Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-28
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An Engagement Looked for Between
Beers and British at Ladysmith.
COOKED" WAR OFFICE DISPATCHES.
Ominous Vol Drawn over tho Movements
OF Gems. White and Yuie-Iiussars' Bril-
liant right-British Casuaitics-
Martial Law In Natal.


London, Oct. 2e.-An ominous veil Is
still drawn over the movements OF
Gen. Sir George Stewart White and
Gen. Yule. Beyond belated Lady
smith dispatches concerning the
Elandslaagte fight, which are still
filtering in, the British public Is left in
complete darkness and to conjecture
over cooked" war Office dispatches.
Since it is practically certain that Gen.
Yule has now effected n junction with
White, and us both are now in posi-
ton OF safety, conjuncture concerns
itself chiefly with the manner of Gen.
Yule's retreat. That 1t was hasty is
evident. While the concealment of the
facts regarding Gen. Yule's retreat
can be amply justified on the ground
OF keeping the intelligence from the
Beers, the hiding of the news respect
ing the hussars and fusiliers, who
were apparently captured in the battle
of Glencoe, is severely criticised, no
intimation even having been given
that the officers were missing.
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler Is expected
to arrive at the Cape early next week
and the indications are that some
troops have already arrived ut the
front and been in the fighting whose
arrival has not yet been announced.
There is every probability therefore
that achievements are now moving
M. This is calculated to hasten Com
mandant General Joubert's attack on
Ladysmith and news OF n big battle Is
daily expected.
The fact that the British were forced
to evacuate the Natal triangle. which
the Beers, naturally, rightly claim rs
q conspicuous success, is proving an
unpalatable pill to the public, whose
appetite has been whetted by the pre-
vious successes, which had been as
sumed to be greater than they really
were, as the determination and gallan-
try Of the Beers enabled them to
quickly reorganize and achieve desired
objects by other methods.
THE HUssARs' BRILLIANT FIGHT.
London, Oct. GA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith,
dated Monday, says:
Thirty OF the Eighteenth hussars, who were
sent from Glencoe to intercept the retreat OF the
Beers from Elandslaagtc, were cut OF by the
enemy. Under Sergt. Ba!drcy they brilliantly
| fought their way across the Blggarsberg, the
| enemy pursuing and firing ut them ut u range
| OF 80 yards along the passes. They arrived
here ut ten O'Clock this morning. Three OF the
troops are missing. owing TO the breakdown OF
their horses. The Beers used q Maxim. A
| lieutcnun. Of the hussars with party was
| driven back to Glencoe The hussars were Erred
at us far down Us Moderspruit.
TIE BRITISH CASUALTIES.
London, Oct. 26.-Thc war Office re-
turns show that the total British cas-
ualties since the beginning Of HOSTILE
ties reach 597, is officers having been
killed and SIS wounded, and rs men
killed and 4S5 wounded. There are Is
unaccounted for. This total, however,
does not include the squadron of the
Eighteenth hussars, which went astray
near Dundee, and the officers OF the
Dublin fusilicrs. The report of heavy
losses sent from Rietfontein came as
an unpleasant surprise, as Gen. Whites
telegram to the war office yesterday
gave the impression that there was
merely brush.
MARTIAL LAW IN NATAL
London, Oct. ?0.-The Daily Mail has
the following from Pietermaritzburg,
Natal, dated October 2S:
The proclamation OF martial law throughout
Natal has given great satisfaction. II Is now
expected that Gen. Jan Kocx. the Bocr com
mander will recover. Gen. Waite gave him
the option OF being taken to Pretoria or remain
ing nj Ladysnith and he chose the latter. The
heavy losses Of the Kings Royal rifles at Dun
dee seem TO have been due TO the black belts
worn over the khaki and which afforded IN ex'
ce,ent target.