The citizen., 1899-10-20
me- pERS WERE REPULSED
More Desperate Fighting Has
Taken Place at Mafeking
in South Africa.
IJNEASINESS IN LONDON.
panortsd That the Beers Loss Was
100 and British Casualties 1S
in the Last Battle.

,urtber Advance Of the Beers at
Hone Town Checked-British Are
surrounded at Several Points and
Outnumbered By Odds of About
Ten to One.
London. Oct. 19.-All reports agree
.bat there has been fierce fighting in OF
soar .s' Nafeking, which is held by Col
Snoi SnSl aden-Powell and about 1000
mon mon including volunteers. These re-
nopts come from various places along
tbs western Transvaal border and are
copfrmed by dispatches direct from
4 special dispatch from Pretoria, by
way Of Delagoa Bay, says:
"a cyclist dispatch has just been re-
ooiyed from Ottoshoep, near MaImani,
asserting that heavy lighting has been
n nrogress north of Mafeking. The
British troops on board an armored
train acted as a covering force to
military engineers engaged in repairing
tbe track. A Maxim ON the tram kept
4 dp a continuous fire.
"CouspicuOus bravery was displayed
an both sides: but it soon became aii
norent that the rifles of the Bur4hers
4 were Ineffective against an armorcd
train Tie latter. however, was tnce
forced TO retreat before particularly
,trong assault. but it soon returned.
#accomuanied by British noun Ell con
tpeenr. and the lighting was renewed
a ferctly
"Tiahting still continues, the Beers
#holding their positions well. A dozen
4 Beers were killed or wounded, but the
British casualties cannot BE- ascer-
hlned."
Cane Town. South Africa, Oct. 1S.-
Another desperate attack has been
made on Mafeking.
A short dispatch filed by a courier
from the front has just reached here,
n Il said a stubbron battle was on in
eNrnesr.
The Beers attacking Oh the north Of
the town were repulsed three times.
They renewed the assault for the
Fourth time when Cronje came up from
biz south with artillery.
1t is reported the British have blown
tDthe railroad bridge over the Orange
Rirey at Hope Town This would him
fer further Beer advance to the south.
a A Boer engineer corps. with quanti-
tes Of dynamite, has gone to the south
border Of the Transvaal.
London, Oct. ia Central News
lspatch reports 800 Beers and IS Brit
ih Killed in the engagement at Mafe,
Ping.
With 1000 troops hemmed in at Kim
lerley by force Of 10000; with 600
pore at AIafeking cut off from the
Old and surrounded by odds Of nine
+ ten to one, and with $4,000 at Lady
mith facing an army Of at least 20
NJ there are many anxious hearts
ge.
Cecil Rhodes and his troops in the
lamond fields are so strongly in
fenched that it is confidently believed
fey can hold off until a rescuing army
pn he sent to their relief.
This, however, will take ut least
fonth 1t may be even longer. Near
twenty thousand troops will have
zen landed at Cape Town within a
honth.
Pretoria, Oct. IA delayed in transmits
onl-lleavy fighting took place this
Ornlng north of Mafoking, An arm
ca train sent to repair the railway
Pc opened fire on the BOer commando.
Rle burgher was killed and two were
ounded. a second engagement fol
wed in which nine British were
Punded. Yesterday. while General
onle's troops were near the broken
Way bridge, nine mites north of Ma
Llng an approaching train loaded
'h dynamite was fired on and blown
There were no casualties on the
fansraal side.
pct b delayed in tranSmissiom.-|
r'her dispatches received by the
'ernment say that fighting con-
ieS north of Mafeking. The British,
the second engagement, retired in
erection of the town; but they re-
neg the attack shortly afterward,
ourshers being killed and three
mdad