The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-18

suited. according to advices from Lourenso
Marquee. in his decision to evacuate
Kroonstad works without battle
where stand VIII he Made.
The Standard says:
From pro-Boer sources we lnarn that
the first great stand by the federals Will
be on the ridges near Johannesburg This
position has been strongly .r1trcnched ana
the burghers believe they can bold 1t for
some time. II driven from that point rart
OF the force will be thrown into Pretoria
to Withstand a siege. while The main body
win retreat to the Lydenburg district with
the intention Of keeping up a guerrilla war
fare from that mountainous region They
believe that they can indefinitely post
pone a pacification of the country.
To Transfer Seat of Government.
This view is partly supported oy DIS
patch to the Times from LouTenzo Mar-
quez, which says:
i'There Is general talk In Pretoria OF
President Kruger contemplating an imrne-
date departure from the capital There
seems no longer any doibt OF the inten-
ton of the Transvaal TO transfer the seat
Of government to Luxembourg district ana
TO endeavor to make final stand there
The raad II reported TO have indorsed the
proposal"
ofsciaIs Preparing for Flight.
The Times also says that a number or
the Transvaal officials are preparing Tor
ffigh. and that State Secretary heits has
selected South America as MS fatuto
home. ], is unorficIally asserted that LORD
Kitchener IS in command of the Mafeking
relief column and that news OF relief of
the town cannot be received until Monday
Federal Troops Captured.
pRr-ronrA. MAY IAN official bulletin
announces that the federal troops stormed
and occupied the forts around Marching
ON saturday morning. The same night the
federals were surrounded. losing. so far
as known, seven Killed, seventeen wound
ed and number taken prisoners.
II Is reported that the advance guard OF
the force proceeding to the relief of Mafe-
king from the south was repulsed yester-
dag.
Boers Abandon Biggarsburg.
IKsTRusT, May i7.-The federals
have abandoned the Bggarsburg, and 1t Is
believed they also abandoned Newcastle
this morning. though their mounted men
are still on either side OF the border, Keep
ing the British at bay
Hunter Occupies Christians.
.KRooNsTAD. May 17.---Hunter has &C.
cupied Cshristiana without opposition, the
enemy having retired to kierksdorp unoer
the impression that the latter was threat
ened by a portion of this force from
Pafys. Rundes force was close to Cloco-
Ian yesterday evening. The country was
clear of the enemy.
The resident commissioner in Basutoland
reports that number OF Beers living In
the Ficksburg and Bethlehem districts
have applied to him for advice and as to
the conditions OF surrender. This is very
satisfactory.
A Dispatch From Butler.
LONDON. May 1.-THE war office has
received the following dispatch from Gen.
Butler:
"Dannahauser, May H.
.rhe second division has reached Danna-
hauser, and I hope that my advance pa
trolls are at Newcastle. The Fifth division
II at Echelond FROM Glands laagte to Glen
coe. repairing the railway. The Fourth d.
vision Is at Sunday river drift. on the old
Newcastle road. Several Natal farmers
are handing over their arms"