The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-01-18
Had THEM FL0GGED.
Peace Commissioners to Dewst Re-
eeive Rough Treatment.

The ARair has Raised 3 storm Of IndIgna-
ton I'm London and DeFrsPaPers CT for
Revenge-British Garrison Re-
Pels an Onslaught
Pretoria, Jan. ia commando,
loo strong, attacked Kaalfontein.
The garrison, numbering 155, mostly
Chesire mounted infantry, made a
Pluclzy and scientific defense. The
British sustained six hours bonn
bardment from two guns, and a Mar
tim and a Maxim raPid-fre gun, and
repulsed a determined onslaught by
the Boer rifles without sustaining
casualty. The Beers lost heavily.
They crept In the long grass to with
in 40 yards Of the British trenches,
but were driven back by the accurate
and heavy rife fire Of the defenders
Numbers Of the Beers were seen to
fan, and they were carried to q farm
house later.
pulsed Gen Knox, with the Second
cavalry, arrived in time to head the
Beers OF from the southeast, in which
direction they were retreating, and
he drove them to the northeast to-
ward TygeFPoOrt, where they may
fan into the hands Of British mount
ed infantry force. Later details Of the
Belfast fight show that 500 Beers
rushed the position defended by go Of
the Royal Irish regiment. The latter
fought with their bayonets until only
20 of them were left alive. Eventually
the Beers were driven from their
positions by the British main garri-
son, the Gordon highIanders and
others.
Losing Admiration for DeyFet.
London, Jan. 15.-Lord Kitchener
reports several slzirmishes at different
points, with trifing British losses,
and adds: 'sThree agents of the peace
commission were taken as prisoners
to Dewet's lager, near LindIey, jan
Uary 10. One, who was a British
subject, was fOgged-and then shot.
The other two burghers were logged
by Dewet's orders"
The brief report-Of the fate Of the
three members Of the peace commit
tee, who were sent to see Gen Dewet,
excites the deepest Indignation on all
sides. One or two papers express a
hope that Lord Kitchener has been
n 4
orally felt that he would not have re-
ported the matter to the war Office
without uRdOubted evidence. The
Daily Mail heads the report with the
word murder" and declaims against
any further attempt to coax the
enemy into submission. ''Dewet has
placed himself outside the pale of
humanity" says the Mail, "and not
prOclamatiOns but large reinforce
ments must be our watchwOrd.'
ReinfOreements for Kitchener.
London, Jan. 16.-The government
has decided to send large reinforce
ments to Lord Kitchener, and the
war Office, in carrying out this de
cisiOn, has determined to enlist 5000
yeOmanry volunteers.
The casualty list shows that there
has been a severe engagement, with
loss of six killed, II wounded and five
missing at Murraysburg, where the
Dutch are said to have been joining
the invaders. Murraysburg is 10 miles
west of Graaff Reinet.
Indications are not wanting that
the decision. of the government to
send reinforcements has not been
taken moment too soon. Col Col
vile's mobile column, which has been
pursuing the Beers, has been obi ged
to rest at GreyIingstad, to erect
blOckhoUse and to cease operations
until reinforced by mounted troops.
Gen. Paget has taken his force to
Pretoria to refit. Many Of the men
are suffering from enteric fever.
Three hundred Beers captured a small
British. convoy at BrOnkhurstspruit
near Pretoria, but made of after
Hberating the prisoners.
DeWet Infatuated at Paul BOtha.
Kroonstad, Jan. 16.-The success of
the burgher peace committee in dis
tributing among the republicans Paul
Botha's book, ''From Boer to Boer,"
has Infatuated Gen. Dewet, who, It is
reported, swears he VIII shoot the
author at the first opportunity. The
refugee camp is now occupied by
1000 persons. Another is being
formed at Rhenoster. Supplies of all
kinds in the towns are shortening
daily. The Beers are most active
snorthward and also In the direction
Of Lindley. Various commands ap-
pear to be joining Gen, Dewet to the
southwark