Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-11-23

Smltn seems TO snow JnaJ Cne DOefS are
repeating the strategy adopted by them
at Dundee when they appeared in front
and endeavored to effect a surrounding
movement. This seems to have been
the object regarding Estcourt and since
it is impossible that relief should
reach there for some days it is not I'M
likely that farther retiring movement
on Moot river will be made Major
Wolfe-Murray has returned to PETER
maritzburg to take command of line
communications. Col. Long of the
royal artillery has taken command at
Estcourt. The forces now at PETER
maritzburg are too weak to attempt to
reopen communications. Artillery and
cavalry are especially badly need
ed and it necessarily will
take a very long time to obtain
either, owing to the difficulty of en-
tertaining and the necessity of allow
ing horses to rest after long sea voy-
age. The announcement of the arrival
of General Mothuen at Orange river
doubtless means that arrangements are
in forward state for the advance from
that point, if advance has not already
begun. Kimberley was safe Nov. 10.
Last Tuesday boer force of 600 en-
tered Aliwal, north of Cape Colony.
hoisted the flag of the Free State and
declared the town and district to be a
part of the republic. The activity of
the beers in this locality would almost
point to the necessity of insuring the
safety of the column marching to the
relief of Kimberley from attack from
this direction or from Bloemfontein.
In view of the reticence of Gen. Butler
it is almost useless to speculate regard
ing the report of the movement to re-
lieve Kimberley. 1t can only be in
tended to withdraw the beers, if pos
sible, from Natal. The object of the
occupation of Aliwal is understood to
be to prevent large quantity of am
munition at Herschel from being for
warded to jamestown, thence to
Queenstown. The beers have
notified the inhabitants that
no footing will be allowed. There are
reliable reports of mysterious move
ments of the Free State commanders
along Orange river and important de-
velopments are expected Everything
tends to show that the relief of Kim
berley could only be safely undertaken
by strong column. Lourenzo Mar
ques continues to send Joubert stories.
the latest being that no news has been
received from him at Pretoria for three
hot &c
taken prisoner. 1t is announced the
Duke of Connnaught was among the
first to seek employment in war, even
to waive his seniority for this
purpose but it was not deemed expe-
dent that an officer who was senior to
Sir Redvers Butler should serve under
him. The duke was greatly disap-
pointed
Big Army at Durham.
London, Nov. 1S.-The admiralty an
nounces the arrival at Capetown Fri
day of the tropoship Arcana, bringing
the reinforcements up to 23.5OO of
which 1890 are already disembarked at
Durham. This force, with lhat already
between Estcourt and Durham, is con-
sufficient to enable Gen Hide
yard to take the aggressive against the
ooers south of Ladysmith. According
to the latest advices Ladysmith was
holding out satisfactorily, everything
having been well up to Wednesday.
Prisoners Well Treated.
Durham, Nov. 1S.-Q6th.) A GENTLE
af I'll
and taken to Pretoria and released. has
arrived here, via Delagoa bay While
At Pretoria he was confined with the
military prisoners, compromising 50
officers, 1,275 on-commissioned officers
ana men from Natal, 10 officers and
% non-commissioned officers and men
rom Mafeking, and 4 men from Fort
IuI. The prisoners guards are almost
exclusively Germans and the artillery
men manning the forts are almost all
Germans. The prisoners are well fed
IND shown every consideration.
Many Officers Missing.
London, Nov. 1S.-It is reported the
British government has purchased the
jreusot guns ordered by the Transyaal
'ut not delivered. An official dis
Datch confirms the statement that
apt. Gen. Haldane of the Gordon
tlghlanders attached to the Dublin
usiliers, and Lieut. T. H. FARMLAND
md 81 non-commissioned officers and
men Of the Dublin fusiliers are missing.
Meyer Has Confidence.
London, Nov. 1S.-A dispatch from,
Marques says: Pretoria
newspapers announced last "Wednesday
nat 1000 burghers had left General
ou0erts force around Ladysmith to
DIN Commandant Botha's force near
.stcourt with view to assisting to in
ercept the British advance to the re-
.e1 OF Ladysmith. Gen. Lucas Meyer.
rec state commander, asserted he was
the battle of Elandslaagte
Ilil be the first and last boer defeat of