The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-31

Tuesday The advance was made on the
railway. Water is scarce and all the farms
are deserted. Yesterday Gen. Hunter
reached Geysdorp with ten days supplies
Maribogopan is half way between vry-
burg and Mafeking. Geysdorp is from
twelve to fifteen miles east Gen. Hunter
meets with no resistance.
Baden-Powen Moving.
Gen. Baden-Powell is invading further
north without opposition. Commandant
Snyman having gone toward Pretoria.
In Northern Natal.
In Northern Natal. Utrecht has sur
rendered to Gen. Hildyard and Gen. Lyttle-
ton is moving TO vryheid. Three different
correspondents estimate the number Of
Beers at Laings mex at about 1000.
Escaped Prisoners Complain. y
Two Australians who escaped from Pre-
toria on April IS have arrived at Mafekng,
having spent month on the veldt. They
complain bitterly of their treatment at
Pretoria.
Committee OF safety.
PRETORIA. May so-At public meet
ing called this morning by the burgomaster
OF Pretoria a committee was appointed 10
keep public order. The committee consists
OF Judge Gregorowski, Mel Carlos Marais.
IIoveday. De villiers Zedderberg and T,
Grosbler.
Debating the Terms.
British officers are now at Johannesburg
debating terms of surrender. The British
advance guard Is half way between Johan-
nesburg and Pretoria.
1t is reported that there Is a force also
at Hatherly.
All the forces have been dismissed from
the forts around Pretoria.
President Kruger is now at Waterfall
bowen.
Railroad Tramc Suspended.
LOURENZO MARQUEE, "Wednesday af-
ternoon. May 30--Goods traffic between
here and the Transvaal was officially
closed today. the reason apparently being
the military movements in progress A
Transvaal Boer commando has arrived at
Komatipoort. All the Portuguese troops
have been ordered to be In readiness to
proceed to the frontier, and the Portu-
guese feet along the coast has received
orders to concentrate here.
Town Not Blown Up.
LONDON. 11:15 p. m. May 3o.-The war
office has Just announced that no news
has been received here tending TO con-
firm a rumor said to be current in Berlin
that Johannesburg has been blown up.
The Yeomanry Comme nded.
LONDON. May 30.--The war Office has
communicated to the organizers of the
Imperial yeomanry the governments
gratitude for the service of 'this force
of well equipped fighting men. to whose
admirable service in Inc field Lord Rob-
erts has borne such high testimony
The war office adds that the time has
arrived when the committee of the I'm
perial yeomanry can safely be relieved
from Its arduous duties. so patriotically
assumed at time of national emergen-
cy." and Lord Lansdowne expressed on
behalf o. the government it's sense of the
great debt the state owes the yeomanry.
LONDON. May a0.-The following dis
patch has been received at the war Office
from Gen. Butler:
NEWCASTLE. May The enemy.
having formed a laager east OF town at
Dornberg. pressed my right rear annoy
ingly on May 27 / directed a force under
Lyttleton by Schangadrift on Dornberg.
These movements have caused the enc
my at Dornberg to retire north. Hld-
yard Is at Utrecht and the town has sur
rendered. Clery IS bombArding Laings
nek. The enemy are much dishearteued
and were they not In such very strong
positions / doubt II they would show
aght. The railway was opened 20 New
castle on May *"