, 1900-05-10
.B0ERS FEAR A TRAP
THEIR COMMANDERS NEAR CLO-
COLAN THOUGHT TO BE
CUT OFF.
Stsyn Urging a Stand There-Capital
Of Free State Takes Another Trip
on Wheels. Stopping at Hebron
President Kruger Makes a Speech
and Says He Trusts In God.

London, May l0.-An interesting
piece of news is a statement that La
dybrand and Ficksburg have been
evacuated by the Beers, but that Pres
ident Steyn is trying to work up the
b%urghers to make a stand at Clocolan,
places.
The story comes from Maseru, Bas-
utoland. and speaks of Senekal, as we'll
as Winburg, being in the possession
Of the British. No confirmation of this
comes from other sources.
Senekal is 40 miles east OF Winburg.
on the road to Bethlehem.
In case it is or has been captured
by Colonel Broadwood's cavalry, ad-
vancing from Winburg, the comman-
does near Clocolan are in a perilous
position, for they will soon have Bra
bant and Rumble upon their real and
find the road to the north barred I'M
less they can manage to escape by a
wide detour to the east around by Fou-
riesburg to Bethlehem. Even then
their security would not be assured.
A glance at the map will show good
grounds for the panic OF the Beers in
that region, for even IL Senekal is not
already seized, its capture is not likely
to be long delayed.
The Beers believe there Is a British
force at Senekal. This may well be so.
for Lord Roberts did not ride over to
Winburg merely for exercise. II this
link in the chain across the east Of the
Free State was occupied on Tuesday.
the British force. probably mounted
men, will be in Bethlehem today. ,
Fol the moment the most interesting
moves in the war game are probably
taking place in the east.
Through railway traffic to Smaldeel
will be established today, according to
a dispatch from Bennett Burleigh to
the Telegraph. This will enable stores
to be poured into Lord Roberts camp
at that junction and passed eastward
over the branch to General Ian Ham
ilton at Winburg.
II the field marshal desires to push
forward at one he will now be in a
position to do so, but a careful COM
mander such as he Is will be very I'M
willing to leave on his left flank the
u%nconquered Harrismith district and
a mass Of fighting men with wagons
and cattle. which are in a confused
block around the Clocolan.
London, May 10.-The Transvaal
Volksraad adopted resolutions Tuesday
expressing indignation at the British
for not conducting the war in a civil
LIKED manner, for killing wounded b.
ers with lances, for using armed Kafirs
under British officers, and for i'll treat
ing prisoners.
President Kruger, after his formal
speech Monday. said the British we're
prepared for war in 1895, as documents
which the burghers had captured show
ed. but that the Transvaal, to avoid
bloodshed, provided a seven years
franchise and hen a five years fran
chise.
Great Britain still demanded" he
declared. land the republic at length
accepted the challenge. Even should
the British enter the Transvaal and
take Pretoria, the Beers will still re-
main a free people. Our trust is in
God, and we may be confident that He
will defeat the most powerful gener-
Adelbert Hay, United States consul
at Pretoria. was present when this
speech was delivered.
The raad continues in secret session.