Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21

London, May 2-The following dis
patch from Sir Alfred Milner to Joseph
Chamberlain was received today:
Barton telegraphs from Taungs that
Mafeking was relieved May 1.-THE re-
lieving column was composite force un-
ded Col. MahOn of about 300 men,
The war Office confirms the dispatch an
nouncing that Mafeking has been re-
lieved.
London, May q 1.-The war office has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts.
"Kroonstad, May 21.-Colonel Mahon
reports having joined Plumer at jam
asda. May Is. He was followed by Boer
commando from MaritZani siding and he
turned westward TO avoid it. On May 13,
he was attacked in the thick bush, losing
five men killed, two missing and twenty
four wounded, including Daily Mail
correspondent dangerously wounded.
Another report has been received from
Baden Powell dated May 13. giving i'm
portant news. Before dawn May 13, a
storming party 25D strong, personally led
by Eloff, rushed the pickets and reached
the Staat and Protectorate came from the
westward along the Maloppo valley,
strong musketry demonstration being
made at the same time along the eastern
front of our position. Our western posts
closed in and stopped the Boer supports
lolloWlIS, lIiuS CulClIS olI ELioll IctIedl
whil the town defenses stopped his furth-
er advance. His force got divided in the
darkness and a strong party was placed
between them, completely surrounding
, them. The fighting continued all day
long.
Soon after nightfal the twa parties sur
rendered and the enemy was driven out
of the Staat under a heavy fire. Ten dead
and nineteen wounded of the enemey
We're left behind and 10S prisoners We're
taken including Eloff and nine officers.
Seventeen Frenchmen and many Ger
mans were among the prisoners. Our
losses We're six men killed and two officers
and nine men wounded.
1t is announced that Colonel Baden
Powell will be made a major general.
Mafeking was actually relieved by Colo
mel Mahon. A dispatch tom Kroonstad,
dated May 20. says a British convoy on it's
way to Lindley was attacked by the
Beers and obliged to halt. The result OF
the attack is not known, but it is evident
the Beers facing the main British army
are on the alert and aggressive.
London, May 21-The war office has
received the following message from
Lord Roberts:
'Kroonstad, May 21-Buller reports
, that his advance will be delayed for few
days on account Of the way in which the
railroad has been destroyed.
"Rundle reports that Ladybrand has
! been occupied.
Hunter is pushing up the railway with
supplies for the Mafeking garrison and
arranging hospital train for the convey
ance of the sick and wounded to kimber-
/ ley.
"Methuen has left Hoopstaad to Coop
crate with this force"
! New York. May 21.--A dispatch to the
! Tribune from London says: The first ru-
NOR of peace has come from Kroonstad,
where commandant Dewet is reported by
! a news agency to have-offered to surren-
der with his entire Free State force.
There are similar reports from Louren-
20 Marques where President Kruger is
alleged to have asked General Roberts to
grant an armistice. DeWet's proposal is
described as conditional and Kruger's Of
fer is said to be accompanied by threats
! against Johannesburg and the mines. 1t
Is not likely that Lord Roberts will con-
! slider any terms short of unconditional
surrender nor can President Kruger ex-
pect to dictate terms with a club in his
hand and cases OF dynamite and blasting
gelatine behind him. The Dutch have
made to gallant a fight against the re-
sources of a mighty empire to accept the
| only terms on which Lord Salisbury can
offer peace. The rumors are premature
and are designed to strengthen the hands
! Oh the ueleEdltS Ill F." tOH WHu ic
knocking at the door of the state depart
ment. There is no probability that Kru-
ger or Steyn can propose any terms of
peace which will be acceptable to Eng
! land. They will not suggest annexation.
| and that is the only practical basis Of
peace.
/ The military situation implies the nee
| essity for peace negotiations on the
| Dutch side. The Beers have been driven
| out of Natal. The Free State has been
! oyerrun and the Transvaal is threatened
| with invasion by Roberts. Butler. Hunter
| and Darlington. The situation is SO ut
terly hopeless that it may safely be as
] sumed that Presidents Kruger and Steyn
in their consultation at Pretoria discuss
| ed the expediency of making proposition
for peace. AS President Steyn started at
once for Heilbron, it IS not improbable
that Dewet has offered to surrender on
his own terms, and it Is reasonable to as
sume that President Kruger has sent dis
patches to Washington which will arm
the delegates with full power to solicit the
good offices of the United States govern
ment in bringing about general armis-