Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-04

tlllery have been dispatched to Gen.
French from DE Aar.
London, Jan. 4.-There !s great salts.
faction here at the news that De Aar
mas been able 10 send Gen. French re-
lntorcements Of guns and infantry, OF
Whioh ne appears 10 be so much In
need. The fighting In the hllls IS in
eessant The latest kilograms say
Gen. French has almost surrounded
Colesberg, but that the Beers are stifly
defending all their positions close to
the town, preventing the British from
capturing H.
A dispatch from Rensberg this morn
ing says the heavy artillery duel re-
commenced at daybreak.
Further details Of the fighting be-
tween Gen. Gatacre and the Beers at
Cyphergat today show that 1000 Beers
with artillery attacked a British out
post between Cyphergat and Molteno.
Gen. Gatacre, with mounted troops and
field artillery. moved out in front o.
Sterkstrom,and found the Beers strong
~ posted al Copersberg, whence they
were quickly dislodged, the Beers fee
ing In the direction Of Stormberg
The Beers used the British guns cap
tured December 10 and shot WELL but
the British kept under cover ana there
were no casualties on their side.
The war office has received q report
from Capetown dated Wednesday, jan
uary 3, reporting the situation in Gen.
Gatacre's district II says: Dor
drecht Is now evacuated by Mont
morency. who occupies Birds Siding
on the Indwe line
"Molteno is being attacked today by
the enemy, who more or less surround
the police station but who, according
10 reports. are being forced back.
Reinforcements OF mounted infantry
and field artillery have been sent BY
Gen Gatacre. The result is not known.
"A company Of mounted infantry un-
der Anderson, has reconnoitered to
Prieska, and exchanged shots with the
rebel force on the north bank.
"No movement Of Generals Methuen
or French is reported"
Although dispatches under Yesterday
evenings date are arriving from both
Gen, Butler and Cen Methuen's head
quarters, they contain little OF I'm
p0rtance, Shells continue 10 be ex-
changed and the patrols are busy.
Otherwise there is little TO enlighten the
general situation. Gen. Cronje was re-
ported 10 have been considerably dis
turbed at the first reports OF the sue
cess Of Col Pitchers expedition and
sent 400 burghers TO help Douglass.
The British AT Modder river hope TO
capture this force.
An interesting fact is that Pitchers
wife is a sister Of Maud Come. the So
called Irish Joan or Are"
The famous tents player, w. V.
Eaves, and the old oxford athlete, c. B.
Fry are Joining the British forces In
South Africa.
The departure Of the seventh division
OF the British army for South Africa
commenced this morning.
The American hospital ship Maine ar
rived at Las Palmas, Canary Islands,
yesterday and reports All well On board.
A report comes fIJm Berlin hat
Great Britain's reply 10 Gcrmanys rep
reservations on the subject OF the
Bundesrath is regarded as unsatisfac-
tory and procrastinating.
The traction engines have arrived at
Frere and have been successfully tested.
They pulled trucks over the toughest
and most sandy ground without diff
Guilty.
The enrolment Of the second con-
tingent Of London imperial volunteers
today was the occasion for scene OF
popular interest and enthusiasm. APP
proaches 10 the Guild Hall were
4 D. rtft ts,f o al
classes. everybody cheering and the
bands playing lively music The scene
at the Guild Hall was highly Pic
turesque and impressive.
II opened with a civic procession with
the lord mayor, sherffs and aldermen
In their robes Of Office headed by the
sword and mace bearers The contin-
gents comprised the honorable artil-
lery company, and detachments from
the other volunteers. After making a
speech Lord Mayor Newton read the
extract from a letter written
by. the queens private secretary Sir
Arthur Blgge;
II have 10 assure you how much the
queen values the corps which has been
so periodically raised by the city "
London for service IN South Africa
Each detachment was sworn IN sep
arately every man kissing the book"
and receiving the queens shilling from
The hands Of The lord mayor.
Rensbers Jan. 4-The casualties TO
Gen, French's force up 10 the after
noon OF Jan 3, were 1--WE men Killed
and twent.-four wounded.
4 detachment OF twenty-five New
Zealanders had narrow escape.
While advancing on Colesburg they
were directed 20 occupy a kopje but
net with a hot reception from a con-
,ealed force OF the Beers. Another
body Of British troops seeing their
hanger doubled 20 the rescue OF the
New Zealanders and their retreat was
successfully accomplished, under the
over Of the guns on the hills vest
ward
Coleskop is now the principal scene
u the fighting.
The destruction Of the wrecked train
includes 5000 ratlons and a supply OF
'um.