The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-23
Two Beers Killed and Twenty Taken
Prisoners by the Party Which
Recaptured the Cannon.
REPORTS FROM KITCHENER
TELLING OF CASUALTIES AND CAP
TURE OF BOER COMMANDERS.
Situation in Cape Colony Alarming
Miss stone, the Kidnapped Mission
airy, Not Yet Rescued.

LONDON, Sept 22-The War Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Sept q.
"Kritzenger, while endeavoring to force
a passage Of the Orange river near
Herschell at 1 o'clock Friday morning,
rushed the camp of a party of Lovatts
scouts. He failed to cross the river, but
the scouts lost heavily. Lieutenant Colonel
The Hon. Andrew Murray and Captain
Murray, his adjutant. were killed. Deeply
regret the loss of Colonel Murray, who
throughout the war, had led Lovatt's scouts
with great gallantry.
Under cover of darkness the Beers man
aged to carry off a gun. They were prompt
ly followed up and the gun was recovered
i'll smart engagement in which Kritzinger
lost two killed and twenty taken prison
ers."
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
British captured by the Beers in the am
bush near Scheepers Mex Sept. II, have
been released and that the British casual
ties in the recent Vlakfontein engagement,
when the Beers captured a company of
mounted infantry and two guns, were one
officer and five men killed, twenty-three
men wounded and six officers and 1O9 men
prisoners have since been released.
He further reports the capture of two
commandoes-one consisting of ffty-five
men, under Commandant Kochs, who were
taken, together with their entire transport,
west of Aderburg, and the other consisting
OF fifty-four men, including p J. Botha,
who were taken with forty-eight wagons
and their belongings forty-fve miles south
east of Carolina.
AN ALARMIST LETTER.
A most alarming letter from Cape Town
is published by the Daily Express The
writer says: THE Beers are overrunning
Cape Colony. They are on both the coast
lines and within forty miles of Cape Town.
Even the intelligence department does not
know how many colonial rebels have taken
up arms in the last fortnight The town
guard of Cape Town has been ordered to
hand in the magazine rifles and ammuni-
tion, ostensibIy because these are wanted
at the front Martini-Henrys have been
served out instead" In conclusion the
writer declares that "the Dutch element
in the colony is in revolt and it is useless
to disguise the fact.
In London the speech of President Loubet
when proposing the health of the Car
and the Czarina at the luncheon which fol-
lowed the review al Bethany Saturday is in
no way regarded as an indication of any
intention on the part of the Russian En-
peror to intervene in South African af-
fairs. Even in Paris reflection seems to
have convinced many papers that there
was very little in the words of NJ. Loubet
and that beyond a confirmation of the
Franco-Russlan alliance little has been
achieved by the visit of the Russian SOW
ereignS.
Lord Kitchener's latest dispatches al
though they contain good news as well as
bad, have done little TO reaSSure the public
concerning the state of affairs. The loss
of Lieutenant Colonel Murray, a brother
of Lord Mansfield, is keenly felt. There is
little doubt that further details will show
it was serious affair.
Lord Kitchener announces that the Buff
falo river is flooded and that there is no
change in the situation in Natal. The lat
ter fact shows that General I,yttleton has
movements Of COmmandant General Botha
i. j. Botha, whose capture Lord Kitchener
reports, is a brother of the Boer com
mdndant.
Colony the situation there is very serious
owing TO sympathy and aid which the
Dutch are giving the Boer commanders
The British find ii difficult to obtain news
of BOer movements. General French's task
is described as the hardest allotted him
during the whole course of the war.
At Pretoria the strength of the Beers in
| the field Is now estimated at i1.000. If these
| figures be correct the Beers must be con.
Stantly getting recruits. Their supply ot
arms and ammunition seems to be mex.
| haustible.
In Boer circles in Holland it is asserted
| that everything is prepared for a Dutch
| rising in both Cape Colony and Natal.