The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-09

ClN4Ildn.
The Beers shell the town from all
sides, their fayorte time for opening be
ing at midnight.
All Well at Ladyssnith.
London Dee. 5.-Although the repair
ing of the cable between Alden ana IAN
Zibar has restored the route via Adcn' |
to South Africa, and thereby relieved
quite q budget of beIatcd dispatches |
there is nothing at hand throwing light
on Gen. Buffers preparations for the re
lief of Ladysmith or the movements of
the other British columns.
News from l.adySnith has been re |
cclved up to the night of Wednesday, /
November 20, when all was well, pro- /
VISIONS were plentiful and the lombard (
mcnt was Ineffective. Dispatches of the I
same date from the Buer headquarters /
refer TO the renewal OF Il heavy lombard /
mcnt with a fourth siege gun. chriStcncd !
'Franchisc,' which had just arrived .
from Pretoria, and Il lifeleSs response /
from the garrison.
y special dispatch from Durham says
the Beers lost 1900 men at what has I
been popularity known as the battle Of
Glencoe II is also said that scuTyy and /,
dNsentery are rampant among the burg I
hers who are belcaguring Ladysmith.
May Purchase Beer and Newspapers. /
y dispatch from Pretoria mentions an /
Enimportant sortie from kimberley No /
yember - and says: The British plis-
oners are well. The government has per-
mitted them to subscribe to the state IL /!
brary and also allows them 10 purchase
beer and newspapers"
The reports of the abandonment Of the /
siege Of Mafeking, although coming |
from various quarters. are not confirmed I
Apparently Gen. cronje left there
force sufficient TO hold the garrison in /.
check.
\ delayed dispatch from Cape Town /.
received today, describes the departure
of the Canadian contingent Of troops for
the front. The streets were decorated
and dense enthusiastic crowds lined the
principal th0roughfarcs. GOV. Miner bid /
the Canadians farewell ut the railroad /.
station. All the officers. individually /
were presented to the government. who /
was heartily chcercd by the Canadian 7.
sUidi rs. They also sang the national f.
anthem. The Canadian contingent will !
act in concert with the Black Watch and /.
Scaforth Highlanders.
Boer Morale Shaken.
The war Office today received the fol /.
lowing dispatch from Gen. F0restcr- .
Walker, under date of December ;:
Gen. Methucn reported that at Moddcr
river he found twcnty-threc bodies ANA
that tweuty-seypn bodies have since hoated (
to the surface of the river. The people say /
that some bodies were buried and that 9th
ers were taken on mules 10 JakohSdLl /
where the EnSlin wounded were also taken. I
CammHudant AlbrCcht' : wagon. perfectly /
fitted up as pharmacy and surgery. was
captured The envlnyS loss WAS more than
ours and their morale has been much Shak- .
en-.
The following is a B0er version of the /.
battle Of Moddcr river:
Pretoria Wednesday. November 2t.-Dc- .
larcy' oicial report states that a large /
his commando MpDIpT river llptNY
fighting lasted for hours. Cronie and De
Iaroy took up strong positions. the Free
StaterS being reinforced Delarey had sey-
cntecn killed and wounded. including his
eldest The Free Staters' losses are .
unknown. At dark the Bcers retired slow
ly to their positions. having prevented the
British from forcing their way to Kim
berly.
Eniler to be Superseded.
New York. Dec. "a dispatch to the
World from London says: Field Mar
shal Lord Roberts will be ordered to
Cape Town to take chief command of all
the British forces in South Africa. super
seding Gen. Butler. Lord Roberts ranks
next to Lord WolScley, the commander
inchief i'll India.
This news caused Il decided Commotion
in military quarters, which was already
greatly agitated 10y the ordering our Of
10000 fresh men under Naj.-Gen.
Thomas KeIly-Kcnny, iuspector-generd
of the auxiliary forces and recruiting:
Military experts think Gen. Butler has
enough to do to look after Natal. while
Gems Grctacre. French and Mcthuen are
operating almost as independent COM
manderS.
The mobility Of the Beers is source
of constant surprise and anxiety to the
British authorities.
Boer Prisoners Maltreated.
Tgly charges are made against British
soldiers at ElandSlaagtc by q correspond
cnt Of the leading Amsterdam paper, the
Aigemein Handelshlad, VINO visited the
Boer prisoners aboard the guarlship Pen
clope i'll SimonS bay. II is alleged that
the prisoners and the wounded were
robbed Of everything valuable, even we'd
ding rings, and that in one ease Borr's
finger was cUt off To get 4 ring. The cor
respondent adds: Never have thought
Englishmen 10 be such brutcs. Ina giug
that about ninety men were behind a
kOpic when 300 Lancors attacked them.
The Beers had to surrender to such over
whclmiHs numbers and threw down their
weapons IL token of submission. But the
captain Of the Lanccrs shouted, Kill the
-s, whereupon a tremendous masSa-
ere ensucd. SouScnthalcr. the only pris-
uner among them. was spared because he
had remained flat ON the ground
Remarkable cprrUboration Of This
charge j furnished by Il letter written
10y Private Dolan Of the Fifth Laucer-.
about obviously the same incident at
Eland>laagte. He describes how the
LancerS charged Il k0pje. adding: As
soon a> they saw the Lanccrs they threw
up their rifles and ammunition and cried
Friends. But it was no 20. f"r they
fired on the Red Cross and we had no
mercy for them
Gen. White Holds His Own.
The Morning Posts dispatcii. bringing
u"ws from LadySmith up to November
-. * satisfactory evidence not only that
Gen. White il holding his own. but also
Of the persistence and determination Of
the besiegerS. Meanwhile. it i clean that
Gen. Ciyry can cross the Iucela river and
join Gen. White.
As far a. can be gathered. the bridges
are cffectualIy destroyed. and Gen.
tlery'S advance will he delayed. owing ~
the necessity of restoring the bridge at
Frere and other destroyed railway COM
municatiGn. The destruction Of both the
Colenso bridges viii entail a further wait
after the probable engagement 1T tolenSu
IS fought and wuH. which Will afford am
PIE time therefore. for the Beers to make
d last desperate attack on LaGysmitE.
though il Is maintained here that they
are unlikely 10 succeed in reducing the
city.
Ladrsuith Hospitai Sheiied.
Frerc Camp. Nov. 30.-A message from
LadySnIith. dated November -. says:
The chief feature Of the last three days
has been deliberate shelling of the Town,
including the hospital. Sehalkburgher, in
command Uf the Beers. sent a message
that all the Wounded must - 10 fkomhi
camp. Gen. White percmptorily refused.
The Beers then continued shelling The
hospital. There has been much damage
II the town recently. The Iiycrpools