The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Beers VERY ACTIVE
THREATEN TO INTERRUPT BRITISH
+. COMMUNICATIONS. '
Uncommon Activity West
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Strong Force
Between Fourteen and
Neutrality-suspicious. Occupy Wind
Near Thaba N'Chu-Horxe Disease
! Among Buffers Army - Core
(. spOnlents All Hint That SOmc-
thing Big May Soon BE Expected.

London. May 2.-The Beers are now
showing uncommon activity west of
Bloemfontein. They are in force he
tween Fourteen Streams and kimbcr-
ley. On Sunday they occupied Wind
sorton. west Of the railway and now
threaten to interrupt the communities
tions of the British to the north at
Warrenton. This. too, at Il time when
Gen. Hunter is about to start on Il
90-mile march to Mafek;ng, proba-
bly, with 5000 e To the east Of
Blcemfontein the Beers Sunday night
We're still holding the hills near ThaDa
NChu. while behind them long wagon
trains loaded with wheat for the BOer
army III the north are moving through
Ladybrand. The British captured one
Boer convoy on Saturday, but its size
is not mentioned in the dispatches.
There is barely m news from the
front. \ dispatch from MaSeru, dated
Monday. says: The BaSutos are as
sembled in great numbers to see the
Beers
Peacefully Retiring
with herds. which the natives think
should be the booty OF the British.
who are said to be the conQuerers.''
According to information from Mas
cru the main body of the Beers was
at Leeuw river, due east of Lady
brand. Sunday. small parties trailing
behind at intervals Of ten miles to
protect the rear and whip up the
herds. Slight outpost actions take
place daily beyond Karee Siding,
where the advanced part of the army
of invasion is camped. Horse disease
has broken out in Gen. Buffers army.
1t proves especially fatal among fresh
arrivals.
Gen. Lucas Meyer. replying to Gen.
Buffers complaint that some Of the
British prisoners at Pretoria are
lodged in the town Jail, says that only
those are S 20 treated who are tried. or
who are suspected of irving to escape.
The morning papers give prominence
to the statement of Il news agency
that Sir Redvers Butler sent his resig-
nation to Lord Roberts after the Spion
kOp ensures were published, that
Lord Roberts decided not to accept it.
The news dispatches to-day are only
scraps. the favorite Introductory Of
the militory critics being that some
thing big may soon be expected. The
Daily News says: IF a solid victory
is to be attained the British must have
different leadership from what was
displayed in the Dewetsdorp opera
tionS."
British Must Leave T%rnnsval.
Pretoria. May 2-As a sequel to the
johannesburg explosion the the gov
eminent has ordered British subjects
with a few exceptions-to leave the
Transvaal within forty-eight hours.
Nearly $4,000 has been subscribed for
the relief" Of the victims. More than
100 bodies have been taken from the
debris. Commandment Shaft has been
relieved from the military command
at johannesburg and has, gone on a
commando.
Clear of Beers.
Ladysmith. May 2. The country
north of Sundays river seems com
p%aratively clear of Beers. Gen.
Botha has returned to Pretoria to re-
sumo the supreme command Of the
Transvaal forces.
Cheers for Cronje.
jamestown. ST. Helena. May 2.-Gen.
Cronie and his wife. together with
their private secretary, was permitted
to attend, religious services at Dead
wood camp. after which they had
their first ride around the country, an
experience. which gave Gen. Cronje
much pleasure. The famous Boer
commander was received with cheers.