The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-05-03

London. April 29.In Comnlandant
Gen. Luis Botha the Beers appear 70
have found capable successor 70
Jonbert. AS u result OF his foresight
and quick Judgment it may be as
sumed now that the retreating COM
mandoes have gotten safely away
with their transport 1T is true Loru
Roberts does not say much as 20 Tug
whereabouts Of his forces other than
those OF Gen. French and Gen. Run-
die. Nothing is known as TO the forces e
Of Generals Brabant. Pole-GareW,
Hart and Chermside. but the lndlca-
lions from Aliwalnorth show fhat seV-
eral small commanders are still nov
erinc in the vicinity Of Springiieln,
causing q certain amount Of danger,
and the adyices from Dewetsdorp out
lining the duties Of Gen. Chermslde
Justify the conclusion that it Will still
be necessary to employ a consideralplie
body OF troops to keep the Free state
clear OF Beers. u The position is fnat
the Beers. who began their raid
north AGO by compelling Col. Broad
wood to retire on Bloemfontein. nave
now gotten safely away to the n0Ffh-
ward, practically without loss, put
with the advantage Of seven British
guns. together with q hundred pris-
oners captured. Meanwhile the al
vance to Pretoria has not begun.
Small wonder is it that England COM
plains and that criticisms are begin
ming to be heard here and there
Against Lord Roberts.
rwo.tbirds az his entire force have
been employed in effecting this sma =.
satisfaction. and the proba DEITY
that the whole force will be again De
concentrated on Bloemfontein pelore
the main advance begins. AS slIl a,
raids on the British communlca.la'on
are likely to be repeated II ls eviuenC-
ly still a far cry to Pretoria. Inc sis
nificance of Gen. Hunters divlsloh =
going to Kimberley, where mounteu
troops are also arriving daily - nov
said to be a serious attempt 70 aea,
with the strong Boer force on tne sahl
river now threatening TO re.ake
Barkly and then to endeayor % feliey w,
Matching. 1t will be borne 10 ninu
that Gen. Hunter paid hurried WISH
to Lord Roberts at Bloemfonteln. e
temporary railway bridge has just
been completed at Bethulle. Where
hitherto railway trucks had peen
transferred over the wagon brldge.
This will greatly facilitate geltlns
stores up to Bioemfo I'm. a H. ut
ney Bigelow, discussing the trea fme e.
/ OF South African rebels. says that the
wisdom Of the United States govern
ment in not Furnishing the Confeder-
ates after the war 1T secession mas
| borne good fruit, and he suggested
| that a similar result would follow 2
similar liberal policy In South Africa.
Boers Fire ON tine Red Cross.
Iourcnzo MARQUES, April 20. Swat
| land runners report that the recent
visit 10 the queen OF Swaziland by Sir;
Robert Ashmead-Bartlett has not
checked the killing. The Swat queen
has placed the former kings brotner
on the throne. boy OF eighteen. she
argues that as she will have to an
swer for the death Of Sebuagua, she
may as we'll keep on killing, and mas
given the chiefs permission 10 klH
| whom they please throughout the
| whole Of Swaziland.
| The commanders ordered TO the
front are oheying reluctantly. One
! burger who has escaped injury in
number Of battles admits that the
Beers have fired on the Red Cross fire.
auently. The sending of Gen. CronJe
| to st. Helena has greatly enraged the
Beers. who are said to be more than
ever determined to fight to the death.
Beers EIude Gen. Rumble.
London. April %. The Daily Chron-
| icle has the following from Vaal Bank.
dated Wednesday: For two days the.
| Beers have been fighting a series OF
i rear guard actions. Crossing the Mod
I der here and holly pursued by Gen.
i Anderson. they got into the kopjes
southeast of the crossing and narrow
ly missed being captured by Gen.
| Rumble. who was coming from that
direction. but on sighting his advance
/ they turned eastward and slipped
4 away between Gen. Anderson and Gen.
Rumble. A prisoner just captured as
! serts that President Steyn was pres
/ ent during Mondays fight at Stand
4 fontein. east Of Leeuw kop. He had
/ shaved his beard so that he was not
4 easily recognizable.
i Catholics VIII Not Parade.
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