Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
GEN. warren
Has Been Appointed Military Governor
of Griqualand West.
NO NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
Latest Authentic Estimates of the
BOers' Forces Place Them mt 3d.
OOO Men. According to Lou
renee Marques Dispatch.

London, April 2S.-The war Office hal
received the following dispatch from Lore
Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, April p:
AT the request of the high commission
err General Warren has been appointed
military governor Of Griqualand WesI
while the country Is in disturbed con
dition"
a dispatch from Lord Roberts datet
Bloemfontein, April p, gives Genera
Ian lIamilton's report Of the British cas-
ualties ut lsrael's Poort April %. Among
those slightly wounded is Colonel w. d
Otter of Canada. General Hamilton re
ports that the Canadians and Marshal's
horse did particularly good service.
There is no fresh news in regard to the
| fighting ut the front. The war CORE
spondents, in reviewing the recent opera.
tons, point out that, while they were sue
cessful only in compelling the Beers to
evacuate their positions. General Pole
| Carcw's march is bound to have an ex-
cellent effect. Wherever he found Free
Stalers who had broken their oaths of
| allegiance he ordered that their horses
and cattle should be seized. Recently the
Free Staters who profess friendship for
Great Britain have been hiding their
Mausers on distant kopjes instead of
burying them on their farms.
Seven new French cannon have arrived
at Pretoria. 1t is said that they were
| secretly landed at Kosi bay and were sent
from there to the Transvaal by way of
Swaziland.
Awaiting News of French.
The country is eagerly awaiting to hear
whathnp Cnnnpo1 Eronrh cunnnodnI in
cutting off the retreating Beers. But of
his progress there is no word. The mil
itary critics Of the afternoon newspapers
differ as to the chances of another
Paardeberg. but they agree in consider
ing the situation in the Free State as be-
ing cminently satisfactory. They argue
that. even if General French is unable to
intercept the main Bocr forces. he may
score considerable success in ii series of
rear guard actions or the isolation of
struggling bodies.
Lord Roberts peculiar reference to
Sir Alfred Miner over Warren's APP
pointment lends itself to the inference
that the commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces in South Africa scarcely ap-
proves of it, and that the previous report
that Warren had been recalled was cor
rect, hui that he was saved from coming
home by the action of the British high
commissioner.
According to special dispatch from
LOurenco Marques, the latest authentic
estimates of the Rocr forces places them
at 10000 of which 10000 are at Kroon-
stad. 5000 at Fourteen Streams, 5000
in Natal. 100 about Mafeking and 1000
at Pretoria, while $50 have been ordered
north to intercept General Darlington s
force.
The work of intrcnching Pretoria is
proceeding.
Hunter to Mnfeking's Relief.
The best news that reached here from
South Africa was the announcement that
General Sir Archibald Hunter was going
to the relief Of BadenPowell.
The Tenth division, General Hunters
new command, is now in Kimberley, and
although the distance to Ma feh:ng is 223
miles. the well known energy of Sir Ar
chibald inspires hope that he will push
through in time to reach Baden-Powell
before starvation compels surrender.
General Hunter was General Whites
chief of staff at Ladysmith, and he is
credited with planning and personally
leading the most brilliant feature of the
long siege-the night sortie that disabled
and silenced four Boer guns.
Part of his command is made up of
veterans of the Ladysmith campaign.
Opposed to him is General Delarey, with
Il force at Warrenton estimated at from
5000 to 5000 men, who have succeeded
in holding Methuen at bay for three
weeks.
In the house of commons, as usual, the
parliamentary secretary of the war Office,
Mr.. George Wyndham, was piled with all
sorts of war questions, but his replies
revealed little. The undersecretary said
he did not know the name of the officer
responsible for the disaster at Sannas
Post.
Regarding the delay in the publication
of the Spion kop dispatches, Mr.. Wynd-
ham asserted that the interval was &C.
cupied in considering what action ought
to be taken and In communicating with
Lord Roberts us to whether they ought to
be published.