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BOERS CLAIM THEIR LOSS WAS LIGHT AT DUNDEE
FIRST MESSAGE FROM
THE TRANSVAAL CAPITAL
Says That But Ten Men Were Killed in
the Engagement Fought on
Friday,
PRETORIA, Oct. 21 (delayed in transmission))-
The Transvaal Government received tfys
morning the following dispatch frorr) Com
rr)ander General Piet Joubert :
"Commander Lucas Meier has hjad an en
gagement at Dundee. He made a plan of cam
paign witb Commandant Erasmus by messenger.
Erasrr)us, however, failed to appear.
"It is estimated trjat th;e British lost rjeavily.
Our forces suffered, but owing to the mist it f}as
been impossible to get all the details.
"It is reported that ten of our forces were
Killed and twenty-five wounded."
KRUGER IN
PERSON LEADS
THE BOERS
Continued from First Pace.
Fw->;it yelling forward, and the position
was won.
inwhile squadrons* of Lancers and
lapped around the Boer left
itching the enemy as they re
ler, goring and stamping them
the > ■■immando was not." I
The Daily Telegraph says: "General j
French commenced the action at 6:30 a. I
m. The enemy had only Just finished
coffee when they were surprised and j
prisoners were caught in
the vi( Inity .>f the captured train. The
i railway officials escaped from
and came in to us, to the num- :
f thirty-seven whites, besides many j
nativ< . i olies. Both of the latter
• bed and compelled to
by the Boers, the whites were
Lirly well, though they were
made Lth to remain neutral,
int. a native of < Jape
and came in with
•
Regiment, with the
: I :ritish in-
I ma itraight back at the j
n careless of taking cover,
hissing and spitting
I user bullets. Tommy Atkins
• • What? Hide from Yokels? ■
-
has its drawbacks as well
a? Its advantages, and our Boldiers who
Boer tactics are now
( readjusting the mistakes of th»
"Tho panorama was heightened and col
■ hue of sun flashes and
dong, roaring through the air ■
like tins in a tunnel, bursting'
■i spouting flame, lead and
■ .n in dropped into
Bion were
I t earth and a nimbus ,
mi ke.
: bed about over the rocks
\. tiring heavily at us!
rai y. for the magazine
Mauser rifle is a terrible weapon, although
. wounds. Many of them
"The Boer shells wore mostly porcus
and throw up volcanoes of mud and
about our gurs. It should be noted
■ especially on rocky ground, percus
shells give better results than high
ting shrapnel.
■ .■■: Scott-Chrisholm, of the Ira-
Light Horse, courted disaster by
waving his scarf to give encouragement
to his men, who really needed none. Sud
denly somebody showed a white Hag and
• el Hamilton tried to stop the fight
but the party of Boers ensconsed on.
leal hill and rallying about th<»!r
- took advantage of the lull to
er a heavy fire. Tho Gordon High
rs and the- Manchesters were rend
more savage than ever by this and
: their energy, for the Boers In
.- - wer< d< ..■>•• ring a flanking flre.
Tommies got wonderful quantities
in silk hats and frock coats to
ifflr loin cloths. It was a .sight
to-daj see them loaded with their
though we gave the prisoners the
nround the campflres, many of
: wounded had to He out on tho
dcs, whi re they spent a terrible
cried Tor Gods sake give us
Get a doctor for us. Out here are
B ers." One man fired round
'. from his revolver to attrart
■ to his whereaouts, for the field
■ •-.! miles. The Boers say
•' the Gordon Highlanders
lous targets."
News says: "The approach
uas a great factor in
• ■be light, making the
tl - position at once abso-
By this time the
: the rattle of Maxima
• ... furious. Our men '
well enough.
tposed themselves
• ■ . drive the
• stand, officers, ser- .
BANDITS MAKE THEIR
ESCAPE FROM POSSE
Two Criminals Who, While Barri
cadea. Shot a Policeman, Shake
Off Pursuers.
AT ' ; t. 23.— Ni 'with
fully 600 armed im-n
Burro • , . At.-hlson '.
» nd ' • night, the two
bandits ■ . ;<h: killed one !
man ■ nother at Doniphan j
and duplicated thii crime near here yes-!
led by a posse I
crept through the line ot suarda during'
the night and stealing a team escaped
The body of Policeman Robert Dicker
son, who was killed by the robbers
8 l arricade. wa .: about 3
rrlcadc-this
morning wei : , empty cartridge- I
box and a vest, but nothing to lead to the
identification of
A l ' ' showed that one of the
robbers had been badly wounded. Hun-.
