The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-20

was very hot. forced them TO retire. I5ef
had made a deep trench IN front OK the
British lines. and while withdrawing for
their horses they left this nuguarded.
wherein the Kings rffes. advancing at
double quick occupied the trench.
Fled HAIL Of Bullets.
s'Tfis smart movement xas not seen by
the enemy. who s3on returned with the
horses Carefully resNrvsng their IRE tne
Kings rifles allowed the Beers 70 ADVANCE
ain1os. To the edge af the trench, and fPea
poured vulfey after voIiev into fhe zssoahs-
ed Beers, who turned ard fed frem an W
full hail OF BULLETS. boiling across the open.
where the artillery 81 ffe Brftsn poured
81 terrific and effective shell fre- Inc
enemy lsst heavily.
s.Meanwg,ie another section o. the Beers
haa brought & mortar into action, nhng
heavy shells Our guns. concentrating on
n, soon sllenced shis weapon me enemy
art!lieryruen fleeing hsadlenz- The Beers
then advanced In force. with a. ysew OF
repairing ire mortar. bur our artillery
sl1e,lea and scattered them right and left
Hsportng Princes birthday.
.eTh4 fighting was ali over at II o'clock.
prorap.ly al noon Gen White ordered a
salute Of twenty -ere guns In honor Of the
birthday o. The Prince az Wales. as the
ramon boofnsfi cheer after cheer rang cnt
from the troops and a scene OF enthusiasm
probably without parallel in history ioi-
lowed.
AT Caesars camp. which protects the
town on the southwest. the Mancheatef
regiment held the position Descending
under cover Of the British guns Tor some
distance on the further side o. the nsH.
they found several hundred Beers hi1ing
IN ditch out OF the way OF Bntisa e7eiis-
They poured voiiey after volIey into the
enemy. scattering them and INJECTING heavy
loss.
Lyddite II Terrifying
.sTne Beers were driven back al every
mint. with a loss estimated at so men.
Nothing important occurred until Tuesday.
November H. when strong force. chiefly
cavalry and artillery, reconnoitering, came
usou the enemy near the Eoienso read and
drove them back to their main positions
Out shell fire Was most effective. and prov
ed to have inflicted considerable damage.
Our own loss WAS one man
"That same day a Beer shell killed
trooper Of the Natal mounted rifles who
was sleeping In his tent All our men are
Mt. well ana in good spirits. 1t is reported
that the iyddffc In terrifying tine Beers,
who have TO he driven 90 their guns posi-
tons by revoivers pointed at their heads
..f4iayamitfi Is able 10 hold oat for
months On the other hand. 1t Is reported
thar dysentery IL working havoc In the
enemy's camp
Prisoners 1T Pretoria.
PRETORIA. Nov. Is.-tBy way Of
Iaurenzo Marquee. Nov. 1al--At noon
today ffty-six British prisoners, inclad-
ing men from thu Dublin fusiliers and
several bluejafkats. arrived here. There
were large crowds at the railway station,
but no demonstration was made Wins
ton Churchill. who il wounded In the
hand. was taken 10 the Model school.
while the rank and file are being sens TO
the race course.
One spy was lodged In Jail The wound
ed had been treated at CoIenso.
Fate of winston Churchill.
LONDON. Nov. 1a.-@Tha first definite
news regarding the fate of Winston
Churchill was conveyed 80 his mother
this evening Ivy N representative of the
Associated Press. Lady Randolph
Churchill had just returned home from
"a quiet dinner with few friends when
the good news that her son la living was
conveyed To her. The fact that his
wound IL not necessarily dangerous and
that he Is alive In Pretoria caused her
the greatest qualification. as she had been
hitherto without tho least intimation OF
his whereabouts
Proclamation Of Burxhers.
CAPE TOWN. Nov. 1e-advices re-
ceived here show that on Thursday. No
vemher IL. combined force of Free
State and Transvaai bursfers occupied
Coiesburg, Cape Colony. without opposi-
ton by the residents and proclaimed the
district to be Free State territory.
The British troopship Manila has ar
rived at Durham.
uorr OfHeers Not German.
L.ouRENZo MARQUEE. Nov Is--The
following dispatch has been received here
from Pretoria. dated Thursday November
lS THE statement that the Boer artil-
lery Il efiieered by Germans Is denied
here. II Is asserted officially that all
tho noer artillery officers were born In
the Transyaal. although two were train
cd In Europe.
The British prisoners OF tho rank ana
file have received new outfits from tho
government.
1T is reported thai the Commandment OF
Kimberley was resumed this morning.
"tfateman. q British private captured
outside Of I.adysmith and brought To Pre-
soria, has since become insane
win seise Stromherg.
CAPE TOWN. Nov iS-The Beers oc-
cupisi BuFghersdorp on Tuesday. Novem-
Der IL, ami tt is believed that they were
then on the way % seize Strofaherg June.
tioG,
Miners Proclamation.
CAFE TOWN. New. l7-Sir Alfred Mil
ner. governor ot Care Colony. aud rrit-
.sh high commissioner. has issued 4 pro>-
lamaitnn declaring ;he Hoer pr,scisaaatfan
anneSinR territory. ina0ressinx rea or
seizSng goods are nuii and void and r..p;iia
not be obeyea. lie promises full tecosui-
tiea of and fair compensation for aett,al
injury resulting fram loy;ll adherence IA
British allegiance
Nr O. L. Sehroiaer. TIE premier. has
instructed al ciyll commissioners - ar
nouncc thar there f. no Intention 70 call
out fss hgrgher foFces IN the colony as
the coloatai government considers the mt
i,ary forces - the crown SUFFICIENT To pre-
serve order and rerel Invasion
Ordinary citizens" the premier &C..
clafeS. 'ere only expected - remain laval
and not 20 give couu.onauee 80 the e.
envy
nutea Rising Not Likely.
judging fFosn present fadlca,sons 81 far
from there being a pEesg,ert 81 a Dutca
rising fhe fact Is tat8t rnaav ~ tbs, care
isntcas are 80 ineeaaet az ths iexs os their
rronvTty and ;ae da@trDo}lon ~ vaiiwavs
and bridges. taat fhey a1= even beginning