Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-28
II The Battle Of Gras Pan,
y or Iostin, 1885,
,,OysNITH Is QUITE SAFE.
s,.,,e-Coyernmcnt Keeps IL
-cue,.es at Events In
the Campaign

-, Nov. "a dispatch has
lived here from General Bull
| .,irs A list Of casualties among
- engaged in the battle OF Gras
M, which Is now officially desig-
~, the battle Of Instin. II proves
'...-Ipated. that the British success
,,,yfly bought. The losses an
L'....stoday, added to the naval brig
| ,.,,s,ltlss previously noticed. make
"a total OF lsS as the cost Of Gen.
- second battle, The York
=, ,soarenuy bore with the naval
-, the bruut Of the fighting, as
| y, we're in addition to three officers,
,,lgh, Of the rank and file killed,
- and missing, The fact that
h. contained the casualties Of the
| 81 aaeeB seems to dispose Of the
| q hat the cavalry was surrounded
| aptured, especially as none Of the
m. Is reported missing
e.,enl Buffers list Of casualties
m Aat among the wounded Of the
I'd Yorkshire light infantry were
gala C. a. Yates, Lieut. H. c.
syAsugh and Lieut. Ackroid. The
,ulles among the non-commis-
"a 9Gcas and men Of the various
s-,sts engaged were: Killed, ten;
Odd. y missing, =
| "a war Office has received the fol-
~ Dispatch from General Butler
1 nj PadmahtEDurg, Natal, NOV.
| or las, news from Ladysmith, Nov,
sl4a! well. An old message, dated
y u iust arrived, begins:
loubeft has explained firing on
J, ned Cross) flag previously re-
rA. Have accepted explanation as
sgiciory
Lieut. Lethbridge, rifle brigade, died
yolIis. others wounded generally
q we'll Health Of troops good.
~ wounded Dublin fusileers cap
si On armored train south OF Colen-
ssnI here today
ne casualties In the reconnaissance
he armored train Friday Nov. "a.
ss
Esst, Lieut. +. owen Lewis. Bonn
b 1iGn,ry, and one private; wound-
Ee
q he reconnaissance OF Sunday,
y 4, ninth lancers, wounded, Lieut.
G Sterling and one trooper"
4 c9accted list OF the British cas-
luss At Gras Pan shows that Flag
Ivan Reginald c. Brothero, OF the
0k and Lieutenant Of Marines Wall
p T. c, Jones, also Of the Doris, pre-
sy iep0rted wounded, We're killed.
l.s additional casualties telegraphed
Generl Butler appear 10 be the first
-lll0n q the actions OF General
sAusns forces, which have yet
~ Nportet. As the ninth lancers
tc9aled In a reconnaissance on
aiay hey must have safely returned
2 ne pursuit o. the Beers after the
ire q Gras Pan.
AiiiNttly the government Is mOnop-
lts he single cable working to
" Africa, as up to 2 o'clock this az
~ % news from the seat OF war
essa made public with the excep-
o. Gtneral Buffers dispatches.
particularly tantalizing at the
W crucial moment. While the lat
hsss IS Of q fairly reassuring char
Y ipm the British point Of View.
~ y u Is assumed 20 be true on in
-1sl' evidence For instance. the
80 ca9ture n Honey Nest Koof,
'leh here Is no confirmation: and
80 q ne rapid retirement OF the
ID Natal, which must be received
: tlgilon.
z le' appears to be that the Brit
sylH have lost touch OF the
- PORTIONS Of whose force. after
--aslns out Of the reach Of OBJ
~ M. nav II Is claimed make
sHh the object ~ lnterrunting
81, s.usn Inc Of communication.
- nshllng may be expected AZ
,o on The southern frontier. Pos
ssneral Gatacre's first battle will
49,, w rough passes Of the stormberg
i i..,atticuar service SQUADRON OF
1la'h feet has been ordered 10
~. ~ u, % Gibraltar. December 5tb. II
's4u'aNoy replece he cham, i souads
,s avn Is coming home for Christ
r-. ,sil mat the French cabinet has
a.. A. NE minister Of war 10 refuse
|, rT., leave to 20 abroad ana
80 ,.'s's absentng themselves in
~. 80 . he Transvaal WIN do
s !, Press learns that the
n, s. totd pauncefote ana other
M an, ambassadors in notifying xvi, o' me-
! ~ SaI "a, state Of war has ', ey,s ta,
NJ NJ I'M Nh between Great ear R HSissio
sSsa ' iSo,5,A African republics 9''' has
. inquiry by the various Lon r.