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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
BoERs WERE DEFEATED.
Lost 800 Men In An Engagement
Near Ladvsuith

EstcoIrt, Natal, Nov. 4, noon.-A re-
haDle messenger has just arrived from
i.adysmith, passing the Boer lines dur
ing the night, who reports that heavy
4ehtlns occurred on Thursday around
Lacysinltns The hottest engagement
was on George Tathams farm on the
orange Free State side of Besters. The
oritieh drove the Beers back TO their
camp. The enemy suffered great loss,
ana thirty mounted Beers were cap
tured.
The fighting was resumed yesterday
1fI1day), the Beers firing from Nosd-
walnsnana hill, near HepwortnS farm.
Again they were driven back with loss
on their camp
A large Boer force with artillery, I'M
der John Wessetts, has taken up a po-
sitlon ON the left of Beacon, locating on
the Woodhotise,I Picciones and Lang
varacht farms, facing Besters, and a
small commando is now encampe1- on
the south side of PieIers station, COM
handing the railway.
Inc Beers have torn up the culverts
OF the railway near Pieter'S station,
ana have burned the wooden portions.
NO damage lad yet been done at Co
lenso. me houses, stores, railway and
IRON bridges remain intact.
The messenger says he heard that the
Beers would be in Colenso today, and
that the volunteers were leaving. Much
regret is felt at the unnecessary alarm
being created at Maritzburg, when
there L. no need for it. The Natal naval
corps, with guns, will return to Maritz-
burg today to reassure the inhabit-
ans.
Evening--lt is reported that the Beers
lost 500 in killed and wounded and cap
tured in Thursdays battle on Tatham'S
farm, near I.adysmith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
FIGURE ON JONES VOTE.
1t Will Probably Be the Determining
Factor In Ohio.

Cincinnati, Nov 6.-There are six can
didates for governor to be voted for in
Ohio tomorrow. Three of them claim
their election is sure, but no one except
Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones and his most
Jealous supporters make any such
claim as that of the election of Jones.
The Jones vote will reduce the vote of
all others, including that of the. Prohi-
bitionists, the Union Reform and the
Social Labor tickets.
And the result depends very mate
rally on where most of the Jones vote
will come from
1t is certain either George X. Nash
Republican, or John r. Mclean, Demo-
Graf. will be elected. If Jones pulls
more from the Democrats than from the
Republicans the prediction of Chairman
Dick that Nash will have $4,000 plural
ty may be realized. But if Chairman
Seward is correct in assuming that
Jones will draw much more heavily
from the Republicans than from the
Democrats. then Mclean will be elect
ed.
The Democratic managers have made
much capital of the fact that Jones has
been a Republican up to this campaign
and that he was himself connected with
a trust and that he would not pledge
himself to vote for Bryan in 1900.
AS Ohio is normally a Republican
state. Jones could draw more heavily
from the Republicans and still not af-
feet the result, were it not for the fac
tional feeling, which may also cost
Judge Nash some Republican votes. 1t
is conceded that all votes that can be
controlled by Governor Bushnell, ex-
Chairman Kurtz and other anti-Hanna
Republicans will be cast for Mclean.
but this fractional work may not extend
to others on the Republican state ticket.
Meantime the gold Democrats. as well
as the Bryan Democrats. are support
ing Mclean, and there is no fractional
fuss among the Democrats.
The campaign has been bitter. dirty
and full of charges and counter
charges. 1t is. of course. expected that
this vicious tendency will continue at
the polls tomorrow. and that there will
be many arrests. especially in the cities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
IOWA DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL.
But Republicans Claim a Plurality
of From 10000 to $4,000.

