Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-12

is reported here that Colonel
I1adcn-P Powell (the British Com
nander at Mafeking) is dead.
London, April 12.-5:10 n. m.-There is
little fresh intelligence from the seat
OF war in South Africa. 1t looks as
though Lord Roberts may be preparing
to take a strong force to clear the
Beers from behind him.
A Cape Town dispatch says he will
not move for another week, owing to
the necessity of gathering stores and
supplies.
Sir William Gatacres sudden remov-
nj is the theme of much speculation.
The curt manner in which it is an
nounced causes much comment. The
general impression Is that 1t is con-
nected with the Reddersburg affair. al
though there are many who consider
that there must be something much
more serious, as other Generals in
South Africa have been retained in
command after plumbers more formid-
able than Gatacres
The War Office has received no
news OF the death of Colonel Baden
Powell and utterly dlscredits the ru-
NOR.
The operations in Natal have not
yet been fully explained. There APP
pears to have been an attempt to out
flank the British at Elanslaagte and to
sever them from their base at Lady
smith.
CHANGE OF OFFICERS.
The Duke OF Marlborough has ar
rived at Bloemfontein.
There are now fifteen grandsons of
the Duchess of Abercorn serving with
the British forces.
1t is announced from Bloemfontein
that Colonel lingo Jones has been ap-
pointed to the command OF the Guards
Brigade, Colonel Maxwell to the COM
mand Of the Fourteenth Brigade,
Colonel Knox TO the command of the
Twenty-second Brigade and Major
Braz!er- Creagh, of the Indian staff
corps, to the command of Roberts
Horse.
GENERAL GATACRE RECALLED.
London, April 12-The Bloemfontein
correspondent OF the Times, telegraph
Ing Wednesday, says:
1T is announced in general orders
that General Sir Herbert Chermaide
has been appointed 10 the command of
the Third Division, vice General Sir
William Gatacre. ordered home to
England"
General Brabrant's force Is conf
dent of being able to hold out. The
Beers. after showing considerable dash,
have wavered on reaching the final is
sue and have struck at least the vital
point, where they are greatly handi-
capped by their proximity to the Basu-
to border.
owing to the strateglcal concen-
trations since the enemy's movements
became defined there need be little anX-
iety as to the safety OF the Cape bor-
der. No organized invasion of Cape
Colony is now possible except under
extreme risks, which commandant Oil
vier is not likely to take, especially as
his horses are reported to be greatly
exhausted"
Beers TRDkING SOUTHWARK.
London, April 12.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Morning Post. tel
egraphing Tuesday says:
THE Beers to the southwest are ex-
hibting indecision OF movement. pos
sibly in consequence of our occupation
of the railway.
Bodies of the enemy are stiff NOV
ing from Winburg southwark through
Thaba u'Chu. Their destination has
not been ascertained. The Beers in the
ncighborhood of Panrdeberg show no
disposition to interrupt our commune
, cation with Kimberley, from which
point civil conveys are still arriving"
FORTIFYING BLOEMFONTEIN.
London, April 1.-THE Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
In dispatch dated Tuesday, says:
',rhe permanent defenSeS are nearing
completion, so that the town can be
held by a relatively small garrison.
"a British scout who has visited the
Rloemfontein water works reports thai
the machinery and dams are intact.
Only few Beers remain in the neigh
horbood The enemy have trekked six
4 fz,- Il 14o
Waterfall.
News from General Brabant at
Wepener shows that all is going salts
factorily there. The troops are get
ting new kahki serge uniforms and
boots"
The FIGHTING AT WEPENER.
Aliwal North, April 1O.-The British
loss in the fighting at Wepener yester-
day was eleven killed and forty,-one
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