Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1901 — BOERS PUNISH BRITISH. [ARTICLE]

BOERS PUNISH BRITISH.

Latter Lose 174 Men in Battle at Vladfontein. Lord Kitchener reports another disaster which the British have suffered at the hands of the Boers. The news reached London on the anniversary of the entry of Lord Roberts into the Johannesburg country. The battle at Vladfontein, on the Durban-Johannesburg Railroad, reported by Lord Kitchener, is the most serious engagement since Gen. Clement's reverse at Magaliesburg. The garrison at Vladfontein, apparently largely composed of yeomanry, had 174 men put out of action. That their assailants came to close quarters nnd suffered heavily Is shown by the number of dead left on the field. The dispatch from Lord Kitchener is as follows: “Delnrey attacked Brig. Gen. Dixon at Vladfontein yesterday and severe fighting ensued. The Boers were eventually driven off with heavy loss, leaving thirty-five dead on the field. I regret tu announce that our casualties were severe. We have 174 killed and wounded. Five officers were killed.” William Furlong, colored, in jail at New Boston, Texas, died from starvation. He persistently refused f<Jod, declaring that he intended to starve himself to death.