Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16

that tho noorl were driven on. lonving
many dead.
Il T. also said that British and noar
patrols came in touch and exchanged
shots near Frerc south Of colyuao.
a special dispatch FROM piciermahtz-
burg says that an nrmored train en-
gnFed In reconnoltenuE was attacked
hy The Beers with the result that One
british soldier was KILLED ana hfteen
wounded.
The reports that the Beers have pono.
trntoi southwark from Colenuu 20
Chievelic. where they are said Go have
cut The railroad, shows % O. claimed
that they are adopting a proper Htrutc-
glral plan tn impede the advance u the
British relieving force.
Perhaps this may turn out 10 ho Gen.
SchHlkburEcr'a force. which. when last
heard from. was raldiuH Zululnnd This
force. u o. asserted. may next BE- heard
from south o. Eatcuurt. which they Will
In all likelihood attempt Co Isolate be-
fore further endorsements arrive. In
deed. % ~ already reported that Boer
force has been seen lu the nolghh0r-
hood N line north NJ the Moor river.
According 90 the latest ndylcca from
British sources nc EHtcourt the Beers
are suffering from lack ~ supplies.
though the large stores the British left
Dundee must have been M great assist
unco 10 the loer commiaHarint lut the
task of maintaining a complete invest
mont of Lndysmlth IL probably proving
oncruuH
Ladysmlth seems TO be- well provls-
Toned, ana the entertainments are daily
being strengthened,
The ioem have renamed Dundee
"Moycradnrp" uftor GUn. Lucas Meyer.
whose forces fought thoHe of dcu. Sy-
mons therc.
II T. said this morning that 200
wounded OF Den. Meyers force arrived
at Pretoria the next day.
There - signs that a movement Tor the
relief u Kimberley may b. expected
shortly There 10 great activity nc De
Aar situated on the rnllrNad about 100
miles south Of Kimberley, whore the
advance appears likely 10 be- made.
There H. 1t " claimed, no urgent ron-
son FOR this unless Kimberley provls-
/ ions are getting low, hut the moral cf-
/ feet would be- good Tor the British.
The greatest outhualnHm was shown
this morning az the departure from
| Newport OF h mountain battery VI the
royal artillery, consisting of Dix guns
/ Thousands ~ people lined IA streets
| cheering ana the battery had difficulty
| ln reaching the train through the dense
! crowd This was the lust mountain bat.
| terry remaining in England, eight Others
| being lu India and tho tenth hlVirH
/ been captured BY the Beers at Nlchol'
sons Mex.
Nothing h known at the war office of
/ tho reported death NJ Gen, Joubcft.
Durham. Natal. Nov. 70. Monday
| Gen. iiIldynr has arrived here, lia
brought "a merF1ge from Gen. Butler
! expressing his hlgh appreciation Of
| Nntal'a course thruurhou the crisis. and
I taH FIsF Ntss
and colonial forces fought
a correspondent In Xululnnd reports
| that many uf the Beers who fought AT
] Dundee are now quietly blowing, aud
that nothing VIII induce them 10 return
| to the battlefield. Most of the guns M
position around Durham arc being with
drawn, ana all fear ~ Hoer attack
and all panic have disappeared.
There IN no confirmation Of the report
Of Gen Joubcrt'n death
Estcourt. Natal. Nov. ~, Monday
noon.-Tho West Yorkshire regiment
has arrived here
Tho bombardmont OF G.adysmlth has
been resumed Heavy firing was
heard early this morning. An armored
train was sent out ON a reconnaissance,
! toward ColcnFo.
The armorcd train on ~ return re,
ported that tho Beers had blown AZ
| the line between colenso and Chicyelie
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| kailrH report that force OF 900 {,
~ h9'is' WIN Nah"h7, M " hv'"a W w
alicsUun or NQ'yne., lnls ~ sniI -
ne tnr ioisti ns pA,lg NvNleu.ls ''.na
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neht Nun wv hu''n nv i,.s,,i ON
uoh' lhr result W hut hneWh
message from Lalysnltn l9at re
'elved gives "a ,tsw u,9,,ih OF we u.