Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28

men, mustered under Pet Joubet, at
| the Brack river, proceeded to Limpopo
river, where they arrived October 16,
| accompanied by a number of armed
Shangaan and Zoutpansberg Kaffirs,
whom they had compelled to take up
| arms. The British thereupon captured
three Kaffir chiefs, who are now he'd
as hostages for the good behavior of
their tribes
On October 10 accommodating patrols
proceeding along the north bank of the
! river in a westerly direction suddenly
encountered party of Beers in some
dense brush on the Rhodesia side of the
Limpopo. The patrol retired and the
Beers fired, wounding trooper. Sub
sequently Captain Glynne with patrol
left Tuli with the object of Locating the
Boer force.
On October q strong Boer patrol
was encountered at Rhodes Drift in a
thick bush. A sharp skirmish was the
tbSUAl. VIZ vi luG DIlllou were hll1Su
and two wounded The Beers had
seven men killed and many wounded.
The Beers retired to a strong position
on Kopje at Points Drift Major Pill
sen, With an ambulance, proceeded to
fetch the dead and wounded, and while
placing the bodies ON a cart the Beers
reopened fire, killing two horses; but
in spite of the sharp shooting the Brit
ish succeeded in carrying away their
comrades.
The latest dispatch from Tuli, dated
October "a, says: "a Boer patrol
crossed the river 10 miles above Rho les
Drift twice recently, carrying native
women and children. They shot cattle
and lobted"
Two kilograms, dated Lorenzo
Marques, October %, have been received
here, and in view of the fact that all
Pretoria news is now coming via Lo-
renzo Marques, the authorities are in
clined to believe thew are copies Of Of
fetal bulletins from Pretoria The first
evidently refers to the Glencoe battle,
and says: General Erasmus, as ex-
pected, was compelled to retire, his men
and horses being exhausted. General
Erasmus appears to have been decoyed
in the wrong direction by the enemy.
and the British succeeded in capturing
the Utrteht and Vryheld forces The
number of killed is unknown, but the
Burghers suffered heavily"
The second telegram bears evidence
of being a report of the same engage
ment by Commandant Trichaardt. 1t
says "The Ermelo Burghers in charge
IF arti1lppu HoI D,,p
dee. They were reinforced by sixty (?)
Pretoria Burghers under Gen. Eras-
mus. The English opened a sharp fire,
and De Jaeger with a Krupp, yielded.
Our wounded were numerous, including
Commandant Grebler. We also lost
243 prisoners"
A special dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, Natal, dated October "a, says:
Nine hundred and Lightweight Boer
prisoners arrived here this morning.
They include Capts. Dewitt, Hamer,
Eighlus, Dorey, Van Logger and Dot
mer.
CAPE TOWN, October pa tele-
gram from Buluwayo, Rhodesia, dated
Monday, says:
"a Boer force is threatening Chief
Khama and Chief Linchwe, who are
loyal to Great Britain. The two chiefs
country lies at the extreme northwest
Of the Transvaal and includes Bechu-
analand. 1t seems a gross mistake for
the Beers to provoke war among the
natives. The probable explanation is
that the Roer force intends to destroy
the railway to Buluwayo, which runs
through Kamas country and hus pre-
vent any attempt of Col. Plummer's
Rhodesian force to go to the relief of
Mafekings Already there have been
stories of Rhodesian armored train
engaging the Beers some distance north
of Mafeking."
CAPE TOWN, October 27-Accord-
ing to further advices from Kimberley,
the Beers removed their killed and
wounded in carts. No reliable estimate
of their losses has been made. Mr..
Rhodes rode out and watched the
fight.
The townspeople, including the wom-
en-, mounted the trenches, watching
eagerly for the return of the troops.
Mr.. Rhodes is cheerful and gives din
ner parties daily, at which luxuries are
abundant.
DURHAM, Natal, October 24.-De-
layed in Transmission.)- MANY spies
have been arrested here and some of
them will be shot.
On the strength Of representations
by the mayor of Durham, the governor
of Natal has prohibited the landing of
all but British refugees. Undesirable
persons of all nationalities will be rig
idly excluded.
LONDON, October 27.-The magis-
trate at Vryburg is responsible for
report made to Premier Schreiner at
Cape Town, that SIG Beers were killed
at Mafeking.
LONDON, October 27.-A special dis
patch from Cape Town says General
Joubert, the Boer commander, has sent
a message of sympathy to Lady Sy-
mons, widow of Gen. Symons.
BRAVERY OF Beers.