The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-16

ObSerVatoro Romano publishes g. para
graph declaring that 1t is the official or
gan of the holy see in announcements Of
facts, and It's criticisms on the war in
South Africa are not inspired 1t says the
holy see will not take the side OF either
party in the hostilites.
BRITISH TROOPS AT DURHAM.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-The troopshlp
Hawarden Castle with the Second bat
talon of the Royal Irish fusileers, has
arrived at Durham, bringing the number
of reinforcements that have landed there
up to 5,2H. Five other troopships are
now en- route from Cape Town for Dur
ban.
The total retnforcements that have ar
rived in South Africa since Friday are
$4,000 men, chiefly infantry, nearly $4,000
horses and mules, three batteries of field
artillery, and a number of quick-firing
guns.
The fact that the Britannia proceeded
for East London is taken to mean that
Gen. Butler is satisfied that the troops
which have already landed or are now
on the way to Durham will be sufficient to
carry out his plans for the relief of Lady
smith.
EXCHANGE OF ARTILLERY.
\ dispatch to the Daily Mail dated at
Kimberley on Friday, Nov. 10, by way of
Cape Town, reports an exchange of ar
tillery with the Beers that morning, no
damage being done to the town. Subse-
quently an armored train went toward
Deerf1eld, where 1t was fired upon by the
Beers, after which 1t returned to KIM
berley In safety.
The most interesting, and In fact the
only news of the war, now comes from
the Western frontier, the accounts of
Col Raden-PowelPs brilliant exploits at
Mafeking forming quite lively and en-
couraging reading. Trench work Is quite
is evinced as to who may be directing
aud as to what is still to be shown.
Nevertheless, both at Mafeking and
Kimberley, conditions seem altogether
favorable. So far as Natal is concerned
the Britisher must possess his soul In
patience and trust to Gen. Butler.
BOMBARDMENT IS LANGUID.
All Gen. Buffers arrangements for the
advance from Durbin 1t is rumored are
practically completed, and news of 1t may
be expected in few days. The war Of
flee has received several dispatches deal
ing with military details, but it is not
likely that these will be published. The
whereabouts of Gen. Butler are not public
ly known here, but he is believed to be
up-country somewhere.
Col Plumer, 1t is thought, has abandon
ed the attempt to relieve Mafeking.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-The Paris rumor
as to the fall of Ladysmith is discredited
at the war office here. If the news con-
tanned in the Pretoria dispatch of Thurs
day, Nov. 9, by way of Cape Town, Fri
day, Nov. 10, is correct. and there is
every reason to believe it is accurate, as
the Boer dispatches have almost inYaria-
bly, hitherto rendered fairly accurate ac-
counts, 1t is claimed here that it implies
that general assault on Ladysmith was
pending when Gen. Joubert's report was
sent Off Attention is called to the fact
that the date, Nov 8, is assumed to be
the date of Gen. Whites last pigeon post
message announcing a renewal Of the
bombardment, since which nothing has
been received except runnOrs from Est
court, that the bombardment was sus-
pended Nov. 10. .4
1t is claimed that If the Beers got their
forces within 1900 yards of the British
position, it shows they fully realize the
necessity of utilizing the brief interval
before the arrival of the British REIN
forcements to make a determined at
tempt to storm Gen. Whites position.
To successfully advance so close to La
dysmith, ii is pointed out, the Beers must
have been most active in intrenching
and the nearness Of the besieging lines,
it IS added, indicates their readiness for
position in military circles to believe the
Beers were not willing to undertake 1t
must, however, have been patent to Gen
Joubert that Ladysmith would not fall
to the fire of his artillery, and therefore
ne had no choice but to assault the place
or retire to the passes Of the Drakens-
berg, in the hope of involving the pursu-
ing British in the intricate Businesses of
the mountains.
SKIRMIsHES ARE FREQUENT.
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 1O.-A dispatch
from Bulowayo, dated Friday. Nov. 2.
says an armored train proceeded south,
close to Machudi, where a culvert was
found damaged. The Basuto police. the
dispatchS ADDS, report that a party of
Beers have been looting and damaging
property. a Fort TuIl dispatch. under
date of Friday, Nov. g. says:
There is great activity in the Boer
camp south of here A accommodating
party sent along the line heard heavy fir
ing IN the distance. The party returned
10 Col. SprecKley's camp, on which the
enemy was advancing in force. 1t was
shelled at midday, stampeding every
horse and mule, but not touching a man
The Beers number 400 r.
1t appears the Beers surrounded Bvch
Store, where small party stubbornly re-
sisted, ultimately retiring to the bush and
gaining Fort Till
An officer and five troopers are, missing
from Spreckley's force, which has been
out some days reconnoitering the enemy's
force, and which had. several skirraishes
on returning to Fort Tun"
GEN. METHUEN STARTS NORTH.
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 15.-Lord Gen.
Faul Methuen, of the First division, ac
companied by his staff, went north this
evening by train.
DISCREDITED RUMORS
PARIS, Nov. 15.-The Mattn saws To
dysmith has fallen and that tie Rritish
in Natal are demoralized.