The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-27
TO prevent tire possibility 81 the enemy
Transporting guns.
British Prisoners at Pretoria.


PRETORIA. oct z2-Tne British g,ris-
onerz captured Friday Fear pa1seies were
entra;ne1 al DannehaaseF Taey file. -e7
trucks. The officers sraveIezi Arst-clAes nd
q separate van was provided fag teo
WOUNDED officer AT erofuouz crowd as
senab!sd a the station here 70 witness tnsir
arrival. bot there sse 10 csfaJnstrzsf n.
The gr~a test order and 1ecerUrz sss@Fai4ed
while they were traveysing the STREETS &c
wounds. We're taken ~ tie nospli4gs "f4sf"
the other officers ard rrsea w@re Eaafczi . -
the race course. H1d sr>ortes- By Enoaat~1
bursoors we're encampsd OF tbs stffi ~leEe
the Jameson Troopers were cHnAaeI. ne
officers GAsuf. Co. Maslier. Ma GFssi!le
and Capt. POLLOCK of 1hs Eighteenth
hussars and Capt L<oasaSse LisI asus-
eur Lieut.. Tarytce. Lieut. bfinasi'as.
Lieut.: Mafendie ana i.se4t- SaoFr. o tae
Dublia fusaleersl looked in good health.
They are qusrteTec ia building apart
from thc men. The men appear indifferent
and spend most q taeir time smoking.
The Flight From Dundee.
LONDON. 1set 27.-Tae Daily Mail pub
iisnes the .oi,oasns dispatch from Pieser-
mariixourg dated October ~;
The residents CT Dundee had weary
tramp Of forty miles to the nearest town,
where they arrived III q pitla9Ie plight.
having lost everything one OF the Dun
dee people says that ali day Saturday
trains wefe arriving at Coisga1andani Sen
Joaberts headquarters at Oar user,
from the Transyaai border, bringing Beers,
and that there must have boen 1859 In
the hills around Dunl.e. The natives re-
port that the Beers took sixteen wagons
loaded with their dead from the field Of
the first battle at Glencoe, j. sad feature
OF the engagement xas that three English
men who were impressed at kr1I2sEs2oTp
fought wfth iAe enemy. one 81 them De
Ing killed The others, greatly affected
said thai ihey were compelled 70 fsat.
Hot Fighting Near Kimberley.
CAPE TOWN. Oct. r.. evening OH
cial reports from Kimberley. dated Tues
day state that Col. Scott Turner. with
Zse men. proceeded northward To Mac
Farlaue's farm. At 8 clock a party OF
Beers was seen on the right flank and
was greatly scattered. Col Turner open
Ing FIRE on them and several Of the enemy
being seen To fall. The enemy moved 30
q sand heap and opened fire on the Brit
tsh, which was returned
Col. Turner attempted 20 prevent the
Beers advancing again Col. Murray. bat
was met with "a heavv fire from dam
wall 80 feet Ia the left Al IL clock
Col. Murray ordered $50 men of the Lam
casiirc regiment To proceed TO the north.
An armored train Is already supporting
Col Turner. At midday Col. Murray
started also with TWO field guns and two
Maxims and seventy mounted msn. One
Of the two British guns opened suddenly
upon the Beers. who wefs in nnfavor-
able position. The Bocr artillery fire Was
brisk Another armored train was held
In readiness, At o'clock the second
train was sent forward with additional
ammunition.
commandaut Booth and many Beers
We're killed. The British loss was thrae
killed and thirty wounded. The engage
ment was brilliau; success for the Brit
ish forces