Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-18
GEN. BULLER. HEARD FROM
HAS DRIVEN THE B0ERs BACK.
IL Now Moving On Dundee-Was Met
with strong Defense-t;e ue raj
Roberts Army In Extended Two
Hundred Miles.


London, May IA special from Stone
Hill Farm, Natal, says:
General Buffers advance commenced
Thursday, when he left Ladysmith in
strength When within two miles Of
Hepmaaker, the Beers opened a heavy
fire Of artillery, and the British guns re-
Piled ~hiie portion Of Buiiers troops
worked around the Boer hanks. The
British attack was pressed home Sunday.
"Bethuen, on the right, outfianked the
Beers, whose splendid defensive positions
on the Biggarsberg were practically taken.
General Buller's march subsequent to
the attack was carried out without a
hitch The British are still pushing on"
BOers In Force Around DuMdee.
Recent scouting in the direction OF
Dundee has shown that the federals were
in great force on Biggsrsberg, so appar.
entity General Butler concluded it was
necessary to clear them from his rear be-
fore commencing a movement in the di.
rection of the Dnkensburg range.
a correspondent Of the Reuter- Tele.
gram Company at Cape Town says Amer.
iean residents are taking steps To repu.
date the statements of Webster Davis.
former United States assistant secretary
OF the interior, who recently visited
south Africa"
Captain ElswOrthy Killed.
@Krconstad, May l5--1here were more
casualties in the cavalry division on May
10 than reported by me, | have been un.
able TO get the exact account Of what oc-
CURED, as the commanding officer, Cap
tain Elsworthy, was killed, and two otli.
GERS were wounded at the same time. and
have been sent to the rear. But il would
appear that party of our men going up
to a kraal on which a white flag was ~.
ing, was suddenly attacked by large
number of the enemy. Two officers, Cap.
tain Haig of the Sixth Dragons and Lieu.
tenant Wilkinson of the Australian Horse
were made prisoners"
stcyn at Heilbrun.
kroonstad, May l2.-President Steyn
has gone TO Heilbrun, not Lyndley. lie
has declared the former the new c.pital
Review of the situation.
New York, May IA dispatch from
London says:
General Roberto has an army OF POO, 900
mon for guarding his communica tions.
and operating on front virtually POO
miles wide from Fourteen Streams 10
biggarbsrg. Against this army the Beers
have 10000 burghers in the Transvaal and
Natal and President Steyn has, perhaps,
oSO burghers under arms in the Bethle.
hem district. The burghers have fought
bravely and made q wonderful defense
but the day of miracles has passed.
There was sharp skirmishing on Friday
on the road to kroonstad, and Jordan $
cavalry brigade acted with galantry in
the final onset. The town was formally
surrendered by the landrost after the
lransvaal burghers had removed the bulk
OF their own stores, blown up bridge,
wrecked the railway station and don.
other damage. There were groups ,.f
British sympathizers in the streets when
General Roberts entered the town at the
head OF his troops, and the scenes enact
ed at BloeInfontein under silnla. condi.
tons were repeated. The troops halted
yesterday after their long march. the
two columns, which had been 40 miles
apart at the outset. having been masse,l
at kronstad. This town will now be
converted into an advance base Of SUD-
plies for opern ntions in the Transvaal.
General Roberts plan Of campaign, un.
less all signs fail, will not include opera
tons on large scale against Bethlehem
and the scattered Free State comma ndoes
on the eastern flank. He will make a
fresh start from the yaal after a brief
halt and carry the bulk Of his army into
the Transvaal, leaving Steyns burghers
at liberty to retain control Of small sec.
ton of the country around Bethlehem,
where they will gradually disperse under
pressure from Rumble.