Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
Beers Repulsed After Attack
on Whites Position.
MUCH GALLANT FIGHTING
Some lutrenchments That Were Taken
Three Times by the Boers Were as
Many Times Retaken by the
British = War News.

London, Jan. s.-(By Associated
Press. )-Buller transmits the follow
ing from White, dated 2 o'clock p. M,
yesterday: 'An attack commenced on
my position, but it is only against
Caesars camp and Wagon hill. The
enemy is in great strength and push
ed the attack with the greatest cour-
age and energy. some of the en-
trenchments on Wagon hih We're three
times taken by the enemy and retaken
by us. The attack continued until
1880 o'clock. One point in our posi-
tion was occupied by the enemy all
day, but at dusk in a very heavy rain
storm they We're turned out Of this
position at the point of the bayonet, in
a most gallant manner, by the Devens,
led by Colonel Park. Colonel Ian Ham
ilton commanded on Wagon hill, and
rendered valuable service. The troops
have had a very trying time and be-
haved excellently. They are elated
over the service they rendered the
queen.
"The enemy was repulsed every
where with very heavy loss, greatly
exceeding that on my side. which will
be reported as soon as the lists are
completed
Sufolks Killed and Captured.
London. Jan. s.--tBy Associated
Press. Telegram from Rensberg
say that seven officers and thirty men
OF the Suffolks We're killed and about
fifty captured.
Rulnor of Isnl1er's Success.
London, Jan. s.-By Associated
Press.)-A rumor is current in the city
that Butler has crossed the Tugela riv-
er, captured twelve guns and is
marching on Ladysmith.
No CONFIRMATION.
London, Jan. s (By Associated
Press. 10 ti,iue has been rseeivass aasss
sroboratiye OF the srulnorg that Butler
I has crossed the sIuge,a river, SO the
Bulier Attacks Colenso.
London. Jan. s. special from Frere
Camp, dated Saturday, Jan. 6, p. M,
says:
'At2 O'clock this morning The whole
of General Clery S, division marched out
of camp to attack Colenso. General
Hildyard's brigade was on the left
and General Barton's on the right, with
cavalry on the extreme right.
THE attack was slowly developed.
and at 4:30 the British field guns ad-
vapced on the center and commenced
shelling the Boer positions on the fiat
land between Illiwane Hill and Fort
Wylie.
About this time a heavy thunder
storm ragged over the enemy's posi-
tions.
AT $50 our troops were still ad-
vancing and had reached point near
Colenso. The naval Al and field guns
were busily dropping shells into the
enemy's trenches along the river and
the forts of the enemy had made no
reply.
B0ers Capture KuruMan.
Pretoria, Thursday. Jan. 4, via Lour-
EMO Marquez.-Field Cornet Wiser,
under date, of Tuesday, Jan 2, reports
as follows. from Kuruman, British
Bechuanaland:
II commenced a bombardment of
Kuruman yesterday (Monday) aiming
at the police barracks. The fight lasted
until 6 in the evening, when the gar
rison surrendered, issuing from the
forts and yielding up arms.
''We took 120 prisoners, including
Captain Bates and Captain Dennison,
Mr.. Hillyard. the magistrate, and eight
other officers. We also captured seven
ty natives, together with number of
rifles and revolvers and a quantity of
ammunition.
Fifteen British were wounded. They
are being attended by us, with the help
Iof DIR. Bearne, an English physician.
The horses, oxen. mealies and -four
taken from the prisoners have been to
Pretoria by way of Nryburg.'