The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
! swarm of locusts which passed owe,
BoERs TURNED TABLES.

WINSTON Churchill. telegraphing to the
Morning Post from Thaba N'Chu and de-
scrlblng the operations there, says:
Y esterday, upon the withdrawal Of op-
erations on both fianks, the Beers pressed
to close quarters, and Kidder's horse
were unable to withdraw from their po-
slt1on until nightfall. The suspense was
intense. Today the operations were re-
sumed. The British advanced in the form
of a horseshoe. Gen. Hamilton succeeded
in crushing the Beers on the right, and
opening a passage for Gen. Dicksons
cavalry brigade, which dashed through
hunting the enemy from ridge to ridge
AT last we arrived at the rear of the
horseshoe, and the Beers in parties Of 200
could be seen within the inclesed space,
running about like rats in a trap. Dick
son hoped to make a bag, and he sig
naIed to Hamilton regarding the situa-
ton. Hamilton came at once bringing
up every soldier he could find. Suddenly
after half past 4, the Boer army, nearly
1900 strong, moved out of the horseshoe,
and began marching northeast. 1 had
never before seen such an array of Beers.
Their order was So regular that at first
1t was believed they were Gen. Gordon's
cavalry brigade But they quickly
opened, with artillery, on Dickson. At
the same time the Beers who had retired
early in the day from our imagined trap
four guns. Under these conditions Dick
son decided to retire, and he withdrew
just in time"
BRITONS CAPTURED.
A British accommodating party fell into
the hands of the Beers near Windsorton.
The German steamer Koenig, on April
q, landed a quantity of war material for
the Beers at Biera and embarked guam
uty of TransVdal WOOL
Lord Lansdowne, replying to question
in the commons yesterday, regarding
warm clothing for the troops, read the
following dispatch from Lord Roberts:
There is no necessity applying for
warm clothes for the troops Some corps
have received more than they need, and
all will be provided for as soon as the
cases Of clothing and comforts of various
kinds can be brought from Cape Town.
According to dispatch from. Lourenzo
Marques there are 100 British residents
yet remaining in the Transvaal, but they
are to be expelled Immediately.
BOERS GOING TO WINBURG.
BIOEMFONTEIN, Monday, April 30
Most Of the Beers retreating from Nep-
ener and De Vets Dorp are going to
Winburg, as the large Pritish force at
Thaba N'Chu renders a retreat to Brand
ford risky. Reports are current that
BrandfCrd may be abandoned without a
fight
A general order has been published
awarding the Victoria cross to an officer
a non-commissiOned officer and a gunner
of . battery of the Royal horse artiI
lery for gallantry displayed during the
recent fighting at S2nnas post.
The above dispatch does not give the
name of the recipients of the Victoria
cross, but they are supposed to be Mai.
b1r mt Do
Lodge.
CAPE TOWN FRESHMEN UNITE.
CAPE TOWN, May I.-At q big meet.
ing held here tonight an Irish associa-
ton was formed. Those present cheered
all reference to the queen, and the deputy
mayor declared that the voice of the
Irishmen in South Africa was for queen
and country"
JAMESTOWN, st. Helena, May 1.-The
British auxiliary transport Bavarian has
arrived from Cape Town with 1,O49 Boer
prisoners. All are in excellent health.
They will be landed quickly as possible.
although the wharves are blocked with
stores, owing to the insufficient transport
inland.
BOER PEACE ENJOYS.
AMSTERDAM, May lat a banquet
given here this evening to the members
OA tHS DOeI peace commission the pFeSi-
dent of the Transvaal committee pro-
posed the toast: Success to the Mis-
sion"
Mr.. Fischer, OF the delegation, who
replied, expressed the thanks of the en-
voys for the sympathy that had been
shown to them by a people of common
origin with themselves.
M. Deerdin, secretary Of the mission,
replying to the toast to the health OF
Presidents Kruger and Steyn, said that
although some Of the Beers might have
returned to their home for a brief visit
no commanders Of the Transvaal or the
Free State had permanently returned. He
declared also that the rumors of the sub
mission of the Free Staters were ahso-
lutely without foundation.
The ENJOYS complained OF the false
statements published by the British press
and praised the Dutch and American pa
DerS for their efforts to ascertain the