The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-09-28
ENGLISH SCOUTS CAPTURED
BRITISH LOSING HEAVILY.
Kitchener Tells About Recent En-
wawements-One hoer Commando
Suffered "a mig LOss-Fiis Attempt
90 Crass the Orange River Faii-
ure-List Of ISiIIed aud Wounded.

London. Sept. 2S,-The war office
has received the following from Lord
Kitchener:
"krltzinger while endeayorlns to
force a passage of the Orange river
near Herehel at o'clock Friday morn
ing. rushed the camp OF party OF
l.oyatt's scouts. He failed to cross
the river, but the scouts lost heavily
Iieutent Colonel Murray and Captain
Murray. his adjutant. were killed
Eeeply regret the loss OF Colonel Mur
ray, who throughout the war had led
Ioyatt's scouts with great gallantry
Under cover Of darkness the Beers
managed to carry of gun, They
we're promptly followed up and the
gun was recovered in smart engage
ment in which Kritzinger lost two
killed and 20 taken prisoners.
Lord Kitchener also reports tnat the
British captured by the Beers ir tht
ambush near Scheeper's Mex Septem
her II. have been released. and tina
the British casualties in the recent
VlakfoEtein engagement when III
Roers captured company Of mounted
infantry and two guns, were one office.
and Ave men killed. % men wounded
and six officers and 109 men takei
prisoners have since been released.
He further reports the capture .,
IS men under Commandant kochs
who were taken together with thei
entire transport west Of Adenburg. And
the other consisting OF "a men. lnclud
Ing j. p. Botka. who were taken witt
As wagons and their belongings q
miles southeast OF Carolina.
Lord Kitchener's latest dispatches
although they contain good news a
well as bad have done little 10 reas
sure the public concerning the state o.
affairs. The loss OF Lieutenant Col
onel Murray. brother Of Lord Mans
field. Is keenly felt. There is lltti,
doubt that further details will show 4
was a serious AFFAIR.
Lord Kitchener announces that tn
Buffalo river Is flooded and that Their,
Is no change in the situation In Natal
The latter fact shows that Genera
Lyttleton has not yet succeeded il
interfering with tho movements o.
General Botha p. ]. Botha. who's
capture Lord Kitchener reports. u
brother Of the Boer commandant.
According 10 the latest adylces frou
Cape Colony. the situation there g.
setiops. owirE 20 the sympathy ana
aid which tho Dutch are giving n.
T'ocr comman1oss The British IA
Il difficult t. obtain news % Boet
movements General French's task u
described az the hardest allotted hin
during the whole war
Al Pretoria the strength Of the Boer,
In the field Is now estimated al n 600
II these figures be correct the poer
must be constantly gaining recruits
Their supply Of rrms and ammun,tlot
seems TO be ineSnauatible
In Boer circles in Holland Il IL ~
serted that everything Is prepared lor
n Dutch uprising In both Cape Colouy
and Natal A most alarmlat letter
from Cape Town Is published today
by the Daily Express. The writer
rays: THE Beers are overrunnlng
Cape Colony They are on both tho
coast lines and within 90 miles of
Cape Town. Even the intelligence de-
partmeut 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 10 the magazine
rifles and ammunition ostensibly be
cause they are wanted at the front
have been served out ia
stead"
In conclusion the writer declares
that the Dutch element In the colon,
Is in revolt and 1t Is useless 10 dis
suise the fact