Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-01
SIG VICTORY DESIRED.
London Would Like to See Roberts
Accomplish Somethinx


London, April 2S.-Gen. Roberts in a
midnight dispatch present brief sum-
mary Of the situation, but leaves several
points III doubt. Gen. Hamilton. with
the mounted infantry and one brigade of
the Ninth division, had reached Tha3a
N,Chu, where Gen. French joined him
with his cavalry brigades yesterday
miles south. The Beers were still hold
ing the Eastern outlet of the town. and
French and Hamilton were preparing TO
turn them out.
Gen. Roberts reported that Gen. Bra
bason with the yeOmanry cavalry had
gone as far as Wepener and returned TO
Dewetsdorp, where Chermside's division
was still hating. PoleCarews division
was either at Dewetsdorp or was march
ing toward Thaba NChu There was
nothing from Wepener and no other Off
cal news except few casualties and a
report Of an outpost affair near Bethulie.
Want Another Big Victory.
Gen. Roberts operations are now con-
Quoted on so large a scale that the public
here is dazed by them and requires some
definite result, like another Paardebere.
ing progress. The experts regard his
maneuvers as mastery. 1t is now plain
that after the two reverses of Sannas
post and Reddersburg he decided upon
a course of lnactlon in order to draw as
large body of Beers as possible into the
southeastern district of the Free State.
knowing that when he was ready he
could dep.oy five corps against them and
hoping that he could cut off the retreat of
the several commanders. His maneu-
vers were almost too successful since the
Beers reiterated from Wepener and Dew
etsdorp before French could intercept
them. A portion of the Boer force has
been found at Thaba N'Chu, and in the
course of twentyfour hours it will be
known whether there is any chance of
capturing it.
Asking Delicate Questions.
The crOss-examination of Mr.. Wydn-
ham was continued in the House of Com
mons yesterday on delicate questions re-
lating to the campaign. He did not give
the name of the subaltern responsible for
the loss of the convoy and guns at San
mas post, but pleaded ignorance. The
question was clearly inspired by sus-
piclon that some important parsonage like
the Duke of Teck was implicated and
that both Gen. Roberts and the war
office were seeking to protect him. The
Duke of Teck was in another section of
the theater of war and his brother has
also been imported to another quarter.
London clubs in war time are WHISPERING
galleries of gossip and calumny and the
names of the brothers of the Duchess of
York have been freely mentioned in con
nection with the stupid blunder made at
Sanas post but there is no authority for
these irresponsible charges
Mr.. Wyndham was also drawn into an
explanations of the causes of the sup
presson of Gen. Roberts comments on
Gems Butler and Warren for several
weeks, and it was an artificial one The
delay could not have been caused by an
exchange Of messages with Gen. Roberts.
and the time required for printing and
considering the report. The relief of
Ladysmith depended upon the immediate
advance of Buffers army and the war
office exercised wise discretion in holding
back the reports and comments.