The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
HARD FIGHTING.
Beers Attack British In Number
of Places.
Army of 5000 Men Hurled
Against Glencoe
AND is BEATEN BACK.
Kruger's Artillery Is Shelling
Town of Dundee.
Yryburg Surrenders to Forces
of the TransYaaI.
AND is BEATEN BACK.

AdQySLnlLn, OCI- HZU-EAL O-OV NlAAS
morning a dispatch was received from
Gen. Symons that the Beers were shell
ing Glencoe camp with big guns and
that the troops were moving out to at
tack them
An official message was received from
Glencoe timed at 7:4O this morning say
ing fighting was proceeding there and
announcing that the Beers strength
was about 5000 men. The Beers it ap-
pears posted guns on a hill overlooking
the town, opened fire on the camp and
the battle became general.
1920 a. m.-An unconfrmed report has
been received here that BOer artillery
is shelling Dundee
BOER DRIVEN BACK.
London, Oct. 2O.-A special dispatch
dated Glencoe S:25 this this morning
announced that the Boer position had
been captured after heavy fighting dur
ing which five guns were taken.
The war office during the morning re-
ceived a report that Gen. Symons was
wounded during the engagement at
Glencoe. Another dispatch dated yes
terday evening from Sir George Stew
art White at Ladysmith, says:
1.-The Beers commenced descending
the western passes on Tuesday and
came i'll contact with our patrols yester-
day. They continued to advance halt
ing for the night with their left flank
Bank and their right more retired.
AT Acton Homes, Lieut.. Galway of
the Natal Carbineers is missing, and
Trooper Spencer of the Natal Carbi-
neers was slightly wounded.
4 moved my camp into position l
have selected with the object of cover
ing the town of Ladysmith and 1 hoped
today that the Beers might have been
sufficiently near me to strike a blow.
Today however the enemy seems to
have retired west our patrols, getting
paratively small body at Bester's Sta
ton.
Communication with Glencoe juno
tion was cut off at ElandslaaSte, where
they captured a goods train.
"A BOer train is advancing over Beg
garsberg Mex. Communication by tel
egraph is still open via Greytown."
The war office has received the ap-
pended dispatch from Ladysmith filed
at 10:45 a. m. today:
THE following advices from Glencoe
camp just at hand. The Kings Royal
Rifles and the Dublin FuslleerS are at
tacking a hill occupied by BOer artil-
Iery. They are within 300 yards of the
position and are advancing under cover
of our artillery at about 1000 yards
range Scouts report that 5000 Beers
are advancing on Hattingspruit. The
Fifteenth battery and the Leicester
regiment have gone to met them
VRYBURG SURRENDERS.
! London. Oct 2O-The Cape Town cor
resDondent of the Daily Mail telegraph
| ing at 10 O'Clock Thursday night says:
''Vryburg surrendered Sunday Dis
patches from Kurman, ten miles east
! bv south of Vryburg state that the pO-
| lice have withdrawn from Vryburg, the
| town surrendered to the Beers, the in
| habitants fleeing in all directions most
! " toward Kurman. When the ponce
! withdrew the Cape Beers notified the
! fact to the enemy, thus inviting them
/ to take possession There was a feartuI
! panic. The British are wildly indlg-
nant at this scuttling-"
| 1900 BOERS BLOWN UP.
| London. Oct 20.-The Daily News
! Cape Town correspondent says;
| Tt is rumored here that news has
| reached De AJAX Junction that the
| Beers attacked Mafeklng in force, DuI
! were repulsed. The defenders, seeing
/ the enemy retreating, pursued them
| for some distance.
| Then a feint was made and they
commenced to retire on the town, allow
| ing themselves to be driven in by the
! Beers, who, eager to retrieve their
| position, again advanced to the attack
| and were drawn over Lyddite mines
| laid for the defense of the town. 1t is
/ reported that l, 500 Beers were killed by
! the explosions.
I that the Swazi King Bunu is collecting
! his forces with the object, presuma bly,,
/ of attacking the Beers. It is stated
/ that the portuguese forces at DelagOa
| Bay will be raised to war strength.
| 1T is announced from Pretoria that
| an eccentric person known as Baron
| Deginsberg has been coUrtmartialed
| and shot as a spy Plans of the local
| forts were found in his possession
ENGLAND GETTING HARD UP.
| London. Oct 2O.-The London man
| ager of the Bank of the South African
| Republic made the following statement
today to the Associated Press: "When
| one considers the average weekly gold
exports from the Transvaal to England
| which you may estimate at S400 900 tC
| say nothing of a considerable amount
| that goes weekly to the continent, it is
| impossible to believe that the complete
| cessation of such a large amount viii
not create some stringency, especially
as the only way to meet the increased
British expenditure in South Africa is
to ship out gold"
These conditions are keenly realized
by the larger financial houses and
throughout the week the stock exchange
has been in a state of anxiety regard
ing the measures the government viii
adopt to raise the necessary funds il
is a curious fact that South African
stocks have not slumped. In many
| cases they have even risen. This is
| probably due to the implicit belief OF
the average investor in the might OF
British arms and to the suppositior
that the mines will soon come under
| British control
MOBILIZATION COMPLETE
London, Oct. 2O-The mobilization il
practically completed and it is said tina
| more than 80 per cent of the reservisti
| have reJoined the colors. This is con
sidered eninently satisfactory
The speed at which the army corn
has been gotten together has excite,
the admiration of the German head
quarters staff. and they have sent ;
semi official message Of cOngra ffal