The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-26
BRITISH ARE KEPT BUSY
BATTLES WITH THE BOERS ARE
NOW OF DAILY OCCURRENCE.

LONDON, July 25.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
''Vandermerwe Station, July 24-We
made general advance yesterday from
the position we have been holding east
of Pretoria since June u. Ian Hamilton,
from the north, reached Rustfontein,
seven miles north of Bdinkhorst Spruit
on July 28 This so completely surrounded
the enemy's line of retreat that they
abandoned the strong position they had
been occupying in front of PoIe-CareW
Stephenson's brigade advanced yesterday
unopposed to Glands River station. Our
right was protected by the First and
Fourth brtgades of cavalry, under French
and Hutton's mounted infantry. The
former crossed east of Wilge river
Railway and telegraphic communica-
ton were restored last night.
I'm the supply train captured at Roode-
vaal were 200 Welsh fusiliers, most of
whom had been prisoners. Dewet's force
is continued to move northeasterly. 1t
was at Roodepoort July o. with Broad
wood not far behind, and Ltttles cavalry
brigade following Broadwood.
"Baden-Poweu reports as follows:
"'Magato Farm July 22-Cols Arey
and Lushington, with $50 men, drove 1000
Beers from a very strong positions and
scattered them, with considera BILE loss.
Our casualties were six killed and nine
teen wounded. "
1t is not clear whether the supply train
and 200 fusiliers mentioned in the above
dispatch are identical with the train and
100 Cameron Highlanders, the capture of
which was reported by Lord Roberts in
his communication of July.
The following dispatch from Lord Rob
erts has been received at the war office:
"Bronkhorst Sprui6 Tuesday, July "a
We marched here today. This is the
place where the Ninety-fourth was at
tackled Dec. 70, 1885, The graves of the
officers and men are in fair preservation
and will now be put in good order The
march was unopposed, but Francois cav
airy and Hutton's mounted infantry.
making a wide detour On our right, met
! bodies Of the enemy. These were driven
back, leaving several dead and wounded.
A good many were. also capturd. Our
casualties were one killed.
Broadwood reports that he captured
five of Dewet's wagons today. He was
waiting at Vredefort until Little Joined
| him..
BOERS RETREAT.
BRONKHURsT sPRUIT, Tuesday,
July 24.-The Beers, having got wind of
/ the British advance, have evacuated all
their positions, and are reported to be
moving to the northeast, towards Ley
| denburg whittier President Kruger is
going A portion of the Beers remain
north of Bushveldt, whence they attempt
! to interrupt communications on this line.
The bridges here and smaller bridges
to the west have been destroyed.
The British force comprises two brig
| AIDES under Gel. French, and a brigade
and a half under Gen. Hamilton 1t is
not likely that the advance upon Middle
burg will be contested. The Beers re-
naming upon their farms state that
most of the burghers are anxious to
bring matters to finish, but that the
| foreigners are persistent.
PEACE ENJOYS IN PARIS.
PARIS, July 25.-Messrs. Fischer, VOL
marans and Vessels, the Boer delegates,
were received today by President Lou
bet in the palace of the Elysee. They
were presented by DR.. Leyds the diplo-
| matte agent of the Transyaal
COMPLAIN OF BRITISH CRUELTY.
BERLIN, July 25.-The German press
complains of what one paper calls the
growing EQUALIZATION of the South At
rican war; Prof Won Rohland. in the
Deutsche Juristenzeitung, dep1ores the
wounds which England's procedure
against the Beers has made in the world S
sense of humanity in war, as expressed
at The Hague conference
| A number of papers assert that Eng
land is now warning even against the
wives of the Beers.