The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
INSURGENTS CAPTURED,
Ride Into Kenhardt, Not Knowing
that Place was Occupied.
GREATLY SURPRISED.
Fourteen Prisoners ESCAPE from Cane
Town-British Losses at
Redderefeld.

Carnavon, Cape Colony, April Cit 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 reached
here from Van Wycks Wei.
Boer Prisoners Escape.
Cape Town, April GA determined
attempt to escape was made today by the
Boer prisoners at Simonstown and four
teen of them succeeded in getting away.
In the confusion one of the prisoners was
killed and another was wounded. One
man was recaptured, but about fourteen
are missing. Sentries have been placed
at different parts of the town and the
station is under military supervision.
British Losses at ReduersfieId.
London, April 7.-1:05 D. m.-Lord
Roberts telegraphs to the war office that
TIE casualties at Reddersburg were: Off
GERS killed-Capt. L. G. Casson and Lieut.
&. X. Barclay, both Of the Northumber-
lands; wounded, =; captured, 5. NoncOm-
nlIssiOned officers and men killed, g.;
wounded, 30; the rest were captured.
& strength was 1911 mounted infantry
Iii luldnlFV. lne enemy was StllU
~ pe 300 strong, with five guns.
Beers Threaten Brabant's DIVISION.
London, April 7.-2:35 D. m.-The
Beers are III force at Wepener, north of
Smithfeld, Orange Free State, and are
threatening Gen. Brabant's colonial di-
vision, the main body of which, with the
artillery, is at Wepener.
a telegram which left Maseru, Basuto-
land, north of Wepener, at midnight, de-
scribed the Beers as being lin great
force" and as afraid to make a frontal
attack, but, it is added, they were Ell
deayoring to turn the British position by
crossing the Basuto frontier by road
skirting the CaledOn river, the road
emerging south of Wepener. The Basu-
tos are excited.
Assistant Commissioner Grifiths, with
a force of police, left Maseru Friday,
going where the Beers are about to tres
pass, and the tribesmen engaged for rail
road work at Bloemfontein are DESERVING
10 protect their villages.
Reports of Boer Activity.
Reports reach Maseru almost hourly of
Boer activity in the Orange Free State.
The latest unofficial dispatch from Bloem
fontein, dated Thursday, says: THE
Beers continue TO show great activity
and numbers of British troops are ar
irving daily"
The alleged iil-treatment of the farmers
who gave up their arms has called to the
front the Friend of the Free State pub
Iished by the correspondents under mill
tary supervision. In its comments it
says: when the question of settlement
comes those who are responsible for the
will be called to account We
show leniency and tolerance towards reb-
els and we expect our example to be fol-
lowed by those directing the enemy's at
fairs. We shall exact from the Presi-
dents full reparation for cruelty and inhu-
The army people at Bloemfontein are
depending Oh water drawn from the
wells
The afternoon newspapers are unspar-
ing in their criticism of the military dis
positions permitting 500 men to be iso-
lated and captured.
The St. James Gazette and Globe
dwell with sneering emphasis on 1.-The I'M
fortunate occurrence"
Sit Still and Wonder.
In England" says the st. James Ga
zette, we can but sit still and wonder
what will next happen"
Sergt.-Maj. Brocker, who, it now an
pears. escaped from Pretoria with Capt.
Haldane and Lieut.. lie Meseuriar. has
reached Lourenco Marques. He lost his
companions at Glands river. obtained a
as barman az a railroad station
and eventually made his way to the from
tier.
\ small contingent of gunners from the
British battleship Monarch left Cane
Town for Rloemfontein Friday.
Though Lord Roberts lost nearly a
thousand men this week, he is stronger
relatively, as four times as many men
have been landed at the Cape.