Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-23

n-The british victories
,.,...rr each other In quick
,ssarh accompanied by
u, ,hs side Of the vlciors,
~ ,,,tmouy TO the valor OF
~ nosn. They appear To
4 IL. victims 20 che very plan
4 lv. gni. 3 on TO drive the Brit
49,. They have been beat
$40, esun,sr-rirokoa carefully
5srd brilliantly carried out Ia
/ d COURAGEOUS opposition
Ia, aane much TO increase
4 rr.,t ior ths barEh'r' whose
n insr ana determination u o.
. In, admitted. reached the high
Il w
SPLENDID gALLANTRY
,,gsnts of Saturdays battle
A ,ll,sris emphasize the rpien-
rry exhibited on both Sides
4 up,asrlty o. the British In a
II Battle. although the Beers
4 uih ihe rreateit ionacity to the
. yyIedlng When further fighting
\ has.ts
. ,-ratl train with The men " the
4 81 rr.msnt appeared on the
/ taiwmith. al dlyhrutk Satuf-
4 r. m1mt 0f ihs johannesburg
~ frht horse md Natal hrli are
. uh iht object ~ rcupenlng
ALTON Win EiaulHlnnEte' the
ID uok up o. position above the
I'D hsnsd ihc railway station,
n rtlh thd Beers ran out. and the
\ u nHuitl Infantry entering the
r'.issi the English prisoners.
\ Rs COMMANDING POSITION.
n HsH. numbsrinr some 1900 men
n hrIt guns. Uccuplsd a command
i sula They poured such q well
iid frg on ne British and their
\ d aefa 81 active that the British
N steadily RETIRED until reinforce
N r arrived when The mounted In
II y uts faut t0 drive The Beers out
dlr1a 01 the rlrhL A large
\ 70 r'rei cavalry ln the mean
I uui over the plain and up the
81 o. HFhi The iInc0ra met with
II aU mH.ait while un the LETT "a
m battery opened nrr with good
4 Ihs British Infantry, who had
\ Firi from Che railway train dur
n s Interim advanced steadily over
ln 600 lp ihf rukY ridge uryVi-
\ llri ly Doe cavalry Tho li1tr
o. lupptd shupnol into the adj
D g columns but thr British o.
Hafl the hlll, whence they over
q lt0 broad valley 90 three rocky
ifunr ihe uOer position. the
Pms Do iha center The Peers
aif.fy % three large guns The
h|h were uIHu rtronEly held,
H iafr uFht was the station in u
~ m ODE British laft The lntters
uaa un both TANKS and u hut-
90 ihe right wHa busy throwing
1901 % ihe Beers battery
'PANrARY FORMED TO ATTACK
British Infantry formed for thu
~ h extended order behind the
q a hill' The prvnnahlrca ON the
4 ellh tour companies Of the Man.
iNia Ana some uf the Gurdnns on
\ ffht
" .,.lt D, no.. ths Infantry ad.
ll through thU valley ~ steadily
held day.
..5 W down the slope they mot d
lhianlfy and artillery nre.
p Ipln teIl rapidly and the wounded
Nl'l 20 The rear nut In spite
Nglli work 0f the Hner gum
III 'hAfp shooters concealed b..
". rocks, tha Increasing lire OF
-.,lhlng British Infantry gradu.
t.l the upper hand, and IN,
IA. 4, ,,'i. ana Gorl0ns odElng 10,
N, lageO Fuinoi the ton III Inc
" 'Al' ouHanklng the encmy'a left
TAE CHARGE SOUNDED.
O'clock Che bugIes sounded IN,
Ns' and Che British rwept nb,a1
M. lolshi 90 the last. only al.
!, III, Y, ,'sgape whom further night.
UT meantime the Devonshires
49, steadily up the non wer.
w opposed no ths Hosr refnp NM
~ banking hlIH, and carried botl
y ,lafge Win Wild cheers nm
9S.o'k ihe British had galno,
Iti,i ''''l and cease firing Maj
~ FOUNDER Nori. nfsits ,.,. ..,
n ''l quantities OF nuultlona
~ dead and wounded anon,
~. enl We're numerous. were al
.O.b ~ Tar aa possible In The dsrit
! a.l5 ''Hgn thanked the troops oi
y Hama, especially mentioning Col
Iillfy splendid handling OF IN
BRITISH BrvouAc.
I'd .' a ,h blyouacked ON tho on,
st.nli.s XIV XIV saturday night. som
h ih.s I, pace lhe Boer lnsros al 5o
cl ~, probably exaggerated
49, M chisholm. mo only u,t,tsi
N.r,t ~ was iprmerelv attacheJ 4
.,i'5, {. '.lcsft lle served Win ~
% N, lur Mrhlu war ana ,,,gan
'ibdiy .,'sent Imperial ilrht bo,se So
.aii VI whom are refugees fr",p IN