Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-12-28
Much MORE FIGHTING
May Occur in Cape Colony
Soon.
DUTCH IN OPEN REVOLT.
Largs Numbers Of Back Country
Farmers RaIIylsg to Support the
Beer Invaders.

hOHuOu.- we unQcr6taQ0 tnat prl-
vate advices have been received in
London, says the Daily Mail, "to
the effect that virtually all the dis
tricits of Cape Colony in the vicinity
OF Orange river, are in more or less
open revolt and that there is likely to
be sharp fighting, on a rather large
scale before the rebellion is crushed.
The tactics Of the Beers in rallying
as any as possible Of the Dutch in
the back country to their colors are
proving successful"
Enormous concentration of troops
Is being made in the veldt country
occupied by the invaders, but it is not
likely that the Beers will offer battle
in large numbers. There is renewed
demand for the wholesale proclama-
tion of martial law.
BOERs ROUTED AT THORNDALE
At Thorndale General French has
routed 2, 500 Beers with four guns
and a pompoom. The fight took place
December 49, The British had four
ten wounded and the Beers fed in
disorder with about fifty killed.
DEWET'S BRILLIANT CHARGE.
Bloemfontein The details of Gen.
eral Dewet's escape from the encir-
cling British columns show that it
was one Of the boldest incidents of
the war. When Hasbreck's command
Joined Dewet, December 10, some
fifteen miles east of Thabanchu, Gen
eral Knox was only about an hour
distant, and the Boer situation seemed
desperate. But Dewet was equal to
! the occasion. Dispatching Hasbreck
westward to make a feint at Victoria
Mex, Dewet prepared to break
through the British columns at
Springhaunek Pass, about four miles
Of broad, fat and unbroken ground.
At the entrance we're two fortified
posts, while artillery was posted at
hill eastward, watching the Beers.
Suddenly magificent spectacle was
presented, the whole Boer army Of
1850 mon started at q gallop in open
order through the mex. President
Steyn and Pete Fourle led the charge
and Dewet brought up the rear. The
British guns and rifles doomed and
ratified incessantly. The Beers first
tried the west route but encountered
artillery. They diverged and galloped
to the front of the hill to the west
ward, where the fire Of only single
spot was effective. The whole ma
noeuvere was a piece of magnificent
daring, and its success was complete
In spite of the loss Of q 16-pounder
and twenty-fi prisoners. The Brit
ish forces detached after Hasbroeck
came in contact with his commando
at nightfall. The burghers were scat
tered and the Welsch yeomanry gal
loped among the retreating Beers.
using their reviewers and the but ends
of their rifles with great effect.
An incident of the fight was the
gAllop of the British ammunition
wagon right through the scattered
Beers, the gunners using their revol-
vers freely.
STORIES OF MUTINY DENIED.
London.-As an outcome of the
statements made during the recent
session Of parliament and since reit-
Grated to the effect that some of the
colonial troops have refused to fight
again, the war Office issued the fol-
lowing explanation for Lord Kitch-
ener:
"A number Of men belongig to the
South African corps refused to march
on one occasion owing to some mis-
take to carry out their discharge at
the expiration of their term of SER
vice.
Lord Roberts, on the ground that |
they had grievance, overlooked the
matter, simply reprimanding them.
1.-THE men Of both corps have done
good work in the field and it is abso-
lutely unfounded to say that there
was a mutiny or that guns or other
forces were used against them. 1t is
considered cruel to publish an Incl
dent which all concerned regret.
President Kruger has not abandoned
all hope of securing the support of
the governments of the civilized world
in his demand for arbitration Until
the last government refuses absolute
ly to say word in support of the
principles which they solemnly laid
down at the Hague conference. Presi-