Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-12
MARAUDING BOERS
Keeping British Army OF 3d.
900 on the Alert.
Derbyshires Lost Between GOO and
700 in RoodeyaI Disaster.
1900 Eoe,s Surrender 10 Brabant-Gen.
Olivier Reported Killed.

London. June ESQ A. Nifty
thousand British troops are within half
a hundred mills Of the marauding Beers
north Of Kroonstad and they are ex-
pccted, of course, to make short work
of them. Nevertheless. outside of the
slender war Office kilograms. no one
knows what Is going on. South of
Kroonstad there is a wide gap. The
railway is only partially defended. and.
as Gen. kelly-Kenny has hurried all
the available troops northward. the as
sumption is that there is danger Of a
second raid The loss of the Derby
shircs is estimated from 600 to 700 men
A Reuter- dispatch from Maseru.
dated June IL, S.35 +. NJ, says: FIT
teen hundred Rocrs surrendered to Gen.
Brabant, today. in the Ficksburg dis
trict." Machadodorp has been officially
proclaimed the capital of the Trans
vaal. A Lourenzo Marques dispatch
says that the village has swollen into
a sn al city, tn majority Of the jnhabi-
tants living in tents.
An official telegram asserts that the
British have been defeated with consid-
cradle loss al Donker's Poort. in the
southern extremity Of the Free State
or Orange River Colony, 10 miles from
NOrval's Pont. 1t was thought that
this district had been cleared of Boers
ana rebels long ago.
The Beers still cling to Lairgs Mex.
but Gen. Buffers forces are still work
ing far around in that direction.
Lord Roberts has wired Cape Town
that. prior to Wednesday. he liberated
Isl officers ma $500 of the rank and file.
The Beers consequently took of
only 500
MI. Schreiner, the Cape premier, had
eight supporters out Of 40 at caucus
called to consider the ministerial pro-
gram. J. y. Mcrriman. treasurer. and
J. ". Saucr. commissioner of public
works, have resigned from the cabinet
ana Mr.. Schreiners own resignation is
believed To be imminent, although he
may reconstruct the ministry with the
aid of the opposition British members
Tie cabinet situation is so interesting
that Sir Alfred Miner will postpone his
trip north.
Food is still scarce at Mafeking. but
the railway is nearly repaired. Seven
tytwo rebels have been arrested in the
Nryburg and Mafakng district. Sixty
five were marched into Mafeking by
two Of their late prisoners at Mostia.
All of Gen. HarringtOn's force had
landed at Beira. week ago. The or
ganiZation TO invade the TransvaaE
from the north is already far ad-
VanCcd.
y Boer deserter who arrived at
Maseru, yesterday. asserts that 1000
Beers participated in the Rooekrantz
engagement. that Gen. Olivier was kill
ed and Gen. Devilliers mortally
wounded
The American young women who are
nursing in the hospital at Lady brand
have been sighted by the Boer women
who are nursing the Boer sick in the
same hospital and been made the OBJ
ject of unpleasant remarks because the
Americans are nursing the English
Thirty thousand troops were engaged
in the mimic field operation at Alder
shot. yesterday
London, June 11.-1030 A. M.-The
following report from Gen. Butler has
been issued by the war office:
Headquarters in Natal. June 1.-THE
force concentrated on the Kip river
1T its junction with the Gansvlei. last
night. We anticipated at that defile a
force of the enemy about 5000 strong
who had. | think. intended to occupy
it. and who retired as soon as our
heavy guns opened. which We're very
smartly brought into action by Major
May Of the Royal Artillery. and Cap
tain Jones of the royal navy. The
South African Light Horse and the I'd
cavalry brigade were smartly engaged
while covering our left front Our
casualties are about six killed and
seven wounded"
London. June 11.-Genpral Sir Fred
crick Forester Walker. in command Of
the lines Of communication in South
Africa. reports that in the disaster to
the British troops June I. at Roodeval,
where the Beers cut Lord Roberts line
of communication. the 4th Battalion
Of the Derbyshire Regiment were all
killed. wounded or made prisoners. ex-
ccpt six enlisted men. Two officers
and l. men were killed and five officers
ana Il men were wounded, many OF
them severely.
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