Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-26


hot iron dropped into water. The en-
envy bobbed about over rocks like jacks
in a box, firing heavily at us with fair
accuracy, for the magazine mauser rifle
! is terrible weapon, although it in
flicts clean wounds. Many of them
used explosive bullets"
Beers White Flag.
"The boer shells were mostly per-
cussion and threw up volcanoes of
mud and stones about our gun crews
Col Scott-Shisholm of the imperial
light horse courted disaster by way
ing his scarf to give encouragement to
his men, who really needed none. Sud
denly somebody showed a white flag
Col. Hamilton tried to stop the fighting
but a party of beers, ensconced on
conical hill and caring nothing about
their comrades, took advantage of the
lall to deliver heavy fire. The Cor
don highlanders and Manchesters We're
rendered more savage than ever by
this and redoubled their energy, for
the beers in the hollUws were deliver
ing a thanking fire. Over the Tommies
went and got wonderful quantities of
loot-from silk hats and frock coats TO
beaded KafIir loin cloths 1t was a
sight to see them loaded with their
booty. Although we gave the pris
oners the best seats around the camp
fires, many of the poor wounded had TO
lie out on the bare hillsides, where
they spent terrible night crying: For
Gods sake give us water. Get doctor
for us. Out here are British and DO
ers. One man fired round after round
from his rifle to attract attention to
his whereabouts, for the field of battle
covered miles. The beers say the kits
of the Gordon highlanders made them
conspicuous targets" The Daily News
says: "The approaching fall of dark
ness was great factor in the last
phases of the fight making the capture
of the beers position at once absolute
~ imperative. BY this time the crack
Of the rifles and the rattle of maxims
had become absolutely furious. Our
men understood the necessity well
enough and nothing 10th, they
exposed themselves CALAMITY in their
resolution to drive the beers from their
last stand Officers, sergeants and
men fell in lines, but nothing checked
the fierce onslaught. Among the Cor
don highlanders and in the lighting
line throughout was Lord Ava, at
tached especially to the brigadier's
staff. The final rush was sight to
see With levelled bayonets, cheering
as they went. our men sprang over The
boulders that were strewn at thsir
feet. The beers, recOiing, fired Tildly
and then dashed down the rugged steep
to escape the humiliation threatening
them. Some, desperately determined
on killing. returned to the Mex in the
rear of where the highlanders had
crouched behind some boulders. These
men fired on the ambulance men at
We TX among the wounded.
Wounded Doing Well.
London, Oct 2i--The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Sir Geo. Stewart White British
commander of Natal, dated at Lady
smith Camp, AS Monday: Gen. Yule
telegraphed me yesterday evening that
the wounded at Dundee We're doing
we'll" This dispatch partly relieves
the anxiety regarding Glencoe as the
British there had evidently not been at
tackled up to last evening
Prisoners at Ladysmith.
Durham. Natal, Oct 24.--An official
dispatch from Ladysmith says that
about zoo boer prisoners have been
marched into town, including Gen.
Ben viljoen, Gen. Jan Kock and CAL
Schiel
Beers Say Ten Killed.
Pretoria, oct. 24-The Transvaal
government received a dispatch Satur-
day morning from Commandant Gen.
PET Joubert in which he says Com
mandant Lucas Meyer had an engage
ment at Dundee. He made a plan Of
campaign with Commandant Erasmus
nv messenger. Erasmus, however,
failed Ia appear. II is estimated that
the British lost heavily our forces
suffered but. owing to the mist, it has
been impossible to get all details. I'LL
ia raported that 10 Of our force were
killed and % wounded.
Dispatch Was Erroneous.
London, Oct. 24.--Later adyices show
that the Glencoe dispatch 81 Monday
morning. telling 81 an attack made by
the boer forces under General Lncas
Meyers on the British position referred
ia Fridays battle although it was