The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-09
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The improved Cleaner.
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on DOES NOT WEAR DELICATE SURFACES.
GUNS ARE
BOOMING.
Extremely Heavy Firing is
Renewed at Lady,
smith.

London Dec. s. The Daily Telegraph
has received The following dispatches from
South Africa.
Frere Camp.j Dec 7.-Extremely heavy
firing at Ladysmirh began at daybreak
and continues at 10 o'clock this morning.
The wea her Is hot.
Mr.. Harold, o resident Of Ladysmith
| who left that town Tuesday night, says
the Doors continue to shell the place daily
but are using fewer guns than before. So
far rs any risk from the Beers Is concerned
he declares Lldysmith could hold out an
other year. The residents and soldiersare
fairly woll, though there Il lutte sick
moss through using the muddy river water
General White is well.
Nearly all the residents have bomb proof
shelters by the river side, to which they
retro to escape the sholls. Meat and
bread are reasonable in price, but liquors
and delicnciea are scarce.
A Boer Commando with two guns has
taken up u position at Bny's Farm, west
of Colenso. Another commando has gone
westward to kemy's Farm. The object Is
to dispute tho passage OF lhs rolief column.
Major Chincheste. provost marshall,
with half a troop of Natal ca.bineeIs and
six of tho Natal police started Wednesday
morning to go 80 miles westward under
Drakensberg Ridge TO capture four Dutch
colonists who were Joining the Beers and
The men were caught. Majnr Chinchest-
or recovered $50 cattle and 80 horses. A
Boer patrol attacked him on returning,
aud he shot SIX Bners. The provost mar
shul's pas ty returned to Frerc.
Ladysmith, Dec IVA Frere Camp, Dec.
7)--Today was fairly quiet The Beers
arc mounting numerous guns in COM
manding post ions. an evidently intend
to make a big effort to reduce Ladysmith
after tho return Of Gene, OIL Joubert and
his mon from Coleaso. Tho town cannot
DO carried by assault, but the new guns
render the place uncomfortable. All is
we'll 50 far.
Ladysmith. Dec. (via Weensn).-The
-, total British losses here since November
have been officers and rs men killed, 10
| officers and 13O men wounded and 3 miss
The Boer force Is still around in large
| numbers, but all within the town are veil
and cheerful.
London, Dec S.-Two official dispatches
| from General Fores tisr. Walker, at Cape
Town, which the War Office makes pull
lie, tell tho story Of the cutting of of Gen-
| eral Methuen and the reopening of COM
muncation later. The first dispatch Is US
| follows:
| mo further news has arrived from Gen.
eral Methuen today. but the following
has b6cn received from Orange Station;
| "A railroad culvert was blown up noar
Gras Pan this morning. Tho telegraph
wa, also cut. The guides report heavy
| firing Of guns to the nUrLh.'
| This implied that the Doors had cut tho
line Of communication behind General
Methusn. The second dispatch, dated 8.
| y. IN, Friday, was us follows
Telegraph and railway communicat.
ion to Moddcr river has been rcopsnei.
! A bat cry Of field artillery and u ba tall
ion Of infantry were DISPATCHED from Mod
! der river against C0mnulant Prins Lnos'
force nf 1000 Doors, with ono gun, which
had destroyed the railway. Our losses
| were II In wounded
| Belmont has been strengthened by the
infantry and two gun. A calvary ragi-
ment and troops from Nauuwpoort occu.
pied Arundil Thursday.
Tho rnemy's forces near General Cat
&C arc reported as follows: At Dor1re-
chit. 800, marching from jamestown to
DO drecht, 700, with six guns; at Storm.
berg, l,5UO; at Waterfall a large force,
strength unknown; at Molteno about 400
Lord Methueu reports casualties De-
cemher q on patrol duly as fo'lo,ss: Miss
ing, Lieutenant iris ram and four men
OF the Twelfth Lancers; wounded four
! men ~
| The following advices have been receiv-
ed from General Methuen's force at Mod
der river. under date OF Tuesday.
Beers are seen daily passing between
Spytfontein and. Jacobsdul laagers They
| frequently fire on patrols. Mounted In.
faDtry received severe fire while patrol.
ling six miles toward the north from n
hill. There was no ca ,uulty. An hours
! capnon-iirng has been heard at kimber-
ley"