Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-19
Carrying Away from BIoemfontein
Supplies They Took There,
ROBERTS CRITICISED NOW.
ITS Delay Equivalent 20 a Boer Vie
tory Butler ana warren May He-
turn Mistakes Inquired for.
tEarly Dispatched

London, April 10Th, 40 a. M
Heavy rains impede the movements Of
the British columns. The blockade OF
Wepener continues although relief is
near Large quantities Of stores are
being moved southwark from Bloem-
foute.n, which IS a reversal Of the
course OF freight for the last six weeks
These shipments are made necessary
by the operations in the southwest Of
the Free State. There are 1000 sick I'm
the field hospitals, most OF the cases
being Of dyseutery and enteric fever.
with the exception Of these facts, the
embargo upon war intelligence is ale
most complete. The special corre-
spondeuts send tryialities or state
ments which obscure rather than exc
plain the situation Zoo their efforts TO
prepare matter that VIII pass The cen-
s1r. Here and there a phrase indicates
am expectancy that large things are
about 90 happen.
What is 90 De done with Sir Redvers
Butler and Sir Charles Warren occu-
pies eyerybodys attention. The pa
pers continue 90 comment earnestly up-
ON Lord Roberts censure OF these
commanders They ask n more er-
r0rs are not likely 90 occur, together
with fruitless waste OF lie. in the
event that men Who have been de-
c.afei incompetent by their superior
continue 90 command 10000 troops
IL Is NOW generally accepted that the
government had purpose 10 the pub
ueation of LORD Roberts. dispatch, ana
mat the recall OF Gen. Butler ana Gen
warren has probably been decided
upon
According 10 Boer reports. there is
steady How of foreign volunteers 90 the
Iransvaal Hitherto these adventur-
ers have been attached Go the various
commands. Now it IS said they are
90 De formed into a special legion with
continental officers, and there is
rumor that the command VIII Dee given
Co "a distinguished French soldier. late
ly retired, Who is now boo the Iransvaal
or ls nearing the end OF the journey
thlther
The Morning Post has the following
iIom Biucmluntcini dated tuesday.
I'm view of me adylsability OF a retreat
through swaziland emissares OF the
Beers are now endeaNoriug 90 purchase
secret information concerning cayerns
in the Greystone country which are
only known 90 the natives. with the OBJ
ject Of accommodating provisions and
ammunition. Large quantities OF Brit
ish forage and stores were dispatched
Co the south yesterday
Spencer Wilkinson. In the Morning
Post today Criucises the delay in the
British offensive operations caused by
The Bucr raids In the southern part of
thc Free state, and the necessity OF re-
leviug Wepener He regards the raids
as designed 90 recommandeer the sur
rendered Free Staters and adds
These B0er measures can only be
effectively stopped by defeating and
destroying the B0er army In the field.
Delay In offensive operations is, as "a
rule. equivalent 20 victory for the de-
Tenders, aud the present general halt
has lasted long time
Mr Wilkinson proceeds 90 Critlclse
the omission Co supply the needful re-
mounts, clothing. boots and stores, ana
the rolling stock to convey these 90
Bloemfontoin. Precisely the saline rea-
sons he remarked, have prevented the
relief Of Mateking lie cites Gen. Nor
U1u'g raid into Kentucky fla 1hGI ng am