Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-16

NUN AlN H"NlH HhNf lNtHiHNA go
qulrtrrH."
IL n reported from Glencoe that
large command. believed 60 BE- Free
state Beers, under tummnudnnt VILE
iocn. ia ut the foot of BDtha'H pass, one
and a hair miles on the Natal side Of
the border.
The 1rnnsvanl neg has been hoislcd
nt Chnrlcstowu, ana Commaudunt We
luen has sent u message 90 Newcastle
saying the Beers will hoist the Trans
vail nng there On saturday, but that
the people need not be- afraid. as every
thing the Beers take Will be- paid Tor.
They want 90 slaughter the cattle. Few
people lr, let 10 Newcastle. Including
women AMI children.
A train " wagons I'VE or ok miles In
length was seen descending MollH Ntk
toward pournkop, north Of Woods
prifL
Two extraordinary Fazettcs have been
Issued. ] De lrst pfuclulmH martial law
ing the Newcastle Dundee. klinriNer,
tngiga and Upper Turila divisions. The
reason given o. belief that Natal sub
iccts have Joined the invading B1cra
and assisted the enemy.
Tho other gazette reminds British
subjects " their obligations 10 the
queen and warns them TO abstain from
intercourse and trade with the Trans-
vail or orange Free State.
Following iH the strength and dlHpo-
sltion OF the troops IN Natal AZ Lady
smith, seven batteries thirty-two guns.
1900 infantry. az Estcourt 200 yolun-
tevrs, aud nt Colcnzo, az volunteers,
These. with the force nt Pictcrmaritz-
burg, make total Of 1900 mon In Ma
tai
owing TO the rigorous censorship
maintained, news nom the front Ii
greatly delayed aud reaches here IN dis
Jolntcd dispatches II ~ learned from
an authentic source that a large mum
Der u troops, including cavalry. nrtil-
lrry and Infantry, lett LndyHmlth early
Friday morning with wagons. going IN
the direction of Acton Homes, where
the Boera are reported 90 b. encanped.
The Dublin fuHilcefa arrived from
Glencoe by train az n o'clock and pro-
cocded IN the same direction. There has
been no engagement, the Beers retreat
Ing The British troopa remain 40 a
point ten miles from Labyrinth, with
the exception u the Dublin fuHllrerH.
who returned 90 Glencoe, Gen. Sir VIII
liam Symons having wired that an att
tack was expected there Saturday
morning.
Tho nOers possess Brakwai station.
twenty-five miles west uf t.adyHmith,
and detnchmcnta have also been seen
by carblncers at Bestors, two stations
nearer.
The cnrhlneers retired and the Boers
rotroated In the direction of nraSwaL
New York. Oct iG-A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
After three days of alarms and scn-
sntions there IL general lmpatlence
over the vagarloa Of cntch-penny jour
nalism and an increasing disposition TO
criticize the government Tor waiting
too long before providing adequately
Tor the defense ~ the imperial possess
aiona In South Africa. Sir Charles
Dixie ~ known TO have strong views ON
hW ulaANHHf HtHIIl FaTNhuIlN Iuls "a
line u his own when parliament meets,
unless George Wyndham HllcnccH him
IN advance by q satisfactory statement
of the details OF the military preparn-
lions.
A nigh military official Is quoted as
saying that England now has the
toughest job which she has undertaken
IN very many years. The experts agree
that the British forces must remain on
the defensive fully six weeks. and that
the war viii not be- ended this year.
Some Of them assume that the delay
VIII be demorallzing TO tho Beers. and
will force them TO attack strongly in
treuehud positions where they cannot
choose their own ground.
Mastery Inactivity has followed Sir
George Whites reconnaissance In
Natal. II rs now doubted whether Cen
eril White was actually trailing his
coat or merely practlclng his suhordi-
Mates IN handling large, complicated
column IA "a dinlcult country. Ills fotce
~ sull reported at iadysmith, but In
several newspapers the latest messages
received are dated Friday
Anxiety centera IN hnfcklng The
wires being cut all communication with
the place Is suspended, and u ~ not
known whether relnfnrcementh have yet
reached Col BADEN Powell. II not he
Is rosHting 5000 Beers with a force ~
600. Yet the opinion expressed In milf
tary circles Is that Col. Baden-powellR
Resources and almost unoanny luck may
pull hiu through.
1t II reported that the wires ana rails
are cut between De Aar and Kimher-
ley. Mr.. lthudes'H action In going 10
Kimberley In these trnuhlous times cons
irasts with the pacific reserve maine
tnlnod by him throughout tho political
stages OF the crisis and recalls his dar-
ing displayed In the Matabele rebel
Hon
Engli7h appreciation Of American
moral support In the campaign bought
ON by President krugeTa ultlmatum,
hna been expressed by Mr.. Chamber
lain With authority and power.
Sir Henry Irving before sailing for
New York, expressed the same view
saying; 1--WE Anglo SaXons must stand
together always The world ia always
hostile aud suspicious when either of
our two countries has serious work 60
do, They must look TO each other Tor
sympathy In every crisis, for they Will
not get II anywhere clse.'