The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-09-27
ENGLISH SCOUTS CAPTURED
BRITISH LOSING HEAVILY.
Kitchener Tells About Recent Ea-
xaxesaeats-One hoer Commando
Suffered hia L0.s-Hi. Attempt
to era.A the ORANGE River = FALL
ure-Li.t Of killed aad WosHA~a.

London. Sept. 23.-The war once
has received the following from LORD
Kitchener:
"Kritzinger. while endeavorinx t
force a passage OF the Orange river
near Herchel at O'Clock Friday morn
Ing. rushed the camp OF = party Of
Lovatt's scouts. He failed to cross
the river. but the scouts lost heavily
Lieutent Colonel Murray and Captain
Murray, his adjutant. were killed.
reeply regret the loss Of Colonel Muv.
ray. who throughout the war had led
Iovatt's scouts with great .gallantry.
Under cover Of darkness the Beers
msnaged to carry OF a gun. They
we're promptly followed up and the
gun was recovered In = smart engage
ment in which Kritzinger lost two
killed and 20 taken prisoners"
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
british captured by the Bocrs ir the
ambush near Scheeper's Mex. Septeni-
her II. have been released. and that
the British casualties in the recent
N-iakfontein engagement when tire
Roers captured company OF mounted
infantry and two guns. were one Officer
end five men killed. 23 men wounded
and six officers and 10s men taken
prisoners have since been released.
He further reports the capture Of
SIS men under Commandant Kochs
who were taken together with their
entire transport west Of Adenburg. and
the other consisting OF 81 men. Includ-
ing j. P. Botha. who were taken with
As wagons and their belongings As
miles southeast OF Carolina
Lord Kitchener's latest dispatches.
although they contain good news as
well as bad. have done little to reas-
sure the public concerning the state of
affairs The loss OF Lieutenant Col
onel Murray. brother OF Lord Mans
field. is keenly felt. There is little
doubt that further details will show 1t
was serious affair.
Lord Kitchener announces that the
Buffalo river Is flooded and that there
Is no change in the situation in Natal
The latter fact shows that General
Lyttleton has not yet succeeded In
with she movements of
General Botha- P. j. Botha. whose
capture Lord Kitchener reports, lis n
brother of the Boer commandant.
According to the latest advices from
Cape COLONY. the situation there is
'erious. owing 10 the sympathy and
I'D which the Dutch are giving the
Boer commanders The British find
t difficult to obtain news OF Boer
General French's task Is
IS the hardest allotted him
turing the whole war.
At Pretoria the strength OF the Boery
n the field is now estimated at II 900.
these figures be correct the Beers
rust be constantly gaining recruits.
their supply Of rrms and ammunition
Gems to be inexnaustible.
In Boer circles in Holland 1t Is as
erted that everything is prepared for
Dutch uprising in both Cape Colony
nd Natal A most alarmist letter
rom Cape Town is published today
y the Daily Express The writer
avs: THE Beers are overrpnning
ape Colony. They are on both the
cast lines and within 40 miles Of
ape Town. Even the intelligence de-
does not know how many
olonial rebels have taken up arms In
le last fortnight.
The town guard Of Cape Town has .
cen ordered to hand in the magazine
fies and ammunition, ostensibly be
ause they are wanted at the front.
Iartinis have been served out In.
cad
In conclusion the writer declares
lat the Dutch element In the colony
in revolt and it is useless to dis