Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-24

Portland. Oregon, Nov. 23.-The Brit
| ish residents of Portland have raised
$500 for the fund for the widows and
orphans of the British soldiers who
were killed in South Africa.
| London. Nov. 23.-The war office, this
evening, issued a dispatch from Cape
Town which is a brief official diary of
events at Kimberley from Nov. II to
| Nov. l.. 1t shows that no serious en-
gagement occurred between those
dates. that the British losses have been
| iniinitesimal and that the Boer losses
We're probably very small The final
entry indicates that the Beers antici-
| DatinS the advance OF the relief col
umn under Gen Methuen, have taken
up defensive positions to the south Of
the town. The dispatch follows:
Kimberley. Nov. l.. The Beers fired
| 400 shells, yesterday. our expenditure
mp to date is about 200 shells.
| NOV. l.. There was a desultory
bombariment. today. the Roer practice
| being Indifferent.
"Nov 1.-the bombardment con-
| tinued today.
"Noy. lG At daybreak our mounted
| troops made IL sortie. The morning
was misty ana our scouts came sud
denly upon III" Beers. who fired Wild
| ~. An artillery engagement "nsu"d
We had TWO men wounded.
NOV. II. There was another sortic
at o'clock, yesterday afternoon. from
| Hulprtein. which drove the enemy t"|
the edge of AleXanderfontein. our
only casualty was captain Wounded.
! II is reported that the Beers are con-
centrating south Of Kimberley. and
now occupy the laagers at Staagstein-
| fontcin station and ScholZ Mex Their
camp is practically surrounded by cop
poole ana the country is suitable to
! their tactics.
Brig. Gen. Frtherston laugh was ~
varely wounded in the shoulder, ANA
Lieut.. Cob Crabbe Of the Grenadier
Guards, is reported wounded. our other
casualties are the following:
| "Gren4dier Guards, 81 Battalion: Killc ],
| Lieut.. Fryer: wounded. Lieut. Bluudeil.
dangerously. Grenadier Guards, "a Bat
talon: Wounded, Lieut. Leslie, Lieut.
| Vaughn, Lieut.. Gurden Rehbo ana Lieut.
/ Russell; reported wounded. Lieut. Lyon
| ANA Lieut. Cameron. Grrnadier Guards.
rank and lille: Killed, q; wounded, ia;
"Coldstream Guards, Isl Battalion:
! Wounded. Lieut. Grant: u Battalion:
| Wounded. Lieut. The lion. c. Willoughhy
and Lieut.. Burton. the latter severely
Rank and tilc Killed. 81. wounded. =:
missing. q
Scots Guards Isl Battalion; Wounded.
/ Major the Hon. North Dalrymple Hamii
ton. severely. Lieut. Bulk!ey and Lieut.
! Alexander. Rank and tile: Killed. r;
| wounded. "a.
TALON: Killed. Capt. Easan and Lieut..
! Brine wounded. Major Eastwood and
Lieut.. Testing. dangerously: capt Sapt"
and Lieut.. Fishhourne. severely Rank
and file: Killed. Y: wounded, 81.
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Regiment, "a Rat
talon: Wounded. Capt. Freeland ani
! Lieut.. Barton. severely.
South Yorkshire Regiment. I'd Bat
\ talon: i.ank and file. wounded, y
| An official dispatch from Sir Alfred
/ Miner TO Mr.. Chamberlain reports that
| thus far the efforts If the Beers to
provoke an uprising among the Basutos
| or to start a civil war have been I'M
successful. The governor of Cape Col
| ony says: The Beers informed Chief
| Jonathan that if he would join them
/ he would be defended If he remain
! ed neutral. they told him he would
not be molested but they declared that
| he must expel the British magistrate
and allow his fellow tribesmen to pass
| freely into the Orange Free State
| whose government in return would
| guarantee BaSutoland to the BaSutoS
! in perpetuity The great concern of
| the Beers is the crops, which will rot
| unless Basuto labor can be obtained.
| Rome. Nov. 23.-Menotti and Ricciott
| Garibaldi the sons of the famous Ital-
| ian patriot have written to the news
papers protesting against the demon
| stration summoned by the young Carl
| baldians in favor of the Beers. They
| declare that Italy must remain the
| friend of England who helped her, and
| particularly the Garbaldians in the
wars that eliminated in Italian indie
| pcndence.
| Durham. Nov. 23.-7.i5 p. M.-The Natal
| Times. this evening. says: During Il
night attack. Sunday. Gen. White cap
tured several Boer positions with guns
| ana much MATERIAL
| Cape Town, Nov. 23.-Nen RenSburg.
| the rinEleader of the rebels ut Coles
| burg. was arrested lust as he was Join
| ing Il Roer commando. Under orders %
| Gen. Gatacre he will be tried for trea-
| son.
IRON BUSINESS BOOMING.