Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-13
THE BOERS MON AGAIN.
DROVE THE ENGLISH BACK
FI0mer Makes an Unsuccsssful A..
tempt to Get Into Mafskinx-Thc
Cnrrasou Then Assistsd-Aany De.
serttons ON Both sides.

o'"sO~ snem Asstsaed-Aany De-
sertions ON Both yides.
London, April "a special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marquee says that sharp
lighting occurred on April 2nd in the
heighborhood Of Mafeking. The garrison
made sortis while Colonel Piumer's .
cavalry attacked the Boers at Rama.
tahlabama. Both attacks were repulsed
Twenty Of Colonel Plumer's men were
found dead on the field and six others
were made prisoners The federal LOSSES
were small.
Was In Easy Reach.
Gaberones, BschuanAland, April e.
Colonel Plumer, with q force Of British
mounted infantry. started on DARN.
march Sunday. March 25. with the object
Of threatening the Boer lines Of com
munication. After Two rapid night march
e. through the Transvaai territory, he ar.
rived at dawn March 27 within l2 miles
Of Zeerust and distinctly heard the bonn
bardment Of Mafcking. Having recon
noitered the country with a view OF flu
ture operations without sighting 4 single
white man, Colonel Plumer crossed the
railroad south OF Lobatsi, which he found
in possession Of a Boer force, and re.
turned. Then finding the railroad hence
damaged by General Shyman's main
force, he returned TO the vicinity Of Mafe-
king.
Eumors reach here that a relief column
IS approaching Mafeking from the south
Latest From Mafeking.
Mafeking, April 6.-There has been liz
lie excitement during the past week. The
Bocr shell fire comes in fitfdl gusts and
has little effect. The Beers seem to be
breaking up their main laager TO the west
ward, but have taken up an entrenched
position on the northwsrd with the view
Of preventing the approach Of relief The
sharpshooters keep up . steady inter
change of fire. ii is ,umored that relief
10 near.
NJ. Shelto, q native chief southwark.
has broken out against the Bosrs. There
was heavy firing in the direction st his
chief kraal March 22.
An Irish American trooper Of the pre-
tsctorats has deserted the British. A re-
ward of $3.50 has been offered for his cap
,ure, dead or alive.
President steyn Talks.
Pretoria, April 8.-In his speech at the
opening of the Free State raad, Presiden.
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 foi
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 o.-l'
i. reported that 300 insurgents, who wer'
not aware that Sir Charles Parsons hac
occupied Kenhardt, rode into that place
and we're captured by the British troops
The Canadian artillery has returned herr
from Van Wyek's vliet.
Break for Liberty.
Cane Town. April "a determined st
tempt to escape was made by the boe
prisoners at Simontown and IL OF then
succeeded in getting away. In the con
fusion one OF the prisoners was killed an
another was wounded. One man WAS cap
,ured. Sentries have been placed At oil
ferent points of the town and the sisho
is under military supervision.
Threaten Brabants Colamn.
London, April 9.-The Beers are IN fore
At Wepener, north Of smithheid, IN IN
Orange Free State, and are threaiemn
General Brabant's colonial diyision IN
main body OF which, with the ariiiier!
is at Wepener. A telegram which 'e'
Nazsro. Basuioland, north OF Wepensr,
midnight, describes the Bosrs a. beng
great force" and afraid 10 make a 'front.'
attack. but it is added they were e'
, deayoring TO turn the British position
cro.sing the Basuto frontier by roa
, .k,rtinp Csledon river, which emerg'
! south OF Wepener.
/, The B,su,o- are excited. Assistant Con
r missioner Griffiths with . force OF poli'
, lief, Mszero Friday, going where the Doc
1 are abou, to ,respass and the uioesm'
. engaged for railroad work a, Bloenionte
4 are de.erting to protee, their villages
o Reports reach Mazero almost hourly
: Boer activity in the Orange Free oA'
Rr,ttsh Loss At Rsddersssrg.
Bloemfontein. April e.-The casialti
At Reddersburg were: Officers ale
u C.ntain Casson and Lieutenant harcss
e ho,h of the Northumberisnds; woundf
z two; captured, eight. Non commission
L officers and men-killei, eight: ~ounds
e a. The res, were captured. Our streng
1t wa. 1877 mounted infantry and AZ
l. f.u,ry. The enemy was said to be ~
D. strong with FIVE guns
:, Operations Against Bsiier.
I, i, reported from IAdysmith that {
Boer. are beginning to construe oene'
n Buller's inactivity ss sign OF lear
. inability to resume active ofefAuo
Hence they are showing much sctiv'
,sr,;culsrly around Biggarsberg, and