Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-23
Recognized In England as Very
Serious,
CAPE COLONY IN REVOLT.
All the Dutch sympathize with the
Boers-There VIII Have 90 be
Further Borrowing.

the continued fighting in South Africa
says the London correspondent Of the
Tribune, The only relief to the drain
upon the resources Of the nation is the
money which is expected to be realized
by the sale Of farms belonging to those
irreconcilable burghers who have left
their wives and children to the care of
Lord Kitchener,
Commenting upon the military situa-
ton the correspondent says. The news
papers are clamorlng for energetic
prosecution Of the struggle and are
pleased TO be able to print Lord
kitchener's announcement of the cap
ture OF commando and Lorinos
commando. These British successes
are regarded as some compensation for
the reyerses reported last week Cen
Louis Botha has now lost large num-
bers OF his cattle and he may find it
necessary to alter his plans
The apparently inexhaustible supply
OF ammunition which the Beers have at
their command Is the subject OF consid-
cradle talk.
A serious state OF things prevails In
Cape Colony from the Orange river TO
the sea. II is In condition of open or
incipient rebellion. A letter from an
Express correspondent at Capetown
tells OF pillagng commanders wander
Ing free from serious Interference. OF
farms deserted by their rebel proprie-
tors, OF armored trains that have been
forced to patrol the lines as far south
as Worcester, and of the Strengthening
OF the defences of Capetown itself. For
the first time II Is now known in tnis
country that Scheeper succeeded In
capturing the loyal delegates on their
return to their homes in Oudtschoorn
from welcoming the Duke Of Cornwall
at Capetown.
Lord Kitcheners message clears up
the mystery as TO the location OF the
waterWorks mentioned in recent dis
patches, reporteing the CAPTURE of two
guns by the Beers II was generally
understood that the Pretoria water
works were referred TO- but II is now
clear that II was the Boemfonteln
waterworks from which the captured
guns and escort started. 1t is a singu-
lar coincidence that NJ battery, which
lost gun near the waterworks in the
fight of March 81, 1900. should lose two
more within fifteen miles Of that place
eighteen months later.
WHAT GERMAN PRESS SAYS.
London, Sept. 2S.--The Berlin cores.
pendent OF the Times says:
The news OF the British reverses In
South Africa is discussed on the whole
with much moderation In the more Sc
rious organs Of the German press. The
less responsible papers make no effort
TO conceal their eXutation; the con-
sensus Of opinion is that the chief i'm
poftance Of the recent. Boer successes
consists in the encouragement they will
afford TO the burghers and their effect
upon the Cape Colony loyalsts.
THE paper regards the new activity
and daring Of the Beers as a crushing
reply to Lord Kitchener's latest pro.
clamation.
KITCHENER'S GLOOMY REPORT.
London, Sept. 2g.--The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Sept
END
"Kr.tzInger, while endeavoring TO
force a passage Of the Orange river
near Herschel at O'clock Friday morn
ing rushed the camp Of party OF Lo-
watts scouts. He failed TO cross the
river but the scouts lost heavily
Lieut.-Col Murray and Capt Murray,
his adjutant, were killed Deeply re-
greet the loss OF Col Murray, who
throughout the war handled Lovatts
scouts with great gallantry.
Under cover OF darkness the Beers
managed to cary off gun. They
were promptly followed up, and the
gun was recovered in a smart engage
ment ~ which Kritzinger lost two
killed ana twenty taken prisoners"
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
British captured by the Beers In the
ambush near Schoepers Mex Sept
nth, have been released and that
the British casualties in the recent
Nlakfontein engagement when the
Beers captured a company of mounted
infantry and two guns, were one off,
Ger and five men killed. twenty three
men wounded and six officers and 100
men taken prisoners. He announced
that these prisoners have since been
released.
He further reports the capture OF
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LORD kltchener' announces that the
Buffalo river Is Hooded ana that thefe
Is no change IN the situation IN Natal
The latter fact SHOWS that Gen Lyt-
Teton has not yet succeeded Ia inter-
fering win the movements OF COM
mandant-Gen Botha'
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Kitchener reports, - brother OF the
Boer commandant