The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-11-09
TRANSvAAL WAR ITEMS.

because one Of his daughters has en-.
tcric fever in Pretoria.
Lord Roberts telegraphs from Johnn.
nesburg, under date of Nov. B. that in
operations in the Belfast district, Nov.
., Capt. Chalmers of the Canadian
mounted rifles was killed, and Major
Sanders Of the same command was
wounded.
Prince Christian Victor, of SchIes-
wig lIolstein, eldest son OF Prince
Helene, of England. and grandson Of
Queen Victoria, died from enteric fever
at Pretoria on the 2Sth. lie was major
in the Kings Royal Rifles.
Intelligence reached Pretoria on Oct
81 that Commandant-Gener Botha
was marching with strong force to-
invade Cape Colony near Kcnhardt,
where, it is said, the irreconcilable
Beers arc ready to join him.
Gen. Brabrant, who has been n
pointed TO superintend the recruiting
OF the Cape Town irregular forces. APP
pcals TO the men to come forward, al
leging that under present conditions
~ IL
ugees is impossible.
The Dutch church is the only build
ing left standing in Bothaville, owing,
1T is reported, to the strong british
measures. More Boer women have
been deported from Jagcrsfontein.
They were sent to Bloemfontcin, where
they are imprisoned with others few
miles outside of the city.
The foreign Office officials at Paris
believe shat President Kruger will
travel incognito during his visit To the
European capitals, relnquishing it in
each city long enough To permit an ex-
change OF visits between MIR Kruger
and the head of the nation. His stay
in Paris will not exceed SO hours, and
possibly only "a.
A dispatch from Blocmfontein, dated
Oct 26, says: The telegraph lines are
still Interrupted and mails delayed ow-
ing to the Hoers derailing Il train south
of Edcnburg. All Beers over Ia years
of age, living outside radius of 10
miles from B!oemfortcin, are being
surrounded by British troops and taken
to that place, to prevent their rejoin-
ing the commanders.
The London war Office has received
the following from Roberts, dated Pre-
toria, Oct. 2S: Knox successfully en-
gagged Dewct Oct. %. During the Boer
retreat Knox caught Dewet in the
Rensburg drift. The Beers lost con-
siderably and left two guns and three
wagons in Knox's hands Another am
munition wagon was blown up by u
shell. The British casualties were nil.
A belatcd dispatch from Pretoria tells
of the failure of the British negotia-
tons with Gen. Dotha for the surrender
of the Beers. Botha received Gen.
Paget's flag of truce courteously and
admitted his defeat, but said it was i'm
possible to treat for surrender as long
as any burghcrs wished to continue
the war President Steyn was more ir-
reconciiablc. lie refused to even see
the bearer Of a flag of truce.
Lord Roberts, according to dispatches
from Cape Town on the 18th, has taken
his sick daughter to Johannesburg,
and Lord Kitchener is left in command
IL seems likely that he will have plenty
Of work. Gen. De Wet is reported to
have made his appearance near Frank
fort in the northeastern corner of
Orange River colony, and small bodies
of Beers continue harassing tactics 1t
is asserted that Lord Kitchener intends
to stop the pursuit of commanders and
to try to settle the colonies by garrison
and organizing the towns for rapid
raids with mounted troops.
Lord Roberts, i'm dispatch from
Johannesburg, dated Nov. ., reports
no less than eight fights at different
points, all uninportant but significant
81 the activity Of the Beers. Gen.
kitchner, after IL night march, sur
priSed Schoeman's laagcr, at Stecn-
lampsberg and then pushed on to
Schallisburgcr laagef.> at Rooi,<ranz.
But the British were prevented from
following up the Beers, who trckked
north Prisoners in the hands of the
British say the Iioer losses in the fight
with Gen. l;arton Oct - we're 40
killed, wounded and missing.