Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-17
DYNAMITED TRAINS
Parliament Assemblies to Authorize
British Government to Gall Out
the Queens Reserves.
BRITISH DESTROY BRIDGES
They Thus Seek to Prevent the Beers Going
Goathward to Give Them Battle
News Is Delayed by Wires
Being Out.


mission.--An armored train sent to re-
pair the railroad line opened fire this
morning on the Boer command north ol
Mafeking. One burgher was killed and
two wounded. A second engagement
followed in which nine British were
wounded.
Yesterday while General Cronjes
troops were at broken railway bridge
nine miles north of Mafeking, an ap
preaching train loaded with dynamite
was fired upon and blown up. There
were no casualties on the Transvaa
side.
Kimberly = An armored train re-
connoitering near Spytfentein engaged
the Boe"s killing five and wounding
seven. The British had no losses.
Lorenzo Marques-Refugees who have
just arrived here from the Transvaal re-
port that the Beers have been repulsed
at Mafeking, sustaining heavy losses.
Pretoria, Oct. 15.-Delayed in trans
mission.-Further dispatches received
by the government say that fighting
continues north of Mafeking. The
British, after the second engagement
retired in the direction OF the town. but
resumed the attack shortly after wards,
two burghers being killed and three
wounded. The command engaged was
impeded owing to want of heavy ar
tillery which was subsequently obtained
from General Cronjes.
London, Oct 17.-Parliament opened
today in extraordinary session to con
slider the South African situation. In a
speech from the throne her majesty
said: 1.-The state of affairs in South
Africa made 1t eXpedient that my gov
ernment should be enabled to strengthen
Its military forces in this country by
calling out the reserves. For this pur-
pose the provisions of law render it nec-
essary for parliament to be called to-
gether."
Henry Labouchere, Liberal member.
will move an amendment to the address
i'm favor Of arbitration in the Transvaal
imbroglio, even at this late day. John
Il. Redmond, Parnelrite member will
move to protest against the war.
Henry Seaton-Ka Conservative,
has given notice of question for Thurs
day concerning the alleged disloyal ut
terances of certain Irish Nationalist
members, which he will contend are In
violation of their oath of allegiance.
Cape Town, Oct. lit is reported
here that the Beers have had an en-
gagement with another armored train
from Rhodesia.
Cape Town, Oct. l7.-Aliwal, North
Cape Colony, is now isolated. From
Coiesburg come persistent reiterations
of the report that the Beers attacked
Mafeking, being thrice repulsed with
heavy losses.
London, Oct. ia special from Cape
Town says 800 Beers and 1S British were
killed in the battle at Mafekfng.
Pretoria, Oct IA, delayed in trans
mission)-The executive council has de-
cided to release all burghers undergoing
five years of imprisonment or less. All
other prisoners in the same category
will be sent across the border. Com
mandant General Joubert has establish.
ed headquarters at Charlestown and
opened telegraphic communication with
the Transvaal by way Of Laing's Mex.
Guns and food stuffs found secreted
in the mines OF the Rand are confiscated.
An attempt being made to tamper with
the railroads, the authorities have been
ordered to shoot on sight all persons
found near the railways with dynamite
Colesburg, Cape Colony, Oct. l6.-Pas
sengers arriving from johannesburg are
forced to leave the train north OF Nor
valpont and make detour through
Veldt under escort, joining the train
farther south. This Is understood to be
due to the fact the Beers have under
mined the bridges.
Ladysmith, Natal, Oct 16.-Tht
threatened assault upon Glencoe Is be-
lieved to be q feint in the hope Of weak
ening the garrison here and exposing
the towns westward.
The Beers are resting preparatory te
completing their encircling movement
for an attack upon Dundee. They car
not advance much further without com
ing into contact with the British cavalry
who screen the position. Nevertheless
little fighting is expected In the neal
future in this section, apart from desul
tory outpost skirmishes. All womer
and children have left Dundee.
London, Oct. 14.-Belated dispatches
from South Africa throw little fresf
light upon the situation, The Boer
appear to be strengthening their posi-
ton In Natal and biding their own TIM
for an attack. The Orange Free Stat'
burghers are threatening to invade Cap
Colony by way of Norvalpont and Ali
wal in the north, both Of which are Q
their mercy If they possess artillery
Today's news from the western borde
reduces the alleged heavy fighting Q
Mafeking to ordinary skirmishes be
Auann nm armnurad train and small de