Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-24
British Guns at Mooi River Camp
Cannot Reach Them.
RUMOR OF ANOTHER BOER DEFEAT
News Of Yesterdays Fight Alarms
Friends of Soldiers.
SCENES AT WAR OFFICE

MOOI RIVER, Natal, November 24.-The
Beers have only sent ali occasional shell
into the British camp since this morning.
The range of the British guns IS not suffi-
cient for them to be effective.
An official native runner corroborates the
report that heavy firing has occurred
northward. The runner, who is from Est
court, says he was captured by the Beers,
who infest the heights northward. He adds
that they searched him, but failed to dis
cover the dispatches.
The Beers are in strong force under the
cover of a hill on which are two guns.
When the British opened fire the runner es-
capped in the confusion.
The same runner at Ladysmith last
week. He reiterates that heavy fighting
occurred there. The Beers, he claims,
made several attempts to capture the Bri
tish camp, but We're repulsed with heavy
loss. The native explained the failure of
the assaults by saying that every time the
Beers approached the British set the whole
country ablaze, killing every one within
reach.
RumOrs of BOer Defeat.
CAPE TOWN, November 24.-Uncon-
tfrmed reports continue to arrive here to
the effect that General White recently
inducing detachments of the beleaguering
force to venture into the open country.
when sortie parties from the British camp
captured them. 1t is difficult, however, to
believe that news of such Importance
would not have been officially announced,
and 1t is held that the affair described will
probably turn out to be the sOrtie reported
from the Boer headquarters November %.
Three squadrons Of African Light Horse
have gone northward
Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate the
Beer casualties at 1000 men, half of whom
were killed They also say the race course
there is being prepared for a laager, in the
event of a siege and the guns of the fort
are trained on it in case the prisoners at
tempt to escape.
A Maxim is placed at the gate of the pace
Beers Full of Fight.
From President Kruger down, every one
is in favor of fighting. They believe they
will succeed in anneXing all the beleaguer-
ed towns. The flag Of the United Republic,
now ready, bears the Orange cross. The
Beers expect the war to last from four to
six months, when they will possess South
Africa.
Commandant Albrecht and Lieut. Eloff
ture Buluwayo.
Sir Alfred Miners proclamation to the
people of Cape Colony. which draws atten-
tion to the innumerable proofs given by the
queen that she does not favor one race at
the expense of another, and gladly recog-
nizes that the majority Of the Dutch have
remained loyal and proved worthy of her
n.ajesty's confidence will, 1t is believed,
have a good effect. Premier Schreiner
heartily indorses it, and has directed the
ma agistrates to give 1t the widest publicity.
He has also invited the clergymen to dis
seminate it to their congregations.
PRETORIA, November 24.-It is believed
that the government will shortly release
Winston Churchill as q non-combatant.
The prisoners from Mafeking and Lobatsi
are mostly railroad men. After they had
taken the oath not to fight against the
Transvaal they were sent to Delagoa bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 24.-Resolu-
tions of sympathy with the Beers were
adopted by mass meeting held IN this city
last night The attendance was large and
much enthusiasm was manifested.
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