The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-20
As the Wiz are Cut and COmmuni-
cation is Difficult.
A SKlRMlSH NEAR KIMBERLEY.
Believed To Have Taken Place sunday
The Beers Being Repulscd-
tivcs Who Come Into the British
Lines Tell Stories Of Bocr
Cruelty Wounded Reach
JohannCsbcrg.

LONDON, oct. l9-Thc War once this
evening issued the following bulletin:
$40 news Of Importance has been re-
ceived from Natal to-day. The cavalry
attached to our forces at Ladysmith and
Dundee are engaged I'M observing the
enemys movements. steps have been
taken 10 secure Pictcrmaritzburg and
Durham against raids on the western FROM
tier.
.Thcrc is no recent reliable intelligence
from Kinb berlcy or Mafekng, both places
being cut of from railway and telcgraphc
communication. IL is believed. however,
that skirmish took place on Sunday
six miles south of Kimberley ana lnal the
Beers were beaten off with some losses
by an armored train. There was some
fighting at Mafeking ON Friday or Sat
urday ending with repulse of the at
tackiug force.
"B0ers i'm considerable numbers are as
Eembed opposite Aliwal north and Be
thulie ON the orange river. Railway
communication with the Orange Free
State and the Transyaal has now ceased,
the remaining refugees having been
warned 10 leave by way of Delag0a Bay.
WOUNDED BOERS.
Oct 2.-The Daily Mails Cape Town
correspondent says that a refugee who
has reached Grahamstown from the Rand
states that a train arrived at johannes
burg on Monday from Klorksdorp with
800 wounded burghers. Every available
conveyance, the refugee says was called
into requisition to take the wounded men
20 the hospital
The Daily Mail suggests that these
wounded were from Mafaldng.
The Daily News Cape Town correspon-
dent says:
II is rumored here that news has reach
% pesaex Junction that the Beers at
tackled Mafeking i'm force. but were re-
pulsed The defenders seeing the enemy
'retreating pursued them for some dis
tguce then feint was made and they
commenced TO retire on the town, allow
ine themselves to be driven in by the
Beers. who, eager 20 retrieve their sosi-
tion again advanced to the attack and
were drawn over Lyddite mines laid for
the defence Of the town. Tt is reported
that 800 Beers were killed by the eSplo-
sion.
1T IS reported from Delagoa Bay that
the Swat King Bunu is collecting hls
fonces with the object, presumably, Of
attacking the Beers.
eft is stated that the Portuguese forces
al Delagoa Bay win De raised TO war
strength. sgs
lit Is announced from Pretoria that am
eccentric person. known as Baron De
Einsberg has been court-martaled and
shot as a spy. Plans of the local forts
were found in his possession.
BRITISH REITERATED.
IADYSMITH, oct. 19.-Evening.-This
morning a patrol. under Major Adce.
penetrated the Boer outpost at Besters
Station, and was freQ upOn, but retired
without loss.
QUEENSTOWN. oct. 19-It is stated
that Ihe transports ServiQ. Catalonia. ST.
berian. jamaican and Oreana will assem-
BILE here early next week with troops
aboard to embark their Irish contingent
Ii IS also announced that ARRANGEMENTS
have been made FOR several bdttleshlps
and cruisers to convey the transports To
the Cape.
CAPE TOWN. oct 19-The Beers have
blown up the bridges at Fourteen Streams
and the MOdder River the former north
and the latter south of Kimberley.
GLENCOE CAMP. oct. lA-,:35 j. M
cpelavcd in transmission The British
troops here have been under hre
strong Boer patrol was encountered eight
miles from the camp and was repused,
tho British suffering no casualles
ANOTHER BOER REVERSE.
DELAYED i'm Transmission.)- THE Beers
suffered a reverse on Sunday at soruit-
.onfein ten miles south Of Kimberley.
A narmored train went out 90 bring in
train reported to have been captured by
the R1crs near the SDrutfontein siding.
A partv Of Beers who were encamoed
near by. lowered the railway signal ana
displayed white flag. apparently with
the idea Of inducing the train 10 proceed
The driver suspected that the Beers
were in possession and stopped the train
whereupon Beers issued m large force
and opened hrc but without any effect
The soldiers replied from the train ana
about half a dozen Beers were killed. The
British were unscratched.
Seven hundred Boers surprised a party
OF l3 Cape Colony police who were guard
ing the railroad at Riverton Road. Is
miles north OF Kimberley. on Saturday
morning. The police retired. A terrific
explosion was heard later. and il is be-
lieved that the Beers blew up the station.
relief party OF 25 police sent from
Kimberley met the Beers near Riverton
The enemy displayed white flag to in
duce the troops 70 fan into their trap
but the police We're ordered 10 retire.
Then the Beers opened a heavy fire
upon them, discharg.ne about 400 rounds
a
Major sullivan. who. with a trooper whose
horse had stumbled and dsmounted him.
was captured.
LONDON. oct. 9o.-The Cane Town cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail telegraph
Ing al 10 o'clock Thursday night. says:
''Vrybureh surrendered Sunday. To-
nights dispatches from kuruman. nine
~ miles west by south of Nrvburgh state
that the police having withdrawn from
Vryburgh. he town surrendered 10 the
Boers. the inhabitants fleeing In an di-
rections mostly toward Kuruman when
the police withdrew the Cape Beers noti-
ned the fact 20 the enemy. thus inviting
them 10 take possession. There was n
fearful panic The British are wildly in
dignant at this scuttling"
A TRAIN CAPTURED.
LONDON. oct. 2o-The Ladysmith cor
respondent % The Daily Telegraph under
date % October 10 afternoon. says
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