Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

tein. our only casualty was o captain
wounded. II Is reported that the Beers
are concentrating south Of Kimberley,
and now occupy laagers at Stagstein-
fontein station and Scholtz Mex. Their
camp is practically surrounded by cop
pice and the country Is suitable to their
tactics
Van Rensburg, the ringleader OF the
rebels at COlesburg, was arrested Just
as he was Joining a Boer commando.
Under orders from Gen, Gatacre, he
will be tried for treason.
Hon Mr.. Logan, member or the
Cape Colony legislative council, VINO
has just returned TO Orange river from
Belmont, says the British troops en-
gagged the Beers this side Of Belmont
their artillery practice being splendid.
The British infantry carried the kopjes
at the point Of the bayonet and drove
the Beers from their position
Capetown dispatches say United
States Consul-General Stowe has re-
celyed information that The British pris-
oners In Pretoria are well fed, and that
there Is no truth in The statement that
they are suffering from scuryy.
Sir Alfred Miner has Issued q pro-
clamatiOn TO the people OF the colony,
in the course Of which he says: 1t
is my duty to dispel false reports re-
garding the policy and intentions OF the
imperial government Misleading mani
festoes from beyond the border repre-
sent the imperial authorities as desir-
ing TO Cypress the Dutch and the idea
has spread abroad that the Dutch VIII
be deprived Of their constitutional
rights. There is absolutely no truth
In such allegations
The imperial government desires the
greatest freedom Of lf-gOvernment for
both Dutch and British, and the eN-
tension, not the curtailment, Of the con-
stltutional rights that are solely en-
dangeIed by rebellion. The imperial gov
eminent adheres firmly TO the prlncl-
pie Of equal freedom fol- all loyal colo
nlsts."
An official dispatch from Sir Alfred
Miner 10 Mr. Chamberlain reports that
thus far the efforts OF the Beers TO
provoke an uprising among the Basu1os
or 10 start a civil war, have been UNI
successful The governor Of Cape
Colony says
THE Beers Informed Chief Jonathan
that If he would Join them he would be
defended. II he refuses, they told him
he would not be molested, but they de-
clared that he must eXDel the British
magistrate and allow his fellow tribes
TO pass freely into the Orange Free
state. whose government In return
would guarantee Basut0land 10 the
Basutos in perpetuity. The great con-
Germ OF the Beers Is the crops which
viii rot unless Basuto labor can be OBJ
talned. Evidently the natives have
been affected by the reports u repeated
Boer successes. hut their general atu-
tude Is Satisfactory
The military authorities have given
permission TO the Canadian contingent
on its arrival at Capetown, to march
through the city. which viii be beuu-
fully decorated and the day VIII be
observed as a holiday
The Beers ocerniaa SIeynsbuTg'
southwest Of Burghersdorp, on Mon
day,
Mafeking was safe as late as No
vember 18th.
The fund for fitting out the Maine
as a hospital shin now exceeds ElSWO
exclusive Of the receipts OF the concert
dedicated by Mrs Brown-Potter At
the meeting Of the executive commit
Tee 81 the fund today. three American
surgeons and five nurses recently al
rived. presented themselves, and were
cordially received by Lady Randolph
Churchill and her colleagues.
The Daily Chronicle says: I'VE learn
that the cabinet has decided that the
basis OF settlement In South Africa Will
be a united South Africa, modelled upon
the Canadian plan. The details have
not vet been settled, but II Is pracu-
cally certain that no terms OF peace
win be accepted by the British gov
eminent short Of the British occupation
OF Pretoria and Bloemfonein.'