The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-30

dispatch from Lord Roberts. published
yesterday. was the usual list OF deaths
and sickness. The food OF newspaper dis
patches today describing the recent opera
tions throws no light whatever upon the
present position of affairs or upon the
great question as TO when the main adj
vance Is To begin. The Standards an
nouncemeut that Gen. Frrnch's cavalry
are returning TO Bioemfontein is clear
proof there is no further hope OF catch
ing the retreatins Beers, and the London
papers are beginning 10 display impatience
at tho practical failure OF the elaborate OPP
erations OF last week.
Newspapers Are Critical.
The Standard says. at is disheartening
TO find that these elaborate maneuvers
have had SO small a result"
The Daily Chronicle remarks: I'VE are
reluctant 20 critcise Lord Roberts, but II
is impossible to shut our eyes to the fact
that. during the last ten days. we have
gained very little from our enormous dis
play OF force
without doubt these operations havc
been OF very exhanstins nature. and will
entail further delay. The Rlocmfontein
correspondent Of the Times, writing on
March .. after tho paardeberg AFFAIR. de-
scribes Lord Roberts army ar wreck
because It was without horses and with
out transport,
The ploeuffontein corrcspondens Of the
Post speaks of the urgent need at nres-
ent and always. Of .,nre horses
There Is very ii,tie news from other
quarters.
Col. Lamsss stas~mest.
srsh. r.~Vx Nfati ,,s,t,if.s,.. a ~s.t~v.~S
from Col. Long. VINO was blamed for tho
loss of gums at colcm-o that. In advance
ing the guns as he did. he merely obeyed
orders ana that tho stan was quite lgno-
rant Of the proximity OF the Bocr posi-
tions.
The sudden deciaon OF tho Boer peace
delegates TO 80 60 America is attrihufed
TO tho fact that the government of tho
Netherlands. after sounding aii the lsuro-
rean caTatsis, told them they had MOTH
ing 20 hope from Europe.
Col Tx.igctys forc. at wrpener num-
bercd i.5Ho His iossps during the Siege
were thirty killed and 100 wounded.
II is reported that there was an ars1-
Iery engagement yesterday 81 karee sid
Ng. but NO details have been recsived.
Beshte Charged with Murder.
A dispatch 10 the Daily Mall from Jc-
hanncsburg. dated Thursday. April s6,
Says,
Personal examination ~ the scene of
the BewSe works disaster shows that she
foundry was destroyed hy the explosion
beyond rei1Ir. probably, th.s aide nf ths
declaration 81 peace. although The sissil-
making plant may sss transferred 70 at-
other foundry
"ft - said shat seventeen w9rkmeu are
ptill puaccaputad fof. Mr Eexbln IL
chsfssa with murder. lie ~ sisDeosed
Nv ihs roera AZ having BLOWN ap hl~
works. which cost tsoeDsp. IN order 70 rs%
vcngs himself Tor the anroni of tsans
compelled 20 manufacture munitions a
war ZOE tse enemy
us~r. On Fssorssts Ground.
THE Hioetnfgniein correspondent of N.
Standard. islsxfsphinx sunday. Nays!
The Bosrr have taken every advantage
~ the mountainous mature ~ The country
which marks the line nf their retreat -
Lady brand Ths task ~ driving tkem 10
difncan. and Il in ssnbifsi sh1tbcs they
can be reduced 70 nuhfniseieu IN 4 district
90 favorable 70 thrs tactics
Il have visited British outpost. ths
one nearest IsrAndf@t. The lssefm show
the deepest suxsefy 10 iearu the probable
ilpe u our aayaRee. ana they drsiafe shat
theY3 wal n0s lse a saas ssssra fgraaafnrt.
- they wiFh "a save tks fo~n frvfu hom-
tarament
'TFhe enemy are in'tehehed on the hfli.
southeast ~ nFanSfosf. bas they Afa nos
likely 70 make any Fasious stkna until We
Fnach KrgppstA1+
The Dufhan correspondent ~ tha asanf-
4rd, teisKraphinE sunday. sssas
III f. reported on good Authority that
ths KlsfkFdDFp commando has fsft rsx.
gaFr BERG 20 assist IN opposing the relief
column"
onfsosrx Barnsssd by Bs~ss.
The Hlaemfpnte4u correspondent u ths
Daily ChronI-is, teiegsahalnE Saturday.
s8yR:
a caysiry Reconnaissance. twenty-fvs
miles northeast. eneoanfefea 80 Ra~rs
The British drove them out sf a kotsjs
nerth % Karee,
~our outposss are sstiI harsared BY
moving comnana0a. In an outpost ar
fair On Thursday several Beers we're xiii
ed. The enemy viii certainty make q
stand a. Kfoanstad. where They bass rda-
ssrisetnd miles of tFeneHes."
The Blosmfontein correspondent OF the
gIass. Ssess Saturdays asle, ssaessaiEA |,