The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-16
BOERS ATTACK MAFEKING.
Desperate Fighting There saturday,
and Conflicting Stories as TO
the Result.

LONDON, May ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Lourenzo Marquee, dated
Tuesday. says:
There IN now no doubt that there was
desperate fighting at Mafeking Saturday.
but 1t is believed TO have gone in favor
OF the garrison. All that can be ascer-
tanned OF a reliable character follows:
THE Beers, using artillery, attacked the
town Saturday. Very soon the Kafir To-
cation was In flames, some say as the
result Of shell fire. others as the result of
treachery Fighting at close quarters be-
came general, and in the midst OF the
confusion the Beers gained possession of
the Kaffr location, from which point of
vantage they brought guns to bear on
the town al close range.
by an adroit movement the garrison.
despite fts attenuated numbers, succeeded
In actually surrounding the party of Beers
who had captured the Kafhr location Sc
we're fighting followed. but according to
the latest reports the Beers still hold the
location, in which they are probably sur
rounded
THE truth is. I believe that the Pre-
toria authorities. knowing of the progress
Of the relief column, gave orders to Gen.
Snyman to storm the place. As soon as
the location was In flames Beer bulletins
OF victory were flying about everywhere
70 encourage weakened burghers. Beers
who came down here yesterday from Pre-
t,ria produced for the edhcation Of In
cTedulous Britishers two kilograms by Of
ncials. one of which was signed BY Sny-
man, and said:
I was lucky enough to capture Baden
Powell. with 800, this morning.
There is no doubt about the heavy
hghting. A telegram from the Portuguese
consul to the governor general here con-
HTS this, and there Is little doubt OF the
occupation OF the Ksfhr stadt But STINT
Iar teiesrains were published at Pretoria
anout Ladysmth. and quite recently about
Wepener. Just before Cot Dalgety was re-
lisyed =
Humors OF Capture Of Beers.
LONDON May ia speela, a,sno,,,,
from Iourenso Marquee says II 10 renort-
Cd mat large force OF Beers has been
captured by the British at Mafekinr pre-
tofia " IL added, reports, ON the other
hano, that Mafeking has fallen.
The Conflicting stories.
LouRElNzo MARQUEE. May l5.-Tele-
grams received here report very heavy
hghtins az Mafeking Pretoria reports
that Mafekng has fallen, and the Nether-
lands Railroad Company has issued A
statement that Col Baden Powell has
captured large force Of Roers
war bulletin posted at Pretoria MAY 10
announced that the British were advanc-
Ing To the relief OF Matching
Last OmciaI Reports.
LONDON May l5.-The war office has
received the following from Lord Roberts.
dated Kroonstad May 49, ! =. m.
"Baden-P Powell reports under date OF
May all going we'll Fever ls decreasing;
the garrison is cheerful and the food VIII
last until about June 10"
short OF Food.
Lady Sarah Wilson has wired 10 her
sister, Lady Georsisua Curzon from
Mafekng, under date OF May 3. saying:
"Our hreakfast consisted Of horse sauS-
ages, and lunch OF minced mule and cur
ried locusts. All well
Refugees Reach Piumer
PLt1AfFR'S CAMP MAY 1 via Ootsi.
May Natives who have arrived here
say that the honthagdment II Mafeklnx
on MAY I was not heavy Twelve hum
dred and eighty refugees from Mafeking
have reached here. Patrols who have re-
turned from the northern borders ~ the
TranHVad say they saw no aEns OF
Beers Az r. quiet here Beers regularly
patrol tho nciEhborhooa or Mafeidng but
10 not seem To be disposed 20 De AK
Kfssslye,
Hoer Force surrounded.
LOURENZO MARQCE, May l5.-The
Beers SATURDAY occupied the Kafflr lnca-
tton AZ MafckiuF They were Tn turn at
tackled during the night OF saturday and
on Sunday found themselves surrounded
The Rocrs lest seven killed and seventeen
wounded The British loss Is reported To
haya hren hanNN