The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12
Beers BOMBARD
KIMBERLEY
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to camp. -
Just been reported"
NO DAMAGE DONE.
LONDON. Nov 1.-THE following al
ditional announcement was made by the
War Office this afternoon:
General Butler wires to-day, lob a.
NJ. that Colonel KelSewich reported NO
,onher Sth. that the b0mbardment of
Kimberley November 7th, did no damage
and that there were no casualties
LONDON, Noy. ia dispatch rom
cane Town. dated Wednesday, NoVeinner
SIN. indicates that the American NINA
turist. Amalia Kuesner Is among the pc
leagured people i'm Kimberley Inc uI'-
patch adds that Mr. Rhodes Is si1'l"o
To her for a miniature M.
General Butler wires from Cape Town
under to-dav's date that all the sick ana
wounded in the hospital at Nynours "l0
doing well. ,,ho
MAsERU Tuesday. November L-Ihe
Rasutos continue faithful TO the Brl'lsh
ana have refused 10 reap the Free state
crops which are rotting. -.
DURAN. NATAL. Wednesday nov
"a large force Of men and guns from
the Rritish drst-class cruiser Terrible
has started for the front
TROOPSHlfS AtltlN y.
LONDON. NOV. lit Is oihclally an
nounced that the troopships YORKSHIRE,
Iismore. Caselt and Aurania nave arrived
AT Cape Town with 1916 troops. me wv
steamers first named Immediately pro-
ceeded 20 Durham. .--..... oil,
IL Is supposed the Aurania troops WI"
be landed at Cape Town.
FSTC,uRT. NATAL Tuesday Now
Am armored train manned by an en-
cheering staff and company OF inc
Dublin Fuslllers. under Captain Hensley,
returned here tonight 1t reports tha1 u
found the stores at Frere looted apparent
lv nv Kafiirs and met cyclist patrols VINO
renorted that the Beers were on lhe
Springfield road five miles away ne
train proceeded cautiously ana iouhd inc
Blue Spruit bridge intact. Inc tralh ll1
quently stopped and Captain hensley eA-
amined the road before proceeding
Ar Colenso. Captain Hensley Inspected
Fort Nicholson and proceeding found the
line cut a mile south OF Colenso. Two
lengths Of the rail on each line had been
lifted and placed out of gauge From ihior-
nation obtained from Kafirs. II appears
thar the Beers left the vicinity OF Cor
enso early this morning. proceeding III
the direction Of Buluwan mountain ana
that CAPTAIN Hensley found Colenso apso-
lutely deserted. ...o,
A balloon was observed for several
minutes lowering over the Boer posllloh7
In the mountains. 1t was presuH'"o'S d
british balloon from IAdysmith
The natives here are undertaking the
ca 70 delivery of dispatches inside Lady
smith ,..,,,.,,,,
ALTWAI, NORTH DESERTED.
CAPE TOWN, Tuesday, Nov 1T IS
reported that a Boer force from smith
field has crossed the frontier at Bethule-
II is estimated to be 400 strong, with
field guns. - ~.
The latest adylces are that the Beers
had not entered Aliwal North yesterday
evening but the Besstekraal force Oh
Beers was momentarlly expected.
II a. said that the Beers have already
cantured some police and others on the
outskirts Of the place and that Ali"al
North is deserted and defenceless.
The railroad has been cut at Nryburg'
two stations south OF Aliwal North
Another Boer force Is reported to have
marched past Burghersdorp, toward
Queenstown.
RARKLEY WEST. Monday. Nov. g.
4 dispatch received from Kimberley says.
General COME sent message 10 CoIohe'
Kekewlch calling upon him TO SURRENDER
before o'clock IN lne nOiHtl7 49,
otberwise the town would be shelled, the
women and children remaining a; he
kewich's risk. The Bars' IT was added
surrounded Kimberley IN great force win
heavy artillery. ..l.
sHELLED MAWEKING.
Cape TOWN. wednesday Nov.
Neys received from Mafeking undatsu
sovs that ON Monday the Beers shelieu '"s
a,vyn. one Boer gun was knocked OUT u'
action and the Beers retired but were
inforced. attacked again and were @.-
renrlsed. Tuesday they sheEed tne g..
Gan Kopie with little damage WeuneS. ~
there was a general attack unuer ~ ..
cover OF artillery, but II was repnlseI ~
the Maxim and Hotohkiss guns t"o ,os
,oss was fifty killed: he BRUSH us ~ w..
SLIGHT. Thursday. Smelling by hea'y ,,,h
was rene1el and the Beers mat 49,,
the Intention OF making an al'acN. -
NJ ,yas nrevented BY a thunderstorm,
Fridav there was desultery rifle hre ana
an occasional shell. but ther ,"e 80 ~.
Toss az l.fe. due 10 the eXceHehcr u %
sheIter In the trenches. Inc heai'h AA~'
s,irits ~ The troops are good.
RRDSr. FRANCE. Nov H.-nunsrs
ara ,n circuIation here that Brltsh
,rsnsnort has foundered on lns i''""a u
,,ssa., an the coast et Brittany
TCNnON. Nov. lit Is omcially an
nounced that the roopsnio hawa'usn
castle has arrived at Cape Iown WIN