Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-08

Ing 10 the south. and Gen. white thoro-
upon renewed the attack
Hoer reports have reached Capetown
90 the effect that on the arrival az
Johannesburg " the news of the noar
reverse nt Elgudainagto thu whole
Rand special police force was sent to
the front with gums from I0hauutsh
fort. the fortress being tot with only
one gun ana garrison OF twenty men.
Ihe men ot the eighteenth husHnrs
who were captured nt Dundee nrst took
refuge In q knlir kranl. whore they
Fought ftuhhurnly only uufrondcriug
AFTER Four Krupp shells had exploded In
4 large Boor force has been sent 10
rciniorre Gen. SchuikorborHor on the
Iull border. The noora have repaired
The railway between Nolkrrurt and
Newcastle
The Standards correspondent at
Luxembourg gives further "details OF the
lioor plan uf campaign. which WIS
drawn up, ho nrsDrta. by n general of
European reputation" CDR Leyda OBJ
tninei from several generals 100 Gore
many aud Belgium. ns wen uH IN ffoi-
lend. f,rlrH of hirhiy interesting
plans. although thcro ~ no reason 90 be-
licNu That th' general whose plan was
accepted ever Imagined % would be put
.'rhc Natal portion includes the
seizure ~ the coast railway north III
Durham by an attack through Zululund.
1r nY way ~ groytuwu and rmh0li.
Thus throughout Natal Offensive tac-
Ties were sufEtaird. bot in tho orange
FREQ state tho plan Proposed dofen-
Give policy based On the ntriteFlcai nd.
vantage rIVcn hY thH position ~ tho
orange FIcU Stutn uu the flank NJ tho
railway north nf De Anr Junction aud
trusting io tho orange river and the
obstruction 0f railway bridges 90 Inc
LffHU NMH NN"IHNHM Ga. D..
Kimberley Co iil0emflntcln on through
Nui.k.nH and Pretoria
Tho liODfn are advised M the achamr
not 90 oropae either of these movements
in thoit earlier HilFoH, but 90 operate
on the line ~ communications. namely.
100 miles from be Aur 10 Kimberley and
go miles from Kimberley to- Mafekinr.
"lr lfydH hlr been assured that III
The hOrra can hold out two months the
European powers Will Interfere. u g.
clear. therefore. that the only way tb
difcuucort fhrlr plans T. 90 obtain tho
right 20 dispatch a third army 10 Della
goa hayF
Esicourt Natal. Sunday. Nov. o. 10
.. ma reliable native has brought
connrmat1ry evidence u Fridays nght
south OF Ludyamlth. A reconnaissance
IN force was made by q ufltlsh livi.
sion. the object being 10 relieve the Co
louap column, which had hcou attacked
by the Beers. The british Infantry
CHARGED the Beers. who were strongly
posted on uiuhcr's Kloof him. aud drove
them down ON the plain toward the Ia.
gulu river when tho British oiyniry.
executing "a nnc Ranking movement
CHARGED the HoUrr. almost unnihlilntiur
them. The plain wuH atfewn with dead
li0orH.
An armorod train has again ioft FOR
Colouao with company of the Dublin
NNHI|HHFH md o. railroad Doc
stan 90 repair the line No fighting ia
supposed 20 have occurred Saturday.
uH no nrlng was heard
a native Uyo witness or Thursdny'H
battle near Lndysmlth says the U0crs
were caught on tho open ground ana
rulscd several white nars The HrItlsb
then advanced without nring Co accept
the surrender OF the Beers. but were
received with % v1lley az close range.
Enragcd nt this troarhcrS. the lnncers.
huHHau ana Dungeons. followed hy tho
Infantry with fixed bnyoncta. CHARGED
through aud through the enemy. aud
ala great execution. a lot OF prlsoncra
and loot wore captured.
Another battle nn Friday with the
BocfH was proceeding. according 10 the
natives 10 the south. with similar re-
suits
u ~ now possible 10 furnish Official
details d Fridays lighting around
Labyrinth. The uotr artillery Ore was
accurate and we'll sustained but iuef.
fcctivc. The British cavalry was cons
nlantly out. the Investment not being
close enough 10 prevent this. Cavalry
ana artillery under Col. nr1cklohurft
about noon drove the enemy from all
their positions. with great slaughter.
This attack was directed against u re-
ported move % the enemy toWurd Mar
itzburg. The artillery shellod three "
the enomy'a runs into silence. The
British Casualties worr slight
The Beers aw now Smelling the town
Their artillery IL well handled. but IL
doing little damage.
The Hoors proatcd by a Tag of truce
on Thursday 20 send in "a TfauHvnnl ar.
tillcry officer, disguised aa an amhu-
lance driver with the wounded 60 OBJ
serve the action Of the Boor artillery
frr,
London. Nov. s-Ncws has Just ar
rived from Mafcking. showing that up
% october 2ith the noors continued the
bombardmcnt. firing as many 40 800
smells M thlrty-giN hours, though cnuH-
Ing but little damage ana wouudluE
only four men,
That day they closed Ia an around tho
town, ana made % determined attempt
10 rush a. The garrison turned out a.
q man ana delivered q terrific rifle and
Maxim hrc. which speedily sinmpedeI
the Beers, who were driven over NILS
which exploded and scatterc chem In
all directions. n o. believed AZ Aiafc-
King that the cnemy suffered heavily.
ana IL not likely 10 make another at
tempt 90 storm the town.
Loutenzo Marques. Nov. b.-CDelayod
In Internationally runner from Ing
nnvumn, Hululand, hrinEa ncwa that ON
Nov I three hundred and nfty H1nrH
invaded British territory aud advanced !
towards tho forts az lnrnayumn with \
white laE. when they were one humid
rcd yards distant they fred v0lluya
Into the forts which. however had been
evacuated.
The Beers burned an tho stores ON
The Lohomo and thoroughly rannackod |
iemersdorf which they burned TO the |
ground.
New York. Nov. s-A dispatch 10 the |
Tribune from London rays;
The danger Of iaauto uprising u
now admitted To be imminent, and this |
VIII affect General Buffers plan OF |
campaign and may render necessary 4
the mobilization OF o. Hccnn1 army 4
corps Great confidence ~ felt IN the /
personal influence OF Sir Godfrey Lag
den, tho British resident IN MnHut0land |
who prevented iornthodi from uHaall- |
ing the froe State at the time NJ the /
Jameson raid. 10 IL now hoped that he |