The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-18
TRANsvAAL WAR ITEMS.

the British inhabitants. Three hun
dred Free Staters were anxious TO sur
render The bridge to the south had
not been destroyed but the large bridge
near the town had demolished. The
Irish brigade with the federals burned
the goods she'd According to the
townspeople many of them were drunk
| The Beers are now trekking TO the
Vaal river where they are entrenching.
Gen. French encamped northeast of the
town and dispatched force to cut the
line. The project succeeded late at
night, but unfortunately after the de-
parture of the last train. Although
the troops had marched 16 miles they
were in excellent form on entering the
town. Many arrests have been made
chiefly of those who had maligned the
British. 1t was found that many per-
sons have been deported from Lady
brand for ultra-sympathy with the
British.
A special from Stone Hill farm, Ma
tai, dated May H. says: Gen Buffers
advance commenced on the 10th, when
he left Ladysmith in strength. When
within two miles of Helpmakaar, the
Beers opened heavy artillery fire and
the British guns replied, while por-
ton of Buffers troops worked around
the Boer TANKS The British attack
WIS pressed home on the 18th. Beth
une, on the right, outflanked the Beers,
whose splendid defensive positions on
the Biggarsburg were practically taken.
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attack, was carried out without hitch.
The British are still pushing on.
The official closing of the 1899 vollIs-
raad, which broke up unofficially in
September last, took place at Pretoria
on the 9TH. The vacant seats of Gen.
Joubert and Gen. De Kock and others
were filed with flowers. In the prayer
of the chaplain an allusion to Gen.
Joubert moved many to tears. After
the prayer the raad adjourned to the
afternoon, when the session of 1900
was inaugurated President Kruger
arrived in the state carriage with the
usual escort. All the diplomatists and
| foreign attaches were present
All the prisoners in the hands of the
British at Kroonstad agree that the
| quarrel between the Free Staters and
| the Transvaalers is so acute that the
| Transvaalers have decided to leave their
allies, whom they accuse of cowardice
and lack of patriotism. The prisoners,
even the Transvaalers, appear glad to
have been captured. They say they
| are sick of a war which can have only
one end. Several have exclaimed, 1--WE
have lost our liberty; but why should
we lose our liyes?"
The British column, 1900 strong, has
arrived at Vryburg, 100 miles from
Mafeking. 1t reached there on the 10th,
and, though harassed by the Beers, is
pushing swiftly 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 without
wheeled transport and at a rate that
may possibly bring them to Mafeking
on the 14th or 18th.
The Bryan Home Guards, a military
club of Lincoln, Neb., on the Sth
adopted resolutions bearing on the
! South African war, concluding as fol-
lows: 1--WE believe that this unholy
war which Britain is now carrying on
in South Africa is wicked and destruc-
tive to human liberty and is prompted
by avarice and greed. We believe the
Beers deserve the sympathy of all men
and that Britain should be condemned
by the civilized world"
Gen. Hutton's advanced camp of the
colonial regiments is now settled at
Welgelegen siding. According to re-
ports the Beers intend to make big
stand near the Zand river. The rail-
road has been repaired to the south
of the Vet river and the engineers are
busy making deviation across the bed.
The British advance guard is within
As miles of Kroonstadt. Free Staters,
in the expectation that Kroonstadt will
speedily become untenable, are, accord
ing to information from Lorenzo Mar
quez, preparing to transfer their gov
eminent to Hebron, so miles north
east.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says: The
people of Orel, Russia, have subscribed
1000 roubles TO send a party of volun-
teers to the Transvaal. The celebrated
FIR. John, of Cronstadt, has given the
expedition his blessing, and presented
holy ilSon to the members.
The Netherlands peace society has
addressed an appeal to President Nc
Kinley begging him to further the
peaceful object of the Boer mission, to
investigate their case, to bring about
arbitration and put stop to the perni-
cious war in South Africa
President Steyn is now at Lindley,
the new seat of the Free State govern
ment
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