Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-11-09
POSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE OF
GRAvEST PERIL.
The Holding Back of Dispatches by
the War Office and the Announce
ment of the Mobilization OF An
other Army Corps Causes the
Deepest Alarm-BOcrs Are Threat-
cning to Attack Ladysmtth In
FOrce-Pietermaritz CapftaA
of Natal. May Fall Into JOubcrt's
Hands.

bert's movement to cut off Gen. White
at Ladysmith from Colcnso is being
carried out and it is probable that
fredericksburg. the capital of Ma
tai. will fall into Gen. ]OubcrtS hands
before Gen. Butler and rcinfUrcGmcntS
can arrive.
The South African si;uaiio;; is again
causing the deepest ;llhrHi. Inc
silence of the war office. which re-
ceived several dispatches i-o!i! Cape
Town and DURHAM, lie l!t,l,i:i!s back or
the list of casualties at i.ufSsihlth,
and. finally. the announcement OF the
mobilization of tue SecCuu army corps
on the 10th Of this mouth, all combine
to show that the position of British
power in South Africa is one of grav-
est peril.
The World correspondent learns that
the Dutch rising in Northern Cape
Colony las assumed lnenacll:g liropor-
tions, owing to the Beer Successes,
while the native unrest nj! along: the
TranSyaal and Orange Free State
borders has become most lnenacing.
Threatening Lad ysmith.
London. Nov. 5.-Acoorlng to dis
patches filed on Tuesday defensive
works were being constructed on the
hills around LadysmitI. and it was eX-
pected there that tie big naval guns
would be mcu.ltcG the following day.
The Doors We're threatening to attack
the town in force "Wednesday ana
Thursday and the women and chill
dren and other nnl:-comDatantS We're
being sent by train 10 the south. Lady
smith is proY!5inucii for two months.
There is very little fresh intelligence
to-day, but it is believed that if the
Delagoa bay route is not already re-
stored spee;ll.Ys will be, thus giving
quicker administration With the Cape.
The situatiui, i: .s,.il EI.#eiul. The ac-
counts that t;,lrillHe IL; arrive regard
ing the fighting on E'aruuhar's farm
only confirm IL, serious nature and the
narrow ESCAPE seen. W:ilit. had. On
this point tie Morning !'os5 remarks:
Nothing tells such ii filG Of battle as
the list Of the missing. When the
missing exceeded the killed it is al
most safe To write Gi:fc:.t across the
story. because "Inissing" means aban-
donlncIt CT rurrendercd."
A disputcli from Colesburg. dated
Nov. 1, announces that six police who
We're stationed at Colcsburg bridge
We're surrounded 3i:;l captured. This
is probably the or;ai:. Of the story that
the Beers had ucrE::icd Colesburg.
Paris :ii,i Rcrliu continue to supply
statements OF British reverses, the
latest ba;!,s That Mafeking has fallen.
Merrisaent at Mafelxing.
London. Nov. 5.-The special cores.
pendent Of the Daily Mail at Mafeking,
under date of Oct %, says: Gen.
CroEjes' bnmbardment of Mafcking
was ,nn.:ctauouS. The Beers fired
siXty-lwo si:eits hitt did no harm. the
Whole town. cy,.n the ladies. laughing
at the affair. lie i;;re&{&ns 10 bring a
forty FOUNDER from :rs.:,l':i. Cronjes
says he is sorry fer l.:H >:-an,en's sake
that he shelled the town, out that it
was not playing the game to send
dynamite truck among MS inan. Fiji
teen hundred of his command have
since departed to the southwark.
harras the Roer outposts. 1 hear that
the Daily News correspondent at Leo
batsi is Il prisoner in the hands vi the
Beers.
The Beers Fell in Piles.
New DIX. NOV. IA Journal Spe-
cial from London states chat Il Lady
smith dispatch, dated Tuesday, says:
Although Monday is not Il good day for
us, it was awful for the enan,y. Our
artillery fire was appalling. The Beers
lost hundreds. kiile;! and wounded,
where lyddite shells from the naval
guns raiped upoo them. They fell in
heaps. The havoc was so great that
Joubert sent formal written protest
to Gen. White against the use of
lyddite as inhulnan. Tic British long
range guns are vastly superior to those
Of the Beers. The captured column ex-
ceeds 800. We are confident that we
can hold our ow3i.
Afrilzanders Not Disloyal.
London, Nov. 5. - The Cape Town
correspondent Of the Daily Chronicle
says: There is not the slightest indi-
cation here of Afrikander disloyalty.
Lndy Churchill as n Nurse.
London, Nov. 5. = The Outlook an.
nounces that Lady Randolph Church.
ill is going to the Cape to attend to
the wounded
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wHALEEt'S SUCCESS.