Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
NO News Of Buffers Plans
Allowed to Leak Out.
ATTACK ON LADYSMlTH
Beers Took up a Good Position on a
Small Hill and Sent Shells Into the
City-The British Prisoners Now
Held at Pretoria.

London, Nov. 1S.-5 a. m.-The absence
OF news of any serious movement against
Ladysmith seems to show that the Beers
are repeating the strategy adopted by
them at Dundee, when they appeared in
front and endeavored to effect a sur
rounding movement. This seems to have
been their object regarding Estcourt and
since it is improbable tina relief should
reach there for some days to come it is
not unlikely that a further retiring move
ment on Noel river will be made. Major
Wolf Murray has returned to Pietermar-
ltzburS TO- take charge of the line of COM
municationr and Colonel Young of the
Royal artillery has taken command at
Estcourt. The forces now at Pietermar-
ltzburg are too weak to attempt to re-
open communication. Artillery and cav
airy, especially, are badly needed and it
necessarily will take a long time to OBJ
ain either, owing to the difficulty of
entraining and the necessity of allowing
the horses to rest after the long sea voy-
age.
From the indiscriminate distribution Of
the various divisions at unexpected
points it seems clear that the original
plans of General Butler nave been wholly
changed. Not the slightest word regard
ing the new plans has been allowed to
escape.
1t has been reported that the Belmont
fight arose owing to the advance of a
British column to relieve Kimberly, but
this seems incorrect, all Of the most re-
liable accounts representing the engage
ment as growing out of a reconnaissance
The announcement of the arrival of Gen.
eral Methuan at Orange river, however,
doubtless means that arrangements are
in q forward state for an advance from
that point, if the advance has not already
begun.
Kimberley was safe on Friday, Nov. 10.
Last Tuesday a Boer force of 900 entered
Aliwal North, Cape Colony, hoisted the
flag of the Free State and declared the
town n district to be a part of the
republic. The activity of the Beers in
this locality would almost point to the
necessity of insuring the safety of the col
umn marching to the relief of Kimberley
from attack from this direction or from
Bloemfontein.
In view of the reticence of General Bull
Ter, it is almost useless to speculate re-
garding the report of a movement to re-
lieve Kimberley 1t can only be intended
to withdraw the Beers, if possible. from
Natal. The object of the occupation of
1 III, IL 10 uiiuciS loou, IS W pre-
vent the large quantity of ammunition at
Herschel being forwarded to jamestown
and thence to the Queens Own. The
Beers have notified the inhabitants that
no loot ing will be allowed Everything
tends to show that the relief of Kimber-
ley could only be safely undertaken by a
strong column.
dated Wednesday,, Nov. 8. say that Chief
Joel, terrorized by false Boer assertions
that the British have been beaten in
every engagement and are being driven
out OF South Africa, is preparing to join
the Beers, believing theirs is the winning
side. The Beers are said to have SUI
piled him with guns which have been
accepted with specious promises.
London Nov. 1.-THE following GEN.
sored dispatch from Pretoria gives de-
tails of the engagement referred to in an
Associated Press dispatch from Pretoria
dated Wednesday,, Nov. 10:
The Free Staters here had taken up a
position on a small hill when an English
battery advanced and attacked them,
sending a fierce hail of shells on the hill
for an hour when the Transvaal cannon
put some shells right in the midst of the
battery, sending the English to cover
behind the hill. Two burghers were killed
and six wounded. When the British fell
back on LadySlnlth several shells XplOd
ed among them but the execution lone
could not be seen.
At midnight the Afrikander cannon on
the hills surrounding the town opened fire
simultaneously on Ladysmith, turning
the quiet and arkness of night into a
lurid inferno of whistling. shrieking shells
speeding from all points of the compass
to the doomed city. Several buildings on
fire We're seen from Duluwa hill. During
the day the troops left the city deserted
and sought shelter on the edge of the
hill to escape the death dealing shells. y
The dispatch from Pretoria also says
that the prisoners at that place include
the Eighteenth hussars, four officers and
81 non-commissioned Officers and men:
of the Dublin fusileers. four officers and
II non-commissioned officers and men:
the Irish fusileers. 10 officers and 533 nom
commissioned officers and men: the Glou-
~cesters, IA officers and 305 n~On-commis-
stoned officers and men; the artillery, five
officers and 60 non-cOmmissioned officers
and men: the dragons, n man; the
Natal police. one man; political, g. men;
sick, So men.
The dispatch adds: "The trains are
working eXcellently from Pretoria to
Ladysmith. The Beers lave ample food
but are short of clothes"
900 sets Of teeth SO. DR.. Wix.