The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-27

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sharpshooters General RundIe's
Forces Attacked -Transvaal overn
ment Asks Permission to send Chap
lain and Neutral ConsuIt to st. Helena.
To Organize Military Balloon service
BOer Camp, Thabancu, Orange Free
State. Sunday, April 22.-Ffghting con-
tinues day and night at Johannesburg
drift. The English trenches have
been so full of rain hat the men have
been obliged every now and then to
Chamber to the banks, only to be shot
down. The Beers were so drenched on
Saturday that they were unable to
sleep, so they started a debate on the
subject of the good to be derived from
virtue and courage. The discussion
lasted most Of the night, shells at in
tervaIs in~terrupting the speakers.
RObertSOn's lower mill is reported to
have been captured April 21st and it is
said hat the Cape Mount rifles have
lost during the siege 12O out of 500 men.
The British prisoners defy the Burgh-
ers to capture Colonel Dalgetty's
camp. even if the British are not rein
forced.
BIG BUDGET OF BOER NEWS.
London, April 23.-GeneraI Rumble is
apparently advancing slowly toward
Wepener, every step being closely con-
tested by the Beers. From the repub-
lican side there is a good deal of in
teresting news today. A Thabanchu
dispatch, dated Friday, April Goth, re-
ports the arrival there of Comman-
dants De Wet and Villiers and an at
tack upon 1900 British under Gatacre.
The latter, of course, is a misstatement
Is it is possible General Rumble is
meant. The British it is added, occu-
pied some kopjes, but their left wing
was driven back. The Boer loss was
one killed and five wounded.
From frankfort the news comes that
on Saturday April 21st a British patrol
of ten men ventured near that place
and suffered the loss Of n man killed
n two men captured, including a Free
Slater who was leading the party.
A Pretoria dispatch dated April 21st,
says the latest official news was that
fighting was proceeded within half an
hours ride of De Vets dorp with no re-
suits.
The Transvaal governme it is ad-
ded, has asked Lord Roberts to be al
lowed to send a clergyman to st. He
lena and also a neutral consul to
watch the interests of the prisoners, in
the same as Adelbert Hay
SudTuS the interests OIL the BRUSH at
Pretoria. A proclamation has been is
sued prohibiting the working of the
mines on Sundays and inf1icting pun
IShment on managers paying one
pound a month to natives. From La
dysmith today comes a dispatch saying
all is quiet and that the Beers guns
are silent.
There is nothing further from Bloem-
fontein to indicate the progress of the
preparations for the main advance.
A Cape Town government contractor
named BAN has been arrested for har-
boring three escaped Boer prisoners,
dressed rs clergymen. The prisoners
were sent back to Simonton whence
they escaped.
TO ORGANIZE BALLOON SERVICE.
st. Petersburg, April 21.-The papers
announce the departure for South AT
srica of a body of to organize
a military balloon service for the
T~ransvaal. They took the necessary
balloons and accessories with them.
Cape Town, April 23.-The trial of
Sxty-nine rebels was begun here today
in spite of an application for a post
pOneTnent of the proceedings on the
grounds that a fair trial was impossi-
BILE at this place.
DALGETTY HOLDS OUT.
Aliwaf North, Monday, April 23.-Col-
onel Dalgetty is holding out at WEEP
ener. 1t is reported that all the Beers
have crossed to the north side of the
CaledOn liver.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR RUMBLE.
London, April 23.-The war office
late this evening ISSUED the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts dated
Bloemfontein, Monday, April 23rd, PSI
p. m:
Yesterday 1 dispatched the Eleventh
division, nde General Pole-CareN
onH ryCn hriOo60S of cavalry r1n6nr
General French from this point to as.
siSt General Rumble. The force reach
ed KaTriefontein without opposition.
Casualties reported: Welsh regi.
ment. private killed, Captain Prothorc
mortalIy wounded and seven men
Hussars, one killed, one wounded
fourteenth Hussars, one wounded
Royal artillery, two wounded. Seventh
dragons, Lieutenant Jenkins and ter
missing. Captain Rotton, royal artil.
lery, broke an arm by a fall.
General Pole-Carew'S mounted in.
fantry seized Lear kop, a high hill 6
few miles north of their last night:
position. The enemy evacuated hur'
riedly, leaving some rifles and ammu
milton"
BOER MESSENGERS ESCORTED
TO OUTPOSTS.
Elandslaagte, April 23.-Boer mes
sengers who arrived in camp thi:
morning were identified as Reus, a so
licitor from Boskburg, and Edwards
notorious for his anti-English speecl
after the Jameson raid. They brough
a letter from the Boer general to tn,
commanding officer here. They wer'
much surprised at the ordinary appear
ance of the camp. Reus declared the.
were only getting used to the war nov
and that the soldiers were only begin
ming to fight. The messengers wer
finally escorted to the outpost.
BERRY HOWARD IN HIDING.
Middleboro, KY, April 23.-Count
Officials who went TO the home of Ber