The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-14
CAVALRY ARE IN PURSUIT
SO LORD KITCHENER REPORTED
YESTERDAY TO THE BRIT
ISH WAR OFFICE
RAILROAD WAS DESTROYED
Beers Have Cut the COmmunica-
tiOns Between Pretoria and
the Scene of the
Raid.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
Pretoria, Sunday, Jan. 13-About 1,40O
Beers crossed the line, attacking both
Zurufontein and Kaalfontein stations, but
were driven off. They are being pursued
by a cavalry brigade.
Lord Kitchener reports also several
skirmishes at different points, with trif-
ling British loss, and adds:
Three agents of the peace commits
sioners were taken as prisoners to De
vets laager near Lindley Jan. 10. One,
who was British subject, was f1ogged
and then shot. The other two, burghers,
were fogged by Dewet's orders
ANOTHER REPORT OF IT.
PRETORIA, Saturday, Jan. 12-Last
night the Beers cut the wires between
Irene and Olifantsfontein stations Ear
ly this morning 500 Beers, under Com
mandant Boyer, invested Kaalfontein
station. A hot rife and shell fire, with
two field pieces and a Maxim, was main
tanned for six hours.
An armored train and reinforcements
were sent from Pretoria, but before they
had arrived upon the scene, the garrison
had driven off the Beers, who retired
unmolested with a transport train half
mile long. The Beers blew up the
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mail train to return here. 1t is supposed
their object was to obtain supplies, a
great quantity of which is stored at
Kaalfontein
The British had no casualties.
IS DENOUNCED AS MURDER.
LONDON, Jan. IA 4:3O a. m1.-The
brief report of the fate of the three
members of the peace commission who
were sent to see Gen. De Wet excited
the greatest Indignation on all sides
One or two papers express a hope that
Lord Kitchener has been mised by false
Kafflr reports, but it is generally felt he
would not have reported the matter to
the water office without indisputable evi-
dence. The Daily Mail had the port
Murder" and declaims against any fur
ther attempt to coax the enemy into sub
mission. De Wet has placed himself
outside the pale of humanity" says the
Daily Mail, land not conciliation, but
large reinforcements must be our watch
word
The Morning Post says: This marks
the point where the guerilla warfare has
ended and the bandit has begun
All papers strongly urge the govern
ment to hurry forward reinforcements.
since 1t is now evident the Boer leaders
have become desperate and Cancellation
is useless
TREY WILL NOT SURRENDER
The Pretoria correspondent of the Daily
Mail announces the return to Pretoria
of Mr.. Pretorius, a former president of
the late South Afican Republic, from a
futile endeavor to persuade the Beer
leaders TO surrender
The details of the attack upon KaaI-
fonte!n and Zurufontein state that there
were only small garrisons of 125 men at
each place. The British had excellent
entrenchments, which enabled them to
withstand the attack. The Beers. hav-
ing ascertained that reinforcements We're
coming, retired.
At Zurufontein a party Of Beers In
khaki succeeded in capturing a patrol
of eight men, whom the subsequently
released
The railway and telegraph were speed
lily repaired.
No further details have been received
CT the invasion of Cape Colony.
Sir Alfred Miner writes to CORE
spondent in England, saying: 'It would
be useless for me to notice the whole
sale lies that are spread around me- If
] had mind to do so 1 would have no
time for anything else.''