The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-18
Three Hundred Beers Reported to
Have Been Slain.
AN ARMORED TRAIN ATTACKED.
The Beers Displayed Great Bravery,
But Their Rifles Were Ineffective
Reports Differ as 10 the
Number killcd-AnOtbcr
Engagement is EX-
pccted.

] nom cape Town says ll"l "'' i'.''' '''
IS British have been killed at battle
at Mafekns.
Colonel Baden-Poweu made sorie
from Mafck.ng m force. and attacked
the Beers, who were investing the town.
After fierce fighting the British carried
the day
CAPE TOWN. oct r5.-Aiwanorth'
| Cane Colony, is now isolated.
| From Colcsburg come persistent reltcra-
! tions of the report that the Beers have
attacked Mafeking. being thrice reuuisod
| with heavy losses. From other towns
! similar reports are received.
Smallpox has broken out here among
! the natives from Johannesburg Eish.
cases have been discovered.
HEAVY FIGHTING
| LONDON. oct. ia special dispatch
| from Pretoria. dated October lith, by way
| OF Delaeoa Bay. says.
"A cyciist dispatch was received from
| Ottoshocp near MalmanL at o'clock
| this evening, asserting that heavy fighting
! had been in progress all day long north
! OF Mafckng The British troops on board
am ar'morel train acted as "a covering
| force TO military engineers engaged in
| repairing the tracks. a Maxim on the
/ train kept up "a continuous fire.
Conspicuous bravery was displayed on
| both sides. but 90 soon became apparent
3 that the rifles of the Burehers We're in-
! effective against am aImorci train. The
| The d. ter. however. was once forced 90 re-
Great before particularly strong assault;
out 10 soon returned accompanied by
British mounted contingent and the fight
ing was renewed iercely.
Fighting stil continue. the Beers hold
ing their positions well. a dozen Beers were
BILLED or wounded. but the British CASUAL
ties cannot Doe ascerfa'ncd
FIRING HEARD.
"Heavy firing can be heard south Of
Nafekine where General Comics CONF
maud is operating
"a corps of experienced continental en-
gineers. former officers. has left Pre-
tor'a for the southwestern borders cs-
corted by "a command of picked Boer
shots 10 is probably intended for large
dynamiting operations.
"A big engagement is expected shortly
On the vicinity of Lldysmth. The forces
of Commandant Pietvy- are encamped ON
% mountain overlooking Dundee. from
which point they viii Doe able 20 OBJ
serve the movement of the British troops.
ARMORED TRAIN ATTACKED
PRETORIA. oct. l6-Delayed in trans
mlssiouJ Heavy fighting took place this
morning north of Mafeking An armored
train sent 10 repair the railway line OPEN
cd fire ON the B0er command. One bnrgh-
er was killed and two We're wounded.
A second engagement followed. in which
nine British were wounded.
Yesterday while General Comics troops
were near the broken railroad bridge.
nine miles north OF Mafchng. am ape
preaching train. loaded with dynamite.
was fired upon and blown up. There
were no casualties on The TmnsraaI side.
BUTCHERS KILLED.
PRETORIA. OCT. l5-lDc'aycd in Trans
mie.ionl Further di-patchcs received hv
the Government say that lighting continues
north of Mafeking The British. after the
second engagement retired m the dircc-
lion OF the town. hut they resumed tac
attack shortly afterwards Two Burghers
being killed and three wounded.
Tho command engaged was imDedCd
owing to the want of heavy artillery.
which was subsequently obtained from
General Crouic.
KIMBERLEY. OF. 16.-An armored
train. while accommodating uctr ipru1n-
tein. engaged the Beers. Killing 1--WE and
sounding seven. The British had no
-
LONDON. oct 17.-The sNrmish ncar
Spvtfontein SAYS special dispatch from
Cane Town. was quite lively. The are
mored train. with detachment of the
Iancashires. approached unmoiested. In-
tn within range when the Boers opened
fire The NaXims were instantly sct 90
work and did great execution among the
Burghers The latter used artillery bur
inencctivelv. The arm0rcd train returned
10 Kimberley unharmed.
WAR OFFICE NEWS"
LONDON. oct 1.-THE War office is-
sued the following bulletin regarding thc
situation in South Africa at O'Clock this
Cycningcycning.
NO ncws cf any importance has been
received since yesterday notice
PRETORIA. oct M-Delayed in trans
mission)-The Executive Council have de-
cided to release ON Burghers undergoing
n years Imprisonment or less. an other
prisoners who are in the same category
will bo sent across the border.
The French. Russian. German and Ital-
an consus have issued proclamatiors
calling. .upon their respective citizens 20 re-
main neutral
Commandant- General Joubeu has estab-
Ilshed his headquarters at ChariestOwn
and opened tclcsraphic communication
with the Transyaal by WAY of Lainss Nck |
CAPE TOWN oct l1.-lt is reported |
here that the Beers have had am engage |
ment with another Irmored train from |
RhOdesia.
ONLY a FEINT
LADYsMITH. NATAL oct i6-Ths |
threatened assault upon Glencoe is be- |
lieved TO be- feint In the hope Of weaken |
ing the garrison here and exposing the |
town % an attack from the westward |
The Beers are resting, preparatory. il |
seems to completing their enclrcling /
movement for the expected attack upon |
Dundee.
They cannot advance much further with |
out coming into contact with the British |
cavalry who screen the position. Never
theless the situation is such that little
fighting is expected In the near future In
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