Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-15
CAPITAL AT
HEILBRU[N.
steyn Has Gone There and
Declares it Capital Of
Free State.
r. ! 'NsTAD is OCCUPIED
RobcS arches Into the Town ON
Satur e Occupation is Taken Quiet-
ly Z esidents-Advance Of
81 a & Division Begun.


Press.)-steyn has gone to Heilbrun,
not Lindley. He has declared the for
mer the new capital. Four hundred
hurghers have given up their arms
here and in this neighborhood. AltEo
the bridge across the Valsch has been
destroyed, a good deviation exists
where the road ran before the bridge
was constructed. The Transvaalers
are reported to be massing at Vaal
The Standard and Diggers' News of
Johannesburg, shows that dissentions
exist in the Transvaal volksraad. Rail-
way repairs are progressing rapidly
The town accepts the occupation
quietly.
Thaban Chu, May 14.-By Associat-
ed Press)-Eight divisions, with a
front extending thirty miles, yester-
day began moving forward. Generals
Grenfell and Brabant followed the
Beers, reaching Newberry's mills and
capturing great quantities of flour and
grain. Brabant's main force with
Campbells brigade of guards and
General Boyes' brigade have cleared
the country. The Beers are splitting
up and retiring in the direction Of
Clocoland.
The White Flag Episode.
London, May 14..-(By Associated
Press .)--The war office has received
the following from Roberts: .sKroon-
stad, May 13.-There We're more cas-
ualties in the cavalry up to May 10
than were reported by me. I was un-
able to get any exact account of what
occurred, as the commanding officer,
Captain Elsworthy, was killed and two
officers wounded at the same time and
sent to the rear. But it would appear
that a party of our men GO
ing up to the kraal, on which the.
white flag was flying, were suddenly
attacked by a large number of the
enemy. Two officers, Captain Haig, of
the Sixth dragons, and Lieutenant
Wilkinson, of the Australian Horse,
were made prisoners, and twenty-onei
men are still unaccounted for. Some
Of them may have turned up, as the,
cavalry covered considerable distance
May 10, and the reported missing hav,.
been rejoining during the past few
days"
The above dispatch refers to the
losses sustained by the Inniskillings on
May 10, detailed in the dispatches of
the Associated Press Saturday last.
The troopers were fired on while un-
saddling their horses, having approach
ed the kraal unsuspiciously as a white
flag was flying from it.
BnIler Makes Progress.
London, May 14.-By Associated
Press IA special from Stonehill
Farm, Natal, dated today, says:
ssBuller's advance commenced Thurs
day, when he left Ladysmith in
strength. When within two miles of
Helpmakaar the Beers opened heavy
artillery fire and the British guns re-
piled, while a portion of Buffers
troops worked round the Boer fanks.
The British attack was pressed home
Sunday. Bethulie, on the right, out
fanked the Beers, whose splendid de
fensiye positions on Biggarsberg hill
were practically taken.
Buffers march subsequent to the
attack was carried out without
hitch. The British are still pushing
on
London, May 14.-(By Associated
Press. AN Associated Press dispatch
from Pietermaritzburg, timed at noon
Today, brings the first intimation of
the success attained by Butler in. nor
Hhern Natal. The sender of this dis
patch evidently assumes that the news
of the affair has been received direct
from the scene, of hostilities, for he
merely says:
Buffers official telegram notifying
us OF his success at Biggarsburg, re-
ceived here an hour ago, has given
keen satisfaction. 1t is confidently an
ticipated that Dundee will be occupied
by the British today. The residents of
the north country are delighted, as
the forcing of Biggarsburg means
that they will speedily be enabled to
return to their homes.''
sg Another dispatch to the Associated
Press, dated stonehil Farm, at $40
this morning, says:
After four days march eastwards.
at the foot of the Biggarsburg ridges,
in the direction of Helpmakaar, which
was occupied by the. federals the Sec
ond brigade, on Sunday, led an attack.
Dundonald's cavalry broke the Beers
center and Bethulie's horse advanced
on their extreme right. In the direc-