Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-04
BRITISH FEEL BLUE
They Do Not Like the Turn That
Affairs Have Taken In South
Africa.
CRONJE ON FOR ST. HELENA
Neglect Is Charged Against British Officers
Important Operations Are Impend-
ing-The Brilliant Strategy of
Boer Commander

London, April 4.-The situation in
South Africa is not very encouraging to
the British at present. No news has yet
been received of the expected battle be-
tween General French and the Beers.
There is now but remote prospect of
the recapture of the guns. This, how
ever, is regarded as quite trifling, COM
pared with the political effects of the
disaster. AS the Bloemfontein CORE
spondent of the Times remarks, Com
mandant Oivier's strategy in reoccupy-
ing Ladybrand and Thaba N'Chu was
bold and even brilliant. Most of his
force is composed of Free Staters and
the advantage gained by them will have
most disturbing effect on the mind of
the Free State population. The impossi-
bility of effecting complete protection
for the moment to all the farmers in the
south and southeast sections of the Free
State is recognized at Bloemfontein.
The men who surrendered under the
proclamation of Lord Roberts are now
being punished for the reliance they
placed in the ability of the British to
protect them. AS the correspondent fur
ther remarks: This is a hard fate, and
every possible effort will be made to
help them, but consideration for the
sufferings of the repentant belligerents
at the hands of their low-countrymen
cannot be suffered to prejudice the mil
itary plans of Lord Roberts" 1t is an
nounced from Springfontein that the
censorship has again curtailed the dis
patches. Therefore, important develop
ments must be impending. The British
public are reluctant to believe that an
American led the Boer forces which at
tackled the convoy. There is little news
from other points. Mafeking was still
besieged on March 20, and there are ru-
mors that General Butler is preparing
to advance
BOERS ARE BOTHERSOME.
Springfontein, Orange Free State,
April Sowing to-information that the
Beers are lowering in the neighborhood
of the railroad running from this place
to Bloemfontein, General Gatacre Is
preparing to take vigorous measures to
cope with any attempt to cut off Lord
Roberts line of communication at that
point,
DON'T BELIEVE THE STORY.
Washington, April At is not be-
lieved here that Capt. Carl Reichman,
18th infantry, was one of the leaders of
the Beers at the last fight between the
Beers and English at the Bloemfontein
water works. Adjutant General Corbin
would not even discuss the possibility
of the story being true. Reichman's
brother officers, men who knew him
well, say that it is very probable that
Reichman occupied some conspicuous
point of vantage from which to view
the fight and his discovery in uniform
by the British was the basis for the sup
position that he was one of the Boer
leaders Reichman was selected by
General Miles personally to accompany
the Boer forces during the war as OBJ
server for the United States army. The
army is already represented on the Brit
ish side by Captain Slocum, and in the
interest of military science it was
deemed essential that an accurate idea
Of the Boer method of warfare be had,
in order that conclusions might be
drawn that would be useful to the Unit
ed States army. Captain Reichman
ranks high as scientific soldier, hav-
ing been detailed with success to OBJ
serve the grand maneuvers of the Ger
man army as a representative Of the
United States army. His colleagues in
Washington declare that this officer has
too much common sense to be led into
violation of his orders in the manner
described, for if he actually threw his
lot with the Beers in attacking the
British he violated the rules of war and
committed very grave offense under
army regulations.
ALL QUIET.
Bloemfontein, April 4.-General Col
villes division and General French's
cavalry returned here. Everything is
quiet.
BOUND FOR ST. HELENA,
Capetown, April 4.-General Cronje,
Colonel Shields and 1000 Boer prisoners
sailed for st. Helena last night.
sCHREINER sMOBBED.
London, April 4.-The enormously su-
perior British forces appear inactive in
every part of the war field, waiting yet
probably for an accumulation of mate
rial for swift advance on the Trans
vaal frontier. The London military
commentators and the public to some
extent are. irritated and confused by the
situation. Details received of scenes on
Green Market square at Cape Town on
Tuesday, when Premier Schreiner en-
countered an English demonstration,
show that the premier, fearing personal
violence, sought refuge in a restaurant.
He was hooted and tried to reach the
parliament house, protected by police.
The people shouted TRAITOR" but he
succeeded in reaching the house. Final
ly the people began to sing "God Save
the Queen" and he raised his hat amid
cheers, and was heard to say, Reserve
your judgment" The permanent bridge
A at Modder river station has been fin
ished. The first train passed over It
Tuesday.
vandals at Work.
Logansport, Ind, April 4.--One hun
dred and fifty masked men blew up two