The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-02

Disposition of the Forces.
The same special correspondent de-
scribes the disposition Of the forces at
Thaba NChu as follows: Gen. Rumble is
covering the advance. facing the Boer
position to the east. where they are
strongly intrenched. Gen. Ian Hamilton
and Gen. smith-Dorrien occupy strong
positions on the road to the north.
Another dispatch says a column under
Gen. Hamilton located the Beers to the
northwest, and an artillery duel ensued
without result. All accounts tell of
much artillery firing, with scarcely any
casualties. 1t 10 hardly likely that two
such forces can much longer patiently
face each other without more stirring
occurrences.
Gen. Brabant's column II expected to
join Gen. French shortly. A number Of
Beers are reported to have been seen
retiring north. but this Ii scarcely au-
thoritative.
Stringent measures are being adopted to
prevent the Boer guerrillas from securing
supplies from other centers. The little
news from Thaba NChu Is absorbing all
interest
The Cape parliament has been summoned
for June r.
Gen. white Decorated.
At the conclusion of Gen. George Whites
visit to Windsor today. Queen Victoria
decorated the defender Of L.adymitn with
the cross and star OF the royal Victorian
order. Her majesty and the soldier had a
lengthy conference 1t 10 learned that the
queen was more angry than for years over
the publication Of the Spion kop dispatches.
spion Kop Dispatches.
In the house Of commons today the par
iiamentary secretary OF the war ofiice. mar.
wyndham, announced that under the ex.
ceptionai circumstances OF the case he pro.
posed to lay on the table of the house
the telegraphic correspondence between the
secretary OF state for war. the Marquis OF
Lansdowne and the commander OF the
British troops In South Africa, Lord Rob-
erts. with reference to the publication Of
the Spion kop dispatches. Replying to a
question the financial secretary to the
treasury, Mr.. Hamburg, said the cost OF
the war up to March 81 was f23, go, Ooo
Scouting Party Captured.
A British accommodating party fell into
the hands OF the Beers near windsorton.
Germans Land War Material.
The German steamer Koenig on April
q landed a quantity Of war materials for
the Beers at Beira and embarked a guam
tity OF Transvaal wool
Troops Well Clothed.
Lord Lansdowne. replying in the house
of lords yesterday to question regard
ing clothing for the troops. read this dis
patch from Lord Roberts:
There Is no necessity to appeal for
warm clothing. Some corps have receiv-
ed more than they require, and will be
amply provided for as soon as the nu-
merous cases of clothing and comforts OF
various descriptions can be brought here
from the base
British 10 He Expelled.
According to a dispatch from Lourenzo
Marquee. there are one thousand British
residents yet remaining in the Trans
vaal. but they are to be expelled i'm
medfately.
Boera Retreat Towards winburg.
BLoEsMFNoNTEIN. April so-Mo-t Of the
Beers retreating from wepener and De-
wetsdorp are guans TO Winburg as the
large British force at Thaba N'Chu rem
ders a retreat 10 Brandfort risky.
Mafekin9's short Rations.
LONDON. May lady Sarah Wilson,
telegraphing from Mafeking April II. says:
The investment is 40 close that no run
ners have entered or issued forth for ten
days. There was a terrific bombardment
on April IL, but with the exception of de-
s;roying some houses IL was harmless
The Beers then made determined attack
on the southwestern forts which was sue
cessfuily repulsed.
The Beers have formed 4 new lager
on the south. Many horses are dying OF
for fuel.
THE garrison is now eating the smhu-
lance oxen. reserving the mules until the
last. The daily ration Is now six ounces
OF gritty oat bread. a pound Of bullybeef
and a quart Of skilly."
Beers Active in Natal.
LADYSMTTH. May There Il renewed
activity among the Beers on this side of
the Drakensberg mountain. Preparations
here to check an advance are complete
Hamilton Forces n Boer Position.
TEABA N'CHU. May ]. asternot n
Gen HamIlton's division was engaged yes
tsrday and today in forcing a passage
n0rthward. At Houtney the BoeE front
held line OF hills commanding the sides
on the Mex. The Canadians and Gorsons
attacked the hin 70 the LETT and the shrop-
shlres and Marshalls horse, supported by
a battery. also made an sitac< on the
enemy who finally fed. leaving many
wounded and the passage vas cieared
The Beers on the mountain are now
Smelling the outlying camp, necsssltAting
removal 70 a safer place.