The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14

BOERS UNDER DELAREY ADMINS
TER A HARD BLOW To
BRITISH.
BRITISH GENERAL IS WOUNDED
THIRTY-EIGRT KILLED, SEVENTY
SEVEN WOUNDED AND MANY
MISSING.

London, March II. 1t was an
nounced yesterday that Gen. Lord
Methuen and four guns had been cap
tured by the Beers commanded by
Gen Delarey The news came like a
thunderbolt to london. The extra
editions of the evening papers giving
an account of the disaster were eager
ly bought up and their readers hurried
through the streets with anxious faces
and bitter remarks were passed on the
subject of the governments declara-
ton that the war in South Africa was
over. The news came too late to af-
feet business on the stock exchange,
but excited curb dealings quickly fol-
lowed the closing in which South Afri-
cans slumped heavily.
The news was received in the house
Of commons amid great excitement.
The reading of Lord Kitchener's tele-
gram by the war secretary, Mr.. Brod-
rick. was listened to in deep silence,
which was broker by loud Irish cneers.
Instantly there were cries of shame"
shame" from the government
benches. Then the Irish members
seemed to think better of their out
break and suddenly subsidized. The
subsequent eulogistic references to
Gen.. Methuen were received with
cheers.
In brief, Lord Kitchener announced
that Ter Methuen was capture,
wounded, with four guns, three British
officers and thirty-eight men were
killed and five officers and seventy
two men We're wounded. In addition
one officer and 200 men were reported
missing.
kitchener's Melancholy Recital.
The text Of Lord Kitchener's dis
pa,ch announcing the capture Of Gen.
Methuen, Is as follows:
Pretoria, March 81 greatly regret
to have to send you bad news of Me-
thuen. He was moving with 900
mounted men, under Maj. Paris, and
300 infantry, four guns and a pompom.
from Winburg to Lichtenburg, and
was to meet Grenfell with 1900 Mount
ed men at Rovirainesfontein to-day.
tackled by Delarey's force between
Twe-Bosch and Palmieteknill. The
Beers charged on three Sides.
Five hundred and fifty men have
come in at Maribogs and Kraaipan.
They were pursued by the Beers four
miles from the scene of the action.
They report that Methuen and Paris,
with the guns. baggage, ETC., were
captured by the Beers. Methuen,
when last seen. was a prisoner.
Beers ON Both Flanks.
In a second dispatch dated Sunday.
March 9, Lord Kitchener says:
Paris has come in at kraaipan with
the remainder of the men. He reports
that the column was moving In two
parties. One, with the OK wagons, left
Twe-Bosch at 3 a. m. The other, with
the mule wagons started an hour
later Just before dawn the Beers at
tackled. Before achievements could
reach them the rear guard broke. In
the meantime a large number of Beers
galloped up on both TANKS. These at
first were checked by the flank
parties, but the panic and stampede
of the mules had begun and all the
mule wagons with a terrible mixture
Of mounted men, rushed past the OK
wagons. All efforts to check them
were unavailing.
Maj. Paris, collected forty men n
occupied a position a mile in front OF
the OK wagons. which were then halt
ed. After a gallant but useless de-
Tense, the enemy rushed into the OK
wagons and Methuen was wounded in
the thigh. Paris, Being surrounded,
surrendered at 10 a. m. Methuen is
still in the Boer camp.
AS Lord Kitchener announced that
Maj. Paris had surrendered and also
telegrapbed that he reached Kraai-
pan with the remainder of the men, it
may be inferred that the Beers subse-
~quently released the major and his
companions.