Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
HAS DOM PAUL
BACKED DOWN?
RumOr From Ottawa That
Kruger Seeks Peace.
Cecil Rhodes Has Demanded
Protection for Kimberley.
Graphic Description of the
Battle of Elandslaagte.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. Ex-Governor |
General Lord Mimic has received ca
blegram from Africa, dated Monday
afternoon, to the effect that President
Kruger has decided to surrender.
All Well at Kimberley.
London, Oct 24.-The Times has
the following from Cape Town, dated
Monday: "The censor's official re-
port says all was well at Kimberley
Sunday"
Kimberly Wants Aid.
London Oct. 24.-The Daily Mail
SAYS it understands a message was re-
ceived in London yesterday from Cecil
Rhodes, dated Kimberley, Oct. 10Th,
declaring in substance that the
inhabitants of Kimberley desired
to draw attention of the government
to the need of speedily sending rein
forcements there as the town is being
surrounded by increasing numbers of
TransvaaI and Free State beers. The
matter, according to the Daily Mail,
has been submitted to the cabinet.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail,
at DURHAM Natal, says: AN official of
the Bonanza mine, who has just ar
rived from Pretoria, declares that
while there he heard that Col. Baden
Powell British commander at MAIZE
king, had captured Gen. Cronje and
thirty other beers and killed 500.
Elandslaagte Battle.
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing description of the battle of Eland-
slaagte from it's special war CORE
spondent, G. w. Stevens, filed at Lady
smith: The battle was brilliant and
a complete success. The beers nun
bered from 1900 to 1000 probably and
had about 100 killed and $50 wounded
The fight itself was like a practical -
lustratiOn of handbook tactics, each
arm represented doing its proper work
to perfection. The Gordon highland
erS, in their attack, advanced in mag
nifcient order. They were Immediately
saluted with a heavy fire which told
from the first. Their major fell with &
bullet in his leg but, as he lay where he
no mir
piacently while the advance continued
AS man after man dropped the supports
were rushed in to the fighting line and
our men were directed from cover tC
cover, splendidly led, ever advancing
Yet, as ridge after ridge was won, tie
highlanders still found a new ridge
confronting them. Thus they fought
with nearly every officer down. Then
slamming every available man into the
firing line, Manchesters, Devons and
light horse all mixed, with bugles
chanting the advance, bagpipes Shrek
ing and amid battle confused surge
our men swept yelling forward and the
position was won. Meanwhile squad
rons of lancers and dragons Tapped
round the beers left flank, catching the
enemy as they retired in disorder, gor-
ing and stamping them to pieces.
London, Oct. 24.-Interesting and
graphic accounts are supplied by war
correspondents of the battle of Glands
1aagte from which the following are
extracts: The Daily Telegraph says:
Gen French commenced the action at
$50 o'clock The enemy had only just
finished coffee when they were sur
prised Nearly all of our prisoners
were caught in the vicinity of the cap
tured train. Mining and railway Of
ficials escaped from the enemy and
came in to us to the number of 81
whites, besides many native coolies
Both of the latter classes had been
robbed and compelled to work by the
beers, but the whites were treated
fairly we'll, though they were made to
take an oath to remain neutral, etc.
A boer sergeant, native of Cape Colony,
hid his rife and came in with twenty
of his late captives The Manchester
regiment, with the characteristic
hardlhood OF British in
fantry all marched straight
back at the enemy, too often careless
of taking cover, despite the -attling.
kissing and splitting of maus er bullets.
Discipline has drawbacks as we'll as
advantages and our soldiers who have
learned the boer tactics are now cap
APPLE of readiusting the mistakes of the
past. The panorama was heightened
and colored by the red hue of gun
flashes and shells that tore along, roar
ing through the air like trains in a
tunnel, bursting noisily, spouting
flame, lead and steel which Kissed like
hot iron dropped into water. The en-
envy bobbed about over rocks like Jacks
in box, firing heavily at us with fair
accuracy, for the magazine mauser rife
is terrible weapon, although it in
fiicts clean wounds. Many of them
used explosive bullets"
Beers White Flag.
"The boer shells were mostly per-
cussion and threw up volcanoes of
mud and stones about our gun crews.
Col. Scott-Shisholm of the imperial
light horse courted disaster by way
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