Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02

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South African waters.
London, Oct. 30.-The position al
Ladysmith, without being alarming, IL
sufficiently dangerous to excite anxiety
Evidently the Beers are trying to re-
peat their Dundee tactics. Roughly
estimated they have $1,000 men as
against $4,000 British. Gen. Sir George
Stewart White has the best artillery,
but his is of shorter range. The de-
lay in the Boer attack is reported ia
be due to the non-arrival OF Command
ant General Joubert's column. This
has given the British a much needed
respite after their recent exertions.
Everything, it is now considered,
hinges on Gen. Whites resource and
judgment Nothing is known regard
ing the progress Of defensive works for
the protection OF Ladysmith.
Farmers in the neighborhood OF
Ladysmith have left their farms and
stock at the mercy Of the Beers and
are congregating in the town. Two
guns the Beers have mounted are pow
erful weapons. They are the ones
used in Smelling Dundee and it is a
matter of considerable surprise how
they manage to transport such heavy
pieces.
The Standards correspondent at
Ladysmith, telegraphing Saturday,
sends a statement that the Beers have
captured 1900 mules, a loss that must
seriously inconvenience British trans
port.
The explanation Of the alleged Boer
massacre at Dundee appears to be that
a portion Of the town guard, although
fairly warned by Gen. Yule before his
retirement, continued to carry arms,
and 80 Of them were shot before the
Beers discovered who they were.
Later accounts of the first battle and
the evacuation Of Dundee do not give
these affairs a roster hue. Owing to
the Smelling Of Glencoe camp the tele-
graph operators were compelled to
scamper with numerous unforwarded
dispatches. When the Beers entered
Dundee they INDUCED in general loot
ing Of stores, but apparently did not
otherwise modest the population.
Again it is asserted the moment the
Royal Dublin fusiliers reached the sum-
nit Of the kopje at Glencoe the Beers
showed white flag and asked truce
to bury their dead. The British artil-
lery was ordered to cease firing, and
the Beers took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to retreat en- masse Otherwise
they would have been decimated by
the British cannon.
The special correspondent of the
Daily Mail at Ladysmith, telegraphing
describes the arrival of the
war balloon there on Saturday. 1t was
welcomed, he said, with wild dances
by the Kaffirs, who regarded it as
deity. Gen. White and Gen. Sir Arch
ibald Hunter both assembled on Sunday
and reconnoitered the enemy's posi-
tion.
According to the latest reports from
Cape Town Gen. Joubert has Joined
hands with the Free State forces and
there has been some outpost fighting.
President Kruger has arrived at Glen
coe.
There is no fresh news from the
western frontier. The miners are still
at Kimberley where there are
provisions enough to last nine months.
Cecil Rhodes has mounted and fully
equipped town guard Of 400 men at
lost of Els, 900.
The Standard voices the general anx.
ETY. regarding Sir George Whites posi-
ion by remarking the adaptability and
able strategy of the Beers for which
hey had hitherto not been given
,redit 1t goes on to say: "Their STRAIT
,gy is so well planned that it is i'm.
possible to doubt that 1t is the product
If some officer trained in the best
European school of war;
soERs CONCENTRATING AT LApysMlTH.
London, Oct. SO.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
,ietermaritzburg, dated Sunday.
Patrols from Ladysmith report that there are
our large Boer camps within radius of ten
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