The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-25
the countryside that they intended to

the countryside that they intended to
fight to the death"
Gen. Ian Hamilton IS cooperating in
the advance on the right. Thus Lord
Roberts who, presumably, is a few miles
behind Gen French, will reach the Vaal
before the end of the week Natives re-
port that the Beers have buried two guns
in the Rhenoster river.
In Natal Gen. Buffers forces have
crossed the Transvaal near Ingogo, but
are still held at bay at Laing's Mex,
where the Beers are intrenching them
selves. With the exception of this Sass
Natal is clear Of Beers. They have a
big gun posted, but it is doubtful If they
will be able to hold the position when
threatened by a f1anking movement from
the forces that have crossed the Ingogo
river.
A dispatch from Pretoria announces
that the first train north entered Mafe-
king May 22, and that the first train
south is expected next week It is said
that the relief of Mafeking was due to
blunder Of one of the federal officers
by which Gen. Delarey was foiled in
his plan to cut off the relief force, after
driving them away from the MoIopo riv-
er. 1t IS added that the federals have
resolved to make a determined defense
of the city of Johannesburg Klimke, the
state mining engineer, has been given
six months leave of absence, presumably
for protesting against the proposition to
blow uD the mines.
A special dispatch from Newcastle, Ma
tai. says the Russian ambulance corps
with the Beers is disgusted with their
conduct, and has requested the czar to
recall it.
ANOTHER PEACE RUMOR
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent
of the Daily News, telegraphing Wednes-
day, says:
According to a private letter SNUG
gled through from Pretoria, President
Kruger now favors surrender on the
ground that continuation of the war
would ruin the property of the burghers
He has thrown upon the commandants
the onus Of what course to pursue.
Civilian prisoners released at Pretoria
report extraordinary activity during the
last two weeks on the railway from Pre-
toria TO Petersburg. AS many as twenty
trains are running daily, and 1t is posi-
bic that a large portion of them are
being used to move supplies northward
for safety"
The Daily Express continues its al
legged exposures of DR.. Leyds use of the
Tr9nsvaal secret service fund. The pa
pers Brussels correspondent asserts that
numerous continental newspapers were
bribed to the estent Of $50 to e25 a
week.
PRETORIA ADVICES.
PRETORIA. May 23-An official bulletin
issued here today says:
Sixty British cavalry came into col
lision, on May 80, with eighty Of the
Swaziland commando, at Schoeper's Mex.
The fighting lasted an hour. The British
lost twenty-seven killed, twenty-five
wounded and eleven were taken prison.
ers. Twenty-Five horses, two Maxims
and a quantity of ammunition were also
captured. The federals lost one killed
and one wounded. They assisted to re-
move the wounded and bury the dead
The advance guard at Heilbron retired
on the main body at the northern bor-
der.
According to Free State advices. the
British yesterday were at Grayling 3
Drift, on the Vaal river, twenty-five
miles from WOlmeranstad, with a large
force. On Sunday KaIbe engaged the
British between Heilbron and Lindley.
The federals had to retire before an
overwhelming force, losing one killed
and seven wounded
COLONIALs GET THE PRAISE.
MAFEKING, May II per runner to
Kimberley, May 2D.-The British reliev-
O'Clock. The garrison Immediately
moved out with Maxims and pompoms
and attacked McMullan's lager The
Beers resisted weakly for half an hour
then bolted, leaving their wagons, tents
and impedimentia. Col. 43adel-Powell
gave the garrison an opportunity of re-
VeLging themselves, using the relief
force as a reserve, and In the town men
and women swarmed on the house tops,
La
panied the troops to the Boer Iaager.
There was immense enthusiasm over the
fact that the relief of the place was ac-
complished by colonials.
BRITISH CROSS THE BUFFALO.
BOER CAMP, VOLKSRUST, May %
The British crossed the Buffalo river and
were within sight of our position yester-
day. They are busy emplacing heavy
cannon at Schuinshovgte, near the scene
OF the battle on the Ingogo river in 1881
1t is reported that fighting occurred at
Botha's Mex yesterday
Chris Botha, brother of the commander
1n-chlef, has been appointed assistant 10
the commander-in-chief, and has given
great satisfaction He revived the fight
ing spirit in many of the federals.
In an ambush between Nqutu and Mt.
Prospect eight British were killed and
thirteen wounded.
BOERS MEANT TO FIGHT
KROONSTAD, May 4-AIthough the
Beers retreated without a shot their late
position showed they meant to fight.
All the steep sides of the south bank
were cunntngly laid rifle pits, resemblin =
the defenses Of Paardeburg These pits
extended for ten miles A number of
gun emplacements had been blasted in
the rocks, and at several spots the grass
had been burned in patches with a view
of marking the range. President Steyn
is telling the Free Staters that Lord
Roberts proclamation has been rescind-
ed.
GETTING OUT THE GOLD.
CAPE TOWN, May 24-Bar gold to the
value of $O5,0OO has been sent by rail
from Pretoria to Lourenzo MARQUES
State Secretary Reitz Travelled on the
same train.
PRESIDENT KRUGER DEFIANT.
CAPE TOWN, May 24-Presidcnt Kru-
ger 1T is announced here, has issued a
proclamation saying he will defend Jo-
hannesburg and calling upon all the
Beers to fight to the bitter end