Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-01
Rumors May be Premature, but
Pressure Is lightened.
UNION MAY COME SUNDAY.
sorsie. from uafekins aud Kimberley
Situation In Cape Colony
and Natal.

London, Dec. i.--whlic the rimors
Of the relief Of Kimberley current on
the stock exchange today may be pre-
mature IN their literal sense, there
sccms no doubt that the pressure on tho
garrlsonr has been much ilghtencd by
Gen. Mcthucns successes. and the ac-
tuai relief Of tho place Is likely to DO
u fact very soon.
A clue to the urgent reasons which
dictated Gen. Mcthuon's hurried march
may be found In Governor Miners hint
TO the relief committee at capctown to
prepare for the reception OF 10000 rcfu-
gees, and Indicated that the garrison
must have had reason To fear the re-
ductlon OF Kimberley by starvation and
disease.
The most recent news from Kimbcr-
ley comes by way OF Pretoria and al
most seems to show that Kimberley and
Mafcking arr acting In concert with
Gen. Mcthucn. for at the time tho bat
tie WIS raging at Graa Pan both Col,
Kekcwich and Col. Iiadcn-Powcll made
cortius and nsaaiicd the belcagaicrs.
The result Of the Matching rortle IA not
known, but according to dispatch
from Pretoria Col. kekcwich inflicted
considerable loss on the Boera, two
shells killing nine and wounding seven
teen Ia n gtuup.
II 10 rcportcd that Con Mcthucn re-
sumcd his northwest course Wcdnes-
dag, In order to form junction with
the Kimberley forces Saturday or sun
day. II IN suggested Ia some quarters
that the Beers have been withdrawn
from the north OF Cape cplOny and may
be hurryinE TO attack Cen. Meihuen'a
rear, but ~ Endorsements have been
pushed RAPIDLY forward from Orange
river aud De Aar u u claimed that they
ought TO clrcumvcnt such designs.
A special dispatch from Pretoria dated
Sunday. Nov. goth. says there was an
other sortio from Mafeklng Saturday.
Nov. 25th.
on the morning OF that day the char
tered noilce attacked Eloff'a tort with
great determination. The fght was
progressing when the dispatch was
sent.
Several ambulance trains left Mafc-
king Nov. 2sth for the Free State.
where heavy lighting was expected dur
lng tbs then coming week, when the
Bocrs n IL added. would realFt the sd-
vance Of the Driush In the direction OF
| Kimberley
From Lord wolsclcy's announcement
that IL had been decided TO call out one
more division II appears clear that the
war office does not look for speedy
kilograms coming from Natal and the
central thcator OF the war convey little
| information about the situation.
| Nauuwpoort REPORTS that half
| the ColraburF Dutch who respond
! ed 10 the Boer summons for military
| service have not returned TO their
! hnmtH 20 that the civil troubles ham
! pcrlnr Gen. Gatucrr may BE- lcsscncd
! aud the military operations Will COM
| moncc. 40 far ns known the Lady
smith relief force II sun at Frcre,
though the bridge was perhaps sum
cirtnly stable to permit Of It's passage,
| Nov, 9Oth IN which case the opposing
forces may already have come IN con-
tack near Colenso whcrc apparently the
Beers are strongly entrcnched on the
north side ~ tho river,
\ special dispatch received here today
from Frore dated Tuesday, NOV. 2sth
says. that while attempting To blow M
300 foot bridge over the river at Co
lenso. the Bocra We're driven back by
British artillery and mounted Infantry