Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

the model school was close aud severe.
but under all N" conditions he had no
s ,.,i w. .o,,! ,s, ~. ~. asSsu "a
he mad had many dlscusslons with Inc
Beers az TO the rights OF the war, and
had been Impressed by the number
who could speak English, IL. had
found that most az then, regretted tho
conflict. ASSERTING thai n had arisen as
the result Of misrcuressntntion, So far
as he could learn. however, the spirit
OF the burgherS in the neld, dcsplte
their prlyntions. was most determined,
and thor. was no chance Of AN early
peace'
~ fear" said Mr., Churchill. that the
struggle will be bloody and protraeted."
New YORK nov 20. a dispatch TO tho
Tribune from London says;
Tn. local Manor. nibIish further de-
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'h'H W '"e '"."e v,
show that the behavior OF he bfitiAh
infantry In charging strong positions
MA hy ,h. poo,. ,Yn, magnificent ON
"''' W '''S -,
the race OF a tremendous hre' the bfl'-
iah guards three times drove the Free
sta,era I'm flight from their kopIes. The
- s.,,..',ny,,,,,, a, ,ho chroricI,
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however. says that the boer marksman-
shin was wrctched otherwise not a
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t"'i"Hh OF 'V'uSN'""'H WI" '"'' Wv
position at the point OF the bayonet
could have lived to reach the summit
of the ridge.
The censorship has let In a fresh
series OF knfiir funors respecting
great victory by the Ladyrmith garri-
son on sunday. but ~ mas kept out
definite information relating To the
anomalous military situation IN lower
Natal. The rumors OF victory come
from many sources, but are untruht-
worthy and are discredited by an olielAl
report from General white via Durham.
showing the situation at Ihdysmllh un-
changed on November y, although
based upon strong Inherent probh-
bility that trained Indian hHhter IKE
General white, discovering that the
lines OF Investment have been weak
ened by the withdrawal OF a. large force
southwark, would not remain Idle, but
would attack the cnemy's positions
without delay. This II what soldiers
OF the Indian school say that Lord Rob
erts would do under the same cohdi.
lions, and they know that General
White IL man OF action. anxious to
retrieve his record OF having brought on
disastrous reverse Ny hc''Vsi or
be dlscrcdlted, unless II comes by
| pigeon. when there are three missing
| links In the broken chain OF communi-
cation with the coast, fourth break
has not yet been reported between the
capital OF Natal and the seabonrd. Hut
| at the worst Englishmen VIII be able to
console themselves with the reflection
that the Beers cannot go outside OF
! Durham without plunging into the sea-
There are vague reports Of heavy artll-
lory firing here and spirited skirinlsh,
| ing there. but the curtain was not lifted
at midnight high enough TO enable any
one In London To obtain a clear glimpse
OF what Is going on,
The situation In Natal IL not 10 crlti-
cal as the panic mongers imagine. The
raiders have not entrappod any detaoh-
mcnt Of the relief column nor made AN
effective attack at any point, EVERY
important river crossing below Estoourt
has been securely guarded, anu tho SOL
umn II receiving telnfofceinents rapid
~ from the coast anu Is slowly pullhs