Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-24
hid RETIREMENT
WAS EXCELLENT
,.csI, pIumer Reports on BENG
Forced Back by Beers
mrBERr IS AT KRooNSTAD'
/, v,o.c,ed to Beat olivier
aullsr 10 Join nOb'r''-"e'"
10 Confident
Early Dispatched

rEarly Dispatched
-, March "a, AIS a. m'-Lord
,i t. main army continues wai'lns
" or. The sentimental IN
a. DV, g. me fate Of Mafeklng has in
t''' 's, !, with Col. Plumer's forced re-
"n'"'.s , % crocodile Pools, where he
ul'', -, months ago. Relief from the
W, ~, law dvindles to improbabillty
w. ,., us,buen is skirmishlng with
~ aa.r, a, Warrenton,l6 7 miles away
,,sourh seemingly in force sufficient
rr.,,v much as he likes, he has
y, ss,aneed these five days. II Is
- mat his military administration
- nl.asant surprise in preparation
s-hs British by raising the siege with
.',ouq column Of cavalry and ar
NV dstourlng TO Mafeking, While
cormanaant snyman is drawn on to
ggsge Col. Plumer
pLuMER REPORTS DEFEAT.
A, s.n o'clock last night the war
- issued the following from the |
S',srsl Al CapetOwn to the secretary |
:, van "Capetown, March 23.-The |
suoWine telegram has arrived from |
Nicholson. Buluwayo, March 10Th: Inc
following Is from Plumer: LoDatsi,
march 1.-The Beers advanced from
me- south In considerable force this
nornlng They first advanced from
CODES Siding. After sharp little
srsaeement Lieut.. Col. Bodies ad-
yepced post was compelled TO retreat.
me retirement was eXcellently carried |
out 10 our main position. The casual
Ills included Lieut.. Chapman and a
eororal prisoners, and two missing.
probably prisoners. Five aroopers were
wounded. Chapman's horse fell with
him close to the enemy, who imme-
dately surrounded him. The exact
B5sf casualties are unknown, but sew
eial were shot at short range. In the
thernOon the Beers advanced further
rrth and sheled our position from a
rigs on our left. Our l2h FOUNDER
wsd to the artillery, continuing until
Enst Lieut.. A. J. Tyler has since
ts1 Of wounds. One native was
ilA"
A ilpatch to the Daily News from
ls'stIO Marques, dated Friday, says:
III reported here from Pretoria that
Cornandant Eloff is solating Col.
Rgaers forces near Gaberones."
BOERs NOT GIVING UP.
AiGlcss from Boer camp, Kroonstad,
Thursday, March 22nd, says: Affairs
az icing put In proper shape and the
flte Siaiers who had 10 leave are re-
tuning In crowds. The presidents
PROCLAMATION has shown the burghers
nat The government is standing firm.
Tie commands are mobilizing In great
Numbers and the men are more de-
ieinlned than ever.
President Steyn has Issued a procla-
nation IN which he warns the burghers
Na9 lay down their arms and help the
Llgish nat they are liable 10 the ut
most punishment as traitors"
A Bl0emfOntein correspondent OF the
D4lly News. telegraphing Thursday.
avs "A letter from Mr. Poultney, an
Interpreter In the Free State courts.
la oeen received by his wife here. In
,'ch The writer declares that Gen.
.asoerl Is commanding the combined
lo'ces az Kroonstad. where there are
FgiV OF men, guns and foodstuffs for
determined resistance"
FRENCH AFTER OLIVIER.
Gen French's cavalry and mounted
MAINLY according to a rumor. are
lshuhg somewhere east Of BlOemfon-
V'l' THIS suggests more Boer bad
lshs as Commandant OlIviers COM
L4Alo, with 20oO wagons, is reported
W me basutoland frontier, toiling |
i,onhEard toward Kroonstad via
L4oyoahd. This enormous wagon
aah Is supposed to be moving twenty
ne miles a day. Gen. French's cav
3 posts stretch from Bloemfonteln
eastward TO the mountains.
suLLER AND THE PROMENADE TO
PRETORIA.
yen Butler has not yet moved In
se'sL The eighth division will go
sts-l 70 Bioemfontein. Lord Roberts
1--we disposal at the front ten days
,.,., Nlll be- II Is estimated, 20, 900 men.
wv, wv the easy probability Of moving
4. s'saard, forcing the Beers to eyacuate
s Is bsgaIsOerg range and Joining
a manu-. with Gen. Butler before con-
"Iuus the promenade 10 Pretoria.
Understood that Sir Alfred Mil
80 mission northward from Cape
~ IN = connected with the enforcement
, y martial law. He win use his per-
=, - q, lnnuence toward the paclhcation |
a., s,s,ahecled centers. The Cape min
~! : loyalty supporting him Mar
ia a' l4W' m response 10 requests from
o ssa,su has been proclaimed in the
'0'aohia districts.
METHUEN NOT HURRIED.
IA IA dispatch to the Daily News from
In,s vnn,on' dated Thursday. describing
u Ms'huen's position there. says:
pe,s snall thanking force sent through
vt ,.Ou secured an important crossing
M, me ferry had been destroyed.
49,, tlOIeseelng this, Lord Methuen had
n wy. pont built. which is ready TO
s,.,sint lhither. when an advance Is
'9..-n ,fe opportune.
., .le cavalry and Infantry column IL
M, '.ale Tor this point. Thus the posi-
(. ~. W ihe Beers at Fourteen Streams
t'olinlaably threatened.
~. .,u Methuen's advance has not been
~ nsl 70 The relief OF Mafeking. where
hr.s5 'essure apparently has been re-
~ as a result OF operations else
Ia ~ out he Is confident OF his ability |
NV sstn y. aside the opposition on the Vaal
. "heh The proper time comes"
'''DhHIS BULLETIN sATIsFAc-
TORY.
,rs,t .lon March A.-Lord Roberts tele-
'aSi pHs 20 the war office from Bloem-
4 foilos under date Of March 20, evening,
ne ns, Is no special news TO report.
~ la sy south Of this place is gen
80 settling down. Numbers OF arms
M ha I'm delivered up and the people
Ace p !, tlig 10 recognize the adyan-
nsva ~ bringing In supplies for sale. The
Ils,r s.s't q the troops IN the western
,ul,, F" being attended with good