The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-27
NEPENER IS RELIEVED.
Little Prospects of Roberts Catching
the Beers in His Proposed Net.
They Have Rapidly Disappeared on
the Approach of British Forces,
Except at BOshOf, Where They
Have Retaken the City.

London, April 26.-Lord Roberts
has telegraphed the following mes
sage to the war office:
BlOemfOntein, April 25.- Dewet-
dorP was occupied by Chermside with
out opposition at $3.50 o'clock this
morning.
London, April 26.-The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
''BiOemfOntein, April 25.-POle-Ca-
rew's division reached Roodekop yes
terday evening without casualties"
London, April 26.-The war office
has issued the following from Lord
Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, April
%, 1925 p. m:
The enemy retired from in front
of Wepener last night, and this morn
ing fed nOrtheastward along the La
dybrand road. Their number was be-
tween 1000 and 5000"
1t is now apparent that the chances
Of Lord Roberts catching the retreat
ing Beers in a net are very slender
The Beers have everywhere retired at
the first pressure of the British adj
vance. and the hope that Gen. Rumble
would be able TO induce them to re-
main at Dewetsdorp until they had
been forced TO fight or to surrender
has been disappointing.
No attempt was made to pursue the
commanders retiring from Wepener.
Everything now depends upon the
progress of Gen. French's cavalry bri-
gades, but they are entering very
difficult, billy and practically I'M
known country
The cavalry have already had a long
march over heavy and sandy roads,
and nothing is known regarding the
condition of the horses. In any case
it is now race between the federals
ANA the forces of Gen. French and
Gen. Hamilton.
The slowness of the recent move
menUs of the British infantry and pre-
vious experience Of the ability of the
Beers to move rapidly with guns and
baggage over their own country lead
to a belief that Lord Roberts envel-
oping operations will fail and will
have TO be repeated farther north.
At the most he will perhaps capture
some Boer guns and baggage and hur-
~ the retreating burghers.
Warrenton. April 25-The Beers,
having become emboldened. shelled
the village and the British trenches,
and it became necessary to give them
a lesson and to ascertain their
strength Monday night Col. Paget
placed several guns on the river bank,
under cover of the darkness, within
1000 yards of the Boer trenches across
the river. The horses and carriages
were withdrawn beyond range, and at
daybreak the British opened a heavy
bOmbardment with shrapnel and lyd-
dite.
The Beers were taken completely
by surprise, but they replied with five
guns, including a 4O-pounder, and a
heavy rife fire was opened at the
same time. The duel continued many
hours, the Beers finally evacuating
the position with. it is believed, con-
siderable loss.
There were no casualties on the
British side. During the evening the
guns were safely withdrawn. The
sniping to-day showed that the Boer
lager had been removed far back to
the eastward.
London. April ga special dis
patch from Pretoria. dated Tuesday,
says that the Beers have reoccupied
Boshof, the British retiring.
London, April 26.-The Lorenzo
Marques correspondent of the Times,
telegraphing Tuesday. says: at is
asserted that the Beers are collecting
enormous quantities of provisions at
depOts in the Lydenburg district, with
a view 10 d final stand in the noun
tains. The districts around johann
nesburg and Pretoria are being extern
sively intrenched. Begsbie's foundry
at johannesburg is turning out 700
shells a day"
London, April 26.-The Times has
the following from a special CORE
spondent, dated MafelIingsi Basuto-
land, April p: Il rode from jam
mersburg here, skirting Wepener. and
met Gen. rabant's advance guard
four miles south of Wepener. They
report three successful fights, Satur-
DAY, Sunday and Tuesday, with % cas-
ualties. The siege was raised. and
5000 of the enemy retired along the
Ladybrand road within our sight and
unpursued. Col. Dalgety's casualties
are 80 killed and 1872 wounded"
To Investigate Labor Troubles
Chicago, April 25.-Labor troubles
in Chicago are to be investigated by
a sDeciaI r,uoittee of civ aI5a-,,,a,,