New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-06
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London. Nov. G-With the War Office reduced
to the extremity Of holding back important in
formation and announcing from hour to hour
that there is no news. and with the war corre-
e,ondcnts. I'm the phrase applied hy Grant to
Butler. bottled up" and tightly corked South
Africa remained until midnight Darkest
Africa" There were splnter- of belated news
REGARDING Thursdays artillery duel at Lady
smith I'm which a Boer 40-pounder was
wrecked and also a suspciousy brief account
e. 4 brilliant cavalry sortie by which Boer
camp ~as surprised al Besters Hlll Later
Osn., q message by pigeon post. forwarded by
General Butler. showing the town holding out
on FriIsv and hard lighting going on There was
also lrlef reference 10 a Roer attack upon CO.
lenso the sequel of which had already come in
the ullnrs from the Colonial oace that the
British garrison had fallen back and abandoned
Tie defence IF the bridge over the Tugela.
General Jouherts object was apparently So
cured in breaking communication with the coast
and preventing the movement Of reinforcements
90 Lasl.m'th. hut some military men We're pre-
dieting yes, rday that he would set large force
IN motion f.r Pietermaritzburg and Durham.
ar complete the conquest Of Natal before the
arrival of the British army corps. This would
b no,1.r and more reckless movement than
sherman.s march 70 Savannah. since the British
feet commands the seaboard. The more prob
ale theory IS that Joubert has closed in upon
Ialysmlth after driving the English out Of CO.
ler,. and is making strenuous efforts 10 over
NA.m W-ite's army with his superior force.
THE BLACK MENACE
A rumor - a general uprising Of Basutos
against ,he Orange Free State had not been
officially confirmed at midnight Their chief
has force Of G0OoO well mounted, we'll trained
Warriors which is capable not only Of placing
'he Free State IN defence. hut also ~ rousng
p. s.az- Zuius Kafirs and other black races.
ara setting ar South Africa analne as far as the
zam River. This black menace adds row
terr.. th- darkness now broodiug over the /
camps arl garrisons Of the two warring white
races ..a Orange Free state is the traditional
&C. - Ha.ltolaud. and those most familiar with /
The conditions o. race resentment in south Africa
have feared from the outset that Miners agents /
would nor he able 10 hold under restraint this T
Nar.he tribe. once all powerful under Chief .
Moshe -h
-ui.. anxiety has been Increased 10y the In /
'asion q Cape Colony AT two points where the
population IS entirely Dutch. and therefore sus-
leot'i q dlsanection This seems 10 have been /
c're with larger force than earlier reports in-
c.ca'ed. and DE Aar Junction. where the British
Ease 81 supplies has already been established /
is thought by tmorous military writer's 10 he /
A danger II sudden attack Tho latest inf"r- /
nation tends 10 minimize these raids. Inc /
"e0nef critics perceive that the Dutch allies are
Scattering their forces and by menacing too /
many points on the western border the south I
"h frontier AID in Natal are wasting the ad-
Vantage derived from their superior strength.
tnsAshmen who are irrtated by the War /
pn0e's contempt for public opinion may fairly .
'e sa-i 70 be counting the hours before the al .
i'al of the fresh battalons Of the army corps.
''h transports are scheduled 10 reach South
africa during the next three DAYS.
REAR GUARD OF OUTLANDERs
The rear guard o. the English representatives.
o. 'he mining companies Of the Rand has strag-
t''1 INTO London by The last steamship arriving
'i'n Cape Town. It's leaders give fantastic and
'I"matic accounts ~ the closing ecenes al Johan-
A'''1fe when the mining camps crushing mills
ana the gold hunters city were abandoned hy
'Ae English residents Evacuation had been III
progress for weeks before the final signal for
ar. and then the English rear guard of conf
i-ntial advisers and trusted employees II every
great mining corporation was ordered to GO The
I''h's' god fields IN the world Nlth the cost
''es' mechanism for crushing and chemical
treatment II the sandstone conglomeratc and
'eep level mining were left under charge II for
''sA underlings ard nctiye ecr,1Dtr. Fnlatih
-esf-ir>- Hc~ .t' - oyc. 10 carci1:. 20. AMI /