Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-02
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Uncon6rmsd Report Of British
Victory at Ladysmith.
Kimberly Besieged by Six Thousand
Boer Troops.
Beers Capture Towa Of Pomeroy and 0ccu.
py Parts Of Zululand.
LIST OF cAsuALriss At DUNDEE.

London. Nov. 2.-Nothing Is known
here Of the report circulated In New
York OF great British victory at Lady.
smith.
BoERs OCCUPY zULULAND.
fredericksburg, Natal, Nov At IL
reported that Beers are occupying parts
Of Zululsnd and have taken Pomeroy,
fifty miles from Greytown.
CASUALTIES AT DUNDEE.
London, Nov. 2 Another list Of casual
ties at Dundee was issued by the war Of
fee today. 1t gives eighty two non com.
missioned officers aud men OF the Dublin
Fnsileers missing. indicating that the
Beers have captured ss many Fusileers
~ Husssrs.
REPORT OF VICTORY DENIED.
London, Nov. 2.-The war office ofi.
cislly declares that II has no informa.
tlon OF any further engagement at Lady.
smith or British victory as reported in
New York.
LIEUTENANT WOUNDED.
London. Nov. 2-The war ofli 20 this
aftern ,on issusd the following dispatch:
''Lsiysmi h, Nov. 2. - Lieutenant
Egerton. H. NJ. 8. Powerful, was danger
ousy wounded this morniog by a shell
In the left knee and right foot. His life
is not In danger at present"
1t was inferred from this that the ar.
tillery duel between the Beers and
British continues. ss Egerton was
guuner's lieutenant with the big naval
guns.
BRITISH KILLED AND WOUNDED.
London. Nov. IA special from Lady.
smith says that twenty British dead and
100 wounded had been counted on the
s,'ns OF Mondays disaster, while $50
prisoners we're sent to Pretoria
The war office has received q telegram
dispatched from LsdysmiIh at $3.50 a. m.
to day. saying that General White is we'll
and holding his position.
KIMBERLEY BEsIEGED.
Hope Town, Cape Colony, Nov. g.
Magistrate Harmsworth has arrived from
Klipdsm and reports 5000 Beers around
kic:s 10y and all rosds strictly pa.
trolled. He says that he passed close
enough TO Kimberley to soc the search
lights and WAS informed that the defend
ers we're satisfied that they could
hold out. but were wearied with insc
tivity and hoped that Q relieving force
would soon arrive.
Stories of Bosr victories have spread
rapidly along the western border. Msgis-
trste Harmsworth estimates that half
the Dutch residents Of Bschuanaland and
Griqualand will j,in the Beers after de.
claratiOn OF annexation.
AFRlKANDERs REJOICE.
Paris, Nov. 2.-The Havss News agency
this evening published the following
extraordinary dispatch, which agency
says was received through q correspondent
at Brussels: "Cspe Town, Nov. g.
Nsws Of the Beers two victories around
Lstysmith has created considerable ex.
citemsnt among the Afriksnders. who do
not conceal their joy. Sir Alfred Miner,
British high commissioner. Is perturbed
at their attitude. Gen. White In
these two engagements, lost about
$50 men killed and wounded and
prisoners. The second victory was won
by the Free Ststers, commanded by Lucas
Meyer, who seized Colenso, thus cutting
of the retreat Of White. who Is wounded
The Investment Of Ladysmith Ia complete.
The Beers are masters OF the Pietermsr-
itzburg Il Durham railway. News has
reached General White that Mafsking is
closely beset and that the Beers have
successfully repulsed all sorties. The
surrender OF Mafeking is expected. 1t is
also confirmed that the Free staters have
seized C0lesburg."