Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22
Beers CAPTURE
fine HORSES.
Force South Of Es,court Is Threat
ening Pietermariizburg.
BRITISH ARE ADVANCING


Durham. Natal. Nov. IA dispatch
from the Mooi river says the telegraph !
line was cut Tuesday evening near |
Highlands station. The dispatch adds
that the railroad station IL In the pos
session OF II large force of Beers en-
campcd near Mitchcson'a Cutting. 4
train bound TO Estcoprt returned II
only got a milo and haif northward
Of the Highlands station.
The Natal stud company's farm has
been raldod and 800 bloodcd horses.
valued a, $4,000. have been captured.
London. Nov. ?s.-There has appar-
emily been no communication with Eat
court since noon Tuesday and the Beers
control the railroad to the Mool river
Consequently momontouH Developments
may b expected at any time. The
Boffa, II seems. arc swarining south
ward. Large bodies are reported III
around Estcourt and parties appcar 10
be threatening plctcrmafitzburg
The Beers oncamncd at Highlands
station are well supplied with artillery
AANNA MAA hNtNhN'fH ANNA ~ HNWh ANAA
the various Docr forces arr being large.
~ Increased BY accesslons from the
disafcetcd Caps burghefs. The serious
deficiency In cavalry Is being felt BY
the british, who ATE unable 10 keep In
touch with the mobile Hoer forces,
whose .reHouce IL hardly reported be-
fore they are loot sight u. only to re-
appear nt any vital point along the line
Of communication. Gen Hiidyard's
force, anchored at Estcourt by the nav.
al guard, cannot make an attack until
Gen. Cicry'u force IN capable 10 take tho
nc'd,
According to cnpetown dispatch
Gen. Methcun'a division lot orange
river and reached Wittcputs. half way
| 60 Rellcmont, yesterday, and ndvicca
/ from orange river today show that the
Bocrs ooouny licllemont In force aud
that the ncighboring hills are crowned
| with BOcr cannon. patrol Of lnnccff.
which has returned to OranE" river,
came Unexpectedly on two joer
iaaEerr. Thee. shfapncl shells burst
We're unharmsd.
The British TRANSPORT Klldonan
Castle. snid 10 he the largest transport
10 the world, which left Southampton
nov. 4. with 5000 men. their kits, wcap-
! ona, machine guns. ammunition. bnl-
looms. pontoons, wagons, etc, arrived
at Capctown this morning. About 5000
OF Gen. Buffers army corps have now
arrived.
'rhc transport Subla. with the FIRST
battalion Of tho Scots Runr,la. has sailed
from. Capctowu Tor Durham. The trans
port carinthla arrived at Capetown
| yesterday,
Advleoa from Capctown say Mr.. Coi-
let, the correspondent ~ the London
Daily Graphic, who was arrested by the
liocfs while conv' ylng a message from
- SCI. 4 Na.a uNssF H#.a..
Colony. Co President Stcyn ~ the
oranHc Free state. aud who was taken
Co Hlocmfontuln, has been released and
cont back with President stcyn'a e..
ply.
The british transport Moniczumn has
also arrived at Cnpctnwn,
II II reported that Mt IIoffmcier. the
Afrikhnder leader has taken an I'm
portant step In the hope Of hnHt.ninc
the close uf the war lie ~ said to
have charged Mt Sauet, the minister
Of public works, to get IN touch with
the Free State forces In an cudeayor To-
arrange that the Beers uhail Apply for
an armiBtlos. The ostcnslhle object uf
SIR SaueT'H trip " TO induce his con-
stituents at Aliwal North 10 remain
] phrslyc.
The noor requisitlonlng NJ men and
supplies proceeds hriskly on the north
| .rn border Of Cape Colony. but Gen,
! Gatncre hopes soon 60 DO In a position
60 push ne Free Skaters back within
their own hurfars,
The rcoceunl Hon NJ Nnauwpoort by
che British IL tn 'rrt atep In this a.
rcction, but stsla forcca ~ Beers an"
laanerod at Colcahufg and threaten u
further immediate advance from there.
Various officers Of the British adj
mlrnliy have hocn interviewed by rep.
roscntntiycs Of the Associated Press re-.
pnrding the London Chronicle bad
/ 49, "a Nh4W ~ AL huNs
not received u single complaint uH to
the humility VI the food furnished ON the
transports. Tho chief cf the yictualllng
department said:
'The first we heard NJ the matter was
through the press, and though doubtful
Of lts accuracy Ne have set on foot IN
qnlrles on the subject. The only specific
instance mentioned lH that Of the Nuhlu
We bought large quantities Of provif-
Ions IN New York, but We have there
responsible agents who are not likaly
10 ucrept rotten meat 0r meat which
has already been refused by other grv-
ornmoniu II N Understood the term
ombalmod meats II applied 20 canned
meats We have not bought any ~
thene. Our supplies are confined % SAT-
meats md pork packed IN casks, COM
| monty known AZ sea nh salt horse the
same az served In all the unylcH " tho
world for years past We have not 70
far heard n word against this form of
food. and judging from the health of
the men Ia the United states navy dur
inE tho war with Spain 1t must have
agreed pretty well with them. II IL
barely possible thai our soldiers who
are not accustomed To salt food, arc
not altogether satisfied with THIS diet
and are perhaps inclined unoiliclnlly 10
declare II unit for consumption,
I'VE have yet to learn that the pro.
, visions purchased IN the United states
are not an as represented and though
Investigating the allegations We have no
Z r,ns0n 10 suppose W" VIII discontinue
purchasing In the United States when