Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-03
ATTACK Is
EXPECTED
THE BOERS GRADJ ALLY CLOSING
AROUND LADISMITH.
HAVE MOUNTED BIG Guns On TIN
IA INGONi.
british COMPLETELN INFORMED
or ENEMN'S PLANS.

London. oct. 3O.-Thc position nc
lLady>mith. without being alarming, IS
sufficiently dangerous to excite anxiety.
Evidently the Beers are trying TO re-
peat their Dundee tactics. Roughly
estimated they have 1900 men as
against 1900 British.
GcL. Sin Geo. Steward White has The
better artillery but his 81 Of Icse"r
range. The delay in lilac Ho,f .d.a.t
is reported 10 be- due to the uoa-auN"
Of Commaudmt-Gcnerul Joubcrl coi-
ulGn.
Everything. it is now considered.
hinges urou Gen. Whites resource and
Judgment NoUAny j, known regard
ing tue progress OF defensive Wor-s
Tor Tie protection of l.aoy~Aith.
tanners in the nci-noorhood OF
Ladysui,h haye lei, their farms and
stock at the mercy Of the Buers ANA
are cougrc4atcu in the town. The TWO
guns the beers have mounted are pow
uIW weapons. 1ur5 are the ones used
IN Smelling Iulue,. and it is a. mdt-
ter ul considerable surprise how they
MANAGED ~ transport such heavy
! pieces.
Lady-mith. oct 80. The Beers arc
gradually closing around Lady smith.
lury have mounted TWO liz guns ON
1mJa u4oui, $3.50 yards 1rom the
| British camp. Au at.a is D. oAp,c,rd'
Everything has remained quiet here
to-day ana tie water supply is hriuS
rcuoWCd. y number ol resident cNn
iaus have been ordered TO leave The
town under penalty OF arrest.
Durham, oct "O-The Natal Mer-
curry has TIE following from Lady
smith:
The Beers have been seen dragging
heavy artillery up Tinta lngoni. II IS
expected that they viii adopt tactics
similar to those they pursued ut Dun
dee demOn>tratln" IN one dlrccuUn
while attacking in another.
The British intelligence department
is completely informed regarding the
Boer plans The enemy have planted
two guns. said to be- those used IN
Smelling Dundee, Oh kopje. two amt
One-half miles away, in the direction
Of Elandslaagte.'
Pictermaritzbmg. oct. 30.-It is Of
ficially announced that British troops
which left Ladysmith on Friday 20
meet the enemy returned after n SLIGHT
brush. the Boors retiring ON lauas-
la>e.
cane Town oct. 3o.-'rhp following
official data are made public regarding
the fighting near Dundee:
Tile Hoor losses during Fridays en-
r9prmcnt ~ TAlanl iNu are estimated
ut 800 killed and wounded.
Tho divisional staff WAS Ic.n.-
stitutcd. The country .rs. clear t..,.
enemy eastward hut as hi. forces were
reported closing IN. ou Dundee from
tnc north and Yves. II was cons. .,,..
advisable 10 NOV. .t4. British .ar.
across tAt. RAILWAY to "a ucn rs,H,..l
south If Tia. erur. Al JIM nae af ,--
noon M, rnculy o....d fnr an ia.
outrppc..mcut. .u.. ,s,..lu tIuu tp,
shoulder If l...alf r..r,. ..,I win ,...,.
siN-luc1 guns .rtfiu. u fairly a,..lf-
ote aim ovar "a rl.... OF -.'i. t.....
Tho soft 4.aGu.l. l.,..,,u g.r .,.....-
SION fuss 4-r'r- l.~,f.. FALL
shells Tie wagons were loaded ~,
stores
During i... ut-si.or C,1 pa r-..h
po>,tIau va, acr.4,,d ahrr $500
wards frsa thr. ,l.....- .uas >....
wa, received az o'clock llagtsr
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and "a division Was moy,a ,n....
Glencoe junction f.. nh. ruIlo.. ~
cpuiuu off tbc ,.t,u3,it,., ,,...,.,.
should they i-a t;i.g...e ti,-
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