Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-17
WAR IN south AFRICA.
Heavy Attack on the British
Entertainments at Ladysmith.
British Successfully Resist Boer
Siege at Mafeking.
Details Of the Disaster to the British
Armored Train.
soERs coScEsrRArrse ON ORANGE RIVER.


Pretoria, Nov. 9.-The following dis
patch was received from the Boer camp
at Elsnds Lssgte, under to-day's date: /:
"Ladysmith Is completely encircled by
the Boer forces. Our second big gun
successfully placed In position at Bul
wan hill In front OF Ladysmith. Firing
OF heavy guns commenced early this
morning with no casualties to the Burg
hers up to the present. Boths hello.
graphed from south of Lsdysmith that
the British batteries opened heavy flre
with big guns and continuously dropped
shells into the works around Lsdysmith.
The Pretoria forc' was In tight place.
having taken up q position and com
msnded by the British fire which was so
hot that the position became untenabls.
The Bosr big guns, however, saved the
situation"
BOERs CANNOT TAKE MAFEKING.
London, Nov. l7.--Msfeking has resist
ed the Beers so successfully that Gener al
Cronje is now reported to be directing
his efforts against Kimberley. Il is
known that relief movement towards
Kimberley commenced some time ago
Everything indicates important develop
ments In the region OF the Orange river
and along line Of Deaar junction, Coles
burg, Burghersdorp and Aliwsl north.
DISASTER TO ARMoRED TRAIN.
Estcourt. Natal, Nov. )7.-Captain
Wylie, In an interview regarding the
late attack on the armored train, said
that Sergeant Todd deserves special men.
tion for having surrounded himself with
b)ulders to protect him from rifle fire
when lying helpless and wounded. Todd
even lay down beside an officer to cheer
him mp. When Winston Churchill re-
Quested Captain Wylie to call for volun-
teers to remove the upset trucks the
bullets, 1t Is said, we're dropping On the
traia like rain. The men throughout
stuck to the work. responding to the
noble example se, by Churchill and
Lieutenant Franklin, until the line was
cleared. Churchill was actually left
with the engine, but ran to the next
STATEN and took rifle from a soldier,
saying that he could not leave the
wounaed and walked away In the direc.
tion OF the Beers.
ARMoRED TEAM DRRAuED.
London. Nov. 1.-THE war Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Butler: "Cspe Town, Nov. 10 =
Received from Hildyard at Pietermsritz.
burg telegram dated November 10, OF
which tbs following is the purport: An
officer commanding troops at Estcourt
reports at midday that an armored train
left kseourt this morning with COM
pany o. Dublin Fusiliers and company
of Durban volunteers. North OF Frere
they encountered party Of Beers and
began 10 withdraw. While retiring
SONS OF The trucks we're dersiled. The
Dublins turned out ami approached the
enemy, while the rest OF the train sp-
pears to have returned without them to
E5tcourt. The officer commanding the
troops reports that he was sending
mounted troops In order to cover their
withdrawal and that 100 are missing"
RED CROSS TRAIN.
EstcOurt, Natal, Nov. l6. - The Red
Cross train has returned, but without
bringing in the dead and wounded. The
Beers declined to give any information
as to ths names OF either the killed or
injured, referring the inquirers to Pre-
toris for information. All they would
disclose was that three British were dead
an nine wounded.
BoERS INVEST A TOWN.
E5tcourt, Nov. IA Bosr force has
taken up a position near Ennersdale, a
few miles north OF here, They have
eight seyen-pOunders and two French
guns. Their strength is 1000 men. All
quiet befe and ready for the enemy II II
attacks.
ATTACKED THE BURGHERs.
Pretoria, Nov. l5.-In the engagement,
yesterday morning south OF Ladysmith
the British advanced with thirteen gun,
and attacked $50 burghers OF the Trans
yaal. The big gun was turned on tn,
troops who retired at 3 o'clock to Kloo
near Lady smith. The British loss Is un
known. The Beers had one man killed
and three wounded In addition the,
had thirteen horses killed and sever
wounded.
THROWING UP EARTHwoRKs.
Kimberley, Nov. 8, via Hope Town
Now II The Beers we're busy yesterda
throwing up. fresh esrthworks. Their
has been no further bombardmsnt. Tn
DeOeer's mines are practically closed
Thousands of employees are dom lcilei Il
the center OF the town being proyisione
by the mayors relief fund. The miItar
tuthorlties ordered all civilians 10 Civ
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