Deseret Evening News | 1904-10-08 | Page 9 | Two Hundred Fifty Four Portuguese Killed

TWO HUMORED FIFTY FIFFY FOUR PORTUGUESE KILLED Oct 7 In the of ot deputies today the tr of at made a 1 detailed or Ihl recent I fighting In III Africa where n R toro tone of ot U ue operating tilt waa by th the aa 11 It wu woe the Cun ne river Two hundred and of If the tho Portuguese were killed The Th Mid that when the at ut attack tack tark wai AI made th detachment formed In a It square which wa IK Iii a ahu hu fire and ut on moment tad had to defend luelf with the bayonet The quart wu U not broken but Hie th lar troop were thrown Into A hand hanti conflict assegai aeral linn bayo bayonet bayonet net u the principal feature or the engagement to ta tile the relief of lit the detachment succeeded In only a It few tw of ot the wounded Th com commander mander of ot the detachment the river with lila hll forces and returned to where wh he h now lOW li II sustained no further I owes