Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-30

into the town.
'r9IagaraiEely little damage was done.
a convent which had been converted INTO
q hospital, Was the CHIEF sufferer, three UI
me s4ei!S striking tie building The am
It4llLEpE used " the Beers was appaT-
'huJ u an Inferior quality There were
- casualties.
me British returned o.!y one shot,
which being well directed, disabled one Of
After three hours the Beers sent an
envoy 10 ask II the town was prepared 10
surrender. tOlJne! Raden-P1Wei replied IN
the negative. but the shclli.s Of the town
was not resumed
A later dispatch from Mafeking. dated
october q, says: The BO-rs ar" il pos
session OF the %atcrWOGks and have cut oi.
TIE supply This occasions no anxiety. bg-
cause ample supplies are available IL tanks
During 4 sortie this evening the British
encountered tho enemy three miles off II
the north The Beers had apparently been
warned and returned our ire IL earnest
with a well handled machine gun. A. Uur
men had no intention Of pressing an at
tack. they retired Immediately.
''COmmauder sydney Webb was severely
wounded and left behind during the retreat.
but was afterward rescued by Trooper
Stevens. The conduct 4 our mon WIS
splendid The encmy's loss could not be
DURBAN. Oct. 28-Delaved in trans
missiOa.l-Thc following official account Of
The capture If squadron of ;hs
Eighteenth hussars by the Beers is given
After the hattIe Of Glencoe three
squairODs OF the Eighteenth EUssars. with
2 Maxim. company Of the Dublin fusi-
Hers and "A detachment Of mounted in
fantry, Colonel MGelleT commanding. kept
Under cover 1f a ridge north Of the
camp and At so p m. moved down tow
ards Sandspruit
or reaching the open the British force
vas Shelled by the enemy. hut without
casualties. Colonel MoeIlcr led his men
round Talana hill, in a southcastcIIy di-
rod
several BOcrs and saw the Boer aTnbu-
iances retiring. Then, with Squadron Il. Of
the hussars. the Maxim and the mounted
infantry, he crossed the DuHdee-Nryheid
railway and approached a strong force
Of the enemy. who opened hot fire. wound
ing Lieutenant Lachlan.
our cavalry rctrcated across Want $
drift, the Beers pressing. Colonel Moeller
ned the ridge for some time, but on the
enemy envelopinS his right. he fell back
ecross the Sprult. The Maxim stuck in a
water hole. Lieutenant Grape was wound
I'd, three Of the detachment We're killed
and the horses of Major Greville and cap
tain Pollock was shot under them.
The force finally reformed on a ridge
70 the north, which was held for some
time. While Captain HARDY was attending
Lieutenant Crum, who had been wounded
Colonel Mocllcr's force retired into de-
ile, apparently intending TO return 10
camp around Impati mountain, but IL was
not seen aftcTwaTd.'
The news Of the arrival of General Yule's
with q general feeling of relief.
Dr. Jameson. Colonel Gray, Major Hcany
and Captain Sellar have arrived from
RhOdesla on their way TO Cape Town.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 2s.-The following
official data are made public regarding
the fighting near Dundee:
The BUer losses during Friday engage
ment AT Talani hill are estimated at 80
in Killed and wounded.
Yesterday the divisional STAFF was re-
constituted. The country was clear Of the
= forces
reported closing in on Dundee from the
north and west. II was considered advisa-
ble TO move the British force across the
railway to q new position south Of the
camp. During the afternoon III" infantry
moved o.i and began intrcnching a new
position All available transport was util-
lied % carry stores.
NJ o'clock in the afternoon the enemy
opened FIRE on the intienchfnents and camp
from The shoulder of lmpafi mountain.
with two siX-inch guns. getting 4 fairly
accurate aim over q range rf 7.'s-' yards.
The soft ground rendered tho percussion
fuses useless. In spite 0f the falling shells
: Te ~af."rE wcr" loaded with stores. Lieu
f~naH, Hannah and an artillery sergeant
w"r- killed
position was occupied about I3i1 yards
from tire euemr'S guns. News was re-
rafTHd a. 6 O'Clock Monday morning Il the
Victory ~ ElanIslaagre and the division
T-Is moved toward Glencoe Junction for
ne pIrnn-c ~ cutting Of -he r"t-satirG
'reUT should thov Use Glencoe pass. Two
fugitive were captured.
We moved our guns down the ridge n
-Ha west - Irura-i mountain and our A.
. Her exchanged shots with -le enemy. who
brought sly 5lch guns 10 bear on the trans
ports Rain and mist coming "n. i, Tas
E"Hr1eH advisable TO concentrate o. -r=
positions occupied that morning TIE
movement Wa completed ~ noon. ne Bri--
i-h -roo1s having marched -en miles
7 -Hf col uTlH 1gsf- -r route for f.adv~Tui-l .
- y g'cincE that night. passing through
Dundee inf" the Hel;sElaakar road EItEgE-