The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-05
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
A Daily Record of the Great Events That are Trans
piring in South Africa
TUESDAYS REPoRT

London, Jan. 1.-The success of Gen.
French in driving the Beers from
. Colesborg has shot II welcome ray of
light through the gloom of the cam
paign in South Africa. Everywhere it
is commented upon as an example of
sound tactics and as an illustration of
what may be done when the right
methods are employed with the Beers.
AT Modder river the Beers appear
to be modifying somewhat their line
of defense. Gen. Buffers scouts have
discovered Boer camp established
in the vicinity of Springfield, south
west of Colenso, by Free State
commando. A similar, movement has
beer made at Modder river. A large
force of Beers, it is reported, has
formed new lager about 10 miles
down the stream at Kameelhoek
Photograph reports from Lady
smith show that all was well on De-
cember 81. The bombardment was
being continued, but its intensity
had relaxed. An official dispatch
from Ladysmith confirms the report,
cabled yesterday, that several officers
of the Devonshire regiment were Sc
verely wounded by the explosion of
Boer shell in the mess tent.
Lord Wolseley replying to CORE
spondent who had asked for informa-
ton regarding the British artillery,
wrote: Our field artillery is at least
as good as any field artillery in Eu-
rope"
The Daily Mail publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Cape Town:
"Ninety-five per cent. of the Bechu-
ana farmers in the Vryburg district
joined the Beers, helping them to
loot the stores throughout the coun-
try north of the Orange river They
also undertook to invest Mafeking
while Gen. Cronje's men went south
to meet Lord Methuen. The govern
ment of Bechuanaland is being adj
ministered as if the Dutch had been
in possession for ages"
The Battle at Colesborg.
London, Jan. 1.-The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch dated Jan.
/ from Rensburg: yesterday after
noon big force of cavalry and in
dantry, with ten guns, under the per-
sonal command of Gen. French, NOV
ing by detour, occupied some hills
three miles from Colesburg, where
the Beers were in strength, confident
in the natural aid afforded them by
the hills around. The enemy's posi-
ton extended six miles around the
entire village. At daybreak our ar
tillery opened the battle. The Beers
were taken by surprise, but replied
vigorously. An artillery duel was
maintained for two hours. Then a
Boer hotchlliss collapsed and was
abandoned. We captured il. A Boer
big gun was silenced, but this and
other Boer guns were withdrawn to
the northward, whittier we are har-
assing the Boer retreat by dam
aging shell fire. Colesborg is in our
hands and the few remaining loyal
lists are iubilant. We have captured
many wagons and a considerable
quantity of stores"
Gen. Buffers Difficulties Increasing.
London, Jan. 1.-The Standards
correspondent at Frere camp, telc-
graphing on Jan. l, says: "Sr
Charles Warrcn's division is now
nearly complete. Its Headquarters
will be at Estcourt. II is rumored
here that the guns which were cap
tured from Gen. Butler at Colenso
have been mounted in the hills COM
handing the drift over Tueela river
ut Springfield. The Beers, it appears,
captured 62O rounds of shrapnel when
they took the guns. Gen. Buffers
difficulties have been UNNECESSARILY
increased 10y the enforced delay since
the last engagement. He now has
before him series of walled and
fortified hills, running 16 miles along
the line of the Tugela. These are
swarming with the enemy, posted in
positions of great strength and
bristling with guns: while the river
in front is full flood. The coming bat
tie will certainly be the stiffest and
probably the most momentous, of the
entire campaign"
Rumors of Dutch Rising.
Cape Town, Jan. 2.-Ugly rumors
are in circulation of "A Dutch rising
with the object of Selling Cape Town
and the docks and capturing the gov
ernor of Cape Colony-Sir Alfred Mil
ner. The center of the movement is
said to be Paarl, a village about 80
miles from Cape Town, where a meet
ing of the Afrikander bund was held
Sunday. A similar meeting was held
at Richmond on December 90; and it
is reported that the members of the
bund in these two towns are acting
in concert. The members of the bund
at Wilmington and the Dutch in Clan
william district are said to be armed
with Mausers and to be anxious to
use them in behalf of the Beers.
WEDNESDAYS REPORT
London, Jan. 3.-..Thc morning pa
pers a1e unanimous in praising the
gallapIy of the Canadian colonial
troops. Although the continuance of
minor fuccesses gratilies the British
public. it is not forgotten that the
larger aspects of the campaign are