The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

of the town was cut OFT, there was ample
water for the needs of the town.
small body of Beers approached KIM
berley on Wednesday and Maj Chamier
made sortie with accommodating party
and some guns on board an armored
train. After few shots had been ex-
changed the Beers led precipitately.
There were no casualties on the British
side.
The police garrisons Of Fourteen
Streams and Temu have arrived at KIM
berley.
Everything goes to confirm the reports
that Col. Baden-Powell temporarily
worsted the Beers at Mafeking, and it
appears that upward Of 300 wounded Beers
have arrived at Johannesburg. The Beers.
however, appear to have reoccupied the
scene Of the fighting, as an attempt to
recover the bodies Of the British failed,
owing, 1t is alleged, to the Beers refusing
to recognize the Red Cross flag.
CAPE COLONY HAPPY.
The news from Glencoe arouses i'm:
nense enthusiasm among the British res
idents OF Cape Colony, and this is rapid
ly spreading to Basutoland, where 1T is
feared it Will further infiame the desire
of the natives to participate in the OPP
erations against the Beers.
Probably the Boer movement was curb
ed by the defeat at Glencoe, but it seems
reasonable to believe, Judging from the
determination and fanaticism of the
Boer forces, that they will sooner OF later,
anyway before Buffers corps takes the
field, return to the fray with redoubled
aggressiveness, in desperate attempt to
break the backbone of Gen. Whites
forces, having previously endeavored to
weaken it by feint and flank movements.
Such supposition regarding the Boer
plans is based upon the belief that Com
mandant General Joubert's main objective
is to break up or rout Gen. Whites COM
mand before the British reinforcements
arrive. But 1t is possible the willy Boer
general has carefully concealed strategy,
which he Intends to carry out in an unex-
pected direction, and that the attack
upon Gen. White on Friday was merely
intended to deceive the British as to the
main objective.
Reliable news from the Boer war is so
hard to secure in London that it Is i'm
possible to predict with any degree Of
certainty what the next few days are
likely to bring forth.
GEN. BULLER'S PLANS.
The Associated Press learns that the
plans of Sir Redvers Butler, subject to
finding on his arrival that the complex
ion of the campaign is not entirely
changed, are to have four divisions, each
little army in itself, and each capable
Of meeting the full strength Of the Beers
As his forces will exceed $4,000 men, this
is regarded as feasible. With three
armies ne intends to invade the Trans
vaal from different points possibly lead
ing the principal force through the Free
State and sending the other to hold
Natal
Expert military information, as ascer-
tanned by the Associated Press, Is in
clined to favor single line Of operations.
unless the invader has a tremendous
preponderance Of strength. Although few
are willing to criticise Gen. Buffers ad-
mitted military genius without knowl-
edge of the information upon which he
has based his estimate of the Boer forces,
there is a growing feeling that the war
will eventually resolve itself into guer-
rllla- campaign, and many references are
made in this connection to the progress
Of the American forces in the Philippines
Several Englishmen who have lived
among the Beers, but are now In London,
assert that the Beers will never stick
to their artillery, and there is an unan-
imous feeling among those who know the
Transvaal and its inhabitants that the
Boer artillery will cut small figure only
after the first month.
The explanation of this Is twofoid IN
the first place, most of the Beers are
unaccustomed to fight according to the
methods required in conjunction with
heavy artillery: and secondly, most of
them are armed with rifles only. Com
paratively few have bayonets, revoIvers
or swords, and it is military impossi-
bility for men to stand up against a cav
airy charge unless they possess some
arm in addition to the rifle Hence the
only alternative when cold steel threat
ems Is to desert the guns.
1t is not believed that the Beers will
suffer SO much by the loss of artillery as
might be thought at first. Unencumbered
by guns, they regain that mobility which,
in the previous war, proved such thorn
In the side of our organized troops
A splendid instance of the spontaneous
cooperation of the army and navy is
given in the action of Capt Lamberton,
commanding the British first-class pro-
tected cruiser Powerful, while on the
way to the Cape. Calling at Maritius, he
found a line regiment that had been or
dered to Durham unable to leave for want
of transport. Without waiting instruc-
lions, he embarked the whole regiment
on board the Powerful, and landed them
at Cape Town, making an extra quick
passage for their benefit