Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-04
WAR OFFICE HOPEFUL
Not Much News Received But Lady,
smith is Believed to Be Safe
Yet.
BOERS HOLD THE RAILWAY
Delayed Dispatches Are 0omplicating But
Do Not Indicate That There Has Been
Any Serious Recent Fighting.

London, November 3.-The war office
at noon to-day announced that nothing
had been received there in any way
modifying or altering the statement is
sued yesterday afternoon, and saying
belated dispatches from Lladysmith
We're coming through. Nothing has
been received 70 corrobora+e tn reiter-
ated reports from Berlin OF the capitu-
lation of General White. A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company from
Pietermaritzburg, dated November /,
says Ladysmith, was perfectly quiet
that morning. Other dispatches of the
same date say the women and children
left Ladysmith escorted by an armored
train, and announced that the Beers
entered Cape Colony at Norvaispruit,
destroying several bridges. The British
troop ship Paplian, which sailed for
South Africa November from Liver
pool, is returning in damaged condi-
ton. having encountered yesterday s
storm. #&A
Colesberg, November 1.-(Delayed. y
An explosion was heard this afternoon
in the direction Of Colesberg bridge. It
is supposed the Beers destroyed the
bridge.
London, November A Kimberly
correspondent of the Daily Mail, in !,
dispatch filed November 1, forwarded
by way of the Orange river, says:
Beers are still in force in this vicinity.
Saturday evening our patrol was fired
on in the neighborhood of the Vessel
ton mine, the enemy expending guam
tity OF ammunition, which was ineffec-
tual, however, owing to the long range
A burgher, with pass from the enemy,
brought 200 oxen into town. The enemy
is reported to have three siege guns in
position at Oliphantfontein, four miles
from Wesselton.
London, November 4.-The following
is an official announcement of the war
office: mo news has been received from
Ladysmith up to o'clock this after
noon. We therefore presume the wire is
still interrupted"
In spite of the silence of the officials,
the war office does not credit the va
rious rumors as to the position of the
garrison, and no grave anxiety Is felt
at present regarding the ability of Cen
-aeral Whitesto hold his own.
Cape Town, November 2.-(Delayed.)
According to an undated dispatch
from Ladysmith, the body of General
Kock, the Boer commander wounded In
the battle of Glencoe, captured and ta-
ken to Ladysmith where he died re-
Gently, has been taken to Pretoria. The
dispatch added that the Ladysmitn
townspeople, including women, were
witnesses Of the battle of Ladysmith. 1t
was also said resumption Of fighting
was hourly expected. The Beers are
traversing zululand, hoisting flags over
the British magistrates.
London, November 4.-Dispatches to-
day show that the forces of the Orange
Free State have at length prepared to
invade Cape Colony These forces are
not Overwhelming, but the Dutch in the
neighborhood of Colesburg and Burgh-
ersdorp are exceptionally pro- -Boer, and
their support is evidently expected. The
objective point of this force of Beers
will probably be Naauwpoort, one of the
most important strategic railroad points
in South Africa, which will probably be,
it Is said here, the first advanced depot
of the second division of the army
corps. Naauwpoort is understood to be
we'll garrisoned and able to take care of
itself. Trains thence to Colesburg have
been almost suspended.
1t is understood the feeling Of securi-
ty at Ladysmith has been greatly in
creased since all the Natal guns have
been mounted there in spite Of the
knowledge Of the garrison Of the Beers
strenuous efforts to cut the railroad
south. In spite Of the optimism Of mill
tary men, there Is feeling Of general
anxiety at Cape Town. The Orange
river Is reported 80 swollen that the
drifts are impossible, and the Beers
hold the wagon bridge at Philloppolis,
the only mean Of crossing.
Burghersdorp, Cape Colony, Novem-
Der 2-(Delayed.) 1.-THE Beers crossed
Bethulis bridge this morning. About
800 more are expected to cross this aft
ernoon. st
London, November 4.-Gunnery Lieu-
tenant Egerton, Of the British cruiser
Powerful, wounded by the explosion OF
a shell at the bombardment Of Lady
smith, has been promoted to the rank