The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-14

az a secure distance. The Boer columns
are thus enabled TO move almost as quick
~ as cavalry
at Is reported that there are 1900 Beers
TO the south OF Dewetsdorp. The force
extends from that point to Odendahl. The
burghers who had returned to their farms
arc undoubtedly retoining the enemy.
Lord Roberts has appointed the Duke
OF Marlborough 70 be assistant military
secretary at headquarters"
Lady Roberts Goes to BIoemfontein.
special dispatch received here from
Cape Town says that Lady Roberts viii
proceed to Bloemfontein in a few days,
and the Duke Of Westminster has already
departed for the front. Early this morn
ing Cape Town was as much in the dark
regarding the campaign as London Is at
the present hour
Troops Marching Forward.
The Bloemfontein correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph, in a dispatch dated Fri
day. describing Lord Roberts and the
troops attending Good Friday services
says:
but the troops are marching forward
as well as TO services"
Everything Is All Right.
The Bloemfontein correspondent OF the
Daily Mail. teleRraphing Thursday, says:
('There Fl nothing whatever to cause I'M
easiness II will presently be seen that
the Beers are just where we want them.
In word, we are all right"
Boer. Manufacture shells.
The Daily Mail publishes the following
dispatch dated Friday, April 10, from
Lourenzo Marques
The Beers are manufacturing shells,
especially Vickers- Maxim, In large guam
titles at the Begbie foundry, Johannes.
burg. The actual Boer losses TO the end
of March. including prisoners, are esu-
mated at 1900 At present there are sew
eraI thousand Beers In Natal and 35,OVO
In the Free State
Beers Threaten Commu nication.
The Daily Telegraph has the following
from Glands laaete. dated April l3
THE Beers are changing their tactics
and are moving from Glencoe westward
With view Of threatening our lines of
con Tuesday a corps OF carbineers and
another OF Thornyeroft's horse narrowly
treachery OF Kaffr and native
guide"
Capt. Reichman Not Fighting.
PRETORIA, April u.-United States
Consul Hay In an interview says the re-
port that Capt Reichman, the United
the night near sannas post is absolutely
false. Capt. Reiehman, II Is said, was
1.-THE wounded Dutch military. attache,
.eut. Nix. who has since died. Consul
Hay has 10 doubt that Reichman has
Ybcen COMPOUNDED with the American lieu
tenant, Loosberg. of the Free State artil
HsSi. "' 700" WY '' 'A' >" -"
Hays OmciaI Denial.
WASHINGTON. April 1s-The war de-
nartrlpyf today received fOllpW-
Ing cabegram from Adelbert Hay,
United states consul at Pretoria, rela-
Carl Reiehman, the United States mill
tary attache In the Transvaal, has been
leading boer force:
Pretoria, April ~
"Rumor OF Reichmans active partici-
patton is absolutely false"
The Fighting ut Wepener.
BLoEMFoNTEIN. April l3.Accounts
under Col Dalgety al Wepener show the
Doors attacked them vigorously but
were repulsed with great loss. The Beers
subsequently rellnduished the attack and
1t Is said here they are returning north
ward
New RrIgadcs Formed.
BLoEiMFoNTEIN. April IA new d.
vision, consisting OF two brigades. has
been formed under Gen. Ian Hamilton
Gen. Huttons brigade is composed of
Canadians, New Zeaanders and all the
australians except the cavalry His stafff
~ M tVi'Wr+ Npl hdiANH. NUitls lspfu
Roscmeade, aide de camp, Col Hood, OF
Victoria. and Bridges. OF New South
wales, and Mai. Cartwright. OF Canada,
assistant adJutant generals,
Tho brigade consist OF four regiments OF
moupted Infantry. under Coils. Anderson,
De Lsle, Pitcher and Henry.
The First corps consists OF the First
battalion Of Canadians. under Col. Lis
sard. and the Second Canadians under
Col Herchmer,
strathcona's horse. under Lieut.. Col
Steele, and the Victorians. under Col
Price. are IN the Fourth corps.
The Second and Third corps are COM
posed OF Australians
Each corps has a battalion OF imperial
mounted infantry attached.
The Canadian and New South Wales
batteries and a number of Nickers- Maxims
viii also Join the division.
Gen. Ridley's brigade comprises all the
South African troops.
Third Division at Reddersburg.
REDDERsBuRG. April lSThe Third
division, commanded by Mai Gen Chorm-
aide. has arrived here from Rethanie. The
Beers have been located south ~ wepener
and smithfield districts Col, Dalgety. In
command Of tho colonial force, surround
ed AZ Wepener. Is holding out samely.
Rolling stock Is scarce.
BIloEMFONTElN. April "a - Lord Rob
erts preparations for the advance are re-
taIded by the scarcity Of rolling stock but
hold and the Beers have not yet made
any attempts on the British communi-
cations
Nj Winston Churohiu has arrived here
Kimberley Is Alarmed.
KIMBERLEY April Il Tho town guard
has been remopiliEed and tho guns have
been remountCd at the forts. Tho fsars
OF the populace that the Beers win again
attempt a siege are suhsidlng
The scottish rifles man the redouhts
The military authorities, however. re-
gard these fears as gr0udless
beers Lost Heavily.
Al,fwAL NORTH, April IA II IS report
I'd that the NNcrs lost heavily ia the rc-
cent Fighting az WcponCr An urgent mos
sage Tor assistance has been sent 10 the
R0uNNiile commando. There WAS nEhtiuE
at newitetorp to-day.
DRlgrtss Gallant tight
LONDON. April il Tho Times has the
fSlowirE from TANNERS BERG. dated April
IS
Col LolgetN force has teen surresrnd
cd hy some thousands o. licers With eight
guns Two pom ItoWs and two MaNiins.
since Monday morulns. They sailau,-
III wtthttood a heavy attack on MohdAY
"