The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-15
THE Beers WITHDREW
Gen. Butler Made Another Advance
and Camped Near Laing's Mex.
Three Hundred Free Skaters, Re
leased From Guarding Van Re
mans Pass, Have Gone 10 Join
President Steyn's Commando.

LONDON, June l3.-lhe war once
posts the following dispatch from
Gen. Butler:
Headquarters in Natal. June IL
We forced Almonds Mex to-day. 1t
isn't marked on the map, but is last
defile 10 Charleston Flats. The enemy
were in considerable force, with sew
eral guns in position. The brunt of
the fighting fell upon the ID Dorsets,
who carried the position at the point
Of the bayOnet, and the Sd cavalry
brigade, who were heavily attacked
on our right from very broken coun-
try round I<etini mountain. / hope
our casualties are less than 100. which
considering the extreme length of the
position is much less than / expected.
The whole attack was directed by
Hildyard, whose dispositions were
extremely good. The artillery, 10th
brigade and Sd cavalry brigade did
most of the fighting"
London, June 13.-A plentiful crop
of reports has been filtering through
LOurenzo Marques. According 10
these Geo DeWet, with $1,000 burgh-
ers, is marching on johannesburg,
the Beers have retal1en Bloemfontein,
where President Steyn again occupies
the presidency, the British have sus-
tanned a severe defeat at Elandsfon-
TEN, and have also lost $50 killed and
wounded and 80 prisoners in a fight
at NredefOrt. Nothing from any
other sources lends color TO these
stories, with the exception of the last,
frh - L..
Of the disaster 70 the militia battalion
Of the Derbyshire regiment at Roode-
val
London, June 14.-After a weeks
silence Lord Roberts has been heard
from, his line of communications hav-
1ng been practically restored by
means Of a complete victory gained
by Gems. Methuen and Kitchener over
Gen Dewet at the RhenOster river
Tuesday, June y. The Boer camp
was captured and the burghers, il is
added, were scattered in all diree-
lions.
Lord Roberts, on being notified of
the cutting of his line of commuRica-
tions, sent Gen Kitchener in all
haste 10 join Gen. Methuen. June IL
Lord Roberts attacked Gen. Rotha
who was in strong force j. miles
southeast Of Pretoria. After siren
uOus opposition, the British forces
gained considerable ground, but Gen.
Botha, when Lord Roberts left the
field, was still indicated.
London, June 1.-THE dispatch
from Lord Roberts clearing up the
situation at Pretoria and along the
communications stands alone. Mill
tary observers, noting that no men
ton IS made of prisoners, assume
that Gen. De Wet got away with his
forces practically intact. Gen. Butler
entered NOlksrust Wednesday, passed
through Charleston and encamped
near Laing's Mex. The tunnel was
not much damaged. Both ends were
blown up, but the engineers think
that repairs can be effected in about
four days. The advance troops of
Gen Butler saw the Boer rear guard
four miles distant yesterday. Ii was
estimated that 5000 Beers were with
drawing. The townspeople at Ermelo
counted j. guns.
Three hundred Free Staters. re-
leased from guarding Van Remains
Pass, have gone 10 join President
Steyn's commando in the eastern part
Of Orange River Colony. Gen. Rumble
has sent notice 10 the Free Staters
that. unless they surrender by June
Is, their farms and other possessions
VIII be cOnfiscated.
President Kruger, according to a
dispatch from LOurenco Marques,
keeps a locomotive with steam up at
tached 10 the car in which he concen-
trates the executive officers of the
government. and that he intends TO
leave MachadodOrp soon and 10 estab-
fish the Transvaal capital at Mel
Spruit, in the mountains fine de-
fensive region.
The state printing press is Operat-
ing at MachadOdOrp, producing leaf
lets containing war news for distribu-
tion among the Beers. ii is again re-
ported q Lourenco Marques that the
British are advancing through Swat
land. Lord Roberts, il appears, how
ever, cOuntermanded the order given
10 StratheOna's horse 10 land on the
coast and TO penetrate to the Trans
Naal through the Swat country.
Gen. Buffers casualties on June 10
have been issued by the war Office.
They were % killed, 126 wounded and
two missing.
A meeting Of women who object 10
The war was held at Queens hail last
evening. Mrs. Howard Courtney pre-
sided, and Mrs. James Bryce moved a
resolution declaring that the war re-
suited from the bad policy of the
government This and other anti
war resolutions were adopted. The
meeting Missed Mr.. Chamberlain's
name vigorously.
KemfucIy's Trial Trip.
Washington. June l3.-The naval in