The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-22
CLOSE TO THEyAAL.
British forsemen Are Now Within
Forty Miles Of johannesburg.
MIGRATING FROM PRETORIA.
Women and Children Are Being Sent
by Train to Lydenburg.
DETAILS OF RELIEF OF MAfEkING,
Close Race Between Colonel Mahon's Corps
and the Bosr Forces.
KRUGER HAS MADE NO PEACE OvERTuREs
Twcnty-onc Newspaper Correspcnd-
ents Have Bccn Killed or Died
from Disease since War begun.


London, May 90, $3.50 a. m.--Brftish
horsemen, according to a dispatch from
Lourenzo Marquee, are now close to the
vaal river. within forty miles OF johann
nesburg
The migration from Pretoria has begun
Women and children are being sent In
trains to Machadadorp on their way to
Lydenburg. Trains are arriving at Lou
renzo MARQUEE filled with passengers.
among whom are many Germans who are
bound for Europe.
Some details of Colonel Mahon's Maj
eking relief expedition are now coming
through from wayside points. 1t was one
long rush to Mafeking. G. Z. Hands. the
Daily Mail correspondent mentioned ia
Lord Roberts dispatch to the war office
as dangerously wounded In the night in the
bush May 10. sent his last message from
Vryburg, May 8, by runner to Kimberley,
May 81. HE says;
THE flying mounted column, secretly
and swiftly organized by General Hunter,
started from Barkley and arrived here to-
night. covering 1870 miles in five days. Il
is grand force OF mounted men, Imperial
Light Horse from Ladysmith, the Kim
berley mounted corps. With Royal Horse
artillery and pompoms, and q selected body
OF infantry from the Fusileer brigade. A
special equipment of light springed mule
transport completes the splendid force.
",rhe force SO equipped was enaoied 10
move with such rapidly that, although
there is a difficult country requiring vigil
liant scouting the Beers were surprised
The column moved parallel with the enc
my's positions on the Naal al Roordam
and Fourteen Streams, actually getting
behind them without firing shot. So
tlose were We Sunday ana Monday that
General Hunters balloon vas Visible and
his bom6ardnent heard.
'~rhe route taken was between the Veal
and Hart MYERS, then along the right
hank OF the Dry Hart to point abreast
OF T'aungs and thence to Pudimoe, Roe
deport and Vryburg'
A correspondent with General Hunter
telegraphs as follows from Fourteen
Streams
colonel Mshon's relieving column left
Barley West under secret orders May !
and reached Vlryhurg May ~. The Beers
marched on the right flank of the British
and strange race followed, Mahon press
ing toward MafeldnE With :he utmost
speed consistent with keeping the force
IN condition and the Beers hrrrylng par
allel in an effort to pass him and TO throw
themselves across his path.
'sThe Beers succeeded. Mahon then
turned west during the night The Beers
followed, overlook and atpacked MIN III
The bush. but we're beaten of. ="
Then. as Lord Roberts wired, Colonel
Mahcr aud Colonel Plumer united forcts
al Jamaisbi May IS and Mafeking was re-
lieved three days later, under conditions
not yet known here.
correspondent OF the Daily Express
saws. General Hunter devised snd
guided the relief which was daringly
executed by Colonel Mahon."
The last message from Colonel Mahon $
column before the relief was dated at
Majamabni May II. It says. The col
umn left Vryburg yesterday, did nineteen
miles and outspanned at o'clock in the
morning No fires we're allowed We
started AZ dawn today and trekked here,
Colonel Badei -Powelfs hardest blow TO
the beseigers was the capture OF Com
/ mandant sarel Eloh, President Kruger
1 grandson, and his men, i ia thus de-
scrIbed in dispatch from Mateklng, MAJ
i12. via Ootsi, May IL: 'Eloh today fell
into one OF the various traps that have
beeu left open for months At 4 a m
the enemy. who had been much strength
ened during the last few days, Tented an
attack on the eastern side OF the town
while large force which, during the
night. h id crept altAg the river. guarded
by native rebels who had chosen toe
craftest detours, msnagod to enter me
1 barricaded native location. This they
burned ard the huts OF The natives were
blazing furiously for a distance OF ne2riy
a mile. Then, finding that they were IN
opposed, the Beers yelled como out. yol
si71lkerg. Today we take Mafeking
f Etp
the roolneks Nearly all fed Captain
March opened FIRE from the fort on each
SIDE. cutting of and reDulsing the main
body OF the Dutch. but driving the yan-
guard OF about $50 In the ratige location
which had been burned
"The enemy broke into two parties, on,
being penned In the stone cattle kraal ani
tho other hemmed in hollow behind
kopje inside the outer deienses, They ha'
no water and but little food.
Meanwhile a strong party. estimated
az 500. ran around the native location ant
reached the camp close 10 the railway
There they surprised and, after sharI
lighting captured Lieutenant Coiupe
Here, Captain Singleton and yeterinar,
Surgeon Dunlop smith, who, for a time
was penned with forty Bcers in the Offices
of the British South African proieetorate
This position was covered by our forts
THE Beers were called Apln to surren
der. but they refused and the lighting wa
resumed fer some hours. The Beers los
heavily. Finally two parties Of the enem,
surrounded. one party escaping The
casualties are not yet fully known. Tn,
Beers lost about 150 but our casualti2i
were under twenty
ANGUS Hamilton, correspondent OF tn
London Is missing"
Lar Sarah WlIson, in a dispatch from
Nafeking. dated Nay IL, gives the follow
ling description Of the final days tof tn
} siege
! "As We now near the end Of the slegi