The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

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fontein and Ladysmlth win the view,
/ OF preventing the Beers from coneen-
! 't.ting thelr forces ~ any given noint
- ulspSscch from B,nemfonteln. dated
~ terdAy chronicles the prevailing
oplulUn among the townspeonle there
ma the war is not liKely To last more
Ian SIX weeks once lie British ad-
vance begins, but adds that the CORE
s s..'ll mas been unable 20 discover
sllS siouhu Tor this opinion beyond the
| TACT tnat General -arrington has ar
rived at the Marandellas base. whence
hylng column viii be dispatched in a
uiteeVoh not made public.
Expulsion of British.
\ dispatch from Pretoria gives the
sSNt OF President Kruger's 9roelama-
~ Aileihng British subjects from the
AfapsVaal It SAYS.
As numerous burghers insist on the
sethoVaI Of The British and as the gov
thhent = desir0us Of complying with
nc wishes of the burghers and others
favorable TO the republic all Rritishers
3eSidlng in the district and town of
PRETORIA and the Witwatersrand gold
Helds must leave the state within thir-
4-siN hours from noon, April 80. Ex-
Septioh VIII be made in the case of
those obtaining special permits.
Lord Roberts forwards a list of the
casualties Of General Ian Hamilton's
ioree. april 80, as follows:
Niiled-MajOr Showers, Lieutenant
Parker and one private.
Wounded-Four officers and five men.
Missing-Two officers ana ten men.
Bombardment Hot One.
A dispatch from Mafeking, describing
the Boer attack ef>ApriI II. saws:
The bOmbardment of the ereusots
was the hottest of the siege Many
sheils entered the hospital and woman's
iiaaSer. Under cover Of the artillery a
large force commanded by Cronie 0he
younger), including the German c0rns
advanced close to Fort Abrams. The
garrison laid low until the Boer forces
we're at close range, when they fired a
Noiley' Killed i've, wounded many and
the attack Was reDulSed The bonn
bardment then ceased The Beers. nm
DER Red Cross flag. later were permit /
Ied 10 recover their dead
windsor is in holiday attire TODAY and /
decorated from end to end in honor of I
Ihe naval brigade Of the British cruiser /,
I oWerful, which assisted in the defense I
OF LadySmith- The naval men were /
summoned to the castle to be inspected /
Dy the queen. The band of the Gre !
hadlef guards met the naval brigade at 1
IfAeTD
the castle through the cheering throngs
Of people.
Witnessed by Royal Family.
The inspection occurred in the ouad-
rangle and was witnessed by the Duke
9I FORK and other members OF the TovaI
family, and a number of high. naval and
militia V officers. Her majesty drove
Town the line of bluejackets, who then
advanced and gave three cheers for the
captain Lambton of the Powerful and
ne officers of that vessel were after
wards presented to her majesty. who
hanked Captain Lambton ard the
brigade for their noble services to the
empire. The captain replied that what
hey had done was nothing to what the
laVy was prepared to do for her ma
esty. The queen sometime afterwards
aw the bluejackets entertained at din
Ter.
Lord Roberts has telegraDhed to the
var Office from Bloemfontein under to-
lays date that news has beer. received
rom Colonel Baden-PowelI. tire British +
commander at Mafeking, saying all was
veil there.