Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-05
BRITAIN IN A FUNK
Ordering Out Of Ten Thousand Fresh D.,
Shows Dire Straits.
LORD ROBERTS MAY SUCCEED BULLER
Natal Situation Regarded as Enough for Sir
Redven to Control.
HOW B0ERS WILL CHECK ADVANCES
To Stop Buller at Tugela River and Wear
Out White.
pplTIcu pllpl IT pl HINGED IN GRIEF
BRITISH PUBLIC PLUNGED IN GRIEF
Queen weccs and Bemonns Losses
and Members of the Nobility he
siege War ONCE for News
Beleagucrcd cities.

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LONDON Dec. 4.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram lit Is reported
here that the military authorities Of Great
Britain are almost in funk following the
ordering out OF 1000 fresh men. 1t is ru-
mored that Lord Roberts will be ordered
to Capetown to take chief command OF all
the forces in South Africa, supersedins
Butler. Experts think the latter has his
hands full with the Natal situation, while
Gatacre, French and Metbuen are operating
almost as Independent commands.
Continental papers insist that Boer tactics
will land Methuen In Kimberley so weak
ened he will not be able to move toward
Bloemfonten or Pretoria because the lines
behind will be cut by raiders. The same
authorities declare the Free Staters can
hold French and Gatacre safe while all the
remaining Beers will check Butler at Tugela
river and eventually wear out White at
l4adysmth.
II 10 said now that 500 Beers only fought
Methuen at Gras Pan-that the force he de-
feated at Belmont retreated to the orange
Free State and the troops at Modder river
were entirely fresh commands from the
Transvaal.
The numbers and mobility of the Beers
are source of constant surprise and
anxiety to the British authorities. The en-
tire British public from royalty to the lower
classes is plunged In amazement and griet
at the frightful losses in battle. The queen
now goes about her daily functions with red
eyes and is reported to weep and bemoan
the deaths of her soldiers and the horrible
ravages of war. The princess of Wales in
private expresses her horror of the war
main brought
upon the British. The war office is con-
stantly besieged by members of the nobility
seeking information concerning relatives at
the front One duchess refuses to read any
kilograms sent her for fear of receiving the
worst news OF sons cousins, nephews or
other members of her family AT the front.
Advices from Lndysmith.
PIETERMARITZBURG, Nov. 3O,-9:30 p.
m.-Latest dispatches from Ladysmith,
dated November 25, say nothing important
has transpired since the last message. Beers
arrange the program daily and the English
apparently are the disinterested spectators.
Complaint is made that the Beers deliber-
ately shelled the hospital after White had
refused the request of Shalkenburgh that
the wounded be sent to lkombi camp.
The Liverpool and Gloucester regiments
have lost eleven killed and wounded. Sew
eral Natal police have been killed. The
estimated strength OF the Beers is below
10000 The siege has resolved itself into
desuitory attacks. The health of troops Is
good. Civilians are patient.
wounded Doing Well.
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MAFEKING. Nov 23.-Wounded are
doing we'll The messenger left them sing
ing Soldiers OF the Queen" shelling the
Beers is continuing. All are we'll otherwise.
JOubert at ColensO.
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ESTCOURT, Nov 3O.-9:35 a. ma local
farmer, taken prisoner at Highlands, but
released at Colenso yesterday, has just ar
rived III camp. He estimates the Boer force
holding Colenso at $4,000, with fifteen guns
in strong positions. He says General Jou-
bert himself commands the Beers.