Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-04-21
|BOERS CHECKMATED
BY LORD ROBERTS
British Commander Reports That
Toward Move Of Beers Has
Been Stopped.
sAsvTos ARE GROWING RESTLESS
Lnrgo Body OF Natives Watching
Events From the Border 80
Roberts Assurance 20 the
Prince OF Wales.

London, April 1.-THE forward
movement Of the Beers is checked
saws Lord Roberts. This is taken TO
mean, not by fighting, but by DISPOSE
tions to head off their advance and
| bar their way to vulnerable points in
| the line of British communications.
"Relief is on the way to Wepener.
The Beers in Natal appear capable OF
developing an aggressive movement at
Elandslaagte.
Lord Methuen is at Zwartkopfon-
tein, twelve miles east of Boshof, ana
is sending small, swift columns
through the adjacent country. LORD
Gresham, commanding N of these,
encountered a small commando abou
ten miles southeast of Iwartkopfon-
tein. He found most Of the farms oc-
cupied by women and children only
An editorial note in the Daily Mail
AYERS that Matching is in n very bad
way, and that the hope Of relief is
far off, as no force is advancing from
the south. The war Office announced
that 1000 horses will arrive at the
Cape this week. 1t is well under
stood that the animals are not fit for
work until about ten days after the
voyage. Two thousands more are due
at the Cape next week.
The war Office has called out the re-
serve companies of several infantry
battalions, which will be sent to
South Africa forthwith.
The Boer peace ENJOYS have docu-
ments, the Rome correspondent of the
Daily News says, showing hat urgent
advances TO the Transyaal to wage
..n, ,,,n-a nr;pipn1lp mazda nv Ger
many. This correspondent also as
serts that Count o Buelow, the Ger
man foreign minister, who was said to
have gone on n visit to "A sick brother,
really went to Milan for the express
purpose OF comforting with the dele
gates.
A special dispatch received here
from Cape Town says Lady Roberts
will proceed to Bloemfontein in n few
days, and the duke of Westminster
has already departed for the Free
State capital.
Reddersburg, April 1.-THE Third
division, commanded by General
Chermside, has arrived from Bethany
without incident. Beers have been To-
Gated south OF Wepener and Smith.
field districts. Colonel Dalgety, in
command of the colonial forces sur
rounded at Wepencr, is holding ont
gamely. Exciting developments are
probable in the near future. The cen
sorship Is particularly strict.
Bnsutns Are Restless.
Aliwal North, April IA detach-
ment of 200 of the Rockville commnn-
do is p~atrolling in this direction.
Many Of the men go to their farms
al night and rejoin the detachment
in the morning. The Rockville com
mando numbers 700.
A large body Of Basutos Is closely
watching events from the border. The
weather is too cloudy to permit hello
graphing. 1t is reported that the
Beers lost heavily in the recent fight
ing at Wepener. There is much weep
ing non the ONE and m urgent
message for assistance has been sent
to the Rockville commando. There Is
fighting at Dewetsdorp today.
Iondon Has No News.
London, April 13.-Judging from
the lack Of news from the front Good
Friday is being kept in South Africa
as religiously as it is in London. Pre-
sumably the situation remains UNI
changed, though word from Wepener
is awaited with interest and probably
before night n dispatch will be re-
ceived from Roberts. A special dis
patch received here from Cape Town
says Lady Roberts will proceed to
Bloemfontein in a few days, and the
duke of Westminster has already de-
parted for the Free State capital.
Early this morning Cape Town was
as much in the dark regarding the
progress of the campaign as London is
at the present hour.