The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-18
THE WAR IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
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right and probably in the rear will be
hostile bodies, who are continually
demonstrating their superior cunning.
The official account of the disaster to
the Estcourt armored train, showing
that a hundred missing men are now
probably already on their way to Pre-
toria, to swell the large number OF
British prisoners already there, besides
a score of wounded, demonstrates, it is
claimed, that the British must have
encountered big odds, as all accounts
agree that the small British force
fought with tn utmost bravery. Winston
ChurchilPs brilliant behavior is COM
pared with tn gallant action in the
Tirah campaign which won Lord Fin
castle, there also acting as a newsEa-
per correspondent, the Victoria cross.
The railroad men of Estcourt have al
ready forwarded dispatch to the gen
eral manager of the railroad expressing
admiration for the GOODNESS and pluck
of young Churchill, to whose efforts
they attribute the saving of the engine
and tender and wounded and asking
the manager to convey their admira-
ton for the brave man.
When definite news from Ladysriith
is available it will doubtless be found
that the garrison has been having a
lively time. Nevertheless not much
credence should be paid to the stories
of trainloads of Boer wounded taken
towards Pretoria as the result of a
crushing defeat sustained at the hands
of the British. Experience has shown
that those 'Kaffirgrams'' even though
an a irler
trustworthy. However, there seems no
doubt that there have been some sharp
affairs. Heavy rifle firing followed by
an explosion was heard in the direction
of Ladysmith before daylight Thurs
day, indicating night surprise and
possibly the explosion of a magazine.
BRITISH REINFORCEMENT
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Admiralty
announced this evening the arrival at
Cape Town to-day of the troopship Ar
cana with a battalion of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders Ghe Princess
Louise's regimenD bringing the rein
forcements up to 23,5G0 of which $50
have already disembarked at Durham
with eighteen field guns, a number of
machine guns, engineers and hospital
troops, as we'll as 700 mules. This
force, with that already between Est
court and Durham, is considered suffi-
Gent to enable General Hildyard to
advance and to take the aggressive
against the Beers south of Ladysmith !
According to the latest advices Lady
smith is holding out satisfactorily,
everything having been we'll up to
Wednesday.
ho n ofl
bridges the War Office has issued ord
ers for the shipment of a quantity Of
bridge work between this and the end
of the year.
PRISONERS AT PRETORIA.
DURHAM, Nov. 17.-Sunday evening
a gentleman who was arrested at
Johannesburg and taken to Pretoria
has arrived here via Delagoa Bay. !
While at Pretoria he was confined On !
the race course with the military pris-
oners, comprising fifty-two officers and
Ito commissioned officers and
men from Natal, ten officers and
twenty-five commissioned officers
and men from Mafeking, and four men
from Fort Tuli. The prison guards |
were almost exclusively Germans and |
the artillerymen manning the forts were
also mostly Germans. The prisoners
were well fed and were shown every |
consideration. Most of the officers
We're removed to more comfortable |
quarters in the town.
BRITISH CAPTURE MUNITIONS OF
WAR
CAPE TOWN, Thursday, Nov. 16.-It |
is reported from Colesburg that a |
quantity of guns and ammunition be- |
longing to the Orange Free State, and !
destined for Richmond, have been cap
tured by the British.
SITUATION AT KIMBERLEY.
KIMBERLEY, Thursday, Nov. o.
Evening-Via Hope Town. Sunday, Nov |
1.-THE Beers were busy yesterday in |
throwing up fresh earthworks There |
has been no further bombardment The |
De Beers mines are practically closed !
thousands of employees are now dom |
iciled in the center of the town, and |
are being provisioned by the Mayors |
relief fund. The military authorities
have ordered all civilians to give up
their arms and ammunition, with the |
view OF preventing irresponsibes firing |
at the Beers, in contravention of the |
laws of civilized warfare. Natives re-
port that the Beers cheered each shell |
as it was fired yesterday, believing it |
meant the destruction of Kimberley. |
The Beers are now wearing khaki uni |
forms and blue puggarees, making it |