Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-31

| formed between Harrismith bridge and
the Botgietere camp at Dewdrop, which
it is said will extend four miles.
An Englishman who arrived at Ali
| wal. north from Pretoria, whence he
| was expelled by way of Bloemfontein,
says that when he left Pretoria all the
stores there We're carrying on business
as usual. Some Of the Transvaal papers
contain glowing accounts of the success
of the Boer army, saying that Kimber-
| ly and Mafeking are expected to fall at
any moment, while Bechuanaland is
conquered and annexed; that the re-
| publican arms are also successful in
| Natal, and burghers are continuing
their victorious march south, capturing
| British prisoners and stores. Lady
smith, according to the Boer newspa-
pers is soon to be taken The English
man added that the Beers are abso-
lutely confident of their ultimate tri-
| umph, and believe the whole Of Natal
is. clresd dy practically in their hands.
| &c 1,.a,cn from Vryburg, dated Oc-
tober 60, gives the speech Of Command
| amt Dt.arey when hoistins, d Boer flag
there. He declared the flag of The re-
public was now floating over the whole
country north of the Orange river, and
the British flag would never again float
there unless it was hoisted over the
dead bodies Of the burghers. 1t appears
that the Beers were unable to blow up
the piers of the Modder river bridge,
and they are demolishing them stone by
stone. They have blown up practically
every culvert from the Modder river to
the Orange river.
Cape Town, October Silt is reported
from Barkley that the Beers are con-
structng forts around Kimberly for the
purpose of shelling the town.
London, October 31.-Reports are cur
rent here that General White may re-
tire to Pietermaritzburg while the rail-
road is intact. There is much diver
gence of opinion in military circles as
to the advisablity of such a step.
London, October 31.-Commander-i
chief Field Marshal Lord Wolseley has
November 6 of the reserves of the Suf-
folk, Essex and Derbyshire regiments,
who will be added to the South African
forces.
London, October 31.-The afternoon
newspapers had only brief editorial
comments on the news from Ladysmith,
but their headlines voiced the feeling
of general sorrow. The tone of the edi-
torials can be summed up in the follow
ing statement of the st. James Gazette:
1T is evident that the patriotism and
fortitude of the nation are to be tested
in real earnest by those operations of
ours in Natal against great odds. Gen
eral White had difficult task set him,
and we must take the disaster with the
dogged coolness which Britons know
how to display. We shall await the final
result without apprehension"
Cape Town, October 31.-The South
African News publishes the following
dispatch:
"Ladys1f,ith, October 31.-The battle
Is proceeding at the foot Of Umbanbane,
a few miles from Ladysmith. Several
shells were dropped into the town."
Brussels, October 31.-Dr. Leyds made
an important statement as to the de-
malls Of London newspapers of reports
that the British were levying recruits
among the native population Of South
Africa IT formally accuse Great Brit
ain," said Leyds, ''of arming the colored
races of Africa against the Beers. 7
make this accusation with due sense
of its gravity and an absolute knowl-
edge of it's accuracy"
A Seminary Burned.