Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-21
london Says the Reports OF Such
are Not Trustworthy.
LITTLE FIGHTING ON NOW.


London. Nov. gi.-Thc latest direct
news from Labyrinth dated Thursday.
Nov 10. and Friday. Nov. Il. strangely
connic,a with the reiterated reports u
tremendous battles and great British
victories" ON Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Neither OF the messages above re-
fcrrcd 60. though dispatched ON the
days following the date u the alleged
fight. mentioned any great fghu OF
1locr defeats. ON the contrary. both
distinctly state that beyond false
alarm on Tuesday evening and - little
increased Smelling Thursday and Fri
day. causing little damage. everything
was perfectly quiet ana the garrison
chnnuE under lts enforced inactivity.
Nevertheless special dispatches from
EatCourt today enlarge on the reported
huttlca. and Insist that the iioern rv-
coivod q more terrible lesson Wodnea-
day than In any previous light Ac-
curdinr 20 these cifrumHiantlal nc
coets the nocrH determined TO attempt
to reach the north end ~ Ladysmith
with q large force but were unable 20
make Roadway against the wei nua.
tanned nrv OF the British rciicmcn aud
Maxima.
Later n ~ added r. British force
worked round the iiunf flank causing
the latter 20 withdraw under u deadly
funiiadu with exceedingly heavy losses
t.nruc numbers 81 dead ana wounded
nrv said 90 have been len on the Held
and number of prisoners yerv cap.
turvd. Tho british iunuvn arc reported
10 have been trivial.
OF course. reliable dispatches cor-
rpburatlVe uf the above may have been
censored or captured with the native
runners, liut these tales arr Ho Hat
0 a.
distinct flavor Of being hclAtod accounts
/ FROM kaiiir uourvcH of afnirn previously
I reported.
The dispatches from Iadyumlth ~.
| porting that thcfr n an ample supply "
ammunition there have seemingly set
at rest a point on which thcrc was
I much divorrity ~ opinion.
Apparently the British commander at
] llUylmith believes Gen. Iuubort has
gone south, le1Nlug only force sum
Client 20 prevent The garrison from sally
| ms out. and thgrc u disposition In
some iunrl.fs 10 think den. Joubert
| possibly Initiated tho story with the ob.
| jsci ~ Inducing Gen, White 70 make a
SERIOUS attack ur relax hiu precautions
90 as To permit the Beers to seize
! ground vital tn the defense u the town.
\ report nom Durham. however Gays
There utv tumofH there that tho Beers
| are preparing 90 break camp and with
draw from tho Investment u Lady
smith. Hut Il IL said elsewhere that
the iuvostlnE force continues 60 receive
rgintotcemcniH and fresh supplies OF
| rtorss daily.
In vlow ~ tho publicity allowed by
| the military authorities tu b. given ~
III" nlltgvd Intention ~ the British 60
| advance Via belmont 90 relieve klmbcf.
/ lcy, " in said " may be- REGARDED na
| probable that an advanc" from DC Aur
| viii really d" effected ana that the route
| VIII not De ~ we'll advertised
The transport city OF Cambridge with
| the second battalion ut tho Scottish IL
tie" arrived at Durham this morniug.
Durham. Nntnl. Monday. Nov So
| Seven hundred hnyrr from Wernnn took
~ strong position 900 the Highlands
u miles south ~ Estc1uft. occupyiug
! Turner's Farm. east % M1ni river. Ma
Jnr Thornyciou with detachment of
mounted Infantry. and tho Estcnurt
| cnfblno'ts, engaged the loefa, uf whom
muudnnt
Tho locn withdrew. taking 900 head
Of Chttl" captured NJ Turner's Farm.
The main Bo,r force south of Est
court IL reported 10 have retired,
Cnpotown. Monday. Nov. Seen.
uhtncrc. commanding tho British COLI
| umn assembling az Queenstown. CAPE
Colony, made a fpcoch a. the troops
there today. Tie said the regulars should
/ watch and learn from the irreguiara,
/ who were acquainted with tho soil ami
the habits 81 the Beers when ,he for.
| ward movement o. begun, he continued
4 thcrr could De- no question of stopping
u. and ho asked them Co do their best.
! adding.
Il viii never AK you to do anything
! I am not willing ~ do myself"
RcpuriH from The northern portion Of
] the colony are more truHsuring hut
I thpru ID distinct DANCER Of tho hutch
/ nctiyely eapouslug tho cause OF the
. lluofs, who now sngctually bar thrno
llnDu Of cntry into the Free state. Most
! ~ the students ~ tho nurghorrdorp
| theological seminary Joined them after
the latter occupied the town.
Proclamation issuel nt ulocmfnntoin
TucrinY Nov. 70. declare that the whole
~ Drlqunlnnd West. except kimb riey
uni MnfrklnE are uuuvNfd 20 tho Free
state. The uucllmatlona arc signed
by @, H. WvFaalH president Of the
Nolkaraad
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