Areas of men are searching for the ban- i
flits to-day. The bandits seem to have '
provided themselves with plenty of am
geants and men fell In the lines, but
nothing checked the fierce onset. Con
spicuous among the Gordon Highlanders
and on the fighting line throughout was
I.>ord Ava, attached especially to the
brigadier's staff.
"The final rush was a sight to see.
With leveled bayonets, cheering as they
went, our men sprang over the bowlders
th-at were strewn at the-ir feet. The
Boers recoiled, fired wildly and then
dashed down the rugged slope to escape
the annihilation which threatened them.
Some, desperately determined on killing,
returned to the neck, in the rear of which
the Highlanders crouched behind sums
bowlders. These men fired on ambulance
men at work among the wounded. I and
others can certify from our own experi
ence to this dastardly act."
SAYS AMERICA MUST
BACK GREAT BRITAIN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— Clifton R.
Brecklnridge, United States Minister to
Russia during the second Cleveland ad
ministration. In an interview to-night
said that In case any nation or com
bination of nations should attempt to
embarrass England in the present war in
South Africa It would be the imperative
duty of the United States to take the
part of Great Britain and sustain her
with our whole moral and material
gth.
"I do not know that any nation or
group of nations contemplates or desires
to take advantage of the present embar
rassment of England for the purpose of
crippling her as a great power, but I do
not hesitate to say as a citizen that if
such purpose should become manifest it
would be required of us by every consid
eration of interest and duty to take the
part of England against any such attacks
and. if necessary, to put forth our whole
strength in her defense.
"Great Britaln"s action in South Africa
is in line with the duty and development
of the Anglo-Saxon race. In her present
struggle she deserves the unanimous bud
port of the American people. In case
other European nations should, through
international Jealousies, attempt to re
tard her in the clear and simple duty she
■ rforming at this time, the condui I
of the United States should be determined
by a consideration mightier than mere po
litical expediency or political precedence.
We should b" enjoined by every
mont of patriotism and every tie of I
kinship to stand shoulder to shoulder with
our brethren across the sea."
BRITONS RECOGNIZF
VALOR OF THE BOERS
LONDON. Oct. 2?,.— The British victories '
in Natal following each other In qoi.-k
Bslon, though accompanied by heavy
B on the side of the victors, bear I
striking testimony to the valor of the
vanquished Boers. They appear to have
fallen victims to the very plan on which
they counted to drive the British to the '
They have been beaten in detail by
counter strokes carefully considered and
brilliantly carried out in the fact of cour
ageous opposition, which has done much
to increase British respect for the burgh
ers, whose splendid valor and determina
tion, it Is universally admitted, reached
the highest level.
Fuller accounts of Saturday's battle at
Elan. ls Laagte emphasized the splendid
gallantry exhibited on both sides, and the
riorlty of the British in a pitched
battle, although the Boers fought with
the greatest tenacity to the last, only
yielding when further fighting was hope
less.
After the battle the Boers dead and
wounded among the rocks, who were
numerous, were attended to as far as
possible In the dark. General French
thanked the troops on the Held, especially
mentioning Colonel lan Hamilton's splen
did handling of the infantry. The British
bivouacked <>n th# captured position
Saturday night. Some estimates place
the Boer losses at 500>, but this is prob
ably exaggerated.
Colonel Scott 'hisholm. the only British
ofi'.cer killed, was formerly attached to
the Ninth Lancers. He served with dis
tinction in the Afghan war and organ
ized the present Imperial Light Horse, a
majority of whom are refugees from the
Rand.
The death of General Vlljo.-n is a se
vere blow to the burghers, and the death
of General Kock and the capture of
eral Pretorius will handicap the further
movements of this column.
According to advices from Durban,
Natal, the Boers have entered Zululand,
a large column advancing toward M •
loth.
The best opinions do not credit the re
ports that the Boers are suing for peace,
<>t that they ar> likely to yield at present.
though they think thej will probably re
treat from ili>i: Mi f defenses to the
mountain passes at Laings Nek and
Drakei rg, whore they have blocked the
passes with great bowlders and masses of
rock blown up on either side and where.
munition, and they are cool and accurate
In th# i:se of their Winchesters.