Des Moines, Ia. Nov. 6.-Everything
is in readiness for the battle of ballots
among the various parties in Iowa to-
morrow The campaign has been
warmly waged by both the leading
parties and the chairmen of both state
committees express confidence in
polling a comparatively full vote for
an off-year. and each Claims victory.
The three minor parties in the field do
not hope TO more than maintain their
organization.
Chairman Weaver of the Republican
committee estimates that the plurality
for his party will run from 10000 TO
$4,000, while Chairman Huffman is
satisfied with saying that he believes
enough disaffected Republicans will
refuse to vote or will vote the Demo-
cratic ticket 10 give small plurality
to the Democratic ticket. In any event.
he hopes, if defeated, to cut down the
normal Republican plurality to such an
extent that the Democrats can claim
Republican defeat.
The best estimates on the legislature
are that the Republicans will have an
overwhelming majority on joint ballot,
and elect the next United States SEN
ator TO succeed John II. Gear. There is
doubt, however. about the friends OF
Mr.. Gear being able to re-elect and A
B. Cummins' forces claim they have
enough votes pledged to elect
him senator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
BASUTos ARE UNEASY.
Claim They Are Being Robbed By
Beers and Want to Fight.

Cape Town. Nov. ga dispatch from
Mazeru, Basutoland, dated Friday
evening, says since Magistrate Lag
denis warning that their interference
with the Basutos would cause an up
rising, the Beers have been letting the
Basutos cross the river into Basuto-
land. The natives. however, continued
to complain that they were being rob-
bed of their savings by the authorities.
There is no Disgusting from the ma
tives the fact that the British suffered
a reverse at Ladysmith. 1t has been
explained to the Europeans, as a first
step of the war and they regard it as
insignificant. 1t was thought better
that everybody should know, the dis
patch adds and mot follow the repub-
lies methods of concealing reverseS
both from the Europeans and Basutos,
who have implicit faith in the imperial
government"
The repulse of the Free State forces
Oct. % was claimed by the Beers to
have been a brilliant Boer victory. and
they say at Elandslaagte the British
fled and that at Ladysmith the Beers
retired because they had expended their
ammunition. The Beers also assert that
General White was killed and that GER
tain documents were found on his body.
Certain residents of Colesburg are
freely communicating with the Boer
force across the river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07

Pai2tlal residences were turned over to
care takers and their occupants locked
and barred front doors and drove TO
the station, convinced that their furni-
ture and art treasures would be looted
before the end of the war.
Strange as had been the mushroom
growth of this English mining city
with its tawdry spiendor. Its sudden
desertion was a grotesQue marvel
among the viciSsitudes of human for
tune. The tolerance with which these
returning pilgrims from johannesburg
speak of President Kruger astonishes
their London friends. He is credited
by them with a clear perception OF the
inevitable outcome of the war which
may be the earliest results Of the con-
fict. President Steyn is described by
them as the evil genius of South
Africa, as shrewd. intelligent. ambiti-
Gus man; over educated in some res
poets, but half trained in other points.
and essentially i'll balanced.
The rear guard came away from
johannesburg with the conviction that
President Kruger had been dragged
into the war against his Will and judg-
ment and that Steyn had involved the
Orange Free State in fatal struggle,
in which it had everything to lose and
nothing TO gain, and that he had no
other incentive than a dream of a
powerful Dutch republic.
representative of one of the largest
mining properties said after his ar
rival from the Transvaal that many
burghers were bitterly OPP.
posed to the war He quoted Johannes
Rissik, who surveyed the city named
after him as saying that he himself
would gladly have granted to the Out
landeTs all that they had asked and
these concessions would have been
merely equitable. Rissik and other
Beers who shared his view of what
would have been a just and reasonable
solution are now fighting strenuously
on the Dutch side. Rissik is described
as having no illusions respecting the
ultimate result, but also as forecasting
hard fighting by the Beers and great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
THE SAME OLD JOKE.
Customary Republican Victory Is
Predicted In Massachusetts,.

Boston. Nov. 6.-There is no reason
to expect anything but the customary
Republican victory. Not since 1882 have
the Democrats carried the state, and
tonight the election of w. Murray
Crane, the Republican candidate for
governor, is assured beyond the posi-
bility of doubt.
The legislature also will be Repub-
lican by the usual majority, only the
manufacturing centers and this city
contributing to the minority in that
body. There are no state issues and
very few local contests, so that condi-
lions are more than ordinarily normal.
Good judges place the Republican
majority between $4,000 and $4,000. A
falling off of the Republican vote from
last year of about 10 per cent is looked
for while 1t seems to be generally
agreed that with the help of the gold
Democrats there viii be little loss in
the Democratic vote, and perhaps
slight gain.
The Republican state committee put
forth no definite figures, asserting only
that the candidate for governor will
poll from 10000 to 10000 votes, while
the Democratic state committee pre-
diets vote of 10000 for its candidate.
Robert Treat Paine, jr., and Repub-
lican plurality of about 10000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
SAYS BoERs ARE IGNORANT.
Gen. Wolse1ey Comments On the Peo-
pie His Troops Are Fighting.

