Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-02
Shocked by Great Disaster
White Suffered at
Ladysmith.
English Press Voices Stern
Purpose to Pursue
War to End.
Sketch of Battle Fought
by Boer=British Arms
On Border.

tain has again descended upon affairs
In Natal. No dispatches except the Of
fetal kilograms of Gen. White have
I'd thus far been permitted to mention the
disaster No telegram from Lady
smith has been received in London
since the arrival of the advices from
the British commander This gives
rise to the belief that communications
have already been cut, in which event
some time must elapse before details
regarding the British losses are re-
ceived. In the absence of news, the
morning papers are reduced to specu-
lation as to how the disaster occurred.
cavalry was the real reason for the
fall into the boer trap. Apparently
safety of the missing column. The
MorningPos pointing out how near the
British were to "a still greater disas-
ter" says: In capturing this column,
the beers also had the Devonshire reg
iment at their mercy, and little more
daring would have made bad business
much worse. Seeing that the force
was strong enough to scoop up couple
of infantry battalions and could have
put itself practically between Sir
George White and his camp, we may
be very thankful that things are not
more serious than they are. The les
son has been severe one 1t is hui
initiating to find a nation of farmers
beating soldiers at their own game, but
the sooner proper respect is had for
boer strategy and tactics, the better for
our fortunes in Natal" This SOLDERING
note is struck by all of the morning
papers today, together with express
sions of a determination to carry the
matter through at whatever cost.
There is no general desire evinced on
the part of the morning papers to crit
icise Gen. White harshly, pending the
arrival of further details. On the con-
trary, the disposition is to admire his
manly courage in assuming full re-
sponsibility.
-. London Is Depressed.
London, Nov Late Tuesday even
ing the Prince of Wales and marquis of
o;,
taries to the war office to make in
quiries but the reply given was that
no further news had been received
Large crowds still waited in the vicin-
\ ity shortly before midnight. Fidings
of disaster will have the effect of Civ
ing strong impulse to the popular
movement to raise funds for the bene-
fit of the wives and children Of the men
at the front The war office under the
signatures of the Marquis of Lans-
downe, secretary of state for war, and
Gen. Lord Wolseley, commander in
chief has issued a long statement in.
,.cating the best methods of distribut-
ing money thus raised. There was q
continuous stream of callers at the wal
office until a late hour, everybody anx-
iously inquiring regarding Tuesdays
casualties, but the war Office declared
nothing had been received since Sill
Geo. Whites dispatch communicating
the news of the capture of the royal
Irish fusileers and the Worcestershire
regiment. Delay in getting further in
telligence is attributed in part in the
break down of the east coast cable, but
it stands to reason that the war Office
must be possessed of further news
which it is probably not thought ad-
visable should be published yet. The
disaster has caused a feeling akin t.
CONSERVATION. and in Worcestershire
and the north of Ireland where the
captured regiments were recruited, the
blacklist gloom prevails, the families
awaiting with aching hearts the names
of the killed and wounded, which is
expected to reach high figure. Many
homes are already in mourning in con-
sequence of the losses sustained by
these regiments in previous engage
ments. Public anxiety was In
creased by special dispatch from
Ladysmith published in late editions OF
The London afternoon papers to the
effect that before darkness the beers
reoccupied the old position held by
their heavy artillery, which Gen. White
had reported silenced by the guns Of
q the naval brigade from the Powerful
and had opened fire again. The dis
patch further says: The enemy are
again closing in and the situation Is
one Of grave anxiety. Beyond doubt
the beers retirement Monday was q
ruse to draw Gen. White into the hilly
country away from the British camp