The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-04

LONDON May At is announced that
the British have captured Brandfort.
The poers Were surprtsed.
FRANKFORT. May s. morning. --Brand-
fort was captured by n combined move
ment OF Col fuckers and Gen. Pole-Ca-
rew's divisions on the east and center and
Cen Hutton's mounted infantry on tho
wsst. The British surprised the Beers.
who retreated hastily. -Four thousand Of
the enemy moved here yesterday evening
In order TO oppose our advance. Col Tuck
er's artillery had sharp duel with the
enemy's guns. and put two of them out
OF action.
A Front os Forty Miles.
LONDON, May T. AIS n. m.--3en. Broad
woods cavalry brigade has reached Isa-
belfontein. twenty-eight miles north OF
Thaba NChu. Gen. Ian Hamilton is biv-
ouacking at Jacohsruhl. flfteen miles north
OF Thaba N'chu. Gen. fuckers division
is moving eastward from Karee siding.
The divisions OF Gen French and Gen.
Rundle are In and near Thana N'chu. Thus
Lord Roberts has 900 men operating clear
of the railway along front OF forty
miles. lie Is advancing slowly with so,ne
successes. but nothing decisive Yet. az
all points OF concentration tho Beers APP
pear In force sufficient TO compel the
| British TO proceed with caution. Their
| wide front In ruggel country makes turn.
| Ing movements ofr-hand difiicult.
Bocrs Driving Encrmous Herds.
The Beers. Mr.. Winston Churchill says,
have enormous herds Of cattle and nocks
of sheep gathered In the southeast. These
they nre driving northward.
Observers at headquarters In Rioemfon-
tein seem 10 think that the Beers are
preparing 10 evacua,e Frankfort and La
dybrand. The Beers still holding Thsba
N'chu district are estimated at 1000 Tnev
have among their guns foriy-pnuude.
One correspondent. writing from Hoem-
fonten "Wednesday. at If1 p. m, sa,d
the British hoped 10 cut or the whole
commando.
Censorship st Kimh~rIey,
The correspondents Mt Kimberley have
been forbidden to con1hunicate for several
days. the deduction heins tina. forward
movement ia under way there. The Boers
In Natal are restless Two hundred cross
cd Sunday river Wednesday and tried to
engage the British outpos,s.
Forty Miles of Troops.
Tho Blosmtontein correspondent Of the
Standard. teiegraphins May g. says:
II have Just ridden hither from Thahs
N'Chu. along the line Of our advance east
of Bloemfontein. rha distance IL fully
forty miles. and yet almost every point
of concentration II contested by the ens-
my
How the Forces LINE I'm.
Gen. Rnndls. with the Eighth division,
is posted on our right nAnk with orders
60 guard strong and boldly Outlined
frontal position IN country ~ decided.
~ difficu.t nature. There the Beers have
posted number OF guns of superior
weight and range 20 our own. However.
they show ne disposition 10 10 more than
keep In touch with US and 10 harass our
advance.
Further ON the west. Gen. Ian Hafnii-
ton. with his division OF mounted infan-
try. IL pressing northward. sncountering
only a desnltory tre. Tho Highland bri-
sa4e from Val krantx has been engaged.
while Gen. Tucker. commanding the Sey-
eDtA division, has moved eastward from
Ksree aiding and has returned south. fol-
lowed by the Beers.
Nevertheless. the cavalry. owing to the
greater numbers OF the enemy, have been
prevented from completing the movement
that was Intended 20 enclrcie the Beers on
the march % nfsndfort. and the enemy
are now prepared 10 offer stubborn oppo-
sttion on an intFenched hill 70 the south
east Of kroonztad
They will probably abandon that posi-
tion as soon as their stores have been
moved north OF Vet river.
fuckers Advance ON Bradfowt
Gen. fuckers attempt 10 advance on
Braes.fort showed the enemy In consider
able strength The colonial cavalry were
engaged, and they lost twenty horses
while under IRE from pompoEns. The
Beers were. however. driven from their
position"
Brilliant Charge of n small Party.
The Daily News has the following from
Thaba N'chu. dated Wednesday.
In yesterdays fianking movement Cant
Towse and nifty Gordon Highlander were
surrounded by 80 Beers. who demanded
their surrender Capt Towse ordered his
men 10 fix bayonets and charge. With a
Wild cheer the Gordons rushed az the
enemy and swept them away with great
slaughter. Capt. Towse was almost blind
ed In both eyes by the enemys fire. and
throughout behaved most herolcally."
Roberts onSciaI Report.
The war ofBce received the following re-