Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-27
Fifteen Miles North-Big Battle; fni1
nsinent - Lord Roberts seJ2
Troops FOrward-Farms Are Rai<<
ed-Funeral of JOubert.

London, March 31.-The Beers are
concentrating in force about Is miles
porth of Bloemfontein, in the rear Of
Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending;for-
ward troops to engage them. TSersev-
enth infantry division and part BIZ
French's cavalry have been sent to joiH
the Fourteeth brigade and the two cav
airy regiments that are holding Glen
and its enyirons. 4@
1t does not seem probable that the
Beers will give serious battle in the
fairly open country north of Glen. Still
their evident strength indicates more
than corps of observation. In small
affairs the Beers are daringly aggres-
sive in all parts of the field of war.
The johannesburg mounted police, es.
teemed by the Beers to be their best
mounted commando, are raiding the
country near Bloemfontein, harassing
the farmers who have given up their
arms to the British, and carrying off
cattle. There is Boer report from
Natal that a Russian soldier of fortune,
Col. Ganotzki, with hundred horse
men, is operating near the British out
posts on the western border. The Beers
have reoccupied Campbell and are in
strength near Taungs and Barley
West They shelled the British camp
at Warrenton Wednesday, but moved
out of range that night. Yesterday
(Thursday) two British guns enfiladed
the Boer trenches, quieting their Maui
sers.
Lord Methuen and the forces that had
been operating in the Barley district,
have been recalled to Kimberly by Lord
Roberts No explanation has been CIV
en-, but the mounted troops are dissat-
isfied at having been ordered back.
The Beers and disloyalists at Ken
hardt have been dispersed and caused
to retreat. Gen. Parsons is about to
enter the town unopposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive ar
rangements to police and safeguard all
the Free State towns and territory &C.
eupied. Dispatches from Maseru assert
that the Beers who returned to Lady
brand from Coloolan have taken I'D
positions and sent pickets far in every
direction to watch Basutoland, in the
expectation that part of Gen. Buffers
army will invade the Free State on
that side.
According to Pretoria advices, MAIZE
king was bombarded for seven hours
on Tuesday.
1t is reported in London in a we'll
informed quarter that Lord Kitchener
will be offered the post of commander
in-chief in India, succeeding the late
Sir William Lockhart, so soon as de-
els1ve successes have been obtained in
the Transvaal, and that Gen. Sir Archi-
bald Hunter will succeed him as Lord
Roberts chief of staff. The Indian
newspapers have been urging Kitchen
er's appointment.
President Kruger's Plans.
London, March 81. = The Bloemfon-
se1n correspondent of the Morning
Post, telegraphing Wednesday, says:
President Kruger boasts his intention
TO retake Bloemfontein within a week
and 1t appears probable that the Beers
are advancing in force southwark.
Simple Funeral of Joubert.
Pretoria, March 81. - Gen. Joubert
was taken ill Sunday morning. He
was at his office the previous day. He
suffered great pain, but became uncon.
'cious some time before death. The
complaint was acute inflammation of
me bowels. The body will lie in state
'ne day and will then be taken by spe-
nal train to the farm at Rustfontein.
near Wakkerstrom, where it will be
hurled quietly, as Joubert often request
10, and without military honors.