The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25

London, Nov. 81. - The var office
posted the following telegram from
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler to the marquis
of Lansdowne:
Cape Town, Nov. IS, 9:35 p. m.-The
following is from the general COM
manding at Pietermaritzburg: TO
day at S o'clock the officer commanding
our northern outposts reported that the
enemy's mounted patrols were advanc-
ing across the whole country from
Gourton Read to Ulandi, moving on
Estcourt. My force stood to arms.
The outposts reported various odies
from 500 to 100 strong, advancing on
Estcourt from a northwesterly direc-
ton. One party 500 strong moved to-
ward the railway bridge half a mile
northeast of Estcourt. Our outposts
fired on the enemy and one of the ma
val guns fired a shell at 5000 yards
range. the shell bursting close to the
enemy. who then hurriedly retired. AT
10 o'clock reports Were received from
three pickets that a large number Of
Beers were in sight on a hill above
Leslie's homestead. The troops have
returned to camp"
4 special dispatch from Estcourt,
dated Sunday. says: "All is quiet here.
The enemy is believed to be encamped
six miles away. Our position is good
and our forces are sufficiently strong
to repulse attack
Occupied by Free Stnters.
Cape Town, Nov. 81. - -Advices just
received here show that on Thursday,
Nov. 1G, Il combined force of Free
State and T%ransvaal burghers occu-
pied Colesburg. Cape Colony. without
opposition by the residents. and pro-
claimed the district to be Free State
territory. The British troopship Ma
Mia has arrived at Durham.
Occupied by BOerss
Cape Town. Nov. 21.-The Beers oc-
cupied Burghersdorp on Tuesday,
Nov. IA, and it is believed that they
were tLen on their way to seize Storm
burg Junction.
British Prisoners at Pretoria.
Pretoria, Nov. 21.-At noon Saturday
ffty-six British prisoners, including
men of the Royal Dublin F%usileers and
seven blue jackets, arrived here. There
were large crowds at the railway sta
ton but no demonstration was made.
Winston Churchill, who is wounded in
the hand, was taken to the Model
school, while the rank and file are be-
ing sent to the race course. One spy
was lodged in Jail. The wounded had
been treated at Colenso. The Boer
version of the conflict in which these
prisoners were taken says that W
British were killed ard ten wounded.
Not Omcered by Germans.
Lourenzo Marques. Nov. 21.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received
here from Pretoria, dated Nov. 16: The
statement that the Beer artillery is Of
icered by Germans is denied here. 1t
is asserted officially that all the Boer
artillery officers were born in the
t%ransvaal. although two were trained
in Europe.
1t is reported that the b~ombardment
of Kimberley was resumed this morn.
ing.
Annexed by Free Staters.
Queenstown, Cape Colony, Nov. 21.-
Commandant Oliever, with a portion
of the Rockville commando, has occu-
pied Jamestown, hoisted the flags of
the Orange Free State and annexed
the town. Maj. Gen. William Forbes
Gatrier, with his staff and Irish rifles,
have arrived here.
Bocrs Threaten Kimberley.
London, Nov. 21.-An Orange River
dispatch, dated Nov. 16. says the Beers
were then concentrating their forces
outside of Kimberley. According to
the latest advices from jamestown
there had been no signs of a Basuto
rising up to Saturday last. The Beers
has renamed Aliwalnorth Olieversfon-
TEN, in honor of their eommandant.
Turned Down by Kruger.
New York, Nov. GA special to the
World from Washington says: At the
request of the British government the
state department cabled to Consul
Marcum at Pretoria asking if the
Transvaal government would permit
him to take charge Of money sent by
England to procure comforts for the
British prisoners of war. Upon trans
hitting the request to President Kru-
ger Marcum was refused curtly and
told that arrangements respecting pris-
oners must be made through the gen.