Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-27
SLIGHT SKIRMISHING
Several Minor Engagements With
Light Casualties Occurred In the
Orange Free State.
RAINY SEASON COMMENCED
Boer Prisoners Fall Victims to Typhoid
Fever and Other Ailments Boer
Sympathizers Pass Strong
Resolutions.

London, March 27.-Reconnoissances
of slight Importance continue the only
features in South Africa. Lord Roberts
wires the war office:
"Bloemfontein, March 26.-Captain
Sloane Stanley, of the 18th Lancers,
was slightly wounded in an affair of
outposts north Of the Modder river on
March 25."
The press dispatch amplifles Roberts
dispatch as follows: "a cavalry recon-
noissance was made yesterday toward
Brandfort by the 10th Lancers by skir-
mishing. They drew the Beers from
their position in the open, when the 9Th
Lancers attempted to outflank the enc
my while engaged from the front by a
dismounted section of the 18th Lancers.
Our casualties are reported few"
BOERS CHASE HUSSARS.
The Boer reports from Natal show
that no developments of Importance oc-
cured there up to March %. A Lady
smith special says: '"The Boer patriots
endeavored to trap party of the 18th
Hussars March rs at Waschbank. A
hot chase ensued. Several Beers were
wounded. A printed document has been
found giving the Boer losses at Spion
Kop at over $500, but this can scarcely
be credited"
RAINY SEASON SETS IN
Advices to-day from Cape Town say:
"The rains are general throughout
South Africa, and rivers which had
been dry for years are being flooded.
Many camps are transformed into
swamps, and this will still more mill
tate against an immediate British ad-
vance.
THE sickness among the Boer prison
ers on the transports Is increasing.
Three deaths occurred March rs. Ty-
phoid alone claims 100 victims among
the prisoners.
A BUND MEETING
1.-The meeting of the bund held at
eral members Of the Cape assembly.
They passed resolutions regretting that
the Cape government had not been con-
suited before the war, and declaring
that any settlement which did not re-
spect the independence of the republics
would be detrimental to the highest in
terests of the British empire. NJ. Har-
grove, the chief speaker, prophesied an
other war within six years unless inde-
pendence Is granted"
READY TO RETREAT.
Ladysmith, March 27.-It Is reported
that the Beers are massing in the in
trenched positions at Biggarsberg. It Is
added that their transport trains are
packed at New Castle in readiness to
facilitate their retreat in case necessity
requires.
FOR THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
London, March 81, 4:15 g. m.-Military
observers here, and even those in close
aff1liation with the war office, are con-
siderably confused as to what is being
done for the succor of Mafeking. Some
5000 or 5000 men are engaged with Lord
Methuen at Warrenton and Fourteen
Streams, and now another column is
about to leave Kimberley, II 1t has not
already started, for Griquatown, 106
miles westward It's ostensible purpose
is to drive out the Beers. The force is
described as strong one," and the ex-
pedition as likely to attract much at
tention.'
A SKIRMISH.
Maseru, Basutoland, March ga
small British force commanded by Col
Pitcher entered Ladybrand this morning
after driving in the Boer outposts. The
Beers attacked the British, who retired
after capturing Landdrost. The British
had three men wounded and the Beers
eight. 1t is understood that the Beers
are trying to check the British, while
their convoy wagons push on to Sene-
kali