Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-26
RumOr From Ottawa That
Kruger Seeks Peace.
Cecil Rhodes Has Demanded
Protection for Kimberley.
Graphic Description of the
Battle of Elandslaagte.

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ottawa, Ont, Oct Ex-Governor
General Lord Mimic has received a ca
begram from Africa, dated Monday
afternoon, to the effect that President
Kruger has decided to surrender.
All Well at Kimberley.
London, oct. 24.-The Times has
the following from Cape Town, dated
Monday. The censor's official re-
Dort says all was well at Kimberley
sunday"
Kimberly Wants Aid.
London. Oct. 24.-The Daily Mail
saws it understands a message was re-
gelyai in London yesterday from Cecil
Rhodes. dated Kimberley, Oct. 18th,
declaring in substance that the
inhabitants of Kimberley desired
to draw attention of the government
to the need Of speedily sending rein
forcemeuts there as the town is being
surrounded by increasing numbers of
Trausyaal and Free State beers. The
matter, according to the Daily Mail,
has been submitted to the cabinet,
The correspondent of the Daily Mail,
at Durham, Natal, says AN official of
the Bonanza mine, who has just ar
rived from Pretoria, declares that
while there he heard that Col Baden
Powell British commander at MAIZE
king, had captured Gen, Cronje and
thirty other beers and killed 500.
Elandslaagte Battle.
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing description of the battle of Eland-
saagte from it's special war CORE
spoudent, G. w. Stevens, filed at Lady
smith The battle was brilliant and
complete success. The beers nun
bared from 200 to 1000 probably and
had about 100 killed and $50 wounded.
The fight itself was like a practical =
|msJ5tion of handbook tactics, each
am represented doing its proper WORK
10 perfection The Gordon highland
s.s in their attack advanced III mag
u.t.aut order. They were Immediately
alutad with a heavy fire which told
from the first Their major fell with a
JllIa. In his leg but as he lay where he
iell he lit his pipe and smoked CON-
pa0sutly while the advance continued.
AZ man after man dropped the supports
We're rushed in to the lighting line ana
our men were directed from cover 10
cover splendidly led, ever advancing.
y et AS ridge after ridge was won, tie
hishauders still found new ridge
confronting them. Thus they fought,
with nearly every officer down. Then,
Scanning every available man into the
aa- iue Manchesters, Deyons and
I-A. horse all mixed with bugles
-an'Ing the advance, bagpipes Shrek
hog and amid a battle confused surge,
our ueu swept yelling forward and tn"
position was won. Meanwhile squad
'a0s wi Iaucers and dragons Tapped
.91aa the beers left flank, catching The
laHE as they retired in disorder, gor-
alt stamping them to pieces.
London Oct 24-Interesting and
.H.. accounts are supplied by war
.adeHts of che battle Of Glands
a. from which the following are
The Daily Telegraph says
'0 French commenced the action at
lock. The enemy had only just
coffee when they We're sur
Nearly all of our prisoners
caught IN the vicinity Of the cap
train. Mining and railway Of
escaped from the enemy and
10 10 MS 20 the number Of 81
besides many native coolies
.aa latter classes had been
ana compelled TO work by the
BUG the whites were treated
"a.a though they were made to
lath 90 remain neutral, etc.
reeant native Of Cape Colony
rifle and came in with twenty
-.s nlptiyes. The Manchester
with the characteristic
gf British in
aa marched straight
he enemy too often careless
cover, despite the rafting
I'D splitting of mauser bullets
aas drawbacks as we'll as
and our soldiers who have
aoar tactics are now cap
.H..lg the mistakes Of the
panorama was heightened
ar this red hue Of gun
shells that tore along, roar
The air like trains in a
'nE noisily sSonting