The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-26

Quietly Away from LanuOn.
London, April 21.-:20 a. m.-General
Chermside and General Rumble are
moving over the sodden roads. Rain
was still falling when they went into
camp Thursday afternoon eighteen
miles west of Dewet's Dorp. They hold
the railway and the southern frontier
Of the Free State with 10000 men.
How many are going with the Cen
erals who will engage the Beers at
Wepener is not mentioned in the latest
dispatches from Oorlogspoort, where
the British bivouacked Wednesday
night. The field telegraph ends there.
On Thursday the Beers still had Col
onel Dalgety closely penned.
The Government reason for publish
ing Lord Roberts Spion kop dispatch
es was explained last evening at Hull
by Mr.. Walter Hume Long, president
Of the Board Of Agriculture, who said
that the country was entitled to re-
ccive all the information the govern
mcnt could give.
The government is told" continued
l<pilG, lIidt, ia ING PODIiohco INC
dispatches, it is bound to deal imme-
diately with the Generals affected but,
in following such a course, the govern
ment might have to dismiss every Cen
eral the moment he made a mistake.
Had such a policy been pursued in the
past. many most glorious deeds would
not have been performed.
The government used its discretion
in publishing the dispatches. From the
beginning Of the campaign Her MajeS-
tvs Ministers have not sweryed from
the rule Of leaving the conduct of the
operations to the discretion and judg-
mcnt Of the communicative chief"
General White, if not required in
South Africa. will go as Governor of
Gibraltar toward the end Of May.
London, April 20-A special dispatch
from BlOemfOntein. under yesterdays
date, says firing is reported to be in
progress south Of Karee Siding, six
miles north Of Glen. The strength of
the Beers is not known. The British in
fantry. supported by artillery, held
strong position on a large dam.
London. April 20.-1.50 p. m.-The re-
port Of the fighting at karee Siding,
six miles north Of Glen, may be the
first news Of the progress of the Brit
ish advance on Pretoria, but even if
this were only an unimpOrtant skirmish
there are many other indications that
Lord Roberts is either starting or has
already started for the northern goal.
a dispatch from Cape Town, under to-
days date. says: The censorship re-
strictions have been greatly increased
owing to the movements of the troops"
All the dispatches bear traces Of the
strenuous efforts of the correspondents
to give their papers an inkling of what
is afOOt
The Beers south Of BlOemfontein are
reported to be letreating. Large COM
mands were seen April 18th near Thaba
N'Chu, moving to the north. Their
progress was slow, however, owing to
the terrible condition Of the country.
BY way Of Pretoria comes d report
that fever is deciinating the Mafeking
garrison and a letter from the Mayor
of Nafeking says Lord Roberts asked
Colonel HaGcn-I'ow ell to hold out until
May 10Th.
Cecil Rhodes returns to Cape Town
tomorrow. The announcement of his
departure was unexpected. Never has
man - prominently connected with
the vital questions of the day paid such
a quiet visit to London. 1t is learned
that the &o-called Empire maker,
came to England purely on business
connected with the British Chartered
South Africa Company and the De
lttiS ...lIt = 'Oliif'iNE- lie mas accom-
pIish,d his objects and. hating inaction
and not wishing to meet people or free
~ cypress lis views. has suddenly de-
torminrd t. return to South Africa,
where he will Watch the interests of
these two c"mIanits. Mr.. Rhodes has
al solutcly refused to be interviewed,
though privately he has expressed
SCathirg comments On several of the
generals still holding commands at the
front. Lady Gatac~e will be a fellow
passenger of Mr. Rhodes. She is going
as far as Madeira to meet her husband,
the British General. who has been sent
back to England.
Aliwal North. April 2O.-Captain Lit
tie If I,rabant's Horse: Lieutenant
IIoih"Ck and Mr.. Milne. u Reuter- CORE
spordcnt. fell into the hands of the enc
my while they Were trying to reach
W,pener ii week ago Everything was
taken frGm the prisoners. who were
sent to Pretoria. Their native servants.
who escaped from the Bocr laager near
WeHener. say that there were four
guns disabled and that the Beers had
lost one hundred in killed alone.
1t is also asccrtained that the Beers
made a night attack on April 18th, but
We're discovered while creeping along a
MaXimS. who fired into them at a dis
lance of zoo yards. with the result that
the EOers lost five wagon loads of kill
ed and wounded. \ simultaneous at
tack in other quarters was repulSed by
the British. who used their bayOnetS.
The Beers still surround Wepener, but
there has bee little firing lately.
Elandslaagte. April 19.-The British
patrols yesterday discovered another
party of Beers on the British left, in
the same position from which the enc
my recently fired on the South African
II This however there
was no firing. Native deserters confirm
previous statements with respect to the
fortitications and strength of the Beers
along the I3ggarSberg range. The enc
my have recently established q large
hospital. which is already filled and
similar hospitals are being established
10y them at various railway towns. The
| Beers are losing many horses. The rank
and file are not allowed to forage for
| supplies. Their sugar is exhausted and
| only bush tea is available. The Beers
| are reported to wish to leave the Big
| EarsherG and to take up position at
| Majuba: but the commandments re-
| fuse.
Pretoria. April 20.-Major General
| SChalk-BurCer has been gaZetted vice.
| president Gin succession to the late
! General JouberU and General Louis
Botha has been gaZetted acting Com
/ mandant-Generat succeeding General
| Joubert in command of the Transvaal
| tDrCcS>.
Cape Town. April 20-At a meeting
| # the Nolksraad Of the Orange Free
| state at kroOnstad to-day President
| Stryn denounced Lord Roberts procla-
| nation as 'treactsery'' and declared
that as Great Britains object was
! ''thei- destruction
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