Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-23
'BO|HA SUFFERS loss
The Boer Generals Wagon Train
Captured by Column Of
British Soldiers.
Gen. Kitchener Reports Two Sue.
cesses For the English in
South Africa.
ills Stated That the British Gov.
eminent Is Considering
New War Loan.

London, Sept. 23.-Lord Kitchener
last night reported the capture Of two
Communicating consisting of fifty
five men under Commandant Kochs.
who We're taken, together with their en-
tire transport, west OF Adensburg, and
the other, consisting of ffty-four men,
including p. j. Botha, who were taken
with forty-eight wagons and their be-
Ilongings forty-tlve miles southeast Of
Carolina.
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
British captured by the Beers In the
ambush near Scheeper's Mex on Sept. II
have been released and that the British
casualties in the recent Vlakfontein en-
gagement, when the Beers captured a
company of mounted infantry and two
guns, were one officer and five men
killed, twenty three men wounded, and
six officers and 1903 men taken prisoners.
He announces that these prisoners have
since been released.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated Pretoria yesterday:
"Kritzinger, while endeavoring to
force passage Of the Orange river near
Herchell at i o'clock Friday morning,
rushed the camp of party of Lovatt's
scouts. He failed to cross the river, but
the scouts lost heavily. Lieut.. Col. the
Hon. Andrew Murray and Capt. Muir
ray, his adjutant, We're killed. Deeply
regret the loss Of Col. Murray. who
turnout the war had led Lovatts scouts
with great gallantry.
Under cover of darkness the Beers
managed to carry off gun. They We're
promptly followed up and the gun was
recovered in smart engagement, in
which Kritzinger last two killed and
twenty men taken prisoners.
| London, Sept 23.-In financial circles
THE opinion is growing that there will
have to be further borrowing by the
British government as the result OF the
continued fighting in South Africa. The
lonly relief to the drain upon the re-
sources of the nation is the money
which is expected to be realized by the
sale of the farms belonging to those ir-
lreconcilable burghers who have left
thei- wives and children to the care of
Kitchener. This relief can only be
ltrlfing, however, and 1t is hardly likely
to have an appreciate effect.
The newspapers are clamortng for en-
ergetic prosecution of the struggle, and
| are pleased to be able to print Lord
Kitchener's announcement Of the cap
lture of the Koch commando and the
Carolina commando. These BrttHh sue
cesses are regarded as some compensa-
ton for the reverses reported last week.
Louis Botha has now lost a large
number OF his cattle, and he may find It
necessary to considerably alter his
plans. KrItzinger endeavored to fmt-'
tate the example set him by SHUTS of
cutting q way thru the British lines. He
failed but Lovat's scouts suffered
heavily in keeping him south Of the Or
ange river.
The apparently inexhaustible supply
of ammunition which the Beers have at
their command is the subject Of consid-
cradle talk among well informed stock
exchange men. Doubtless the stores
Imported before the war have not yet
been entirely used UP or captured. but
private advices point to possible
breakage at Cape Town and other
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