The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-28
Beers Escape With All Their Gu ns
Transports and Prisoners.
French Was Just . Little Too Late
to Head Them Oh and Not Quite
Fast Enough 10 ovcrtake Them
Are Returning Towards Lady
brand. where They Have Accu-
muIased stores and where the
Corn Fields Are Ripe for the Har-
vcst-Morc Troops Going to Ktns-
berley-Presaging New Movement.

LONDON. April IS ass a. MIN Conn
mandant Gen. Louis Bctha the Beers APP
pear to have found a capable successor
TO Jouhert. As the result of his insight
and quick decision II may be assumed now
that the retreating oommandos have gotten
safely away with the transport.
II Is true that Lord Roberts dispatch
leaves much unsaid as to the whereabouts
OF other forces than those OF Gen. French
and Gen. Rumble. Nothing is said about
the troops OF Gems. Brabant Pole. carcw.
Hart and Chermside. but the Indications
from Anwal North show that several small
oommandos are stiil lowering in the vi
cinity OF Springfield. causing certain
amount OF danger. and the advices from
Dewetsdorp outlining the duties of Gen.
Chermside justify the conclusion that Il
VIII stili be necessary TO employ a con-
siderable body OF troops TO keep the Free
State clear OF Doors,
Boers' Substantial Success.
The position is that the Beers. who b~-
gan their raid month ago by compelling
Col. Eroadwood 10 retire on nioemfontetn,
have now gotten safely away TO the north
ward. practically without loss but with
the advantage Of seven British guns. to-
gether with hundred prisoners captured.
Complaints Heard Asass.
Meanwhils tho advance 70 Pretoria has
not bssun. SnsalI wonder Is II that munIed
complaints and criticisms are bewinninw
10 no heard hero and there a9ain~teIord
Roherts. Tswo-thinss Of his entire force
have been employed In csfecsins this small
satisfaction. and tho probability IL that
the whole force must be again coneentrat-
ea on Bl6emfontein before the main ad-
vance begins As similar raids on tho
rsritsh communications arc likely 10 he
repeated. II IL evidently far cry to Pre-
toriR.
why Hunter Goes to Ktmh~riey.
The significance OF Gen. Hunters divi-
sion going 90 Kimberley where mounted
troops are also arriving daily, Is now said
20 be a serious attempt TO deal with fhs
strong forces on the vaai river. now
Threatening TO retake Bafkley. and then
nm endeayor 10 relieve Mafekins II viii
he borne in mind that Gen. Hunter paid a
hurried visit 20 Lord Roberts at nloem-
fontoin.
temporary railway bridge hss lust
been con. pirsed ~ Bethuiic, where hitherto
railway trucks had been transferred over
the wagon bridge. THIS VIII greatly Ia
cilitate getting stotes up TO Hsocmfontein.
Mr.. Pouitnsy Hsgeiow. discussing the
irsatment of the south African rebels. says
that the wisdom OF the United States soy-
eminent t. not Furnishing this coufeder-
ateS after the war % seceasion has horns
good frlgi'. and he maKEeHtr that similar
result would follow similarly iibersl pol
icy In South Africa.
Accommodations stores.
The nloemfonteln correspondent ~ the
Morning Post. telexsaphlnK Thursday.
says;
Most satisfactory progress has been
made ia the accumulation % stores DUR
Ing the present wask. Supply park nov
presents respcctabla appearance. The