Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-14
COUNTRY
Beers Driven Out by Campbell
and Boyes
1RANSyAALERS
MAss|NG
Getting Their Troops To>
gether at Vaal River.

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division, with front extending thirty
miles, was over forward yesterday.
Generals Grenfell and Brabant fol-
lowed the Beers reaching Newberry
Hills and capturing great quantities
of flour and grain. Gen. Brabant s
main force with Campbells and Gen.
Boyes' brigade have cleared the coun-
try of Beers and are splitting up and
retiring in the direction of Cloeland.
Kroonstadt, Saturday. President
Steyn has gone to Heilbrun, not Lind
ley, and has declared the former to be
the capital. -Four hundred burghcrs
have given up arms in this vicinity.
The Transvaalers arc reported to be
maSsing at Vaal River. This town
accepts the occupation quietly. There
are dissensions in the Transvaal Volk-
staad
London, May 14.-It is generally
believed that Feking will be relieved
shortly. A special from Stone Hill
farm at Natal says Gen. Buffers ad-
vance commenced when he left Lady
smith in strength.
When within, two miles of Heef-
makaar the Beers opened fire with
their artillery. The British replying
and the Beers were out tlanked and
Buller is nov pushing on.
1t is expected that Bundcc will be
occupied by the British. The split
between the FreestatcrS and the
Transvaal is said to be complete and
that the Free State will soon be form.
ally annexed by Great Britain.
Lord Roberts cables that there
were more casualties May 10 than
was reported by him. Capt. Elsworthy
was killed, two officers wounded and
p men missing.
London, May 14.-Gcneral Roberts ca
bles from Kroonstadt, May II, . p. M:
Il entered Kroonstadt at / 30 without
opposition today, when the union jack
was hoisted amid cheers from the few
British residents.
"Presidcnt Steyn fed last evening after
vainly cndeavoring to persuade the
burghers to continue opposing us.
THE Transvaalers said they would no
longer fight OH Orange Free State soil
and made off for the Naal river.
Free Staters accused the Transvaalcrs
of having made use of them and then de-
serting.
MANY of the Free Staters have gone
to their homes.
"The procession entering the town was
headed by my bodyguard, all of whom
We're colonials, and after my staff and
foreign officers came the North Somerset
imperial yeomanry. followed by Pole-Ca-
rew's division, consisting of the guards
and the Eighteenth brigade navals, the
Eighty-third, Eghtyfourth and Eighty
fifth batteries. two 5 inch guns manned
by the royal artillery company and the
Twelfth engineers.
"The rest of the force encamped around
the town.
Before leaving Kroonstadt President
Stcyn issued Il proclamation making
Lindley. 30 miles southeast of Kroon-
stadt, the seat of government of the Free
State.
Generals Botha and De Wet accom-
panied the Transvaalers.
st. Louis, May 14.-Thc Sunday Post
Dispatch prints the result of an hours
conversation held by it over G91 miles of
telegraph wire with Governors Dan w.
Jones of Arkansas, William Il. Stanley
of Kansas and Lon V. Stephenson of
Missouri at their respective state capi
tails in connection with the announce
ment of State Secretary Reitz of the
Transvaa that he with others intends to
event of the Beers being defeated by the |
British. Each governor was asked if he |
would extend an invitation to the Beers |
to locate in his state. They answered as |
follows: 80
Governor Stcphenson-As the chief ex-
ecutivc of the state of Missouri | desire
to hereby extend through the Post-Dis-
patch cordial and affectionate welcome
to the Beers. Missouri would feel hon
ored f they would locate within her |
bounds.
Governor .Jones-The state of Arkan- |
sas will gladly welcome the Beers to be- |
come citizens and guarantee to them !
freedom and protection under truly re-
publican government. -
Governor Stanley-The people Of Kan |
sas would gladly welcome the Boers We |
have no better citizens than the Ger
mans, who have already prospered and |
added to the happiness of our state.
Kansas would feel honored il the sturdy |