Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-23
BoERs ARE RETREATNG NoRTHWARD- Opposition IN MAZE
KING PRACTICALLY ENDED.
300 b0ERS HAVE SURRENDERED
LORD ROBERTS IS AGAIN ADVANCING IN FORCE THREATENING
TO ENVEL0PE THE B0ERS-BURGHERS ARE PREPARED
TO MAKE TRONG STAND

Capetown, May 22.-General Warren oc- !
cupied Douglas after heavy fighting and
without sustaining any loss.
The Beers have retreated to the North. !
Kimberley, May 22.-About 800 Beers
have surrendered at Vryburg, North !
and a little more than half |
way between that place and Mafeking. !
The road is all clear from Mafeking and
all opposition in this district is practical
ly ended.
Hong Spruit Orange Free State, May %.
General French has crossed the Rienos-
ter river, northwest of here. This move
ment combined with General Hamilton's
occupation of Heilbruin, renders the
Boer position twenty miles in the British
front, untenable. The latest reports re-
ceived, however. say the burghers are
prepared to make strong resistance and
possess fifteen guns.
London, May 23.-The war office issued a
dispatch from Roberts under date Of
Hong Spruitt, May %, announcing the
receipt by him of the following message
from Baden-Powell:
Mafeking May IL am hapy to inform
you that Mafeking was successfully re-
iieved today. The northern and southern
columns joined hands May Is and at
tackled the enemy yesterday, and, after
a small engagement entirely defeated
them with loss. The British casualties
stores, ETC., five dead and fiften wounded
1.-THE relieving force marched into Ma
feking at 9 this morning and the relief
and defense forces combined and moved
out and attacked the enemies head laag-
er.
I'VE shelled them out and nearly cap
| tured Snyman and took one gun, flag
and large amount of ammunition,
stores, etc., five dead and fifteen ounded
Beers We're found. The enemy appears to
be retreating in all directions except one
! commando which is lying low, possibly to
| cover the retreat of the remainder. Rob-
erts' dispatch further says:
Ian Hamilton reached Heilbrun this
morning after a series Of engagements
with Boer force under Dewet, who is
retiring before him. Broadwood has cap
| tured fifteen Boer wagons. There have
| been seventy-f1ve casualties in Hamil-
toms force to yesterday evening. We
marched here this morning.
London, May 23-Once more Lord Rob-
erts is advancing in force. His wait at
Kroonstad is over and already the main
British army is about 20 miles north OF
it's former resting place, judging from the
dispatch of Lord Roberts at Honing-
spruit station. While flanking him on
either side of the railroad, French's cav
airy and Hamilton's mounted infantry
are both slightly in advance of Roberts
and threatening to envelope the Boel
position. which extends for 20 miles due
north.
The British army will probably advance
along the ranlroad while French con.
yerges from the west and Hamilton from
the east. Against this Overwhelming
force the Beers will probably follow theil
usual tactics of retiring to their posi-
tions, which doubtless have been prepar
ed in advance for their occupation.
French and Hamilton are separated b!
about 40 miles, while Roberts is within
IL miles of French and 80 miles of Ham
llton. Since the last dispatch left Hon
ingSprult yesterday, ROBERTS mas uOuDI
less still further advanced and by nov
Is either engaging or following the re
treat of the Beers. Definite dispatche
received this morning make 1t clear tina
the Vaal river has not yet been crossed
The first word from Colonel Baden Pow
ell at Mafeking heightens rather thai
diminishes the report heretofore cable
a of gaMantry exhibited by the garriso
, during the closing days Of the siege.
During an interview with the CORE
spondent of Reuters Telegram company
, May II, Baden-Powell said:
MY great endeavor is to prevent tn
| relief force from trying to rush into
place before they are strong enough
do SO. It would be better to make Gel
tain of the relief in two months than
be beaten in attempts at relief in on
month. The knowledge that the who
empire was watching with appreciatio
} the good fighting of the garrison has bee
worth an extra pound of rations da
to the garrison.
"It was difficult to persuade the civi