The record-union., 1899-10-24
Reported That He is Now Prepared
to Enter Into Negotiations
Which win Bring to a Close The HastIlltlss
in South Africa.
The Battle About Mafeking Re
suited in Severe Loss to the
Beers, the Killed and Wounded
Being Estimated at Seven Hun
dred, While the British Loss
Was Very Small.

was very Sma11'
LONDON. oct. pa special dispatch
from Cape Town dated Sunday says
that advices received there from Pre-
toria report President Kruger as now
being in favor of an unconditional sur
render. 1t Is added that it is expected
the Executive CouGc will meet on Mon
day or Tuesday to discuss the advis-
ability Of such a step. The report, II Is
stated. must be accepted with reserve
A private message from I.adysmith
to- day says that messenger VINO mas
Just arrived there from Pretoria says
the women are weeping and waillng cn
the market place. Three trains have
been dispatched from Klerksdorp to
fetch the wounded from Mafeking. ii
is estimated there are 700 killed and
wounded, and it is stated al Pretoria
that the British casualties are only
eighteen.
BOERS DRIVEN PELL-MELL OVER
THE PLAINS.
GLENCOE CAMP, Oct. 22.-(Delayed
in transmission )-12:20 p. m.-The at
tack made by the Boer forces under
General Lucas Meyers on the British
position Friday enabled the British
forces to score a signal success. The
Boer column was driven pell-mell over
the plains, losing over 300 killed and
wounded. In addition, the British cap
tured several hundred horses and made
many prisoners, who are being well
cared for The Boer hospital has been
taken under the wing of the British
hospital corps, as the Beers had only
a single doctor with a primitive staff
who was quite unable to cope with the
wounded.
AS il has been raining all night long
and the weather heavy and misty, IL
is hard to expect that the Beers viii
make another attack to-day.
BOERS CAUGHT IN TRAP THEY
SET FOR THE BRITISH.
LONDON, Oct 23.-The British vic
tories in Natal, following each other il
quick succession, though accompa MED
by heavy losses on the side of the vic
tors, bear striking testimony to the
valor of the vanquished Beers. They
appear TO have fallen victims to the
very plan on which they counted to
drive the British to the sea- They have
carefully considered and brilliantly car
ried out in the face of courageous oQ-
position. which has done much to in
crease British respect for the Burghers
whose splendid Valor and detemina-
ton, is universally admitted, reached
the highest level.
Fuller accounts of Saturdays battle
at Glands Laagte emphasized the splen-
did gallantry exhibited on both sides
and the superiority of the British il
a pitched battle, although the Beers
fought with the greatest tenacity to tbs
last, only yielding when further fight
ing was hopeless.
An armored train with the men OF
the Manchester Regiment appeared or
the left at Ladysmith at daybreak Sat
urday in support of the Johannesburg
Imperial Light Horse and Natal Flelo
Artillery, with the object of reopening
communication with Glands Laagte
The artillery took up a position above
the town and shelled the railway sta
ton. from which the Beers ran out
whereupon the British mounted infan-
try, entering the place, released the
English prisoners.
men, with three guns, occupied a com
manding position. They poured such
a well-directed fire on the British, and
their scouts were so active that the
British force steadily retired until re
Inducements arrived, when the mount.
ed infantry was sent to drive the Boel
scouts from the ridges on the right. A
large force Of mixed cavalry. in the
meanwhile, swept over the plain and VI
the hill on the right. The lancers mer
with a heavy fusillade while on thC
left a British battery opened fire with
good effect. The British infantry, which
had debarked from the railway traiT
during the interim, advanced steadily
over the plain and up the rocky ridge
previously cleared by the cavalry The
Boer artillery dropped shrapnel into tn,
advancing columns, but the British
finally scaled the hill whence over
looked the broad valley to three rocky
hills forming the Beers position, the
camp being in the center.
The Beers had battery of three
large guns. The smaller hills were alsc
strongly held. On the Boer right wa.
the station in a valley on the British
fianks and a battery on the right wa:
busy throwing shrapnel at the Beers
batteries
The British infantry formed for tn
attack in extended order behind tn,
brow Of the hill, the Devonshires on ~,
left, with four companies of the Man
chesters and some of the Gordons OF
the right.
AT about > p. m. the infantry ad
vanced through the valley as steadil.
as on a field day. Half way down tn,
slope they met a terrific infantry anC
artillery fire.
The men fell rapidly and the wounded
were carried to the rear. but, in spit,
of the steady work of the Boer gun
and the sharpshooters concealed benin,
the rocks, the increasing fire of tn
advancing British infantry gradual.
gained the upper hand, and the Man
chesters and Gordons, edging towart
the. right, gained the top of the ridge
thus outflanking the enemys left.
At O'Clock the bugleg sounded TIL
charge, and the British swep
ahead. The Beers fought to the last