The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
BOERS TRAP BRITISH
Catch Gen. KNOCKS Troops in a Cor
ner Near Lindley.

London, Jan. Seen. Kitchener re-
ports another encounter, in which
three British officers and is men have
been killed and two officers and 20
men wounded. The list If killed in
cludes Lieut.. Col. Laing, whose bril-
liant services during the war make
his loss especially %grievous.
In n Red-Hot Corner.
Only meager accounts are L hand
concerning this latest exhibition Of
the effectiveness of Boer warfare. The
incident took place near Lindley,
where a detachment of CHARLES Knoxs
bodyguard, 12e strong, wandered into
a red-hot ri and narrowly es-
capped humiliation. Their assailants
appear to have been part of Gen. De
Vets force which was lately reported
as moving n~orthward between KrosR-
stad and Bethlehem.
A Lively Brush.
Gen. Kitchener also reports a live
ly brush at Naauwpoort, between Bah
ington's troops and the commands
of Delarey and Steenkamp. The
Beers retired with a loss of 20 killed
and wounded. The British attempt
ed to harry the retreat of the burgh-
ers, but the Beers moved rapidly
away, carrying with them their tive
light field pieces. F,
Alarm An Cape Town.
Alarm still grips the population Of
Cape Town. The authorities show
themselves unacquainted with the
whereabouts Of the invading Beers.
The fact makes people doubly nery-
Gus, and it is expected that Cape Town
will witness a declaration Of martial
law very shortly. The batteries of
Cape Town have been strongly reea-
forced with men and guns, ,
Invaders Advancing.
The Dutch prisoners are now On
board the transports ready for quick
deportation should a crisis arise. The
invaders are advancing along an eK-
tended front. Their right wing
reaches Bechuanaland, while theft
left rests among the mountains near
Port Elizabeth. Everywhere they
seem to be small in numbers, but
their full force is thought to reach
formidable figures.
Dutch Rising Imminent.
London, Jan. More u~nsatisfacs
tory news from Cape Colony has arr
rived. 1t is reported that a Dutch
rising is imminent and that assistance
is being offered the Beers from new
quarters.
Cape Colony knows not where the
invaders ire and seems not likely TO
find out until a blow of some kind
has been struck. That the Beers are
receiving assistance from the Dutch
is positively known and there seems
to be no prospect of checking the
movement. The Beers are said to be
recruiting in Europe under the direo-
ton of DR.. Leyds. s
May Not Go.
Vancouver, b. c., Jan. Sowing TO
the demand of the imperial authogi-
ties that all mounted police recruited
here for South Africa must pay their
fare to Cape Town and submit to in-
spection as to fitness by English Off
GERS, all ideas of raising a corps in
British Columbia have been aban-
doned unless the mems passage be
paid and the men are inspected as
to fitness by Canadian officers here.
Accusing sympathy.
Berlin, Jan. S.-Christian De Wet,
nephew of the BoeT general, is maxi
ing speeches in south Germany in be-
half of the Boer cause and arousing
great sympathy. The meetings which
he addresses adopt resolutions pre-
testing vigorously against the over
throw of the two republics, the res0-
lutions being telegraphed to Couat
Won Buelow and Mr.. Kruger.
Increase In British Trade.
London, Jan. S.-The statement of
the board of trade for the month Of