Show REPORT RELIEF OF MAFEKING Rumor Is Persistent but No News Given Out This Morning Doers from frolic COlIC North rR trying to 0 lell Steed hem I ry London Jondon March 2 4 a there is it l persistent tl lont rumar that Mm I king kini baa beets relieved Ils Itis 81 n as assorted sorted that the war his Isms n a positively Ih use relict it that publication n of I it Is ld because the Iho tor form of th the mimita the ot of Th The sar however that Is ro confirmation of the n that 10 ye further netra on the luL tib jL Is I l Itt hand band No tl Is paid In any quarter to the tho ld Doer rumors of Commend victory over Gen Can Gatacre which are only designed to revive rehe the spirIts ot of the burghers I It seems c certain that only chances le lie In relief by the column sup supposed posed to be advancing from the south or In tito tho possibility that Col Coi linden Powell Is still tl strong enough to at attempt tempt tempI IL a sorto sortie With II a view ot of capturing the Hoer Doer cuns ot at n a tinto when Corn Com his has withdrawn his men to Oppose se Col advance All l reports regarding the British Ope op most satisfactory In the tho Free State continue Nothing has developed regarding Gen Dul rS intentions but It seems hard to beleve believe that he is II again embarking len Gen Warrens division I Thursday March 22 There hore was wae n a smart artiery artillery du duel 1 Warrenton yesterday morinG morning A bat batter battery ter tery under Maj De 0 t supported b by bythe the light hOfe horse located the who employed four guns two or of which use used cordite but ineffectively The British UI battery replied with effect and silenced the hoer Doer fre fire The Tise Doer Doers lent sent two tto shells ner near the raIlway eta sta i ton tion which was not damaged I A scouting party part rot got too close to the bank ot of the river and encountered n a ahot hot lire fire The m men n Ivare unable uMble to get getaway getaway away and It wa Impossible to rele relieve them without 1018 loss use the party being obliged to Walt for darkness In order to escape The pat party retired with only one wounded Thil This moring morning brisk firing was waR re resumed at Warrenton about 6 but bUI It has hns now slacked up A detach meat of has arrived The ho inhabitants who have hae been Imprisoned by the were sent Into Warrenton tInder a white flag ag aCer after being taken front rom hanger to arund around the distrIct Th They y SIY say that tile the bIg gun from ha lIas been to ta token taken ken through to Pretoria There ar are wom women 1 and children In nealy nearly every er maser Trains now rn run within eight miles of Warrenton Thursday thousand ot of Doer Doers wih with a huge hUe convoy of wagons have hae been passing from Smithfield and en ener r toward during the last lut luttO two tO days I It Is supposed that the Doer Beer forces have hae retired from and on their way north The government officers are taking observations at the moment Paramount Chief has arrived here with a large following and Is con erring with the British agent Sir God Godfrey trey frey Lagden Marh March French with I a brigade of cavalry and mounted infantry ha has arrived at and opened heliographic communication wih with le Be reports 11 all tell el |