The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-14
THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL
The Object OF the British Attack
was to see What was
Going on Only.
ARMORED TRAIN CAPTURED
By the Beers After Half Hours
EngaRement..No Details OF
the Casualties.

LONDON, Oct. 14.-An Edinburgh
paper, The Scotsman, this morning as
serts that a battle has taken place be-
tween General Sir George Stewart
White, commanding the forces in Ma
tai, and the Beers, who entered Natal
by way of Van Reenan's Pass General
White, the Scotsman says, is very san
guine Of the success Of the British
movement.
The foregoing report is considered to
be correct, as late last night the war
office had news of British advance
from Ladysmith. and was hourly ex-
pectlng further intelligence. A dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph from It's
correspondent at Ladysmith. dated at
noon, on Friday. says: "a strong mo-
bile column, under General Sir George
stewurt White, accompanied by Cen
eral Sir Archibald Hunter, proceeded
before daybreak this morning toward
Acton Homes, for the purpose of re-
connolterlng. General Whites object
was to observe what was going on only,
and also to test the mobility and eficI-
eney Of his forces. All the men are
well. and the weath-r> Ia, now.
According to dispatches from Lady
smith to the Standard and the Daily
Telegraph, dated Thursday, heavy
storms and begun. and forage is scarce
on the veldt. Therefore nothing is ex-
pectcd to happen for a few days, un-
less the Beers. who were reported to be
advancing, should threaten the British
line of defense drawn from Glencoe
Junction to Ladysmlth. In this case;
--aecording, to the dispHtsl'es pq. appso'
hensIon Is felt as ID the.r +, Cen
eral White has twelve guns and the
Beers have eleven.
Attacking 9fafekinR.
The Daily Mails Cape Town cores
pondence, telegraphlng Friday evening.
SAYS: 81 learn on good authority that
the Beers arc attacking MatekIng. They
are reported to have already suffered
several ropulses. 1t is generallr admit
ted that yryburg cannot stand strong
Boer attack"
According to the Daily Mails Cape
Town correspondent, Mr.. schrelner.
premier Of Cape Colony will unre-
seryedly support the imperial govern
ment. His previous reserve was die
tated by a desire not to drive the OK
treme Dutch residents to excesses.
According to tho same authority, the
railroad department had early intima-
tIon Of the Intention OF the Boera to
destroy railway bridges owes fourteen
streams, and sent adequate forces 70
protect these points The result was
that the Beers postponed thele ut-
tempt.
Armored Train Captured.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-The war oGic:
has received the following dispatch
from the general commanding the Cape
forces:
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 13,-1;4o p, M
An armored train from MafekIng, es-
cortlng two seven-pounder guns sert
from here to Mafekiug, was attacked
last night at Kraniren. Apparently a
rail had been removed The train left
the track, and the Beers fired Into 1t
with artillery for half an hour and Gag
turcd It.
photographic communication with
Mafeklng Is interrupted at Hranlnan.
The women and children have been
sent to Cape Town. The guns referred
to belonged to the Colony. They arc
light. and OF old pattern. Weshave no
details as to casualties"
The entire crew Of the armorcd train,
with the exception of the English dri-
yer, were mude prisoners by the Beers.