The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-25

London. Oct. 25.-The following dis
patch from General sir George Stewart
White to the Marquis of Landsdowne,
secretary Of state for war. received last
evening at II o'clock, was posted at the
war office soon after midnight:
"Ladysnith, Oct. "A, 3 p. m.-Inforina-
ton received yesterday showed that the
Beers had established themselves ia
considerable numbers in an exceedingly
strong position west of the main road
leading from Ladysmith to Dundee. l
also had information that the Dundee
force formerly commanded by General
Symons, and since his wounding COM
mandeh by General Yule, was falling
back on Ladysmith by way of the
Heipmakkarr road. Beth and the val
leys Of the Waschbank and Sunday
rivers. and was expected TO report at
Sunday River valley today.
Routed the Enemy.
q therefore moved out with a strong
force TO cover the movement of Yule's
column The enemy was discovered
about seven miles out of Ladysmith in
a position OF great natural strength,
west OF the road. When he saw that
preparations We're being made against
him he opened fire with one gun with
great accuracy.
our artillery soon got into position
and the gun was silenced. our troons
We're ordered to occupy a strong ridge
parallel TO the enemy's position. but
nearer to the road.
Il confined my efforts to occupying
him and hitting him hard enough to
prevent his taking action against 1ule' s
column Numbers Of the enemy fed to
he west. and the firing has practically
ceased at > O'Clock.
Worst Fears Realized.
The wa office dispatch seems to
realize the worst fears. General Yule
has abandoned not only Dundee, but
Glencoe also, and so far as present
news would indicate. he has neither
Joined General White. nor reached
Ladysmith. General Whites success
FIJI action" announced in parliament by
Mr.. Wsndham seems to resolve itself
into mere engaging of The Free State
troops while General 1ule is slipping
southwark.
1t is evident from the official dis
patches that both Commandment. Gen
eral Joubert's cuiumn on the north and
the Orange Free State troops on the
west now occupy strong positions and
that nothing binders the Beers from
following up General Yule's retirement
and getting around Ladysmith from
the southeast. Until achievements ar
rive o. seems that General White is
obliged 70 concentrate on LadysGnith
It is believed that the government
has other dispatches that have not
yet been published
The secretary Of state for war left
Mir Choate's residence Immediately
after the banquet to General Harrison
and proceeded to the war Office where.
even after midnight. there was cen
siderable activity. many visitors calling
TO inquire for Information. among them
a sister of General Sir Archibald
Hunter.
Says Junction Was Effected.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily Mail telegraphing at AS D. m.
Yesterday. says:
General Yule has performed a brit
liant strategical movement. By a
swift march 10 the south leaving
Glencoe empty. he has effected q juno
ton of his forces with those Of Sir
George Stewart White slightly to the
north of Ladysmith.
The two are new in a position 10
offer battle. 1 believe the first attack
viii be made on the large Free State
force which entered Natal by way of
Tintw2 pass. and which has since been
haraSsing Ladyemith. The military
authorities decided that by joining
their forces the two generals would be
better able to cope with one large force
2t a time than by having two small
Diet sch7i,ents To oppose simultaneously
two big Boer forces
Accordingly, after defeating the Free
State troops they viii offer battle 10
Comnandant General Joubert Only
forty miles now separate the swo Beer
forces. HeEoe the need for swift and
telling action
THE two sections Of the Boer army
together outnumber the entire British
fierce three to one. Hard fighting is
certain at q very early date Our men
aan confident and there is much en-
thcsiasu.
Beers Got Worst of It.
'-1he fighting today outside Of Lady
smith was & mere brush. The losses
on neither side We're significant. 1t
was nearly an artillery duel in which
the Beers came off DECIDEDLY the worst
Although there is no reason to doubt
the accuracy of the dispatch from Cane
Town To the Daily Mali regarding Gen
erai YUle's movement il Is curious that
General Whites telegram TO the war
office is also dated at 3 p. m. but makes
40 mention Of q joining Of forces
When the war office DISPATCH was
issued Just after midnight the officials
announced that nothing more would be
communicated nntil Wednesday, morn
ing. 50 that il is impossible to confirm
or deny the news. General Yule had a
heavy march Aionday over the STRAIT
ford slopes and the Zurfontein table
botlf over 5000 feet high. and arrived
after dusk at Beth. which is half way
between Rorke's Drift and Waschbank.
de had a still heavy march before him