Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-11-30

tured by White.
London, Nov. 25.-The secretary Of
war has received the following dis
patch through Gen. Forester Walker,
from Gen. Methuen, dated Belmont,
Nov. %:
ATTACKED the enemy at daybreak
this morning. He was in strong po-
sition. Three ridges We're carried in
succession. the last attack being pre-
pared by shrapnel. Infantry behaved
spendidly and received support from
the naval brigade and artillery. The
enemy fought with courage ana skill.
Had attacked later should have had
far heavier loss. Our victory was
Have taken forty prisoners.
Am burying Il good number of Beers.
but the mt;r part of the enemy's
killed and wounded We're removed by
their comrades. Have captured
large number of horses and COWS and
destroyed large quantity of ammuni-
ton"
The British losses are reported as 30
killed. 40 wounded and Is missing.
Repetition of Elanslnagtc.
London. Nov. 25.-Before anxiety as
to the situation in Natal had been re-
lieNed there comes news of Il gr,a
battle at Belmont. This has happened
sooner than was expected. Only the
official account is vet to hand. but so
far as can be gathered tho fighting APP
pears to have been almost a repetition
of the battle Of ElanS aaste. y dis
patch of the previous day estimated
that 1.-THE Beers in that vicinity num-
bcred 1000 and that they had five
guns. and judging from the absence
of any statement to the contrary III
the official report it is believed that
the British We're slightly superior iii
number to the enemy.
Brilliant SortieS b:' White.
London, Nov. %. - The situation in
Natal remains obscure. Fighting was
reported at both Estcourt and Lady
smith 1t was at first reported that
heavy firing had been heard in the Iii
rection of Willow Grange. leading to
a belief that Gen. Hildyard had made
a sortie. Later dispatches announce
that Gen. White SORTED from Lady
smith and inflicted Il demoralizing de-
feat upon the Beers.
1t would be premature to give full
credence to either report. What is
quite certain is that Ladysmith. Est
court and MOOT River Station are all
isolated and the Beers seem abl". at
ter detaching enough troops to hold
900 men, to push forward toward Pie
;%11>
A disquieting feature Of the whole
campaign is the fact that all the adj
vancing columns report meeting the
Beers in force After the brilliant sue
cess of Gen. Joubert in partially par
alyzing the relieving columns. the
question is asked what would have
happened had he at the outset Of the
war. instead of sitting down before
Ladysmith. pushed on toward PETER
maritZbErg?
An official dispatch from Sir Alfred
Miner to Mr.. Chamberlain reports
that thus far the efforts of the Beers
to provoke an uprising among the
Basutos. or to start Il civil war have
been unsuccessful.
Captured by Gen. White.
Durham. Nov. 25.-The Natal Times
SAYS: During the night attack on
Sunday Gen. White captured several
Boer positions with guns and much
material"
Basis of Settlement.
London. Nov. 25.-The Daily Chroni-
Gle saws: I'VE learn that the cabinet
has decided that basis of settlement
in South Africa will be a united South
Africa, modelled upon the Canadian
plan. The details have not yet been
settled. but it is practically settled
that no terms Of peace will be accept
ed by the British government short of
the British occupation of Pretoria
and Bloemfontein.'
Dutch Rising Continues.
London, Nov. 25.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. ster-Walker at Cape Town:
Gen. Gateacre reports having ION
Wednesday, encamped a battalion of
infantry near Putter's kraal. and that
reinforcements of mounted troops with
half a battalion of infantry arrived at
the same camp. The Dutch rising con-
tinues in the Broken Nail districts.
The police at Molten's report that
armed Dutch have left Craddock
Cape Colony to join the rebels at
Broken Nail"
Beers Forced to Retire.
Orange River. Nov. 25.-An engage
ment was started on the other side Of
Witteputs. just above Orange River,
Yesterday morning, and the British
artillery succeeded in forcing the enc
nv to retire. The following is the Of
fetal communication issued to the
press guarding it:
artillery firing commenced at 4:45
a. m. in the hills bearing east-north-
east from Orange river at an estimat-
ed distance of twelve miles. 1t ceased
at Z o'clock, the enemy retiring to the
hills on the sky line bearing east-north-
east. at an estimated distance of fif-
teen miles from here. The artillery is
firing again."
The foregoing is apparently the be-
ginning of full description.
Strike Settled.
Evansville, Ind, Nov. 25.-The coal
miners strike in Southern Indiana