The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
FIGHTING is RENEWED
| BOERS HAVE REPORTS FROM VI
CINITY OF SCHALTZ-NEK TO
THAT EFFECT
GEN. CRONJE IS ATTACKED

Fighting Is Also Reported to Have
Occurred in the Direction of KIM
berley - 1t Is Presumed This Is
Another Sortie by the BeIeaguer-
ed Br1tOns, Who Are Keeping the
Rear of the BOer Forces Busy.
LOURENzO Marques, Delagoa Bay,
Dec. "a dispatch from Pretoria, dated
today, says:
Reports have been received of fighting
early this morning in the vicinity of
Schaltz-Nek, the British attacking Gen.
Cronje. Fighting is also reported to have
occurred in the direction Of Kimberley.
1t is presumed this is another sortie The
Dutch-German ambulance has been en-
Enthusiastically received, and will be di-
vided between Natal and the Free State
frontier . -z<e -sss-ssz
SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION.
LONDON. Dec. e.-The war cfflce late
tonight issued the following bulletin
from Frere Camp, dated Dec. g, after
noon
The following was received from Gen.
White: Last night sent Gen. Hunter,
with 800 Natal volunteers, under Royn-
Ss
under Edwards, to surprise a gun on a
hill. The enterprise was admirably car
rled out and was. entirely successful, the
hill being captured and q siX-inch gun
and Howitzer being destroyed with gun
cotton by Capt. FoWke and Lieut. Tur-
ner. A Maxim was captured and brought
to Ladysmith. Our loss was one killed,
and Mai. Henderson, Of the First battal-
ion Of the Argyle Highlanders, wounded.
If no
the hill one squadron of the Nineteenth
Hussars rode round south of the hill,
burning kraals and cutting the telegraph
line. They had no casualties.
SENSATIONAL RUMOR.
Special reports say Presiden: steyn's
mind Is failing.
According to dispatches from Lady
smith excursions are running weekly
from Pretoria, bringing numbers, of gaily
attired Dutch women, w 20 take. ur points
of vantage on the hills and closely scan
the proceedings in the town.
ADVANCING ON COLESBURG.
special dispatch from Pretoria, dated
Friday, Dec. 8, says 5000 British troops,
preceded by an armored train, are ad-
Vancing. on Colesburg from Naauwpoort.
- IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
+ CAPE TOWN, Thursday, Dec. IA
Ii hundred men of the naval brigade pro-
/ seeded TO the front tonight.
1t is known that the Beers have cross
cut the ends of their Mauser bullets, thus
producing an effect similar to the dunn
dums. ---7-=~ -:
Halse and Warren and thirty men left
the camp at Caravon today, and when
four. miles out sighted patrol. of twelve
Beers. who sought cover Two of the
Beers were wounded. Halse ascertained
that the Beers were in, strong force in
laager and retired to his base. This is
the first brush of Cen. Gatacre's forces
and they are all eager to follow it up.
soRTIE FROM LADYsMITH.
BoER HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith,
Dec. S.-The British troops made a sortie
between 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning.
They crawled up a ravine and stormed
and carried Lombardskop, which was
held by the Beers, and on which were
placed a Creusot gun and a Hewitzer.
These guns were destroyed with dyna-
mite. The British captured Maxim gun
and then retired. The Lancers, Hussars
and Guards made sortie west Of Lady
smith at daybreak, under cover of a
heavy artillery fire, which the Beers re-
turned briskly The British afterwards
returned to Ladysmith., The Boer losses
are reported to have been slight
A strong burgher column has crossed
the Tugela river at Colenso. with the OBJ
ject of attacking the British Estcourt
column.
BRITONs STORM A HILL.
BOER HEAD LAAGER, Lady smith,
Friday, Dec. S.-The British have storm
ed and carried the hill al Lompardk p,
putting a big Cruesot gun and enc How
itzer out of action and capturing small
Maxim.
MISSOURI MULES FOR WAR
ST. LOUIS, Dec. S-Capt Marshall, an
officer IN the British army, has closed a
contract with a local firm for 900 Mis-
souri, mules to be used In South Africa.
1t is expected that other contracts may
be let within short time for 10000 more
animals.
BOERS PREPARE FOR FLIGHT.
PIETERMARITZBUR Dec. e.-Evi-
dently the Beers are concentrating their
attention on provisioning for their re-
treat, even to the extent OF commander
ing wagons and oxen of the natives,
which have been taken to Dundee. From
other reports there Is little doubt that