The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-01
REJOICING IN ORDER
BELEAGUERED BRITONS IN KIM
BERLEY HEAR OF NEAR APP
PROACH OF RELIEF
GARRISON GREATLY CHEERED
Beers Not in Force at That Point
NOw-One Thousand Shells Have
Been Fired at Kimberley by the
BOers-Gen. Metheun Among the
Wounded In the Latest Battle
Famous officer Killed in Action.

In the Latest Battle
Famous officer Killed in Action.
KIMBERLEY, Friday, Nov "a Cby way
of Klokfontein, Nov. 2D.-There were a
few rife shots early today from the d.
rection Of Wright's farm, but this was
regarded as merely one Of the numerous
Boer tricks to draw our men out by in
ducing us to believe that the relieving
forces are drawing near. This afternoon
the Beers blew up two large culverts near
the rifle butts on the railway line to-
wards Spytfontein.
The news of the proximity of the re-
l1eV1ng forces greatly cheered the gar
risor and the Inhabitants.
few Beers were seen today, but 1t Is
believed that the enemy is in only small
bands around Kimberley, lots of fifty or
so, the greater part having gone to Spyt-
fontein, where firing is believed to have
been heard about noon
From Kaff1r sources comes a report that
there are two large Boer laagers at Oil
fant's dam, with $50 wagons for water
supply.
The Beers have cut the existing dam,
three miles distant. allowing the water to
run down toward their laagers into an
old dry dam on the farm. This is be-
lieved to be the Free State base of opera
lions on the western border.
The official estimate places the num-
Der Of Boer shells fired during the bonn
bardment of Kimberley at about 1000,
and ours at no fewer than 600. AS the
enemy's shells so frequently hit soft,
sandy ground, the explosive effect is
greatly neutralized.
All our wounded are in a very salts
factory condition.
An armored train proceeded towards
Dronfeld to reconnoiter, but this i'm
mediately reused the enemy's big gun,
and the train returned after the fifth shell
had been fired.
The Beers are now firing on the reser-
voir fort from Wimbledon
GEN. JOUBERT RETREATS.
ESTCOURT, Natal, Monday, Nov a.
The Twelfth lancers are reported to have
attacked Piet Retiefs force at Weenen
and to have inflicted great loss on the
Beers. Gen. Hilyards troops bivouacked
last night at Frere. Two Beers have
been captured One of them, a doctor,
entered the British camp, under the be-
lief that it was a Boer bivouac.
Gen. Joubert is reported to have re-
treated to Colenso yesterday by way Of
ChieVeley. He Travelled in an omnibus
drawn by six horses. It is rumored
that he Is hurrying back to oppose Col.
Baden-PoWell.
Two Estcourt trains arrived at Frere
last evening. There is great rejoicing
at the reopening of the line.
Boer prisoners report Gen. Hilyards
night attack with cold steel paralyzed the
burghers, whose loss was thirty killed
and over 100 wounded.
BOER LOSSES HEAVY.
ORANGE RIVER, Monday, Nov. 81
Boer prisoners here report that the num-
Der of Beers killed at Belmont is be-
lieved to be 140 and at Gras Pan 400
Among the prisoners are several with
enormous red crosses on their sleeves. It
is reported that they fought with the ar
tillery.
GEN METHUEN WOUNDED.
LONDON, Nov 3O.-It is officially an
nounced that Gen. Methuen was among
those wounded at the battle of Modder
river.
Gen. Methuen, it developed later, was
slightly wounded by bullet which in
fiicted a flesh wound in the thigh
Lieut. Long. Of the Second Yorkshires,
was another officer killed.
The following officers were also wound
ed: Capt. Won Hugel, engineer; Iieuts.
Travers, Third Grenadiers; ELVES and
Hill. SCOTS Guards; Flint, Lancashires;
Majs. Earle and Ottley and Lieut. Fox,
Second Yorkshires; Lieuts Baker-Carr
and Nelson. Argyll Highlanders.
WAR OFFICE REPORTS.
The war Office today makes public the
following dispatch from the officer COM
Nov. 20:
Kimberley all well to Nov g. Rail
and telegraph open to Modder river
Gatacre reports Nov. Is that the situation
is unchanged
The war office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Butler dated
PieteTmaritzburg, Wednesday. Nov 20:
Mitchell, a telegraphist, has just made
his way out of Ladysmith to Weenen,
whence he sends the following mes
sage:
On Nov. we beat back the Beers
with great loss to the enemy Our total
casualties were remarkably small There
were only eight men killed during the
siege by shells, and in all the battles,
etc. only 100 men have been killed or
wounded. 1 left Ladysmith the night
of Nov. 25. Since Nov no attempt has
been made to attack Ladysmith in
force"
BRITISH KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The general commanding at Cane Town
sends the following:
This received from Modder River,
Nov. 80:
''ldlled-Staff Colonel f. p Northcote.
Second CoIdstreams; Lieut.. Col H r.
Stopford: Capt s. Earle
Wounded-Artillery Maj w Lindsay,
tapt Farrell. Lieut.. Dunlop, lieut. Furz;
Third grenadiers. Mai Count Gleichen,
Lieut.. Hen. l.. II. Lvgon; Coldstreams,
Lieut.. ViscOunt Achesor; medical corps,
Capt. G.. A. Moore"
Col. Northcott participated in the Shen-
bro expedition, West Africa, in 1885,
W here he was desperately wounded in the
the Karagwe expedition, 1885, for which
he was made a Companion of the Bath.
Recently he commanded in the Northern
Gold coast territories.
Lieut.. Col. Stopford has rot seen any
active service.
Maj. Count Gleichen is a relative of the
queen.
MAFEKING ALL RIGHT.
Col Baden Powell, under date Of Mafo-
king, Nov. 30, has sent the following to
the war Office through Gen. Forester
Walker, at Cape Town:
'All well here. Cronje has gone with
commando and with about twenty wagons
to Riceters, Transvaal, leaving most Of
the guns here with the Marico and Lych-
terburg contingents, with orders to shell
US into submission. Bombardment and
shipping continue with very small re-
suits.
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