Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-18
DUEL BEGINS
Beers Shell British With Gun
Z Captured From Enemy.
THE ENGLISH SILENCE 1T
Prices on London Stock Exchange Ad.
vance Slightly ON Strength of
Rumor That LadysmIth
Has Been Relieved.

Rensberg, Cape Colony, Jan. H.
| (By Associated Press. 1.-The Beers OPP
ened an artillery duel yesterday morn
ing, using captured British fifteen
FOUNDER which the British gunners III
timately silenced. The British kept up
marching fire all day long on the
Boer Kopjes, and also dragged up an
other gun to the summit of Coleskopf.
Another Account of Saturdays Fight.
London, Jan. 17.-(By Associated
Press.)-The war Office received the
following from Lord Roberts, dated
Cape Town, last evening: "On the
18th the Beers made determined at
tack on French's advanced post, held
| by the New Zealand mounted rifles and
detachment of the First Yorkshires.
| The Beers We're repulsed, having TWEEN
ty killed. Their wounded is estimated
at not less than fifty. The attack was
! proceeded by a long range fire from
one gun. Otherwise the situation is
| unchanged
Prices Advance.
London, Jan. 17.-(By Associated
Press -Prices on the stock exchange
advanced on rumor that I.adysmith
had been relieved There is nothing
elsewhere to corroborate the rumor.
however.
Buller Reported Fighting.
London, Jan. 1.-THE Exchange and
Telegraph company has received the
following dispatch, dated Tuesday Jan.
| is, from Pietermaritzburg:
There is no news from the front,
| but heavy firing was heard today in
the direction of Frere. 1t is probable
that Gen. Butler is engaging the en-
envy.
"a rumor is current here that por-
ton OF the British force is near Lady
| Heaviest Firing Yet Heard.
| London, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pietermartizburg,
dated Tuesday, says:
There was very heavy firing to the
north yesterday. / believe the Beers
are contesting Gen. Buffers passage
of the Tugela. Howitzers were evil
IDENTIFY busy, as the firing is described
as the heaviest yet heard in Natal"
Hold Back Egyptian Omcers.
London, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Cairo on Monday saws
some of the officers of the Egyptian
army ordered to start for the Cape,
have now been directed to remain with
their commands, the military authori-
ties deeming it ineXpedient to deprive
the Egyptian army of all the choice.
officers under the present circum-
4 stances.
British Warships or Our Coast.
New Orleans, Jan. 17.-(By Associat-
| ed Press Ut is stated here that the
British warships are within easy reach
of the mouth of the Mississippi TO es-
cort the mule transports from New Or
leans to South Africa. This is said to
be due to the fact that certain Boer
sympathizers in America fitted out yes
sells for the purpose of sinking the mule
transports as soon as they get in the
open sea. Captain Marshall, in charge
of buying mules for the British gov
|
were within easy call of the rivers
mouth.
Beers Are RepuIsed.
| Rensberg, Cape Colony, Jan. 15.-(By
Associated Press.)-The Beers this
morning attempted to rush hill oc-
cupied by a company of Yorkshires
and New Zealanders, but they were re-
pulsed at the point of the bayonet.
The Beers had twenay-one killed and
fifty wounded.
Fort Demolished.
| Pretoria, Jan. 13.-By Associated
Press.)-As a result of a bombardment
OF Mafeking yesterday the British fort
| at the eastward was demolished and
the British retired. One Boer was woun-
ded. Advices from the head Lager at
Ladysmith, report that an attack on
I that place Jan. 6, was disastrous to the
British, and that Ladysmith appears
to be in sore straits.
| Onstle Battlefield.
| Ladysmith, Jan. Shy Messenger
to Weenen.) Am Associated Press COR
respondent visited Saturdays battle
field this morning and saw a large
number of Boer dead. The British
guns seemed to have worked great hav-
| oc. There We're some Natal Jutchmen
among the dead. The British, while
digging graves, were fired on and sew
eral We're hit. Soft-nosed bullets and
dum-dum cartridges We're found on
! the wounded prisoners. Over ninty
| Boer dead We're turned over to their
comrades by the British.
Loyalty to His Employer.
| That Young man who had vein