The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-03
Interfering with the Dispatch of Sup
plies from BIOemfOntein
to Thaba N'Chu.
BOERS LEAVING MAFEKING
LARGE PART OF THE INVESTING
FORCE is WITHDRAWN.
Kruger's Proclamation Ordering Brit
fsh to Leave the Transvaal-
Peace ENJOYS Coming.

LONDON, May 3, 4:10 a. m.-The imme-
date objective of Lord Roberts is to
tablish a line of British posts from one
frontier of the Free State to the other at
right angles with the railway, thus pre-
venting Boer raids southwark 1t Is es
sential. therefore. that the Beers should be
expelled from the rugged Thaba N'Chu
district and be forced to retire to Lady
brand AS the result of desultory firing
Monday and Tuesday. the Beers were
pushed back few miles. but nothing def
mite appears to have yet been attained.
The Beers continue to follow their har-
assing tactics. One wel-horsed comman-
do. operating in the neighborhood of San
mes Post interferes with the British con-
voys going from Bloemfontein to Thaba
N'Chu. The enemy nearly captured con-
voy on Tuesday, but they were driven off
after a brisk fight.
Lord Roberts forwards list. of the cas-
ualties of General Ian Hamilton's force,
April 80. as follows:
K:lled-Major Showers. Lieutenant Par
ker and one private.
Wounded-Four officers and five men.
Missing-Two officers and ten men.
Preparations for an advance continue
at Kimberley. Sir Alfred Miner has writ
ten to the mayor of Kimberley assuring
him that the relief of Mafeking has not
ceased to occupy his attention and that of
the military authorities, and that nothing
will be left undone to raise the siege at
the earliest possible moment. Lord Rob-
erts has telegraphed to the War Office
from Bloemfontein under yesterdays date
that news had been received from Colonel
Baden-Powell, British commander at Ma
feking, under date of April 20, saying that
all was we'll there.
A dispatch from Mafeking describing the
Boer attack of April IL, says: THE bonn
bardment of the Creusots was the hottest
of the siege Many shells entered the hos
pital and women's laager. Under cover of
the artillery a large force commanded by
Cronje (the younger), including the Ger
man corps, advanced close to Fort Abrams.
The garrison lay low until the Boer force
was at close range, when they fired
attack was repulsed. The bombardment
then ceased. The Beers, under a red cross
flag. later were permitted to recover their
dead
The British garrisons along the railway
toward Warrenton have been strengthened
and supplies are going forward. A mount
ed force has gone to Barkly West In con-
sequence of the Beers having occupied
the communications between Boshof and
Kimberley.
Malala. chief of the Taungs. has in
formed the British that the Beers pre-
pairing to resist their advance at Phiko-
wani, twenty miles north of Warren
A correspondent at Lourenzo Marques
cabed on Tuesday that large part OF the
investing force at Mafeking had been with
drawn.
General Butler continues quiet. The
Beers assert that they are delaying an at
tack upon him in the hope that all the
horses of the British will die OF horse
sickness.
According to correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph with Lord Roberts Presi-
dent Kruger is again asking peace terms.
The departure of the Boer delegates from
Holland to the United States and what
they have said of their purposes and hopes
draw British attention to American views
of the war. To-day's Chronicle says: Ihe
men who count in the United States are not
likely to accept the views which Messrs.
Fischer and Vessels intend to place be-
fore them.
A dispatch from Pretoria gives the text
OF President Kruger's proclamation. ex-
polling British subjects from the Trans
vaal. 1t says: "As numerous burghers In
sst on the removal of the British and as
the government is DESTROYS of complying
with the wishes of the burghers and others
favorable to the republic. all Britishers re-
siding in the district and town of Pretoria
and the Witwaterstrand gold fields must
leave the state within thirty-six hours from
noon, April 80. Exception will be made in
the case of those obtaining special per-
mits.''
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent of
the Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday,
says: "A French steamer has arrived with
ten thousand bags of coffee and ten thous-
and bags of sugar. consigned to a syndi-
cate which is buying for the Pretoria gov
eminent. Four more steamers with similar
cCnsignments are expected this month. 1t
is evident that the Transvaal intends MAX
ing long resistance. The Beers have be-
gun constructing Notifications at Lyden-
burg, where they continue to store provis-
ions. There is also evidence of an intention
to connect the disused Selati Railroad, run
ming northwest from Komatipoor, with
Lydenburg, to destroy the Netherlands Rail-
way as last resort and to hold the
Drakensburg range as eastern barrier
with Lydenburg as headquarters. If this
plan should be adopted, the campaign
would become very difficult. The Portu-
guese authorities here objected to III. NJ.
s. Forte using her search-lights and they
next objected to night patrols. Conse-
quently the cruiser now steams outside the
harbor nightly to avoid possible repeti-
tion of the Maine Disaster
Windsor was in holiday attire yesterday.
and decorated from end to end in honor
of the naval brigade of the British cruiser
Powerful, which assisted in the defense of
Ifadysmith. The naval men were sum-
moned to the castle to be inspected by the
Queen. The band of the Grenadier Guards
met the naval brigade at the railroad sta
ton and played them to the castle through
cheering throngs of people. The inspec-
ton occurred fin the quadrangle and was
witnessed by the Duke of York and other
members of the royal family and number
OF high naval and military officers Her
Majesty drove down the line of blue Jack
cts. who then advanced and gave three
cheers for the Queen. Captain Lambton
of the Powerful. and the officers of that
vessel were afterwards presented to her
Majesty, who thanked Captain Lambton
and the brigade for their noble service TO
the empire. The captain replied that what
they had done was nothing to what the
navy was prepared TO do for her Majesty
The Queen some time afterwards saw the
blue jackets entertained at dinner.
Reviewed by Lord Roberts
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