Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26

engagement of the war will be fought.
The war Office is still in the dark re-
garding the true size of either Joubert's s
or the Free State legions, as the esti-
mates range all the way from 10000 to
80, 900.
The combined total size Of the two
British forces was Tuesday night given
as from 10000 to 10000 Yesterday.
however, the figures We're reduced to
1000 or 5000 men, which are all that
can be spared from Ladysmith and
other points which must necessarily be
guarded, and whereas it was on Tues
day claimed that the British had a
total of fifty guns it is now stated that
they have only thirty-six.
If this is true the Beers have at least
twice as many men and an equal num-
ber of guns
I. The situation is not the best the Brit
ish army has seen by any means.
The skirmish described as a mere
brush between Sir George S. White
and Boer force of unknown size on
ious than supposed. The British report
ninety three wounded, with three
missing. The circumstances attending
the fight are obscure, but it would seem
that the Boer force attacked was not
the main body of the Orange Free
Staters, and that the fight saved Gen.
Yule from what perhaps might have
been a serious battle and allowed him
to join Sir George S. White is certain
Sir George S. Whites dispatch to the
war Office today substantially confirms
the dispatches of last night of the
meeting of the two British command
ers. Apparently Gen. Yule began his
march on Monday night and on Tues
day sent messengers across the short
intervening country to inform Sir
George S. White of his movements
obviously there was a large force of
Free Staters in the vicinity of the skir-
mish at Reitfontein, and the great care
shown by the Ladysmith contingent to
strongly occupy a northern position, SO
as to cover the retiring forces. proves
this. Hence it is apparent that Sir
George S. White and Gen. Yule de-
ferred junction till noon yesterday
Claim IA Bi. Force.
London, Oct. 26-According to a
Brussels dispatch DR.. Leyds, the diplo-
matte agent of the Transvaal in Eu-
rope, has issuen statement that the
Beers have now nearly 100000 men in
the field. made up as follows:
Artillery Observation-Disclosures. 1,250
Police Observation-Disclosures. 1,750
Orange Free State troops .........3 10000
Natal ................. .....s.......... 5000
Bechuanaland and Rhodesian
Beers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Americans ........................ 600
Germans Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Dutch -Belgians .................... 5000
Irish .......... Observation-Disclosures. 1000
IScandianvians ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
French, Swiss and Italians ....... SEQ
Jews OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. zoo
The Jews 1t appears, are doing police
work.
~ special dispatch from pretoria, via
Lorenzo Marques, dated Oct. "a, pur-
ports to give an interview with one OF
the highest Transvaal executives, who
is quoted as having urged that, while
the Boer successes We're yet unimpor-
tant there was still time for an ami
|cable settlement. as he believed the Boz
ers had been misled as to the real issue
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