LBAVBNWORTH, Kana., Oct. 23— The
police have been on thi- watch for the
Doniphan bandits since 10 o'clock last
night. It Is believed fmm the brief de-
Bcrlpltlon that the bandits are Jack Holly
and I*. Priest, two of the three convicts
who escaped from the United States peni
tentiary on August 2. They were sent to
the prison cemetery to dig a grave and
there overpowered a guard and took his
rifle.
MAHER WINS THE FIGHT.
Outpoints Dunkhorst, Who Deliber
ately Fouls and Loses Thereby.
SYRACUSE. N. V.. Oct 2::.— Kd Dunk
horst of Syracuse lost to Peter Maher on
a foul In the seventh round of what was
to have he-en a ten-round go before the
Monarch Athletic Club here To-Night. The
rules under which the men fought stipu
lated that they .should break clean at the
command of the referee. When Dunk
horat saw that he was bound to be
whipped he deliberately broke this rule
and after repeated warning thp referee
rave the decision to Maher. Dunkhorst
never had a chance. He was completely
outpointed by Maher, who gave him a
hie sa:n francisco call, Tuesday, October 24. is 99.
if they bo desire, they will be able to
hold out until the advance of Major Gen
eral Sir Redvers Buller through the Or
ange Free State should compel them to
leave the Natal side to meet in the inva
sion from the south.
The sensational rumors of the designs
if foreign powers inimical to British in
terests meet with scant credence, though
tt is admitted it is difficult to explain the
Immense force "n land which Great Brit
tain is now mobilizing.
In Vienna it is reported that the Brit
ish naval movements are due to a rumor
that Russia, with the assent of France.
Is about to acquire from Spain Ceuta or
come other naval station on the African
coast. Elsewhere it is stated that the
movements of the French Mediterranean
fleet In the neighborhood of the Levant,
where It could easily be joined by the
Russian Black Sea fleet, via the Strails of
the Dardanelles, Is occasioning suspicion.
Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs. Ar
thur Paget are organizing a fund among
American ladies in England with the in
tention to completely equip a hospital ship
for service on the South African coast at
a cost of £8000. Lady Curzon and Mrs.
Bradley-Martin have been invited to J Au
the committee.
The Australians are much exercised at
the reports that the Imperial Government
has ordered canned meat in America,
though the War Office had promise.! to
conserve Australian interests. Those In
the best positions to judge, however, pre
dict that the packers of the United States
will secure large orders, as the British
colonies are unable to furnish a tithe of
the Quantity required if the campaign
continues long.
What is believed to have been an at
tempt to wreck military trains bound from
Pembroke dock to Southampton was dis
covered yesterday evening. Five chains
were placed on the track near Swansea.
Two trains laden with troops passed soon
after their discovery.
BOERS DETERMINED TO
MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 23. — Edward
Vandusen Paul, who is delegated to rep
r> 8< it President Krugcr at the Interna
tional < 'ommercial Congress, will not
, take further part in the proceedings. He
' left to-day for Chicago, where he goes to
contract other business for the Transvaal
Government, Mr. Paul Intended to have
! read a paper before the congress, but the
! strife nf affairs in South Africa called
him to other duties. Before leaving for
the West he said, speaking of the war:
"The news thus far received from
South Africa would rather favor the Brit
; ish side of the conflict, but It would be
W( L f or Americans to remember that nine
out of ten dispatches received from the
of war come from Hritlsh sources.
! I do not believe that the Boers have been
repulsed as badly as the press dispatches
have stated. I realize as well as anybody
that Great Britain has a tremendous
! power, and had she to deal with a small
nation like the Transvaal located within
reach of the guns of her ships there
would be ;t speedy ending of the war; but
the Transvaal Is a gigantic fortress In
: itself. The Boers are determined to main
j tain their independence; they are willing
i to sacrifice all, and the fight will be ;i
| bloody one from the very start. England
; has a much more difficult task than her
| war party Is aware of, and the truthful
ness of this statement will be borne out by
; early events. I expect to see most of the
■ ; fighting done In English territory, and I
expect further that the independence,
; complete and everlasting, of the South
African Republic will be acknowledged
I by all the nations of the earth."
