The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
TIE Capture Of N|NBURC.
The Main Advance of Gen. Roberts
Army Towards Pretoria Con-
tinues with Rapidity.
uovlMs WITH MAcnlNE-LIkE PAecIsIcs.
The Only Feature Of the General
Plan that II Not Dsscso-ed - tho
Part to he Played nv ae". D"Isrr'
and that IL Expected q" as"'d
IN = Few Days.

london, Nav s.-The capture or
Niiburg by the British is confirmed.
and the main advance 10 Pretoria con-
sinucs with the machinc-lihc decision
and raodity which has characterized
all Lord Roberts forward movements
lsy the occupation Of Ninbn-g. ten.
Ian Hamilton puts - miles eastward
while he has the additional advantage
of being connected with his chief 10y
ycsans of the railroad that runs from
Hmaldcel or Ninburg station. as 1t -
sometimes called. TO Winhurg
nuIicr'. port Not Disclosed.
The only feature OF the careiuily-
devised plan of general advance that
it, not disclosed by the swift develop
lnents. is the operations. ~ present
there are no indications of any move
1rcnt on the part OF the Natal army.
Ihubtless few days. or less. WIZ
lsrine out the British line OF action oe-
fore Bigearsberg.
Nine Miles North of the Vet.
Lord Roberts is now nine miles
north of the Vet and 6s miles north of
I,,ccmfontein. Evidently he is not
letting grass grow under hi> fcc'.
though the Beers seem equally anS-
fous TO retreat towards kroonstad,
s,cd are so doing.
Nuhtimg Sew From Hunter.
At the time this dispatch is sent
there is nothing new II I'm Gen Hun
ter, but il is presumed he IS pushing
steadily forward in the direction OF
Naicking. aided by the asgressisene>s
az Rartons and Paget's brigadeS.
viewed with satisfaction.
The critics Of the afternoon news
papers view the situation with the
greatest satisfaction.
A special dispatch from >maldeel
(Ninburg Road Station) dated ':'o =.
~. Sunday. MAY q. gives details OF the
uccupation OF Ninburg by the British.
IL says:
Giving the Beers No Rest.
News has just come here that cen.
Hamilton is giving the l'ccrs no rest,
aud that they are falling back hurried
~. lie entered Ninbnre today after
:, brisk tcht. ia which The Beers fell
hack So quickly that one of their guns.
in addition 10 Il Maxim. was ADAM
sIoncd.''
The Crossing Of the Vet.
The same dispatch. describing the
crossing Of the Vet river by the Brit.
ash says;
..rhc I:oer forces intrenchcd on the
sDpositc bank. prepared To contest
The crossing. Our guns were brought
suto play. and 4 terrific shell fire was
directed on the I.ccr lines. VI the same
time the Quccn~landcrS. under heavy
fire. dashed across the riser and, nj
vancin. ia the orcn. completely
TUNED tie Beer right.
Nothing Could stop the Arstroiian-
u was dusk. but nothing could stp!
shc gallant Australians. They pushed
on again, seized u commanding kopls
and. bv brilliant movements and con
tinno.ts rifle fire. drove of The enemy
Sn the darkness. The first CLEAN, u
dawn this inorning found the enemy
IN full fight and our men after taen
and hv nine O'Clock this morning ~
entered this important strategic
point
Reconnaissance From Bo~hoi.
A dispatch from I,oslos. Gated Fri
slay. MAY \. SAYS Gen. Matiuc. mad
q reconnaissance from thcrc the dl'
previously 10 tic ncighburhood D
>iartLoppics Foitcin. Locating ih
l:ocr larger. After al unmpprtui
exchange OF fire the Beers remove,
their laager.