The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-27
NO BUNGLING
T. ON THE PART
OF ROBERTS
with hst Commands of the Younger
Generals He Now has an
Efficient Army.
LORD NETHUEN AT BOSHOF.
English Parliament Discusses the
spion Kop Dispatches-BOer
Commissioners Coming.

LONDON. April 27.-1srael's Poort,
which is not marked on the maps, lies
between sanna's Post and Thaba
Nchu. General Hamilton has prOba-
bly, by this time arrived at Thnba
NChu. as he is using his utmost en-
deavors to cut off the Beers, vino arc
retrsating from De VETS Dorp.
The Boer forces at Thnba N'Chu are
not unlikely to make q stand to cover
the escape of the conveys from the
southwark. They have laagers eight
miles apart, stretching from Brantfort
to Thaba N'chu, with u base camp at
samalldell station.
A report comes that small force of
British mounted infantry had brush
with n party of Beers ten miles east of
Karee Siding. who were trying to estab-
Ilsh a connection between Brantfort
and the Boer forces to the southwark.
No Startling News.
Otherwise there is no news beyond the
omcIal dispatches of Lord Roberts, ex-
cept belated details of recent operations.
1t appears that General Brabant. in the
fight with the Beers at Wepener. had a
narrow escape. General Pole -Carew's
advance was much hampered by the
tardy arrival OF the artlllery,which pre-
vented him from capturing Leeuw kop
before darkness set in and enabled the
Boers to secure their retreat.
Although the large scheme Of opera
ttous worked successfully, several cases
Of unaccountable delay in the advance
are remarked by the correspondents.
Taken on the whole, however, there has
been no bungllng, and apparently Lord
Roberts, with the commands in the
hands Of younger generals, now has an
exceedingly efficient army
The report that the Beers had re-
occupied Boshof proves to be untrue.
Lord Methuen is still there and General
Hunters division from Natal, which
was supposed to be going to Bloemfon.
teln. is arriving at Kimberley. This is
evidence that some important opera
tlons are afoot in that district.
1t IS understood that the reason the
Beers did not destroy the Bloemfonteln
water works was that there are many
Beers among the shareholders.
Beers Active in Natal.
The Beers are showing more activity
in Natal. They are placing some heavy
guns four miles north of Elundslaager.
Mr. wyndhams explanation in the
house OF commons yesterday, has
aroused considerable comment, espGc-
tally his statement that Lord Roberts
has been delayed by the necessity Of de-
feating detached forces of the enemy
which threatened his communication
from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and
which blocked them from Eas: London.
The only intImatlon hitherto received
that the East London line was blocked
had been dIscredlted. This was the
Boer report that the bridge at Bethutie
had been blown up.
All discussion Of the SpIon kop dis
patches has been postponed until May
%, by the blocking motion introduced
in the commons yesterday by James
Lowther
A second body Of Boer prisoners has
been landed at st. Helena. The Meth.
erlands minister of foreign affairs yes
terday received the Boer commissioners.
It is alleged that they will time their
arrival in the United States so that 1t
Will occur at the most exciting period In
the presidential election campaign.
From Lourcnzo Marquee comes re-
port that large quantities Of gunPowder
are going to the Beers disguised as
sacks OF meat.