Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27

THAT COMING IN TWO OR THREE
DAYS OLD.
ANXIETY AT HIGH PITCH
Concerning Disposition of Troops
Landing at Durban-Sorties Made
by Mafeking Troops-Fight at Moot
River With Great Guns-Money
Given to Aid Soldiers.

London, Nov. 23-Although it is evil
dent the situation in Natal is again be-
coming sufficiently alarming, nothing
can be officially ascertained to allay
public anxiety or to crafty the Curl
osity felt regarding the disposition of
the reinforcements recently landed at
Durham The war office reports are
confined to the recital of a few casual
ties at the Mooi river but give no de-
tails. One correspondent says that
T. 900 beers are within 25 miles of Ho-
wick falls, near Pietermaritzburg, and
that the inhabitants are fleeing to the
capital. It is officially announced from
Pietermaritzburg that no anxiety pre-
walls, the garrison numbering 1000
men and six guns. The boer report
that Gen. Hildyard's messenger, asking
Gen. White for assistance, was captured
causes some uneasiness but small cred
ence is given the story. 1t is believed
that Estcourt is well provided with
food but there is less confidence in the
case of the Mooi river force. There is
no further news from the western from
tier, except the list of casualties.
Except the list Of casualties, showing
one trooper killed and one wounded at
Kimberley, the news confirms the &C
counts of the sortie previously reported
from boer sources. 1t is announced
| from Paris that Col. Mareuil, a French
officer, has accepted the post of chief Of
staff to Gen. Joubert in succession to
Col SchieI, the German officer who was
wounded and taken prisoner at Glands
laagte. From the same source, it IS
reported that two Russian officers, Col.
Gonetki and Gen. Seletz, have resigned
and are to Join the beers. An Austral
ian, who wishes his name withheld, has
given 10000 pounds to the war fund.
A Britisher, anonymous, has undertake
en- to defray the cost of distributing all
gifts to troops in south Africa
Sorties at Ladysmith.
Pretoria, Nov. 21-A dispatch from
the boer headquarters near Ladysmith
saws: ''Field comets of the Pretoria
comand report that British gun car
riages and some horsemen were moving
last night in Ladysmith. Our outposts
observed the British endeavorlng
sortie toward LOmDards rAOp and Bull
wanna Hill, where our artillery began
Smelling and drove the British back.
About daybreak, the British batteries
fired upon our positions. Two burgh-
ers were wounded. The supposed OBJ
iect of the sOrties was to relieve the
Estcourt force, which sent an urgent
message to Ladys1nith requesting aid.
The burghers captured the messenger
but finally allowed him to proceed. 1t
is reported that the Natal police cap
tured number of Transvaal dispatch
riders. In this latest report, Gen. Jou-
pert says: I am cutting off the re-
treat of the Estcourt troops to PETER
maritzburg and driving them back on
the Tugela river 1t is also reported
that the boer commander, with the
forces near Ladysmith said: 'Compre-
hensively surveyed from different
points, the fall Ladysmith can be IN
sured.
Fighting at Mafeking.
Pretoria, Nov. Zl.-Gen. Snyman,
outside Mafeking, reports heavy fight
ing Monday afternoon. The British
fired briskly on the French cannon in
the boer forts. The beers replied,
bombarding the British forts with good
effect. The loss of the British is I'M
known. One boer was wounded.
Effort to End War.
London, Nov. 23.-It is reported that
Hoffmeyer, the Afrikander leader, has
taken an important step in the hope of
Fastening public opinion for the close
of the war. He is said to have charged
Mr.. Saur, minister of public works, to
get in touch with the Free State forces
in an endeavor to arrange that the
beers shall apply for an armstice. The
ostensible object of Mr.. Sauer's trip is
to induce his constituents at Aliwal
north to remain passive. Various Of
ficials of the British admiralty, inter-
viewed by the Associated Press regard
ing the London Chronicles bad beef
assertions saw thew have not received