Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27

that they lost over 100 killed at Eland-
slaagte. Three prisoners, wounded and
unwounded, are in the hands of the
British, including several of high posi-
ton. The Transvaal force defeated at
Elanslaagte was the johannesburg
corps"
Other accounts dwell on the severity
of the rifle fire at Rietfontein. They
say that when the Beers finally re-
treated the Lancers cut them off from
their horses and inflicted severe loss on
them. The retreat, it was added, end
| ed in a general rout.
1t is announced in dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated October %, that
strong reinforcements of infantry and
artillery have arrived there from Pie
termaritzburg. 1t was also reported
that the Beers were again massing
near Eqandslaagte and that Free
State force, several thousand strong,
was occupying Besters station.
There is little news from the western
border The Gordon around Kimberley
is drawing closer, but hopes are ex-
pressed that a flying squadron will
shortly be sent to its relief.
There is intense anxiety for further
news from Mafeking, where it is be-
lieved a number of officers who were
supposed to be on furlough joined Col
| Baden Powell.
A batch of delayed dispatches reach
ed here this morning via Lourenze Mar
ques. They are as follows:
PRETORIA, October 21-Friday's
fight at Uun1ee started at five in the
morning and lasted until in the after
noon. The BURGERS under Gen. Lucas
Meyer, took up a strong position, but
were compelled to retire to their lager
after capturing maxim. The fight
ing was resumed at ten this morning
in the neighborhood of Glencoe and
Dundee. Several Boer forces were en-
gagged. The firing was distinctly heard
| at Dannhauser.'
PRETORIA, October 22.-The Jo-
hannesburg burghers' Hollander corps
has had heavy engagement at Glands
laagte. The battle lasted twelve hours
against heavy odds. Two hundred are
missing and about one hundred burgh-
ers are dead or wounded. 1t is reported
that Col Schiel and field comets
Pionaar and Joubert were killed"
THE British prisoners captured FRI
day near Dundee were entrained at
Dannhauser. They filled ten trucks.
The officers Travelled first class and a
separate van was provided for two
wounded officers. An enormous crowd
assembled at the station here to wit
ness their arrival, but there was no
demonstration. When they alighted
the prisoners were received with funeral
silence upon the part of the crowd. The
greatest order and decorum prevailed
while they were traversing the streets.
The wounded were taken to a hospital
while the other officers and men were
marched to the race course, escorted
by mounted Burghers, and were en-
camped on the spot where Jameson's
| troopers were confined. The officers
(Lleut. Col Moller, Major Greeville and
Capt Pollack, of the Eighteenth Hus-
sars, and Capt. Lonsdale, Lieut. LIE
| Mereurier, Lieut.. Garvice, Lieut. Grim
shaw, Lieut.. Majendiet and Lieut..
Shore, of the Dublin Fusiliers), looked
in good health. They were quartered
in building apart from the men. On
giving their parole they will be allowed
the freedom of the whole enclosure
The men appear Indifferent and spend
most Of their time smoking. They
sleep in the grand stand"
PRETORIA, October 25.-Gen. Jou-
| bert reports that Gen. Cronje had an
engagement with the British at Glands
laagte. 1t lasted seven hours. Nine
Burghers were wounded and six were
killed. All the British retired to Lady
smith"
Details Of the fighting at Rietfontein
are coming in slowly. A dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated October "a, filed af-
ter the fight, says: ION discovery
that the Beers were massed to the
westward of the main road to Dundee.
an attempt was made by a train to re-
cover the body of Col Scott hisholme.
killed at Elandslaagte. The train was
fired upon and obliged to retire. and
Gen. White moved out to attack the
Beers, believed to be Free Skaters. who
should have joined the Transyaalers
at Elandslaagte. Gen. White COM
manded personally. They first came
in touch with the Beers below Mod
derspruit, where 1880 burghers occu-
pied strong ridge, whence they OPEN
ed fire at 1,200 yards, hitting several
OF the British. In the meanwhile the
Erdsars and Natal carbineers advanced
unscathed through an opening in the
ridge, under the fire of a Boer gun.
while the Imperial Light Horse took
part OF the crest of the ridge, the Beers