Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-29

to be no doubt that Methuen gained a
real advantage, though the details
must be awaited before the full effect
of his ten hours desperate fighting can
be guaged. This victory of the British
will clear another stage road to Kim
berley. the siege of which Gen. Cronje
must have partially raised in order to
give battle to Methuen
British Sorttc ut Kimberley.
Pretoria, Nov. e, (Monday).-Gen.
Dutort reports that the British made
a sorte from Kimberley early Saturday
morning and fired on the Beers with
artillery and infantry in the darkness.
The British SORTED where the Bloem-
hor Boer force was stationed. on our
(BoeD side there We're 300 men. Du-
tort, who was nine miles off, fastened
to the assistance of the Bloemhor con-
tingent with 900 men. Nine burghers
We're killed, seventeen were wounded
and there were some missing. The
British left on the field a private and
a sergeant. The British have repaired
the damage to the railroad.
London. Nov. 2s.-The latest report
received from Kimberley, made public
last night brings news of the garrison
up to last Thursday. Col. kekewich has
received from the natives reports of
restlessness on the part of the Beers
and of a general movement, led by Gen.
Cronje, To southwark. This, coupled
with the fact that the Beers were dis
appearing from before Kimberley, adds
to popular concern for the western re-
lief column. 1t seems likely, in view of
the Boers' extraordinary mobility, that
Cronje and Methuen already have come
into collision. and the astonishing Brit
ish losses may perhaps be accounted for
by the fact that Boer concentration has
produced an overwhelming force to re-
pei Methuen's column.
The war office last night posted the
following dispatch from Gen. Sir Fores-
tier-Walker, under date Of Cape Town,
Nov. IS:
..Kekewich reports from Kimberley.
from Nov is to Nov. 23 some unimpor-
tant skirmishes with the Beers. Wound
ed, Capt Bodley, Lieut.. Hawker and
three troopers, all doing we'll The
health of the garrison is good, and the
water supply plentiful
Native reports to Kekewich state
that the enemy's camps to the south of
Kimberley have been vacated, and that
iCronje, with 1000 Beers, is marching to
the south. The Beers are disappearing
from the vicinity of Kimberley. The
enemy seems restless.
"Later-Gatacre occupied Bushman's
Hook yesterday with a battalion of in
fantry. His man body is at Putter's
kraal The enemy retired toward Mol
teno.''
Popular interest in the war, which
here centers on Gen. Methuen's advance
rather than on operations in Natal, is
intensified by the very lack of informa-
ton. The meagerness of news is due
partly to the failure of the east coast
cable, but probably more to the strict
censorship, about which many COM
plants continue to be heard. The chief
anxiety felt is concerning the fate of the
Ninth lancers, dispatched Saturday
from Gras Pan to intercept the Boer
line of retreat.
Beers Must strike Hard.
Berlin, Nov 29,-The Deutsche Zei-
tung publishes the following dispatch
dated Pretoria. Nov. 27. received
through Boer diplomatic channels:
President Kruger and President
Steyn have instructed Gen. Joubert
and Gen. Cronje not to split their forces
into small detachments but to strike
vigorous blows. Gen. Joubert has three