The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26
TREACHERY OF THE Beers.
British Officers Shot Down Under
Flag of Truce.

London, Nov. 25.-The news of tn.
death of the Khalifa and the final de-
1eat of the dervishes has been received
here with great joy as a welcome set.
off to the serious situation in South
Africa. A dispatch from Queenstown
cape Colony, General Gatacre's head
quarters, announces that 400 colonial
rebels, including an eX-magistrate OF
Barkley-East, have Joined the enemy
at the latter place and that the whole
force is reported to be marching on
Dordecht, whence it can operate. to
intercept General Gatacre's advance 10
reoccupy Stormberg Junction, STRAIT
eSlc point from which General Gatacre
, can get in direct touch, through the
railroad, with General French at
NaauWpoort and thus with the Brit
ish base at De Aar.
Another dispatch says that refugees
arriving from Queenstown assert that
Ladygrey has been occupied by the
colonial farmers and that it is feared
that there is a general movement in
favor of the Beers. Advices from Rel
mont confirming the treacherous use of
the white flag by the Beers are arous-
ing indignation. The troops engaged
are bitterly complaining and it is
feared the result viii be a refusal TO
give the Beers quarter.
a similar ncldent TO the one which
occurred at the battle of Glencoe. when
an officer was shot by wounded Boer
is reported by the London Times CORE
spondent at Belmont, who SAYS that
Lieutenant Blundell of the grenadier
guards was shot by a wounded Boer
whom he was tending Such state
meHts appear incredible. but they are
now confirmed officially by the protest
or General Methuen, who has sent a
message to the Boer commander say
ing:
Il must ask you to warn your
wounded not TO shoot our officers.
must warn you not to use dumdum bull
lets or use the flag of truce treacher-
ously- Such action is cowardly in the
extreme and | cannot countenance il ~
All accounts confirm the splendid
charging of the British infantry. the
Scots guards entering the fight with
drums beating and flies playing.
The second ridge was the strongest
position. The Beers there were shell
tered behind ramparts of boulders.
nevertheless, the guards advanced
steadily, many of them coolIy smoking.
e. F. Knight, well known war cor
respondent, who went to Havana dur
ing the Spanish-American war. was
wounded in the arm by dumdum bull
let. The hospital train arrived at Or
Cape Town, and was sent to Belmont.
The train is constructed on the corridor
system, with beds ranged in tiers on
each side. On its return to Orange
river with the wounded it was found
a number of them We're able to walk.
but there Were many stretchers car
r1ed. The troops in camp lined the
route from the station to the hospital.
The wounded We're cheered and as thew
limped along. supported by medical
Drderlies. exchanged chaff with soldiers
IN the crowd
Got any loot?" asked a soldier.
Yes" was the grim reply from the !
MANNED man: lin my blooming leg" |
There is much discussion now as TO |
whether General Methuen intends 10 /
march direct to Kimberley or double |
around and cut off the Free States
Who have invaded the Colesburg and |
district, and driving
hem on Generals Gatacre and French. |
nfiict a crushing defeat on them. The
general opinion. however, is that he
win proceed north and attack the Beers
1t Modder river, thus relieving Kim
,erley.
There is much anxiety now as to the
ate of Mafeking in view OF the latest
md somewhat respondent advices. 1t
vas rumored in the Glasgow stock OK
hange today that Mafeking has sur
endered. but the war Office officials
leclare they have nothing confirma-
DRY or otherwise.
In the meantime the news from Natal
; not encouraging. Estcourt and the
feoi River camp are both hard pressed |
nd ii, seems almost a joke to regard
he garrisons as forming part of the
elief force for Ladysmith.
A dispatch from Pretoria, dated
thursday. gives dispatch from south
f Ladysmith TO the effect that Gem
raj Joubert that morning shelled Est +
curt camp. but without response. The
Inhabitants of the town were reported
D be leaving.
A dispatch from Pretoria also indi-
ates that news of the battle of Bel
lont had reached Pretoria, as it SAYS: {
Heavy fighting is reported south of
today between the Free :
taters and supposed British relief
1rce from the Orange river 5
The foregoing dispatch does not refer
, the British attack on the Boer DO {
ton at Willowgrange outside of EST I
1urt the previous day., which was re-
orted by the English newspaper cor {
sspondents. /
The attack is said to have been a | i
lrprise, and although the British re-
red on Estcourt.l they did not do so I
ntil they had bayonetted eighty Beers IL
I'D captured all their equipment and 9
number of horses. A big gun posted {
! position, the capture Of which ap-i