The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-12
Treacherv Of Boers.

OF our men were wounded.
Treachery of Beers.
Williams was killed deliberately af-
ter the white flag had been held up. The
perDetrator Of the crime was at once
| shot
Methuen speaks in high terms of the
intelligent manner in which the imper-
ial yoemanry and the Kimberley mount
ed corps behaved.
Butler reports that the enemy at
tackled his right flank yesterday while
ne was engaged in changing his posi-
/ ton. but our artillery silenced their
guns and they did not press the at
tack Our losses were four zilled and
eight wounded. There is no further
news vet from WeDener.'
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the Times, telegraphing Wednesday,
Esays: 'It is announced in general or
ders that General Sir Herbert Sherm-
side has been appointed to command
the third division. vice General Sir VIII
liam Gatacre. ordered home to Eng
land
General Brabant's force is confident
OF being able to hold out. The Beers.
after showing considerable dash. have
WaVered when it came to the final is
sue. and have struck at least the vital
point, where they are greatly handi-
capped by their proximity to the Bas-
uto border.
Owing to the strategicaI concentra-
tons since the enemy's movements be-
came defined, there need be little anx-
lety as to the safety of the Cane bor-
de..- No organized invasion of Cape
Colony is now possible, except under
extreme risks which Conmandant Oil
vler is not likely to take, especially as
ms horses are reported to be greatly
exhausted
Lord Roberts Preparations.
There is little fresh intelligence from
the seat of war in South Africa. It
looks as though Lord Roberts may be
preparing TO take a strong force TO
clear the Beers from behind him. A
Cape Town dispatch says he will not
move for another week, owing to the
plies.
Sir William Gatacre's sudden renov-
al is the theme of much speculation.
The curt manner in which it is an
nounced causes much comment. The
general impression is that it is con-
nected with the Reddersburg affair, al
though there are many who consider
that there must be something much
more serious, as other generals in
South Africa have been retained in
command after plumbers more formid-
able than Gatacre's.
The war office has received no news
Of the death of Colonel Baden-Powell,
and utterly discredits the rumor.
The operations in Natal have not vet
been fully explained. There appears
10 have been an attempt to outflank
the British at Elandslaagte and TO
sever them from their base at Lady
smith. The Duke of Marlborough has
arrived at Bloemfontein. There are
now fifteen grandsons Of the Duchess
Of Abercorn serving with the British
forces.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph, in a dispatch
dated Tuesday, says: THE permanent
defenses are nearing completion. so
that the town can be held by a rela-
lively small garrison.
Says Beers Are Scarce.
"a British scout who has visited the
Bloemfontein WaterwoYks reports that
the machinery and dams are intact.
Only few Beers remain in the neigh
bOrhOOd. The enemy have trekked six
miles north and formed lager near
Waterfall
News from General Brahant at We
pener shows that all is going satisfac-
tOr1ly there. The troops are getting
new khaki siege uniforms and boots"
The correspondent of the Times at
Mafeking. under date Of March 80,
comments upon the hopeless confusion
and f1uctuatiOn Of spirits in the gar
rison as to the chances of relief since
Tuesdays terrible bombardment." and
upon the variety Of rumors regarding
the location Of the relief forces, ru-
mors involving, so far as the southern
column is concerned, discrepancies Of
100 miles.
The Bloemfontein correspondent Of
the Morning Post, telegrapTling Tues
day, says: ''The Beers to the south
east are exhibiting indecision Of move
ment. possibly in consequence Of our
occupation of the railway.
Bodies of the enemy are still NOV
ing from Winberg southwark through
Thaba N'Chu. Their destination has
not been aScertained. The Beers in
the neig.hborhood Of Paardeburg show
no disposition to interrupt our connu-
nication with Kimberley, from which
point civil conveys are still arriving.