Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-26

/ gether Outnumbering the entire Brit
ish force by three to one Hard fight
ing is certain at very early date. Our
men are confident and there is much
enthusiasm. The fighting today out
side Ladysmith was mere brush.
The losses on neither side were signif-
icant. 1t was merely an artillery duel
in which the beers came off decidedly
to the worse"
The Movement of Yule.
London, Oct. 25.-Although there is
no reason to doubt the accuracy of the
dispatch from Cape Town to the Daily
Mail regarding General Yule's move
ments, it is curious that Gen. Whites
| telegram to the war Office is also dated
at p. m. but makes no mention of the
joining of forces. When the war office
dispatch was issued, just after mid
night the officials announced that
nothing more would be communicated
until "Wednesday morning so that it is
! impossible to confirm or deny the
news, Iule'S acts were actuated by
sound Judgment since he soon would
be surrounded and in a desperate posi-
| ton. The combined forces at Lady
smith now amounting to $4,000 men
will be amply sufficient for defensive
work. A few more victories like those
of Glencoe and Elandslaagte, however,
would leave the British troops with
out officers. While the beers have
failed to take advantage of their
strategic position owing to the in
competence or haste of their leaders,
the British have no cause for congrat
ulations over the result of the Natal
operations. They have suffered heavy
losses in men, their victories practic-
ally going for nothing, while the whole
doned to the beers.
Siege of Kimberley.
Cape Town, Oct. %. A dispatch
from Kimberley, dated Oct 81, brought
by a dispatch rider to the Orange river,
has just arrived here 1t says:
The positions in Kimberley are un-
changed. The siege continues. Yes
terday the armored train found the en-
envy in the same position in the Spyt-
fontein neignborhood. The prisoners
who were captured when the armored
train was destroyed by the beers at
kraalpan are now reported alive and
being we'll treated The beers hoisted
the flag of Transyaal over Vryburg
Oct. 18th and are about issuing a proc
, lamatiOn that Bechuanaland now
forms a part of the Transyaal, This is
regarded as a move on the part of the
enemy to induce the colonial Dutch to
join the republic without mourning the
risk herafter of a charge of high trea-
son if the beers are ultimately defeat
ed. Col. Keckwich, on hearing Of it,
Immediately issued proclamation no.
! tifying the people that if any British
subject is found assisting her majesty's
enemies, either directly or indirectly
such person will be punished summar-
! lily as base rebel
The Mafeking Fight.
London, Oct. 25.-The war office pub
lished Tuesday night a dispatch from
Col Baden Powell, British commander
at Matching, dated Oct Is and, for
warded from Cape Town as follows:
\ All well here. In the fight today
| four miles from Mafekng the armored
train with sections of the British
south African police, and two squad
rons Of the protectorate regiment re-
pulsed the enemy losing 2 killed and
- wounded, the latter including Lieut..
Bentinck of the 9th lanciers, Lieut.
I Bray of the protectorate regiment
both slightly The enemy's loss is es-
timated at SO killed, besides many
wounded"
Boer Hospital Plans.
/ Capetown, Oct ga private tel
egram from Delagoa Bay says that
man who just arrived there from Jo-
hannesburg asserts that the Transvaal
government has appointed $50 beds in
private houses in johannesburg FOR
the wounded troops from the front.
The boer organs, according to this IN
formant, are doing everything to
minimize the boer losses, all sorts Of
misstatements and Misrepresentation
being employed.
Mafeking safe Tuesday.
Cape Town, Oct 25.--A message re-
ceived Tuesday evening from Mafe-
king, by way Of Lorenzo Marques
says: All well in Mafeklng. Oct
/ goth"