El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-02
HIGH In
'''" s SOCIETY
But the Beers Nearly Bagged
Them At the Eleventh
SHARP fight NEEDED
To Rescue "The Duke Of
Cambridge's Own From
a Body Of Free Staters
Near Winburg

w1NBURG, May 80 ID D=layed):-Today
Beers under white flag requested
medical attendance for Comm and ar t
DeVilliers, who was seriously hurt In
yesterdays engagement. General
Rundle acquiesced but ordered the
wounded Beers removed to the British
hospital promising 20 allow them to
return when recovered. The Boers
admit that the British artillery
inflicted fifty casualties. During the
action the veldt caught fire and the
khaki of the British formed distinct
targets against the black ashes. Many
heroic rescues of wounded men from
the burning grass we're made. Rumble
moves forward Immediately.
MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
LONDON, June 2.-The following dis
patch from Winburg, under date OF
May 81, clears up a good deal that was
mysterious about Rundle's costly opera
tons in the eastern Free State and
shows that at the eleventh hour OF the
war the Beers came uelr making an
patch says:
HRundle's operations about Lindley
were due to a message received from
Colsprague May 30 saying 500 troops OF
the Duke of Cambridge's Own were
surrounded and required succor."
A dispatch from Winburg received
Yesterday said that Rundle's operations
had relieved Sprsgue. but the refer
ence was not understood. dispatch
explaining the situation adds that all
remaining Free State com mandcs were
believed to be facing Kundle.
Tne "Duke of Cambridge's Own" Is q
special corps made up entirely OF men
high in society. The men had to pay
$500 for the privilege OF joining the
corps. The pay of members is do
mated to the widows and orphans OF the
relief fund. A number of the troopers
are members of the mob lity.
The war office announces that
Rundle's casualties at Seneksl Tues
day we're IA killed, 123 wounded and IL
missing.
ROBERTS'S REPORT.
LONDON, June 2.-Lord Roberts was
still at johannesburg (Friday). He re-
ports from there concerning operations
In the Free State as follows:
"General Colville, reporting the ar
rival of the Highlauders at Heil5ron
MAY 20 states that he was opposed the
whole way from Ventersburg. He had
four officer wounded and eight men
killed and 32 wounded.
"Rundle telegraphs that his casual
ties near SENEGAL Tuesday were 30 Kill
led and $50 wounded"
Little news comes from any quarter.
The abandonment of Pretoria is not
confirm I'd but at the same time not
denied.
THE RECENT AMBUSH.
CAPE Town, June 2.-Further de-
tails concerning the ambush of British
police toops in Griqualaud west show
shat General Warren with 700 men
was surrounded by 1000 rebsls. The
affair occurred on Tuesday as Fober-
spruIt. The rebels were finally repulsed
leaving a number of dead on the field.
The British loss, according to the lat
est report, was Is killed and 30 wound
ed.
COMMUNICATION CUT.
LONDON, June "A Lorenzo Mar
ouaz dispatch says it is officially re-
ported by the Beers that communica-
ito 1s with the British army have been
cut ear Vaal river.
PRETORIA HOLDS OUT.
LORENZO MARQUEE, June 2.-The
latest ad vices from Pretoria say that
10000 Beers are holding positions on
the kopjes about town.
Kruger is said to be at Mschudo-
dorph, near Watervalboven on the Lo-
renzo Marquee railroad.
BOERS STILL FIGHTING.
LONDON, June "A Capetown dis
patch says that Gen. French is at