The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
DUEhO hErULOEUn
Attack on Lichtenberg Reported
to Have allied.
Gen. CelIiers Was Killed Dur
ing the Fighting.
FORCES SCATTERING.
De Wet Dividing His Men Into
Small Bodies.
Each Side Capturing Large
Amounts of Supplies.
FORCES SCATTERING.

London. March S.-Lord Kitchener,
reporting under date of March z, says:
The Beers failed in their determined
attack upon Lichtenberg. Our losses,
besides the two officers previously re-
ported. were il men killed and 20 wound
ed The Boer General Celliers was
killed
De Vets position Is variousIy re-
ported. as his men are scattering
through the Orange colony. Our troops
marching north reported at Petersburg
today
French reports further captures Of a
If FOUNDER creuzOt with carriages and
timber complete and one HOtchlztSs-
making a total Of seven guns The total
number Of Beers known TO have been
placed hors de combat since the eastern
operations began is 979.''
Adding to his last report. Lord Kitch-
ener states 169 rifles. 2497o rounds of
ammunition, 1SS Horses. 1910 trek oxen,
$500 cattle. 1850 sheep. 1Oe wagons and
carts and large quantities Of forage
have been captured without casualties
fin Cape Colony. He further reports.
Parsons found a small commando
north Of Aberdeen and attacked Krit-
ringers commando yesteT day entered
l'earston- but Corning turned them out
and De Lisle headed them of on the
road to Somerset East
Today's additions make General
f'rench's total captures in the present
operations IS follows. Guns 76. rifles.
748, rounds of ammunition. 204, $40.
horses. 4Oil. trek oxen. $3.50. cattle, 2S,-
200 sheep, ITS. $50, and wagons and carts
1457.
Cape Town March st is officially
announced that Colonel Corning reoc-
Cupied Pearston on the Great Riet river
March 81 lie says the town should have
been lnpregnable to the Beers. but the
town guard offered Inadequate resist
nj r--4rf.f he MIA
together with SO rifles. 10 men and 10000
rounds Of ammunition
London, March S.-W hatnver negotia-
tions are proceeding in Pretorfa-and
1ir- Kruger declares they can only be
Tor an armistice-the government evil
IDENTIFY has no intention Of siackening re-
Inducements The war Office issued a
detailed statement last evening Of trans
ports that are TO sail for South Africa
within the coming week with 1900
troops
The casualty list reveals the fact that
two offers were killed at T.ichtanberr
March g. Lord kitchener's telegram
Am sending endorsements. was dated
March g. evidently therefore the fight
Ing continued for some days. and fur
lner auVlceS are awaited with anxiety
According to the Daily Mails dis
patches, General De Wet and Mt Steyn
have separated. the former being at
fetrusburs. west Of Bloom fOntein, and
the latter at Smitn6eid-
PEACE RIIAIORS
London. March S.-A dispatch from
Pretoria, dated Tuesday March 5. evil
IDENTIFY held Up by the censor. has just
reached here It SAYS General Kitchener
met General Botha and other Roer lead
Frs at Middleburg on February 81. when
the question Of the possibility Of the
termination of hostilities was discussed.
Another dispatch from Pretoria dated
Wednesday. March g. says the meeting
between General Kitchener and General
6otna mas awakened deep interest and
that there are favorable expectations as
20 the probable outcome
According to the sun the surrender Of
General Botha would have been an ac-
coluplished fact before now had General
Kitchener been in a position TO conclude
the terms of surrender When the sur
render occurs. the sun adds. it viii in
clude the surrender or entire suppression
Of General De Wet. and will involve the
termination OF the war.