Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-30

iah authorities na TO the ability of
Mafeklng aud Kimberley 70 withstand
assaults.
a dispatch from Fort Tull. forwarded
during the evening Of Oct. 2tth. an
nounccs that nlackhurn's force IN the
sklrmish at Rhodes nrlft killed y
Hoors
4 Knmr spy reported that many more
Hoers were lying In the drift dying.
blackburn died ~ his wounds ON Tee
turning 90 Fort TulL Scouts there r..
port that the Beers are concentrating
strongly on the Rhoderinn border, with
a war Office dispatch from capctown
dntcr october 20. Gays hn arm0rcd train
under LlUwglyn got within 1900 yards
Of the ioer laagcr. three miles south Of
Crocodile Port The noerr had driven
IN their hoiaCs on the approach OF the
traln. Three Maxim bolts were Dis
charged into the nncrr who must have
had considerable loss. They returned
ten shots with no oncct col Plumcr'a
outposts had several skirminhcs on the
Crocodile river.
From later advicea II was learned
that Col. Llcwelyn returned 60 Mochudl.
100 miles north Of Mafcklng. Llcwclyn
reports all quiet
Lady Randolph Churchill presided
this afternoon at meeting OF the con-
Vcution OF the American Fund being
raised 60 ueud a hospital ship for the
use Of wounded euldiors 90 South ART
ca. II was announced that Frederick
Gardiner and John Hays Hammond.
the American engineer. had contributed
ei.000 each TO the fund. The aubacrib-
ors u large amounts Include August
Belmont. William X Vanderbilt ana
Mcadames nrndlcy-Martin and Burns.
New York. oct. aO.--A dispatch 10 the
Herald from London anyai
THE Daily Telegraph publishes these
dispatches from IT, special correspond
cnt In Natal. Bennett Burlelgh.
"LndyHmith. Saturdny-Thc inter
change OF shots between the pickets Of
both forcea ceased Friday az sunset.
The BocrH show extraordinary Keen
ness Ia their endeavorH TO cntrnp our
scouts
"0on. Frcnch's force. consisting Of
i've battallons of Infantry, nix bat
tailons Of artillery and a considerable
number ~ cavalry. bivouackcd Friday
night az Mount Ruluwau.
They We're unmolcstcd by the enemy
who retained their position upon "a
rough low kopic.
Arrangements had been made TO as
Hnult the noers position, but these
were ncgutlycd In The morning, our
patrols nnding the Beers gathered In
Moving TO the north OF the enemy
on this side uf Mntawun'a Hook. our
scouts became visible from the high
ground overlooking Lndyumlth ut "a
distance OF four miles away and they
were Cred upon Since then cannon and
cavalry IRE has been constantly ex-
changed.
Large bodies Of Beers have been
seen south of Tintwa Yona,
- lurEc centrifugal pump r. being
! erected Tor the purpose of making the
town independent Of any outside water
supply.
"our troops are all right
THE enemy apparently sim retain
| their position OF saturday,lylng TO the
! northeast and west Of Lndyamith,
Their aharpshuoterH persist In coming
down the gulics and trying to surprise
/ our scouts. Happily, they meet with
no ancress ns our troopers are alert and
pay them back with interest
Gen Lucas Meyer has about 10000
/ men inaFercd east OF Mount Buluwan,
| Cen Ioubcrt's force has not yet reached
! Elandslaagtc. The Free state hurgh-
crs have lnagers and guns ON the hills
] 10 the northwest ~ Hcpworth Reds
I farm which n four miles north of here.
- small reconnoltcrlng force n out
! AZ present our troopers are resting
] here and the situation IN satisfactory.
| Large suppllca are already stored la
] each place IN addition 10 some cat
] tle which arrived
"rho Free State Beers appear TO have
] moved most of their force TO the scene
| OF action at Mutawnn Hook Probably
1000 are there with guns, Relatively
few Beers are LETT guarding the prnk-
/ pnabcrg puHac."