The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

not reply, and their fire became less
hot.
THE naval guns in front here have
been quiet. A Boer prisoner who was
brought in boasted that it would take
US three months to reach Ladysmith. -
The Times publishes the following
from Frere Camp, dated Monday:
"On Friday Gen. Warren began a
long. circuitous march from Trichard'5 )
Drift, eastward. This was abandoned
owing to the fact that the long ridge
which runs from Spionkop was occu-
pied by the enemy, who commanded
the route, rendering the maintenance
of communication for transports inn
possible.
He therefore returned and camped
for the night about two miles from
Trichard's Drift.
"On Saturday frontal attack on the
ridges was ordered
The correspondent then describes
Saturdays fighting, and said:
THE men behaved splendidly under
an incessant heavy cross fire in a burn
ing sun for seven hours. Our casualties
were for the most part Slight, the pro-
portion of killed and wounded being ex-
tremely SMALL"
RUMOR ABOUT DUNDONALD.
Durham, Natal, Jan. 22.-The state
ment comes from an excellent source in
Pietermartizburg that Lord Dundonald
has entered Ladysmith with 800 men.
This is not confirmed from any other
quarter Dul IL IS Known LEdL LOGQ
DundOnald's flying column has been act
ing well to the left Of the line of ad-
vance.
BOMBARDMENT OF KIMBERLEY.
Kimberley, by heliograph, Wednes-
day, Jan. IT, via Modder river, Jan. 22.-
Native reports say that a prOclama-
tiOn has been issued at BarkleyWeSt by
Commandant Boithof. ordering all
British subjects to quit before January
%. Ladies are being subjected to great
insults. The Beers are again very ac-
tive, bombarGing heavily from all pO-
sitions from dawn till 8 a. M, the fires
being directed chiefly against the re-
doubts.
SWARMS OF LOCUSTS.
Sterkstroom, Jan. 22.-Affairs here
continue quiet. Tremendous swarms OF
locusts are passing over the British
camp in a northerly direction and are
destroying the grass on the veldt.
COmmandant Oliver threatens to de-
tain as prisoners of war any news
paper correspondents captured by his
force
FROM THE BOER CAMP.
Boer camp, Upper Tugela river, Fri
day, Jan. 19.-The British now occupy
three positions along the Tugela river
Their naval guns have been firing steel
pointed armor piercing shells.
Reports being received that 1000 Brit
ish cavalry were attempting TO outfank
US along the Drakensberg ridge, q
strong patrol was sent to reconnOiter
NIistaking the signals the scouts and
patrol proceeded to a kopje from whence
a terrific rifle and Maxim gun fire sud
denly opened The Beers lost IA mer
killed and 20 wounded. The British loss
was probably insignificant.
The bombardment of, the Boer posi-
tions from Swartzkopf was resumed
yesterday, chiefly from a battery from
across the river. In the afternoon the
cannonading became exceedingly brisk
and under cover thereof the infantry
advanced in three lines to a second row
of kopjes which they occupied at night
fall but later they retired to their old
position. During the night a score OF
shells were fired by the British and a
balloon was sent up to spy out the
Boer positions. The naval guns re-
sumed the bombardment this morning
from a new position but without re-
suits.