The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-26

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men have hitherto rad entering tas
gate without d saass II Temporarily s2s~
pended Nobody is allowed 10 enter or
inspsc; the batteries. Even the famous s.
Mschae.'s cave r. ciasee. because 1t - ~
quireG for the storage az arms ami aEnfFi1i-
milton. For months sappers aH& fn.naTs
have beer engaged III constructing new ana
powerful batteries. and IL T. believed iaat
the garrison xin I've augmented
Times scent. Intervention stories.
The Times. commenting s.iltoriall9 N tne
rurnor Of European Intervention. sE'H's
the idea, and says
mo power will lift finger The alarming
combinations hatiit Hpon our naTai move
merits have no existence cave III o*es3sase1
magma tions.
OHs~tai Report. Dorfored-
The camTnanaer-ln-cfgief. Field aaFz0al
LORD wolecisy. has apparently f'"* oe'A
convicted ~ ''aoctustux" ofacial reports
from tho front. and tAeEe IS demand On
ALI sides for A reyerSlOn 20 the earlier
urartfces when the reports Of WHITE, the
British commander Is Natal. were given
out isxtuallF az soon ss received ] Il"
commander lF-ehisfs summary read IN 'ae
house af commons yesterday spoke ~ tva-
White na vlng fogght successful aci"h'
whereas Whites own account puts an en-
ton and reduces tAe movement 30 3ts prog
or proportions aud shows that further sK-
citing intelligence may Ds expected from
the same quarter at any moment
News N Bitter PHI to the Puhtie.
II f. quite evident the war IN Natal has
only commenced and tina; the Beers are
b. no means discouraged AZ losing the
first two battles, and many experts are
satisfied that Gen. Jouhert II even no"
close to the heels of the British. and that
u decisive action may be fought today or
tomorrow The main fact. that Ia" bfts-
ish were forced 10 evacuate the Natal I'll
angle, which the Beers naturally and
rightly claim a. a conspicuous success,
and which they even emphasize by proc
lamarlon annexing Northern Natal. Is
proving an unpaiatahle pill To the pubic
whose appetite has been whettsi BY preVi-
Gus successes, which have been Represent
ed as being greater than they were really.
as the determination and gaiantry OF the
Beers enabled them TO quickly reorganize
and achieve the desired objects by other
methods Later estimates of thc Boer loss
ca at Glands laaxte give 80 killed. Their
cooiness bravery and good AHA can De
judged from the fact that gut Ok eight
officers with half battalion OF Gordon
Highlander four were killed and three
wounded, while the casualties among the
than three hours fghstng.
May lomplicat~ situation.
The situation In the west liz being compli-
Gated. The Boer proclamation Of annexa-
tlon and the e.aius Of a victory a, Glen
zoe arr likely 10 induce tho Dutch 10 eide
with their cenntryuea already In TIE field.
II ~ also believed the Dutch beyond
t;riquatowu are only awaiting encourage
ment 10 declare for the Transvaai.
Kimberley sttII Holds Ont.
Aavices from Phslipstown yesterday say
the searchllgh,s If klfaberleys defense
were Visible the previous night and there
fore Kimberley is still intact.
Losses at Lady.mith.
Gen. White has tslegraphad the war Of
nce from Ketfontein under date Of Octo-
Der "a saying thai In the lighting near
Ladysmith twelve Of the British force were
killed. eighty nine wounded ard five miss
fag. the Casualties being largely among
the Gloucester regiment.
Heavy List of Casualties.
The war office returns show that the total
British Casualties since the beginning OF
hostilities reach 5g7. eighteen officers hav-
Ing beer killed and fifty-age woundeG and
seventy-six men kiilct and i35 wounded
There are thirteen nnaccountad for. This
lot, however, does not include the squad
astray near Dundee, and the officers OF the
Dublin Fusiieers. The report Of heavy
lossee sent from Rietfontein came az an
unpleasant surprise. "a Gen. Whites teie-
gram 10 the war office yesterday gave the
Impression that there was mercy n brush,
DELAYED News From Kimberley.
A dispatch Ia the Morning Post from
Kimberley. dated October 81, Via orange
river, October "a says.
An armored fraIn was engaged this
evening. one Of our men killed ana two
trucks OF dynamite were renewed from the
town for safety and were blown lin by the
Beers, The Roer loss IL uncertain.
The Koer artillery moved around, trying
To draw the force covering the town
There was a small engagement. but moth
Ing or consequence happened We are
completely isolated ana IA safe as a bank
Not one man has left. cur troops met the
enemy cutting the line today and a Maxim
gun on the train dd good work ana clear
ed away the wreckers-
Squadron "f Uussar~ Captured.
The war office gives out the following:
I'VE learn from official sources that the
following officers whose absence had not
been previously reported - rs are ~ the
enemys hands. Eighteenth Eiaspars
Lieut.. Molly aud cnpt Pollock Dublin
fusiieers. Capt Tons Dale Lieut. is,ruee-
surier. Lieut. Carvice Lieut. tsr.n,~i,aw.
Mai Endie and Mai Shnre II Is pre-
stunned the whole sQuodron ~ the Fich-
teenth Hussars. under command II the
officers named. were taken prisoners
Another Dispatch rron, white
The war office this evening made p,ttaIr
the following dispatch sent Nv Ger
White fron I.aiySmith Al s.so this after
Noon.
Tho advance gnsr3 * the forces sent
ont by me thgs morning t. GET IN toucf,
with and help Gen YUie'$ co!ulnn vas
within three niiics ~ shat >autnn which
hal temporarily halted oa sunday river
about aoua. have occupied a ssronx
position on the eua3 - taay~rnith. AMI
have II" further anxiety anrut Them
Have received she hest accounts ~ he
sp'rtt@ and efficiency - tAe troops No
are anxious ~ n1ees th~ enemy again
The Hoer Armies
LONDON. Oct. = According - q Erus.
seis dispatch, ny Jrays diplomatic agent
or The Trsv~yaal 'n H'ftyor~ has issued 4
Statement thst f3e }t-ere h#Ve now rtsrtv
ife.He ra-n .f 59w +,'f 'naaie un a fal7pv~
Boer resatRf. sssf sft-tarv tea psigcs.
l.'". NfaaE~ ttsv S4st. trv.f~ IS 49, >s-
af IA