Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-21

Absence Of news from him has led to n
surmisc that he Is trying to Join Gen.
white by flank movement.
The appeals for yeomnnry and vol
untcers are being responded to with
the greatest enthusiasm In all parts
OF the country. Lord wolsciey pro-
poses that the force being raised by
the lord mayor OF London be called
the city OF London Imperial volun.
teers. The government expects the
total OF yeomnnry and volunteers to
reach 5000. Baron Chcsham will com
mand, with Lord Lonsdale as adju-
tant-gencral.
The papers are now generally joIn-
Ing In free criticism OF the govern
ment and the war Office. ns day by
day fresh proofs OF unpreparcdncss
come to light. Special stress II laid
upon the failure to provide proper
Transports, which compcls the columns
70 Stuck tight TO railways. and upon the
infcriority OF the British artillery.
The Australian colonies are respond
Ing eagerly TO the imperial govern
ments appeals for second contingcnts,
u u reported that the queen viii
abandon her proposed visit to Italy, In
consequence Of the war
one Of the results Of the coal famine
In the Sheffield district, Indirectly nris-
ing out Of the war. IN that several i'm
portant steel firms are not able to get
coal even from their coilicriea n few
miles distant. They Will sue the rail-
way companies for non. delivery OF
coal. one Of the big afmor- plate works
has partially shut down.
Chicago. Dec. ?O.-'Thc greatest prob.
lem that England Will have To face In
south Africn," said Dr. 7. &. fInmmctt,
who today returned from Mnahonnland,
In Rhodesia. northward from the
Transyaal. "will In all probability be
that OF the natives ana not Of the Beers.
Even u the Beers are suppressed and
English supremacy established, In n
very short time the natives will still
be left TO deal with. They are not
causing any trouble Just yet, but there
are many signs that they Will put Eng
land In very difficult position at no
distant day Traders who come In from
the north think that now after the lif-
hcultics between the whites have been
settled the oonqucrors will find big
native problem on their hands. and that
the blacks will have to be conquered
all over again"
Tucll. Monday. Dec II. via Lourenzo
Marquee, Saturday. Dec l6.-Col. Plum.
er. with strong reconnoitering party OF
horscmcn has arrived here after a
weeks expedition into Transvaal terri
tory. He reached n point nfty miles
from Petersburg. in the South African
Republic. but found no Boers.thc coun-
try being seemingly empty OF men.
New York. Dec. Ala dispatch to
the Tribune from London says.
There Is practically no fresh news
from the seat OF war. Further de.
tails OF the battle OF Colcnso continue
TO dribble In. but on the whole they do
not add much information.
The Posts correspondent afilrma POSI-
lively that the Beers captured ten
British field guns.
Col. Butler. commanding the Devon
regiment. with three officers and forty
men. was surrounded. and all were
taken prisoners by the Beers while
looking for wounded men under u iiag
OF truce
According 10 the Chronicles cores
pondcnt. the British mounted Infantry
and Irregular corps, with two batteries
Of artillery, managed to take the Col
cnso road bridge and eventually cross
the rlverbut the tloor rifle fire prevented
them from pushing on. and the battery
was abandoned. Seemingly the guns