The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-10
Advance of a Fresh British Army from
Durham Will, 1t Is Thought, Be-
gin Next Wednesday.
THREE STEAMERS CHARTERED
TO CARRY 10000 MORE TROOPS FROM
LIVERPOOL TO AFRICA.
Orders Issued for the Mobilization of
a Siege Train-Latest Report ON
Gen. BulIer-ROtten Meat.


and conflicting news from the seat of war
and the fact that General White has not
yet said word about the alleged fghtinS
around Ladysmith again producing a
feeling of gloom 1t may be that General
White has sent news and that General
Butler has thought best to keep it to HIM
self. Indeed, this is the version that is be-
ginning to be believed. as IL is held to be
impossible that the news of heavy fighting
brought by Kaffirs in such circumstantial
detail can be wholly groundiess. If this
be SO it is ominous, for there could be no
ground for concealing favorable news. 1t
cannot be long, however, before change
occurs. General Buffers forces will soon
arrive at Durham and will probably begin
the advance to the relief Of Ladysmith
about Nov. IL.
The Beers. il they ever entertained the
idea of real invasion Of Cape Colony. have
probably now abandoned it and will devote
their whole energies TO reducing Ladysmith.
They have only about week more to do
tnlS. Inc Idcl THAT llicy di = IdlLCl ilidOtNS
indicates that they are waiting for some
thing which they feel sure will justify their
delay. The latest Estcourt dispatches seem
to indicate that the garrison is about to
retire farther southwark. A dispatch, dated
Monday, says: Signs are abundantly man
ifest that movement is contemplated by
the British troops at Estcourt, and their
destination is kept profound secret. An
troll, hac naH frnr
tering in the direction of Colenso and re-
ports having seen nothing of the enemy
The train guard met native runner re-
turning from Ladysmith, who said that a
party of Beers had torn up the line within
a mile Of Colenso station. The Beers, he
asserted, were in great numbers in that
vicinity. They brought big guns down from
Groblers Kloof hill, pointed them on the
main roadway and fired five shots into Co
| lenso, only to ascertain that 1t had been
completely evacuated. Then they entered
with five empty wagons, which they filled
with goods from Edwards's store. The train
party went scouting and obtained reliable
news that Colenso was in possession of the
| Beers and therefore returned here, bring
| ing the runner with them. The Natal
| field artillery, with mounted escorts, re-
| turned to camp at o'clock this afternoon
| after patrolling the surrounding country
The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
| from Pietermaritzburg, telegraphing Mon
| day, says: "Estcourt, Pietermaritzburg and
| Ladysmith are all safe for some time to
| come Owing to the fact that Ladysmith
| lies low and the Beers. unluckily, have been
permitted to occupy the hills, photographic
communication has proved a failure"
From Port Elizabeth comes the intelli-
~t,A @f1af f41- Aax-1
| seized bale of new flags consigned to the
I Free State, consisting Of Orange Free State
colors, with the Netherlands flag in the cor
ner.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
| Standard says: 1.-The ministerial papers
| here are giving currency to infamous Boer
| charges of British creulty to prisoners and
the treacherous use of the white flag. 1t is
asserted that the British have bound pris-
| oners to the wheels OF Maxim guns and
| dragged them along
Orders have been received at Woolwich
and Davenport for the mobilization of a
| siege train, which, Ii Is supposed, is intend
ed for the purpose of she!ling Pretoria. The
| force manning it will approximate the
| strength of eight batteries, and will consist
| of thirty-two officers and 1,l04 noncommis
| stoned officers and men. The armament will
| be thirty howitzers, fourteen six-inch guns,
eight five-inch guns and eight four-inch
| guns, the whole train weighing more than
| 5000 tons. This will be the first employment
| of modernized siege train by any Euro
| pean army. and the progress of the reduc-
| ton of the forts by lyddite shell fire, pre-
| limnary TO storming by infantry, will be
| watched with interest and curiosity by all
| professional soldiers.
| Three large steamers have just been char
1 tered at Liverpool TO convey the 10000 troops
! of the division which Lord Wolseley yester-
| day announced would be moblized. The
| transport Arawa has been further delayed
| by disarrangement of her electrical plant.
! The disabled Persian will transfer her
| troops 10 the Goth which will leave South
ampton next Tuesday,
| A dispatch from Durham announces that
! Prince Victor OF SchleswigH Holstein arrived
there on Monday and Immediately proceeded
! up country.
AT Constantinople ii is rumored that Lord
! Cromer, British diplomatic agent in Egypt
| has received instructions 10 arrange with
the Egyptian Cabinet for the dispatch of
| 5000 Egyptian troops to the Transvaal but