Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01

Latest Phase of the Situation According
to Views Expressed In London-Opera-
lions of Cavalry.
Ladysmith, Oct. 3O.-Firing COM
menced at 500 Monday morning, the
Beers Smelling Ladysmith with forty
Founders. After seven shots the Brit
ish guns succeeded in silencing the
Boer fire. A force of Beers is now adj
vanclng on the British left flank.
Berlin, Oct. 30.-A report received
here from Holland says that the whole
British army Mt Ladysmith has sur
rendered and that the troops are now
prisoners of war.
London, Oct. 30.-The dispatch Of
the Associated Press from Ladysmith,
which was sent at express rate, came
through in the remarkable time of two
hours. 1t shows the crisis which the
present stage of war operations has
reached and that the expected attack
on Ladysmith by the joint Boer forces
has opened.
A dispatch from Durham, timed 9:55
in the morning, supplemented the As
ISOLATED Press dispatch with the in.
formation that the Boer shells were
chiefly directed at the station and that
no damage was done UP to the time the
message from Durham was forwarded.
Mntter of Great Surprise.
That the heavy guns Of the Beers,
from which so much was expected,
should be silenced so speedily as indi-
Gated in the associated press dispatch
from Ladysmith is a matter of great
surprise but the subsequent advance
of the burgher force on the British
left flank shows the attackers were In
no way dismayed thereby, and were
still full of the same self-confidence
and daring they have already exhibited
on various occasions.
Apparently, the Beers have concen-
trated for n supreme effort ut Lady
smith. They have withdrawn their
forces from other points, which they
consider, momentarily, to be of less
Importance. The ease with which they
reorganized the German corps, which
was almost annihilated at Glands
laagte, and General Maier's column,
shattered at Talana hill, show how
great are their recueprative powers
and their fertility of resource. The
perseverance the Beers have shown In
transporting heavy ordnance and post.
ing it in commanding positions has
forced admiration even from their enc
mics.
May Decide the Issue.
Unless the present attack is merely
feint to occupy the British while the
invaders are cutting off communica.
ton southwark, the battle which may
decide the issue of the war, SO far as
fighting in the open is concerned, as
unless the $4,000 or 10000 Beers about
Ladysmith are able to destroy the 12,.
600 British there, they can hardly
hope to cope with General Buffers
army corps. So it may be expected
the Beers will return to the attack OF
Ladysmith, after they are beaten off
SO long as they have gun in position
and the men will ing to face the Brit.
ish, for they must be fully cognizant
that the news of their success will
bring thousands of sympathiZers and
adventurers to their standard. or
The active operations of the last few
days have, shown cavalry, under mod.
ern conditions, armed with lOng-range
weapons, in an entirely new light
proving them able to work as infantry
both alone and in conjunction with
foot soldiers.
Mafeking and Kimberley.
The latest news from the western
border has apparently treasured the
British authorities as to the ability OF
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assaults. A dispatch from Fort Tuli
forwarded during the evening OF Oct
"a, announces that Blackburn's force
in the skirmish Mt Rhodes Drift, killed
twelve Beers. A Kattir spy reported
that many more Beers were lying In
the drift, dying. Blackburn died Of
his wounds on returning to Fort Tuli
Scouts there report that the Beers art
concentrating strongly on the Rhode
sian border with Maxims.
Attack ON . Boer Lager.
London, Oct. 30.-A war office dis
patch from Cape Town dated Oct 90
says: IAN armored train under LEV
ellyn, got within 1900 yards Of the
Boer lager, three miles south of Croc
odile Poort. The Beers had driver
In their horses on the approach of the
train. Three Maxim belts were dis
charged into the Beers, who must have
had considerable loss. They returned
ten shots with no effect. Colone
Plumer's outpost has had severa
skirmishes on the Crocodile river
From later advices 1t was learned thai
the Llewellyn train returned to Moch
udi, 100 miles north of Mafeklng
Llewellyn reports all quiet.
Reports of Boer Losses.
Cape Town, Oct. 30.-A dispatch
to the South African News from Pre-
toria says the Boer loss ut Glands
laagte was thirty-six killed and sixty
four wounded. Natives say that the
Boer losses in the fighting at Reitfon
TEN last Tuesday were at least eighty
In killed and $50 In wounded.
Hobart Has Bad Night.
Paterson, N, j., Oct. 3O.-There was
considerable anxiety among the init
mate friends and neighbors of Vice
President Hobart over report that
Mr.. Hobart, who has been In pool
health for some time, had taken q
| change for the worse in the last TWEEN
ty-iOllT HOURS. IL WAS SalO tnat the
vice president had passed bad nigh
and was quite weak. =" ss74
Fire In AN Indiana Town.
Goshen, Ind, Oct. 3O.-Fire wiped
out ten store buildings and the stocks
in them in the village of Wakarusa
entailing loss conservatively esti
mated at 100000, with only $4,000 in
surance. The fire is believed to have
been the work of incendiares, who first
robbed Trash Bros store and then
fired 1t to cover up their tracks.
Shoe Dealers Will Retire.
Chicago, Oct. 3O.-Erskine NJ
Phelps and George Il. T.. Dodge heads
of the Phelps, Dodge 4 Palmer com.
pany, iS5 Adams street, have decided
to retire from business and to make
over the control of the business to the
old employees of the firm. The cor.
poration will hereafter be known as
the Edwards-Stanwood Shoe company
and viii conduct its business on the
same lines as those foJInwod NV FL,