The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-03
hut Was Headed on by Colonel Pill
cher and Retrcatei Towards
Lindley or Reitz.
RAILWAY DAMAGED AGAIN
BOERs DEFEATED AND GRAAF REL
NET OCCUPIED BY BRITISH.
Situation in Cape Colony So Serious
the BattIeship Monarch wsn Laad
Guns at Cape Town.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The War ONCE has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener: DE Wet tried to move toward
Bethlehem, but he was headed off by
Pitcher and retreated toward Lindley or
Reitz. One hundred and thirty Boer horses
have been captured near Thaba N'Chu
The railway has been damaged south Of
Sarfontein. Williams engaged the Beers
southeast Of Middleburg, Cape Colony. and
the British now occupy Graaf Reinet."
A dispatch from Cape Town says: 1.-The
British battleship Monarch will land guns
tomorrow as a precautionary measure.
The situation is undoubtedly serious. 1t
is true that the Dutch have not joined the
invaders in any considerable numbers, but
lack of arms is believed to be the true
reason for 1t. In many places horses are
freely offered and information readily sup
piled the Beers. The early proclamation
of martial law in the Cape Town division
is expected. This division does not include
Cape Town itself.
1.-THE latest reports show the situation to
be generally as follows: Kuruman, if still
uninvested. probably soon will be. Griqua-
land West is filed with small parties of
Beers who working southwark toward
Prieska for the purpose of cooperating
with or supporting Commandant Hertzog,
whose advance parties are in the neighbor-
hood of Frazerburg. The Beers are close
to Graaf Reinet. where of late the Dutch
have given many demonstrations OF ex-
treme sympathy. In the eastern part of
the colony the advance guard of the Beers
is close to harrisburg. about twenty-five
miles northeast Of Cradock
"The general opinion here is that the posi-
ton is not properly appreciated in Eng
land. The Worcester conference excited the
Dutch throughout the colony. Many old
residents, who are by no means alarmists.
regard general uprising Of the Dutch as
quite likely"
Martial law has been proclaimed in the
Worcestershire, Ceres, Prince Albert, Fra
zerbIrg and Sutherland divisions, says
the Cape Town correspondent of the Daily
Mail. wiring yesterday. ''The enlistment
OF volunteers is active, and the best au-
thorities anticipate favorable developments
shortly. The great trouble IS the scarcity
of horses. Seven hundred Beers have
broken through the Gordon at Zuurburg and
are advancing upon Richmond The magis-
trate there reports that they are burning
ard looting a few miles from the town.
Lord Methuen is collecting a force at
yryburg, whittier a thousand troops hava
been Gent from Kimberley and others from
more northern towns to deal with a corn
mando that is raiding around Kurman.
The Beers have reoccupied Jagersfontein.
which, together with Faucrsmi;h, the Brit
ish evacuated on Christmas day. The con-
voy of retiring inhabitants. with hundreds
Of wagons, extended for seven miles 1t
was a mournful spectacle Camp was
pitched at Edenburg. I gather that the
motive for the evacuation was the diff
hculty OF maintaining food supplies so far
from the railway
A dispatch from Carnarvon says: 'The
Boers commanded by Hertzog, Vessels
Fretorius and Nieuwenhaut are continu-
ing their march on F'razerburg. 1t is re-
ported that they have arrived AT Spionberg
Looting continues. The Boer horses are
footsore. and there is great want of fodder.
as the country is barren. Communication
with Frazerburg is suspended. and 1t is
doubtful when this will be restored, mas
much the Beers are travelling along the
line. Colonel Thorneycroft and Colonel De
Iisle arc continuing the chase but their
horses and mules are very tired. Many
Dutch residents attended the funeral OF
Boer killed In action and placed wreaths
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