Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-16
Beers DENY THE REPORT
Roberts Preparing 10 Make a Swih MWemvA
on the Vaal River.
BOERSBEATEN AT MAFEKING
Portuguese Onlcih Dispatch -Allega-
ton Of Boor Misuse % the
white Flag.

London. May 1.-THE most important
development In todays war news IL
the statement cabled from Capetowh
announcing that the Boer delegates
had advised the Transvaalers to SUR
render n defeated at the Vaal This re-
markable announcement IS vouched for
on good authority, and evidently OBJ
talns more credence Ia Capetown than
would a mere rumor
The occupation OF Glencoe was mere
ly a logical sequence OF Cen Buffers
advance and the Beers retiring move-
ment As usual the Beers are reported
70 be flying precIpitately. but also, as
usual. the accounts add that their
transport and guns were removed in
safety which in itself is a contradic-
ton OF any statement that the Beers
are panic-stricken
Nothing further has been heard from
NafekIng, and 70 Is reasonable 20 sup
pose that the conditions there are un-
changed The prul0ngat.on OF the Siege
only intensihes Great BrItain's anxiety
TO hear of Us relief
PORTUGAL is WITH ENGLAND.
About 100 more troops have arrived
at Belra, Portuguese East Africa.
Among Them ls Lord DunTlven. who
accompanied the Dunraven sharp
shooters as O. supernumerary captain on
the battalion stan
The governor of Biera. Senior N0y-
H.|I.H ID ...HIL lf ID 40
yeomaury sale;
"Fdtnds as vc haye always been. of
England. We could never have realized
the magnificent unity OF the Anglo
Saxon race without ouch an object les-
son. Realizing thls Portugal not only
clugratulates her ancient ally. but
reioices with it as the strengthening "
friend is the strengthening of our
solves"
Apparently Lord Roberts IS sim
waiting at Krooustad preparatory 10
making swift movement on the Vaal
river
BOERs BEATEN AT MAFEKING.
Lourenzo Marques. May IA portu-
guesc official dispatch saws an encOun-
ter has occurred 40 Mafekng and that
the Beers have been repulsed with
heavy loss
MISUSE OF WHITE FLAG.
London, May l6. 1850 a. m.-The war
office posts the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts. under date OF Kroon-
stad, May u:
1.-TWO officers and six men Of Prince
Alfred's guards. while out foraging yes
terday a few miles from Kro0nstad.
r#HUHf.N
owner ~ which surrendered himself
with arms and ammunition They then
approached another farm also flying
white flag When within forty yards
OF the enclosure they were fred upon BY
fifteen or sixteen Beers concealed be-
bind the farm wall Two OF the men
We're killed Lieut. r. b. Walton was
wounded, and Lieut. w. 3. Eveston and
two non-c0mmissioned officers were
taken prisoners.
THE owner Of the farm states that
me Beers threatened 90 shoot him
when he protested against their maxi
ing improper use Of the white flag"
BoER DELEGATES DENY.
New York. May iC-Messrs Fischer,
Wolmcraus and Vessels. constituting
The ENJOYS from the South African Re-
pubic ana Orange Free state, who ar
rived here yesterday. commissioned by
iher governments tl Cndelvor 90 In
duce the United states 90 use IT'S in
huence for the establishment Of peace
in south Africa. We're questioned today
regarding the statement from London
Dat "a callegram from Capet0wn as
serted that they had advised surrender.
should their cOuntymeu be defeated on
me Wal. river SeygraIly and c0llec-
lively the members denied that they
bad given any such advices and they
declared that they were opposed TO sur
render.