The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26
LATEST NEWS FROM
THE TRANSVAAL.
Beers Routed at Elandslaaete--
Heavy British Losses-Many
Sensational Rumors.

oChShkhO NhhOEos
LONDON, Oct. 23.-The British VIC
tories In Natal following each other in
quick succession, though accompanied
by heavy losses on the side of the vic
tors, bear striking testimony to the va
lor OF the vanquished Beers. They ap-
pear to have fallen victims to the very
plan which they counted on to drive
the British into the sea. They have
been beaten In detail by counterstrokes
carefully considered and brilliantly car
ried out in the face of courageous op-
position, which has done much to In
crease the British respect for the burgh-
ers, whose splendid valor and deter
mination, it is universally admitted,
reached the highest level.
Fuller accounts of Saturdays battle
at Elandslaagte emphasized the SPLEEN
did gallantry exhibited on both sides.
and the superiority of the British in a
pitched battle, though the Beers fought
with the greatest tenacity to the last,
only yielding when further fighting was
hopeless.
An amended list OF the British cas-
ualties at the battle OF Elandslaaete
places the number OF officers killed at
five and wounded thirty, and the num-
Der of nOn-eommissioned officers and
men killed at thirty-seven, and wound
ed l35, the total number of casualties
at PAT. Three men are missing.
The death of General Viljoen is Sc
we're blow to the burghers, and the
death of General Kock and the capture
OF General Pretorius will handicap the
cording to advices from Durham, Natal,
the Beers have entered Zululand, a
large column advancing toward Meloth
The best opinions do not credit the
reports that the Beers are suing for
peace, or that they are likely to yield
at present, though they think the Beers
will probably retreat to their line OF de-
tense in the mountain passes of Laing 5
Neck and Drakinburg, where they have
blocked up the passes with great bould-
ers and masses of rock blown up on
either side, where, II they so desire, they
would be able to hold out until the ad-
vance of Major-General Sir Redvers
Butler through the Orange Free State
should compel them to leave the Natal
side to meet the invasion from the
south.
A private message from Ladysmith
today says that a messenger who has
just arrived there from Pretoria says
the women are weeping and wailing in
the market place. Three trains have
been dispatched from Klerksdrop to
fetch the wounded from Mafeking. 1t
Is estimated there are seven hundred
killed and wounded. and it Is stated at
Pretoria that the British casualties are
only eighteen.
The sensational rumors OF the de-
signs OF foreign powers inimlcal to Brit
| ish interests meet with scant credence,
though it is difficult to explain the i'm
mense forces on land which Great Brit
ain is now mob.lizing.
LONDON, Oct. ga special dispatch
from Cape Town dated Sunday says
that advices received there from Pre-.
toria report President Kruger being in
favor OF unconditional surrender.
1t is added that it is expected the ex.
ecntive council will meet on Monday OF
Tuesday to discuss the advisability oi
such step.
The report, 1t Is stated here, must le
accepted with reserve.