The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-17

We fear they have fallen into a sort of
Anglo-Saxon ambush and are being VIC
timized for purely parry purposes"
The Times considers the rumors cabled
here as TO President McKinley's alleged
pro-Boer sympathies utterly baseless."
1t says:
MIR. Mckinley is convinced that the
country does not wish him to interfere
and that interference would sbe in ell
respects inexpedient, as well as impossi-
BILE"
The Times also refers TO the admis-
sion by the American state department
of Portugars general right 70 refuse
passage to contraband goods.
Fear Destruction of Mines.
The Lourenzo Marquee correspondent
of the Times. under Tuesdays date, says:
There has been heated discussion
in the Rad in secret session, respecting
the expediency Of destroying the mines.
1.-THE result is not publicly known. The
foreign mining representatives are great
~ alarmed and have addressed strong
representations to their respective cen
suls."
Persons acquainted with Col. Baden
PoweiTs scheme of defense at Mafeking
location by the Beers would not endanger
the garrison, provided relief came quickly.
telegram from Cape Town says that
Cecil Rhodes has decided TO retire alto
gether from Cape Colony poitica.
Bocrs Not Psnic-stricken.
LONDON, May 1G.-Most important de-
velopments in todays war news is
statement cabled from Cape Town an
nouncing that the Boer delegates had ad-
vised the Transvaal 10 surrender II de-
feated at Vaal This remarkable an
nouncement is vouched for on good au-
thority, and evidently obtains more ere
dence IN Cape Town than would mere
rumor.
The occupation If Glencoe was merely
a logical sequence OF zen. Buffers ad-
vance and the Beers retiring movement
as usual the Beers are reported to be
flying but also. rs usual, the accounts
add that their transport and guns were
removed I'm safety, which In itself is
contradiction OF any statement that the
Beers were panic-stricken. About
LOO more troops have arrived at Beira,
Portuguese East Africa. Among them is
Lord Dunraven who accompanies the
Dursraven sharpshooters. as supernu-
merary captain on the battalion staff.
Boer Misuse of white Flag.
The war office posted a dispatch from
Lord Roberts under date of Kroonstad,
May Is: Two officers and six men, OF
Prince Alfred's guards. were out forag-
ing yesterday few miles from kroon-
stad and visited farm flying the
white flag the owner of which surren-
dered himself with arms and ammunition.
Then they approached another farm, also
flying white flag. When within forty
yards OF the Enclosure they were fired
upon by fifteen or sixteen Beers con-
cealed behind the farm.
'tTwo a the men were Killed. Lieut. II.
u. Walton was wounded and Lieut.. w.
r. Eveston and two non-commissioned
officers were taken prisoners, The own
err OF the farm states that the Beers
threatened to shoot when he protester
against their making improper use of the
white flag"
Reported Boer Defeat
Lorenzo Marquee Portuguese official
dispatch says an encounter has occurred
at Mafeking and that the Beers have
been repulsed with heavy loss.
Butler Occupies Glencoe.
LONDON Nav 10. 1876 A. m.-The war
ONCE has posted the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler. dated Dundee, May l6:
I'VE occupied Glencoe yesterday, the
Transvaalers have now evacuated Big
garsberg. The Free Staters on the Drak-
ensburgs are much reduced I'm numbers.
The Carolina, Lydenburg and Pretoria
commanders trekked north from Hiatt
kulu on the 18th and 18th OF May with
eleven guns"
British Force Advances.
THABA N'CHU. Tuesday, May 1.-THE
British force advanced this morning
twenty miles to the northwest and took
possession OF Mauquatlngs mex. Pris-
oners continue to be taken daily.
TO RECEIVE BOER DELEGATES.