The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-01

L lEELINU. w. Nh., w EDI
towns in that county. Coming so soon
after the engagement at ReItfontein,
where the Gloucester spires suffered
heavily, brought the keenest sorrow 10
households all over the county whose
name the regiment bears. E5
The disaster had an immediate ef-
feet upon the stock exchange here,
where consols fell II. South African
securities dropped heavily, rand mines
| falling 2 points. Rio tintos fell q. The
afternoon papers made only brief edi-
torial comment on the news from
.Ladysmith." but their headlines Voiced
the feeling of general sorrow. The tone
of the editorials can be summed up in
the following statement Of the St.
James Gazette: TT Is evident that the
patriotism and fortltude Of the nation
arc to be tested In real earnest by these
operations of ours In Natal against
great odds. General White had n diiIi-
cult task set him. and we must take tho
disaster with the dogged cooiness
which the Brltons know how to dis
play. We shall await the final result
without apprehension"
The Globe calls upon the British en-
atobIn dIspntch with tho snIrit ~ n
great nation that relies won Fits in
vIncIble reserves M strpn,th
All Eyes On General Buller.
While announcement to-day OF the
arrival of General Butler. at cape Town
was received by the British with un-
ieisiiea sa'isiaetion' ti'' - Is po,H.ea ou.
that the general cannot end The war
without an army CORPS, and some OF
tho troons which ore - comnnse It
''e :" -
nave not even ieft ENGLAND ior South
| Africa.
DISPATCHES from Cape Town show
+,ot co,er,, P,I,or,s .ooo,tion +hore
49, -, 80
was most enthusiastic. he was We'-
coined by General Sir Frederick For
| ester-Walker, after which they both
o,tarod q c,rr,aco nd dc to co,,orn-
80. 81 : az l'o'e s,,..
ment mouse, escorted ny moC!ted poiiee
and mounted volunteers. They were
wildly cheered bv the tbrongs of neople
un,na Tho ro,to Tbaro ,rs-e or,ossF of
ae = ~.
AVense MaJnna! anu wild ceneers ~ -.
tne general Gehera. buller III; tace vas va
impassive as ne returned ni'htary Sd So
iutes lor me cneers. ,ro or.
| other adVices from Sape ioWr snoM
that the Boers are gathering IN con.
siderable force at Dewdrop' southWes.
or Ladysmith. while large forces ,ot
Boers are advancing over tne Heip-
maakar road. A biz camp or Beers IS
TO be formed between Harrismitn
| bridge and Potgietc. rarm camp, ut
DemurTP to.,s ,,,i.s whieh II Is said VIII exteiu
An Englishmnn who bos arrived at
AliwaI North. from Pretoria. whence he
was expelled by way OF Bloemfontein
s,oras .',It ,b.ro mra WI, ne on n
as usual. President Kruger was still
there and he did not see any wounded
at johannesburg S1me oi me Trans,
contain cont rIow,nr acconnts r of thu siict
cesses of the Boer army. saying that
Kimberley and Mafeking are expected
to fall at any moment while Bechuan.
aland is conquered and annexed. TINT
the Republican arms are also success
ful In Natal and that the burghers are
| continuing their victorious march south,
capturing British prisoners and stores
The papers admit that the battle sof
Elandslaagte was a reverse for the
Beers who lost thirty killed, had many
wounded and that eighty-6ve Beers
were 2made.prisonars,---I Lad 5sssfftt ", as--
cording to the Boer Newspapers, is soon
to be taken.
The EnElishman added that the Beers
are absolutely confident of their ulti-