Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-30
THE BOER'S TEETH
Are Felt Almost Daily by Gen.
Roberts Men.
Numerous Small Engagements Re-
porte i fer Past Few Days.
Di ,iurbancrs Chiefly in scnekal Dtshtet-
Rest Of TransyaaI Quiet.

London. June ellis p M.-The
war Office has received the following
| from Lord Roberts: Pretoria. June
10. PdE reports from Lindley tnat ne
was engaged, June Is. with a body OF
the enemy. who were strongly rein
| forced during the day convoy OF
stores for the Lindley garrison was al
so attacked, June &c. after a heavy
ri ar guard action the convoy reaching
Lindley in safety. our casualties were
10 killed and four officers and about 80
men wounded.
THE fight reported yesterday. was
under Lieut. Col. Grenfell not Dreiper-
Brabant came up during the engage
ment Total casualties for the two
columns. three killed and % wounded
ION the previous day near Ficks-
burg. Boys Brigade was in action
with a body of the enemy Our cas-
ualties were two officers killed, four
men wounded and one man missing.
"Methuen found, yesterday, that the
Beer laager near VaChkOp and Spitz-
kop had been hastily removed in the
direction Of Lindley. He followed the
enemy II miles and captured 5000 sheep
ana 800 head Of cattle. which the en-
envy had seized in that neighborhood.
our casualties We're four men
wounded
Hunter continued his march. yes
tcrday. toward the Naal river unoppos-
ed a few farmers along the route
have surrendered.
Springs. the terminus Of the rail-
way from Johannesburg, due east, was
attacked early yesterday morning.
The Canadian Regiment which garri-
sons the place. beat off the enemy. No
{ tsuIltics are reported.
Lieut.. North. reported missing af-
ter the attack on the construction
train il 4 prisoner Of the Boxers"
Outsidc NJ minor conflicts in the
Orange River Colony. showing c1ntin-
u,d Hoer activity in the Senckal dis
trict. the kilograms from South Africa
merely indicate preparations for. it is
hoped. the final operations Of the tedl-
ousy prof. ngcd war.
a cape Town dispatch reports an at
tempt by the Beers To blow up the ar
tillcry barracks ana magazine ut Pre-
t9ria. 1t is added that an artillery
man who frustrated the attempt by
Withdrawing a lighted fuse, was kill
ed ~ BOcr whom the soldiers after
wards attempted to lynch
The British authorities are deporting
large numbers Of Holllnders TO Hol-
land t. he dealt with by their own
government for not observing the state
of neutrality declared by the Neither
lands.
President Stcyn is reported to be at
bethlehem, consulting with General De
Wet.
Sir Alfred Miner, the British high
commissioner. has notified the govern
ment II pay the interest on the Free
State 6 per cent loan. due July l, on
condition that there is no further LA
bility for capital or interest.
Cape Town reports that President
Kruger is still at Machadodorp.
"afraid To move for fear the bridges
are undermined"
Boer official reports from Machado-
dorp aver that part of a British con-
voy was captured, June 23. near Win
burg.
The Lnurenzo Marquee correspondent
Of the Times says: Both the burgh-
ers and the foreigners who are arriving
here profess a strong belief that it will
take from 5 to 6 months to subdue the
Beers"
Another dispatch from Lourenzo
Marquee says. "A consignment to a
foreign firm marked Dutch cheese,
damaged. proved on landing. to con
tain army boots for the Beers. 1t
passed the customs, nevertheless. with
dispatch and the British con-
sui is making representations to the
Portuguese government"
The Daily Express has the following
from Machadodorp. dated Thursday
June 2S. There is much condemnation
VI United States Consul Hay for the
failure Of his visit. 1t is supposed he
is with Mr.. Kruger. The prisoners
camp at Nooitgebacht is in a terrible
unsanitary state. President Kruger Is
supposed to be at Watervlade"
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