Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-25
/ FEH Beers SURRENDER
EIGHT HUNDRED GAVE UP.
The Roa1 IL Clear Fpon Mafek tRa-
Deaesat Preach AL Asesx-Rrports
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Resissasce-naAes- Talks
Kimberley. May %. About son
Bc~fs have surrendered at vrylrrg. north
&! k..s:.s<.:=y, s.a little HsDsa Than hall
way between that place and Mafeking
The svad !. all clear from Mafeking and
all opposition in tai. disiric; ia practically
ended.
ssssrh CsOss~d The ntesost~v.
Hong Spoit, a. i. y, May "a
General French has crossed the Kienos
ter river. northwest II here. TI.,s move
mrnt, cuni,in~,i with General Ian Hamil-
tons occupation d Hell Hruin, render.
the tts~s position for 20 miles in Lhe
british front unterablc. The latest re-.
ports sessss~i, however, say the l,ufghers
arc prepared to make strong rcsista nee,
and ps-~r~ 10 guns.
sas6es-t's~ett's 6sitssts,.
London. May 2a.-~The first word from
Colonel baden POWELL al Maieking
hcsghtens rather than d,mini-hs, the re-
port heretofore cahled Of the gallsntry
exhibited by tho garrison during the
sl"s,n. days II the siege. During an in.
t~rvir~ with the correspondent of Ecu.
t~r's Telegram Company. May II, BADEN
Powell ssii.
My great rn,icavor is 10 prevent inc
Ielsf force from trying To ru.l. into The
Place before they are strong enough Ia
al ~. II would ir better to make GER,
tain III relief in two months than 10 bs
i~atrn IA nm Attempted r-ii-f in o,,,
month. The kpowledge that the whole
er1pirs Was watching with apprehension
the wNL fighting " the garrirsa, has
sssen worth an extra pound ii raiioiss a
day to the garrison. II Was difficult To
submitting Ia martial law. We had our
little difficulties. but later there was a
sssa! acceptance u the military admin.
tstratton. ana there was no trouble nj
All Tho devotion ui nur-r. ain; women
generally MAS most marked"
Referring 10 the requests II newspapers
Tor messages. issien Powell looked rru.
barra.-et and N,si
Theses chaps have gsf an exaggerated
idea at ihs Importance s my personality
J look upon myself as "a iigurehs,d Of
the Fssi ship Maicking She had her
stout canvas ami her brave men that
really showed the ship along and brought
her safely through her stormy cruise, 80,
whenever | read the nice things pcople
say of me, take |, that they are said
III the garrison, inasmuch ~ l am the
head representative 81 the gsrri-on."
Tho Transvaal government has in,
Informed the correspondents at Pre-
t"rsA that II ha. not considered, and does
MT intend 10 consider. unconditional sur.
render. but will fight to 4 finish.
Charles Nesiy. former financial agent
ef Cubs 1T Havana, has lren arrested
On \ warrant issued by unit~i States
Crcnit Judge 1aessnhe In - civil suit
against Ns~ly by the United States. lie
h ch~rgssi With chs wrongful eonycrsioa
III saa.iU, His lail VA. hx~l at x50,UDO.
The Methodist general conference In
Chicago d,-ls-ed Of question that Tor
many years has been a source II dispute
Ia Methodist Conferences the ad,nis-ios,
II ~"n~n to the general conference. This
WAS settled in favor u the wancn. Tho
conference. after considerable discussion,
sotei Ia abolish tho time limit ON pas.
tosatea
IL 10 officially announced that several
eass~ III the plague have occurred In Rio
Jsaviro.
1h~nas MciAern'ott. brother II Max.
ins Elliott. the actress, wife II Nat t;oal.
Win. eemm'ttei sn,cld~ Tuesday in san
traact-so, ncme~,ie troubles led TO de
sl.asi~ney.