Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02

London, Oct. rs. -The war situation
this morning presents no new features.
1t is presumed in Natal that the Beers
are reconstructing their plans and that
the English are resting, but kilograms
from Ladysmith at express rates still
occupy 4S hours in transmission to
London and therefore 1t is not impossi-
bic that something is happening. The
special dispatches assert that Col
Baden-Powell, the British commander
at Mafeking is aware that Pretoria
has given Gen. Cronjc orders to stay
his hand, as already there is quite
enough to employ the Beers in Natal
A BoER FORCE THREATENING NATIVES.
Cape Town, Oct. 2S.-A telegram
from Buluwayo, Rhodesia, dated Mon
day, says: A Boer force is threatening
Chief Khama and Chief Linchwe, who
are loyal to Great Britain. The two
chiefs country lies at the extreme
northwest of the Transvaal and in
cludes Bechuanaland. 1t seems gross
mistake for the Beers to provoke war
among the natives. The probable ex-
PLANTATION is that the Boer force intends
to destroy the railway to Buluwayo,
which runs through Khama's country,
and thereby prevent movement by
Col. Clummer's Rhodesian force to 90
TO the relief of Mafeking Already
there have been stories of a Rhodesian
armored train engaging the Beers some
distance north of Mafeking.
DISPATCHES RECEIVED BY NEWSPAPERS.
London, Oct. 2s.--The Daily Tele-
graph publishes the following dispatch
from Ladysmith, dated Tuesday:
Gen. Symons ordered his column to march
back to Ladysmith, and, under his Instructions
himself and all the wounded were placed in the
hospitals at Dundee, 1t Is supposed that the
Beers, puzzled by the retirement, imagined that
q trick was being prepared, and therefore re-
NAMED At Dundee, watching their guns instead
Of pursuing the British,
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing from Ladysmith, dated Wednes-
day.
Our cavalry patrols have been fired on this
forenoon and chased by the enemy near the
scene OF the Reitfontein engagement. The
Beers show signs Of becoming aggressive We
learned OF the capture OF the hussars In response
TO military wire sent to Commandant General
Joubert.
NO RENTS CAN BE COLLECTED.
Lourenzo Marquee, Oct 2S.-The
following dispatch has been received
here from Pretoria, filed yesterday:
The government has issued procla-
nation declaring that no rents Or in
terests on bonds can be claimed during
the continuance Of martial law nor
within a certain fixed period after the
repeal OF the same. The Beers at Vry-
burg have secured quantity Of ammu-
milton. Commandant Schooman has
seized Crocodilepoort and destroyed
the railway bridge there.
THE FIGHT AT KIMBERLEY.
Cape Town, Oct. ,9S-According to
further advices from Kimberley, the
Beers removed their, killed and wound
ed in cars. No reliable estimate of
their losses has been made. Mr..
Rhodes rode out and watched the fight.
The townspeople, including the women,
mounted thetrenches, watching eager
ly for the return of the troops. Mr..
Rhodes Is cheerful and gives dinner
parties daily, at which luxuries are
abundant.
MANY SPIES ARRESTED AT DURHAM.
Durham, Natal, Oct, 2s.-Many spies
have been arrested here and some of
them will be shot. On the strength of
representations by the mayor Of Dur
ban, the governor of Natal Sir Wal,ar