Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-12-26
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
American Mules Help The Beers
by Having Chambers.
Severe Sklrmish Between British
and Beers At Ladysmith.
There Is no Change In the Situation at
Modder River.
GEN. J0uBEkr RIsUMEs COMMAND

London, Dec. 28.--Latest cable dis
patches from South Africa show that the
situation at the front 10 practically un-
changed, with the exception OF dssul-
tory artillery practice, to which the Beers
do not reply, the British TO mark time
The Beers heavily bombsrded Lady
smith q couple OF hours on December 10,
but they did little damage. They killed
one man and wounded two men In gar
fis0n.
Advicss from Cape Town says that the
New Y ISLANDERS. with General French at
Maauwpoort, we're 10 tight corner on
Dec. Is They were nearly surrounded
BY the Beers and retired under a hail Of
bullets lred ut short range, but sustained
only little loss.
Among the Beers killed at stormbsre
we're many Of that locality. who Joined
the Orange Free State forces.
Several newspaper correspondents have
returned to Cape Town from Modder
river, apparently confirming ths belief OF
an immediate advance by the British is
projected.
The burghers are reported to b, return.
ing home for Christmas.
Recent arrivals from Jacobsdal reports
that not Sithstanding the Boer success
victory. They complain OF the overbear.
ing conduct Of General Cronjr's men :,
who are alleged to be better fed and
posted In the safest positions.
The Trsnsvsalers do not conceal their
suspicious OF possible detection OF the
Free Staters and threaten to shoot them
at the least sign Of wavering.
The Free Staters are said to regard
subje ,tion to the Transvsal as more to
bs feared than subsection to Great
Britain.
NO CHANGE.
London, Dec. 26.-The war Office has
received dispatch from Cape Town say.
ing there 10 no change In the situation at
Modder river. Gen. Methusn IL we'll en-.
trenched. and the Boers have not dis.
turbed him. General Gatacre reports
that $50 police occupied Dordrecht, the
Beers rstreating with no loss.
NORWEGIAN BARK CAPTURED.
Durham. Dec. 10 The Norwegian bark
Regina from Java, loaded with the
stretchars and railway sleepers, has been
captured near DelseOs bay, and brought
here by the British second class cruiser,
Forte.
SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT.
III,
ceived dcpatch from Pistermari burg
Natal, dated December "a, announcing
that In the engagement at Ladysmith,
December %, Major A. G. King, Captains
Wathsn and Oakes aud Lieutenants Hulz
and Fawcett were wounded and nine
non commissioned officers and men killed
ant ten wounded. This battle had not
been recorded before.
AMERICAN MULES HAVE CHAMBERS.
London, D,c pa caole from Cape
Town, dated Dec. Goth. says that CLAN.
ders has broken out among the American
mulep, Of which there are ll00 ut Stell.
enbergh remount farm. Twenty six
mules have been destroyed and rs Is.
Olated. The disease is spreading.
Three members OF the Cape parliament
are alleged TO be implicated and one
OF them Ia said to have presented q free
state dag to Boer commander, ut the
same time expressing the hope that he
would carry It 20 glory and victory. An
other member Of parliament Is said to be
recruiting for the Beers. ln addition,
wealthy farmers are now riding the in
vaders.
GOT THE RANGE.
Modder River. Cape Colony, Dec. go
The British naval guns command the
whole Of the Boer position and possess the
exact range and every stone and bush
They frequently plant shells with good
advantage in the midst OF Q group OF
Beers.
GEN, JOUBERT IN COMMAND
Pretoria, Dec. lS.-General Joubert re-.
covered and returned to the front to-day
There we're special services yesterday IL
the different Laagers ~ Thanksgiving FOL
the victories OF COlenzo. Stormberg and
MotdaF Fivar