Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-22


successful invasion of lower Natal and
neglected to capture the western border
garrisohs. 1t will be campaign in
which 10000 British troops have been
carried 5000 miles and fully 10000 pro-
vincial auxiliaries are employed.
INVASION OF CAPE COLONY.
Boer Forces Continue to Pour Into
British Territory-Buller's Plans.
London, Nov. 22.-Beyond the fact
that the Beers are daily receiving re-
Inducements and supplies, there is
practically nothing new from the front
The Beers invasion of Cape Colony
continues steadily and rapidly. There
are 1900 Beers at Colesburg and news
has reached East London that Lady
Grey, near Aliwa, Northl has been de-
serted by the British and is now in the
hands of the enemy.
A Pretoria dispatch announces the
arrival there among the British pris-
oners, of Maj. Haldane, Lieut.. Brochie
and Lieut. Hallwey. 1t also declares
that the British on Sunday made tive
unsuccessful attempts to oust the Rust
enburg commando from position near
Mafeking and that severe fighting took
place.
From Delagoa Bay comes report of
the arrival of more German officers and
artillerymen, who have volunteered to
serve with the Transvaal forces.
The war Office semi-ofticially asserts
that all news received from South At
rica has been published with the ex-
ception of demands for the renewal OF
stores, war material and the like. There
is an unconfirmed rumor that moro
| troops have been ordered from India to
the Cape.
| The plan of operations on both sides
is slowly unfolding itself. Gen. Jou-
bert is evidently moving south to pre-
vent IL possible the junction Of the
British relieving forces at Estcourt
and Ladysmith, while on the Orange
| river border the Beers are believed To
be concentrating at Donkerpoort to ops
pose Gen. Buffers advance. 1t is said
5000 Beers have already laagered at
| Donkerpoort.
| The English plan seems TO be three
| fold advance from Durham 10 Lady
smith, from Orange river TO Kimberley
and from East London. by way of
| Queenstown, to Burghersdorp Cen
| Butler has ordered the commanding Of
| ficer at Queenstown announcing the
| dispatch to Gen. Ciatacre, with the first
battalion of the seventh brigade, to
East London. This was the place from
| which it was originally intended that
Gen. Gatacres column should start
| Thus it is possible that Gen. Buffers
| first plans have suffered less moditica-
| ton than some have supposed
| Gen. Gatacre Will be able to keep the
| Beers on the Orange border sufficiently
occupied TO preserve Gen. Methuen
from undue molestation. especially if
| rumors from various sources are we'll
| founded that describe the Free State.
| burghers as in no wise enthusiastic for
| fighting.
The debarkation of troops at Cape
| Town is proceeding in the most salts
| factory manner One thousand eight
hundred and fifty railway carriages
| have been collected there for the con-
veyance of troops northward and there
| IS talk of suspending the suburban
traffic SO as to accelerate the military
work.
The Daily Chronicle in it's war di-
| ary'' says this morning:
Hitherto we have hesitated to speak
of the quality of the timed meat sup
| piled to our transports, much of which
| has had to be thrown overheard But
| we have made inquiries in quarters not
likely to be influenced by mere rumors
and we find there are suspicious that
some of the meat supplied to the gov
ernment for use on British transports
was meat which had been rejected by
the United States during the hostlities
in Cuba. where it was picturesquely
known as embalmed beef and re-la-
beled with the mark Of the current
year.
Whatever blunder there may have
been must be laid. not at the door of
the war office, but at the door of the
admiralty, which has undertaken to
| feed the troops. Not a single COM
plaint has come to hand regarding the
quality of the war office stores -
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