Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-13
FOUGHT ALL DAY.

FOUGHT ALL DAY.
THE fighting lasted. more or less.
throughout the day and Immediately
on receiving Information this morning
uf the enemy's strength. ! dispatched
achievements from here under Col
GOdfred Of the Kings own Scotch Dor
derers. Before, however they reached
the spot the garrison had been over
powered the guns and a greater por-
ton Of the squadron OF the grays had
been captured. owing 10 the horses be-
Ing shot, also about ninety men OF the
Lincoln regiment.
"A list of casualties has not been re-
ceved but 1 fear they are heavy
simultaneously an attack was made
on our outposts near Durdenpoort north
Of the town In which the seventh dra-
BO0ns were engaged. The regiment was
handled with considerable skill by
Lieut.. Col. Low and kept the enemy In
check until they retired on their sup
ports and would probably have suf-
fered but slight loss had not our troops
mistaken some Beers IN the bushes for
our own men.
"Smith-Dorrlen had a small engage
ment with the enemy yesterday near
krugeSdorp and inflicted heavy loss
on them.
DESTROYING THE RAILWAY.
"BuIler reports that the Beers who
We're destroying his line OF railway near
fadrde kraal We're. driven off yesterday
after "a short action.
Hart reports from Heidelberg that
the suIrendering of BOer arms and am
munltlOn continues in that direction"
ard RAhIFfai Nfre..tal.
sun another unfortunate occurrence.
throws "a serious light upon the state
vI Affairs In South Africa. There has
been some comment recently regarding
ihr virtual absence OF progress by the
immense army under command OF
LoIa Roberts but few could have been
Iouha lp believe that the scattered |
boers We're able TO inhict such q defeat |
80 near Pretoria
instead oil the surrender Of all OF the |
remaining Beers being imminent AS |
recent kilograms had limited II seems /
they nave been making a concerted |
attempt 10 surround and recapure Pre- |
tora' with so much success that I'm /
the region which was supposed 10 be- !
paclhed and In which no attack was
expected they succeeded IN innlctlng "a
slious ueitat ana capturing two guns
II Is evident that Gen. Botha has a
able 10 press Lord Roberts lines NJ
balt a dozen points around Pretoria
rom the Springs 10 the southeast Of
the city, nor,hward to Mlddleblre and
ID,uIapoort and thence southwark 10
mirrors Mex and krugersdorp.
WORSE REMAINS 10 BE TOLD.
Lord Roberts omits to give the name
on the commander concerned giving
use 10 me belief that worse remains
W pe told. Even II the mlshap be not
iytie grave than his information M
present llnDlles. u proves that the SIT
I'loh Us tull serious. ana that there
p "o possibility OF any troops being
plrea from South Africa for china
put. on the contrary. II win stitl -ta,e
d I'hs time TO clear the country OF tha
=, News has reached London that Lord
I,onerts has been suffering from a seri-
Vo"eI complaint, and that LADY
80 Us vas hurredly summoned
. .toIn hloemfontein. Lord Roberts
'D'0sh no" better. Is weak
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER
Details regarding the disaster TO the
ttN'nueolhshire regiment on Wednes6av
t.ao"s' Il appears that five corn.
tiIes We're ordered to proceed ana
.o'l me pass through Maglesburp IN |
M, W. heishborhood Of Daspoort Fort
10y arrived az the pass In the after
-u.n where three companies with two
aus look up a position and canned FOR
rIg night. leaving two companies on The
t1' south Of the pass. The eastern
b", W"s rugged, rocky and inaccessible
sil Ilrther east apparently approach,
''. rom the main ridge.
a,r..oy Dreak yesterday oil the Beers
''-''eu on the eastern kopje and