Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-09
THE Beers WAITING.
They Want to Get More Guns Be
fore Attacking Ladysm it'll.
BRITISH CAPTURE A BOER CAMP.
Orange Free State Troops Driven from
Besters HiI-News of Sanguinary
Battle-Horses Lost Overheard
Beers Destroy a Railroad.

London, Nov. 6.-The general belief
in London is that the Beers are now
waiting for more guns from Pretoria
before attacking Ladysmith. The fact
that Sir Redvers Butler appears to have
ordered retirement from Strom berg,
and perhaps from other places, relieves
to some extent the public mind, which
otherwise would have been further
alarmed. Confidence is felt in any
measures that Gen. Butler may deem
desirable. The knowledge that the
pigeon-post is working has also come
as a relief to the great anxiety previ-
ously felt.
The Morning POSTS Ladysmith cor
respondent, telegraphing November 1,
says: ''We cannot understand the Boer
tactics. 1t is incomprehensible that
they should have refrained from using
their big guns this morning" Com
menting upon this dispatch, the
Morning Post obser yes: ''It is easy to
guess the reason why, the Beers have
been nonp1ussed by the arrival of the
naval guns at Ladysmith. They are
now regretting lost opportunity, as
they might have cut the railway and
thus prevented the appearance of those
guns on the scene
THE BRITISH CAPTURE A BOER CAMP.
London, Nov. Ga special dispatch
from Ladysmith, describing Thursdays
fighting, says:
The artillery duel at Dawn, in which the
Beers guns were S1lenced, was intended to oc-
cupy the Beers and to enable Sir George Stew
art White to achieve his chief purpose-the
capture of the Boer camp behind BeSterS hill.
Besters hill well fortified and provided
with good guns. At nine O'Clock the British
opened fire, the Beers T eplying with spirit but
bad aim The British quickly sent 42-pound
shell into the camp, inf1icting terrible loss and
spreading panic among the enemy. Our cavalry
then StOrmed the position the Beers fleeing
precipitately, leaving many dead and wounded
as well as the whole camp and equipment, in
the hands of the British. Their success will
upset the plans of the Orange Free State com
manders and possibly will prevent them giving
the British further trouble from the west.
NEWS OF A SANGUINARY BATTLE
London, Nov. 6.-The Times prints
a dispatch from Pietermaritzburg,
dated November 3, which says: 1.-The
Dutch residents here have received
news of a sanguinary battle fought
yesterday, probably between Lady
smith and Colenso. A large number of
the Beers were killed, many being re-
latives of Natal Dutch residents in this
place. The British residents have no
knowledge of any engagement.
TWO HUNDRED HORSES LOST OVERHEARD.
London, Nov. 6.-The troopship
Rapidan, which sailed from Liverpool
for South Africa on Novembe 1, but
was obliged to turn back owing to the
damage received il fridays storm, lost
200 horses overheard in the gale.
WHITE SAID TO HAVE CAPITULATED.
Lisbon, Nov. 6.-Persistent reports
are in circulation here that Gen. Sir
George Stewart White, British COM
mander in Natal, has capitulated to
the Beers.
BOERS DESTROY A RAILROAD.
London, Nov. cit appears that the
Beers have destroyed the railway at
Knapdaar, Is miles south of Bethulie.