The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-22
MIGRATION
HAS BEGUN
AT PRETORIA.
,,,t,.b Horssmsn Close to the vaal,
ana within Forty Miles of
johannesburg.
HAFEEING RELIEF EXPEDITION
n..,rItod by Mail Correspondent,
" who Was Dangerously Wounded.
Kruger's Grandson Captured.

LONDON, May %, S:15 p. m.-British
,orsensn, according to a dispatch from
Ionraoz5 Marques, are now close to
Me vaal river, within forty miles OF
johannesburg.
The migration from Pretoria has be-
gn Women and children are being
'snt in trains to Machadorp, on the
Tav 10 Lydenburg. Trains are arriv-
rr at Lourenzo Marques filled with
r"sssDgers, among whom are many
Germans who are bound for Europe.
some details Of Colonel Mnhon's
u,,a,,Ing relief expedition are now
coming through from Wayslde points.
+ was one long rush to Mafeking. C.
p Hands. the Daily Mail correspond
snt mentioned in Lord Roberts dis
match TO the war office as dangerously
wounded in the Aght in the bush May
a sent his last message from vryburg,
Nav by runner to Kimberley, May 21.
BE says
Elving Column Secretly Organized.
,T,o living mounted column secretly
orrpptzad by General Hunter, started
from Barlly and arrived here tonight,
covering 1870 miles in ave days. 1t Is a
S,,r6 force Of mounted men, Imperial
i,.S, S,S horse from I.adysmlth, the kim
b.rley mounted corps. with royal horse
0,: o,,rr.,y and pon, poms ana a selected
b,5y OF infantry from the fusilier brig
s5s A special equipment of light
.n,lnred mule transports completes
m, splendld force.
.rba force 40 enuipped was enabled
;, move win such rauidfty that al
though this IL a difficult country re-
mIr,n9 vIriIant scouting, the Beers
we're SURPRISED. The column moved
n,arlel with the enemy's positions on
NE vaal at Roordam and Fourteen
Streams, actually getting behind them
vI,bout f,rinE a shot. So close were we
sunday and Monday that General Hun
mrs balloon was visible and his bonn
ssrsment heard.
Route Along the River.
"rbe route taken was between the
yaal and the Hart rivers, then along
tbs right bank Of the dry Hart to
poIn, abreast Of Taungs, and thence to
PudImoe, Roadport and vryburg."
A correspondent with General Hunter
telegraphs as follows from Fourteen
Streams:
colonel Mahon's relieving column
left Berkley West under secret orders.
May 4, and reached vryburg, May Il.
The Beers marched on the right flank
Of the British and a strange race fol-
lowed. Mahon pressing toward Mafe-
king with the utmost speed consistent
with keeping the force In condition and
the Beers hurrying parallel in an effort
10 pass him ana to throw themselves
across his path.
The Beers succeeded. Mahon then
turned wes. during the night. The
Beers followed, overlook and attacked
him In the bush. but were beaten off,"
Err+o- 0av+sed tbe Relisf.
rb,, nI.-a poho-,, ,v,red Colonel
vasen s,n as 49, IOtS So,SUo, ] p,rnor united
ros..s a. ,s T.-,Ss,,, Ef.v * and Mafe-
kInr wac rs,Isvod three days later un-
der cond,,ior. rot vot Known here.
corrasnnndsrt N the Daity Express
saws.
arc,or,, tzv,,o- dsvIssd and guided
tho rsllst ,h,cb ,ro. darinpry executed
by coIoro, wahor"
Tra lac, no,.,g. Irom Colonel Ma
bo,,s c,,r,n, bo,oro tbo relief was da-
,sa n, watan,1n.h,,, NAV II. II SAYS:
.rbo cai,r,n I.S, vrvhrrg Yesterday.
du nrro,oon III. ora outsnanned at 2
N, 1ro. ,ro,o .Ilowed We start
ID NJ da,r" ~ a.. .rd ,rorl.ad here"
rolo,, psdor- povo,,,s hardest blow
n ~, h,aI.,,o.. ,r0s .ha cantpre OF
commondant soroi Elofr Presldent
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,ror, w,,oLInr 1atod Nov ~ glvss the
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of ,ba a,o,.o.
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foot h.a,nl ~ 80. 80. 80, 49, nv bides
IA , rr.a, .To.oss ,ao TbIs food and nor.