The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07

carries public knowlsSge iwth respect
to hostilities in South Africa very lit
tie further than the evacuation of Co
lenso and Stormberg. These move
ments. taken together with the admiral
~ announcement that the public must
not be disappointed should the trans
ports not reach their destination on
the dates indicated in the published
nSts. may indicate some change of
plan necessitated by the bad position
of affairs in Natal. 1t was expected
that the army corps would land at
Cape Town for an invasion of the
Transvaal through the Orange Free
State. but the landing may now be di-
verted to Burban. Natal. whittier it is
fully expected Lieutenant General Sir
Butler will go within u week to inveSti-
gate the situation for himself
There is also possibility of a move
ment through DeAgoa Bay. and the
admiralty notice regarding the trans
ports simply means. in all likelihood,
that news of their movements is to be
suppressed.
Stormberg was understood to be the
depot where stores. tents. guns. ammu-
milton and all the commissariat detail
of the third division, under Sir William
Catacre. were in process of accumula-
tion. The stores have been removed 10
Queenstown. and an obvious eXplana-
ton of their removal arises from the
Boer advance from Bothuiie and Ali
walnorth.
Evacuation of Stormberg.
In view of the near approach of Brit
ism reinforcements, Boer invasion of
Cape Colony could hardly have been
regarded very seriously. There may be.
therefore, another reason for the with
drawal and the stores destined by re-
pute for Queenstown may be intended
for East London or Durham. 1t may be
General Buffers intention TO send on
Colonel Lord Paul Methuens' division,
composed of guards and British bri-
gades, to the immediate assistance of
Natal. For the use of. that division.
a diversion may be intended of some
of the stores of the third division,
which are in the handiest position 10
be forwarded.
Reports that Rosemead and Naau-
poort are also to be evacuated seem TO
corrcborate the idea that General Bull
ler'S first business will be to relieve Sir
George Stewart White
1t is believed that tine Orange Free
State commanders now have Il, ,0G0 men
concentrated against Kimberley and on
the Free State southern frontier OPP
posed to them are only 1000 British
troops. The towns which lie open TO
their attack are Aliwalnerth, Burghers-
dorp, Steynburg, Barkley and Moletto.
Invested at Ladysmith.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg
dated Friday. reports that railway
communication with Ladys-nith is sew
cred. the Beers having effected lodg-
ment at Nolthorpe, south CT Ladysmith
about seven miles. Among those in
vested at Ladysnith are Colonel
Rhodes brother of Cecil Rhodes. Sir
John Willoughby and. it is believed. DR..
Jameson, as well as most of the press
correspondents and probably the Earl Of
Ava. son of the Marquis of Dufferin
and Ava.
All the Cape railways are now in the
hands of the military authorities. Five
hundred tons of food stuffs were seized
on board the steamship Maria,.at Dur
ban, consigned to Delagoa Bay for the
Transvaal- Twenty missionaries have
arrived at Durham from Swasiland af-
ter many narrow escapes.
1t is reported from Boer sources that
the big gun with which General Cronje
had hoped to deinolish Mafeking, is not
a success. 1t is believed to be a
Schneider -CaHet gun weighing. with
the cartridges. about ten tens. The re-
coil is so tremendous as 20 throw the
gun out Of gear every time il is S-ed.
After using the weapon TWO days. the
Beers gave it up
The Morning Pest hears from Maseru.
Basutoland. that ths BOer attempt TO
incite the Basutos against the British |
has failed.
1t is understood that when the time |
comes to arrange terms of peace, Natal
will claim an aDDortiOnment of terri |
tory which. beside Iecompersing the !
colony for losses sustained win place |
it in a position less open TO attack in !
the future.
Rumors of Another Fight
There are renewed runners of an {
ether engagement at Fla1dslaagts
from Cairo that the German steame-
Zanzibar, bound for Zanzibar. arrived I
at Port Said without passengers and !
that. having embarked thirty there. |
she sailed, followed and watched by /
the British cruiser Fearless.
The war office announced az midnight /
that no DISPATCHES had been received /
beyond those already made public and I
that nothing further would be issued I
before noon today. Thus, no; a soli- !
tary official item of news has Keen 1
posted for nearly twenty-four hours.
This has given rise to a crop of /
rumors that Ladysmith's ammunition I
s exhausted: that Sir George Stewart I
White is mortally wounded: that both 4
facts are being concealed and that /
lther unlucky happepiEgs have taken |
place. For all 'ef these reports there !
S absolutely no fourdation. At the !
same time the Britisher has had little
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