The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-23
AMONG THE RANK AND FILE.

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tan Newbiggin, Captain Patton. Lieut..
Danks.
AMONG THE RANK AND FILE.
The following casualties occurred
among the rank and file:
Fifth Lancers, three troopers
wounded. Imperial Light Horse,
TWO sergeants and four troopers killed
and 80 non commissioned officers and
men Wounded one missing. Twenty
first Field Battery. three gunners
wounded. Forty-second Field Battery,
two gunners and a driver wounded.
First DevOnshlre Regiment, twenty
nine commissioned officers and men
wounded. First Manchester Regiment
eleven on-commissioned officers and
men killed and twerity-siX wounded.
First Leicestershire regiment-killed,
Lieut.. Hanna.
Gordon Highlanders-Ki Killed. Mai
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Lieut.. Bradbury: wounded, Lieut.-Col
Dick Cueyngham. Maj Wright Capt
Hallane, Capt. Buchanan. Capt. Meik-
lejohn. Lieut.. Fndley, Lieut.. Gillat,
Lieut.. Campbell. Lieut.. Hennessy.
The total number OF casualties now
stands ~ killed and 155 wounded; grand
total 1871.
ANOTHER BRITISH VICTORY.
Glencoe oct. %. 1890 p. m. Cd. I. To
The attack made by the Boer forces
under General Lucas Meyers on the
British position. Sunday. enabled the
British forces TO score another signal
success The Bner column was driven
pei nell over the plains. losing over
three hundred in killed and wounded.
In addition the British captured sever
nj hundred horses and made many pris-
oners who are being well cared for
ffaI kIaias tel
der the wing Of the British hospital
corps as the Beers had only a single
doctor with a primitive staff, who were
quHe unable 10 cope with the wounded
AS Ii has been raining all night long
and the weather is heavy and misty, II
IS hardly expected that the Beers will
make another attack today.
NOT SUING FOR PEACE.
London. Oct 23.-The best opinion
does not credit the report that the
Beers are suing for peace or that they
are likely TO yield at present. though
they think the Beers Will probably re-
treat to mountain passes OF Laing 5
Mex and Brakenbuch. where they have
blocked the passes with great boulders
and masses of rock blown upon either
side and where. III they so desire they
would be able 10 hold the advance OF
Mai.-Gen. Sir Redvers Butler through
the Orange Free states and should
compel them 10 leave the Natal side 20
meet the invasion from the south.
The sensational rumors of designs Of
foreign powers inimical TO British in
terest meet with scant credence, though
II is admitted IL is difficult TO explain
the forces on land and sea which Great
Britain is now mobillzlng.
--- A f7ttfAfofe -4fsotff RUSSIA.
naval movements are due to rumor
that Russia. with the assent Of France,
is about 10 acquire from Spain Ceuta
or some other naval station on the Az
rican coast. Everywhere Il is stated
the French Mediterranean fleet i'm the
neighborhood of the Levant where IL
could easily be Joined by the Russian
Black sea fleet via the Straits OF the
Dardaneles. is occasioning suspicion.
Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs |
Arthur Paget are organizing fund |
among the American ladies i'm England |
with the intention 70 completely eoulp
hospital shin for service on The South
AFRICAN coast az a cost Of $1,000 LADY /
Curzon and Mrs. Bradley Martin have !
been invited to ioin the committee
CHAINS ON THE TRACK.
What Is believed 70 have been an at-
tempt To wreck military trains bo,,,d
T0m Pembroke dock 20 Southampto,,
was discovered yesterday evening. Fgve
chains were placed on the tracks AZ
points near Swansea. The trains Ia
dsn with South African troops PASSED
soon after their discovery.
The parliamentary secretary NJ ,bo
war Office Mr.. George Wyndhan uedo
statement in the House OF Corproc,,.
today saying: Lord Molslcv s,Ir,e ,,,,
the position in Natal early this no,.n.
ing as follows: "ln the battle of F1nrd-
slaagte two guns were captured fro,,
boers Who lost heavily. a Arg, -
unln OF the enemy appearei adyerci,..
from the North and West az gcr.,,7
nule, who consequently had fau.,, -.
from Dun1ee and was conccnfrotips, ~
Siencoe Junction In this oper,,ior9 & 1e
gathered IN the wounded and vned,ea,
attendants left az Dundee ro,,t..,
Whste was IN position a. Iodv.,,t.L
and Is being reinforced from piet,,,,,'...
ttzburg. The enemy appears ~ 49,
large numerical superiority" >"
THE FINANCIAL SIDE.
London. oct 23-The ch.noa,io. -,
The excheuuer Sir Michael Bi,a.
Beach made statement ln n,,i,,
Il mcnt today. on ihe question II tha -,
peuditure enta Jed by thn Transv.,t
var re said the expenditure for tb'
wear had been Increased bv fhn sepnie-