The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
B0ERS ANXIOUS FOR ATTACK.
WANT SOMETHING TO RELIEVE
RESTLESSNESs.


toria They Will stiII Keep Up the
Fight-Warrenton Bombarded on
April 13-FOrce at Wepener Is Stin
SurrOunded-Magni Recep-
ton Given Gen. White on His Ar
rival in England.
London, April 15.-There has been the
usual Saturday nights absence of news,
both from the war office and from other
sources of information. The situation IN
its chief points is apparently unchanged.
Natives report at Kimberley that Col.
Douglas engaged the Beers near Zwarts-
kop on Wednesday and succeeded in driv-
ing them back. The British casualties
were slight.
Elandslaagte last evening reported that
there had been no traces of the Beers in
that neighborhood for the past two days.
Their progress southwark has been effec-
lively barred by the British occupation of
Jonenoskop on the left and Umbulwani on
the right.
The belief that the Beers action on
Tuesday was due to restlessness and
dissatisfaction in the ranks is confirmed
by natives who say that the Beers have
been ready for some time and wanted the
British to attack them. In order to force
this the Beers commenced shelling, at the
same time sending a force to make
tianking movement on the left,
The natives also confirm the statement
that one of the Beers heavy guns was put
out of action and the gunners driven off.
The scouts on Saturday located the
Beers in a strong position eleven miles
northeast of the British advanced posi-
ton at Bloemfontein
Roberts Protests to Kruger.
Lord Roberts has strongly protested to
President Kruger at the treatment OF
prisoners, sick and wounded, in the hands
of the Beers, and has formally demanded
the observance of the Geneva Conven-
ton.
| 1t appears from every indication that the
Beers are preparing, in the event of Pre-
toria being captured, to make a last stand
along the line reaching from Leydenburg
along the mountains into Swaziland. A
traveller recently arrived at Bloemfontein
| says that the Beers are energetically
working to persuade the Swazis that the
British cause is lost and are seeking to
| ingradate themselves, hoping to secure a
| footing in Swaziland peacefully or TO seize
hold of the country if necessary.
Bombardment at WarrentOn.
London, April "A, 2:O7 p. m.-The only de-
velopment reported thus far to-day in the
| dispatches received here from South Af-
! rica is the heavy bombardment of the
| British trenches at Warrenton April 15,
but which resulted in no damage, the
| Beers apparently being under the impress
! sion that the British meditated an attack.
| Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Darlington, ac-
companied by detachments of bushmen
| and Scotch scouts, sailed to-day from Cape
| Town for Beira, Portuguese, South Africa
| Prince Adolphus of Teck has returned
| To RlOPO1fOnt@in after short visit Cane
| Town.
From Boer sources ii is learned that Gen
Botha has returned from the fighting lines
at Glencoe and reports that the British
! have removed their camp in the direction
| of Elandslaagte. As the British camp has
I been situated at that place for some time
the significance of Gen. Bothas statement
| is not quite clear.
| The reassuring reports from Bloemfon-
| tein published in this mornings papers
| have done much to restore confidence in
! London. All the correspondents seem
! agreed that Lord Roberts knows what he
is about
situation at Wepener.
The critics of the African papers eagerly
| speculate On the possibilities of the Boer
! commands at Wepener being cut off This
| seems quite possible, as the force from
Bloemfontein is advancing by way of De-
| Wetsdorp, Gen. Chermside is nearing the
| ODJecuNe Win inc tnllu DIVISION Dy way
Of Reddersburg and Gen. Brabants force
is moving, from Aliwal North by way of
Rockville and Bushman kop while across
the border strong force of Basutos is
osely watching events In the mean
while, Lord Methuen's force is trying to
get to Hoopstad and IT. is believed that
Gen Hunters division will strengthen the
British left at Fourteen Streams.
| The weakening of Gen. Buffers force
| bV the withdrawal of the Union and Irish
brgades now under Gen. Hunter, is at
tributed to the fact that the general COM
manding in Natal has decided that the
forcing of his troops is impracticable and
that ne will merely attempt to maintain
| the status quo until Lord Roberts main
advance opens his ROAD through Laing
Mex.
| Beyond the mysterious Cape Town hint
| regarding the early expectation of good
news about Mafeking, there is no further
| information at hand in connection with
| that beleagucred town which now must