The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
LADYSMlTH STILL CUT OFF.
pHIrrSH HOPES 7HIT GEN. WHITE
VIM RE IBLE TO HOLD our

Tho rncr Army Has Been Re- Enforced and
the Hurghcrs Have Mounted More Heavy
GINS they Have Immense Stores of Ann
mention Boer knowledge of British
war Plans Through n secret Channel.
>,,.idI cable D,spdtchH 70 THE sur.
loxp.s, Nov. Accommodation with
IoIysmith Is still impossible. despite rumor
,hst II had been restored. A press despatch.
d,,.t oct. 30. says that tho place Is pro-
.T.ior,d for two months. Information from
,,hcr \ ufces indicates that the supply OF am
r,upition /. abundant. and there Is general
d,srcslt,on to believe that the town can hold
-. v,ifG CEN white will be content to remain
,trlcty ON the defensive
Tbora IA no news ~ Importance from any
other place in South Africa.
There Ia nv indication that the rgors OF the
censorship will be relaxed.
The newspapers scout the report that
Gen. Joubert protested against the use
q, lydIite in the British shells. They re-
mark that lyddite Is identical with the French
m.inl,e and similar explosives used by
Turor,an armies. They say they believe that
the Beers intend to employ a similar explosive
with the guns now in position
The Standards Luxembourg correspondent
,ays that DR.. Ieyd.. the Transvaals agent.
was, until few day. ago. in Geographic com
nuntcation with Pretoria through an indirect
Diplomatic channel. Ii was by this means
that the Trau,vaal learned Of the supposed
British PLAZA 10 enter The Free state from tho
south and advance on BlocmionteIn.
II was with the view to anticipating this
movement that tho Boers concentrated
in Natal, hopng 10 CAPTURE or isolate
Il. t,s.n n..r hatN
and clos. the port the topography OF the coun-
try enabling a small corps on the neighboring
hills 10 prevent the British from landing men
The main Boer army was hastily to return to
defend the Orange River. Th- Standard points
out that the scheme Tor captur. ng or menacing
Durham ignores the existence OF the British
feet
DURHAM, Nov. "A letter from Eshowe.
2ululand. reports that there are from 1000 to
5000 Beers with several guns TO the nor Inward
o!2ululand and that they ara ready to march.
The Amsr.can-A'riran Line steamer Maria.
which cleared tom East Lon ION Tor Dslagoa
Bay has been deta. nod here pending inquiries
aS to her cargo. he shipping agents desire
an explicit definition Of contraband OF war in
crier 10 prevent the present Inconvenience.
The Iadysmith correspondent Of the Norm
w IUSf records in a despatch under date
o. Oct. 81 the arrival on IN. British
right OF Gen. Lucas Never with large
Free State reinforcement, and says that
further additions - rommaniant- General
1ouberts strength are eIrectoi Immediately.
rvtahlythc Mdd"hour; and Luxembourg COM
mandos. the latter under Scha,Eburger. Dur
ing the fighting N to- 30 'hs Beers asked FOR
M nrmis,,c" for IN" purpose Of burying their
dead and at'enllUg To their wounded. An
Hrmistire was refused, but they were allowed
t. inter the deal under Has 4 truce.
The Paris correspondent Of the Daiy
w describes the in''s Creusot artillery.
which he says Ia earns WIS not all
they ordered The suddenness Of the out
break r'evented the delivery OF tho greater
rar o. the guns they hat contracted for
They have immense stores OF ammuni.
ton, which are out Of all proportion to the
number OF their guns. The Boer artillerymer
hat two month"; practice under agents OF IN,
Cr"uso: gun works. II they had had another
w'hs'ood them.
LApYsMITH. Nov. |. Delayed In transmits.
son.-This morning the BoerS arc aJpar.ntly
mounting more heavy guns to the north and
northwest These are likely to give trouble.
Fifteen hundred Beers are on the march 70
the southwnrd Of the town.
LONDON. Nov. 3.-The Cear1l Ns,rs says tina,
the Boer- have not vet attacked Colenso The
Information received 10y the Government
shows that the railroad from Durham TO Lady
smith Is stil open.