SCHIEL ASKED FOR THE
KAISER'S BLESSING
BERLIN, Oct. 23.— Colonel Schiel, the
captured leader of the Boers' German
contingent, wired to Kmperor William
on the outbreak of the war as follows:
"May your Majesty be pleased to note
that we German volunteers, who art'
marching to the frontier, fighting or fall
ing, have sworn to be loyal to our German
kindred stock here. We bim-rly regret
that the <;<>\ernment cannot T-xert its in
fluence in behalf of our interests ami pro
test against the predatory action of Eng
land. May German blood not flow in vain
for freedom and justice and may your
Majesty's blessing attend us German' sol
diers, whose loyalty will preserve the
friendship which your Majesty once
I showed us."
The Queen Is Grieved.
BALMORAL. Oct. 23.— The news of the
important successes at Glencoe and
Elands Laagte has been received with the
greatest satisfaction by the Queen. While
ring the bravery of the troops, her
Majesty is deeply grieved by the heavy
losses to her troops, and especially the
loss of so many valuable lives.
terrible beating. Maher had little dif
culty in reaching Dunkhorst's face and j
chin when ho chose, but could not put
him out. The fight was not very hot un
til the sixth round, when Maher opened I
with a volley of swings and Jabs that !
would have put an end to the light thrn i
and there had his opponent been a more
vulnerable man than Dunkbort Th.-- fat
ter could offer no defense and began
catching Maher'a glove under his arm
after every bi«.w. He refused to stop
when ordered to do so an.d lost the deri
sion.
BATTLE EXPECTED
SHORTLY IN PERU
Leader of the Rebels Has Appeared
With His Forces in the Vicinity
of Sayau.
Special rable tn Thp J'aii and the New York-
Herald. c.pyriKhtc-d, 1899, by James Gor
don Bennett.
LIMA, Oct. 23. — The revolutionary
leader Durand has appeared at Sayau.
near Huacho, and a fight is expected at
any moment.
The Government has accepted the resig
nation of the prefect of Lima. Minor
THE BOER METHOD OF FIGHTING.
From a sketch made during the last war.
FUNDS FOR
CARRYING ON
THE COMBAT
England to Raise Eight
Million Pounds by
Treasury Bills,
Special Dispatch to The Call.
LONDON. Eng., Oct. 23.— During
the course of the day's proceedings,
while the House was discussing the
report on the supplementary esti
mates Patrick O'Brien, Parnellite
member for Kilkenney City, de
clared that the hands of the Brit
i- . Secretary of State for the Col
onies, Joseph Chamberlain, were
as much stained with blood as
those of any murderer who ever
mounted the scaffold. The Speaker,
William Court <Ju)ley, called on Mr.
O'Brien to withdraw his remark,
but he refused to do so, whereupon
the House by a vote of 316 to 26 re
solved to suspend him, and he left
the House remarking, "You had
better bring up another army corps
unless you want it somewhere
else."
LONDON, Eng., Oct. 23.— The Parlia- i
meruary Secretary of the War Office, Mr. i
George Wyndham, made a statement in
the House- of Commons to-day, saying:
Lord Wolseley sums up the position In Natal
early this morning as follow*:
In the battle of Elands Lajicte. October 21.
two tuns were captured from the Boers, who
lost heavily.
A large column of the enemy appeared ad
vancing from the northwest on General Yule,
■who consequently had fallen bark fn>m Imn
dee and was concentrating ai Glencoe Junction.
In this operation we gathered in the wounded
and medical attendants left at Dundee.
General White was in position at Ladysmith
and is being reinforced from Pietermaritzburg.
The enemy appears to be in large numerical
superiority.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, made a statement
on the question of the expenditures made
by the Transvaal war. He said the ex
penditures for the year had been in
creased by the supplementary vote to a
total of £121.2(6.000. but he added the rev
enue had increased and he expected there
would be an increase of £3,000,000 over his
estimated revenue.
This would be a considerable contribu
tion toward the. unforeseen expenditures
and would leave about £7,000. <Xhi to be pro
vided. He thought there should be
no addition to the llxed debt, but the for
mer should be raised by a temporary
addition to the floating debt. The Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, therefore, asked
for power to raise £8.000,000 by treasury
bills, the whole question of repayment
and the question of fresh taxation" to be
left over to the next financial year.
