The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-28
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAlES M NEWS AND CIRCULATION

that the Divine blessing may rest upon
your efforts and those of my gallant
army to restore peace and good govern
ment to that portion of my empire ana
to vindicate the honor of this country"
RETREAT FROM GLENCOE.
Cape Town, October 26.-Delayed in
Transmission.)- THE story of the retreat
from Glencoe and Dundee shows the
British were forced to move their camp
twice in order 20 get out of the range
of the excellent Boer practice. just
as they had decided to evacuate the
second camp shell killed two soldiers.
When General Yule heard of the bat
tie of Elandslaagte he sent a squad of
hussars, under Colonel Knox and Il bat
terry of artillery to intercept the Boers
at Biggarsberg. The artillery succeed
ed in shelling the Beers as they were
retreating over the Unpati Mountain,
killing and w0undng many: but the ar
tillerymen were forced to retire by the
rifle fire of the enemy.
THREATEN THE SAVAGES.
Cape Town, October PA telegram
from Buluwayo, Rhodesia, dated Mon
day, says:
"A Boer force is threatening Chier
Khama and Chief Iinchwe, who are
loyal to Great Britain. Their country
lies at the extreme northwest of the
Transvaal and includes Bechuanaland
1t seems a gross mistake for the Beers
to provoke war among the natives The
probable explanation is that the Beer
force intends to destroy the railway to
Il.,It II, Al. FL
and thus prevent any attempts of Col
Plummer's Rhodesian force to go to the
relief of Mafeking Already there have
been stories Of Rhodesan armored
train engaging the Beers some distance
north of Mafeking'
FRANCE WILL NOT INTERVENE.
Paris, October 27.-An authoritative
statement was issued this afternoon
formally denying the rumors of intended
Franco-Russian intervention in the
Transvaal War; declaring that France
has no ground and no desire for any
such intervention at present and thar
Russia is most likely placed in the
same position. adding that Germany is
the only power directly concerned in
the matter.
The HEROIC EIGHT.
Drban, Natal, October 27.-An inter
estlng incident in connection with the
Elandslaagte fight is reported here.
When the fire of the British guns be-
came too hot, eight Beers ran forward
out of cover and, standing. together.
cody opened fire at the Imperial Light
Horse, with the evident purpose or
drawing the latter's fire While their COM
rades retired Seven out of the brave
eight We're killed
UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
Paris, Oct PA dispatch to the
Petit Journal from Toulon, says.
Two or three of the fastest cruisers
have been ordered to go to Delagoa Bay.
and Russian warships will follow them"
The Figaro, while pointing ont the
contradictory rumors from 1oulon on
the subject of the dispatch of a naval
division from the Southeast coast. says:
1t is certain that the cruiser Cassard
sailed from Toulon for Port Said on the
receipt of an important telegram en-
closing sealed orders"
NO NEW FEATURES.
London, Oct. 27-The war situation
this morning presents no new features.
1t is presumed in Natal that tha Beers
are reeonstructing their plans and that
the English are resting. but telegrams
from Ladysmith at express rates. still
occupy forty-eight hours i'll transmission
to London and therefore it is not imnos-
sfbie that something is happening The
special dispatches assert that Colonel
Baden-Powell. the British commander
at Mafeking, lis aware that Pretoria has
given General Cronje orders to stay his
hand as already there is quite enough
to employ the Beers in Natal.
513 BOERS KILLED.
London, Oct 27-The Magistrate at
Eryburg is responsible for a report made
to Premier Schreiner, at Cape Town,
that 513 Beers were killed at Mafeking.
BOER PRISONERS ARRIVE.
London, Oct 27--A special dispatch
from Pietermaritzburg dated October
24th, says:
Nine hundred and eighty-eight Boer
prisoners arrived here this morning
They include Captains Dewitt. Hamer,
Fighlus, Dorey, Van Logger and Dott-
ner."
MANY SPIES ARRESTED.
Durham, Natal Oct 24.-(Delayed in
Transmission)-M Many spies have been
arrested here and some of them will be
shot.
KROKODILEPOORT SEIZED.
Lourenzo Marques. Oct. 27.-'rhc fol
lowing dispatch has been received here
from Pretoria, filed yesterday:
'The Government has ISSUED a pro-
clalnation declaring that no rents or in
terests on bonds can be claimed during
the continuance Of martial law, nor
within a certain fixed period after the re-
peal of the same.
1.-THE Beers at Vryburg have secured
a quantity of ammunition. Command
ant Schooman has seized Krokodilepocrt
and destroyed the railway bridge there. |
President Kruger is in excellent
health"