Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-03
Win Stay at Water Works
Until Plunder is Safe.
EARLY ADVANCE NORTH
Roberts Intended Move North
viii Probably Be Delayed
by Loss Of Guns--A
Strict Censorship

Bushman's Kop, Monday, April 2.-The
Beers are still occupying the waterworks
which the British shelled yesterday at
ternoon, the Beers replying.
London, April 3.-Fuller news of the
disaster to the British army in the neigh
borhood Of Sannas post does not tend to
improve matters from British point of
view. but with the dispatches SO mystify-
ing 1t is impossible to accurately portray
the present situation or foretell the ulti-
mate issue of Lord Roberts attempt to
retrieve the defeat. The war Office has
posted a dispatch from Lord Roberts
reading as follows: "Bloemfontein, April
telegram of March 31st there has been
considerable delay in getting accurate re-
turns Of the casualties as the action took
place % miles hence, the telegraph cable
has been interrupted several times.
cloudy weather has interferred with sig
Mailing and although there has been no
engagement since, the force is continu
ally in touch with the enemy. There
were many acts Of conspicuous gallantry
displayed during the day. "Q'' re-
Uu6lu0u al dCllOu uuOCE uTS AI lew ydIUS
for some hours, the officers serving the
guns as casualties reduced detachments.
Several gallant attempts were made to
bring in two guns, teams OF which had
been killed but at each attempt the
horses were shot. The Essex Munster,
Shropshire and Northumberland mount
ed infantry and Roberts horse covered
the retirement of the guns from that po-
sition to the crossing Of the drift, found
by the cavalry two miles further south
and withstood the determined attacks of
the enemy, who in some cases advanced
within 100 yards.
"a" battery Of the Royal horse artil-
lery was suddenly surrounded in the drift
and the officers and men were all made
prisoners without shot being lired.
But Major Taylor and a sergeant ma
jor succeeded in escaping In the confu-
sion. Five guns were captured at the
same time. Further details tomorrow"
Lord Roberts dispatch seems to finally
dispose of the early report of the recov-
cry of the guns, and the fact that the
Beers remain in occupations Of the water
works Is taken as an indication that they
intend to make stand sufficiently long
to ceyer the withdrawal Of their guns
and wagons to a place OF safety, al
though the absence Of definite informa-
ton regarding the movements of General
French's cavalry makes 1t difficult to
estimate their chances Of adding this
crowning success to the blow already in
ficted.
A dispatch from Masoru, Basutoland,
dated Monday, April 2, says: The Earl
OF Roslyn who is acting as war corre-
spondent for the Daily Mail in South
Africa, and who left there ON April l, on
his way to Thaba Ntchu, has probably
fallen into the hands Of the Beers.
Messages from Springfontein suggest
the fact that the press messages are
keenly censored, indicating an early adj
vance northward, although there is a
question whether the loss of guns and
convoy will not delay the commander-in-
chiefs movements
The alarming increase in the mortality
among the Boer prisoners at Simonstown
has induced the authorities to promise to
remove to the main hand the prisoners
who are not going to st. Helena.
Driver Bradley Of the Canadian artil-
lery, died ON April 1 as the result Of an
accident.
"A dlspatch from Pretoria announces
the arrival Of 2s prisoners mostly resi-
dents Of Ladybrand, who were seized
M.aen the Beers forced the British to
evacuate that place.
The German liner. Koenig, has again
reached Lourenso Marques. this time
having on board 267 passengers bound
for the Tansvaal.
An interesting Mem appears in a peri
odical called the Gem, giving the opinions
Of the royal family on President Kruger,
cMlled from an album belonging to the
Duchess of Fife. The Princes of Wales
wrote:
''Mr. Kruger is a god Judge of tobacco,
: and a bad judge Of the English people"
The Duke Ct Cambridge wrote:
Il an an old man. and go is Kruger
An he 10. % am Ian old soldier. l nave
80 many faults myself. 30 how cam I
Judge anotier?"
The queen wrote: s
MAY God guide him and all of us out
Of our troubles and dificulties.''