The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-06
BOERS ABANDON STRONGHOLD
ARE FIGHTING FOR ALL THEY ARE
WORTH AS THEY RETREAT
TO THE NORTHWARD
RAISE GREAT CLOUDS OF DUST
From This Ii Is Judged That They
Are NUmerOus-BeIief of Mafe-
king Is Hourly Ex-
pected.

WARRENTON, May 5.-The Vaal river
has been successfully crossed at Wind
sorton, by Barton's bridage, with whom
is Gen. Hunter, commanding the division,
The Beers have evacuated Windsorton
and Kip Dam. They were trekking
northward and arc fighting for all they
are worth. Barton is hanging on to their
rear and shelling them vigorously. Judg,
ing from the clouds of dust, the retreat.
ing Beers must be in very large mum.
bers.
! The Beers today vanly attempted to
reach the British with their artillery but
some shells from the high gun effectively
silenced them. Natives report that the
Beers are evacuatlng Christiana, many Of
them admitting that the situation Is
hopeless and APPARENTLY are trekking
from Kip Dam aad Windsorton north
ward
MA EKING RELIEF = EPECTLD.
LONDON, May 6-London has been
confidently expecting to have news of the
relief Of Mafeking before midnight, but
tEe war office stated that no
further intelligence had been received Of
Hunters column, to which the public be-
Heved had been assigned the work of
relieving the town. Beyond further de-
tails of the occupation of J3randfort little
or no news has been received. A dis
patch from Thaba N'Chu, May 5, SAYS
the situation is practically unchanged,
the BOers holding their positions and
sending occasional shells into the British
camp. From the top of Thaba NChu ono
can see over the Boer camp The coun-
try over which number of Beers are
trelking, is exceedingly difficult. 1t IS
learned that the Beers are trying to draw
supplies from the Ladybrand district.
The Seventeenth brigade has moved
four miles south, presumably to assist
Gen. Brabant if necessary. "A dispatch
from Aiwal North, dated May 5, says:
Three hundred captured cattle and
horses were brought in last night. The
wounded are being gradually moved here
from Mafcking"
A dispatch from Cape Town says:
The general feeling here in which of,
fcial circles participate is that Lord
Roberts advance towards Pretoria will
bs rapid. The Boer prisoners do not an
ucipate that any serious opposition will
be encountered"
Much anxiety is felt regarding the fate
OF Mr.. BCSbie, who has been arrested in
connection with the blowing up Of the
shell factory at Johannesburg Consul
Hay is watching the accused mans in
terests.
s GEN. HAMILTON'S ADVANCE.
Lord Roberts reports tc the war office,
under date of Brandfort, May D. as fol-
lows:
Hamilton advanced today to Balwel-
kat. He was engaged with the enemy
throughout the march. He spe4ks in
terms Of praise of the behavior of the
troops. especially Broadwood's brigade OF
cavalry and the mounted infantry
SENSATION IN CAPE TOWN.
CAPE TOWN. May 5-The South At
rican News says that a policeman who
was guarding Premier Schreiner's h use
has been shot, adding that the policeman
was smoking Il cigar at the time, upon
which fact is based an asser ion that the
bullet was evidently intended 70: the
premier, who is an inveterate sm ker
The African Bund papers are making a
sensation out of the affair, declaring that
an anti-Dutch plot is on foot