London, Nov. General Lord Wolse-
ley, the commander-in-chief, who was
the guest of the Authors club last
evening, said that the short service sys-
tenn in the British army had at last
been acknowledged as the right one,
even by its most strenuous opponents
Discussing the situation in South
Africa, the field marshal remarked: In
my various commands have learned
much of Boer character, and can say
truthfully that the Beers, as a people,
are the most ignorant with which 1
have ever been brought into contact.
Their aspiration is to rule the whole of
South Africa This is point the Eng
lish people must keep before them.-
There are ups and downs in warfare,
and the disappointment we have suf-
Tered is having the good effect of bring
ing the English people closer to-
gether.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
THREAT OF THE Beers.
Will Make the Transvaal a He'll On
Earth For England

New York. Nov. Ga dispatch to the
Herald from London says: The follow
ing dispatch has come to hand from
Mr.. Bennett Raleigh, the well known
war correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph. Writing under date of Lady
smith. Oct. 6, he says:
The primal ground of the Beers is
that the country is theirs by right of
grant, conquest and occupation, and
only with the unbidden consen1 of the
burghers shall anybody else have
voice or the right to rule in the land.
AS intelligent men. though, thsJs de-
clare they may be able to withstand
such force as England can send against
them for a season. yet. SHOULD Britain
nut forth her whole strength. and no
European powers intervene to aid the
Transvaal, officials admit they must be
overoowered.
But said Mr.. SHUTS, the states
attorney, to me, with the approval CT
Mr.. Reitz and others, when you have
conquered the Transvaal, it won't be
another Ireland to England, I promise
you. Ireland shall be as a peaceful
country compared with what we shall
make the Transvaal to England. 1t
will be hell on earth to you, of shoot
ing and unrest. Only the biggest armies
will maintain you in the country"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
NEW ORLEANS CONTEST.
Two Democratic Tickets In Field
Negroes DISTINGUISHED.

New Orleans, Nov. 6.-Tomorrow will
be election day in New Orleans and a
legal holiday. 1t will be the first city
election held in November. the new
constitution having separated state and
municipal elections. A bitter canvass
has been in progress for seven weeks,
and 80 to IS per cent of the registered
vote will be polled.
There are two tickets in the field. one
headed by Flower and supported by the
Citizens League and the jackson DEM
ocratic association, and the other head
ed by Paul Capdeville and supported
by the regular Democratic organization.
Under the constitution $4,000 negroes
have been disfranchised, and there are
now only 1900 negroes registered. The
total vote registered is 3S50O.
Both sides claim the election. The re-
suit will have a material effect on the
coming state fight, and the election of
two senators to succeed Caffery and
McGary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
ISSUES IN MISSISSIPPI.
Fight Is Made On an Amendment tt
the Constitution.

Jackson, Miss. Nov. 6.-The eve Of the
Mississippi state election presents no
features of special interest. Consider
able sentiment has been manifested in
opposition to the Noel amendment,
providing for an elective judiciary. dur
ing the past three days, and this awak-
ened interest without doubt will have
the effect of bringing a large number
OF voters To the polls.
1t looks very much as if the. amend
ment would be defeated Democratic
leaders predict a majority of $4,000 for
the party ticket. and the Populists ad-
nit that there will very visible de-
crease from their vote of 1896. but
claim they will elect members of the
legislature from two and probably three
counties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
THE STRIFE IN MARYLAND.
Neither of the Big Parties Is Hold
ing Its Own Voters Solidly.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 6.-Both par
ties are ready to go to the polls to-
morrow with the leaders Of each as
surfing their followers of a certain vic
tory. Chairman Murray Vandiver of
the Democratic state central commit
tee, asserts that his party will carry
Baltimore City and twenty out of the
twertv-three counties in the state. and
General Thomas j. Shryock. the Re-
publican chairman. comedies to John
Walter Smith, the Democratic candi-
date for governor. nothing save his
own county. Worcester.
The Democratic prediction is for a
plurality approaching Il, 900. while the
Republican claims are that Governor
Lowndes viii be reelected by 1000 or
5000 less. Conservative estimates are
that the Democrats will get a plurality
of 1.200 in the nine counties on the
eastern shore. and about the same in
northern-central Maryland which will
be overcome. probably. with several
hundred votes to spare, by the Repub-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07

