The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-17
BOERs wORSTED A PARTY OF IRA
BANT's HORSE NEAR zAsTRoN,
ORANGE COLONY
CAPE BOgRS TO RELOCATE
PARTY WILL SETTLE ON GERMAN
POSSESSIONS IN SOUTH
WEST AFRICA
MAY NOT COME TO AMERICA
Dom Paul So States on Receiving
an 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 su-
periOr force of Beers Dec. 13, near Zas-
trOn, Orange River Colony, losing fou;
killed, sixteen wounded and 120 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 31S
men, Magaliesburg prisoners, have been
released.
The Beers surrounded and captured
120 Of Prab3nt's horse in dehle in the
Zastron district.
Col. Bomfield 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.
J,he Peers who attacked Vryheid. Dec.
10, lost 100 killed and wounded in the
night The fighting lasted all day, the
enemy drawing off at 3:30 p. m. The
British loss was 6 killed l9 wounded and
50 missing. Our casualties include two
officers who died Of their wounds
Wiring from Pretoria yesterday (Sun-
daN) Lord Kitchener, after announcing
that the released Magaiiesburg prisoners
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 ngagement was a
orseshOre-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.
iLegge's camp was about three hundred
yards distant.
Gen. DeIarrey's / 200 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 a fresh force of British
troops thirty yards distant. The stran-
gers were challenged. The replied with
Il Volley, revealing 400 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 engagement ensued. Artil-
1ery was brought up and it compelled the
Beers to retire. Col. .Legge, following UP
the withdrawal was shot dead by a
bullet through his head.
Gen. Clements and his staff soon ar
rived. The staff suffered severely. but
Gen. Clements appeared to have
charmed life.
while mounted men were driving the
enemy back along a slope covered thickly
with Boer dead, deafening rifle fire sud
denly broke out on the plateau above. The
sienaiers photographed that the North
umberlands- were being attacked. Gen.
Clements, convinced that they would
easily hold their own, disposed the re-
mainder of his forces on the flanks and
rear of his two camps.
FCSLIERS At CLOSE QUARTERS
''At 4;30 p. IN. a heliograph from the
western peak announced that the Beers
were about to overwhelm the fusiliers.
Gen. Clements was unable to send ade-
quate help but dispatched yeOmanry to
climb the precipitous hillside and create a
diversion. Before the yeomanry could
come into action the Beers had overlap
ped the Northumberlands 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-
tion lasted According to Boer accounts,
many even when resistance was hopeless,
died fighting.
Gen. Clements. now left with 200 men,
made almost superhuman efforts against
the bullets from the Beers pouring over
the peaks, and managed to save his guns
and camp equipage. He retired in splen-
did order, and at p. m. started to march
4" 10 Rietfontein. fighting Il rear guard ac-
tion all the way, and arriving the next
day at a. m.
METHUEN TOOK A LAGER.
Lord Methuen, according to another
dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated yes
terday, attacked and captured a Boer
Iaager. near Lichtenburg TransvaaI, Dec
IA, 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 Lord
Roberts description of the war as
''over." Yesterday, the war office, fol
the first tine in many months remained
open throughout 2 Sunday in response
to the demand of pupIic anxiety to learn
the latest ne9s.
I<1TCHENTgR CALLS FOR AID.
Lord Kitchener is reported 10 have sent
fresh and urgent request to the govern
ment to scnd out every available mount
ed man% With Gen. De Wet again es
capped through the British Gordon in tn:
neighborhood OF Ihaba NChu, the seri
Gus affairs d V-yheid and Zastron, an(
the Magaliesbcrg disaster confronting thg
British people. they are beginning to ash
why Lord Roberts is allowed to come
home.
WILL ENLIST 1000 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. al The Hague, received
Mr.. William T. Stead yesterday. Mr.
Stead urged him to continue his tour o
Europe and to go to America. The Boe
statesman listened attentively, bat de
clined to commit himself by any defnit
statement II is reported that he is abou
TO remove from his hotel to a privat
residence, as though contemplating a pro
Ioneed stay at The Hague.