The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-09

Resuue OHenrfve Operatfons. Be-
me Aided ~ nDerles
LONDON, Dec. ,. 400 q. m-L0rd me-
thuens restoration Of the railway. wnhe
the a.nrer. st,,, threatening his force II
- s.ha..a ,ro,, tha r,r,tt.b cbief ofsr,aI 4
1-'-... ,,-s-. .r-s 3
dispatcn tnat CommanaAne RIM
CONTINGENT was taken between Iorces - acs-
ing from Belmont and scutnward Irofn
Modder river. It il quite possible how-
ever, that reinforcements were sent to Bel
mont merely as a precautionary measure.
Au.~.s n,.....,on Ar,nus rsoeva.
Heports commune 20 come Arotn Aass
smith that dissension exists among tne
Beers. and especially that tho Orange Free
state troops are oiseonfenteu- nere as. :
49, a.. n,s - ~ 49, -. ~.
coHnaaos A.u pAa1o ~ p.s.e' ,'.' -. -.
1act Is tnat iittie is Known mere resalu-
Ing the actual position OF the Boer forces.
Moreover, the rumors 9. conapse q lso1s
splrit nave ueen nss.. nsa ~ o.e' = 80
20 e'uSe n'uo"
Communication 10 Restored.
csen Forest,er-walker has sent the fc1-
lowing dispatch. dated at o'clock last
Friday evening. "a the war once from \
r..ra 9rowr.
po
Telegraph ana every communicauon -
Modder river has been reopenee oet- v
tery OF neid aitlilety ana = 'u1sss.oh y ln-
ian.ry weIe ulHp1scneo .ss rsnll A,..s s sS u
against SommAnaant FrinA til Lpos N.Y. .YsIs Il Il
OF loo Hoers Win one sul' - -.
"r,elmont has been strenrtheued bv in-
fantry and two guns and cavalry regi.
ment and troops from Naauwpoort occu-
pied Arundel Thursday
Forces Near Gatacre.
.sThe enemy's forces near Gen. Gatacre
are reported as follows: At Dordrecht,
500; marching from jamestown to Dord-
recnt, w. VIII SIX suns g aansn.ss S.oa ann
under Molteno about 400.
Methuen,s Casualties.
..Yora Nsa.h,,ar ~.rort. 80 s,a,t,e. sr,ecem.
her & on patrol duty. as follows:
missing, Lieut.. Triestam and four Of
the Twelfth Lancers; wounded. four men,.
Boer Force IN Front OF dethuen.
corre ipteresttn, ,trht Ia throwr ~, xha h
..,a II !. - a.. ,t,,,,v .,,s ,,,.~,1,.,.s -srs,,
posi. ,,.-."r . n r,ssr !. "
.ier py u'spA'.a iss1su ~ ~ ,.. Noel $500
last evening IN berHn- Inc oispaech says'
''Commandant Prinz Loos' force Is near
Jacobsdal. between Modder river and Riee
river. Gen. Cronte is still on the north
bank of Modder river. his rear being pro
tected by fortified positions at Spytfon-
seln. ins pilis ..'.ss ss
apyi0n.en s anu ...oso e','sssa -. r,sssr.
anu anu I.el ~, a. Sarsa /, x...,s,nS
So..e ...a. e,.a. b. 80 rIr,,es, rSas, L,o,S~
De'"Sen '-. - 80, +
II this Berlin oispatcn pc correct-aha ~
is especially signincant when judged In
connection with Gen. Forester Walkers
dispatch to the war office--tbere must
he some tx 0D0 Roers around Lord Meth-
-, ~, ,s ta,,s,,ad ~ haya I, o.an ,,,.,,
Kimberley. however. possessing an ar
os. .'
0ei ~ ''' 80
ieai'
Boer Account Of Modder River Fight
According to special dispatch from
I,ourenzo Marouez, the Modder river bat
tle "a described nv Roer corres,orde,t
LEI, go. r,ro,,,,. ..a,a =, az .;..,,s.
!,
she DUETS esei eApei'eu.
The correspondent goes on to say: Gen.
Cronje's wing sustained almost solely tho
throughout the day. The Transyaaiers
tenseiously held tneir positions un,il Z
n, IN ane sVeaims' WIEN wnen e Iee e.ase
heavy Rr,tisb shell Are Cen Gronis
then retired under cover OF darkness,