Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-07

IEIHUEN STILL At
! MODDER RIVER.
,,t,b Force will Wait There for
More Guns and Ammunition
,rr1IyG LADYSMITH GUNS
.,.,dmept There fl Getting
:. h, gaeetlve-Gen. 8ulier's
Repor, on Lo"e"

,..a,rpec. 7.-Again there Is a
,-ssle lull in the war news Lacy
has established Photographic
-o,,eatlon with Frere, and 1t is re-
I,bat all was well up to Sunday
@',,,eb from the Boer lager by
n Lourenzo Marquee, dated
.,,v November SQih, confirms the
mat the commands have been
,,ip upon Ladysmlth and mount
IN, guns in new positions.
,.,,,slpe TO the same advices a
y, espnonade has been maintained
"a, general assault had been ordered
|. nur,day morning, but was eoun-
,,-,ried at the last moment.
WAR river dispatches say that the
=. are encamped amid the hills half
"a kimberley; but II Is also as
"a mai a large body Of the enemy
~, ,oue in the direction Of Jacobs
n i possible. therefore, that Lord
,..lusa may endeayor TO clear his
=, ARK as far as Jacogsdahl be-
a continuing his advance. He Is
n waiting at Modder river for
- runs and ammunition.
~ sorle from Kimberley on No
,-ber 18th appears TO have been much
~, serious than had been supposed.
fsals are now arriving Of a recon-
,.spce IN force by mounted troops
rsg Nal. Scott-Turner at dawn on a
~ rear Carter's farm, where the
~ gere strongly intrenched. Find
b te BOeT pickets asleep, Maj. Scott
frrsr proceeded along the ridge under
M and rushed the BOer redoubts
NJ, In the face Of a hail OF
ls2
I,s Beers holsted a white flag and
III Al the British under It's protection
| klofe arendering. owing possibly to
4 sShsustlon Of their ammunition,
I 4 British we're unable to follow up
| y attack and 10 seize a large Boer
MAJ about 300 yards ahead, especially
Beer endorsements We're seen APP
ya,hrg, and the enemy was keeping
heavy fire from the shelter Of the
| ca brush.
During the sortle an armored train
|rorn5ltered north and south, while a
ttslsnbe force Of British. with field
| rs and Maxims, advanced toward
(SJ,oaiein, holding the Beers In
| cek ID that direction.
isa guns were engaged simultaneous
L lui, viewed from the coming tower,
ID artillery duel seemed 10 BE- proceed
II b every direction except toward
|kElEOrth, the fusllade being terrific.
IA { o'clock, having no force sufficient
h A9li The position he had stOrmed,
pa SUti.Turner began gradually re-
|t'ig bis men. He had a horse shot
|.T1 under him. and a bullet went
|tnggh The fieshy part Of his shoulder.
Sfszl men had terribly wounds.
\ 3 alleged that the Beers used
artnls and explosive bullets, and
~ hey frequently fired at the Brit
y ambulance wagons The British
|aiiVfei iwenty-eight Of the enemy.
lieie appears 10 be some doubt as |
I 5asiher this was the reconnaissance |
Z Fhlch according 10 the announce
q. Of the war office, Mai. Scott
!lrT was Killed, or whether that Of
~ net bis fate In a subsequent sortle. |
We Of the special dispatches report |
tll be was killed while leading the
"a attack on the Boer position on |
s1enoer 18th. II this be correct Il |
ets Ike a sortie concerted with Lord |
yahaen.
ne Tines prints a letter from an
Hean citizen, who left Johannes
y! because he was liable TO be i'm
80 and who had learned that the
YEA states consul was unable to
...se HIM He complained bitterly
ny ne American flag was not re-
.,'el 10 Pretoria, that his passport
's n1l recognized, and that his posi-
" 7, vas practically unbearable.
1" Z reported from Capetown that
I iishsyaal government still refuses
I. ..noW ledge the right OF the United
. - 70 interfere regarding prisoners
, l.e,,olla, insisting that Great Britain
'H'1l Ioubert
-spatch from Frere camp, dated
,,ssnbef lth says: 1.-THE Beers are
~ illo Ladysmith. II is rumored
i. y, WY Free State troops have left
~ sau'l' entertaining the gravest
iGtg' ~ VI 'nei' own
-.'Ismith, Saturday. Dec. 1.-The
~, o0mbardment OF the siege took
mt Thursday. The Beers got
~, Ug gun In position on Lom-
Aop completely commanding the
y az, a.a shelled our camp that day
~, ',s'erday planting shells with
~. ~D1racy In the camp Of the
!, -. nlghlanders and the Manches-
49, ''neht whore there were many
~, ~ escapes. Today the enemy re-
- - me bombardment. doing some
=, lt. ..' shooting Several OF our
b , n~.e been shattered by the Boer
:, Va Dec. 6-Two Russian COL
49, french general and a French
IA. Nho nave been engaged by DR..
4, ~. assist in the defense OF Pre-
y, w wy To-Day for Lourenzo Marquez.
|, 80. seie escorted TO the steamer By
:, "s'ary Of the French legation
an. is s Dec. IA dispatch to the
y ~, nom London says:
= a elety Is gradually preparing T.