The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-10
ASSAULTED BY Beers.
An Ineffective Attack on British
Garrison at Fickburg.
Three Thousand Rebels EncOun-
tered on July 6, and 33 Brit
fsh Soldiers Were Killed
Near BrOukerspruit.

London, July 6.-Lord Roberts re-
ports from Pretoria that Lieut.. Run
die, of the carbineers, and a patrol
were captured by the Beers near Pre-
toria on July 4. He also says trains
are running TO Greylingstadt, Natal;
that several respectable Beers have
surrendered recently; that a soldiers
home has been opened at Heidelberg,
the inhabitants subscribing the initial
expenses, and that total of 1881
stands of arms have been delivered to
Gen. Barton at Klerksdorp, Krugers-
dorp and Potchefstroom, all in the
Transvaal
The Gordon around Gen. De Wet ap-
pears still to be wide-at least, he has
not yet been cOrnered. Dispatches
from the front, except official ones,
deal with trifes or vague probabii-
ties.
The Daily Telegraph's Lourenco
Marques correspondent attempted on
July 4 to interview President Kruger
at Watervalonder. President Kruger
rotary Reitz to talk. president Kru-
ger wishes through me to reveal what
he has said over and over-that he
will continue to fight. Such is our
decision
= DIR. Conan Doyle, writing to the
British Medical Journal, says he
thinks that there were 10000 to 10000
E OF
hundred patients died at BlOemfon-
TEN in one month. DR.. Doyle declares
that the physicians did all they could.
London, July 7.-Gen. Paget is
moving toward the heart of the coun-
try held by De Wet.
Lord Roberts telegraphed to the
war office, under date of Pretoria,
July 6, 2:25 p. m, as follows:
''Paget engaged the enemy on July
3 successfully at Pleisirfontein. He
drove them out of a very strong posi-
ton across Leeuw Kop to Broncri-
fontein, where he bivouacked for the
night. He followed up the enemy,
and on the afternoon of July was at
Blaauw Kopie, IA miles northwest of
Bethlehem. He reports that all of
Steyn's government officials except
the treasurer general, who has gone
to Nrede, are at Bethlehem, which
has been proclaimed the capital. Steyn
himself is reported to have taken
fight to the mountains. Butler re-
ports the line to Heidelberg restored,
thus completing railway communica-
L
Lourenco Marques on Friday learn
ed that the Beers are showing fresh
activity. A British force is reported
within 40 miles of Koomatipoort.
London, July Slate news from
South Africa reports that the Beers
Intellectually attacked Gen. Buffers
escort between Standerton and Hell
delberg on Saturday as he was re-
turning from a visit to Lord Roberts.
The Beers attacked Ficksburg gar
rison at midnight on Tuesday, but
were driven off after As minutes
fighting.
Gen. Brabant on July occupied
Dornberg, between Senakal and Win
burg, which served as a base for
DanuS aSSdlllng conveys. COl. ManOn,
of Gen. Hutton's mounted troops, on
July 6 and engaged 5000 Beers east
of Broukerspruit and drove them off.
The British casualties numbered 80.
Commapdant Limmer tried to re-
capture Rustonburg on July 5, but
was driven back
Thirty-four of the Strathcona horse
under Lieut.. Anderson were attacked
by 200 Beers east of Standerton on
July 6. The British soon took pos
session of a kopje, upon which they
successfully withstood the attacks of
the enemy.
The Times LOurenco Marques cor
respondent says: "A general move
ment of Boer settlers into OAKLAND,
Portuguese territory, seems to be in
contemplation. Already large herds
have been driven across the border.
The Portuguese welcome the move
ment."