The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-17
THE WAR IN DOtR LAND
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sing me Lfllsn lines OF cJmmunlca-
son. On his SIDE lOid Rome, b ia UJa-
cen,rd,IHg nis lorees aud preparing 90
iake every Auvan age u tng Doid on
RISKY tactias ~ he enemy lie 8 NOS
Likely 10 s,rIKe at any of their forces
und he is eertaIn VI dehyeriug a
crushing blow.
There is n,tie doubt thai Lord Rob.
erts is hampeIed by the necessity Tor
remoun.s ana iran p1rt, ana the is
of the convoy Euns MI al of ""ol
Broadwood's baggage was serious
matter. The Beers are now trusting
90 what they believe to be their su-
perior mobility
orles VI the AinOuscade.
FRANKFORT, Orange Free State,
AprM 2.-burgnefs VINO are returning
from the scene OF the Sannas-Post am
buJcade talso referred 10 as Karee and
korn SpruiO furnish interesting de-
TAILS of the occurrence. Ii appears that
when the hrst retreating British
wagon entered TIE drift the ambus-
cspders shouted Hands up" removed
the officers and let the cart through.
This process was repeated several
times until the wagons arrived in
bunch and the ruse was discovered,
and disorderly fight followed. In one
cart were two officers, to whom Com
mandant de Welt shouted Hands up"
One of them obeyed, whereupon the
other shot his comrade dead, refused
to surrender and was Immediately
shot.
The burghers lost three men killed
and ten wounded, including field cor.
net. Among the wounded was the
Dutch military attache Nix, VINO re-
ceived a bullet in the chest. Altogesh-
er the Beers captured $50 prisoners
throughout the day. The significance
OF the battle must not be moderated
1t was fought by force of Free Stat
ers on the fiat plains and without
shelter The Free Staters are now
DESTROYS of marching on Bloemfontein.
and the Transvaal officers are anxious
to emulate the late successes of their
allies
All the Southern Boer forces have
now formed junctures with the main
Boer army and form a large force Of
veterans.
Perhaps of greater importance even
than the victory was the capture OF
British secret papers including macs
and plans of 1897, 1898 and 1899, out
lining elaborate schemes for the in
vasion OF the Orange Free State and
Transvaal and giving a plan for reach
ing johannesburg from Mafekin.
along DR.. Jameson's route, amended
so as to avoid his mistakes. Another
gives plan for the march from Bloem-
fontein to Kroonstadt.
Steyn Again Appeals.
PRETORIA, April I'm his speech
at the opsning of the Free State Rad,
President Steyn declared in spite OF the
surrender of Bloemfonten he had not
lost hope of the triumph of the repub-
lican cause. The war, he said, was
forced upon the Transvaal, and uota'
ing remained for the Orange Free
State but to throw in its lot with its
little sister republic in accordance
with the terms of the treaty. Inc
war. he continued, was begun with th+
object of main tanning with arms the
Independence bought with the blood
of the forefatheN of the nation and
had heen 80 successful that 1t had
caused the greatest wonder throughout
the world and even to tine Beers them
selves.
After paying tribute to the mem
ory of General Joubert, President
Steyn said that the British, notwita-
standing their Overwhelming numbers,
were violating the flag of truce AMI
the red cross, and he was compelled to
report the matter to the neutral pow
ers.
The President further remarked that
tlhs attempt to create d.ssensions
among the burghers by the issuing Of
proclamations had failed. Referring
to the correspondence between the
South African Presidents and Lora
Salisbury. President Steyn proceeded:
mot only were those efforts made but
the republics had dispatched depl
tation to Europe and America to bring
the influence of neutral powers In
order to secure a cessation OF the
bloodshed. and I greatly desire thai
these efforts be crowned with success
After saving Fret the government
had raised . ternorarv loan with the
Transvaal. President Stevu concluded
with praver that the Free State Se
preserved from h4'no forced to give up
its dearly loved independence.
Poor Prisoners I'll.
sIMONcT0wN Capt Colony. Thurs
my, apFll O,-SnDtueI uhtu vi LOW
Boer prisoners was removed today
from the transport Cambridge, The
men presented woebegone appear
ance, many of them were SICK and their
baggage consisted mostly of Kafir
blankets, canvas water bottles and
cooking utensils. One of the prison
ers died Of smallpox and four others
are fatally Ill.
Hussa~s Detained.
NORvAL'S POINT, Thursday, April
ga detachment of hussars. who
were proceeding hence to Bloemfon-
tein are reported to have been de-
trained al Edinburgh about fifteen
miles sou Invest q Reddersburg, In tn.
Orange Free State, and dispatched 70
the assistance of the Irish Fusieers
captured near Reddersburg.
Insurgents Taken.
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