Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-03
WAR IN south AFRICA
All Sorts Of RumorS Of Disasters
Prevail In London.
Beers Have Ladysmlth Closely Be-
seiged With a Large Force.
Losses OF Both Armies Heavy In the Bat
lie at Lady smith.
DISASTROUS FIRE In ALABAMA.

London, Nov. 3.-while the wires are
cut the optimism OF war officials yester.
day evening In refusing TO believe that
Lsdys NTH was completely invested or
Colonzo captured, appears TO be justified.
rs this morning II was asserted that the
railroad Is still open, though traffic has
been conducted with the greatest eau
tion. What. however, WAS only rumor
yesterday evening may, II is claimed. bs
reality at any moment, as General Jou
bert with large and wonderfully mobile
force Is expected to dstsch q force OF
several thousand men and make dash
at the railroad Rumors OF all kinds are
springing up here. 1t Ia even asserted
that General White has been compelled
10 fall back on burg, leaving
the wounded bshind. Probably such
rumors have origin In recollection Of the
ominou3 silence which preceded the
evacuation Of Dundee. But on the other
hand. II Is asserted that conditions are
altered and that ths British guns now
seem more than eq lsl to the artillery OF
the Beers. thus enhancing the diff ,ulty
Of any assault on the British lines. A
Cape Town dispatch reports repulse OF
the Beers by the British yesterday.
The war Office this afternoon said that
no information has been received there
Of fresh Boer movements at Colenzo or
elsewhere. The officials were not aware
IL the railroad to Lsdysmith Is intact or
MT
BoER LOSSES.
London. Nov. 3.-Belated dispatches
from the British camp at Lsdysmith.
Natal, add little information regarding
Mondays fight except the estimates Of
Boer losses, which are now said to be
ninety-hve killed and 200 wounded,
mostly victims OF artillery shells. which
wrought such great havoc that 1t Is said
that General Joubert, the Boer com.
mander- -in-chief. has written a letter TO
General White, British commander, pro.
testing against the use OF lydite.
According to all accounts preserce at
Lsdysmith Of the long Lsnge naval
guns aud the splendid shooting Of the
blue jackets materially improved the
position of the British.
A temporary armistice was declared on
Monday evening 10 allow the collection
Of the dead and wounded.
dispatch from Kimberley, dated 90.
tober 20, said all wounded were doing
well. Small bodies OF Beers, about 400
strong, were then frequently seen. They
apparently came from Mateking for the
purpose either OF assisting to attack
Kimberley or to resist the advance OF re
Inducements. Absence OF water outside
the place causes the Beers to continually
IN We their camps.
Lorenzo, Marques, Nov. 3.-Five bodies
Of Beers. totaling 1000 men with field
guns. have concentrated at Bethelue
bridge and collected much food.
LADYsMlTH HELD BY BRITISH.
London, Nov. 3.-The war office has
Just received cablegrsm announcing z
that communication with Lsdysmith
has been restored and messages from
that place are now coming through.
MILITIA TO MoBoLIzE
London, Nov 3.-An army order Is
sued this evening instructs the proper
authorities to mobolizs thirty. five bat
talions OF militia at their respective
headquarters at various dates after No
yember %.