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ollie river and proceeded to Selikwe hill.
fired four shots, retired and recrossed the
Crocodile river. There were no casual
ties. Khama is confident he can hold
the hill. Bryce's store is strongly en-
trenched. Beers. with two guns. have
been seen by Pilson, who reconnoitered
there yesterday. Jarvis, with D SQUAD
ron, IS accommodating each Of the Beers
positions today. All it quiet.
COMMANDMENT OF KIMBERLEY.
KIMBERLEY, Nov II, Cvia runner to
Orange river.)-The Beers bombarded
Kimberley again at 5:15 o'clock this
morning, Smelling the towG briskly until
C:l5 q. m, from three positions. Suisse
quenuy they maintained a desultory fire
until 7:15 o'clock. One smell killed a poor
old Kaftir woman in the street, and an
other fell on the roof of barn, partly
WrecEng the building, but not iniuring
any Of the inmates Six shells were fired
| against the water works, but fell in the
reservoir. Several artillery men In the
fort there had close shaves.
The British replied ct long range, and
at least two shells are believed to have
found their mark, as the fire Of the bat
teries in that direction were successfully
s;IeEced
The bombardment freshened from 10
o'clock until noon, the fire being directed
at Otto's kopje, whence our patrol at
dawn had fired upon a Boer detachment
knocking down six of their horses. Our
casualties were one policeman mortaIly
wounded, and a light horseman slightly
wounded. The patrol fired coolly and
rapidly until the Beers dispersed.
A second patrol engagedzthe enemy, but
meeting superior force was compelled to
retire, losing only two horses
The Beers fired quiet 300 shells today
The cases We're dated from 1891 to 1896.
The enemy have ct least eight guns The
prisoners they recently captured and con-
Veyed to BlOemfontein had their arms
pinioned behind them and were tied to
the trek chain of an OK wagon, remaining
thus throughout the entire night, until
their removal next day
The Beers are again busy blowing I'D
railway culvCrts.
The heavy bombardment was renewed
at BIC O'Clock this afternoon from two
positions Our guns are now replying
The enemy's shells are falling harmlesslv
though the artillery men have found the
range.
hlMIERLEH RELIEF COLUMN
ORANGE RIVER, Cape Colony. Nov.
l5-Gen. Metheun has decided that the
kimberley relief column IS to march in
as light order as possible.
Small bands of Beers are roaming in
G11qualand West, anneXfng towns without
opposition They have already taken pos
session Of Barley West and Douglass
A few police were captured at both
places. Beers appointed landroths in
both places.
SYMPATHY FOR. BOERs.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia mass meeting
under the auspices of a number of local
irish societies was held in Central Music
nall tonight to express some of their
feelings towards England. The speak
ers We're Mr.. Foster, ex-Congressman
John Finnerty, D. Ireton and others. A
letter of sympathy in the objects of the
meeting was read from Senator Mason,
All the speakers took the stand that
England was attempting to grab the land
OF the Beers and denounced her roundly
for her actions in this and other wars in
which she had engaged Resolutions in
sympathy with the objects of the meet
Ing were adopted.