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no distinct report from Gen. Methuen
since that from Hoopstad. He probably
crossed the vaal near Parys.


since that from Hoopstad. He probably
crossed The Vaai near Parys.
Reberts' Long Line.
Lord Roberts marches in a very broad
front. with his cavalry wings thrown for
ward. Gen. Butler probably cannot
adopt the same plans in the rugged coun.
try OF Northern Natal, but once Gen.
Butler is up the hills or the table lands
of the Transvaai. he will be able to spread
out and move rapidly.
Roberts Judgment of Wen
Lord Roberts has a wonderful power OF
picking a special man for every special
work. Ian Hamilton, the brilliant gen.
eral. was shot to pieces at Majuba hill,
IN the first war. Since then he has made
. great mark In training the Indian army
to shoot straight, and was himself one
Of tho best officers In India. Another able
man Is Sir William Nicholson, who was
chief OF STAFF to Gen. Lockhart In Tirah.
He is now running all the transport for
Gen. Roberts, whose army since it
reached Bloemfontein has been we'll sup
piled. Nothing shows the great comman-
der more than his finding his men and
giving them free hand. Roberts himself
has Incompatible dash and boldness,
coupled with great circumspection. hence
! expect rapid strides, now that the crisis
is at hand"
Roberts, OmciaI Report.
The war Office has receiy ed the follow
ing dispatch from Roberts:
"Woivehock, Orange Free state. May 20.
An advanced portion of this force
crossed the Vaal river on the queens
birthday near Parys. Hamilton column is
NJ Boschbank: our scouts are now at WI
josn drift ION the frontier north OF VOL
vshoeki. The local mines are uniniured
AID work ~ sS.ng on rs usual. There Is
no enemy this side of the river.
Hunter reached Vryberg May "a"
Thanksgfving in M~afeking.
MAFEKTNG, May Is.-Tha entire garri-
son paraded this morning to a thanksgiv-
ing service. Col. Ba~den-Powell addressed
the men. saying:
I'VE rave been unable to fire a volley
over the graves OF our killed. being fear
ful OF drawing the fire OF the eneny's
guns"
Today the garrison paid the last honors
to the dead. assembling in the graveyard
and bidding goodbye to their fallen COM
rades. After sounding the last post, the
garrison attempted TO sing the national
anthem. but could hardly be heard as
the mon choked with emotion. Col. Ba-
den-Poweli was deeply affected. and ad-
dressed each unit separately. He told
the town guard that those who wished
would be permitted to return TO their
civilian avocations.
To the Rhodesian column, In a charac-
teristic manner, he said:
We've kicked out the Boer protector
ate"
Doers Returning to Their Farms.
NEWCASTLE. Friday. May N.-Louis
Koch. a magistrate OF the Free State. has
surrendered. lie says that all the burgh-
ers In the Harrismith-Vrede district, have
returned to their farms and refuse to con-
tinue lighting. II. as Is reported, Presi-
dent Steyn is In Vrede. he will probably
80 northward oward Laings mex, IL he
nnds any followers.
Murder Charges withdrnwn.
PRETORIA. May 26.-The prosecution
has withdrawn the charges OF murder In
connection with the explosion at the Beg
bic factory at johannesburg. against
Messrs. Longvfils and Perrett, Belgians;
William Begbie and Thomas Richards. a
colored American. All the accused were
acquitted, An application was made that
the men be rearrested and put over the
border, but this was refused.
Doers Recapture HeiIbron.
PRETORIA, May o,--An official bulle-
tin says; "Ths British have crossed the
vaal At 0roblersdrift, near Parys. The
high-level bridge at v~eresniging has been
blown up by the federals. General Du-
tort IN advised that the burKhers are
coming forward In force, determined to
night to the end. After retaking Hebron
the federsls followed the British as far as
Wolvehoek."
No New Gases of Plague.
DURHAM. May B.-As there has been no
further oases OF the bubonic plague discov-
cred. II is hoped that the danger Of the
outbreak becoming epidemic has passed.
An expert. however. makes daily visits In
the Indian quarter.
nOsrs Falling Back.
kAYUKrNo. May @.-Ths Beers to the
south retk cd from Kunans, ten miles east
OF Martha, and are falling back further on
Barpilspan. The Beers routed here rallied
a few miles east OF Polfonteln. A cornet
who failed TO support Commandan. Elor
In the latter's attack on Mafeking In
which Eloff was captured. wrote "A letter
sympathizlng with him. Floff replied that
he hoped the devil and all his angels
would torment him eternslly and that he
and his would rot.
ST. LOUIS CAR STRIKE.