Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-10
british DRIVE
BOER ARMY BACK
.,,i Roberts Forces His Way
Across zand River
soERs BEAT GEN. HUTTON
lille was Able 10 Gain HIS
h'' u,den.Powell's Report
Europe threatens krnger'

.. Mas 10. 1920 a. NIT is Of
~-.rnaunroi that the British have
h ZauI river and thar the
an. ssas pushed back from their
rrs positions.
..,., Nay 10. 1925 a. m.-Lord
,--. ta.saphs to the war Office
,~ was.es.n under date Of May
r.rq as follows
.carsws and fuckers divisions
..-a.s.s column OF heavy naval and
carlson artillery guns and four
..,.t.. Of cavalry marched here to-
~ M, enemy hold the opposite bank
y. z.gI river Their strength VAL
y stained tomorrow, when ] hope
t.sr passage OF the river
,-tp MAY 10. II a. m.-Lord Rob
.'r1rts 20 the war Office as fol-
rrs Cant Headquarters. Al the
81, Nav q. $40 "a. m.-We are now
IN. Zand river. The enemy are
t.iI1e strong position but we
= w5uaIy pushing them back
BDEN-POWELL CHEERFUL.
r-t5s May 10. 1880 q. m.-The war
.S..tss received from Lord Roberts a
iutsh dated Zand river camp May
N tsys received a most CHEEKY tele-
-n from Badeu-Powell, dated April
BATTLE OF THE zAND.
-l5, MAY 10, 415 a. m.-Gen
rras mounted infantry brigade
.rl.rg iha Canadians, with "a part
.f5s1 Ffgnchs cavalry, crossed the
.grl river Tuesday and began To
IA lg way cautiously along the
r1ely northVard In the track of the
srrr Beers About 500 horsemen
r.r probably engaged In this ad-
rq Gen. Hutton. before he was
rsi bya part of Gen. French's force
FL sharp fight. This was on Mon
tE
When De reached the river and saw
y Beer conveys on the other side, he
,s.ai forward intending 90 cross and
-up them The Beers. however
,taI fire with from eight 20 ten
.rrs. i0riai the river above and bee
OOH seemingly in thousands, and
'HlHn faII back several miles, the
lfs following until other British
rY reinforced Hutton During the
|ig1, DE Beers retraated, not further
s.Irg the crossing
Lu Roberts. according 10 one cor
dependent. left Smaldeel Tuesday 90
-u.t one Of the Hamiltons, fifteen
Distant
80 PANIC.
DE Boer attack on Gen Hutton
e not indicate any such panicky
editions as have been alleged 20 eX-
among them. Nevertheless, the
-.sh advance rolls ON steadily. Cen
falH0li and Gen. Bruce Hamilton
r. penetrated fifteen miles beyond
|NhtlTg According TO Boer adyices
ilp skirm'shes are OF daily occur
flll and there was a brisk rifle en-
Basement outside Wlnburg on Satur-
Pay
AT MAFEKING.
From Beer sources comes also the
iE0i tha, in "a skIrmish outside Mafe-
pms May .lh. Col Baden-PoWell was
g1Ny WIrstol
lia Iy3nsyaal yolksraad adopted
ilHl..u1s on Tuesday expressing in
cFnston at the British FOR not con.
a1g ihe war 10 a civilized manner
~ killing wounded Beers with lanccs.
using armed Kafirs under British
'--..s, and for ill-treating prisoners.
KEUGER'S VIEW.
President Kruger after his formal
ite.h 0n Monday said the British
de prepared for war in 1896. as doc
---l's which the hurghers had cap
-.el showed but that the Trausvaal.
I 4'ol b.1llshed, provided q seven
AN franchise, and then a five
years franchise.
, Great Britain stll demanded" he
ai.l and the republic at length
yea the challenge. Even should
Y. British enter the Transyaal and
~ Pretoria the Beers viii sull re-
.-.A a Tree people our trust Is In
~ an1 $50 may be confident that He
" --isat tae most powerful generals. Do
7--e.0.Ii Hay United States consul
/, PRETORIA was present when his
....,a VAS delivered The raad con-
'--.' Do secret session.
THREATENED by EUROPE.
Dispatch credited to semi-oficlal
-e 10 Pretoria SAYS "The Eu-
A powers have delivered q coll
,, NOTE t1 President Kruger i'm
.l h.m that they win hold him
'.l-I.y RESPONSIBLE for the safety of
I'D. ...g' and v.II support England IN
.,I,,...Hg compensation I'm the event
" lLs.r destruction"