Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-21
REPORTS DENIED
Was No Heavy Fighting at
LadySmith Wednesday.
THE INVASION BY BOERS
Into Cape Colony Continues Steadily
ard Rapidly--Plan of Campaign Of
the Opposing Generals Quality Of
Meat Furnished Troops.

LOndO NOV. Il. d a. milne reports
of heavy fighting at L~adysmith last
Wednesday have not been confirmed.
On the contrary. the most reliable ad-
vices from Estcourt indicate that there
was nothing more than a desultory can
nonade. Probably the rurnor of a seri-
Gus engagement grew out of the fact that
the Beers threw a few harmless shells
late Tuesday night, leading to the sup
position that an attack was imminent.
Nothing, hoWevtn, happened "ednes-
day.
Beyond the fact that the Beers are
daily receiving fresh endorsements and
supplies, there is practically nothing
new from the front. The Eo2r invasion
Of Cape Colony continues steadily and
rapidly. There are 1900 Beers at Coles
burg and news mas reached East London
that Lady Gray. near -Aliwal North. has
been deserted By the British ana now
is in the hands of the enemy.
A Pretoria dispatch announces the ar
rival there, among the British prisoners.
OF Major Haldane. Lieutenant Brockie
and Lieutenant Hallway. II also de-
clares that the British on sunday made
two unsuccessful attempts to Dust the
Rustenburg commando from a position
near MafekinS and that severe fighting
took place. From Deiagoa Eay comes
reports of the arrival Of more German
officers and artillery men who have vol
unteered to serve With the TransVaal
forces.
The war office seni-ofiiciauy asserts
that all news received from Africa has
been published with the exception Of de-
nands for the renewal of stores. war
material aud the like. There is an I'M
confirmed runlor that more troops have
been ordered FROM India to the Cape.
The plan of operation on both sides
is slowly unfolding itself. General Jou-
bert is evidently moving south to pre-
vent, if possible, the junction Of the Brit
ish relieving force with the forces at
Orange river border the Beers are be-
lieved to be concentrating at Donker-
poort to oppose General Buller's add
vance. It is said 5000 Beers have all
ready laasered at DonkerDoort.
The English plan seems to be a three
fold advance from Durham to Ladysmith,
from Orange river to Kimberley and from
East London by way of queenstown to
Burghersdorp. General Butler has wiz
ed the commanding officer at Queenstown
announcing the dispatch of General Cat
acre, with the first battalion of the Sew
enth brigade. to East London. This was
the place from which il was originally
intended that General Gfatacre's column
should start. Thus IL is possible mat
General Buffers first plans have suffer-
ed less modification that some have sup
posed. General Gatacra Will be able
to keep the Beers on the Orange border
sufficiently occupied to preserve General
Methuen from undue moiestat!on, esneci-
ally if runoTs from various sources thai
describe the Free STATE ~bursners as III
no wise enthusiastic for fighting, are wei
founded.
1t has been reported that General Bull
Ter will take up his quarters at De Aar
but this seems doubtful. De Aar, where
a VA ct amount of stores have been col
lected, is the base for General Methuen's
advance and General Butler may have
been there for a day or so. 1t is believ'
ed, however, that he Still has his head
quarters at CapetoWn.
Although Kimberley is supposed to b.
the objective point of General Methuen
many military critics are of the oplnio,
that his advance will De, not towari
Kimberley, but across the Orange FIRE.
State, in order to secure complete com
mand Of the Orange river.
The debarkation Of troops at Cape
town is proceeding in the most satisfac
tory manner. One thousand eight nun
bred and fifty railroad carriages hav
! been collected there for the conveyance
of troops northward and there is tai
of suspending the suburban traffic to &C
c~elerate military work.
} The Daily Chronicle, in its war diary.
! says this morning: Hitherto we hay
I hesisated to speak of the quality of tn
i! timed meat supplied to our transports
much of which has had to be throw
\ overheard. But we la made inquire
in quarters not likely to be influence
/ bv mere rumors and we find there sus
? picion that some of the meat supple
to the government for use on BIRTHS
TRANSPORTS was meat which had been re
jected by the United States during hos
tilities in Cuba, where it was picture:
D uuely known as 'embalmed beef an
} relabeled with the mark of the currel
\ year.
"Whatever blunder there may hay
been, it must be laid. not at the door
? the war office. but at the door of the az
3 miralty. which has undertaken to fee
= the troops. Not a single complaint hi
< come to hand regarding the quality