ocratic assembly gains in New York
City being offset by Democratic losses
in the state Mr.. Croker has increased
his estimate of the Democratic plur-
atty in this county, and now claims
10000 to $1,000. Democratic and Citi-
zens' union leaders in the Seventy
ninth assembly district declare that
Stewart (Citizens). will defeat Mazet
Republican, by 1900. The Republi-
cans say that Mazet will win by safe
majority.
Chairman Quigg of the Republican
county COMMITTEES. looks for a ReDub-
iican plurality of 10000 in the county,
John M. Parsons. general master work.
man of the Knights of Labor. and lead
ing spirit in the independent labor
party. says the labor vote will be
nearer $4,000 than $4,000. The size of
the labor vote will determine the re-
suit of the election. The weather to-
morrow viii be fair in all parts of the
state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
REPUBLICANS CLAIM KANSAS.
Elections For County Officers Only
Will Be Held Today.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 6.-Tomorrow the
elections for county officers viii be
held over Kansas. They bid fair to be
the quietest in years. They will close
campaign which has been practically
devoid of interest, except where local
issues have been made
Morton Albaugh, chairman of the
state committee. in an interview, makes
a prediction for Republican gains,
basing his statement on the general
prosperous conditions prevailing and
satisfaction with the policy o. the ma
tional administration.
The opposition party leaders have
made no statement, preferring aDDar-
emily, q still hunt" policy.
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OPPOSED no PRIvATEERING.
Doubtful If the Transvaal Could Is
sue Letters of Maroue.


New York, Nov. GA special to the
Herald from Washington says: 1t is
doubted here whether the Boer govern
ment could issue letters of marque to
prlvateers that would give the vessels
carrying them the right to be treated
otherwise than as pirates.
In the first place, the Beers having
accepted the suzerainty of Great Brit
am by the treaty of 1881, the iuterna-
uonal status of the flag is very doubt
ful- Assuming, however, that the flag
or the Transvaal would be recognized
on the high seas there are serious prac-
teal difficulties in the way of the issu-
ance of letters of narque by a govern
ment mat has no sea coast and no
ports. The vessels could not be armed
ana equipped in any neutral port with
out making the neutral government liza
Die in heavy damages to the British
government under the principles laid
down in the Alabama case. They could
not procure coal in any port in the
world without a violation of the prin-
cipleS of neutrality.
If any nation should allow privateers
with letters from the Transvaal gov
eminent, to issue from it's ports or to
coal in its ports, it would be almost
equivalent to a declaration of war
against Great Britain and the British
government would probably so regard
it.
Aside from this, the general senti-
ment of the civilized world is strongly
against privateering. BY the declara-
ton of Paris the signatory powers
agreed to the abolition of privateering.
The only maritime nations not joining
in this declaration were the United
States. Spain and Mexico. The United
States refused to join because it de-
sired TO secure from other nations a
declaration exempting private property
at sea from capture While not pledged
not to abstain from privateering. the
United States would probably never re-
sort to it unless in retaliation. In the
recent war with this country Spain was
forced by the public opinion of Europe
to abstain from issuing letters of
ms ror1e
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Little Interest Felt and Light Vote
Will Be Polled.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Nov. 6.-Any fore
cast on the election in South Dakota is
pure prophecy. Not a township in the
state has been polled, and but one thing
is certain, and that is q light vote Will
be polled.
Chairman Kidd of the fusion commit
tee thinks 10 per cent OF the vote viii
be cast, and Chairman Harrick of the
Republican committee agrees that tn.s
estimate is about right
The Populists have sent thousands of
circular letters over the state criticising
the decisions of the Republican judges.
who are all renominated and are OPP
posed by fusion candidates. but aside
fro-' this no active campaign has been
made.
SIS there is landslidS the result
VIII not be known until Wednesday, or
possibly later, as. on account of the
absence of local contests, the returns
will be slow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
Saved From the Wreck.

