The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26

still only marked by sniping and scouting.
A Boer dispatch from Glencoe. Natal.
dated Tuesday. April "a, says that Boer
scouts surprised 900 British from Lady
smith April 20. and put the whole body
to fight. and captured two Of them
Renewed Interest I'm Mafeking.
The arrival OF Mafeking dispatches has
renewed the interest and an expectancy
as to the fate of its defenders. Lazy
Sarah Wilson's account Of the slaughter
Of thirty natives who went out from Ma
feking last Friday to recover some cattle
which had been looted by the Beers, ana
who. while they were sleeping, were sur
rounded by burKhers and shot wftnout
quarter apparently harshly misrepresents
the action Of the Beers. dispatch re-
ceived by the Associated Press says that
the natives in question were unautnor-
ICED raiders. and that Instead OF peins
ruthisssiy slaughtered by the Beers while
sleeping, they beat back the burshers.
who were obliged 10 get refnforcements.
The dispatch reads:
Natives Fight 20 Death.
There was no question OF surrender
The leader of the natives, tall. spare
man, rallied his men TO the last, and the
fight went on from the rising TO the sink
ing Of the sun. Those twenty-five FIN
goes. armed with obsolete rifles, fought
with desperation Machine guns and
Mausers poured shot and shell into their
midst. Until their ammunition was ex-
hausfed the natives fought and the Beers
killed all but one OF them. who was
wounded, hid IN the reeds and escaped.
Gen. snyman complained OF Col. Ba-
den-Powell employing bnroarians, VINO
killed six and wounded numbers OF the
Beers. Col Baden-Powell replied that
the raid was unauthorized and pointed
tkot tor ~ ma
tute because their homes had been burned
and their cattle stolen by the Beers. He
declined 10 be held responsible for the
natives actions"
The correspondent concludes;
'sMafeking may be forgiven II II begins
70 prefer some attempt at relief rather
than empty congratulations for Its gal
liant stand. Though there is only sum
cient to keep body and soul together. II
will never surrender. II Is very weary OF
II all"
How the Boers Retreated.
LONDON. April %--The Times has the
following from special correspondent
dated Mafeking, Bastuland. April Is:
IT rode from Johannesburg here. s<rtins
Wepensr, and met Gen. Brabant's adj
vance guard four miles south OF wenener
They report three successful lights Satur-
day. Sunday and Tuesday with twenty-five
casualties.
''1he siege was raised and 5000 Of the
enemy retired along tho Ladybrand road
within CAR sight and unpursued. Col Dal-
Rety's casualties are thirty-three killed and
i32 wounded"
Deer story via Paris.
PARIS. April @.--A dispatch from Pre-
toria says that Gen. Dewet has Brabants
horse Isolated and has repulsed two at
tempts 10 relieve IT, capturing fifty Brit.
sshers
Fighting NJ waprenton.
WARRENTON. April 2S--The Beers hav-
ing become emboldsned. snelled the village
and the British trenches
Monday night Col Pa~et placed several
guns on the river bank under cover Of the
darkness. within 100 yards OF the Boer
trenches across the river Tho horses and
carriages were withdrawn beyond range
and NJ daybreak the British opened a
heavy bombardmert with shrapnel and
ivddite.
tn beers were taker completely BY sur
prise. bu. they replied with FIVE guns. In
Guiding a forty-pounder and heavy rne
FIRE was opened at the same time. The
dis! continued many hours the Beers An
ally evacuating the position, with, 1t II be-
issved considerable loss.
There were no casualties ON the British
side. During the evening the guns were
showed that the Tsoer lager had been re-
moved far back TO the eastward.
Niohter's Farm Burned.
nLoEMFoNTEIN. April as.-Richter's
farm. near Lceuw kop. from which, while
flying q nag Of truce. the Canadians were
fired upon, has been burned ms a punish
ment Richter IL a prisoner.
Runase NJ DevvetsAorp.
LONDON Aprtl es--A dispatch 10 the
Times from Dewetsdorp. dated wednes-
day. says Gen. Rumble arrived there that
mornin&