The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-03

to accept the views which Messrs. f1scher
and Vessels intend to place before tnein'
Trying to Intercept Conveys.
While Gems. French and Rumble are
holding the Beers at Thaba Menu. Gen
Broadwood's cavalry has been pushed on
to Houtenek, in the hope OF intercepting
the federal conveys between Ladyoraha
and Winburg. As Gen. Botha mas oeen
reinforced there is every prospect OF
sharp fighting.
Another Guess mt Roberts Object.
The new scene of operations and the
general movements of the various COZ
umns are taken to indicate that Lord ROD
erts is deploying his army preparatory TO
beginning his northern march. Ii now
seems likely that it is the commander In
chiefs intention to advance simultane-
ously from Kimberley. Bloemfontein ana
Ladysmith with the view OF preventing
the Beers concentrating their forces at
any given point.
Look for a Speedy End.
A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated
yesterday, chronicles the prevailing opin-
ion among the townspeople there that the
war is not likely to last more than six
weeks, once the British advance begins.
but adds that the correspondent has been
unable to discover any ground for the
opinion DeNOnQ the Ihtl NIldN pfhs VI
rington has arrived at the Marandellas
base. whence a flying column will be dis
patched in direction not made public.
Expulsion of the British.
A dispatch from Pretoria gives the text
of President Kruger's proclamation expel-
ling British subjects from the Transvaai.
1t says:
LAS numerous burghers insist on the re-
'moval of the British, and as the govern
ment is DESTROYS of complying with the
wishes of the burghers and others favor
able to the republic. all Britishers restd-
ing In the district and town of Pretoria
and the Witwatersrand gold fields must
leave the state within thirty-six hours
from noon, April 80. Exception will be
made in the case of those obtaining spe-
cial permits
Ian HamiltOn's Casualties.
Lord Roberts forwarded a list of casual
ties of Cen Ian Hamilton's force April 30
as follows: Killed-Maj Showers, Lieut..
Parker and one private. Wounded-Four
officers and five men. Missing-Two off,
GERS and ten men.
Boer Attack ON Mafeking.
A dispatch from Mafeking describing the
Boer attack of April II says:
1.-THE bombardment Of the Creusots was
the hottest of the siege. Many shells en-
Under cover of the artillery large force,
commanded by Cron1e, including the Ger
man corps, advanced close to Fort Abra-
ham. The garrison laid low until the Boer
forces were at close range. when they
fired a volley, killing five, wounding many
and tho attack was repulsed. The bonn
bardment then ceased. The Beers. under
a Red Cross flag, later were permitted to
recover their dead"
HOnors to the Naval Brigade.
Windsor is in holiday attire today and
decorated from end to end in honor of the
naval brigade of the British cruiser Pow
erful, which assisted in the defense of
Ladysmith. The navy men were sum
moned to the castle to be inspected by the
queen. The inspection was witnessed by
the Duke of York and other members of
the royal family and a number Of high
naval and military officials Her majesty
drove down the line of buejackets, who
then advanced and gave three cheers for
the queen.
Capt. Lambton, of the Powerful, and the
officers OF that vessel We're afterward pre-
scented to her majesty, who thanked Capt.
Lambton and the brigade for their noble
services to the empire. The captain re-
Piled that what they had done was moth
ing to what the navy was prepared to DO
for her majesty. The queen some time
afterward saw the bluejackets entertained
at dinner.
PoIe-Carew's Division starts.
BLOEMFONTEIN, May 1.--Early this
morning Gen. Pole-Carew's division. COM
posed OF the guards, and Gen. Stevenson s
brigades, with several batteries of artil-
lery, all In winter clothing. left Bloem-
fontein.
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