The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-01
GEN. MEtHUEN WOUNDED
IT is MERELY 4 FLESH WOUND
IN THE THIGH.
GEN. JoUBERT RETREATS TO COLENso
It is Said He is Huuyng Back to Oppose the
Advance of Col mel Baden-PowelI.
A Boer Reverse at
Weenen.
Weenen.

London, Nov. 30-The bank tate has
risen from five to six per cent and there
is great excitement in the city. Today
being pay day, the stock exchange mar
ket was unusually active.
The scenes at the War Office today
We're distressing. Crowds have gathered
since early morning, among them wo-
men dressed in the height of fashion
with pale. anxious faces touch the ell
bows with their poorer sisters from the
East end as they ask, trembling, for
some news from the front. II is ru-
mored that a rough estimate of the
losses it already received at the War
Office but so far no information is given
out
GENERAL METHUEN WOUNDED.
London, Nov. 30-It il officially an
nounced that General Methuen was
among those wounded ut the battle of
Molder River.
General Methuen, it developed later.
was slightly wounded by a bullet which
inflicted a flesh wound in the thigh.
Lieutenant Long, Of the Second York
Shires, is another officer killed. Ten
officers were wounded
The War. Office today makes public
the following dispatch from the Off
GERS commanding at Cape Town under
date of November both:
Kimberley all well to November 23d.
Rail and telegraph open to Modder River.
Gatacre reports November 2Sth that the
situation is unchanged"
The office has received the following
n Il. ~ ID. Ia 4
Pietermaritizburg, Wednesday, Novem-
her 29th:
Mitchell. telegraphist. has just made
his way cut of Iladysmith to Weenen.
whence he sends the following message:
"On Nov. 9th we beat back the Beers
with great loss to the enemy The total
casualties were remarkably small. There
were only eight men killed during the
siege by shells. and in all the battles.
etc.. only a hundred msn have been kill
ed or wounded.
II left Ladysmith the night of No
vember 25th. Since November 9th no
attempt has been made to attack Lady
smith an force. T"
The War Office has received from the
general commanding at Cape Town the
following:
Received from Modder River No
vember Both:
KILLED. staff. Colonel. III. +. North
colt; Second Coldstreams, Lieutenant
Colonel III. X. Stopford; Captain $.
Earle
wounded, artillery Major w. Lind
say Captain Farrell: Lieutenant Dun
lop; Lieutenant F'urse. Third Creme
diers. Major Count Gleichen Lieutenant
the Honorable +. II. ITgon. Cold
Streams, Lieutenant Viscount Acheson.
Medical Corps, Captain G. A. Moore.
THE casualties among the officers of
the Ninth brigade and the men of the
division will follow"
JOUBERT FALLS BACK.
Estcourt. Monday, November 27.-
The Twelfth Lancers are reported to
have attacked Piet Retiefs force at
Weene1a and to have Indicted great loss
on the Boers.
General Hildyard's troops bivouacked
last might at Frere Two Beers have
been captured One of them, n doe
tor, entered the British camp under the
belief it was a Boer bivouac.
General Joubert is reported to have
retreated to Colenso yesterday by way
of Chieveley He travelled in an 0mni-
bus drawn by six horses. 1t us rIImOr-
cd that he is huTTying back to oppose
Colonel Baden-Powell.
Two Estconrt trains arrived at Frere
last evening, There is great rejoicing
nj the opening of the line.
Boer prisoners report General Hi.--
Yards night attack with cold steel
paralyzed the bprghers, whose loss was
thirty killed and lover hundred
wounded.
HEAVY BOER LOSSES.
Orange River Nov 27.( Monday -
Poer prisoners here report that the num-
ber of Beers killed at Belmont is be-
lieyed to be 40, and at Gras Pan 400
Among the prisoners are several with
enormous red crosses ON their sleeves. II
is reported that they fought with the
artillery.
SITEI4LING or LADYSNIITH.
London, Dec. 9'Tiday)- 1.-THE Times
publishes the following dispatch from
Frcre, Natal, dated Monday. November
oTth:
s'Ladysmith was heavily bonabarded
today"
Political reform may be all right, but
political corruption has the advantage of