Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-10-27
Interest Centerine Around Kim
berly on The Western Bor-
der OF Transvaal.
THE BRITISH WCTORs AGAIN
Five Hundred Engage Seven
Hundred Beers and Routed
Them After Hard Fight.


governments war policy. Thomas
Gibson Bowles, conservative member
for Lynn hegis, referring to the heavy
military task before the government
said he feared that foreign powers
would take advantage of Great Bri
tain's difficulties and make an attempt
upon her possessions. All the grea'
powers, except Austria, he asserted
hated Great Britain.
Lloyd George, a Radical member
from the Carnarvon district, declared
that the offers of the Transvaal hac
been misrepresented, whereupor
Chamberlain protested. Speaker Gul
ly intervened. Lloyd George then will
drew the expression regarding mis-
representation. The session was sus
pended until 2 o'clock in the after
noon.
When the House re-assembled the
queens speech was read and parlia-
ment prorogued with the usual for.
malities.
The House of Commons passed an
appropriation bill prior to the suspen-
sion of business, after which the
measure was. taken to the House OF
lords and passe- through all stages.
London, Oct. 27.-A cablegram
from Gov HUTCHINSON at Pietermaritz-
burg says the following telegram has
been received from D. Greig at Grieg-
town: "The Beers occupied Dundee
Monday afternoon. Commandant
Zuderburg is in charge. Stores were
looted by individuals who were un-
armed. The hospital was removed
yesterday from the old camp to hous-
es surrounding the railway station"
PATRIOTISM PERSONlFIED.
Durham, Natal, Oct. 27.-Interesting
incident in connection with Glands
laagte fight is reported here. When
Gne fire from British guns became too
hot eight Beers ran forward out of
cover and standing together cody
opened fire on the Imperial light horse
with the evident purpose of drawing
the latter's fire while their comrades
retired. Seven out of the brave eight
were killed.
SCENE CHANGES TO KIMBERLY.
Lone on, Oct. 27.-During the mo.
mentary lull in the fighting in Natal
comes the news from the western bor-
der which temporarily shifts the escene
of chief interest to the beleaguered
British force at Kimberly. A sharp
struggle there Tuesday appears to
have been the result of sortie with
a view of breaking the Gordon sur
rounding the place. The British, ap-
parently 500 strong, met TOO Beers,
and according to official accounts,
routed them after severe fighting in
which the armored trains appear to
have done valuable service. The
Beers were entrenched strongly seven
miles northward and the British bril-
liantly carried the enemy's position
without serious loss. 1t is said that
the Beers twice unfairly used the
white flag. Botha, who was among
the Killed, was a member of the Volks-
raad and "a famous Dutch fighter.
A special from Cape Town today
~rsxr foi1 Af fka Iofa Af
Beers by the British at Riverton, north
of Kimberly, Wednesday, in which the
enemy was completely routed with
heavy loss, the British loss being
three killed and twenty wounded, in
Guiding two officers. This is prob
ably the same fight, though a differ
ent date is given, as referred to in
the Cape Town dispatch yesterday in
which it was said official reports from
Kimberly, Tuesday, announced that
Colonel Scott Turner, with 270 men
had an engagement with the Beers
during which detachment of 15O
charge of the Lancashires who clear
tinguished itself and armored trains
did good service. The Beers were
unable to withstand the splendid
charge of the Lancashires who clear
ed the hill occupied by the enemy, al
the point of bayonet The Boer losses
are described as very heavy. Col
onel Scott Turner's force consisted pl
local volunteers, who with the Lanca
shires completed the rout of the
Burghers after Mondays artillery
had driven them out of their entrench
ments. Botha commanded the Boer
-orce. The fight lasted four hours,
Before the British sortie, Kimber-
ly was apparently in high spirits as a
dispatch from there, dated October %
says everyone was cheerful at that
time and wedding was celebrated
there that day. The dispatch adds:
Great enthusiasm has beenaroused
here by the news of British successes
in Natal Several farmers in the
neighborhood of Kimberly have been
noticed in the ranks of the Beers. A
letter from Father Rorke said that
600 Beers with hundred wagons
were laagered at Taungs. All the
whites left. except the women whs
sought refuge in convent The
Boer commandant promised to pro
tect Them
News from the northern border in