The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Unlmportant Skirmish Near
Kimberley Last Tuesday.

Ohoial report from Kimberley dated
Tuesday state that Col. SCOTT. Turner.
With 270 mau proceeded north ward to
Macsarlane's farm, where they unsad.
died their horses. At 9 O'Clock q party
OF Beers was seen on the right Aspk
and was quickly scattered. Col. Scott.
Turoer opening 6re on them and
several of the enemy being seen to fall.
The enemy moved to q sand heap and
opened 6re on the British, who return.
ed the Ere.
Col. Scott. t.Trroer attempted to pre-.
vent the Beers from advancing agaipst
Col. Murray. bot was met with q heavy
FIRE from q dam wall 600 feet to the
left.
At IL O'Clock Col. Murray ordered
l5O men of the Lancashire regiment to
proceed to the north.
An srmored train is already 60 pport.
ed Gel. Scitt Turner. At midday Coi.
Murray started also, with two field
guns aod two Maxims and 10 mounted
men. One of the two British guns
opened suddenly upon the Boers who
we're 10 an unfavorsbls position.
The Boers artillery Ere Was brisk.
Another armored train Was held iu
readiness. At 2 O'Clock the second
train was sent forward with additiooal
ammunition
The Lsnoasbires behaved speudidly
and Col Scott-Turuer highly comm end
cd them.
Commaudsut Roths and many Beers
were killed. The British loss was
three killed aud 81 wounded. The
engagement was . brilliant success for
the British forces.
Capstown. OCT. 27.--A telegram
from Buluwayo. Rhodesia, dated Mon-
day. says: "A Boer force is threaten.
ing Chief Khams and Chief LinohH We.
who are loyal to Great Britain. tt cir
country lies at the extreme north wess
OF the Transvsal and includes Becuana. a.
laud. 1t seems o gross mistake for ibe
Bears to provoke war among the Ia
tives. The probable explau alton is
that the Boer force intends to DESTROY
the railway to Buluwayo. which run
through Kbama's country. and thus
prevent sny attempt of Col Plumer's
Rbodesian force to 90 to the relief Of
Mafekiug. Already there have been
stories of Rhodesiau srmored ira o
engaging the Boers some distauoe
north of Mafeking."
London, Oct. 81 The colonial
Office has made public the folio win 2
telegram received from Governor
Hutchinson. dated Pieter harrisburg
Oct. 26: THE following telegram ha,
been received from Greytowp, from D
Greig, q resident of Dundee, formerly
in the telegraph service:
"'I left Dundee this morning. Gen.
Symons died on Monday at S D 80.
and was buried the following morning
close to the English church by the Rev.
W. Daily. There was a firing party
aud few medical officers and a few
civilians attended the funeral. There
we're no Beers Col. Eckett, Msjors
Boultbee. Hammersley ano Nugen. and
also Crum, Johnstone aud RYAN are
improving The Beers occupied Duu.
dee Monday afternoon"
Loureuso Marques, OCT. 27.-The
following dispatch has been received
here from Pretoria, filed yesterday ::
"The government has issued a procIa,
nation declaring tba. 90 rents or inter.
ests 90 bonds can be claimed during
the continuance Of martial law, DOR
within a certain fixed period after the
repeal of the came.
1.-The Beers at Vryburg have secured
quantity Of ammunition. Command.
ant Schooman has seized Krokodile.
poort aud destroyed the railway bridge
there.
President Krneer is in excellent
health"