Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-18
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leans out miles nightly.
president Steyn saw the flsht a' 'ti
zand river. The impression ne 20.
.hora was that his burghers woulu ny
go Lord Roberts in pitched pa'tie
~ This resulted, according to aoNlces
a.,,, I.ourenzo Marques. in his declsloh
-. .,.ocuate the Kroonstad works WITH
out battle. -, Poo,
The Standard says: prom plo-'
sources we learn that the flrst srea'
s,and bv the federals Will De Oh the
ridges near Johannesburg. rms posi
ton has been strongly entrencheu anu
tho burghers believe they can hold IL
for some time. If driven from that
,,oint mart of the force will be thrown
into Pretoria to withstand a siege,
while the main body will retreat 10 the
Ivdenburg district. the intention be-
ing of keeping up a guerilla warfare
from the mountains. They believe they
can indefinitely postpone pacification
of the country
This view is partly supported by
disnatch TO the Times from LourenZo
Marques. which says: There is gem
eral talk in Pretoria of President
Kruger contemplating an immediate
departure from the capital. There
seems no longer any doubt of the in
tention of the Transvaal to transfer
the seat of government to the Lyden-
burg district and endeavor to make a
final stand there. The Rad is report
ed to have endorsed the proposal"
The Times also says that a number
of the Transvaal officials are preparing
for fight and that State Secretary
Reirz has selected South America as
his future home.
1t is unofiicially asserted that Lord
Kitchener is in command Of the MAIZE
king relief column and that news Of
the relief of the town cannot be re-
ceived until Monday.
Kimberley, May 17.-Dr. Jameson,
the leader of the jameson raid. has
been chosen a director of the De Beers
Mining Co The company, today, voted
$500 as a subscription to the fund for
the relief of the Ottawa fire.
Boston. May 17.-By vote of IS to Il,
the common council, tonight. without de-
bate concurred with the board of alder
men authorizing the appointment of a
Joint committee of Is to receive the BOer
peace ENJOYS. should the latter accept an
invitation to visit the city.
London, May I'm the committee
room of the House of Commons. this
morning. Mr.. James Kitson, Liberal,
member for Yorkshire, West Riding,
Colne valley division. announced that
Mafekng had been released. The war
office, however, is unable to confirm the
announcement
Replying to a question in the House
of Commons, at 4.30 O'Clock this after
noon, the parliamentary secretary of
the war office, George Wyndham. said
he regretted that he was not able to
give any information in regard to
Mafeking, which would relieve the
anxiety of the nation about the be-
leaguered place. He reminded the
House that even if the desired relief of
Mafeking had occurred. intelligence of
the event could not arrive in England
before tomorrow, and possibly for five
days.
The latter part of Mr.. Wyndhams
reply is generally accepted as an init
nation that the government expected
the relief Of Col. Baden Powell and
his garrison would occur at about the
present time.
London, May 1.-THE war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Kroonstad, May 17.-Hunter has
occupied Christiania without opposi-
ton, the enemy having retired to
Klerksdoorp under the impression that
the lattar y,-oc l.
of this force from Parya Rundle's
force was close to Clocolan southwest
of Ffcksburg) yesterday evening. The
country was clear of the enemy. The
resident commissioner in Basutoland
reports that n number of Beers living
IN the Ficksburg and Bethlehem dis
trlcts have applied to him for advice
ana as to the conditions of surrender.
This is very satisfactory"
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Butler:
"Dannhauser, May 1.-THE second
DIVISION has reached Dannhauser and
hope that my advance patrols are at
New Castle. The 18th Division is along
from Elandslaagte to Glencoe, repair
ing the railway. The 4th Division is
at sundays River drift. on the old
New Castle road. Several Natal farm
ers are handing over their arms. All
reports agree that about 1000 of the
enemy passed north very hurriedly,
May IA and May 15."
Inc war office has received from
Lord Roberts the following dispatch.
uated hroonstad, Wednesday. May 16
Rundle, yesterday, occupied Mega
'aiihss Mex and Modder Poort with
OUT opposition. Hunter has entered
,'e Iransvaal and has advanced with
III III miles of Christiania Methuen
mas reached a point II miles on the
ioppstad road without seeing the
enemy, Natives and local whites have
confirmed the previous reports of the
III SANITATION of the Free Staters.
ne situation here is unchanged"
a dispatch from Vredefortweg with
1u' date' via Lourenzo Marquee. May
l6. says:
sumo American scouts have suf-
lered more heavily than any other
eorps during the war. In the past six
ms ms out Of force 100 strong. they
80, iost ~ in killed, wounded or cap
nosf,i. lhelr storming of the British
s pus.',on at Tobaberg was grand. They
;nr wiped out the detachment hold
Cho, me post and captured Captain
NHeyne and civ 49,.