Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-22
DESERVING PRETORIA
Women and Children Being
Sent to Places Of Safety.
British Advance Scouts Reported With
in 40 Miles Of Johannesburg.
Sen. HInier Planned and Col. Mahon Execut.
cd Relief Of MaIeking.

London, May 22.-315 A. M.-British
horsemen. according to a dispatch
from Lourcnzo Marques are now close
to the Vaal river, within 40 miles of
johannesburg.
The migration from Pretoria has be-
gun. Women and children are being
sent in trains to Machadadorp, on the.
way to Lydenburg. Trains are arriv-
ing at LourenzO Marques filled with
passengers. among whom are many
Germans, who are bound for Europe
&. T.. Hands, the Daily Mails CORE
spondent, mentioned in Lord Roberts
dispatch to the war office as danger
ously wounded in the fight in the bush.
May Is. sent his last message from
Vryburg. May 9, by runner to Kimber-
ley, May q. He says:
The flying mounted column secretly
and swiftly organized by Gen. Hunt
or started from Barkly and arrived
here, tonight, covering 100 miles in
five days. 1t is a grand force OF
mounted men. Imperial Light Horse
from Ladysmith. the Kimberley
Mounted Corps. with Royal Horse Ar
tillery and pompoms. and selected
body of infantry from the Fuslier Bri-
gade. a special equipment of light
springed mule transport completes
this splendid force.
The force so equipped was enabled
70 move with such rapidity that al
though this is a difficult country re-
curing Vieilant scouting, the Beers
We're surprised. The column moved
parallel with the enemys positions on
the Naal at RoOidam and Fourteen
Streams, actually getting behind them
without firing 4 shot. So close were
We. Sunday and Monday. that Gen.
Hunters balloon was visible and his
bombardment heard.
THE route taken was between the
Vaal and the Hart rivers, then along
the right bank Of the Dry Hart to a
point abreast Of Taungs. and thence
to Pudimoe, ROodepoort and Vryburg."
A correspondent with Gen. Hunter
telegraphs as follows from Fourteen
Streams: col. Mahon's relieving COL
umn left Barkly West under secret or
ders, May 4. and reached Vryburg, May
II. The Beers marched on the right
flank Of the British and a strange race
followed. Mah0n pressing toward Mafe-
king with the utmost speed consistent
with keeping the force in condition,
and the Beers hurrying parallel in an
effort to pass him and to throw them
selves across his path. The Beers sue
ceeded. Mahon then turned west. dur
ing the night. The Beers followed.
overlook and attacked him in the bush.
but were beaten off. Then as Lord
Roberts wired, Col. Mahon and Col.
Plumer united forces at Jammasibi.
May Is, and Mafeking was relieved.
IL, 1T ~
yet known here"
\ correspondent of the Daily Express
says: Gen. Hunter devised and guild
ed the relief. which was daringly ex-
ecuted by Col. Mahon."
The last message from Col. Mahon's
column before the relief was dated at
Majanamahili. May II. 1t says: The
column left Vryburg, yesterday did 10
miles and outspanned at 2 A. NJ. No
fires We're allowed. We started at
dawn, today. and trekked here"
Col. Baden Powells hardest blow to
the besiegers was the capture of Com
mandant Sarel Eloff. President Krug-
er's grandson. and his men 1t is
thus described in a dispatch from
Mafeking. May II. via Ootsi. May IA:
"Elog. today. fell into one Of the vari-
Gus traps tndt nave Deen le1t open
during the last few days, tented an at
tack on the eastern side of the town.
while larger force. which, during. the
night. had crept along the river guided
by native rebels who had chosen the
Craftiest detours. managed to enter the
BaralonG location. This they burned.
and the huts of the natives were
fiercely blazing for a distance of near
ly mile.
Then finding that they We're unop-
p sed the Beers yelled Come out. you
skulkers. Today, we take Mafeking.'
Boer cried Run. Here are
the Rooineks?' Nearly all fled.
capt. Marsh opened fire from the
fort on each side, cutting off and re-
pulsing the main body Of the Dutch,
but driving the vanguard Of about $50
into the native location which had
been burned. The enemy broke into
two parties. one being penned in the
stone cattle kraal. and the other hem
med in 4 hollow behind a kopje inside
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