Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-17
MAI [K|NC MAY
HAVE FALLEN.
Feared That the Beers May Have
Succeeded in storming
the Town.
DUNDEE TAKEN BY THE BRITISH
DUNDEE TAKEN BY THE BRITISH
Butler Enters the City Without
Opposition, Beers Evacuat-
ing Monday.
HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE FIGHTING
Burghers show No inclination to
Resist the Advance of the
sh---Concentrating
on the Vual.

London, May 17.-"Food will last
until about June 1O,'' is the latest Off
cial word from Colonel Baden-Powell,
the British commander at Matching,
sent to Lord Roberts under date of
May z. Five days later the Beers at
tempted to storm the town, and it is
possible that they succeeded, al
though nothing is known of the attack
or its results, except through Preto-
ria sources, which have no counte-
nance here.
The British relief column is due
there now Ten days ago General
snyman was having difficulty in keep
ing the burghers together, owing to
the approach of the British, and
when the last Associated Press dis
patch left MafelSing on May the
Beers had killed on the previous day
one of the horse guards and had cap
tured several of Colonel Baden-Pow-
ellis few remaining horses.
Major i. ID. Battle has sent to the
Morning Post from Matching, under
date of May Z this message: "This
morning the Beers attacked us. Re-
suit as usual. There is an aching void
here. Pass the loaf.'
The Transvaal army has taken a
position at Plauchpoort pass, near
Heilbron road station, fifty miles
north of Kroonstad. Its rear guard is
still holding the hills north of the
Valsch river, while the Boer scouts
are in touch with British reconnoiter-
ing parties twenty miles north of
Kroonstad.
The Beers have held council of
war at Lindley, and British spies
have learned that the Beers decided
| to hold Harrismith as long as posi-
BILE.
Lord Roberts infantry is still at
Kroonstad. The railway laborers are
hard at work, and the engineers
hope to have the line repaired within
three days.
The prairie has put on russell win
ter coat. The nights are bitterly cold
but the days are hot.
The Free Staters are surrendering
in larger numbers than after the
evacuation of Bloemfontein. One of.
ficer of the Transvaal artillery says:
"There will be no serious fighting Oh
this side of Pretoria, and Bereangin.
ing on the Naal is indefensible
Heavy guns are being mounted al
Pretoria.
Both Generals Botha and Limme,
are agreed that ultimate success is
impossible. President Kruger is OBJ
stinate, and majority of the Trans
walters hold firmly with him.
1t is estimated that the Transvaal
ers can still muster 10000 men on the
fighting line.
| London, May 17.-The war offic.
has received the following from Bull
Ter:
Dundee. May is, Noon.-we hav,
occupied Dundee. About $500 of TIL,
enemy left yesterday for Glencoe
where they entrained. Their wagons
also left yesterday for DE jaeger drift
and Dannhauser road. Their Kaffir
said they were going to Laing's mex
Almost every house in Dundee wa
completed looted. The Navigatio,
colliery is all right. The machiner,
of the Dundee collieries is destroyed
The houses of the town ore dam
aged"
Dispatches From Butler.
The war office furnishes tardy con
firmation of the Associated Press dis
patch telling of BulleE's move on Big
garsburg in dispatcltfrom Butler a
follows:
"Kelp's Farm, May 15.-Followin,
kilograms sent to Roberts now repeat
ed to you, they being under date o
May IA: In accordance with instruc
tons to keep the enemy occupied a
Biggarsburg on May IL. j concen
trated Third cavalry brigade, Secon
division, and some corps artillery a
Sundays river drift. on. Helpmakaa
road, and directed Colonel BE
thune to advance on Greyton wit
mounted infantry, unmounted rife
and imperial light infantry. On Ma
~ we moved to Waschbank and BE-
thune to Pomeroy, while Gener:
Hildyard occupied Inlooda mountain
On May 10 sent General Ian Hami
ton, with three battalions, up til
steep slope of Withock hill. TIL
Third cavalry brigade crowded IL,
hill on each side of the main road an
Bethune attacked by Pomeroy road
from three sides. The enemy hui
riedly abandoned their position, j
which they were strongly entrenche
and raced to the mex in front of Hell
makaar, whence we hope to dislodg
them tomorrow. We gained the sun
nit of the berg with the loss of onl
a few wounded. | advance tomorro
on Beth and Hildyard moves on We
sle's mex. Our small loss. l think.
certainly due to the excellent leadin
of General Hamilton, Lord Dundonal
and Colonel Bethune.'"
Beers Fire the Grass.
A second dispatch, dated May /
says:
"The enemy evacuated HeRmalsa;
mex during the night. leavinEld re;