The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-18
HEAVY FIGHTING AT MAFEKlNG

Cape Town. Oct. 17-AliwaI North,
Cape Colony. is now isolated. From Coles
burg comes persistent reiterations of the
report that the Beers have attacked
Mafeking, being thrice repulsed with
heavy losses
London, Oct. LA special dispatch
from Cape Town says 800 Beers and Is
British have been killed in a battle at
Mafeking Colonel Baden-Powell made a
sorte from Mafeking in force and at
tackled the Beers, who were investing the
town. After fierce fighting, the British
carried the day.
Pretoria, oct. T-Delayed)-Fu
dispatches received by the government
say that fighting continues north of
Mafeking. The British, after the second
engagement. retired in the direction of
the town, but they resumed the attack
shortly afterwards, two burghers being
killed and three wounded The commando
engaged was impeded, owing to the want
of heavy artillery, which was subse-
uuently obtained from General Cronie.
London, Oct. IA special dispa tch
from Pretoria dated October H. by way
of Delagoa Bay says: "A cyclist dis
patch was received from OttOshoeD, near
Malmani at this evening asserting that
heavy fighting had been in progress all
day long north of Mafeking. The Brit
ish troops on board an armored train act
ed as a covering force to military engi-
neers engaged in repairing the track. A
Maxim on the train kept up continuous
fire. Conspicuous bravery was displayed
on both sides; but ii soon became appar-
ent that the rifles of the burgherS were
ineffective against the armored train. The
latter however. was once forced to re-
treat before a particularly strong as
Sault, but ii soon returned, accompanied
by a British mounted contingent. and the
fighting was renewed fiercely. Fighting
still continues the oerS holding their pO-
sitions well. A dozen Beers were killed
or wounded, but the British casualties
cannot be ascertained.
HaaX-N firing he heard gpnrl Of
Mafeking, where General Cronje's COM
mandO is operating.
"A corps of experienced continental EN-
gineers, former officers, has left Pre-
cOrted by a commando of picked BOer
shots 1t is probably intended for large
dynamiting operations.
"A big engagement is expected shortly
in the Vicinity of Ladysmith. The forces
of Commandment Piet NYS are encamped
on a mountain overlooking Dundee, from
which point they will be able to observe
the movements of the British troops
Lorenzo MARQUEE, Oct. H.-Refugees
who have Just arrived here from the
Transvaal report that the Beers have
been repulsed at Mafeking, sustaining a
heavy loss.
Colesburg. Oct. Il, a. NIT is persis-
tentIy rumored from wildly different
sources that a large force of Beers reso-
lutely attacked Mafekind on Friday and,
after several hours fighting were re-
pulsed with heavy loss
Cape Town Oct 17,-No. 1-Communi-
catioe with Belmont Station sixty miles
south of Kimberly is still loDen. The
fight with the armored train from Kim
berly. in which the Beers lost more than
they did al MaiGba Hill. is held TO be
proven that their shooting is not so good
As ii Is reputed 20 be. 1t is the general
belief here from items of intelligence re-
ceived that the Beers actually attacked
Mafehing and were repulsed. The re-
ports of continued fighting there are re-
garded as proving that the Beers failed
10 score 2 success