The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-14

lighting occurred on april Ind IN the
neighborhood of Mafeking. The garrison /
made a sortie while Colonel Plumer's
cavalry attacked the Beers at Rama
tahlabama. Both attacks were repulsed.
Twenty of Colonel Plumers men were
found dead on the field and six others
were made prisoners. The federal losses
were small.
Was i'm Easy Reach.
Gaberones, Bechuanaland, April g.
Colonel Plumer, with force of British
mounted infantry, started on daring
march Sunday, March %, with the object
of threatening the Boer lines of com
munication. After two rapid night march
es through the Transvaal territory, he ar
rived at dawn March 81 within II miles
of Zeerust and distinctly heard the bonn
bardment of Mafeking. Having recon-
noitered the country with a view of flu
ture operations without sighting single
white man, Colonel Plumer crossed the
railroad south of Lobatsi, which he found
in possession of Boer force, and re-
turned. Then finding the railroad hence
damaged by General Shyman's main
force, he returned to the vicinity of MAIZE
king.
Rumors reach here that a relief column
is approaching Mafeking from the south.
Latest From Mafeking.
Mafeking, April 6.-There has been it
lie excitement during the past week. The
Boer shell fire comes in fitfdl gusts and
has little effect The Beers seem to be
breaking up their main lager to the west
ward, but have taken up an entrenched
position on the northward with the view
of preventing the approach of relief. The
sharpshooters keep up steady inter
change of fire. 1t is rumored that relief
is near.
NJ. Shelto, native chief southwark,
has broken out against the Beers. There
was heavy firing in the direction of his
chief kraal March %.
/ An Irish-American trooper of the pro-
tectorate has deserted the British. re-
ward of $3.50 has been offered for his cap
ture, dead or alive.
President Steyn Talks.
Pretoria, April Elm his speech at the
opening of the Free State raad, President
Steyn declared that in spite of the sur
render of Bloemfontein he had not lost
hope of the triumph of the republican
cause The war; he said, was forced upon
the Transvaal and nothing remained for
the Orange Free State but to throw in
it's lot with its sister republic in accord
ance with the terms of the treaty.
Heavy Boer Losses Reported.
Carnavaron, Cape Colony, April 9.-lt
is reported that 200 insurgents, who were
not aware that Sir Charles Parsons had
occupied Kenhardt, rode into that place
and were captured by the British troops
The Canadian artillery has returned here
from Van Wyck's vliet
Break for Liberty.
Cape Town, April "a determined at
tempt to escape was made by the BoeI
prisoners at Simontown and ID of them
succeeded in getting away. In the con
fusion one of the prisoners was killed and
another was wounded. One man was cap
tured. Sentries have been placed at diff
ferent points of the town and the station
is under military supervision.
Threaten Brabant's Column.
London, April 9.-The Beers are in force
at Wepe1er, north of Smithfeld, in the
Orange Free State, and are threatening
General Brabant's colonial division. tn,
main body of which, with the artillery
is at Wepener. telegram which lei
Mazero, Basutoland north of Wepener, al
midnight, describes the Beers as being il
great force" and afraid to make a fronta
attack, but it is added they were en-
deavoring to turn the British position by
crossing the Basuto frontier by a roaC
slIirting Caledon river, which emerge:
south of Wepener.
The Basutos are excited. Assistant Com
missioner Griffiths with force of police
left Mazero Friday, going where the Boer
are about to trespass and the tribesmeI
l. engaged for railroad work at Bloemfonteii
} are deserving to protect their villages.
: Reports reach Mazero almost hourly o
Boer activity in the Orange Free State
British Loss Mt Reddersburg.
Bloemfontein, April 9.-The casualtie
at Reddersburg were: Officers-Killed
Captain Casson and Lieutenant Barclay
both of the Northumberland; wounded
two; captured, eight. Non-commissione
officers and men-Killed, eight; wounded
33. The rest were captured. Our strengt
was 1877 mounted infantry and 429 in
fantry. The enemy was said to be 800
strong with five guns.
t Operations Against Butler.
1t is reported from Ladysmith that tn
e Beers are beginning to construe Generl