Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-26

FIGHTING AT REITZFONTEIN
Gen. white Commanded Personally e.
nurEhers Occupied n strona Ridge
Advance OF the British.

dundee started az O'Clock TO- the norm
ing ana lasted until O'Clock IN the ar
tornoon. The burEhere undcr Gen. Lu-
clg. took up a strong pouitlon. but were
compelled 10 retire to their lager after
capturing % Maxim. The ngtung was
resumed at 10 o'clock this morning In
The nolrhborhood OF Giencos aud Dun
dee. Several Boor forces were engaged
Tho nrlng was distinctly heard. at
punnehnuscr"
Pretoria, oct. 2i.--Ncw Castle he un-
der martial law. The town IL quiet.
The faruors within q radius 81 three
miles have been called on 20 give an
inventory Of their stock boz case q ls
required ana the citizens have been orr
dcrcd Co give up their arms. About go
have complied.
Guards are protecting property"
sTEYN's PROCLAMATION
Pretoria. oct. q.-Prcsldent stcyn.
Of the Orange Free state haa issued a
Proclamation 90 the BnHut0 nation cx-
planning the reasons for The war and
niHo ntatlnE that the ii0cr forces have
been placed near the Haautu land
border. Tie mnkea known that the re-
public iH at peace with the nafuios aud
Wl7hos 10 continue 90, adding that NO
INJURY VIII d. unNu To NNNufnH fnlunlus
Ing quiet ana not assisting The British
Pretoria. oct 22.-The Johannesburg
bufghrra- ifullaudcr correspondent = w.
The honrH ana English have had
heavy Management az EiandHiaagir. The
b1ttlc lasted ~ hour against heavy
odds. Two hundred are missing and
about 100 burghcrs arr dead er wound
IT 10 reported that Col. schlol and
Field Comets Pionaar and Joubcrt were
Pretoria. oct. 22.-Gcn. Joubcrt re-.
ports that Cen. Croule commanding the
Free state AMI winbcrr forcce. had au
enlargement yesterday with the British
a. ElandhiaaEte. IL started at q and
lasted seven houre Nine burshera
were wounded and elk wcrt kIllcd All
TIE Erltlfh rrtlred 90 LAZY mlth."
BRITISH Prisoners.
Pretoria. oct. gs-rhc British prI.
HuncfH captured Friday near Dundee
were cntrcurhod ut Danlhauscr. Thoy
hlled ten trucks The officers Travelled
nrst class and separate van was pros
Nlded for two wounded officers An en-.
ofmous crowd assembled az the station
here TO witness the arrival. but there
was no demonstration. when they
allshted, the prisoners were received
Win funeral silence on the part OF the
NN' MNNANN"N NNMNN anu NANNNNNfN NNNHH
vailed Whilo they were travcralnr the
streets. The wounded were taken 90
hospital while tho other officers ana
men were marched 60 the race course.
escorted hy mounted hurghcrs and were
rncampod ON the spot where Jamcston's
troops we're confined.
''rho officers u.lput. Col. Mollcr. Mai.
Grcvllle and Capt Pollock OF the Eight.
zenith husHar and Capt L1nsdale. Lieut..
j. p. Mcusur Lieut.. 9arylcr Lieut.
Grlmshuw, Lieut. Maj Endle and Lieut..
Shore N the Dublin Fus.lccrD looked ln
good health. They ARE uuartrrnd Boo
o. building apart from the men. on
giving their parole they win be- allowed
the freedom ~ the whole enclosure.
The mon appear Indifferent ana spend
most uf their time smoking. They sleep
ON the grand stand"
DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.
Details % the lighting at Rcltafan.
trin are coming In slowly. a special
despatch from Lldysmlth dated oct
% Med after the nght. says:
ION discovery that the Beers were
mnsHcd to the westward OF the main
road 10 Dundee an attempt was made
by train 10 recover the body OF col.
Scutt-Chisholm killed az ElandHlnagtc.
The train was ilfcd upon and Obliged
tu retire aud Gen. White moved out Go
attack the Beers believed g. De- rrco
Skaters who should have Joined the
Trancv alcrf al ElandHlaagto Con.
Firth lanoors We're placed on either
Hank They first came in touch with
the Beers below Mnddcirprult where
1900 hurghcrs occupied n strong ridge
whence they opened Gre at 1900 yards
hitting several British. IN the moan.
while the Erdsafs and Natal cnrbnecrs
advanced uusoratchod through un OPP
euing Ia the ridge under the nrr of a
Bocr KUN, while tho Imperial llrht
horse took part of tho crest of the ridge
tho Beers retiring, A. about Q o'clock
however q H1cr KUN stationed on tho
crest III Mntnwauaskop opened fire with
great accuracy ON the main force. which
IN the meanwhile had come up. but tho
shells Jailed 60 explode and the lirlt-
lah artillery ailcncol the opposition.
ACTION BECOMES GENERAL.
The whole British force then advanced
and the action became general A
large body Of Doors occupied strong
positions az Mntnwanaskon ana tht
procipltous ridges surrounding &C. The
British guns Hholled the position and
the infantry advanced under the cover
of the ilre. The Gloucastors and DcvOns
crossed fearful dire gone beneath
Tullanyonl hill whence the H0prH
poured a whitening Gre with such pf-
feet that thirty ~ the attackers dropped
In % distance OF -nl yards, Seeing the
peril OF the Dcyons and Glouccrtrrr
Gen, White dispatched the cnrhluoora
and Liyorpools TO take the enemy In
the rear,
A fierce rifle and artillery duel was
maintained FOR some time, The British
MaNlms ratified but the Beers under
cover OF the rocks remained cool and
replied with an lnccssant rifle IRE. The
Brtiah artillery swept the face " the
hills and mt longth the shells became 30
destructive that the Beers fctrcated 90
another ridge. whence they were dts
lodged by the volunteers 90 tho face OF |
a calling IRE. The Beers soon reformed !
aud took mp position on another ridge. |
but the volunteers dashed across the |
Intervening plateau, again rushed the |
roer position ana drove them back 10 |
the main force occupying Matawnnaa-
kop. The British then shellcd the latter |
until clusters Of Beers were seen leay-