The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

LONDON, Oct pa special dispatch
from cape Town, dated today. saws that
adV1ces received from Pretoria renort
PRESIDENT Kruger as now being In favor
OIL an unconditional surrender. If Ia
auoeo that 1t is expected the executive
council Will meet on Monday or Tues
oaJ to discuss the advisability of such
a step.
private message from Ladysmith To-
day says that messenger who has t,,s+
arrived there from Pretoria saws the
women are weeping and wailing on the
market place. Three trains have been
dispatched from Klerksdorp to fetch the
wounded from Mafeking. 1t is estimated
there are 700 killed and wounded, and it
Is stated at Pretoria that the British
casualties are only eighteen.
FIGHTING AT DUNDEE.
The Daily News publishes the follow
ing dispatch from Ladysmith, dated Sum
day night
"a large force, under Commandant
General Joubert and Commandant Vogan.
opened fire on Dundee yesterday. The
firing was continued today The result is
not known here
The Daily Telegraph has received the
following from Ladysmith, dated Sunday
at 2:1G p. m:
THE Beers. reported to be 5000 strong,
and under the command of Commandant
General Joubert and President Kruger in
person, are today again attacking Glen
coe Gen. Yule commanding our troops,
has moved his camp back into a better
defensive position
The war Office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Sir George Stew
art White, British commander in Natal,
dated at Ladysmith camp 4:45 p. m. to-
day:
Gen. Yule telegraphed me yesterday
evening that the wounded at Dundee
were doing WE'LL
This dispatch partly relieves the anx-
iety regarding Glencoe, as the British
there had evidently not been attacked up
to last evening.
KIMBERLEY NEEDS AID.
| The Daily Mail says it understands a
| message was received in London from
| CeciI Rhodes dated Kimberley, Oct 19,
dealing in generanties of the situation at
Kimberley, and tending TO draw the at
| tertion of the government 10 the need of
speedy reinforcements lhere, as the town
was surrounded by increasing numbers
of Transvaal and Free State Beers. The
matter. according TO the Daily Mail, has
! beer submitted to the cabinet
Tie Times has the following from Cape
Town, dated Monday:
THE censoT's official report says ali was
we'll at Kimberley Saturday"
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Durham, Natal says:
AN official of the Bonanza mine, who
has just arrived from Pretoria declares
that while there he heard that Col Baden
| Powell the British commander at MAIZE
king, had captured Gen. Cronje and thirty
other Beers, and had killed 500.
BOERs' SIDE OF IT
PRETORIA, Oct 21-{Delayed in trans
mission 1.-THE Transvaal government re-
ceived this morning a dispatch from Com
mandant General Piet .Joubert, as fol-
lows:
"Commandant Lucas Meyer had an en-
gagement at Dundee. He made a plan of
campaign with Commandant Erasmus by
messenger Erasmus, however, failed to
appear 1t Is estimated that the British
lost heavily. Our forces suffered, but,
owing to the mist, it has been impossible
to get all the details. 1t is reported that
ten of our force were killed and twenty
five wounded
GRAVE OUTLOOK.
A dispatch to the Times from Coles
burg Cape Colony says:
."The situation TODAY (Mondav) is grave
The Beers are strong, and will be REIN
forced from Dreikop. No defense is pos
sible. The town guard will retire on
Nauwport on the appearance of the
enemy The Dreilkop force Is estimated
at 1,500 men. The report of the fighting
at Glencoe has been placarded at Bethu-
lie. the frontier town on the East Lon
don line, as brilliant Boer victory"