Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-13
BIG LOSSES OF BOERS
The Boer Women Mourn the Many
Federals Who Were Slain
At Wepener.
FIGHTING AT DEWETSDORP
Both Sides Are Observing Good Friday To-
ay-0aptain Reichman Did Not Fight
With the Beers Lady Roberts At
Bloemfontein.

Aliwal North, April ia detachment
of 200 men of the Rouxville command is
patrolling in this direction. The ROux
vile command numbers 700. A large
body of Basutos Is closely watching the
events from the border. The weather is
too cloudy to permit heliographing. 1t
is reported that the Beers lost heavily
in the recent fighting at Wepener.
There is much weeping and waiting
among the women, and an urgent mes
sage for assistance has been sent to the
Rouxvile command. There was fighting
at DeWetsdorp to-day.
1T WAS ANOTHER AMERICAN.
Pretoria, April 11.-United States Con-
sui Hay says that the report that Cap
tain Reichman, the United States mill
tary attache, participated in the fight
near Sanna's post is absolutely false.
Reichman, it is said, was occupied most
of the time attending the wounded
Dutch military attache, Lieutenant
Nix. who has since died. Consul Hay
has no doubt that Reichman has been
confounded with the American, Lieu-
tenant Loosberg, of the Free State ar
tillery, who took a very active part in
the fight
CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY.
London, April 13.-Judging from lack
of news from the front, Good Friday is
being kept in South Africa as religious
ly ais 1t Is in London. Presumably the
situation remains unchanged, although
word from Wepener is awaited with in
terest, and probably before the day is
over dispatch will have been received
from Lord Roberts. A dispatch from
Cape Town says that Lady Roberts will
proceed to Bloemfontein in few days,
and that the Duke of Westminster has
ital. Early this morning Cape Town is
as much in the dark regarding the prog
ress Of the campaign as London is.
WORD FROM ROBERTS.
London, April 13.-In a roundabout
way London hears of Lord Roberts,
when wiring to the Prince of Wales at
Copenhagen congratulations upon his
escape from assassination. and added
two or three hopeful sentences portend-
ing an early advance with wide-reach-
passed around among military men that
Roberts is employing his great army ef-
fectively, and that adventurous Boer
commands are likely to be enmeshed.
Scraps of news, q detail here and anoth-
er there, havS reached England tonight
over comparatively idle cables, but they
do not illuminate the situation. The
colonials at Wepener still hold off the
Beers. Lord Methuen has worked east
ward until he Is within eighty miles of
Kroonstadt. The Boer scouts are gone
from around Ladysmith, and have ap-
peared at Dewdrop and other places on
Buffers flanks and rear. The officers of
Buffers irregular horse estimate the
Beers in Natal at $4,000, but these fig
ures are probably excessive, 10000 being
regarded here as the outside number.
After General Hart's brigade leaves
him Butler will still have close upon
35 900 men. 1t is generally assumed that
this brigade is going to join Roberts,
but its destination Is unknown. 1t is
calculated that Lord Roberts now has
214,000 effective troops, with $4,000 more
af1oat or under orders.
BOERS LOCATED.
Reddersberg, April 13.-The third d.
vision, commanded by Major General
Chermside, arrived here from Bethany
without an incident worth recording
Beers have been located south of Wep-
ener and the Smithfield districts.
EXCITING EVENTS EXPECTED.
Colonel Dalgety, in command of the
colonial force surrounded at Wepener,
is holding out gamely. Exciting devel-
opments are probable in the near future.
The censorship is particularly strict.
A Deadlock.
Wellington, o., April 13.-The Repub-
lican convention Of the fourteenth con-
gressional district has taken 1874 bal
lots without effecting nomination.
Lifs'ss.Work' Done.
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