Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-02-14
WAR IN south AFRICA
Skirmish With Slight Loss 10
Each Side at ChieVeley.
Gen. French Seized q River Crossing
After Brisk Fight.
Anti-Trus, Conference Adop's Strong Plat.
form Against nonopolies.
FLOOD IN rENNlssEE RIVER.

London, Feb 1.-THE only war news
this morning Is an official dispatch from
General Butler from Chieyeley snnoune.
ing q reconnaissance at Springfield re.
sulting 10 no gain OF ground to either
side. Captain Hamilton Russell. Lieu t.
@. Churchill aud ten men we're wounded.
and Lieut.. Pilkington and six men were
captured by the Beers.
The dispatch contains a detailed &C
count OF what appear to be unimportant Mt
operations. Tney only tend to throw
light on the situation by proving that
the Beers are actively following Buffers
every move. From Field Marshal Lord
Roberts. at Modder river. there is no
word. A dispatch from Mafeking says
that the garrison there can hold out till
June.
Buller's dispatch from Chieveley dated
Feb. l2, says: "Tne commanding ofIicer
at Springfield reports this morning a
squadron Of the First Dragons moving
to the outpost line, covering the right
link, met party of Beers near Fusten.
berg. The Beers reaching the crest of
the hill first. opened heavy fire on the
squadron. which retired, and without
support the Beers retired.
Continuing, the Chleveley dispatch
says: "Dundonald, with 700 mounted
men. a field battery and the First Royal
Welsh fusiliers, on February l2, recon-
noitered the high ground the enemy had
been In the habit Of visiting The enemy
evacuated 1t with the loss OF two men,
after slight resistance. When the force
retired on completion of the onnais
sance the enemy returned In consider.
able numbers and kept mp q heavy fre.
wounding slightly Lieut.. G. Churchill, OF
the South African Lighthouse. Five men
are missing
SEIZED A RIVER CROSSING.
London. Feb. IL, $40 o. m 1t is offi.
cislly announced that q British cavalry
division, under General French on Mon.
day, Februaryll2. seized crossing Of the
river Reit, at Dekil's drift, on the east
side Of which the sixth and seventh diyi.
sions are now csmped.
The following dispatch was received at
the war Office from General Roberts:
"Rsit River, Tuesday. Feb. Is Colonel
Hannay, In command Of q brigade OF
mounted infantry, marching from
Orange river to Rsmab, had slight en-
gsgemsnt on February IL, Sunday, with
Beers holding the hills and threatening
his right flank. With part of his force
Colonel Hsnnsy detained the enemy.
while he pushed hi baggage and main
body through TO Rsmsh. The object Of
the march WAS successfully carried ont.
Fou. men killed, twenty-five won nded,
thirteen missing.
A cavalry division. under Gen. French.
seized the crossing at Reit river. DEVILS
drift, on the east bank, where the sixth
and seventh divisions are now encsmpsd
Casualties we're two troopers killed and
Captain Msjendie. OF the rifi, brigade.
wounded. He has since died. One trooper
was wounded.
The general commanding RsnsberQ re-
ports that on Monday, February I2. he
was attacked In force by the Boerp. Lieu.
tenant Cunningham, of the Worcester reg. |
iment. was wounded. and has since died.
There were no other casualties.
ARTILLERY DUEL.
London, Feb. l4.-Advicss from Gaber.
ones, dated Feb. 4. says: The artillery
duel between Col. Plumer's force and |
hve-hundred Beers continued until to.
day, when the British dropped two shells
into the Boer fort. The Boer guns since |