Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-28


I'M the United states for hfty l0como-
lives and many ears. the British man
faCturlrs being unable 90 iiIl The or-
.ars with requisite speed
Several prominent Ditlauders have
Joined Lord Roberts as guides and ad-
vIsers with reference Co the country
around Johannesburg.
a Capetoun correspondent says.
United States Consul General Stowe
ls about TO visit Lord Roberts out of
personal curiosity ur political business,
not known here
MAFEKGNG's RELIEF.
dispatch from Mafeklnr, dated
Friday, May 18th says. This was
how Mafeking took the relief
Family from the northwest about
1880 p. m., May 18th, we heard the
sound of artillery Col Baden-powell
went un 10 the lookout The women
and children were on the house tops
and most VI the men were manning
the works
Mai Mackenzie. OF the headquarters
stan tumblei downstairs dt 3 with a
pigeon In his hand I'm a few seconds
% dispatch was ON the table ana the
code books We're out Mai Hanbury-
this morning and are coming in.'
The fight must have lasted three
hours when through the glasses the
Beers could Doe seen stretching out In
retreat At sunset the garrison seized
the standard and diggers fort and
shelled the Beers as they passed
PLENTY OF WHISKY.
Darkness was drawing on when
Maj. Karri Davis with eight horsemen
entered Market square The town took
the relief quietly a trooper stopped O.
passerby and said Hi We are the
relief column. on, indeed, said the
citizen. we heard you We're outside
and the citizen proceeded on his err
rand Well I'm damned said the
trooper. but he takes 1t pretty cooly.
The party dismOunted az the staff
office, where "a crowd gathered and
cheered for the first time in several
months Then the troops In the outer
forts oheered When the relieving col
umn marched in at a. H.. there was
plenty of whisky.
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent
Of the Times in q dispatch dated Sat
urday. says During the week the
Beers have successfully deceived even
the best-inf1rmed residents with refer
ence 10 the probable course Of events
when lord Roberts entered the Trans
vaal While one section declares that
AN serious lighting is ended. another is
equally convinced that the burghers
win make a stand az johannesburg and
Pretoria.
BOERs ANONYMOUSLY ROUTED.
Men VINO have been present at the
recent engagements describe them as
icnOminious routs, wholly uniustihed
by the initial damage inflicted by the
British. such observers are convinced
that all operations OF a military inter-
est are now at am end.
Capt. Alum, the Norwegian military
attachc Is returning home Indeed so
great Is the eagCrness Of continental
residents 90 quit the Transyaal that
both the German and French steamers
are unable 90 cope with the demand
.or berths.
1T Is rumored here that the Cape
rebel leaders who are now serving with
the Beers are anxious 10 escape tO Eu-
rope and that certain members Of the
Cape parliament are waiting on the
borders for favorable opportunity 10
start"
REFUSED TERMS OF PEACE
The Times has the following from a
correspondent at the front. via Kroon-
stad, May 25th when Broadwood oc-
cupied the hills overlooking Lindley.
the chief storekeeper came and stated
that President Steyn and an the lead
ing officials had left with 100000 in
specie He offered 20 mediate between
Piet De Wet and BroadWood The
former offered To surrender with his
commando providing all were allowed
TO return TO their farms The negotia-
lions fen through. Lord Roberts refus-
ing 10 treat ON any terms"
Advices received here assert that
supplies continue 90 20 through 20 the
Beers from Lourenzo Marques, and
that foreign recruits for the Boer army
proceed through the same port