Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
GEN. pEWET FELL
AT P0TCHEFSTR0M
Boer Leader Who Led Kitchener
Such a Merry Chase Again
Reported Killed.
THE SHERIDAN OF THE BuRGHsas
Though tie Had Little Experience
When he War Began He Soon
Developed Into u splcn-
did Soldier.

New York. Sept. 20.-The London
correspondent of the Tribune says:
III is reported at Johannesburg that
General Christian DeWet, the famous
Beer leader, the hero of two menora
bic marches in the present war, was
Killed CHI the 18th instant iii Il lighi
near Pot..hctstvoin.
ut Was rnmoreu some time ago that
BsWst had fallen in battle, and as
nothing has been heard of him for
nearly two weeks the general opin-
ion is that The report of his death is
true
fefare the outbreak of the present
war DeWet had had but little military
experience. He was IL mere boy at the
time OF the great WAR between the
Free btateIs aud lbasutos, though he
sMass,oiie OF many of his countrymen
sN-l4Soal,S DESPITE i'I4sident Grans,'s proc
lamation. OF ncrwralitN, fought side by
side with the fransvaalers in he WAR
They lcve 10 call he war OF indie
pcndence." I'm that conflict he took
part in the fights at l.aing's Mex and
al Sch,lin's loogta, called by the Brit
isli The battle OF lngugo river. lie Was
moreover one of the fifty burgh-
crs from the Free State who volun.
teercd to storm Majuha hill. On that
occasion II Highlander leapc,I from
The sheer cliff, and, catching Il tree,
fell an easy victim TO DeWet,s uner-
ring rife. That IIghlaneler's uniform
was one OF the l'oer generals most
treasured trophies.
Ills Mos; Famous Exploits.
If it We're not that DcWet were
known to be no scholar it might have
Leen Thought he had been studying
the history of the exploits OF some OF
Tie dashing leaders of irrcgula-s dur
ing the great American civil war; but
IN amy case he pracliced their prnei-
pies with great effect. To hin, was
due the shrphcrding OF Broadwoo.l's
brigade NJ Sanna's post. and ilnmc-
dlatelS alterward he performed what
was probably the greatest of his en-
ploiIs in the capture of the Royal
Irish rifles and northumberland fusi-
leels AT ReIelersburg. When this
composite force started from Dewcts-
dorp it had bat thirty miles to march
before completing its mission, and
there was absolutely no trace of any
enemy. Three hours after they had
left DcNVct returned from his success
at sanna's post, and when lie learned
their strength he set Off to that place
Tor men and gums and gathered to-
gctlier the burghers i'm the ncighbor-
hood With these he fetched com
pass and headed the Royal Irish rifles
when they We're within twelve miles
of tie railway, and he held them on
the lSopic which they had occupied
until the achievements came. His
| arrangements proved successful, and
before long he had four guns playing
!! on the lncllless British soldiers. And,
| by the irony of fate. these were the
British guns taken from the Horse
artillery at Sannas post. and Brit
ish wagons and supplies were brought
on there as We'll.
/ His most recent exploit was his re-
markable escape, with all his guns
aud men, from the flower OF the Brit
| isll cavn!ry under the personal COM
mand of Lord Kitchener. l'ol, nearly
!, two weeks he British continued the
1 pursuit, losing hundreds OF horses In
| a vain effort 10 overtallc the feet
1 footed l3ilrghcrs.