The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-24
CAPE COLONYS dutch.
They Will Not Array Themselves
on the Side Of the Transvaal.
BoBRs SURROUNDING KIMBERLY.


Cecil Rhodes sends au Urgent Message
calling Attention to the seed OF
Sending Rciuforccmcnts--F Hun
dred Bocr- Killed at MafelSiuu.
London. oct PA Cape Town dis
patch says that General Ben Viljoen
and Colonel Schiel were marched into
Ladysmith with General Jan KOCH and
200 other Boer prisoners, the latter
general dying soon after reaching
Ladysmith.
The capture of General Ben Viljoeu
is a cause of great satisfaction to the
outlauders. lie is the author Of a
blasphemous and violent pamphlet
virtually intended to incite the Dutch
of the colony to rebellion, and it Is
sincerely hoped that he will be brought
to trial and punished as he deserves.
1t is difficult to gauge exactly the
amount of feeling excited among the
Dutch by the recent British victories.
Their behavior, on the whole, is excel
lent, considering the great amount Of
sympathy they feel for their kins-
men in the Transvaal and Orange
Free State The British receive the
news Of each success in Natal and OF
the grand stand at Mafeking with the
widest enthusiasm. but the Dutch are
silent Now and then a few who are
more violent than the rest express
their sorrow openly, but the general
feeling is perhaps one of relief at the
thought that the British success will
not compel them to face the possibility
of giving active support to the enemy.
The reports of the kind treatment
accorded to the Boer wounded meet
with unstinted admiration, bringing
into marked relief the magnanimity
Of Great Britain, magnanimity
which the Dutch admit they had not
expected to be displayed toward the
Beers. The mists of acrimonious dis
cussion are being dispersed by Great
Britain's magnanimity and splendid
tolerance, tending to make the Dutch
in Cape Colony proud Of their British
citizenship.
The Daily Mail says it understands
a message was received in London
yesterday from Cecil Rhodes, dated at
Kimberley Oct. 10, declaring in sub
stance that the inhabitants of Kimber-
ley desired to draw the attention of the
government to the need of speedily
sending reinforcements there as the
town was being surrounded by increas-
ing numbers of Transvaal and Free
State Beers The matter, according
to The Daily Mail, has been submitted
to the cabinet.
The correspondent of The Daily Mai
at Durham, N-tal, says: An official
Of the Bonanza mine, who has just
arrived from Pretoria. declares that
while there he heard that Colonel
Baden-Powell, the British commander
at Mafeking, has captured General
Cronje and 80 other Beers and had
killed 500.
The Daily News publishes the fol
lowing dispatch from Ladysmith, dated
Sunday night: A large force under
| Commandant General Joubert and
! Commandant Vogan opened fire on
Dundee yesterday. The firing was
| continued today. The result is not
! known here.
The Daily Telegraph has received
| the following from Ladysmith, dated
! Sunday at 2:10 p. m: The Beers, re-
ported TO be 5000 strong and under the
command of Commandant General
Joubert and President Kruger in per
son, are again attacking Glencoe Gen
eral Yule, commanding our troops, has
moved his camp back into a better
defensive position
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing description of the battle of Glands.
laagte from its special war correspon.
dent, G. w. Stevens, filed at Lady.
smith:
The battle was a brilliant, com.
plete success. The Beers numbered
from 1.2OO to 1000 and probably haC
about 100 killed and $50 wounded.
The fight itself was like a practica
illustration of hand book tactics, eacl
arm represented doing its proper worl
to perfection. The Gordon Highland
ers in their attack advanced in mag
nificent order They were immedi
ately saluted with a heavy fire, whicl
told from the first. Their major fel
with bullet in his leg, but as hl
lay where he fell he lit a pipe anC
smoked placidly while the advanc,
continued. AS man after man dropped
supports were rushed into the frin,
line, our men darting from cover t
cover, splendidly led and ever ad
vancing. Yet, as ridge after ridge WA
won, the Highlanders still found
new ridge confronting them, and thu
they fought their bleeding way unit
the final ridge was neared, with nearl,
every officer down.
Then, slamming every available maj
into the firing line, Manchesters, De
vons and Light Horse all mixed, will
bugles chanting the advance, bagpipe
shrieking, and the battle a confuse,
surge, our men swept yelling forwart
and the position was won. Meanwhile
squadrons of Lancers and Dragon
Tapped around the Boer left flank
catching the enemy as they retired il
disorder, goring and stamping then
to pieces.
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