Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-02
The WAR IN AFRICA.
An Engagement Between the Beers
and British at Ladysmith.
WHITES DISPATCH ON THE FIGHT.
Gen. Cronje's Statement-Brlsk Fighting at
Notwithstanding Encircled by
a Railroads.&c. Redvers Bul-
Ter in Port.

Aohuon' ooT -, .''e'aas a.
gagement AZ Lauysi'i''h' "h'on' W.
spite the ralher heaVy iosses' ,nus' D'
regarded ra'hef as an eA,ehoeo fe.un
noissance or skirn,'Sh 'nah a ua'.'e'
seems 10 MAKE ll''ie c'iahee ~ W., .',e az ~.
tual positloh' ~ Is u's"ppoih''ns "
the BRUSH puorc as aga'h revealing
tactlcal skill OF an uneApcc'euiy "isn
oraer on tne sue oi .nc DUETS in Nv
dition 10 the possession Vi q ,u'nDvl
OF heavy guns 'he 'rahspof. VI "n,o"
cause wohucr'heh' mere, V"ey nav
aVa'iaple harVeious ~, aDi,'y n on'.s'
commanded ny shi'iia, H"op,"A
omcers' ~ Is haraly cons'uc,su ploDa
pie tnat Door FARMERS "ouiu nas' 40
sumed d ieigncu poS''io'' 10 '"'y w,
oentiy ola, IN iroh' Vi 'ne i'Ha'
coiumn' WIN inc in'eh,'un VI i'..oas
ing from !. 10 'ne', reai i,no - uo, .'
ana OF inducing 'he pri'iSh W a''"'A
over d nresweP' lono' -, ,,
Inc hgh'lne oeeah WIN ii ,,.
y r.n W wv aa ta,sa ouaona,od
wni'n' no"o.o.' ""' TT .s,s ,.ada
ne enenS' n"s.ns i ssa do n n
onane. .o " ~ ,.o ~, a ns;,n,vood,p hr;.
noasS " "" os w. 49,. L. w. pni,;sh or,il.
aae' In, ~ Ia S Ss hal,;na tha auoc.
.oly "niS ,., naN 49,. 1eo ls w. w., fson,
Co.ou po' ~, .1. ".'o w .,s,I., -s
n"oor " 80 W." st r ~ an
snio'oou' NV oyon woo o'..eoa W W., i ,a,,
~ .ap'as, WV" .o' haa ~, ,ha
%t CIV . na as AN hs..a., r,,a,.;I, oon
h.y-Vniiu hoi'' o"''o'J P'"'"'J W.
cred the movement at consiueraDle
4 loss TO itself. II is quite certain that
Gan White failed In accomplish the OBJ
1919 ,-ts.doa ana ~, Az. ,rooood-
yOc' 'io in'eii"ou "n. ''o 10Y piose,'
angs are an instructive example Oh inc
j difficult OF operations when the enemy
4 holds an extended position bv which
800 ~. - val. a,,ddo, ond ,ro
~ - WV w '''""o '"""s" .-e "0-'
pected developments anu changes Oh
front.
vvuyrr,e prspArcu Ipo,,r THE su,pv1su
n * ~. ~, ~
Aunuon' w" o. Aho war oiiioo no'o
N received dispatch winch says Ten.
4 White has fought an engagement, pre-
4 sumohlv with Gep Jophart,e force
Eri-, - -,
wnich w"' Pusnc' p"oh ai.ei eove'"'
hours hghtlDg. Inc BRUSH lost
about 100 men and the Boer losses were
much ureater The Roers yere in laroer
..,-....,,, a.
o.'' "n" '''." oe'.'' w o'''e'y' 'o"'
WINES dlspatch, Willch was uated a'3O
b. m. Yesterday, read:
1 employed nil the troops here except tho oh.
Nratory garrison before the works. | sent n
mountain battery, the ROYAL Irish fusiliers and
4 the Gloucesters to Take up n position on the
hills 10 clear nv left flank, The forces moved
81 II O'Clock yesterday evening and during some
night firing the battery mules stampeded with
me o' sne guns wnlun however nope 70 IT,
~, nod hut are evnec,ed this ovou,na Wv
detailed two brigade divisions Of field artIl-
lerS and five battallons Of infantry, aided by
cavalry, u'lusr zen frencn' 10 at'ack posi-,
snns Wa Tound mis- nosit,on "r"s,a,o o' nu,
our fo.ce was attacked with considerable yIgor
BY what believe was Gen. Jouberts troops,
yney naa many guns and showed IN great mum
ushod ,ne ereS h "c sorona 'v'o na s s wo
| not succeed in reaching his lager. Our losses
|are estimated ut between 80 and lOO but those
|oi the enemy must have been much greater the
a ~ ~ Va' sans appuur,ls very eIcc1ve, Alter
|troops and thew returned unmolosted 10 ,h u
|cpntonments. The enemy are in groat numbers
INA their guns range further than our 0ed
runs. now have some naval guns which have
temporarily sllenced and ! hope, win perma-
rhicS hs n"" oe '"' nO Ou "',S gums wn
tsngc Of over O,Ool yards. w
GEN. cRoNJE's DISPATCH.
Lorenzo Marquee, Oct. STA dis.
batch received here Yesterday from
Pretoria under dme of October 2s saws
Sen. Cronie, the Boer comm ander. an
bounced there that the British parri-
ION at Mafcking made bayonet at.
lack on Commandant Louw's lager
hear Grand Stand but were repulsed
having six dead on the field and II WINS
believed that many of the attacking
arty were wounded. The di,patch
Idds that Saturday morninc Col
Baden-powell asked for an armistice in
Irder to bury the dead. Gen. Cronie
onsented TO this, the Beers assisting
placing the dead in the wagon going
MDfelvc@
BRISK FIGHTING REPORTED.
Ladysmith' oct SL-The naval
rigade arrived yesterday morning at
IA, a,nu ,mns ,,.i,,, '.'aat s WIN OLA
~ paar sonouns va '' s.i rieS'', ns
IN, hon,r 80 shal, ,ho ,a,"s ss
,r,,oras ~, d;s.h,oa =, ,hs '' .,i,, WIZ S
M shots pr;sp s,. ~ ;ao 70 su =, ' an'
i ~ tho r,rht and ,a,, AL, p''s