Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1902 — Defeated by De Wet. [ARTICLE]

Defeated by De Wet.

For four days following a roseate report from South Africa depicting the inability of the Boers to hold out much longer Lord Kitchener sends dispatches showing in many cases the utter defeat of British arms and in others the heavy losses suffered in numerous engagements. The climax is reached in to-day’s communication, dated Johannesburg, which says: "General Rundle reports that the night of Dec. 24 Colonel Firman’s camp at Zeefontein, consisting of three companies of yoemanry and two guns, was successfully rushed by a strong commando under De Wet. It is feared the casualties are heavy. Two regiments of light horse are pursuing the Boers.