The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-12

The Boer right first gave wav but
tucker and Hamilton had a tougher task
on the left. The Beers had six enns
and served them well, working with Great
determination. but the British worked un
closer and closer, their guns meantime
firing incessantly.
The East Lancashire and Sussex reoi-
ments' by II o'clock had worked wen
10 the front The order was given and
llke nash the two regiments sprang
forward simultaneously, and in a few
moments had secured two commanding
ridges.
THE advanced line was within 12O0
yards of the Beers main trench. and
the latter We're already losing heart from
the demonstration on their flank but
they kept up rapid, though wild fire.
AT this moment the final charge was
ordered, and away went the Lancashires
and the Sussex regiment again. but the
Beers could not stand, and they fairly
bolted. and the rout of the Beers along
the whole line was then complete"
MAFEKING RELIEF FORCE
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Caps
Town, dated Thursday, says the Mafe-
KING relief force has passed through Vry-
burg.
FROM BOER SOURCES.
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent OF
the Daily Mail, in a dispatch dated Fri
day, May II, says:
The Boer papers report severe fight
Ing on the western border. The facts
are very much confused, probably by de-
sign, to conceal the truth from the burgh-
ers, but there is enough to show that the
Beers admit a British occupation OF
Taungs.
"A special dispatch from Chrlstiana
(TransvaaD, published Wednesday 10y the
I'd a,,d CT
hundred British cavalry crossed the VaaI
Friday at Kalmborg. about eighteen
miles below Fourteen Streams, and went
to Taungs, followed by commanders. A
second detachment of the British crossed
at the same place Saturday The Griqui-
landers, under Gen. AswogOn, after be-
ing reinforced, repulsed the British and
forced them back in the direction of
Taungs. Gen Aswogon was killed Tho
other Boer casualties We're seven wounded.
The British loss was heavy Everything
was brought away from the laagers ex-
cept few tents left to attract the en-
emy's shells. Taungs is occupied by about
1900 British.
"a special telegram from Pretoria, dat
ed Monday, In the same paper, records
the British seizure on Fourteen Streams
Sunday afternoon. 1t says: The British
force at Witrand was overwhelming.
Subsequently the enemy moved their line
towards our position, bombarding them
with such effect that the burghers were
compelled to retreat, which they did in
regular order Today a forward move-
ment of the British was checked by our
forces, who drove them back in two
places
"a telegram from Pretoria, dated Tues
day, in the Standard and Diggers' News,
says: The British, in their passage along
the Stella Land border toward MafeGing,
were engaged by Commandant Bissell,
near the Taungs, with great success. Hun
dreds of British troopers met a watery
grave while attempting TO cross the VaaI.
A second advance was made upon Taungs
Sunday morning by 1,5O0 British troops
and six guns. Communication with
Taungs was cut Sunday afternoon.
ROBERTS AT YENTERsBURG.
CAPE TOWN, May u-Lord Roberts
wires that he is at Ventersburg. that he
is continuously opposed, but that he is
making progress.
BOER PRISONER SHOT.
JAMESTOWN, st. Helena, May H.,
Tuesday night one of the guards shot
Boer prisoner as he was attempting TO
escape over the boundary fence. The SEN
try challenged thrice, but received no re-
ply, and then fired The matter is beng
investigated by a court-martial.
FREE SKATERS CONCENTRATING
MASERU, Basutoland, May 10.-The
Free Staters are concentrating strongly
in good position on the Korannaberg
hills. lying eastward of the direct line
from Thaba Nchu to Winburg. President
Steyn was with them yesterday, but Is
believed TO have gone nOrthward after
inspiring the burghers with predictions
of approaching Boer successes through
the assistance of thousands Of foreigners