Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-17
They are Gradually Closing Around
Several British GarrisonS.
KIMBERLY is ISOLATED
No Reliable Information of Actunl
Fighting Outside of the Affair Mt
Krnaipan nnd Occasional Ex~
change OF shots nt Outposis-A
Long ANA Dreary sclSo OF Towns
Anticipated.
tBy Telegraph to vIrglnlan-Pllo..,

(By Telegraph to VirglnIan-Pllots
London, Oct 16.-DIspatches from the
Cape are very meagre tonight, but
they include an important message
from Glencoe camp, dated 335 this
SMondaS afternoon, announcing that
the Boer commanders which Invaded
Natal through Laing's Mex, and, after
occupying Newcastle. advanced to
Pannhauser, retired on Ingasane yes
terday evening, their transport service
being reported defective. This will de-
lay indefinitely the anticipated and
hoped for assault on the strong Brit
sh position at Glencoe.
Another dispatch reports activity on
the part Of the Free State commando
in the neighborhod of Aliwal north, on
the southern frontier. The Beers adj
vance patrol, the dispatch says, go to
the frontier bridge nightly to keen
watch, firing shots at intervals as sig
nails. 1t Is believed the enemy intends
shortly TO try to rush the railway stn-
ton with the help of artillery posted on
+ a ridge commanding the town.
RUMoRs OF FIGHTING.
There are rumors that the Beers have
been rcpulsed at N1afekng and are at
lacking Vryburg.
A Cape Town paper has q dispatch
from the Orange river stating that the
telegraph wires have been cut between
Vryburg and Kimberly, and it is be-
lieved the Beers are talolng advantage
OF the presence Of a large gathering OF
disloyal farmers at VTyburg celebrating
Nachtmaal TO attack the town, hop
Ing that the formers will assist them
against the British.
The same dispatch says that the Brit
ish force at Kimberley is confident of
"a t,Al
immediate dispatch OF q relief force,
This question OF IL possible rising Of
the Dutch farmers in the northern por-
lions OF Cape Colony Is very important.
The Daily Malls correspondent at
Colesberg has been inquiring regarding
the matter. and on the whole thinks
the chances are against q rising. New
crtheless, there Is serious disloyalty and
much ant-British agitation IN these
districts. while the Free State Beers
threaten an Immediate Invasion of
Colesberg and Alwal North.
BITTER RESENTMENT.
The Daily Mails correspondent as
serts that Sir Alfred Miner Is worked
to death. and that Cape Town is surgfng
with bitter resentment at what is called
the schrcincr Cabinets betrayal of
Mafeking by its constant refusal to
send volunteer force to it's relief
The Natal invasion was made in three
columns at dawn on October H. through
Bothas Pass, Laings Mex and from
Wakkerstroom. Il objective point Of
the invaders being Newcastle. The
Beers utilized several thousand -nattVtg-
who were tramping from the Rand to
drive their heavy guns up Langs Mex.
precautions are being taken for the
defense OF Pietermaritzburg and Dur
ban. In The remote contingency that tho
enemy may elude the vigilance of the
British at the Ladysmith and Glencoe
camps.
a dispatch from the latter place says
That the partial closing down of the
Natal coal mines Will not intcrrupt thc
supplies for the Imperial transports at
Durham. as was imagined by the Beers.
large quantities OF coal being on the
way from India.
FIGHTING REPORTED.
London, Oct. 16.-The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Morning Leader, tel
egraphing Sunday night, says:
1t is reported that fighting began at
kimberley this morning. The railway
has been cut at Belmont. A special
dispatch filed at Dundee, Natal Sun
day afternoon reports that Command
ant Viljoens force had left Newcastle
for Dannhauscr, where the Transvaal
flag has been holsted over the town
hall.
The gradual cutting off OF outlying
points at the scene OF hostilities in
SoWth Africa from telegraph communi-
cation reduces the accurate news OBJ
tainable to minimum. Thus far, how
ever. no reliable information has been
received of any actual fighting outside
OF the affair at Kraaipan and occasion
al exchanges Of shots at various out
posts. There is no lack of circumstan-
tial stories regarding the fighting at va
rious points but these are scarcely
published before they are denied.
KIMBERLY Isolated.
The only salient facts in this morn
ing's kilograms are that the Beers have
advanced beyond Newcastle and form
cd a laager near Dannhauser, about
twelve miles north of Dundee, and that
Kimberley is Isolated and probably in
vested.
Kimberley has thus become the Inn
mediate center OF interest. The last
message from Kimberley prior to the
cutting Of the telegraph and railway by
the Beers said:
"An the troops at Kimberley are
WE'LL
AS there are 5000! troops there. little
anxiety is felt for the safety Of the
town, especially as the Boer forces are
said to be only of about the same
strength. Many stories OF brisk fight
ing at that point are in circulation but
although the forces are likely to have
come into contact, all alleged details
must be regarded as premature and