The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-11-04
LADYSIM|TH BOMBARDED
AGAIN BY The Beers

London, Nov Especial dispatches
from Ladysmith. dated Nov. 2, give
further details regarding the lombard
ment. The Beers, having reoccupied
their old positions, remounted big guns.
Their firing was accurate, but almost
harmless. Some of the troops were
slightly injured by splinters. Lieuten-
ant F. c. Egerton and his men from
the Powerful did splendid work, and
quickly silenced the Boer guns.
The Beers acknowledge having sut-
fered heavy losses in men and horses
in the previous battle.
General Jan Kock, who was second
in command of the Transvaal forces
and who was wounded in the battle of
Elandslaagte, died in the hospital at
Ladysmith Oh Monday night.
Little light is thrown on the actual
situation by the news at hand today.
The magnitude of Mondays fight, how
ever, is more than ever evident. Viz
tually three actions We're raging stimuli
taneously, but it is obvious that the IN
tention to roll back the Orange Free
State troops was not achieved.
commander of the forces in Ireland,
while reviewing the troops at Kilkenny,
said: "It is useless to disguise the fact
that we are Engaged in a very serious
war-a war which will put our re-
sources to a severe test
Beers Sick of Fighting.
The correspondent of the Daily News
at Ladysmith, telegraphing Tuesday,
en-. while Ispa h.
ing for the body of Lieutenant Chaplain
on Umbulwena hill, which was in pos
session of the enemy, met many Beers.
On stating the object of his quest he
was kindly received. The concensus of
opinion among the Beers, he thinks, is
that they are sick of fighting and would
like to throw up the sponge. They
said their loss yesterday was heavy,
and due chiefly to our artillery fire.
All was quiet at Buluwayo, in Rho
desia, according to dispatches received
this morning, up to Oct. q. There has
been some sl1irmishing on the border.
extensive preparations are
in progress at Deaar, Cape Colony, for
the concentration of Lieutenant General
Buffers army. Thousands of mules
are corraled in that neighborhood, and
the transport material is being hurried
up from the south.
According to another dispatch, the
naval brigade at Ladysmith has
four more guns from Durham.
The report comes from Rome that
Portugal will permit the landing OF
British troops at Lourenzo Marques.
This comedies with the view, strongly
prevalent in some quarters here, that
the British invasion of the Transvaal
will be made from that point.
The morning papers are divided IN
opinion whether Sir George Stewart
Whites latest list of casualties includes
the losses of Lieutenant Colonel Garlic
tons column before its surrender. The |
of opinion is that they |
are not included, since, if they were, |
General White would probably have |
mentioned the fact
To Seize a Railroad.
A report that a Boer force with guns |
rom Koomati Poort is making its way !
through Zululand is held to indicate
IN intention to seize the railway PEE
ween Colenso and Pietermaritzburg, II |
t has not already been seized. This,
however, will soon be known, as ar
nored trains are patrolling the line.
The real question for the British
,ublic now is, can General White hold
nut another ten days or two weeks I'M
il the army corps arrives! Less anx-
ETY. would be felt on this account were
not that every day seems to bring
resh lists of casualties. proving that
much has been concealed as to the real
tate of affairs AT the best the coming
reek must prove a critical and anxious
ime.
The Times. commenting editorially
pom the fact that news appears to ar
i've in Belgium from South Africa
through Some channel uncontrolled by
It'd
lent that information valuable to the
nemy can similarly leak from Europe
, the Transvaal. 1t suggests that the
overnment should fully exercise their
ght under existing conditions, if any
UGH channel has been for special rea-
ons left open. and it appears to think
here may be some truth in yesterdays !
erlin and Paris stories
The Daily News suggests that these
lmors are more likely intended for
at the Cape and to inhu- :
nee the Afrikanders.