The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-21
WHITE WITH TENTS.
Country Around BlOemfOntein Shows
the Great Force Under Roberts.


TrooPs-Boors Have Lost $4,000
Men since War Began.
London, April l4.--Lord Roberts
preparations for an advance are APP
parently proceeding apace. The coun-
try around Bioemtontein is fairly
white with British tents, and the
ENORMOUS force under his command
is growing In strength aud receiving
the much needed supply Of horses aud
mules. II is calculated that Lord Rob
erts now has 2ii,OO0 effective troops,
with 1R,o0O more afoat or under or
ders
II il reported that the Beers lost
heavily in the recent fighting at
Wepener. There is much weeping
among the women and an urgent mes
sage for assistance has been sent to
the Rouxvillo commando.
TherU is now no longer any doubt
that the real cause Of Lord Roberts
insetion since the occupation OF
Rioemfonteln-with the solitary ex-
ccption Of the affair near Karee sid
ing-has been the enormous loss OF
horses and the exhausted condition
Of his men. The loss Of horses has al
ready been noticed on several occa-
sions but II is only through private
letters from soldiers with Lord Rob
erst' army that the British public
il learning of the hardships and
privations to which the men were
subjected during the march from the
Nodder river to Bloemfontein.
The commissariat arrangements
were so bad that there were occasions
when the men, marching and fight
ing, went AZ many as 90 hours with
out anything to cat and byouacked
on the open veldt in the piercing
night cold In their summer clothing.
And the transport animals dropped
dead by hundreds from being over
driven. Lord Roberts is now re-
ceiving large numoer of horses,
but as the Boer activity will compel
him to take the field as soon as his
cavalry and mounted infantry are re-
mounted. the animals, fresh from
Sea voyage and unseasoned, will sub
eumb az the others did before them,
and the forthcoming operations
promise to be pushed with vigor
quite equal to that with which the
pursuit OF Gen. Cronic and the sub
sequent movements were carried on.
Tons OF Presents for British Prisoners.
Pretoria. April 15.--United States
Consul Adeibert S. Hay has received
oh tons Of presents for British mill
tary prisoners, mostly from England
and the Cape, comprising luXuries,
groceries, cigars, cigarettes and boxes
for the hospitals. 1t haa all been adj
nitted duty free to the Transvaal
and every facility afforded, which has
greatly gratiHed Mr.. Hay. He re-
Gently visited the prisoners at Water
vaai and says that he found every
thino az wall anuid ha aS.,e..i...i
under the circumstances.
The Bsers aettinE Disheartened.
London. April 16,-The Bloemfon'
tein correspondent Of the Times, tele'
graphing Sunday, says; ut Is re-
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