The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-24
The Destruction Of the Railway
RetardS Gen. Buffers March
for a Few Days.
TIE INGLISH OCCUPY LADYBRAND.
There is No Truth in the Report That
President Kruger Has Sued
for Terms of Peace.
IL IL Officially Announced by the
British War OhIce That Mafeking
Was Relieved Mny IL
Other War News.

. Cape Town. May 22.-It is ofIiciall
S announced that Mafcking was r,
p hevcd May II. Gen. Barton telegraph
, ed the news from Taungs 10 Sir Al
, 1rcd Miner, the British higher com
missioner.
London, May 22.-Thcrc is no trutl
, IN The report that President Krugc
; has sued for peace, and no commmni
cation from him on the subject is ex
pcc'cd IN the immediate future.
The war Office has received the fol
lowing:
"kroonstad, May 2i.-Bullcr report.
that his advance will he delayed foI
Il few days on account of the way in
which the railroad has been de.
stroycd.
"Hundlc reports that Ladybrand
has been occupied.
Hunter is pushing up the railway
with supplies for the Mafeking gar
rlSon and is arranging n hospital
train for the conveyance of the sick
and wounded at Kimberley.
"Ncthncn has left IIoopstad to CO.
operate with this force"
No message from President Krurer
direct or indirect has recently been
received by Lord Salisbury or anv
department of the British govern
hcit. nor, it may be added, is any
communication from him dealing
with the question Of the cessation of
hoStiities expected by them in the
Immediate future. The proximity of
peace, according to the government
point of view, will remain "a matter of
n-'litary progress. How soon the lat
fer may bring about the former is
stIIl too SuppoSitious for serious
forecast for any government official.
The concensus of opinion at the
government Office is that the Boer del
egatcs will exhaust every effort in the
United States before President Kru-
ger sues directly, though Lord Sails
bury himself does not believe that
the delegates will accomplish any,
thing in America.
The official confirmation of the re-
lief of Mafeking does away with the |
lingering doubts which existed in the |
minds Of few people who have got |
INTO the habit of believing nothing |
Dut war office dispatches. With be-
ated enthusiasm that department
loistcd its flag on the receipt of the
telegram and the crowd checred.
II is announced that Col. Baden
lowell will be made n major general.
was actually relieved by Col.
}. T. Mahon, who served in the Dom
-oIa and Nile expeditions with Gen.
kitchener.
Lord Roberts latest dispatch mere
Y continues his description of the or
anization of the transport of sup
lies and the rest for the men that
ne British forces in the Free State
nd Natal found necessary after their
,ng, quick marches. A dispatch from
dated Sunday, May 20,
Iys a British convoy on its way to .. .
indlcy was attacked by the Beers !,
nd obliged TO halt. The result of !
ic attack is not known, but it is
'idcnt that the Bocrs facing the
ain British army arc on the alert 3
ld aggressive.
Lourcnzo Marques, May 22.-The de- !,
nsc works of johannesburg are pro- u u
'essing rapidly. =
Six guns brought from the front :, =,
is been emplaced in a fort, while u
hanzes and trenches intersect Katz-
and, near kliprivesberg, behind the y, =,
ce course.
May Ala few min :"
es after 2:30 o'clock Monday after
on Secretary Hay received the three -
'er delegates unoffloially in the Dip =, y
matte room. The delegates were ', !"
accompanied. a.
rhe Boer question came up in the -;
nate Monday afternoon on the reso- :,
ion of Mr.. Allen to admit the Boer
)resentativcs to the floor of the SEN -
:. Senators Allen and Mason made w
D. -Boer speeches on the resolution.
senator Davis, chairman Of the -,
on foreign relations, de- ~, ~
cred a vigorous speech on the ques- ~ ~
n Of the Boer representatives He -. -
d their mission was we'll under -,
od and known. They had. however, n.
,ceeded in q manner irregular and -
hly improper Mr.. Davis said that "
did not want to discourage SYM
hy of the American people with
Boers, but these representatives rel
been taking an unwise course, DO
mature and undiplomatic. Before ex
senting their case to this govern su.
ut they were going about the coun- pr
attending public meetings and col
to enlist the people Of eel
United States to bring pressure bu
Dear TO influence the action of this Co
Mr.. Davis moved to lay fin
Allen resolution on the table, fin
cb was carried, SO TO 21.
Declines the Honor. 7
hicsgo, May 29.-Judge Tuley, who tht
Sunday informally indorsed by res
Cook county democracy as their enc
" e.. .,ovornor Monday issued