The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-17
DELAYED THE B0ERS' ATTACK.
GLENCOE NOT REACHED OWING TO
DEFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

rrgIiSh Sorry for That, As Their PO-
sition Is strOng-Would Like the
noers to Make an Attack-Dis-
matches From the Cape Meagre.
inherent Points Are Threatened.
cane Town Has Disturbing EIe-
ments.
London, Oct. 16-Dispatches from the
zane are very meager tonight, but they
include an important message from Glen
cos camp. dated S:S5 this (Monday) aft
srroon. announcing that the Boer COM
D,andoes which invaded Natal through
1ainss Mex, and, after occupying New
castle. advanced to Pannhauser, retired
on Irgagane yesterday evening, their
TRANSPORT service being reported defective.
This will delay indefinitely the anticipated
and hoped for assault on the strong Brit
ish position at Glencoe.
Another dispatch reports activity on the
part of The Free State commando in the
nelghborhood of Aliwalnorth, on the south
ern frontier. The Beers advance patroi,
the dispatch says, goes to the frontier
bridge nightly to keep watch. firing shots
at intervals as signals. ut is believed the
enemy intends shortly to try to rush the
railway station, with the help of artillery
posted on ridge commanding the town.
There are rumors that the Beers have
been repulsed at Mafeking, and are at
tacking Vryburg.
Cape Town paper has dispatch from
the orange river stating that the tele-
graph wires have been cut between Vry-
burg and Kimberley, and ii is believed the
Beers are taking advantage of the pres
ence of a large gathering of disloyal farm
ers at Vryburg, celebrating Nachtmaal,
10 attack the town, hoping that the farm
ers will assist them against the British.
The same dispatch says that the British
force at Kimberley is confident of its abil-
ty to nod out, but urges the immediate
dispatch of a relief force.
This question of a possible rising of the
Dutch farmers in the northern portions of
Cape Colony is very important. The Daily
Nails correspondent at ColesDurg has
been inquiring regarding the matter and
on the whole, thinks the chances are
against q rising. Nevertheless, there is
serious dsloyalty and much anti-British
agitation in these districts, while the Free
State Beers threaten an immediate in
yasiOn Of COlesburg and Aliwalnorth
The Daily Mails correspondent asserts
that Sir Alfred Miner is worked to death
and that Cape Town is surging with Bit
ter resentment as what is called the
schreiner cabinets betrayal of Mafeking
by its constant refusal TO send a volun-
teer force to its relief
The Natal incursion was made in three
columns at dawn on Oct. y, through Bo-
mas Pass, Laings Mex and from WEEK
restroom the objective point of the in
yaders being Newcastle. The Beers util-
ized several thousand natives. who were
uamping from the Rand, to drive tneir
heavy guns up Laings Mex
Precautions are being taken for the le-
tense of Pietermartzburg and Durham.
in the remote contingency that the enemy
may elude the vigilance of the British at
the Ladysmith and Glencoe camps. A dis
patch from the latter place says the par
uai closing down of the Natal coal mines
Will not interrupt The supplies for the i'm
peHa! transports al Durham, as was i'm
agined by the Beers, large quantities of
coal being already on Tie way from India
Regular shipments VIII arrive from India
Until the Natal mines open again.