Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-20

.. date says firing IS reported 10
r,grr.ss south Of Karee Siding
miles north of Glen.
~s. strength Of the Beers Is not
,.., nh. British infantry support
IrrrIgsry held a strong position
on large DAM
DrLUGE OF a.. %.
4,,3an. April 20. 42o a, ma deIuge
,, s.D lasting ten days has brought
~. g9rau7as On the southeastern part
VA. rr.. state almost TO a stand
-m Tine creeks have become roaring
ry.-. and the roads are streams Of
mud ,,...,..
.ir ArrI 18Th. 1855 o'clock IN inc
s,.r,1n. and beginning, VIA Press
-...r Emmt1utein reports an eA-
-s. gf shots in the direction OF
4,..lt.I5rp where the Beers are sald
=, h. concentrating after their WITH
dnwal from Wepener
pEWErsDoRP OCCUPIED.
~ssra i. nothing else 20 indicate mat
n- Investment of Wepener has beth
.IsrIa1al by the Beers Notwiih-
...gl.rg ths rain. however. the Brit
itt4ya made some progress, as Dew
.,5a.lg has been occupied by them,
.,.Ls6Iy bv the advance of Gen, Kun
Ess .dIysI1u. DeWetsdorp is about
,~.,t..f.ur miles from WepeneE
An obscure message from AliWal
Min dated April 18Th, says that Gen
rr7hanf has arrived there but Wheth-
or h. returned alone or with ms troops
B5sr reports from Aliwal North aver
ttaf from 5000 20 10000 Beers are az
Wspsner
CONCERT AND WEATHER
Extended reports Of the Bloemfontein
,.rG.rt ION the benefit Of the widows
ari orphans have been cabled. No
~ -baf seven separate accounts have
hen published iu London today.
me- concert the weather and the
hare statement that Lord Roberts rs
radv tl move are about the only
ftres mat the censor h,a allowed To-
rsss and The correspondent who am
r5lrs.s that Lord Roberts Is ready 10
move does not specify the direction In
which De- is going.
Ad.sratlh to the Morning Post from
Kimberley. dated Wednesday, says;
"Lari Msthuen has issued a proclama-
zion hrbid.ug civilians 90 carry arms
without military permits. and ordering
rebels 90 surrender AN serviceable
YIrliern arms by May 9Th At present
fuemutary here are mainly occupied
On Collecting arms and arrestng rebels
but everything points TO an early re-
SUMPTION ~ activity
a dispatch from Bloemiontein says
During the last ten days there has
been constant rain, and an enormous
quantity 9f water has fallen. These
conditions although extremely uncom-
Portable 500 far as soldiers are con-
camel have had their advantages FOR
every dam 10 the country Is filled and
the question of water which hitherto
during the march of the army has been
one VI great difficulty IS now pracu-
0.y solved The troops will be able
60 mlr. IU any direction with a cer-
u.Htv of finding q sunicIency of water
The whole regular and volunteer drafts
have arrived and the Highland brigade
So nlT at its full strength Lady
Roberts and her daughters have ar
rived 40 BI0gmf1ntein"
EULLER HEARS OF IT.
The Ladysmith correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph IN a dispatch dated
Wednesday April 18th, says "rhe
news 0f the nature NJ the dispatch of
L1rl Roberts 60 the war office regard
ing ihe Sp.0n Kcp operations has Gre
aiei much comment locally. but no
regulations are yet mentioned
4 dispatch to the Daily News from
Pretoria. dated Monday. April 10th
SAYS. Prince Baratroin Morgan, a
Russian u0bleman, was killed az the
same time with Gen. de Nlllebois Mare
uI'
Gen. Hunter. from Natal, command
Ing Che newly formed division, arrived
al b.0amtoutein yesterday Thursday
ana Iett Immediately, after comforting
with lord Roberts. To what point he
proceeded is not mentioned but II is
understood that he viii operate west
OF B.oemionteln.
ROBERTS Is READY.
The b.1amfonteln correspondent Of
NE Daily Chronicle telegraphing Thurs
gay Says. THE requisite remounts
ana equipments have rived and all the
infantry d.ys 0ns are now supplied with
tents The Beers In the immediate
hHsNH"hood are quiet, but both sides
tIe steadily preparing for the coming
struggle Lord Roberts is now ready.
e''..t' lots of concealed arms and ann
mlnu1n have been discovered here this
Nteh. The epidemic Of enteric fever Is