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Show EULLER S IMPORTANT VICTORY. Kegains British Territory Held 1T the lioers Since the War Bean. General Buller has turned the Big-j Big-j garsberg- position of the Boer In corthern Natal by a bold movement. The Boers had evacuated Ilelprnaakar, but were making- a stand at Bleskofr-laagte, Bleskofr-laagte, seven miles from Dundee. Gen-j Gen-j eral Buller, who seems to have been , employing- his full strength, is ex-i ex-i peeted to push on. His first marches j were forty miles in three days. He is I thus breaking into British territory j which the Transvsalers have adminis-j adminis-j tcred for six months as though it were j' part of the republic, holding courts j and levying- taxes. His success, there j fore, has political as well as military i consequences. Miner Killed. J. II. Patten was killed instantly. 'Saturday in Joplin, Mo., by an unknown un-known "negro highwayman and I. N". 'Glads, Patten's brother-in-law, was I wounded slightly. The men were ' gug home when commanded by two Imen'to throw up th.ir hands. The tragedy followed. |
