The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
AN ARMISTICE
Declared at Ladysmfth to Per-
NIT Collection
Of Dead and Wounded of the
COmbatants.
OBJECTS TO LYDDITE.
BOer Commander Sends a Pro
test to White.
Beers Continue to Press Town
of Kimberley.
OBJECTS TO LYDDITE.

London, Nov. 3.-Belated dispatches
from the British camp at Ladysmith,
Natal. add little information regarding
Mondays fight, except the estimates of
the Boer losses, which are now said to
be 95 killed and 200 wounded, mostly
victims of the artillery shells, which
have wrought such great havoc that it
is said that General Joubert. the Boer
commander-in-ch Chief. has written let
ter to General White, the British COM
mander, protesting against the use of
Lyddite. According to all accounts, the
presence at Ladysmith of the long
range naval guns and the splendid
shooting of the blue jackets have ma
terially improved the position of the
British. A temporary armistiee was
declared Monday evening. to allow of
the collection of the dead and wounded.
dispatch from Kimberley, dated
October 90 said all the wounded were
doing well. Small bodies of Beers,
about four hundred strong, were then
frequently seen. They apparently came
from Mafeking, for the purpose either
of assisting in the attack of Kimberley,
or to resist the advance of reinforce
ments. The absence of water outside
the place causes the Beers to continual
ly move their camp.
GENERAL KOK DIES.
London, Nov. Especial dispatches
from Ladysmith, dated Tuesday, give
further details regarding the renewal
of the bombardment. The Beers, hav-
ing reoccupied their old positions, re-
mounted the big guns. Their firing was
accurate, but almost harmless. Some
of the troops were slightly injured by
splinters.
Lieutenant F. G. Egerton and his men
from the Powerful did splendid work
and quickly silenced the Boer guns.
The Beers acknowledge having suf-
fered heavy losses in men and horses
in the previous battle.
General Jan H. NJ. KoIE, who was sec
ond in command in the Transvaal
forces, and who was wounded in the
battle of EIandslaagte, died in the hos
pital at Ladysmith, on Monday night.
Little light is thrown on the actual
situation by the news at hand today.
The magnitude of Mondays fight, how
ever, is more than ever evident. Vir-
tually three sections were raging simul-
taneously, but it is obvious that the
intention to roll back the Orange Free
State troops was not achieved.
Lord Frederick Roberts of Canadian,
commander of the forces in Ireland,
while review the troops at Kilkenny,
said:
1T is useless to disguise the fact that
we are engaged in very serious war,
a war which will put our resources and
courage to a severe test"
The correspondent of, the Daily News
at Ladysimth, telegraphins Thursday,
says:
the body of Lieutenant Clappame on
Umbulwena Hill, which was IN possess
sion of the enemy, met many Beers.
On stating the object of his quest, he
was kindly received. The cOncenSuS of
opinion among the Beers, he thinks, is
that they are sick of fighting and would
like to throw up the sponge. They said
their loss yesterday was heavy and due
chiefly to our artillery fire.
All was quiet at Buluwayo, in Rho
desia, according to dispatches received
this morning up to October q. There
has been some skirmishing on the bor-
der Apparently extensive preparation
are in progress at Deaar, Cape Colony
for the concentration of Lieutenant
General Buffers army. Thousands of
mules are corralled in that neighbor-
hood and transport material is being
hurried up from the south.
According to another dispatch, the
naval brigade at Ladysmith has
mounted four more guns from Durham
The report comes from Rome that
Portugal will permit the landing of
comedies with the view, strongly prev
alent in some quarters here, that the
British invasion of the Transvaa1 will
be made from that point.
The morning papers are divided in
opinion as to whether Sir George Stew
art Whites latest list of casualties in
cludes the losses of Lieutenant Colonel
Carleton S column before its surrender.
The preponderance of opinion incline to
the belief that they are not included,
since if they were General White would
probably have mentioned the fact.
A report that a Boer force with guns
from KOOmai POOrt is making it's way
through Zululand. is held to indicate
an intention to seize the railway be-
tween Colenzo and Pietermarftzbursy. if
it has not already been seized This.
however, will soon be known, as arm
ored trains are patroIling the line
The real question now for the British
public is, can General White hold out
anxiety would be felt on this account
We're it not that every day seems to
bring lists of casualties, proving that
much has been concealed as to the real
state of affairs. At the best, the com
ing week must prove a critical and anx-
ious time.
The Times, commenting editoriallv
upon the fact that news appears to
arrive in Belgium from South Africa
through some channel uncontrolled bv
British censorship, reminds the gov
ernment that information valuable to
the enemy can similarly leak from
Europe to the TransvaaI It suggests
that the government should fully exer-
else their right under existing conyen-
tions, if any such channel has been for
special reasons left open, and it appears
to think there may be some truth in
yesterdays Berlin and Paris stories
The Daily News suggests that those
rumors are mOrely likely intended for
propagation at the Cape and to infu-
ence the Afrikanders.
COMMUNICATION CIT OFF
London, Nov. 3.-The Daily News has
q dispatch this morning from Tad1-
smith, dated Tuesday at 1920 a. m
which gives the first independent .ac-
count OF the cutting off of I.ieutenan+