Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-03

there. A dispatch from Sterkstroem
announces that Swanelef, the Boer
commandant at Stormberg, has died Of
his wounds.
A special dispatch from Rensbers.
dated Tuesday Jan 2 says a supply
train without q locomotive was sci In
motion within the British lines near
Coesberg, and proceeded so near the
Bocr position that 1t was impossible 10
recover IT, and the British guEa there
fore destroyed the trucks. II Is sus-
peeted that this was the act of trail
tor.
The supply train, says another dis
patch from Rensberg ran into broken
culvert and was wrecked The Beers
began looting It, and another Rensberg
train was dispatched to the scene In an
effort 20 recover the provisions The
Beers opened fire on the troops and ma
tiyes accompanying IL, forcing the Sec
ord train TO retreat after several or the
natives had been killed.
The total British casualties about
Colesberg In two days We're six men
killed and 20 wounded.
i, Is reported that the particular
service squadron now at Gibraltar will
lie ordered to South Africa, as soon as
the chanrel squadron returns to Glib
raltar. The particular service squad
ron OF cruisers Is said to be just suited
to watch DelasOa bay.
A special dispatch from Nauwpoort,
dated Tuesday, Jan. 2, says the Brit
lsh command Norvalspont bridge, with
two guns; and also command the Coles
burg bridge, and that the Beers have
no way 10 retreat except by way Of
Normberg.
The dispatch adds that big develop
ments are expected tomorrow.
At Lord Chesham's headquarters a
reporter OF the Associated Press was
Informed that the duke OF Marl-
borough's offer 70 accompany the OK
fOrdshire Yeomenry TO South Africa has
not yet been accepted, in spite OF the
published statements TO the contrary.
II Is further said II Is quite likely he
VIII not go to South Africa, as he al
ready has black mark against him on
account of being married and his sue
cessful passing OF the medical examin-
alton Is doubtful.
The amateur golf champion. John Ball.
Jr.. has been ordered to South Africa
with the Dembigshlre yeomanry.
The Pail Mall Gazette today an
nounces that Winston Churchill, the
newspaper correspondent who was cap
tured by the Beers In Natal and taken
TO Pretoria, whence he subsequently
escaped and arrived safely AT Delagoa
bay, has been appointed squadron
leader In the South African horse.
From source which has many facili-
ties OF gaining inside news from South
Africa. the Associated Press learns that
Col. Pitchers occupation Of Douglass Is
regarded as merely the first step OF
Gen, Methuen's carefully matured
plans to outhank the Beers. According
TO this authority II Is probable Col.
Pitcher In conjunction with Gen. Bab-
ington's force from the Modder river
will proceed to the rear Of those In
trenchments which now prevent Meth
uen from proceeding TO Kimberley.
Col. Pitcher has only about forty
miles travel before he achieves this end,
and II this understanding is correct an
attack by Gen. Eethuen and a deter
mined effort to relieve Kimberley may
be expected any day.
The Associated Press has been In
formed on good authority that Great
DIlldlu Will l4ot lclht bNAoSVd bdss AHt
British government, II Is said, does not
contemplate any such step in spite OF
the clamor OF the press and public opin-
ion upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of so doing.
The Hague, Jan. S.-Dr. Leyds. the
diplomatic agent Of the Transvaal, at
tended the New Years ball at the pal
ace yesterday evening. Queen Will
helmina conversed several times with
him. He was received by the foreign
minister.
Berlin Jan. Sit is reported a Brit
lsh enrolling agent has been arrested
at Korbheta, Russia.
Lisbon, Jan. 3-Although no mention
was made OF Great Britain. the Trans
vaal or Delagoa bay In the message
from the throne at the opening OF the
Cortes yesterday King Charles refer,
ring to the successful Portuguese ex-
petition In Mozambique, said.
Thus again has il been shown that
Portugal IL capable Of preserving and
defending the countries 1t has con-
quered."
London. Jan. IA dispatch 10 the
Pail Mall Gazette from Berne says the
award in the Delagoa bay question Is
being drawn up and It Is positively stat
ed It will be published towards the end
or the month.