Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-11
.. rs,t Made to Check the Brit
,b Victorious Advance
PRETORIA GETTING CLOSE.
IL, Tone Of Lord sallsbury's
r., hoo. Not Tell All the se-
rIou. aspect Of Anair"

,..5.p May II, 9 a. m,-The Daily
-, IN lta second edition this
,c publishes dispatch, dated
s,riIt May 10, morning. deschb-
en-. crossing Of the Zand river by
\. British. ], says;
.rss rear guard OF the end Of the
vIth their guns. resisted the ad-
- The mounted infantry two bat
~. and p0m-poms, cleared the way
,se th..i cavalry brigade acted as
.o before the main column. Gen.
v..,.b was on the left and Gen, Ham
a- Oh ,hs right
me Beers had destroyed all the
r4g. during their retreat
m +, impossible TO ascertain the
Noises but they are thought TO be
IHos. Of the British, consider
hs Important advance made, are
A il.gad light
-lsp. May IL, 1850 a, m.-Lord
Ts tageraphs 10 the war office
gsf sIru.t. under date Of May
evening. as follows:
~. hals had q successful day ana
,,r tr1,u ,he enemy from point TO
I'm French, with Porter anu
..1's brgaQes of cavalry and Hut
mounted infantry crossed the
- AZ Ve.mentens Kraal and then
..sl round Iu @ n0rtheasferly direc-
10 Maltschappy being opposed
Il .rl0usiy hy the enemy.
a 5la.CarsW's division and GOrdon'3
r.-y brigade. augmented by Il bat
n. ~ the royal horse artillery, and
H.1ys and Ross mounted imam
In crossed the river boy a drlft near
In railway bridge. My quarters ace
rrrel this force. with the infan-
III rrU Wc are eight miles north
No. river The cavalry and mounted
.th1ry ore at Nentarsburg road sta
aai fuckers division is al Deel-
.ren0rj
a m Ham.it1n's forces and Broad
s0WTy brigade were making for
cross roads near Nentersburg when
n aU heard from them.
+. Hin.t11s column met with stub
tu resistance and Smith-Dorrieus
|.li. Was engaged for some hours iu
|a.1g the rear and flank OF his
The only casualties reported at pres
|3iaW
A E3 rank and fla. four, wounded
IA 40 returns yet received from the
'fy'y OF HamIl,on's force
4 l1i1n. May 10. $50 a. m.-Mem-
u o The house OF commons were
; betting .n the Hobbies last even
tl1, Lord Roberts would be IN Pre-
b. n two months
4 nan 1900 90 10000 Is the highest
hate 20, the Beers under the post
f-rlnl of Gen. Botha, who Is said
n 1ye for,y-siX guns.
"A pa Roberts Is pressing hard after
4. force with $1,000 men and $40 guns.
IN aNl more men are easily avail
President Steyn with 10000 men, is
A fal 90 have been east Of Thaba
"A ,1l Yesterday Thursday noon. and
-'Ne was tnen imminent. The adj
n fN troops % Gen. Rumble and Gen.
4 liant were being fred on.
N'e' OF Beers are still holding tho
.a'an' adjacent 10 Springfield.
.lH'g a concert for the relief OF the
-is from the Begble works eV-
1 given Saturday evening al
Ha-a 10 the Gayetv Theater. the
% were suddenly closed ana every
Y % ,ha audience was commau-
'ti All me horses were taken from
4 nnpeyonros outside.
4 i-' a'afm.st tone of Lord sallshury's
4 ,io'e league speech Wednesday.
4 .n much discussed IN the Hobbies
. ,'.ame't and the impression is
(. zoe apnrahens'0ns Of the premier
4 even more serious than he ok
l HIs utterances are ascrlbed
NE recent successes Of the natlon-
4 .N IN France hatred of England
one ~ the weapons NJ the cam.
4 N Ihe revival Of military glory.
4 o ,he idea's ser NJ In France. Is
'''-el as dangerous 20 England.