Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-07

,., mon were capluitN "..
ana tni gs ,otrol and thnl .H "l
znd VIM bad besn bruialg -a'.t-
S1hs tbe Boers and left JOY r... ny
%. sH 'fpoers was found the 5
day. ,r,.4o,sa m0unI DE
q, ,.,to5 misalng. Wes
,i, dfdrt dangerously NouD . ..
,pI'h,liD r,oaf carefully ave .|
NE Netherland ambulance
lots OF SHOOTING NO '''
HURT
Gen pole-Carcw started y, ,,e
Yesterday on nineteen I'm. ILL.,.
~ 40. came In contact "
hoi5ing the river at j ot.
'rbo Vrftisb soon had Two u
lin ana later he addta
49, ronnders. two Al ana .....
siege guns non oraat 81, .....
and the duel continues u'a
tsrrihie ain. until sunset
t.t.r fhrrs was dcsu.toiy u
marvellous that nopJdS
lsn side was Injured .tv .. ....
CON fulton started eal'
,br drift ON the west Nhsh
,5is.ovrrfd AZ proved 90 vs
6ai4 ard protected by Two t9l
pItish speedily eneaeea Wy
..b. rndlsfcd The uismulh
lre with a Maxim. bun ge.
rushed forward and forted '' ....
no. lcarc the river bcl .tll.
Tbe encounter was teillM' "..
rater tbe whole British ioie'
Ihe riycr. threatening lhe D'
1bo poers must have receive,
me Same dime news az Gen. 20"
occupation of Winburg
Beers FLED.
About sunset a detachment Q. ...a-
tv.6ve Australians who hat ci p. 1000.
Seem toward the river bed, fouh' .I. .I-
solves near "a kopjc occupies ' .a.
Boers After firing they hAst .l'-
nets and charged capluflhb ~.
All WAS done ON their own lmtt.|..
Thus night fen. Early this aIe
II Was discovered that the Who Doe.
force had fed I'm.
two squadrons to blow up lhe Ut. near
SwalsscL ....
me British discovered ye 0llay
that The ground along the rallW' iar'
contained small packages on eNP H..
The Boars had destroyed three bridges
over sprults between here ana hIan.-
fort but In every case II was l.'''D.e
TO make q detour
THE Boers appear 10 be fighting with
nuch lesg spirit II Is reported That
thew are commanded by Gen. Lucas
Never. The bridge over the Ntl t.N'
N.Ntr q
ton captured a Maxim ana iooh Twelve
prisoners.
Another dispatch from Vet river
dated Sunday May 9Th, says eyes.
terday the British after a long lnlroh
encountered the Beers holding Nei r.r,
az with six guns, two being 'i long
range. An artillery duel ensueL At-n.
while Gen. Hutton, after q shdp en'
gagement crossed the river 900 Che
left Just before sunset The Bolrs Ie-
treated during the night"
BRITISH WESTERN SUCCESS
A dispatch from Warreniou dated
Sunday. May 9th, says. Yesterday
Gen Barton drove from 1900 io 1900
Beers from hllly positions az Rr0.lam
where they awaited them. They ra-
treated alter sun uEhlnks ituFNE
number of dean on the field. Tte hrt-
ish casualties were slight Gen hlr.
ton Is still pursuing. Wlnds0rton and
klipdam have been evacuated.
Gen Pagets brigade is attacking
the Boer position at Warrenton
The engagement yesterday was se,
we're and lasted from In the morn.
ing until 4 IN the afternoon More
than once the British infantry were
obliged to engage the Beers at close
quarters, and the Beers only retired
when their retreat was nearly ut 01
The British losses were Eve killed
| and twenty-five wounded. mostly Welsh
fusileers. The British took a batch "
| prisoners. including the Swedish ana.
bulance which they allowed 10 return.
The Beers, in their hurry, left thirteen
dead
Today Gen. Paget made strong
demonstration against the Roer posi-.
ton east OF the ridge thereby rra,
venting Boer relnforcements eonE TO
assist In checking Gen Bartons cd.
vance