El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-23
That Kruger Favors An Un-
conditional Surrender
And a Meeting Called.
'BOERS AGAIN DEFEATED
England Laments Her Heavy
Losses, But Pays Tribute
To The Enemy's
Courage.

| LONDON, Oct. 23.-The Dalziel New
from Cape Town. One has it that the
Beers have been badly defeated ir
their second attack on Glencoe, and
| the second contains Pretoria advices
which relate that Kruger favors an un-
conditional surrender, and that meet
ing of the executive council has been
called for tomorrow to discuss it.
PRAISE THE COURAGE OF THE BOERS.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Press comment ts
on battles of Glencoe and Elandsglaa-
gee are tributory and triumphant,
but the extent of the British losses has
deeply impressed all the newspapers.
They pay a tribute to the courage of
the Beers and do not entertain the idea
tn at the victories will anything like
end the war.
The Daily News says: "Having chas-
ed 1000 out of 20, 600 Beers in Natal, it
would be folly to suppose that we have
relieved Kimberly and Maffeking,
cong nered the Orange Free State and
the Transyaal, or dictated peace.
The natives are threatening q resort to
arms. An army corps must GO and it
will have ample work still to do.''
BOERS' SECOND ATTACK FAILS.
LADYSMITH, Natal, Oct. 22.-The
The Boer artillery, which was ineffect-
i've, has been silence.
The British forces made another
sortie and are now engaged with the
enemy.
FEARFUL MORTALITY AMONG ENGLISH
OFFICERS.
The latest reports show that a major
and three lieutenants of the Gordon
Highlanders were killed, three
lieutenants, colonel, q mai
or, two captains end five
lieutenents were wounded. The Cor
don Highlanders attacked the Beers
with great fury. Two companies of
Highlanders were in the battle at Ma
juba and they are now avenged. 1t
was the Highlanders who killed the
Boer leaders.
BoERS DEFEAT AT ELANDSLAAGT
COMPLETE.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-The Boer defeat
at Elandslaagt was decisive and COM
plete. Their loss is estimated at 400
killed and wounded, besides mass of
prisoners.
Gen. Viljoen, second in command of
the Beers, is among the killed. Cen
eral Koch, who lead them, is seriously
wounded and is prisoner. His son,
Piet, is among the killed.
An important prisoner taken by the
British is Sichiel, a former German
officer.
SUPERIOR BRITISH TACTICS CARRY
THE DAY.
The latest estimates of British losses
are $50 killed and wounded. Among
the dead is Col. Scott Chisholm.
The Beers stubbornly and with great
bravery resisted the British, but the
superior tactics of the British carried
the day. So closely were the Beers
pressed that they we're forced to aban-
don a number of their standards, which
The western and eastern Boer col
umns are now entirely dispersed. The
northern column under j oubert is now
before Glencoe, which place has again
been attacked~ in force. The Free
State column has not yet been engag-
ed.
The looseness of the Boer tactics al
lowed the British to smash their lines
pie cemeal, just as Napoleon did in the
Italian campaign. General White is
to go to the relief of the
British at Glencoe.
GORDON HIGHLANDERS SUFFER TER
RIBLY.
LADYsMITH, Oct. 23.-Additional al |
reports of the casualties at Elend-
slaa gte show. that the Gordon High |
LADDERS suffered terriblv Thev had