Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-28
:, MAY Have Repeated Their
Tactic, Of NichoIsOn'' Mex
, CAPTURE Is RUMORED'
,a.. Victory at Gras Pan Was a
S" aoer plans Discussed
rom a British source

,..,on. Nov. Is, $3.50 a. ma fresh
..,l,n IN the East African
'.s1lr''.s,y,.ic AT this interesting
az hss caused a cessation Of war
z.l'H' vet the war Office has not re-
,As ia Msthuen's detailed list OF
.,.,nles nor Is any intorna''on az
sisI'. .SSgardlng the whereabouts OF ihe
~ ,srcsrs. who were sent IN pur-
I.l ,hs B9ers from Gras Pan
~ !" nsny Mail says that a private
y, snrounces that the lancers
..m scouting ahead Of Methuen's
,sc.ng column, but as he an
.s5 yesterday that he was giving
I, -se a days rest that Is hardy pos
~ 49, the greatest anxiety is felt
49,, ssDecially In view OF the fact
~. a Rerln Journal the Duetsch-
which regularly prints Boer
.-~1rleatlons, announced yesterday
VI. h could have been ascer'alneq
pJfish sources that the naval
,.i-,is iesi 100 men at Gras Pan. ana
", ,ss ninth lancers were captured.
y 4. understood that the government
..i8 10 proceed Immediately with
7. -sblllzstlon and embarkatlon OF a
5tsn Of 1OOOO men, under a Well
i,5rr Acknowledgement
y,r York Nov. ga despatch TO
a. gsrsld from London says
n Al three forward movements OF
1 a. pgil.h forces an extremely inter-
~ situation is developing Gen,
noe and Gen. French, on the north
,.ir Of Cape Colony, have begun
TIrs along the De Aar-Naauwpoort
III IN an advance from Colesberg and
| yTslpOnt
fsr5 gethuen continues his progress
-,rds Kimberley Because he has
hi fight at each railway station
m Orange River, some credence was
I'm 70 an agency telegram In the late
Agnoon papers that he had had a
AL ,ngagement with the enemy at
| E-y Nest Kl0of, nine miles from
ss Pan ana that he had captured
rs nllon rounds Of Boer ammunition.
| ~ up 70 two o'clock this morning
| o. K no confirmation Of this third
| g1gnef
| n heHt battle Is TO be expected at
;yicaisIn, where there is a good po-
| Got The stages Of his advance will
vliby be. Gras Pan TO Honey Nest
~. nine miles Honey Nest Kloof TO
{Y9ier river, fifteen miles; MOdder
| rm 70 Spytf0ntein, fourteen miles;
|sViontelu TO Kimberley, eleven miles.
British advance must necessarily
oaj along the railway line which
Sry almost straight between Honey
| gst Kloot and Modder river.
III river viii be no obstacle, as Il Is
lnil and easily fordable At Spytfon-
| Nh there are a few scattered hills. This
Z be only point where the Beers win
Y thls 10 agall themselves Of cover.
ne British movement Is undoubt-
| ty ilfcult and dangerous. The great
y p.1 arises from the possibility Of !
n Beers moving men across the Free
sue from Natal 70 Jacobsdahl and the
l1iel river. Such a movement would !
euH about ten days for any con-
x.Pfabk force and about seven or eight !
. tyi iof force o. less than 10000 men. |
Y 4 i carried out Methuen's column !
niy prove unequal to It's task.
70 news has been received yet OF the |
frh lahcers, who We're sent TO cut of |
~ Beers when Methuen attacked the |
ftnI at Gras Pan. An unconfirmed |
''poH iiom Berlin says that they were /
zNufed Some uneaslness prevails |
,,srtng their safety.
Iia loss Of the naval brigade IN the |
slls a. Gras Pan was enormous. out /
w eamen and marines l0j fell, be-
more Than twenty per cent.
h British advance force IN Natal, /
Z strong, reached Frere station well /
N way 10 COlenso on Sunday. At
sa WV more men, II is estimated,
coming uD behind. 80 there will be
" Troops somewhere about Colenso
y sens doubtful whether the enemy
make any stand south Of Lady
.a bul the latest dispatches would
.ss'e mat both forces are moving
'n % eonyerging lines that will
= hear Colenso.
NE Beers make a stand south Of
- mey viii have behind them
4ssela river, In food and only ford
- lew places, This means COM
4 4 humiliation II they are defeated.
i,y make a stand behind the Tu-
'aey are not out Of reach Of Gen.
~ tho might, with his cavalry,
~ lhelr only possible line Of re-
'.i'nsherg passes.
n, thought that they are most
~ ~ 2 pay back and push men over