Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-12

PRETORIA, Tuesday, November T.
The bombardment and attack on KIM
berley started this morning.
BARKLEY WEST, Monday, Novem-
Der Ga dispatch received from KIM
berley says Gen. Cronje sent message
to Col. Kekewich, calling on him to
surrender before six in the morning to-
day, otherwise the town would be
shelled, the women and children re-
manning at Kekewich's risk. The
Beers, it was added, surround Kimber-
ley in great force with heavy artillery.
LONDON, November ia Cape
Town dispatch reports skirmish east
of Belmont, in which Col. Keith Fall
coner was killed and five men were
wounded.
DURHAM, Natal, Wednesday Novem-
Der S.-A large force of men and guns
from the British first class cruiser Ter
rible has started for the front
CAPE TOWN Tuesday, November Z.
1t is reported that Boer force from
Smithfield has crossed the frontier at
Bethulie. 1t is estimated to be 1000
strong.
CAPE TOWN, Wednesday, Novem-
her -Night.-Dispatches from Kim
berley show that the town was vigor-
ously attacked at two different points.
1t is reported that one of the British
force and six Beers are killed. 1t is
believed here that the Beers surround
the town in force.
LONDON, November 1.-THE fol-
lowing additional announcement was
made by the war Office this afternoon:
Gen. Butler wires to-day, 1915 a.
vember that the bombardment of
Kimberley November z, did no dam
age and that there were no casual
ties"
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated
"Wednesday, November g. indicates that
the American miniaturist, Amelia
Kussner, is among the beleagured peo-
pie at Kimberley. The dispatch adds
that Mr.. Rhodes is sitting for her a
miniature.
Gen. Butler wires from Cape Town
under to-day's date that all the wound
ed and sick in the hospital at Wineburg
are doing we'll.
CAPE TOWN, Wednesday, Novem-
Der S.-News received from Mafeking,
undated, says that on Monday the
Beers shelled the town. One Boer gun
was knocked out of action and the
Beers retired, but were reinforced, at
tackled again and were again repulsed.
Tuesday they shelled the Cangan
Kopje with little damage. Wednesday
there was a general attack under the
cover of artillers, but it was repulsed
by the Maxims and Hotehkiss guns.
a.he Boer loss was fifty killed. The
British loss was slight Thursday
sholling by heavy gun was renewed
an& the Beers massed with the inten-
tiox of making an attack, but this was
pre- sunted by thunder storm. Friday
there was desultsry rife fires and an
occasional shell, but there was little
loss of life due to the excellence of the
shelter in the trenches. The health
and spirits of the troops are good
SAINT JOHNS. N. F., November II.
Owing to the gravity of the situation
between France and England over
South Africa, the British warships
Comus and Columbine are still sta
toned at the Bay of Islands of French
treaty shore of New Foundland. The
French have not yet all left the coast.
1t is probable that the warships will
remain at Saint Johns all winter and
the garrison at the port.
LONDON, November 1.-THE last
infantry battalion under orders Of
South Africa left England to-day and
the last of the Hussars also sailed,
leaving the household regiment the
only cavalry still to be dispatched, and,
last but by no means least, the First
battery of the Howitzer artillery has
started. Great things are expected OF
the Howitzer battery, of which there
are only three in the British army.
These five-inch breech leaders are
claimed to be of superior character
and are expected to be particularly SER
viceable in removing the Beers from
the hills.
The entire absence of news of any
Importance Is having its effect on the
nerves of the country, and the refer
ences in the censored dispatches to
heavy losses heightens the anxiety 1t
Is pointed out that the absence of
serious news in such dispatches as
have been received from Gen. White
proves nothing, as the general is not
likely to send by pigeon anything un-
pleasant or indicative of anxiety, car
riers being so liable to fall into the
hands of the Beers. There are signs
that the greater part of the Beers are
concentrating between Ladysmith and
Colenso but the stories are so contra
dictory that it is impossible to assert
this absolutely. If true, it is pointed
out that while 1t cuts off Ladysmith,
the risk of the Beers is also great, for
1t will give Gen. White a great chance
to intercept their retreat when Lord
Methuen's division advances from the
southwark, unless in the meantime Gem
Joubert succeeds in crushing the
heleaguered garrison. That the latter