The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-19

has been captured and sacked by General
Cronje af;er sevese fighting Many
Burghers were killed or wounded. The
British loss Is not known"
The NOlkssteen added that "sUCCcss has
thus far everywhere attended the BuTgh-
crs," although IL admits that in the vaIi-
Gus skirmishes near Mafeking and AT
other points the Boer casualties number
some sixty or seventy Killed and wounded.
n representative OF The Transvaal gov
crnment has arrived here and is buying
up all the provisions obtainable
One hundred and thirty persons just re-
leased from the BarbertOn jail. Trsnsyaal'
nave been put over the Portuguese border.
JOUBERT AT THE FRONT.
PRETORIA. oct. 17-Delaycd I'm trans
mission )-Commandan General Joubert
has arrived az Newcastle Natal. lie
found only a hundred men there when he
cnterede the town. General Jan H. NJ.
kock. second I'm command of the Boer
forces. is siiil az lngogO. lie has cannon
commanding Bothas and Linnet Passes.
and has cut the railway between Dundee
and DeJaager's Drift. Several Transvaal
commandos are moving toward the Big
garsbcrg mountains, TO the south Of Glen
cOe.
The telegraph superintendent at Hcidel-
berg. Transvaal. reports that on Sunday
night balloon passed over Nigel in the
direction of Standcrton.
General Cr0nje. after warning the wO-
men and children u leave Mafeking OPEN
ed fire upon the town with cannon this
afternoon. No response was made.
In spite Of the severe strain, the health
Of President Kruger continues good.
The first batch Of military prisoners is
expected here this evening
CALL FOR MORE MEN.
LONDON. oct 1S-A supplementary
army estimate has been ISSUED. asking the
House of Commons 20 vote am additional
5000 men and 100000 pounds sterling i'm
consequence of the situation i'm South
Africa.
~ is said That thc 5000 men represent
tho probable maximum excess beyond the
establishments fixed FOR the year 1e9q-1900
and is I'm consequence of the calling ont
OF the reserves and 0f the tcmnorary
transfer of troops from tho Indian 10 the
British establishment. with tho additional
l00o0Oo0 pounds The total army estimates
arc DGL2oo pounds sterling.
NATIVES WANT TO FIGHT.
IADYSMITU oct lI-Delayed I'm
transmissionJ-A native tribe i'm Zulu
land. whose cattle had been raided by
Beers. applied 10 General Sir George
stewart White. tho British commander I'm
Natal. for permission To- make armed re-
sistsnce. General White refused their
request. as ne is opposed TO the use Of
colorcd auXiliaries i'm the coming strug-
gle
CAMP GLENCOE. NATAL, oct. 1S-
Boor scouts have been sighted at Hat
ting Spruit seven mile from the British
camp and an engagement is imminent.
LADYSMITF NATAL, oct 1S-An
official note published here says:
"A Free state commander yesterday
commenced actual hostilties The Free
State has thus taken upon itself the re-
sponsibihties of beginning war, and can
not hereafter pose as the injured party"
LONDON. oct. 1S.-According TO. spe-
cial dispatch from Durham Natal. The
Zulus are arming with assagais. chief
Dinseulu says he is unable 10 restrain
them It is said that they viii Doe Joined
by Swazis.
FIGHT IL PROGRESS.
LADYSMITH. oct 1g-f:55 p. M-The
British forces came into contact with the
enemy I'm the neighborhood of Acton
Homes and Testers station about Is
miles ont. this morning. The firing be-
gan abous 10 o'clock