Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — ATTACK BULLER'S ESCORT. [ARTICLE]

ATTACK BULLER'S ESCORT.

British Genernl Forced to Fight After Seeing Roberta. Late news from Booth Africa report? that the Boers ineffectually attacked Geu. Bullcr'a escort between Stauderton and Ileidollierg Katurdny as lie wne returning front a visit to Lord Roberts. The Boers attacked Fickaburg garrison at midnight Tuesday, but were driven off after forty-five minute*' fighting. * . Gen. Brnbnut July 5 occupied Dornberg, between Seuekal and Winburg, which served ns a base for bands assailing convoys. Col. Matron of Gen. Hutton’s mounted troops July 8 and 7 engaged 8,000 Boers et«t of Broukersprult and drove thftn off. The British casualties numbered thirty-three.