Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-14
WAS A GREAT BOER v|C1rI
GENERAL METHuEN c.n
he was Wounded in IN.
Three British Officer. kr,
Hen h''sinx-''osr. C.p,,,..
British bnxgage-Att4..k ~. ="
Dawn. q

London, March ll.-Ceners, ~.
and four guns have been o,n,. e.auen
General Delarey. 'a By
General Methuen wa. wo,r,.,
thigh. Three British officers ans a. ~ "
were killed. Five British Officer. 70 aa
men were wounded. One British -. "
and ~ Omen are missing. 'A's
The fight in which Genera, ~,
was captured occurred before dawn M'
l. between Winburg and Lich,.n ,Is'e'
Orange River Colony. The British y
numbered 1900 men. The Beers o.,. WV
all the British baggage. General Ms sl.N
is retained as prisoner. D'a
London, March 1.-THE text q. T.,
kitchener's dispatch announcing ,ho Nv
ture Of General Methuen is as follow. "
Pretoria, Saturday, March o. ,,.,
~ regret to have to send you bad ns..
OF Nethuen. He was moving with us
mounted men, under Major Paris. and an
infantry, four guns and a pompom r."
Wynburg to Lichtenburg, and wa. !
meet Grenfell, with 1900 mounted ma,
at Northumberland TO-DAY. Yes,ard,r
morning, early, he was attacked bv \.
larey's forces between Twebosch and 81
mietenill. The Beers charged on TIM.
sides.
Five hundred and fifty men have com.
in at Maribogs and Kraaipan. They vgs
pursued by the Beers four miles from tss
scene of action. They report that NJ.
thuen and Paris, with the guns, baggage
etc, were captured by the Beers. Ne
thuen, when last seen, was prisoner.
have no details of the casualties anu $40.
gest delaying publication until can send
definite news. l think TINS sudden IT.
vival Of activity on the part OF Ds!sny
is to draw off the troops pressing Deve.'
In second dispatch, dated SUNDAY
March 9, Lord Kitchener says:
| paris has come in at Klaaipan will
the remainder Of the men. He reports
that the column was moving in two
parties. One, with the OK wagons LETT
Twebosch at a. m. The other, with the
mule wagons, started an hour later. Just
! before dawn the Beers attacked. Before
reinforcements could reach them the rear
guard broke. In the meantime a large
number Of Beers galloped on both tanks
These at first were checked by the flank
parties, but the panic and stampede d
the mules had begun, and all the mule
wagons with a terrible mixture Of mount
men rushed past the OK Wagons.
'All efforts to check tmem were IN.
availing. Major Paris collected 40 men
and occupied a position mile in front
of the OK wagons, which were then halsl
After gallant, but useless defense The
enemy rushed into the OK wagons, AMI
Methuen was wounded in the thigh. Pans
being surrounded, surrendered at 10 a. N
Nethuen is still in the Boer camp
Then follows the number Of casualties
The killed included Lieutenants G. K ven
ming and T. P. w. Nesham OF the RO!a
WIZ NcIC Dolh 'NA~~
serving their guns with caseshot.
As Lord Kitchener announced that Nib
jor Paris had surrendered and also 'ef
graphed that he had reached hraa'pn
with the remainder of the men, II LID!
be inferred that the Beers Subsequent
released the major and his companions
Lord Kitchener's dispatch announces
the disaster to General Metnuens iO''V
was read in both the house OF .crds @'
the house of commons today BY Loro NV
erts, the commander in chief, ana ~
Broderick, the war secretary, respeeu',.'
They both paid tributes TO Genera =
thuen, the former expressing his aPp'a =,
ton of Methuen's success throushou' i.
war, declaring that his task OF forcing :, :,
Boer position at Magersfonteh N''
almost impossible one.