The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-11-04
BIC n'nles with tho guns.
From tho list it will be seen that q.
officers we're made prisoners, besides a
newspaper correspondent, j. Hyde.

From the list it will be seen that az
Officers we're made prisoners, besides a
newspaper correspondent. j. Hyde.
had News Travels Quickly.
Never was the old saying ''bad news
travels quickly" better exemplified. By
mon gloom and bitter sorrow prevailed
throughout the British metropolis.
AZ the government Offices, no effort
was made to conceal the feeling Of dis.
may prevailing. One official said to
the representative of the Associated
Press: - :
1T is inexplicable, and I am sorry to
say Its moral effect is inestimable. We
nave lost heavily In many wars and have
nad regiments almost wiped out, but to
nave regiments captured and by the
boers, it is terrible" 49,.
the disaster had an immediate effect
on the Stock Exchange here, where
consols fell K. South African secu. :
Ties dropped heavily, Rand lines falling
spolnts' Rio Tintos fell q.
Have Need of Fortitds. ,
The afternoon newspapers made only
orlef editorial comments on the news
from Ladysmith. but their headlines
voiced the feeling Of general sorrow.
Inc tone of the editorials can be
summed up in the following statement
OF The st. James Gazette:
1T Is evident that the patriotism and
fortltude of the nation are to be tested
N real earnest by these operations of
ours III Natal against great odds. Gen
eral White had difficult task set him,
ana we must take the disaster with the
dogged GOODNESS which Britons know
how to display. We shall await the
final result without apprehension"
Butler at Cape Town.
While announcement of the arrival
of General Butler at Cape Town was
received by the British with unfeigned
satisfaction, it is pointed out the gen.
eral cannot end the war without an
army corps, and some of the troops
which are to compose it have not even
left England for South Africa.
Dispatches from Cape Town show
that General Buffers reception there
was most enthusiastic. He was well
coined by General Sir Frederick Fors-
tier-Walker, after which they both en-
tered carriage and drove to Govern
ment House. escorted by mounted DO.
lice and mounted volunteers. They
were wildly cheered by the throngs of
people lining the route. There were
cries of "avenge Majuba," and wild
cheers for the general. General Buffers
face was ilnpassive as he returned mill
tary salutes for the cheers.
More Beers Advancing. ..
Other advices from Cape Town show
that the Beers are gathering in consid-
erable force at Dewdrop. southwest of
Lad ysmlth. while large forces are aii-
vancing over the Helpmakaar road. A
big camp of Beers is to be formed be-
tween Harrismith bridge and Potgieter
farm camp, at Dewdrop, which, it is
said, will extend four miles.
An Englishman who has arrived at
Aliwal North. from Pretoria. whence
he was expelled by way of Bloemfon-
tein. says that when he left Pretoria
all the stores We're carrying on business
as usual. President Kruger was still
there and he did not see any wounded
at Johannesburg.
The Englishmen added that the Beers
are absolutely confident of their ult-
mate triumph, and believe the whole Of
Natal is already practically in Their
hands. &