Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12
Lord Roberts Marched 20 Mile
Forward on Friday
BRITISH WIN AT TAUNGS.
Well on the way 10 Mafeklng Boer,
Say Hundreds OF Iri ish Were
Drowned Crossing the Vanl.
tEarly Dispatched


clally announced that Lord Roberts re-
ports that he marched twenty miles
yesterday and he is now within four
teen miles Of Kroonstad
$3.50 a. ma British column 5000
strong has arrived at yryburg, 100
miles from Mafeking, and, though ha-
raised by the Beers, Is pushing swift
ly forward
Fifty miles south Of Vryburg. at
Taungs, is Gen. Hunters main body,
moving slowly and contending with
considerable forces.
The pick Of his mounted men are the
5000 who are going with the wheeled
transport. and at a rate that may pos
slbly bring them 20 Mafeklng on Mon
day or Tuesday night.
Lord Roberts narrative closes with
Thursday evening. but he continued
his march yesterday toward Kroonstad.
twenty miles distant, and by this time
he must know whether the Beers in
tend to fight there.
Mr. Winston Churchill says that there
were only 10000 Beers who opposed
the British at Zand river. Another esu-
innate Is that 5000 Beers, with six
guns, made a rear guard action while
many Of their thousands with conveys
retired without firing a shot.
President steyn and a council Of the
leaders Of several thousand Free
Staters In the Ladybrand and Ficks.
burg district determined TO submit to
the men the question Of continuing the
war or not at great open air meeting.
The fighting men decided 10 fight on.
steyn. who appears TO be 80 active
command, began to advance toward
| the British, and came into contact on
Thursday with Campbclls brigade and
Brabants horse. twenty miles north-
east OF Thaba NChu. A smart en-
gagement ensued with no success on
either side, except that the Boer adj
vance was stopped
Gen Rumble has disposed 10000 In
fantry along the twenty front In
such a way as to bar the B0er advance
towards Lord Roberts communica-
lions. With the exception Of BrabaHts
colonials. Cen Rumble has no horse
men. The cavalry are all with Lord
Roberts advance.
According to Pretoria telegram
Gen. Butler is moving from Glands
laagte I'm the direction Of Helpmakaar
and the British vanguard engaged a
Boer patrol OF Italians on Thursday
Twelve Italians are reported as rout-
| ing fifty British. The dispatch also
says the British accomplishing par
ties have invaded the Transyaal near
Fourteen Streams, ana that the scouts
on both sides met frequently with
varying results.
British forces from Thaba NChu,
under Gen. Rumble ana Gen. Brabant
are reported % have advanced toward
ColQcan and Platsberg a large COM
mando Of Beers has returned from KO-
rannaberg hills. and Is In readiness 90
meet the British but the Beers are
puzzled TO know by which route the
British viii appear.
a special dispatch from Pretoria
dated May 10. says 1T o. announced
that a British Mafeklng relief force Of
5000 Is advancing along the Bechuana
railway by forced marches. night and
day II reached Vryburg yesterday"
The LOurenzo Marques correspondent
Of the Daily Mail, In "a dispatch dated
Friday May 18th. says THE Boer pa
pers report severe fighting on the vest
ern border The facts are very much
confused, probably by design 90 conceal
the truth from the burgher5 but there
Is enough 10 show that the Beers admit
a British occupation Of Taungs.'
A special dispatch from ChrIstiana
CTransyaaD. published In the Standard
and Dlggers News. says: "SlX hundred
British cavalry crossed the Yaal Fri
day az Kalmorg. about eighteen miles
below Fourteen Streams and went 20
Taungs followed by commanders. A
second detachment OF the British
crossed at the same place Saturday.
The Griqualanders. under Gen AsWO-
gon. after being reinforced repused the
British and forced them back In the d.
rcction Of Taungs,
Gen. Aswogon was killed The other
British casualties were seven wounded.
The Boer loss was heavy. Everything
was brought away from the laagers eX-
cept a few tents left to attract the enc
my's shells. Taungs Is occupied by
about 9 900 British"
a special telegram from Pretoria.
AAAHN ahNAlNNNt tA AAlf NMAAf llNINAH TO-
cords the British seizure Of Fourteen
Streams Sunday afternoon. II says.
"The British force al Wintrand was
overwhelming subsequently the enc
my moved their line toward our posi-
lions. bombarding them with such ef-
feet that the burghers Were compelled
10 retreat, which they did IN regular or
der. Today q forward movement Of the
British was checked by our forces. who
drove them back IN two places"
a telegram from Pretoria, dated
Tuesday. in the Standard and Dlggsrs
News SAYS: "The British in their
passage along the Stellaland border to-
ward MafekinE. were engaged by Com
mandant Bissell near Taungs. with
great success. Hundreds OF British
troops met a watery grave while al.
tempting TO cross the Naal.
"A second advance was made upon
Taungs Sunday morning by 1900 Brit
ish troops and six guns. Communica'
ton with Taungs was cut Sunday
afternoon
SAY KRUGER WAS ANGRY
London-The Lourenzo Marques cor
respondent Of the Times, telegraph
Ing Friday. SAYS: "The discussion
IN the Voll,sraad concerning the sale OF
undermining rights caused an exciting
scene President Kruger said the
money was wanted for the purpose OF
war. Members retorted that this
statement conaicted with the declara.
ton IN the presidential speech that
there were ample funds FOR prosecuting
the war. and they accused the govern
ment OF squanderins the money.
Finally Mr.. Kruger quilted the
chamber In a M Of passion declaring
that he had done his duty and that ne
washed his hands Of the whole busl-
ness"