Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-26

FIGHTING AT REITzFONTEIN
Gen. white Commanded Personally -
nurgher. Occupied strone Ridge
Advance OF the nritish.

London. oct 2G-A batch OF delayed
dispatches arrived here thie morning.
via. Lorenzo Marquee They are %
follows
Pretoria. oct 2i.-Fhday's nrht at
Dundee started az o'clock ln the morn
ing ana lasted until o'cloci, ln the af-
tcrnoon The burEhere under Gen. Lu-
cla. took up a strong position. but were
compelled to retire 10 their lnuEcr after
capturing IL Maxim. The hFftnr was
resumed at 10 o'clock thla morning in
the uoighborhood OF Glencoe and Dun
dee. Several Bocr forces were cnEascd.
The nuug was distinctly heard. at
Dannchauscr"
Pretoria, oct. 2i.-Ncw Castle IL un-
der martial law The town b auict
The fanuera within radius ~ three
iuiirH have been called on 90 give an
Inventory Of their stock ln case lt L.
REQUIRED and the citizens have been orr
defcd 90 give up thsir arms. About 900
have complied.
Guards are protcsang property"
srEYNs PROC ,.AMNrioN
Pretoria oct. a. president stcyn.
OF The Orange Free STATE h1a iarucd q
Proclamation Go the HtHutU nation ex-
planning tho reasons Tor the war aud
alec stating that tho nocr forrea have
been placed near the Blruto land
border lie makes known that the re-
public ~ az peace with the unaui0a aud
Wishes TO continue 90, adding that mo-
injury will h. done a. naruton remain.
ing quiet and not assisting the British
Pretoria. Oct 2g.-Thr J0hancsburg
hurghcri- liullander correspondent aye
The bocru and English have had
heavy enlargement az EiandHlnnrir. Tho
battle lasted ~ hours against heavy
odds Two hundred are missing and
about 100 burghcrs are dead o. wound
IT 10 reported that Col. schiei and
ticld Comets rionaar and Joubort were
Pretoria. Oct 2a.-Gen. J9ubori re-
porte that Gen. CruuiV commanding tho
Free State and WinbcrE forcsn. had nn
ongnFclncnt yesterday with the british
NJ Elandaiaagte. u started az . and
lasted seven houra Nluc hurghers
were wounded and elk were killed All
the Hritllh retired 90 Laiir mith.'
BRITISH PRISONERS.
Pretoria, Oct. ge-Thc british pr.
funcu captured Friday near Dundee
Mere cutrcuched at DanlhauHcr They
hlled ten trucks The officers Travelled
nrHt Glars and n separate Van was ur1-
Nlded Tor two wounded officers An en-.
oimouH crowd assembled at the station
here 60 witness the arrival, but there
was no demonstration. Whom thoy
ulighted. the prisoners were received
with funeral silence on the part OF the
crowd.
"rhc greatest order and dccorum prr.
vailed while they were trnycrfIur the
streets. The wounded were taken 10
% hospital while the other officers ana
escorted by mounted burghcra and were
oucnmpod 1u The spot whore Jumoston's
troops were confined
"Thc officers O.leut. col. Moiler. Mai.
Grevlllr and Capt, Pollock of the Elrht.
zenith hussar and Capt Lonrdale. Lieut..
l.. r.. MeuHur, Lieut.. Garylce. Lieut.
GrimHhuws Lieut. MAJ. Endle and Lieut..
Shore NJ The Dublin FuH.lroul looked Do
good health. They are quartrfUl Boo
"a building apart from the men. ON
giving their parole they VIII be- allowed
the freedom uf the whole enclosure.
The men appear Indifferent ana spend
most M ihcir time smoking They slc.p
un the grand stand"
DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.
Details Of the lighting at Roitzfan-
toin are coming 100 slowly. a special
dcapntch from Ladysmith dated Oct.
-. flod after the hght, says.
"un discovery that the Boers were
musfed 10 the westward or the main
road 10 Dundee an attempt was made
hy train 90 recover the body OF Col.
scott-Chlshulm KILLED at Elandalnngtc.
The train WAS fired upon and Obliged
to retire and Gen, White moved out 90
attack the nogrv believed % be- Free
StatorH. wlil should have Joined tho
Transyaalers az ElandHlaaFto. Gen.
White commanded personally the
Fifth lnnCrrH were placed nu either
flank. They first came IN touch with
the liocfs below Moddoupult where
1900 burghCra occupied q atrung ridge
whence they opened Ere az 1900 yurda.
hitting several British, In the mean
while the Erdaars ana Natal cnrblnccrs
advanced uuFCrutchCd through AN uu-
Cnlng la the ridge under the fire OF u
Bnur sun, while the Imperial light
horse took part NJ the crest of the ridge
the Beers retiring AZ about O'Clock
however q Hoor gun stationed ON the
crest of MatnWnuuHk0p opened fre with
great accuracy ON the main force. which
ln the meanwhile had como up. but tho
shcllH failed 60 explode ana the Brit
iah artillery rlonecd the opposition.
ACTION BECOMES GENERAL.
The whole British force then advanced
and the action became general A
largo body of Beers occupied strong
positions az MltuwnnaHknp Hnd the
pfuclpltoua ridges surrounding d.. Tho
British guns SHIELDED the position ana
the Infantry advanced under the cover
OF the frc, Tho Glouc'sters ana Drv0us
cro1acd O fearful dire zono beneath
Tultauyonl HIM. whence the iiorrH
poured q whitening Gre with such cf-
feet that thirty % the uttackrra dropped
In % distance ot 200 yards Seeing the
peril Of the pUvons and GluucesterH
Gen. white dispatched the cnrhiueors
and Livcrpools TO take the enemy IN
the rear
a fierce rifle and artillery duel was
maintained for some time. The British
MlNlm8 ratified but the Beers under
cover OF the rocks remained cool and
replied with an lnccsaunt rife IRE. The
Britiah artillery swept the face OF the
hills and NJ length the shells became so
destructive that the Beers rctrcnted 20
another ridge, whence they We're dis
lodged by the volunteers TO the face OF
a calling IRE The Beers soon reformed
and took up position on another ridge
but the volunteers dashed across the
Intervening plateau, again rushed the
lioer position and drove them back 20
the main force occupying Matawanns-
kop. The British then shelled the latter