Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-10

Iondou. MAY :. - Lord Roberts u
making better progress than az!
tad dared 10 hope, and Is meethg Win
success az all points. The only Le"e
Of the actual occupation OF MihDuts
* the incidental reference 10 Il III Inc
aiSratch from Vet River describing
Gen Pole-Carew's operations. but a
the latest news Of Gen Hamiltcns
operations. dated Saturday morning
was that he was then preparing I"
force the difficult passage over Little
Yet river. on the BloemfOntein-Nin
trrg read. there can be no doubt that
the news Of the occupation is accurate.
The Beers. following their customary
practice. had evacuated their positions
on the Vet river during Saturday
night. As Lord Roberts. advancing
al0ng the railway, and Gen Hamilton,
twenty miles 20 the east. threatened
the two wings Of the B0er forces IL
wculi Eot be surprising 10 hear thar
lhey had also evacuated Win5urg-
Gen. EamiltCn's advance viii prevent
the Beer forces in TIE direction OF
Taaba NChu joining their main army
near winburs Gen. Rumble eR Sat
ur,iay had arrived in pursuit Of the
Peers seven miles north OF Thaba
NChu- compelling the Beers 70 retire
in an eSs:eriy direction a BoeT &C
eornt Of the capture Of BTandfoTt
rays; -The federal forces, although
weak IN numbers.
offered sfrcaz Resistance.
but they were compelled by the over
wheIulin- force opposed 10 them 70
zTaclare the town
Gen Hunters progress. although
slow. is satisfactory. The idea that
the relief 81 Mafeking il in sight. how
ever. appears to have been premature.
IS the Beers in that Quarter are still
sEeutly rsistin. the British advance.
ACCCrdiaz To a dispatch % the Daily
Mail froTa Cape Town a special expe
1itS0n 70 1he westward left kimber-
ley q few days a-o and will e~RieavoE
30 relieve Msfekiny. while Gen. Hun
ter and Lord Merhuen are operating
IN either side Of the Val river IN con
Junction with Lord Roberts army
From Lar-eEzo Mav.-sS come vari-
rus TUmors that Col PiuIneT has been
reinforced and Is again advancing TO
ward MafekinE Another report SAYS
that Mafeking has been relieved and
Gen L0Iraer. with 1900 Beers cap
tCTed m Fourteen Streams
WoUen have been placed In the GOV.
eminent . CO IL the TraE<vaal IN
oTier 10 relieve tha bargher for active
service. Two New South Wales laEcer.
who cScapHs frnm Waterfall nTiS0E
have arrived at Delagaa Bay after :
Fsapwz-rwS S~~-Tc-
The vrlksTaad will meet IN Pres0-Ez
to-day. Pr5bably the sitting wiH b
memorable. The johannesburg shell
factory has Imesf work witt
Austrian Italian and Greek worSmen
Gen. Rotha Disgu-ted.
LONDON May THE LoureRzo Mar
cues correspondent Of the Times. tele
graphing Sunday, SAYS: Gen Boths
had gone 10 the Free State 10 ar9us,
the bErgherS, but he returned dis
gnsted. From an u~nimpeachabl,
source i learn he has stated TO friend,
that the Free S-atsrs are so canpleta
ly 6emcraIiDed that II is hopeless to ex
pecT ANYTHING from from they.
Beers Reiterated.
Vet River. May saturday the Brit
iSh. after a long march. encounters
the Roels holding Vet river with Il,
guns, two being Of hong range. Al
artillery dEel ensEed- Meanwhile Gen
Hutton after a sharp engagement
crossed the river on the left inst be
fore sunset. The Beers resrea.ed dur
fn- the night.