Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-12-28
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Another Heavy Artillery Skir.
mish at Modder River.
Beers Had $4,000 Men In the Battle
Of Magersfontein.
No Important Change In the South African
Situation.
DEATH OF PROMINENT MIMI IsoTRAN.

London, Dec. 2S.-Ths war otilos has
received the following from Cape Town,
dated December a. Methuen reports
the following: At $3.50 yesterday morning
the Beers on the south side Of Ma erafon.
tein opened heavy Ore for some time.
This morning the naval brigade fired al
the enemy ut the west part Of MageTsfon-
tsin. The cavalry brigade Is recOnnOit
ering in q DOrtheasterly direction. Lieut.
Masters made q reconnaissance toward
and north OF Enslein and reports all we'll.
Farmers are glad to see our men. They
ware suffering for want Of food. estab.
lished q market here where | can pnr
chase fresh milk and vegetables, selling
the farmers tea and other articles they
cannot otherwise purchase. Heavy rain
fell last night. Gstacre snd French r..
port no change 10 the situation. Baden
Powell reports all we'll December IL.
pEsERTER CAPTURED.
Colonel Resard, commanding the Ca.
madam contingent troops. IL to join the
stsff Of General Bnller. all the members
of which are proceeding 10 Natal. indi-
eating that Buller's sphere will shortly
be confined to Natal.
A man named Green, formerly ser.
geant-msjor In the British balloon de.
partmeDt, Is among the Boer prisoners
captured at Magersfontein. Green de
serted from Aldershot In 1893 and admit
ted that hs mad been some time In the
service OF the Beers and instructed them
in trenching. lie says there we're $4,000
Beers at MsgersionteiD. BLOOD Of whom
we're engaged the day OF the battle. The
Beers losses he asserts were heavy, the
trenches being full Of dead. Green fur
ther asserts that IL the attack had been
pressed the Beers would have yielded
He says that the Boer horses have to bs
taken to M0dder river, As the water IL &c
scarce at Asgersfontsin.
DROPPED DEAD.
Durham. Natal, Dec. 27.-Harry Ks
oombe, former premier OF Natal. died
suddenly on the street this afternoon. A
German farmer named Stucke and Rev.
Mr.. Hartes, director OF the Hanover Ian
Missions, Natal, have been arrested AT
Rstc0urt on the charge OF aiding the
Beers. They claim protection OF Ger
many.
BoER POSITIONS IMPREGNABLE.
London, Dec. d. In view OF the ap
parent supinensss of the British com
msndsrs In preventing the daily
strengthening and extending OF thu
Boer positions along the Tugela and
Modder rivers. are now considered prac
tically imprsRnsbls. many experts ar,
coming to the conclusion that the British
have given up the idea OF carrying thes'
positions by assault and will await trans
ports with cavalry required to give theiI
forces necessary mobility. They ther
hope 10 be In q position to besiege thu
Beers In their respective plevnas, whil'
General Roberts carries out the Origina
plan Of campaign, that Of advancing
straight north on BlOemf0ntein, otheI
generals detaching sufficient mobil,
troops TO reach their goals by circuitous
routes.
There Is nothing In official or best In
dependent reports to indicate that thu
bslssguered garrisons are In any spscia
straits calling for immediate relief
Latest adviees from Kimberley. wher,
shortage Is most feared, report plenty o
food,
An interesting feature Of to-day
news is patriotic offers OF service from
Indian princes.