Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03
LIST OF CASUALTIES
Roberts Sends Names of Officers Who
Fell Near Sannas.
B1ERS STILL HOLD WAHERWORKS
British General Praises Work of His
Troops Under Fire.
BOER STORY OF FIG HTING

LONDON, April 3.-An official list of the
casualties sustained by the British officers
near the Bloemfontein water works is as
follows:
Hed-Northumberland F'usiers, Major
Booth: Roberts Horse, Lieutenant CrowIer:
army medical service. Lieutenant Irvine.
Wounded-Artillery, Colonel Rochfort and
five others; Royal Horse Guards. L.euten-
ant the Hon. A. V. Meade; Roberts Horse,
three: mounted infantry, four.
Missing-Artilery, Captain Wray: 10th
Hussars, Lieutenants the Hon. D. r. H.
Anderson-PeIham and c. W. H. Crichton.
Fuller news of the disaster to the British
army in the neighborhOod of Sannas post
does not tend to improve matters from a
British point of view. but with the dis
patches so mystifying it is impossible to
accurately portray the present situation or
TO foretell the ultimate issue of Lord Rob-
erts' attempt to retrieve the defeat.
Dispatch From Roberts.
The war office has posted a dispatch
from Lord Roberts, reading as follows:
"BLOEMFONTEIN, April 2, 1880 pm
In continuation of my telegram of March
81, there has been considerable delay in
getting accurate returns of the casualties,
as the action took place twenty-five miles
hence. the telegraph cable has been inter-
rupted several times, cloudy weather has
interfered with signaling. and although
there has been engagement since the
force is continually in touch with the
enemy.
There were many acts of conspicuous
gallantry displayed during the day. @
Battery remained in action under a cross
fire at 1ra'1 yards. for some hours. the Of
fcerS serving the guns as the casualties re-
duced the detachments. Several gallant at
tempts Were made to bring in two guns.
the teams of which had been killed, but at
each attempt the horses were shot.
The Essex. Munster, Shropshire and
Northumberland Mounted Infantry and
Roberts Horse covered the retirement of
the guns from that position 10 the crossing
of the drift found by the cavalry two miles
further south and withstood the deter
mined attacks of the enemy. who. in some
cases. advanced within 100 yards. t. Bat
terry Of the Royal Horse Artillery was sud-
denly surrounded in the drift and the Of
ficers and men Were all made prisoners
without shot being fired. But Major
Taylor and sergeant major succeeded in
escaping IN the confusion. Five guns were
captured at the same time. Further details
tomorrow
No Guns Recovered.
Lord Roberts dispatch seems to finally
dispose Of the earlier report of the recovery
of the guns. and the fact that the Beers
remain in occupation of the waterworks is
taken as an indication that they intend to
make a stand sufficiently long to cover the
withdrawal Of the guns and wagons to a
place of safety. although the absence of
definite information regarding the move
ments OF Cen FrenCh's cavalry makes it
difficult to estimate their chances of add
ing this crowning success to the blow al
ready inflicted.
A dispatch from Maseru. Basutoland,
dated Monday. April 9 says the Earl of
Rosslyn. who is acting as war correspond
T..r- . r. H.,
who left there April / on his way to Thaba
NChu, has prabably fallen into the hands
of the Beers.
Press Messages Censored
Messages from Springfontein suggest that
the fact that press messages are keenIy
censored indicates an early advance north
ward, although there is a question whether
the loss of guns and convoy will not delay
the commander-in-chiefs movements
The alarming increase in I'll, mortality
among the Boer prisoners at SImons Town
has Induced the authorities to promise to
remove to the mainland the prisoners who
are not going to ST. Helena
dispatch from Van Wyksvlei dated
Monday, April ., indicates the pacifcation
or the northwest part of Cape Colony. The
refugees are returning to their homes
Driver Bradley of the Canadian artillery
died April i at Van Wyksvlei as the result
OF an accident.
arrival there of twenty-eight prisoners
mostly residents of Ladybrand who were
seized when the Beers forced the British
10 evacuate that place.
The German Liner Koenig has nesin
reached Lorenzo Marques, this time having
on board 2jI passengers bound for the
TransYaal.
Odd Opinions of Kruger.
An interesting item appears In a period
ical called the Gem, giving the opinions OF
the royal family on President Kruger
culled from an album belonging to the
Duchess Of Fife. The Prince of Wales
wrote:
Mr.. Kruger is a good judge of tobacco
and bad judge OF the English people"
Inc Duke OF Cambridge, former COM
mander-in-chief of the forces. wrote:
Il am an old man, and so is Kruger. As
he is, so am / old soldier L have So
many faults myself, how can l Judge an
otter?''
The queen wrote: May God guide him
and all Of US out of our troubles and diff.
cultes.
To Absorb the Dutch Republfcs
CAPE TOWN, April AT a mass meet
ing held here today, at which 10000 person.
were present. a resolution was passed, amit
scenes of great enthusiasm, declaring tn,
solemn conviction of those assembled tina,
the Incorporation of the South African re
public and the Orange Free State into tn.
queens dominions alone would secur,
peace, prosperity and public freedom il
South Africa The national anthem wa:
then sung
PIumcr Defeated Again.
PRETORIA, Sunday, April lit is re
ported that heavy fighting occurred Satur
day around Mafeking- II is added that Col
Plume-'s relief column was compelled to re
tire with loss. No details have beep 20