The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-16

of loot. including 200 Lee Metfords,
cases of cartridges and hundreds of
bayOnets. Great numbers of the Brit
ish have retired in the direction of Bel
mont. The loss of the British was very
great. There were heaps Of dead on the
field.
The wounded are being attended to
temporarily at BissePs Farm.
The Sappers and miners must have
suffered severely The Beers suffered
heavy losses in horses. I can not 9TH
erwise describe the battlefield than as
a sad and terrible slaughter. Monday
was, for us, a brilliant victory. It has
infused new spirit into our men and
viii enable them to achieve greater
deeds.
MORE FIGHTING AT AIODDER.
AIodder River Friday, Dec 15.-Dur-
ing q. demonstration in force this morn
ing the British guns shelled the Beers
for q couple OF hours. The Beers did
not reply until the British We're retir-
ing. The - sers are further entrenching
and strengthening their old defences,
with the evident intention of fercely
disputing control of the railroad.
LUkENED TO OUR REVOLUTION.
London, Dec. 16.-As might have been
expected, the desperate state of the
British arms in South Africa as re-
Vealed by the defeat of General Butler
at Tugela river, where at one stroke he
lost treble the number of guns yelling
ton left in the hands of Napoleon dur
ing the six years fighting in the penin-
Sula, while adding to the determina-
tiOn of the authorities to send every
available man to the front caused
something IN the nature of amOmen-
tary panic among the public, which was
reflected on the stock exchange. 1t IS
long since the tone of the newspapers
and the comment in the clubs and other
resorts has been so chastened and pes
simistic Some of the comments so
so far as to say the crisis is so far
reaching that Great Britain stands
where she stood over a century back,
when the American cOlOnists, men of
TQrsfAf Af-I NrFa fI1
arms"
CASUALTY LIST GROWS.
London, Dec. 16.-The revised list of
the British casualties at the battle of
963, of which number 20 were officers.
BADEN -POWELL'S ADVICE.
Pretoria. Wednesday, Dec. 13-Ad-
vices from Mafek1ng say an attack on
a small British fort has been made
with good results. The fort was de-
moHshed. Heavy cannon firing is pro-
ceeding.
Colonel Baden-Powe1l has sent the
Beers q notice, advising them to lay
down their arms and return to their
homes, promising them that protection
viii be given them al soon as Great
Britain has taken over the TransvaaI.
AUSTRALIAN OFFER ACCEPTED.
Sydney. n. S. w, Dec. 16.-The I'm
periaI authorities have telegraphed to
the governor of New South Wales, Earl
Beauchamp, accepting the offer of q
further Australian contingent for
South Africa and suggesting that the
men should be mounted and good shots.
CHURCHILL RECAPTURED.
Lorenzo Marquee, Delagoa Bay, Dec.
16.-It is rumored that Mr.. Churchill,
the newspaper correspondent who re-
Gently escaped from Pretoria, has been
captured at Waterfalboven, about half
way between Pretoria and Portuguese
territory.
TO DEAL. WITH THE CRISIS.
London, Dec. ia hastily summoned
meeting of the cabinet was held at the
foreign Office this afternoon for the
purpose of dealing with the the war
crisis. Joseph Cham berlain, the secre-
tary of state for the colonies, was not
present al the meeting.