Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-14
AN EARLY. ADVANCE.


way London hears that Lord Roberts,
when wiring to the Prince Of Wales at
Copenhagen congratulations upon his
escape from assassination, added the
hopeful sentence portending an early
advance with wide change in opera
tions. Quiet assurances are expressed
among military men that Lord Roberts
is employing his great army effectively
and that the adventurous Boer COM
mandoes are likely to be enmeshed.
Scraps Of news-retailed here and there
have reached England over compare
lively idle cables, but they do not illu-
inmate the situation, #.ss ..5.5
Tie colonials at Wepener still hold
off the Beers. Lord Methuen has
worked eastward until he is within 80
miles Of Kroonstad Boer scouts have
gone around Ladysmith and have ap-
peared at Dewdrop and other places on
General Buffers flank and rear. Off
GERS of Buffers irregular horse estimate
the Beers in Natal at $4,000, but these
figures are probably excessive, 10000
being regarded here as the outside
number. After Generals Hart's brigade
leaves him General Butler will still
have a59s%s
Close Upon Thirty-five Thousand Men.
1t is generally understood that this.
brigade!in going to join Lord Roberts,
bnt its real destination is unknown.
% The Boer note to Portugal regarding
the use5of the Beira route for the trans
portation Of troops to Rhodesia may, if
the Beers act against Portugal, lead
Great Britain to land troops at Lourenzo
Marques. This possibility has been
seriously discussed and is referred to at
length II the morning papers. {; l 4:
The work of the Boer peace commits
sioners has begun. Mr.. Fischer has
asked Italy to intervene and the Italian
minister Of foreign affairs, the marquis
d Visconti- Vencosta, has replied that
while he would receive. the ENJOYS the
best he could do woAld be to transmit
their proposals to London, thus follow
ing, the conrse of the United States. Il 4
1t is now calculated that Lord Rob-
erts now has 214,000 effective troops
with $4,000 more ahoat or under orders
Says Reichman Didn't Help.
PRETORIA, Wednesday, April Ill
United States Consul Hay, in an inter
view had here, says that the report that
Captain Reichman the United States
military attache, participated in the
fight near Sannas Post. is absolutely
false. Captain Reichman, it is said
was occupied most Of the time attend
ing upon the wounded Dutch military
attache, Lieutenant Nix, who has since
died Consul Hay has no doubt that.
Captain Reichman has been confoundea
with the American, lieutenant Lose
berg, Of the Free State artillery, who
took q very actiye part in the fight.
Moving Through Basutoian,l.
HoNDoN, april IA q A dispatch to The.
Daily Mail from Lourenzo Marques
dated Thursday, says: Tt is reported
from Pretoria that q Boer commando Isl
moving through Basutoland. This il;
said to be clever rnse to draw the
British away from Wepener. Several
fresh recruits left here for Pretoria dur
ing the day, including d French cap.
tain, brother Of the late General de.
Villebois- Mareuil
Declines TO Exhaust Men and Horses.
LoEDoN, April IL. The Bloemfontein
correspondent Of The Daily Telegraph,
telegraphing Wednesday, says: Lord
Roberts wisely declines 80 exhaust his
men and horses in hunting the elusive
Beers until his preparations are COM
plete. He viii leave to the enemy the
barren comfort Of the occupation of d,
few farms for q short time.
British Make y sortts.
AIIwAL NoRTH, April Ia. News