The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
Kruger viii Not Use Dunn Dunn BuI-
Iete Left by English.
SAID TO HAVE SHOT CIVILIANS.
Charged That Bocrs Dragged Them
From Their Home in Dundee and
Pistolied Them-Gcn. JOubert
Writes a Graceful Letter in
Regard to General Sy-
mons's Death.

LONDON. oct 2S-The lun ln the news
from Ladysmith Natal which was be-
ginning to bc regarded as 0mlnOus has at
length been broken by a Capetown des-
patch under luls mornings date. saying.
Scouts from A0ddcrsprmt having re-
ported the Beers in force ON the Help
makaar road. General White ordered
out "a strons force of artillery. mounted
infantry ana cavalry.
"A small patrol of mounted infantry
was sheuel by the Beers nine miles from
Ladysmith and tho Boer position was
finally located three miles beyond Mod
dcrsprut. The British force is now four
miles from tne Beers.
The despatch does NOT give the date of
tie above occurrence. but it must have
been since Thursday when the last news
arrived from LadysmIrh.
SHOT CIVILIANS.
Tho other news from the front does not
erliehton the situation .u Natal. Frag-
mentary details are arriving of the CONE
pauy NJ dundee by the Beers 10 is al-
legged that twenty men 0f the town guard
occupied am outpost couple of miles
from The town. when Boer shell dis
lodged them and the men fed 90 neigh
BORING hul where three hundred Beers
The Beers then entered Dundee dragged
several civilians ONT of their houses and
pistou,d them ln the streets.
As "a roudaut to the above comes sto-
rv from Cauctowu 10 The effect that
several cases of Dumdum bullets were
found by the Beers 40 Dundee. which the
British abandoned in their flight.
KRUGER OBJECTS
some OF The Beers wanted 10 use Dunn
dunn. in the next battle, but President
kruger yct0os this, saying.
"No. it must not Doe so. Whatever
the British are. we Beers are at least
human.
Further details from Bulowayo Rhode
sia. show that the arm0red train from
there on October l7th, sent toward
Afafc<iur under tho command of Licuten-
ant Lleweliiyn. got within seven miles n
Iobltsi when the British found the rail-
road badly damaged. Beers were visible
on hills in thc viciaity. Lobatsi had been
looted. Tie train encountered the Beers
three miles south Of Crocodile Pools ana
the British opened fire with their maNms
and drove the Beers back 10 tho hills
whence they had advanced. Besides eight
men KILLED the Beers lost eleven horses
CASUALTIES AT KIMBERLEY.
LONDON. oct -9-The War Ofice
posted at midnight am dficial report OF
the feht M Kimberley on Tuesday last
giving the British casualties as three
privates killed Loutenants r. A. Nc
Clutock. Of the Royal Engineers J. @.
Lownds. and c. II. Bingham, and l6 pri-
Yates wounded.
The troops. according 20 the report OF
ff.. W. nNf.. FOUGHT eulnmIfNIV
TROUBLE AT HOME.
LONDON. oct. 2s-According TO a spe-
cial despatch from Capctown received
hire to-day rumors of dissentlon at
Rloemfortein. capital of the Orange Free
Stale. nave reached Capetown. II is said
a movement is ou foot 10 depose President
Stevn and Install Alr. Frazer as president.
BOBRs FOUGHT WELL.
CAp1 TOWN oct. N.-Eyening-Ihe
Gordon IHehiandors. the Devonshire Regi-
mcut. The Manchester. the LiycrpO0Is. the
Dublin Fusleers. lhe Liverpool Mounted
Infantry the Iancers the Dragons the
Seventeenth Hus-ars. The Natal NOlun-
tcers the Tenth Mountain Battery and
the Thirteenth. Twenty Twenty-se-
ond and Ffy-thirl batteries proceeded TO |
Lombard's K0pl
4 squadron of tle Eighteenth Hussars |
located the enemy who opened hrse win |
shells and rifles. Two horses were shot |
and trooper was wounded.
Tho enemy occu. .ei strong position at |
Dew9ars Farm a.l the mounted infan- |
-rv tried without success to draw them |
0uL
As nothing was % Doe gained by an after
noon attack the .umu hivOuackcd. and !
md daylight the enemy retired at Reitfon-
tein.
Note-The foregoing IS probably an ac-
count of the one...mcnt reported to-day
between the Doors and "a reconnolteIlns
party from l.aly-miih. -
A Graceful LETTER.
DURBAN. NATAL. oct. B.-tDelayed
In transmission IN reply TO an inquiry
made by him. General Sir George Stewart
White has received The following tele-
gram from C0mmandant-General Jou-
bert:
Il must express my sympathy. Gen
aral symons. unfortunately was badly
wounded and d..l lie was buried yes
erday. + trust .he great God will speed
lv bring IN a close this unfortunate state
IF affairs. brought about by unscrupu-
Gus spectators and capitalists who went
% the TransyaIi t1 obtain wealth. and In
rider TO further th.ir own interests mis-
ed others and brought, about this shame
mi state of warfare over all South Az
'ica. I'm which SID many valuable lives
nave been. and are being sacrificed. as
Instance General Symons and others. l
EXPRESS nv sympathy 90 Lady Symons
o. tho loss of her husband.