Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-25
sErORIA BY JUNE 18Th
,,, Being Sent from Britain TO
South Africa
.,ocpTg LINE OF BATTLE.
~, call the Advance PrOmou-
o..r, Voting on Continuing the
Hpbonic plague az Durham


u,f-Bubonic flag"e ."
rr,rly Dispatched
vort May 25.-A dispatch from
800 tbs Tribune says: The re-
potba's forces from the Rhen-
me- vaal serves 10 convince
~. men mat the end OF the war Is
n, drawing near. This is without
A me- official view although nobody
...,,i with either the war office or
,,5ouarers STAFF is willing to be
10 that effect
5,ie ior the occupation OF Pre-
which is usually named among
=, IS June l5 It Is assumed among
b,t there win be no delay either
4, Massage OF the Vaal or In the
s,.op of johannesburg, since Cen
Roberts with his superiority Of
.r and bis strength Of mounted
can turn the Beers out Of every
y-s,e position which they may at
10 hold. They expect to see the
Il Gag flying over johannesburg
/, p. end of another week, and Pre-
r., rs5sr siege early in June.
WORE TROOPS FROM ENGLAND.
sr Roberts himself has been too
In 10 make any forecasts respecting
inton Of hostlitIes. The officials
Al tays reasons OF their own for con-
n,e that there will be peace at the
n 4 three weeks. but they are not
tIrg 90 send out achievements
ENGLAND. Every week witnesses
-uenen, OF fresh leyies and de-
4 m sHnenIng the battall0ns and
|n'y quair0ns az the seat at war
i,.h.r natter which Is discussed In
circles with increasing interest
Dutch responsibility for indem-
Tha colonial office Is looking
hs subject and the experts are
a.rg already the proportions
be two republics can contribute
ts BIN of damages from Cape
ry and Natal. and TO the British
lrF'ss for the war.
|gW 10 MAKE BOERs PAY THE
BILL.
'gh Africans are not agreed upon
inl1cal aspects Of the problem
lguD0u the most practical method Of
Prbutng the burdens Of a costly war
DE basis of population. The State
HAY DO he Orange Free State Is an
lnabe asset, but the Transvaal rail-
iE ere n0minally owned by a private
I-1Ca,I0n, and cannot be seized by
3. British government. Land taxes
i91 upon the Beers win yield little
l,H they are impoverished, and the
-l adequate resource for the pay
.filt a large indemnity Is the mining
r,ory Of the rand.
5n B0tha's declaration, quoted yes
Play that De- would lead a commando
I ihs prevention OF the destruction
le rl1es. was wise and timely
.g should the only goose in Dutch
lta that can lay golden eggs be
on THE MAFEKING LINE.
FiTsntn Thursday. May 2i.-Oper-
-H have been pushed forward so
3 one oi General Hunters brigades
-ts occupied Vryberg last night
,a'rIng the difficulties OF the road.
q : aremark8hle achievement for a
l-l force short Of rations. making
q marches Water Is scarce. Some
-lls % the brigade covered elgh-
4 Niles without a break.
sle'aI Hunter personally goes 20
Q1g today hy train.
no MARCHES FROM THE vAAL.
lHi'iort Thursday. May 2i.-The
.l,l columns after an unopposed
go reached the Nredefort road at
q lolay ana are now only two
u'i'' from the Vaal river.
ORD ROBERTS LINE OF RATTLE.
1iiol May %. 1885 a. m.-Lord
h Infantry advance Is delayed
gv khen1yter river for day or
W ne depth OF the stream. which
~ loidahle The banks. which are
...ols are forty feet high. A
H ana temporary bridge con-
\ ,.ols one under way. The railway
!, Dell damaged 20 any great px-
/, 'Neen hloonstad, and Bhenos-
/, liah'rallers have offended the
4 to,esl's hv destroying thel. spleu-
:, ,-lse' While retiring 20 Kroon-
d. iAeE RETAINED from doing this
- Niieat tl Rhenoster. hut now
(. "e destroying the railway anf
- almost completely north Of the
~ british tro0us are In the form Of
~ WV With horns thirty miles
81. ell9 Gen. French's cavalry on
. n. , ilh'l iwenty-three miles from
NM, or" Gen. Ian Hamilton's
NJ, ln'auir- on the right within
IH, ll.es oi he Vaal. The center
~ =, ,,.'rni rs about forty miles
mn, ~, ..al Seventy or eighty miles
y, u IN, Lord Methuen is advancing
m ,-'7s'am' say that 5000 British.
An ~ guns are near Vredefort.
,vs 1o'e 90 the Vaal and close to
a. .,,gii,.'n1dent refers 10 the ad-
IA, Promenade" Another des.
,f.,,' az a Boer hunt" The Free
rs,a eie pictured ne "boltlnr like
}. 49, me hrst sight Of the British.
4 ~. according to the writer do
) Al, w women and children. as
'H ~. farmers take their families
n, c, In Consequence OF the -
N ~ TOY among the Transvpalers
h 3 british kldnap all children
ari w, .'.s or age The Roer rear
Boa u..s composed Of Russians. 10
lGhg tt. ',lu.iI.nitted the task Of des.
elg '-' bridges. They also looted
M "o'EMENTs MYSTERIOUS.
s nv W. Beers are doing Is an abso.
3 o. p...y The embargo of news
NJ bsr.. ,oIia for the last fwentv-
fei n sas been complete. such
iiri, ~ '''' nation as the CORES
.k.i ID, Lourenzo MARQUES have
i'gr, 40 not illuminate The Boer
'i no me-. .ls9Qsitions further than
'iIaaea s NV ,sinent toward Lydenhurg
sgeuio, mat a referendum en-
he on s,lOi continuing the war Il
'Ds the Boer lighting men.