The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-20
SHELL THE BRITISH CAMP.
Beers Make Things Hot for Troops
Near Ladysmith, But No
Damage Is Done.
ROBERTS REPORTS THE ENEMY ACTIVE.
English Casualties Up to April Are
Enormous Burghers Strongly
Fortified on a Range of Hills
Roberts Said to BE Preparing for
a Forward Movement.


| opened fire this morning early, send
ing shells into the British camp at
Elandslaagte from three positions
| widely separated. The shells did no
| damage. The troops moved out to re-
connoiter and found the Beers in
| strong force and well fortified One
| naval 4.7-inch gun replied to the
Beers, who have again placed a long
Tom in position.
Victory Is Claimed.
London, April 11.-Latest reports
| from South Africa increase the feeling
of depression that prevails in the pub
lie mind The special correspondent of
the Daily Mail sends this dispatch from
Brandfort. April s, via Lourenzo Mar
| ques, dated Tuesday:
Yesterday Gen. De Wet inflicted the
| third defeat of the British within week
| at Meerkatsfontein. killing and wounding
| GOO. He captured 900 with IL wagons, los
| ing five Beers killed and nine wounded"
Roberts Reports Enemy Active.
London, April 12.-Lord Roberts
| wires to the war office from Bloom
fontein, under date of Tuesday, April
| 10, as follows:
1.-THE enemy have been very active dur
| ing the past few days. One commando
| is now on the north bank of the Orange
| river, not far from Aliwal North, while
another is attacking Wepener The gar
| riSon there is holding out braVely and in
| ficted serious loss on the Beers. Maj.
| Syringe, of the Cape mounted rifles, was
| killed No other casualties have been re-
| ported as yet.
1.-THE troops are being moved up rapidly
A patrol of six men of the Seventh dragon
! guards under Lieut.. Wetherly, which had
| been reported missing since April Z, has
returned safely
British Casualties Mount Up.
| The war Office issued Wednesday aft
ernoon return of the total British
| casualties up to April z. 1t was as
i follows:
| Killed in action, 211 officers and l 1850 men;
died of wounds, 4S officers and 465 men;
| missing and prisoners, 16S officers and 1922
| men; died of disease, AZ officers and LASS
men; accidental deaths, 3 officers and "a
| men; repatriated invalids, 2SS officers and
| 1884 men. Total, 1868, exclusive of the
| sick and wounded now in hospital.
To the war Office returns of casual
ties must be added the losses of the
last week and the wounaed, aggre-
eating about 10000 men, making
grand total of upwards of $4,000 Off
| GERS and men put out of action.
Whole Line Fortified.
London, April 12.-The correspondent
| of the Daily Mail, at Lourenzo Marques,
says: 'Thirty-fve thousand Beers,
| with 90 guns, are concentrated on the
range of hills between Kroonstad and
Winburg. The whole line is fortified
and is almost impregnable.
Roberts Preparing.
London, April 13.-Quiet assurances
are passed around among military
| men that Lord Roberts is employing
his great army effectively and that
the adventurous Boer commanders
are likely to be enmeshed. Scraps of
news-a detail here and another there
have reached England tonight over
comparatively idle cables, but they do
not illuminate the situation.
Holding Out Well.
London, April 14.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Roberts:
"Bloemfontein, April 13.-The enemy's
movements south have been checked.
Wepener is still surrounded, but the lit
tie garrison is holding out well. Troops
are being moved to their assistance. The
health of the troops is good and the eli
mate perfection"
Boer Losses.
London, April 14.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Lourenzo Marques: The actual Boer
losses to the end of March, including
prisoners, are estimated at $4,000. At
present there are several thousand
Beers in Natal, and $4,000 in the Free
State.