The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19
GUERRILLA WARFARE MAY CONTINUE.
lhe Burghers Reported to Have Cap
tured Five Hundred Slaughtered
Cattle From the British.
NEARLY Three Thousand Horses for
the English Army Have been
Received Mt Cape Town
Since April 1J.


from South Africa is the heavy BON
bardinent Of the British trenches a
Narrcnton, April 13. but which re
suited in no damage, the Beers. ap
parcnily, being under the inn rcssior
'hat the British meditated an attack
Reyond the mysterious Cape Towr
hints regarding the carly expectation
OF good news about Mafclling, there
IS no further information at hand in
connection with the bclcaguered
town, which now must be in great
straights.
Milan, April 15.-The Boer peace
commissioners started for The Hague
saturday afternoon, DR.. Leyds, the
diplomatic agent for the Transvaal
accompanying them as far as Brus-
sells
Aliwal North, April 14.-Five hun
dred Bocrs under COmmandant Swa-
nepoel forced the Royal Irish rifles to
evacuatc RouXyillc. The former land
rost. who had been acting for the
british, offered TO 90 to the front to
prove himself true Free Slater. and
almost TO man the Frca Statcrs
who had taken the oath rcioincd the
Boors. Nearly every one produced a
Mauser. Looting. however, was re-
pressed.
London. April 16.--Thc war Office
has nothing to communicate TO the
public. 1t may be taken for granted
that the rumor of Gen. Brabalt's vic
tory at Wcpcncr is premature. With
;hc remainder Of his force ne left Ali-
wal North for Bouxvilc, and there
has scarcely been time for an engage
mcnt
There is practically no fresh news
this morning All the Bloemfontcin
dispatches, however, breathe a conf
dent tone. There seems TO be a heavy
demand on the railway for so large
an army leaves the populace bare Of
everything save the absolute neccssi-
ties of life.
The utmost Lord Roberts will be
able TO do for some time to come will +
be il the direction of clearing the /
Beers from the southern par, of the '
Free State.
The dispatches announce the APP
Troach Of winter. The first pinch Of
frost has been felt at Blocmfontcin.
where considerable rain has fallen.
London. April 1G.-The Cape Town
of the Daily Telegraph
Sunday, says: AN un-
confirmed report is in circulation
here that Gen. Brabant has inflicted q
defeat upon the Beers at
Nepener, capturing guns and taking
prisoners
Cape Town. April l5.-It is report I
d that Gen. Brabant has defeated the
3oers at Wapencr and captured their
rms.
London, April 17.-Conficting re-
,orts regarding the conditions at
Yepencr continue. But at this hour
here is no definite or important
lews from the front.
\ Cape Town dispatch says nearly
900 horses have been landed there
incc April t.. which indicates that
very effort is being put forth TO rem
dy the great defect in the British or
anization. The chief Boer delegate, !
'ischcr, accompanied by DR.. Leyds, O
isitcd the president Of the Dutch &
abinet Monday at The Hague, but the ?
Ongs Of the dee gates create little Ii
peculation in England. T
Frederick Nilliers, the veteran war a
who arrived at South b
mpton Monday from the front, said &
e believed the worst of the war was h
yer, but that guerilla warfare would t
)ntinue for some time. Il
An official bulletin issued at Pre- Vi
,ria April IS reports that the al
lrghers captured 500 slaughtered el
zen at Wepener, and that Gen. Frone- t.
an that day deieated the British, +,
using them to fly in the direction a,
Wolyerport, apparently over the III
'ange river. in
The Irish-Ameria1n ambulance ar OF
ved at Pretoria April 13. fl
i ne l)OtIS ItllOi Is llO NeS"t'itiN' WI
q the recent fighting at Warrenton. 70
April IA special dis ve
tch from Ladysmith dated April 16,
IS, a. m, says: p,
"Native scouts have just reported -,
at the Beers in the Elandsgaatc -
strict have retired beyond the Big ,l
rsburg. m
Other information tends to con- a..
m the report that the Beers have ho
nceeded in blowing up three inn
rtant colleries near Vessels Mex, -,
npletely destroying the engine ID -
uses and plants" 90
frankfort, Friday, April 13.-Via ."
urenzo Marques). Sighting with w
lbant's horse at Jammersberg 81
fl continues. Commandant Petrus &c
wet is reported to have engaged
troops sent from Bloemfonteln 10
,brant's assistance. There was al
n brush with a British column adj .e'
icing towards Bulfontein, without ,o'
.isive result. All the foreign at ~
hes are now here. r.
he post Office department has ar- dr.
,ged TO provide first-class money sic
Ter system for Cape Nome, Alaska. me