The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-25

OF the troops IN the western tHtfict is rt-
ing attended with good resuits.''
british omcer. Entrspped.
At a late hour the war Office posted the
following dispatch from Gen. Robcrtss
''Bloemfontein March a.
Yesterday Lieut. Col. Crabhe. Capt.
Trotter and Lieut. tho Hon. ElyEon. Of
the Grenadier guards, and licut. Col.
Codrlngton OF the Coldstrcam guards.
rode eight or nine miles beyond their
camps on the Modder river without es-
cort, except one trooper. They We're fired
upon by a party OF Beers and Lieut. Ely
eon was killed and Lieut.. Crahbe. Lieut.,
codrnston and Capt, Trotter we're scri-
ously wounded. The trooper also was
wounded One OF the wounded officers
held up a white handkerchief and tho
Beers came to their assistance and did
all they possibly could, attending to their
wounds The Beers then conveyed tha
wounded TO the nearest farm house.
where they we're taken care Of"
Gen. Woodsase Dead.
Advices received here announced tho
death in the Moot hospital yesterday of
Gen. SIR Edward waeasate. who was
wounded In the engagement nj spion kop.
Kiplinx AZ nioemronsesa.
A special dispatch from noemfontein.
dated March a. says
.sRudyard Ripitng has arrived here. The
Raers are reported retiring from Krenn-
stadt after having blown up a bridge"
Hope for Good News.
Lord Roberts dispatch saying he had
nothing special 10 report IN generally In
terpreted 10 mean that he hopes speedily
TO announce some intelligence gratifying
20 the British The optimists even dednco
from a number of minor items of news
received that Roberts has satisfactory
news Of the advance Of the flying eoi-
uinn from tho southwark by detour to-
wards Mafeking.
ptamcr In n Tfsht Place.
In the meanwhile Col. Piumers posi-
ton is arousinE anxiety. He has with
him three long trains 81 supplies fer Ma
feklnK, the loss % which would be So
rious. and further Information about
Commandment Elnffs movements IL await
sd with some tfepiaAtion Ia View 81 the
report from Pretoria that ne was lsolastnx
Col fTufner's forces near Galerones.
Well informed people in South Africa
are. however. more hapofui than inhabi-
,snts ~ this cts. The former are pre-
pafinx al kinds - celebrations 20 taka
place on tho announcement - the fass-
lnz q MafeklnE's sieEc. A svord ~ honor
r. in readiness f0r presentation 40 NoA
Isaden- Powell
French wui Have q Etsht.
dispatch from Manerl. ffasufai---t uR-
der yesterdays date. seems ta cisIs, ~
the stnFy thai Gen. French SO fsuAok
yesterday hut Il indicates fnst a hstiis
IL imminent.
uoer. A.. Haii,tss.
From elsewhere comes ths story - tha
IBasra faiiying at various points kroQn-
zfan is wsa infrsnehrd and Cen Jqutssl
is ptepsfinz 90 snaks a ae;erfuiue4 stand,
while che npera W she Eastern districts
have been askcd ta rally az f4ekEhsifs,
northmhrd ~ tadghFsnd, IN tbs Dtanxn
Pres state. douHiiess win a viaw II At
tempting SO intercept tha junction y the
forces Commanded bg tehefts an3 Haiisf
Anolhsr noey fgrce ST Faugssmiih south.
wesi q Iasemfoaiein, g ln % defiant mood.
80 the Hopfhern part of tbs Orange Frss
State ia not yst su}1ued
Operations ta the west.
air Charlss Parron. commanding cob.
umn IN the Hestsru district. composed q
CanaaiauS and otissts has arrived At Van
~ ks3er between which and KeHhaFat a
force ~ nsufrents is reported So he IN
irenzhea. Col Hsfrhmsr, commanding
shs Canadian Iaaantea rifles. ~ con'
vaieseeuf ~ Carnarson ard wiu rsioin
Faraen Sunday.
Fres @tatrrs sarr~naeriHE.
LADYSMfTM March o. Ths Hcauts
frequently engage me Bosfa beyond
Asfas. under the uRaaFsB@fg. sut No taa-
parani ashting has taken place.
Ths Free StaffFH continue 20 enter cur
tfrsar atrrrfr Harser srHar fha F4sref ssss.