The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-27
BATTLE AT LADYSMlTH.
Beers Reported Repulsed, but
British Lose Over 100.
CENSOR SHUTS OFF ALL NEWS
British Public In Complete Darkness as
to Situation In South Africa-General
Revolt all Along the Line Threatened.
Great Danger of Native Intervention.

! LONDON, Oct ga special dispatch
from Cape Town says there has been
another battle at Ladysmith and that
the Beers were repulsed. The British
casualties were placed at four killed
and seven wounded, all rank and file.
General White has telegraphed to the
war office from Rietfontein, under date
OF Oct "a, saying that in the fighting
near Ladysmith 10 of the British force
were killed and SO wounded and that
five are missing, the casualties being
most among the Gloucester regiment.
LONDON, Oct 26.-With unconscious
humor Cape Town correspondent tele-
graphed yesterday: "The censorship,
which is always delicate matter, is
working smoothly and without hitch. /"
This exactly hits off the state of affairs
today. An ominous veil is still drawn
over the movements of General White
and General Yule. Beyond belated
Ladysmith dispatches concerning the
Elandslaagte fight, which are still filter
ing in, the British public is left in COM
plete darkness and to conjecture over
cooked war Office dispatches. The Off
Gals of the war office last evening said
very few dispatches had arrived and
nothing further was to be expected until
morning. Since it is certain that Gen
eral Yule has effected junction with
General White, although this was not
brought about Tuesday night, but some
time Wednesday, and both are in a
position of safety, conjecture concerns
itself chiefly with the condition of
General Yule's retreat, which was evil
IDENTIFY hasty. Was it disorderly? Was
there fighting?
While the news of the retreat of Gen
eral Yule could justly have been with
held, on the ground that it would keep
the news from the Beers, there seems
no justification for delayed reports
from the Eighteenth Hussars.
The heavy losses Of the British troops
In facing only some 5000 Beers are COM
mented upon as what rifle fire means
today in the hands of even undisciplined
men who can shoot fairly straight and
stand their ground. Comparisons are
made with the first employment of the
magazine rifle in the Hispano- Amer
lean war, and it is considered the Amer
lean losses at Ell Caney and San Juan
would have been much heavier if the
Spaniards had doggedly stood their
ground like the Beers. General Butler
is expected to arrive at. the Cape early
next week, and the indications are that
some troops have already arrived at the
front and been in the fighting whose ar
rival has not yet been announced.
There is every probability, therefore,
that reinforcements are now moving up.
This is calculated to hasten Command
ant General Joubert's attack on Lady
smith, and news of big battle is daily
expected.
Among the touching scenes of the
field is related that Captain Peyton of
the Manchester regiment, who was
wounded at Elandslaagte, had to lie out
in the field in the bitter cold night,
drenched to the skin. A man of his
company placed his arms around the
captain through the whole night to give
him the warmth of his body.
It appears that the Gordon Highland
ers and the. Manchesters bore themselves
with reckless courage. To this was due
the fact that they suffered so heavily.
The former were eager to wipe out the
insults offered them by the Beers after
Majuba Hill, who tainted them with
being "Kaffirs in kits
New and stringent orders were pro-
mulgated to strengthen the vigilance at
Gibraltar. Nobody is allowed to enter
or inspect the batteries. Even the IA
NOUS st. Michael's cave is closed, be-
cause it is required for the storage OF
arms and ammunition. For months
sappers and miners have been engaged
in constructing new and powerful bat.
teries and 1t is believed the garrison
will be augmented.
The Times, commenting editorially
on the rumor of European intervention,
scouts the idea, saying: mo power
will lift finger. The alarming com.
plications built on our naval move
ments have no existence save in over
heated imaginations
REVOLT ALL ALONG LINE
All the Dutch In South Africa Unite t,
Down England.
New YORK, Oct. 26.-The Worlds
London cablegram says: The genera
British situation in South Africa is fal
more serious than the vigorously cen
sored dispatches published here would
Indicate. Steyn's proclamation annex
ing the northern section of Cape Col
-ony has excited only derision here, bu
/ am in position to state it has a very
grave import. The Cape Dutch in tn
annexed territory have already risen il
arms against the British government
and Steyn's proclamation is intended t.
relieve them of the consequences o
their revolt.
This is the first symptom of a rae
war in Cape Colony, which has bee
strenuously declared impossible b
Chamberlain. The war Office here ha
been advised Of this serious develop
ment and the war board had prolonge
sitting yesterday. Dreaded militar
measures will be adopted in the even
uality of general Cape Dutch rising.
MI 30 4. SO, l.