Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-25
He Doctored the Official Reports
from the Front
WAR HAS ONLY COMMENCED
Beers Way Annex Northern Natal 81
Gen. Cronle Oncrs to Exchsnge
Prisoners.

on all sides Tor % rcyorsiou 90 the earlier
practice, when the reports OF Gen. Sir
Stewart white. the British commander
In Natal. were given out tcNtually as
soon as received. The commandor-ln-
chief aummary'a read Ia the House u
Commons yesterday spoke of Gen.
white having fought successful ac-
ton. whereas Gen. whites own ac-
count puts an entirely different COM
plcxlon on the situation and reduces
the movement 10 IT, proper proportions
ana shows that further exciting intclll-
gencc may be expected from the same
quarter at any moment
WAR HAS ONLY COMMENCED.
II IL quite evident the war In Natal
has only commenced and that the Beers
are by no means discouraged nt losing
the hrHt two battles ANA many experts
are satisfied Gen. J0ubcrt N even now
close Go the heels NJ the British ana
that decisive action may Boz fought toe
day or tomorrow. Tho main fact that
the British were forced 90 cvacunte the
Natal triangle which the Hurrs natural.
ly rightly claim us u conspicuous sue
cess and which they muy even cmpha-
size b. proclamation unneXlnG NORTH
Crn Natal, d proving am uupnlutahlo /
PHI 60 the public whose appetite has
been whctted by the previous auceearea.
which had been represented MS being
greater than they really were, as the
determination and Eallauiry ~ the
Beers enabled them 90 quickly rcurEan-
izc ana achieve desired objects hy other |
methods.
ESTIMATES OF BoER LOSSES.
Later estimates Of the Beers losses
at Ehndaluagtc give 800 Killed. Their |
GOODNESS, bravery and good aim can be
teen or eighteen officers with the half
battalion u Gordnn iiiFhlandcrs four
were killed and thirteen were wounded.
while the casualties among the rank
and hlc were "a per cent during less
than three hours lighting Lieut.
Campbell. OF the Gordon Highlanders
has since died from his wounds
\ difputch from capttuWu TO-DAY
says Gen. White has engaged The
Orange Free state lioera who were
advancing on Ladysmith. about seven
miles northward. and that II was boz
lleved the advance had been repealed.
This IN probably another version OF
yesterday's ighting ns already known.
Other dispatches from Capetuwu say
advices from Mafcklng confirm me
statement that nfty Beers were killed
by the explosion u two trucks OF dyua-
mite. purpuaoly sent out uf Col Baden
Powell 20 draw the Hoor nre.
GEN. cRoNJE's OFFER.
The oncr OF Gen. Croujo. the Boer
commander in the vicinity OF Mafcking
Co Col. lludCn-poWoil Co exchange
prisoners referred tu CAPT. Ncshitt aud
others OF the armorcd train wrecked at
kruaipan.
Some signlncanee Is attached at Cape
town 60 the PROCLAMATION issued at Pre-
turla by the Trnnsvaal government with
the view 10 safeguard British property.
The situation iu the west ~ becoming
complicated. The Hoer proclamation Of
annexation and the claims Of victory
az Glencoe are likely 20 Induce the
Dutch TO side with their countrymen
already in the field
II Is also believed the Dutch beyond
GriquntoWn are only awaiting cuonur-
agemout To declare Tor the TrnuHynul
AdviCes from PhilipatuNn yesterday
say the HcnrchllghtH uf the Kimberly
dcfenHcs were visible therr the previous
night ana therefore Kimberly II Htil
Intact
Dispatches from Kimberly give details
Of the arrangements made by the Brit
ish commander. Col. Kckewiche. Tor the
defense OF the town, The meat COM
sumption IN limited TO "A pound. "a IRE
brigade has been formed but is mem.
beers are prohibited from Joining In the
defense Of the place as their services are
| likely 10 be otherwise required.
THE BAsuTo CHIEFS.
A dlEpatch frofn Afnzert dnted not
] 2tth says that Commissioner Lngden
and other uastito cblrfs AZ pattats,,s
! liver vyherr the rhi"fs bsvs asse,,,
/ bled nj Tho request of I,ernthedi 10
| pledge loyalty to the queen.
\ dispatch from Durham, dated OCtO-
Der eand says Information has reached
thero from Metmoth, Zulu that on sun
| day q large B1er force was approaching.
! Tho Inhabitants forthwith entered Fort
/ Maxwell anticipating an attack at
| dawn on Monday
According TO brussels dispatch. Or.
/ Lcyds, the diplomatic agent Of the
/ Transvaul In Europe, has issued "a
statement that the Boeru have now
nearly 100 GOO men In the Held, made
up as follows:
Roer regulars. 1000: artillery, 1850: