Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-10-14
The Beers Succeed In Blowing
Up Another Armored
Train.
ENGLISH ISSUE A MANIFESTO
British General Leaves For
Africa to Take CHARGE OF y
Campaign.

Kimberly, Oct. 14.-A report that
fighting has taken place at Kraaipan
has been officially confirmed.
Glencoe Camp, Oct. 1.-THE Beers
have occupied opitzkop near New
CASTLE
Durham, Oct 14.-Authentic news
has reached here that 5000 Beers en-
camped on Ingogo battle field last
evening.
ANOTHER TRAIN BLOWN UP.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Exchange
Telegraph company received a dis
patch from Cape Town, dated this
morning, saying that the Beers had
blown up another armored train car
rying telegraph operators from Mafe-
king.
AN ENGLISH PROCLAMATION 3
Cape Town, Oct. 14.-A proclama-
tion has been issued signed by the
governor of Cape Colony, Sir AIRED
Miner, and Premier Schreiner saying
that owing to state of war existing
between the imperial government and
the Transvaal and Orange Free State
1t is exepedient to warn Britishers
and others of their duties and obliga
tions to the Queen. 1t exhorts them
to observe loyalty to the Queen and
government and to abstain from
reasonable, seditious acts and all
words or acts tending to excite, dis
affection.
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
London, Oct 14.-The Boers, it is
reported, have seized the railway sta |
ton north of Fourteen Streams, be- |
tween Vryburg and Kimberly. Fight |
ing is still continuing in that neigh
borhood. According to dispatches |
rom the front the boers made several |
attacks upon MafeMng which nave
been repulsed
Dlsquietlng reports come from Pre-
toria that the Rustenburg and Marico
commanders have crossed ,he borders
and entered nuuIgronu---FrltoIy oe'
tween Lichtenburg and Mafeking,
blowing up the bridge over the Malop-
DO river and destroying train load
of dynamite and track. AS Mafeklng |
depends upon Rooigrond for it's water
supply the significance of this move |
is evident.
MINES STILL WORKING.
Pretoria, Oct. 12.-(delayed in trans
mission) There is no further news
from General Cronjes western COM
mand Commandant General Jou- |
bert's command is now at Volksraad.
The town is quiet. Postal communi-
cation with surrounding colonies has
been suspended but that between
Transvaal and Orange Free State Is
maintained. The minister of mines
reports a satisfactory number OF
mines being worked and the govern
ment will keep the shafts of abandon
ed mines free of water in the interest
of the shareholders 1t is reported
that forty-six cases of gold, valued at
f50O,000, discovered in different can
teens at Johannesburg has been cons
fiscated by the government Com
mandant General Joubert has issued
circular from the chief laager in con-
sequence of report that some bur-
ghers had misbehaved themselves on
the journey to the borders, plundering
a number of stores. Such offenses
the commandant general says will be
severely punished.
! London. Oct. IA dispatch from
Pretoria says: General Koch wires
from the Natal border that his COM
mand occupied Botohas Pass and also
captured the railway station.
Pretoria-Advices from Volksrust
confirm the report that the Boer COM
mando occupied Laing's Mex without
casualties
FOR THE SEAT OF WAR.
London, Oct. 14.-ueneral Sir Red
yers Butler who will have the chief
command in South Africa, accompan-
led by his staff, left Waterloo station
this afternoon for Southampton to go
on board the Dunottar Castle. His de-
parture was Lne occasion OF great
patriotic demonstration.
London-The latest reports from
vryburg say the armored train de-
stroyed at Kraaipin contained in addi-
ton to Nesbits force a number OF
workmen and six residents of Marigo-
go. who when hearing of the Boer ad-
vance took refuge on the train.
Captain Nesbit, who was killed at
Kraaipin, belonged to the Mashona
land mounted police. He served In
the Matabele war, during which
daring exploit won for him the Victo