The record-union., 1899-11-10

clear road. 1t is doubtful if this
will reach White in time, as it may be
taken for granted THAT determined at
tack will be made on the town in a
very few days.
OF British transports, owing to the bad
quality of food supplies shipped by the
contractors. is occasioning a scandal
and great Indignation. The Arawa
had to be delayed twenty-four hours
yesterday, owing to the fact that To-
QUO pounds Of rotten English colonial
beef and mutton had to be replaced AL
the meat had to be taken out of the
ship and dumped overheard at sea-
2 An outbreak of scarlet fever at the
barracks of the Horse Guards, the
Blues. will probably alter the arrange
ments made for the Queens inspec-
ton of the household cavalry Saturday
and may cause postponement of the
departure for South Africa.
COLENsO IN POSSESSION OF
BOERS.
ESTCOURT (NataD, Monday evening,
Nov. o.-An armored train has re-
turned from accommodating in the di-
rection of Colenso and reports having
seen nothing of the enemy. The train
guard met native runner returning
from Ladysmith who said that a party
OF Beers had torn up the line within a
mile of Colenso station.
The Boefs, he asserted, were in great
numbers in that vicinity. They brought
big guns down from Grablersklof hill,
pointing them on the main roadway,
and fired five. shots into Colenso, only
to ascertain that it had been evacu-
ated. Then they entered with five
supply wagons which they filled with
goods from Edwards store. The train
party went scouting, and obtained re-
liable news that Colenso was in pos
session Of the Beers, and therefore re-
turned here, bringing the runner with
them
The Natal field artillery, with mount
ed escorts, returned to camp at 4
O'Clock this afternoon, after patrolling
: he surrounding country.
FREE SKATERS WILL ACT ON DE-
FENSIvE.
LONDON, Nov. ga special from
Queenstown dated Monday November
9TH, says:
Arrived here yesterday evening via
DE Aar, Rosmead and Stormberg. Did
not see a sign of the enemy's force. The
concentration on our frontier at De
Aar and Queenstown had been com
pletely effected without interruption.
The Beers have destroyed the Vansyl
bridge, seven miles south of Norval-
spont. They have not further advanced
toward Colesburg
There is a general belief that the
Free Staters intend to act on the de-
fensive, unless the Cape Dutch show
active sympathy
The railway within the Free State is
completely wrecked. 1t is estimated
that it will take six months to repair
the damage already done in South At
RIGA, and the army will not be able to
use the railway any more than in 1891. .
The Colonial Office has received 4 tel
egram from the Governor of Natal CIV
ing a copy of the pigeon post MESA ge
received by the Premier from the Com
mandant of Volunteers. 1t is as fol-
lows:
'Ladysmith, Tuesday, Nov. I'll sent
you November Sd, by native messen-
ger, a report of the enlightenment that
day, but I am not sure if it reached
you, as the messenger has not returned
Major Taunton and Sergeant Manson
of the Natal Carbineers were killed.
Captain Arnot of the Border Mounted
Rifles was wounded Nine troopers
were wounded, all slightly, and are
doing well. There has been nothing i'm
portant since. The hospital was re-
moved to spot on the railway three
miles south.
"All was quiet on Sunday and Mon
day The enemy renewed the lombard
ment to-day, but no damage has been
done"
COURAGE OF THE BOERS.
CAPE TOWN, Monday. Nov. g.
There is no doubt that the feeling pre-
valent of admiration for the courage of
the Beers during the recent fighting is
a good augury for a future peaceful
settlement of the existing trouble. The
Boer prisoners on the British cruiser
Penelope pay high tribute to the Brit
ish artillery
Reports from Kimberley seem to in
dicate that the investing force has been
greatly weakened for the purpose of
sending attachments to the eastern and
southern borders. The threatened wide
spread Boer invasion of Cape Colony
mas not materialized Doubtless the
swollen river and the possibility of their
retreat being cut off, has had some ef-
feet
The work of laying a new cable to
St Helena will be commenced Tues
day.
Beers INVESTING KIMBERLEY
REINFORCED.
ORANGE RIVER Cape Colony.
Monday. Nov. 6.-The Beers investing
kimberley have been reinforced by
-,0OO men and have succeeded in cor
railing about $4,000 worth of. stock be-
longing to Kimberley merchants. which
was intended for the sustenance of the
town.
BRIDGE BLOWN UP AND WIRES
CUT.
BURGHERSDORP (Cape Colony.
Monday Afternoon, Nov. 6.-There are
no signs here of the Beers, though it Is
asserted that they will invade
Burghersdorp tomorrow morning. 1t
is said that large Boer force has ira
yersed jamestown, going in the direc-
ton OF Queenstown. Their signals
were plainly visible at night. The DO
lice have returned and recognized
Stormberg and Naauwpoort The Beers
nave blown up the Achterlang railroad
bridge and have cut the wires.
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Boilermakers on a Strike.
AKRON (O), Nov. 9.-Four hundred
men employed at the works of the Stirl-
ing Boiler Company at Barberton have
struck because three union boilermak-
ers had been discharged. The Stirling
Company is engaged on a large con-