The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

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heart and on general principles, not
| stopping to count the cost Of war"
MIR. White cited the Isandlwhau9 mas
sacre as an instance of such Change
in British opinion. He then w!nt on
to say:
"I suppose thero can be- only one
ultimate result of the hOstilitiss, AS
to the duration Of the war am not
able to venture a guess. 1t seems to
me matter OF the. greatest uncer-
tainty. hear that Great Brtsin will
not begin the wiping out process until
December. In the meantimoSe shall
see what we shall see.
"l have received no special instruc-
tions or news from the TrausySSl dur
ing the last fOrty-eight hours, and~I
expect none, having long ago received
directions as to the course for me to
take when matters reached this stage.
| shall remain on the continent, and If
anything further can be done Ia the
interest Of my government, shall, of
course, endeavor to do it, although
there seems nothing left but TO fight
1T out to the bitter, unjust end"
Mr.. White seemed much distressed
over the rupture and evidently did not
entertain the least hope OF B0er sue
cess. He said the Transvsal agency
in Brussels would be continued as the
European headquarters OF the govern
ment.
MIR. Whites reference to the Isanal,
whama massacre is an allusicn TO the at
tack made on January %, 1879, by some
$4,000 Zulus upon the British camp at
lsandula or Isandlwhama about ton
miles from Rorke's drift 0n the
Tugela Five mpanies Of the Twenty-
fourth regiment, with Colonel Durn-
ffardi =. Lieut.. Col. Pulleine ahIs~ s~Qtherp
officers, wero massacred, the Britieh
total loss being about 837. Two thous-
and Inlus are said to have been killed,
AN ARMORED TRAIN FIRED UPON.
The first act of warfare took place
on the 18th inst, when the Beers at
tackled and destroyed an armorod train
oil the British at Kraaipan. Captain
Nesbitt, who was in command OF the
train, was warned at Maribogo that
the Beers held tho line. He replied
that he was bound to proceed. Near
ing kraaipan, the train dashed into o
culvert that had been blown up by the
Boers, who were lying in wait for the
train. The Boer artillery Immediate
ly opened fire and u desperate fight ap.
hours, with the odds greatly against
the British. The precise details are
uncertain.
1t seems, however, that a police pa
troll, attracted by the firing, approach
ed within about two thousand yarus OF
kraaipan, saw the train ditchcd, with
the Boer artillery still pounding at it,
but noticed no response. The Doors
seemed afraid TO approach until tho
wreck was complete; and the police
patrol feared, as there was no sign OF
"a hn t,.ni In, h,f b,N ,.t
force had pcrished IN desperate at
tempt to get the train back to Mafek-
ing, where they knew 1t was anxiously
awaited with its load of guns and am
munition. "
1t is reported that tho Soers lost
heavily, but there is no means OF veri-
flying this. Two miles of?rails were
torn up.
THE MAN WHO is TO CRUSH THE BOERS.
The British government has made
deliberate choice in sending d ii tool
to crush the Boero, with a full know
ledge OF his character and capacity,
and he appreciates the task he is eX-
pected to perform. Gen. Sir Redvers
Butler, the cOmmander-in-ch OF the
British forces in the Transvaal, has
already embarked Tor South Africa,
and is to have an undisturbed and
absolute control OF the campaign.
Two months ago tho secretary OF
state for war, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, offered Butler command Of the
projected army corps. Sir ReGvers
gave point blank refusal unless the
war olice would guarantee him be-
tween Co. 600 and 10000 men, He said
thai II he wore to go it must be on the
distinct understanding that he could
select his own staff and would be en-
tircly uninterfered with by the war
Office.
His request regarding the staff, 1t is
said, was prompted by his suspicion
that Lord Wolsley would attempt to