Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-10-28

| LONDON, Oct. 2S--Ihe Berlin CORE
epondent of The Daily Mail said:
"An the arrangements have been
completed for Emperor Williams visit
to the queen. His majesty will arrive
in England on Nov. 20 and remain at
Windsor castle five days, after which
he will go TO Sandringham for a two
day. visit to the Prince of Wales"
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The magistrate at
Vryburg Is responsible for a report
made to Premier Schreiner, at Cape
Town, that 5l3 Beers were killed at
Mafeking.
The government has made public the
following telegram from Governor
Hutchinson, dated Pietermaritzburg,
Oct. %: The following telegram has
been received from GreytOwn, from ID.
Greig, Il resident OF Dundee, formerly
III tie telegraph service: 1 left Dun-
dee this morning. General Symons
died on Monday at D. III. and was
buried the following morning, close to
the English church, by the Rev. w.
Daily. There was Il firing party and
few medical officers and few civilians
attended the funeral. There Were no
Beers. Colonel Eekett, Majors Boult-
bee. Hammersiey and Nusent, and also
Cfum, Johrstone and Ryan are i'm
proving. The Beers occupied Dundee
Monday afternoon
a special dispatch from Cape Town
gave details o. the defeat of 100 Beers
by the British at Siverton. north OF
himpeTley, Wednesday, III which the
enemy was completely routed with
iieavy loss. the British loss being three
mel killed and 20 men, including TWO
officers, wounded. This is probably the
same fight, though Il different date is
given. as referred to in the Cape Town
dispatch vi Thursday, III which 1t was
said official reports from Kimberley
Tuesday announced that Colonel Scott
Turner, with go men, had an engage
ment WITH the Beers, during which a
detachment of l50 men OF the Lam
cashirc regiment distinguished itself
AMI The arInore1 trains did good service.
The HoerS were unable TO Withstand
the splendid charge of the Lancashlres,
vino cleared the hill occupied by the
enemy q: the point of the bayoDet. The
Boer losses are described as very heavy,
Colonel scott Turner'S force consisted
OF the local volunteers who, with the
Lancashlres completed the rout of the
Burghers after Murray's artillery had
driven them out of their entrench-
ments. Botha commanded the BoshOf
force. lie was killed. He was famous
tighter.
Before the sortie, Kimberley was aY-
p;trentiy III high spirits, as dispatch |
from there, dated Oct. %, says every |
one was cheerful there at that time and |
that a wedding was celebrated there |
that day. The dispatch adds: Great |
enthusiasm mas been aroused here by |
the news oi the British successes i'll Ma |
tai. Several farmers in the neighbor-
hood of Kimberley have been noticed in |
the ranks OF the Beers. A letter from
Father horke said 700 Beers, with 100 |
wagons, were laagered at Taungs. All |
the whites have lett except the women,
who sought refuge i'll the convent. The
Boer commandant has promised to pro-
tsct them.
the news from the northern border
indicates thai the Beers are actively |
trysus to prevent Colonel PIumer from |
tla,eklng, hence the absence
oi UewS since Pretoria announced the /
omOardInenJ OF the place created con.
alarm.
beiated dispatches from Tuli Fort
partially eluIiuated the situation on the
RhOceslan border. 1t appeared that
Colonel Plumer ascertiined that all the
Beers, numbering 700
men, mustered under PeI Joubert, at
Inc Brack river, and proceeded to Linn
popo river, where they arrived Oct. l6,
by u number OF Shangaan
aud Loutpansuerg katfirs, whom they
lad compelled to take up arms. The
British tnereupon captured three kaffir
chiefs WHO are now held as hostages
for the good behavior of their tribes
On Oc5. ~ reconnoitering patrols pro-
;eeding along the north bank of the
aver i'll westerly direction suddenly
Il party of Beers i'll some
tense bush on the Rhodesia side of the
4impopo. The patrol retired and the
Beers nred, wounding a trooper. Sub.
,uently Captain Glynne, with patrol.
EFT Tuli with the object Of locating the
3oer force.
On Oct. II Il strong Boer patrol was
at Rhodes Drift i'll thick
,ush. A sharp skirmish was the re-
ult. Two of the British was killed
md two wounded. The Beers had
even men killed and many wounded.
The Beers retired TO strong position
N kopje at Points Drift.
Major Piisen, with an ambulance,
proceeded 10 fetch the dead ii
Wounded and, while placing the bodies
IN a cart, the Beers reopened fire. kill
ng two horses, but i'll spite of the sharp
hooting the British succeeded Ill carry
ng away their comrades.
The latest dispatch from Tuli, dated
oct. "a, says:
IA Boer patrol crossed the river ten
niles above Rhodes Drift twice recent
y, harrving native women and chill
ren. They shot cattle and looted
During the retreat of General Yuis
o Ladysmith there were many anxious
nomenrs Monday night when the Brit
sh marched through Van Londeers
Ass. six miles long, to Biggarsberg.
he troops got through the dangerous
efile which 90 men could have easily
eid at O'Clock Tuesday morning.
CAPE TowS. Oct. 2S.-Accordlng to
urener advices from Kimberley, the
5oers removed their killed and wounded
n carts No reliable estimate of their
,s>es was made. Mc. Rnodes rode out
nd watched che fight.
The rownspeOple. including the
'omen, mounted the trenches. watch
lg eagerly for the return of the troops.
Mr. Rhodes is cheerful and gives din
er parties daily, at which Injuries are
bundant.
Heroic Action of Eight Boers.
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