The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-04

ed at Houtnek, But They Are Al
ways Ready to Fight-What the
Gordon Highlanders Did.
London May At is announced that
the British have captured Brandfort.
Brandfort, Thursday, May 8, morning.
Brandfort was captured by a combined
movement of Col. fuckers and Gen Pole
Carews divisions on the east and center
and Gen. Hutton's mounted infantry on
the west.
The British surprised the Beers, who
reueated hastily. Four thousand of the
enemy moved here yesterday evening in
order to oppose our advance. Col Tuck
er's artillery had sharp duel with the
enemys guns and put two of them out of
action.
London, May 4, Ais a. m.-Gen. Broad
woods cavalry brigade has reached Isa-
befontein, twenty Eight miles north sf
Thaba Nchu. Gen. Ian Hamilton is biv-
uoacking at Jacobsrust, fifteen miles
north of Thaba Nchu. Gen. fuckers di-
vision is moving eastward from Karee
Siding. The divisions of Gen. French and
Gen. Rundle are in and near Thaba Nchu.
Thus Lord Roberts has 90 900 men operat-
ing clear of the railway along front of
fQ ty miles.
He is advancing slowly with some sue
cess, but nothing decisive. Yet, at all
points of concentration, the Beers appear
in force sufficient to compel the British
to proceed with caution. Their wide front
In a ,f-1- hoe
ments off hand difficult.
The Beers, Winston Churchill says have
enormous herds of cattle and hocks of
sheep gathered I'M the southeast. These
they are driving northward
Observers at headquarters in Bloemfon-
tein seem to think that the Beers are pre-
pairing to evacuate Brandfort and Lady
brand. The Beers still holding the Thaba
Nchu district are estimated at 1900. They
have among their guns 4O-pounder. One
correspondent. wiring from Bloemfontein.
W ednesday, at 11:55 p. m, said the British
hoped to cut off the whole commando.
The correspondents at Kimberley have
been forbidden to communicate for several
days, the deduction being that a forward
movement is under way there.
The Beers in Natal are restless. Two
hundred crossed Sundays river Wednesday
and tried to engage the British outposts.
Every Point Contested.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Standard, telegraphing May 2, says:
Il have just ridden hither from Thaba
Nchu, along the line of our advance east
of Bloemfontein. The distance is fully
forty miles, and yet almost every point
of concentration is contested by the en-
emy.
Gen. Rumble, with the Eighth division,
is posted on our right flank with orders
to guard a strong and boldly outlined
frontal position in country of a decided
ly difficult nature. There the Beers have
posted a number of guns of superior
weight, and range to our own. However,
they show no disposition 10 do more than
keep in touch with us, and to harass our
advance.
Further to the west Gen. Ian Hamil-
ton, with his division of mounted infan-
try is pressing northward, encountering
only desultory fire. The highland brig
ade, from Val krantz has been engaged
while Gen. Tucker, command ng the Sew
enth division, has moved eastward from
Karee Siding and has returned south, fol-
lowed by the Beers.
Nevertheless, the cavalry, owing to the
greater number of the enemy, have been
prevented from completing the movement
hat was intended to encrcle the Beers
on the march TO Brandfort and the en-
emy are now prepared to offer stubborn
opposition on an entrenched hill to the
southeast of Kroonstad.
They will probably abandon that posi-
ton as soon as their stores have been
moved north of Viet river.
cen fuckers attempt to advance on
Brandfort showed the enemy TO be IN
cons derable strength The colonial cav
arr were engaged, and they lost twenty
hoises wtile un er fire from pompons.
me Boers Were, however, driven from
their position"
The Daily News he's the following from
Ihaba Nchu dated Wednesday:
In Yesterdays thanking movement
Napt. Towse and fifty Gordon Highland
CTS were surrounded by 20 Beers, who de-
manded their surrender Capt Towse or
yer his men to fix bayonsts and charge.
win a wild cheer the Gorions rushed at
Ine enemey and kept il up all day.
ana swept them away with great slaugh-
ler' Capt, Towse was blinded in both
SFts by the enetty's fire and throughout
OehaVcd most herocally."
Beers Driven From HOutneIx
London May 3-The war office has re-
lVed the following report from Lord
X bers under cate of Bloemfontein, May
G5n Hamilton met with consider rabe
sue es' and Grove the enemy out of the
81 oh4 position they had taken up at
t'h win comparatively small loss
20 US. The Doors dispersed in several di-
IFcuons, mainly to the east and north,
naying twt nty- tx pris )nels in our hands.
+.eluding one commandant, and sixteen
Yer wounded men. Gen Hamilton il
"oW IN camp a Jacobsrust
as the men needed rest after fighting
seen cut of the last ten days. | ordered
I'm 10 halt for the day. Gen. Broad
WOOD rigada Of cavalry arrived upon the
s.eAe in time to afford valuable assist
"i.ce nee by threatening the enemys rear.
During the afternoon Gen. Ian Hamil-
oh was joined by Gen B uce Hami!tons
"iigsde of infantry
ne enemy admit having twelve killed
S uu Ierty wounded yesterday. Among the
teolher was Lieut.. Gunther, a German Of
neer belonging to the Fifty-ffth Regi-
ana among the latter was Maxim
the Russian commander OF the for
hsh gion. Twenly-one of fifty-two OF
ne eneny's casualties occurred amongst
sne members of that legi-n. Two French
ilth were among the killed