The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-03
This Essential TO the Plans Of Lord
Roberts.
Have Been Pushed Back
Few Miles.
Kruger Said TO be Asking For
Peace Terms.

London. May 3.-4.i0 .. m.-Ths i'm
mediat, opJsctive OF Lord Roberts 10 to
establish . line of British posts from one
frontier of the Free Stats to the other at
right angles with the railway, thus pre-
venting Boer raids southwark.
II 10 essential, therefore. that the Beers
should be exteiied FROM the rugged
Thaba N'Chu district and be forced to re-
tire to Ladybrand.
IA the result Of the dssultory firing
Monday and Tuesday, the Beers were
pushed back q few miles. but nothing de-
eisive appears to have been yet attained.
ahe Beers continue 90 follow their har-
raising tatios. One well-horssd COM
mando, operating In the neigh borhood of
Sannas Post, interferes with the Brit
ish conveys going from Bloenfontsin
TO Thaba N'Chu. The enemy nearly capt
ured convey Tues lay, but thsy were
driven OF after brisk fight
Preparations for an advance continue
at Kimbt riley.
A mounted force has gone to BArkley
West In consequence Of the Beers having
occupied Windsorton. A thousand Beers
threaten the communications between
Boshof and Kimberley.
A correspondent at Loursneo MARQUES
cabled Tuesday that large part Of the
investing force at Mafeking had been
withdrawn.
Gen. Butler continues quist.
According to q correspondents OF the
Daily Telegraph with Lord Roberts,
President Kruger IL again asking for
psace terms.
HAMILTON ENGAGED.
Ihaba N'chu. Tuesday, May Latter
roon-Hamiltoa's division was engaged
ye,terday and today in forcing passage
northward.
At Houtnek the Boer front held line
OF hills commanding the side Of the mex,
The Canadians and Gordons attacked the
hill to left and the Shropshires and Mar
shall Horse, supported by battery, also
made an attack on the enemy. who final
ly fled, leaving many wounded.
The passage Was cleared.
The Beers ON the monntaiB shslIinR
the outlying camp, nsoessitatsd Q removal
to 9 safer place. The Beers have three
guns on the hill to the eastward OF this
place, outside the range OF the British ar
tillery.
The Bosr shelling 10 not doing any
damage.
The Beers retain their position and the
British are not attempting to dislodge
them.
General Hamilton by reaching Houue
a-t,r full days fighting secured this
Ihaba Menu. Bloemfontein road.
OSCAR AGAINST BOERS.
london, May ar am entirely on ths
British side in this war in South Afri
o." said the Kiug Of Sweden and Nor
way, new on a visit to this country, In
an interview with q representative OF
the Associated Press, today.
"You may make it quite clear that i
have NO sympathy with these Beers
and / will tell you. find 1t dim
cult to understand either the principles
Of religion which Is apparently q mo-
nopoly of the burghsrs of the two states,
or of the political manifestations Of a
government which seems to have refused
most of the reforms suggested by the
British aud which closed Its negotiations
by invading british territory.
NEWS TROM BADEN-PowELL
London, May -Lord Roberts has tale
graphed to the war office from Bloom
fontsin, under today's date, that news
had been received from Col. Baden-fow-
ell, the British com mander at Matching.
saying all was we'll there. The despEtch
from Col. Baden Powell was dated Ap-
ri 20.
DIVISION LEAVES BLOEMFONTEIN
BlOemfonts in. May 1.-Early this morn
irg Gen. Pole Carew's division, comp sei
of the guards and Gen. Stsvsnson's brig
Aiss with several batteries of artillery.
all In winter clothing. left Bioemfontein. /
Lord Roberts, with Lady Roberts and
their daughter, reviewed the division Ia
the market pl4os. Later Lord Roberts
while reviewing Robsrts's horse, congrAt-
ulated the men upon their bravery. spoke
CT the gAliantry Of the colonial troops
and expressed the hope that he might
soon review them in Pretoria.