Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-27
WHITE IS TO ATTACK
Only Waits to Give the Soldiers
From Dundee a Chance
to Recuperate.
BRITISH HAVE BEEN REINFORCED

Powell at Mafeking-war News from
Pretoria-Many British Prisoners at the
| TransvaaI Capital-DetaIlso of the Battle
| of fRietfontein-Proves to Have Been =
Stubborn Fight - American Ohcers'
View of the situation.
London, Oct. 27.-The magistrate
at Vry yburg is responsible for a report
made to Premier Schreiner, at Cape
town. that 513 Beers were killed at
Mafeking.
Ladysmith, Oct. 27.-YuIe's column
is recovering from the fatigue of it's
march from Glencoe. The morale of
the troops is splendid.
London, Oct. 27.-The queens
speech at the prorogation of parlia-
ment today congratulates parliament
on the brilliant qualities displayed by
the brave regiments upon whom the
task of repelling the invasion of South
African colonies is laid, and trusts
divine blessing may rest upon the eff
forts of the army to restore peace,
good government there. and vindicate
the honor of Britain.
Burial of Gen. Symons.
London, Oct. 27.-The following has
been received from resident of Dun
dee: Il left Dundee this morning.
Gen. Svmons died Monday at 5 and
was buried the following morning.
The firing party, few medical offi-
cert and civilians attended the funeral,
but no Beers were there. The Beers
occupied Dundee Monday afternoon.
London. Oct. 27.-GeneraI Sir George
Stewart White. according To a dispatch
will attack the Orange Free State
forces in Natal as soon as General
Yules men have rested. Strong British
reinforcements are being sent up from
the Cape.
London. oct. 27.-FoIlowing is a |
summary of recent news from Pre- |
toria: General Cronje began the bonn |
bardment OF Mafeking Tuesday morn |
ing, and on Wednesday he set several |
houses on ire. There are two reports |
of the battle of Elandslaagte. one /
dated Oct. -. and the other Oct. -
and sent in by General Joubert. The
first says the Beers lost 100 dead or
wounded and 200 missing; the second
that their losses were only q killed and
D wounded. although the lighting lasted
seven hours. The Beers have many
British prisoners, including the miss
ing squadron of the Eighteenth nus
SaTS and n number of officers.
General Joubert has sent Il message |
to General White announcing the death
at Glencoe of General SymonS. who
was wounded in the first battle of the
war. When General Yule abandoned
Glencoe he left his wounded as mat
ter of humanity. leaving them wellpro
vided with surgeons and under the pro-
lection of the Red Cross.
General Yule's force has joined that |
Of General White at Ladysmith and
they now await attack by the Beers.
Weary Tramp OF Dundee Refugees.
London, Oct. 27.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
dated Oct. p: The
tramp OF forty miles to the nearest
town, where they arrived I'm a pitable
plight, having lost everything. The
included Harry Escombe, for
ner premier of Natal and the Dundee
One of the Dundee people
says that all day Saturday trains We're
at Commandant General Jou-
'brt's headquarters at DannhauSer
from the Transvaal border, bringing
Beers. and that there must have been
10000 in the hills around Dundee.
Boer Loss in the First Fight.
THE natives report that the Beers
ook sixteen wagons loaded with their
lead from the field of the first battle
II Glencoe. Among the killed We're
several Natal Dutch. \ sad feature OF
he engagement was that three Eng
ishmen who We're impressed at Kru-
,ersdorp fought with the enemy. one
II them being killed. Two others,
greatly affected. said they We're com ;
,elled to fight