Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23
B0ER TROOPS POUR
INTO CAPE COLONY
Transvaal Invasion Of South African
British Possessions
Continues.
BATTLE RumoRs NOT CONFIRMED
reports of Recent Heavy Fighting
ut Lndysmith Discrcditcd..
News OF Operations
Elsewhere.
BATTLE RuMoRs NOT CONFIRMED

London, Nov. 22.-The reports OF
heavy fighting ut Ladysmith last
Wednesday have not been confirmed.
On the contrary, the most reliable adj.
vices from Estesurt indicate that
there was nothing more than desul-
tory cannonade. Probably the rumor
of serious engagement grew out Of
the fact that the Beers threw a few
harmless shells late Tuesday night,
leading to the supposition that an at
tack was imminent. Nothing, how.
ever. happened Wednesday.
Beyond the fact that the Beers are
daily receiving fresh reinforcements
and supplies, there is practically moth
ing new from the front.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues steadily and rapidly. There
are 1900 Beers ut Colesburg and news
has reached East London that Lady
Gray, near Aliwal North, has been
surrendered to the Beers and is now
i'll the hands of the enemy.
1T is reported that the British or
Sunday made two unsuccessful at
tempts to GUST Rustemburg command,
from position near Mafeking and
that severe fighting took place.
From Delagoa bay come reports OF
the arrival of more German officers
and artillerymen who have volun.
tcered to serve with the Transyaa
forces,
The war office semi-officially asserts
that all news received from Africa
has been published with the excep
ton of demands for the renewal oil
stores, war material and the like
There is an unconfirmed rumor that
more troops have been ordered from
India to the Cape.
The plan of operations on both sides
is slowly unfolding itself. General
Joubert is evidently moving south to
prevent, if possible, the junction of the
British relieving force with the forces
ut Estcourt aiid Ladysmith, while on
the Orange river border the Beers are
believed to be concentrating at Don
kerpoort to oppose General Buffers
advance. 1t is said 5000 Beers have al
ready laagered at Donkerpoort.
The English plan seems to be a
threefold advance from Durham to
tadysmith, from Orange river to kim
berley and from East London by way
of Queenstown to Burgherdorp. Gen
eral Butler has wired the commanding
officer at Queenstown, announcing the
dispatch of Gatacre with the First
battalion of the Seventh brigade to
East London. This was the place from
which it was originally intended that
General Gatacre's column should start.
Thus it is possible that General Bull
ler's first plans have suffered less mod
ification than some have supposed.
General Gatacre will be able to keep
the Beers on the Orange border sutfi-
GENTLY occupied to preserve General
Methuen from undue molestation.
and especially if rumors from various
sources are we'll founded that describe
the Free State burghers as in no wise
enthusiastic for fighting.
The debarkation of the troops at
Cape Town is proceeding in the most
satisfactory manner. One thousand
eight hundred and fifty railroad car.
riages have been collected there for
the conveyance of troops northward,
and there is talk of suspending the
suburban traffic so as to accelerate
military work