Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-23
THE WAR IN AFRICA
The Latest News Gives Little to
Alter the Situation.
HEAVY FIGHTING EXPECTED SOON.
Beers Concentrating Their Forces Outside
OF Kimberley-BOers RepuIsed with
Heavy Loss Near COlensO-Situ-
alton at EsteOurt.

London, Nov. 2O.-This mornings
news gives little that alters the COM
p1exion of the situation. Since the
fight of November g matters, so far as
known, have been fairly quiet at Lady
smith. It is not unlikely that the
Beers, badly informed as to the nature
and extent of British preparations to
advance to the relief of the town. may
be hesitating regarding the next move
ment. The situation in Natal is very
complicated, more especially if the re-
ports be true that the great Tugela
bridge has been destroyed. The sue
cess of the next move on either side
will depend more on strategy than on
superior numbers. If it be true that
there are 10000 Beers under Joubert
and Gen. Botha, marching south to
meet the British relief force, heavy
fighting is in store.
Nothing is known with certainty re-
garding the progl ess of the relief col
umn from Durham and the immediate
interest centers in the relief of Kim
berley. Gen. Methuen has splendid
knowledge of the country where he
will operate and is laying his plans
with the utmost care. An indefatiga-
bic worker, he is busy night and day
cutting down the baggage to a mini
mum and issuing orders with a view of
insuring that the officers shall be in
distinguishable from the men to the
eyes of the Beers. A naval brigade,
with searchlights from the cruiser
Doris, under Maj. Ernest Rhodes, will
accompany the column and Maj.
Rhodes is confident that he will see his
brother Cecil in Kimberley. The col
umn will take all the materials for re-
pairing the railway, which, it is be-
heved, there will be no difficulty in
doing. The advance will be made by
forced marches, the column reaching
Modder river IN four days.
An Orange river dispatch dated No
vember 16 says that the Beers were
then concentrating their forces outside
of Kimberley. According to the latest
advices from jamestown, there had
been no signs of a Easuto rising up to
Thursday last. The Beers have re-
named Aliwal North, OIiviersfontein,
in honor of their commandant.
BoERs REPULsED WITH HEAVY LOSS.
London, Nov. 20. = The Exchange
Telegraph company has received the
following dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, dated Novem Der IS:
A runner has brought the following from
LadySmith signed Censor" lon November
"A (Tuesday) the enemy attacked the British
near Colenso. They were repulsed. The Boer
loss was 800
SITUATION AT EsTCoURT.
New York, Nov. 2O.-A cablegram
from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, dated
November IS, to the New York World,
says:
The Beers attempted to attack Estcourt to-
day. but the first shell fired from a British
naval gun well directed that it caused
them to retire precipitately with some loss, ap-
parently. The Beers afterward withdrew guns
mounted on neighboring hills.
FREE SKATERS ANNEX JAMESTOWN.
Queenstown, Cape Colony, Nov. 90
Commandant Olivier, with a portion
of the Rockville commando, has oc-
cupied Jamestown, hoisted the flag of
the Orange Free State and annexed