The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-18
ghe aoliehita 4ailu "Wednesday orns

| the alarm that the Beers are in the VI
! entity of Dundee. Oliver Davis reports
that his store in Ingoge was looted by the
Beers He watched them enter New Cas-
tie on Sunday night, and saw the adj
| vance guard of General Jouhert's column
| enter Dannhauser station, which is south
of New Costle. Our patrol beyond Dundee
last night caught a spy named Vermaak.
1t appears from this man, who is a
Dutchman, that the Beers have torn up
the railway near Ingagane. hotel
keeper there saw them Four Beers en-
tered his hotel. bought and paid for their
goods. and then told him to get out, and
took possession Of the place. Private re-
ports say that a Boer column is advanc-
ing from De Jager's Drift against Dun
dee, with about 1900 men. but this num-
Der is greatly exaggerated Probably
there are only about 1900. kilograms sent
to Ladysmith and New Castle from Hat
tingspruit station, north of Glencoe, asks
that no more empty trucks (1at cars) be
forwarded there. It is believed that the
.nemy'S patrols are in the neighborhood
Of that coal field, which IS also threat
ened. If this should be closed the source
from which the best steam coal IS OBJ
tanned in this part of the world would be
temporarily lost. The proclamation Of
martial law will have beneficial effect
in clearing the border of numbers of
spies and other suspected persons.
The following statement has been Off
cially communicated to me: THE colony
of Natal was invaded from the Transvaab
early on the morning of the 18th inst.
The advance was made by the enemy in
three columns. Rzl the right was mixed
column of Transvaalers and Free State
corps. It moved through Bothas Pass.
In the center was the main column, under
General Joubert's personal command. 1t
crossed Laing's Mex and moved forward
by way of Ingogo. ON the left a large
command advanced from Wakkerstroom,
by way of Motifs Mex and Woolsdrift.
The objective point of all three columns
was New Castle, which was occupied on
the night of October IA, the central col
umn having slept the previous night at
General Colley's old camping place
Mount Prospect. Yesterday an advance
party of 1850 Beers, with artillery, pushed
south to Ingagane, but the greater portion
of the command retired during the day on
New Castle. The SBoer force, which for
some days has been ecentrated east of De
Jager's Drift, on October IA captured a
patrol of six men of the Natal police A
picket of mounted infantry of the Six
tieth Rifles also exchanged a few shots
with the enemy. This, as yet, is the only
fighting Our troops are in excellent
spirits and fettle. The Natal volunteers
are particularly doing valuable work in
soldier-like manner and spirit. The gem
eral officer commanding in Natal greatly
appreciates their conduct"
Iadysmith. Natal. Oct. -6.-(Delayed)
The threatened assault upon Glencoe Is
believed to be a feint in the hope Of
weakening the garrison here and expos
Ing the towns to the westward. The
Beers are resting, preparatory to complet-
ing their encircling movement for an at
tack upon Dundee. They cannot advance
much further without coming in contact
ton.
Ladysmith, Oct. II, p. m.-The fore
most detachment of the enemy's north
ern column has advanced beyond In
gagane and no definite movement has
haen made from the arkenberg Pass.