The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-21

LONDON. April II. 4:eo A. m--ccn.
Chsrmside and Gen. Rumble are moving
over the sodden roads. Rain was stili tall
ing when they went into camp Thursday
afternoon, eighteen miles west OF Dewcis-
dorp. They hold the railway ana the
southern frontier of the Free state. with
nooo men
How many are going with the generals
who will engage the Boers at wepener is
not mentioned I'm the latest dispatch from
oorlongsrort, where the British hivouack-
ed Wednesday night. The field telegraph
ends there
On Thursday the Beers stn had Col.
Daigety closely penned up.
Why Roberts Report Wa. Published
The governments reason for publishing
Lord Roberto Spion kop dispatches was
explained last evening at Hull by Mr.
Walter Hume Long president of the board
OF agriculture. who said that the eountry
was entitled 10 receive all the infofmaa-
tion the government could give.
THE government Is told" continued MIR.
Lons, that having published the dis.
patches II IL bound 10 deal immediately
with the generals afrected. but IN follow
ing such course the government might
he made mistake. Had such poiey heen
pursued in the past rno~t glorious deeds
would not have been performed.
The government ures Its discretion IN
publishing the dispatches. From the be.
ginning or the campaign her usssests's
ministers have not swerved from the rue
of leaving the conduct OF the opafatians
to the discretion and Judgment of the COM
mander in chief"
Gen. white Goes 20 Gibraltar.
Gen. White. II not required In South
Africa. viii 30 an governor OF Gibraltar
toward tho end OF May.
Hstns Render Resds sspas.ahi~.
The Bloemfontein correspondent % tho
Morning Post. telegraphlng Thursday.
April -. says;
There IL already thir,y-foot Hood NJ
the Caleion river which ia reported 10
b. stu rising. Al the drifts on thu Mod.
der river are impassable. Trafnc is tc@n.
porariiy interrupted aouthward. tha water
having washed the ballast from the line
OF the railway.
The country about Isloemfcntein (. 20
deep I'm mud that The ssrInsrs carts ARE
unable 10 reach the town. We had a heavy
rain last night Today the weather IL ir1-
proving. hut progrcs~ wili he impossible stn.
I'll ths rpads are better.
strenuous efforts are being msda 20 re-
arrange the transport TO uleat tho demRnie
Of tho enlarged army.
''ln view Of the impending advance
anxiety increases among the troope oon
Rioe,nfoniein. every one hetlns the thought
of being left there. There has besu no
increase 90 sickness"
G~erriiis warfare In Natal.
The I.adymnifh cosr~sloeacni q the
Daily News says
'efhs Boers IN Natal srs sounspcinx s
guerrilla warfare noih ihs Transvaalsrs
and the Free Atat@rs are compelling tha
natives 90 tear arms.
"oen nsil.r has ordered AL tho farmers
tes wecu I.adYsmiih Ahd the Dfaksnspefs
rAnge 20 retire 70 Estng'wt."
FIxhsinK ~ hnrss siding.
special dispatch from Hlperafgsten.
undor yss,rtaays date. rays nrinK 81 -
ported 20 be IN progress sotsih ~ &afss
siding. stu miles mefth ~ g'snn. tae
strength ~ the Beers IA not kneSu TIRE
british infantry suppofted ~ artillery bcia
q stronR position on l&rsn daea
Ths report Of ihe lighting al Hafeg nsa-
ing To-Day may he the fFsi no~H n fHs
prsgFous ~ ,he British sfvaHos nu prstprs
IA bat svaa " ihts werp euiy an arjfs-
psrtaut ssirmisb there arc naHg oshsE So
dsea,ioss taat isvd Roberts ls s.tissr start.
inw ar has alfsady started fr he ncstaern
eusi.
Css.or.hip Reductions Increase.
dispstrh from Cape Town uHaer sa-
ssr's aais says
ssTlae censorship rsssricitpms have bear
greatly Increased os1ug ie 10 rH@geNssHis 3
- me troops Az ihs sisnat A~s bear
trace, II she ~ trenauga sTlrta ~ tas car-
rasssrhenau 20 NiNm rheif paa%fa aa ins~
Hasr u whaf IS afes0
Beer. Are Hstr~atinM.
This Beers saas;h sf Ifspensfpuistn sFo re-
ported 20 b~ fefFoa tfna Large commands
Nsra seen April y, rssF TaRhau &s,an.
moving SO to6 n0rth Fatif pf@xFees s#s
s3a~. aoSsFef owing 20 tha terrible eoH-
ci;i0r Il The country.
Fever In MarskJna.
"Ry way 81 fsrftorta cqnsns . report tnAs
fewer Sc decimatinE ire Mafskinx gaTrlssn
Aad letter ffnra ths aaaygF ~, MafaklHs.
says JcrA Roberts asked cs1i. Ba6egs- Pow
Ell - bold o4J uulH Aay y"
Cecil Rhodes GoiHx back.
Cscil Rh0dea returns 20 Cape Town to-
morrow. The announcement - his de-
parture was unexpected. II IL Learned ths1
the so-cAIlad ''eDpare rnakefs' came 10 Eng
lard parity On BUSINESS concerted with
the British Chartered South African C5u-
yAHy ard the De Beers Mime Co.--zAnx.