Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-22
s,b,rt, Makes His Report on
Il. Relief Of Ma'eking'
|,,rp, LEAVING PRETORIA.
.oa children Being sent TO
'"' N Foreigners Departing
from The country

MAY 22.-Lord Roberts re-
me war office in a dispatch
sro %. May e. as follows
,,. ,sports that the flying col
-..s-,d MafekIng at 4 a. m, May
NJ Was stubbornly opposed by
IN on May I'm, nine miles from
...l,, but the Beers were driven
@sr strong positions after five
e,bupr thanks. he says, 70 the
@t qualities OF his troops. A
$50 ef Canadian artillery by
M forced marches, reached
Y. manning OF the fighting ana
i vev valuable assistance.
t-,,s casualties were about thir-
M Bosr losses were heavy
arr PRISONERS CAPTURED.
4 ,.so May ga dispatch TO the
Wg dated Mafeklng. May 18th,
ing the prisoners captured with
r5ant sarel ElOff are Count de
4 Ind a Frsnchman, and Count Won
German. 10 rs found that the
were guided by two deserters
"A Nay and Bolton. AZ the enc
rlasst we have handed over
IN one OF our men was asked
rrsBder and replied Never The
al once shot him through the
BEAT A BOER AMBUSH.
1 n.tn May .2.-The second edition
~ Daily Mail this morning CON
I5 & dispatch from lanmadadibis
\ date Of May 18th, which says.
British left salagol Sunday at
making q detour 10 the vest
n d order 10 avoid Ko0doos Rand,
there was a strong force OF
"a The Vancouver was success
trt q large force of Beers IN ann
4 vis encountered. A column of
I. alee dIsl0dged the Beers, who
nusi 10 endlade the convoy, but
prevented by the artillery, and
rsmy fed, our rear guard, COM
q the Kimberley horse, enflad-
4 .ir retreat
lb. Hands was wounded The
b. leo thirty dead. The column
.-e5 here this morning and met Col.
.l-Hs force
Beers SUFFERING FROM DIS
EASE
lria. May PA dispatch TO the
hy Mail from Majanamabili, dated |
III q says.
Eat Mo0rs0me with the protec-
uy regiment from Mafeking Joined |
3 ny went first 20 Colonel Plumor
rig q vide western circuit, and got |
a0lh The Boer lines with many hair |
pam escapes, reaching Vryburg az |
I z daring ride OF nearly 300 miles /
gh q country scourged with a de-
Owe fever similar 10 the influenza.
is vas hardly a Boer house or a
Pc naal without a case Of the dis
\ end hundreds died The column Is
--ililly moving and Is healthy,
M and clean. The troops entirely
EEl
Aily concealed arms have been dis
.thl and their owners arrested
.uy They inform against their
.t'1N The natives render every as
0-lg"
PLAN OF THE BRITISH.
Nv York May22.--A dispatch to the
ll from London says.
reason which made the Beers go
z 70 capture Mafeklng was that
Always regarded Il a convenient
lom which a raid could readily |
lls on johannesburg. Il seems
uat they win now have full
.luoa ior their anxiety, for Lord
s woo apparently revels in
.-ainS DIS campaign lines, evident
--' y take advantage OF the posi-
,,leh Aattkng occupies and hold
.,'ee he Is now moving his left
I n1rihWarl.
hlhier from Fourteen Streams.
lung provision trains and a hos
WV w Ihe railway which Is be-
''- 5lel as quickly as possible.
carton, Who has been marching
. Almost parallel 70 the railway.
.l,Asa Ialags. whence he tcle-
~ ue official news OF Baden
relief Lord Methuen has
u9m Ho0Ds,ad 10 cooperate In
1.-siai advance IN that direction.
N NVoaDly now al Bloemhof. on
,,'sslop road The commander
pas doubtless filed up the gap
.haln Of posts by sending troops
.. .,-,1 l,..d 90 occupy Hoopstad.
,,. 'l haler having the Blggars-
-s completely In his hands has
~ loiced 90 halt until the rail-
~ oe repaired and large guam
y stores pushed up 10 him. IL
, w u doubtful whether the Beers
n Nv up 20 Dundonald their very
4 wy az La.ngs Mex for some re-
~ oI lhe federal force being
% in'renched position there.
'L's LEAVING PRETORIA.
s.r May 22.-315 a. m.-Brltlsh
r,n n ,g,ceord.ng 20 a dispatch from
r IN -iQues are now close 10 the
r within forty miles OF
Ws.a,.'n from Pretoria has be-
,.lsn and children are being
4 i 'a,ns TO Machadadorp on the
4 TT51.sHDufg Trains are ar,iv-
~ ,,''Iehz1 Marques filled with
Ia ~ ,lHohg whom are many
"ao ore bound for Europe.
"Aos IN PosToFFICE.
u" havana Found TO be in Bad
Condition.