Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-06

wise would have been further alarmed.
Confidence is felt in any measures that
General Butler may deem desirable. The
knowledge that the pigeOn-post Is working
hard also comes a relief to the great
anxiety previously felt.
The third-cass cruiser Pelorus has been
ordered from Gibraltar to Durham, and tire
third-class cruiser Fearless from Port Said
TO the same point. Dispatches from Cape
Indicate that the Cape Dutch are becoming
restless in consequence of the continued
B0er successes.
Eoers Destroy RAILWAY.
1t appears that the Beers have destroyed
the railway as far down as Knapdaar,
eighteen miles south of Bethulie.
The correspondent of the Times at Lady
smith, under date of November . con-
firms the report of artillery exchanges. He
SAYS: THE Investment of the town Is now
permanf mt Last night the enemy tapped
Ihe wires IN our rear. He can therefore
cut our communication whenever he plea SEES
1t is suggested, however that the Beers
believe that Lady is in their power,
and that they are therefore anxious to
nave Us get up all our military stores be-
lore they attack US.
"A reconnaissance by Lancers and a field
battery today found Free State lager,
which the British shelled heavily, driving
the Beers out"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Standard, telegraphing Wednesday, says:
- The British first-class protected cruiser
Terrible is steaming at full speed from
Simonstown, Cape Colony, for Durham,
Natal
There is some disquetude here in con-
sequence Of message from Pretoria, CIV
ing Commandant Cronjes report of his
operations against Mafeking. The grand
sand is only about mile from Mafeking,
ana II CronJes account is to be believed,
the Beers must be very close
Will Carry Lyddite Shells.
Transports have just been secured for
the Woolwich howitzer brigade. which will
be hurried to the Cape. The brigade has
10000 rounds of 5-inch lyddite shells await
ing it. According to the estimates a single
shell. falling into compact body. will kill
800 men 1t was demonstrated In the bat
tie of Omdurman. which destroyed the
army of khalifa Abdullah, that a large
cation, while hundreds of vultures and
eagles fell upon the battlefield from the
same cause.
The Times publishes a dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg. Natal, dated November
), which says: The Dutch residents here
have received news of a sanguinary battle
fought yesterday, probably between Lady
smith and Colenso, large number of the
Beers were killed, many being relatives of
Natal Dutch residing in this place. The
English residents have no knowledge of any
engagement
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Kuru-
Der >, says: Three hundred Bechuana-
land Beers have Joined Commandant De-
lareys force, which has gone to kimber-
ley. leaving only 200 men at Vryburg.'
G.. W. Stevens, describing for the Daily
Mail the affair at Nicholsons Mex. says:
The Beers shot magniiicenty The mo-
ment a Britisher raised his head to see
where the enemy were he instantly fell
back with bullet in it" on the other
hand, after the engagement, the Beers
acted with the greatest kindness to
wounded and UnwOunded.
They spent the afternoon singing dole
full hymns under the trees, and they had
reason to be doleful. for they had lost
many men,
Camp Broken at stOrmberg.
The Daily Mail publishes the following
dispatch from Burghersdorp, dated Novem-
Der 9: The large British camp at Storm
berg Junction has been broken UP today
by the order of Sir Redvers Butler. Every
thing, including guns, stores, tents and the
usual paraphernaiia of a camp. Is being re-
moved to Queenstown, about fifty miles
Of StOrmberg-
An Orange Free State force about $500
strong, with several guns, which for some
time was concentrated just across the Or
ange river has crossed the bridge at Bethu-
lie. destroying portions of the railway on
its marcn This obviously with the inten-
ton of checking the coming advance OF our
army corps.
The enemy now appear to be awaiting
before making a further move
to the south. The impression here is that
the removal of the Stormberg camp may
result in 4 large number of the colonial
Beers joining the enemy. The English sec
ton is utterly upset at the withdrawal of
the British troops and the serious news
from Natal"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says he understands that in ad
dition to Stormberg ROsmead Junction and
Naauwpoort are to evacuated.
Attitude of the United States.
The Times. in careful editorial today on
the relations of the United States to the
war in South Africa. says: When the con-
tinent rings with denunciatiOns of England,
II is very cheering and refreshing for the
English people to note the sympathy and
intelligent comprehension manifested in the
United States. We should prize American
sympathy in any case; but it becomes
dOubly grateful when manifestly based
upon a deliberate and well-infOrmed judg
ment of the essential merits of the quarrel
as well as upon reciprocation of the kind
~ feelings with which Engishmen regard
American aims and enterprises.
The American people are not blinded by
the accident that the Transyaal calls itself
a republic. They know that every essential
attribute of d republic is wanting, and they
know also that England stands for equal
laws, individual freedom and the energetic
progress which together make up the re-
land pumped for the United States so the
United States now pumps for England,
without regard to The fine-drawn technical
tiles of the attorney
Capt. SIOcnm Sails for Africa.
\ dispatch from Liverpool yesterday
says: Scenes of remarkable enthusiasm at
the embarkation here today of the 10th
Hussars upon the transport Columbian took
place. An erroneous report that the Prince
of Wales, who is honorary colonel of this
regiment, was coming to bid the troops
farewell drew out enormous crowds Some
Lige Guards and some Horse Guards also
embarked
The Duke and Duchess Of Bucclouch, the
Lord and Lady Derby, Earl Cadogan. Lord
Henry Cavendish Bentinck and other no.
table people were present to say goodbye
to relatives among the officers. Five mill
tary attaches, including Capt. s. l.. Slo-
cum, Sth United States Cavalry, United
States military attache in Vienna, went on
board the Columbian. which will sail to-
night
CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK.
Croker Admits That His Former Pre-
diction Will Not he Fulfilled.