The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-13
BULLER TAKES LAINC'S
Mex and MAJUDA KILL
Roberts Line Of Communication Nearly Opened by
Kellcy-Kenny and Hunter.
Beers Announce Two Victories in Which British Men and
Supplies Were Captured.

London. June Is. 800 a. m.-Two
pieces Of news. encouraging to the Brit
ish in the official dispatches are that
the broken communications of Lord
Roberts are in fair way to be mended
by the forces moving northward and
southwark and driving off the rowing
commands. and that Sir Redvers Bull
Ter is at last master of Laing's Mex.
The war Office has issued the follow
ing from General Butler:
''Joubert's Farm, June II, 5:12 D. M
Encamped four miles north of VOlks-
rust Laing's Mex and Majuba We're
completely evacuated by the Beers last
night General Clery, from IngogO is
now coming over the Mex. I have to
camp here for want Of water A cor
rected list of yesterdays casualties viii
be sent as soon as received"
The following dispatch from General
Butler came earlier;
4 Headquarters in Natal, June H.
We forced Almonds Mex. 1t is not
marked on the map, but is the last de-
file to Charleston Flats. The enemy
were in considerable force, with several
guns in position. The brunt of the
fighting fell upon the Second Dorsets.
who carried the position at the point
of the bayOnet, and the Third cavalry
brigade, who were heavily attacked on
our right from very broken country
around I6elini mountain. ] hope our
casualties are less than 100 which, con-
Sidering the extreme length of the posi-
ton, is much less than 1 expected.
The whole attack was directed by
Hildyard, whose dispositions were ex-
tremely good. The artillery, Tenth bril-
gade and Third cavalry brigade did
most of the work"
Roberts Communication Nearly Open.
Telegraphie communication with Lord
Roberts is expected to be restored to-
day, as a dispatch from BlOOmfOntein,
dated yesterday, says that the railway
is in British possession again, and that
the work OF repairing the line is going
on rapidly, with abundant material
warehoused at BIo0mfontein.
Tie war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Kelly
Kenny:
.Bloomfontein, June 12.-Our troops
from the north are at HOnin~sDruit
1south of ROodevaD, where the Beers
cut the British lines of communication,
having defeated the enemy. They will
be at American Siding tomorrow at s
a. m.
General Knox moves out from Kroon-
stad to intercept the enemy. Full par
Eculars later"
From the subjoined telegram it would
appear that General Hunter was in
command of the troops referred to:
General Hunter is coming uD rap
idly from the northwest having severe
~ defeated a large commando of Beers
who had destroyed two miles of raH-
way north Of KrOOnstad.'
Beers Also Announce Victories.
The Boer government is also issuing
news cheering to its sympa thizers. The
following bulletin, the BOer version of
the disaster TO the Derbyshires, was
posted by President Kruger at Mach6-
dOdOrp:
ION June Z, four divisions of burgh-
ers, commanded by Steenkaamp Frine-
man, DuplOy, FOurie and Hell, attacked
tie British at Roodeval, killed 200, took
zoo prisoners and captured immense
stores of food and ammunition, Max
i'm gun and 1000 lyddite shells. Some
food was taken by the BOer farmers.
and the rest was burned. The English
mail was taken. The burghers attacked
from the open veldt and gave evidence
of unprecedented bravery"
General Dewet was also fighting on
June ?, whether at RoOdevaI or else
where, it is not clear. but the Boer Office
gives 1t out that he captured 1900 suits
of clothing, blankets, glOT es, boots,
etc. Being unable to carry them with
him in his rapid sweep through the
country, according to the TransvaaI
war Office, he burned the whole mass
General Dewet has also reported that
he put LOCO British out of action, and
destroyed property valued at 600, 0OO.
As Lord Methuen is officially described
as fighting on June 7, il is possible that
he was engaged by General Dewet.
Proposals to Buy OF Beers.
According TO a dispatch to the Daily
Express from MachadodOrp. dated June
10. via LourenZO Marques, those around
President Kruger say that Louis Botha
AID Delary have been offered, indirect
~ &l00C0 a year to lay down their
arms, and President Kruger expects the
same offer TO be made to himself. Pres
ident Steyn and DeWet President Kru-
ger believes that the British make
these efforts to close the war on the
principle that it would cost less than
TO fight it out
a dispatch from LOurenzo MARQUES
SAYS that 1900 Beers are reported to be
retiring on Maddleburg from various
quarters, and that, after wedding out
the faint hearted ones, 1000 men are
still left.