Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-10-30
Major Alhrecht, Commander of the
Orange Free State Artillery.

column This has given the British
much needed respite after their recent
eI,trtlons.
Nothing is known regarding the prog
ress OF the defensive works for the pro-
lection of Ladysmith. The censorship
i'll more active than ever.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Lady.
smith have left their farms and stock
at the mercy OF the Beers and are con-
eregated in the town. The two guns
the Beers have mounted are powerful
weapons. They are the ones used in
shelling Dundee and it is matter OF
considerable surprise how they man.
aged to transport sucn heavy pieces.
The Standards correspondent at Lady
smith teiegraphing Saturday sends a
statement that the Beers have captured
1900 mules, loss that must seriously
inc onvenience British transports.
The attempt of the Beers to cut the
railway at Pleters was frustrated by
British cavalry.
The wife OF General Jan Kock has
arrived at Ladysmith unaer flag of
truce TO nurse her wounded husband.
All the unwounded Boer prisoners have
been sent TO Durham TO prevent any at
tempt at rescue.
The explanation of the alleged Boer
massacre as Dundee appears to be that
Il portIcn OF the town guard. although
taIrly warned by General Yule before
his retirement. continued to carry arms,
and 80 OF them were shot before the
Beers discovered who they We're.
The body OF Sir William Symons was
buried without Il collin, shrOuded i'll the
Cnlon Jack. Among the papers found
upon him was u telegram from Lady
oymons congratulating him upon his
success.
HE special correspondent OF The
Daily Mail at Ladysmith telegraphing
sunday, describes the arrival of the
war balloon there on Saturday. 1t was
welcomed, he slid, by the Kafiirs, who
regard it as IL deity. General White
and General Sir Archibald Hunter, both
assembled Sunday and reconnoltered the
entmy's position.
According to the latest reports from
Cdpe Town. General Joubert has joined
hands with the Free State forces, and
there has been some outpost fighting.
President Kruger has arrived at Glen
coe.
There is no fresh news from the west
ern frontier The mines are still work
ing at Kimberley, where there are pro-
vIsluns enough to last nine months.
Cecil Rhodes has mounted and fully
equipped town guard of 400 men at
a cost OF GI5, 900.
The Durham correspondent of The
Daily Mails says;
1T is reported on the authority of the
British residents in Pondoland that the
n slant
with the Beers. whom they are anxious
to help
CAPE Town, Oct. 30.-Ofncial data
regarding the fighting near Dundee
said III part:
..The Boer. losses during Fridays
iOct. 20, engagement at TalanI hill are
estimated at 800 III killed and wounded -
A dispatch to the South African News
from Pretoria said the Boer loss at
E,landslaagte was 36 killed and "a
wounded.
According to dispatch to the Cape
Times from Ladysmith, the natives said
that the Boer losses in the fighting at
Reitfontlin were at least 80 in killed
and loo iii wounded.
CAPE Town. Oct. 30.-A dispatch
from Matching dated Oct. % said:
y tuO ClUy was COu-
.lenced by the Beers at 7:40 O'Clock this
morning from Il range OF two and one
half miles by battery of three Krupp
explosion shells.
AT the beginning the craftsmanship
was erratic, but ultimately the gunners
got the range and sent number of
shells into the town
x-Hlx
done. A convent which had been con-
verted into Il hospital was the chief
sufferer, three of the shells striking the
building The ammunition used by the
Beers was apparently of an inferior
quality There were 10 casualties.
1.-The British returned only one shot,
which being we'll directed, disabled the
enemy's guns.
After three hours the Beers sent an
envoy to ask if the town was prepared
TO surrender. Colonel Baden Powell
replied in the negative, but the shelliny
OF the town was NOS r''.,,. i.'t,.
\ dispatch from MaieAlhg dated Oct.
81 said:
1.-The BUcts are i'll possession of the
waterworks and have cut otf the supply.
This occasions no anxiety, because aui-
pie supplies are available i'll tanks and
wells
During sortie this evening the Brit
iSh encountered the enemy three miles
off TO the north. The Beers mad appar-
emily been warned and returned Our
fire i'll earnest with well handled ma
chine gun As our men had no inten-
tion of pressing an attack they retired
Immediately.
Commander Sydney Webb WAS Sc
verely wounded and left behind during
the retreat. but WAS sfterward rescued