The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-30
CLOSING ON
LADYSWITH.
The Beers Prepared For an Attack
on the British Forces.
THE BOBRs INDULGE IN LOOTIgG.

villages and Farms RRided by the Sol
dIers OF the Transvaal - The Boer
Casualties at Tnlani nm Estimated
at Five Hundred.
London, Oct 3O.-A dispatch from
Iadysmith SAYS. The Beers are grad
ually closing around Ladysmith. They
have mounted two big guns on Tluta
Ingoni, $500 yards from the British
camp An attack is expected. IL is
expected that the Beers Will adopt
tactics similar to those pursued at
Dundee demonstrating in one direc-
tion while attacking in another. The
British intelligence department is
completely informed regarding the
Boer plans. The guns planted by the
enemy are said to be those used In
shelling Dundee.
Roughly estimated the Beers have
1900 men, as against $1,000 British.
for the battle of Ladysmith. General
Sir George Stewart White has the bet
ter artillery, but his is of lesser range.
The delay in the Boer attack is re-
ported to be due to the non-arriyal OF
Commandant General Jouberts col
umn This has given the British q
much needed respite after their recent
exertions Everything, it is now con
sidered, hinges upon General Whites
resource and judgment. Nothing is
known regarding the progress Of de-
fensive works for the protection or
Ladysmith.
The natives say that the BOer losses
in the fighting at Reitfontein last Tues
day were at least so in killed and $50
in wounded. The same correspondent
says that small BOer raiding parties
continue their depredations among the
villages and several farms have been
looted. The rains continue and the
volunteer camp is almost flooded
A Pietermaritzburg dispatch says.
1t is officially announced that the
British troops who left Ladysmith on
Friday to meet the enemy returned
Saturday after a slight brush, the
| Beers retiring on Elandslaagte. Dis
! quieting rumors are current regarding
! the Umyoti country, but the official re-
| ports say that all is quiet there.
The following official data are made
/ public regarding the fighting near Dun.
| dee:
The Boer losses during Fridays en-
| gagement at Talani Hill are estimated
/ at 500 in killed and wounded.
Saturday the divisional staff was re
constituted The country was clear o
the enemy eastward, but as big force.
were reported closing in on dundee
! from the north and west it was con
| sidered advisable to move the British
force across the railway to a new po
! sition south of the camp. During the
| afternoon the infantry moved out anC
! began entrenching a new position. AL
available transport was utilized tC
carry stores.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
enemy opened fire on the entrench.
ments and the camp from the shoulder
of Impati mountain with two six incl
guns, getting fairly accurate aim ovel
a range of 1000 yards. The sOf
ground rendered the percussion fuses
useless. In spite of the falling shelh
the wagons were loaded with stores
Lieutenant Hannah and an artillery
sergeant were killed.
During the night of Oct % a fresl
position was occupied about Z 1900 yard.
from the enemy's guns. News wa
received at s o'clock Monday morning
OF the victory at Elandslaagte and ;
division was moved toward GlencO,
Junction for the purpose Of cutting of
the retreating enemy, should they usu
Glencoe Pass. Two fugitives were cap
tured
A dispatch from Mafeking, date
Oct. "a, says: The Beers are in pos
session of the water works and hav
cut off the supply. This occasions NJ
anxiety, because ample supplies ar
available in tanks and wells.
During a sortie this evening tn
British encountered the enemy thre
miles off to the north. The Beers hal
apparently been warned and returne
our fire in earnest with a well handle
machine gun. As our men had no in
tention of pressing an attack they re
tired Immediately. Commander sgd
ney Webb was severely wounded an
left behind during the retreat, but wa
afterwards rescued.
There is no fresh news from tn
western frontier. The mines are sti
working at Kimberley, where ther
are provisions enough to last min
months Cecil Rhodes has mounte
and fully equipped a town guard {
: 400 men, at a cost of G $1,000.
, The Durham correspondent of tn
Daily Mail says 1t is reported on tt
; authority of the British residents
Pondoland that the Pondos are in col
> stant communication with the Boer
. whom they are anxious to help.
! The special correspondent of II
! Daily Mail at Ladysmith, telegraphiu
4 Sunday, describes the arrival of II
l war balloon there on Saturday. 1t wi
D welcomed, no said, with wild dane,
q by the kaflirs. who regard It as
t deity General White and General
It Archibald Hunter both ascended c
n Sunday and reconnoitered the enemy
II position.
e Predicts "A Decisive Battle.
70 Paris, Oct 30.-The Echo De Par
publishes an interview with Dr.. Leyd
e special representative Of the South A
ricru republic in Europe, who expires
An 10 ,gt .