Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-26
T|CKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
An Interesting Batch of Newsy Items
From the Transvaal Battle Fields
They are Taken From British Dis
patches and May be Exaggerated.

The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, made state
ment in the house of commons at Lon
don on the 23d on the question of the
expenditure entailed by the Transvaal
war. In part he said: AS British
colonies had been invaded, he consid-
cred ii to be consistent with all the
laws of war when il was brought to
successful termination the Transvaal
taxpayer should at any rate have to
bear part OF the cost"
A fierce battle was fought between
the British and Beers at Glencoe,
Natal, on the Goth. The attack was
made by the Beers at daylight and
after a hard fight, lasting until 80
p. m, the Britishers succeeded in rout-
ing the enemy and capturing their
artillery. The British loss was $50 or
300 killed and wounded while the
Beers suffered loss of 800 or 900.
Mrs Fred Lingham, of Belleville,
Ont, has presented silken flag to the
Belleville detachment of the Canadian
contingent going to the Transvaal and
promises the Belleville man who places
it on the walls of the Pretoria Jail,
where her husband was confined by
the Beers during the Jameson raid,
shall receive the finest gold watch pur-
chasable in Canada.
1t is estimated that from II, 900 to
$4,000 Free State Beers are watching
the passes in the Drakonberg range
from divers Hook to Collins Pass.
They have pushed few patriots down
the Berg, but hitherto the main force
has not debouched from the actual
passage, which is being intrenched.
Secretary Chamberlain, in address
ing the house of commons on the 10th,
used such strong language in defense
of his conduct that the speaker made
him withdraw some of it. He was
condemned by members of the opposi-
ton, but the vote showed big major
ity for the government.
Notwithstanding the fact that fund
of e135, 900 has been raised for Trans
vaal refugees, in London, a petition
has been addressed to the lord mayor
asking that fund for the widows and
orphans of heroes of the war be opened.
At Ladysmith on the 18th the only
| thing that saved the British from fall
| ing prisoners was the timely work of a
Maxim gun, which held the Beers in
check and permitted the enemy to re-
treat to a more comfortable position.
In second attack on Glenc oe on
the 22d 800 Burghers were killed and
wounded. The Beers we're compelled
to make disorderly retreat over the
plains, many prisoners and horses be-
ing captured.
A special dispatch from Cape Town,
dated Oct. 18th, says big battle has
been fought at Mafeking and that the
Beers were repulsed, losing 800 men
against Is Britishers killed.
The official London dispatch says
| that the British casualties at the bat
tie of Elandslaagte was 72 killed and
175 wounded; grand total, PAT. Ten
men are also missing
Word has been received of big
slaughter of Beers near Mafeking,
when /, 500 were led into death trap
and the mines exploded at the hands
of the British.
The 21st Essex Ont, Fusil iers will
be entitled to send eight men of the
| 1000 that the Canadian government
will send to Britain's aid in the
| Transvaal.
Elandslaagte, a Boer position, was
taken by the English on the 22d. 1t
is reported that they also captured the
Beers camp equipment, horses and
wagons.
The house of commons by a vote of
271 against 80 on the Goth, decided to
appropriate $50, 900, 900 to be used in
the war against the Beers.
Best estimates obtainable places the
Beers loss, during the first engage
ment at Glencoe, at 400 killed.