The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-11
TRANsvAAL NOTES.
The Minor News of the Coast Files
Itemized.
Bryan says America is with the Boer

Bryan says America is with the Beers
Basutos are said to be aiding tn,
Beers.
Botha's generalship is superior to
that of Roberts.
African horse sickness has broken
out in Buffers army.
Society nurses are pronounced a nui-
sance in South Africa.
Attempts to stop murders in Swat
land are proving futile.
Beers near Dewetsdorp are retreat
Ing before the British Iorce
1t is reported that Holland has ad-
vised the Beers to seek peace.
Conspicuous instances of heroism are
reported from Plumer's column.
The Beers shelled Warrenton, but
were driven off by the return fire.
No more women nurses will be EN-
ployed on the hospital ship Maine.
! The gallantry of Canadian troops in
recent engagements is highly praised,
The Boer peace delegates will go to
America, having nothing to hope for in
Europe.
Tne report that the Beers have re-
occupied Boshof is untrue. Methuen is
still there.
Sir George White dined with the
Queen and told her about the siege OF
Ladysmith.
Public feeling III Germany, following
the Emperor's lead, is veering toward
the British
All British subjects have been order
ed to leave the Transvaal within forty
eight hours.
There are differences in the Cape cab
met over what should be done with the
two republics.
London journals sharply censure
Roberts for the practical failure of his
elaborate plans.
There is little hope of trapping Beers
as they retire everywhere before. the
British advance
The British have abandoned their
lenient policy toward the Beers who
break their paroles.
German officers with the Beers assert
that only five Beers were killed and
twenty-five wounded at Colenso, where
l140 British fell.
Pretoria has expelled another party
or British subjects consisting of ten
rlen, 1863 women and 429 children, who
have gone to Delagoa Bay.
London papers say Butler sent his
resignation to Roberts after the Spion
kop censures were published, but that
Roberts declined to accept 1t.
The sending OF General Cronje to st.
Helena has greatly enraged the Beers,
who are said to be more than ever de-
termined to fight to the death.
A dispatch from Pretoria says that
General Dewet has Brabant's horse iso-
lated and has repulsed two attempts to
relieve, capturing fifty Britishers.
hA Ilnny,, tNt,N i "a
the London Standard says the country
Is so favorable to Boer tactics that he
doubts If the Republicans can be made
to submit
Bloemfontein reports that the Boer
army of $4,000 men was reduced one
half between December ana March.
Eight thousand wAro killed and wound
ed and $500 capturei.
The Ladysmith correspondent of the
Standard says: The strength of the
Roers in the Biggarsbers district is be-
lleved to be between 5000 and 5000.
uey are commanded by General Lucas
Never and are well supplied with artil-
lery.
A dispatch from Kimberley says that
enteric fever Is so rampant there that
the city officials are urging the military
authorities to remove the camps from
the town and discontinue the use of
public buildings as hospitals, with the
view of better safeguarding the public
health.
The Beers who began their raid a
month ago by compelling Col. Broad
woou to retire on Bloemfontein. have
now gotten safely away 10 the north
ward practically without loss, but with
the advantage of seven British guns,
together with hundreds OF prisoners
captured.
All aGvlces indicate that the United
States Consul, Ade'bert s. Hay, has won
a diplomatic success. His position Is
exceedingly difficult. but he Ia pursuing
an impartial, determined policy and has
succeeded In emelloratirg the condition
of British prisoners at Pretoria, includ-
ing the Colonlals.
The Beers are prenaring TO spend the
winter in Natal. They are bringing
their stock from the high veldt into
NataI for winter grazing. and they are
demanding that the Kafiirs paw the hut
tax TO them instead of to the Natal
government. They also declare that I'M
less the Kaffirs work for them. they
(the Kaffirs) must remove south OF Sun
day S river,
Further reports from distressed Ma
feking declare that though there are
water, food and ammunition enough to
la until the middle OF May, they are
on restricted scale, food allowances
not being more than enough to barely
sustain life, Two pints of soup and two
quarts of oat bran are everybodv's daily
rations. but Ii the siege lasts much
longer II will be difficult to find more
than one ration. A census which has
inst been taken shows that the popula-
tion numbers 1850