The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-03
B0ERS DEFEATED.
FREncH BEAT CJaGHERS AND OC-
CUR,ED cOLESBERG.

Shot Killed an Officer and Wounded
Seven Others Boers Threw Bombs
Into Town Containing Plum Puddings.
RENsBERG, Cape Colony, Jan. a.
French completely defeated the Beers
end occupied Colesberg.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The following hello.
graph message was received by way OF
Weenen from Ladysmith, dated
Wednesday. Dec. 81:
1.-The Beers are actively. bombarding
the town. One shell struck the Devon
shire mess tent, killing Captain Dalzell
and wounding seven lieutenants, Dent,
Twiss, Tringham. Coffyn. Byrne, Scafe
and Lane"
A later dispatch from ladysmith by
way of Weenen, dated Friday, Dec. 30,
said:
"AlI well The Beers have cen fir
ing plugged shells containing plum pud.
ding and the compliments of the season.
They are still fortifying their positions
and are evidently determined to make q
firm stand"
FRERE CAMP, Natal, Saturday, Dec.
30.-Owing to the flooding of the Tu'
gela river large party of Beers have
been cut off on the south side. They are
reported to be in the hills to the right of
Chieveley.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The war Office pub
lished the following dispatch, dated Dec
30, from the general officer command.
ing at Cape Town:
"lIethuen's position is unchanged.
French reports that Beers, fearing
their communications would be cut by
our cavalry, have retired to Colesburg
Hear unoficially from Sterkstrom
that a British reconnaissance, seven
miles north of Dordrecht, engaged su-
perior forces and was obliged to retire
OH Dordrecht."
CAPE Town, Thursday, Dec. 2S.-The
colonial authorities are using every pre-.
caution to prevent an insurrection on
the part of the diSloyal Dutch in Caps
colony and to suppress rising il ont
should occur. British colonists are be
ing organized into home guards, drilled
armed and ready to act in their respec
tive localities, should armed Dutch CO
lonials gather.
The aiertness of the British makes
united action on the part of pro. Boel
residents difficult Unable to act openly
they slip away singly, or in small groups
to join the enemy's forces. The authori
ties have been informed of many cen.
tiers of agitation, which it is considered
undesirable to particularize, but there il
nothing like concerted action apparent
over wide districts.
The case of Mr.. Michan, solicitor tc
the De Beers company. who is accused
of treason, acquires increased import
ance, as no has been transferred from
the custody of the civil authorities here
to the military authorities at De Aar,
His high position causes the Dutch tC
watch his case lleelly.
Parties of Beers have been operating
some 70 miles south of Lord Methuen S
position. Beers appeared on Christmas
day near the railway, about 30 miles
south of De Aar.. A force of the Duke
of EdlnburGh's own volunteers pre-.
pared to engage them, but the enemy
retired.
Another party fired into the British
patrol camp during the night OF
Wednesday, Dec. 27. This was near
Victoria road. An attempt was made
not far from that point to damage the
railway. One man was caught in the
act and shot.
A similar attempt was made between
Multiersolei and Klapmuts, but the
would-be wreckers escaped. Like at
tempts are reported from several other
points. Evidently small parties of
Beers or Dutch colonials have been try
ing to interrupt the movement of trains,
but thus far have been baifled by the
elaborate British patrolling.
In one case patrol of regulars fired
on patrol of Colonials. The latter
were wearing broad brimmed hats and
were mistaken by the British for Beers.
No casualties occurred, but in conse.
quence of the incident an order has
been issued requiring all classes OF
troops to wear helmets.