The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21

are mostly in a wretched condition. II
is understood that before today's battle
several Beers had left their commanders
and gone home TO their farms and many
others are likely to follow.
Gen. Symons was shot through the
thigh, but no bones were broken. He
Is cheerful.
OmciRl Bulletin Of the Fight.
LONDON. Oct. 20.-Ths war office re-
ceived the following official dispatch
from Ladysmith. filed at half-past 3 this
afternoon:
This from Glencoe. We were at
tackled this morning at daylight by a
force roughly estimated at 4oe0. They
had placed four or Ave gins in a position
on a hill. 500 yards east of our camp,
and they fred plugged shells. Their ar
tilery did no damage. Our infantry
formed for attacks and we got our guns
into position, After the position of the
enemy had been sheiled. our infantry ad-
vanced TO the attack and after hard
lighting. lasting until l:3o p m. the al
most inaccessible position was taken, the
enemy retiring eastward. All the Boer
guns were captured. We can see our
soldiers at the top Of the hill Our cav
airy and artillery are still out Gen
symons is severely wounded Our losses
are heavy. They will be telegraphed as
soon as possible
One Hundred Boers Blown Up.
CAPE TOWN. Oct %. evening. Dis
patches dated Mafeking Saturday nigh. and
carried by dispatch riders via Kuruman
and Danielskuil TO Hooktown, state that
Col. Baden-Powell inflicted a tremendous
blow on the Beers nine miles north OF
Mafeking.
Two trucks laden with dynamite which
Il was Judged unsafe 10 keep In Mafehns
on account OF the risk Of explosion should
the town he sheiled, were snt by Co,
Baden-PowelI nine miles out in the hope
that the Beers would shell ami explode
them And so |. happened When the
engine had uncoupled from the trucks and
retreatef about A mile. the enemy shellei
the trucks. with the resul; that a terrible
explosion occurred. killing. It is estimated.
100 Beers.
skirmishres Around Ladysmith
LAnYSMITH.. Oct Ia-The carbine.rs
and border mounted rifles who have been
in action with the enemy nearly all day re-
turned this evening. falling back fghting
In the face OF some 90 Beers They were
several times almost Gu. OF, but Maxim
gun held the Beers IN check Several times
the Beers came within 80 yards range, but
their shooting was bat; and the Maxim.
rendered signal service in stopping their
rushes. They have large wagon train and
artillery
LONDON. Oct. ~ The British channel
squadron has been ordered TO proceed 70
Gibraltar next THURSDAY
Wa. Brilliant victory.
LONDON. Oct. 2l.-The dispatches re-
ceiyeG from South Africa leav. no dount
that the Beers failed sn their endeavor 20
execute combined attack In Natal. and
ina; the British have aehievsa a brilliant,
victory ou, a. The cost os a heavy list Of
killed and wounded.
TIE Boer plan. I; ts evident was 20 hold
ne forces al Lady smith by demonstrations
a the Free State burghers on the western
side as 20 prevent reinforce.nents be-
ing sent 70 Glencoe. Tha latter place was
t. - isolated hy cutting ~. railway be-
tween Il and I-adysmith. Finally. a large
f2-ee was q make a conysrgfns attack on
Glencoe.
Why Boer Operations Failed.
The Erst fwo items g .he programme
were successfully carried out. bu, tbs
combined operation against Gisncoe failed.
owirx PROBABLY % the fac: that ,he Boar
military organization IS too reuza ara arr
steurtsn - bring large forces into .irn,il-
tAr"oIs action II ls believed that Only
&t.a Beers were IN the actual action A.
report says that ? aoa Tnore were ADVANCING
fr0-n Eattinssprais. ard has:a4oa Of the
IAlces;e-satTe regiment was s@1t 70 hold
tassa IN check. 1u. as already caAsA1 this
force IS -ow IL retreat.
The inference Is thai on,y sAe column
from to direction = f'-~sas!a e@rne iuta
action. al RAT ne :orc~ !v5gn lnsasne
fase@ - a~r:y% - ,szse AMI definitely r~-
tired after ire sos4sioa ;akAn gp ~ ;he