The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-24

Estcourt. Natal. Nov. IS. - An ar
nored train. having OH beard Il half
company of the Durham volunteers
and 81 half-company Of the Dublin
Fusilocrs. steamed to Chievely early
Wednesday morning. On its return it
! was sllpllcd by the artillery of the
Beers. placed in four positions. Two
trucks in front of the engine left the
rails, tcppling over. While the train
was thus helpless the Durbans and
Dublins faced the Beers in skirmish-
ing order, and the Beers popped shot
and shell Into the crippled train. The
dcrailed trucks We're with great diff
Guilty replaced and the liEc was
cleared. when the engine and tender
steamed back. During the juncture,
Lieut.. Winston Churchill, of tho
Fourth hussars and son of the late
Lord Randolph Churchill, displayed
much courage. as also did the driver
and fireman. 1t is. feared the Dublins
and Durbans Jared badly. \ Red
Cross party has gone out.
Durham. Natal. Nov. 1S-The Natal
Advertiser has dispatch from Est
court which says: when part of the
armorcd train was overturned by the
Beers turning up the rails the British
aligLted and exchanged vollcys with
the Beers. The engine driver. when
the. rails were replaced. seeing the po-
sition was hopeless. steamed back to
Estcourt with a few of the Dublins
and fifteen Of the Durbans. including
Capt. Wylie. who was wounded. on the
tender. The fate of the remainder Of
the DurbaEs and Dublins and Lieut..
Churchill is unknown"
London. Nov. 1S.-Special dispatches
from Estcourt estimate the wounded
aud missing of the armored train con-
tingent from 100 to $50. The missing
includes Capt. Haldane. 1t is hoped
that some escaped over the veldt and
will return to Estcourt in a few days.
Gen. Joubcrt's Death Reported.
London, Nov. 1S.-l'he most startling
news from the seat of war is tho re-
pert of the death of Gen. PET Joubert.
the comlnander-in-cltcf CT the Boer
forces. Though the report comes from
many different quarters. including Lo-
renZo Marques. as above. and Pietcr-
mar!tZburg. it. obviously lacks con-
frnation. At the same time many
people believe the report to be well
founded. as tho generals death is said
to have occurred Nov. 8, when the
Boer ritlcmen were understood to be
With, 500 yards CT Ladysmith.
Misfortune Pursucs British.
Lcndon. Nov. 1S.-AIisfortune stead
tasty pursues British employment of
:,rmored trains. the fascination for
which has given the Beers their first
and latest victories. On this last oc-
casion the British seem to have walked
into a deliberate trap with the result
that. according to the best accounts.
or II Using. OF this the fusilcers
forty. Ii is believed that few escaped
death and that others are prisoners i'll
the hands Of the Beers. Many of the
FOUNDED were brought -. CT tie
tender and engine Of tft !. ,...ii.t..ocitcd hail
Capt. Maldanc ard other officers Of the
Fusilceis aie among the missing.
Lieut. Winston Churchill has proved
himself more CT q soldier than Il cor
respondent, and his gallantry is
praised Gil all sides.
The rumors CT the death Of Gen.
.Joubert is discrcdited. 1t is said the
war Office has news that hn is still di-
recting affairs. 1t is rulnorcu from
pietermaritZburg that
The BOcr Loss
at Ladysmitl Oh Thursday was heavy
ami included Gen. Iuc!uS Meyer. who
was either killed or wounded. The re.
ports as to Gen. Joubcrt probably
arose from the fact that his wife has
left the l}oer camp ut I.adysmith for
the Free State.
According to the Pietermari:zburg
cores pondent of the Outlook reports
are current in the Natal capital that
the Beers contemplate 81 retreat. 1t
is needless. however. to attach iinpor-
lance to such reports. which are spread
in all probability with Il view Of lur-
ing Gen. White. if possible. to abandon
his defensive attitude. Similar rumors
are current regarding the Beers at
Mafeking and are spread inlustriously
by Eative spies.
Special dispatches from Lorenzo
Marques say that the Transvaal gov
ernn ent is exercising a severe censor
ship on all war news. and will not al
low newspaper men to leave the coun-
try. Our correspondent says the Beers
are hurrying new commands to Lady.
smith. and arc declaring that the place
must fall speedily in order to libcrate
their forces so that they may go to
meet Gen. Buffers advance.
Crushing Defeat for Beers.
Estcourt. Nov. 1S.-A missionary, a
| native. but Il reliable man. who arrived
here yesterday from Ladysmith. re-
ports that big fight took place there
on Friday. Nov. 10. He says that
volunteers went out in the early
!norl iEg and drew the enemy from
their positions OH to fiat, ,;::;here -, :.
regular troops. under Gen. White out
| manouvered them by outtianking the
Boers. administering crushing de-
feat and intiicting great loss. More
than 200 kaffirs. the missionary says,
were employed by the Beers to bury
their dead. and two trains. each
drawn by two engines. carried away
the wounded.