Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-24
No Truth in Report That Kruger
Had Proposed Terms to
End the War.
NO 0vER1uREs OF THE KIND EXPECTED.
London's Eyes on the Peace Delegates
Now in United States-Omcial Motif
ficatiOn of Relief of Matching
Beers Strengthening the FORTH
cations at JOhannesburS.


cation from him on the subject is ex-
pected in the immediate future.
The press is able to say that no mes
sage from President Kruger, direct or
indirect, has recently been received by
Lord Salisbury or by any department
of the British government nor, it may
be added, is any communication from
him dealing with the question of the
cessation of hostilities5 expected by
them in the immediate future. The
proximity of peace, according to the
government point of view, will remain.
matter of military progress. How
soon the latter may bring about the
former is still too supposititious for
serious forecast on the, part Of any
government official.
Wait on Efforts of Peace Delegates.
The consensus of opinion as cleaned
by the press at the government office
is that the Boer delegates will exhaust
every effort in the United States be-
fore President Kruger sues directly,
though Lord Salisbury himself does
not believe that the delegates will ac-
SO1u RiISu Ill -Aul0rlCd.
The official confirmation of the re-
lief of Mafeking does away with the
lingering doubts which existed in the
minds of a few people who have got.
into the habit of believing nothing but
war office dispatches. With belated
enthusiasm that departments hoisted
its flag on the receipt of the telegram
and the crowd cheered.4
Promotion for Baden Powell.
1t is announced that Col. Baden
Powell will be made a major general
Mafeking was actually relieved by Col.
B. T. Mahon, who served in the Don
COLA and Nile expeditions with Gen.
Kitchener.
Lord Roberts latest dispatch merely
continues his description Of the organ
1zatlon OF the transport of supplies and
the rest for the men that the British
forces in the Free State and Natal
found necessary after their long and
quick marches.
A dispatch from Kroonstad, dated
Sunday, May 20. says British convoy
on its way to Lindley was attacked by
the Beers and obliged to halt. The
result of the attack is not known, but
it is evident that the Beers facing the
main British army are on the alert and
aggressive.
Official Notice from MnfelSing.
The following dispatch from Sir AL
fred Miner, the British high commits
sioner in South Africa, to the secretary
of state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, was received at 1880 D.
m. Monday:
Barton telegraphs from Taungs that
Mafeking was relieved May II.
1.-THE relieving column was a composite
i force under Col. Mahon, of about 230g
men,
Dispatch from Roberts.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing message from Lord Roberts:
"Kroonstad, May 21.-Buller reports that
his advance will be delayed for few DAYS;
road has been destroyed
Rumble reports that Ladybrand has been
occupied.
Hunter is pushing up the railway with
supplies for the Mafeking garrison and is
arranging hospital train for the con-
Z "OunQCQ u
ber1ey.
''Methuen has left Hoopstad to cooperate
with this force
Another Dispatch.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
"Kroonstad, May 21-Mahon Col B. T.
Mahon) reports having joined Plumer at
Jamaisda, May 15 He was followed bv a
f0y1 ov,ooy ,10 frov, No, ~
turned westward to avoid it. May 1S, he,
was attacked in the thick bush. losing five
men killed, two missing and q wounded,
including Daily Mail correspondent.
Hands, dangerously. The Beers lost more
than Mahon in killed and wounded
Another report has been received from
Baden-Powell dated May Is, giving i'm
pOrtant news. Before dawn, May 49, a
storming party of $50 strong, personally
led by Eloff rushed the pickets and reached
the staat and protectorate camp from the
westward along the Maloppo valley, a
strong musketry demonstration being
made at the same time along the eastern
front of our position. Our western posts
closed in and stopped the Boer supports
following, thus cutting off Eloff's retreat.
while the town defenses stopped his fur
Their advance. His force got divided in
the darkness and strong party was placed
between them, completely surrounding
them Fighting continued all day long
Soon after nightfaH two parties sur
rendered and the other was driven out of
the staat under a heavy fire. Ten dead and
~ wounded of the enemy were left behind
and los prisoners were taken, including
iElon and nine officers Our losses were
six killed and two officers and nine men
wounded
FortifyinE Johannesburg.
Lorenzo MARQUES, May 22-The de-
Tense works of Johannesb nrg are pro-
crossing rapidly
Six guns brought from the front
have been emplaced in a fort, while
schanzes and trenches intersect
Katzerand near Klipriversberg. behind
the race course.
Mrs. Lee ana Fa anna y ~ ef urn.
New York. May % s. 81 rs Fitzhugh
Lee, wife 2of the militar governor of
Haya1l a,Hand members Of her family
arrived ar here on board the United
States transport Sedgewick, from
Havana.
Quay a Candidate.
4f Phi1ada1nhio Nov, 90 49,