Sir Michael also pointed out that the
present war differed from previous ones
and that the estimates had been more
carefully drawn up. No one could fore
see uli.it the total would be, but the Brit
ish troops had met with brilliant success
and the colonies were loyal. Although
there might be something !n to-day's
news giving cause for anxiety, vet he saw
no reason to anticipate that the campaign
w«>uld not be brought to a close within
the period for which the estimates were
framed.
As British colonies had been Invaded, he
considered It to be consistent with all the
laws of war if. whin It was brouffht to a
successful termination. the attacker
should at any rate have to bear part of
the cost. The Transvaal, he continued
was wealthy In its gold Qelda. Ther. had
been complaints from th nterested In
the gold fields that there had been exe-s
--;-ixo taxation, bue he believed from the
i). st Information that under j pure nnd
honest Ciovernmrnt it would be perfectly
possible for the Transvaal to bear not
only the ordinary expenses of government
ana of providing for the maintenance of
p.'acr and ord( r within the territory but
also to provide a reasonabli sum toward
the expenses .of thr- war, with a reduction
at the pnmo urn- of the taxation of the
gold fields. •'ontinuing, Sir Ml
Hicks-Beach said:
If these anticipations are not fulfilled and the
chiefs of the revolutionary groups con
tinue to surrender under promise of am
nesty.
-•• —
Ryan and Rea Fight a Draw.
I,OS ANGELES, Oct. 23.— The ten-rnnd
boxing contest of the Southern California
Athletic Club, at Turner Hall to-nighl
between Jim Ryan of Cinclnati and Rea
of San Frai Cisco was declared a draw at
the end of th< contest Ryan appear.-,] to
have the bettei nt it up to the ninth
rour.d. but be ducked Into an uppircut and
was out on th« lip. In the tf-nth he stood
a good deal of punishment.
Torpedo Boat's Trial.
BATH, Maine. Oct. 23.-The new torpedo
boat Dahlgren had part of her official
speed trial to-day. As her engines did not
attain the maximum spe ( v lof 'ft 41; knots
until nearly dark, the final run will be
ma<l«> to-morrow, when the builders are
confident the 30U knots required by the
contract will be reached.
Expects an Extra Session.
SANTA BARBARA. Oct. 23— A letter
received to-day from Assemblyman C W
Merrltt of this district, who is now in
San Francisco, states that an extra ses
sion of the Legislature will be called
sum borrowed proves to bp but part of the
total cost of the war we shall appeal to your
patriotism next April. We believe that those
who have supported us In th>- prnse.-uMon of
this work will not fail us when it comes to
paying the bill. If fresh taxation were Intro
duced to-morrow It mi«ht prolong the debate
an>l produce a division which might be entirely
misunderstood abroad. 1 shall not take any
r'lurse whlrh will promote a division or pre
vent us from presenting a united tront in this
crisis.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the
leader of the opposition, agreed that this
was not the proper time to discuss the
financial question and that it was not
desirable to show a sign of disunion.
The proposals of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
were agreed to by a vote of 338 to 2.
The reference of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to the anxiety as to the latest
news apparently referred to Lord Wolse
ley's announcement .that the, British were
drawing back from Dundee before su
perior forces^
DUTCH IN CAPE
COLONY ARE SULLEN
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 23.— The capture of
General Viljoen is a. cause of great sat
isfaction to the Outlanders. He is the
author of a blasphemous and violent
pamphlet virtually Intended to incite the
Dutch of the colony to rebellion, and it
Is sincerely hoped that he will be brought
to trial and punished as he deserves.
It is difficult to gauge, exactly the
amount of feeling excited among the
Dutch by the recent British victories.
i Their behavior on the whole is excellent,
! considering the great amount of sympathy
they, feel for their kinsmen in the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State. The Brit
ishers receive the news of each success in
i Natal and of the grand stand at Mafe
! king with the wildest enthusiasm, but
the Dutch are silent. Now and then a
few who are more violent than the rest
I express their sorrow openly, but the gen
, eral feeling is one of relief that the Brit
ish success will not compel them to face
the possibility of giving active support
to the enemy.
n, T r*L T€ , por l s °J the klnd treatment ac
i corded to the Boers wounded meet with
; unstinted admiration, bringing Into mark
"' relief the magnanimity of Great Bri
magnanimity the Dutch admit they
had not expected to be displayed toward
A difficult problem is looming, owing to
the increased race feeling aroused by the
war. but Indications are frequent and sub
stantial that the mists of acrimonious dis
cussion are being dispersed by Great Bri
tain s magnanimity and splendid tolerance
tending to make the Dutch in Cape Col
; ony proud of their British citizenship.
