The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05
ADVANCE IS STOPPED.
Kitchener Holds Boers In Check, Bat
Fails to Expel Them from
Cape Colony.


London, Dec. 2S.-The latest dis
patches from South Africa show that
Lord Kitchener has succeeded in hold
ing the invading Beers in check. But
he has not yet been successful in ex-
polling them from Cape Colony, while
small commanders continue to display
astonishing daring and activity over
an immensely wide field. 1t is ques-
tionable whether his proclamation
will have much effect until Gen. De
Wet has been captured. The Beers
are likely to regard it as a sign OF
weakness and to have a wholesome
cread of DeWet's vengeance II they
surrender. The proclamation is ap-
proved by the party at home that IA
vors conciliatory terms to the Beers
as a step in the right direction.
Queen Victoria, it is said, has APP
proved the proposal to institute
new order of knighthood to reward
officers who have served in South Al
RIGA. The order will probably be
called the Star of Africa.
| London, Dec. 2s.-The Evening
Standard Thursday said it understands
that the squadron of yeomanry which,
as announced in dispatch from Cape
Town Wednesday was entrapped and
captured by the Beers whom they were
following from Britstown, was released
after the men had been relieved of
their horses and other equipment. Ten
of the yeomanry, the paper adds, were
wounded.
London, Dec. 2S.-The following dis
patch has been received from Lord
Kitchener:
Pretoria. Dec. 26.-Knox. with Barker.
Pitcher and White. is engaged with De
borhood Of Leuwkop.
de Wet hopes to break through and go
| south again.
"The Beers eastern column In Cape Col
ony is apparently headed by our troops
about Reitport spruit. The Beers west
ern column is reported to have gone north
| In two portions, one towards Prieska and
| the other through Strydenburg. They are
being followed up"
London. Dec. 2s.-The following dis
patch from Gen. Kitchener was re-
| ceived from Pretoria, under Thursdays
date:
| police post near Boksburg. The police gal
lantly drove them of before reinforce
ments from johannesburg arrived. The
Beers damaged the mining machinery In
the neighborhood.
'The Beers attacked Utrecht at two
o'clock this morning and were driven OF.
THE Beers held up a train three miles
west Of Pan and were driven OF.
THE eastern force of Beers In Cape Col
| ony was headed yesterday and driven In
| the direction of Ventersted.
1.-THE western force Is still being driven
north through Strydenburg."
Cape Town, Dec. 2s.-A small party
December "a. They were repulsed aft
er heavy fighting. The Beers are ac-
tive and skirmishes in several places
have been reported.
Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Wednesday, Dec. 26.-There are re-
| newed but unconfirmed rumors here
that Gen. De Wet, President Steyn and
Gen. Haasbroek have had a conference
and decided to offer to surrender, pro-
vided the colonial rebels are not pun
ished and the leaders, including them
selves. are not deported.
Cape Town. Dec. 2s.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in the districts of
Beaufort West and Carnarvon.
Newcastle, Natal, Dec. 2S.-The
Beers celebrated Christmas in the dis
| trict between Standerton and Ingogo
| by more or less determined attack
uron every British garrison along the
lines of communication. These, how
ever. were in all cases successfully re-
pulsed.
AT Utrecht the Boer commandment
sent in q demand for whisky, cigars,
and Christmas Injuries, failing which
he threatened to attack the town.
His demand was ignored and the
Beers attacked Utrecht in force
Christmas morning. They were re-
pulsed with loss, the British casual
ties being but slight.
London, Dec. 2s.-The war Office
has begun the promised reform of the
army in sensational manner. 1t has
demanded the resignation of Maj. Gen.
Sir Henry Colville, commanding an in
fantry brigade at Gibraltar and re-
Gently commanding the Ninth division
of the South Africa field force. Gen.
| Colville refuses to resign, and is now
on his way to England. The news is
all the more startling as the question
of Gen. Cblville's responsibility for the
| yeoma1Ty disaster at Lindlay last
May yds fully investigated by the au-
thorties when Gen. Colville returned
| from South Africa last summer. After
the inquiry Gen. Colville was reinstat-
fd in his command at Gibraltar in
September last. The attitude of the
war Office indicates that a new regime
in Pail Mall will reverse the decision
of Lord Lansdowne and Lord wolse-
ley in regard to some of the command