Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-27
MEET
MARKED SUCCESS
|. s,IIer Drives Back the Beers
and Relieves EstcOurt'
OgR DEFEAT AT GRAS PAN
Gets In Commune a'ion
.n kimberley -England'' Mo-
dee Of state Of War

ID Natal TINS hi"'o
,"asnl from the British point OF
The details are rather vague but
certain that the Beers are re-
M, railway communication Is
,,,psned. and that the British
,or.e are joining hands,
y. aiken with Gen. Buffers ar
y, pletermai fzburg. is expected
i, matters move brisk very soon
unsyard's reconnaissance 10
a. work Of very great diili-
admirably executed.
.,oonsh.D Medic arrived at
Yesterday with the Austria
~sosents. The Pindar and The
n arrived there SATURDAY orirs-
bree batteries Of artillery The
with troops, has left Cape
~ Durban. and the transports
and Manchester nave AZ
4 at DURHAM, 9, 90,
~ utmost activity prevails In get
uar necessaries ready Tor the
Rive thousand men worked all
ysterday Sunday at Woolwich
- preparing stores, ana were IN
4 nj that they need not expect holl-
81 Al Christmas-ude
/ -Soy minor items OF news Is the
-, hal President Kruger Is sur
~ MN Brights disease and that
| Coalition is growing worse.
NM the brighter outlook today,
F. Tines ibis morning In It's review
\ "a, situation. voices the anxiety felt,
avs The activity the Beers
. rsy at points separated BY hun
a miles. their ability TO Invest
. ,nl towns, their readiness to offer
ss Al Belmont and again at Gras
3, thsir widespread operations south
Orange river and their bold and Of
.rsrs action IN Natal, seem TO indi-
=. numbers for In excess OF our estl-
Il & clear that the military re-
1 rynents weer at first greatly under
, naied and that a sixth division
st Immediately 20 be prepared for
-af2don" This coming from the
,hsro optimistic Times Is significant.
s,s,al dispatches from Pietermarit2-
Ia announce the arrival Of Gen. Bull
n here. Railway communication be-
/ ven EstcOurt and M0ol river has been
nsorsd by Lord Dundalli's force and
\. Nool column entered Sunday. The
Escgrt column Immediately started
ID advance toward COlenso.
Aiuces from Mooi river say that a
sHf brought In yesterday, who was
al johannesburg and allotted
Gen. Joabert as a servant, asserts
Gen. Joubert and four sons, with
! Commando are coming south. The
nTf estimates the Boer strength at
tvn 100 10 1900 men. According to his
.gy he British smashed one or two
\ he enemy's big guns az Ladysmith.
ihae was a heavy thunder storm at
io1 river Wednesday night. All is
.-si here and two guns Of the naval
have arrived.
A special dispatch from Estcourt,
.iied Sunday. says: The Mool column
tR l0lned Gen. Hlldyard's forces and
; biyonscking this morning at Frere,
leaul midway between Estcourt and
A special dispatch from Estcourt,
Thursday, November 23rd. and
the engagement at Willow
says; Gen. Hildyard's plans
70 attack Beacon hill and the hin
with the bayonet. Both were
'avp!et BY the Beers In force, with
attachments and with four guns In
.sion on Beacon hill, which is about
y iel high, A column under the
enHand q Gen. Hildyard marched
" nl'es over undulating ground and
m besan the steady work Of climbing
= height The naval gun and a bat,
~ % held artillery We're dragged by
e strength and with the greatest
.l,lly over the yeldt aud up an al
a& inaccessible eminence.
he Beers retired on the of-slde Of
,aAa hill, while the British were
lntihg The near side. At this mo-
q terrific thunderstorm burst.
..lhalns for hours. AT s o'clock the
.slher cleared and a few artillery
q me exchanges closed the day'a
.ssuohs, darkness falling and the
Nts being very dismal. The heavy
.a relieved, but when the storm had
pay ISM, the British march was
-ned, until, after several hours Of
sess and tedious work, climbing
l..s and cfossin& swollen rlvulets,
suVanoed tickets Of the Beers were
4ee West Yorsshlres were moving
niy along and were within bayo-
sfulAine distance, when a nervous
.'a'e hled bis ride. Mis- warned the
ana they fed. The Yorkshires
go as best they could, clearing the
from The final position just at
eah With three ringing cheers.
~ boers rallied and attempted TO
ue British down, but when the
sounded the charge and the Brit
Wpphaed With cheers, the caemy
eIl NE position was won. The
Wy heaps Of guns, ammunition,
sha blankets, as well as thirty
~ The British took several pris-
ne object Of the reconnaissance.
) was 70 prevent the enemy TAX
certain positions which overlook
Ls'eolrt having been attained,
m. Nslun gradually retired to camp.
"a me artillery and cavalry occu-
faeon I'LL. The British losses
|, rna,ed at eight killed and forty