Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-10-21
|BOER ATTACK
ON MAFEK|NC
Several Assaults by the Burghers
Successfully RepuIsed by
British.
WATER SUPPLY REPORTED CUT OFF
Aqueduct and Bridge Over the Nal
opho River Destroyed by
Dynamite.
WATER SUPPLY REPORTED CUT OFF
ANOTHER TRAIN BLOWN VI
Fierce Fighting I'm Progress in the
Vicinity Of Kimberley and
Kraipan-.-Invasion or
Natal by Beers.

Southampton, Oct. 16.--The depart.
ure of General Sir Redvers Butler this
afternoon to take charge of the South
African campaign was attended by a
great ovation and scenes of intense
and patriotic enthusiasm.
London, Oct. 16.-According to dis
patches from the front the Beers have
made several attacks upon Mafeking
all OF which have been repulsed.
In connection with the rumored at.
tacks upon Mafeking a dsquieting re.
port comes from Pretoria to the effect
that the Rustenburg and Marico com.
mandoes have crossed the border and
entered the Rooigrond territory, be.
tween Lychtenburg and Mafeking
blowing up bridge over Malopho riv.
er, and destroying trainload of dyna-
mite and large section of railway
track. AS Mafel<ing depends upon
Rooigrond for it's water supply, the
significance of this movement is evil
dent.
Another Train Blown Up.
An Exchange Telegraph company
dispatch from Cape Town, dated this
morning, says:
"The Beers have blown up another
armored train carrying telegraph OPP
orators from Mafeking."
The Beers are reported to have
seized the railway station north of
Fourteen Streams, between Nryburg
and Kimberley. Fighting continues in
the neighborhood.
Kimberley, Oct. 14.-The report that
fighting has taken place at Kraipan
has been officially confirmed.
Natal Invasion.
Glencoe Camp, Oct. 14.--The Beers
have occupied Spitzkop, near Newcas-
tie, Natal.
Durham, Oct. 14.--Authentic news
has reached here that 5000 Beers en-
camped on Hngogo battlefield last
evening. Two armored trains now pa
troll the line in the vicinity of Lady
smith.
Pretoria, Oct. 13.--General Koch
wires from the Natal border that he
has occupied Bothas pass and the rail-
way station. Adyices from Volksrust
confirm the report that the Beers have
occupied Laing's Mex without casual
ties.
London, Oct. 14.-An Edinburgh pa
per, the Scotsman, this morning as
serts that a battle has taken place be-
tween General Sir George Stewart
White, commanding the forces in Ma
tai, and the Beers, who entered Natal
by way of Van Reenen's pass. General
White, the Scotsman says, is very san
guine of the success of the British
movement.
The foregoing report is considered
to be correct, as late last night the war
Office had news of British advance
from Ladysmith, and was hourly eX-
pecting further intelligence.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegram
from its correspondent ut Ladysmith,
dated at noon on Friday, says:
"a strong mobile column under Gen
eral Sir George Stewart White, accom-
panied by General Sir Archibald Hun
ter, proceeded before daybreak this
morning toward Action Homes for the
purposes Of accommodating. General
Whites object was to observe what
was going on, and also to test the mo-
bility and efficiency OF his forces. All
the men are we'll and the weather is
now fine"
According to dispatches from Lady
smith to the Standard and the Daily
Telegram, dated Thursday, heavy
storms have begun and forage is scarce
on the veldt. Therefore nothing is ex-
pected TO happen for few days unless
the Beers, who were reported to be adj
vancing, should threaten the British
line of defense drawn from Glencoe
Junction to Ladysmith. In this case,
according to the dispatches, no appre-
hension is felt as to the result. Gen
eral White has twelve guns and the
Beers eleven.
The Daily Nails Cape Town corre-
spondent, telegraphing Friday even
ing, says: 81 learn on good authority
that the Beers are attacking Mafelling.
They are reported to have already suf-
fered several repulses. 1t is generally
admitted that Vrymurg cannot stand
strong Boer attack"