Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
British Lost Heavy by Disaster
10 Armored Train.
Beers Closely Invest the British
Troops at Estcourt.
Heavy Musketry Fire Heard In the Diree'
ton Of Ladysmith.
BRITISH STILL HOLD KIMBERLEY.

graph says; Yesterdays losses In the
armored train engagement has been as
certsined to be wounded or missing
Dublin Fusiliers, Captain Hidsne, at
tsched; Lieutenant franland and forty.
five men. Durham light infantry, Cap.
tain Wylie and four men. Heavy mus
ketry lre was heard In the diredtion Of
Ladysmith at 4 o'clock this morning,
but there was no sound OF cannon.
BoERs APPEAR AT EsTcoURr.
Estcourt. Nov. 1.-The Beers must
have made detour last night, as this
morning commando was reportei with.
In six miles of this vii age. TO north and
east. Alarm was given and the troops
moved out and took up positions front.
ing the Boer advance. The enemy were
seen moving about, but made no attempt
to leave the hills. The enemy was seen
near Chively yesterday, back Of Colep 20
The camp here has been reinforced by
an infsntry regiment under Col. Kitch.
ener, and long range naval gun from
tnb cruiser lefrlDle.
DISPATCH FROM GENERAL BULLER.
London, Nov. lS.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Butler: Cape Town, Nov. H.
A report from Kimberley, Saturday, No.
vember II, says that all IL we'll there
Report from Ladysmith, Monday, NJ
veuoer l3, says all we'll there"
BRITISH HOLDING LADysMITH.
Estcoutt, Natal, Nov. IA runner ar
rived here from Lsdysmith to day bear
idg dispatches from General White, who
reports all we'll there. He says that ths
Beers shells have no effect. General
White recently made q sortie and drov,
the Beers from their gun positions. The
British did not lose man. II 4
rumored that the Beers have occupied
the village Of Weenan. twenty-five mile,
hence. What advantage they hope {,
derive therefrom Is not known.
COMPARTMENT or LADYsMITH.
The bombardment Of Lad dysmith Is con
tinued almost daily with big guns. tn,
Beers endesvored on November IA (,
make closer investment, but were re-
pulsed. General White following thi
up with q sortie which drove the Boer
from all their positions with consider
able loss. The Beers are reported seri
ously short OF provisions.
BRIDGE DESTROYED.
Lorelz). Marques. Dslsgoa Bay, Nov
1.-THE official Volsten reports that |
bridge over the Tugela river near Col
emo WAS completely destroyed on No
vsmber o. The Beers are looking for
ward with interest to the impending en-
counter between COlenz) and Estcour
with the advancing British. About 6O'
burghers with cannon are guarding Help
maker pass, Is miles from Dundee, (,
bsfls any strategical attempt to re
occupy Dundee by the Pleterma
rtizburg and Greytown route.
BoERs IN RHoDEsIA.
Fort Toll, Rhodesis, Nov. .. via Loren
70 Marques, Nov. l5-Chief Khsma re
ports from the Selikwe village that tn,
Boer forces there joined Boer force oil
the Crocodile river. opposite Selikw,
hill.
November 7th the Beers. with lsrg
number of armed natives and four guns
crossed the Crocodile river and proceede,
to Selikws hill and lired four shots an,
retired and re- crossed the Crocodile river
There we're no casualties. Khams 4
confident he eau hold the hill. Bryce
store is strongly entrenched.
Beers with two guns have been seen b.
Pilson. who reconnoitered there yes
terday.
Jarvis, with d sqlsdron, is reconnoi
tering the Boers eastern position TO-DAY