New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
GREAT BATTLE NEAR
uosTJLE ARMIES IN CONTACT
At LADYS.uI7H
or THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE
-oorGHT To HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
~ LONDON FROM GEN
FRAL WHITE.
,eY oAr1r TO THE TRIPuNrl

.,o p~itieh under General White and
,,r5ar 1oubert A dispatch received
80. Town at late hour last night states
-. General White moved ont Of Ladysmith
s,~ooe f,rce and proceeded to Lom-
roo squadron Of the 18th Hussars
.s Oh, pse~s VINO opened fire With shell
"a. TWO horses on the British side were
.-a one trooper wounded. hut no Boer
.,...s vrs~4 rerorted The burghers were IN
,,sif.5n a. De Walls Farm. and the
...s Infantry failed 10 draw them ont. As
..,,-s was to DO gained by an afternoon at
.. the column h.vouacked. At daylight the
posrs retired 70 Ro'fontein.
>..-,erous cable dispatches were received at
-, War Office last night and q special rnessen-
mas sAs. at a late hour with bulky tele-
.,,io disps,ches 10 Lord Lansdowne. Pend
60 .,s Minister'S decision as 10 their publica-
49,, nothing could he disclosed to the press. hut
.. =. believed that intelligence of the highest
,o,ortsnce has been communicated by General
White
The 0lIcltI ifNitit - fNNiNii'' 'i 't'' ''N'''t
attack On Kimberley giving the names OF three
British soldiers killed and twenty-one wounded.
POWERS WILL NOT INTERVENE.
is believed that all rumors that the Euro
rsan Powers wil intervene I'm the Transvaal war
srs idle fctions France and Russia may have
some Interior purposes If convenient opportunity
arises for carrying them out but there will be
10 attempt 70 secure a coalition Of the Powers
In favor Of peace or the enforcement Of the prin-
c!Iles Of the Congress at Tho Hague France
nav ultimately purchase Ceuta and the Cana
res from spain or take possession Of Morocco.
and Russia may swoop down upon Herat ana
strengthen her hold upon either Persia or China
but these aggressive policies will be deferred un-
II England is deeply involved I'm South African
affairs If any attempt he made TO take advantage
q he var
The arbitration arrangements al nj me
Peace Congress cannot be applied t' Trans
ys5 war without the consent OF Eagland. and
10 European Power is prepared TO affront the
British Government 10y suggesting that the
names Of the Orange Free State and the South
African Republic were in the original list Of
Powers which the Dutch Government submitted
"a the approval Of Count Muravieff before invi-
fatovs 20 tNe Peace tDlEltS~ Nfit c'4 4le ''t'
This Nst was revised at ST Petersburg. and
when the Dutch Ministers received it the names
n the two Dutch republics in South Africa had
been dropred Russia was responsible for the
exclusion of those two commemorative from the
Congress. IN which minor nationslities took no
active part
KRUGER TOO PRECIPITATE
They we've shut out because it was suspected
st ST. Petersburg that England would not allow
them 70 be classed with sovereign States. Rus
sa excluded them from participation in the pro-
ceedngs az The Hague. but President kruger
BY his ultimotura took most effective measures
ior interruutine the natural course Of mediation
md arbitration he suddenly brought the nego-
aatons 10 an end and rendered war unavoidable.
and in this way allowed no time for the applica-
ton Of those pacific agencies which the Congress
rad recommended for general adoption. When
var had once begun IL was too late for either
he Beers or any sympathetic nation TO suggest
arbitration or mediation Arbitration would
have been equally futile after the battles Of
Manila AMI Santiago i'm the Spanish American
War
The suggestion that the American Government
shall intervene in the interest Of peace is re-
s1llfQ li Oh 4I4lilcLlI f4iHlfr 4lr4S d. a '@c--J
timsy as Ophelia's dreams. The British Govern
nent went our Of IFS way before and during the
spsnish-Anerican War 10 prevent European in
,sryention in the cuban question. 1t is con-
tended by public men here that it would be
shabby return for this favor If the American
Government were now 70 thrust its good offices
cnasked upon Great Britain and suggest either
arbitration or mediation as a means Of restoring
peace 30 serious attention is paid TO rumors
that such action is in contemplation in America.
Sir Redvers Butler may he expected al the
Cape to-day This viii be a very fast voyage
TIE mail steamers usually arriving at cape
Town On Wednesday Of every week al 'ne
earliest. but the Dunottar Castle, in response 10
request Of the War once that Sir Donald
Currie should secure the maximum speed, was
provided with nine extra stokers As reinforce
msnts viii arrive each day AT Cape Town cen
Sfal Butler ought to be IN a position very soon
70 send troops 10 the relief Of Mafeking ana
Kimberley without depicting the strength or the
great army corps which will make grand
IaTade through Cape Colony and the Orange
'lee state % Pretoria
BrLLERs PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Although no announcements are yet officially
mace as 10 the destination and movement or
ne army corps am able 70 state that the
troops viii be conveyed by rail to De Aar juno
uon at east N stations further north are by
''a' tine Inaccessible. and Will thence proceed
"or'h"aid by forced marches to Bloemfon'ein
ana The TIansVaaL Military men regard the
"'SIIe attitude q The Free State as blessing
u disguise owing 10 The hatness Of the ooun-
ana the difficulty of defending il against an
1esr Of Bullcrs capacity and strength OF
.'ces. The Free State is not ideal base FOR
satisfactory invasion Of the Transvaal' bnt II
~" serve military requirements much better
nan Northern Natal
"esn"hile General White and Cecil Rhodes
1ie facing the music The latest news, at MO
"-sHI was that General Joubert, with the fuh
s.e-sth Of the Boer forces In Natal was "ithin
-. 'e~ miles Of General Whites position at Lady
''"n- British reconnaissance IN force came