The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-29
Bloody Will Be the Advance of
the British Forces on the
Transvaal Capital.
BOTH SIDES PREPARING FOR A BATTLE
The Transvaalers Have ReOrgmnizcd
and Are Ready to Resist the
English to the Bitter Fad.
Their Army Has Been Weedcd of the
Half-Henrted Burghers-Latest
From the Seat of the
south African War.

London. March 25.-News from
South Africa is most meager. BotlI
sides, apparently, are preparing ac-
lively for the Transvaal campaign
1t is evident that the Beers have raj.
lied and regained some of their old
spirit. 1t is believed their army has
been weeded of half-hearted bur.
ghers. The Beers will probably fight
to the last ditch, and the way to Pre-
culinary.
A dispatch from Springfonteii
gives a sample of the spirit whicl
dominates the Beers. The dispatch
reports that ComI ,andant Wander
post, with 500 Free Staters, is hold
ing Fauresmith and has refused Is
surrender to a superior force of Bri
ish troops. He sent word that h
would resist to the death.
Commandant Olivier. with 300 men
is being pursued through the South
ern Free State by the British. H.
may join Vanderpost.
1t is estimated that 300 Beers sti
fcIIdiIl tHt Etc Ntutt.
London, March 25.-Lord Roberts
telegraphs to the war office from
Bloemfontein, under date of Marcl
23, evening, as follows:
"There is no special news to repor;
The country south of this place j;
generally settling down. Numbers o
arms have been delivered up and tn
people are beginning to recogniz'
the advantage of bringing in supple
for sale. The movement of the troop
in the western district is being a,
tended with good results"
Advices received here announce tn.
death in the Mooi hospital Friday o
Gen. Sir Edward Woodgate, who wa
'ounded in the engagement at Spi"
Kop on January "a.
London, March 26.-Except for tn,
unfortunate occurrence" as Lor,
Roberts calls it, which resulted in tn,
killing of Lieut.. Lyon and tn,
wounding and capture of Lieut.. Col
Crabbe, Lieut.. Col. Codrington ant
Capt. Trotter, the campaign present,
no new features. The mishap to tn,
guards officers is testimony to thei'
bravery, but not to their discretion
They met party of five Beers whom
they tried to capture. The Boer'
took refuge on a kopje where thre'
of their comrades We're hidden, ant
within five minutes every member o
the British party was hit.
Apparently little progress is bein,
made toward the relief of Mafeking
\ private telegram from a lieutenan
at Kimberley. dated Wednesday
March 21, announces that he was OIL
the point of starting for Mafekine
presumably with the relief column
Gen. Sir Forester Walker'an Prime
Alexander of Tecls have left Cap
Town for Bloemfontein. 1t is report
ed from Ladysmith that Van Renan'
| Pass bristles with guns.
The total British losses, exclusiv
of the invalids sent home, are 16,4l
in killed, wounded and missing.
London. March 2G.-The Daily MAJ
publishes the following from MAIZE
king, dated Wednesday, March IA:
"We are still being heavily shellet
There have been several casualtie.
Skirmishing continues in the trench
es. The native food question is be
coming difficulty. The Beers hav
broken the arrangement to respec
the Sabbath by not firing, and hay
seized the opportunity to extend thei
trenches.
I'VE have received news of the re
lief of Ladysmith, but it serves to in
crease our disappointment, as there
no prospect of our relief. The tow
remains closely invested. The Boer
are reported to be very numerous an
strongly entrenched between us an
Col. Plumer's force. Some of the Mt
tives are dying of starvation, OWN
to their prejudice against horseflesh.
Barkly West, March 24.-Griqui
town was reoccupied Thursday by 4C
Beers. A column left Kimberley ye,
terday afternoon to drive them ou
1t is reported that all the loyalist
there, including two men, haye bee
imprisoned.