The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-15

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with TIE, ss31 mat y tie bzrEAerE we're
pressed from Pretoria tneT would retire
% the district q the LeT6e1bsrg rncz1-
tslns. which had already been provlEionsd
He remarked tazt ~ hopsd tas 5urg1srs
would stand firm. tut r. feared that Trey
were too hroks1 n spirits ] gathered frs-a
htrn that t1s whole available force q re
TrznEvszl vas row 81 the fel1- the final
Communicating having taken place. Asst
THURSDAY, orfy ire powerful r1aEnettsrz q
PreEi1ent Kruger getting rs BURGERS To-
gsther.
Al the British hospitals II Bloerson-
TEN deaths frosa feTer are averaging fr1r1
eight 70 ten daily"
Butler Successful in Northern Natal
A dispatch received y the Assocaats1
Press from Pisterrnzritzbu-E Natal. tined
1zts ?. n. toGay. brought ths FIRST int1rrz-
ton o. the success attained ~ Gen Butler
in Northern Natal The sender q this
dispatch evisentiy assumed thzt news q
the affair had been received direct from
the scene Of hosfilftleE. for he merely said:
aCen Buffers orlcizl telegram notifying
his sueeess az BigEarsserg. received here
an hour ago, has given keen Satisfaction
II f. confidently Anticipated that Dundee
viii be occupied ~ the British to-day. TIE
residents Of the norta country are de-
ngntss, as fhe forcing q the Bigssrsbergs
means that they wlu speedily De enabled
20 return 20 their home"
Boer. Did sot Await Assault.
anoster dispatch 10 the Associated
Press dated Store Hfn farm. s.1 this
morning. says;
After four days march eastward. ar
rived AZ the foot % FsiRgarsberg ridges,
in the direction Of Helpnsskzr, which
was occupied b. the fsdsrslE. The Second
donaId's cavalry broke the Beers center.
and Bethuen's corps advanced On their
extreme right in the direction 81 Pom
eroy small party Of bprghsrs occupied
the ridge overlooking Heiprnsskar. but
they di6 not wait for ar assault
Recent scouting IN the direction Of
Dundee has shown that the federzls were
In great force On BiggarE6srgt SO appsr-
entity Gen Butler concluded II was neces-
ssry 20 es.ar them from his rear before
the movement ia the direction % Drsk-
eraberr range"
Repsdiste Webster Davis
correspondent % the Reuter- Teis
graph Company al Cape Town says the
American residents are taking steps 10 re-
ps3dia,e the sta;emeuts Of Webster Da-
vfy. former United States assistant sec
rotary Of the interior. who recently visited
south Africa
special dispatch from Stone hill farm.
Natal, dated today. says;
Gen Buffers advance commeaced
THURSDAY, when he left Ladysmith IN
strength When within two miles Of
usirrnahkar the Beers opened a heavy
FIRE % artillery. and the British guns re-
Piled. while portion OF Buffers troops
worked around the Boer tanks. The Brit
fish attack was pressed home sunday
ssrsth,tar. nm right nfffAauy4N the
Beers. whose splendid defensive positions
on the Birgarsberg were practically
taken
Gen Buffers march subsequent 20 the
attack was carried on without hitch
The British are siiil pushing on"
Kruger and Roberts Exchange Notes
LONDON. May "a ga D. m--The war
Office has published dispateh from Lord
Roberts dated Krconstad. Sunday May
a. giving the correspondence between
Lord Roberts and President Kruger rel
ative 10 the alleged ii-tre8tmeBt Of colon
ial prisoners. The Transvaalers' reply
WAS % the effect that there was no Diff
ference In the treatment of the prisoners
and that only a few who had contro-
vertea martial Law or who had tried 10
escape or who. n had been suspected,
might try 90 escape. had been placed in
jaii for security. Otherwise they had
been treated Ike the other prisoners OF
war
Regarding the enteric fever the govern
rnent of ths TransvaAl said II was prev
alsnt among the ciyil population. as well
as among the prispnets and every rene
dial measure had been taken.
lord Roberts replied April p that he
was glad 20 receive President Kruger's
assurances. and pointed out that no ar
ference was made by the British authori-
ties In regard 90 the Boer prisoners
against whom there might be reasonable
ground for suspicion that they would try
20 ESCAPE adding that such exceptions
gave room for abuse by officials without
the knowledge ~ the authorities.
Robert. Report. More Casualties.
The war Once has received dispatch
from Lord Roberts which says.
"KROO%ETAD May "a There were
more Casualties IN the cavalry division
May 70 than reported by me. I have been
unable TO get an exact account ~ what
occurred. as the commanding officer Capt
Ellsworth, was killed and two officers were
wounded Al the same time. and have been
sent 20 the rear But 10 would appear
that party 90 our men going up 70 a
kraAi on which white fax was flying
was suddenly attacked by a large number
Of the enemy Two officers. Captain Haig
81 the Sixth Dragons. and Lieut. WNkiu-
son ~ the Australian horse. were made
prisoners. and fweuty-uue men are sttl
unaccoanted for. Some Of them may
nave RAfAHd AN- as tH@ cavalry covered
considerable distance May H. and men
reported missing have been r. Joining
during the last few days"
The above dispatch refers % the losses
sustained by the funisklHugs May 70. de-
tailed In the dispatches - the Associated
Press Saturday last The TROOPERS we're
nrsd CTS while ausadAiuE their horses
having approached The kraal unsusri eiols-
ly as the white Sag was aging from e.
Beers Again Attack MRfekinE.
PRETORIA MAY IT, Via tourenno Mar
queE- "A war hIiet,n has bern issued here
RnnouncsnS thar DO British are advancing
against TIE te5erais % Hrpm&aksr ana
Tonarrsnck Thy harghers thia morning
attacked MafckiuE
TIE teipsraphcr az Maiope aays that
heavy rifle and 5auucu hra was beard te-
fore o'viock TODAY ard that the "Kafnr
location was iu flames Within ara baur
ard was totally destroyed AZ l9 O'Clock