Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-13
THE DAILY REVIEW
Or Incidents, Reports and Rumors
Reaching London.


OF Incidents, Reports and Rumors
Reaching London.
LONDON, June 13.-Two pieces of
news encouraging to the British In the
Official dispatches are that the broken
communications of Lord Roberts are
IN fair way to be mended by the
forces moving northward and south
ward and driving off the rowing COM
mandoes, and that Sir Redvers Butler
is at last master of Laings Mex.
Telegraphic communication with Lord
Roberts is expected to be restored to-
day, as dispatch from Bloemfontein,
dated yesterday, says that the railroad
is in British possession again and that
the work of repairing the line is going
on rapidly with the abundant material
warehoused at Bloemfontein.
From the subjoined telegram it would
appear that Gen. Hunter was in COM
mand of the troops referred to by Gen.
Kelly-Kenny in his dispatch from
Bloemfontein:
'BLOEMFONTEIN, June 12.-Gen.
Hunter is coming up rapidly from the
northwest, having severely defeated a
large commando of Beers who had de-
stroyed two miles of railway north of
Kroonstad."
The Boer government is also issuing
news cheering to its sympathizers. The
following bulletin, the Boer version of
the disaster to the Derbyshires, was
posted by President Kruger Sunday at
Machadodorp:
''On June Z, four divisions of Burgh-
ers commanded by Steenkamp, Frene-
man, Duploy, Fourie and Mel, attacked
the British at Roodeval killed 200,
took 700 prisoners, and captured i'm
mense stores of food and ammunition
"a maxim gun and 1000 lyddite shells.
Some food was taken by the Boer farm
ers and the rest was burned. The
English mail was taken. The Burgh-
ers attacked from the open veldt, and
gave evidence Of unprecedented brav-
cry"
Gen. DeWet was also fighting on
June 2, whether at Roodeval or else
where, it is not clear, but the Boer war
office gives it out that he captured
5000 suits of clothing, blankets, gloves.
boots, etc. Being unable to carry them
with him in his rapid sweep through
the country, according to the Trans
vaal war Office, he burned the whole
mass. Gen. DeWet has also reported
that he put 1000 British out of action
and destroyed property valued at
100000. AS Lord Methuen is officially
described as fighting on June z, it is
possible that he was engaging Gen.
DeWet.
According to dispatch to the Daily
Express from Machadodorp, dated on
June 10, via Lorenzo Marques, those
around President Kruguer say that
Louis Botha and Delarey have been
offered indirectly 10000 year to lay
down their arms, and President Kru-
ger expects the same offer TO be made
to himself, President Steyn and De
Wet. President Kruger believes that
the British makes these offers to close
tie war on the priciple that it would
cost less than TO fight it out
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques
says that $4,000 Beers are reported to
be retiring on Middleburg from vari-
Gus quarters, and that, after wedding
out the hearted, 10000 steadfast
men are still left.
General Butler was unable on Mon
day to follow up the Beers from lack
of cavalry as we'll as water. The dis
patches describe him as fighting a
spirited advance over a rugged field
under prolonged rife FIRE. The Beers
had two guns, which they got away.
Few dead Or wounded Beers were
found.
1t seems probable that the major
portion of the Beers had withdrawn
before the advance began.
Lord Methuen, General Rumble and
General Brabant are reported to have
1900 men and 80 guns engaged IN