Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-08

of the arrival at their destination of the
first transports with Gen Buffers army
corps Now the officials are inclined to pre-
dict that the low-Water mark has been
touched, and that slowly but steadily the
rising tide of victory may be expected
The proposal TO send out an additional
10000 troops Is highly approved, and II Is
considered probable that fully that number
will be required all iTdepend- mt reports
concur in saying the resistance OF the
Beers will be stubborn TO the last ana
that not until the resources of the two re-
publicS are exhausted will they acknUWi-
edge defeat.
Report of Victory Not Confirmed.
The news Of great victory which was
circulating here this evening is not con-
hrmed. and the Boer losses reported by
what may be designated ''Kafiigrams
ought TO be greatly discounted, the KAT
frs. knowing the British wish to hear 81
Boer losses. are likely to supply them with
II ports to their taste. However, allowing
for all eXagEeratiOn. Gen. White appears
tie have given Gen. Jouberts forces seVeTa al
home thrusts. and the war office is JuStliled
I'm its contention today that the news GEM
onStratts clearly that Gen. White is able 10
more than merely hold his own, ana can
strike blows of such force as not only 10
insure the safety Of LadySmlth, DuJ, prop
ably, also to have a telling effect on the
duration and results of the operations OF
IL
war office officials take a decidedly hopeful
view of the entire situation. and believe
that even the advance section of the Brit
ish forces at Ladysmith has seen.the worst
days. =
1t is hoped that the renewed charges of
Boer violations of the sanctity OF the Wnlte
flag originated in the lively imagination OF
the Kaffirs. Though similar charges nave
several times been made during the pres
ent campaign. and though ofnclal accounts
report similar practices in the former
Transvaal war. there has not bean any
mention of such actions thus far in any
of the official reports received from Cen
White and Gen. Yuie, who would surely
have formally demonstrated against such
conduct on the part of the Beers.
Plan of British Advance.
One of the most important items today is
that Gen. French is going to Cape Town
This Is taken as a confirmation of the
statement already made by the Associated
Press that the main advance of the British
forces will be through the open fiat country
OF the Orange Free State and the SOUTH
western part of the Transvaal. Otherwise
so skillful a leader as Gen. French would
hardly have been withdrawn from Lady
smith at the present time of stress.
There is much speculation regarding the
Beers next move. 1t seems clear it will
be impossible for them to closely invest
Ladysmith, owing to the fortunate arrlVai
of the lons-rdnge naval guns, Whlch Keep
the Beers at ltdSl lOuE Hll4SS oli' iiAehh-AiS
the circle of investment about twenty-five
miles in circumference, which, 1T is claimed,
it will be impossible for the Boer force to
fully occupy.
1t is beyond belief, however, that General
Joubert will remain long in a cover, and it
is believed here that his present quiescence
Is owing to the fact that he is awaiting the
arrival of heavy guns from Pretoria and
Johannesburg to effectualy lombard and
render untenable the British position.
The Recent Fighting.
Further reports of the GroblerskloOf af
fair tend 10 confirm the statement that the
British were successful. \ kaffir declares
that fully hundred Beers We're killed on
the hilltop by the "men-women,' which is
supposed to indicate that the Gordon High
landers were there.
Cyclist scouts have since been across the
Tugela bridge. They saw a number of
killed lying on the plain.
Apparently when the ColensO garrison
evacuated that place Friday the British
troops missed a grand opportunity of car
ryiug out an effective attack on the rear
Of the disconnected Beers. The latter APP
pear To believe that the Colenso column
evacuated the place as rUse and are ~
ing in ambush 10 surprise them If they adj
vance. hence the immunity of the town
from occupation by the burghers.
News From Correspondence.
a dispatch from Gen. Butler says the
press censor telegram Of yesterday even
ing was obtained from I4adysmith through
the energy of the correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph. The papers are already
objecting 10 the holding of private news
paper dispatches They admit that the
government is fully entitled to use the in
formation for its purposes. but they think
that wholesale cOnfiscation is not justi-
fable.