Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-08
TO ASSASSINATE
LORD ROBERTS.
Claim Of a Plot to XIII the Brit
ish Commander
WHERE BOERS WILL FIGHT
British Advance - situation at Maie-
king President Kruger Addresses
The Boer Yolk,raad.

London. May S.-The Standard hears
that information has been officially re-
ceIyed OF a plot to assassInate Lord
Roberts, that the latter has been
warned, and that kilograms are now
passing between The Cape authorities,
Lord Roberts and the home authorities
on the subject,
The parliamentary secretary for the
war office. MI Wyudham. informs the
Associated Press that the war ONCE
has no Information tending 20 confirm
the reports OF au alleged plot 10 as
sassinate Lord Roberts,
Beers TO FIGHT AT ZAND RIVER.
Shaded Orange Free state. Monday
May I-Gen. Hutton's advanced camp
Of the colonial regiment Is tonight set
tied az Lodgelegen Welgelegeh0 sid
ing. According to reports the Beers in
tend to make biz stand near the Zand
river.
The railroad has been repaired TO the
south side Of the Vet river and the en-
gIneers are busy making a deviation
across the bed.
WRECKED THE RAILWAYS.
London May S.-The following dis
patch from Lord Roberts has been re-
ceiyed at the war office:
"Smaldeel. May S.-The railway from
Braudf0rt Go this place has 1een con
sIdcuby damaged and the bridge over
the Vet river has been h0pelessiy dam
aged This delays supplies coming mp.
Every few yards charges Of rack-a-rock
have been laid under the rails This
might have created loss Of life, but was
fortunately discovered by West Aus
trali9u infantryman
"Winburg has been occupied 10y the
Highlander brigade
In spite of those wrecked railroads
the British advance goes on steadily.
Lord Roberts outpOsts are apparently
about twelve miles north of Smaldeel
Gen. Brabant has Joined Gen. Rumble
at Thdba NChu whence they are NOV
ing forward
WHY Beers REITERATED.
4 reconnaissance made by Gen. Run
ole OF The Beers recent positions at
Thaba NChu resulted IN their being
pronounced impregnable and their
evacuation rs reported 20 have been
due to the receipt OF am urgent message
from President Stoyn.
The Beers are said 90 be moving
northWard. bat their immediate destl-
nation is not known.
The whereabouts OF the British cav
airy under Gen French Is still a mvs-
tery.Whila Gen. Kelly-Kenny's ana Gen.
Crgms.de's division are also unac.
counted for
A dispatch from Capetown, dated to-
day. says.
Lord Roberts phenomenal advance
is not only utterly demoralizing the
Beers but is striking terror to the rebel
colHuists.
"The relief OF Mafeking is expected
az any moment
SITUATION AT MAFEKING.
The Capetown correspondent Is
slightly optimistic as regards MafclSlng.
judging from the direct dispatches. the
British forces south OF Mafeklng being
sim nearly 200 @ilCs from their objec-
tive while the latest advces from
Mafeking Itself dated April 20. show
little ameloration in the conditions
there The dispatches say.
with the exception OF a little rifle
fire at the outlying trenches everything
is quiet The slight epidemic OF w.
phoid is abaung as result OF the
medical precautions The enemy's ar
ullery with the exception OF TWO i've
Founders has apparently been with
drawn.
COULD NOT TRICK THE BOERs.
"1t was learned April 2ith. that the
enemy Intended 10 attack. and the
entire garrison stood 90 its arms. When
day broke Col. Eaden-Powel took up
position on the lookout and the heavy
rattle OF musketry and the boom Of
four guns convinced us that an attack
was about TO occur. But ID became an,
parent that the Boer officers could NOT
persuade their men 20 advanc.
Through glasses We saw the officers
yliuly urging the Infantry forward
The enemy reformed and retired. Our
men fired a shot IN the hope OF induce
ing toe enemy 60 come to close quar-,
tiers
THE native distress has been alleyl.
ated, many Of them slipping through
the lines.
THE men OF the garrison foreeo tbelr
sugar ration Cor the benefit Of the wo.
men ana children.
After the bombardment April 2tth
all was comparatively quiet.
HAD A HoRsE-DNNER
"The besieged are celebrating the
2DJth day of the Siege with horse-din-
lers and Col. Badeu-poweu sent a mes
sage 20 Lord Roberts saying.
" After 200 days ~ siege. I desire
90 bring 20 your lordship's notice tbe
exceptionally good spirit OF lovaItv
which pcryades an classes OF the Pan.
rison and the patience OF everybody az
Maicking IN making the best OF tbines
under the long strain OF anxiety har5.
ships and pnvations which is bevor8
au praise. and revelation 10 me- me
men hait of whom are not accustomes
20 the use OF arms. have adapted them
-tiFts 70 htt duties with The great
s5sl 1eal ana readiness. The pluck ana
devotion OF the women have been ro.
markable With such spirits our orgar
.zati0n runs Ike clock work bo"
every hope % viii pull us througt. {, b, |
MT Cecil Rhodes has arrived 81, |
-apetuWn without any demonstrate, |
being made lie goes 20 Beira portnl
1uese East Africa, and thence =,
lihodes.a, probably visiting CEN sir |
Frederick Darlington. ~
BLOWING UP THE BoER FOUNDRY |
IL is announced that no moro ~
prisoners VIII be sent 10 sd TToi...-
A special dispatch from T.o,,~o,,-
says the colored Areri'-,
citizen. named Richards. who was ,,,an
nitted Tor trial by the special co,,..
pm the charge OF murder I'M conpectta,
with the explosion at Begble'g ,yori,.N
8 alleged 90 have said be- was offe.,,
4 D o0 10 blow up the foundry
Ihe same dispatch says that whor