RUMOR DESIGNED TO
PLEASE ENGLISHMEN
LONDON, Oct. 23.-A special dispatch
1 :ape Town, dated Sunday, says that
advices received there from PretoVia re
port President Kruger as now being in
lavor .of an unconditional surrender
It is added that it is expected the Exec
utive Council will meet on Monday or
such y t t0 discuss the advisability of
The report, it is stated here, must be
accepted with reserve
OTTAWA, cm.. Oct. 23.— The Governor
General, Lord Minto, has received a cable
gram from South Africa, dated this after
noon, to the effect that President Kruger
has decided to surrender.
American Agent Sent to the War.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. -Colonel Sum
ner. Major Storey. Captain Gibson and
Captain Slocum have been detailed to pro
ceed to South Africa and observe and re
port upon military operations in the
Transvaal. Colonel Sumner is a brigadier
general of volunteers, his present station
being that of military attache to the
United State? Embassy at London. Ma
jor Storey is stationed at Governors Isl
and; Captain Gibson is an ordnance offi
cer stationed at Columbus, and Cap
tain Slocum, who was United States mil
itiiry attache at Lisbon, is already on his
way to Cape Town.
Red Cross to Take the Field
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 23.— The Rus
sian Red Cross Society has determined to
offer to h< lp both belligerents iv South
Africa. The Herald, in making the an
noum ement, adds:
"We preserve appearances with this
dual proposal, but we do not conceal our
views."
All the papers have opened subscriptions
for a volunteer corps, which is being well
equipped in private circles.
British Columbia's Regiment.
VANCOUVER, Oct. I?,.— Much enthusi
asm is evinced here at the near approach
of the departure of the British Columbia
without a doubt. He says it will be called
early next month.
Wages of unskilled labor in California
have advanced 25 per cent In the last
ninety days.
Passing of the Horse.
80 soon as nature sees an Improvement there
Is a change. The candle save way to elec
tricity. The spinning wheel to machinery, the
horse to the automobile. The fact that Hostet
ter's Stomach Bitters has been sold for over
halt a century proves its value. There is noth
ing to equal it for stomach or liver trouble.
It Is Nature* own remedy, and the only one
to cure dyspepsia or weak stomach.
/ Don't fall to try
BECuniiilf a HLLS&
when ; suffering . from any bad
condition of the Stomach
or Liver.
1 0 cents nnd 95 cents, nt drag stores.
■ regiment for the Transvaal. The national
anthem is sung in all the city churches,
and this evening citizens are arranging
for a tremendous send-off to the boys,
who leave for Quebec en route to the
Cape in the morning. Over a thousand
ddllars is already subscribed to present
each soldier with a fifty-dollar purse ><n
leaving. Victoria is doing the same. Cotn
radea in arms of the Sixth British Co
lumbia Rifle Volunteers are presenting
representatives from their ranks with $25
each.
CECIL RHODES ASKS
FOR REINFORCEMENTS
LONDON, Oct. 24.— The Daily Mail says
it understands that a message was receiv
ed in London yesterday from Cecil
Rhodes, dated Kimberley, October 19, de
claring in substance that the inhabitants
of Kimberley desired to draw the attention
of the Government to the need of speed
ily sending reinforcements there, as the
town was being surrounded by increasing
numbers of Transvaal and Free State
Boers. The matter, according to the
Daily Mail, has been submitted to the
Cabinet.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Durban, Natal, says: An official of the
Bonanza mine, who had just arrived from
Pretoria, declares that while there he
heard that Colonel Baden-Powell, the
British commander at Mafeklng. had cap
tured General Cronje and thirty Boers and
had killed 500.
American Agents Sent to the War
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Oct. 23.— The
British Government has placed an im
mense order for ammunition with the
Union Metallic Cartridge Company of this
city for use in the war in South Africa.
It is unofficially declared that part of the
order is for 5,000,000 shot shells, with as
many more ball cartridges. When ques
tioned as to the full extent of the order,
an official of the company replied that it
was against the rules of the concern to
talk in relation to war orders. Prepara
tions for the rush that the fulfillment ol
the order will entail have already been
commenced.
