Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-26
BY Kitchener That Caused
a Heavy Loss.
ATTACKED THE TRENCHES
Of the Beers Who Allowed the British
To Get Within Easy Range-Cap-
ture of the Guards Officers Due to
Lack of Discretion.

London, March 26. Ais a. m.-Except
for the unfortunate occurrence as
Lord Roberts calls it, which resulted IN
the killing of Lieutenant Llgen and the
wounding and capture OF Lieutenant
Colonel Crabbe, Lieutenant Colonel COD
rington and Captain Trotter, the cam
paign presents no new features. Inc
mishap to the guards officers is a testl-
mony to their bravery, but not their dis
erection. They met a party of five Beers
whom they tried to capture. The Boers
took refuge on a kopje, where three OF
their comrades were hidden and within
five minutes every member of the British
party was hit.
Apparently little progress is being
made toward the relief Of Mateklng.
A private telegram from 2 lieutenant
at Kimberley, dated Wednesday,. March
q, announces that he was at the point
of starting for Mafeking, presumably
with the relief column.
General Sir FOrestier-Walker and
Prince Alexander of Teck have LETT
Capetown for Bloemfontein.
It is reported from L~adysmith that
Van Reenan's pass bristles with guns.
Mail accounts Of the capture Of Gen
eral Cronie. Just received. bring out
interesting points as to the rapidly
with which Lord Roberts changed his
plans when he found that General Cron-
lie. had escaped from Magersfontein,
where it was originally intended to at
tack or close in on him. Lord Kitchener
was sent forward to intercept him. and
at the battle of Paardeberg Lord Kitten
ener seems to have shown that he IS
a better organizer than a fighter. for it
was at his order that the British in
fantry repeated the blunders of other
generals. attacking intrenched Beers
who allowed the British to get within
LOCO yards before opening fire. AS the
British had absolutely no cover they lost
heavily and uselessly and were compel-
ed to fall back momentarily with some
amount of confusion and to withdraw
their transports to a safe distance.
This fact makes a significant COM
mentary upon the rumors that have
been in circula tion of some GOODNESS be-
tween Lord Kitchener and Lord Rob-
erts, which is said to nave accounted
for the former being sent to Prieska to
suppress the rebellion.
London, March 26.-Lady Sarah Will
son, in a dispatc~ from Mafeking, dated
Wednesday, March IA, says: we nave
received news to increase our disap-
p%ointment, as there is no prospect of our
relief. The town remains closely in
vested. The Beers are reported to be
very numerous and strongly intrenched
between us and Colonel Plumer's force.
Some of the natives are dying of starva-
ton. owing TO their prejudice against
horsefesh.'
The war office has received the follow
ing dispatch frol~- Lord Roberts: "A
telegram from Nicholson at Bulawayo
states that Colonel Baden-rowell re-
ports: All we'll to March 90. During
past few days enemy's activity much re-
Taxed"
The Nicholson referred to in Lord
Roberts dispatch is Major John Mich
olson, commandant-general of the Brit
ish South African police, stationed in
Rhodesia.
Winston Churchill. in a dispatch to the
Morning Post, says: 1T is imperative
to continue shipping troops to South Az
RIGA. The stream should never cease
until the Beers surrender uncOndition-
ally. At the end of the war Great Brit
ain will possess the finest army in her
history. This, however, must not lure
the nation from the fertile fields Of trade
and into the stony wastes OF
militarism."
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph,
from Kimberley, dated Sunday, March
%, says: Prisoners brought in here re-
port that a force of British cavalry has
entered the Transvaal n penetrated
to a point Is miles north of Christiana,
TIL British forces at fourteen streams
are being strengthened. A movement
northward is expected soon."
A Bloemfontein correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph. in a dispatch dated
""S 1"lA 80 says II idle allies
are now bitter foes. Sc strong is the
popular feeling here that were it desir-
able, a large body of Free Staters would
take the field and fight immediately
against the ~Transvaalers."
The Times has this from ouxvil
dated Saturday: commandment Olivier
with a strong force and Is guns, is NOV.
ing north of Ladybrand. A large Boo,
convoy has been seen from Basutoland
proceeding toward Colcolan. General
French may intercept it,"