Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

incd. General Hlldyafls second bril-
gnde had been sent 10 Durham with the
Col1stfcams from the fret brigade. and
tho sixth brigade and a fuaileer bat.
TALON from the third division, and all
had arrived except the Coids,rcamH
ana the second Dcvoushlrca This was
strong Infantry force. of which the
nsc1nd West Yorkahirea had reached
Estcourt The garrison there was weak
IN artillery. unless the naval brigade
had brought up ita guns from thc ships
ana on this account u might not be
prepared Tor attack from iloer guns
Three batteries OF Held artillery were
diEembufkrd from the Armenian az
Durham yesterday, but they would be-
required Tor carrying them up the coun-
try and settling the horses into Condi.
ton after their long voyage.
Cool military experts 10 whom I have
been speaking. contend that everything
could not be done In a day. that the
men and stores must De- taken On the
ships. that arrangements must bc
made Tor feeding the troops and ami.
mails, and PletermarltzburR was 10
miles inland. They also predicted with
confidence that the Beers would retire
when the relief column was ready 90
advance IN earnest but would hr like.
~ 10 destroy brides and break up
the railways behind them The Hocrs
In this respect viii be less c1nsiderutc
! and acrviceablc 10 their foes than Gen.
iulc was when he rctreat0d from
Glencoe upon Ladywnlth without blow.
inr w bridges or Interfering with the
railway feryicr Tor Joubcrt's camp be-
fore i.ulyumiu
The war oficr issued yesterday Gen.
Buffers account Of the urmorsi train
umbuacade. confirming press dis.
patches, minimizing the affair. but nd.
! hitting that 100 mon were missing.
Comments uppn th.a episode boz iho
clubs were bitter although every one
had roeI ~ fI Tor ue railuntry NJ
Lieut. Wincheil Spencer Churchill I'm
trapped arnln.' and "Wil our Office d.
ever be ou their guard against the he
tef'H HtrataEgmHT" were the uNClA -.
lions heard on every side. Tho
point Of the criticism was the 80
good scouting. which bus boon -.
teal defect IN The British car ia
from the outset aa Carleton Wylie and
Yuls could testify
The commander nt Eaic6urt was.
however forced TO rccnnulitrr with au
urmnrcd train from lack OF effective
cavalry. The only mounted force which
could be- sent out after the return Of
the battered engine and tender con.
sisted ~ q troop ~ Natal carhiueors
and ~ the Hight horse. These troops
retired after an Ineffective skirmlsh
with the enemy The only cavalry re-
serves at capetnwn arc the Aldcrshot
ANNNNNNN VI NNNNNAAA NNAANNAN WIN %
machine KUN section and force NJ Gol
! lnnccrs arriving yesterday The admir-
atty has something TO answer for IN
ronding cavalry and Hold artillery on
slow uhpF. but scant provision has
! been made by the military stan FOR re-
| curing good scouting against IA eN-
CeDdlnHly mobile ancmy, consisting
mainly ~ mounted Infantry.
The tone " the war Oiiico authorities
remains confident, and " % estimated
that Gon Butler knows what n going
ON In Lndyamith from day TO day THIS
| il hardly credible since single official
sentence denotlug that all was wen
with Gen. White would cause great re-
l llrf throughout England without giving
| aid or comfort 10 the enemy.
Meanwhile there are many rumnra
I from noer sources respecting tho COM
| tinuancr of the bombardmcut from tho
hills and Investment of the town With
/ IN a narrow range OF frc, and Natal
stories and native missionary legends
/ ~ fierce lighting this week and last,
aud the successful rrpulsca and flank
/ attacks by Gen, Whites force,
Public anxiety n Increasing with
/ lack u authentic news from Lady
smith. but therc N hopeful feeling re-
speeding tho western border. Col,
/ Haden- Powell IL considered more than
/ n match FOR the Beers In craft ana,
/ indeed. n the only commander on the
| Brti7h side who can fight them In their
/ own way
There are also signs that the column
| Tor the relief Of Kimberley " well ON ita
/ way and within 90 miles Of the town.
| Gen Butler. with 1900 fresh troops at
| Cnpetown. has ample resources for y
! decisive attempt TO raise the siege or
! Kimberley.
been seeking TO Identify the Boer SPY
/ for whose life Secretary Rcitz has
] threatened rcprisal against six British
| officers Some of them assert that there
! was rich man named Marks, who had
acted az a private banker or money
| lender 80 President Kruger on various
| occaaloits, and who had placed him
| under pressing obligations. They md
| Il hard 10 believe that this IN the Nath-
| an Marks who Ia described from Pre-
| torln NJ an Illicit gold dealer but ex-
! plain that the spy under arrest nj Lady
smith Is probably, near reletiye o.
/ President Krugcr's moneyed friend,
/ and that from gratitude the president
| ordered Mr. Reltz TO take strong meas
| urca for preventing the execution Of
| "a possible sentence by court martial,
/ Tho whole nffair has seemed Incredible
| from the wanton barharity OF reprisals
/ nj the rate Of six men to one, nut
| south Africans here accept the story
Implicitly and have indeed official COM
| firmation Of n.
| The Times and Mall publish graphic
| accounts NJ the battle Of ElnndalaaEte,
received by letter from war -espond-
/ ents at the front. The TIN cores
| pondent also gives a gtirrll deHcrlp-
| ton OF the storming Of Talnnn Hill.
| and mentions that Gen. Symons fell
mottnlly wounded when galloping
along the limo to tell the troops that the
| hill must be taken. He describes the
stormlng Of the hill rs one of tho
greatest achievements OF the British
Infantry
New York Nov. ia dispatch TO tho
| Herald from London Gays;
The Daily Telegraph publishes mo
following from It's special correspond
emit. "Plctermnrit9burg. Nov IL
| The natives report that the enemy
have drawn n complete Gordon around
Ladysmith and ingress Is now most
| difficult. our troops IRE cheerful ana
there IL but little sickness.
"rhe Beers are In great straits FOR
want Of food. The Free Stnters have
become almost mutlnoua.
"Col Long. Of the royal artillery, mas
taken command at Estcourt Major
Wolfe Murray, having returned 60 Pie
termarltzburg resumes tho direction OF
the lines of communication
This dispatch from It's special CORE
| spondent " published by the Daily
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