The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-24
5 SUCCESS
CAPTURES NINETY BoERs WHO
ENTER MAFEKtNG.
Krugcr's Nephew "a Prisoner-Bullgrs
Advance Into the Transvaal-The Be
ginning of the End.

ginning Of the End.
CAPE TOWN. May IA dispatch
from Lorenzo Marquee, dated today,
says that Commandant Eloff, grandson
Of President Kruger, with patrol en-
tered Mafeking, whereCpOn Colonel Ba-
den Powell opened fire on the burghers,
killing seventeen of them and taking
Eloff and ninety of his men prisoners
LONDON, May lin the committee
room of the House of Commons this
morning Sir James Kitson announced
that Mafeking had been relieved.
The War Office, however is unable to
confirm the announcement.
Replying to a question in the House
of Commons at 4:30 this afternoon the
Parliamentary Secretary of the War
Office, Mr.. Wyndham, said he regretted
that he was not able to give any infor-
nation I'm regard to Mafeklng which
would relieve the anxiety of the nation
about that beleaguered place. He re-
minded the House that even if the de-
sired relief Of Mafeking had occurred,
intelligence Of the event could not ar
rive in England before two and POSI-
bly, five days.
The latter part of Mr. Wyndham's re-
ply is generally accepted as an intima-
ton that the Government expected the
relief OF Colonel BadenPowell and his
garrison would occur at about the pres
ent time.
LONDON. May Il, 2:1S p. m.-The
War Office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts,
"KROONSTADT, Wednesday, May 16.
bundle yesterday occupied Mequat-
lings Mex and Modderpoort without OPP
position.
Hunter has entered the Transvaal
and has advanced within ten miles of
Christiana.
"Methuen has reached a point twelve
miles on the Hoopstad road without
seeing the enemy.
Natives and local whites have CON
firmed the previous reports of the dis
organization of the hFreestaters
1.-THE situation here is unchanged"
LONDON, May II, 2:15 p. m.-The
War Office has received the following
dispatch from General Butler:
"DANNHAUSER, May 1.-THE Sec
ond division has reached Dannhauser
and l hope that my advance patrols are
at Newcastle. The fifth division is
echeloned from Elandslaagte to Glen
coe repairing the railway. The fourth
division is at Sundays river drift, on
the old Newcastle road.
Several Natal farmers are handing
over their arms.
"All reports agree that about 1000 of
the enemy passed north very hurriedly
May IA and 15."
LONDON, May 12.-Lord Roberts
captured Kroonstad today and thus
practically ends the war in the Orange
Free States. 1t also practically wipes
out of existence that little republic,
and there is one less free, independent
state on the map of the earth, for bar
ring a few scattered commanders
along the mountain ranges in the
northeast corner, the entire Orange
Free State is now under British rule.
And Her Majesty's ministers have al
ready proclaimed that they mean to
end the existence to these South Afri-
can States as Independent powers. SO
it is goodbye to the Orange Free
State. Its monument will read Died
May II, 1900"
Roberts campaign has certainly been
a magnificent success, proving his mill
tary genius, and today he can have
almost any honor England has to give.
When he takes Pretoria he will have
the nation at his feet, and take rank
with Wellington and Nelson as one of
the country's greatest heroes.
Meantime the final campaign is NOV
ing like clockwork. 1t is evident from
Lord Roberts last dispatch that the
disintegration has commenced. The
Free Staters are scattering to their
homes, while the Transvaalers have
gone northward, declining to fight long
err in the Orange Free State.
KROONSTAD, May II, p. nj en-
tered Kroonstad at 1870 today without
opposition. The Union Jack was hoist
ed amid cheers from the few British
residents.
10 p. m.-President Steyn fled last ev-
ening, after vainly endeaVOring to per-
suade the burghers to continue oppos-
ing us. ROBERTS.
LOURENZO MARQUES, May Is
The following is published here by the
pro-Boer party: Fire broke out in
the Kaffir station at Mafeking Satur-
day during the burghers attack there.
Fighting ensuing in the streets Baden
Powell asked for an armistice, and sur
rendered at o'clock Sunday morning"
Beers who came down here yester-
day from Pretoria produced for the edi-
fication of incredulous Britishers two
kilograms by officials, one of which was
signed by Snyman, and said: Il was
lucky enough to capture Baden-PoWell
with 900 this morning"
There is no doubt that there was des-
perate fighting at Mafeking Saturday,
but it is believed to have gone in faV-
or of the garrison.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE official
welcoming of the Boer ENJOYS by Mayor
Van Wyck will take place this after
noon at o'clock in the Mayors office
at the City Hall. The Mayor will give
the ENJOYS the freedom of the city and
will present to them copies of a resolu-
ton passed by the Municipal Assembly
The party has no program arranged for
tonight and will go to Washington to-
morrow. The members refuse to talk
about what they will do in Washington,