Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-03

N1halANl AUS sANNHha anu uloNE the
enemy out Of the strong position they
had taken up at Houtnek with COM
paratlyely small loss 10 us. The Beers
dispersed IN several directions, mainly
to the east and south, leaving many
prisoners In our hands, including one
commandant and sixteen other wound
ed men,
FOUGHT SEVEN DAYS.
Gen. Hamilton Is now in camp at
Jacobs Rust
las the men needed rest after fight
Ing seven out Of the last ten days.
ordered them 10 halt for the day.
Gen. Brabants brigade Of cavalry
arrived upon the scene in time to az
ford valuable assistance by threatening
the enem-'s rear
During the afternoon Gen. Hamilton
was Joined By Gen. Bruce Hamiltons
brigade Of infantry.
THE enemy admit having twelve
killed and forty wounded yesterday
Amongst the former was Lieut. Gun
Their, a German officer belonging 10 the
iifty-fifth regiment. and among the lat
ter was MaXimoff. the Russian COM
mander Of the foreign legion. Twenty
one out Of tifty-two Of the enemy's cas-
ualties occurred among the members Of
that legion. Two Frenchmen were
among the killed
PRAIsING THE TROOPS.
"Gen. Hamilton speaks In high terms
OF the good service performed by the
eighth hussars under Col. CLOVIS and
OF the regiment Of lancers which came
into Gen. Broadwood's brigade and as
sisted in making the Beers vacate their
position. The final stroke TO the enc
my's rout was given by the Gordons
and two companies Of the Shropshire
light infantry who cheered loudly when
they BOT within 200 yards Of the posi-
ton
"Kitchener's horse is also spoken Of
In terms OF praise"
Beers CLAIM TWO VICTORIES.
Pretoria. Wednesday, May 2.-An
official war bulletin issued here reports
that on April rs the federals captured
nine prisoners and ten horses east Of
Thaba NChu and that on April 30, a
British mounted corps appeared near
Brandfort. The federals attacked them
on two sides and the British retired.
Two federals were wounded and eleven
prisoners were taken,
Another account semi officially Of this
affair says that the Wakkerstroom and
Ermeloe commands had q shrmish
with the British near Brandfort. After
a sharp fight eleven prisoners were
taken and nineteen British were left
dead on the field, including Captain
Liddy. a few federals were wounded.
The heavy bombardment by the Brit
ish has been resumed at Fourteen
Streams.
DROVE THE BRITISH BACK.
The correspondent Of Reuters tele-
gram agency In the Boer camp az
Brandfort wires that when the British
appeared ten miles east OF BrandfOrt
Gen. Delarey ordered q charge by 500
Beers. who drove them back 10 their
entertainments. The federals found
four dead upon the field. and took II
prisoners, mostly wounded, including
Lieut. Crane.
Later In the afternoon. Gen. Delarey
learned that the British had forced
their way twenty miles east OF Brand
fort and seven mi - north Of MOdder
River. With 250 men Delarey set out
In pursuit of the British, who numbered
l,2o0. The forces met IN the open cOun-
Try. a sharp engagement followed, and
the British retired As the Beers had
heavy day they were not pursued.
The federas had five men wounded
An American has been arrested Ia
connection with the Begbie explosion.
BRITISH NOT ENTHUSIASTIC.
London, May 3.-Lord Roberts latest
dispatch throws no light on the object
nd s-f
atons In the neighborhood OF Thaba
N'Chu One military expert believes
the inference is justified that Lord Rob-
crts successful attack al Houtnek
threatens the Boer center and puts the
British IN a favorable position 20 crush
the Boer left. which Is stIll facing Gem
eral Rumble at Thaba NChu, or their
right, which Is somewhere between
Brandfort and Wnburg
General Tan Hamllton's success az
Houtnek ellcits little enthusiasm as the
critics unanimously pointed out some
time ago that the policy OF the Beers
would be one OF slow retirement
BADEN-PowELL REPORTS.
Col Baden-Powell reported officially
from Mafehng. under date Of April 20.
that all was well there He adds
Thirteen native women tried 20 Get
away during the night Of April IT, The
enemy opened fire on them and killed
q and wounded two. ! wrote 10 snv-
man, pointing out that the shells Zen In
the native stadt which rs fun OF women
and children. and that when they were
trying % escape. the BOera logged
them and sent them back, and al night
they shoot them down. pretending to
mistake them FOR night attacks. Sny-
man has not replied. The proportion OF
killed and wounded above speaks for
Itself"
Other news from Mafekng details the
careful saving Of the provisions and
says there are diminished ratons for
nine thousand souls within the belea-
guered town.