The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-26

Pretoria newspaper to reach LOufenzo
MARQUES was a week old.
Every one seeking to cross the FOR
tuguese border from the TransvaaI IS
searched Tor newspapers and letters.
Dispatches and mail letters containing
even harmless references TO the war
are suppressed. The only news that
has emerged from the Transyaal dur
ing the last ten days has come by word
of mouth.
According to these oral reports yes
terday the Beers were qaarrelling
money was circulating at 50 per cent
discount. Brekets firm was giving one
pound in gold for five pounds IN pa
per.
Krouse and KIinke, the engineers who
opposed the blowing up of the mines,
have been dismissed. Commandant
Schuttee had been appointed 10 defend
Johannesburg and al the Britsh sub
jects had been turned out. The Trans
walters fear that the British will blow
up the bridge at KomahpOort. thus cut
ting off their supplies from Delagoa,
and a commando OF 500 is guarding the
bridge against any such attempt by
British raiders.
TransvaaleIs Fear a Raid.
1t IS reasserted that President KFu-
.
fighting is imminent at johannesburg
and Pretoria. Concern is expressed at
Pretoria with reference to the posi-
bility that General Darlington may
come down from I2hOdesia with 5000
men to cooperate with as many more
/ entering the TransVaal by way OF Ma
1 feking. Horse sickness is said to have
| broken out among General Darlington s
animals
Baden-Powell Sticks to Post.
Major Baden-Poweu declines TO act
upon the suggestions of his friends that
! he should return to England for rest
! He Is determined to retain his active
/ command al the fort.
| Advices from Mafeking, dated May
! 20, say: 1.-The Beers are entrenching at
/ Polfontein, ten miles east of Matching.
/ The Northern railway is now repaired
/ to a point within four miles Of me
town. Ample supplies of plain food are
coming in"
Colonel Baden-P Powell voluntarily
/ gave uD fifty-three Beers and eleven
| wounded to the BOer commandant, who
| thanked him for his kindness
1.-THE Baratongs, stimulated by the
! British successes, attacked the repei
/ natives at Reitfontein May Is ana TOOK
much loot. They released SAM, the old
chief who had rendered good service
to the British in keeping Marking sup
piled with news Of the Boer operations.
THE railway south OF Mafeking IS
being repaired rapidly, the bridge al
| Taungs can now be used. Refugees
/ from Mafeking afe passing through
Taungs, bound for the cape.
Steyn Inspires His Men.
Two thousand Beers are near Ficks-
burg, besides small rowing parties that
| come in contact with the British while
accommodating. President Steyn was
| with these Beers last Monday, organ
| izing and inspiring them and drafting
recaIcitrants into the service.
The British are swearing the coun-
| try far and wide, Selling horses, cattle
| and grain. Yesterday President Steyn
/ was reported to be at Bethlehem with
| a small field force. appealing to the
Free Staters to defend their freedom
and independence. Apparently he and
all the Free StateTs he can assemble
| will not Join the TTansvaalers but VIII
| remain in the northeastern section OF
the Free State.
On Tuesday there was heavy cannon
aiding at MochenenZ, near Bethlehem
The firing began at dusk. Why, and
| with what result is not known at Ma
seru, Basutolands where the news ar
rived yesterday.
Butler Blames Dead Officer.
/ General Butler has communicated tC
the colonial government Colonel Be-
thune's report of the loss, of the squad
ron of the Bethune Horse in an am
bush at Vreyheid. The report says
that "this regrettable affair was due
to the impetuosity of Captain Golf
who was killed"
Lieutenant Roberts, a nephew of Lore
Roberts, was accidentally shot through
the right knee by a servant at Moddei
river Wednesday. His condition is no
! dangerous.