Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-03
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Beers Attack British Force at
Town Of MOltenO.
Brisk Fighting In Progress on Hills
Around Colesburg.
Town Of Douglass Joyfuliy welcome Bril-.
ish Troops.
CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS WIN LAuRELs.

sterkstroem, Jan. 3-B)ers attacke d
Molteno this morning. Brisk action In
progress.
BRISK FIGHTING.
Naauwpoort. Cape Colony. Jan. a.
There was brisk lighting to-day in the
hills around Colssburg. The Beers stub
bornly resisted the British at every point.
but gradually retrested. The British
held extreme position 70 the south and
east overlooking the town.
CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS WIN VICTORY.
London, Jan. 3.--Lscking news from
the main British camps In South Africa.
whose future activity can alone have i'm
portant effect on the larger issues OF the
campaign, the British public 10 making
most OF Col. Pitchers miniature battle
Unbounded tribute Is paid 10 the prowess
OF the Canadians and Australians aud
graphic accounts are published OF the
enthusiasm az Douglas as the victorious
troops entered. A representative OF the
Associated Press with the flying column
ssys: The immediate result OF Col. Pill
cher's success Is the entire dispersal OF
the rebels who have beeu governing the
country the past six weeks"
After Sunnysde was captured, the
Torontos occupied the laager, bringing
the whole OF the Boer tents, wagons and
loot, leaving Cornwallis In garrison at
Sunnyside. The British force then
started for Douglass the Torontos bring
ing up In the rear In wagons In the
afternoon the troops entered the town,
unopposed, amid extraordinary scenes
The inhabitants. oyerjoyed. crowded
about the soldiers, shaking hands with
them and when they learned that theiI
deliverers were Canadians and Aus.
trslisns their entbusis IN became freI z
led. There were deafening cheers a. thu
troops trsverted the main street and Il
was almost imp lssible for them to max,
progress, the crowds being so eager Il
shake hands with the colonials. 1t az pear,
that Lsndrost and all mounted rebeli
evacuated the place the previous night
Unmounted rebels are reported In
trenched In the vicinity. Layge qusn
titles OF ammunition were captured and
destroyed.
A dispatch from Modder river init
mates that the SunDyside prisoners arr
not 10 be treated ~ prisoners OF war
but a. British subjects caught In opel
rebellion.
uAt Modder river camp the conduct o
the colonisls is greatly admired and al
are delighted that they struck the Hrs
blow on thu western frontier since tb,
battle OF NJ igersfontein. II is believe,
that the relief OF KrIuman will Quickl.
follow.
Lster advices from Colesburg distric
tend to modify the estimate OF French
ka N
COleeburg had not been aecomplishe,
nouneed TO have been silencad, we're still
active. The war office this Afternoon
issued q dispatch received from Genera
French under yesterdays date. ssyinl
hat his position was the same "a on tn
previous day, aud that with small rein
forcements he could dislodge the B0er
from Colesbure and meantime he woul,
continue maneuveriDg.
The hills around Colesburg are numer
ous, not In ranges, but In groups MAXIM
it very difficult 10 hunt the Beers oui
Sixteen wounded have arrived at Arun
del.
SUPPLY TRAIN WRECKED.
London. Jan. 3.-The supply train
says another dispatch from Rsnsburl
ran into broken culvert aud wa
wrecked. The Beers began looting II
Another Rensburg train was dispstche,
to the scene In an effort to recover tn
provisions. The Beers opened fire on tn
troops and natives accompanying 4
forcing the second train to retreat afte
several natives had been killed.
BRITISH ACTIVE.
London, Jan. 3.--Genersl Butler con
tinues night bombsrdments and patrt
surprises As the Tugela river Ia sgsi
fordable and stretcher bearers have agai
been reqnisitioned at Durham and Pieter
maritzburg, there ia disposition TO b,
lieve that the British advance will nc
be long delayed.
II is reported at Durham that the car
tured German steame' Budesrath had o
board five big guns. hfty tons OF shell
and l80 trained artillery men.
Nothing further has been heard froI
Molteno, which was reported from Stert