The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-24
Elandslaagte Has Been Repeat
ed at Belmont.
British Again Victorious But
at Fearful Cost.
PUBLIC DISTRUSTFUL,
Fears That the Worst Has Not
Been Told.
Official Dispatch Of the Com
manding General.

London, Nov. 24.-The pathetic scenes
which marked the days following the
engagements between the British and
Beers at Glencoe and NichClsOn's Mex.
found their counterpart at the war Of
fee here today Long before the doors
of the war Office We're opened the
troubled and anxious women and men
of all stations of life We're assembled
there, and when the inquirers We're
finally admitted their anxious questions
showed they feared that yesterday
evenings official bulletin. though black
enough, had not recorded the full story
OF the British losses at Belmont. Up to
noon the government officials had is
sued no further dispatches and so the
nervous distlust of the public remains
unalleviated
The cause of the anxiety was the
following dispatch through General
Forester Walker from General Nethu-
en-, dated Belmont, November %:
Attacked the enemy at daybreak
this morning; he was in a strong posi-
ton. Three ridges We're carried in sue
CeSsiOn, the last attack being prepared
by shrapnel Infantry behaved splend-
idly and received support from the ma
val brigade and artillery. The enemy
fought with courage and skill Had
attacked later should have sustained
heavy loss.
Our victory was complete. Have
taken forty prisoners. Am burying a
good number of the Beers, but the
greater part of the enemy's killed and
wounded We're removed by their com
rades. Have captured a large number
of horses and cattle and destroyed a
large quantity of ammunition.
''Brigadier General Fethel stonehaugh
was severely wounded in the shoulder
and Lieutenant Colonel Krabbe of the
Grandier guards, is reported wounded.
our other casualties are the follow
ing:
.'Grandier guards, Third battalion:
Killed. Lieutenant Fryer. Wounded,
Lieutenant Blundeu; dangerously.
'Grandier guards. Second battalion:
Wounded, Lieutenant Leslie, Lieuten-
ant Vaughn, Lieutenant CiurdOn-Re-
bow and Lieutenant Russell.
Reported wounded, Lieutenants
Lyon and Cameron.
"Grandier guards. rank and file;
Killed, twenty-six; wounded, thirty
six; missing, thirteen
Cold Stream guards, First battalion:
Wounded, Lieutenant Grant
cold Stream guards, Second batta-
lion: Wounded, lieutenant. the Hon
Orable W. c. WillOughby, Lieutenant
Burton. the latter severely.
cold Stream guards, rank and file:
Killed. eight; wounded, twenty-three;
missing, five.
Scots guards. first battalion.
Wounded. Major the Honorable North
daly-HamiltOn, severely; Lieutenants
BuIkley and Alexander.
Scots guards, rank and file Killed,
8; wounded, "a.
Northumberland Fusiliers, first bat
talon: Killed, Capt. Eagar and Lieut..
Brine.
Wounded, Major Dashwood and
Lieut. Fiesting, dangerously; Captain
Sapte and Lieut.. FishbOurne, severely.
Northumberland Fusiliers, rank and
file: Killed, p; wounded 80.
''NOrthamptOnshire regiment. second
battalion: Wounded. Captain Freeland
and Lieut.. Barton SeVerelV.
south Yorkshire regiment, second
battalion, rank and file: Wounded, g."
Gen. Methuens S message leaves a
great deal to be explained. According
TO all previous facts Obtainable as to
the relative strength of the forces. the
Beers must have been in a decided mi
nOTity, yet the total British loss, 220
killed, wounded and missing, proves the
effectiveness of their resistance and
amply Just1Hes Gen Methuens tribute
to the courage and skill with which the
burgherS fought. The fact that no
guns and only forty prisoners We're cap
tured by the victOrs and that the Beers
carried off their dead and wounded
shows that they retired in an orderly
manner without precipitation or con-
fusion and that probably the BOer cas-
ualt1eS were not numerous. owing to
the strength of their position. The
destruction of the BOer ammunition
captured is taken as an indication that
Gen. Methuen occupied the captured
position a Belmont and destroyed the
BOer supplies in order not to hamper
the immediate advance of his flying
column. which is marching in the light
est order
The road is now presumably open to
the BOer position on the MOdder river.
where the guards who apparently bore
the brunt of yesterdays fighting viii
in all probability have another chance
TO get at close quarters with the
bayOnet-
BOERS EXPECT TO WIN
Cape Town Nov 24.-UncOnfirmed re-
ports continue to arrive here to the eff
feet that Cen White recently caught
the Beers in trap at LadySmith, in
ducing detachments of the belea curing
force TO venture into the open country
when sOrtie parties from the British
camp captured them.
1t is difficult however. to believe that
news of such Importance would not
have been officially announced and it
is held that the affair described will
ported from the Boer headquarters No
VeTmber p.
Three squadrons of African Light
Horse have gone nOrthward.
Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate
the BOer casualties at one thousand
men, half of whom We're killed. They
also say the race course there is being
prepared for a laager, in the event of a
siege and the guns of the fort are
trained on it in case the prisoners at
tempt to escape.
a maxim is placed at the gate of the
race course.
From President Kruger down. every
one is in favor of fighting. They be-
lfeVe they viii succeed in annexine all
the beleaguered towns. The flag of the
United Republic. now ready, bears the
Orange cross. The Beers expect the
when they will possess South Africa
Commandant Albrecht and Lieuten-