The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-24
BRITISH FALL
BACK TO GLENCOE
Yule AbandOnS His Posi-
ton at Dundee.
BOERS' STRONG FORCE
Said to be Largely SUPERIOR NumerI-
caIIy TO the British.
KRUGER SAID TO BE WEAKENING
Renorte.i that He j. Ready for trcon
di,inuni surrender - Parliament
Asked TO Vote More Money FOR
the War Chamberlain At-
tacked-Deiailso Of Eland>-
Iagatc Fight.

LONDON. Oct. -3.-No news 2'l ''
ceived tends to dispei the apprehension
caused by Lord Wose.eys brief sum-
mary OF the situation. \ Pietermaritz-
burg dispatch says that the censor no"
permits no messages TO be sent from the
front. Other dispatches represent the
Beers as boasting that Dunoee 81 ao7o-
iuteiy cut on ana assert thdD despite 'he
British victories the situation is sum uh-
certain.
LONDON. Oct. PA special dlspd'ch
from cane Town Sunday. says tntt a3-
vices received there from Pretoria ict"'t
President Kruger as now being lh laN',
Of an unconditional surrender. 10 is ADDED
that 10 h. said the Executive counch WI"
NEE, ON Monda, or tuesday To- discuss lHe
auNisabia,y OF SUCH step
THE report IL Is stated here. must De
accepted with reserve.
THREE HUNDRED KILLED.
GLEND0E CAMP. oct. 2Z-tbeidtoi 10
Trausmissi0nj--lZ.20 p. M.-lhe oiit'n
made Dv the BOer forces under 'rl''u
Lucas Meyers on the British position s-t-
urady, enabled tne BRUSH iOices t' SNo''
another signal success.
The B0er column was driven pei aell
over the plains, losing over three nun
dred killed and wounded. In addition.
She Briusht captured several hrnu'el
horses and made many prs1neri VINO
aic being wei cared for.
The B0er hospital has heen taken under
The wing Of the British hospital corps
as the Beers had only a single do ior "ith
ID primitive staff, who ~erc quite 1na".e
90 cone with the wounded.
As o. has been raining an night long
and the weather IS heavy and misty. t
is hardly expected that the Beers Wil
make another attack to-day
As QUEEN NIhWs mr.
LONDON. oct. @.-The following will
appear in tO-dlys Court Circular.
"BALMORAL oct %.
.'rhe news Of the important successes at
Glencoe ana Elandslaagte has been zee
ccived bv the Queen with the greatest
satisfaction. While admirns the gallant
conduct of the troops her Majesty ls
most deeply erieyoa 10 hear OF the heavy
losses tho Victories have occ1si0ned and
greatly deplores fhe loss ot so many value
able lives
LONDON. oct. 23-The Parliamentary
Secretary for the War Office. Alr George
Nyndham. made "a statement iu The liousa
Of Commons to-day. saying.
Lord Wosley sums up the position in
Natal early this morning as follows: 'lu
two guns We're captured from the Beers
who lost heavily
a large column of the enemy ap-
peared advancing from the north and
west on General Yule. consequently had
fallen back from Dundee and was con-
centrating at Glencoe junction I'm this
operation we gathered I'm the wounded and
medical attendants were left an Dundee
General White was I'm position at
Ladysmith and is beins reinforced from
Pietsrmaritzburg.
The enemy appears 10 be in large
numerical superiority
CHAMBERLAIN SCORED.
LONDON. oct. 23.-During the course OK
tO-days proceedings. while the House WIS
discussing the report of the supplementary
estimates. Patrick o Bricn. Parneiue
member for Kilkenny city declared that
the hands of the British Secretary oI
state for the Colonies. Joseph Chamber
lain. were us much stained with blood as
those OF any murderer VINO ever mounted
the scanold.
The speaker. William Court Gullcy
called upon Mr. OBrien 10 witadra" his
remark. but he refused 10 DO so where
upon the House hy vote of 3l6 10 20. rec
solved To- suspend him. and he leit the
House re3marking. You had better Dtins
I'd duOtutl army NHlF0 "ii'N'' f'" f-'''N q.
somewhere else
The House then adjourned
THE CASUALTIES.
LONDON. oct. 2-An official dispatch
from Ladysmith. the British headquarters
In Natal dated 10 r. NJ yesterday gives
the following list OF casualties among the
prominent Beers at the battle Ok Glands
laagte.
GENERAL yILJoEN. killed.
GENERAL KOCk, wounded and cap
tured (since died).
GENERAL KOCKS son. killed.
COLONEL SCHIMEL. German officer
commanding the artillery wounded and
prisoner.
COMMANDER PREToRIUs. wounded,
prisoner.
Several Boer standards captured.
An amended list Of the British casual
ties at the battle place the number OF
officers killed az five and wounded thirty,
and the number Of non-commissioned Of
fcers and men killed at thirty-seyen and
wounded at one hundred and sevenfy-fiVe
The total number Of casualties being two
hundred and forty-seyen. Ten men are
missing.
Among the killed Is Colonel s,ott-Chis-
holm, OF the Imperial Light Horse.
POERS FIGHT HARD.
LONDON. OCT. -J.--lNf bllllrn Fi'lVti'5
I'm Natal. following each other IN quick
succession. though accompanied By heavy
losses on the side OF the victors. bear
striking testimony 10 the valor Of the van
quished Beers
They appear to have fallen victims 10
The very plan which they counted on 10
drive the British into the sea. They
have been beaten in detail by counter
strokes carefully considered and brilliant
Is carried out I'm the face Of courageous
opposition. which has done much TO IN
crease British respect for the Burghers,
whose splendid valor pnd determination.
lis universally admitted, reached the
highest level.
Fuller accounts OF Saturdays battle at
Elandslaagte emphasize the splendid gall
lantry exhibited on both sides ana the
superiority OF the British in pitched
battle. although the Beers fought with
the greatest tsnscity 10 the last only
Welding when further fighting WAS hope