The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-02
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The Situation at Ladysmith Unchan9cd.
Whites ExpIanation.

whites Explanation.
London, Nov. IA dispatch has
been received from General White |
explaining the loss of the left wing |
of ais army in Mondays fight. Gen
eral Whites dispatch says: "On
Sunday night Colonel Carlton start
ed with a detachment of my left
wing to seize Nicholson Mex which
/ deemed of much strategic import
ance. When within two miles of the
objective point and while skirting a
lofty ridge the detachment ran into
an ambush. A few rifle shots were
fired, supposedly as signals, for fol-
lowing the reports of the firing there
came rolling down the declivity huge
boulders. The crashing of the
boulders down the hill caused the
mules attached to the ammunition
trains and the mountain batteries,
to stampede, and in the darkness
the drivers were unable to keep con-
troll of them allowing them to carry
all of the ammunition and the bat
terry entirely beyond the reach of
troops. This distressing accident
greatly reduced the fighting ieffici-
ency of the troops but did not pro-
duce stampede among them. Lines
were formed in good order and Col
onel Carlton ordered his forces to
entrench themselves on one of the
numerous hills. The Beers attacked
him in heavy force and kept up a
| searching and telling fire. In order
to afford better protection two COM
panies of 1.-THE Gloucester regiment
were withdrawn from their first posi-
ton and placed in more protected
part of the hill. The enemy pressed
slowly in and soon the battle ragged
at close range. Our forces fought
bravely, replying to the enemy's fire
as long as their ammunition held
out. Our losses had been so heavy
as to greatly reduce our fighting
strength when the enemy stormed
our position and captured the sur
vivors of the force. The loss of our
battery and the ammunition train are
alone responsible for our loss. The
security of Ladysmith is in no.
wise affected by the loss of the di-
vision. The works about this place
are strong and we'll defended"
ENGLISH AT LADYsMITH HOPEFUL.
London, Nov. IA Ladysmith
dispatch describes the garrison as
being cheerful and hopeful. The
guns from the British cruiser, Pow
erful, did effective work Tuesday in
replying to the Boer artillery which
was used in bombarding the town.
The navy guns silenced several
Boer batteries but others were
brought up.
The British are now closely invest
ed, the works of the beseigers in
most cases paralleling those of the
besieged. There has as yet been no
attempt to throw a force in behind
Ladysmith with view of cutting off
British communication with Durham
and thus prevent the introduction of
reinforcements.
REINFORCEMENT FOR LADYsMITH.
Capetown, Nov. Three thous-
and soldiers are expected to reach
here Sunday. They will not land
but will receive orders to proceed to
Durham, where they will land and
proceed direct to Ladysmith. 1t is
750 miles from here to Durham, and
estimating ten knots per hour the
transports can reach Durham Wed
nesday, and the reinforcements car
reach Ladysmith on Thursday, Nov
9. Trans will be in waiting at Dur.
ban to carry them to Ladysmitt
without delay.
II you are suffering from drowsi.
ness in the day time, irritability OF
temper, sleepless nights, general
debility, headache, and general want
of tone of the system, use Herbine.
You will get relief and finally cure.
Price 80 cents at City Drug Store
and W. B. Frames.
Statement of Comptroller.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The monthly