The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-14

LONDON. Oct 1-An Edinburgh pa
per. the Scotsman. this morning asserts
that d battle has taken place between
General Sir George Stewart White, COM
mandine the forces n Natal. and the
Beers. who entered Natal by way Of Van
Reenans Pass. General White the Scots
mas says. is very sneuine of the success
OF The British movement.
The foregoing report is considered 10
he correct. as late last night the War
office had news of British advance
from I.adysmlth. aud was hourly expect
ing further Intelligence
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from its correspondent at Ladysmith'
dated at noon ON Friday. says:
"A strong mobile column under General
Sir George stewart White. accompanied
av General Sir Archibald Hunter, pro-
..eeaed baforc daybreak this morning to-
ward Acton Homes for the purpose oil
accommodating General White S ooJe'.
was TO observe what was golns on ana
also TO test the mobility ana eIn''enCS "-
Dis forces. All the men are Well ana 'no
weather s now hne.
According to dispatches from Lazy
.,,,,,, to The Standard and To- The Daily
-reltgrlph. dated Thursday, heavy storms
have begun and forage is scarce on lhe
Neldt. ,..,..,,
Therefore. nothing SIS expected TO h"ppsn
Cor a fe,y DAVIS. unless the Beers, WIN
were reported to bc advancing s"oul"
threaten the British line of defense drawn
from Glcucce junction to Ledysml'h.
In this case. according 90 the olsp''''''
no apprehension SIS felt as TO the result
General White Nt. INrN" gums ""'
Boers eleven.
ATTACHING GATHERING.
The Daily Mails cape Town correspon-
dent t,leqraphine FRIDAY evening says:
81 learn ON good authority that the
locr- are attacking Maiekng. They are
reported 90 have already suffered seNei"l
Iepulscs. .
NJ is generally admitted that Nryhurs
cannot stand IT. strong Eocr attack.
According to the Daiy man cape
Town CORES sponacut. Mr. Schrciner, pre-
gnier of Cape Colony. viii uuroservedly.
support the Imperial government liia
previaus reserve Was dictated hy desire
not to drive the cXtrcmc Dutch residents
10 excesses.
According to ihc s1rlc authority. the
railroad department had carly lntimauon
railroad bridges over fourteen streams,
end sout adequate forces 90 protect these
point, Tho result Was that the Beers
postponed their attempts
Evart Gr0h'cr member of the Noiks-
rdad for Phnipopolis. has been elected
commanlant general of the Free state
forces Ho is only thirty-tvo years old
s. we'll educated and was Free State dele
gate 10 the Chicago Exposition.
.H.... H.EfN IH
further states that the Free State forces
have completed an preparations for the
destruction of She BOthuli bridge when
that action becomes nccesst ry.
Tho Evening News publishes the follow
ing dispatch from Cape Town.
"An armored train has been destroyed
south OF Mafekng. Fifteen British
troops were killed Tho Beers shelled
the wreckage after the train was de-
raued.'
An oficla dispatch. received at the
Colonial Office says.
1.-THE armored train was destroyed near
Kraipin station while on the way to Mafe-
king with guns.
This dispo-es Of the fear that many
women and children were involved in the
disaster.
IL is reported in Cape Town. though as
yet the rlm0r IS not confirmed that a cole
lision has taken place between trains
bearing refugees near Victoria, West
Cape Colony nine persons being killed
hnd many others injured
BOERs ADVANCE.
The Boer forces. with artillery accord
sng 20 "a dispatch just received from
Standerton. broke camp az SandsprWt ye'-
terday morning. moving in the direcDon
Of Natal
The War Office has received the follow
ing dispatch from the general command
ing the Cape forces
CAPE TOWN. oct. l3-1:lO =. Nan
armored train from Mafeking. escorting
TWO seven-pounder guns. sent from here
10 Mafekng, WAS attacked last night at
Kraipen. Apparently a rail had been re-
moved. The train left the track and
the Beers fired into &c with artillery for
half an hour and captured it
+Telegraphic communication with Mafe-
king is interrupted at Ktaipan. The wo-
men and children have been sent 10 cape
Town. The guns referred 60 belonged TO
rho Colony They are Hight and OF old
pattern We have no details as TO cas-
ualties.'
The second edition Of the Standard SAYS
that a despatch from Ladysmith dated
yesterday morning. says that IL is again
reported that the Beers have occupied
Iaings Mex. the younger Burghers i'm
sisiing upon the occupation despite the
more prudent counsels.
Telegraph wires connecting with the
Free State have been cut and an immedi-
hte advance Of the Beers Is not antici-
pated.
CONFIRMED
DURHAM. NATAL oct l3.-The Minis
ter Of Public Works. Lieutenant-Coi Coionei
Nine. has received telegram confirm
ing The report that a considerable force
OF Beers have entered Natal 10y way o
J.ainFs Mex.
DURHAM, oct l3--Thc nrst and sec
ond battalions of the Manchester regi-
ment. under IiCutoLant-Colonc curran
and Ridley. have arrived al Ladysmith.
PRETORIA oct l2-Nia Lorenzo Mar
apes. oct i3-An Orical manifesto has
rst been addressed 10 Afrkanders