Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-27
BOBRS MADE IT HOT
Kept the British Moving Camp to
Dodge the Excellent Artil-
lery Fire.
BRITISH WON AT KIMBERLY
Parliament Makes Appropriation to Meet
War Expenses British Troops Are
Rested After Their Retreat and
Ready to Fight Again.

Durham, Natal, October 27.--An inter-
est1ng incident in connection with the
Elandslaagte fight Is received here
When the fire of the British guns be-
came too hot, eight Beers ran forward
out of cover, hr, g.
coolly opened fire on the imperial light
horse, with the evident l.rs Use Of
drawing the latter's fire while their
comrades retired. Seven out of the
brave eight were killed.
London, October 27-The third read
ing of the appropriation bill in the house
of commons to-day gave opportunity
for further attacks on the government 8
war policy. Thomas Gibsen Bowles,
Conservative member for Lynn Regis,
referred to the heavy military task be-
fore the government, and said he feared
that foreign powers will take advan-
tage Of Great Britain's difficulties to
make an attempt upon her possessions.
All the great powers except Austria, he
asserted, hated Great Britain.
Lloyd George, Radical member for the
Carnarvon district, declared the offers
of the Transvaal had been misrepre-
sented, whereupon Chamberlain pro-
tested. Speaker Gully intervened. Lloyd
George then withdrew the expression
regarding Misrepresentation
The session was suspended until 2
o'clock in the afternoon. When the
house reassembled the queens speech
o,,I 1;o,
with the usual formalities.
The house of commons passed the ap-
preparation bill prior to a suspension of
business, after which the measure was
taken to the house of lords and passed
through all stages.
London, October 27.-During a mo-
mentary lull in the fighting i'm Natal
comes news from the western border,
which temporarily shifts the scene of
chief interest to the beleaguered British
force at Kimberly. A sharp struggle
there Tuesday appears to have been
result of sortie with view to break
ing the cordon surrounding the place.
The British, apparently 500 strong, met
700 Beers, and, according to the offlcial
account, routed them after severe fight
ing, in which armored trains appear to
have done valuable service. The Beers
We're entrenched strongly seven miles
northward, and the British brilliantly
carried the enemys position without Sc
rious loss. 1t is said the Beers twice un-
fairly used the white flag. Botha, who
~ It'll 1rI ohny
of the volksraad and a famous Dutch
fighter.
A special from Cape Town to-day
gives details of the defeat Of 700 Beers
by the British at Riverton, north of
Kimberly, Wednesday, in which the en-
emy was completely routed with a
heavy loss, the British loss being three
killed and twenty, including two Off
GERS, wounded. This Is probably the
same fight. though different date is
given as referred to in the Cape Town
dispatch yesterday, in which 1t was said
the official reports from Kimberly
Tuesday announced that Colonel Scott
Turner, with 270 men, had an engage
ment with the Beers, during which
detachment of 150 of the Lancashire
regiment distinguished itself and ar
mored trains did good service.
Durham, October 27.-It is alleged that
number of sporting rifles and explo-
sive bullets were found in the Boer
camp at Elandslaagte, which aroused
indignation. General Yule's column is
recovering from the fatigue Of the
march from Glencoe. The morale of the
troops Is splendid. The rifle association
at Pietermaritzburg has been ordered
out for the defense of the city.
London, October PA cabegram
from Governor Hutchinson at Pieter-
rnaritzburg says the following telegram
has been received from D. Greig at
Gregtown: "Boers occupied Dundee
Monday afternoon. Commandant Zu-
derberg is in charge. Stores were looted
by individuals, who were unarmed.
old camp to houses surrounding railway
Hospital was removed yesterday from
station"
The Beers were unable to withstand
the splendid charge of the Lancashires,
who cleared the hill occupied by the en-
emy at the point Of the bayonet. The
Boer losses are described as very heavy.
Colonel Scott Turner's force consisted