The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21

London, Oct. 1S. - Dispatches from
the Cape are very meager, but they
include an important message from
Glencoe Camp dated $50 Monday af-
ternoon, announcing that the Boer
commands which invaded Natal
through Laing's Mex, and, after occu-
plying Newcastle, advanced to Dam
hauser, retired to Intangane, the trans
port service being found defective.
This will delay Indefinitely the looked
for and hoped-for assault upon the
strong British position of Glencoe.
A Free State commando threatens
Aliwalnorth, OH the Natal frontier. 1t
is believed the enemy intends shortly
to try to rush the railway station with
the help of artillery posted OF a ridge
commanding the town.
There are rumors that the Beers
have been repulsed at Mafeking and
are attacking Vryburg. A Cape Town
paper has a dispatch from Orange
river stating that Geographic wires
have been cut between Mafeking and
Kimberley, and it is believed the Beers
ar, taking advantage of a large gather
ing Of disloyal farmers at Vryburg, eel
ebrating nachtmal, to attack the town,
hoping that the farmers will assist
them against the British. The same
dispatch says the British forces at
Kimberley is confident of its ability
to hold out, but urges the immediate
dispatch Of a relief force.
This question of q possible rising OF
dissatisfied farmers in the north of
Cape Colony is very important.
The Daily Nails correspondent at
Colesburg has been inquiring regard
ing the matter and on the whole
thinks the chances are against the
rising. He bases his opinion on the
prospect Of good crops, which he be-
lieves will predispose the farmers to
peace. There is much disloyalty and
dissatisfaction in this neighborhood,
while the Free State Beers threaten an
invasion of Colesburg and Aliwal-
north.
The Daily Nails Cape Town cores
pondent says that Sir Alfred Miner
is worked to death and says Cape
Town is filled with bitter resentment
at what it calls the Schreiner cabinets
abandonment Of Mafeking by its con
slant refusal to send q force of vOlun-
teer artillery thither. Many residents
Of Cape Town have relatives at Vry-
burg, and they are furious at Messrs.
Merriman and Sauer, respectively col
onial treasurer and commissioner Of
public works, and the ministers are
mobbed whenever they appear in pub
lie. Mr.. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander
leader, has gone to the country in or
der to escape the outbursts of indigna-
ton. Sunday evening the streets were
filled with angry citizens and it vas
feared that riOting would occur. This,
perial government, brought the
peril as we'll as of it's duty and moved
it to decide to call out the volunteers.
Volunteers Called Out.
London, Oct. 1S.-The calling out of
the Cape Colony volunteers is supple
mented by a decision to raise 1900
more volunteers in Cape Colony and.
1000 in Natal. Thus the total strength
of the volunteer forces in both places
will be about 1850 men. According
to the programme of embarkations
from Great Britain next Friday and
the four following days which has
been published there will be shipped q
total of $4,000 troops of all ranks and
LOCO horses. Among the newly char
tered vessels are the White Star
steamer Britannia and the National
liner America. Since the reports OF
the fighting at. Kimberly and the Or
ange river bridge people are urging
the immediate removal of families
from ,Daar Junction. The latest kim
berley and Vryburg reports were
brought to Orange river by a dispatch
rider who succeeded in getting through
the BOer forces.
Canadians in One Brigade.
ottawa, Ont, Oct. 1S.-A cable dis
patch received yesterday from Lord
Lansdowne, secretary of war, says the
Canadian contingent will be regarded
as one brigade and not cut up into
units and attached to the imperial
forces.
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