The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-17
EOERs NORSTED A PARTY OF BRA
BANT'S HORSE NEAR HASTRON,
ORANGE COLONY
CAPE B0ERS TO RELOCATE
PARTY WILL SETTLE ON GERMAN
POSSESSIONS IN SOUTH
WEST AFRICA
MAY NOT COME TO AMERICA
Dom Paul So States on Receiving,
am Invitation From Friends
in Grand Rapids,
Mich.

ALIWAL NORTH. Cape Colony, Dec.
IA party Of Brahant's horse, consisting
mainly of raw recruits, engaged a SUI
periCr force of Beers Dec. b, near Zas-
iron, Orange River Colony, losing fOu,
killed sixteen wounded and 80 taken
prisoners.
REPORT FROM LORD KITCHENER.
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE following dis
patch has been received by the war office
from Lord Kitchener:
Pretoria. Dec 15.-Five officers and 3IS
men, Magaliesburg prisoners, have been
released.
The Beers surrounded and captured
l2G Of Prab1nts horse in a dehle in the
Zastrou district
Col. Bomteld moving en- Vryheid, de-
feated the Beers with heavy loss driv-
ing them from Schepers Mex ard captur-
ing a quantity of arms. The Schepers
Mex movement occurred Dec. IS.
''Jhe Peers who attacked Vryheid, Dec
10, lost 100 killed and wounded in the
night The fighting lasted all day, the
enemy drawing off at 80 p. m. The
British loss was killed, - wounded and
80 missing. Our casualties include two
officers who died Of their wounds"
Wiring from Pretoria Yesterday (Sun-
day) Lord Kitchener, after Announcing
F..
had arrived at Rustenburg, says that the
Eoer forces divided into two portions,
one moving south and the other west.
STORY OF MAGALIESBERG
The Magaliesberg affair is described as
follows in a dispatch to the Standard
from Rietfontein:
THE scene of the engag cement was a
horseshore-shaped depression. The
Northumberlands occupied the center.
Gen. Clements camp was. pitched one
thousand yards lower down at the east
ern part Of the horseshoe, and Col.
.Legge's camp was about three hundred
yards distant.
Gen. DeIarrey's 1000 men. against
whom Gen. Clements had fought repeated
actions, were, unknown to Gen. Clements,
suddenly reinforced by 1900 men from
Warmbaths, under Commandant Boyefs
At daybreak Col. Legge's picket deserted
what seemed Il fresh force of British
troops thirty yards distant. The stran-
gers were challenged. The replied with
Il Volley, revealing 100 Beers in khaki
The firing became heavy and the noise
aroused Col. Legge's troops, who arrived
just in time to save the Outposts from
capture.
"a furious enga gement ensued. Artil-
lery was brought up and ii compelled the
Beers to retire. Col. .Legge. following up
the withdrawal was shot dead by
bullet through his head.
Gen. Clements and his staff soon ar
rived. The staff suffered severely, but
Gen. Clements appeared to have a
charmed life.
while mounted men were driving the
enemy back along a slope covered thiCkly
with Boer dead, a dcafening rifle fire sud
denly broke out on the plateau above. The
signaiers photographed that the North
umberlands We're being attacked. Gen.
Clements, convinced that they would
easily hold their own, disposed the re-
mainder of his forces on the tlanks and
rear of his two camps.
FUsuIERS At CLOSE QUARTERS.
AT 400 p. m d heliograph from the
western peak announced that the Beers
were about to oFerwhelm the fusiliers.
Gen. Clements was unable to send ade-
quate help, but dispatched yeomanry to
climb the preciptOus hillside and create a
diversion. Before the YeOmanTY could
come into action the Beers had overlap
ped the Northumberland and We're in
possession of the entire horseshoe, firing
down on the yeOmanrY, entangled in the
bushes and bOulders.
THE Northumberlands made a mag
nificent defense. as long as their ammun-
ton lasted According to Boer accounts,
many, even when resistance was hopeless,
died fighting.
Cen. Clements. now left with 400 men.
the bullets from the Beers pouring over
the peaks. and managed to save his guns
and camp eQuiDage. He retired in splen-
did order, and a p. n. started to march
" 10 Rietfontein. fighting Il rear guard ac-
ton all the way, and arriving the next
day at a. m.
METIUEN TOOK A LAGER.
LORD Methuen, according to another
dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated yes
terday, attacked and captured a Boer
Jaeger near Lichtenburg. Transvaal, Dec.
"a, securing large supplies of cattle and
sheep and q considerable quantity OF
ammunition.
A further dispatch from Lord Kitche-
ner. dated Pretoria, Dec. 16, says that
Lord Methuen has official confirmation o.
the report of the death of Gen. Lemner
the Boer commander.
WAR OFFICE OPEN AGAIN.
A grim irony now attaches to Lore
Roberts description of the war as
''over." Yesterday, the war office, fOi
the first tire in many months, remained
open throughout 2 Sunday in response
to the demand of puoIic anxiety to learn
the latest news.
I[lTCHENBR CALLS FOR AID.
Lord Kitchener is reported 10 have SEM
fresh aud urgent request to the govern
ment to SEND out every available mount
ed man% With Gen. De Wet again es
capped through The British Gordon in tn:
nefghborhood OF Thaba N'Chu, the seri
Gus affairs V:yheid and Zastron, an(
the Magaliesbcrg disaster confronting thg
British people, they are beginning to ash
why Lord R0terts is allowed to come
home
WILL ENLIST ! 600 MEN.
The colonial office announces its decision
TO enlist 5000 men instead of 1000, prev
iously asked to be recruited in Grea
Britain for Gen. Baden-Powells con
stabulary. which shows that recruiting il
South Africa is less active than had beer
anticipated.
Dispatches from LourenzO Marques as
sert that all the Boer forces are plenti
fully supplied with ammunition, but ter
ribly in want of food and clothing.
Mr. Kruger, at The Hague, received
Mr.. William T. Stead yesterday. Mr.
stead urged him to continue his tour o
Europe and to go to America. The Boo
statesman listened attentively, bat de
clined to commit himself by any defnit
statement ! is reported that he is abou
TO remove from his hotel to a privat
residence, as though contemplating q pro
Ionged stay at The Hague.