy fighting at Ladysmith last
Wednesday have not been confirmed.
On the contrary, the most reliable ad-
II l.
was nothing more than desultory
cannonade. Probably the rumor of a
serious engagement grew out of the
fact that the Beers threw few harm
less shells late Tuesday night, leading
TO the supposition that an attack was
imminent, Nothing, however, hap
pened Wednesday. Beyond the fact
that the Beers are daily receiving fresh
reinforcements and supplies, there is
practically nothing new from the from t..
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues steadily and rapidly. There
are 800 Beers at Colesburg and news
has reached East London that Lady
grey, near Aliwal North, has been de-
serted by the British and is now in the
hands of the enemy.
A Pretoria dispatch declares that the
British on Sunday made two un-
successful attempts to GUST the Rusten-
burg commando from a position near
Mafeking and that severe fighting took
place.
The plan of operations on both sides
is slowing unfolding itself. Gen.
Joubert-is evidently moving south to
prevent, if possible the junction of the
British relieving force with the forces
at Estcourt and Ladysmith, while on
the Orange river border the Beers are
believed TO be concentrating at Donk'
erpoort to oppose Gen. Buffers advance
1t is said 5000 Beers have already
laagered at Donkerpoort.
Although Kimberley Is supposed tC
be the objective of Gen. Methuen, many
military critics are of the opinion thai
his advance win not be toward Kim
berley, but across the Orange Ere,
State in order TO secure complete com
mand of the Orange river.
BRITISH GET AMERICAN ENBALMED BEEF
London, Nov. n. The Daily Chron
icle, in its "War Diary" says this morn
ing:
Hitherto we have heSitated to speak OF ta
quality Of the timed meat supplied 10 our trans
sports much OF which has had to be throw
overheard But we have made inquiries Il
quarters not likely TO be influenced by mer
rumors, and we find there suspicion that som
OF the meat supplied to the government for us
British transports was meat which had bee
rejected by the United states during hostitie
in Cuba, whore il was picturesquey known a
"embalmcd beef" and relab led with the mar
of the current year
BoERs FoRAGING row ARD GREYTowN.
Pietermaritzburg, Nov. 21-A part,
of British photographers, cut off by tn
Beers outside Estcourt, conived to es
cape to New Hanover, on the Grey
town line, and arrived here yesterday
They report that g. 600 Beers, driven b.
starvation, are foraging toward Grey
town. No alarm is felt, but it may re
quire a division of the relieving column
TO annihilate them.