Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-12
Killed and Wounded Num-
Der 600, Prisoners 900.
Boer Loss Slight -=London
DisCredits Report.

London, April IT, A dispatch 10 he
Daily Mail from Brandfort, dated sun
day. says. Yesterday General Drwot
inflicted the third defeat Of the British
within week at MccrkatsIontein.
kilainR and wo,inding 600 and Captur-
ing 900 with twelve wagons, losing
but five beers killed and nine
wounded.
Pretoria Announces Victory
The Daily News has the following
from Pretoria dated Monday: 1T ID
officially announced that a battle has
been fought south Of BaandGort In
which 600 troops were killed and
wounded and 800 taken prisoners.
Roberts is declared to be finding great
ul1Hrnlty OWllB 10 bCuTClty vi WhLci'
The Daily Mall publishes the follow
ing dated April 10, from I,ouron2o
Marques. "The Netherlands Railway
company Processes to have received a
telegram reporting II victory near
Kroonslad the beers capturing 900
British" Commenting upon this the
Daily Mail remarks: "rhere IL n
Meerkatfonteln. about seven miles
southeast Of Kroonstad but If the re-
port b. true this can hardly be the
place"
Londou Is Apprehonsivc,
London April IL hut that the war
Office has Issued no news from Rob
erts during the last three days there
might be little disposition to place
credence In the boer reports OF IN
other British disaster. The uncxpcct
ed raliying of tho Free state com
muudus, however, leaves the public In
n nervous condition and fearing every
thing, Dispatches from pretoria rs
Gate MS Monday did not mention any
further boer victory. On the ccu-
trary. they said all commanders were
quiet, and rs Roberts hitherto never
failed to promptly report mischanrca
as well as successes, or to allow news
paper correspondents to report them,
until some confirmation Is received
there Is justification for regarding the
Mcerkatsfontein rumor as only IN cN
aggregated account of the Reddcrs
berg affair At the same time ia"
bocr reports have 80 often proved cor
rect that the greatest anxiety Is felt.
No further news has bccu
received of lighting either
ut Wcpener or IN Natal Bocr re-
ports seem to indicate Mcthucn ad~
vanclng from Boshor toward Hoop
stad 1t Is bold, apparently danger
GUS move since although 1t turns the
right flank of the boer position ut
Rrandlort. ii puts Methuen's forces
between whatever garrison there may
be at BleemhnT IN the Transvaal and
commissioners at Naples do not con-
ceal the fact that they have no hope
of obtaining peace with Independence
for the republics, but will endcavor to
save their amour proprc or secure n
truce for further negotiations. Flsch-
~ says the present hoer strength at
the front IL $4,000.
Mover, ents Of Mcthuen
Hwnrtkop tontein, Orange i|rcc state,
Npru IT, Lord Mrthueus force is en-
camped here, len miles east OF Hoshor,
Since the Boshof AFFAIR Lord Chesham,
with the Se0manry aud Kimberley
mounted corps has accommodated east
ward. but only encountered a small
body of beers. who fed
Roers Seek an Opening
Bloemtuntein April ll-"rhe enc.
my Is making a desperate attempt tl
discover a strategic opening Thcl
numbers are unknown to us, but ar,
between 800 and 5000. They ar,
moving cautiously"