The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-27
SOME DELAYED DISPATCHES.
Tell Of Fierce Engagements Between
British and Beers.


Londcn, Oct. ga batch of delayed
dispatches arrived here this morning
via Lourenzo Marquee. They are as
follows:
Pretoria, Oct. Birthdays fight at
Dundee started at in the morning and
lasted until IN the afternoon. The
burghers, under General Lucas Meyer,
took up a strong position, but were
compelled to retire TO their laager af-
ter capturing a Maxim. The fighting
= was resumed at 10 this morning IN the
neighborhood OF Glencoe and Dundee.
SeVerG Boer forces We're engaged. The
lighting was distinctly heard at Dan
nehauser'
Pretoria, Oct 21.-Newcastle is I'M
der martial law. The town is quiet. The
farmers within a radius of three miles
have been called on to give an inven-
tory of their stock, in case it is re-
quired, and the citizens have been or
dered to give UP their arms. About 300
have complied. Guards are protecting
property
pretoria, Oct 21.-President Steyn
of the Orange Free State has issued a
proclamation TO the Basuto nation, ex-
planning the reasons for the war, and
also stating that the Boer forces have
been placed near the Basutoland Dor
der. BE makes known that the repub-
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wishes TO continue so, adding that no
INJURY viii bs done TO Basutos remain
3ag quiet and not assisting the British -
Pretoria, Oct. 22.-The Johannesburg
Burghers- Hollander correspondent re-
ports a heavy engagement at Glands
laaste. The battle lasted twelve hours
against heavy odds. Two hundred are
missing. and about 100 burghers are
dead or wounded. 1t is reported that
Colonel Schiel and Field Comets Pho
mar and Joubert were Killed"
Pretoria, Oct. 22.-General Joubert
reports that General Cronje. command
Sng the Tree State and Winburg forces.
had an engagement yesterday with the
British at Elandslaagte. It started at
and lasted seven hours Nine burgh-
ers were wounded and six were killed.
All the British retired to Ladysmith.''
Pretoria, Oct. 22.-The British pris-
orers captured Friday near Dundee
were entrained at Dannehauser. They
filled ten trucks. The officers Travelled
5i.St-class and a separate van was pro-
Nioed for two wounded officers. An
enormous crowd assembled at the sta
ZION here to witness the arrival but
there was no demonstration. When
they alighted the prisoners were re-
ceived with funereal silence on the part
of the crowd. The greatest order and
decorum prevailed while they were
sraNersing the streets. The wounded
We're etaken to a hospital, while the
Other officers and men were marched to
Jhe race course, escorted by mounted
z 'burghers, and We're encamped on the
spot where Jameson's troopers were
confined.
The officers, Lieutenant Colonel
Molier. Major Greville and Captain
Pollock of the Eighteen hussar and
Captain Lonsdale. Lieutenant I. p.
Mersur. Lieutenant Garviee, Lieutenant
Grimshaw. Lieutenant Major Endie
and Lieutenant Shore of the Dublin flu
sileers. looked in good health. They
are CHARTERED in a building apart from
the men. On given their parola thew
VIII be allowed the freedom of tha
whole enclosure. The men appear in
different and spend most Of their time
smoking. They sleep on the grand
stand