The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-18
DUNDEE is DESERTED.
Inhabitants Flee From the Place
Upon the Approach of the Beers.

New York, Oct IA dispatch to
the Herald from London says: The
Daily Telegraph publishes this dispatch
from its special correspondent:
Ladysmith, Monday.-Dundee is now
practically empty. Special trains nave
brought down 5000 persons, mostly
women and children, besides many IN
trucks (fat cars).
A military order to evacuate was re-
,eiveG IN Dundee at o'clock this morn
ing. The Dutch and native local MN
ers have left their work in the Dundee
district. All the mines in this area
have been closed down, owing TO the
alarm that the Beers are in the Nicln-
ity OF Dundee.
Oliver Davis reports that his store
in Ingogo was looted by the Beers lie
watched them enter Newcastle on Sun
day night and saw the advance guard
OF General Joubert's column enter
Dannhauser station, which is south OF
Newcastle.
our patrol beyond Dundee last night
caught spy named Nermaak. II ap-
pears from this man, who is a Dutch
man. that the Beers have torn up the
PARKWAY near Ingagane A hotelkeeper
there saw them. Four Beers entered
his hotel, bought and paid for their
goods. then told him to get out and
took possession of the place.
Private reports say that Boer col
lImn is advancing from De Jagers Drift
AGAINST Dundee with about $1,000 men,
but this number is greatly exaggerated.
Probably there are only about 1000.
Tela2ra1ns sent to Ladysmlth and
newcastle from Eattingspruit station,
north of Glencoe, ask that no more
empty trucks shall be forwarded there.
II is believed that the enemy's patrols
are in the neighborhood Of that coal
field. which is also threatened. II TINS
should he closed the source from which
the best steam coal is obtained IN TINS
part OF the world would be temporarily
lost.
The proclamation Of martial law Will
have a beneficial effect in clearing the
border of numbers Of spies and other
suspected persons. The following state
4nent has been officially communicated
10 me:
-sThe colony Of Natal was invaded
from the Transvasl early on the morn
if,r RI fl7e 18th inst. The advance was
made by the enemy in three columns.
"On the right was a mixed column
of Transvaalers and Free State burgh-
.srs. with the Hollander volunteer
CORPS. 1t moved through Bothas Pass.
In The center was tire main COLUMN, I'M
der General JOuherJs personal COM
,nand. 1t crossed LainS's Neck and
moved INlMdIu bs way VI AAAe.h5Nt- -
the left a large command advanced
from wakl<erstroonl. by way of Mott ;
Neck and Woods Drift
ssThe Subjective point of all three coll
,f,nns was Newcastle. which was eccu-
med on the night of oct. IA. the central
column having slept the previous night
at General Colley's old camping place,
Mount Prospect.
yesterday an advance party Of Loco
Beers. with artillery. pushed south to
TneaEasle. but the greater portion of the
command retired during the day on
o1 Newcastle.
s.rhe Boer force. which for some days
las beer. concentrating east Of DE jag
CPS Drift. on Oct. II captured = patrol
~ six men of the Natal police. A picket
~ mounted infantry of the Sixtieth
rides also exchanged 4 few shots with
4,he enemy. This, as yet, is the only
hghfing.
ssOur troops are in excellent spirits
t.an,i rl,ettle. The Natal volunteers in
,1ar-tioa,lar are doing valuable work in a
soldser-l;lse manner. The general Off
,.ar commanding in Natal greatly APP
nreciates the conduct.