Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-06
Lord Roberts Makes His Report
to the London War Office.
HORRORS NEAR coLENSo.
Dead Wen aud Aaimals Nnburled -
Some Free staters Want Peace
Paunecfoie stays In Washington.

London. March 6.--The var Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts;
"Osfontcin. March G--Gen. Gatacre
occupied stormberg yesterday The
lines Of railroad north and west win
now be repaired. Gen. Clements Is at
Jouberts siding station. beyond Coles
berg. The duke Of Marlborough with
the oxford company Of the imperial
yeomanry has left Capetown for
Naauwpoort.
Gen. Butler reports Natal now prac-
tically clear Of the enemy, and that
he cannot hear Of any formed body Of
them anywhere The Beers left some
ambulances full OF their sick, from
which the mules had been taken for
transport service
500 D. m.-The Assoeiated Press
learns that the British government has
decided that Lord Pauncrnte win re-
main as ambassador at Washington in
definitely.
The Beers IN northern Cape Colony
are in full retreat TO the Orange Free
state.
The possession Of stounberg puts
Gen. Gatacre In railroad communica-
ton with Gen. Clements az Colesberg,
for though the Beers partially wrecked
the railroad II Is understood II can be
quickly repaired and thus the entrance
OF additional British troops into the
Free State will be facilitated.
From OsfOntei where Field Mar
shall Roberts is opposed By good sized
body Of Beers. there Is still no news
except reports OF minor skirmishes
The position gained 6y Gen Brabant
at Dordrecht Is reported % be exceed
ingly strong. According 10 The Times
correspondent, the Boer numbers alone
enabled them to retreat from Dord-
recht practically unhindered. He also
reports a violation Of the white flag by
the Beers. and that they deliberately
fred at close range on a stretcher party.
Gen. Whites garrison has begun 10
leave Ladysmith ana is arriving at the
Mool river camp. where the troops will
remain several days, after which they
will go farther south. They are enact
ated and exhausted and say the road
TO Colenso presents scensSPhat exceed
In hoTror those, depiate ~ Dants's In
ferno Dead men and animals are ~
Inc mutilated and purified in the
trenches formerly occupied by the
Beers. and till the air with a sickening
stencil
In cases where hurried burial had
been attempted the rains have washed
the earth away and out Of the earth
stick CHASTITY legs and arms Of dead
burghers
A dispatch from Osfontein says tina;
according to the Boer prisoners an inn
pOrtant British success will cause Presi-
dent Steyn to fee 20 Pretoria. leaving
a provisional government az Bloemfon-
TEN which is likely to make peace over
lures. those Free Staters not wishing
for peace trekking toward the Trans
vaal and helping To make a stand which
most Of the British military critics now
point cut will constitute most difficult
and deciding features OF the war
The recent rains have afforded Lord
Roberts good grass. and copious sup
plies have reached him, News OF his
advance Is eagerly awaited.
The Press Association says that the
wife. Of President steyn, OF the Free
State. is residing at Aberdeen with
relatives.
Surgeon Treves cables from Lady
smith that the condition Of the town is
most deplorable. and that there are 500
cases Of typhoid fever. Lavish supplies
Of comforts are now in the place, how
ever.
London, March 6, SIS p. m.-The
House Of Commons In committee OF the
whole this evening adopted a resolution
to authorize loan OF eS5,OOO.0OO The
vote stood l6i 10 &C.