The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1899-12-21

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A New CoHinia4.asF.
london, Dee. 1S.-Batst Roberts 8.
Kandahar and Waterfall t5mmandei
of the forces in ireland 1bss been ap.
pointed to the chief Command In South
Africa, with Gen. Lord Kitchener, 81
Khartoum, as his chicf Il sian.
london. Dee. 18.-Ths lar office has
issued the following a6a6li6senent:
/ "As the campafep in NJ !, he opfn-
/ ION Of her majesty's g6gbey5s Is likely
/ to require the presence 80 nns;vi8ea at
! tentfon of Gen. Sir Redypra PnlIer II has
been decided to send 80 Ro6erts OF
Kandahar and Waterford / commander
| in chief in South Afrj9X with Lord
kitchener as chief Of star
DisregaFded Rag Truce.
London, Dec. 18.-Tbe I = Office has
received the following leach dated
December II, from I'd Forester
Walker at Cape Town:
"Methuen reports that chandos-
Pole was taken prisoner II & Thursday
when going to meet "a truce. He
was waving his hardkereT& IS response
and was unarmed Gatar4 Rss removed
his troops and stores 10 s. Frroorl from
Putterskraal. French established
headquarters at Arundel &aaermerwe
with command, is reporz south from
10 Send More fsDS.
London, Dec. 18.=Bey 4 partial |
list and a summary Of tf taalssof the
casualties in the Tpoels s ;ssy q, "a ,ye.
ment posted at about mid iySt the war
Office processes not to sny news
from the seat of war, VII lie censor
ship evidently blocks 9TH ehannels of
infornation. Never Wit the RANGE
! of the longest memory Il Great Brit.
ain met with. three suc raitarv re-
verses in a single week, 2bence It Is
not surprising that not il anxiety
should be heard amid #b general
chorus of press express <usof grim
philosophy and resignati II
The government view s probably j
voiced by Ri. Hon. Wall 'cSc. nres- ]
ident of the board Of agi stirfe who / {
speaking at the ship brdE dinner IN {
Liverpool Saturday even intimatpd !
that the cabinet commit national
defense had considered Frsabilifv 7
of utilizing the militia oldntpers L
for service abroad. HsSfsRatieal1v {
. asserted that the goyerns 30 10 Wav i
ATTEMPTED 10 interfere oar. '
erals in their military opt some c
say that another 10000 zfops are 2
wanted, and, declared n Iee If ito {
government does not u Is seFd d
them, it will be wantin@ 8 dufv "a &
the country. For his bart Mr. Il
Long said he failed to sHfatbane II
#cessity had arisen, but |ioes arise B
the 100000 viii beforthc ard they e;
win be sent. m
! No further news has sfiged re-. "
garding the battle at tt liz rive,
The latest accounts reg the bat.
s tie at Magersfontein Sc Lilo ra- m
tirement of the British has axe- b
cuted with the greatest ana or. In
der under a heavy Boer fire on so
Tuesday. Il
Losses Enorh hc
Z IT was high time that VERY As
energetic was done. I'd lossss re
in killed, wounded, priss pa mis-. nj
ing throughout the Gang rteaeB tn
the enormous total of z eol
Buffers Loss tn
London, Dec. 1S.-G "a 1t
ports to the war office sses Il ia
Fridays engagement gafs5
50; wounded, 667; MIST totai rec
of 1907. in
Capture Lots "a
Pretoria, Dec. - PSI s;e
patch from the Moddef &C
THE Beers captured a res
loot including zoe T.ee-NIeFss' sses ~ REP
cartridges and hundreds ereat COR
Numbers of the British hst fsoas
Tweo-Rlyieren. in the Raj
mont. The loss of the ~.
great There were heau Co.,
field The wounded ars E.esfes
to, temporarily, at BE IT,
sappers and miners must "a = srot
vere.y. The Beers suff .ossss sis,
in horses. cannot Cine Eli ~ =,
battlefield than as a rs5,e -
slaughter Monday was, .EEliss. s li
victory It has infused NJ ~, i g
our men, and viii enabls 80 iieI
greater deeds X
No One me
Modder River, Fridas rh on
Ninth brigade, under 6 n
the Grenadier guards com
Of the Twelfth made smi
this morning. supper w.
ty-sixth battery howl 81 r,
ter and RIGHT and foli IN t
ers on the left. a ~ sum
right opened fire at -, s
brigade deployed acrs St
howitzers shelled the and
searched the ridges. Il Of q
tba eaue ,rba Raers mira
guns, one Of which y
the naval gun and th re-
i was impossible to toa g
killed, although sired s. 81 +
lie of fonr OF the Mort tions
ment cansiao all To- aged
he smoke cleared - - 3
hat the men were mar aises
lothing had happened ferer
,eturned to camp. I conn
lalties. Gen. Methueis @eap
srations from horseba aa'
almost well. He infe1la s. tesse
st.e f;f.,,s er.1,., bara 4 - e Jnfo
The. camp is fortified s ~ e,as
90 an eAceissl : - .. Tk,
- -. $ BY S
- = -. Is. rhur
Beass TIE laS % -, Mick
giSnasnra ~ - rested
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