The record-union., 1899-10-20
Nothing Sensational in Reports
From South Africa.
British Forces at Ladysmlth and Dundee
Observing Ensmy's Movements.
No Reliable Information From
Kimberley or Mafeking, Both
Being Cut OFF From Railway
and Telegraphic Communica-
tion.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-The War Office
this evening issued the following bulle-
tin:
mo news of Importance has been re-
ceived from Natal to-day. The cavalry
attached to our force at Ladysmith and
Dundee are engaged in observing the
enemy's movements.
Tteps have been taken to secure Piet-
ermaritzburg and Durham againS raids
on the western frontier.
There is no recent reliable intelli-
gence from Kimberly or Mafeking. both
places being cut off from railway and
Geographic communication. Tt is be-
lieved, however, that a skirmish took
place on Sunday six miles south Of
Kimberly, and that the Beers were
beaten off with some loss by an armor-
ed train. There was some fighting at
Mafeking on Saturday. ending with
repulse of the attacking force. Beers
in considerable numbers are assembled
at AliwaInOrth and Bethalie, on the
Orange River. Railway communication
with the Orange Free State and the
Transvaal has now ceased, the remain
ing refugees having been warned to
leave by way of Delagoa Bay"
BOERS REPULSED.
CAPE TOWN, Oct ia dispatch
from Kimberly, dated October 18th,
says: "All is we'll here. Colonel Hore
engaged the Beers at Mafeking on Oc-
tober 14th with great success. Mafek-
ing was still safe on October 18th"
A special dispatch to the Cape AR
gus" reiterates the statement that in
the fighting in Mafeking Colonel Hore
repulsed the Beers inf1icting a loss of
800 men.
The Cape Times publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Kimberly: Re
liable information from Mafeking says
that an armored train. while reconnoit-
ering north of the town last Saturday,
engaged 800 Beers, who suffered heav-
ily Colonel Fitz Clarence's column
followed the Beers. inflicting severe
loss The British casualties We're two
killed and fourteen wounded, two Sc
verely"
Complaints of Boer outrages upon the
natives continue TO arrive These serve
further TO inflame the Basutos and
Zulus. Yesterday $50 Basutos from
Johannesburg arrived at Burghersdorp,
Cape Colony, and alleged that the Beers
had robbed them wholesale, and fog
ged them with blacksnakes. The party.
which included a son of Chief Lero-
thodi, was supplied with provisions.
and the Basutos then started home
ward cheering for the Queen and
chanting war songs.
THE BOER ADVANCE.
DURHAM, Oct. 1S.-(Delayed in
transmission.) 1.-The following official
note has been issued regarding the Boer
advance:
AN Orange Free State force, with a
few guns, moved about ten miles down
Tintwas Pass, opening with artillery
on small British cavalry patrols. The
range was very distant. and the shoot
ing Indifferent. The object may have
been either a feint to draw our troops
from the real point of attack, or a pre-
lude TO Boer concentration against
Ladysmith
There is an incessant procession of
applicants for active military service.
and the new force of 1900 mounted in
fantry which the Imperial Government
has sanctioned. will be quickly raised
The Premier, Mr.. Schreiner, continues
to issue circulars to the Dutch resi-
dents, advising them to maintain strict
loyalty TO the Imperial Government
The best authorities here now agree
that the danger of a general revolt is
slight
BLOWING UP BRIDGES.
CAPE TOWN. Oct 19-The Beers
have blown up the bridges at Fourteen
Streams and the ATodder River, the for
mer north and the latter south of Kim
berly
BRITISH VICTORY.
m, delayed in transmission 1.-The Brit
ish troops here have been under fire.
A strong Boer patrol was encountered
eight miles from the camp. and was
repulsed. The British suffered no cas-
ualties.
DECISIVE FIGHTING MAY SOON
OCCUR.
LONDON. Oct 19.-According to pri-
vate information received here from
Bloemfontein, capital of the Orange
Free State, President Kruger tele-
graphed an account to President Steyn
of the affair at Kraaipan, where the
Beers derailed and bombarded the Brit
ish armored train carrying Captain
NeSbitt's party. President Kruger said
that Nesbitt and seven men were seri-
ously wounded; that no one was killed,
and that all the prisoners were well.
According To the same advices. a
Dutch farmer living in one Of the bor-
der towns has received letter from n
friend in the Transvaal, referring to
the Mafeking affair as bad business -
The Associated Press learns that the
transports which will convey the army
corps about to start for South Africa
will go neither to Durham nor Cape
Town, both of which are already over
crowded with refugees, but to Port
Elizabeth, Port Alfred and East Lon
Don, from which points railroads con-
verge directly upon the Free State bor-
der, where concentration will be ef-
fscted somewhere in the neighborhood
of Noryalspont. The advance viii then
begin toward Pretoria.
Natal again claims share of the
attention which during the last few
days has been focused upon the be-
Raguered garrison at Mafeking. The
combined advance of the Boer forces
on the positions held by the British
General commanding in Natal, Sir