Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-24
TWOBOER SUCCESSES
Information From Boer Sources Tell
Of Several Victories By the
Federal Troops.
BRITISH WALK into A TRAP
A Stubborn Skirmish at 0hoperso Mex In
Which British Casualties We're Large
The Beers are In Full Re-
treat.

Boer Camp, Volksrust, May 24-Th
British crossed Buffalo river and wer
within sight Of our position yesterday
They are busy emplacing heavy canno
at Schuinshovgte, near the scene of tn
battle on the Ingogo river in 1881. 1t
reported that fighting occurred a
Bothasnek yesterday. Christian Botha
brother of the commander in chief, ha
been appointed assistant to the com
mander in chief, and is giving grea
satisfaction. File revived the fighting
spirit in many of the federals.
ANOTHER BOER AMBUSH.
In an ambush between Mouth ant
Mount Prospect, eight British wer,
killed and thirteen wounded.
A BOER VICTORY.
Pretoria, May 23.-An official buletir
issued here to-day says that sixty Brit
ish cavalrymen came into collision or
May 20 with eighty men Of the Swazi.
land command at Choperso Mex The
fighting lasted an hour. The British
lost twenty-seven killed, twen:y-fivt
wounded and eleven taken prisoners
besides twenty-five horses, two Maxims
and a quantity of ammunition, which
were captured. The federals lost one
killed and one wounded. They assisted
to remove the wounded and to bury the
dead
THE BOER RETREAT.
The advance guard at Heilbrun re-
tired on the main body at the northern
border. According to Free State ad-
vices the British yesterday were at
Greyling's drift, on the Vaal river,
twenty-five miles from Wolmaranstadt,
with large force. On Sunday Kalbe
engaged the British between Heilbrun
and Lindley. The federals had to retire
before an overwhelming force, losing
one killed and seven wounded.
THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
London, May 24.-General French
reached Prospect station, about five
miles north Of the Rhenoster river. The
Beers are retreating straight on the
Vaal. A dispatch from Rhenoster says:
"The general opinion is that we will
arrive at Pretoria as fast as we can
march, although the Beers announced
to all the country that they intended
to fight to the death" Gen. Ian Ham
ilton is cooperating in the advance on
the right. Lord Roberts, who presuma-
bly, is few miles behind General
French, will reach the Vaal befo,e the
end of the week.
BULLER IN THE TRANSvAAL.
General Buffers forces crossed into
the Transvaal near Ingogo, but are still
held at bay at Laing's Mex, where the
Beers are intrenching themselves.
WILL DEFEND JOHANNESBURG
Cape Town, May 24-President Kru-
ger, it Is announced here, issued proc
lamation saying that he will defend Jo-
hannesburg, and calling upon all Beers
to fight to the bitter end.
A WILD RUMOR.
London, May PA wild rumor on
the stock exchange to-day has 1t that
the Mafeking relief force marched to
johannesburg. surprised the Beers and
captured the town. This rumor sufficed
to cause sharp squirt in Kaff1rs.
NEAR THE BORDER.
London, May "a, $40 a. m.-Lord Rob-
erts is drawing near to the frontier of
the Transvaal. His infantry masses are
thirty-three miles north Of Kroonstadt,
at Rhenoster river. Sene thousands of
cavalry have already crossed the river.
The Beers are retiring toward the Vaal
with their heavy baggage. They are
reported from Pretoria as already
across that river. Twelve thousand men
and fourteen guns compose the retreat
4. my.
ABLE TO HOLD OUT.
Ign engineers assert that Preto-
"a @ able to stand a years siege. Ac-
6 to advices from Lorenzo Mar
aims Pretoria and it's fortifcations are
,ed as completed but Johannes
as not yet been placed entirely In
@ of defense. The Transvaal gov
t papers and the war chest have
been removed to Lydenburg. Foreign
ers continue to leave the republic. The
Dutch cruiser Friesland Is at Deiagoa
bay, it is reported, to furnish an asy-
lum to the fleeing Hollanders and give
them passage to Europe.
BOER FORCES DWINDLE.
The Boer forces continue to dvindle.
Some of the correspondents assert that
there are only about $4,000 of the hard
lest fighters remaining, although there
are detached parties in various parts of
the Transvaal.
TRIED TO KIDNAP KRUGER.
One curious piece of gossip, sent from
Lorenzo Marques, is that several wom-
en- tried to kidnap President Kruger,
who was rescued by Boer guard. He
rarely leaves the presidency now, but
works necessarily, holding councils at
daybreak and during the night. 1t was
announced at Pretoria Sunday that the
government proposed to remove the
British prisoners from Pretoria.
UNIFORM LABOR LAWS.
The Industrial Commission Makes Very
Complete Report.
Washington, May A.-The industrial
commission completed report on the
general labor laws. 1t will be forward
ed to congress on Saturday. This report
It is said will be Of greater importance
than the report on trusts. It has been
found possible to make a number Of
specific recommendations, one of the