The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28

London, Nov. $3.50 a. ma fresh In
igrs4-t.on IN the East African cable SER
wee at this interesting moment has caus-
q. a cessation Of war news. As yet the
Har Office has not received Lord Methuen's
stalled list Of casualties. nor Is any in
formation at hand regarding the where
shouts Of the Ninth Lancers. who were
,.rr ln pursuit OF the Beers from Gras
Pan
The Daily Mail says that private tele-
gram announces that the Lancers are still
s.l'ng ahead OF Methuen's advancing
,o.Irn, but as he announced yesterday
f.at he was giving his men a days rest.
ibis IS hardly possible.
Indeed, the greatest anxiety Is felt. and
more especially In view Of the fact that
q Berlin journal. the Deutschewarte,
len regularly Prints Boer communion
tons. announced yesterday. before 1t
could be ascertained from British sources.
that the naval brigade lost 100 men at
Gra- Pan. and that the Ninth Lancers
we're CAPTURED.
10 S. understood that the government
has decided TO proceed Immediately with
the mobilization and embarkation Of
sixth division Of lO,o0O men, under a well
known lieutenant general
To the Relief Of Latiysmith.
For the moment the BOer invasion south
ward IN Natal seems not only 20 have
srarr ns force but to have developed into
ra-r1graie movement. though with
forces SD mobile as those OF the Beers it
i- G5Hf..lt 10 surmise where they will ap-
pear roNt
Apparently Gen. Clery's advance to the
relief af Ialysmith has really commenced.
R1 far as ascertainable. Gen. Hildyard's
force ,.hich is already at Frere, must
number 10000 men. and should be able TO
Ic0rcupy Colenso, where it may have to
await re-enforcements Of artillery and
cavalry before joining hands with Gen.
White.
Gen. Barton now occupies Estcourt, and
M0J River will be occupied by re-enforce-
meHts from Pietermaritzburg. The whole
situation has been distinctly clear since
the arrival Of Gen. Butler in Natal, though
doubtless the British will have many diff
cIliies TO overcome.
Gen Hildyard's achievement at Beacon
Hill is beginning TO be recognized as one
OF the best things the campaign has yet
shown. as ii has relieved the tension Of
ile situation in Natal. and has brought
the relief of I.adysmith within measur-
able distance. Gen. Butler appears to be
confident of Lord Methuen's ability, and
Is deyoting all his energy 10 LadysI2ith-
Race for COlensO.
An attempt will be made, presumably
TO cut off the retreat of the Beers, from
Weenen, over the Tugela River II is
feared. however. that the enemy will get
there first and destroy the bridge.
- Ia Tf-i+feh rurn
massive spans utterly wrecked by dyna-
mite, one piece weighing 22i pounds hav-
ing been hurled 200 yards.
Sir Alfred Miner has warned the Vari-
Gus relief committees in Cape Town to be
prepared for the arrival of 1G,OOO refugees
from Kimberley as soon as the siege has
been raised.
The outlook in Cape Colony is dark for
the British That Gen. Gatacre has no
easy task is proved by the latest dis
patches from Queenstown and elsewhere,
showing that the majority of the popula-
ton Oh the frontier have openly declared
themselves on the side of the Beers.
Bands Of Beers are doing immense dam
age over wide area, and they have now
appeared south of Stormberg. Gen. CAT
acre. however, moves TO the front to-day,
So il is hoped by the British, the invasion
Will soon be stemmed.
LOYAL Refugees Take Action.
4 meeting OF refugees from Aliwal
North the constituency Of Mr.. J. w. Sau-
CT. the commissioner Of public works, held
al Queenstown Sunday, passed a resolu-
lion Of "distrust and alarm at Mr. Sau-
er's visit to the border, (which has been
followed by such an outbreak of treason
and rebellion" The resolution, which has
been sent to Sir Alfred Milner, adds:
The refugees do not grudge any sac
rihces provided British supremacy is re-
Cstlh.ishDI"
According to dispatch from De Aar,
dated sunday the Beers had destroyed
lhe bridge AT Steynsburg the previous day,
and were being re-enforced at that point.