Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11

drccht to cooperate with Gntacre.
THE railway bridge at Moddcr river
was completed December list.
"Mcthuen reports he made demon
strntlon up the line Of the railway Mt
daylight today with artillery. The en-
cmy did not respond. Mcthucn is re-
celvln. the remainder OF his reinforce
mcntR and supplies. lie has established
detachment posts ON his line Of COM
Matching reports all well on No
vember GOTH"
The Pretoria reports Of renewed
fighting ut Moddcr river originated
from the fact that the British. with
team of thrty-two oxen. hauled u ma
val gun to the top Of high ridge north
| of Modder river town, whence they
fired lyddite shells on the Hoer POSI-
tlun. mt a range or 500 yards. where
the enemy was apparently constructing
nm cmuluccment FOR q forty FOUNDER
The lydditc shells appeared TO do Inn
ucnsc damage. The Beers retired but
/ the Incident IL interesting ns showing
that the Beers nrc stili In position quite
close TO Moddcr river. The engineers
report that II would take two months
10 rebuild the iron bridge.
Lord Mcthuen IL stiil compelled TO
ride nbout IN dog cart. ~ his wound
| prevents him going ON horseback.
| should the rains destroy the temporary
bridge there IA enough rolling stock
! on the north side Of the river to serve
/ Lord Methuon'a purpose
II n reported that The Bocrs arr busy
| making intrcnehmcnts at Hpytfontcin.
I Several tlrrs ~ works are beginning to
| appear at the foot Of the heights. The
1 force fred on b. the naval gun 10 be-
lievcd to form the rlght wing of tho
| enemy'H main body. thrown forward
for pntrolling and scouting purposes
! u n reported that the bad water at
| spytfontein threatens an epidemic Of
| typhoid.
| \ dispatch from Capctown TO the
| Daily Mail dated Thursday, December
| It'll. HnyH. News that Chiefs khnmn,
linchwc. linthocn and Scchcll. with
their people In Bechuannlnnd, have
risen 20 attack the Beers seriously COM
plicatcs the situation. II " probable
that the Basu,os and other tribes will
/ follow their example"
Another Capetown dispatch dated
saturday, December 9th. says; at w
| rumorcd here that the Beers attacked
/ Kimberley nj close quarters last night
but were repulsed with heavy losses"
a special dispatch from Ladysmith
/ by way Of Frcrc. addressed 10 the war
office, adds TO the account cablcd sat
urdny Of the capture Of the Bocr guns
near Pcpworth Hiil II says:
! Con, iirpchohurst with cavalry and
/ artillery, rccUnnnltcrcd In the direction
onrcpworth hin with view Of cutting
D
: position Htlil strongly held. The elgh-
l tcnth hueaurf. pushed forward, drew
/ az FURIOUS fire and suffered heavily. los
/ inE fuur Killed and seventeen wounded.
/ '"lho Beers Hired lncessnntly as the
Hrltish slowly retired Al special
/ parade aftUrwnri Gen. White thanked
/ Gen. Hunter and all engaged. especial
/ ~ Mai. Henderson. FOR brilliant work"
Two shallow draught river gunbuata
/ nfc being PREPARED nj Chatham for
] service In South Africa. Each will
carry two slX-poundcrs. qulck-nrcrs.
aud four Maxlms.
Frcrc Camp. Natal. Dec. io.--Hello-
! graphic communication with Lady
! smith continues daily. Gen. Schnik-
burger and Commandment Louis liotha
are ia command of the lBoer forces In
vcsting Ladysnith. Their horses are
/ said 10 be- In unnr condition.
a heavy report was heard In the
direction " colenSo today. The sound
was followed by a big cloud OF smoke.
| The supOpHltlon Ia that the enemy has
blown up the highway bridge.
The TrnHvaal government has de-
olded 10 consider Winston Churchill.
who was captured November 18th be-
tween Estcourt and chcvieiev COM
blatant officer. aud to retain him as a
prisoner. Mr.. Churchill has applied TO
Gen. Bullor with view OF getting an
| exchange.
This has been qulc, day here. Tho
health Of the troops X excellent.
|
East Liverpool. o.. Dee. i0.-Fricnds
In this city OF Charles y. Macrum. I'M
! ~ recently United States consul az
Pretoria. says he IL returning 10 this
country with important Information
for the state department. which he was
unwilling TO risk cabling. His letters
cunoluslvcly prove that not only was
! Mncrum not persona non grntn 10 the
| Transvnnl Eovernmcnt,but that he was
on the best possible personal terms with
President Kruger. Cabling could only
be done over line controlled In part
by England II II believed the informn-
| ton brought by Macrum II from Pfcal-
| dent Kruger. and the purpose n to IN
ltlntc measures to bring the war TO a
close on honorable terms to the Dutch
republic.
London. Dec. iO.-Thc earl Of Dun
raven. lord lieutenant OF Limerick.
acting under Instructions from Dublin
castle, has removed from the office OF
deputy lieutenant Of the county Baron
Emily, who was recently removed from
his position us magistrate By Lord Ash
bourne. lord chancellor OF Ireland, be-
cause Of his anti-Brltish comments on
the war In South Africa.
New York. Dec. li.-A dispatch %
the Tribune from London says;
The British forces In South Africa
have met with signal defeat. This
sensational news was officially an
nuunced from the war office at mid
night, Gen. Gatacre admitting that he
| had met with serious reverse In IN
I attack yesterday morning on Storm
berg In Northern Cape Colony. The
British general says he was misled by
guides as TO the Boer position, and
found "impractlcable ground Appar-
entity he was caught IN an ambush, as
his casualties rs at present known ar,
alarming. The numbers OF dead and
wounded cannot be considered excess
sVe In the circumstances, but the enor-
nous numbers reported missing suggest
that the engagement must not have
been unlike that OF Nicholson's Mex
when Gen. White lost 50 heavily,
Gen. Mothuen's army II known &c
have been heavily reinforced ut Mod,
der river with infantry, cavalry nnd
artillery while Gen. Wauchope'A High
land brigade has largely increased the
number OF bayonets available for front
al attack. The necessity for this Costly
method Of warfare has been obvlntet
by the presence OF full brigade OF cav
airy commanded by Gen. Darlington
This brigade Includes three regiments
Of cavalry and strong body OF provin,
cinl horse. Two powerful batteries OF
horse artillery have been added, VIII