The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
rs Conceded to Be Serious and
the British Are
Fearful.
COUNTRY WILL SOON SWARM
With the Men Under OOm Paul
CapetOwn Advices Admit That
Colesburg Has Been Occupied
BY the Beers England
Getting Whipped.

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Capetown, Nov. 4.-The Beers have
entered Norvalspont and Colesberg,
lust over the line from the Orange Free
State in Cape Colony, and are destroy
ing bridges along the railroad line.
Colesberg Is about fifteen miles south
east from De Aar and an important
British base Of supplies on the Cape
railroad, which runs from Capetown
north through Kimberley, Vryburg, Ma
feking and as far as Baluwayo or Mat
abeleland, which Is north of the Trans
vaal. If the Transvall and Orange Free
State forces can enter up communica-
tion on this railroad, which is by the
main line of South Africa. 1t will be
terrible blow to England.
The news Of the capture of Colesberg
y adds weight to the report from that city,
via Berlin, that Mafeking has fallen.
RETIRED FROM LADYSMITH.
Capetown, Nov. A dispatch receiv-
ed here this morning from Pietermar-
tizburg, dated Wednesday noon, says
that the Beers have, apparently, retired
from their position about Ladysmith,
and moving to the south. That this is
doubtless the war movement upon
dispatch received a few days ago, is
probable The statement conflicts
somewhat with advices received from
Ladysmith by courier via Pietermar-
tizburg today stating that both the
Beers and British were holding their re-
spective positions at Ladysmith We'd
nesday afternoon, but the discrepancy
is accounted for by the fact that the
two pieces of news came from different
sources, and through different channels
and the observations were taken from
different points of view.
OUT OF COLENSE.
London, Nov 4.-The colonial Office is
in receipt of message saying that Co
lenso has been evacuated by the Brit
ish, who are withdrawing to the south
Colenso is twenty miles south of Lady
smith. The British are withdrawing"
from the key point of General Whites
line of retreat.
SERIOUS IN NATAL.
London, Nov. "A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Capetown de-
scribed the situation in Natal as seri-
Gus, as the Beers are liable to overrun
the country
OFFICIALS ADMIT.
Capetown, Nov. 4.-The occupation of
Colesberg by the Beers is officially ad-
!, mitted. Colesberg is only one hundred
{ miles east Of DE Aar. from which 1t is
believed General Butler will begin his
campaign to take Pretoria. The often
sive tactics of the Beers south Of the
Orange river excite serious apprehen-
sion here.
LEFT FOR AFRICA.
Lisbon, Nov. 4.-Captain Slocum, Of
the United States military attache here,
left today for South Africa where he
will officially review the British oper-
ations against the Beers.
WHITE BOTTLED.
London, Nov. 4.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette dispatch, stating that the Natal
situation is serious" has been admit
ted by Englishmen since the disaster
TO Whites left on Monday. There is
not one man in hundred but what
believes White is completely bottled up.
Attention is called to the fact that
White has to send list OF dead and
wounded in the disastrous fight at Mich
olson Mex, Immediately after the de-
scription of how the disaster occurred,
but, although anxiety all over England
to see this list is poignant, not name
has come from White. Nothing receiv-
ed today allays the dread that the Beers
have not only cut the wires south OF
Ladysmith, but have also ripped up the
railroad communications with the coast
The continental report of second en-
gagement at Ladysmith Is believed In
many quarters to refer to a fight at
Colenso for the possession of the Tugela
river bridge. Any Boer movement to
4 the south entails Colenso engagement
A long siege Of Ladysmith has secuted
in military circles White Is sitting on
pile Of military stores which the
Z Beers want more than they want White