The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
BADEN-POWELL
Talks oficially Of the Relief Of
Mafeking. y
.s-MeRae press Asaoelatlon.

lOlhcu AduQo anu u6AI way
After a small engagement they de-
feated the enemy with loss. The
British casualties were three killed
and twenty-five wounded. The relief
force marched into Matching at nine
O'Clock. Then the relief and defense
forces combined and moved out and
attacked the enemy's head lager,
shelled them out and nearly captured
Snyman. We got one gun, a flag and
a quantity of stores. Five dead,
and fifteen wounded Beers were found
on the field. The enemy appeared
to be retreating in all directions.
Roberts Advancing.
London, May 23.-Roberts reports
his advance forces under Hilton have
reached Hebron after considerable
fighting, while Roberts himself with
the main force moved up to Honing-
spruit. Broadwood captured fifteen
Boer wagons. There were seventy
five casualties in Hamilton's forces
M to yesterday.
Styne Skips Out.
Kroonstadt, May 23.-Gen. French
has crossed the Rhenoiter river, 80
miles north of here. Pres. Styne left
Hebron Sunday, destination I'M
known.
Beers Surrender.
Kimberly May Blight hundred
rebels have surrendered to the Brit
ish at Nryberg.
Will Never Yield.
London, May 23.-The Transvaal gov
eminent has informed the correspond
ents at Pretoria that it has not con-
sidered and does not intend to con-
slider unconditional surrender, but will
fight to a finish. The foreign consuls
have been informed that Johannesburg
will be defended, and the government
that it will not hold itself
responsible for injury to person or
property resulting from the defense
measures. Pretoria dispatches affirm
that President Kruger, President
Steyna and all the most prominent lead
ers of both republics, after a prolonged
interchange of views, are determined
to continue the resistance, but that a
minority of the leaders advocate sur
render without terms.
Mrs. Reitz, wife of the Transvaal
state secretary, and her family, with
the families of other officials, have
gone to Lourenzo Marques. Johannes
burg and Pretoria are being cleared
Of noncombatants. The Boer chiefs,
who nov recognize the possibility
that they will have to defend these
cities. r preparing with the utmost
haste. The Boer spirit has been risf
ing from a low ebb and is now ready
for a steadfast resistance.
Nevertheless, according to the Daily
Chronicle, long messages in Dutch
have been received by the British gov
eminent by way of Amsterdam, in
which President Kruger seeks peace.
According to one account, President
Kruger surrenders Internationally;
according to another he asks for
terms. There seems to be good rea-
son for believing that he is earnestly
end~eavoring to secure terms, but cable
inquiries fail to confirm the assertion
that correspondence has recently
passed between Great Britain and the
Transvaal respecting terms.
Have Crossed VaaI River.
Cape Town, Monday, Nay 21.-Brit-
ish troops have arrived at Veereenig-
ing lin the Transvaal, north of the
Vaal river). The bridge across the
Yaal was found to be intact. Twenty
seven Free State and T~ransvaal loco
motives were captured.
Col. Bethune Ambushed.
London, May 23. - The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Butler:
Newcastle, May 22.-I have received
the following from Bethune: May q,
while marching in the direction of New
castle, one Of my squadrons of Bethune's
mounted infantry was ambushed by
Beers six miles west of Vryheid and very
few ESCAPED Lieuts. Lausum and CapelI
are among the missing. Capt, Earl de
La War; is slightly wounded in the leg.
The total casualties are about &c. / have
returned to MOUTH for supplies. VIII
march tomorrow for Newcastle via DUN
dee.'"
Gen. Butler then proceeds:
al detached Col. Bethune n about 500
men from Dundee May II with instruc-
tons to march by Vaults drift and show
his force at Mouth, which was reported
to have been evacuated by the enemy,
preparatory to the return of the magis-
trates and civil establishment to the dis
trict. He was to rejoin me at Newcastle
afterwards"
Roberts MafekIng Report.
Lord Roberts reports to the war Of
fee in a dispatch dated Kroonstad,
May Fl, as follows:
'AIahon reports that the flying column
entered Mafeking at four a. m, May IS.
He was stubbornly opposed by 800 men
on May IL, min miles from Mafeking,
but the Beers were driven from their
strong positions after five hours fight
ing. thanks, he says, to the magnificent
qualities Of his troops. A detachment of
Canadian artillery, by a series of forced
marches, reached him the morning OF the
lighting and rendered very valuable as
~sistance.
'.Mahon's casualties were about 30. The
Boer losses were heavy
Prisoners Taken.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated
Mafeking, May 10, says:
among the prisoners captured with
C~ommandant Sarel Elon are Count De
Fremont, a F~renchman, and Count Won
Weiss, q German. It is found that the
Beers were guided by two deserters