Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-03
BRITISH LESS A
THOUSAND MEN
Report Of the Alleged Battle With
Bprghers Behind Ladysmlth,
CAPE COLONY DUTCH RISING
War Onice withhoids Dispatches -
nritish Power In south Africa
IN the GraVcst Perm.

New York. nov. IA dispatch to tho
Tribune from London says.
The news that Geographic communi.
cation with Ladysmlth has been Inter-
ruptcd does not necessarily prove that
the hocrs have surrounded the town
ana closed Boz. Il seems most probable
that they have placed thcmaclycs upon
the British lines of communication. re-
pcating exactly their Dundee tactics.
Apparently gen. Joubcrt means 10 at
tempt Co capture Gen. whites force.
IN the hope either 60 BRING England 20
terms or head TO European Intervention
\ oltcumsGntial report comes from
Paris relating that Gen. Lucas Meyer.
after nghuns another battle south OF
Labyrinth. in which the british iost "a
thousand men, has occupied ColonHo lu
force aud holds the railway from Lady
smith to lietefmurltaburF
Nuihing o.. however. known in r'gufd
o. this matter ut the war once. add the
tumpr ~ not credited la any RESPONSE
Die quarter.
The channel iquadron la waiting for
orders at Gibraltar but NO clouds as
large ~ "a mans hand h. yet seen at
any point OF the horizon Russia IL
mcditatiug. and France h sulkinE. but
neither power IN yet prepared 10 take
advantage ~ Englanus big campaign
IN South Africa. The secret under
standing between Germany and ENG
land operates to hold the i,nl0uslea aud
ambitions uf France and Russia under
restraint The German emperor I'M
lcan all slrnH fail viii receive most
cordial welcome whom he comes Co ENG
lana. iiH friend. Lord Lonadnlo. D.
evidently sure ~ 10. Tor he even vcn-
lures Co argue that the German cm-
pcsoIH famous diHpatch 90 Kruger was
n proper protest against AN unjust and
wicked raid. and that ihe British COVE
eminent. Lord kDsobury ana common
sense had curruborutyl bis judgment.
Il dnea not explain why the dying
squadron was ordered out
a Dispatch 20 the World from Lon
/ don rnysi
Gen Ioubsrt's movement to cut on
/ Gen white ut t.HdyHmlth from Colcnuo
/ lH being carried out. and 70 o. probable
/ that observation-disclosures, the capital uf
/ Nutul.WIll flll into Gen. IouheftE hands
before Gen. Butler ana rcinforccmcnts
I can arrive.
The South African situation h again
/ causing the deepest alarm. The silence
| of the war office, which received today
| several dispatches from Cnp.ipwn Hni
/ Durham. the holding hnrk Of the list
] Of casualties 10 LndyHmith. uud, mn
| ally. the announcement of the mobiliEn-
] ton OF the second army corps on the
I 10Th OF this month. an combine % show
I that the position OF British power IN
/ South Africa " one ~ gravcst tgrll.
/ The World correspondent learns that
the Dutch rising IN Northern Cape
] Colony has assumed menaclng proper
l lions owing 20 the Boer successor. while
I the native unrcHt all ulong the Trans
] ynni and Orange Free State borders
] has become most mennclng.
The natives cannot BE- relied on By
/ either side. hut probably win ight for
/ their own lands
with sedition spreading among the
! Cape and Natal Dutch the natives WALT
/ lnF 20 jump in ON their own account
] and Gen. Whites force beleaguercd IN
! LndyHmith. this war has suddenly be.
come the most mnmentoua 20 England
/ In which she has engaged slnce tht
] American revolution.
| Mr.. Chamberlain. who had proposed
/ 90 take his ease al his country seat near
l birmingham. while the Tranavaal was
| being conquered. had found II necessary
/ 10 come Co town. and u IN constant
| communication with Sir Alfred Miner
| the british hiEh commissioner In South
/ Africa