The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-13

will rise en- masse do not for moment
suggest, because il is impossible to mag
me that the Stormberg affair. which has
so disheartened the loyal farmers, can es
repeated. But as TO the actual feeling
and the potenuality of the situation.
there is no room for doubt whatever, the
names OF many leading citizens are al
ready on the black list might be extended
almost Indefinitely. And through this
district we hold our line OF commuaica-
Ytion from Port Elizabeth to Naauwport,
a distance of nearly $50 miles by rail.
with a force of !, 100 volunteers. You may
imagine that Sse commanding officer
whose jurisdiction covers the whole line.
has an anxious time of it. and he cannot
| even protect himself by ordinary military
means for martial law IS not proclaimed
south of NauuwDort and anyone who
pleases may walk unmolested about the
railways and blow culverts 10 pieces If
he has the small wit necessary TO ignite
| a dynamite cartridge and escape the no.
| tiee Of l.1o0 men spread over a distance
| OF go miles. No wonder that the war N
| this part of South Africa is a taonoed
| subject and men talk Of anything eise
when they meet. though there IS nothing
! else 10 talk about. II you go to the lar
! of the hotel in AlieedaIe the man next
! you at the counter may be a Boer or
/ British, a Dutch spy or a British intelii-
gence officer. The one thing which &C.
! cupies everyone's mind is the war. vet
/ listening to the conversation you might
| suppose that no such thing as war ever
| existed. II Is a strange. unnatural CAIN.
such as is wont to precede a storm. Ger
| tainly If the thunderclap be a British We
tory the air win be most benehcently
cleared.
Writing from Frere. January "a. the
Times CORES pendent thus describes con-
dldons in the Colenso localities: since
our retirement on the night after the bat
tie TO a safer position, the force has been
between Chieveley and Frere. General
Hildyard's and General Barton's brigades
OF infantry, with the mounted infantry.
the naval guns and two field batteries.
remained at Chieyeley; the rest marched |
through TO Frere. 1t is on the part Of the !
force that remained at Chicvelev that /
most Of the work of the last fortnight |
has fallen. The Beers. emboldened BY
their SUCCESS, sent large raiding parties
across the Tugela both TO the east and
west Of oClenso, which on several occa-
sions pushed so far south that It was
thought they intended striking at our
lines of communication. Ia reply. strong
patrols were sent out along the southern
bank, occasionally going as far as Wee
nen, to the east, and Springfield, to the
west. Almost every day they came In
touch with the Beers. but the tangible re-
suit was very small. 1t IS in this kind
OF warfare that the Boer is at his best.
A natural instinct, unknown in the Brit
lsh soldier, leads him always 10 move
through the country where he can best
combine his powers of defense with his
extraordinary mobility. Day after day
patrols returned with the same dIsap-
pointing news. few shot exchanged at
long range without any damage done. and
then the Beers either retreated out OF
reach or attempted to draw our men IN ]
der fire. their own supports occupying a
position far too strong for our men 10
risk an engagement. Then the following
day a stronger force would be sent out ]
with perhaps a couple OF guns. but only I ,
to find no Beers in the neighborhooa and !
would return again with tired horses. our
mounted men did well, and especially the :
lFregulars' who. from their knowledge Of :
the country and Of the habits OF the Z
enemy, and also because their colonial : q
ponies are far better suited TO this kind q
of work than English horses. could more ] =
nearly meet the Beers on their own terms
than was possible in the case % English
cavalry a striking example o fthis oc-
Cured on the afternoon Of December %.
when strong party OF Beers stalked a
1osSack post consisting Of seven hussars I
who were stationed s6rne way outside fbs :.
Inc Of the pickets. Creeping up IN :
noticed, they cut them or from their
horses. ali Of which were shot. and then !.
dlled two q the hussars as The latter
'etired The following afternoon the =
.aHse post was held by five Natal carsgfu- =
rs and the Beers tried % repeat Their :
uccess The carEineers. hovevef. had :
cen them. and holding their fire tu The !.
soers came within range killed three y
md wounded sevsTaz n 1re There 4 u =
Ioaot that lack 81 discipline f. ar sfivsr
age % the B5ers ln this kind of slrfrra- =
shing. First. Il makes them more r,o- I.
lie. The moment trat news is h-oughf ~
hat men are wanted a. certain rofrt
ach nan saddles cfs own pony and goes !.
traIght there as fat a. lis pony viii =
AIRY him There is 70 whiting 70 ptart y.
u the iast MAJ g. ready. ne waiting - :.
Az in. and advance ~ caluma. which -
trough roadless cou1try g. source -
constant small delays Each nan eoes
y hinse8 and Eaen ne reaches ne
oiHt where be s. wantaG uses his ggyn ?
ecGliariy instructive kfzov edge BE- taking &.
? bis position Thea- azasn. when aa
anci8g each man acis a. & hs 1eere hfs
Ea scgot. with ihe resatc tina; f. 81 al
oct a. i-uD3ss-b-EfT 10 draw z ss.sv =
.eu iuro ambush DaFoits their a.
vitT. however. the condition II ths p1s~v ~
oes rot sean = bs very T-cspe-osss- ne i,
esk after the has.ie - aKsars pho haa j.
sea EorkLns for iAe Beers asaerfe8 q -
!. may - them beng 81 a So ring 81
'rziifson- They sasz - be- las rsa -
- heavy. a1nost entirety owsng 20 rhs -
fsct q soc sSdaste tr enc trez1ae~ Tns .
laoEtng seek s9rse = ~ Ka~ra cane -
telling the sasns story On sanaa~g ~,
felTe B1er dessrfsrs ezass iss Taev ease -
~ TIRE Beers were shart 4 t,o+h fsaf
- forage Al tsls passfs 20 -as fa-, ~
- tha ieag va.aax here O. fsfaax
a7tsy ~ ~ Eoers &
re Daf1y Sers osrrsspesls~-. A. Gu y
sHn- Tsviswf1E f3e cararsls-s AN ~a5