Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-02
British African General
Reaches Capetown
Monday.
VIII be Given a Great
Ovation on Landing
Today.
Details of Repulse of Beers
i'm the Ladysmith
Battle.

London, Oct 31-A dispatch from
Capetown announces the arrival in
Table Bay late last evening of General
Redvers Butler and staff, who are ex-
pected to land this morning. They
will meet a tremendous ovation IN
Capetown. 1t is reported from Pre-.
toria that zoe OF the British wounded
from Dundee have arrived there and
been furnished accommodation in the
state school building.
Baden-P owell's Unique Defense.
London, Oct. 31-The Capetown
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
he learns that Col Baden-Powell,
British commander at Mafeking has
laid a railway in a complete circle
around Mafeking and is running
armored trains around the town,
ready to meet the beers at any point.
Suspect Dutch Duplicity.
London, Oct. 31.-According to dis
patch to the Daily Mail, from Durham,
it has been ascertained that the Natal
Dutch have been actively assisting the
beers by carrying information regard
ing British movements. 1t seems that
although landings and departures of
troops are effected by night and the
greatest secrecy is maintained yet the
enemy somehow gets information
despite the severe censorship. 1t is
also believed in Durham that the Dutch
have assisted the beers by pointing out
the British officers in battles.
Beers Had Gone.
Ladysmith, Oct. 3l-The advance
vas made at daylight with the object
of Smelling the beers from the position
where they had mounted a number of
guns on reaching the spot, however,
ir was found they had evacuated their
position The British continued to adj
vance and the movement developed
INTO a reconnaissance in force. The
enemy were posted on a range of hills,
having a frontage Of about sixteen
miles The scheme was we'll devised,
but failed in execution, owing to the
fact that the boer position which
formed our objective point was evacu-
ated Our artillery quickly reduced
The volume of the enemy's fire, but the
attack delivered on our right flank was
the principal one, and the column was
compelled to change. The boer attack
had been silenced for a time and our
infantry advanced, covered by cavalry.
THE enemy now began to develop
heavy counter attack and as they were
iu great numerical superiority, General
White gave orders for the infantry to
gradually withdraw. The movement
was carried out with great steadiness
ami deIiberation under cover Of our
suns which made excellent practice.
Some shells were thrown into the town
.rpm the enemy's forty-pounders at
range Of over 5000 yards, but no dam
was done The engagement lasted
ralal hours and resulted on our side,
from 80 to 100 casualties. The boer
sas must have largely exceeded this
total The attack was admirably de-
Faeai by our right and the beers
fairly driven out Of one Of their
'ruU-lJids near LOombard's kop. II
#.- NOT possible, however, to push sue
much farther as beyond that point
T q long broken ridge, affording
ry kind of natural cover. OF this
enemy took the fullest advantage
. shells failed to dislodge the beers
.H| a- our infantry moved forward in
nded order they came under
#EE well directed rife fire the eff
II which was soon apparent. the
#..e mad lasted four hours, during
.H the artillery fire on both sides
been almost ipcessant The naval
a which landed at Durham had
#A on the scene toward the end Of
fight and Immediately brought
heavy guns into play. Their
8es was magnificent. At the
hot the enemy's forty-pounders
been knocked out Of action. The
now freed from the apprehen-
af bombarument Throughout
@agempnt the beers held their
with courage and tenacity, and
Iag the Intensity OF our artil-
aa they must have suffered Sc
British Loss Small.
1sou oct. 1.-THE war office has