Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-18
WHITE IS STILL SAFE
Runner Reaches Estoourt With Dis
patches From Ladysmith.
BOERS BOMBARD TOWN DAILY
They Destroy the Bridge Over the
TugeIa River
FIGHT SOUTH OF LADYSMITH

ESTcOURT. Natal. Friday. November II.
evening.-A runner arrived here from
Ladysmith today bearing dispatches from
General White, who reports all we'll there.
He adds that the Boer shells have no eff
feet. General White recently made sor-
tie and drove the Beers from their position.
The British did not lose a man. The town
Is healthy
1t is rumored that the Beers have occu-
pied the village of Weenen. twenty-five
miles hence. What advantage they hope
70 derive therefrom IS not known.
The bombardment of Ladysmith was con-
tinued almost daily with big guns. The
Beers endeavored on Tuesday, November
IA. 10 make a closer investment, but were
repulsed. General White following this up
with a sOrtie which drove the Beers from
all their positions. with considerable loss.
The Beers are reported to be seriously
short of provisions
Interview with Boer Commander.
DR. Briscoe who was in charge of the
Red Cross train sent to fetch the killed
and succor the wounded of the armored
train disaster, gives an interesting account
Of second interview which he had with
the Boer conmendant. who met DR.. Briscoe
as soon as he left the train carrying
NIlAtC mag ne COIluldiludIli Ttplltu 10 lNt'
doctors request for permission to remove
the dead and wounded by saying that there
was no need to hand over the dead who
had already been buried. and that so Jar
as the wounded were concerned they were
being well cared for by the Boer hospital
corps.
The Boer commandant and DIR. Briscoe II
Is added. interchanged compliments on the
pluckiness exhibited on both sides. The
commandant spoke English 1uentIy, was of
highly polished manners. expressed admi-
ration for the British soldiers and prom
ised to DO his best to get the names of the
killed When questioned concerning the
whereabouts of Winston Churchill the COM
randant replied: Il do not know"
DR. Briscoe says the public and the rela-
tives of the wounded may be assured that
they Will be well cared for. as a Scotch
surgeon. DR.. Maxwell. was pressed into the
Boer service at Er1neIo TO take charge Of
the Boer hospital
Beers Destroy n Bridge.
LORENZO MARQUES, Delagoa Bay. Fri
day, November 1.-THE official Volkstem
reports that the great bridge over the Tr-
gela river near CoIensO was completely de-
stroyed Wednesday, November -.
The Beers are looking forward with great
tween Colenso and Estcourt with the ad-
rancing British. About 600 burghers. with
cannon. are guarding the HeIpmakaar pass.
eighteen miles from Dundee to battle any
strategic attempt to reoccupy Dundee by
the Pietermaritzburg- -Greytown route
Belated dispatches from correspondent
with the Beers near I+adysmith up to .ues-
DAY November II. are arriving here after
being strictly censored at Pretoria They
throw some light on the fighting already
reported from other sources They saw
that on Friday, November To- eight Iytidite
shells were fired into the TransvaaI central
artillery position without doing any harm
The wooden platform OF the second big
gun on Bulwana hill was damaged. but mas
since been repaired.
Gen W hite Reported Wounded.
Commandant WeiIbach captured a ma,
who reported that Gen. White was v-o1,nf
I'd and had gone to Pietermaritzbure. Ieav-
Ing Cen French In command This. how
ever does not tally with the TransvaaIs
Information. The prisoner also reporteJ
That the British forces were hiding in nm
foreground chambers. in order To avoid The
hHe4Isr aId said there Were about one thou
kand wounded in the hospitals
Gen Jouhert had been indIsyosed but is
better
on Monday. November Il. the British
foEts on the north side of Ladysnith open
Cd on the nearest Boer battery. and the
shells fell so thickly that the Beers were
compelled 10 lie fat and sheltered. Later
they opened fire on the British batteries.
which ceased firing.
Heavy fighting occurred between the
Orange Free State troops and the British
south Of Ladysmith during the morning Of
Tuesday, November Il The result is NOT
known.
From Lombard's Kop the British bat
teries were visible. sheiling the Free Stat
erS position.
Transvaai big gun shelled the British
batteries