Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-28
At hard labor TOR guiding the British

at hard labor for guiding the British
TO Bloemfontein"
The Ladysmlth correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph says; THE Beers are
preparing to spend the winter at Natal.
They are bringing their stock from the
high yeldt into Natal for winter graz
ing. and they are demanding that the
KaHirs pay the hut tax TO them Instead
of TO the Natal government. They also
declare that unless the kaflirs work for
them they, the Kaiiirs, must remove
south Of Sundays river.
The Ladysmith correspondent OF the
standard says: The strength OF the
Boers I'm the Blggarsberg district Is be-
llayed 20 be between 5000 and 5000.
They are commanded by Gen. Lucas
Meyer and are well supplied with ar
tnlery.
The Bloemfonteln correspondent OF
the Morning Post. telegraphlng Thurs
day. says Most satisfactory progress
has been made in the accumulation OF
the stores during the present week.
supply park now presents a respectable
appearanee. The prospects OF general
advance are more favorable"
GEN. BoTHA SHOWS SKILL.
The Bloemfonteln correspondent OF
the Times. telegraphlng Thursday,
says. There appears 70 De little chance
Of innlcting effective punishment on the
retreating Beers. Commandant Louis
Botha who arrived at DewetsdOrp Non
day realized the situation at once and
ordered the immediate withdrawal or
the Beers. both from there ard from
Wepener"
The Bloemfontein correspondent OF
the Daily Chronicle, telegrdphlng
Thursday. says "fhe latest reports
show that the Beers passed east OF
Thaba NChu when going north. A
prisoner reports that commando
which doubled back on the pursuing
British is now making he way west in
the direction OF Leeuw B0p.'
The Bloemfontein correspondent or
the Daily Telegraph. under Thursdays
date says. "rhe Beers who retreated
from Dewetsdorp kept well ahead Of
Gen. FrenCh's cavalry. Unless the
enemy should make stand at Kroon-
stad Lord Roberts will rapidly cross the
Yaal river"
other Bloemfontein dispatches throw
interesting points Of light upon the
situation. one special says that 100
wagons Of a Boer heavy transport train
have reached Kroonstad from the
south. Only light wagons have been
left behind. The Beers have organized
a specially mounted corps Tor foraging
and other work requiring special
mobility.
GETTING IN SUPPLIES.
Another reports that before the Beers
Were driven from Dewetsdorp about
1000 Of them had been slowly retiring
toward Ladybrand, where large supplies
are stored and immense cOrnhelds are
ready FOR harvesting.
LOurenzo Marques reports that
Swaziland runners report that the re-
cent visit OF the queen Of Swaziland by
Sir Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett has not
checked the killing The Swat queen
has placed the former kings brother
on the throne. a boy Of is. She argues
that as she will have 90 answer for the
death Of Bebugau, she may as well
continue killing, and she has given the
chiefs permission 10 XIII whom they
please throughout the whole Of Swat
land
THE Commands ordered to the
front are obeyiug reluctantly. one
number Of battles admits that the
Beers have fred upon the Red Cross
frequently The sending Of Gen. Cronie
to st. Helena has greatly enraged the
Beers. who are said 10 be more than
ever determined 30 fight 20 the death
A dispatch from Pretoria says. "All
advices indicate that the United States
consul Mr. Adelbert Hay has won a
diplomatic success. His position Is eN-
ceedingly difficult but he is pursuing
an impartial. determined policy and
has succeeded In considerably anchor
atlng the condition Of the British pris-
oners at Pretoria, including the colo
malls"
CENSORSHIP VERY TIGHT.
New York, April pa dispatch to
the Tribune from London says
The rigorous censorship has excluded
press news from the Free State for
twenty-four hours. The war corre-
spondents. owing 20 the extensive de-
ployment Of five divisions and two cav
airy brigades. have, with one or two
exceptions. returned 10 headquarters at
Bloemfonten, and their c0njeCtures
respecting the direction OF the lines OF
the Boer retreat and British operations
have not been In accord.
General Roberts IN a midnight dis
patch. presented a brief summary OF
the situation as he understood II at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon but left sew
eral points in doubt. General Hamilton
with the mounted infantry and one bri-
gade Of the ninth division. had reached
Thaba NChu, where General French
Joined him with his cavalry brigades
yesterday morning, Rundle's division
being few miles south The Beers
were still holding the eastern outlet Of
the town. and French and Hamilton
were preparing to turn them out.
WHERE DID rHE BOERs co?
Both Hamilton and French had made
fine forced marches. but IL was not
clear whether the main body OF the
Beers had retired 10 Thaba NChu from
Dewetsdorp or had gone across the
country towards Constia. TO effect a
junction with Oliyicr's forces retreat
ing from Wepener. The former theory
was mors probable. but even In mat
case IL was uncertain whether the Beers
| had remained In force or had left a rear
guard IN the town.
General Roberts reported that Gen.
Brahazon. with the yeomanry cavalry
had gone as far as Wepener and re-
turned 20 Dewetsdorp. where Cherm-
sides division was still hating. Pole
! CareWs division was either at Dewets-
dorp or was marching toward Thaba
| NChu There was nothing from WEEP
ener and no ether official news except a
| few casualties and a report OF an out
/ post affair near Bethulle.
General Roberts operations are now
| conducted on so large a scale that the
! public here is dazed by them and re-
/ qulres some definite result. like another
/ paardeburg IN order TO be convinced