Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-27

horses were found dead Ia one place.
one battery frc1 200 rounds
our force must hnlt one dnv az GraH
Pan 10 rest and roplonish ammunition.
The force worked splcllidly and o. pre-
pared 10 overcome many difficulties.
The naval brigade. The royal marines,
The light Infantry aud tho first bait
TALON ~ tho North L1ucaahlre rori-
mont especially distinguished them
selves.
"nogardlng Thursday'a nght. Eighty
one Beers killed are accounted for. six
ty-four wagons were burned. A large
quantity 90 powder. 5000 rounds ~
ammunition and 100 shells were blown
up. Commandnnt Albrocht, chief ~
the Orange Free state artillery, CONE
mnndvd the Bocr artillery. Gen. Roe.
way was In chief command"
The admiralty Is IN receipt ~ the
following dispatch from Rear Admiral
Harris. dated Capct0wn. November
goth; II deeply regret 10 report the
following cnsualtisa Ia the action at
Gras Pan yesterday
"Klllcd.-Commund EthclHton ~
the Powerful. Major plumbc ~ tho
Doris. cant -- --- u the Monarch.
wounded. Flag Capt. prothoru Of
the Doris, severely. Lieut. Jones of the
Doris. capt. Guy Sensor Of the royal
marines, " the Monarch.
THE other casualties nrc not yet
known. Commander De Houoy. Capt.
Morgan and Lieut.. Wilson, All % the
Monarch. have proceeded to Join the
naval brigade with Lord Mcthuen."
4 dispatch from Capetown. dated
Saturday says.
''rhc oificcfs, non.commissloned OIL
Gers and mon IN the hosgltll az Syn-
berg are dolnE we'll. except driver and
a gunner. both Of whom are seriously
III. Two nriyaies have died Of pncu-
monla. The Belmont wounded are due
here tomorrow by the ambulance train.
Lord Mcthuen IL In photographic CONF
municatlon with Kimberley"
The Cane Argus says Lord Me-
thucn'H letter 10 the Boer commander
warned him that the British CONF
mander would not recognize anything
but a nag OF truce. adding. TO place
q white Handkerchief on rife and 10
take advantage u your enemy ~ a
cownrdly action, which neither you nor
I can countcnancc.'
At wclllnfton barracks. London. the
following telegram, undated. wnH post
cd from Col. Grabbc ~ the grenndlcr
| guards respecting the hEht az Hell
mont.
'Thc grcnadlcrs on the right and the
Scots guards on the left successfully
carried n point east % Belmont Tho
battalion fully maintained the rcputn-
tlon Of the regiment,
dillon TO Lieut. Fryer killed. and Col.
| Grabho and six other officers wounded,
twcnty-one men were killed and eighty
eight wounded. with Ave unaccountci
for"
Reports received here OF the brilliant
success Of Lord Mvthuon at Gras Pan
say that the Doors had eighty killed
and many wounded and that the Brit
| ish took numerous prisoners.
Capotown. Saturday. Nov. ?5.-A dis
| patch from Queenstown says the mayor
| of Bnrklcy East. who has arrived here,
| asserts that last Wednesday seventy
we'll known Barkley East farmers
| seized the local magazine. with 800 Mar
| tlnls and 1000 rounds of ammunition.
| They were Orange pugnrccs made a
| lively demonstration. and rode through
/ Harticy's bar and billiard room. Dur
! ing the evening 100 Free State burghera
81. Petersburg. Nov ?s.-Thc Russian
nswHpnpern announce thnt III" British
charge d'arnlrcs has Informed the Rus
| sian Government that Great Britain
! hsn been In state OF war with the
Dutch republics " South Africa
since August 18th,
The svet commenting on this says!
"Englnnd In giving this notification,
withdrnwa her declaration that she IA
not carrying on war. but Is merely sub
! jugntlng rebels"
| The Novoc Nreniyn, which attributes
| fnr-rcachlng importance 10 the British
| notification, says; The powers arr
| now In position 10 send not only Rcd
Cross agents, but military agents Ha
we'll, and they may Judge this nttlng
| time To intervene, especially as the
| Afriiandors are going more and moro
20 the llocr side
Berlin. Nov. ?5.-Thc RelchsanzclgeI
says that GNnt Britain has notified
! Germany that since october 18th state
OF war has existed with the two Dutch
republics,
The Kolnlschc zcltung. commenting