Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-26

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because II Is required for the storage Of
arms and ammunition. For months sap
pers and miners have been engaged IN
constructing new and powerful batteries,
and Il Is believed that the garrison VIII
bc Augmented.
INTERVENTION IDEA SECUTED.
The Times, commenting editorialiy on
the rumor OF European Intervention.
scouts the idea. saying: mo power WIZ
uft a finger. The alarming combinations
h,,llt uuon our naval movements have no
existence save in oyerheated imasiha-
tons. .,.
PROMINENT BoER PRISONERS.
LONDON. october 26 The Daily Mail
has the following from Peitermaritzburs'
Natal, october 3d.
Tho proclamation OF martial ""
throughout Natal has given great salts
faction.
Among the Boer prisoners at Lady
smith are Dewitt Hamer. member OF the
Raad for Barberton. and Dr. Van Leg
geie. public prosecutor at Heid9loerg'
Among the killed was Mr.. DeJong, secre-
tarv OF the Transya8l Educational De
partment.
KOCK MAY RECOVER.
TT Is now expected that General Jan
Kock. the Boer commander. will recover.
General White gave him the option OF
being taken TO Pretoria or remaining at
Ladysmith, and he choose the latter
THE heavy losses OF the Kings Royal
Rides az Dundee seems TO have been due
to The black belts worn over the knakl'
which afforded an excellent target
INTERPRETING COOKED" REPORTS
LONDON. october 26.-With uncon-
scious humor. a Cape Town correspond
emit telegraphed yesterday: "The censor
/ ship. which is always a delicate matter,
/ is working smoothly and without hitch.
This exactly hits of the state Of affairs
20 day. An ominous veil - stlll Drawn
over the movements Of General Sir George
Stewart white and General Nuie. Beyons
belated I.adysmith dispatches concerning
the Elandslaagte Fight, which are stu
altering in. tho British public is left ia
complete darkness and 10 conjecture over
| cooked" War Office dispatches. the OF
ncials OF the War Office last evening sald
that very few dispatches have arrived
and that nothing further was to be eX-
pected until morning.
WAS YULE'S RETREAT HASrN?
Since Il is practically certain that Gem
eral Yule has now effected Junction Win
General Whlte-although this was not
brought about Tuesday night, as an
nouuced bv the Daily Mail. but some time
ON Weduesday-and as both arc now "
position OF safety, conjecture concerns u
self chiefly with the movements OF Gene
raj Jules retreat. That u was nasty -
evident. Was IL disOrderlyI was any
considerable camp equipment aosneoneus
/ vas there any fighting on the wayf such
/ .,uestions. and others like them, thf pun
L. ...fr aetf &inCA me
CENT of General Whites curious iust oe'
scription of the Ladysmith fight. W when
the British lost a hundred men, little re-
lance can be placed on the oihciai dis
SEVERE CRITICISM
while the conceaiment Of facts regarding
General Yulo's retreat can be amply JUS
tiaed on the ground Of keeping the INTEL
i6ence from the Beers, the hiding OF inc
news respecting the Hussars ana fpsi-
leers. who were apparently captured ~
tho hattie Of Glencoe, H. severely Sil'l-
clsed no intimation having even oeen
given that the officers were mlsslAs'
The heavy losses of the British troops
I'm facing only some 5000 Beers, are COM
mented upon as showing what rlhc IA
means to-day IN the hands OF even uhols-
ciplined men. who can shoot IAN -
/ STRAIGHT ana tldln AArAt r'r
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED SOON
General Sir Redvers Butler IS expected
- arrive at the Cape early next week
and the indications are that some troops
have already arrived ct the front ana
been I'm the fighting whose aIriFdl n".
not Vet been announced. Ihefe - eN,.S
nrobabilitv. therefore mat reinforcement
pro moving up. This H. calculated 20 mas
Ten COMMUNICATIONS Jouoert "l
tack ON Iadysmith, ana news oi q ''7
battle is daily expected.
8 About half q complete army CORPS %
nov, aaoat. and lull has occurred IN 1l5'
r Matching the remainder OF General Su.
ier's forces. owing to some alihcuity ia
obtaining transports.
sYAfoNs IN HANDS or BoERs?
htboueb news has arrived that Gene
raj Sir William Penn Symons Is dong
well. there is no indication Of his where
, abouts II IS presumed that me ID az Du"-
dee I'm the hands Of the Beers.