Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-25

LONDON, April 24.-11:45 p. M
The war Office issues the following
from Lord Roberts:
"BLOEMFONTEIN, April 24.-Gen-
erals Brabant and Hart yesterday
turned the position occupied by the
enemy, who tried to prevent their
moving n%orthward and got in hello
graph communication with Col. Dahl
getty, commandant of the besieged gar
rison at W~epener, who reported all
well.
Gen. Brabant has three wounded,
one missing. Three were wounded on
the previous day. The border regi-
ment had seven wounded.
AT l p. m. yesterday Brabant and
Hart were eight miles south of WEEP
ener. The eleventh division, under
Gen. Pole-Carew, and Gen. French's
two brigades Of cavalry reached
Tweede Celuk yesterday afternoon
without having met serious opposi-
ton.
"Heliograph communication has
been established with Gen. Rumble. A
patrol of the Seventh Dragons, under
Lieut.. Jenkins, which was reported
missing yesterday, has rejoined Gen.
French's camp with the exception of
Corporal Taylor and Private Cook,
who are believed to be wounded and
prisoners.
Mounted infantry yesterday, under
Gen. Ian Hamilton, occupied the wa
ter works at Sanna's Post. AS the en-
envy are holding the neighboring hills
in some strength, the Ninth division,
consisting of Gen. Smith, orrien's
and Gen. MacDonald's brigades, has
been dispatched to support Hamilton.
Gen. Maxwell's brigade, formerly
Gen. Chermside's, of the Seventh di-
vision, yesterday moved eastward and
seized the hills covering the wagon
bridge over the Modder river at kranz
Kraal, an important communication,
much used by the Beers during the
last three weeks. Our only casualty
was Private 4 Brumax, New South
Wales mounted rifles, taken prisoner"
An official list of the British losses
at Wepener from April 8 to April IS,
shows: Killed, three officers and Is
men. Wounded, IA officers and Sc men.
LEEUW KOP, April 24.-The Beers
retired from their positions here so
hurriedly that they left a quantity of
ammunition and many rifles behind
them. When the Warwickshire regi-
ment took the farm house at the foot
Of the ridge, the Beers pom-poms in
Getting no damage, the Welsh regi-
Oent advanced along the Warwick
Shire left and approached the ridge,
experiencing a cross-fire.
When the Beers fed they were
obliged to move for some distance
along the skyline, and the artillery
planted a shell with great accuracy,
it burst just above the Beers, rolling
over three horses.
II ppear that Gen. Dickson met
with opposition, the Beers firing their
rifles at long range. Their position was
one of great natural strength.
Gen. Pole-Carew's disposition OF his
force puzzled the Beers, who were
unable to see the direction OF the at
tack owing to a deep spruit.
The British artillery was unable to
1oin the right in time to reply to the
Boer gun which was Smelling the
mounted infantry vigorously. The
shells, however, burst 800 yards high
md did no damage.
It is stated that Gen. De Wet holds
the water works with a strong force.
The Beers who held Leeuw Kop trek
ked TO the eastward.
Gen. French sent out a body of cav
airy to the south, and a few shots
were heard; but, apparently, the
Beers do not hold strong positions
anywhere in proximity to Leeuw Kop.
WARRENTON, April 23.-Shelling
was resumed this morning, the fire
being directed at the British river re-
doubts, which are steadily being push
ed forward. The Beers appear to be
in stronger force down the river; and
the yeomanry patrols are frequently
"sniped."