The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-25
For It's Victories Over the Beers
in Recent Engagements
GEN. YULE RETREATS.
Abandoning All Northern Natal
to the Enemy.
Kimberley and Ladysmlth
Seem to Be Doomed.

the bullet has been extracted from ~
wound of Gen. Symons who was struck
down while leading his troops at the
Battle of Glencoe, and that the pauenI
is cheerful and doing we'll
Advices from Orange river, Cape
Colony. near the Orange Free State
border. announce that the Beers have
talxen. Kripdam near BarkIy West, north
Of Kimberley and that Assistant Magls-
trate Harmsworth and his clerk are
prisoners. 1t is supposed that the
Beers are advancing on Douglass, fur
ther west the inhabitants of which
place are asking for protection.
KIMBERLEY ISOLATED
london. oct. 25.-A dispatch to the
Morning Post from Kimberley dated
Oct q, via Orange River, October "a
says:
An armored train was engaged this
evening: one of our men was killed and
two trucks of dynamite were removed
from the town for safety and were
blown up by the Beers. The Boer loss
is uncertain. The Boer artillery moved
around trying to draw the force cover
ing the town. There was a small en-
gagement but nothing of consequence
happened.
I'VE are completely isolated, but as
safe as a bank Not one man has left.
Rain is approaching
Our troops met the enemy, cutting
the line today and a Maxim gun on the
train did good work and cleared away
the wreckers.
The following dispatch from General
Sir George Stewart White to the
Marquis of Lansdowne, secretary of
state for war. received last evening at
II O'Clock, was posted at the war Office
soon after midnight:
nation received yesterday showed that
the Beers had established themselves
in considerable numbers in an exceed
ingly strong position west of the main
road leading from Ladysmith to Dun
dee. I also had information that the
Dundee force, formerly commanded by
General SymOns and since his wound
ing, commanded by General Yule was
falling back on Ladysmith by way of
the Helpmakkar road, Beth and the
valleys of the WaSchbank and Sunday
rivers and was expected to report at
sunday river valley today therefore
moved out with a strong force to cover
the movement of YuIe's column. The
enemy was discovered about seven
miles out of Ladysmith in position of
great natural strength west of the road.
When he saw Cnat preparations We're
being made against him. he opened fire
with one gun with great accuracy.
Our artillery soon got into position
and the gun was silenced. Our troops
were ordered to occupy a strong ridge,
parallel to the enemy's position but
nearer to the road.
I confined my efforts in occupying
him and hitting him hard enough to
prevent his taking action against YllIe's
column Numbers of the enemy fed
to the west and the firing had prac-
tically ceased at 2 o'clock"
The colonial Office has received a ca
blegram stating that President Stevn
of the Orange Free State has issued a
proclamation anEexing that part of
Cape Colony which is north of the VaaI
afu fF--F-.
Bechuanaland, and is apparently in
consequence of the Free State forces
having seized the railways and all sta
tiOns north of Kimberley. exceDt Mafe-
king, unless Mafeking has fallen since
the last news from there which is a
week old.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily Mail telegraphing at 9:45 o. IA.
yesterday, says:
Gen Yule has performed a brilliant
strategica1 movement Bv a swift
march to the south, leaving Glencoe
empty, he has effected a iTnction of
his forces with those of Sir George
stewart White slightly to the north of
4!adysmlth. The two are now in a DO
slt1on to offer battle. I believe the first
attack will be made on the large F7ree
state force which entered Natal nv
way OF Tinwa Pass. and which has
since been harassing I.advsnith TThs
military authorities decided +ba+ ~,
Joining their forces the two genera Is
would be better able to cope with one
a q
two small detachments to oDDosa sim
ultaneously two big Boer forces.
Accordingly, after defeating the
Free State troops they win offer ba++Ie
70 Commandant Joubert. ONLY 40 miles
now separate the two Roer forces
Hence the need for swift and telling ar-
tfon. a.
The two sections of the Boer army
together Outnumber the entire Fri+isE
Ioree by three to one. Hard fghting
IS certain at a very early date. Ou7
men are confident, and there is much
The fighting today outside LADY
sHnIn was mere brush The losses or
neither side We're significant II T.,9e
merely an artillery duel, in which Roar,
came on decidedly the worse
ne war Offices dispatches seem r.
ISdlze the worst fears. Gen. Y1lle has
4bahdoned not only Dundee but Glen.
coe also, and so far as present I,e11-,
would indicate he has neither i0inef
sen W h1te nor reached IadvSnoitb h
Zen w mites successful action an
nounced to parliament by Mr. Wvr1
nam seems 70 resolve itself into a roer,
engaging of the attention Of The r.
southwark. - - L4lls
It is evident from the official die
patches that both Commandart CSers+.3
JouDertS column on the north ana ~
orange Free State troops on the We.
now occupy strong positions and +ba
nothing hinders the Beers from folloTT-
ing Up Cen Xule's retirement and erat
ting around Ladysmith from the so53ti-
Unt4 reinforcements arrive it seem