Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-28
BOERS OCCUPY TOWN
London Advices Are That the En-
eny Has Taken Posses.
sion of Dundee.
BELIEF THAT FIGHT Is WAGIEG

Fight Near Kimberley Said to Have Been
Bad the Boers-How They Made a
Mistake at Dundee when the British
Evacuated the TOwn-ParIiament Passes
the War Credit and IL Prorogued-Lord
Roseberry's Defense of the Tight Lit
tie Isle"
London, Oct. ga Capetown dis
patch says: Scouts from Modder-
spruit having reported Beers in force
on Helpmakaar road, Gen. White or
dered out a strong force of artillery,
mounted infantry. and cavalry. A
small patrol of mounted infantry was
shelled by the Beers nine miles from
Ladysmith. and the Boer position
finally located three miles beyond
Moddersprut. The British force is
now four miles from the Beers"
The engagement foreshadowed by
the above dispatch may already be on
or fought, as fragmentary details are
arriving of the occupancy of Dundee
by the Beers 1t is alleged 20 men of
the town guard occupied an outpost
couple of miles from town.
when Boer shell dislodged
them. They fled to the neigh
boring hills, where 800 Beers
surrounded them and shot the ma jor-
ity. The Beers then entered Dundee,
dragged several civilians out of their
houses and shot them in the street.
London, oct. 2S.-Commpnting upon
the petition 10 President Mckinley
promoted by the New York World.
urging that the good offices of the
United states he offered in settling the
differences between Great Britain and
the Transvaai. The Standard says:
1--WE doubt very much whether the
Washington government will at all ap-
preciate the suggestion. but III any case
II is as we'll for those whom il CON
Germs. and particularly for those whom
At does not concern. 10 understand that
the Transvaal question is one which
exclusively affects ourselves and which
we propose to settle without assistance
or Intervention OF any kind"
The Hague. Oct. 2S.-At yesterdays
meeting of the committee of the second
chamber OH f,c-foreign budget a reso-
lutiou was adopted urging the govern
ment 10 offer to mediate between the
Transvaal and Great Britain.
Late Battle Near Kimberley.
Cape Town. oct. 2S-Further news
of the fight north Of Kimberley Tues
day SAYS mat the Beers were routed
and were heavy losers. The British
lost two Killed and less than a score
woundeChs S-The movement was a
sOrtir as a diversion against the Boer
siege and a couple of armOred trains
took part and did good service for the
British The Beers removed their
killed aud wounded In carts. No relia-
BILE estimate of their losses has been
made. Rhodes rode out and watched
the fight. The townspeOple, including
the women. mounted the trenches.
watching eagerly for the return of the
troops Rhodes is cheerful and gives
dinner parties daily. at which luXuries
are abundant.
Prociamaiions Annex No Territory.
Cape Town. Oct. 2S.-Sir Alfred Mil
ner. COVE nor of Cape Colony. and w.
l.. Schrei Ar. the premier. have issued
proclan tion declaring null and void
the proci lation Of the Orange Free
State ass Ing that a portion of Cape
Colony Is " Free State territory. Sir
Alfred MIfnSr's proclamation warns all
British subjects in the colony of their
duty and obligations to the queen.
Boers Lose Opportunity.
London. Oct. 2S.-The Daily Tele-
graph publishes the following dispatch
from Ladysmith. dated Tuesday: Gen
eraI SymonS ordered his column TO
march back to Ladysmith, and under
his instructions himself and all the
wounded were placed in the hospitals
at Dundee. II is supposed that the
Beers. puzzled by the retirement.
imagined that a trick WAS being pre-
pared. and therefore remained at Dun
dee. watching their guns. instead OF
pursuing the British"
Beers Get Aggressive at Ladysmith-
The Daily Telegraph has the fol-
lowing from Ladysmith. dated Wednes-
day: our cavalry patrols have been
fired on this afternoon and chased by
the enemy near the scene of the Reit
fontein cnca cement The Beers show
signs OF becoming aggressive. We
learned OF the capture of the hussarS