Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-01
Beers ESCAPE.
Federal Forces From De Vets Dorp
and Wepener Are Safe.
THE SITUATION IN MAFEKING
Dispatches Up to April IL Show That
Everything Was Satisfactory at
That Date From n British
Standpoint.

London, May IA dispatch from
Pretoria says that Commandment Gravett
telegraphs from the Boer camp at Brand
fort that the federal forces from De
Wetsdorp and Wcpencr have arrived
safely.
Julius We'll, who has a branch office at
Mafeking, has received dispatches from
that point up to April II by runner TO
Kimberley. The latest dispatch says:
I'VE are most cheerful. Everything is
moving along satisfactorily. The semi
anniversary Of the beginning of the siege
was celebrated by the Beers tiriAg heav-
lily into the town. The attack was re-
pulsed at 10 n. III. On April II we re-
ceived GS shells, but there were no casu-
alties."
The latest news from the Orange Free
State indicates that though the Beers
have evacuated Thabanchu they have
only done so to occupy stronger positions.
General De Wet on Sunday tried to turn
General Frenchs eastern flank and was
| only foilcd by the cavalry after vigorous
maneuveri1g. The Beers hold the ridges
to the eastward. whence they will prob
ably fall back when the pressure of Sill
peror. numbers increases. The British
casualties sustained during the Thaban-
chu fighting was slight
General French's object, now that all
chance of catching main bodies of the
burghers has disappeared, is to harass
the enemy and prevent any well organ
lied retreat.
Canadians mt Beira.
From Bera, Portuguese Fast Africa,
under date of Monday, April %, comes
the news of the arrival there of Il Cana
dian II FOUNDER battery. 1t is added
that General Sir Frederick Darlington,
who is to command the British troops 60
ing to Rhodcsia. has been cordially well
coined by the Portuguese officials and
that he has reviewed the Portuguese
troops.
Cape Town reports say that DR. Jane
son has recovered from the severe attacl;
of fever from which he has been suffer
ing and he is mentioned as Il candidate
for one of the seats in the Cape parlia-
mcnt representing Kimberley. in success,
sion to DR.. Frederic Rutherford Harris.
The continuous ravages of the war ca.
be gathered from a Cape Town dispatch
briefly announcing the arrival from Ma
tai of % officers and 252 men invalded
home and the sailing of the .Aurania for
England with 100 sick and wounded sol
diers.
Endeavors are being made to remedy
the rclnount question, Il Simla dispatch
announcing that 800 experienced native
horsckeepers. 80 shoeSmiths and 30 vet
Urinary officers have been drawn from
India for service in South Africa.
In the House of Commons.
In the house of commons Mr. John Cor
don Swift MacNeill. Irish Nationalist
member for South Donegal, resumed the
interrogation of the parliamentary see
rotary of the war Office. Mr.. George
Wyndham, in regard to the South Afri
can war. but got little satisfaction. The
speaker. Mr.. William Court Gully, final
~ called Mr.. MacNeill to order for de
handing to know whether the operations
at Magersfontein We're exempt from crit
icism by the commander in chief of the
British forces in South Africa because
Lord Methucn was "a society peer and q
court favorte."
Mr. Wyndham said that the war office
had not communicated with General Bul
Ter in connection with the Spion Kop dis
patches. but that communications had
passed between Lord Roberts and Gen
eral Butler in reference to the publica
ton of the dispatches in question.
The government leader. Mr.. A. J. Bal
four. subsequently announced that witt
"a view to clearing up misconceptions
which had gathered round the public;l
ton of the dispatches" he would place
the salary of the secretary of state for
war among The votes to he taken Friday |
and thus enable debate to be had on
the subject.