The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-04
INTENTION is TO CAPTURE ALL
BOERs PREPARING TO EVACUATE
FRANKFORT AND LADYDRAND
DISTRICTS
AN AMERICAN IS ARRESTED
Charged With Murder for Alleged
Completely In the Begbie Ex-
pIOsiOn-SpiOn KOp Con-
trOVersy.
LONDON, May At is an
nounoed that the British haUe
captured Brandfort.

captured Br0ndfOrt.
LONDON, May 4.-Gen BroadwooI's
cavalry brigade has reached Isabelfon-
tein' twenty-eight miles north of Thaba
NChu. Gen. Ian Hamilton IS bivouack-
ing at Jacobsruhl, fifteen miles north of
Thaba N'Chu. Gen. Tucke.'s division Is
moving Eastward from Karee Sid ng. Tho
divisions of Gen. French and Gen. Run
die are in or near Thaba NChu. THUS
Lord Roberts has $4,000 men opei ating
clear of the railway along a front OF
forty miles. He is advancing slowly, with
small successes, but nothing decisive. At
poins of concentration the Beers seem
to be active. Their wide extent over a.
| rugged country makes turning move
ments off-hand difficult.
According to Winston Churchill, the
Beers gathered large focks of sheen and
herds of cattle in the southeast These
they are driving north.
Correspondents in Bloemfonteln believe
the Beers are preparing to evacuate
Brandfort and Ladybrand. The Beers still
holding the Thaba NChu dis rict are esu-
mated at 1000 They have among their
guns one forty-pounder. One correspond
ent, wiring from Bloemfontein weGnes-
day at II o'clock. said the itsh hoped
to cut off the whole commando.
! Correspondents at kimberley have been
forbidden to communicate for several
days, the deduction being that forward
movement is under way there
The Beers In Natal are restless Two
hundred crossed Sundays river Wednes-
| day and tried to engage the British out
posts.
BoBRs IN GREAT FORCE.
The Bloemfontein eorrespc pendent of the
Standard, teIegraphing May ., gays:
] Il have just ridden here from Thaba
! NChu, along our line east of BIoemfon-
tein. The distance is at least forty m les,
! yet the point Of concentration IS on the
center of the enemy Gen Rumble Is on
our right flank, with orders to guard q
strongly outlined frontal position IN a
country of difficult nature There tho
Boers have posted a number Of guns II
superior weight and range 10 our own
However, they are disposed 10 do Hstla
more than keep in touch with US, and
| harass our advance.
Further to the west Gen. Ian Hamil-
ton, with the division of mounted lnfan-
| try, is proceeding northward, encounter
Ing only a desultory fire. The Highland
gagged, while Gen. Tucker, commanding
the Seventh division, has moved ca t
ward from Karee Siding and has return
ed south, followed by the Beers
Nevertheless, the cavalry owing 20
the greater numbers Of the enemy, has
been prevented from completing tho
movement that was intended 20 encircIe
the Beers on the march to Brandfort.
and the enemy are now prepared to Of
fer stubborn opposition on an lntrencheI
hill TO the southeast of Kro0nstad They
will probably abandon that position as
soon as their stores have been novel
north Of Wet river
Gen. fuckers attempt to advance on
Brandfort showed the enemy to be in
considerable strength. The cavalry were
engaged, and they lost twenty horses
while under fire from pom-poms Tho
Beers were, however, driven from lhelr
position"
BAYONET CHARGE.
The Daily News has the following from
| Thaba NChu, dated Wednesday.
I'm yesterdays fankng movement
Capt Towse and fifty Gordon Highland.
ers were surrounded by 250 Beers. who
demanded their surrender Capt TOWse
ordered his men to fix bayonets and
charge. With a wild cheer the Gordons
rushed at the enemy and swept them
away with great slaughter. Capt TJwss
was blinded In both eyes by the enemy g
fire, and throughout behaved mcst hero
ically."
LORD ROBERTS REPORT.
The war office has received the follow
Ing report from Lord Roberts under date
Of Bloemfontein, May 2:
Gen. Hamilton met with considerable
success and drove the enemy our OF the
strong position they had taken up al
GYTfF1G 1Glr
to us. The Beers dispersed in several d.
rections, mainly TO the east and north,
leaving twenty-siX prisoners IN our hands
including one commandsnt, and sixteen
other wounded men, Gen Hamilton IS
now in camp at Jacobs Rust. AS tho
men needed rest after fighting seven OUT
Of the last ten days, l ordered them T.
halt for the day. Gen. BroadWO0d's brig
ade Of cavalry arrived upon the scene in
time to afford valuable assistance BY
threatening the enemy's rear During
the afternoon Gen. Ian Hamilton w8s
Joined by Gen. -Hamiltoas brigads
of infantry. The enemy admit havinsr
twelve killed and forty wounded yester.
day. Amongst the former was Lieut.
Gunther a German officer, belonging 10
the Fifty-ffth regiment and amongst
the latter was Maxmoff the Rust
commander Of the foreign legion Twen-
ty-one out of hfty-two OF the enemy.s
casualties occurred amongst the members
Of that legion. Two Frenchmen wcrs
among the killed.
Gen. Hamilton speaks In high terms
Of the good service perporfmod by the
Eighth hussars, under Gen Cloves, AMI
made up into regiment OF lancers,
which came into Gen. Broadwood's b ig-
ade and assisted I'm making the Beers va
cate their position. The final stroke TO
the enemy's rout was given by the OR
dons and two companies OF the Shrop-
shire light infantry. who cheered loudly
when they got within 200 yards Of the po-
sition. Kltchener's horse Is also spoken
of In terms of praise"
CHANCE FOR A CONTROVERSY.
The Standard and Diggers' News says
that Thomas Richards. an American, has
been arrested as a suspect In connection
with the Begble factory explosion at
Johannesburg. He was arraigned yester.
Conffnued On Third Pare.