The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-03

relics and all tsle more 50 in view Of
the fact that later dispatches have
shown that only the incapacity of the
intelligence department of the Beers
saved Gen. Nulc's column from great
disaster.
A Night Pun Of Alarms.
Ii seems that ON Friday night Dun
dee was full OF alarms. Heavy firing
was heard al one o'clock. and again
a. four. \ severe thunder storm soon
after stopped the Boer cannonade.
Saturday passed in the same anxious
manner. in momentary expectation o.
an attack. The British finally eNae..-
atcd. taking all that they could. but
leaving plenty behind for the liocrs to
loot.
inadeauntc aud Primst'>e.
The appointments of the Boers' hos
pital al Dundee are described as very
inadequate and primatisc. The liocrs
themselves. in the absence OF nur,-
ing stan. get only scant attention. II
i reported that Gen. sir William Penn
S,mons died ON Wednesday, not on
Thursday. and Was buried al Dundes
yesterday.
An ENhansting March.
Gen. Yules column had very ex-
hausting march. chiefly. il Is believed,
by night The reason for nigh;
march l. not given. but il was PROB
ablN fear OF sorr surprises. The
heavy rains and mist hampered the
march. but were. perhaps the means
of saving Gen. Nule from molestation.
In took the column - hours 10 coyci
the last Ii miles.
More Detailed Accounts.
The only news this morning consists
OF more detailed accounts of the bat
Ties already reported. \ correspond
eAt who visited the hospital az Lady
smith. where the Beers wounded at
Elundslaagte. who were captured. are
being tended. reports that Gen. Jan
Z Kock. Who was badly wounded in the
thigh and shoulder. said that the adj
vance Of the patrol under Command
ant Pienar without guns. was simply
with the object of cutting the railway.
and that this body was subsequently
reinforced without Gen. ,Joubert'S OF
deI~ Gen. Nilieon accompanying them.
Tie latter was killed early in the
fight.
Read His Bible and Prayed.
According to another correspondent
the Beers say that Gen. kock. during
the battle read his Bible and prayed
for victory His brother. two sons and
nephew were all wounded and taken
prisoners.
The soldiers In Little Clothes.
Col. Schiel. of the German corps. and
Commandant Pretorius. were both Sc
verely wounded. Many prominent
Beers are not vet accounted for. Phil
IN kock SAYS the Beers suffered mos
from soldiers in little clothes hal
men and half women" meaning ih'
Gordon IIighlanders land in the charge
OF the Fifth lanciers. They say als'
that the two quick-tiring guns ear
tnred bv the Devonshirc regiment an
those that were taken from the Jane
son raiders.
sceurne, of British Field Gums.
Col. ~chicl assured a correspondent
that nothing could stand against tn
accuracy Of the British field guns
which repeatedly drove the Transvaa
unnners from their embrasureS TN
British infantry fire also. he said. W.
a complete surprise to the Beers. VII
were confident Of their ability TO mas
ter any infantry attack.
on, Eandslaagte correspondent e>
" presses the belief that the BIRTHS
!. killed fewer Beers than might hay
" beer expected considering the heav
IRE of the British artillery.
The Nau-er Bullet wound.
!. The bullet OF the Boer Mauser. il al
pears. makes "A clean. healthy woun'
where il passes out. No operation
! fos extractions have been necessary ;
I, the I.adysmith hospital.
With regard 10 the western frontic
:. i. Is reported that President Stcyn r
GENTLY visited force Of 1000 lioers e.
camped ten miles south of Kimberly.
\. Femme Prices.
h. The war IL having us natural efe
in Cape Colony. Everything II ~ iar
inc prices. and horse flesh is at a II
(. mendcus premium.
stand shoulder to shoulder.
m Dutch circular is being secret
circulated ia the liurgherdorp distri'
appealing 10 the Dutch 10 stand sho'
der 10 shoulder against The Tyra
~ who never keeps faith.
~ Gen. symons' Death Announced.
On London. Oct. %. The death Of &c
la- 81. VIM. Penn Symons. the Brln
Ne commander az Glencoe. who was 81
IN. ~ the stomach in the battle with 7
"a. Beers there. October 20. was official
IT. anne unced in the house Of commons