Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-28

London, March 2S.-Reconnoissance
Of slight importance continue to be the
only features of the war news from
South Africa.
Lord Roberts wires to the war office
as follows, from Bloemfontein, March
26
Captain Sloane Stanley of the Six
teenth lancers was slightly wounded III
an affair of outposts. north of the Mod
der river, March %
This bare statement is all that comes
from the commander in chief or at least
all that the war office permits to be pub
lished.
A dispatch from Blocmfontcn, dated
Monday, March 26, and published in the
second edition of The Times, amplitleS
Lord Roberts dispatch as follows;
"A cavalry reconnaissance was made
yesterday toward Brandfort. The Six
teenth lancers, by diminishing, drew the
Beers from their position into the Open
when the Ninth lancers attempted to
outflank the enemy while they were en-
gagged from the front by dismounted
section of the Sixteenth lancers. Onl
casualties are reported to be few
A dispatch from Maseru, Basutoland'
dated March 2G, says:
'"The BasutOiand government is busy
collecting natives "a be employed at
Bloemfontein in repairing and laying ran
roads, The natives report that the Free
Staters on the borders of Basutoland
have refused to 60 to Kroonstadt and are
staying on their farms, as it is now the
blowing season. and they are inclined to
keep their lands and submit rather than
give it up and fight"
Quiet In Natal.
Boer reports from Natal show no de
velopments of importance had occurred
there up to March %. y dispatch from
the Boer camp at Glencoe, dated March
%, says:
mo attack is expected to be made on
the Roer forces in Natal. Generals Botha
and Never have been Joined by theii
wives. Prctorius, with Il patrol. got be
tween an advance guard of lanccrs and
it's main body March %. One lancer.s
who refused to surrender, was shot.
General Botha denies the reports that
Transvaal women were wounded in the
Tugela trenches. General Butler has
sent the Beers list of their wounded
stating that he buried GO men. Genera
Botha says this is impossible, as his rolls
do not show any such loss"
A Ladysmith special says:
"Boer patrols endeavored to entrap
party of the Thirteenth hussars March
25 at Waschbank. a hot chase ensued
Several Beers were wounded"
The same dispatch says:
"A printed document has been found
giving the Boer losses at Spion Kop at
over $500, but this can scarcely be cred
tied"
BOer Prisoners Ill.
sickness among the Boer prisoners on
the transports Is increasing. Three
deaths occurred March 2G. The bodies
were buried by the British, with the
Transvaal flag on the collins, the leading
Dutch of Simons Town attending tbs
funeral. Typhoid alone claims 100 vic
tins among tho prisoners, and the popu
ation of Silnons Town fears an epidemic
"A meeting of the bond was held at
Paarl March 26 and was attended by
several members of the Cape assembly.
1t passed resolutions regretting that the
Cape government was not consulted be-
fore the war and declaring that any set
pendence of the republics would be detri
mental to the highest interests of the
British empire. Mr.. Hargrove, the chief
speaker, prophesied another war within
six years unless independence was grant
ed, and Assemblyman Marais character
lied the war as a continuation of the
Jameson raid
General White was presented with an
address by the mayor and municipal
council of Cape Town assuring him
of their sympathy in his enforced home
going and declaring that the records of
the siege of LQdysmith are among the
brightest annals of the nation.
1t is announced that Lord Roberts is
going to Cape Town to meet Lady Rob
erts.
Mr. Michael Davitt arrived at Louren
co Marques March "a.
A dispatch in the second edition of The
Times from A,at port declares the Beers
are using natives from the mines to con-
struct trenches around Johannesburg,
adding that the mines are expected to
shut down owing to the military demand
for Kaffir labor.
In response to the executive commit.
tees request that the American hospital
ship Maine be permitted to remain in
South African waters, General Butler
has cabled as follows from Ladysmith:
1--WE think that the ship in going to
England confers the greatest benefit upon
the sick and wounded, as. with her ex.
cellent medical staff, she best aids in that
way the evacuation Of our congcsted hos
pitals of bad cases. The Trojan and
Snartan are ample for local transfers. Ii
the Maine goes, we hope she will return
a. soon as possible"