Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
BRITISH GAIN.
British Corps Under Butler
Occupies the Town.
FINDS THE B0ERs GONE.
Their Last Train Left the Place at
Dawn = Trains Now Running TO
Vessels Mex & Roberts Reports
Another White Flag Incident.

AA"Aho NoW running 10 -
Vessels Mex = Roberts Reports
Another White Flag Incident.
London, May 16.-By Associated
Press war Office has received the
following from Butler dated Dundee,
today: 1--WE occupied Glencoe ysster-
day. The Transvaalers have evacuated
Biggarsberg. The Free staters on the
Drakensburg are much reduced in
numbers. The Carolina, Lyndenberg
and Pretoria commanders trekked
north from Hlatillulu on the 18th and
18th of May. Eleven guns We're en-
trained at Glencoe. The last train
with the ambulance car left there at
dawn on May Is. This result was
largely produced by the action of the
Fifth division. which, during the last
few days, has done great deal of very
hard work in marching, mountain
climbing and road making.
Trains are now running to Vessels
! Mex station"
Under the White Flag.
| London, May 16.-(By Associated
Press)-The war office has received the
following from Roberts under date OF
kroonstad, May Is: Two officers and
six men of Prince Alfred's Guards,
while out forging yesterday few
miles from Kroonstad, visited farm
| flying the white flag, the owner of
which surrendered himself with arms
and ammunition. They then approach
ed another farm also flying the white
flag, and when within forty yards Of
the enclosure they We're fired upon by
10 or 16 Beers concealed behind the
farm wall. Two men were killed:
Lieut.. F. B. Walter was wounded and
Lieut.. w. b. Everton and two nom
commissioned officers were taken pris-
4 oners.
The owner of the farm states that
the Beers threatened to shoot him
when he protested against them maxi
ing an improper use of the white hag.''
Encounter at Mafeking.
Lorenzo Marquee, May 16.--( By AS
ISOLATED Press)-A Portuguese Official
dispatch says an encounter has occur
red at Matching in which the Beers
were repulsed with heavy loss.
London, May 5.-(By Associated
i Press l-'The war offioe bas. ,.a,.. ;,,s,as
the FOLLOWING from Rnllsr. ..IS,,,, AZ.
May Is, noon-I have occupied Dundee.
About $500 OF the enemy left yester-
\ day for Glencoe, where they are en-
trenched. Their wagons also left yes
terday by Dejagers Drift and the
IDannhauser road. Their Kaffirs saia
they We're going to Laings Mex. AL
most every house in Dundee is com
IS ali r;gbt ne naah;nan, ~ ny
houses OF the town are damaged, but
are stfucturally intact.
I. i.
runners Camp, May 4, via Ootsi,
Nay 1-(by Associated Press.)-Na-
yves VINO nave arrived mere say that
the commandment OF Mafellng May -
was not heaVy; Elghteens hundred
refugees lrom Ma1eklng nave arrived
mere. Fatrols VINO nave returned from
tne n n, oorders OF .the lfansyaal
say they 81" no signs OF i6oers. All IS
qulet mere. Inc boers regularly pa
.rol the nelSShpornooa OF -MaieAlnsSs,
puo 20 NV SVEN uisposeu " NC
i
brands Drn5' May L. l5y Assoclal-
ed Press.)-Rundie completely check
mated the attempt OF the beers TO
come south again and the enemy is re-
firing before the persistent advance
OF the British. Many We're captured
OF surrendered. lhere We're l5o OF
naese yssie aatt .suu r quay anong Inem
aeesh pro.her: ne Laa AZ I, DIS
eilso - eie a. % noels lhey nave
esacuaeea eo lu ; NeA5 anu ana are
~" -oi
i Kroonstad, May 14.-(By Associat-
ed Press.)-It is reported that the
whole Boer forces are concentrating
on theNVaal, and are withdrawing from
Biggarsberg and the southwestern
borders. 1t is computed that not more
than 9. O00 Free Statars will fieeht Al.
Naai. Hallway communications with
I'm, TINS pace "a, are expected 70 oe open
lnuisuay. Inc transpo e ilne Is "ol .l.,
Ing SuOOCQlV, ana UQe CrOODSf ana