Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-02
ADVANCE IS STOPPED.
Kitchener Holds Beers in Check, But
Fails to Expel Them from
Cape Colony.

London, Dec. 2S.-The latest dis
patches from South Africa show that
Lord Kitchener has succeeded in hold
ing the invading Beers in check. But
he has not yet been successful in ex-
polling them from Cape Colony, while
sr:all commanders continue to display
astonishing daring and activity over
an immensely wide field. It is ques-
tlonable whether his proclamation
will have much effect until Gen. De-
Wet has been captured. The Beers
are likely to regard it as sign OF
weakness and to have wholesome
dread of DeWet's vengeance if they
surrender. The proclamation is APP
| proved by the party at home that IA
vors conciliatory terms to the Beers
as step in the right direction.
Queen Victoria, it is said, has APP
proved the proposal to institute a
new order of knighthood to reward
officers who have served in South At
rica. The order will probably be
called the Star of Africa.
London. Dec. 2s.-The Evening
that the squadron of yeomanry which,
as announced in dispatch from Cape
Town Wednesday was entrapped and
captured by the Beers whom they were
following from Britstown, was released
after the men had been relieved of
their horses and other equipment. Ten
of the yeomanry, the paper adds, were
wounded
London, Dec. 2S.-The following dis
patch has been received from Lord
Kitchener:
Pretoria. Dec 26.-Knox, with Barker,
Pitcher and White is engaged with De
Vets force, holding position in the neigh
borhood of LeuwkoD.
DE Wet hopes to break through and go
south again.
1.-The Beers eastern column in Cape Col
ony is apparently headed by our troops
about Reitport spruit. The Beers west
ern column is reported to have gone north
in two portions, one towards Prieska and
the other through Strydenburg. They are
being followed up"
London. Dec. 28.-The following dis
patch from Gen. Kitchener was re-
ceived from Pretoria, under Thursdays
date:
Yesterday 200 Beers attacked small
police post near Boksburg. The police gal
lantly drove them off before reinforce
| ments from johannesburg arrived. The
Beers damaged the mining machinery in
the neighborhood.
1.-THE Beers attacked Utrecht at two
o'clock this morning and were driven off.
1.-THE Beers held up train three miles
west of Pan and were driven Off
1.-The eastern force Of Beers in Cape Col
ony was headed yesterday and driven in
the direction of VenterSt2d.
THE western force is still being driven
north through Strydenburg."
Cape Town, Dec. 2S.-A small party
of Beers attacked Burghersdorp on
December "a. They were repulsed aft
er heavy fighting. The Beers are ac-
tive and skirmishes in several places
have been reported
Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Wednesday, Dec. 26.-There are re-
newed but unconfrmed rumors here
shat Gen. De Wet. President Steyn and
Gen. Haasbroek have had a conference
and decided to offer to surrender, pro-
vided the colonial rebels are not pun
ished and the leaders. including them
selves. are not deported.
Cape Town. Dec. 2s.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in the districts of
Beaufort West and Carnarvon.
Newcastle, Natal, Dec. 2S.-The
Beers celebrated Christmas in the dis
trict between StaHderton and Ingogo
by more or less determined attack
upon every British garrison along Inc
lines of communication. These. now
ever, were in all cases successfully re-
pulsed.
At Utrecht the Boer commanda1.t
sent IN demand for whisky, cigars,
and Christmas luxuries, failing which
he threatened to attack the town.
His demand was ignored and the
Beers attacked Utrecht in force
Christmas morning. They were re-
pulsed with loss. the British casual
ties being but slight
London, Dec. 2s.-The war office
army in sensational manner. 1t has
demanded the resignation of Mai Gen.
Sir Henry Colville, commanding an in
fantry brigade at Gibraltar and re-
Gently commanding the Ninth division
of the South Africa field force. Gen.
Colville refuses to resign, and is now
on his way to England. The news is
all the more startling as the question
of Gen. Colville's responsibility for the
yeomanry disaster at Lindlay last
May was fully investigated by the au-
thorities when Gen. Colville returned
from South Africa last summer. After
the inquiry Gen. Colville was reinstat-
ed in his command at Gibraltar in
September last. The attitude of the
war office indicates that a new regime
in Pail Mall will reverse the decision
of Lord Lansdowne and Lord Wolse-
ley in regard to some of the command
ers in South Africa.