Durham, Natal. Nov. 3. evening (de-
layed in transmission).-It is said that
the Colenso garrison saved all the
stores, tents. kits. etc. The Beers num-
bered about 5000 men, comprising a
fresh corps of the Orange Free Staters.
The armored trains did splendid service
taking a detachment of the Dublin fusi-
leers TO relieve an outlying fort. gar
risoned by volunteers. Reassuring re-
ports have been received regarding the
position at Pietermaritzburg.
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veterans must feel proud of their
ssounses comrades now lighting in South
The Daily Mail has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Srornbere dated
last Friday evening:
An orange Free State force, 1000
strong. is now at Pewn's Farm, half
Way between the Orange river and
1urgnersdorp- The Beers are waiting
mere Tor the arrival of 1000 reinforce
tnsnts from RoIaxville and Bloemfon-
teal before moving on Stormberg.
There is a third Free State force at
Iolesberg- The signaling in the Boer
amp was plainly visible from here last
me St Petersburg correspondent of
me iilnes teiegraphs that various ru-
l ,lis are 5fioat there regarding Russian
designs upon Afghanistan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
DECLARED NULL AND VOID.
Free State Proclamation Annexing
Part of Natal.

Pietermaritzburg, Nov ga procla-
nation has been issued declaring that
the Grange Free State proclamation an
nouncing the annexation OF the upper
Tugela district of Natal null and void
The rife associations of Durham, Ipsi-
pingo; KrontzklGof, Malvern and the
Natal coast have been called out. An
irregular corps is also being formed.
The governor of this place. replying
today to a deputation from the town
council which called upon him to make
inquiries regarding the defense of the
city. said that everything possible
would be done. 1t was decided to form
an emergency mounted corps composed
of gentlemen residing In the district
They will make q servicsable body of
men. and will supply their own horses
and equipment. An ambulance corps is
also being formed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
THE FIGHT FOR LEGISLATURE.
Looks Like the Republicans Will
Win In New York.

New York, Nov. 6.-At the close of
the campaign the Republicans are con-
fident of eiecting a majority of the as
sesnblymen and the Democrats. of
carrying the four counties that make
up the city of New York. Richard
Croker said tonight that the Demo-
Gratis. even if they carried every as
sembly district in New York City.
would still need to make gains up the
state in order to control the assembly
OF this he is not hopeful.
There is no organization up the
state he said, "and they made no
campaign"
News received today points to DEM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07
KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF.
Rumors of Foreign Intervention Is
Strongly Denied

Berlin. Nov. 7.--Commenting upon ru-
NOR from Amsterdam that DIR. Leyds. the
diplomatic representative of the Trans
vaal in Europe. had declared that the in
PREVENTION of France. Russia and Ger
many In the Transvaal. was now assured,
the Koenische Zeitung says:
We. do not know what DR. Leyds NAV
have said. but the matter of his supposed
statement is false in every respect Meth
er France nor Russia has hawn the slight
est inclination. either with or without
Germany. to set the South African ques-
ton on the order of the day.
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BRITISH WV TWO BATTLES.
Beers Lose Heavily at Ladysmith
Thursday and Friday.

Pieteranaritzburg. Natal, Nov. 4.-The
general commanding the line of eommuni-
cation with Maritzburg has arrived with
lis stan at EStcourt. Telegrapnic COM
munication north of Estcourt is entirely
stopped The natives report that the Beers
received a crushing blow at Ladysmfth
Thursday This is not officially confirmed,
but it is generally believed.
Iater-Evening: The British forces at
l.adysmfIh, 1t now appears, were engaged
twice successfully on Thursday and on
Friday. 1t is reported that the cavalry
scored heavily and that the infantry did
great execution with bayonets, the Gordon
.Itighlanders carrying the principal Boer
position at the point of the bayonet. The
Beers lost heavily in killed and wounded,
and number surrendered.