Two Hundred Boer Prisoners.
DURBAN, Natal, Oct. 23 (Delayed in
transmission).— An official dispatch from
Ladysmith says that about 200 Boer pris
oners have been marched into the town,
including General Ben Viljoen, General
Jan Koch and Colonel Schiel.
Reassuring News !From Dundee.
CAPE. TOWN. Oct. 23 (afternoon).— |
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to the effect that the Boor disaster at '
Elands Laajrte stappered the Boers com- <
pletely, rendering th^ attack upon Dundee
feeble. Therefore there is no cause for ]
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JUBILATION
GIVES WAY TO
APPREHENSION
London Fearful That All
Has Not Gone Well at
the Front.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
LONDON", Oct. 21.— N0 news yet re
ceived tends to dispel the apprehension
caused by Lord Wolseley's brief sum
mary of the situation. A Pietermaritzburg
dispatch says that the censor now permits
no message to be sent from the front.
Other dispatches represent the Boers as
boasting that Dundee is absolutely cut oft
and assert that despite the British victo
ries the situation is still uncertain.
The Pretoria dispatch giving the report
of General Joubert to the Government evi
dently refers to the first battle at Glen
coe, and the reasons why Commandant
Erasmus failed to come to the assistance
of Commandant Meyer cannot be fath
omed. Had he done so the British victory
might have been still more dearly bought.
Probably Commandant Meyer, having ar
rived at the rendezvous first, thought to
get all the glory of wiping out the Brit
ishers himself, and opened attack without
waiting for the others. If so the Boers
suffered badly because of his hastiness.
It appears certain, however, that the
brilliant victory at Elands Liaagte was
productive of no effect for the relief of.
Glencoe, and the very reticence and brev
ity of Lord Wolseley*s communication are
only ominous. It seems to be worded to
prepare the public for bad news, and it is
only too likely that General Yule has been
! compelled to abandon the wounded and
! prisoners at Dundee because his force is
1 too weak to hold the four and a half milea
I separating Dundee from Glencoe.
I Probably General Yule believes he can
I better protect Dundee from an enemy ad
i vancing from the northwest by concen
! trating all his available strength at Glen
coe where there now 3.500 men and three
batteries. In the meantime efforts will bo
mads to reopen the railway and to get re
inforcements from Ladysmith.
It is expected that Commandant Eras
mus has by this time joined Commandant
General Joubert. and that their combined
columns amount to some 10,000 or 11.000
men while the Free State Boers now
threatening Ladysmith from the east and
a column reported to be coming through
I Zululand must also be reckoned with.
In short General Sir George Stewart
White has been unable to follow up his
, successes and is obliged to remain at
Ladysmith without being able to restore
I railway communication, which is probably
I broken at other points besides Elands
Laagte.
Thus the enemy, although their original
plan, which was supposed to have been
Colonel Schiel's, failed, may fairly be
credited with having isolated General
Yule's brigade and divided the British
forces in Natal. General Yule may find
- himself in a tight place, needing all his
experience in Indian and Burmese fighting
to extricate himself.
It is quite evident that the v ar Office
has news which has been withheld from
i the public, and if the situation as here
I sketched is confirmed. Boer divisions may
i be expected at other frontier points.
Up to midnight the War Office was be
! sieged with inquiries, the heavy lists of
British losses causing much heartburning.
! Said a workingman who was reading the
' "If this is the price of suzerainty, good
I God, but we are paying in full!"
GOAT LIVES MANY
DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
! Found in the Bottom of a Dry Well
After Having Been Missing
Six Weeks.
TACOMA, Oct. 23.— Six wf?ks ago a goat
foil rlown a well and was supposed to
have been stolen. Yesterday it was taken
out alive, though bo emaciated that it
could not stand. It is gradually growing
stronger on a diet of milk and bread.
Deputy Sheriff Malonoy bought the gnat
for his son last summer and the boy
: domiciled him under the porch. One night
i early in September the goat disappeared
andcould not be found.
Mrs Maloney thought she hoard him
bleating at night, but no clew to his
whereabouts was obtained until yest»r
dav when a neighbor remembered that
a well had been dug under the house in
the early days. An investigation revea.ed
the goat on its dry bottom, nineteen feet
below the surface.
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