Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-22
THE END IS NEAR
BRITISH HORSEMEN WITHIN 40
MILES OF JOHANNESBURG.
MIGRATION FROM PRETORIA.
Women and Children Being Sent to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cores
pondents Out Of Service.

Lorenzo Marques, are now close to the
Yaal river, within forty miles of Jo-
h~annesburg.
TIL migration from Pretoria has be-
gun. Women and children are being
sent in trans to Machadadorp, on the
way to Lydenburg. Trains are arriving
at Lorenzo Marques filled with passengers
among whom are many Germans who are
bound for Europe.
Some details of Colonel Mahon's Mafe-
king relief of expedition are now coming
through from wayside points. 1t was one
long rush to Mafeking. o. F. Hands. the
Daily Mails correspondent mentioned in
Lord Roberts dispatch to the war office
as dangerously wounded in the fight in
the bush May IS, sent his last message
fro Kimberley, May 1. He says: The
flying mounted column, secretly and
swiftly organized by General Hunter,
started from Barley and arrived here
tonight, covering 100 miles in five days.
1T is a grand force of MOUNTED men, I'M
perial light horse from Ladysmi.h. the
Kimberley mounted corps with royal
horse artillery and pompoms and a Sc
lected body of infantry in the fusileer
brigade A special equipment of light
sprlnged mule transport completes this
splendid fodrce.
The force so equipped was enabled to
move with such %rapidity that although
this is a difficult country requiring vigil
liant scaling the Beers were surprised.
The column moved parallel with the enc
my's positions on the Vaal. at Roordam
and Fourteen Streams. actually getting
behind them without firing a shot. So
close We're we Sunday and Monday that
General Hunters balloon was visible and
his b~ombardment heard.
The route taken was between the
Naal and the Hart rivers. then along the
right bank OF the Dryhart to a point
abreast of Taungs and thence to Publ
noe, Roedeporta and Vryberg."
A correspondent with General Hunter
telegraphs from Fourteen Streams as fol-
lows:
Colonel Mahon's relieving column left
Barkley West under secret orders May
4. and reached Vryberg. May II. The
Beers marched on the right flank of the
British and a strange race followed. Ma
hon pressing toward Mafeking with the
utmost speed consistent with keeping the
force In condition and the Beers hurrying
parallel in an effort to pass him and to
throw themselves across his path. The
Beers succeeded. Mahon Their turned
west during the night. The Beers fol-
lowed, overlook and attacked him in the
bush, but were beaten off"
Then, as Lord Roberts wired. Colonies
Mahon and Plumer united forces at jam
asibi, May Is, and Mafeking was relieved
three days later under conditions not yet
known here. A correspondent of the
Daily Express says: General Hunter
devised and guided the relief, which was
daringly executed by Colonel Mahon."
The last message from Colonel Ma
hons column, before the relief. was
dated at M~ajanamabili. May IL. It says:
The column left Vryburg yesterday, did
- miles and ~outspanned at 2 a. m. No
fires We're allowed. We started at dawn
today and trekkedN1ere.'
Raden-PowelFs hardest blow to the be-
siegers was the capture of Comandant
Sarel Eloff, President Kruger's grandson.
and his men. 1t is thus described in a
dispatch from Mafeking. May u. via
Ootsi, May IA:
"Eloff today fell into one of the vari-
Gus traps that had been left open for
months. At 4 a. m. the enemy. Who had
been much strengthened during the last
ten days, tented an attack on the east
ern side of the town. while a large force
which during the night had crept along
the river, guided by native rebels who
had chosen the craftiest detours, man
aged to enter the Baralong location.
This they burned, and the huts of he
natives were burning fiercely for a dis
lance of nearly a mile. Then finding that
they were u%nopposed, the Beers yelled:
take Mafeking!'
suddenly a Boer cried:
Run: here are the ro~oineks!'
Nearly all fled. Captain Marsh then
opened fire from the fort on each side,
cutting off and repulsing the main body
of the Dutch, but driving the vanguard
of about $50 into the native location
which had been burned.
The enemy broke into two parties, one
being penned in the stone cattle kraal
and the other hemmed in a hollow be-
hlnd a kopje inside the outer defenses.
Ihey mad no water and but little food.
Meanwhile a strong party, estimated at
ooo, ran around the native location and
reached the camp close to the ailway
mere they were surprised, and after
sharp nghting captured Captain Single-
ton and Veterinary Surgeon Dunlop
smith, who for a time was penned with
~ Beers in the office of the British South
African protectorate. This position was
covered by our forts. The Beers were
called upon to surrender, but they, re-
FUSED, and the fighting was resumed for
some hours. The Beers lost heavily.
FINALLY two parties of the enemy sur
rendered, one party escaping. The cas-
ualtles are not yet fully known, The
hoers lost about $50, but our casualties
are under 70. Angus Hamilton, corre-
spondent of the Londo Times. is miss
ing '
the railway head is expected to be at
kroonstad today (Tuesday). The con-
gestlon of traffic at Smaldeel DELAYS
Lord Roberts advance, but his cavalry
continue active through a wide radius
east and southeast of Kroonstad.
The Infantry advance steady. General
colvllle and General Rumble shift their
headquarters each second day. The Beers
are locating northward from Harrismith.
Falding and sniping are increasing.
Lord Roberts is advised that little suc-
cess need be expected south of Kiln
fitpFShpIp Urhnrn tho
ging trenches, but the position. accord
ing to a correspondent, can be turned
the same authority thinks that there
Will no be any desperate defense south
of Pretoria. and that even the capital OF
the Transvaal is likely to be evacuated