El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-02
LADYSMITH'S
SURRENDER
Believed To Be a Matter Of
Only a Short
Time.
BATTLESHIP POWERFUL
Sends Three Heavy Long
Range Guns To Rein
Force The Camps
Battery.

| DURHAM, Natal. Nov. 2.-Anothel
fifty-pounder from the battlesh!l
| Powerful has bee sent to Lady
smith, which will give Whites bat
terry three of these powerful weapons.
These naval guns shoot a 45-pound
shell charged with lyndite a range OF
six miles, which is greater :han the
range of the heaviest Boer guns, the
40 pound "Long Toms"
The Boer loss In killed and wounde ID
| in Mondays battle was 15O
AMERICAN OFFICER TO ACCOMPANY
THE ENGLISH ARMY.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-It has been de-
f1nitely settled that only one United
States officer will be granted permis-
sion to accompany the British in South
Africa. None of the powers will be al
lowed to send more than one represen-
tative. Capt. Stephen Slocum, mill
tary attache at Lisbon, is the officer
who has been accorded the privilege of
representing the United States.
THINKS LADYSMITH WILL SURRENDER
SOON.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 2.-Mr. Leyds, the
2. s.1s. AL agent here, Informed your
today that Ladysmith
would capitulate to the Beers in few
days, as it is i'm possible for reinforce
ments to arrive before many days.
The moral effect of the capture of
Whites left wing, Leyds says, has been
enormous on Afrikandars in Natal and
TIERS WERE TAMPERED WITH.
LONDON, Nov. 2-The Times in
commenting upon the capture of
left wing at Lsdysmith, does
not put much faith in the story of
mule stampede. 1t declares that q
trained battery of mules was never
known to stampede. They have re-
pestedly made night marches In India
without mishap. 1t assumes that
Colonel Cartoons mules were under
native care. It recalls the recent re-
ported mutiny of native muleteers, and
tampered with the driv-
ers and that the rolling of boulders |
was signal for them to desert. 1t
suggests alternatively that the ma
lives became panic stricken and bolt
ed with the animals.
LADYSMITH AT LAST ISOLATED.
LONDON. Nov. 2.-There is reason to |
believe that Ladysmith has been isola-
ted the Beers having occupied Colen- |
20, or some other point south. No
to either the government or
press has been received from Lady |
smith since some time Sunday night. |
II the Beers have destroyed the bridge |
1t Colenzo, White cannot retreat south, |
md reinforcements cannot be gotten to |
him.
THREE THOUSAND BOERS GATHERED
AT BETHULEO.
DURHAM, Nov. "A belated mes
'sge received there says that 5000
Beers are gathered under Field Cor
let Dutoil at Bethuleo. The dispatch
urther says that the Orange river is
IN tear, and in its swollen condition
8 i'm Dassable.
WHITES S ARMY HOLDING IT'S OWN.
LONDON, Nov. "A Ladysmith dis
,atch filed at 925 this morning was re-
eived at the war office. 1t says that
Whites army is in good condition and
3 holding it's own.
GEN. BULLER LEAVES FOR DURHAM
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The Daily Tele-
'raph's correspondence cables that
Zen. Butler has left for Durbau.
BOERS USING STRATEGY.
LADYSMITH, Nov. g. -Midnight--The
'oers have unmasked new batteries
'hich are easily silenced temporarily,
My to break out again when the Bri-
ise fire slackens. 1t is thought the
ombardment, which is not serious is
esigned simple to detract attention
'hile the Beers are being moved to
ne rear of the town. The naval bri-